text: Many people consider pets great holiday gifts. But in spite of their popularity as presents, pets do not always make the most appropriate holiday gift. Giving a pet as a present seems like a great idea, but shoppers might want to give it more consideration before giving a gift that is such a considerable responsibility. A puppy at Christmas or a bunny at Easter may be given with good intentions, but that well-meaning sentiment can easily backfire, ending with the pet being given up for adoption when recipients don't feel up to the task of raising a pet. In such instances, the companion animal pays the steepest price. According to the Humane Society of the United States, most puppies and kittens born in the United States never reach their second birthdays. They die from being hit by cars, are euthanized by their owners, succumb to starvation, or suffer fatal injuries in fights with other animals. Though it often is, buying a pet should not be an impulse purchase. You see sad eyes looking back at you from behind a cage door and want to give that animal a new home. However, introducing an animal into a family is not a decision to take lightly. You must factor how well the pet will fit in with the family dynamic. Do schedules allow for quality time spent with the animal? Is it a financially good time to care for an animal that will cost money? Are you aware of how long the pet will live? Making those big decisions for a person on the receiving end of your well-intentioned gift may be crossing a line. Would you want to have such a life-changing decision made for you? Furthermore, the holiday season is not one ideally suited for making careful decisions. People are often swept up in emotions and even stress, and shoppers may not be thinking rationally. The hectic nature of the holiday season can be a difficult time for a pet to grow acclimated to its new environment. He or she may be frightened to assimilate or take longer to settle down. Pets often need several weeks of quiet and constant care to become comfortable in their new environments. Here are some other reasons why the holidays are not a good time for new pets. * Holiday visitors may frighten the new pet and he or she may become weary of strangers at the outset. * The activities in the household may pose safety hazards for the young animal. An abundance of rich foods and various decorations could be ingested, potentially causing illness. * New pets should be carefully supervised around children to see how they behave. A child may not be accustomed to handling a puppy or kitten and could injure the animal. Similarly, the pet may be skittish and lash out at the child. Adults busy with holiday obligations may be easily distracted and miss how their child is interacting with the new pet. * Once the glow of the holidays wear off, children may be disillusioned with the new responsibility that has fallen into their hands. They may not like the responsibility that comes with being a good pet owner. Reputable pet breeders and animal shelters often discourage individuals from adopting or purchasing pets as holiday gifts. Many organizations and animal businesses require a careful vetting of potential pet parents to ensure the animal will be placed with a family and in a home that is suitable. Animal welfare groups warn that an estimated 50 percent of pets adopted during the holidays end up right back at shelters. This can scar the pet. Avoid the temptation of giving a companion animal as a present. If it is your intention to gift an animal, talk to the gift recipient and discuss the pros and cons beforehand. Then you can work together and make the right decision for all parties involved, including the pet. HL12C740 ------- PETS HOLIDAYS-WINTER GIFTS/COLLECTIBLES CONSUMER TIPS HOLIDAYLIFESTYLEMICROSITE


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6 eggs, separated
1 bunch beets, greens attached
1 shallot, minced
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons butter
3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
Preheat oven to 375. Grease or spray an 8 cup souffle or baking dish. Sprinkle the bottom with 3 tablespoons grated cheese. Set aside. Bring a large pot of water and the beets, reserving greens to boil. In a small pot, scald the milk and stir in the salt and cornstarch, cook over medium heat until thickened and set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile, chop the beet greens and discard the stems. In a large pan, heat the butter and quickly saute shallot until just softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chopped greens and saute together, 1 additional minute. Remove the greens from the pan and place them in a food processor or blender. Add the yolks and pulse until minced. Add the scalded milk mixture, nutmeg and remaining cheese. Stir to combine. The beets should be tender by now. Remove from the water, remove the skins and chop the beets coarsely. Arrange in the bottom of the dish. Beat egg whites until frothy and then add the cream of tarter. Beet until stiff peaks form. Gently fold a quarter of egg whites into the greens and then fold the rest of the greens into the large bowl of egg whites. Pour on top of the beets in the dish and then smooth out the top. Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffy and golden brown.

