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A moving company, removalist, mover or van line is a company that helps people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where storage is required they may use special containerised vans or shipping containers.
National companies are typically organized with local branches or affiliated agents. That affiliation may be in the form of a franchise, replica Van bracelet yellow gold wherein the local agent is a franchise of a national company, or a cooperative, wherein the local agent owns a share of the national company. There are also many small independent moving companies who operate within any given local area. In the United States all legitimate moving companies must be licensed with the Federal Highway Administration and / or their State Commerce Commission.
Household removals replica Van Cleef yellow gold bracelet require careful wrapping and packing to avoid damage to furniture and effects, so many household policies do not cover goods in transit unless they are being packed, carried and unpacked by a professional remover. In the moving industry, when a customer packs and unpacks his own boxes it is referred to as PBO (packed by owner) and policies do not insure these goods. On PBO moves it can become a point of huge contention between the mover and the customer as to who is at fault regarding damaged items within a fake van cleef Alhambra bracelet box. Was it packed improperly by the customer or did the mover mishandle the box?
The process of packing a van or container for a removal requires that polished surfaces are protected (usually with special blankets or cardboard). China and other fragile effects are packed in rigid boxes, originally wooden tea chests but now usually cardboard, with layers of bunched up blank newsprint commonly used to protect against scratches and chips in transit. Soft materials may be packed in bags, suitcases or boxes.
Removal vans will often have a Luton body, internal wooden wall bars to which tall or heavy furniture can be secured with webbing, and a ramp or tail lift to assist in loading. Space on trucks is at a premium, so an experienced loader will pack into voids in furniture and use awkward shaped items such as ironing boards to fill narrow gaps.
Moving furniture in and out of houses, especially older properties, presents challenges; in areas where there are many older properties, furniture movers may be adept at removing and reinstalling sash window panes. Most double bed bases can be split, folded or dismantled.
Pianos are a particular problem; removals contractors will usually have specialist piano trolleys and there is a device colloquially known as a shoe which is strapped to the side of a grand piano to allow it to be rested on edge on the trolley without damaging the polish or applying excessive force to the sides of the instrument.
A moving company, removalist, mover or van line is a company that helps people and businesses relocate their goods from one place to another. Typically they use moving vans, but for international moves or where storage is required they may use special containerised vans or shipping containers.
National companies are typically organized with local branches or affiliated agents. That affiliation may be in the form of a franchise, replica Van bracelet yellow gold wherein the local agent is a franchise of a national company, or a cooperative, wherein the local agent owns a share of the national company. There are also many small independent moving companies who operate within any given local area. In the United States all legitimate moving companies must be licensed with the Federal Highway Administration and / or their State Commerce Commission.
Household removals replica Van Cleef yellow gold bracelet require careful wrapping and packing to avoid damage to furniture and effects, so many household policies do not cover goods in transit unless they are being packed, carried and unpacked by a professional remover. In the moving industry, when a customer packs and unpacks his own boxes it is referred to as PBO (packed by owner) and policies do not insure these goods. On PBO moves it can become a point of huge contention between the mover and the customer as to who is at fault regarding damaged items within a fake van cleef Alhambra bracelet box. Was it packed improperly by the customer or did the mover mishandle the box?
The process of packing a van or container for a removal requires that polished surfaces are protected (usually with special blankets or cardboard). China and other fragile effects are packed in rigid boxes, originally wooden tea chests but now usually cardboard, with layers of bunched up blank newsprint commonly used to protect against scratches and chips in transit. Soft materials may be packed in bags, suitcases or boxes.
Removal vans will often have a Luton body, internal wooden wall bars to which tall or heavy furniture can be secured with webbing, and a ramp or tail lift to assist in loading. Space on trucks is at a premium, so an experienced loader will pack into voids in furniture and use awkward shaped items such as ironing boards to fill narrow gaps.
Moving furniture in and out of houses, especially older properties, presents challenges; in areas where there are many older properties, furniture movers may be adept at removing and reinstalling sash window panes. Most double bed bases can be split, folded or dismantled.
Pianos are a particular problem; removals contractors will usually have specialist piano trolleys and there is a device colloquially known as a shoe which is strapped to the side of a grand piano to allow it to be rested on edge on the trolley without damaging the polish or applying excessive force to the sides of the instrument.
Searching for a human face to capitalism
Unfortunately the wealthy Lynn Fritz is.
He may own a plush house in the plushest part of San Francisco. He may have built up his family firm into a multinational sold to UPS, the delivery firm, for $500m.
Mr Fritz's fortune came from turning transportation of goods from a 20 partner trial shipping firm, documentation agency, customs assistant imitation cartier bracelet screwdriver into, for the client, a one stage process.
"That was highly innovative in the 1970s", he explains.
And also profitable enough to turn a firm with 20 30 staff into a giant employing 10,000 people in 120 countries, and clients including Sears, Nokia and oil firm Halliburton.
Now his institute is tackling the same kind of fragmentation in charity logistics. With the help of the International Federation of the Red Cross, he is developing software to support the delivery of humanitarian aid.
"There seems to be nothing written about it," he says.
"Every charity seems to have their own system. And some are more efficient than others it is a very difficult process."
And Mr Fritz's tale of generosity is only one among many at the gathering of leaders at the World Economic Forum's cartier love pink gold bracelet fake annual summit in Davos, an event which is, in some ways, a Woodstock for the Wealthy.
(Ask for the time, and it will be read to you from something branded Cartier or suchlike.)
I met Pere Roquet, president of Andorra's Caixa Bank, who has funded a factory in the Peruvian Andes, and a hospital boat to serve islands in the Ganges delta.
I met George Soros who has spent more than 20 years giving away his fortune. From the 1980s, when he engorged Hungary with free photocopiers to help pro democracy campaigners escape censorship, to current fake Cartier bracelets efforts to encourage banks to lend to the poor.
(He even agrees with the principle of the Tobin copy cartier Love bracelet Tax, words more usually mouthed by left wingers, and which would impose a sort of VAT on foreign exchange transactions.)
I saw Bill Gates, the world's richest man, announce through that crooked smile that his foundation was throwing $200m at solving the world's greatest medical challenges.
But while US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson may have fawned something about Mr Gates being the greatest person who ever lived, few others seem to be able to see the halo.
Indeed, during the anti globalisation rally on Saturday, his name featured almost as high on the protesters' list of the damned (somewhere behind George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld) as it does in the Forbes global rich list (first).
Of people I asked at Davos, most cited the afore mentioned envy, some blamed poor publicity of charitable initiatives. Others said that, even if the publicity was right, the media was not interested.
"It's the age old problem," said one US executive.
"Good news is no news. It just is not as interesting."
Indeed, if you have got this far in a piece about the noble rich, you are either bored or Lynn Fritz.
Mr Fritz himself cites the issue of trust, as fostered by one to one contact.
