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Poultry seasoning is a blend of herbs and spices such as thyme, sage, marjoram, rosemary, black pepper and nutmeg. Each of these seasonings goes well with poultry; mixed together, the combination provides a subtle, complex flavor the individual seasonings do not have on their own.
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Until yesterday I used an older version of AngelScript, from around June 2012 and everything worked fine for my purpose. All scripts ran consistently in android + desktop systems, as far as i was concerned. However, I needed the ability to make nested function calls, and therefore needed the new Push/Pop State functionality.
I did the update in today's morning to the latest version of angelscript, put it to run pretty much the same way I used to before but a obscure bug has been introduced. I've tried everything and I can't solve it.
I have a custom type named UIButton, which is a banal ref type, meant to be created and managed by scripts. As I always did, I have a UIButton button; declared globally in a script, which works fine in windows. It is instanced with the context and only destroyed when i release the context at shutdown.
Nevertheless, against the previous behavior, while I run the same script in android, it crashes my process because button is not valid in any time. I wrapped some logs around the ResetGlobalVars function and in the UIButton constructor and destructor, and here's the output:
-> Going to initialize global vars
-> UIButton created
-> UIButton destroyed
-> Finished initializing global vars
As you can see, within the call of ResetGlobalVars, the button is both created and destroyed. I have even tried to call this function several times in a row and the log is always the same, the UIButton instance doesn't stay alive no matter what, in android.
About compilation of the library, for windows it was compiled as-is, changing only the runtime to Multithreaded (Debug) DLL . For android its the same deal,but added AS_MAX_COMPATIBILITY so the generic calls are used. (couldn't make the .S arm code compile yet).
Any help is appreciated, I need to solve this as soon as possible. Granting a safe sandbox environment from scripts is essential to my software.
Bonus Question: Is it possible to avoid crashes when calling a method on a null reference? Thanks
And to the writer of the library, amazing job, its great beyond words, expect to see it in a pretty cool project soon! )


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By NEMS Daily Journal
For-profit charter schools put the shareholders first
The Senate wants to bring for-profit charter schools to Mississippi. For-profits claim to be about educating children, but the real goal is to rake in big profits for corporate shareholders. They have been such a disaster that other states have banned them.
The Senate charter bill has a loophole designed to appease for-profit lobbyists while duping Mississippians into believing that for-profits won't be permitted. The loophole allows for-profit corporations to manage non-profit schools – and "manage" the funds – a practice not allowed in traditional public schools.
The House closed that loophole in its bill, but the rumor is that this piece might be sacrificed to keep the Senate from killing the bill. Call your legislators and tell them to keep for-profits from managing our schools, charter or otherwise.
Jane Howell
Loden thanks community for orientation response
On behalf of our entire staff, I would like to thank the several hundred families who recently attended the orientations held in our schools. We had an amazing turnout in our Pre-K through 8th grades. We hope these events gave you a better glimpse of what TPSD has to offer and an opportunity to meet our dedicated staff. We are always honored to showcase the diverse resources available to our students.
If you did not have an opportunity to visit one of our schools and would like to schedule a personal tour, please email us at email@example.com and we will be glad to arrange one.
We look forward to a fruitful and exciting year of learning in 2013-14.
Gearl Loden, Ph.D., Superintendent
Tupelo Public School District
Beware of proposal to cut Social Security
One of the worst ideas to surface in Washington lately – and that is saying something – is the proposal to cut Social Security benefits by changing the way the cost-of-living is calculated.
This plan, the so called "chained CPI," is often portrayed as just a technical fix. In fact, it would cut our hard-earned Social Security benefits substantially, leaving us seniors with less protection against increasingly expensive health care, prescription drugs, and utilities. The only thing that is "cheap" is the talk of all the politicians who promised they would not cut Social Security benefits for current recipients.
The chained CPI breaks that pledge, cutting benefits for current seniors, and does it in a way that the longer we live, the more we lose.
In Mississippi, almost 600,000 of us are Social Security recipients. Of these, 33.9 percent rely on Social Security for 90 p[ercent or more of their income and 58.2 percent rely on Social Security for 50 percent or more of their income.
The CPI already fails to take into account that seniors spend more on health care, which is rising much faster than overall prices. And this proposal assumes, wrongly, that when prices go up, seniors can simply plug in a less expensive substitute. But seniors spend much of our money on basics such as drugs, utilities, and health care, which don't have lower cost substitutes.
A chained CPI is out-of-touch with our daily lives. Let's keep it out of the law.
Bruce W. Brice, Sr.
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Treasury Rule Allows Taxpayer Subsidized Health Insurance For Illegal Immigrants
Apparently passing Obamacare to find out what was in it wasn't enough. Now the IRS is re-writing the law to allow illegal immigrants to receive healthcare benefits from the law.
HHS division responsible for cancer treatment cuts pays outlandish bonuses
Records uncovered from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) show that the division blaming cancer treatment curtailment on sequester paid more than $100,000 in bonuses to four of its top earners during the last two fiscal years. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Judicial Watch,…
Feds Look the Other Way As Medicaid Fraud Rises
Federal authorities have for years ignored a growing crisis involving a fraud-infested government entitlement program that fleeces U.S. taxpayers out of millions of dollars, according to a shocking new audit released this week. It would almost seem inconceivable—even for today's bloated government—if it wasn't laid out in a report issued…
Judicial Watch Obtains Records Detailing Medicare/Medicaid Controversial Review of Cancer Treatment Provenge
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the controversial review of the prostate cancer treatment Provenge by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Judicial Watch obtained the…
JW Sues Health and Human Services to Obtain Documents Regarding Medicare/Medicaid Review of Cancer Treatment Provenge
Judicial Watch Investigates Charge HHS is Unlawfully Rationing Healthcare by Targeting FDA-approved Medical Treatment Based on Cost Contact Information: Press Office 202-646-5172, ext 305 Washington, DC — January 5, 2011 Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a


text: Even if I didn't write anything on Advogato since a long time, I've been quite busy... I'm rewriting gsynchro, the GPL SyncML synchronization solution in OCaml, it's currently completed at 40%. I do this because gsynchro in C++ is becoming unmaintainable and it's costy to add new features. With OCaml programming is easier because there's no need to maintain memory, refactoring code is simple. And even on the Zaurus it's fast enough. But more recently I picked up on FCEU, I'm doing an optimized version for speed, mainly targetting right now Linux PDAs, on you can see more information on this page. It's fun because it's all about doing profiling, optimizing in C and in ASM.


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Berlind Theatre to present 'Big Love,' Nov. 14-16 and 20-22
Posted November 5, 2003; 05:32 p.m.
The Program in Theater and Dance will present Charles Mee's critically acclaimed comedy, "Big Love," as the gala University opening of the Roger S. Berlind Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Nov. 14-16, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22.
Faculty member Davis McCallum will direct the New Jersey premiere of this play, which won a special citation at the 2001-02 Obie Awards.
Inspired by what some believe to be the earliest surviving play in Western literature, Aeschylus' "The Suppliant Women," "Big Love" tells the story of 50 sisters who flee an arranged marriage to their 50 cousins. The production uses spectacle and text, music and movement to tell a story that is part romance, part gender war and part exploration of what it is to be a man and a woman in today's world.
"Charles Mee has the uncanny ability to blend various disciplines such as poetry, sculpture, music, choreography, performance art and physical schtick," McCallum said. "For a director and actors, he offers a canvas on which to create a mind-boggling theatrical event -- tragic at one moment, farcical the next."
The Roger S. Berlind Theatre, the dynamic new performance space at McCarter Theatre Center, is named after the distinguished Broadway producer and 1952 Princeton alumnus. The building, designed by renowned theater architect Hugh Hardy, a 1954 alumnus, is a shared venue of the Program in Theater and Dance and McCarter Theatre.
For ticket information, call the box office at (609) 258-2787 or visit the McCarter Web site .
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I think that's a fair statement. Franco shares many of the same views as me,,,but I don't see my self as a libertarian. I live my life conservatively in most regards. But the republican party has the same goals as the democratic party. They each appeal to a certain type of person,,,but in the end you arrive at the same place. A new world orde controled by world banking system. Both parties are in a nose dive to see who can get there first. I haven't voted for the trilateralists or fed reserve choice for president since Bush I and he only fooled me once.Franco,
I notice on EVERY post you make you reference Republicans as big government, big spenders, war mongers, etc. I agree with this take on the modern day Republican party; however, you always overlook the word conservative when it is included in the thread. If someone includes the word conservative, in your mind shouldn't that separate them from the Republican party you so stronger despise? Just looking for clarification.
If you think these people are stupid for spending us into oblivion,,,think again,,,its part of their plan. We are the stupid ones