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Gordon Goodwins Big Phat Band - XXL - Silverline DVD-A 288206-9:
The previous Big Phat Band on Silverline was their first DVD-A release and I believe the first big band disc in hi-res. It was a kick but their new effort is even better. Most of the dozen tracks are originals by Goodwin, and as he says in the notes, you couldnt find better players to play them. Then there are the guest artists: Michael Brecker on one track, crack clarinetist Eddie Daniels on two tracks, the vocal group Take 6 on Comes Love and Its Alright With Me, and Johnny Mathis on the closing number! This band, the music and the multichannel sound really swing with a vengeance! Im always fascinated by pop treatments of classical themes, so I naturally dug Eddie Daniels great solo on the arrangement of the main theme from Mozarts Symphony No. 40. But the number that really dialed my number was Hunting Wabbits - its a hilarious arrangement that conjures up a bunch of Elmer Fudds going nuts. And terrific use of the spatial element in the mix - seemed like the woods were full of wabbits!
This DVD-A is packed with extras too. There are of course both Dolby Digital 5.1 48K and MLP 96K options for multichannel, commentary by Gordon Goodwin, Multi-Angle and Behind the Scenes Videos, Sheet music transcriptions of some of the solos, a photo gallery, and a Make Your Own Mix feature. These are intelligent and sophisticated arrangements, some great soloing, and the bands ensemble sound is as tight as Count Basie or Bill Holman. Even the Dolby 5.1 track sounds terrific. This disc alone could sell a recalcitrant two-channel mouldy fig on investing in a multichannel music system! Tracks: High Maintenance, A Game of Inches, Comes Love, Thad Said No, Hunting Wabbits, The Quiet Corner, Horn of Puente, Its Alright With Me, The Jazz Police, Mozart 40th Symphony Theme, What Sammy Said, Let the Good Times Roll. Purchase here
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Jeremy Monteiro Trio A Song For You Karen; First Impression Music FIM SACD 036 Stereo Hybrid SACD:
In case you didnt recognize it from the title, this disc is a tribute to the late Karen Carpenter. The appearance of Jacintha will no doubt get the audiophiles salivating and rising their hands up to thank the heavens. This disc is impressive inside and out. The CD comes in a little book with an envelope on the fronta thank you card to Karen with watercolor rose petals on the card. The preface tells most of the storythe disc commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Carpenters and is presented in a jazz format. If you read the insert, you discover a funny thing. Apparently the initial concept was strictly instrumentals and then it was suggested that audiophiles love female vocals. This disc isnt the most uplifting CD Ive heard, and Im not sure how well it will appeal to Carpenters fans, but there are two things of which Im sure: Jazz fans will like it and audiophiles will love it. Its hybrid!
Dont wait - rush and get it! You wont be sorry. Songs included are: A Song For You; When I Fall In Love; This Masquerade; Weve Only Just Begun; Top Of The World; For All We Know; Rainy Days And Mondays; Theres A Kind Of Hush; All You Get From Love Is A Love Song; I Wont Last A Day Without You; (They Long To Be) Close To You; Yesterday Once More; A Song For You (instrumental reprise). Purchase Here
-Brian Bloom
The Jim Hall Quartet - All Across the City (Jim Hall, guitar; Gil Goldstein, keyboards; Steve La Spina, bass; Terry Clarke, drums) - Concord multichannel SACD -100-6:
I somehow missed the original 1989 release of this album on standard CD so I really appreciate the opportunity to enjoy it now in hi-res surround. Every album Jim Hall does is worth having - hes just about the No. 1 modern jazz guitarist today. And a much-loved human being. Jim and his three colleagues work really well together, and these 11 tracks - 5 of them by Jim and one by his wife Jane - cover a wider variety of moods and sounds than on most of his albums. Theres some Ellington, some Monk, some blues and some very creative originals. Jims guitar sound is rounded-off, silky smooth and lyrical - you dont hear the sounds of the strings being picked as with, say Charlie Byrd. Gives the instrument a more electronic sound, and keyboardist Goldstein frequently uses a sort of electronic vibes keyboard sound with which the guitar fits perfectly. Concord is getting more adventurous with the multichannel mixing: La Spinas bass is usually on the surround channels behind you - interesting effect.
