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Live Music & Local Comedy
This month, we have Fort Collins-based band: The Nightshades, and featuring Denver-based Violinist: Monique Brooks Roberts.
NoCo Band
The Nightshades' emergence in the Fort Collins Music scene has been similar to their music: smooth, driving, and precise. Five of the six met in Downtown Artery's Make More Music Battle, 3 of whom were part of the winning band. Since officially forming in April of 2018, they've attracted the attention of many.
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Monique Brooks Roberts is a violinist hailing from Louisville, KY. She recently relocated to Denver from the New Jersey/Philadelphia area. While she is successfully carving out a niche in her own right, her music echoes influences of Sade, Robert Glasper, and Air.
Monique has had a busy and fulfilling career, having performed and recorded for many notable artists including Alicia Keys, Common, Aretha Franklin, and Jill Scott, just to name a few. She has played at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the John F. Kennedy Center, The Kimmel Center, Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, the world famous Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, Russia and plenty more. She's appeared on many TV programs such as the MTV music awards, NPR's Tiny Desk, The David Letterman Show, The Stephen Colbert Show, the BET Honors and much more! Monique is set to release her very first solo album titled 'Free' on January 31st, 2020! She is intent on making her mark in the soul/jazz fusion world!
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Feb. 7, 2020 Doors Open at 7PM
Join Denver Open Media for this month's Open Music Sessions featuring Fort Collins based band - The Nightshades along with Denver based bands performing and local comedy acts! Doors open at 7:00 pm and we invite you to come enjoy great music, free food and beverages.
A live performance video series, including comedy, music, and other performances, shot from several angles on high quality HD studio cameras and recorded by audio engineers in the Denver Open Media Studio at 700 Kalamath Street.
Open Music Sessions is a collaboration between the Open Media Foundation and Denver Open Media with support from the Bohemian Foundation and Denver Arts and Venues, using shared technical resources, communications prowess and, most importantly, passion for Denver music to produce musical and cultural events for the community.
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My 2 favorite "nice" songs.
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice":
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?":
Very 1960s, of course. If there are "nice" songs from earlier or later eras, you'll have to flag them for me. I do know this one, but it's hardly the same thing. Meanwhile, let's vote on my "nice" songs. Just the songs. Don't count the video, which for both is nicely low quality. And don't give the Lovin' Spoonful extra credit for Peter Noone.
Pick a "nice" song.
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
UPDATE: The Peter Noone version was taken down so I've changed the embed to The Lovin' Spoonful. And the old poll had gone dead, so I put up the same options in a new poll.
Tags: 1960s, Alice Cooper, Beach Boys, Lovin' Spoonful, music, nice
And don't give the Lovin' Spoonful extra credit for Peter Noone.
Once again, Ann asks for the impossible.
http://www.last.fm/music/Elvis+Presley/_/Such+A+Night
I can't seem to find my link stuff.
k*thy said...
Right on, Joan.
Like 'em both, but gotta give a nod to an old college boyfriend - a California boy - and go with the Beach Boys.
The only "nice" song on my computer is this one (though not this version):
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Let's try this
campy said...
"It's Nice to Go Trav'ling" by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.
Also, "A real Nice Clambake" by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Ever notice how the Beach Boys never wear bathing suits? Even when they are horsing around in a pool, they are fully dressed. Not even shorts. Think that's odd? I don't. The explanation is obvious.
"The explanation is obvious."
Man boobs? Or just a general lack of beachiness and boyness?
Kirby Olson said...
I thought the LS had a more intimate and coherent number, plus I had never seen them live, so I voted for them. Who is Peter Noone?
Triangle Man said...
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Here's a little number I tossed off recently in the Caribbean"...
Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis.
Who is that interloper compared to THE BEACH BOYS?!
Issob Morocco said...
"You Would Be So Nice To Come Home To" Nancy Wilson and "Here Come The Nice" The Small Faces.
John Stodder said...
It's not even a close call. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is the kickoff track for "Pet Sounds" and sets the tone for Brian Wilson's update of the Phil Spector wall-of-sound.
This is like comparing "With a Little Help from My Friends" with "That's What Friends are For" because they both are about friends. Or "I Get a Kick Out of You" with Paul Revere and the Raiders' "Kicks."
Oops, my song doesn't say nice in the title.
JonMichael S said...
The other "nice" songs on my iPod:
Nice to be with You - Gallery
(If Paradise is) Half as Nice - Amen Corner
Nice & Slow - Usher
Not Ready to Make Nice - The Dixie Chicks
wgh said...
I may be an idiot, but don't you mean John Sebastian? Peter was from Herman's Hermits.
Joe M. said...
Are you kidding? No question: the Beach Boys. There are few pop songs better than "Wouldn't It Be Nice?".
sonicfrog said...
An alternate version of "The Penis Song".
Who knew it had been covered???
PS. For the life of me, I can't think of another "Nice" song.
@wgh Try watching the video.
He looks so familiar, I'm embarrassed to be asking this, but who was the emcee introducing The Loving Spoonful?
Clyde said...
Well, there's always "Everybody's Got Nice Stuff But Me" by the Dead Milkmen, off their Beelzebubba album...
Pink Floyd has an album "Nice Pair."
Jim Hu said...
Sinatra singing Nice n easy (audio w/static pic).
Here's a version with Gene Kelly dancing too.
The Beach Boys were like the Proctor & Gamble of rock. They delivered a reliable product at a reasonable price. You always enjoyed their music but never felt you were special or hip because of that enjoyment. The Lovin Spoonful offered the same product but with a few boutique trimmings. They were Starbucks to the Beach Boys' Maxwell House. Like the Beach Boys, the message of their music was the pleasure it gave. There was no wish to change the consciousness of the masses or raise a revolutionary banner. The Beach Boys sang about the summer dazzle of youth, and there were no sharp barbs in the hooks of their music. The music of the Lovin Spoonful was also as gentle as the rain on the roof, but their lyrics were somewhat wittier and more poignant. "She's one of the girls that come in the spring" has the implicit message that she's one of the girls that will pass with the spring.....I still listen to both groups. In this one song, I gave the vote to the Spoonful. But both groups recorded live at Fern Hill and "sang in their chains like the sea".
Superdad said...
