![]() Scott Walker is president of Young America’s Foundation and served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019.It is time to let freedom ring across our nation. They come from empowering people to control their own lives through the dignity of hard work. We understand true freedom and prosperity do not come from the mighty hand of the government. If anything is responsible for “inequity in higher education and economic immobility” these days, it is failed liberal policies that trap children in failing schools without a choice and overburden far too many entrepreneurs with excessive red tape and taxation. 1776 North America We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ![]() Constitution were enacted after the end of the Civil War during the Reconstruction period to ensure that slaves were free, treated equally under the law, and considered citizens who were able to vote. The irony is that the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U.S. Summer’s statement, the decision upholds the 14th Amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law, which prohibits race from being used as a factor in college admissions. Summer Lee from Pennsylvania wrote, “As a Black woman who had the audacity to attend college, I am disgusted that our country just enshrined racial inequity in higher education and economic immobility into law.” Congresswomen Summer continued, “Make no mistake - this decision by this corrupt and illegitimate Supreme Court was *designed* to keep a generation of brilliant Black young people out of higher education and positions of power.” Reaction from the radical left was predictably ignorant of the Constitution. From those who were born here to those who legally immigrated here from somewhere else, we want them to have their own chance to live the American Dream. We don’t care if you are Black or white, young or old, rich or poor…we want freedom and opportunity for everyone. They talk about unity and tolerance yet practice neither when it comes to those they disagree with on the issues.Ĭonservatives must be the ones to bring people together. ![]() Sadly, many on the radical left are working hard to turn Americans against each other. President and Fellows of Harvard College case corrects the inconsistency of those past opinions and opens the door for a society where people can be judged on the content of their character instead of the color of their skin. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain. ![]() The recent victory in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. What did he mean when he said: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Concurrent with that decision, a majority ruled that the use of race was permissible as one of several criteria for admissions. In a split decision, a majority of the members of the Supreme Court at that time ruled that the medical school must admit Mr. ![]()
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![]() Chromium picolinate supplementation for overweight or obese adults. Using the adequate intake for nutrient assessment of groups. National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. It is involved in the preparation of anhydrous. A meta-analysis of the effect of chromium supplementation on anthropometric indices of subjects with overweight or obesity. Chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate is used as a catalyst, as a mordant in printing and dyeing industry. Tsang C, Taghizadeh M, Aghabagheri E, Asemi Z, Jafarnejad S. The influences of chromium supplementation on glycemic control, markers of cardio-metabolic risk, and oxidative stress in infertile polycystic ovary syndrome women candidate for in vitro fertilization: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Place one of the mobile balances into the fume hood for weighing this chemical. Ensure the fume hood has proper air flow by checking the flow rate on the control panel and / or using a smoke match or wipe to visualize flow. Jamilian M, Zadeh Modarres S, Amiri Siavashani M, et al. Use chromium III chloride hexahydrate in a fume hood. Beneficial effects of oral chromium picolinate supplementation on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical study. The effects of supplementation with chromium on insulin resistance indices in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Heshmati J, Omani-Samani R, Vesali S, et al. Chromium supplementation and polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Chromium supplementation reduces resting heart rate in patients with metabolic syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance. Nussbaumerova B, Rosolova H, Krizek M, et al. Chromium supplements for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: limited evidence of effectiveness. doi:10.2337/diab.Ĭostello RB, Dwyer JT, Bailey RL. Elevated intakes of supplemental chromium improve glucose and insulin variables in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Chromium (III) Chloride Hexahydrate is an excellent water soluble crystalline Chromium source for uses compatible with chlorides. Chromium.