Tracks: Beija-Flor, Bemsha Swing, Prelude to a Kiss, Young One, R.E.M. State, Jane, All Across the City, Drop Shot, How Deep Is the Ocean?, Something Tells Me, Big Blues. Purchase Here
- John Henry
Tania Maria - Come With Me (with Eddie Duran, guitar; Lincoln Goines & John Pena, electric basses; Jose Neto, guitar; Steve Thornton, percussion; Portinho, drums) - Concord Jazz multichannel SACD 1002-6:
This 1983 taping was the third album the Brazilian firebrand did for Concord. She supports her peppy vocals with a variety of self-played keyboards including Yamaha electric piano and Fender Rhodes as well as acoustic grand. Gershwins Embraceable You is the only non-original tune of the eight tracks. The opener uses a Tania-concocted highly rhythmic language of her own and grabs the listener right off. Most of the tunes are her typical extroverted fusion of Brazilian, Latin, and pop; you cant help but snap your fingers or get up and dance. Only the closing tune is a laid-back lament of a more serious nature. The various colorful percussion instruments and basses are often placed to the rear in the surround mixes, adding to ones involvement in the celebration. Viva Tania!
Tracks: Sangria, Embraceable You, Lost in Amazonia, Come With Me, Sementes Graines & Seeds, Nega, Euzinha, Its All Over Now. Purchase Here
- John Henry
Hiromi - Another Mind (piano - with Mitch Cohn, bass; Dave DiCenso, drums. Guests: Anthony Jackson, bass; Jim Odgren, alto sax; Dave Fiuczynski, guitar) - Telarc Jazz multichannel SACD-63558:
As I reported when I reviewed the original CD version of this album in our April issue, this one threw me. I was expecting some Japanese New Age piano meanderings - I believe I had Hiromi Uehara mixed up with another girl who is a sort of Japanese female John Tesh. Hiromi is a highly original jazz keyboard prodigy and has already toured the world and been mentored by both Oscar Peterson and Ahmed Jamal although she is still attending the prestigious Berklee School of Music. One of her three guest back-up musicians - bassist Anthony Jackson - says that she stands in the front rank of the greatest players he has ever worked with. She also composed all nine tracks here, ranging from lightly swinging tunes thru driving straight ahead jazz to Cecil Taylor-like fullscale attacks on the poor keyboard. The cross-cultural exposure she is having in Boston is clearly revealed in the mix of many different genres heard in this album. I was floored by the original CD version and now with hi-res surround Im impressed even more. I find the wilder avantgarde selections seem to hang together better now; whether thats because Im hearing them a second time or because of the hi-res surround I cant say. Tracks are: XYZ, Double Personality, Summer Rain, Joy, 010101, Truth and Lies, Dancando No Paraiso, Another Mind, The Tom and Jerry Show. Purchase Here
- John Henry
Clark Tracey, drums - Stability (with ten sidemen and The Locrian String Quartet) - Linn Records Stereo-only SACD AKD 196:
Drummer Tracey had been writing and arranging the music for this album for some years awaiting the chance to get it all together. Three of the tunes are his originals, he opens with his own pared down re-arrangement of Gil Evans arrangement of Gone, from Porgy & Bess, fashioned for an octet. He also has created terrific arrangements of both Coltranes Giant Steps and Monks Ugly Beauty. Black Coffee is one of the tracks with the string quartet, which fits in cleverly, and there are four others. Tracey is a tasteful drummer who plays the set like a musical instrument, and the clarity of the hi-res reproduction highlights all the interesting details of the very attractive arrangements. Only the CDs title tune has a vocal, with lyrics by the vocalist herself, Christine Tobin.
Tracks: Gone, Black Coffee, Lounge Blues, Ugly Beauty, Sunshower, The Peacocks, Giant Steps, Stability, Melancholia, Boaz. Purchase here
-- John Henry
Heres a Pair of Gospel Music Journeys in Hi-Res...