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SVK - the comic written by Warren Ellis, illustrated by Matt "D'Israeli" Brooker, introduced by William Gibson, and masterminded by Berg - sold out in two days.
There's something wonderful in this. In a time when the printed object is being declared moribund, there are lessons hidden in this project that go deeper than the invisible ink the UV light reveals. Lessons on DIY and desire that sit sensorially at the intersection between digital and tangible, from a bunch of people that sit so far in the future they ponder the poetry of patina.
As brand head at INQ I played a walk-on part in the SVK project in the role of humble advertiser and grabbed the back cover. It's been a pleasure. One of my favourite mementos are these early notes taken by MJ.
And this is what it became - the final UV proof.
In Kenya Hara's beautiful book Designing Design there is a fascinating chapter on Muji's brand philosophy. From the idea of fostering acceptance instead of appetite among its customers to basing its communications on emptiness:
"The concept I propose for Muji's advertising is emptiness. That is, advertising does not present a lucid message, but in effect, offers an empty vessel to the audience and viewers freely deposit into it their ideas and wishes And so Muji's ads have no copy."
I became interested in Karl Lagerfeld a couple of years ago because of his gargantuan book collection, which in turn led to a fascination with his multiple creative endeavours, constant curiosity and carefully constructed persona.
Lagerfeld keeps breaking through the seams of his main professional identity, with multiple collaborations that are currently overflowing into the world of advertising and driving his personal brand with a pop art purity that would have made Andy Warhol jump up and down on his wig with envy. Take, for example, the trio of short films/long ads he recently shot for Magnum, the ice cream. And the Volkswagen ad he starred in.
Is this just crass commercialism? Or is this a reflection of a pop art that is no longer distinguishable from marketing? From Cambells cans on canvasses to bottles of Diet Coke co-branded by Karl Lagerfeld. I picked up the 3 bottles in Harvey Nichols a few weeks ago. They now sit on one of my bookshelves. Pure advertising abstraction made readymade. Superstar self-referentiality.
But back to the books. And how they have become very much an extension of Lagerfeld. A key element in his personal brand armoury. The wall of volumes in his Parisian studio like a full sleeve tattoo he cannot help but show off. Take this still from the making of the coke bottles.
Or this photographic reportage.
From a brand perspective, what makes this powerful is that it is grounded in a true obsession. Behind the unemotionality of his white powered hair and black sunglasses, the passion for the printed object is palpable.
On my way to pick up some Singapore noodles with extra chillies from my local bento shop I stop off for a wander around the Battersea RCA end of year show. Lots to see. Some fresh and some a little more derivative. Overall, definitely worth a visit.
I stop and watch the video offerings by Kevin Gaffney and Justyna Kabala in the Testbed area.
I see Momus walk by outside, looking even cooler in the flesh. A couple of women dripping wealth are being shown around by some guy.
In the Sackler building I walk into one of the exhibition rooms in what looks like an office-inspired work with well curated eclectic knick-knacks and a young woman behind a desk at the far end. She asks me what I want. Lovely installation, I say. She tells me it's not part of the show, it's the office. Is her reply part of a performance piece?
In the sculpture building, I walk ambivalently through Edward Fornieles Animal House II (I think that was the name - a physical follow-up to this I believe).
Outside, the weather cannot make up its mind. I get my noodles and walk back to the office.
Masquerading as a post-apocalyptic short film, and featuring the names of the artists at OFFF in Barcelona, Year Zero by PostPanic is the stunning main titles to this year's festival.
Lucky Hell brings the ancient art of sword swallowing to burlesque. Here's a live performance @Helsinki INK.
Sad, scary, disturbing, and terribly tragic. The story of the child witches of Kinhasa.
"Far from traditional Congolese values that have always considered the child as an asset, these 'visionaries' [from evangelical churches] rely on a fallacious use of the popular belief in witchcraft and give it a distinctive urban slant. Of its ambivalent initial nature (being both protective and threatening at the same time), remains only the malicious side, using the easily influenced children to carry out its work. Once declared evil, they are considered become dangerous burdens for their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, but most often step mothers, who consider it safer to get rid of them than to keep them; because once the 'demonic' nature of a child has been declared, there is no turning back. In most cases, even after a 'spiritual operation', as expensive and violent as they are, the child-witch remains a child-witch."
Fulham, West London. A massive Rolls Royce stands outside my local Sainbury's. It's a limited edition Phantom Black. Only 25 were ever made (I'm not a car geek, I know this now courtesy of Google). Standing still next to the back door is the white anglo-saxon driver/bodyguard. By the way he stands erect he must be ex-military. A couple of council-estate kids with a black&white pitbull straining on the leash snicker in the background.
A little later inside, as the cashier scans the barcodes of my foodstuff, I notice the large digital numbers on the next till running into hundreds of pounds. The Sainsbury's security guard is holding multiple bunches of tulips. In front of him a woman is dressed in a black burqa and a tight-fitting black quilted Moncler jacket. Behind the veil, her Kohl circled eyes are young and wealthy.
As she glides out of the store and disappears behind the black-tinted glass of her car, an electric jolt runs through the human medley queuing for their lucky dip on the Euro Lottery.
A couple of months ago, as I returned tired from this trip, I lost my 3/4 read old-skool hardback copy of William Gibson's most recent novel Zero History. Fittingly, I left it in the back of a black cab. The secret brand that provides the red thread to the story remains, for me, unravelled.
Then other day, as a couple of cool looking Japanese 20-somethings stood in pilgrimage outside Vivienne Westwood's World's End retail shrine, I crossed the road and walked into the charity shop opposite where I picked up Paul Smith's You can find inspiration in everything* for a couple of quid.
Inside there's an introduction by William Gibson, where I found this paragraph:
"London and Tokyo possess an unthinking self-assurance. Paris is perpetually and narcissistically conscious of itself, and New York needs forever to be congratulated. The inhabitants of London and Tokyo, however, are consummate appreciators of 'secret brands'; they act out private dramas of relative consumer-status with a gravitas seldom seen elsewhere. Both the English and the Japanese are brilliant importers. If you want to know what it is that your won country produces that is genuinely excellent, look for what the most obsessively discerning residents of London and Tokyo choose to import. Look for the choices of the otaku, the fanatic of pure information."
A pattern recognition of sorts.
Here's some of the stuff I've been working on for the recent launch of the INQ Cloud Touch.
It was a pleasure to collaborate with Mister and Mind's Eye on the video production.
Similarly, it was great to have Marta Lamovsek on the set taking some stunning shots.
Following in the tradition of featuring artwork on the packaging, this time the box was graced with NYC-inspired imagery of Linda Zacks.
Last but not least, if you're interested in the geek details, here's the story behind the INQ Cloud Touch.


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text: Mia Wasikowska, who you might know from Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre, has just been cast as Emma Bovary in an upcoming adaptation of the classic novel 19th century novel Madame Bovary. Mia's might be the latest announcement, but she's far from the first actress to land the role of an iconic literary character this year. Here are a few other stars who might help some high school English class land a field trip to the movies in 2012.