"You don't build trust by being that kind of Charlie figure, as in Charlie's Angels. You know, the TV show," he says, showing his age.
"You build it through face to face contact.
"Take the Peace Corp. These volunteers actually help people on the ground. Those being helped can meet the volunteers face to face and that does build trust.popular knockoff cartier yellow ring stainless steel You des
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Unfortunately the wealthy Lynn Fritz is.
He may own a plush house in the plushest part of San Francisco. He may have built up his family firm into a multinational sold to UPS, the delivery firm, for $500m.
Mr Fritz's fortune came from turning transportation of goods from a 20 partner trial shipping firm, documentation agency, customs assistant imitation cartier bracelet screwdriver into, for the client, a one stage process.
"That was highly innovative in the 1970s", he explains.
And also profitable enough to turn a firm with 20 30 staff into a giant employing 10,000 people in 120 countries, and clients including Sears, Nokia and oil firm Halliburton.
Now his institute is tackling the same kind of fragmentation in charity logistics. With the help of the International Federation of the Red Cross, he is developing software to support the delivery of humanitarian aid.
"There seems to be nothing written about it," he says.
"Every charity seems to have their own system. And some are more efficient than others it is a very difficult process."
And Mr Fritz's tale of generosity is only one among many at the gathering of leaders at the World Economic Forum's cartier love pink gold bracelet fake annual summit in Davos, an event which is, in some ways, a Woodstock for the Wealthy.
(Ask for the time, and it will be read to you from something branded Cartier or suchlike.)
I met Pere Roquet, president of Andorra's Caixa Bank, who has funded a factory in the Peruvian Andes, and a hospital boat to serve islands in the Ganges delta.
I met George Soros who has spent more than 20 years giving away his fortune. From the 1980s, when he engorged Hungary with free photocopiers to help pro democracy campaigners escape censorship, to current fake Cartier bracelets efforts to encourage banks to lend to the poor.
(He even agrees with the principle of the Tobin copy cartier Love bracelet Tax, words more usually mouthed by left wingers, and which would impose a sort of VAT on foreign exchange transactions.)
I saw Bill Gates, the world's richest man, announce through that crooked smile that his foundation was throwing $200m at solving the world's greatest medical challenges.
But while US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson may have fawned something about Mr Gates being the greatest person who ever lived, few others seem to be able to see the halo.
Indeed, during the anti globalisation rally on Saturday, his name featured almost as high on the protesters' list of the damned (somewhere behind George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld) as it does in the Forbes global rich list (first).
Of people I asked at Davos, most cited the afore mentioned envy, some blamed poor publicity of charitable initiatives. Others said that, even if the publicity was right, the media was not interested.
"It's the age old problem," said one US executive.
"Good news is no news. It just is not as interesting."
Indeed, if you have got this far in a piece about the noble rich, you are either bored or Lynn Fritz.
Mr Fritz himself cites the issue of trust, as fostered by one to one contact.
"You don't build trust by being that kind of Charlie figure, as in Charlie's Angels. You know, the TV show," he says, showing his age.
"You build it through face to face contact.
"Take the Peace Corp. These volunteers actually help people on the ground. Those being helped can meet the volunteers face to face and that does build trust.
The art of brand
You could be forgiven for confusing the No. 1 song in the United States last week with a commercial.
But a commercial for what? After all, "Lean Back" by Terror Squad includes references to Rolls Royce's Phantom, the BMW 740, Gucci sweaters and a Gulfstream G4 jet.
That's a lot of fake cartier love bracelets name dropping for any three minute song. But it's not uncommon these days, as brand names from Cartier to Cool Whip find their way into hip hop and pop songs.
Agenda Inc., a San Francisco based marketing company, found that 59 brands had been mentioned 645 times in the songs that have made it onto the Billboard Top 20 chart so far this year.
"You see a lot of high end and a lot of low end brands," says Lucian James, the founder and president of Agenda Inc., which specializes in harnessing pop culture to hone brand images. James says the rise of brands in popular music is directly tied to the rise of hip hop.
"The story of a lot of hip hop is what I've got now as opposed to what I used to have," he said. "That's why Kmart and Payless shoe stores come up."
The most prolific brand dropper so far this year is Kanye West, who has mentioned 19 brands in four songs, from Toys "R" Us to Avis to Lexus. His song "Through the Wire" contains even more unlikely brands: "I drink yellow gold cartier love bracelet copy a Boost for breakfast and Ensure for dizzert," he says, referencing nutritional supplements often enjoyed by older Americans.
The top brand so far this year is a beverage more suited to a younger crowd: Hennessy, a brand of cognac that has been mentioned 47 times in the songs that have cracked the Billboard Top 20. Coming in a close second is Cadillac, at 44 mentions. The car company says it's hard to estimate the value of such publicity, but it's certainly a good thing.
"It's worth a lot in terms of exposing the Cadillac brand to that useful [hip hop] audience," said Rob Minton, a spokesman for the luxury carmaker. "We've made no secret of the fact that we're trying to reach a younger audience with our brand and our products, and music, with the lyrics or videos, has helped us do that."
Cadillac pulled off the impressive feat of topping Mercedes Benz in song mentions this year. For years, Mercedes was a favorite for its effortless blend of style and prestige. But the brand this year has slipped behind not only Cadillac but also Rolls Royce and Jaguar.
James, from Agenda, says one reason could be that the price point for cars mentioned in hip hop songs is rising at the same time Mercedes is diluting its brand with less expensive cars. But the $350,000 Maybach, a car by a Mercedes subsidiary, is gaining references this year specifically because it's so exclusive.
Perhaps Mercedes needs to take some clues from the artists. In "Why" this year, Jadakiss turned the hip hop song into a form of customer feedback, saying, "Why they didn't Cartier Love bracelets replica make the CL6 wit a clutch?" a reference to CL class luxury coupes, which start at $95,000 and do not, alas, come with manual transmissions.
The brand categories most likely to end up in songs are automotive, fashion and beverages. In the fashion world, Gucci has taken the top spot with 35 song mentions this year, dethroning Louis Vuitton which, let's face it, is a much tougher rhyme.
The top drinks mentioned this year are Hennessy, Seagram's Gin and Cristal, one of the most expensive champagnes in the world.
But Cristal illustrates what can happen when brand is too closely identified with hip hop. James thinks its popularity is falling among people who are not hip hop fans.
"It seems to be defined only by its hip hop appeal," James said. "It probably does need to balance itself out a little bit."
Most brands welcome the association, though. It's been particularly helpful to Polaroid, which is trying to reinvent itself in the age of digital photography and was famously mentioned last year in OutKast's No. 1 song, "Hey Ya!": "Shake it like a Polaroid picture."
Polaroid spokesman Skip Colcord won't reveal if the song boosted sales of Polaroid cameras, but he said, "It helped raise the profile of our brand and was a positive influence on it."