BIV (Broadway Inspirational Voices - directed by Michael McElroy) - Grace - DMP multichannel SACD-17:
This stirring ensemble of about 50 voices was organized in 1994 by a gay performer in Broadway shows because the music and words of gospel music brought him solace during the AIDS epidemic. The present members represent many different races, faiths, backgrounds and ethnicities but all are performers in various shows on Broadway so the professional level is extremely high. As McElroy says, they use their talents working in the theater but BIV gives each the opportunity to use their gifts to strengthen their souls. He was involved in either composing or arranging about half of the 11 tracks.
This is modern, urban gospel, not Oh Brother Where Art Thou material. The chorus is accompanied by two keyboards - either piano or organ or both together - plus guitar and conga drums. The singers are in a sort of aural horseshoe around the front part of your listening area. I was reminded of the chorus at San Franciscos famous Glide Church, except that even after listening to BIV at high volume level my ears didnt hurt. Choral music is always wonderful material for demonstrations of realistic recording techniques, and if you cant stand early polyphony or even more contemporary choral music, this gospel choir might be right up your aisle. Tracks: He Always Answers Prayers for Me, Down By the Riverside, Someday, Jesus is Mine, The Truth of His Grace, The Storm is Passing Over, In Gods Love, Daniel Servant of the Lord, Changed My Name, Brand New Life, Even Me. Purchase Here
Harlem Spiritual Ensemble - Sisters of Freedom (Cantata by LINDA TWINE); 8 Spirituals - Arts Music Audiophile Series 2-channel 96K/24bit DAD DVD 49002-6:
We move Uptown a stretch for our second hi-res gospel album. The Harlem Spiritual Ensemble consists of a vocal sextet with two sopranos plus a pianist and two percussionists. I had thought DADs were obsolete now that we have DVD-Audio, but I stand corrected since this recent release is one. The idea was to use the DVD Video standard so the disc would be playable on all DVD players. (Except that those older players which lack 96K output will downconvert to 48K/24bit, though still better than the 44.1K/16bit CD standard.)
Twines cantata was commissioned by a host of organizations including the NEA and the American Negro Spiritual Research Foundation. Using mostly spirituals and a female narrator, The stirring 39-minute work tells the story of two early leaders in the Afro-American fight for freedom, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. The rest of the program of Negro spirituals is skillfully arranged and performed at a high professional level. While only stereo, the sonics are definitely a cut above the usual choral CD. There are extensive program notes on the history of the spiritual, lyrics for each spiritual in the program, and notes for the Cantata. Additional Spirituals: Ah Wanna be Ready, Sit Down Servant, Evry Time Ah feel duh Spirit, Steal Away, Certny Lawd, Balm in Gilead, Amen, Aint gonne let nobody turn me round.
- John Sunier
Peter Gabriel: Passion - Music for the Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ - Geffen stereo SACD 069 493 627-2:
One of two discs put out by Gabriel from his soundtrack efforts on behalf of the controversial film of the mid-80s, this one concentrated on his own compositions while the other was entirely ethnic music from various sources. This has to be one of the most unusual-sounding and creative soundtrack efforts by anyone. The general feeling is of North African rhythms and sounds. Having just watched Dune, Children of Dune and Lawrence of Arabia in a row I was thoroughly psyced out for this sort of musical mood, and in fact there were some similarities, but Gabriel was by far the most original in conjuring up a timeless desert world feeling.
He assembled native instrumentalists from India, Pakistan, Turkey, Bahrain, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Morocco, New Guinea, Ghana and Senegal. Gabriel played many different percussion instruments as well as synthesizers. He also used existing recordings of ethnic music for five of the tracks. He was assisted by Jon Hassell on trumpet, Billy Cobham on drums, Shankar on violin, and several other guest artists. This is a thrilling soundtrack whether or not you have seen or ever plan to see the film. The SACD reproduction puts a sonic magnifying glass on the many elements in the subtle mix of ethnic and electronic sounds. I found the surround version I created using Pro Logic II involved me even more in the musical experience. I wonder how this would work if I put Larry of Arabia up on the big screen and replaced the DVD sound with Gabriels soundtrack?