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Museum Kits & Hands-on Objects
The Education & Public Programs Department has a large hands-on collection used in our teaching and displays. Many kits and objects are available to borrow for educational purposes. Use hands-on objects to enhance your lessons in your classroom or within the museum.
Museum Kits contain specimens, artifacts, models and activities for a wide variety of ages. Designed for hands-on learning, the collections can be used in many different ways. Kit materials reflect the diversity of the UA Museum of the North's research collections and utilize materials from our rich teaching collection to help you explore culture, science, art and natural history.
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By Gene Phelps/NEMS Daily Journal
ECRU – College graduate Shane Montgomery was striking out in his attempt to land a high school coaching job in the spring of 1983.
"I went to five places and they all wanted somebody with experience," said Montgomery, now 51, and a coach at North Pontotoc. "I didn't have any experience."
But Tremont principal James Reeves thought enough of the recent Ole Miss grad to hire him to coach girls basketball.
"He gave me my start," said Montgomery, now in his 30th season of high school coaching in Northeast Mississippi (Tremont, Ripley and North Pontotoc). "The good Lord put me where I needed to be."
Montgomery coached seven seasons at Tremont, finishing state runner-up in girls basketball in 1986 and 1990. He won a state championship in girls basketball at Ripley in 2003, then finished runner-up the next season.
He's coached the last eight years at his alma mater, North Pontotoc. He won his 600th career basketball game last week when the Lady Vikings defeated Ingomar.
Long road
Asked about reaching the coaching milestone, Montgomery said simply, "It means I've been doing it a long time."
His record is now 600-322 in girls hoops. He also has 87 wins in boys basketball, 278 in slow-pitch softball and 240 in fast-pitch softball.
Montgomery's Lady Vikings won a fast-pitch state championship in 2010 and were runner-up in 2011. His 2009 slow-pitch team was a state runner-up.
"I believe in fundamentals," he said. "That's what all my teams work on. I've had good kids and good assistant coaches."
One of Montgomery's top assistant coaches – his wife, Suzanne – watches from the stands. "Having her close by means a lot to me," he said. "She has been my right-hand man through this."
Montgomery said he hasn't made a decision on whether he'll retire after 30 years in education and coaching.
"It's been a wonderful 30 years," he said. "Those first two years at Tremont I had to sink or swim. I learned to swim really quick.
"I got a lot of help from the older coaches when I was young. Now, I'm one of the older coaches."


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Again we had another good smorgasbord breakfast and while we were sitting at a window table, the sun started to come out. David had suggested that we check out early but leave the luggage at the hotel, and walk around in Tampere rather than moving the car. So he suggested that I go outside and take a couple of the photos I had in mind near the hotel, while he checked out. Poor David, I think he would do anything to avoid another meltdown such as I had last night.
Our first real glimpse of the sun in Finland was mixed with lots of fast moving clouds, but it was a boost to the spirits anyway.
Tampere has been likened to Manchester (England). It was a milling town & highly industrialised. They have made a very good job though of beautifying the city, taking advantage of the river between 2 lakes, with riverside walks, flower baskets, turning brick ex-mill buildings into pubs & shops & ... We were walking through one little tunnel & I spotted what was unmistakably a craft co-op shop. David said I must have a nose for it - we didn't buy anything but it was nice to look.
Eventually we made our way to the Lenin museum - located in the Workers Hall where Lenin & Stalin first met at a conference in 1905.
Lenin lived in Finland a couple of times when he was in hiding as a revolutionary, and this museum was obviously very pro-Lenin. The first hall was the story of Lenin's life and had lots of photos, exhibits & writings. We had an English language translation folder, which gave a half page summary of the history or relevance of each cabinet (representing a time in Lenin's life). Mostly I didn't read the translations of each item, but the summaries were interesting.
I hate what eventually happened with communism in Russia (or what I know about it anyway) but at least the way this museum presented it, what Lenin tried to do, and why, made sense
The second hall was about Lenin's time in Finland.
After that museum we went for a bit more of a walk around the centre of the town, including a visit to a supermarket & later a department store. My small travelling-sized talcum powder has just about run out, but apparently Finnish women don't seem to use talc - or goodness knows where they buy it if they do. I even visited a pharmacy, the beauty section of a department store, not to mention the area in a supermarket where they had shampoos & deodorants that I recognised, although the words were different. But no talc.
It's probably explainable somehow by the climate here - nearly everything else is. Roadworks have to be done in summer, so they're everywhere - including outside this hotel tonight. Houses, from preference, are mostly made from wood, because that is warmer to live in than stone or brick.
You'll be pleased to know I'm sure that last thing today we tried in one more supermarket, and when the toiletries section didn't have talc, I thought to look in the baby section, and I did find a small container of baby powder (pudder) so that will do until I can find something more exciting.
Anyway, back to Tampere. We were both feeling a little weary of museums, so opted to skip the museum about the history of Tampere, but instead we did go to another museum - a spy museum.
Again we skimmed a bit, but this time the exhibits were about invisible ink, and the enigma machine, and codes, and miniature cameras & concealed weapons - and how to hack and intercept an email
There were various historical items used in spying, as well as stories about "legals" and "illegals", as well as about individual spies. As I say, we reached saturation & ended up leaving before examining everything, but still it was a most unusual & interesting museum.
Anyway after that we took a "scenic route" back to the carpark, collected the car & then drove back to the hotel to pick up our luggage.
Our next stop was Pynnikki Ridge, a mountain overlooking the town, and with views of islands amongst the major lakes to the north and south of the town. We climbed to the top of the tower - incredibly windy - for good views. Initially we were pleased just that it wasn't raining, but eventually there were even some bursts of real sunlight.
Then we did the 2 hour drive to Rauma. Rauma was founded in 1442 and, like most other buildings here, it was mainly built from wood. That meant that much of it burnt down several times over the centuries. In the 18th century it became famous thoughout Europe for its lace making
The streets are mostly cobbled. I found lots of walking on cobblestones in Helsinki eventually very sore on the soles of my feet, and I guess that could happen here.
Our hotel is just on the edge of the old town, or Rauma Vanha. We arrived, checked in, left our luggage & went for a walk. As I say, it is an amazingly pretty old town and heritage listed.
18th century isn't old in Europe, but their church (Church of the Holy Cross) was once a Franciscan monastry and was finished by 1480. Inside the ceiling of the chancel is ornate frescoes, also from 1482. The nave is whitewashed, but with some very old paintings or carvings.
The monastery was closed in the Reformation, and in 1642 the town's church burnt down (the monastery church was only for the monks). Incidentally the old church ruins have been left as is (for 465 years!) but by then the monastery was abandoned, so the townsfolk took over that as their church
As I say, we walked round & up & down various streets until we were exhausted. We'll go back there tomorrow to visit the market & a couple of interesting looking craft shops.
For dinner we went to a place recommended in our guidebook - Wanhan Rauman Kellari - a cellar restaurant, which has a beer garden on its roof. Anyway we had an early dinner in the restaurant & it was excellent. We shared an entr�e of cold smoked salmon & prawn salad - and that was smoked salmon such as we know from home. For my main course I had a "warm smoked salmon" with a sauce of prawns & roe. I know that sounds repetitive but it was a very different meal. But it was one of the most delicious ways I have ever had fish.
Warm smoked salmon is sort of smoked as it is cooked, as opposed to smoked raw fish which is what we call smoked salmon.
Anyway, that is today. We're as tired probably as yesterday but just more optimistic.
With love to you from Kerry and David in Rauma


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Sea Island Sport
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The Sea Island Sport is CLC's response to hundreds of requests for an attractive stitch-and-glue sit-on-top kayak. Credit for the design goes to Nick Schade.
If you are a designer who offers plans, or kit boats, we invite you to enter your information in the Directory of Boat Plans & Kits. There is no charge! This is for boats of ANY hull material. And if you're in the market for a boat to build, this is a fine place to start.