That same OutKast song, of course, also replica cartier love braclet had this Cadillac reference: "Don't want to meet your daddy / Just want you in my Caddy."
Brands that do particularly well, James said, seem to be those that have been around awhile and have recently reinvented themselves. That group includes Mercedes, Cadillac, Gucci and Burberry, "brands that have heritage but also know how to stay fresh," James said.
His company, in its semiannual reports on brands in songs, also gives out awards of a sort for its favorite branded lyrics. The award for "most shameless reference" goes to Petey Pablo for his song "Freek a Leek":
"Now I got to give a shout out to Seagram's gin / Cause I'm drinkin' it and they payin' me for it."
Although Seagram's did pay for that mention, few companies will do that because of fear that their brand may be mentioned in something controversial, like the next "Cop Killer." It's smarter to keep an arm's length relationship, James said. Almost all brand references in songs are there because the artist likes the brand or thinks it will help communicate a point.fashion replica cartier white jewelry stainless steel you deserve to have Let's go understand about it detail
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You could be forgiven for confusing the No. 1 song in the United States last week with a commercial.
But a commercial for what? After all, "Lean Back" by Terror Squad includes references to Rolls Royce's Phantom, the BMW 740, Gucci sweaters and a Gulfstream G4 jet.
That's a lot of fake cartier love bracelets name dropping for any three minute song. But it's not uncommon these days, as brand names from Cartier to Cool Whip find their way into hip hop and pop songs.
Agenda Inc., a San Francisco based marketing company, found that 59 brands had been mentioned 645 times in the songs that have made it onto the Billboard Top 20 chart so far this year.
"You see a lot of high end and a lot of low end brands," says Lucian James, the founder and president of Agenda Inc., which specializes in harnessing pop culture to hone brand images. James says the rise of brands in popular music is directly tied to the rise of hip hop.
"The story of a lot of hip hop is what I've got now as opposed to what I used to have," he said. "That's why Kmart and Payless shoe stores come up."
The most prolific brand dropper so far this year is Kanye West, who has mentioned 19 brands in four songs, from Toys "R" Us to Avis to Lexus. His song "Through the Wire" contains even more unlikely brands: "I drink yellow gold cartier love bracelet copy a Boost for breakfast and Ensure for dizzert," he says, referencing nutritional supplements often enjoyed by older Americans.
The top brand so far this year is a beverage more suited to a younger crowd: Hennessy, a brand of cognac that has been mentioned 47 times in the songs that have cracked the Billboard Top 20. Coming in a close second is Cadillac, at 44 mentions. The car company says it's hard to estimate the value of such publicity, but it's certainly a good thing.
"It's worth a lot in terms of exposing the Cadillac brand to that useful [hip hop] audience," said Rob Minton, a spokesman for the luxury carmaker. "We've made no secret of the fact that we're trying to reach a younger audience with our brand and our products, and music, with the lyrics or videos, has helped us do that."
Cadillac pulled off the impressive feat of topping Mercedes Benz in song mentions this year. For years, Mercedes was a favorite for its effortless blend of style and prestige. But the brand this year has slipped behind not only Cadillac but also Rolls Royce and Jaguar.
James, from Agenda, says one reason could be that the price point for cars mentioned in hip hop songs is rising at the same time Mercedes is diluting its brand with less expensive cars. But the $350,000 Maybach, a car by a Mercedes subsidiary, is gaining references this year specifically because it's so exclusive.
Perhaps Mercedes needs to take some clues from the artists. In "Why" this year, Jadakiss turned the hip hop song into a form of customer feedback, saying, "Why they didn't Cartier Love bracelets replica make the CL6 wit a clutch?" a reference to CL class luxury coupes, which start at $95,000 and do not, alas, come with manual transmissions.
The brand categories most likely to end up in songs are automotive, fashion and beverages. In the fashion world, Gucci has taken the top spot with 35 song mentions this year, dethroning Louis Vuitton which, let's face it, is a much tougher rhyme.
The top drinks mentioned this year are Hennessy, Seagram's Gin and Cristal, one of the most expensive champagnes in the world.
But Cristal illustrates what can happen when brand is too closely identified with hip hop. James thinks its popularity is falling among people who are not hip hop fans.
"It seems to be defined only by its hip hop appeal," James said. "It probably does need to balance itself out a little bit."
Most brands welcome the association, though. It's been particularly helpful to Polaroid, which is trying to reinvent itself in the age of digital photography and was famously mentioned last year in OutKast's No. 1 song, "Hey Ya!": "Shake it like a Polaroid picture."
Polaroid spokesman Skip Colcord won't reveal if the song boosted sales of Polaroid cameras, but he said, "It helped raise the profile of our brand and was a positive influence on it."
That same OutKast song, of course, also replica cartier love braclet had this Cadillac reference: "Don't want to meet your daddy / Just want you in my Caddy."
Brands that do particularly well, James said, seem to be those that have been around awhile and have recently reinvented themselves. That group includes Mercedes, Cadillac, Gucci and Burberry, "brands that have heritage but also know how to stay fresh," James said.
His company, in its semiannual reports on brands in songs, also gives out awards of a sort for its favorite branded lyrics. The award for "most shameless reference" goes to Petey Pablo for his song "Freek a Leek":
"Now I got to give a shout out to Seagram's gin / Cause I'm drinkin' it and they payin' me for it."
Although Seagram's did pay for that mention, few companies will do that because of fear that their brand may be mentioned in something controversial, like the next "Cop Killer." It's smarter to keep an arm's length relationship, James said. Almost all brand references in songs are there because the artist likes the brand or thinks it will help communicate a point.
'Memphis' at Oaklyn's Ritz Theatre
Almost two hundred years ago, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote, "Music should strike fire from the heart of man and bring tears from the eyes of woman," but the thrillingly energetic musical "Memphis," directed by Bruce A. Curless now playing at Oaklyn's Ritz Theatre through February 5, shows that music may bring both fire and tears to people of either sex.
The show by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, which won four Tony Awards including best musical and had a Broadway run of over 1100 performances, tells the love story of Felicia Farrell (played alternately by Vedra Chandler and Tiara Greene) and Huey Calhoun (played by both Matt Reher and Abia Johnson), a character based loosely on the career of a real life DJ named Dewey Phillips, but the progress of their love story is complicated by society's segregationist rules and racial prejudices as well as who they are and how they face the changes that time brings.
Huey, an illiterate stock boy at a department store in Memphis in the 1950's, is driven by his love of music and a need to share his music with others. What he loves best is rock and roll that he's heard at Delray's black bar on Beale Street where he meets and flirts with Felicia, an aspiring singer and the owner's younger sister. To impress her, Huey promises to get Felicia on the radio. His first objective then is to find a DJ job.
Most station managers aren't interested in breaking barriers or hiring newcomers who advocate black music, however enthusiastic they may be, but Mr. Simmons (Glen Funkhouser) agrees to give Huey a trial. When teenagers call in demanding more of Huey's music and an advertiser realizes Huey's overwhelming success at selling his beer, Huey sees his chance to keep his promise to Felicia.