Tracks: The Feeling Begins, Gethsemane, Of These - Hope, Lazurus Raised, Of These - Hope (Reprise), In Doubt, A Different Drum, Zaar, Troubled, Open, Before Night Falls, With This Love, Sandstorm, Stigmata, Passion, With This Love (Choir), Wall of Breath, The Promise of Shadows, Disturbed, It is Accomplished, Bread and Wine. Purchase Here
- John Sunier
Aimee Mann Lost In Space; Mobile Fidelity UDSACD 2021 Hybrid Stereo SACD:
This album is a pleasant blend of light/alternative rock and is characterized by Manns droning voice that will, no doubt, drive some people up the wall. The fact is, I find her voice well suited to the music and, like the lead singer from Rush, it is what it is. The Magnolia Soundtrack really helped to rejuvenate Manns career, but this album is in some ways better. It is very personal and was recorded in an intimate environment at an apartment in Westwood, California. In addition to a bunch of really cool cartoons inside the insert of the CD case, there are a couple pages of explanation by producer and co-producer as to what this album is all about. The sound is good, but not outstanding. From my read of the booklet, this was the intention. Musically, I think the songs really speak for themselves.
Mann has a way of presenting fairly deep subject matter with catchy tunes as the backdrop. The music is hard to place with respect to time period. A lot of the songs could easily be from decades ago, or from last week. This would seem to spread its appeal over a few generations of listeners and increase its audience, but I havent really heard much of anything on the radio. The songs range from quiet ballads to more boisterous numbers, but you get the feeling that Aimee is baring her soul on every tune (e.g., This Is How It Goes.) Even when the tone is desperate and melancholic, I felt hopeful: as if her hand is reaching out to those in trouble. Its a keeper. Songs included are: Humpty Dumpty; High On Sunday 51; Lost In Space; This Is How It Goes; Guys Like Me; Pavlovs Bell; Real Bad News; Invisible Ink; Todays The Day; The Moth; Its Not. Purchase Here
-Brian Bloom
Bruce Dickinson Balls To Picasso; Silverline 288187-9 DVD-A:
Before I knew that Dickinson was the frontman of Iron Maiden, I was thinking that this record would be a slam-dunk purchase for hard-rockers and heavy-metalers. I even wrote in my notes, not like Soundgarden, but more like Metallica or Iron Maiden. Now I understand why I made the connection. The surrounds are full of both instruments and effects with this disc. The music is clearly in the hard rock genre with lots of electric guitar and howling (screaming) vocals. Track 2 was slightly toned down in comparison to the first cut. There is a bit of variety on the disc in terms of pace, but the appeal will be more limited to the people who like the hard stuff. Some of the disc is political commentary while much of the rest comments on society. It is an all out musical assault.
You can choose between pictures or lyrics to play over the music. Recording quality is okay with no glaring defects. Songs included are: Cyclops; Hell No; Gods Of War; 1000 Points Of Light; Laughing In The Hiding Bush; Change Of Heart; Shoot All The Clowns; Fire; Sacred Cowboys; Tears Of The Dragon.
-Brian Bloom
Eddie Money Shakin With The Money Man; Silverline 288188-9 DVD-A:
The first few songs on this disc are remixed studio recordings while the rest are live concert performances. Eddie Money is an old-time rocker who has had a few noteworthy hit songs. Its clear from this performance that he hasnt slowed down much. Included in this set are songs like Take Me Home Tonight, Baby Hold On, and Two Tickets To Paradise. There arent really surprises on this disc, but if you are a fan then you are sure not to be disappointed. Moneys voice is raspy as always, doesnt seem too strained, and manages to suit the live performance environment. If anything, the crowd sure seems to be enjoying the concert.
