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I have to confess, in most things, to being a fogey before my time, but particularly with music. My radio is set to Absolute 80s where it shall stay until they set up Absolute 40s. I'm more Andrews Sisters than Destiny's Child, more Bing than Bieber...I'm sure you get the idea.
Paloma Faith is such a talented woman –songwriter, singer, actress, style icon (with a nod to the vintage fashions of days gone by) and also incredibly witty and likable when interviewed. And she's from Hackney, just like Mr CC. OK, I admit it – I totally have a girl crush on her!
Her debut album "Do You Want the Truth or SomethingBeautiful" has been in my car stereo for so many months now that I think I could sing it in my sleep. I can't wait for the new album "Fall to Grace" which is out in May.
This recipe was the perfect answer to my prayers. I've been a slow and suspicious adopter of chilli into baked goods but this recipe tickled my taste buds. The syrup that bakes on the bottom of the cake (and becomes the top on turning out) is spiked with chilli and lime meaning that the cake is infused with a sweet spiciness that is also fresh and light.
The sweetness of the syrup takes all the sting from the chilli just leaving a sweet chilli taste; I think next time I might be tempted to leave a few chilli seeds in there as I do like my spice. Apart from that, it was classic pineapple upside down cake all the way...i.e. extremely pleasant!
1 fresh red chilli – deseeded and chopped as finely as you can
Grated zest of 1 lime
430g tin of pineapple rings in juice (not syrup) – this is the weight of the whole tin, not the drained weight; keep the juice as it is used in the cake
225g unsalted butter, at room temperature
225g caster sugar
4 eggs
225g self raising flour


text: The New York Times announced yesterday that they would discontinue their TimesSelect online subscription program and open up nearly all of their content to the online world for free. For $49.95 a year, subscribers had access to the paper's columnists' articles and the archives. There will be fees "for some [archive] material from the period 1923 to 1986." Though … [Read more...]

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City of Lincoln
Fire & Rescue Department
Emergency Medical Services
Local System Improvements
Lincoln Fire & Rescue has been providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) since 1995 when all LF&R engines became ALS with the addition of a Nationally Registered paramedic to each crew.
LF&R assumed sole responsibility of providing 911 ambulance service on January 1st, 2001 and has been successfully providing ALS service to the citizens of Lincoln and the surrounding counties since then.
LF&R operates six (6) front line ambulances 24 hours each day and has five (5) ready reserves that can be placed into service when demand dictates. Each front line ambulance is staffed with a Nationally Registered paramedic and a State certified EMT-B. LF&R transported over 17,000 patients in 2012 and has noted a steady rise in patient transports over the last several years. LF&R is required by ordinance to respond to "delta" and "echo" calls within eight (8) minutes 90% of the time. LF&R made their response time mandates in 2012.
LF&R receives medical direction from Dr. Jason A. Kruger, a board certified emergency room physician. Dr. Kruger is actively involved in working with LF&R and frequently rides with the EMS supervisors. Paramedics operate with open protocols and have the luxury of making base physician contact at any of the three hospitals with portable radios or cellular telephone. Protocols are reviewed each year and updated as necessary to reflect current changes in the industry.
LF&R has three (3) EMS supervisors, one for each shift. These supervisors are all Captains and between the three have over 50 years' experience in pre-hospital emergency medicine. They are on-duty 24 hours a day and provide direct supervision to about 25 medics each. EMS supervisors respond to high acuity calls such as cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, major trauma and other designated incidents. They also function as incident Safety Officers at major incidents and working fires.
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Melo, not such a nice fellow
Hope you all had a great T-Day. Mine was superb.
Thank you all for the kind comments. The bloggers who habitate this sphere really are the salt of the earth. I'm sorry I wasn't able to shoot a comment back to everyone, I did try.
Hornets vs Nuggets
15,563 people decided to be:
"L-TryptoFans" and showed up to "The Can", despite the urge to take a nice long nap on the couch.
You know it's a good day when you walk into the Pepsi Center, and this is how you're greeted.
The ladies were nice enough to personally autograph a photo for me.
Chucky Atkins about to get hit in the head with a basketball during practice.
If you look hard you might see Nene in the background.
Below you see the official game of "Here we go round the Mulberry bush" played before the start of every Nuggets game. You can't argue tradition.
JR Smith was a freggin madman last night. I had the feeling he was out there trying to prove something to George Karl.
Coach Karl had benched him the previous night for showing up late for practice.
Remember, according to Allen Iverson,
"It's just practice"
But George Karl don't play that way.
Especially when it comes to JR Smith, they have some history.
JR proved he was "The Man", scoring a season-high 32 points.
Nice job JR, this dude can ball.
Do us a favor though, set your alarm clock 30 minutes earlier, and that should take care of it.
Want to know why they call Chris Andersen "The Birdman"? Picture the basketball net as his nest.
He flew for 9 points. This was his first game back after missing 9 games due to fractured ribs suffered while falling out of his tree.
K-Mart came out before the game started and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
K-Mart only scored 6 points with 6 rebounds.
I think he is the new leader of the Nuggets.
Much more so than Carmello the "face of the team".
Look at the vertical lift K-Mart gets on this block.
Former Denver Mayor, Wellington Webb showed up to give the Nuggets some love.
First time I've ever seen this guy in person, he's a big dude.
Chauncey Billups seemed a tad off this game (Too much turkey)?
He missed a crucial 3 pointer in the last quarter. He finished the game with 12 points, 5 assists and was 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Just a little under his average.
The Nuggets are 9-3 since his arrival in Denver. It's working, give it a little more time.
Chauncey, I bet it was nice to be back home in Colorado for Thanksgiving for a change, huh?
Carmello Anthony finished with 24 points, best game this dude has had in a while.
I used to be a huge Melo fan, but now,…not so much. I have my reasons.
I respect the man's skills, but I do believe he has lost touch with his base.
Let me just say that when I am trying to get an autograph, I am extremely respectful. I really appreciate when a player takes the time out of his day to do that for me.
I had several (11), opportunities to go backstage after the Nuggets games last season.
Not once in those eleven games did I see Melo walk backstage after a home game to sign autographs and embrace the fans who so patiently wait for him after each game.
As I was leaving the Pepsi Center heading to my car, I saw a father with his two daughters standing on the corner where the players exit with their cars.
It was freggin cold outside last night, those are some hardcore fans.
While I was walking past them, I saw the small family starting to get excited. They started shouting "Melo, Melo", so I looked back and saw Melo's car (by the way, sweet ride Melo).
He stopped at the stop sign, then peeled out. Leaving the three of them standing there sad, cold, and autograph-less. Other than me and the family, there was not another person in sight.
There was no danger. He could have taken the 30 seconds and made a families Thanksgiving day extremely memorable. Instead, he ignored them and sped away. I no longer want his autograph.
Melo, here's how it is, Ten minutes dude.
That's all it takes, ten minutes after the game, before you split.
Stop by, make an appearance, then jet out the back door.
Everybody's happy, and you did the right thing.
How hard is that?
How could you drive by that family and ignore them like that?
Have you no heart or feelings? Who inspired you as a kid?
Did your childhood idols ingore you, or sneak out the back to avoid you? How did that make you feel?
You need to take a step back and regroup. Realize exactly where you are, and HOW YOU GOT HERE.
Never forget how lucky you are, and come to realize exactly what the catalyst is that enables you to do what you do here (Denver fans)
Besides, you owe us for that dumbazz DUI thing you got yourself into the end of last season, remember?
I'll give you one more chance man (because I'm cool like that), you need to show some DENVER FAN LOVE.
Give a little something besides money. You can't deny what I said Melo, because I witnessed it first hand.
Melo, you've been Ranted. Learn from it dude, sign a few autographs and I'll shut the hell up.
The Hornets really made this an exciting game. It seemed the Nuggets would rally and tie things up, then the Hornets would take it back.