Meanwhile, Delray (Darryl Thompson, Jr.) has saved enough money to cover recording Felicia's first single, but Huey's racially prejudiced mother Gladys (Tasha Waters) breaks the record, and Huey risks all by having Felicia perform live on his station. She becomes an instant hit. Her acceptance could be the first stirrings of musical and racial change, but that won't be easy since both Huey and Felicia face opposition at home, and society never accepts change without struggle.
In Act Two, Huey and Felicia are both enjoying popularity but have given up on their plans to marry. Huey's the host of a teen TV music show featuring all black dancers and a new singer named Bobby (Devon Sinclair) who ignites the crowd with his song called "Big Love," but Huey resists Felicia's suggestion that they go to New Yok where their chances of success are greater. From there, the story continues to illustrate the tradition of true love never running smooth.
This bright, brash musical, which replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Necklace white diamond actually began its national tour in Memphis, demanded performers who had both musical and dramatic skills, so casting wasn't easy. Benita Famer who acted as the production's vocal music director participated in the auditions which had a hefty turnout. Musical styles required by Bryan's varied score, which has a best selling original Broadway cast recording on the Rhino label and a London cast version on First Night Records, range from blues, rock, gospel and ballads to girl group pop, and it was Famer's job to be sure that every performer in the cast of over twenty was comfortable whatever musical styles their roles demanded. Creating a solid ensemble sound was her greatest responsibility. As Famer put it, "The sound must be solid because, in this show, the music comes from the heart, and the songs are part of the plot. The show goes forward rather than stops because of each song.
"I teach music and voice, and I'm always on the lookout for opportunities like auditions for my own pupils since many of them are so talented, but the characters in this show are all older than my students who are in grades six to twelve," said Famer, "although some of my kids have actually sung a few of the songs from the score in class or as audition pieces. Numbers like 'Someday,' or 'Colored Woman' are good, solid songs that can show off a singer's ability and deserve a life outside the show."
Famer and most of the cast members in this production, like Vedra Chandler who plays Felicia, are new to the Ritz. Camden born Chandler, who has a degree in government from Harvard University, is no stranger to vibrant musicals and her resume lists shows like "Hairspray," "Aida," "All Shook Up," "High School Musical" and "Cirque du Soleil."
"I saw the show in London's West End when I was with one of the shows I toured with, and although the dancing was amazing and the set gorgeous, there was something missing. This is a very American show, and I can certainly understand why people get excited about beautiful van cleef necklace clover replica it and why it won so many awards like the Tony. Yes, it has its negative aspects like segregation and prejudice, but it's also very much a celebration of possibilities and those even greater possibilities when changes happen," said Chandler who is really enjoying playing Felicia.
"Felicia is a sincere, talented woman who feels safe in her brother's nightclub where her work is appreciated, but, because of her time and place, she realizes that her choices are few. Her brother Delray is really trying his best to get her more career options, but, in the beginning, there's not a lot of polish to her singing although there's a Clover flower van cleef necklace replica great amount of heart," said Chandler who explained that Felicia has difficult career choices to make in the second act that her previous experiences may not have prepared her for.
"I've been listening to songs that tell stories my whole life," said Chandler, "and that's why my favorite song in the score is 'Love Will Stand When All Else Fails" in act two. My dad was always a fan of the blues and didn't like disco or many of the other musical forms that came along over the years, so I'm right at home with Felicia's music."
Almost two hundred years ago, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote, "Music should strike fire from the heart of man and bring tears from the eyes of woman," but the thrillingly energetic musical "Memphis," directed by Bruce A. Curless now playing at Oaklyn's Ritz Theatre through February 5, shows that music may bring both fire and tears to people of either sex.
The show by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro, which won four Tony Awards including best musical and had a Broadway run of over 1100 performances, tells the love story of Felicia Farrell (played alternately by Vedra Chandler and Tiara Greene) and Huey Calhoun (played by both Matt Reher and Abia Johnson), a character based loosely on the career of a real life DJ named Dewey Phillips, but the progress of their love story is complicated by society's segregationist rules and racial prejudices as well as who they are and how they face the changes that time brings.
Huey, an illiterate stock boy at a department store in Memphis in the 1950's, is driven by his love of music and a need to share his music with others. What he loves best is rock and roll that he's heard at Delray's black bar on Beale Street where he meets and flirts with Felicia, an aspiring singer and the owner's younger sister. To impress her, Huey promises to get Felicia on the radio. His first objective then is to find a DJ job.
Most station managers aren't interested in breaking barriers or hiring newcomers who advocate black music, however enthusiastic they may be, but Mr. Simmons (Glen Funkhouser) agrees to give Huey a trial. When teenagers call in demanding more of Huey's music and an advertiser realizes Huey's overwhelming success at selling his beer, Huey sees his chance to keep his promise to Felicia.
Meanwhile, Delray (Darryl Thompson, Jr.) has saved enough money to cover recording Felicia's first single, but Huey's racially prejudiced mother Gladys (Tasha Waters) breaks the record, and Huey risks all by having Felicia perform live on his station. She becomes an instant hit. Her acceptance could be the first stirrings of musical and racial change, but that won't be easy since both Huey and Felicia face opposition at home, and society never accepts change without struggle.
In Act Two, Huey and Felicia are both enjoying popularity but have given up on their plans to marry. Huey's the host of a teen TV music show featuring all black dancers and a new singer named Bobby (Devon Sinclair) who ignites the crowd with his song called "Big Love," but Huey resists Felicia's suggestion that they go to New Yok where their chances of success are greater. From there, the story continues to illustrate the tradition of true love never running smooth.
This bright, brash musical, which replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Necklace white diamond actually began its national tour in Memphis, demanded performers who had both musical and dramatic skills, so casting wasn't easy. Benita Famer who acted as the production's vocal music director participated in the auditions which had a hefty turnout. Musical styles required by Bryan's varied score, which has a best selling original Broadway cast recording on the Rhino label and a London cast version on First Night Records, range from blues, rock, gospel and ballads to girl group pop, and it was Famer's job to be sure that every performer in the cast of over twenty was comfortable whatever musical styles their roles demanded. Creating a solid ensemble sound was her greatest responsibility. As Famer put it, "The sound must be solid because, in this show, the music comes from the heart, and the songs are part of the plot. The show goes forward rather than stops because of each song.
"I teach music and voice, and I'm always on the lookout for opportunities like auditions for my own pupils since many of them are so talented, but the characters in this show are all older than my students who are in grades six to twelve," said Famer, "although some of my kids have actually sung a few of the songs from the score in class or as audition pieces. Numbers like 'Someday,' or 'Colored Woman' are good, solid songs that can show off a singer's ability and deserve a life outside the show."