Īnderson RA, Cheng N, Bryden NA, et al. Chromium: Fact sheet for health professionals. So if the water of crystallization must be present in the voids so that they can be removed by physical processes like heating, the 3H2O wont be an isomer anymore, but just another compound that exists with the same molecular formula.National Institutes of Health. That brings us to to this very important question, what is the significance of the water in the ionic sphere? Now most books say that it's the water of crystallization of that compound. It is suitable as a raw material for various chromium-containing catalysts. So that would mean that this exists and since it is theoretically an isomer, it should also be an isomer practically. Chromium(III) Chloride Hexahydrate - Introduction. Now, it's also believed that the H2O is actually held to the central metal atom (Cr) with the help of dipole forces and that the voids are not needed. Therefore this isomer doesn't exist and hence cannot be the 4th isomer. But here there isn't any anion in the ionic sphere, in fact it is believed that there isn't any ionic sphere. Now if the isomer 3H2O should exist then it must have these voids. The water of crystallization is believed to be present within the voids created by an anion and a cation. Chromium(III) chloride describes any of several compounds of with the formula CrCl xHO, where x can be 0, 5, and 6. The H2O that exists outside the coordination sphere is the water of crystallization. The reason given by the authors to support there claim of only 3 isomers is not very concrete, but it still majority of the authors believe that it is true. Some say there are 3 or rather most of them say 3, only one author, JD Lee says that there are 4. Your question on CrCl3.6H2O is a very debatable topic and there hasnt been a unanimous decision that has been put forth by all the authors. The structure of hydrates can be quite elaborate, because of the existence of hydrogen bonds that define polymeric structures. The chromium III chloride is useful in the. A compound with associated water of crystallization is known as a hydrate. ![]() But in this case, where the two spheres carry no charge, there isn't a force, namely the electrostatic force, which binds the two spheres. The chromium III Chloride is a purple solid in color when anhydrous and dark green in color when hexahydrate. The two coordination spheres should act as individual ions and hence participate in the ionic sphere. Regarding the coordination isomerism question, the reason why it's not considered as an isomer in the case of two uncharged complexes, is that there is no ionic attraction. ![]() ![]() ![]() For most of these words, it seems to be connected to the stress or vowel quality of the last syllable. An "extra" e also occurs in some words taken from other languages such as German ( chorale, ketone). There are other words from French that don't refer to female people, but have definitely have gained an e, such as morale, locale, ladrone (the last one seems to be also taken from Spanish ladrón). ![]() If this is the actual origin of the spelling, I guess it would make it doubly erroneous now, since in modern usage the word is often gender-neutral.īut it's not clear that the e was intended to be a feminine termination. Spell it chaperone, apparently under the supposition that it requires Surprisingly to me, the Oxford English dictionary treats "chaperone" as merely a common error for "chaperon", not even listing it alongside the other variant spellings such as chapperoon, shaparoon, shaparowne. (I excluded the spoken sections.) So there are clearly some differences across time and space, but chaperon is actually older or more British or both it's definitely not a new American simplified spelling. The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) has 277 instances of chaperone and 60 instances of chaperon from 1990 to 2015. ![]() The BYU-BNC British National Corpus has 32 instances of chaperon and 32 of chaperone from the 1980s to 1993. The corpora I checked indicate that both forms are used on both sides of the Atlantic. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only difference between the cluck and the putt is the severity and the crispness of the sound. Usually a tom will stick his head straight-up when he hears that call. This call will successfully break a tom out of his strut. * Putt: The only time you should use the putt is when a gobbler comes strutting-in, and you want to break him out of the strut. On a box call, move the lid lightly across the side of the box. On the slate call, drag the peg across the slate with the slightest pressure. The purr is produced very softly on a diaphragm call with only the smallest bit of air forced between the tongue and the diaphragm. Oftentimes, this call will hurt an ole bird’s pride so badly that he will come waltzing right in to where you’re waiting. This call tells the gobbler that although he’s close by and strutting his stuff, the hen can care less. * Purr: This very-subtle, contented call often is used by a hen when she’s feeding and is especially effective for a hunter to use when a gobbler hangs-up just out of gun range. The assembly call is the vocalization that the hen uses when she’s gathering her flock. The same technique described when talking about the yelp call applies to the assembly yelp, except that you should start the call off quietly. * Assembly Call: This call is primarily given in the fall and consists of a series of loud yelps with a lot of pleading. With a push button call, quickly push or pull the dowel to imitate the cackle. On the slate call, make the same circles as when giving the yelp, but make them quicker, putting excitement into the cackle. ![]() On the box call, quickly move the lid of the box over the side of the call in rapid succession. To produce the cackle with the mouth diaphragm, blow quickly, using the tongue to pick-out each note of the cackle on the rubber membrane of the call. ![]() If a gobbler is slow to come in, use the cackle to speed-up the bird’s progress and excite him with the prospect of mating. * Cackle: The cackle is a series of fast yelps and denotes