What a great place! Me and my sister planned a full family vacation and had a great time. There was 12 of us and plenty of room! We rented a golf cart and the kids just loved it. We will be back soon !
"Andrew, thank you so much for feedback from your recent spring stay! I am so happy to hear that you found the home beautiful and clean when you arrived! You were truly a pleasure to host! Here at Destin Palms Vacations we strive to help our guests experience the very best of the Emerald Coast. We look forward to welcoming you back again in the near future! See you at the beach! Destin Palms Management"
"Thank you for your review Jackie! I am so happy to hear that you and your family enjoyed this spectacular rental property in Crystal Beach. You and your guests were certainly a pleasure to host, and we welcome you all to come back and relax with us here in Destin anytime! Sincerely, Destin Palms Management"
"My Vacation with Destin Palms Rental was awesome. The home was perfect for me and my family. The kids loved the pool, and the short walk to the beach. Would definitely recommend this spot, and when coming back to Destin, I will definitely hook up with Destin Palms Vacations again!"
"Thanks for the feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and are happy to hear you will be a repeat customer for us in the future. We look forward to seeing you again. Destin Palms Management"
"House was clean and well furnished perfect locale to grocery outlets and pool . Short relaxing walk to the beach. Plenty of room for the family of 14!added plus were the rollaway beds perfect for the small ones who were in the parents room. Loved it and the pool was fantastic!!! Definitely going back! Thank you to the owners for renting it out and the management company who were so nice!
Also want to mention Lu Lu's next to mid bay bridge the kids had a great time there playing in the sand and enjoyed the games provided for them to enjoy!!!"
"Thank you for all the comments on your stay. We will pas them on to the owner and staff. Hope to see you again in the near futire. Destin Palms Management"
"We were very satisfied with our stay. There were a few things that were frustrating. The house slept 14 but the listing didn't accurately describe the beds. When I called the management to clarify, it took 4 phone calls to get an answer. That info was faulty. The house had 2 cots which weren't adequate for adults but fortunately worked for 2 of the children staying. The dining table was large but only had seating for 8. We loved the pool and proximity to the beach and local attractions. Parking was tight for 3 vehicles. A minor inconvenience was the shuttle to the beach didn't run until Memorial Day. We would definitely recommend the house and the resort. "
"Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your beach vacation. We're happy to hear that even though you had a few minor inconveniences, you enjoyed your stay. We hope you'll come back to see us again real soon! ~Destin Palms Vacations"
"Overall everything was fine. The location of the house is very close to plenty of shopping. The beach is only about a 10 min walk, with kids maybe 15 min."
"Thank you for your feedback! We are glad that you enjoyed this gorgeous home :) The community also offers a tram to get to the beach as well, during peak season. - Destin Palms Vacations"
"We had a wonderful time at the Seas the Dream vacation home! Check in and out was as easy as could be, and we couldn't have been happier with the many appliances provided for usage. From the multiple televisions in every room, to the entirely stocked kitchen, we wanted for little that wasn't provided. The walk to the beach was not too terribly long either. The only downside was the lack of parking. When you are providing a home that is 3 stories and can house up to 16 people, only 3 car parking is just unreasonable."
"My family and I enjoyed this property!"
"Great place to stay. Plenty of space for quiet time. "
"House was very nice w/ everything we needed; just a short walk to beach @ Tarpon Access on Scenic Hwy 98 or take the shuttle. Lots of space for everyone. Beds were very comfortable, too! Only complaint was the was terrible. We have to work when we travel due to the demands of our jobs and several of the adults needed Wifi access. It only worked (sporadically) on the first floor. The further upstairs you went, the router was no longer accessible. It made it difficult and inconvenient. The availability of adequate Wifi was one of my primary questions/concerns when booking the rental, as it is such a necessity. Otherwise, great house - great amenities - great rental staff - easy booking/check-in/check-out. And the daily garbage pick-up was a huge plus!"
"Very good experience once the 3rd floor air conditioning was repaired. We were told to wait at least 24 hours before requesting maintenance so by the time they came the temperature on the 3rd floor was 78 and very uncomfortable. Once it was fixed on Wednesday (arrived on Saturday) we were much happier the remainder of the week. Great house for multiple families. "
"Thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us at this property. We're happy to hear your stay was enjoyable aside from the air conditioning issue. We appreciate guest feedback, and hope to have you back to stay with us again in the future! Have a great day! -Destin Palms Management"
"The house was gorgeous and clean and lots of space. Beautiful neighborhood and pool facilities. Close to beach and shopping - Loved loved loved it!!"
"So glad that you loved it as much as we do! Come back and visit again! ~ Destin Palms Management Team"
"This was the second year in a row that our tightknit gym group(family) planned a summer vacation in this community. Both trips were great! The first year was a smaller group that shared one house. This year, we almost doubled the amount of eager vacationers, so we decided to rent two in the same neighborhood. I've visited four different condos in this area. Although all of them are nice, they each have a different layout and some may cater to your needs more specifically (i.e. couples, kids, singles). The public pool exceeded our expectations and is a great alternative to the beach if you don't feel like making the trip one day. The beach is beautiful in this area, but is several blocks from this neighborhood. However, there is a friendly cart service that will come pick you up during "normal business hours" if you don't feel like walking. All in all, great place to stay. Plenty of nearby places to eat, drink, or be touristy. No regrets!"
"Over all, we were very happy with our stay. Great location with relatively easy beach access in an area that isn't overly busy. Place was not the cleanest but not filthy either. The place comfortably sleeps 14 with out anyone being cramped. "
"Thank you for your comments. We will review standards with our cleaning crews so that on your next visit, we will exceed your expectations. Please contact us with any additional feedback, and we will look forward to assisting you with your next Destin vacation."
"We took our 4 daughters and 5 grandkids, and this house was perfect!! Plenty of room, clean and comfortable! Convenient location to beach, restaurants, and shopping, and the neighborhood pool was AMAZING. Loved it!"
"Thank you for your review! We are very happy that you enjoyed your family beach vacation! We hope to have you back in the future! Sincerely, Destin Palms Management Team "


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Record Store Day Special Offer @ Hell Comes Home.
Hell Comes Home, the excellent Irish label which has released our split-7″EP with Great Falls as a part of their split series volume 1, has two great offers in order to celebrate the Record Store day.
I don't have any new or exclusive releases to offer for this year's Record Store Day, but this shouldn't hold us back from celebrating. So I'm more than happy to offer a 20% discount for all purchases in the online shop. This offer starts now and will last until the week-end is over. This is your chance to get a good deal on the Volume 1 Boxset.
While I am at it I thought I may as well throw in a free download of the whole Volume 1 box set. That's 24 bands, 24 songs of some the best loud and heavy music out there (according to me).
This offer will take place from now on until the week-end is over or the free downloads limit has been reached. Please, feel free to let your friends know. The more, the merrier!
This entry was posted on April 19, 2013 by dephosphorus. It was filed under Hell Comes Home, Hell Comes Home Subscription Club and was tagged with box set, great falls, hell comes home, playing enemy, seven inch, split, split-7".