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Police shut down Knitting Factory after shootings
No suspects in custody; police think shootings are gang-related
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Police Department has shut down the Knitting Factory in the wake of two separate shootings that injured four people early Monday morning.
During a press conference in a parking lot across the street from the Knitting Factory Monday morning, Police Chief Frank Straub announced the Knitting Factory's closure.
The Spokane Police Department's Twitter account said that these violent acts would not be tolerated, so the music venue was being shut down because of public safety concerns. The department, via Twitter, reported that Straub wants the Knitting Factory to work with police to prevent violence.
Police have responded to four shootings at the Knitting Factory in the last year, including Monday morning's shooting. Police report that just after 2 a.m., two people were shot at the Knitting Factory, where a private party was held Sunday evening. Then, just before 3 a.m. Monday, two more people were shot near Maple Street and Nora Avenue in Northwest Spokane.Knitting Factory shutdown
Police said an after-party for the concert was going on at the second shooting. Investigators believe both shootings are gang-related.
"What we have is problem people, problem places and problem activities," Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub said during a press conference Monday morning, standing in a parking lot across from the Knitting Factory.
Police also said they the second shooting may have been in retaliation for the shooting at the Knitting Factory. All four victims have non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. Now Straub is listing the popular concert venue as a problem location.
"I want the community to understand that the Spokane Police Department is in no way, shape or form going to tolerate these acts of violence," he said.
In addition to the four shootings outside the Knitting Factory in the last year, there have also been 60 calls for police service and 25 emergency medical calls, enough of a public safety concern for the police to close the venue for 20 days pending an appeal.
The news of the closure came as a shock for the bands playing this weekend.
"We woke up this morning to Facebook blowing up that the show's been cancelled," Sid Andrew Broderius, singer for Storm Normandy, said.
Broderius added he'll plan on playing till he hears otherwise.
"We really don't know what's been going on. The whole thing is in limbo," he said.
Other bands have been told by Knitting Factory management to plan on playing.
"The Knitting Factory has always been super cool to local bands," Broderius said.
Straub said police spoke with Knitting Factory management after the first shootings happened. Following Monday morning's incident it seems the police want to send a stronger message.
"The idea here is to get them to work with us to control the behavior of the people that are using their property," he said.
Bands and fans just want the music to play on.
"If it closes down I'll be a little bit disappointed, just because I feel like they're out one last home for a big venue in Spokane," Broderius said.
Straub didn't say if the two shootings were related he did say they both involved gang members. Nobody was killed, and police say they are looking for the men responsible.
Police report crime so far this year is down 10.5-percent in the downtown area, and Straub said it is community involvement that will keep those numbers going down.
Monday evening, the Knitting Factory released a statement saying that it would cooperate fully with the Spokane Police Department and redouble its efforts to insure the concert venue remains safe for patrons.
"The actions of a very, very few people—and incidents like this—tarnish by extension the reputations of venues like ours. This Knitting Factory and its predecessors have operated a concert venue at this location for nearly ten years. Over one million patrons have safely enjoyed world-class entertainment at our venue over years of operation," Greg Marchant, Knitting Factory COO, wrote in that statement.
"We've spoken to Police Chief Straub and Mayor Condon's offices to offer our support in the investigation and to redouble our commitment to the safety of our artists and guests. We hope for a speedy recovery to all involved and to justice for the alleged perpetrators. We are looking forward to continuing our cultural contributions to the Downtown Arts District at the highest level of quality," Marchant added.
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It has often been observed that when westerners come to Buddhism, those brought up Catholic are drawn to the colourful Tibetan practices and those brought up Protestant go for the more austere Theravadan styles of Thailand and Burma. I'm an exception to that idea.
Around 1997 I became interested in Buddhist thought. Inevitably, I thought about making work around Buddhist meditation practice, as many western artists have. Later I was more fascinated by the imagery that the texts bring up, and their political and social implications. The Buddha taught using strong visual metaphor. There are constantly ideas and images brought to mind for me that hopefully, and ironically, lead me into areas where words and intellect can't hope to go, Nibbana!
I later started thinking about the Buddha image itself. This face that I could rest in. What did it mean for me, as a westerner, brought up with the Abrahamic coalition's distain for idols? And what of all those decorator Buddhas that pop up in design magazines?
As Buddhism transforms into different cultures, what are western Buddhas looking like and how would they be used? What of their original eastern heritage? And how do I work with this as an art practice, in a very secularised art world?
I looked at various media, from plaster to compost, in making Buddha forms. Then I stumbled onto an impression left in kitchen foil after covering a saucepan. Glad Foil led to Darrell Lea, which led to Italian Carcano foil. Making hollow forms led to relief forms, which led to mirrored forms. Mirrors are a primary metaphor in Buddhism, an example of seeing directly and clearly.
This foil media resonates with me on many levels. It is seemingly ephemeral, delicate and evanescent. It has obvious cross-cultural references, too the Christian and the commercialisation of the Easter tradition. More importantly, though, for me it speaks to many facets of Buddhist teachings: impermanence, change, flux, non-duality (the illusory nature of conventional opposites), self-realisation, false sanctimony, and emptiness or corelessness.
Ultimately the work resonates with my recurring interests in silhouettes, strong colours and the here-and-now of Buddhist temples.


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Google (GOOG) shares are higher by $9.89, or 1.3%, at $754.45, after the stock got three increases in price target in what seems a streak of late in good will toward the company.
The notes today for the most part propose that the Q3 ended last month, and which will be reported on October 18th, should meet or exceed expectations as Google recovers from the issues of pricing and growth that had somewhat negatively affected the stock earlier this year.
Susquehanna's Herman Leung Reiterated a "Positive" rating on Google shares, while raising his price target to $880 from $750, writing that data regarding the rates Google gets for clicks on paid search seem to be improving, as are the growth rates:
Based on "checks" with search marketing firms representing $8 billion in media spending, writes Leung,
Average CPC (cost per click) rates showed solid growth in 3Q'12, influenced by strong growth rates in consumer electronics and retail categories. Specifically, average CPC rates increased +30%Q/Q in 3Q'12 vs. -2% in 2Q'12. While we think our tracker is directionally accurate, it may not accurately capture the absolute growth rate for Google's CPC given the limited volume of keywords and weightings. In terms of query volumes, total searches appear to be trending lighter in 3Q'12. Specifically, comScore qSearch data indicates total searches on Google in the U.S. increased by an average of +4%Y/Y in the first two months of 3Q'12 vs. +6%Y/Y in 2Q'12. In terms of paid clicks, early read through from July and Aug. also indicates softer trends as clicks increased +26%Y/Y in first two months of 3Q'12 (July and Aug.), compared to +43%Y/Y in 2Q'12. Internationally, search volumes were trending lighter during 3Q'12, with total international searches increasing by an average of +2%Y/Y in the first two months of 3Q'12 compared to +18%Y/Y in 2Q'12.
Leung didn't change any estimates. For Q3, Leung is modeling $11.47 billion in "net" revenue, including the Motorola Mobility unit the company acquired this year, and $10.79 in non-GAAP EPS.
ThinkEquity's Ronald Josey today reiterates a Buy rating on Google shares, and raises his price target to $850 from $735, writing that improvements in ad quality in the quarter, monetization of ads likely picked up, although he thinks pricing actually remained under pressure:
We believe CPCs remained pressured–down 10.4% Y/Y–but for Paid Click-growth to have remained strong–we project 32% growth Y/Y–and we continue to view Paid Clicks as more of a L-T growth driver for Google. With the transition to Product Listing Ads (PLAs) across Google Shopping we believe it should deliver continued strong Paid Click growth, though at the expense of Cost-Per-Click, which are typically lower.
Josey is hoping to hear more details about Google's announced restructuring of Moto on the earnings conference call.
For Q3, Josey is at $11.74 billion and $10.24 per share.
Lastly, Nomura Equity Research's Brian Nowack today reiterates a Buy rating on the stock and raises his price target to $900 from $770, after raising estimates for next year and 2014, writing that the stock is benefitting from "the clearing of 4 non-fundamental storm clouds."
Those clouds have been the worries over pricing, the worries about dilution, the worries about Facebook (FB) "slaying" Google, and and the Apple (AAPL) "risk," the last of which has actually helped Google, given that Apple's debacle with its mapping introduction on the iPhone, "has likely reinforced the value of Google's products more than anything else."
Now, writes Nowack, it's time for Google to enjoy "the next drivers of GOOG growth," which include a focus on what he calls the "verticals," travel and shopping search, and YouTube.
On travel and shopping, both can add substantial amounts of revenue, Nowack believes:
Shopping is a significant opportunity for Google as we estimate the U.S. Google Shopping roll-out will add an incremental ~120bp to annual core revenue growth (starting in 4Q:12). We estimate that a global rollout would add ~260bp (~$1.4bn annually) to Google's core revenue. All in, we see Google Shopping as the latest example of Google working to improve monetization in one of its most active verticals […] We see it as the first example of Google innovating and further increasing the amount of ad dollars it takes from its clients' pockets […] The travel products [ITA, Frommers, Zagat] are still evolving, but even in these early days our checks indicate Google is becoming an increasingly important (even now) travel acquisition channel for the online travel industry.
And Nowack raises his estimate for YouTube revenue this year to $3.2 billion as greater investments in the business yield higher advertising dollars:
Based on our industry conversations, the new channel format and higher-quality content investment is getting positive feedback from advertisers, as it provides for more targeted advertising campaign opportunities. Advertisers also like that YouTube provides massive (and global) reach at far smaller CPMs, reducing the campaign-wide cost for reach and impressions. As a result of continued positive YouTube commentary from our agency and advertiser checks, we are raising our YouTube forecast, now expecting it to reach ~$3.2bn of total advertising revenue by 2013 (~$2.8bn previously). We are now modeling YouTube to grow to ~$6bn of revenue in 2016 (~$5.2bn previously), representing ~10% of Google's total 2016E revenue (ex TAC) (see Fig 15).
Nowack cut his revenue estimate for 2013 to reflect the wind-down of some Motorola operations, going to $50.1 billion from $55.06 billion in consolidated revenue, even though his "Core" Google net revenue rises to $42.1 billion from $41.8 billion. His EPS for 2013 goes to $50.88 from $49.77 on a consolidated basis.