Chris Paul got his groove late in the game and led the Hornets scoring 22 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds.
James Posey sealed the Nuggets fate hitting the go-ahead 3-point-shot with only 19.1 seconds left to clinch the win over the Nuggets 105-101.
Here's a quote from Posey "I have confidence in making shots," Posey said I've been in those situations before."
Yea Posey, your my freggin hero, your plane's ready, you ain't gone yet? 🙂
Next game for me?
Sunday vs the Rockets.
Thanks for wasting some time with me. Did you like my pictures? I'm getting better, wish my camera was…D


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By Ed Patino
EAST LANSING � The Hillsdale Academy boys golf team is carrying the banner for county teams this weekend.
And the Colts have put themselves in contention to make noise through the first round.
Led by senior Chip Blood, the Colts sit in ninth place through the first day of the Division 4 boys golf state championship tournament at Michigan State University's Forest Akers East Course.
Hillsdale Academy posted a team score of 344 on Friday. Kalamazoo Hackett roared out to the lead, shooting a team score of 300. Saginaw Nouvel is second at 310, while Suttons Bay is third at 322. New Lothrup is fourth through Round 1 with a team score of 324.
The state tournament will conclude today.
Despite sitting in ninth place, the Colts are within striking distance to move up. They are only four shots behind fifth-place Pentwater (330) and three shots behind Auburn Hills Oakland Christian and Fowler, both tied for sixth at 331. North Muskegon is in eight, one shot up on the Colts.
"It's a tight pattern up here, and the rest of the tournament is wide open," Hillsdale coach Charles Blood said during Friday evening's practice. "Hackett has continued what they did a regionals, and shooting 300 is some pretty good golf. Now that it's states we're seeing more talented kids, and there are some really good teams up here."
Chip Blood is currently in a four-way tie for 10th overall individually. The senior carded a round of 75 to lead the Colts. John VanNoord (Oakland Christian), Jameson Collar (Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest) and Wyatt Spalding (Petersburg Summerfield) also shot rounds of 75.
Blood is within striking distance of the tournament leaders. Nick Ludka (Saginaw Nouvel) is the clubhouse leader at 70, while Zack Bialik (Manistee Catholic Central) is second individually at 71.
Hillsdale Academy had three other golfers shoot in the 80's. Hunter Murray carded an 84, while Liam Wolfram shot an 86. Alex Wood posted an 89 and Collin Hubbard finished the day with a 93.
"Hunter had a good day and stepped up for us," Charles Blood said. "So far it's been positive and the kids are enthused. The guys are playing as a unit and having a good time, and that's something I like to see. The guys want to get out on the course and practice, and that's encouraging."
After capturing the Southern Central Athletic Association championship, the Colts advanced through the district and regional tournaments to return to the state's biggest stage. Hillsdale Academy competed in the 2011 state championship meet, but fell just short of qualifying last year.
All the teams have battled through wet conditions at Forest Akers on Friday. Heavy rains the previous day resulted in some flooding on the course. Two of the holes had to be adjusted due to the puddles.
Colin Joseph shot a 72 to lead Kalamazoo Hackett, while Ted Rider and Luke Stull both carded 73. Spencer Walter shot an 82 and Joe Wenzel finished with an 84.
While Ludka led the way for Saginaw Nouvel, Brody Schiller added a 73. Hugh Lefevere carded an 83 and James Fabiano posted an 84. Matt Dijak rounded out Nouvel's scoring with an 88.
Joseph is third individually, while Schiller, Rider, Stull and Andy Vanderburgh (Eau Claire) are tied for fourth. Austin Feldpausch (Fowler) and Joel Sneed (Leland) both shot 74 and are tied for eighth individually.
St. Thomas More carded a team score of 335 and sit one shot behind the Colts in 10th. Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest and Lincoln Alcona are tied for 11th with 338, while Harbor Springs and Concord are tied for 13th at 346. Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett is 15th at 348.
Colts ninth through first round at states


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The Book of Mormon claims to be "a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible." Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faith–the very word of God.
These claims have historically been taken on faith. But is there any evidence to support them one way or the other? Is it even possible to "test" a rule of faith? More to the point, is there any basis for placing one's faith in the Bible or the Book of Mormon? It's an important question. It's an eternal question. This presentation puts the Bible and the Book of Mormon to the same tests. History, archaeology, textual criticism, and other disciplines combine to shed light on what is true…and what is false.


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Looking For The Best Gutter Cleaning Service?
With so many Chaska MN companies functioning out there, selecting a gutter cleaning service could be overwhelming at times. Gutter cleaning is not the best DIY project for inexperienced homeowners. In fact, a pro can get homeowners off their ladders and deal with the problem quite effectively. With proper research and a bit of patience, you can find the best Chaska MN professional to take care of your gutters. Here are important tips to consider when choosing the best gutter cleaning service.
How To Safely Hire A Roofing Contractor
What is the best indication of a reputable Chaska MN gutter cleaning company near your location? In fact, the potential service should maintain a permanent office in your area for more than 3-4 years at least. There are many mobile contractors who don't provide a good job. In fact, you won't be able to find them the next time around you require their services since they travel from place to place looking for new business. That's why it is important that you work with a company that maintains a physical office in your area. Such a professional will stand behind his workmanship, and you could contact them in an emergency. Hence, you should always look for a company that has a physical presence in your area. If the service provider doesn't have a physical location, it should be a red flag for you to search elsewhere.
Working high up on a ladder to clean the gutters is a dangerous task. Accidents can happen at any time. The company should be adequately insured and bonded to protect the property and their workers. That way you won't be liable for any injuries to their employees. Make sure you see the validity of the insurance certificate before hiring the company for the job. Check if the company is completely covered before the work begins.
1. How long has your company been in business?
When choosing a roofing contractor you need to know if they have the experience you need to do the roofing job. A contractor with fewer years in the business are still in the process of earning trust with their customers. Choosing a company that has been around for 15 years compared to 5 years could be a safer choice.
2. Is this company legally licensed?
It is illegal to perform work without being a licensed contractor in most states. Make sure to check that they are legally licensed and are a legitimate company registered in the state you reside in as an official business. Having legal problems is not something you want to deal with, it could seize the work being done on the roof and your search for another contractor begins.
3. Do they have insurance?
A company that doesn't have workers compensation and general liability insurance could prove to cost you more money. Don't trust contractors that go without workers compensation, if someone is injured on your roof the money could come out of your pocket. Not having general liability insurance is also not the best choice, without it you could have to pay for more damages than you need to.
9. Can I trust they are working safely on my roof?
Having untrained workers can lead to problems. Before you finalize the project be sure to ask about safety and of course look into reviews. It's illegal to not have the appropriate safety guidelines covered under OSHA's standards and regulations. Not having appropriate safety on your roof could cause more trouble than that low bid is worth.
10. Is there any way to lower the price?
If you found a contractor with the experience you need for the job but the price is not within your budget let the contractor know and negotiate a more suitable number to work with. Some contractors will come at you with some low prices. An experienced contractor will be competitive with other experienced contractors. The projected cost should be comparable when receiving your estimate's. Most contractors will work with your budget. When the estimate is to low or too high, ask the contractor to go over the estimate with you. Keep an eye on those bids.
A reputable Chaska MN gutter cleaning company will always stand behind their work. If the company installed new gutters in addition to cleaning the existing ones, check if they offer a warranty for the products. Don't work with a company that doesn't offer a comprehensive warranty for their products.