Have a nice day - Bon Jovi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UheKmPY1mNw
"She's one of the girls that come in the spring"
The lyrics read like pedophilia in the cold light of today.
@Joe That's Peter Noone!
(Didn't know my post was so abstruse!)
Meade said...
Don't forget Prince can be so nice.
Sinatra & Peggy Lee "Nice work if you can get it"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR9tc9VbWtI
pundette said...
Never like the Beach Boys with their falsetto voices, but loved John Sebastian. 'You and me and rain on the roof' was sweet.
Nice songs:
Nice & Easy - Sinatra
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to - Sinatra
Nice Work If You Can Get It - favorite version is Sinatra and Peggy Lee, here:
I am less proud of my suggestion if the official title is "The Penis Song" and does not contain the word "nice". When I was cheating on Althouse's quiz and searching song titles online, the site I used gave the title as "Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis".
Oh, and I vote for the Beach Boys. How much nicer can a song be than one in which a boy tells a girl that he wants to be with her all the time and marry her? I'm sure they were sincere too, and not just saying it to get her naked.
Pistolmom said...
www.freedoms-fight.blogspot.com
Isn't it Nice to be free?
American Liberal Elite said...
How about "She's got freckles on her, but she is nice"?
chickenlittle said...
Does the song have to have the word "nice" in it?
I voted the Beach Boys from the heart. They were the nice guys in that one. Miles and miles away (but from the same era) were nice gals too:
If the song only has to include the word nice -- as opposed to having it in the title -- I will nominate This Gem
reader_iam said...
Curtiss said...
Every now and then I like to do things Nice and Easy.
But somehow I never ever seem to do anything Nice and Easy.
And you know why?
Because we like to do it Nice and Rough.
Ok, this is 70's, but Ambrosia did a song based on Kurt Vonnegut's poem "Nice Nice, Very Nice" - and here it is on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX1N3kauBJ0
Also, anything by Keith Emerson and The Nice....
The counter example:
@Triangle Man Now I know you don't click my links.
And speaking of a Prince, for some reason these words just freak me out.
I like the Lovin Spoonful. I don't think he lip sinc'd the lyrics in this video, which was "nice" to hear.
Also, I once had the same shirt John Sebastian was wearing.
http://tinyurl.com/bpt88y
This song doesn't have the word "nice" in the title, but it's sung by a character named Nicely-Nicely Johnson.
And it's a great song.
it's sung by a character named Nicely-Nicely
When I first saw the post I was almost going to mention "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat."
Tiffany Eckhardt He's Coming Home (scroll down). Real Audio here (modern real players may ask to download the old SIPR 9 music codec that old players came with; superceded nowadays by a Cooke codec).
I've made the house all nice
Washed my hair
Changed the sheets
And put some flowers on the table there
I get undressed hop into bed
Turn the lights down low
Listen to the rain
And the radio
I won't sleep but ill close my eyes
And I ll be leaving on the bedside light.
Nice, RH. Her voice reminds me of Melanie Safka's.
Lem said...
This song doesn't have the word "nice" in the title,
Same here What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong..
Finally wached "Life is Beautifull" (1997) last night.. it could have used some editing.
Jason (the commenter) said...
Nice Day by Persephone's Bees.
I love that song and the name of the group is fun to say too! Of course, it kind of has a 60's sound to it.
I voted for the spoonful but prefer the beach boys as a group much more than spoonful-
here are some excerpts from several items on the internet with some background about 'pet sounds':
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sounds
"[Brian Wilson] I really wasn't quite ready for the unity. It felt like it all belonged together. Rubber Soul was a collection of songs ... that somehow went together like no album ever made before, and I was very impressed. I said, "That's it. I really am challenged to do a great album."[10]
The Beatles, for example, have said that Pet Sounds was a major influence on their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Paul McCartney has repeatedly named it as one of his favorite albums (with "God Only Knows" as his favorite song) — completing a circle begun by The Beatles' influence on Wilson. McCartney stated that:
It was Pet Sounds that blew me out of the water. I love the album so much. I've just bought my kids each a copy of it for their education in life ... I figure no one is educated musically 'til they've heard that album ... I love the orchestra, the arrangements ... it may be going overboard to say it's the classic of the century ... but to me, it certainly is a total, classic record that is unbeatable in many ways ... I've often played Pet Sounds and cried. I played it to John [Lennon] so much that it would be difficult for him to escape the influence ... it was the record of the time. The thing that really made me sit up and take notice was the bass lines ... and also, putting melodies in the bass line. That I think was probably the big influence that set me thinking when we recorded Pepper, it set me off on a period I had then for a couple of years of nearly always writing quite melodic bass lines. "God Only Knows" is a big favourite of mine ... very emotional, always a bit of a choker for me, that one. On "You Still Believe in Me", I love that melody - that kills me ... that's my favourite, I think ... it's so beautiful right at the end ... comes surging back in these multi-coloured harmonies ... sends shivers up my spine.[24]
Other artists have also cited Pet Sounds as one of the all time classic albums. Eric Clapton stated that "I consider Pet Sounds to be one of the greatest pop LPs to ever be released. It encompasses everything that's ever knocked me out and rolled it all into one."[25]
Elton John has said of the album, "For me to say that I was enthralled would be an understatement. I had never heard such magical sounds, so amazingly recorded. It undoubtedly changed the way that I, and countless others, approached recording. It is a timeless and amazing recording of incredible genius and beauty."[22]
Beatles producer George Martin stated that "Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper wouldn't have happened... Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds."
Bob Dylan has said of Brian Wilson's talents, "That ear — I mean, Jesus, he's got to will that to the Smithsonian."
In 1995, nearly thirty years after its release, a panel of top musicians, songwriters and producers assembled by MOJO magazine voted it "The Greatest Album Ever Made." It was number one in New Musical Express's list "The 100 Best Albums". In 1997, Pet Sounds was named the 26th greatest album of all time in a Music of the Millennium poll conducted in the United Kingdom by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2006 Q magazine readers voted it the 18th greatest album of all time; critics of German magazine Spex voted it the best album of the 20th Century; in 2001 the TV network VH1 placed it at #3. The Times magazine ranked it greatest album of all time. It also placed #2 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time behind only Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. According to Acclaimedmusic.net, Pet Sounds is the most acclaimed pop album of all time by music journalists.[6]
In 2006, the album was chosen by TIME as one of the 100 best albums of all time.[26]
'Rubber Soul' to 'Pet Sounds' to 'Revolver'
http://musicgoat.com/bands-and-artists/the-beatles-and-the-beach-boys-race-to-the-toppermost-of-the-poppermost
"In December 1965, the Beatles released the album Rubber Soul. The Beach Boys' leader Brian Wilson would later say it was the first album he'd heard where every song "went together like no album ever made before." It would greatly influence most of the recording of the Beach Boys' own album, Pet Sounds, released in May 1966.