Famer and most of the cast members in this production, like Vedra Chandler who plays Felicia, are new to the Ritz. Camden born Chandler, who has a degree in government from Harvard University, is no stranger to vibrant musicals and her resume lists shows like "Hairspray," "Aida," "All Shook Up," "High School Musical" and "Cirque du Soleil."
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"Felicia is a sincere, talented woman who feels safe in her brother's nightclub where her work is appreciated, but, because of her time and place, she realizes that her choices are few. Her brother Delray is really trying his best to get her more career options, but, in the beginning, there's not a lot of polish to her singing although there's a Clover flower van cleef necklace replica great amount of heart," said Chandler who explained that Felicia has difficult career choices to make in the second act that her previous experiences may not have prepared her for.
"I've been listening to songs that tell stories my whole life," said Chandler, "and that's why my favorite song in the score is 'Love Will Stand When All Else Fails" in act two. My dad was always a fan of the blues and didn't like disco or many of the other musical forms that came along over the years, so I'm right at home with Felicia's music."
Pop star Bieber released after drag
[UPDATED] MIAMI BEACH, Fla. A sober looking Justin Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired licence and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19 year old pop star while he was drag racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn.
The Stratford, Ont., native was arrested after police said they saw him heading down a residential street in Miami Beach in a yellow Lamborghini at twice the speed limit. Officers say he had an expired licence, was initially not co operative when he was pulled over and smelled of alcohol.
Police say Bieber later admitted that he had been drinking, smoking marijuana and taking prescription medication. R singer Khalil Amir Sharieff was arrested in the same incident. He is charged with driving under the influence. Police said Khalil was driving a Ferrari.
Bieber and Khalil, wearing bright red jail fatigues, made their initial court appearance via a video link from jail. They remained silent while defence attorney Roy Black negotiated bond. Bieber's bond was set at $2,500. Khalil's bond was set at $1,000.
Black, a high profile lawyer whose clients have included Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith, said he thought the case would proceed "hopefully as any other case would" in light of Bieber's celebrity status. zone.
Earlier Thursday, police chief Ray Martinez said at a news conference that the singer was initially not co operative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an invalid Georgia driver's licence and admitted to smoking marijuana, taking prescription medication and drinking.
According to the arrest report, Bieber "had slow deliberate movements" and a look of stupor on his face when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. Bieber was placed under arrest after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. It says he cursed several times at the officer and demanded to know why he was being arrested.
Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer, police said. Results haven't been released.
His publicist, Melissa Victor, did not offer an immediate comment.
The street where police say Bieber was racing in mid Miami Beach is a four lane residential street divided by a grass median dotted Hermes Kelly bag replica with palm trees. Along one side of the street are small apartment buildings, and on the other side are a high school, a youth centre, a golf course and a city firehouse.
It's a short drive from the area to trendy South Beach, where celebrities are known to let loose. George Avilas, who lives nearby said he didn't hear anything, but was not surprised to hear that people might be drag racing.
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Bieber was only 15 when his platinum selling debut "My World" was released. He'd placed second in a local singing contest two years earlier and began posting performances on YouTube, according to his official website. The videos caught the attention of a talent agent and eventually led to a recording contract.
He was positioned as clean cut and charming even singing for President Barack Obama and his family at Christmas but problems began to multiply as he got older; Thursday's arrest is just the latest in a series of troubling incidents.
Bieber has been accused of wrongdoing in California, but has never been arrested or charged. He is currently under investigation in a felony vandalism case after a neighbour reported the pop star threw eggs at his house and caused thousands of dollars of damage.
A neighbour had previously accused Bieber of spitting in his face, and a paparazzo called deputies after he said Bieber kicked him, but prosecutors declined to file charges in either instance. He was also accused of reckless driving in his neighbourhood, but in October prosecutors refused to seek charges because it was unclear whether Bieber was driving.
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Bieber's arrival in Florida earlier this week also is under investigation.
Police escorts from replica hermes handbags outlet the airport are not uncommon, but they must follow procedure because they involve city vehicles, Chiverton said.
[UPDATED] MIAMI BEACH, Fla. A sober looking Justin Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired licence and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19 year old pop star while he was drag racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn.
The Stratford, Ont., native was arrested after police said they saw him heading down a residential street in Miami Beach in a yellow Lamborghini at twice the speed limit. Officers say he had an expired licence, was initially not co operative when he was pulled over and smelled of alcohol.
Police say Bieber later admitted that he had been drinking, smoking marijuana and taking prescription medication. R singer Khalil Amir Sharieff was arrested in the same incident. He is charged with driving under the influence. Police said Khalil was driving a Ferrari.
Bieber and Khalil, wearing bright red jail fatigues, made their initial court appearance via a video link from jail. They remained silent while defence attorney Roy Black negotiated bond. Bieber's bond was set at $2,500. Khalil's bond was set at $1,000.
Black, a high profile lawyer whose clients have included Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith, said he thought the case would proceed "hopefully as any other case would" in light of Bieber's celebrity status. zone.
Earlier Thursday, police chief Ray Martinez said at a news conference that the singer was initially not co operative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an invalid Georgia driver's licence and admitted to smoking marijuana, taking prescription medication and drinking.
According to the arrest report, Bieber "had slow deliberate movements" and a look of stupor on his face when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. Bieber was placed under arrest after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said. It says he cursed several times at the officer and demanded to know why he was being arrested.
Bieber failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the Miami Beach police station for a Breathalyzer, police said. Results haven't been released.
His publicist, Melissa Victor, did not offer an immediate comment.
The street where police say Bieber was racing in mid Miami Beach is a four lane residential street divided by a grass median dotted Hermes Kelly bag replica with palm trees. Along one side of the street are small apartment buildings, and on the other side are a high school, a youth centre, a golf course and a city firehouse.
It's a short drive from the area to trendy South Beach, where celebrities are known to let loose. George Avilas, who lives nearby said he didn't hear anything, but was not surprised to hear that people might be drag racing.
"There's so much partying in Miami Beach, it's been known to happen," he said. "It's 4 o'clock in the morning, everybody is just getting out of the bars."
Bieber was only 15 when his platinum selling debut "My World" was released. He'd placed second in a local singing contest two years earlier and began posting performances on YouTube, according to his official website. The videos caught the attention of a talent agent and eventually led to a recording contract.
He was positioned as clean cut and charming even singing for President Barack Obama and his family at Christmas but problems began to multiply as he got older; Thursday's arrest is just the latest in a series of troubling incidents.
Bieber has been accused of wrongdoing in California, but has never been arrested or charged. He is currently under investigation in a felony vandalism case after a neighbour reported the pop star threw eggs at his house and caused thousands of dollars of damage.
A neighbour had previously accused Bieber of spitting in his face, and a paparazzo called deputies after he said Bieber kicked him, but prosecutors declined to file charges in either instance. He was also accused of reckless driving in his neighbourhood, but in October prosecutors refused to seek charges because it was unclear whether Bieber was driving.
