Darren Tan asked:


“Kaiser Chiefs” are a five-piece indie rock band hailed from Leeds, England. They consist of frontman Ricky Wilson (Vocals), Andrew ‘Whitey’ White (Guitar), Simon Rix (Bass), Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines (Keyboards) and Nick Hodgson (Drums). They are noted for their musical genre in post-punk revival and new wave. Kaiser Chiefs were formed way back in 1996 – 1997. On an interview with BBC, Kaiser Chiefs were named after South African football club Kaizer Chiefs, a club where former Leeds United defender Lucas Radebe played for.

The third album Off With Their Heads kicks off with cheeky “Spanish Metal”. Pay attention to the keyboard, it’s like a modern background music used in a cowboy flick, especially when two cowboys are preparing to draw their pistols for a gun fight. Just cute isn’t it? Spanish Metal is a heavy guitar-based introducing track, in the verse, you’ll find frontman Ricky singing in a somewhat very subtle voice. I find this track kind of cute. Go Kaiser Chiefs!

“Never Miss A Beat” is very funky and catchy. The combination of the singing and the music fit in very well here. Once the first verse comes in, i already knew i’m going to like this track. Check out the lyrics, “What did you learn today? I learned nothing. What did you do today? I did nothing. What did you learn at school? I didn’t go. Why didn’t you go to school? I don’t know…” It’s simple, but yet it ables to make me repeat these phrases over and over again. Starting to stuck in my head. Never Miss A Beat is always building up the tempo and climbing up the stairs, once it reaches the peak, then only Ricky and other featured guests can be heard singing together. The featured guests are Lily Allen and three members of indie band New Young Pony Club, Anne-Marie Chirema, Lou Hayter and Sarah Jones. Nice guests appearances.

“Like It Too Much” has this thing that makes me hopes that this track is never going to stop. When it reaches a certain point like the chorus and once Ricky is almost done singing the chorus, the music and rhythm just gets me hoping for more singing from Ricky. It sounds complicated, but it’s true. Like It Too Much is also the only track that features the phrase “Off With Their Heads” in its lyrics. What makes this track unforgettable is the string arrangements by David Arnold of James Bond fame and the inclusion of a number of instruments such as violin, viola and cello. After a few listens, you would find as if Kaiser Chiefs were performing with the help of a big orchestra. Bravo!

“You Want History” has a strong electronic elements and at times, groovy. Anne-Marie Chirema, Lou Hayter and Sarah Jones of New Young Pony Club again do some backing vocals on this track. The singing by Ricky sounds like a robot to me in his effort to follow the beat and rhythm of the music. The beginning of You Want History is cute with the electronic music going on, as this song goes along, the chorus is catchy as well, as Ricky sings, “It’s a mystery, oh, it’s a mystery, you want history, oh its a mystery…”, the keyboard just comes in. I find it catchy in a faint hilarious way.

In “Can’t Say What I Mean”, you’d find frontman Ricky hardly has time to gasp for air. It’s fast and groovy. The bass especially sounds like a motorcyle’s engine, it just keeps grooving. The keyboard also being played in a way that is so cheeky i would say. It just has the same rhythm all the way, but it blends in just fine. Great and cute stuff again by Kaiser Chiefs!

“Good Days Bad Days” is very cheerful and positive. It starts from a distance before the rest of Kaiser Chiefs just come in and join the fun. The guitar especially is very, very catchy. Amazing riff! With each verse, the guitar just follows, making it unbearable to miss it. When comes the break, the short guitar solo and the djembe playing are really something to be remembered. When you’re feeling down, have a break and listen to Good Days Bad Days, this music is designed to make you feel good. Have a look at their final verse, “If you had a different attitude, instead of take and take and take, you have missed an opportunity, and that’s a really big mistake, if you had a different attitude, you’d still have good days and bad days…” I feel great now!

Kaiser Chiefs slow it down with “Tomato In The Rain”. I would describe this track as soft and infectious. Ricky’s voice is found soft throughout this lovely track and the music in the chorus has a hook that is really infectious. This only part is short, but can cause a stir. “Yes I do know about you, shall I come home…?”, what a lovely and simple phrase, but whenever Ricky sings this phrase, the whole Kaiser Chiefs just let themselves in and provide some backing vocals for Ricky. Lovingly infectious!

“Half The Truth” brings the notches up again! The keyboard on this track is kind of good. Ricky doesn’t really sound like singing, he sounds more like rapping and talking his way through this track. Fast and furious! When the chorus comes, the keyboard is played in a way that you would only hear it in a haunted house. Nice and scary. The lyrics are also written smartly, “I will not lie to you, but i defiantly only gave you half the truth, i wil not lie to you…”. It puts smile on my face after listening to it. Kaiser Chiefs also brought in a special guest, Sway DaSafo (A rapper from UK), to help finish Half The Truth in style! Crunchy!