Pet Sounds was still very pop-rock, but in it, Wilson and the boys utilized extensive outside instrumentation normally not heard in rock n' roll recordings. But it was the Beatles who had set that ball rolling with the strings in "Yesterday" and the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" both in 1965.
Pet Sounds came out just as the Beatles' work on their next album, Revolver really started to take off. On Revolver, songs like "Good Day Sunshine" and others emulated the Beach Boys vocal style, and "For No One" was in some ways indebted to the baroque musical stylings of Pet Sounds.
Well, with Revolver, the Beach Boys knew that the Beatles had taken it to another level. Pet Sounds may have been a very tight, unified album, but the Beatles managed to work endless styles of music into the mixture and still end up with an album that felt like it really fit together."
and my favorite Beach Boys song (which is on Pet Sounds) is God Only Knows-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Only_Knows
""God Only Knows" is the eighth track on the Pet Sounds album and one of the most widely recognized songs performed by American pop band The Beach Boys. It was composed and produced by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Tony Asher, and the lead vocal was sung by Carl Wilson.
The song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first pop songs to use the word 'God' in its title. The song was also far more technically sophisticated than anything the Beach Boys, or arguably any pop group, had ever attempted before - particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies. As producer, Brian Wilson also used many unorthodox instruments for the genre, including the harpsichord and French horns that are heard in the song's famous introduction.
Tony Asher has noted the irony that this, one of the all-time great love songs, opens with the line 'I may not always love you' (although the line is turned on its head by the subsequent lines).
Mojo Magazine ranked the song as the 13th greatest song of all time. Pitchfork Media named it the best song of the 1960s. The song is 25th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time."
and my favorite Beatles song (on Revolver), Eleanor Rigby-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by The Beatles, originally released on the 1966 album Revolver. The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney.[1] It remains one of The Beatles' most recognizable and unique songs, with a double string quartet arrangement by George Martin, and striking lyrics about loneliness. The song continued the transformation of the group, started in Rubber Soul, from a mainly pop-oriented act to a more serious and experimental studio band.
@Althouse
How embarrassing! I do try to reap the full benefits of the Althouse curriculum by clicking and reading all materials, but I confess I missed that link.
dick said...
how could you miss the old song:
Great song.
Another "nice" pop song is "Nice to be with You" by Gallery
"It's so nice to be with you
I love all the things you say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're going to please me in every way..."
I love both of the Prof's "Nice" songs, but the Lovin Spoonful song is possibly my favorite pop song. The melody is nice, and the lyrics come at love from a different angle than other 60's love song: "you didn't have to be so nice, I would have loved you, anyway..." That is a great line.
This song has always frustrated me as the voice is mixed down and muffled. Sometimes on the radio you can barely hear John Sebastian. I have owned several albums containing the song, and sometimes the mix seems much better than others.
After all these years, I still like both songs, but the pantomiming makes both the videos embarrassing. The Beach Boys are mugging for the camera, as if they're members of the Monkees. The guitar player in the Lovin' Spoonful isn't even trying to act like he's playing the music. Too bad they couldn't actually play their song.
PJ said...
Sorry if I missed a link, but I haven't noticed Astrud Gilberto getting any love on this thread.
I can't verify this link from my current location, but maybe here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yiSb6s3AY
More "nice" pop songs:
"What a Nice Way to Turn 17" by The Crystals
"Ain't That Nice" by The Dixie Cups
"Rice is Nice" by The Lemon Pipers
"Be Nice to Me" by Todd Rundgren
The California Library Systems Cooperative Song Index has a web site which here:
http://www.sjvls.org/cgi-bin/sng_a1?tkw=nice&how=all&who=-+no+limit+-&page=1
Claims to provide 153 song titles containing the word "nice." However, some of the titles are identical or contain apparent typos.
XWL said...
Searching the song collection on my computer, 16 songs come up when searching nice, in order:
Be Nice to Me, Todd Rundgren --- one of those slow sweet songs from the Todd, he really does little delicate songs well.
Here Comes the Nice, The Small Faces --- one of those, 'I love my drug dealer' songs, 2nd best in the genre in my opinion (to Waiting for the Man by VU)
I Live in a Nice House, Thelonious Monster --- one of those, 'hey, I'm Bob Forrest and my life is really messed up' songs, good stuff that
isnt it nice?, Of Montreal --- From Aldhils Arboretum, hard to come up with any adjective other than 'quirky' when dealing with these kind of songs from this band
Life Can Be So Nice, Prince --- So much is going on in this song, one of the better songs from my favorite album.
(Nice Dream), Radiohead --- Hard to believe The Bends came out 14 years ago. Damn, I'm old, still sounds current. Thom Yorke can sang (sang isn't only the past tense of 'sing', it's also the demonstrative form, don't you know)
Nice Time, Bob Marley --- Early skankiness from Mr. Marley. Not essential, but not bad.
Nice Work If You Can Get It, Thelonious Monk --- Damn, that man could play a piano. Sure he hit the wrong notes, but he managed to always hit the wrong notes at just the right time, so can you really call them mistakes?
Nicest Thing, Kate Nash --- Kind of a Cure feeling to this, strangely, hard to get used to British singers who keep their accent when singing, works for her, though.
So Nice (Samba De Verao), by various --- So I've got 4 versions of this samba classic on my computer, they're all good, probably only the Gilberto version is essential.
Wouldn't It Be Nice, The Beach Boys --- The nicest of all nice songs, amazing song, amazing album.
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderly --- I love me some west coast jazz.
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To, Julie London --- How'd that get in there? She did more than just pose for sexy album covers, she also was a pretty decent torch singer.
Also, don't have in my collection, but noticed Chris Brown has a song called Nice, somewhat ironic given current events.