His arrest in Miami is unlikely to affect the current replica hermes birkin handbags investigation, which included nearly a dozen detectives searching Bieber's home last week searching for video surveillance and other evidence that could be used to pursue a vandalism charge.
Bieber is also being sued by a former bodyguard who says the singer repeatedly berated him, hit him in the chest and owes him more than $420,000 in overtime and other wages. The case is scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles next month.
Under Florida law, people under the age of 21 are considered driving under the influence if they have a blood alcohol content of .02 per cent or more a level Bieber could reach with one drink.
For a first DUI offence, there is no minimum sentence hermes replica and a maximum of six months, a fine of $250 to $500, and 50 hours of community service. For anyone under 21, there is an automatic six month license suspension.
A first conviction for drag racing carries a sentence of up to six months, a fine of $500 to $1,000 and a one year license suspension.
Bieber's arrival in Florida earlier this week also is under investigation.
Police escorts from replica hermes handbags outlet the airport are not uncommon, but they must follow procedure because they involve city vehicles, Chiverton said.
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My Ongoing Plasma Speaker singing Arc Project
This instructable will show you how to make a simple plasma speaker. A plasma speaker (or singing arc) is a device that generates a high voltage electrical discharge when we modulate to emit audible music. All the sound comes from the arc!The advantages of using an arc to create audio is that it makes it possible (with the correct driving circuitry) to create really high fidelity tweeters. Conventional speakers use directional diaphragms to push and pull air. However, when they need to move back and forth as much as 22 thousand times per second, it can become quite challenging. They have quite a bit of mass and it is difficult to get them to oscillate that fast. This leads to large power consumption, distorted audio, and overall poor performance. The arc generated by this circuit does not rely on moving massive things to create audio, and instead varies the "thickness" and size of the arc, which displaces air. We can similarly control the amount of plasma being generated to control the temperature of the air, therefore controlling the expansion and contraction of said air, and then these oscillations can ripple out and away to your ears as acoustic waves! Also, it is really cool! Why not?? ;)
How It Works:
In the 555 version, we will use the magic of PWM to create audible sparks. An Astable 555 timer circuit is the heart of this design. It makes a high frequency square wave of approximately 48,000 Hz and the pulse width is controlled by the audio source.
We can also accomplish audio replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Necklace with flower modulation by injecting an audio signal into the power supply rail, causing the output power of the flyback to change relative to the music! This method is used in the ZVS version flyback driver.
So what is PWM?
Well, imagine it sort of like flipping a light switch "ON" and "OFF". (only 50,000 times a second!) If you leave the switch "ON" longer than you leave it "OFF", the light will be brighter than halfway. and if it is left "OFF" for longer than it is "ON", the light would be dimmer. That's PWM in a nutshell. How we just need a way to control how long each pulse is "ON" in proportion to "OFF" based on the signal from a audio source, and now your light will flicker to the music! Now obviously, we cannot use a physical switch, it is too slow, and it needs to be controlled electronically!
Why 2 versions of this instructable?
Well, it is a really, REALLY long story. My original 555 circuit using cheap MOSFETs never really worked. It worked well enough for me to publish it, but it would always fail. Eventually I gave up on the unreliable circuit and built a much easier ZVS circuit, which did work a LOT more summer replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover necklace reliably, but the audio modulation was done poorly, by simply injecting an audio signal into the series ballast of the flyback transformer. This worked well enough but I eventually returned to the 555 version, and this time with better transistors, more knowledge of electronics, and a tank capacitor to smooth out reactive power from the coil, I got HUGE performance! For the longest time I had 2 separate copies of the instructable that was the same except one was a copy of the other but only referred to the ZVS circuit. I merged the 2 together into this one long instructable. Sorry for the confusion.
Which driver is better?
This is really a matter of opinion. The ZVS version is very robust, almost never fails, and is very efficient. The arcs produced, however, are relatively short and very hot compared to the input voltage, and likewise the sound is very quiet. You would not be able to hear it in a noise environment. The sound quality though can be very good depending on the amplifier used to modulate the power supply, and the amount of ripple/noise on the beautiful van cleef necklace clover replica power supply.
On the other hand, the 555 can produce much longer arcs, but the since it is only a 555, we cannot achieve a true PWM modulation without also affecting frequency, and the sound quality is comparable to a telephone music, because the frequency of PWM is within audible range. The PWM frequency is comparable to a sampling rate, and a 15KHz sampling rate is really bad. You can of course increase the frequency of the driver, but you will lose performance as it becomes further and further out of resonance with the flyback transformer. It is a tradeoff. This circuit is better for impressing people with long, epic arcs. However, although sound quality is not the best in this driver, it can get a bit louder than the ZVS version and does not put nearly as much stress of the amplifier as the ZVS version!
Step 1: Disclaimers and Dangers!
If you have not messed around with high voltages before, Please don't attempt to make this circuit. These drivers I built are easily capable of delivering 25,000 volts (25 KV) or more depending on the input voltage, at 5 50 mA of current. This output current can cause serious problems such as loss of muscular control, involuntary spasms, heart fibrillation, cardiac arrest, death, and perhaps worst of all, involuntary self urination. You definitely would not want any of that!
Show All ItemsStep 5: 555 Circuit Diagram and Prototyping / Troubleshooting
The circuitry is very simple. it is just your standard astable 555 with an audio input connected to pin 5 as you see in the schematic. The 555 drives a high power MOSFET, which drives a resonant tank circuit and the primary of the flyback. Often, components will burn out, but not always lead to magic smoke. Here is a list of what to check:
Thou Shalt check voltages! Test your power supply output with a multimeter while the circuit is turned ON, and while it is OFF or disconnected. If you do not have one, I recommend you get one, you can find cheap used one's on craigslist and eBay. It is just too easy to exceed the maximum Vgs and Vds ratings. Often, the failure mode is a internal short circuit (and shorted gate.) From my experience, if it dies in this failure mode, it will stress your power supply or batteries, and the MOSFET may then catastrophically fail, possibly exploding! Also, when this fails, the shorted gate will also take the 555 down with it. To test this, replace the flyback transformer with a lamp, and connect gate to +Vcc, and the lamp should light up full brightness. When the gate is grounded, the lamp should go fully out. If not, replace the MOSFET.
One of the most popular circuit for flyback drivers is the ZVS flyback driver. This circuit is essentially a Royer oscillator, that uses two MOSFETS to drive an LC tank circuit (C1 and L1). This circuit relies on resonance rather than the flyback mode of operation. Think of resonance like pushing some fat kid on a swing, and the transistors like 2 huge bullies on either side pushing that poor fatso kid back and forth real hard at just the right time, and as they do so he gains momentum (like the voltage). causing the voltage to rise almost 4 times the input voltage, unloaded!.