“Always Happens Like That” is a funky and groovy pop song from Kaiser Chiefs. It has the quality to make one dance. After each verse, Ricky will go, “And it always happens like that…” Lily Allen is also featured on this track, they make a great team singing together. The guitar on Always Happens Like That is also everything but sad. It’ll make you feel better and happier, just like Good Days Bad Days. At times, it reminds me of Nick Valensi of The Strokes with the chirpy guitar sound.

“Addicted To Drugs” awed me at the beginning with the Agogo bells (Courtesy of producer Mark Ronson). It’s very delicious how the Agogo bells fit in so well into this track. It’s very, very groovy here. The music here doesn’t fit the title at all, it sounds more cheerful than it should be if you just look at the title, Addicted To Drugs. This track alone can be the anthem for Off With Their Heads, the part where Kaiser Chiefs go, “Woah… Yeah…” will definitely straighten you up right away. In fact, Kaiser Chiefs make this song sweaty sexy as well.

Wow, after a great deal of some cheeky and catchy tunes, Kaiser Chiefs’ “Remember You’re A Girl” is also not to be taken lightly. Remember You’re A Girl is a lovely indie pop tune that you’d find almost every member of Kaiser Chiefs contributes on the singing part. It’s very soothing to listen to such track after a long hard day at the office or work. Ricky and co. can be heard singing in a softer tone, as if singing to little children who are fast asleep. Just so lovely and sweet!

Stand-Out Tracks (My Picks): Never Miss A Beat, Like It Too Much, Good Days Bad Days, Tomato In The Rain, Half The Truth, Always Happens Like That, Addicted To Drugs and Remember You’re A Girl.

Cheers!

Darren Tan

Indiesurf.com

Jenny Styles asked:


In Today\’s exhaust group, there is absolutely no hardship to go out and grasp mulch relevant for your patch, unless it is for the particular aesthetic appearance, \”The Look,\” sake of the mulch relevant.

Were you informed that there are several mulching materials that you can attain from around your own district that are open, and some of which can even be even delivered to you for nothing as well.

Impossible you might say. Well I mulch my gardens fairly sturdily, and I never pay a cent for the mulch facts. As an affair of fact, most of the mulch is willingly delivered to my home for nothing. As the beyond owners are only too delighted to see the back of it, as it would rate them money, time and force to find other customs of getting rid of it.

I also combine these faint sources of mulch with my own muck, weeds and other organic issue varied through to achieve a great effect in my patch, and so all that it expenses me time and work.

So what am I chatting about? While some of the below roll is delivered limitless, other matter I tool up myself, depending on time, circumstances, importance etc.

Grass Clippings from other people in the question or from lawn-mowing contractors.

Wood shavings from resident covert turners and carvers, ( Do not use shavings from treated timber).

Small amounts of firm plug from links who are excavating. This is to help in raising backyard beds, in my inherent dirt soil.

Light prunings from bushes which is tattered by me or put totality into plot

Heavier brushwood and kindling, which are crooked into lattice, plot stakes, patch edges, seats, frames, log planters etc. while they gradually decay.

Newspaper, cardboard, non-rubber carpet underlay, and even carpet and carpet squares. Which is put under other mulch to inhibit grassland and tidy regrowth

Animal manures sometimes assorted with straw from seats like Racetracks and Showgrounds, Pony Clubs, Stables etc. I dealings them well beforehand to see if any is unfilled.

To this I also add my own weeds, throwing away some which can still be a latent question, or burying them below the foot most layer of mulch fabric to prevent them regrowing.

Another piece I add is any old potting mix from deceased plants or, when repotting plants.

Being a fairly lazy gardener, I fling the data around a bit at a time, as they are presented, and let spirit mix them for me. On a link of occasions I have usual a bit too much timber shavings so these became lane gear between some of the backyard beds, with a pouring underlay of newspapers. People even tell me that it looks and feels good underfoot.

Never put a large total of moist animal compost on any plot, as it will burn any deposit around it. Be extremely sparing or let it age first for a few months before applying it to the plot.

I have been living in my new house for about fifteen months, and the mulch layer in all my gardens (there were no gardens originally), is about 10 cm or 4 inches deep. None of which I have rewarded for, and little that I have had to even prize up for myself.

People are even opening to expansion on how quickly the plants in my gardens are upward in the citizen weighty black dirt soils, and they are amazed when I tell them that I have never worried to fertilise the plants. The object for this is that the earliest laid mulch objects, is now damaged down into hide nutrients and is now feeding my plants as the works nutrient soup aided by the soil life which has swiftly happening appearing in my gardens.