I propose these contenders for the best "good" song and the best "fine" song from the 60s (eh, maybe the 70s too):
"Good Vibrations" and "You're so Good to Me" by The Beach Boys
"Take Good Care of My Baby" by Bobby Vee
"Good Lovin'" by The Racals
"Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" by Crazy Elephant (yeah, I like it...so sue me)
"Good Golly Miss Molly" by Little Richard and by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
"I'm Into Something Good" by Herman's Hermits and sung by our friend Mr. Noone
"You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt
"I Feel Fine" by The Beatles
"One Fine Day" by The Chiffons
"He's so Fine" by the Chiffons
Additional trivia: Which three of these songs were written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin?
And finally, demonstrating that I am losing neurons at an alarming rate: I realize my quote of "You Didn't Have to Be so Nice" is wrong: "I would have LIKED you anyway..." You would think someone would be able to properly quote a song he claimed was his favorite pop song.
The Monks (not the 60s Monks but an English novelty band from the 70s) "Nice Legs, Shame About Her Face"
The Blue Hearts (Legendary Japanese punk band!), "Be Nice"
fcai said...
I saw The Loving Spoonful perform that song at Shady Grove, back in '66 or so.
But I much prefer Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys - they were unbelievably good. Brian went a little crazy, came back a bit, but in his youth he was the best.
Yikes! Sorry for the skating-rink version. Here's Astrud, but it's not in English so you don't get to hear the nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUpUI-HYvJ4&feature=related
Oh, and Professor: surely you haven't forgotten "Act Nice and Gentle," the B-side of the UK release of the divinely inspired "Waterloo Sunset"?
The word "nice" that Althouse was so nice to leave us with ;) reminds me of a story Charles Grodin told Johnny Carlson one night many years ago..
Candy Bergen and I were filming the movie 11 Harrowhouse in a castle outside London. We were sitting in a room off the main hall where the cameras were being set up. After a few minutes an Englishwoman appeared. I don't know who she was, but she acted as though she had a duchess-or-something title. She said, "Did someone ask you to wait in here?" "No," we answered, a bit taken aback. She responded: "Well, it would be so nice if you weren't here."
As it turns out it was also the title of his bio he must have been pushing.. they had some kind of tv chemistry Grodin and Johnny... It was a "nice" story anyway..
Did I say it was very "nice" of Althouse to have this blog?
My first favorite nice song was Three Blind Nice. And I kind of liked Vanilla Nice's , Nice, Nice Baby, until it got waaaaay overplayed. I'm still fond of the work of The Nice Girls -- Sporty Nice, Scary Nice, Baby Nice, Posh Nice and Ginger Nice. I especially like the song Nice Up Your Life.
When I was a little kid, my first favorite nice song was Three Blind Nice. And I kind of liked Vanilla Nice's , Nice, Nice Baby, until it got waaaaay overplayed. I'm still fond of the work of The Nice Girls -- Sporty Nice, Scary Nice, Baby Nice, Posh Nice and Ginger Nice. I especially like the song Nice Up Your Life.
I can see why Ann might like this pop sound from her early days. It's a memory nudge.
It's even fun to listen to pop then and pop now. Oh my!
Still a POP! And always logging into the memory calendar somehow...
There isn't one among us who have any trouble chronicling our lives to music.
With all due respect to Ann's teen selections....
I was more of an Animals and Rolling Stones kinda gal.
They were all about the "nasty".
DOING the "nasty". Not BEING the nasty.
I was thinking about both, and doing neither.
A very Southern lady invited her friends over for afternoon tea. They hadn't seen each other in a long while and retired to the covered porch to get better reacquainted. Starting off, the hostess asked platitudinous small-talk questions.
Betsy the hostess: "So tell me, Annabelle, how have you been all this last year?"
Annabelle: "Oh, very nice, thank you. Very nice indeed. For my anniversary Jonathan got me Mercedes Bayunz."
Betsy: fluffs dress over her knees. "Well, isn't that naaahce."
Annabelle: "Tell us Charlotte, what did your husband get you for your anniversary? Huuuuh?"
Charlotte: "Well Annabelle, mah husband, Charlie, bought me the cutest little pied à terre in Myrtle Beach."
Betsy: re-fluffs dress over her knees, "Well, isn't that naaahce."
Charlotte: "Betsy, what did your husband get you for your anniversary? Come on now, do tell."
Betsy: "Well Charlotte, my husband, Douglas, sent me to Finishing School."
Charlotte and Annabelle: "What?"
Betsy: "That right. Finishing School."
Charlotte: "Whatever could a woman refined as yourself learn at Finishing School, Betsy?"
Betsy: "Well, wheahas befoah I might be inclined to blurt out something like FINE! FUCK YOU, THEN, now I just say stuff like," re-fluffs dress over her knees, " Well, isn't that naaahce."
A Very nice song...
It is said that when someone is tight with their (you know).. their are not "nice" and when they are not (tight) they are said to be "very nice".
Of course I wouldn't know anything about that ;)
Nor do I endorse btw.
Naaahce story Chip :)
I wonder if Betsy does the OTHER "nasty"?
Come on, Chip! Surely you have heard some rumors about this.
Ask Men - Dealing with a Breakup
Most men feel too guilty to break up with their girlfriend, postpone it until a later date, and delay the inevitable. Other men simply drop the bomb coldly, without any notice. A man should exit gracefully by planning the break up, to minimize the grief caused to his partner.
It also helps to be "nice" about the breakup, because you never know who your ex will be talking to (her friends, your boss, potential girlfriends).
Kite said...
I love coincidences! I watch the videos while I'm watching Festival on public television- they're showing My Music, My Generation- and then see this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBVOYkhNb1o
This really blew my mind!
Great White Father George said...
Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky.
Nice work if you can get it.
And you can get it if you try.
Strolling with the one girl—
Sighing sigh after sigh.
Loving one who loves you.
And then taking that vow.
Just imagine someone waiting
At the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
And if you get it
Won't you tell me how?
shade said...
Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a
moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was
coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby
tuckoo


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A voluntary recall has been issued by General Mills for five-pound bags of Gold Medal Unbleached Flour due to salmonella concerns. Specifically, the bags being recalled have a "better if used by" date of April 20, 2020.