This instructable will show you how to make a simple plasma speaker. A plasma speaker (or singing arc) is a device that generates a high voltage electrical discharge when we modulate to emit audible music. All the sound comes from the arc!The advantages of using an arc to create audio is that it makes it possible (with the correct driving circuitry) to create really high fidelity tweeters. Conventional speakers use directional diaphragms to push and pull air. However, when they need to move back and forth as much as 22 thousand times per second, it can become quite challenging. They have quite a bit of mass and it is difficult to get them to oscillate that fast. This leads to large power consumption, distorted audio, and overall poor performance. The arc generated by this circuit does not rely on moving massive things to create audio, and instead varies the "thickness" and size of the arc, which displaces air. We can similarly control the amount of plasma being generated to control the temperature of the air, therefore controlling the expansion and contraction of said air, and then these oscillations can ripple out and away to your ears as acoustic waves! Also, it is really cool! Why not?? ;)
How It Works:
In the 555 version, we will use the magic of PWM to create audible sparks. An Astable 555 timer circuit is the heart of this design. It makes a high frequency square wave of approximately 48,000 Hz and the pulse width is controlled by the audio source.
We can also accomplish audio replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover Necklace with flower modulation by injecting an audio signal into the power supply rail, causing the output power of the flyback to change relative to the music! This method is used in the ZVS version flyback driver.
So what is PWM?
Well, imagine it sort of like flipping a light switch "ON" and "OFF". (only 50,000 times a second!) If you leave the switch "ON" longer than you leave it "OFF", the light will be brighter than halfway. and if it is left "OFF" for longer than it is "ON", the light would be dimmer. That's PWM in a nutshell. How we just need a way to control how long each pulse is "ON" in proportion to "OFF" based on the signal from a audio source, and now your light will flicker to the music! Now obviously, we cannot use a physical switch, it is too slow, and it needs to be controlled electronically!
Why 2 versions of this instructable?
Well, it is a really, REALLY long story. My original 555 circuit using cheap MOSFETs never really worked. It worked well enough for me to publish it, but it would always fail. Eventually I gave up on the unreliable circuit and built a much easier ZVS circuit, which did work a LOT more summer replica Van Cleef & Arpels Clover necklace reliably, but the audio modulation was done poorly, by simply injecting an audio signal into the series ballast of the flyback transformer. This worked well enough but I eventually returned to the 555 version, and this time with better transistors, more knowledge of electronics, and a tank capacitor to smooth out reactive power from the coil, I got HUGE performance! For the longest time I had 2 separate copies of the instructable that was the same except one was a copy of the other but only referred to the ZVS circuit. I merged the 2 together into this one long instructable. Sorry for the confusion.
Which driver is better?
This is really a matter of opinion. The ZVS version is very robust, almost never fails, and is very efficient. The arcs produced, however, are relatively short and very hot compared to the input voltage, and likewise the sound is very quiet. You would not be able to hear it in a noise environment. The sound quality though can be very good depending on the amplifier used to modulate the power supply, and the amount of ripple/noise on the beautiful van cleef necklace clover replica power supply.
On the other hand, the 555 can produce much longer arcs, but the since it is only a 555, we cannot achieve a true PWM modulation without also affecting frequency, and the sound quality is comparable to a telephone music, because the frequency of PWM is within audible range. The PWM frequency is comparable to a sampling rate, and a 15KHz sampling rate is really bad. You can of course increase the frequency of the driver, but you will lose performance as it becomes further and further out of resonance with the flyback transformer. It is a tradeoff. This circuit is better for impressing people with long, epic arcs. However, although sound quality is not the best in this driver, it can get a bit louder than the ZVS version and does not put nearly as much stress of the amplifier as the ZVS version!
Step 1: Disclaimers and Dangers!
If you have not messed around with high voltages before, Please don't attempt to make this circuit. These drivers I built are easily capable of delivering 25,000 volts (25 KV) or more depending on the input voltage, at 5 50 mA of current. This output current can cause serious problems such as loss of muscular control, involuntary spasms, heart fibrillation, cardiac arrest, death, and perhaps worst of all, involuntary self urination. You definitely would not want any of that!
Show All ItemsStep 5: 555 Circuit Diagram and Prototyping / Troubleshooting
The circuitry is very simple. it is just your standard astable 555 with an audio input connected to pin 5 as you see in the schematic. The 555 drives a high power MOSFET, which drives a resonant tank circuit and the primary of the flyback. Often, components will burn out, but not always lead to magic smoke. Here is a list of what to check:
Thou Shalt check voltages! Test your power supply output with a multimeter while the circuit is turned ON, and while it is OFF or disconnected. If you do not have one, I recommend you get one, you can find cheap used one's on craigslist and eBay. It is just too easy to exceed the maximum Vgs and Vds ratings. Often, the failure mode is a internal short circuit (and shorted gate.) From my experience, if it dies in this failure mode, it will stress your power supply or batteries, and the MOSFET may then catastrophically fail, possibly exploding! Also, when this fails, the shorted gate will also take the 555 down with it. To test this, replace the flyback transformer with a lamp, and connect gate to +Vcc, and the lamp should light up full brightness. When the gate is grounded, the lamp should go fully out. If not, replace the MOSFET.
One of the most popular circuit for flyback drivers is the ZVS flyback driver. This circuit is essentially a Royer oscillator, that uses two MOSFETS to drive an LC tank circuit (C1 and L1). This circuit relies on resonance rather than the flyback mode of operation. Think of resonance like pushing some fat kid on a swing, and the transistors like 2 huge bullies on either side pushing that poor fatso kid back and forth real hard at just the right time, and as they do so he gains momentum (like the voltage). causing the voltage to rise almost 4 times the input voltage, unloaded!.
Podcasts are the new Xanax
I'm not an early adopter. I'll only start wearing new styles of clothing once they're practically out of date, and I won't move into a neighborhood until it's fully saturated with upscale coffee shops. I was the last person I know to download music and to stop paying for long distance phone calls.
Podcasts were different. I took to them instantly, or at least as soon as I noticed them on my computer. Before long, listening to podcasts was almost medicinal.
This was partly because I'm an expatriate an American living in Paris. I didn't just miss specific people back home, I missed knowing what Americans were doing, thinking, and talking about. After more than a dozen years away, my cultural references were dated, and I often spoke in turn of the century slang.
Movies and TV shows were little help. Most were heavily produced, and usually arrived in France after a lag. But podcasts downloaded everywhere simultaneously. And many were essentially just long, unedited conversations. I could take a bath in Paris while listening to someone in Los Angeles complain about her dating life. Podcasts immersed me in colloquial English and put me back in the American zeitgeist.
At first, this seemed like a virtuous habit. Unlike the time sink of binge watching a TV series, podcasts actually made me more efficient. Practically every dull activity folding laundry, applying makeup became tolerable when I did it while listening to a country singer describing his hardscrabble childhood, or a novelist defending her open marriage.