Another benefit that has happening to arrive in the last few months is the arrival of insect eating animals into my garden. Predatory insects and birds are now visiting my gardens on a steady heart, where I saw none this time last year. Bees and butterflies are also original to vacation many of the plants, which have come into flower for the first time this year.

So what can you do to outset locating your own equipment of unbound mulch pertinent, well here are several suggestions.

Put a little symptom near your gate, something similarly -OR similar to \’Organic mulch essential\’, or \’Lawn clipping hunted\’. There are trusty to be several limited people who are throwing theirs away in your society or even kinship topic. Never mulch solely with grassland trimmings as they form an impenetrable layer that air and water cannot get through. Always mix it with other things to prohibit it \’thatching\’, just like a roof over the soil.

See if you can get into contact with narrow people who are into woodturning and statue, or even district sawmills. And come to some arrangement about unpreserved wood shavings.

Check the native phonebook for district showgrounds/racetracks/stables etc, to find out if any have constant or dung ravish to give away, for people keen to pluck them up

In other terms, surprise chatting around the place that you are after mulch materials and they will shortly lead eminent to you.

The only caution with using other peoples weaken stuff is the option that you might also import other peoples vermin and weeds. I have seldom found it a dilemma because of gloomy mulch on mulch routines. Nevertheless it is doable.

One stage because when you first establish applying mulch to your garden you may see some nitrogen deficiencies happen in some plants. This is because the organisms that are breech down the mulch material are using up all the offered wealth of it during the initial breakdown. Once you have gotten past this time the old composted material grant more than enough nitrogen for eminent processes. Another thing to be vigilant of is not to conceal or mulch up against the stems of sought plants, as it may root advance problems for your plants in rot problems around the collar of the stems.

So get out there and break around the community, find the contacts, trust it or not they will be as thankful as you to elucidate their particular problems of ravish cutback. As well as that, you may outset making some new friendships out of the agreement; I know I have.

bangonkatie asked:

“Ice Cream” – New Young Pony Club. Directed by Saam. On Modular Records

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Adv. Vikram Swaran Singh Chadha asked:


By profession, he works with the postal department of India, as a postman, but by heart he is an avid music lover. Talk to him on the m word that is music and he is a walking talking encyclopeadia for you on music. Now, 53, a resident of 1302,Shri Krishneshwar Society, Sadashiv Peth, Pune-30, Uday is a matriculate from the Bhave High School, from the 1975 batch.

Since, Last 3 decades and more now, says Uday, he has been hooked on to the melodius Hindi film music first as a regular listner and now more as a solo archivist so to say. He says, He has a personal collection of records dating back from 1941, whereby, his collection boosts of 1000 Gramaphone records, 350 audio casettess, and now also more than 100 odd CD’s as well. Uday has been in the post services, since the last 29 odd years, with the Deccan Gymkhana section as a postman. It was, in the year, 1980 that he first got into song record collection, whereby, he remembers purchasing his music record player and thereafter since , 1983, intoc cassette collection and 2003 onwards into VCD collection. Of the rarest of the songs, in Uday’s collection is the solo song of the great master, Mohd.Rafi, from the film Hamara Sansar, with music by Pandit Govind Ram and to the lyrics of lyricisit Ramesh Gupta, which goes like: Aye Dile Nagam Ab Jeene Ki Tamanha.. which was gifted to Uday by a dearest friends. Most of my collection, is self owned, while the rest come to me as gift from music connoseius and friends alike. So is Uday also a member of Conossieurs club, where some 40 to 50 like minded friends meet twice a month to discuss on film,culture,music and things alike. When asked about his personal music favorites, Uday, is a hesitant one to talk on that, as it is difficult to choice from a great talented lot, but then he says: Pandit Husanlal Bhagatram, Naushad Saab, Gulam Haider are some of my personal bests, says he, when he signs off, get a bit music himself humming some of their golden melodies.

nibble4bits asked:

The Iron Horse Report this week is our Christmas Special for Multi-National Division Baghdad at Camp Liberty. Stories include finding signs of Christmas, USO Tours, a married deployed couple spending Christmas together, and going home for the holidays. Produced by PFC Christopher Herff for the 27th PAD. Hosted by SGT Marshall Pesta (27th PAD) and SGT Marie Exley (113th MPAD).

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Anna Hart asked:


Holiday gift baskets are well established in connection to certain holidays. Christmas holiday gift baskets are widely advertised and given. In the United States, Easter and Thanksgiving holiday gift baskets are also popular.