It's important to note that as of this point there have not been any confirmed medical issues related to the product; the voluntary recall has been issued out of caution and concern.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, customers who have the product in their possession should not consume it; disposal would be the course of action, along with a call to General Mills Consumer Relations: 1-800-230-8103. Customers can also get more details on the General Mills website.
At this point, the recall only affects this one date code of Gold Medal Unbleached Flour five-pound bags. All other types of Gold Medal Flour are not affected by this recall.


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Cyberspace Threat Analyst II
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Location: Fort Meade -
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Engineering Specialist
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Operational Support Specialist
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Senior Systems Administrator
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Senior Database Engineer
Database Engineer
Management Analyst
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GIS Analyst - CWMD
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Junior Procurement Specialist
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Senior Scientist - Chemical Threats
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Junior Operational Support Specialist
Project ManagementBasic record and electronic records managementDevelop and edit briefings and documentsCoordinate and plan travelCollect, compile, track and manage data callsTechnical/AnalysisAssist in identifying and translating user requirements into specific technology research and development objectivesSupport technical and programmatic support teams...
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Senior Operational Support Specialist
Project ManagementBasic record and electronic records managementDevelop and edit briefings and documentsCoordinate and plan travelCollect, compile, track and manage data callsMonitor and track budgetsTechnical/AnalysisSupport development and refinement of concepts of operations and operational plansAssist in identifying and translating user requirements...
Lead Operational Support Specialist
Project ManagementBasic record and electronic records managementDevelop and edit briefings and documentsCoordinate and plan travelCollect, compile, track and manage data callsMonitor and track budgets Technical/AnalysisSupport development and refinement of concepts of operations and operational plansAssist in identifying and translating user requirements...
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Junior Cyber Intelligence Analyst
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Cybersecurity Program Associate
Junior Intelligence Analyst
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Mid-Level Intelligence Analyst
Senior Intelligence Analyst
Intelligence Analyst (IA) SME
Senior Scientist - Chemical Biological Associate
Senior Cyber Intelligence Analyst
As a senior cyber intelligence analyst with our team, you will be working with all-source information to monitor, assess, and report on cyberspace operations, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and personalities that could pose a threat to federal civilian, state, and local government and its critical infrastructure. You would join Noblis' Defense and...
Mid-Level Cyber Intelligence Analyst
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Acquisition Specialist
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Senior Physicist
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Location: Mountain View - CA
Sr. Computer Scientist
Sr. Software Engineer
Senior System Integrator
System Analyst II
Sr. System Analyst
Executive Intelligence Briefer
The qualified candidate will have the opportunity to conduct the following activities:Provide daily intelligence briefings related to global cyber threats to senior client ExecutivesCollaborate with federal, state, and local partners to better understand emerging malicious cyber threats and improve information sharing effortsAct as an intermediary...
Noblis is seeking a software engineer well versed in DevSecOps principals and best practices. As the devops engineer your primary responsibilities will include:Supporting the development teams in maintaining, updating and consistently improving the DevOps pipelines in the local environments.Working with the customer to facilitate the migration of mature...
Graphics Designer/Visualization Engineer
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DevOps/ Systems Administrator
Noblis is seeking DevOps / System Administrators to support a variety of interesting projects with responsibilities including the following:Supporting applications in cloud environments and on-premisesIntegrating open source technologies with COTS and/or custom codeIdentifying technology solutions that improve system functionality or efficiencyDeveloping...
Noblis is seeking Software Engineers to support a variety of interesting projects with responsibilities including the following:Developing and supporting applications in cloud environments and on-premisesIntegrating open source technologies with COTS and/or custom codeIdentifying technology solutions that improve system functionality or efficiency
Pharmaceutical Chemist
Immunologist
As a web developer with our team, you will be working with our clients to help design, create, deploy, and maintain modern digital products that span national security missions some of which include identity management, multimedia, and cyber end-to-end systems that are transforming the way law enforcement and intelligence communities handle and analyze...
Data Scientist/Data Analytics Practitioner
The selected individuals will be an integral member of Noblis' Advanced Analytics team, remotely. The successful candidates will need to be a self-motivated individual with a desire to work on the cutting edge of high performance computing, data science, and advanced analytics. The work will encompass diverse disciplines as the team helps projects...
Senior Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Automation
Noblis is helping FAA manage large and complex Air Traffic Systems programs that use state of the art technologies to deliver Air Traffic Control services essential to the safe and efficient operation of the largest, safest, and most complex aviation system in the world. We are seeking smart, passionate, and motivated people to join our proven team in a...
Senior Systems Engineer - Air Traffic Control Systems
Software Reverse Engineer
Noblis is seeking the experience of a Hardware and Software Reverse Engineer in the Northern Virginia area to expand current and potential client work. Noblis is looking for someone with reverse engineering experience in mobile and embedded devices. The main tasks will be to test, analyze, and determine deficiencies in devices of various nature.
Location: Quantico - VA
We are currently seeking a versatile, hands-on Cloud Solutions Architect for our contract supporting the efforts of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to transform their delivery of Air Traffic Systems. This position shall be dedicated to assisting the FAA in developing strategies to migrate existing mission critical software systems for...
Noblis is hiring engineers who are interested in supporting the country's national airspace while working with the latest enterprise system technologies. Our customer, the FAA, has a critical need to develop mission support enterprise software applications that bring together multiple dispersed systems and infuses them with increased insight through...
Certified Change Practitioner
Noblis is an independent, nonprofit organization with a proud tradition of serving federal clients objectively and with the highest caliber of scientific and technical excellence. We are known for our science and technology, and our abilities to bring the science and technology to help our clients. A key to our success is the recognition that people...
Software Systems Engineer
As a Cyber Security Analyst you will support one of our government clients. In this position you will leverage your experience in a technical role within incident response, digital forensics, or network defense role to coordinate on a daily basis with technical staff to come up with solutions for daily operators. As a result, technical experience is...
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SUMMARY: Jerry Seinfeld might've been the star of the award-winning sitcom "Seinfeld," but he may also know a thing or two aboutbad breath. When asked which character on the show had the worst oral odor, Jerry responded that some of women he had "dated" on the show had breath that could rival the stench of "the beast."