First films tend to play more as a checklist of a filmmaker's ambitions than as entirely coherent features. Animal Kingdom, the most acclaimed Australian film released last year, is writer-director David Michôd's feature film debut, and it's immediately clear that he's aiming for a crime film of nearly bibilical sound and fury. Michôd wants to par the crime picture of the rollicking flippancy of movies that celebrate bank robbers as ironic rock stars. As his title suggests, Michôd is interested in making the bank robber dangerous again.
The film opens on a grim, attention-grabbing note. A teenager, J (James Frecheville), is watching a game show with his mother, who is presumably asleep on the couch. The paramedics show up, and it's revealed that J's mom has fatally overdosed on something. J, eerily impassive, calls his estranged grandmother Janine Cody (a.k.a. "Smurf"), who arrives soon after to bring her grandson into the fold of her band of outlaws, which includes her two sons—fidgety, combative Craig (Sullivan Stapleton) and young, easily manipulated Darren (Luke Ford)—and their friend and presumable leader Baz Brown (Joel Edgerton). A third son, called Pope (Ben Mendelsohn), is hiding from the corrupt Armed Robbery division following a tip that he was to be next on what is probably little more than a hit list.
The highs of the expected bank robbery film are pointedly absent, as the gang is beginning to splinter under the threat of death or prison from the film's beginning. Michôd never gives us a big set piece with guns and masks and split-timed safe cracking, and the film is all the better without it. The crooks aren't sympathetic hunks looking for a last score; they're legitimately awful and dangerous madmen except for one, and he's abruptly disposed of with shockingly arbitrary viciousness. The cops are nearly as amoral, with the exception of an officer played by Guy Pearce, but his efforts are effectively mooted by under-the-table shenanigans. Our surrogate, J, who one could reasonably expect to serve as the film's "heart," isn't a lovable Dickensian orphan, but a nonentity whose passivity you grow to increasingly resent as the film progresses.
Michôd seems to think his survival-of-the-fittest scenario is more original than it actually is, and he stretches what should really be a down-and-dirty 90-minute genre piece into something that is meant to be a somewhat epic treatment of the essential lawlessness of man. That theme, a variation of which can be found in basically every self-serious crime movie by a young director ever made, ultimately doesn't hold the weight of the filmmaker's ambitions. Certain scenes are played way too slow, and there are about five montages when two or probably even one would have done just fine. But Michôd is talented: His dialogue is mostly restrained, the performances are terrific, the shock scenes actually work, and the atmosphere is convincingly seamy and unstable. The parts don't all come together, but Animal Kingdom is still a striking film in a genre littered with desperately hip pretenders.
Animal Kingdom is a film of somewhat washed-out browns, resembling a western in the tradition of a number of Australian crime films. The DVD vividly maintains the film's mixture of the intimate and the grand—of grainy, handheld images that are somewhat unexpectedly framed in a scope ratio. The film is meant to be a sweaty, claustrophobic yet oddly beautiful experience, and that more than comes through in this transfer. The sound is even better, emphasizing the pretty good mixtures of diegetic and non-diegetic sound, especially in an early scene of a character's mourning where a pop song gradually makes way for the film's more obsessive score.
The director's commentary is engaging as well as revealing in terms of a number of the film's flaws. David Michôd was indeed aiming for a grand, "serious" Melbourne-set crime movie, which influenced production choices such as the use of 35mm (he was afraid Animal Kingdom would look too much like a television show) to even the pacing of the film's more ponderous moments. Michôd strikes one as eager, promising, and self-conscious, which precisely describes the film itself. The Q&A is about as interesting as a film festival's interview panel can be, which is to say not very. The cast and crew are gracious and affectionate, but that doesn't change the simple fact that questions asked at these sorts of occasions are virtually always the same, and seem to usually boil down to the silliest question of all, "Where do you get your ideas?" Rounding out the disc is a standard making-of featurette and a theatrical trailer.
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"Ken Stabler Leading Teammates in CTE Fight Even After His Passing; Should Kids Play Football?"
March 29, 2016 jimjax4	2 Comments
Ken Stabler Being Helped off the Field During Game
Friday it was released that several former Oakland Raiders had agreed to have their brains studied upon their death. They did this through the encouragement of Ken's longtime partner, Kim Ross-Bush. They wanted to follow him in helping to further the study of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) in the hopes of helping future players. Still today, Ken still is the leader of the dynasty that was the 1970's Oakland Raiders.
The Stabler Family Tells Their Story:
Kim Ross-Bush, the partner of Ken Stabler for over 16 years; tells the story of how Ken deteriorated over time. His daughter Marissa also talks about the changes in her father. ESPN's Outside the Lines is a great show and I really enjoyed the piece it did a while back on Ken and his struggles with CTE.
You are already seeing players starting to retire at earlier ages in fear of the long term damage football may have on them.
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/14703416/outside-lines-nfl-great-ken-stabler-diagnosed-cte-death
Eliminate Tackling in Practice:
In a groundbreaking move, the Ivy League coaches voted to eliminate tackling in practices. Instead they use tackling dummies, bags, and even use tackling robots. Coaches from around the country are limiting contact in College football. What's interesting is the Ivy league now says their tackling techniques are much better and more fundamentally sound and the list of injuries have dropped dramatically.
http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2016-03-04/college-football-ivy-league-limits-tackling-football-practices
My Experience With CTE:
I remember in 2009 being asked to do a house call to check up on a patient who was really struggling with his sleep equipment and his quality of sleep. I immediately remembered the name. I'm a huge history guy and I did a check and found out it was the former NFL player that I thought it was.
When I walked into their house his wife was as kind as could be. She offered me a piece of cake and coffee and I loved it. Her husband was a little shocked I knew so much about him and it obviously made him feel good. When I left his wife walked me out. At the door she gave me a bottle of wine and was near tears. "Thank you so much; you made him smile and that hasn't happened much. Please come visit again soon". I told her I would be by next week.
A week later I showed up and it was like a light turned off. He sat in a somewhat dark room looking out a window; something he did for hours sometimes. He was rude, irritable and he couldn't remember a thing we discussed. I laughed at the start because I thought he was teasing me but he wasn't. He talked about his headaches and his sleep being so intermittent that he would be exhausted all the time. It was hinted he knew he was damaged and he didn't want to know the truth. CTE was barely known publicly in 2009.
His wife explained this was their life. A tornado of emotions with little joy and hope at times. I tried calling them once but their number had changed & was unlisted, so I never heard from them again and found out they moved. Even today the picture of him sitting in a darkened room alone can bring me to tears.
Owners Still Don't Get It:
Jerry Jones was quoted last week that he was not convinced there was a link between CTE and concussions. I'm sure many owners have their doubts especially when it may cost them money to take care of the problem. Jerry Jones needs to read research and stop acting like a fool. Another "my opinion is greater than facts" guy. Money doesn't make you smart. It's the same callousness the NFL showed during the 2009 concussion hearings at Congress.
In the 2014 settlement against the NFL, in a rare action, the Judge was so appalled at the NFL's offer that he overturned it. The NFL said to trust their math. Most of what the NFL has done, they were made to do.
What Has the NFL Done to Help With CTE's:
Many say I'm too hard on the NFL. They bring up the 88 plan championed by CTE legend Gay Culverhouse, former President of Tampa Bay. It's true; it gives $130,000 a year to players that qualify but read the fine print because I did; the one disorder it DOESN'T cover? CTE.
The Alumni Association is also working with corporations to set up retirement places catered to NFL players. In the medical field the dirty secret is that many feel this is going to be a huge money maker in the future with so many NFL players having to deal with brain issues. Soccer players are now having issues with CTE. Brandi Chastain has agreed to donate her brain as well.
The owners have given money for research and also changed the rules protecting players more. It has changed the game drastically allowing for huge numbers by quarterbacks and wide receivers but it had to be done.
The NFL also has adopted a much stricter concussion protocol but it's already seen failures. Rams QB Case Keenum hit his head on the turf against Baltimore last year and staggered off the field. After talking to the trainer, he was shockingly let back in the game to finish it. Afterwards he was diagnosed with a concussion. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to his credit admitted they made a mistake. Damage done though.
I remember watching film of the 1976 Raiders year in review. In week 9 the Raiders played at Chicago. The astroturf there was like cement especially when it was cold. Ken Stabler got a concussion and wobbled off the field. Eventually he came back into the game leading the Raiders to victory. You wonder how many times since he was a kid did that happen to Ken.
Breakthrough in CTE Testing?
The problem with CTE is that you can't diagnose it while the player is alive. When UCLA lead researcher Dr. Julian Bailes said they had a test that could diagnose CTE in living people, many questioned his findings. The problem with anything in medicine is greed. If this is true, they stand to make millions. Some say that within 3-5 years it will be able to be done. The controversy continues but when they can test players, it can give them a better option into getting out of the game or staying in it.