You can choose lyrics or pictures to be displayed over the songs on this disc and there is a photo gallery included. The recording quality ranged from fair to just okay. Songs included are: Something To Believe In; If We Ever Get Out Of This Place; Can You Fall In Love Again; Everybody Loves Christmas; Two Tickets To Paradis; Wanna Go Back; She Takes My Breath Away; Wheres The Party; Gimme Some Water Wanna; Wanna Be A Rock N Star; Everybody Rock & Roll This Place; Baby Hold On; Take Me Home Tonight; Shakin.
-Brian Bloom
Bob Marley African Herbsman; Silverline 28205-9 DVD-A:
Like the previous Bob Marley DVD-A disc I reviewed, this disc suffers from distorted sound that reminds me of a worn record. The sounds come from every direction. Unfortunately, they are mostly compressed, frequency limited, and muddy. Fortunately, the music is a different story. This album is from 1973 and producer Lee Perry put together Marley, The Wailers, and The Upsetters to create a unique record. Some of the songs on this record became standards that were played for the next decade on. After this record, Marley separated from Perry and stood on his own. There are 26 cuts on the disc, so there are bound to be some favorites for anyone who even remotely likes reggae. The liner notes help shed some light on the Marley history of the town and provide many useful tidbits of information. If you can overcome the poor sound quality, this disc is worth having, but isnt high resolution sound the reason (along with surround) for the DVD-A format to exist?
Songs included are: Lively Up Yourself; Small Axe; Duppy Conqueror; Trenchtown Rock; African Herbsman; Kepp On Moving; Fussing And Fighting; Stand Alone; All In One (Medley, Part 1); Dont Rock The Boat; Put It On; Sun Is Shining; Kaya; Riding High; Brain Washing; Four Hundred Years; More Axe; Grooving Kingston 12; Keep On Shanking; Kaya Version 2. Also included as bonus tracks are: Memphis- The Upsetters; Live- Tommy McCook; The Axe Man- The Upsetters; Zig Zag- The Upsetters; Moving Version- Big Youth; Copasetic- The Upsetters. Purchase here
-Brian Bloom
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The Let's Talk iPhone event is less than a week away and can I say it's been the weirdest, most bizarre build up to an Apple event ever? First we got no new iOS beta event in spring, then no new iPhone at WWDC in June, then Steve Jobs resigned as CEO, and through it all we've seen everything from a rumored iPhone 4GS with no redesign whatsoever to a rumored iPhone 5 with a bigger screen and metal back.
Likewise with iPod touch. Will white be the only refresh we get, or will iPod touch also get an Apple A5 processor for AirPlay Mirroring, Assistant, and even better gaming? (Remember when iPod touch used to be slightly more powerful than iPhone?)
There are even rumors that Apple might be getting ready to severely downsize the existing iPod lineup as well (hey, they downsized the annual September iPod event to nothing already, didn't they?)
So worst case we get a very incremental iPhone hardware and negligible iPod touch hardware update, with some admittedly very sweet new software features, and best case we get a super sweet new iPhone and powerhouse iPod touch, and maybe even a 1080p Apple TV thrown in for good measure.
If you watched iPhone Live last night -- and shame on you if you didn't! -- you know Rene's expecting the worst, an iPhone 4GS and no Steve Jobs cameo. For the record, it's been 15 long months and I bloody well expect Apple to wow me not only with new features like iOS 5's Assistant, but with some new hardware to boot. As for Seth... he got assassinated by Verizon before I could force him to pick a side so we shall see.
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Twobackpackers.com documents the experiences of two individuals as they travel the world in a journey of discovery. This is not the typical gap year of backpacking after a recent college graduation. This is the journey of a couple that finished college years ago and have since spent most of their time and efforts becoming successful corporate professionals. However, for us, a successful career is only a small part of our personal satisfaction; it does not define us as individuals. We both find greater joy being outdoors, learning about the our world, and giving a helping hand. We embark on this journey to follow true passion and also contribute to create a better world.
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Our mission is to backpack in foreign lands in an effort to discover and validate our passions, step outside of our comfort zone, and grow as individuals. The plan is to begin in Central America, trek through South America and eventually head to Southeast Asia. Our hope is to learn about the history and culture of the people we meet and places we visit, make new friends, share exciting experiences, and give back to the world community.