Jerry Seinfeld might've been the star of the award-winning sitcom "Seinfeld," but he may also know a thing or two about bad breath. When asked which character on the show had the worst oral odor, Jerry responded that some of women he had "dated" on the show had breath that could rival the stench of "the beast." During intimate scenes when he would get up close to them, the comedian claimed he could notice which actresses had not eaten that day. He explained that this is because when someone has bad breath, often he or she has skipped a meal. Of the actresses who played his girlfriends, most were concerned about their weight, and during the day they wouldn't eat. Come show time, their mouths produced quite the stink. True, when people miss meals or are hungry, they tend to come down with halitosis, or bad breath. A major reason is that saliva production decreases in the mouth during this time. When we are chewing foods, saliva acts as a cleanser that rinses out stray bits of food and anaerobic bacteria that contain stinky sulfur compounds. However, as the muscles in the mouth relax while we are not eating, bacteria accumulates, triggering foul breath. It's no surprise then that dieting can lead to bad breath. People on low-carb diets in particular frequently suffer from halitosis. According to the National Marketing Institute, more than 25 million people in the U.S. say they've tried the Atkins diet. That's a whole lot of potentially stinky breathers! By cutting carbohydrates in the body, dieters begin to use more fat for energy. As the body burns fat, certain chemicals called ketones are released in the mouth. One particular type of ketone is acetone, which tends to be excreted both in the urine and breath. Clearly, acetone doesn't smell like peaches. In effect, dieters may experience keto-breath, which is the odor produced by the ketones. You don't want this smelly side effect to offset the potential benefits of losing weight! "Carbohydrates aren't readily available, so you start to use other fats and proteins as your source of energy, and as a result you are going to get a breath problem," Kenneth Burrell, DDS, senior director of the council on scientific affairs of the American Dental Associations, told WebMD. How to get rid of bad breath from diets • Drink more water! Start with around eight glasses each day. This will rinse out the mouth and stimulate saliva flow. • Instead of waving off meals, choose healthier options, such as salads, fruits and vegetables. Snappy foods - apples, broccoli, etc. - are especially good choices, since they dislodge food particles and increase saliva. • Steer clear of mouthwash that contains alcohol, as it dries out the mouth, which can actually contribute to bad breath! Instead, use alcohol-free mouthwash. • Try out oral probiotics. These are filled with "good" bacteria that pack a range of healthy benefits. Using oral probiotics can protect the gums, teeth and throat from the foul anaerobic bacteria, and thus, bad breath. By forming hydrogen peroxide, it bolsters gastrointestinal health as well as immune system function. In short, probiotics keep your mouth and stomach healthy and clean! • Chew sugar-free gum with xylitol. Munching on some gum for five minutes after a meal is shown to improve oral hygiene. • Consider switching to a diet that includes more carbs. "The South Beach diet permits more carbs than the traditional Atkins diet, so there is bound to be less bad breath on South Beach because you are not going into a state of ketosis," S. Lawrence Simon, DDS, a New York City periodontist, explained to WebMD. So, even if you're not auditioning for the next hit TV show, be sure to pay attention to your body to keep your breath smelling fresh!
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For a calendar of Oktoberfest and Craft Brew Festivals, check this out.
Most of the craft breweries in this guide offer tours of their own breweries, but there are also independently operated bus tours of multiple breweries that include all-inclusive tastings and tours.
Leave the driving to them. For details, click on the links.
Florida Brew Tours, Daytona Beach. Each tour features 3 breweries in Volusia County. (386) 956-5198.
Punta Gorda Brew Tours, Punta Gorda. Tour breweries from Fort Myers north to Sarasota by bus.
Southwest Florida Ale Trail (Self-guided). 17 participating breweries in Lee, Collier, & Charlotte counties.
Tallahassee Brew Bus, 3305 Capital Cir NE, Tallahassee. Tours of Tallahassee or Apalachicola breweries.
Tampa Bay Brewery Tours from Downtown St Pete, St Pete Beach and Treasure Island.
Reference: Visit Florida, Thrillest, Atlantic Current, Google Search, Only in your State, and the dozens of readers who contributed to this guide.


Built by Douglas. Delivered to the U. S. Army at Savannah, GA on October 21, 1941. Next to McCellan on January 7, 1942 to"X" January 29, 1942. Assigned to Project "X" on January 2, 1942, Dissassembled on January 8, 1942 transported overseas to Australia. Reassembled and assigned to the 3rd Bombardment Group, 8th Bombardment Squadron. No known nose art or nickname. Assigned to pilot Farr.
Three A-24s, this aircraft and A-24 41-15822 and A-24 41-15783 (Piloted by Rogers, Doan & Holcomb) crash land at Aiyary Airfield, in an attempt to rescue the crew of B-25C 41-12478 It is not clear which pilot flew which A-24 to Aiyary on May 24, 1942. Two crashed on landing Floyd "Buck" Rogers (engine failure on landing), Doan nosed up, Holcomb landed successfully piloting this A-24.
The next morning on May 25, 1942, 2nd Lt James T. Holcombe attempted to take off with the single surviving A-24. On take off, it flipped over and killed him. Passenger Floyd Rogers in the gunner's seat was wounded, but survived. Officially condemed on November 7, 1942.
"According to Michael Claringbould, three mechanics later went up to Aiyura to see if any of A-24's could be repaired and flown out. They decided that they were beyond repair and were all stripped of usable components (instruments and armament supposedly)."


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The United Nations recently organised their annual "Learning Managers Forum" from the 14th to 16th June 2017, which was held at the United Nations Systems Staff College in Bonn, Germany. The forum attracted twenty seven participating agencies including:
UNICEF: United Nations Childrens Fund
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
WHO: World Health Organisation
UNDSS: United Nations Department of Safety and Security
UNODC:United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNAIDS: Joint United Naitons Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNOG: United Nations Office in Geneva
This annual gathering brings together all those responsible for learning, training and staff development in United Nations agencies, funds and programmes as well as other international organisations.