Find a Trusted Chaska MN Gutter Cleaning Service
Finding a reliable gutter cleaning company is not difficult with the advent of the Internet. You may search Google or any other search engine for a reliable Chaska MN gutter company in your area. Check customer testimonials on the websites of the service provider. There are also some good third party review services such as Home Advisor, Yelp, and Angie's List to find a reliable cleaning company in the area. It is important that you keep an open mind when checking past client reviews. In fact, reviews could be manipulated at times. That is why you should get permission from the company to call a few satisfied clients to get a better idea of the quality of service offered by the company. These are important things to look for when choosing the best gutter cleaning company on the market. The right cleaning company will offer a quality service at an affordable price.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
The armed wing of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' own Fatah faction has declared war on Israel over what it said are attempts to lay the groundwork for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
Fatah's Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade issued a statement on Tuesday decrying renewed visits by Jewish groups to the Temple Mount, calling such visits an "invasion...by settlers" that had no other purpose but to harm Muslim interests.
In response, the group threatened to green light a new wave of terrorism against Israel if the Jewish visits to the Temple Mount did not cease by Friday.
Hours later, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, the Mufti of Jerusalem, got in on the game and declared that Israel was trying to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque that occupies the southern portion of the Temple Mount.
Hussein labeled Israeli policy that says Jews have a right to visit the Temple Mount as "dangerous" and an "insult" to Islam.
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Louisiana creationism bill is on Governor's desk
On June 16, 2008, the Louisiana Senate approved Senate Bill 733 as amended by the state House of Representatives. If Governor Bobby Jindal signs the bill or does not veto the bill within 20 days, it will become law.
On June 11, 2008, with less than two weeks left in the legislative calendar, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 733, a bill which opens the door to creationism in public school science classes. The bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. Frank Hoffman and in the Senate by Sen.
In the wake of the June 4, 2008, report in The New York Times on the impending struggle over the presence of "strengths and weaknesses" language in the Texas state science standards, the Times addressed the issue editorially, writing (June 7, 2008), "The Texas State Board of Education is again considering a science curriculum that teaches the 'strengths and weaknesses' of evolution, setting an example that several other states are likely to follow.
Senate Bill 1361, introduced in the Michigan Senate on June 3, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Education, is yet another "academic freedom" bill aimed at undermining the teaching of evolution.
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The Turkish Evil Eye
You can usually determine someone's emotional state just by looking into that person's eyes. You can see if he or she is happy, sad, angry or tired by looking at the expression in the eyes. In some cultures, the eyes are believed to hold mystic powers, which can deliver misfortune to whomever the gaze is directed to.
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Case IH is making hay again. When the company merged with New Holland in November 1999, antitrust legalities forced Case to sell its 50% ownership in Hay and Forage Industries (HFI) to AGCO. Under the sale agreement, AGCO continued to build and supply Case IH-branded hay and forage products through March 2001.
Now Case is back at it. In a multi-product extravaganza, Big Red introduced four round balers, four small square balers, two rectangular balers, six mower conditioners, three self-propelled windrowers and one pull-type forage harvester.
The sicklebar mower conditioners offer a choice of center-pivot or side-pull configurations. Disc mower conditioners are also available.
Three new WDX self-propelled windrowers can be equipped with a sicklebar header in widths ranging from 12 to 18 ft. Model WDX1701 can be equipped with either a sicklebar or disc header.
Large rectangular balers come in standard, packer cutter and rotor cutter configurations. The packer cutter uses steel forks to rake hay across the knives, cutting it into shorter lengths. The rotor cutter, available on both models, provides "aggressive cutting action." Bales are 3 × 3 ft. or 4 × 3 ft., depending on the model. The new small square balers form tight bales in 14- × 18-in. or 16- × 18-in. sizes.
Five new round balers offer electric and electronic wrapping options. Electric twine wrap allows operators to control bale wrap from the cab. Forage harvesters have a three-row corn head, and two have headers for large-volume forage.
Contact Case Corp., 700 State St., Racine, WI 53404, 262/636-6011, www.caseih.com.


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by Greg Keller tagged Betasso, GoPro, MTB Gregory Keller on Google +
One gear. Fully rigid. Very icy. Super fun today toying around for a few hours on my 1x1 up at Betasso. I picked some footage of the Link Trail with my GoPro HD Hero and threw in some Chemies for good measure. Can NOT wait for the Spring!
Bombing the Link Trail - Boulder from Gregory Keller on Vimeo.


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Part of National Museums Liverpool
The Charles Bell Tibet collection of nearly 200 objects and photo albums is an important archive of the Anglo-Tibetan encounter of the early 20th century.
Sometimes, correcting mistakes found in the museum's records leads to new and completely unexpected connections.
Author: Bell, Charles Alfred
Description: A typed object catalogue from Bell's handwritten notes on a wide variety of objects from his personal collection. This information often contains, the date he obtained an object, its provenance (including where and who he acquired from) and the person responsible for giving him the information. The process of writing the inventory began in December 1912 and continued until the late 1930s.
Author: Tankard, Elaine
Publisher: Liverpool Public Museums
Date: 1953-03
Description: Introductory essay and catalogue entries, in themes, for the 1953 exhibition; 'Tibet', held at the Walker Art Gallery.
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Following an increase in hostilities between China and Tibet and the arrival of two thousand Chinese troops into Lhasa, the 13th Dalai Lama and a small entourage fled Lhasa during the night of 12 February 1910. Having been cut off from travelling to Mongolia they decided to head for British India and Sikkim. They rode hard with Chinese troops following closely behind them. A young member of the entourage Chensal Namgang (who would later become Tsarong Shapé), along with a small party, held back the Chinese troops at Chaksam Ferry giving the Dalai Lama time to make it to Phari, where W P Rosemeyer, a British India telegraph engineer gave him protection at a dak bungalow. The following day the Dalai Lama rode on to Yatung, where he was again given protection by David Macdonald (British Trade Agent), he finally rode on to Gnatong and to British India protection on 21st February 1910. Charles Bell was the officer in charge of the Dalai Lama and his entourage, during his time in British India and the two men developed a strong friendship during this event. The Dalai Lama was to stay in British India for over 2 years, only returning to Lhasa once Chinese troops had been removed and the intense fighting in Lhasa had stopped. This event would trigger the Dalai Lama's proclamation of Tibetan Independence in February 1913 and a series of modernising reforms.
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Some changes in the heart and blood vessels normally occur with age. However, many other changes that are common with aging are due to modifiable factors. If not treated, these can lead to heart disease.
The heart has two sides. The right side pumps blood to the lungs to receive oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. The left side pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Blood flows out of the heart through arteries, which branch out and get smaller and smaller as they go into the tissues. In the tissues, they become tiny capillaries.
Capillaries are where the blood gives up oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, and receives carbon dioxide and wastes back from the tissues. Then, the vessels begin to collect together into larger and larger veins, which return blood to the heart.
- The heart has a natural pacemaker system that controls the heartbeat. Some of the pathways of this system may develop fibrous tissue and fat deposits. The natural pacemaker (the SA node) loses some of its cells. These changes may result in a slightly slower heart rate.
- A slight increase in the size of the heart, especially the left ventricle, is not uncommon. The heart wall thickens, so the amount of blood that the chamber can hold may actually decrease despite the increased overall heart size. The heart may fill more slowly.
- Heart changes cause the ECG of a normal, healthy older person to be slightly different than the ECG of a healthy younger adult. Abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias), such as atrial fibrillation, are more common in older people. They may be caused by heart disease.
- Normal changes in the heart include deposits of the "aging pigment," lipofuscin. The heart muscle cells degenerate slightly. The valves inside the heart, which control the direction of blood flow, thicken and become stiffer. A heart murmur caused by valve stiffness is fairly common in older people.
Blood vessels:
- Receptors called baroreceptors monitor the blood pressure and make changes to help maintain a fairly constant blood pressure when a person changes positions or is doing other activities. The baroreceptors become less sensitive with aging. This may explain why many older people have orthostatic hypotension, a condition in which the blood pressure falls when a person goes from lying or sitting to standing. This causes dizziness because there is less blood flow to the brain.
- The capillary walls thicken slightly. This may cause a slightly slower rate of exchange of nutrients and wastes.