excitement in the hen. The yelp is often given when you want to call the bird in without getting him too excited. With the push button call, push the dial on the call back and forth with a regular rhythm to imitate the yelp. With the box call, move the paddle across the edge of the box in a regular cadence. The faster you move the peg, the more excited the yelps sound. With a slate or a plexiglass friction call, move the peg in a circle. To produce a yelp on a mouth diaphragm, meter the air in short bursts over the tongue and between the tongue and diaphragm. You can put many levels of emotion into a series of yelps. The louder the yelps, generally, the more pleading the call is. The faster the yelps are given, the more excited the hen appears to be. If a cluck is followed by a series of yelps, there’s no way a tom can misinterpret the call for a putt. Follow a cluck with some light yelping, because a cluck may be misinterpreted by a gobbler as an alarm putt. * Yelp: The yelp is the call that hunters use most of the time. The cluck is especially effective when a gobbler is in close range, and you don’t need to do much calling. On the push button call, gently tap the dowel to produce a cluck. When using the slate call, give a short strike across the slate to create a single note. You even can rest your thumbs on the top of the box and tap the lid to make a cluck. On a box call, simply make one short, quick note. On a mouth diaphragm, meter a small burst of air over your tongue and past the diaphragm. It’s also one of the easiest calls to make. * Cluck: A simple cluck is as effective as any call that can be made. Patience will kill more gobblers than calling.” That advice was given to me many years ago, and I’ve often thought about the wisdom contained in the old man’s words when I’ve caught myself overcalling. If you keep making calls, you’ll mess-up. If you hear a turkey gobble, cluck three times. “I’m convinced that the reason more hunters don’t take more turkeys is that they call too much. “When I turkey hunt, I cluck three times and then throw my turkey call away,” one old timer told me. But here’s an explanation of the sounds turkeys make and how and when to use them. ![]() Not until someone teaches a turkey to speak English will we find out exactly what each sound means. Although scientists and hunters attempt to explain the vocabulary of the wild turkey, their statements and conclusions may be contradictory. Editor’s Note: Wild turkeys have their own vocabulary. ![]() ![]() ![]() This review will focus on the current understanding of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of DR/DME, the updated clinical diagnostic grading system, screening and management, and the rationale behind the potential for pharmacological treatments. Several pharmacological therapies are being developed to treat early stages of DR/DME, but will require a renewed emphasis on early detection. ![]() Current treatments for DR/DME, such as laser photocoagulation, only target advanced stages of disease. Adherence to these recommendations is hampered by the fact that the condition is generally asymptomatic at early stages. The current management strategy for DR/DME requires early detection and optimal glycemic control to slow the progression of disease. DME occurs after breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier because of leakage of dilated hyperpermeable capillaries and microaneurysms. At any time during the progression of DR, patients with diabetes can also develop DME, which involves retinal thickening in the macular area. These blood vessels grow in an attempt to supply oxygenated blood to the hypoxic retina. Advanced stages of DR are characterized by the growth of abnormal retinal blood vessels secondary to ischemia. To implement new therapies effectively, more individuals will need to be screened for DR/DME at earlier stages-a process requiring both improved technology and interdisciplinary cooperation among physicians caring for patients with diabetes.ĭiabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are common microvascular complications in patients with diabetes and may have a sudden and debilitating impact on visual acuity (VA), eventually leading to blindness. The inhibition of these pathways holds the promise of intervention for DR at earlier non–sight-threatening stages. Several biochemical mechanisms, including protein kinase C–β activation, increased vascular endothelial growth factor production, oxidative stress, and accumulation of intracellular sorbitol and advanced glycosylation end products, may contribute to the vascular disruptions that characterize DR/DME. The currently available interventions for DR/DME, laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy, only target advanced stages of disease. The control of diabetes-associated metabolic abnormalities (i.e., hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension) is also important in preserving visual function because these conditions have been identified as risk factors for both the development and progression of DR/DME. Early detection of retinopathy in individuals with diabetes is critical in preventing visual loss, but current methods of screening fail to identify a sizable number of high-risk patients. The increasing number of individuals with diabetes worldwide suggests that DR and DME will continue to be major contributors to vision loss and associated functional impairment for years to come. ![]() Where images are inadequate quality for detection of diabetic retinopathy, referral to an optometrist or ophthalmologist for further assessment is indicated.