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2010 LiverKick.com Fans' Kickboxer of the Year: Alistair Overeem
- Written by Dave Walsh
If you'll remember way back, way back to a few weeks ago, we ran a poll on LiverKick.com to determine who you, the fans believed to be the kickboxer of the year in 2010. There really was not much of a gamble involved in this, as it was going to come down to one of the two K-1 World Grand Prix Champions, either heavyweight or MAX. Even then, it seemed like a no-brainer as to who the fans were going to vote for, due to his popularity in Mixed Martial Arts and now holding three combat sports world championships, affording him a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records.
That's right, Alistair Overeem.
Alistair Overeem ended 2008 by knocking out Badr Hari, which many conceived to be insanity at the time. Overeem was a MMA fighter with a losing kickboxing record from when he was just a kid. We all knew that Alistair Overeem was a good, not great MMA fighter and was best known for making Cro Cop's testicles hurt, a lot. For the rest of 2009 he had dedicated himself to a K-1 career, which incited Western fans who just wanted the absurdity that was the Strikeforce title situation to come to an end. Alistair Overeem was living out a dream in 2009, which was competing with the best kickboxers in the world and holding his own, while fighting MMA fights to keep himself active in between. If anything, people should have taken a step back and looked at the sheer brilliance of what his manager, Bas Boon was doing. Bas Boon was creating the next big international breakout star, something the world of fighting had not seen since the days of PRIDE.
Of course Overeem's dedication to his training, his diet and keeping a sound mind are things he himself has to accomplish, but Bas Boon's role in the whole thing is that of a mastermind. Fans cried out that Overeem was ducking fighters, but Bas Boon was signing the contracts and negotiating for different fights. In a way, it follows the old professional wrestling rules where you build a monster up through public slaughterings of lesser opponents while still placing him in real competition. The real competition in 2009 for Overeem was the K-1 World Grand Prix. He did better than anyone really expected of him and built up a big enough name for himself to where 2010 he had another shot at K-1 glory.
2010 was the year of "the Reem." 2009 ended with a strategic slaughtering of Kazuyuki Fujita, which Western fans once again complained was not elite competition, but was a solid name who was once a very competitive gatekeeper in the heavyweight division. The Yokohama GP show in April was meant to be sort of a "Feature" show for certain fighters going into the Final 16, and Overeem was one of them, being given an opponent of a tough, but outmatched Dzevad Poturak. Contrary to popular belief, this was very real competition and Overeem proved a lot in a dominant victory. Overeem defended his Strikeforce title, while was enough to calm some of the rabid Western fans (not all, you can never please them all), and then finished out 2010 with a flawless K-1 record, ripping Ben Edwards to shreds at the Final 16, scoring a tough decision over Tyrone Spong in the quarterfinals, stopping an injured Gokhan Saki in the semis and putting an exhausted and injured Peter Aerts down like Old Yeller in the finals.
All throughout this, Overeem's name was kept fresh in everyone's minds. How? Brilliance and marketing. Overeem was in attendance when Fedor Emelianenko was submitted by Fabricio Werdum to challenge the winner, and express his disappointment with Fedor's loss but loved the idea of avenging a previous loss to Werdum later on. Then throughout the year, the viral documentary that followed Alistair Overeem's career, "The Reem" was a hit, making headlines on every website the day a new episode was launched. Marketing, as well as top performances against tough competition made Alistair Overeem a superstar.
In 2011 he looks to defend his K-1 World Grand Prix Championship, his DREAM Heavyweight Championship and enter the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP to defend his title three times in MMA competition. At this point, the line between kickboxer and MMA fighter is blurred, as Alistair Overeem is just The Reem.


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A quick search didn't reveal any easy ways to obtain a linear CCD sensor, so I guess that's not really an option.
What's the limit of how many of these I could connect to Arduino uno?
I also wanted to ask what would happen if the diode would be partly covered?
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Fire departments consider consolidation
Reorganization would allow departments to share staff, equipment, training
OREGON, Wis. - As their areas see rapid growth, Fitchburg, Verona, Oregon, and Town of Madison fire chiefs are looking at consolidating the stations into one district.
The fire chiefs said the reorganization would allow them to share staff, equipment, and training resources under one name. They said there is already a significant amount of overlap and collaboration.
Verona Fire Chief Joe Giver told his staff that when and if the stations are consolidated, they will still have jobs. In fact, his research shows that in similar processes, the district would be likely to pick up a few new employees over time.
Giver said the consolidation would not likely involve any new buildings or station moves.
"In our situation, our stations are located far enough apart that we really can't close a station, or probably not even reduce a serious amount of apparatus, because of the distance between the stations," Giver said.17714524
The idea is being discussed as Verona's firefighting team is in desperate need of a new facility. Giver said his crew has outgrown its current building as the population continues to rise and more resources are needed to serve the city.
Giver said that while there are financial benefits to consolidating, taxpayers may not notice a difference right away.
"Initially, there's not any huge cost savings involved with this type of reorganization because there are going to be expenses with putting an organization like that together," Giver said.
In Fitchburg, Chief Randall Pickering said by pulling together and buying equipment in bulk, fire departments can save on capital costs. He said training firefighters on the same trucks and hoses can also make the team more efficient.
"I am a true believer that doing this right, we can improve our service delivery and look for ways to minimize cost," Pickering said.
Fitchburg Mayor Shawn Pfaff said he and the other mayors and presidents have been discussing the idea for about a year now. He said with a still-sluggish economy and diminishing state funds, this was the next logical step to look into.
"Before we each go in our own way and stick our head in the sand and all go buy expensive equipment that is a little bit duplicative, it makes a ton of sense for us to be at the table," Pfaff said.
Pfaff said that when drafting the budgets in Fitchburg, Verona, and Oregon, each municipality unofficially pledged to hold off on spending for fire equipment until this year and instead look seriously into the consolidation option.Fire departments consider consolidation
Fitchburg and Verona are already coordinating with Fitchrona EMS services, which gives them a similar governmental model to base this consolidation on, Pfaff said.
Giver said EMS services from Oregon will be added to the mutual services as a result of this consolidation.
"Ultimately, down the road, you could maybe see a southern Dane fire district, which is something that could be just fantastic," Pfaff said.
Pickering said that with just one trainer for all of the four municipalities' firefighters, it will be easier to fill staffing voids across the board. For instance, Verona is in need of more people so it can have people at the station around the clock. Fitchburg, on the other hand, could use more help on the administrative side.
"That's a huge piece of being able to operate more efficiently is having a bigger pool of people to work from," Pickering said.
Both Pickering and Giver said reorganization is probable, meaning employee positions could be moved around, but they don't expect anyone to be eliminated.
"I don't know if I'm going to be the fire chief," Giver said. "I might be a captain or something. I don't know, but I'm willing to take that demotion, as it were, for the good of the service, because it would provide a much higher level of service to the people of the area here."
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students are developing a cost-benefit analysis for the consolidation. The initial reports will be presented at 8 a.m. Dec. 17 in Fitchburg City Hall.
Pfaff doesn't expect the full process to be complete for another few years, but said is progress toward consolidation could still be made in the meantime.
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Council approves guest quarters ordinance
The Crosslake City Council approved an ordinance amendment Monday night, March 25, allowing guest quarters above new and existing garages in the city.
Crosslake resident Dan Miller has been working with both the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Crosslake community development director Ken Anderson to develop the ordinance amendment for the city.
Things had been going well, Miller told the council, but Miller's DNR contact, former area hydrologist Lonnie Thomas, had retired and Miller felt the process was beginning again from square one.
The DNR had requested that guest quarters be allowed over existing buildings, but not new buildings.
Miller said that both Crow Wing County and Nisswa have similar ordinances, both of which allow guest quarters above existing and new buildings. The DNR had not pursued either ordinance, he said.
He suggested that the city approve the ordinance amendment and allow residents to build guest quarters over both new buildings as well as existing buildings. He made the point that allowing guest quarters over a new garage reduces impervious surfaces by eliminating the need for a separate guest quarters building.
Anderson noted that a public hearing for the ordinance amendment was held in June. He also said that if the city adopted the ordinance amendment, he believed the DNR could either ignore it or request that the city change it within a year.
The council agreed that guest quarters should be allowed over new and existing garages, and passed the ordinance amendment unanimously.
In other business Monday, the council:
• Decided it will have two regular meetings a month, adding a meeting to the fourth Monday of the month in addition to its current schedule of a meeting on the second Monday of the month.
• Approved participation in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) police and fire plan.
• Discussed issues involving properties that are considered disorderly or a potential threat to health. Council member Gary Heacox brought the matter to the attention of the council, and suggested the council have a way of enforcing such issues.
The particular property Heacox displayed, on Big Pine Trail, is vacant and will be bank-owned in mid-June. The council decided it will send a letter to the bank at that time, asking that the property be cleaned. If no action is taken in 30 days, the city will clean the property and asses the cost to the property.