Should Kid's Play Football:
One of the key factors with CTE is the duration you take hits. Usually the longer you play, the worse it is. Ken Stabler; like many NFL athletes; played as a kid. You have to limit the length, and the severity of the damage. Some think teaching good fundamental tackling is the answer but it's not. When you hit the ground or get hit; good tackle or not; your head is going to jar. Its' like having a minor car accident several times a day.
I think that kids should not play organized tackle football until they are 13 years old. I also believe that at the most, teams need to have only 1 contact day of practice per week; or 90 minutes.
The State of Texas that brought you "Friday Night Lights" and built a 60 million dollar stadium in the city of Allen, is surprisingly the leader in protecting players. In 2013, the University Interscholastic League in Texas; the group that makes the rules for high school football; voted to limit contact in practices to 90 minutes a week. Some said this would ruin Texas football but it hasn't changed their dominance in any way.
Between 2005 and 2014, 92 high school football players died. Some by direct contact, and others by things associated with football. What's shocking though is that almost ALL states have NO medical regulations mandating high school football teams to have ANY trained medical staff on the field at any time. Some parents have sued school districts for having their kids lying on a field waiting long periods of time for qualified people to help their kids. That HAS to change. They don't have to have an ambulance on staff, or a doctor or EMT's or professional trainers. Epic fail. This has to change.
I remember in football crazy Napa, California where I grew up, (who ESPN voted had the #2 high school stadium in the country 6 years ago) they always had an ambulance in one of the end zones at Memorial Stadium and EMT professionals at the games. It helped save one of my friends who actually broke his neck during a game. He wasn't paralyzed but he fractured his neck and the quality care on the field saved him. I hope they still have that same support there now.
The sad part is, we need to have a sure way of diagnosing players while they are alive, and we need to know how better to protect them. Even if helmets evolved, the jarring of the brain from the hits and hitting the ground are still going to cause damage so it's a difficult thing to fix.
What also is scary, is that ALS; or Lou Gehrigs disease has also been linked to long term head trauma seen in sports like football. University of Alabama player Kevin Turner just passed away at the age of 46; of ALS. He played 8 years in the NFL.
CTE is the scary ghost hiding in the closet that players and their families fear. Fans and the media need to get involved. Some didn't support the cheerleaders fight to get minimum wage. Many fans didn't support referees wanting better training and to be full time employees. The NFL said both were too expensive. Add the lack of support to retired players by some as well. In my mind it's disrespecting the game and those that are associated with it by not respecting everyone that was in it.
All fans and media people associated with the NFL who really care about this wonderful game and the people in it need to act. Some in the NFL media won't because they feel backlash from their networks. We need the NFL to know the lack of support is unacceptable. The 88 plan needs to include CTE. Support research and retired players rights. Show compassion and kindness instead of saying, "well if they don't want to die early then don't play". The players gave their all; now we need to give ours.
The NFL has shown they will NOT do the right thing unless they are made to. It's time that fans now become the voices of the voiceless. Ken Stabler and all of the players that suffered in silence; along with their families that experienced it; deserve our support. No more Dave Duerson stories. A man that texted family to let them know he wanted his brain studied after he shot himself in the chest. He didn't want others to go through the torment he did. No more retired players holding their heads in pain or looking out windows in darkened rooms wondering in sadness what was happening to them. We can't expect the NFL to do the right thing to these fathers, son's, grandfathers and brothers, if we don't. The NFL has shown it will listen but we have to speak.
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6 Facts for High School Students, Parents on Spring College Admissions
Not all college freshmen begin school in the fall. Some students may elect to pursue spring admissions, while others may be asked to defer entry by their college or university. If you find yourself in this position, there are several
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Problem-Based Learning: Six Steps to Design, Implement, and Assess
Twenty-first century skills necessitate the implementation of instruction that allows students to apply course content, take ownership of their learning, use technology meaningfully, and collaborate. Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is one pedagogical approach that might fit in your teaching toolbox. PBL
CategoriesFaculty FocusTagsCentury, implementation, instruction, necessitate, skills, that, Twentyfirst
Students Outline Challenges With Online AP, IB Classes
Juliette Woodrow, a 16-year-old junior at Aspen High School in Colorado, wanted to complete the full International Baccalaureate diploma program, but she also wanted to take an aeronautics class. "I'm actually getting my pilot's license through that and I didn't want to
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U of Chicago calls off classes due to threat of gun violence and other campus safety developments
The University of Chicago on Sunday announced that its main campus would be largely closed today, with classes called off, due to a threat of gun violence. The development comes amid worries at many colleges about threats as well as
'Not a Math Person': How to Remove Obstacles to Learning Math
Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler spends a lot of time worrying about how math education in the United States traumatizes kids. Recently, a colleague's 7-year-old came home from school and announced he didn't like math anymore. His mom asked
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Student activists want more black faculty members. But how realistic are some of their goals?
Increasing faculty diversity has long been a priority on college campuses, but the recent, widespread student protests over race relations have made the issue all the more urgent. And while a number of institutions already have pledged additional resources to
Education Department receives many complaints about racial harassment in higher education, but makes relatively few findings
In an op-ed this month on rising racial tensions on campus, Education Secretary Arne Duncan noted that in his seven years in office, the department's Office for Civil Rights has received more than 1,000 complaints about racial harassment in higher
Idaho direct enrollment program automatically admits high school seniors to public colleges
Earlier this year, the University of Idaho's president, Chuck Staben, wondered what would happen if he applied to his own university. So he gave it a shot. The web portal could be a lot better, he discovered. But that's a
U.S. loosens part of its ban on college recruiter pay
After two lawsuits by for-profit colleges, the Obama administration is backing down from its ban on colleges paying recruiters bonuses based on graduation rates. The Education Department formally announced Friday that it had reconsidered its position and will no longer prohibit colleges from
How to Help Students Apply to College
Don't isolate the college application process to the space outside the classroom. In-class activities can motivate students to create outstanding college applications. Here are a few tips to help you bring the college application process into the classroom. </ br>
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Living Luminizer is a coconut-based highlighter that gives your skin a sensuous, sheer, luminous glow. I love that it is subtle, without that tacky, glittery look (you know what I mean!) – and it goes on smoothly, without being sticky or greasy. Smooth it onto your cheekbones, eyelids, decolletage….where ever you want a little glow!
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If it seems like everyone is grumpier at the beginning of the workweek, it might not be your imagination. Mondays are tough even when you like your job, and a new report published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests that negativity can be as contagious among coworkers as any illness.
Starting a new job on a Monday just might add to the day's stress, and that's why an Austin-based tech company decided to flip the hiring process and start all new employees on a Friday.
Baber has worked in human resources for 18 years, and he introduced the Friday-start-day concept when he joined Spredfast two years ago. Since then, the company has grown from 100 employees to more than 500, and all of its new hires–-from C-suite to entry level-–start on Fridays in a group orientation. As a result, several positive things have happened, says Baber.
As a result, new hires have a better impression and experience with existing employees and managers. It becomes a relaxed day to fill out paperwork, and get acclimated to company policies.
When someone starts a new job on Monday, they typically finish their old job the Friday before, giving themselves just 48 hours to transition, says Baber. But when someone starts on a Friday, they've often taken off Monday through Thursday.
Because new hires come from a variety of functions, onboarding in small groups in a relaxed setting helps eliminate silos in the company. "People get to know the people and not just the roles," says Baber.
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Q: Trying to return selected cell from UITableView but it just returns nil I have a custom cell class that has a function called setCell.
This takes a word and an image and sets a label and an imageview to them settings.
That works fine and is called during the cell setup.
The problem is when I try to get the currently selected cell text, it just returns nil.
Below is current 'didSelectRow' function:
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {

    let indexPath = myTableView.indexPathForSelectedRow();

    let currentCell = myTableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(indexPath!) as UITableViewCell!;

    println(currentCell.textLabel!.text) //This returns nil
}

Bellow is my custom cell setup functions:
func setCell(text: String, imagetext: String) {
    if var image = self.myImage {
        image.image = UIImage(named: imagetext)
    }

    if var label = self.myLabel {
        label.text = text
        println(label.text) //Prints out the items that are in the cells, which is what I want it to do.
    }
}

Does anyone know why my code is returning nil?
EDIT: Thank you to the suggestions so far, but I just found out that if I print out cell.labelText.text after calling the setCell function on it, it just prints out nils.
cell.setCell(category, imagetext: theimage)
    println(cell.textLabel!.text) //I have 7 items in the list so it just print out nil 7 times.

Why is it not being set after calling the function on it?

A: The indexPath and tableView are passed in as parameters and should be used to do what you're trying to do:
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) {
    var currentCell = tableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(indexPath!) as CustomTableViewCellClass!;

    println(currentCell.textLabel!.text) //This returns nil
}

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Hello, hello, Val here. It's been about a week since I returned from my Costa Rica vacation with five of my girlfriends from college and well, I'm still fighting the urge to go back!
While that may not be in the cards now, I highly recommend Costa Rica as a destination if you're in the market for a vacation. You'll read why soon.
Our five days in Costa Rica were adventurous, enlightening and fun! While this won't be a day-by-day recap, it'll still highlight the entire trip. Don't worry, you'll enjoy it the same. I promise!
We flew into Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica and connected with our shuttle driver Alfredo, (highly recommend booking airport transportation ahead of time – we were able to book through our condo) who took us to a nearby Walmart to load up on snacks and beverages before he transported us to Jaco, where our beachfront condo was located. It takes between 1 ½ and 2 hours to get from the airport to our condo, so we relaxed and enjoyed the ride and amazing views.
Just touched down in Costa Rica!
Alfredo even stopped to allow us to see some crocodiles … I mean, they were just hanging out under the bridge. That's normal, right?
We finally arrived to our condo on Jaco Beach, the Diamante Del Sol, and got checked in. It was a spacious 3 bedroom, 3 ½ bath condo with full kitchen, living room, washer/dryer and awesome views of the beach and the city. The absolute only negatives: we had ants in the kitchen our first night, the Wi-Fi was spotty throughout our stay and the air in two of the bedrooms wasn't working the first day. But all was forgotten when you woke up to this view.
Now, what were we griping about again?
Costa Rica is known for its volcanoes, rainforests and beaches, so we knew we wanted to do as many activities as time and our money allowed. While we were able to book tours, excursions and activities through our condo, we found it was a little cheaper to book with a tour company a short walk from the condo. Don't be afraid to shop around a little. Jaco is a popular resort town with lots of young travelers, so the locals know visitors will be looking for things to do. It's best to find some competitive pricing to save yourself a few dollars.
Our first adventure was ATV riding through the rainforest and visit to the waterfalls. Had any of us ridden an ATV before? Nope. Were we scared? Nope.
And then one of our two guides breezed through the rules/instructions and reminded us that if we did anything wrong, "it would be bad." It probably didn't help that we all thought we'd be going on a nice little ride through the rainforest (clearly we didn't fully read the description; reading is fundamental).
In actuality, our route included main and rural roads, mountains and the rainforest. At times, we had to maneuver through extremely steep inclines, sharp curves and down hills – without running into each other, over each other or plummeting to our deaths. Hey, at least we had on helmets.
But, unfortunately, helmets didn't protect us from the sand, dust and dirt that slapped us in the face throughout the 3-hour ride.
And something was up with the brakes on my ATV, but I'm here to tell about it, so clearly God was on my side!
When we stopped, we were treated to magnificent views and extremely proud of how far we'd traveled. And then there was the hike to the waterfall … we definitely need to read the fine print next time. Once we reached the waterfall, it was, in fact, beautiful. Our tour guides catapulted off rocks into the water. We declined and took pictures instead. Still fun!
After our short reprieve, it was back on the bikes and on to lunch, which was included in the tour. Though I don't remember the name of the place, it was a small little restaurant in the rainforest where the cooks prepared each of our meals fresh.
After lunch, we headed back to where our tour began. We were filthy and tired … and still scheduled to go ziplining the same day. We started with six, but only four got on the bus to go ziplining!
But when we arrived to the zipline location, we were told one of the cords was messed up and we were asked if we wanted to reschedule. We opted for a refund until we could determine if we'd have time to reschedule. Overall, ATV riding was an adrenaline rush, a good workout and the views/food made it all worth it. So this is definitely a must-do if you're visiting.
The following day, we had scheduled a full day trip to Manuel Antonio National Park, known for its wildlife and beautiful white sand beaches. It was about 40 miles away, so we were again able to enjoy the views en route to the park.
Upon arrival, the park was bustling with tourists, guides and of course, animals. Our guide was awesome! You could really tell he loved what he did and was able to spot animals and creatures in the most obscure places. He even let us take pictures through his telescope.
Now, no food was allowed in the park … and here's why.
We're told these white-faced monkeys have no problem taking your fruit, food, sunglasses or anything else you have that they want. And, I mean none of us wanted to fight a monkey.
After our tour of the wildlife, we were taken to the private beach (only open to visitors of Manuel Antonio Park). We were warned the tides there can get a little crazy, so we just played in the water and laid out on the beach – and got tans! Those white sand beaches were breathtaking!
After beach bumming for a little while, we were then transported to another quaint restaurant for lunch (also included). On the way there, we were given water and fresh fruit (literally the tiniest apples we'd ever seen, but we were hungry, so no complaints).
*Note: I lost/misplaced/completely forgot my tennis shoes at the beach so finished my hike in flip flops. It wasn't that far!
Our last full day in Costa Rica, we carved out enough time to reschedule our ziplining tour, though now it was just down to two people. No worries, we were amped and ready to fly!
And apparently that silly cord from the other day never got fixed, because we were taken to a completely different location for ziplining. But we actually liked the look of this one better: Los Suenos Rainforest Tours.
We got harnessed and met the other adventure-seekers in our group. Several were from Texas. There's just something about us. Whenever you go on vacation, you're bound to run into a fellow Texan. Our guide gave us the rundown of how to hold the zipline and then the ominous, "if you don't do it right, something bad will happen." Geez, these guys sure know how to plant the nervous energy.
We were transported on a trailer in the back of a pickup all the way up to the first zipline. We would be going on a total of 12 ziplines, one of which was a half mile long.
And of course, my friend and I were scheduled in group one. Welp, so much for watching someone else go first. She went first and then I took a leap and went next. And I promise, I only squealed during the first zipline cord!
It was so cool propelling through the forest. We even did some stretches backwards and with no hands. It was so much fun. And then, you know, nature happened. True to the name, in the rainforest … well, it rains.
We only had two ziplines remaining. But the next was one in which you had to physically brake yourself, because it was so long and there would be too much momentum for the guides to stop you safely. And it was my turn to go first.
So I took off, did exactly what they told us to do to brake … and it didn't work. I couldn't brake, so I did what I could to soften the blow – pull my feet in and tuck into a ball and brace for the impact. The guide was able to stop me as best he could, but it wasn't the ideal landing for either one of us. Turns out the rain made the cord slick so we should brake with both hands, not one. This information was given to everyone after they saw me land!
We completed all the ziplines and were treated to a snack for champions: fresh pineapple and watermelon! We can now mark ziplining off the bucket list!
Our dining while in Costa Rica consisted of casado, casado and more casado. I mean we had tacos, pizza and fried chicken, too, but that's not near as interesting or traditional. Casado is a traditional Costa Rican dish which typically consists of rice, beans, plantains, salad and your choice of chicken, pork or fish.
The casado we had during the ATV lunch was definitely the best. We also had good casado at a restaurant in Jaco (a 15-minute walk from the condo). Sorry for the lack of restaurant names, but feel free to ask the locals for recommendations. That's what we did and they certainly knew what they were talking about!
Our condo was located just a few minutes from the bustling streets of Jaco, which was lined with shops and vendors for miles. We spent a whole afternoon shopping and were able to find everything from bags, souvenirs, clothes and jewelry … we were even able to do a little bargaining!
Costa Rican currency consists of colones (compared to the U.S. dollar). While most everybody accepted U.S. money, it's important to learn the value of colones compared to dollars so that you get the correct change and know how much things cost. By the end of the trip, we were experts – even with the coins!
*Note: If you are planning on purchasing from a liquor store, do so with caution. Prices were very high compared to what you would pay for the same size bottle in the U.S.
With the beach being literally steps away from our condo, we were able to walk down and see the beautiful sunset.
And of course no girls' trip would be complete without a little nightlife fun. Lucky for us, we had plenty of bar options near our condo. One weeknight, we ventured to Orange Pub. It was pretty empty, but they didn't charge us admission and to our delight, free drinks started at like 10pm. The DJ even played hip-hop music (for us, I'm sure lol). People began to trickle in a little later. We enjoyed some drinks, a few games of pool and a little dancing.
We decided to visit the Orange Pub again on Saturday night (our last night in Costa Rica) and it was markedly different than our first visit. It was the weekend and everybody was out partying. We were charged admission, but it was only a few (American) dollars. Drinks were affordable (about $5 US). The dance floor was packed and two go-go dancers kept patrons entertained.
While Jaco is sprinkled with bars, we really enjoyed the atmosphere at Orange Pub. If you're looking for somewhere to go and have a good time in Jaco, we definitely suggest giving it a try.
Are there any words needed here? Eventually our vacation ended and we had to return home.
We had pre-arranged transportation to the airport, where we got rid of the rest of our colones and bought food. Did we mention, there's like a $29 exit fee you have to pay before you're allowed to return to the U.S.? Best to pay this in cash if you can, rather than use your card (like I had to do).
Costa Rica was beautiful, relaxing and an all-out good time. I'm currently plotting how I can get back! But, alas, I'm back in the real world and Kim and I are currently planning our next trip. Stay tuned!