Holiday gift baskets do not have to be reserved for Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving, however. These baskets are always appropriate and appreciated. Wine holiday gift baskets are often given as business gifts. Pet holiday gift baskets are pushed by pet stores in the U.S. Baby and corporate holiday gift baskets are also given in some countries.

Holiday gift baskets are cheap or expensive, unique or run-of-the-mill. You can usually find one suited to the specific holiday, but if not, you can custom-make holiday gift baskets.

Holiday Gift Basket Occasions

It would be impossible to list here every holiday of every nation. We will look at just a few that merit holiday gift baskets.

1. New Year’s Day: This holiday is celebrated universally. Holiday gift baskets should include items celebrating beginnings. Think of the word “new” when planning contents of a New Year’s Day holiday gift basket. You might also send a sport-oriented gift basket in the U.S., since many football teams play major games that day.

2. Children’s Day: Many nations celebrate a holiday for children. Baby holiday gift baskets or gift baskets for older children may be given. Include food treats appropriate to the age, plus a toy, book, or game. You can avoid sweets by making it a spa basket with “special” shampoos and lotions.

If the gifts are for youngsters who love horses, consider equestrian theme holiday gift baskets. Include carrots, apples, and sugar cubes to share with a favorite horse. Add a book about horses.

3. Mother’s Day/Father’s Day: These holidays are also common to many nations. Holiday gift basket ideas for these should honor the mother or father. This is a time for custom-made baskets, showing your thoughtfulness in selecting treats and gifts the recipient is known to like.

4. Grandparents’ Day: Grandma and Grandpa holiday gift baskets are appropriate for holidays such as the United States’ Grandparents’ Day. Give heart healthy holiday gift baskets. A healthy basket might include dried blueberries and bananas, smoked salmon, nut snacks, and Irish oatmeal. Add tickets to an event they would enjoy together, sporting or other.

5. Independence Day: Here is another holiday gift basket occasion. Most countries have a day on which they celebrate the nation’s beginnings. For example, “Canada Day” would be a great time for Canada holiday gift baskets. “The Fourth of July” is a good time for U.S. holiday gift baskets. In Japan, “Kenkoku Kinenbi” is a time for Japan holiday gift baskets. Be sure you include national flags in your holiday gift baskets. Something bubbly that can pop a cork would also be appropriate. If legal where you live, add a few small fireworks for celebration.

6. Memorial Day: Nations often set aside a day to commemorate those who died in their country’s service. Holiday gift baskets are a thoughtful way to thank those who lost loved ones in a war.

7. Labor Day: Here is another holiday that is celebrated around the world. With its roots in Australia, Labor Day can be a time for unexpected holiday gift baskets. Theme the contents to labor, perhaps “sturdy” foods and treats.

Helpful Tip

Remember to add cards to your holiday gift baskets – and choose durable baskets so they will remain as souvenirs long after their contents are gone.

By: Anna Hart

George Gonigal asked:


Pune is buzzing with real estate activities and the city is stretching its borders to accommodate new residential, commercial and industrial areas. Pune, known as Maharashtra’s ace city, is witnessing rise in new business activities like the BPO sector, IT and ITES industry.

The prime areas of the city like Deccan Gymkhana, Hinjewadi, Model Colony and Koregaon Park command the highest real estate values in the city. Hence, property seekers have no choice but to find flats, apartments and land in new areas like the Camp, Kalyani Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Wakdewadi, FC Road, JM Road, and Nagar Road. These areas have moderate property rates. Sample this: The capital value for apartment in Viman Nagar ranges between Rs 3,000-4,500 per sq ft as against Model Colony that has property rates in the range of Rs 4,000-8,000 per sq ft (Source: Magicbricks.com).

Hence, the areas surrounding the prime areas are driving the construction and infrastructure boom in the city. Real estate builders are trying to tap this sentiment and are trying to upgrade the transport linkages between the prime areas and the new areas. This helps them to improve the prospects of their property.

For example, a new bridge has been built to connect Koregaon Park and Kalyani Nagar. This bridge has cut down the distance between the two paces by about half an hour. So, professionals who are employed with Koregaon Park can seek affordable residential properties in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar. This idea is working well. Many property builders have lined up new projects in the upcoming areas. Kumar Builders have announced a 40-acres township in Kalyani Nagar and the builder claims that about 50% flats are already booked!

A similar story is being repeated in the other parts as well. Like Kothrud which was primarily a rural area. Today local people have sold their agricultural land to builders who have build apartments, hostels, paying guest accommodations here. To service this residential demand, many builders have constructed small time retail joints as well. This area is densely populated and is abuzz with activity always.

For more details on Pune Real Estate, log on to magicbricks.com