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By Gene Phelps/NEMS Daily Journal
The Northeast Mississippi high school spring sports postseason will be going full throttle this week in baseball, fastpitch softball, golf, tennis and track and field.
The weather-delayed first-round play-in series resume Monday and possibly Tuesday in all classes. Tupelo, which had an opening-round bye, is scheduled to play its 6A second-round series Thursday, Friday and Saturday, if necessary. The opponent will likely be Northwest Rankin.
The weather-delayed second-round series will finish up Monday and Tuesday. The state quarterfinals start Thursday.
The 36-hole state golf tournaments for all six classes are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday: Tupelo (6A), Ole Miss (5A), Pass Christian (4A), Madison (3A), Starkville MSU (2A), Saltillo (1A).
The team championships for all six classes are scheduled for Wednesday at Jackson Bridges (2A, 4A, 6A) and Ridgeland (1A, 3A, 5A). Individual state play is scheduled for Thursday and Friday at both sites.
Many of the weather-delayed regional track meets are scheduled for Monday. The North Mississippi meets in all six classes are scheduled for Saturday at Potts Camp (1A, 2A), Winona (3A), Pontotoc (4A), Ole Miss (5A, 6A).
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Nearly Every 'Transformers 2' Robot Revealed!
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Hasbro has come out and released a massive batch of high quality images of pretty much all the Transformers characters to be featured in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
These new pictures finally show us all of the Constructicons which act as components that combine to form Devastator. We also get a better look at Soundwave, the Autobot Twins (Mudflap and Skids) as well as as new jet fighter called Breakaway.
It goes without saying that if you consider seeing the 'bots before the movie spoilers, there are MASSIVE picture spoilers below.
I like the updated versions of the characters from the first movie – I'm glad they're doing a lot more than just re-releasing those figures. This comes as no surprise as Hasbro is trying to lure the collectors into re-purchasing all the characters they already purchased the first time around.
To start, here is another look at Devastator and a first look at the Constructicons:
Demolisher in vehicle mode
Rampage in vehicle mode
Long Haul in vehicle mode
Hightower in vehicle mode
Mixmaster in vehicle mode
Scavenger in vehicle mode
Scrapper in vehicle mode
Now we know what that thing (Demolisher) at the end of the teaser trailer really is. These pictures also reveal that there are in fact seven Constructicons in the movie.
Next, we have an updated and more detailed version of Starscream as well as a look at several modes that Soundwave transforms into:
Another look at Starscream
Starscream in vehicle mode
Soundwave in satellite mode
Various "modes" from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Starscream appears to have a new paint design and as a figure, he's much improved over his version for the first film. The images of Soundwave don't reveal much new from what we posted here before about his first reveal.
Last but not least, we have the Autobots new and old. The one notable addition here is Breakaway whom I haven't heard being a part of this movie. If he is, the Autobots will have a flyer of their own to compete with Starscream.
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime in vehicle mode
Bumblebee (Ultimate version)
Bumblebee (Ultimate version) in vehicle mode
Skids in vehicle mode
Mudflap in vehicle mode
Breakaway in vehicle mode
I really don't get why the twins Mudflap and Skids look like they're inbred with their distorted and asymmetrical faces. The biggest improvement compared to the toy line from the first movie definitely goes to Optimus and my favorite of the bunch is Ironhide.
Also take note of Optimus' swords. In the first movie he used his sword only once which didn't make much sense as he didn't make use of it in his final showdown with Megatron. This time around, I hope they fix that.
The only characters I can think of that were not included in this release are Barricade, Arcee, Ravage, Jolt, The Fallen, Jetfire, Wheelie and Skorponok. The only ones we've not seen at all are Arcee and Jetfire so stay tuned for more!
What do you think of the robot cast for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen so far?
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen opens at its new earlier date, June 24, 2009.
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Preview: Pioneering band The Pixies return with first new material in two decadesJanuary 23, 2014 12:00 AM
Back in 2010, Frank Black gave one of his more cantankerous interviews in which he declared that the Pixies "ain't about the art anymore."
"Now it's time to talk about the money," he told the Quietus.
Part of that equation seemed to be a resistance to freshening the Pixies catalog, which came to a screeching halt when the seminal Boston band split in 1992 after seven years and four albums that helped breathe new life into punk, indie, alternative ... whatever label you want to put on it.
The on-and-off reunion, which started in 2004, has been about celebrating the legacy, as frontman Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (aka Frank Black or Black Francis), has continued to churn out solo albums with alarming regularity.
The most recent tour, in 2009, focused on the 20th anniversary of "Doolittle," the Pixies' surrealist masterpiece that best exemplified its jolting quiet-to-LOUD mood swings.
But what next -- another anniversary, another nostalgia tour for a fan base not keen on nostalgia?
"After the Doolittle tour, it was like, 'OK, we've done that. We've celebrated that record now. Let's make new stuff,' " says guitarist Joey Santiago. "We tried it three times to record a new album. We're Charles' toughest critic. He knows that you have to impress the [expletive] out of us. Charles finally hit a home run with these collections of songs. So it was like, 'OK, It's time to go.' "
It's "collections" plural because rather than issue a new album to compete with a "Doolittle" or "Surfer Rosa" or "Bossanova," the Pixies chose to do a single, "Bagboy," and a series of EPs: "EP1" last September, "EP2" this month and "EP3" in April.
"We're finding that our philosophy as of now is that the album format is just dead," the guitarist says. "I know there are curmudgeons out there who would go, 'No way!' Well, yeah way. It was done for economic reasons back then. You had that black piece of vinyl that you had to fill, and it so happens that it's a certain length of time.
"What if that disc were the size of a paella dish? What would that be like? Or if it were the size of a tea saucer? People just think the album thing, that 33 minutes or whatever, is like a standard, but it was due to a physical object. And now there isn't a physical object, so it doesn't have to be 'I gotta have 11 songs and it's got to be this length to be a record.' No, wrong."
The Pixies in the studio was great news but for one crushing detail. During the recording in Wales, beloved bassist-singer Kim Deal, now juggling Breeders and Pixies reunions, abruptly told the Pixies she was quitting and flying home.
They filled in with a different bassist, Simon "Ding" Archer (AAAK, Frank Black, PJ Harvey), for the recording and turned to another Kim, Shattuck of the Muffs, for touring. It didn't last long.
"It was weird. It was a different energy -- someone bopping their head," Mr. Santiago says. "It was like, 'Oh [expletive], I think this might be the wrong energy.' You know, hopping around and singing very 'singy.' We missed her. That's when we missed [Ms. Deal] when we saw those shenanigans, like, 'Oh, [expletive] we picked the wrong person.'
"We, uh, we miss [Ms. Deal]. But after a while, after the second, third gig, it was like, 'OK, what time do we show up for this gig?' We never really mourned because it was a very amicable decision for her to go. It was a shake-hands, like, 'Congratulations, Kim, we wish you the best.' So it was a decent breakup and we went on. We gotta keep going, we gotta finish this record."
The second Kim was released in July, not long after an incident in Los Angeles where she excitedly jumped into the crowd. She got a call from management with a terse: "The Pixies don't do that."
The search was on again for another female bassist because while the Pixies may not be the Pixies without Kim Deal, they surely aren't the Pixies with four dudes standing up there.
"All the records have that female energy to the backing vocals," Mr. Santiago says. "Otherwise we'd have to have someone on the side squeezing the dude's [testicles] to hit those registers. You can't play a bass and squeeze your [testicles] at the same time, so there's gotta be that job someone would have to do. We didn't want to see that."
For this tour, they've landed Paz Lenchantin, formerly of A Perfect Circle and Zwan.
"We got one of the best female bass players out there for sure. So, ha ha ha, we got her. Too bad, other bands looking for a bass player."
She gets to be a part of the rollout of the new material, which varies in the extent to which it captures the weirdness and rawk-ness of the Pixies. Songs like "Indie Cindy" and "Bagboy" mix seamlessly in with the vintage stuff, while "Andro Queen" is more shimmery, "Another Toe" borders on Bad Religion/Weezer power-pop-punk, and "Blue Eyed Hexe" is a surprising trek down the "Highway to Hell."
"My girlfriend likes to read the comments on social media," Mr. Santiago says. "And she would look at the comments and tell me, 'Oh, man, people are thinking it sounds like AC/DC.' I'm like 'And ...? So what's the problem?'
"We listened to it [in the studio] and were like, 'Yeah, we sound like [expletive] AC/DC!' We knew it. And we were excited. Like, let's add the [expletive] cowbell on this one. Let's just embrace the hell out of it."
If the Pixies vary from song to song, well, that's the way it always was, the guitarist says.
"We've never really had a theme sound on an album. We weren't trying to do 'Dark Side of the Moon' -- ever. We just try to be a radio station, like, 'Here, flip on this station, check it out.' "
Some fans and critics are embracing it. Others sharpened their knives, waiting to rip into an aging three-fourths reunion band that couldn't possibly live up to its legend. Pitchfork gave "EP1" a shocking 1.0 out of 10, with the reviewer saying it made him wish the reunion never happened.
Did Mr. Santiago's girlfriend read THAT one?
"I think so, and she, uh, she almost broke up with me," he says laughing. "[Expletive], man. Who is he? Come on, let's meet, let's meet in an alley. Words are cheap, buddy. I mean, I'm not violent but I'd like to, you know, slap him silly. It was a publicity stunt for his benefit. Who hates music that much? Who possibly couldn't find a redeeming quality to what we do? There's gotta be an ounce of it.
"It just shows that the critic wasn't even a fan and I even doubt he listened to it. It's like, 'Did you listen to this or did you just go pop-pop-pop, 'OK, I listened to five seconds of every song. Uh, Kim Deal's left and these guys, I don't want them to ever make a record, so I'm gonna slam them.' I don't think we even had a chance. He probably already had his adjectives. It was already written before he even heard it."
While the Pixies might be out there preserving their legacy, another band is taking a piece of it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nirvana, which borrowed heavily from the Pixies and their contemporaries, goes in as a first-ballot inductee in April.
"One of the things you do in a rock band is that you hope you influence people. Hopefully you're going to be one of the bands that encourage people," Mr. Santiago says. "It's a very good compliment for even Kurt Cobain to put us in that soup. And Dave Grohl doesn't even hide it. He's like, 'Yeah, we ripped off the Pixies.' I saw a YouTube clip where he said, 'My God, we ripped off the Pixies.' "
In that interview clip, the drummer actually said that the band almost threw out "Smells Like Teen Spirit" because it seemed too much like the Pixies.
"Congratulations," Mr. Santiago says. "They made it to the Hall of Fame -- which for me I really don't care about. Its just a silly thing."
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I work for Texas A&M (although not in the Vet School) and this is being publicized on campus. I find it so disturbing being so close to home and simply do not understand how people can be so mean. I am saddened that anyone in a civilized society could do this.
The facebook page is accepting donations for his vet bills.
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Bruxism (BRUK-siz-um) is a condition in which you grind, gnash or clench your teeth. If you have bruxism, you may unconsciously clench your teeth together during the day, or clench or grind them at night (sleep bruxism).
Sleep bruxism is considered a sleep-related movement disorder. People who clench or grind their teeth (brux) during sleep are more likely to have other sleep disorders, such as snoring and pauses in breathing (sleep apnea).
Mild bruxism may not require treatment. However, in some people, bruxism can be frequent and severe enough to lead to jaw disorders, headaches, damaged teeth and other problems.
Because you may have sleep bruxism and be unaware of it until complications develop, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of bruxism and to seek regular dental care.
Signs and symptoms of bruxism may include:
See your doctor or dentist if:
If you notice that your child is grinding his or her teeth — or has other signs or symptoms of bruxism — be sure to mention it at your child's next dental appointment.
Doctors don't completely understand what causes bruxism. Possible physical or psychological causes may include:
These factors increase your risk of bruxism:
In most cases, bruxism doesn't cause serious complications. But severe bruxism may lead to:
It's usually best to see your dentist first, though you also may see your primary care provider if your dentist feels it's necessary. In some cases when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred to a sleep specialist.
Because appointments can be brief, it's a good idea to be well-prepared.
To get ready for your appointment:
For bruxism, some basic questions to ask include:
Your doctor or dentist is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as:
During regular dental exams, your dentist likely will check for signs of bruxism. If you have any signs, your dentist will look for changes in your teeth and mouth over the next several visits to see if the process is progressive and to determine whether you need treatment.
If your dentist suspects that you have bruxism, he or she will try to determine its cause by asking questions about your general dental health, medications, daily routines and sleep habits.
To evaluate the extent of bruxism, your dentist may check for:
A dental exam may detect other disorders that can cause similar jaw or ear pain, such as temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, other dental problems or an ear infection.
If your dentist suspects a significant psychological component to your teeth grinding or a sleep-related disorder, you may be referred to a therapist, counselor or sleep specialist. A sleep specialist may conduct more tests, such as assessment for sleep apnea, video monitoring and measuring how often your jaw muscles tighten while you sleep.
In many cases, treatment isn't necessary. Many kids outgrow bruxism without treatment, and many adults don't grind or clench their teeth badly enough to require therapy. However, if the problem is severe, treatment options include certain dental approaches, therapies and medications. Talk to your doctor about what may work best for you.
If you or your child has bruxism, your doctor may suggest ways to preserve or improve your teeth. Although these methods may prevent or correct the wear to your teeth, they may not stop the bruxism:
Certain therapies may help relieve bruxism, such as:
In general, medications aren't very effective for treatment of bruxism, and more research is needed to determine their effectiveness. Examples of medications that may be used for bruxism include:
If you develop bruxism as a side effect of a medication, your doctor may change your medication or prescribe a different one.
These self-care steps may prevent or help treat bruxism:
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Hideaki Otaka, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Motor North America, will speak at 3 p.m. Monday, March 7, in 307 Frist Campus Center.
Otaka, who was named to his present post in May 2004, will discuss "Toyota and the United States: Is the Japanese Production System Welcomed by American Workers?"
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The Local Government Act Amendment Bill is progressing through Parliament and, with the right support, could be passed before Christmas, reports Federated Farmers general policy manager Nick Clark.
The controversial Bill reforming what local government should and should not do could be passed before Christmas.
Federated Farmers sees this Bill as necessary to focus councils on the basics and to keep rates down, but also says that reform of local government funding is needed to reduce the reliance on rates to fund council activities.
The reforms are a response to excessive growth in the public sector in both local and central government, over the past decade. In this time, local government spending grew more than 119 per cent, rates revenue by 95 per cent and its debt quadrupled. Because of the way local government is funded, through property value rates, farmers get hammered particularly hard by these increases.
The Government wants councils to be more fiscally responsible and efficient. The Bill will change local government's purpose by replacing the activist promotion of the 'four wellbeings' with an emphasis on good quality local infrastructure, local public services and regulation.
The Bill will also put in place financial prudence requirements and performance benchmarks, give the Minister of Local Government more powers to assist and intervene in the affairs of individual councils and streamline local authority reorganisation procedures.
Many in local government strongly oppose the Bill with hundreds of submissions made to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee. The Select Committee is evenly split between Government and Opposition members with Labour, the Greens, and New Zealand First all opposed to the changes.
The Bill has been reported back to the House with the Select Committee unable to agree that it be passed.
Given these parties' stated concern about the cost of living, it is disappointing they oppose the Bill. At the hearings they sided firmly with the local government sector and those who want local government to be doing more, rather than less.
At the time of writing it is unclear whether the Government has the numbers to pass the Bill in its current form. As is often the case, a lot will depend on Peter Dunne.
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Family: Alcidae, Auks, Murres, Puffins view all from this family
Description ADULT SUMMER Has mainly gray back and upper wings, with black flight feathers. Nape, crown, throat, and upper breast are black; underparts are otherwise white. Note white "eyelids," white plumelike crown feathers, and yellow bill. In flight, white underwing coverts contrast with dark flight feathers. ADULT WINTER Similar, but black on throat and chest is less extensive and white "plumes" on crown are absent. JUVENILE Similar to winter adult, but throat and chest are mainly white.
Dimensions Length: 9 1/2-10 1/2" (24-27 cm)
Habitat Locally common, but declining. Breeds in burrows on islands and vulnerable to introduced ground predators. At other times, found at sea.
Observation Tips Seen on sea in vicinity of breeding colonies, but most colonies are themselves hard to access. Occasional in inshore waters in winter.
Range Alaska, Western Canada, California, Northwest
Voice Utters loud chirping calls.
Similar Species Xantus's Murrelet S. hypoleucus (L 9.5-10 in) has black upperparts and white underparts, including throat; breeds on islands off California and Mexico and otherwise found at sea.
Discussion Strikingly marked, plump-bodied alcid. Swims well (note short-necked appearance) and dives frequently. Sexes are similar.