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Mike Thomas Herald News Sports Editor
FALL RIVER — This one has to hurt.
After having dominated play for the better part of the afternoon, Fall River FC saw Abel Alfaro score in the final minute of play, allowing the visiting Boston Siege to escape with a 2-2 tie in Bay State Soccer action Saturday at Britland Park.
Fall River FC, an amateur soccer club making its return to the city after an 87-year absence, opened a 2-0 lead at the break after first-half goals from Kevin Lazaro (14th minute) and Yorik Sajbin (16th). Sajbin's goal was assisted by Derik Medeiros.
"We controlled the ball, played great defense," said Fall River coach Kevin Estrela, "but we couldn't put away some of the chances we had."
Julio DaSilva put Boston on the board with an early second-half goal, and Fall River could taste victory with most of the play taking part in its offensive end, but Alfaro blasted a shot into the upper right corner of the net to account for the final score.
"(The Siege) scored a combined 18 goals in their last two games," said Estrela. "They are a very good team. That's a team that's probably been playing together for the last 10 years or so. We played lights out, but it's our fault that we didn't put away our chances."
The team is 1-1-2 in the Bay State Soccer League and is having a strong showing both on and off the field.
"People are definitely coming out and supporting us," Estrela said. "We've got a bunch of local sponsors, which is great. We are giving the city an outlet for kids who want to continue to play or for others who want to come watch."
Britland Park will be the site of Fall River's home games. The team hits the road next Saturday, playing in Waltham.


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Why [SPOILER] is the MVP of GAME OF THRONES' Season 8 Premiere (All Kings Considered)
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A new consumer-facing marketing initiative for Spring 2018 - National Home Improvement Week - is being launched to the home and garden industry. Co-ordinated by BHETA, it is being backed by brands from thirteen of the leading supplier companies.
BHETA, working with the Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association (GIMA) hosted another in its successful series of Meet The Buyer days, this time with Home Hardware, the UK's largest retailer-owned organisation.
Another two home improvement companies have joined BHETA. Robinson Young and Milliamp are the latest companies to sign up to BHETA's many membership benefits.
BHETA's networking forum on September 26 provided a great insight into all the potential routes to market for home improvement suppliers, especially those seeking options to complement their traditional multiples' business.
Yoghurt-maker brand, EasiYo has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA).
BHETA's next networking forum is to feature the latest news from Steamer Trading as well as a survey of other aspects of today's housewares market.
We're delighted to announce the What's New in Home Improvement Press Event, organised by Insight DIY and Media-Events (organisers of the Garden Press Event) will be taking place on Wednesday 21st February 2018 at the Business Design Centre, Islington.
While not being as severe as previous quarters, like-for-likes at Topps Tiles have remained negative for a third consecutive quarter as the lack of momentum in the housing and kitchen & bathroom markets removes one of the main reasons to buy.
Lakeland was hit in 2016 by falling consumer confidence following the vote to leave the European Union. Revenue fell 6.5% to £167.2m as shoppers reined in spend on discretionary home categories such as bakeware.
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Q: Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'label1' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on
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Why am I getting this error:"Cross-thread operation not valid: Control lbFolders accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on."?