Īny element(s) of the service may be performed by appropriately trained or qualified personnel under the direction of the medical practitioner co-ordinating the patient’s care, who retains overall responsibility for claiming of the service.Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are leading causes of blindness in the working-age population of most developed countries. Presenting distance vision means unaided distance vision or the vision obtained with the current spectacles or contact lenses, if normally worn for distance vision.ĭetection of any diabetic retinopathy should be followed by referral to an optometrist or ophthalmologist in accordance with the NHMRC guidelines. Mydriasis is permitted if adequate photographs cannot be obtained through an undiated pupil. This item is intended for the provision of retinal photography with a non-mydriatic retinal camera. This service is separated into two items, MBS item 12325 and MBS item 12326, in line with NHMRC guidelines' recommended frequency of repeat testing in persons of Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander descent and the general population. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is the policy of Fishing Station that all warranty and faulty item claims come back to our shop first for inspection by our staff. Please contact us and we will arrange the return and replacement. 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![]() ![]() Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Okay, what is the endomorph diet? “More current methods of assessment involve looking at objective measurements such as the amount of fat mass and fat-free mass an individual has.” “The idea of body types originated to compare body shape to personality and delinquent behaviors,” says Gagliardi. For example, he points out that someone with a "pear-shaped" body has a thin upper body and more fat around the thighs and hips, while someone with an "apple-shaped" body has more fat around the waist, but thin arms and legs. “The theory is that everyone can be placed, neatly, into one of these generalized categories, but this is not always the case as many people display characteristic traits of multiple body types,” says Chris Gagliardi, the Scientific Education Content Manager for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and an ACE certified health coach and personal trainer. Ectomorphs: typically described as thin and have a low amount of both muscle and fat.Mesomorphs: typically described as square, muscular, or athletic.Endomorphs: typically described as round, soft, or curvy and have a high amount of body fat.classifying human bodies into three different groups according to the way they look: Sheldon created a new method of somatotyping, a.k.a. First, what is an endomorph body type?īack in the 1940s, a psychologist and physician named William H. So is there? We asked nutrition and exercise experts to explain what the endomorph body type is and what the best diet is for an endomorphic person to follow. ![]() For instance, if you've been told your body type is endomorph, you've probably wondered if there's a magical diet plan that will bust fat like none other. ![]() Take some extra rest instead.” Research in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that a wide grip (hands spaced roughly one-and-a-half times shoulder width apart) with the palms facing forwards is the best way to work your lats.When everything seems to have a mysterious double-meaning, it probably comes as no surprise that we think our body shape might provide clues to what foods it wants you to it. “Don’t sacrifice technique just to get a few extra reps in. “Remember that form is crucial,” says Finn. Aim to gradually reduce the amount of time it takes to do 40 reps. So you might start off doing sets of 8, then sets of 6, followed by sets of 3 as your lats and arms become fatigued. Why: Aim for a total of 40 reps in as many sets as it takes to get them done, with as short a rest as possible between each set. Lower under control back to the start position. Squeeze your shoulder blades together, exhale and drive your elbows towards your hips to bring your chin above the bar. Your hands should be around shoulder-width apart. How: Grab the handles of the pull-up station with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended. Set 5: 100% of your 5-RM = 150kg Pull-ups: 40 reps in total ![]() For example, let’s say that your five-rep max (the maximum amount of weight you can lift for 5 repetitions) for the deadlift is 150 kilograms. Why: Use the tried-and-trusted 5 x 5 method – ramping up to your maximum weight by using increasingly heavy loads. (Related: The secret to a gigantic deadlift) Instead, keep your back ‘neutral’, where the aim is to maintain the natural curvature of the spine. “Doing so will place your back in a fragile position where it's susceptible to injury. “Don't round your back at the beginning of the lift,” warns Finn. Raise the bar by pushing from the heels, and bringing your hips forward rather than pulling with your lower back. How: With your feet underneath the bar, squat down and take hold with a shoulder-width mixed grip (one palm face-up and one palm face-down). ![]() ![]() ![]() The CR2016 is 1.6 mm thick and the CR2025 is 2.5 mm thick. However, they have different thicknesses. Are CR2016 and CR2025 interchangeable?īoth batteries have the same 20mm diameter and are 3V, so in theory, they are interchangeable. Can you replace 2016 battery with 2032?Ī: No they are not interchangeable. However, because it has a higher capacity (mAh), we expect that the CR2032 will last slightly longer than the other. Because the CR2032 is 0.7mm thicker than the CR2025, it has a higher capacity (mAh) to deliver current to the load.