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Vitamin D can be called something of a wonder nutrient with countless studies linking inadequate vitamin D levels to poor health. More studies are showing that supplementing with vitamin D promotes immune, bone, and overall health—simply put, the body needs vitamin D to properly carry out many metabolic functions.† What's more, new research on this topic is revealing that the benefits of proper vitamin D levels hold true for children and teens as well as adults.
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Ik loop wat achter...
Lieve meid,
Door waanzinnige tijden even wat achter geraakt!
Ik ga gauw even bijlezen...
Gauw naar spanje.
Back at his mum, preparing for our flight to Spain
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After a few days at the resort, I decided to go to Tabor for the weekend. Roman has to work over the weekend and I love to go to this medieval festival I have read about before. Of course it is much more fun to go the festival with local people, so I try to get in contact with someone via Couchsurfing. Luckily for me Mike and Nicola react positively to my request. I can come and stay with them, they also like to go the festival! I decide to cycle to them, as I have it with me, might as well use it and good to do the exercise at well haha
They live about 20km from Tabor in a great 120-year old house. Well kind of camping inside as still many things need to be done. They only just have running water installed. But is is great place with lots of potential. The old windows and tiled floor are very characteristic. The new roof giving it its own style. They want to use as many sustainable products as possible, a good initiative! They have this great book called 'Self sufficiency'. I read it front to back twice. It tells you how to do things yourself, hence the title, e.g. making your own jam/bread, keeping a herb garden, amazing stuff that I feel connected to more and more. It may not happen for me now, but it will be part of how I want to live in the (near) future. Combining the things society can give me with life in a more natural environment. Nicola and I also try to make our own apple juice, using a big wooded bat to crush the apples and a hand-driven machine to take the juice out of it. Hugely labour intensive, but great fun to do and much more rewarding to drink this 100% bio juice afterwards!
That weekend Roman calls me, he had big argument with the owner of the resort about lots of things. The result: clash of egos and him being thrown out of the resort. Lots of little things triggered this, add to that a completely different view on life and the fact that Roman is not the type of person to work in a hierarchic work environment made it bound to happen one day. However the reason for this to happened now lies in the influence of another employee, being the bitch she is.
This is an unexpected change. What to do now?
We agreed I will come to resort on Tuesday to collect my things, leaving my bicycle at Mike and Nicola's place (which is not a problem at all luckily). Afer we go to his mother's place in Mlada Boleslav for few days, figuring things out. We can catch a lift with cars to move his things (including 6 drums!) All options open now!
Many ideas pass by during these days. For me it included staying in Czech in a rented cottage somewhere in nature, going back to Marburg, cycle to Vienna and go south, go back to Holland, but the one that appealed to me most: Going to Spain with Roman, visit his brother who lives there and his Rainbow friends, (learning how to) play the djembe, learning Spanish, greeting the sun and live in nature for a while. Roman also things about what he likes to do. Maybe a return to the resort is possible after talking to the owner's wife. If not, he will go to Spain. For me it is clear I would like to spend more time with him. But is he would return to the resort I do not know if I will go back with him. On Thursday we know that he cannot work at the resort anymore and by night we booked our flight to Malaga, with a new low cost airline: Smartwings. Flying one week later (25-9) will only cost us 117 euro each, not bad!
With us we will also take 5 drums, 2 of which I am buying from him. Finally owning my own Djembe and bass-drum, YIPPIE!!! And also taking my bicycle with me, only 35 euro to take on board! Always good to have my own transportation there! I am soooo looking forward to go there! Not that I wanna leave Czech, it is a great country to, getting into the language and habbits here! But there is the sun (31 degrees) waiting for us...
Before leaving the country we want to visit his father as well, so we have jus spend 4 days there as well. He lives in Prague, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe! At least to my opinion. Great to be back here again after I guess about 8 years. Almost forgot how beautiful it is. Friday we wanna go sightseeing, but a rainbow brother invites us for tea at his house...a van! But a very special one, as he has completely stripped the inside and made an organic wood interiour. The photos only give you a small idea, it looks soooo much more amazing! We spend all day there, drinking tea and talking. He is also an imazing photographer and can do magic on the computer, turning them into slideshows. On Saturday afternoon I go sightseeing by myself, just wandering around. I end up on the famous square, where this old Czech guy performs on the street. Amazing energy. I stay and sit with him for at least 2 hours. Then it is time to meet up with Roman and his father. We have food and the a good night out, going from pub to pub, enjoying live music concert on a square and end up on in a nightclub, dancing the night away! Lots of beer joining us, sleeping at...we really do not remember hahaha
These last days we spend sorting things out, what to take, how to take them, how to take it all to the airport. I also have to go back to Tabor to get my bicycle. And enjoying his mother's food in between. She is a really good cook! Getting to know many different Czech dishes, yummi! As I have to go to Tabor to get my bicycle I will not spend my last night at her place, so yesterday we had a good night out to say goodbye...playing darts, pool biljart and so on! Even met a mongolian guy in one of the places. Really funny, he was very surprised when I spoke something in his own language! Yes, my time in Czech has been great, but I had not doubts about that ;-)))
So people, my nex message will be coming from Spain....Hasta luego! ;-)))))