I am new in winforms.In my code I am updating progress bar with for loop and now I need to update a Label in the form the loop count as shown below -

public partial class Form1 : Form
      {
          public Form1()
          {
              InitializeComponent();
        Shown += new EventHandler(Form1_Shown);

        // To report progress from the background worker we need to set this property
        backgroundWorker1.WorkerReportsProgress = true;
        // This event will be raised on the worker thread when the worker starts
        backgroundWorker1.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler(backgroundWorker1_DoWork);
        // This event will be raised when we call ReportProgress
        backgroundWorker1.ProgressChanged += new ProgressChangedEventHandler(backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged);
    }

    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }

    void Form1_Shown(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Start the background worker
        backgroundWorker1.RunWorkerAsync();
    }

    // On worker thread so do our thing!
    void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        // Your background task goes here
        for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
        {
            label1.Text = "Trade" + i;
            // Report progress to 'UI' thread
            backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(i);
            // Simulate long task
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
        }
    }
    // Back on the 'UI' thread so we can update the progress bar
    void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        // The progress percentage is a property of e
        progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
    }

}

but while accessing label1,it is throwing error -

Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'label1' accessed from a
  thread other than the thread it was created on.

How can I update text of label1

A: Update your label in your progress handler instead of inside the worker thread.
// On worker thread so do our thing!
 void backgroundWorker1_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
 {
     // Your background task goes here
     for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
     {
         // Report progress to 'UI' thread
         backgroundWorker1.ReportProgress(i);
         // Simulate long task
         System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100);
     }
 }
 // Back on the 'UI' thread so we can update the progress bar - and our label :)
 void backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged(object sender, ProgressChangedEventArgs e)
 {
     // The progress percentage is a property of e
     progressBar1.Value = e.ProgressPercentage;
     label1.Text = String.Format("Trade{0}",e.ProgressPercentage);
 }

A: You can only access the control from the thread where it was created(that is, the UI thread). In other threads(like your BackgroundWorker), you need to use Control.BeginInvoke.
label1.BeginInvoke(delegate { label1.Text = "Trade" + i; });

A: The backgroundWorker1_DoWork runs on a separate thread from the main UI thread.
So when you call:
label1.Text = "Trade" + i;

inside backgroundWorker1_DoWork your application will throw the Cross-thread exception, because you're reporting the progress of your worker you can update the label1.Text value in the backgroundWorker1_ProgressChanged method


Why does Microsoft make it so hard?
Yesterday, I spent a few hours reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition  on my fathers computer. Thanks to MSDN, I was able to download a slipstreamed XP Home with SP2 in it (otherwise I would just slipstream it myself) and I also burned a CD with all essential tools and programs (AV, etc). But what I'm missing is a way to download and burn the security patches Microsoft published since SP2. Microsoft is relying on people like myself providing tech support for friends and family - and I don't understand why they can't make it easier for all of us to provide that support (which, by the way I regard as some sort of internet-community service - one virus and malware ridden computer less on the internet sending you spam and viruses).
What I'm looking for is a website where I can specify what type of system I want to install (in my case Windows XP Home Edition German SP2) and download all the patches available for that system. If a simple script would be provided to install these patches it would just be great.
What I had to do yesterday, was establish an Internet connection first  (with a not-fully patched system nota bene) and go to Windows update to download 38 security updates (!) on top of Windows XP SP2 - over a slow internet connection. I can't even imagine how Microsoft could make it harder for me.
Now with security patches coming monthly, I'd expect Microsoft to provide monthly roll-up hotfixes - especially since SP3 seems to be far far away.
Don't tell me that I could have downloaded the patches one by one beforehand - this is just not feasible.
Robert Scoble: Is there anything you can do about it?
 No, Linux is not an option, since my father is used to Windows, and I did not want to spend hours to search for all the drivers for the gazillion gadgets he has attached to that PC.
 The irony here is, that to install Bluewin ADSL support, it is required by Bluewin to disable the firewall software.


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Book review. Delia Chiaro (2018), The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age. #like #share #lol. Abingdon/New York: Routledge.
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Georgalou, M. (2019). Book review. Delia Chiaro (2018), The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age. #like #share #lol. Abingdon/New York: Routledge. The European Journal of Humour Research, 7(1), 140–143. Retrieved from https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/288
Delia Chiaro (2018), The Language of Jokes in the Digital Age. #like #share #lol. Abingdon/New York: Routledge, 166 pp.
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Attardo, S. & Raskin, V. (1991). 'Script theory revis(it)ed: Joke similarity and joke representation model'. Humor: International Journal of Humor Research 4 (3/4), pp. 347-411.
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Chiaro, D. (1992). The Language of Jokes: Analysing Verbal Play. London, New York: Routledge.
Shifman, L. & Lemish, D. (2010). 'Between feminism and fun(ny)mism: Analyzing gender in popular Internet humor'. Information, Communication and Society, 13 (6), pp. 870-891.