As three days in a formal conference environment can be very taxing on the brain and body, Haute Pursuit were asked to design and deliver a bespoke GPS game to reinforce key information that had been delivered in the "Learning Managers Forum". We used the GPS product as a platform for all participants to explore the city of Bonn, and to have some fun and stretch their legs and brains after three very intensive days. Although the game was definitely fun for all it incorporated key information from the forum on the following:
Global population goals
Poverty and displacement
The Kyoto Protocol
Global emissions of carbon dioxide
Global corruption, bribery, theft and tax evasion
Global food waste
The game started at the UNSSC facility in Bonn and all the participants got to spend the afternoon in groups where they didn't necessarily know one another. The game took in some of the tourist highlights of Bonn a city best known as the birthplace of Beethoven. The group then finished on a boat on the Rhine river. Final scores and a game photo / video slideshow were then presented.
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Who comes first, the customer or the employee?
It's one of the most difficult questions in business: is it better for companies to focus on making the customer or the employee a priority? If the focus is on the employee, will your customers be affected? Will it translate into profit and see a return on investment?
Richard Branson has built the Virgin brand on the ethos of putting employees needs first and giving them greater priority. He's worked hard over the years to build a strong and highly respected brand, believing happy employees equal happy customers. As the man himself once said: "If the person who works at your company is unappreciated, they're not going to do things with a smile." It's clear with a successful brand and a multi-million pound empire like Virgin that the employee first formula works pretty well.
The idea of delighting the employee is based on their happiness leading to a greater level of enthusiasm and engagement. A happy employee is more likely to be loyal, in tune with the company's brand and message, engaged with his or her role and better able to communicate the services the company is offering to clients. It's more likely they'll perform to the best of their ability and go that extra mile without it seeming like a massive effort. The end result is a satisfied customer who will talk about that service to friends, relatives, colleagues and the world at large via social media.
Is it realistic to expect companies to be focused on the heart of the business rather than the bottom line? Do they have to be separate considerations? Putting employees first doesn't necessarily mean lavishing them with incentives, but providing them with the direction and the tools to move the company forward, to create an impact on daily performance and the company's overall success. This can be achieved in various ways, such as the delivery of strategic and consistent communication so employees feel included and valued.
Other employee first methods include team building exercises to encourage social interaction and improve the team bonding experience. Many companies believe team building events can be expensive and time consuming. However, events firms are flexible and often take into account budget and time restraints. Internal team building exercises encourage positive and happier work relationships. In the long term, they can pay for themselves.
Could a company prosper on both a spiritual level and financial level? If a company wants to become profitable, greater spend on employee development programmes, team building and training increases well-being and happiness. UKTV recently scooped a win at the 2016 Employee Benefits Awards for the company with the Most Motivational Benefits. The company has implemented a successful motivation strategy, including four incentive schemes alongside the company employee benefits and staff bonus scheme. The scheme has been a real success for the company after they reached record profits last year. Also, when employees come first and the customer second, does this guarantee that customers will always feel the benefits?
Further benefits of the employee first way of operating include increased employee retention. The customer benefits from the skills of an experienced, happy and well-trained employee with a bank of useful knowledge to draw upon. If a customer is engaged and receives great customer service from a company, they become more loyal and turn into advocates for that company. It's a great platform for pushing the word of mouth marketing channel and promoting the brand positively. These are vital strategies in the age of TripAdvisor and Trustpilot.
It can be difficult to get management to choose an employee first culture. Shifting the attention away from the customer and onto the employee can be a pretty daunting prospect and seems almost counter-intuitive. Look at companies such as Virgin and American Express, and you'll see it's not.
The reality is six of one and half a dozen of the other. One doesn't take priority over the other. Both are equally important but in order to create a productive, positive culture it may be necessary to invest in team building methods and employee programs. This in turn can future proof long term profits for a company.
Who comes first in your business? Have you invested in any employee programs? We'd love to hear from you on LinkedIn or Twitter?


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HIGH POINT, N.C. (April 20, 2017) – French Heritage, fine designer, manufacturer, and distributor of home furnishings unveiled Facet, its latest collection by renowned designer, Michelle Workman, at the Spring 2017 International Home Furnishings Market. The lifestyle collection of 45 pieces includes casegoods, upholstery, and occasional pieces for the living room, dining room, bedroom, and office.
French Heritage's collaboration with Workman has been in the works or more than 18 months, bringing to the company a diverse product portfolio inspired by Hollywood Glam Deco for a collection that reflects a glamorous and sophisticated luxury. Beginning as a collection of hand drawn sketches, Henessy Wayser, President of French Heritage, worked closely with Workman to take her vision and make it a reality. The end results are exquisite forms that resonate with bold contemporary appeal that are timeless and of-the-moment.
Balance, proportion, and scale are evident throughout the collection with a series of casegoods and upholstered silhouettes in a creative juxtaposition of clean lines and curved silhouettes. Facet is emphasized by a selection of exotic woods, hand-rubbed wood finishes, glossy pastel lacquers, and faux Shagreen with accents of brass, copper, and nickel.
Workman's belief that balance is created within a room when mixing styles and periods, marrying the old and new, and combining pattern and texture for an intensely personal and curated result that is reflected throughout her designs for French Heritage. Workman "relishes in the hunt," evaluating each element to create a room rich with character and an easy familiarity that naturally evokes a sense of comfort in fashionable luxury.
All materials needed to feature our new April 2017 market introductions can be found at the following location: http://www.frenchheritage.com/press.
Zebrawood, Rosewood, and Oak burl veneers, as well as textured faux Shagreen, and fashionable lacquers emphasizes the clean lines of the designs. Solid brass and copper, brass inlay, gold accents, nickel, and mirror with contrasting interiors add jewel-like touches to the designs.
Meticulous execution was used to complete the designs as Workman envisioned, and provided French Heritage with the opportunity to render true-to-form Old World craftsmanship. Each piece can stand-alone as a statement, or can perfectly complement existing furnishings within a room.
Rounding out the collection is a series of handcrafted upholstery that enhances the beauty of the casegoods in a lifestyle setting. French Heritage partnered with Kravet® by selecting a rich array of textural fabrics that includes velvets, satins, and woven jacquards offered in a palette of midnight blue, fuchsia, winter green, gypsy rose, and shades of light and deep purple.
Michelle Workman is one of the nation's most south-after interior designers. Renowned for her high-end residential and commercial spaces from the West Coast to the East Coast to most recently in the South, Workman possesses an esteemed and influential client roster. Her clients include Jennifer Lopez, John Travolta, and Topher Grace, Silicon Valley executives and entrepreneurs, Manhattan philanthropists and individual homeowners who desire elegantly glamorous trend-setting design.