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Detroit Lakes and Mesa, Ariz.
Robert Ellsworth Knutson, 86, of Detroit Lakes and Mesa, Ariz., passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Hospice of Arizona in Mesa.
Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Vivian Knutson; children, Cindy (Scott) Crain of Captain Cook, Hawaii, and Jim (Deb) of Callaway; sister, Marie Smith of Pine River; grandchildren, Kristofer (Su) of Moorhead and Nathan of Fort Myers, Fla.; nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Merrill Knutson and John F. Knutson; and sister, Almira Rhoades.
A memorial service will be held for Robert Knutson on May 18 at 1 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes.


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1 lb breast sliced in thin strips (slice while partially frozen)
1/2 green bell pepper in thin strips
1/2 red bell pepper in thin strips
1 medium onion in thin strips
4 cloves of garlic minced
2 cans low sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup of Kikkoman soy sauce or less/more if desired
1 tbls. red pepper flakes
2 tbls. brown sugar
1 small can each of sliced water chestnuts and bamboo shoots
1-14 oz. can of bean sprouts
Fresh ground pepper to taste
Stir fry or brown turkey in several batches in a wok or large skillet. Return meat to skillet and add balance of ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. Add water if needed. Thicken with a corn starch slurry ( 3 tbls. corn starch and 3 tbls. cold water). Use more if needed for desired consistency.
Serve over cooked rice or egg noodles.
Serves 6-8