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"Noise-Rock Hero" Plays Homecoming Bay Area Shows – CBS SF Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Former East Bay resident and noted purveyor of noise rock Conan Neutron brings his current tour backed by his Secret Friends to the Bay Area for a pair of homecoming shows this weekend in SF and Oakland.
A longtime Oakland resident, Neutron was the principle creative force behind the East Bay noise-punk outfit Replicator with bassist Ben Adrian (who later played in Cartographer) and drummer Chris Bolig during the 2000s. Echoing the lurching, dissonant sounds of such influential '90s acts as the Jesus Lizard, Melvins and SF's own Steel Pole Bathtub, the group built up a small but loyal fan base over the course of several albums and U.S. tours.
The group dissolved amicably in 2008, with Neutron initially working with Bolig in the still noisy but somewhat more traditional rock group Mount Vicious. Neutron would then spend a number of years touring and recording with anthemic post-punk band Victory and Associates, as well as co-founding and organizing PRF BBQ West, a series of multi-day festivals in Oakland that hosted an eclectic group of noisy, heavy bands from the Bay Area and abroad for several years running.
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A few years ago, he began a new loose-limbed partnership with Melvins drummer Dale Crover and bassist Tony Ash (of Louisville, KY's Trophy Wives) under the moniker Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends. Though their first effort The Enemy of Everyone in 2015 was more of a traditional power trio (with co-producer Toshi Kasai adding percussion and vocals and Oxbow singer Eugene Robinson providing vocals on the song "Fight Math"), their savage follow-up The Art of Murder drew on collaborators from a variety of bands including Crover's partner in the Melvins, Buzz Osborne. Neutron also launched his punk-focused Nope Radio podcast Protonic Reversal featuring interviews with such renowned musicians as Black Flag/OFF! singer Keith Morris and Eagles of Death Metal/earthlings? guitarist Dave Catching.
Neutron has since left relocated to Milwaukee (he helped with the first PRF BBQ there last summer), but this week he returns to the Bay Area with the touring line-up of the Secret Friends featuring Ash on bass, his former Replicator/Mount Vicious partner Bolig on drums and Erica Strout (of Motherf–ker fame) on guitar. Instead of a traditional album, Neutron and company recently launched their Proton and Electrons split single series. The even dozen limited edition 7-inch singles set to be released over the next year will feature a new Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends song on one side and a tune by a band that has collaborated with Neutron and friends on the flip.
For the show at the Hemlock Tavern Friday, Neutron and the Secret Friends will be joined by like-minded SF band Quivers (who are the band featured on the just released second Proton and Electrons single) and experimental prog/punk project Lords of Sealand. On Saturday, the group plays the newly opened Elbo Room Jack London with an opening set from SF instrumental quartet Roland and a headlining performance by one-man noise wrecking crew Reptoid.
Friday, March 23, 8:30 p.m. $8
Saturday, March 24, 9 p.m. $7
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"Weird music by weirdos, for weirdos" – Feature Interview w/Conan Neutron – Milwaukee Record
Weird music by weirdos, for weirdos: Chatting with Milwaukee-via-Oakland musician Conan Neutron
Despite the decentralizing power of technology, there still exists the un-killable notion of musicians leaving whatever flyover states they grew up in and "making it" on one of the coasts. Conan Neutron has it all wrong: Last June, the Oakland, California punk musician packed up after 22 years in the Bay Area and moved to the Midwestern climes of Milwaukee, taking the spirit of his band (if not all the members), Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends, with him. A revolving super group of sorts (the current recording lineup features Melvins' drummer Dale Crover, and former Coliseum and Trophy Wives member Tony Ash), Neutron and company are no strangers to Milwaukee, with the singer-songwriter's former band, Victory And Associates, once a part of Milwaukee's Latest Flame Records. But now, as much as any group with members spread throughout the country can be (other Secret Friends call Athens and San Francisco home), Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends are officially a Milwaukee band.
This Friday at Club Garibaldi, the group will celebrate the release of their first "Protons and Electrons" split seven-inch, backed with a track from Trophy Wives. Eleven more seven-inches will be released over as many months, eventually adding up to a full album. Before the tour-kickoff show (which will also feature sets from Body Futures and Guerilla Ghost), Milwaukee Record spoke to Neutron about his music ("Weird music by weirdos, for weirdos," he says), moving to the middle of the country, and doing other "stupid" stuff.
Milwaukee Record: So let's get the big question out of the way: Why move from California to Wisconsin? What are your ties to Milwaukee?
Conan Neutron: Basically, they're all from touring. My old band, whenever we'd come through town, we would always play Milwaukee and have a great time. Some of my closest friends are from touring, a large portion of which live in Milwaukee. The IfIHadAHiFi guys being some of them.
We didn't leave the Bay Area because we disliked it, it was pretty much a matter of being priced out. It was a choice between having a life where you can really lay into the things you really want to do, or fight as hard as you can just to stay above water. Moving to a place with a lower cost of living makes it easier to do that kind of thing. Especially for me, with my main creative pursuit being Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends, we're all spread out anyway, so it didn't make a lot of sense to stay in Oakland, especially with everything skyrocketing. So we narrowed it down to a bunch of different cities, and Milwaukee was definitely attractive because we had an existing base of friends. There's a lot in common between Oakland and Milwaukee—there are a lot of differences as well—but that's how we ended up heading east from the Wild West. [laughs]
MR: What are some of those differences and similarities between the two cities?
CN: The Bay Area is very concerned with technology, with apps, and with things along those lines. That's where all the energy is focused, whereas actual art…The Bay Area is world-renowned, for good reason, for being a hotbed of different types of art, whether its visual, comics, music, etc. But the focus in the past decade has changed toward tech, and there's so much going on at any given moment in time, that there's almost too much of everything. Which, by the nature of availability, kind of devalues the experience. Not necessarily devaluing playing for the sake of playing, but it makes it a different kind of thing.
This isn't a new thing. I think most bands, or most bands that tour, will say, "People didn't really get into us until we got bigger around the country." That's a pretty common refrain, and it's that way for a reason. Outside validation. There's a record label named World Famous in San Francisco. And that's totally a thing. [laughs] It happens in a lot of areas, where a local band is very well known. But the World Famous in San Francisco attitude is hilarious because it's so …


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The Rio Nuevo Board heard plans for $60 million in improvements to the Tucson Convention Center. TCC officials listed improvements and upgrades needed for the TCC complex. The board will meet with stakeholders and city officials to help prioritize the requests.
Glenn Grabski, general manager of SMG, the company that operates the TCC, said the planned improvements would increase convention revenue by "100 percent," because in the past Tucson has seen virtually no association or convention business.
The first part of the project, replacing the arena's ice plant and floor, is underway with the new ice plant expected to be running by the end of October 2019. The board voted to increase the authorization for the ice rink and plant to $3.1 million to cover additional items including new safety features and exhaust fans.
The board voted to invest up to $150,000 in a new coworking space at 149 N. Stone.
The project is designed to allow freelancers, start-up companies and remote workers to share office space at the southwest corner of North Stone Avenue and East Alameda Street. The building, which is owned by the City of Tucson, has been vacant for four years.
The board voted 5-1 to invest $50,000 in the project and match up to another $100,000 any additional money raised by Common Workspace partners. The investment is pending final approval of the lease by the Tucson City Council on June 4.
Co-owner Dillon Walker said he's optimistic that this can serve as a new home for the current 70 tenants of Connect Coworking, which is closing in June. Those workers spend an average of $30 per day downtown, according to research by Rio Nuevo. That adds up to more than $750,000 a year.
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Country music star Joe Diffie returns to his bluegrass roots on Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album.
In addition to his twelve #1 country hits, twenty top 10 country albums, four gold and platinum albums, Joe's songs have been recorded by names you may recognize like Tim McGraw, Conway Twitty and Jo Dee Messina. Joe was first exposed to bluegrass music by his father and this became the genre that began his career with the group Special Edition. After working in the Gibson guitar plant, writing some songs for other artists and being an in demand session vocalist, he became country music sensation in the 90's by making more than a half dozen releases for Sony. For Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album, Diffie recorded at the famous Oceanway Studios in Nashville. The album was co-producer Luke Wooten and includes a host of top bluegrass musicians including The Grascals, Rhonda Vincent, Bradley Walker and Alecia Nugent.


The Food and Drug Administration issued sweeping new rules that for the first time extend federal regulatory authority to e-cigarettes, banning their sale to anyone under 18 and requiring that adults under 26 show a photo identification to buy them.
The long-awaited regulations (pdf), 499 pages of them, shifted the terms of the public debate over e-cigarettes, putting the federal government's heft behind a more restrictive approach to the devices. Many health experts fear that e-cigarettes will eventually hook a new generation on traditional cigarettes, while others worry that a tougher approach will make it harder for addicted smokers to get access to devices that may be their best hope of quitting.
E-cigarettes were introduced about a decade ago as devices that deliver nicotine without the harmful tar and chemicals that cause cancer. They have since grown into a multibillion-dollar business, with 9 million American adults using them, and while most health experts agree that they are less harmful than cigarettes, little is known about their long-term effects.
The rules, which take effect in 90 days, have broad implications for public health and the tobacco industry. They subject producers to federal regulation for the first time, requiring them to register with the FDA and provide it with a detailed account of their products' ingredients and their manufacturing processes. Producers will also have to apply to the FDA for permission to sell their products. That includes vape shops that mix their own e-cigarette liquid.
Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death, with over 480,000 tobacco-related deaths each year in the United States. Forty million American adults smoke.
Producers will be subject to FDA inspections and will not be able to market their products as "light" or "mild" without agency approval. Companies will be prohibited from giving out free samples.
One of the central questions about the regulations was whether they would be so tough that it would be hard for smaller producers to remain on the market, and thus bolster large tobacco companies, which have money and big legal departments to navigate the arduous federal application process.
Market analysts and industry groups seemed to be in broad agreement Thursday that the regulations would have that effect. Some public health experts also expressed that concern.
"If the vape shops go out of business because they cannot afford to provide the information the FDA needs, then the multinational tobacco companies will have less competition," said Gary A. Giovino, a professor of health behavior at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
But federal health officials countered that the industry would have ample time to respond to the rules. Companies with products on the market now, including vape shops that mix their own liquids, will have two years to submit an application to the FDA for approval of a product. It can stay on the market for another year while the agency reviews the application.
"The concern is for at least three years, flavored e-cigarette products will remain on the market no matter how many kids are using them," Myers said. He added that the FDA left open the possibility of limiting the addition of flavors in the future, but that it would depend on how the agency interpreted the rules released Thursday.