- The main artery from the heart (aorta) becomes thicker, stiffer, and less flexible. This is probably related to changes in the connective tissue of the blood vessel wall. This makes the blood pressure higher and makes the heart work harder, which may lead to thickening of the heart muscle (hypertrophy). The other arteries also thicken and stiffen. In general, most older people have a moderate increase in blood pressure.
- The blood itself changes slightly with age. Normal aging causes a reduction in total body water. As part of this, there is less fluid in the bloodstream, so blood volume decreases.
- The speed with which red blood cells are produced in response to stress or illness is reduced. This creates a slower response to blood loss and anemia.
- Most of the white blood cells stay at the same levels, although certain white blood cells important to immunity (neutrophils) decrease in their number and ability to fight off bacteria. This reduces the ability to resist infection.
Normally, the heart continues to pump enough blood to supply all parts of the body. However, an older heart may not be able to pump blood as well when you make it work harder.
Some of the things that make your heart work harder are:
- Certain medicines
- Emotional stress
- Physical exertion
- Illness
- Infections
- Injuries
- Angina (chest pain caused by temporarily reduced blood flow to the heart muscle), shortness of breath with exertion, and heart attack can result from coronary artery disease.
- Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) of various types can occur.
- Anemia may occur, possibly related to malnutrition, chronic infections, blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract, or as a complication of other diseases or medicines.
- Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is very common. Fatty plaque deposits inside the blood vessels cause them to narrow and totally block blood vessels.
- Congestive heart failure is also very common in older people. In people older than 75, congestive heart failure occurs 10 times more often than in younger adults.
- Coronary artery disease is fairly common. It is often a result of arteriosclerosis.
- High blood pressure and orthostatic hypotension are more common with older age. Older people on blood pressure medicines need to work with their doctor to find the best way to manage their high blood pressure. This is because too much medicine may cause low blood pressure and could lead to a fall.
- Heart valve diseases are fairly common. Aortic stenosis, or narrowing of the aortic valve, is the most common valve disease in older adults.
- Transient ischemic attacks (TIA) or strokes can occur if blood flow to the brain is disrupted.
Other problems with the heart and blood vessels include the following:
- Blood clots
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Thrombophlebitis
- Peripheral vascular disease, resulting in intermittent pain in the legs when walking (claudication)
- Varicose veins
- Aneurysms may develop in one of the major arteries from the heart or in the brain. Aneurysms are an abnormal widening or ballooning of a part of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel. If an aneurysm bursts it may cause bleeding and death.
- You can help your circulatory system (heart and blood vessels). Heart disease risk factors that you have some control over include high blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes, obesity, and smoking.
- Eat a heart-healthy diet with reduced amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol, and control your weight. Follow your health care provider's recommendations for treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. Reduce or stop smoking.
- Men between the ages of 65 to 75 who have ever smoked should be screened for aneurysms in their abdominal aorta.
Get more exercise:
- Exercise may help prevent obesity, and it helps people with diabetes control their blood sugar.
- Exercise may help you maintain your abilities as much as possible, and it reduces stress.
- Moderate exercise is one of the best things you can do to keep your heart, and the rest of your body, healthy. Consult with your provider before beginning a new exercise program. Exercise moderately and within your capabilities, but do it regularly.
- People who exercise often have less body fat and smoke less than people who do not exercise. They also tend to have fewer blood pressure problems and less heart disease.
Have regular check-ups for your heart:
- Have your blood pressure checked every year. If you have diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, or certain other conditions, your blood pressure may need to be monitored more closely.
- If your cholesterol level is normal, have it rechecked every 5 years. If you have diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, or certain other conditions, your cholesterol may need to be monitored more closely.
- If you are an older man (between the ages of 65 to 75) and you have a history of smoking, you should be screened for aneurysms in one of the major arteries of the heart.
Alternative Names
Heart disease - aging; Atherosclerosis - aging
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They said he could be the next "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but the fact of the matter is that right now, Randy Orton just isn't cutting it as a leading WWE babyface.
As usual, there is more than just one reason why things aren't quite going to plan. Among the issues are the timing of the babyface turn, which came too late, and there is also the fact that it wasn't a switch that was clearly defined, since there had been physical altercations between Orton and Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes before Legacy imploded.
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In talking about his own career, Jake "The Snake" Roberts was fond of saying that he didn't adapt his style after his 1987 turn, either. But the reality is that Jake's babyface comebacks were strong, and delivered with fire, speed, and vigour. His expressions when selling injury, too, were superb, and gave the impression of real pain and peril. Orton's -- much like his former partner in Evolution, Triple H -- mostly do not. Let's not forget that Roberts also had great heels The Honky Tonk Man, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Andre the Giant, Ted "The Million Dollar Man" DiBiase, and Rick Martel to work with -- all of whom were over with the fans.
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But perhaps greater than any other problem with Orton's current role is that his character -- and, some would say, he himself -- is a natural heel. In the last few years of WWE TV, his character has proven to be arrogant, bullying, devious, selfish, vicious, and heartless. Psychologically, there needs to be a reason for fans to put those memories to the back of their minds -- some reason to get behind a competitor who has previously shown himself to be a sociopath.
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The conceptual drawings for the BayPark were unveiled during the most recent meetings of the Board of County Commissioners and the Port St. Joe Commission.
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United States Census 1880
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Indexes and Images
For an article about 1880 census population schedules available for free online at FamilySearch Historical Record Collections see the U.S. Census Population Schedules, 1880 Wiki page. Ancestry.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1880 federal censuses. HeritageQuestOnline.com (subscription site) has indexes and images of all 1880 federal censuses. A Soundex for each state indexing families with children age ten or less is also available on microfilm.
For more details, see individual state census Wiki pages. For tips if the first census index search does not work, see the United States Census Searching Wiki page.
1880 Census was taken beginning 1 June 1880, for thirty days or two weeks for communities with 10,000+ populations. The following information was recorded by the census taker:
- Name
- Race: (white (W), black (B), Chinese (C), Indian (I), mulatto (M)
- Month of birth if born within year
- Relationship to head of household
- Single, married, widowed, divorced
- Married within year
- Occupation/months unemployed
- Birthplace
- Parents' birthplace
- School attendance within year
- Whether unable to read if age 10+
- Sick or temporarily disabled when enumerated and reason
- Blind, deaf-mute, idiotic, insane or permanently disabled
Missing Data
A few localities in the 1880 U.S. census are either missing or were absorbed into other counties. When missing localities were reported, they were checked against their original census data. It was confirmed that the localities were missing in the original census returns. The following localities are missing data. Details can be found on the state census page and individual county page.
Kentucky = Crittenden County
Michigan = Oscoda and Sanilac Counties
Missouri = St. Louis
New York = Bronx and Madison and Tioga Counties
North Carolina = Guilford County
Ohio = Allen County
Utah = Rich County
Virginia = Henrico and York Countues
New York City = includes all 5 boroughs, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Kings.
1790-2000 Information: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf
HCP entry is an occasional footnote in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abstract of the 1880 U.S. census.
The 1880 census can be used to:1
Identify birthplace of parents-immigrant information
Supplement birth/marriage info. Due to relationship info.
Identify relationships—surnamesof married daughter, mother-in-law, cousins, other relatives
Indicate that wife may not be mother of kids
Give clues to genetic symptoms or diseases
1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html
Unique Features and Problems
1. Asked the relationship to the head of household
2. Asked marital status
3. Lists the name of the streets and house numbers of some of the urban homes
4. Lists an illness or disability on the day of visitation
5. Lists number of months unemployed.
6 Lists birthplace of parents
7. People born/died after 1 Jun 1880 were not to be included.
8. Soundex: Lists only families with children under the age of 10 years
States Covered and Missing
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
No states missing
- Arizona
- Dakota
- Idaho
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Utah
- Wyoming
Web Sites
1880 United States Census—A free Internet census index to the 1880 census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index shows every name listed on the census including information about each person's residence, age, and birthplace. Census images are not included.