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CULPEPER'S REBELLION, 1677. Governor Thomas Miller's attemped arrest of George Durant onboard the schooner Caroline in Albemarle Sound, 2 December 1677, the event which sparked 'Culpeper's Rebellion': line engraving, 19th century.


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Marcos Rojo deal prompts third-party revolt from Sporting Lisbon president
• Sporting president attacks third-party ownership
• Sporting refuse to pay 75% of transfer fee to offshore fund
• De Carvalho: 'monster that is living in almost all the clubs'
• Doyen would 'welcome taking matter to court'
• Rojo set to make Manchester United debut against QPR
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Marcos Rojo signed for Manchester United from Sporting this summer for £16m. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
The president of Sporting Lisbon has launched an outspoken attack on the investor funds which have bought "economic rights" in scores of footballers in Portugal and elsewhere, arguing the funds are a "menace" and a "monster" that undermine clubs' finances, football's integrity and pose a risk of increasing match-fixing.
Bruno de Carvalho, speaking at the Soccerex conference in Manchester, called for Fifa and Uefa to regulate more robustly the funds that in recent years have rapidly acquired stakes in players in South America and Europe, particularly Spain and Portugal, where the practice is rife. De Carvalho, 42, a lifelong supporter who was elected Sporting president in March 2013, said that his club are refusing to fulfil the contract the club signed with Doyen Sports, the offshore fund, which claims it is entitled to 75% of the £16m Manchester United paid last month for Marcos Rojo.
Sporting have repaid the €4m which Doyen originally loaned the club for the 75% share in Rojo's economic rights and 65% of another player, the Moroccan striker Zakaria Labyad, but the club are refusing to pay a further €11m, which would equate to 75% of Rojo's transfer fee.
Doyen, a fund with undeclared investors and owners based in Malta, which has in recent years bought large stakes in players' economic rights at major clubs in Portugal and Spain, insists it is entitled to the 75% of the Rojo fee, and De Carvalho said he expected Doyen to sue for the money. He argues, however, that the contracts the club signed under the previous management were in breach of the Fifa regulations, which prohibit third parties from buying "the ability to influence" clubs' team selections or transfers.
De Carvalho said the contract the club originally made with Doyen was invalid, because it gave the investment fund the right to "manipulate" the club's decisions. He claimed that Sporting did not want to sell Rojo, who played for Argentina in the World Cup final, but Doyen offered the player for sale over the club's head, "to Manchester United and all the world".
"One of the rules is that the funds cannot be engaging with the management and not manipulating the management, and they did it," De Carvalho said. "That contract means manipulation. It means engagement with the management. It's not a contract – it's null."
Asked if Rojo himself had not wanted to leave, De Carvalho said he had no issue with the player: "He was very happy to be in Sporting but he felt the opportunity to come to Manchester was very good."
Speaking more generally of Doyen and other funds which buy stakes in players for a share of their future transfer fees, De Carvalho described the funds as "a menace to sports and for football". He listed the dangers as a lack of transparency because the funds are mostly based in offshore tax havens with undeclared owners, a blight on the finances of clubs because they do not receive all the money for selling players, and argued that they add to the risk of match-fixing because funds could own stakes in players competing for different clubs against each other in the same match.
He said that when he was elected the president at Sporting, who are 51% owned by their supporters, he arrived to find the club's finances were "a disaster", they were €500m in debt, and the majority of the players were owned by funds, some having bought 95%, 90% or 80% of the players' rights.
"I am against funds where we don't know where the money is coming from, and who try to manipulate football," De Carvalho said. "Many times there is similar owners from the funds and gambling companies, so match-fixing is the worst fear now for football. Everybody's seeing the problem."
Now under his presidency, he said, Sporting will not sell players' economic rights, and he called for regulation by the governing bodies, arguing that the practice is so widespread that it is impractical for Fifa or Uefa to ban it. "I think now it is a monster," he said. "A monster that is living in almost all the clubs, so now I cannot see how [it can be banned]; only regulate it is the solution. We need to have a discussion very serious with everybody very quick."
Uefa has in fact pledged to ban third-party ownership, with the president, Michel Platini, viscerally against the practice of players being "owned" by offshore investment funds. Fifa has a working party examining the issue, which met last week, but Uefa may proceed to ban the practice in Europe if Fifa does not act soon enough.
Doyen Sports responded by arguing that it provides clubs with "much-needed" money, linked to the future value of players, which enables them to hold on to players and compete, citing Atlético Madrid as "a perfect example", doing well "in part [due] to Doyen's support".
Regarding the dispute with Sporting over the 75% stake claimed in Rojo's transfer, a Doyen spokesman insisted the contract was valid: "We categorically do not manage or influence the player and we ensure that is written into every contract we have with the club. This is the first ever issue we have had and it is with a specific president who now wants to renege on a bona fide contract that his club has signed. We welcome taking the matter to court."


1981 was Emmerdale's 10th year in production. One of the major events of this year was Enoch Tolly was crushed by a tractor when he fell out of it and it tipped up and the yobbish antics of Tom Merrick never failed to entertain. Amos Brearly set up a newspaper called The Beckindale Bugle but it was short lived.
8th January - An old friend of Jack Sugden's, Ian Probert, turned up at Emmerdale Farm. In mentioned his father and sister and did a few days work at Emmerdale Farm and Helen Acott's farm.
January Father Padraic Flynn said to Rev Hinton that he had cancer.
27th January - Annie Sugden undergoes an operation on her knee. She was a bit scared at first but her father reassured her.
January, Rev Hinton visited Emmerdale to speak to Annie about the Merricks and offered to stand up for Tom Merrick in court over his Christmas tree theft.
January, Tom Merrick went to court for stealing Christmas trees. He was given a suspended sentence.
19th February - Enoch Tolly is killed in a tractor accident. His body is discovered by his daughter Naomi.
March - Tom Merrick burns down an NY Estates barn in an attempt to frame Jack Sugden for arson.
2nd April - Tom Merrick leaves the village after his attempt to frame Jack Sugden for arson fails.
9th April - Emmerdale Farm was burgled.
23rd April - Beckindale's burgular is arrested.
December, Jack Sugden proposed to recently divorced Pat Merrick.