ĬR2025 and CR2032 can be used interchangeably in the battery compartment, with only minor impact, as long as either one fits. Typically, batteries with lower capacities are thinner and do not last long. Since the CR2032 is 0.7mm thicker than the CR2025, it has a higher capacity (mAh) to deliver the current to the load. The CR2032 is 3.2mm thick and the CR2025 is 2.5mm thick. This article aims to help people understand the similarities and differences between a CR2025 and a CR2032 battery. On average, a CR2032 can transmit a 2225mAh while a CR2025 can only transmit 160mAh. The obvious difference between the two types of batteries would be the thickness. The significant distinction between the CR2025 and CR2032 batteries is that the CR2032 has a thickness of 3.2mm and can supply 240mAh, while the CR2025 only has a thickness of 2.5mm and can only provide 170mAh. Due to this, the CR2032 has more capacity and, therefore, can deliver a high current. The CR2032 is 3.2mm thick while the CR2025 is 2.5mm thick. CR 2032 has a thickness dimension of 3.2 mm, and CR2035 has 2.5 mm thickness. If you want to install these batteries, they need to be equipped with a special battery seat, which can only install a fixed size (model). What’s the difference between CR2032 and CR2025 batteries? The obvious difference between the two battery types would be thickness. Table of Contents How to Read Battery Names What’s CR2025 Battery What’s CR2032 Battery CR2025 VS CR2032: What’s the Difference Table of Main Differences So, Is CR2032 Better than CR2025 FAQS Conclusion How to Read Battery Names Before we dive into details, we will first discuss what these battery names represent. CR2032 is 20mm in diameter while CR1632 is 16mm in diameter. The added thickness of the 2025 would prevent it from fitting properly in the watches you mention. The 2025 is 20mm in diameter and 2.5mm thick. ![]() The 2016 is 20mm in diameter and 1.6mm thick. ![]() What is the difference between Energizer 20? ![]() ![]() She is complex, and her story is heartbreakingly familiar. So go right to hell if you think strong, independent people can’t.Īll this contributes to Rizzo’s heroism. She won’t wait around for a man if she wants him, she will have sex if she wants, and she also won’t talk shit about anyone who does the same. ![]() She boldly addresses the realities of the Madonna-whore complex and about how she refuses to bend to norms that set a double standard for men and women. Which is also why her song (“Worse Things I Can Do”) is crucial in bringing attention to her self-awareness. Her body, her choice that's all, thank you. And while news still spreads fast, she’s clear about what her approach to her potential pregnancy might be: hers. Where TV specials and even feature-length movies see pregnancy as the tipping point of a character’s plot line, Rizzo is rattled, but calm. But you do you, girl.) Then, when she thinks she might be pregnant, she assures Kenickie that it’s somebody else’s (and it’s not anyone in the group, so please relax).Īnd that approach to her pregnancy scare is crucial. (Which, admittedly, is a vindictive move. When she and Kenickie break up, she brings his rival to the school dance. Rizzo enjoys sex, but unlike the rest of the characters, her activity isn’t reliant on anybody else’s opinions or judgement. Instead, she exercises her sexual options by acting, dressing, and behaving the way she wants. But where Sandy is willing to change herself to appease them, Rizzo does not. Like Sandy, much of Rizzo’s narrative is also wrapped up in her relationship with men. (Read: She won’t sleep with him in Australia, she rejects his physical advances at the drive-in, but then she embraces a caricature of sexuality in hopes of winning him back. Both Sandy and Danny allude to sex, but where Danny’s exploits are rooted in bravado, Sandy’s sexual experiences are completely reliant upon what Danny wants, expects, and reacts to. While Grease is supposed to be a light-hearted love story, neither of its leads are ready or willing to take on the realities of youth culture, whether in the 1950s, '70s, or even now. On top of calling out the ridiculousness of G-rated, media-crafted personalities like Sandra Dee whose innocence was used as currency, Rizzo wears her rebelliousness on her sleeve by championing a woman’s right to drink whatever, smoke whatever, and sleep with whomever the hell she wants. Rizzo raises questions the rest of the characters seem scared to take on. Instead, Sandy and Danny fly off in a car and we all just cheered and laughed, thinking we’d understand when we were older. But we never stopped to applaud Rizzo’s equally powerful rejection of norms - like being a teen girl experiencing a pregnancy scare. We grew up applauding Sandy’s aesthetic evolution from clean-cut cheerleader into the naughty sex bomb Danny valued. As girls and teens, we were conditioned to want to be pretty, sweet, lovestruck Sandy and celebrate her willingness to submit to peer pressure and change who she is for a man (who, let's not forget, ignores her repeated “nos” at the drive-in). ![]() Was she intimidating? Duh, but only because most of us were introduced to Grease when we were too young to understand the value of strong female leads who thrived on determination, wit, and their own mandate. In nearly every scene, she stood up for herself and her choices at one point, she tossed a milkshake in Kenickie's face. She’s the friend you’d want to call in a crisis. She was smart, street savvy, and heartbreakingly aware of the double standard that exists to congratulate men and shame women. Eventually, she’d also wonder why any of us sang along to “Summer Nights” when Danny’s friends use it as a sexual-assault bucket list (“Did she put up a fight?” What the hell?), and then she’d question why Sandy earns praise for ditching her Good Girl persona, while Rizzo is ostracized for being sexually active.