1790-2000 Info: http://www.census.gov/prod/2000pubs/cff-2.pdf
1850-1930 Search Tips: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/1850-1930.html
Sources of This Collection
1. Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Source: A Guide book to American Genealogy. 3rd ed. (Provo, UT: Ancestry, 2006.)
2. Missing Data: 1880 Census Index CD Manuel.
How to Cite Your Sources
An example of citing these records is: United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880. United States Census, 1880. Census page. From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org), April 23, 2010. Lillie Smith, Prattville, Autauga, Alabama, film number 1254001.
Instructions for citing this source can be found at: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections
To open the FamilySearch 1880 census search page, click here. For information about the 1880 census on the FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service, click here.


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Titanic: The Legend Goes On
Rated U (U.K. Rating Board in case you are wondering)
Copyright Prism Leisure Corporation 2001
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Angelica: She'll be our poorwoman's Cindrella for the film and is also currently searching for her missing mom. She falls in love with guy in just the span of 2 encounters with him. They both marry at the end movie.
William: I dont know about this guy, but is it healthy to just fall in love with someone so quickly and out of the blue? He marries Angelica at the end of the film.
Gertrude: She plays the evil stepmother role and that's all you need to know about her. She's leaves no impact at all on the audience outside of being a complete jerk.
Hortense & Bernice: Ugh. Just ugh. These he-women are Angelicas evil stepsisters who are voiced just terribly. Dont bother listening to what they have to say, it is all just gibberish.
Victoria: She is the mother of Angelica and the nanny for William (Why does he need a nanny?). She and Angelica reunite with each other on the lifeboats after the ship starts sinking.
Detective Sam Bradbury: He is a detective who is chasing after Kirk & Dirk in order to arrest them. He really needs to work on his disguises since pretty much everyone can see through them.
Kirk & Dirk: Theyre two thieves that Sam is chasing after, who are on the Titanic in order to steal valuables from people. Apparently, they can laugh and joke around while tons of people are drowning and freezing to death.
Maxie & His Parents: An American Tale copycats who mostly just grunt and groan a lot of the time.
Fritz: MY EARS! THEYRE BLEEDING! SHUT THAT DOG UP!
+ When a dog starts rapping, it is party time.
+ The Titanic crew tried to get rid of the water in the ship with buckets.
+ Rapping and jerseys were around in the 1910s.
+ Metal is incredibly weak.
+ Pets are allowed on lifeboats.
+ You can never reuse footage enough.
+ Films must be directed by actual film makers.
+ Whiskey puts out flames.
+ No one finds it weird when animals wear clothing.
1 min Wow, the movie is over before it even began! Im out of here.
3 min Hey, 3 scene changes in less than a minute! Thats got to be a record.
4 min Whoa whoa! Slow down here!
6 min So, lip-syncing has gone out the window at this point.
8 min 25 sec Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah. Seriously, that is what the dialogue amounts to in this scene.
8 min 35 sec Its a troll!!!
9 min This movie is making less sense with every passing second.
10 min 15 sec I blinked and now I am even more confused.
10 min 22 sec Oh God, hes breaking into a rap number! Wheres the mute button on this remote?!
11 min Oh thank God that is over. I need aspirin.
12 min Hey, he was just at the door and now he 10 feet away from it.
16 min Ah does love work this way?
18 min Im sorry, but did the film just skip a scene?
22 min Music budget kicked back in and surprisingly with someone that can actually sing.
24 min Please dont talk about your figure youre creeping me out.
26 min So according to that mouse, the movie is wasting my time with this scene.
30 min Oh yeah, because that isnt conspicuous at all.
31 min Well alright, Ill give them a point for something that was actually funny.
34 min The ship is going in reverse and the smoke is actually going back into the smokestacks.
37 min Thats it! The movie has officially gone crazy!
40 min Whoa! The iceberg just popped out of nowhere.
42 min Lots of reuse of stock footage.
46 min Ah yes, nothing like inserting a little humor into a human misery.
47 min RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A WINDOW!
50 min Seriously, the odds of this happening are basically a zillion to one if I calculate this right.
51 min Wait a minute, werent those animals in cargo hole of the ship? How are they still alive!?
54 min The movie isnt over yet?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Sam: Special Detective Sam Bradbury, Sam to my friends, threat to my enemies!
Maxie: If it hadn't been for you I would now be in someone else's digestion.
Fritz: You know there's something you should know, so I'm gonna tell you so, don't sweat it, forget it, enjoy the show! (Dog starts rapping)
Ah yes, Titanic: The Legend Goes On or better known as The Animated Musical. If that doesn't already scare you, then you should know that this movie includes talking mice, tons of rip-offs of better animated movies, terrible editing, and of course, a rapping dog. With all of that in mind, lets take a deep breath and venture forth into this animated disaster.
The movie starts off and we see the Titanic sinking that was quick! Actually, one of the characters in the lifeboats, named Angelica, has a flashback to the events leading up to what has happened before the boat sank. This sounds familiar where have I heard of this before?
We find Angelica in the flashback riding a train with her evil stepmother, Gertrude, and her evil stepsisters, Hortense and Bernice. They are not referred to as evil or anything, but if they are going to rip off Cinderella, I might as well refer to them as that. Angelica is all sad and stuff about not knowing where her mom is. Her evil stepmother just says to forget about ever finding her, but Angelica insists that she will indeed find her mother. FORESHADOWING!
The movie then sends us directly to the boarding of the infamous ship where we find all the people getting on, including a bunch of animals. At this time, the movies pacing is completely all over the place and is just jumping randomly from person to person, with no thought or logic to it. Plus, the animation is completely terrible, making this even worse. You know what else? We are only four minutes into this film.
During all of these random jump cuts, we meet a furry mouse family, Kirk & Dirk, a perverted guy that looks like Gaston (Surprisingly enough, is called Gaston!) with a mustache, a tramp, two Dalmatians, the Brown Family, William & Victoria, Detective Sam Bradbury, Mexican Mice from a Speedy Gonzales carton, and a lot of other weird looking people. This will be our crazy cast of characters and I must admit, they are all ugly as heck.
So, the ship departs and we find ourselves unfortunately seeing what Angelica is up to with her evil family members. Her large bratty stepsisters make Gertrude punish her for somehow tearing their clothes. Personally, I say they tore it themselves seeing how they arent exactly slim'. Anyways, Gertrude breaks some her fine china and makes Angelica clean up as punishment. Is she really this stupid that she would break her own, probably expensive, china so that she can make Angelicas life miserable?
Then we cut away to another location on the ship, the cargo hold, where all the little furry and feathered creatures that boarded are resting at. The little mouse of the mouse family, named Maxie, talks to his mother about overhearing Angelicas problems with how she is miserable and that she wont be able to attend some kind of ball happening on the ship because her evil family wont let her. I am thinking of Cinderella again, how about you?
Then a random cat and little dog attack the little mouse boy. Just as suddenly as they appear, a large dog pops out and scares them off. The mouse thanks him and then the dog breaks into a rap number while the Mexican mice & a bunch of geese back him up with vocals and instruments; then somewhere, there is a chef chases a mouse with a large turkey leg. Please take a good few moments to fully comprend all of that and then let us continue on this magical and painful journey.
We find ourselves with Kirk & Dirk now, who are attempting to steal jewelry from some lady. They are thwarted by the male version of the lady from The Lady and the Tramp while they do this. Random! The movie then jumps to William and Victoria, a young man and his nanny (Hes over 20 why he needs a nanny is anyones guess), who are discussing some things and are hoping that this cruise will allow them to relax. Victoria also mentions that she has a daughter and that she is wondering how she is doing. Wink wink.