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Poet A. D. Winans / Charles Hamilton Quartet
Sunday, July 22 – 2:00 pm
Poet A.D. Winans & Friends
Al Winans is a thoroughly engaged and committed poet, turning an unblinking stare on society and its lack of compassion for those aced out of the good life. He's also got a long record, with his Second Coming Press, of championing (and publishing) poets that come to their work honestly. He's got no patience for careerists.
Read the terrific profile on him by Evan Karp that appeared in this Friday's San Francisco Chronicle by clicking on this link.
A raft of good friends and fellow poets will join Al this Sunday to read from his new collection, San Francisco Poems.
Guests will include Neeli Cherkovski, Nellie Wong, Ann Menebroker, Art Beck, Soheyl Dahi, Evan Karp, William Taylor, Jr, Paul Fericano, Trina Drotar, Bill Gainer and Bill Vartnaw.
Sunday, July 22 – 4:30-6:30 pm
Charles Hamilton Quartet
which way west? Sunday concert series
Charles Hamilton, trombone; Glen Pearson, piano;
Erich Hunt, bass; Larry Vann, drums
Charles Hamilton was born in San Francisco in the late 1940s and then was raised in Louisiana, taking up the trumpet at age twelve. He toured with an R&B band called the Titans while still in high school, gigging in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the like. Then, in 1965, he switched to trombone and moved back to the Bay Area to study music at San Francisco State. Through the years, he's played with top figures like Joe Henderson, Warren Gale and Louie Bellson, and for 28 years — until just a couple years ago — he directed the jazz program at Berkeley High. In his teaching career, he's been instrumental in developing the talents of scores of talented young players, many of whom are household names on the national jazz scene today — players like David Murray, Joshua Redman, Benny Green, Peter Apfelbaum, Josh Jones, Erik Jakobsen…
The kids learned from a master. Hear him at Bird & Beckett with musicians that have been setting audiences on their collective ear at Oakland's 57th Street Gallery and other spots where jazz is the lingua franca of the day. Pianist Glen Pearson directs music studies at the College of Alameda. He's played and done arrangements for Jimmy Scott, Ernestine Anderson, Dianne Reeves, Marlena Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Delfeayo Marsalis, James Moody, Frank Morgan and Chico Freeman, and was for eleven years Musical/Band Director for the Boy's Choir of Harlem. Bassist Erich Hunt has a lengthy resume of bandstand associations with musicians from E.W. Wainwright to Julien Priester to Flip Nunez to Johnny Coles… the list goes on. As for drummer Larry Vann, he's been dubbed the creator of the Oakland scratch groove, drawing from a deep well of gospel, soul, blues, jazz and funk. For what it's worth, all three of Charles' cohorts on the stage this Sunday are Oakland-born native sons and deeply rooted in the local area, though all have long professional experience that extends far beyond. Indeed, the music they make together for you this Sunday will take you far beyond what you think you know.
Thursday, July 26 – 7:00 pm
I Hear Music in the Air
a book party for poet/artist
Joseph McNair
Joe McNair's
I Hear Music in the Air (Xumba Press, 2011) is a wonderful compendium of his poems and collages on several dozen of the jazz greats, from Billie Holiday to Charlie Parker to Cecil Taylor and well beyond.
Avotcja (KPOO/KPFA), who will host the party, has declared that it's just one of the most beautiful books out there, and vouches for Joe's work and sensibilities. Former poet laureate of San Francisco devorah major and steel drum musician Val Serrant will lend their talents to make the evening that much more memorable.
A prolific poet, essayist and novelist, Joseph McNair is Professor of Education at Miami Dade College and edits Asili: The Journal of Multicultural Heartspeak, an influential African American online literary review.
Check out Joe's poem for Black Arthur Blythe at this link.
Friday, July 27 – 5:30-8:00 pm
The 230 Jones Street, Local 6
Literary Jazz Band
with vocalist Dorothy Lefkovits
every Friday!
Also known as The Chuck Peterson Quintet, this is our regular fourth-Friday-of-the-month jazz aggregation, and a swinging unit it is! Chuck Peterson and Howie Dudune hold down the front line — two sympatico reed players whose association goes back to the early 1960s.
Their colleagues on the bandstand have similar longevity in the music and on the local scene. Drummer Tony Johnson, who hails from Australia, arrived in San Francisco in 1960 and promptly fell in with legendary alto player Pony Poindexter and pianist Flip Nunez, recording as a unit behind vocalist Bev Kelly in a live date at the Coffee Gallery on Grant Street in North Beach for Riverside Records. He played at The Hungry i with Bobby Short and on the Ed Sullivan Show with the Vagabonds (of which he was musical director). Tony played with Sammy Davis, Jr., toured with Earl "Fatha" Hines, worked with Peggy Lee (at the Venetian Room in the Fairmont Hotel) and was a member of the House band at the Hyatt Regency Jazz Concerts for a half dozen years. He toured and recorded with the Claude Williamson Trio in the 1990s (with Don Prell on bass). Now, he remains in high demand as a drummer for gigs throughout Northern California and is familiar to fans at a number of regular venues in the region. How's that for a brief resume?
Then consider also Dean Reilly on bass. He started in the biz in 1945, and hit big in the original Vince Guaraldi Trio, with Eddie Duran on guitar, debuting at the Hungry i in 1955 and recording two albums for Fantasy Records (the eponymous "Vince Guaraldi Trio" in '55 and "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing" in '56). He also recorded nine Fats Waller tunes with pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines for Fantasy in 1955, in a quartet that included Eddie Duran on guitar and Earl Watkins on drums. And he recorded with Eddie on his debut record ("Jazz Guitarist") in 1957. Howie Dudune was on that date, too, as it happens. Dean then went on the road with the Kingston Trio all through the '60s, nicely putting his kids through college, I'd imagine… Returning full-time to the jazz scene, well, Dean has played with dozens of the greats from Kenny Burrell to Bill Evans, Philly Joe Jones to Eddie Lockjaw Davis, you name it… and has recorded also with Cal Tjader, Clark Terry, Helen Humes, Weslia Whitfield… He's just one of the most respected and well-traveled bassists around and a charming guy to boot. Plays a nice little pocket trumpet, too.
As for Dorothy Lefkovits, she played piano on amateur night at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem on several occasions– and became known to us as a vocalist with a more-than-avid fan base, working most often with guitarist Henry Irvin and bebop saxman Bishop Norman Williams. She's been gracing the Bird & Beckett stage for many years, and is always charming, swinging and just wonderful.
Regulars Chuck Peterson (sax) and Glen Deardorff (guitar) are off this week, but we've got Frank Phipps playing a lovely, compact valve trombone and a superb guitarist name of Bob Brumbeloe in their place, helping Howie with the lead lines. More on Howie next time. Promise.
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