Īnd so, it is clear that Stockard Channing's Rizzo is Grease’s real hero, the only character whose narrative parallels the realities of teen culture and the female experience. Then, she’d wonder why Sandy and Danny are championed as the couple, when they each have the personality of a hubcap. While re-watching Grease the other day, I came to one important realization: If Rizzo were watching Grease with me (and oh, man - I wish), she’d be embarrassed for all of us.įirst, like any rational adult, she’d be aghast at the presence of the flying car during the end credits. ![]() ![]() And, yet, when he sang on stage, "I'm not gonna stop / I'm just catching my breath," it was hard not to ascribe the protagonist's determination and persistence to Downie himself. When Downie had originally written the poems adapted as songs for the record, he had not yet fallen ill. Secret Path on stage at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. In the fall of 2016, suffering from the cancer glioblastoma, he performed His swan song was epic – a brilliant, potent and significant curtain call as ever witnessed in Canadian music history, highlighted by his solo album Secret Path, a conceptual album about a First Nations boy who died in 1966. Over the course of the nearly 17 months in between, the singer-lyricist and poet was stunningly prolific, whether releasing music and performing with the Hip or with others. One last time, Gord has used his music to help us know ourselves better and now, know him better too.On May 24, 2016, it was announced that Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip had been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. Then, simply and calmly, the song ends and fades into white noise. The song emotes visions of residential schools, of the warm sun and the Canadian north. There are parents without kids without parents without kids…” “You showed me a problem that is over 100 years old. Contrasting the deep bass notes of Gord’s vocals with sorrowful piano, the song cries out: What matters is the call, Gord is telling Canadians to help fight their dark past with new relationships. Whether he’s writing about Chanie Wenjack himself or a member of his family is unclear but that doesn’t matter. It ends on a track called “The North” and from the beginning it’s clear this track is about Gord’s final passion, reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians. Then all at once, the album is done, quietly but fiercely. ![]() Serene and without boasting, the music speaks for itself. Gentle white noise on the song “Snowflake” paints a quiet winter landscape where “Thinking About Us” has a much more ethereal feel like an Emerson Lake and Palmer song. Gord calls on a range of musicians (including his own brother, Patrick) to round out the sound. While this may seem too easy, the backdrop of music ranges emotions from fearful and dire to adoring and gracious. Uncomplicated and unembellished, the sound is mostly made up of acoustic guitar and piano with some light percussion and the odd synth. ![]() Second to the lyrics on this album are the instrumentals. Simply and honestly he sings, “Love deeply misunderstood. It makes for a beautiful homage to the men who stood by his side on and off stage all those years. The band always split their earnings equally and always stayed together for better or for worse. ![]() “Love Over Money” describes Gord’s love for his band, The Tragically Hip. He paints a scene most people have found themselves in before but allows them to see it through fresh eyes. “I’d come back, lift you up, start all over again” Gord sings in his deep and haunting voice over minor piano notes. “Bedtime” was obviously written for one (or all) of Gord’s children, as it lovingly describes the act of putting a child to sleep before sneaking out of the room and the baby awaking: The lyrics are what stand out almost immediately. Other tracks reveal themselves more quickly. “Even though their advice is not to, please stay ‘till the better end.” 5 on track 5 or the person he wants by his side in “Better Ending”? The lyrics are easy to get tangled in, simple yet confounding, urgent and steadfast. With each of the tracks being about a different person, it’s easy to find yourself playing guess who. In large part a cooperative project between Gord and friend Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene), it’s clear from the get-go that this double album was crafted with love and tenderness. Similarly, the album was recorded along the same lake in two four-day sessions at Bathouse Recording Studios (The Hip’s studio), one in 2016 and one in 2017. The album was written on the shores of Gord’s beloved Lake Ontario, with each of the 23 tracks about a different person or group of people in his life. There are no major hits or catchy melodies, just raw, genuine music. It’s a straightforward, concise way of saying goodbye. Dropping exactly ten days after Gord’s heartbreaking death, this album is a living, breathing testament to the human spirit. Gord Downie’s newest album Introduce Yerself couldn’t come at a better time for Canada, a nation that needs a whole lot of healing right now. Gord Downie Introduce Yerself Arts & Crafts ![]() |
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