Lets see here, following this insane movies pacing, we find both Kirk & Dirk trying again to rob someone but hilariously failing (Extreme sarcasm) and Angelica and William meeting each other in the hallway for the first time. Somehow, by touching her hand as he helps picks up some of her clothes she dropped, he is instantly attracted to her. Why is anyones guess at this point, but that is the least of this film's problems.
After some non-funny scenes with the mouse and a chef from before, we see William stalking err searching for Angelica. He runs into her on the deck and they then share some kind of moment as they dance together for whatever reason. How can you share moment with someone you only met twice?! Anyways, he asks to meet her again at the ball that night, but she has nothing to wear. Guess what? The old lady that she is bunking with in third class has a gown for her to wear. The old lady cant fit into that thing, so why does she have it anyways? Again, I am asking questions in a movie that features a rapping dog.
So, William awaits Angelica in the ballroom and actually has a flashback of his moments with Angelica. Yes, all of two of them. Also, think about this. This movie is basically a flashback already, so how can we be flashing back while in another flashback of a completely different person? Ah forget it, Angelica shows up in the gown and two of them have a nice dance together. They also share a nice kiss together, but really, the main thing the audience cares about at this point is that iceberg showing up.
Back to the furry animals (Because you never get enough of those horrible little fur balls), we find them all celebrating and throwing a party for no good reason. During the party, the Mexican mice even get their own musical number. Ugh. Right now, I really demand for that iceberg to show up, if only it would to stop all of these animal music numbers.
Luckily for us, that night, the iceberg shows up out of nowhere (You got to watch out for those magically appearing icebergs when crossing the ocean) and hits the ship. With the ship now sinking, William meets up with Angelica and they head up onto the deck together. Unfortunately, William cant board the lifeboat with Angelica, because of that whole women and children first, despite the fact that a lot of men get into the lifeboats before a bunch of the women do.
So with a bunch of random jump cuts and reuse of previous footage, we find ourselves back at the beginning of the movie with Angelica in the lifeboat with others. We also find William still onboard the ship as it sinks into the abyss. But that does not spell the end for William, nope! The life boat that Angelica is on actually picks up William, who is floating in the water along with Sam Bradbury as well. Also, we find that are animal friends are still alive too on a makeshift raft, but do you honestly care?
William is saved and we also find out that Victoria (Williams nanny in case you forgot or even care) is in fact, Angelicas mother. So everyone is happy despite over a thousand people drowning and freezing to death as the sun rises up. But thats not all folks! Nope, we get some last minute dialogue from that boy mouse who tells us what happened to everyone. Kirk & Dirk hooked up with the evil step sisters, Maxie (The boy mouse) and his family are living at the ships cooks restaurant, the dogs are part of the NYC police force with Sam, and Angelica and William married each other and live happily ever after. Whoopie frickin doo.
After all of this, what can be said about this film as a whole? Well, it is basically like tossing in the James Cameron movie, a bunch of Disney films, the animation from the Legend of Zelda games on CD-I, tons of insensitivity, racial stereotyping, and a couple of music numbers into a blender, which then pukes out this pile of crap. Wow, I couldnt have summed that up any better!
Seriously here, this movie is awful and despicable in every meaning of the word. There is mind numbing pacing, horrible rip offs, ear bleeding voice acting, hideous animation, a rapping dog, and there is a happy ending in one of the biggest tragedies. The only thing that can be salvage from the movie is a song a woman sings throughout the film. Its surprising good and sung well, but it is a shame that it was wasted on this film. Now, if you will, let us forget about this film and watch something more interesting. Anyone up for seeing Wall-E?
Last Edit: April 06, 2010, 10:35:50 AM by InformationGeek
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I thought I make a post and say that the review has been updated. I fixed a bunch of spelling and grammar errors, I rewrote some paragraphs, removed some parts from the Lesson Learned and Stuff to Watch for sections, and edited any other problems that I could see. Hopefully, the new update is up to your standards.
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Quote from: InformationGeek on April 06, 2010, 10:37:30 AM
Hopefully, the new update is up to your standards.
There are a lot of good reviews in this section. That they are not being selected is not due to their quality. Some of the factors involved:
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My access to the film: do I have it in my collection or can I get it.
I've been a bit behind the power curve with posting guest reviews. My goal is 1 per month, I've been posting more like one per two months.
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Quote from: Andrew on April 07, 2010, 10:25:54 AM
Quote from: InformationGeek on April 06, 2010, 10:37:30 AM
Hopefully, the new update is up to your standards.
There are a lot of good reviews in this section. That they are not being selected is not due to their quality. Some of the factors involved:
Variety of reviewers: not always choosing the same one.
Variety of genre: trying to keep a good mix among the reviews being posted.
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I agree!
It definitely deserves to be NO. 1 On IMDB's Bottom 100!
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As a teenager Jock McFadyen attended Saturday morning classes at Glasgow School of Art. In 1966, at the age of 15, he moved to England and was educated at Chelsea School of Art gaining his BA in 1976 and MA in 1977. He also taught one day a week at the Slade School of Art between 1980 and 2005.
In 1981 McFadyen was appointed Artist in Residence at the National Gallery in London. His paintings from the early eighties were populated by the waifs and stays of pre Canary Wharf London, he always said that the figures in his work were not inventions but sightings of individuals and events of the time. In 1991, Jock was commissioned by the Artistic Records Committee of the Imperial War Museum to record events surrounding the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and in 1992, he designed sets and costumes for Kenneth MacMillan's The Judas Tree, Royal Opera House in 1992. It was at this point that the figure fell away from McFadyen's work and the full-blown landscape, often a serious comment on life in the modern urban environment, and on a monumental scale, emerged and continues to preoccupy him to this day.
In 2005 he collaborated with his wife Susie Honeyman to create The Grey Gallery, to work with artists, writers and musicians on a project by project basis with the aim to work across all disciplines. Jock currently lives and works in London and Edinburgh. Jock has had over 40 solo exhibitions and his work is held by 30 public collections as well as private and corporate collections in Britain and abroad.
Born: 1950 in Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Elected RA: 24 May 2012
Gender: Male
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Recent Solo Exhibitions
2012 Eleven Spitalfields, London
The Fine Art Society, London
The Fleming Collection, London
Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
2011 Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh
2010 Clifford Chance, London
2009 The Grey Gallery, London
2007 11 Princelet Street, London
The Grey Gallery, London
Wolverhampton Art Gallery
The Grey Gallery, Edinburgh Festival
Selected Collections
Amnesty International
Arts Council of Great Britain
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
British Council
British Museum
City of Edinburgh
Contemporary Art Society
Glasgow Art Galleries
The Government Art Collection
The Guildhall, London
Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
The Imperial War Museum
Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Manchester City Art Gallery
The Museum of London
The National Gallery, London
Scottish Arts Council
Tate Gallery, London
The Theatre Museum, London
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester
Selected Publications
2001 Beyond Turners Road publication to accompany solo exhibition at Agnew's, London, with story commissioned from Iain Sinclair
Jock McFadyen, A Book About a Painter, monograph by David Cohen with contributions from other authors, published by Lund Humphries
1999 From Orkney and Other Places, publication to accompany solo exhibition for St Magnus Festival at Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, prose commissioned from Will Self
1998 Looking Out To Sea, catalogue for solo Edinburgh Festival exhibition at Talbot Rice Gallery Edinburgh, with an essay by Duncan Macmillan
1991 Fragments from Berlin, catalogue for solo exhibition at Imperial War Museum London, Kelvingrove Glasgow and Manchester City Art Gallery, with foreword by Angela Weight and essay by Tom Lubbock
Canal, catalogue for solo exhibition at William Jackson Gallery, London, with an introduction by Jeffery Camp and an essay by Howard Jacobson


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Thanks to medication and spending every night in a sleeping bag, comedian Mike Birbiglia has his sleepwalking episodes under control. Well, except during times of intense anxiety—such as when he co-directs, co-writes and stars in a movie based on his sleepwalking experiences.