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And as a mother of three with a full time job, podcasts gave me the illusion of having a vibrant social life. I was constantly "meeting" new people. My favorite hosts started to seem like friends: I could detect small shifts in their moods, and tell when they were flirting with guests.
I could take a bath in Paris how much is a hermes handbag while listening to someone in Los Angeles complain about her dating life.
Unlike actual friendships, which were tingedwith jealousy and resentment, these were stress free. A good podcast conversation was like a dinner party full of fascinating people, but without the risk of saying something stupid and embarrassing myself.
I soon realized that my real life friends were listening to podcasts too. "Terry sounds a little bored. I think she's not an animal person," one emailed me recently, while listening toFresh Airhost Terry Gross interview a wildlife photographer. (Gross perked up once the photographer described how being away at photo shoots affected his marriage.)
Last summer, I discovered the most important advantage of podcasts over people: You can doze off in the middle of a podcast conversation without offending anyone.
The first time this happened, I was listening to aTED Radio Hourpodcast about the nature of time, and woke up eight hours later. I'd taken sleeping pills on and off since entering my 40s. But once I started listening to podcasts before bed, I didn't need the pills anymore.
A good podcast conversation was like a dinner party full of fascinating people, but without the risk of saying something stupid and embarrassing myself.
My challenge was finding the Hermes Kelly bag replica right before bed podcast. It couldn't have jarring theme music. And it had to be intelligent enough to lift me out of my own thoughts and worries, but not so gripping that it would keep me awake.
I couldn't fall asleep to podcasts that made me anxious about my social status or had a party you're not invited to vibe.
The ideal podcast was the adult equivalent of a bedtime story: older people with calm voices, discussing a topic that mildly interested me. Think David Axelrod interviewing Madeleine Albright about her career, or a B list comedian explaining how she overcame her cocaine addiction. When I found a podcast that worked, I'd listen to it night after night, until I practically knew it by heart. election, when I switched to a roster of political podcasts. I was so anxious about the election, hearing people analyze the news was the only thing that calmed me down.
Like all addictions, podcasts helped until they didn't. I was barely interacting with my husband. And I realized that I'd panic a little when I couldn't find my favorite headphones, or when it was just me alone, without any voices in my head. Podcasts still lulled me to sleep, but I'd be awake again five hours later, needing to hear another one.
And there was something vampiric about devouring a person's whole life in an 80 minute podcast interview, then moving on to someone else. Increasingly, I retained little of what I heard. I'd spend a gripping half hour learning about the presidency of Martin Van Buren, but the next day I couldn't tell you anything about him.
Soon after the election, I decided to go cold turkey, at least at night. I switched from podcasts to melatonin. My life felt eerily silent at first, and I had some sleepless nights. Eventually I found that it was enough to insert the earphones, plugged into nothing, before going to sleep. It was the equivalent of carrying around a pack of cigarettes without smoking them.
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I'm not an early adopter. I'll only start wearing new styles of clothing once they're practically out of date, and I won't move into a neighborhood until it's fully saturated with upscale coffee shops. I was the last person I know to download music and to stop paying for long distance phone calls.
Podcasts were different. I took to them instantly, or at least as soon as I noticed them on my computer. Before long, listening to podcasts was almost medicinal.
This was partly because I'm an expatriate an American living in Paris. I didn't just miss specific people back home, I missed knowing what Americans were doing, thinking, and talking about. After more than a dozen years away, my cultural references were dated, and I often spoke in turn of the century slang.
Movies and TV shows were little help. Most were heavily produced, and usually arrived in France after a lag. But podcasts downloaded everywhere simultaneously. And many were essentially just long, unedited conversations. I could take a bath in Paris while listening to someone in Los Angeles complain about her dating life. Podcasts immersed me in colloquial English and put me back in the American zeitgeist.
At first, this seemed like a virtuous habit. Unlike the time sink of binge watching a TV series, podcasts actually made me more efficient. Practically every dull activity folding laundry, applying makeup became tolerable when I did it while listening to a country singer describing his hardscrabble childhood, or a novelist defending her open marriage.
Sure, most of my conversations soon consisted of small facts that I'd heard on a previous day's podcast. But my fake hermes kelly bagd obsession was educational. I was learning American history by listening toPresidential, which devoted an episode to each president.
And as a mother of three with a full time job, podcasts gave me the illusion of having a vibrant social life. I was constantly "meeting" new people. My favorite hosts started to seem like friends: I could detect small shifts in their moods, and tell when they were flirting with guests.
I could take a bath in Paris how much is a hermes handbag while listening to someone in Los Angeles complain about her dating life.
Unlike actual friendships, which were tingedwith jealousy and resentment, these were stress free. A good podcast conversation was like a dinner party full of fascinating people, but without the risk of saying something stupid and embarrassing myself.
I soon realized that my real life friends were listening to podcasts too. "Terry sounds a little bored. I think she's not an animal person," one emailed me recently, while listening toFresh Airhost Terry Gross interview a wildlife photographer. (Gross perked up once the photographer described how being away at photo shoots affected his marriage.)
Last summer, I discovered the most important advantage of podcasts over people: You can doze off in the middle of a podcast conversation without offending anyone.
The first time this happened, I was listening to aTED Radio Hourpodcast about the nature of time, and woke up eight hours later. I'd taken sleeping pills on and off since entering my 40s. But once I started listening to podcasts before bed, I didn't need the pills anymore.
A good podcast conversation was like a dinner party full of fascinating people, but without the risk of saying something stupid and embarrassing myself.
My challenge was finding the Hermes Kelly bag replica right before bed podcast. It couldn't have jarring theme music. And it had to be intelligent enough to lift me out of my own thoughts and worries, but not so gripping that it would keep me awake.
I couldn't fall asleep to podcasts that made me anxious about my social status or had a party you're not invited to vibe.
The ideal podcast was the adult equivalent of a bedtime story: older people with calm voices, discussing a topic that mildly interested me. Think David Axelrod interviewing Madeleine Albright about her career, or a B list comedian explaining how she overcame her cocaine addiction. When I found a podcast that worked, I'd listen to it night after night, until I practically knew it by heart. election, when I switched to a roster of political podcasts. I was so anxious about the election, hearing people analyze the news was the only thing that calmed me down.
Like all addictions, podcasts helped until they didn't. I was barely interacting with my husband. And I realized that I'd panic a little when I couldn't find my favorite headphones, or when it was just me alone, without any voices in my head. Podcasts still lulled me to sleep, but I'd be awake again five hours later, needing to hear another one.
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Soon after the election, I decided to go cold turkey, at least at night. I switched from podcasts to melatonin. My life felt eerily silent at first, and I had some sleepless nights. Eventually I found that it was enough to insert the earphones, plugged into nothing, before going to sleep. It was the equivalent of carrying around a pack of cigarettes without smoking them.
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