"[While] shooting the movie I would have dreams where I was directing the movie. Because I was working these long, long hours, I was sleep deprived, which is terrible for sleep disorders," says Birbiglia of making the Sundance hit "Sleepwalk with Me," which is also the title of Birbiglia's book, live show and album about the period in which his fledgling comedy career distracted him from a troubled relationship and increasingly dangerous sleepwalking episodes.
"I would get out of bed and I would be moving lights in my room, and my wife would come over and she'd go, 'Mike, you're not shooting.' And I would be like, 'Yes, I am. I am shooting. I need you out. You're in my light,'" he said. "I'd literally say, 'You're in my light.' And she would go, 'Mike, you're not shooting.' And I would go, 'I'm sorry, but I am.'"
In the film, Birbiglia plays Matt Pandamiglio, who may have a different name but goes through Birbiglia's real-life experiences as he climbs his way up in comedy and neglects both his girlfriend (Lauren Ambrose) and sleep disorder.
At the James Hotel the night after participating with Sarah Silverman, Jeff Ross and other comics in a 30th Year in Comedy anniversary show for Jeff Garlin at Second City, the 34-year-old talked about what sleepwalking is really like, enjoying the Backstreet Boys and what Mitch Hedberg jokes say about the people who love them.
When you wrote the book "Sleepwalk With Me," how much did you think about it becoming a movie, starring you?
When I was writing the book, I was also writing the movie. It was simultaneous. I'm trying to think of the timeline. I've been working on the one-man show since 2005, believe it or not. And it opened off-Broadway in 2008, and you know what it was? I wanted to make a movie and I had an idea for a film called "Waking Up Ben," and I was working on the screenplay for that, but then people kept saying to me when they came to the one-man show, "You should just make it a film adaptation of this. It's completely logical, and the characters are all there." It was interesting because I hadn't considered it but then I thought, "Yeah, that's a worthwhile thing to try." Because what became apparent in writing the screenplay, it was very visual. Dreams are visual, sleepwalking is very visual. You don't really see sleepwalking in films that often. It's weird; I feel like in popular culture we have the perception of sitcom, arms-in-front-of-your-body sleepwalking, and then maybe Olive Oil and Popeye when she sleepwalks through the construction site. But it's all very cartoonish, in some cases literally. And so we thought, "This is an interesting thing to shine a light on. It's not really in anything."
Was there a small percentage of thought from you or anyone else that said, "Maybe it would be interesting to prompt an actual episode and film that and see how it goes, for authenticity's sake?"
We'd talked about it before, but I actually went a lot off of my wife, Jenny, just describing it to me. Just to give you a sense of it (Birbiglia walks around the room), if I fell asleep in this room and I was sleepwalking, let's say I had a dream that I had to make 100 ice cream cones. That would be a classic anxiety dream—if you have an assignment that you can't fulfill. I'm just making this up; I've never had that dream. But what would happen is, everything around you, this would become a spigot for ice cream, and your eyes are kind of half open, so let's say you bumped into this (bumps into chair), that would become like a person. "Oh, sorry." It's interesting how sleepwalking in a certain way becomes an accumulation of your outside stimuli that's actually there and what's happening in your brain.
In a dream, why do you think you were afraid of a jackal, of all things?
[Laughs.] That dream, in real life was from when I was in college ... I used to have this dream in college and I would say to my girlfriend, I would be like, "Abby, there's a jackal in the room. There's a hovering, insect-like jackal." In real life it was clothing that was bundled up on top of a hamper. But like I said, the things in real life interact with what's happening in your dream.
For how long have you been scared of jackals?
I don't know if it was a jackal. It was like a fictional animal. I don't know if you have this in your dreams. It was an animal that doesn't exist. It had claws and teeth, big teeth, and it was flying, almost it had little wings or little arms that were suspending in the air. It was really an accumulation of all my fears, and I called it a jackal. [Laughs.] 'Cause it was the closest thing that I could think of of what that would be in real life.
What is it like to put your story on screen and say, "I'm going to capture my excitement of touring by jumping on a bed to a Backstreet Boys song"? Why did that capture that for you?
The Backstreet Boys song ended up in the movie because around the time I was writing the film I went to Georgetown—I went to school there—I think I was performing in D.C. and I went back to this bar that I was a waiter at [a bar] called the Tombs. It's a college bar. It's the place where they had "St. Elmo's Fire," the movie scenes. I was one of those waiters. I had the bowtie. [Laughs.] And I'm sitting there with a bunch of friends and the DJ played that song, "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys. And this was 2009, 2010, 10 years after I graduated. That song was popular when I was in college, and everyone is singing on the top of their lungs. All these college kids. I'm like, "I can't believe this; this is classic rock." I was shocked! I was like, "Something about this song is enduring." It's exciting, and I was like, "I want to put this in something or use this somewhere." It's weird; one of the first stand-up comedy bits I ever did, in like 1997, was there was a Backstreet Boys—that album came out and I went to the store and I bought it, and then I opened the jacket onstage and read the liner notes to the audience. And that was the whole bit. I didn't even do commentary really.
That album with "I Want it That Way" on it?
Yeah. And it killed.
Have you done that with other albums?
No! I've never even done that since. It was such a random idea. I remember when that came out, I was like, "That song is really good," and I bought the album and I read the liner notes and I was like, "I'm just going to do this as a comedy bit."
Do you remember one lyric that really killed?
It wasn't the lyrics; it was the thank yous from the members. It'd be like, "AJ: To my boy G-Stone, keep feelin' it." I would just read the stuff straight-up and totally earnest—there's something about earnestness that's really funny. There's something about that song, do you remember "Magnolia"? There's that scene where William [H.] Macy drives a car into a wall or something playing that hilarious pop song. But I forget what song it is. It's like, "Dreams can come true."
Talk about your first stand-up routine and this notion of comedians having to be delusional.
The first time I got on stage I was at Georgetown [at an event] called the "Funniest Person on Campus" contest, and it was in [a] hall and it seated about 700 people. It was pretty packed. I was terrified. It was so nerve-racking, and it felt like I was undergoing anesthesia. Where I didn't even know what was happening at a certain point. It was almost like I blacked out, even though I wasn't drinking. And afterwards I came off and I was like, "How'd it go?"
Was it similar to the movie where you get up on stage and say, "I've been thinking about Cookie Monster."
Well, strangely enough it was me doing a character. It was this character I called Peter McAvoy, and it was like this Boston—'cause I'm from Massachusetts—it was like this tough Boston guy with a thick Boston accent who just likes talking about middle school and how popular he is in middle school, or he was in middle school. And how he had a really sad incident where he dropped his bouncy ball that he carries around with him out of his pocket and it went down the sewer. And then I sang. It closed with a song; at the time there was that P. Diddy song about losing Notorious B.I.G. I forget the song's name.
"I'll be Missing You."
So I had "I'll Be Missing You," except the instrumental and then I sang an "I'll Be Missing You" song to the bouncy ball. What I was doing was so weird and abstract, and it was nothing like what I ended up doing, but I think I was just hiding behind this character because I wasn't comfortable being myself. And then I got the chance from that—one of the prizes was you can do stand-up at the D.C. Improv, which is a comedy club there which I ended up eventually working the door at. I got to open up for Dave Chappelle one night, which is pre-"Chappelle's Show" fame, but he was still an amazing comedian at the time. So that was a big dream come true. It went pretty well for my second time, and I did jokes in that one. I did the Peter McAvoy character, but then I did some jokes. And then I said, "You know, I'd love to do this again."
Naively, I was like, "Yeah, put me in, coach. Tomorrow night, let's do this again." And it was like, "No, we have no spots available. You can work the door. You can sell tickets blah blah blah. And then maybe we can get you onstage once in a while." And that once in a while was very liberally used. It was a long while before I was able to get on stage. It was a lot of waiting. In a lot of ways at the D.C. Improv for a long time I was the backup comedian. I was there just in case other people didn't show up. But it was good. I learned from watching comedians. The headliners that would come in were great: Dave Attell, Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black, Kathleen Madigan. Extraordinary comedians. In a way it was like going to comedy college, which was the opposite of what my dad wanted me to do. When I was working there [my dad would be like], "That's not your number one priority," and I was like, "Yeah, it is!"
You talked about the movie being about denial. When you go through this again, how many regrets do you have? Was there something that you look at and say, "I can't believe I wasn't more focused on the relationship or the sleepwalking," or does it feel like, "I was paying attention to my career, and if I had a chance to do it again, that's still what I would do?"
I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in a while you get those flashback memories of conversations you had with your exes and you just like wince when you're walking down the street. Something occurs to you, "Oh, no, I said that."
Anything specific?
I'm trying to think. I described this a little bit in the book, but I feel like when you know that you're doomed in a relationship you start criticizing the other person for things that are just useless pieces of criticism. "That shirt doesn't fit you." That kind of thing. And you're like, "I don't know anything about clothes or anything. For some reason I'm criticizing this person?" And I think it's just you're trying to express something but you can't, and then you express something else that's entirely different, but it hurts people and it's so painful to think back on hurting people. It's awful.
A clip of Mitch Hedberg appears in the movie, and I read that he was an influence on you. What's your favorite Mitch Hedberg line?
The one that's in the movie: "Quit trying to act like I'm a steamboat operator," because it's a joke about being misunderstood. ... So many of Mitch's jokes I love because they're multilayered. So it's like that joke is a really silly joke about writing a letter but then it gives you a little bit of a window into his relationship with his dad and maybe they're not always connecting on things.
Do you think people's favorite Mitch Hedberg joke says something about them?
I've never thought about that, but that's a good point. Why, what was your favorite?
I don't know if this is my favorite, but one I was thinking about before this interview was, "I got lost in the woods, but then I built a house. I was lost, but now I live here." That's good advice to me.
[Laughs,] That's really funny. I always quote this one where he goes, (impersonates Hedberg), "I am pretty good at tennis, but I will never be as good as the wall. The wall is relentless."
Yeah, maybe it says something about people's personalities, which of his jokes jump out at you.
Yeah. But I will say that the steamboat operator one, it's meaningful, this idea of trying to communicate with people. I think that's the journey of the character. It's like trying to communicate with people, trying to tell people what you want and what you want to do and having people just like, "OK, all right," and the glaze in their eyes. I feel like the struggle of this character, I feel like probably that's the relatable side of this whole thing. I tweeted a joke the other day: "No one ever complains about being understood." [Laughs.] "No one ever thinks they're understood." It's so true. I feel like we're always faced with trying to essentially pitch ourselves to people. And be like, "No, I know that I'm not that good at this thing that I'm trying to do now, but I will be good, and I really want you to trust me." But no one wants to trust anybody. [Laughs] Who ever trusts anybody? But there's a few people in my career who have trusted me. Ira [Glass] is one of them. There's a few other people along the way who were like, "Oh, no, you're onto something." And that's enough.
On Chicago: "I'm a big Lou Malnati's fan. To the point where on this trip I can't allow myself to have it. Because it's like, first of all I can't order a pizza without eating the whole pizza. And if you eat a whole Lou Malnati's pizza, [Laughs] you gain like 10 pounds. Pizza's problematic for me."
On the pizza pillow (similar to an airplane neck pillow but made out of pizza) used in a "Sleepwalk with Me" dream sequence: "The pizza pillow was real. We had four of them. So we had four takes at it. The first take we did I laughed so hard that it was entirely [unusable]. I was laughing, the camera operator was laughing, so the camera's shaking, and then the whole crew was laughing. From the absurdity of having a pizza pillow and earnestly going like this. (Imitates taking bites). You can't not laugh at that. [Laughs.] We always talk about patenting the pizza pillow."
Why his June appearance at the Victory Gardens Theater for "Just for Laughs" was postponed until October: " I'll say just this: I'm here. [Laughs.] I'm here, so there's no Mike Birbiglia difficulties. There was a misunderstanding I guess about the stage we were going to be on … I think there was basically a misunderstanding that they thought that I could do stand-up in a very enclosed space, but the show is a touring show with a set. It was an off-Broadway show; we've gone to London, we've gone to 30 cities in America. We bring a set. It's not a big set, but it's a set. They have a set already that they're building for something else basically. That was where the complication was. It was weird; it was one of those things where for a week we considered, 'Well, I could just do it on someone else's set,' but then you lose this part of the story … and you don't want to give people the B- version of your show."
Guilty pleasure movie: "Music and Lyrics." "My wife and I love it. We love Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. We think they can do no wrong. They're both great rom-com actors. And I love the music. I love that they make up these songs. Someone composed songs for the movie that were quote-unquote pop songs and they're catchy. They actually are catchy. 'Pop Goes My Heart.' I have it on my iPod."
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I think I am feeling the burnout. 11 group fitness classes per week, training clients, teaching TRX courses and being a mom...it is all adding up!!! What do you do for burnout???
My yearly course of action for the when I feel burnout coming on is to take a break! I always take 2 weeks off during the Christmas holidays and allow myself to enjoy good food and drink with friends and family. I enable my body to recover, rest and repair.
When the holiday season is not around, I get subs for classes adjust my training schedule, go out on dates with my husband (smiles) and get to bed earlier than usual.
Burnout is common in our industry and it is vital to stay on top of it. I believe it is important to schedule rest and recovery.
Take a break!
When I think back to the first day I steopped foot into a group fitness class, I never thought I would end up where I am today.
I was only 15 years old when I went to my first step class in the small town of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada. I attended a class by an instructor named Cheryl. She was wonderful! Great choreography, easy to follow and fun! I took a few more classes from Cheryl and eventually she asked if I ever thought about teaching. I remember going home to my mom that night and telling her. My mom's response; "Why don't you try it!" And that was 20 years ago and I am still involved 100% in the fitness industry and see myself nowhere else.
I have loved every minute of my job. What could you not love as a trainer/instructor. Teaching fitness is the most positive, rewarding experience there is. My favorite part is seeing my clients/participants work to their max. Seeing them push themselves harder than they ever thought they could. I believe every one has more potential than they think they do and I love to pull that out!
It has been 20 great years and I know there are 20 more to come! This is only the beginning of my career and I look forward to every day and what each day will bring.
Stay healthy, positive and in love with what you do!


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His discography includes more than 50 records on labels like XL Recordings, Ninja Tune, and Soul Jazz. He's shared production credits with the likes of Diplo, Quincy Jones, M.I.A., and Gregory Isaacs; toured the U.S. with legendary Can frontman Damo Suzuki, and has performed at festivals worldwide with artists from Flosstradamus, to Lee Scratch Perry, to Squarepusher.
DJ C's Mashit record label was featured as a "Label of the Month" by legandary BBC Radio 1 host, John Peel, and has released more than 20 records by artists like Chrissy Murderbot, Bong-Ra, and MC Zulu.
He Co-founded the Toneburst Collective along with DJ /rupture, an event production group that staged adventurous multi-media extravaganzas in alternative venues. The events provided an early platform for storied underground artists like Kid606 and Hrvatski (Keith Fullerton Whitman).
DJ C went on to co-found the Beat Research series of events along with DJ Flack. Those weekly club-nights played host to some of the best DJs and producers of underground bass music in the world, and gave a number of young luminaries their first gig. The long list of guests has included Eclectic Method, DJ Rashad, edIT (The Glitch Mob), Ghislain Poirier, Kingdom, and Plastician.
DJ C pioneered the distinctive "Boston-bounce" sound before moving to Chicago, and now makes Chicago-inspired, stripped down and bass-heavy beats.
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