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The target audience is 21-40 years of age with the a desire to live life. The audience will be predominately other backpackers/travelers, but we need to attract those that search the web to escape the boredom of everyday life. Those that live vicariously through others or may just be searching for a reason and the assistance to get out an explore.
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(Yes, I get the irony of writing this post with a full sink of dirty dishes.)
Raise your hand if you've ever rearranged dishes in a dishwasher that someone else loaded.
Me too.
Because there is one right way to do it, did you know that?
And it's found in your use & care manual. Each dishwasher comes with its own "right way" to load it for optimal performance.
If you've lost your use & care manual, try Googling it (like I did; it's now a bookmark on my smartphone).
In lieu of your manual, here are some dishwasher loading tips, adapted from Whirlpool Corp.
1. Scrape, don't rinse
Remove leftover food and hard items from the dishes, though it is not necessary to rinse the dishes before putting them into the dishwasher. Repeat, rinsing your dishes is unnecessary.If you're not going to run your dishwasher immediately, simply run a rinse cycle to keep dishes moist. It will use far, far less water than you and your faucet will.
2. Don't mess with the rotation
Load dishes so they are not stacked or overlapping. Make sure that tall items, such as pan handles and cookie sheets, don't get in the way of spray arm. And for best drying results, water must be able to drain from all surfaces.
3. Stay on top
Cups, glasses and plastic items should only be loaded on the top rack, otherwise they could get damaged. Only load cups and glasses in the rows between the rack tines, as putting them over the tines can lead to breakage and water spots.
Small bowls, pans and other utensils can be placed in the top rack. Load bowls in the center section for best stability. Don't let stemware touch anything else, or else it could break.
4. What should lie beneath
Load plates and soup bowls between the rack tines; plate edges can be overlapped for large loads, but don't nest bowls because the spray won't reach all surfaces.
Large items like cookie sheets and cake pans should go along the sides and in the back. If you have a super dirty pan or casserole, load it face down in the rack.
5. Don't be a basket case
Load some utensils in the silverware basket pointing up and some pointing down to avoid nesting — especially if you eat a lot of peanut butter 🙂 Sharp-edged items should always be loaded pointing down.
Small items like baby bottle caps, jar lids and corncob holders should go in sections with hinged covers.


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As if the New York Mets and their frustrated fan base needed another reminder of their status in town, they got a punch-in-the-gut this morning with the news Jacoby Ellsbury had agreed to a seven-year, $153-million contract with the Yankees.
Yes, the Yankees, the team that said they wanted to go below a $189 million payroll while Mets GM Sandy Alderson, despite saying he has the resources, isn't likely to go over $90 million.
Alderson will say the Mets aren't competing with the Yankees, and he's right to a four-game, interleague degree, but he's wrong everywhere else. There's competition for the back pages, for free-agents, for attention from the on-the-fence New York fan, for TV ratings and time on the radio talk-shows.
Today, the callers will take a break from bashing the Nets and Knicks – and deservedly so – to hailing the Yankees, and yes, ripping the Mets for their inaction. Also, deservedly so.
It's a great deal for the Yankees as they obtain a dynamic outfielder – which was Alderson's prime objective this winter – that will more homers in Yankee Stadium hitting from the leadoff position, while at the same time, weakening their rival Red Sox.
This came after giving $85 million to catcher Brian McCann. And, they are hot after Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, which will entail a hefty posting fee to go along with a huge salary.
Then, there's the matter of Robinson Cano.
Meanwhile, the Mets' biggest splash this winter, if you don't include Chris Young, is having dinner with Jay Z, Cano's flamboyant agent.
That meeting garnered attention for one day, but these signings by the Yankees to go along with their courtship of Cano, have them in the headlines nearly every day this offseason.
The free-agent outfield market had four premium names: Ellsbury, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz and Curtis Granderson. Ellsbury's deal set the bar, meaning if history is an indicator, the prices for the others should increase.
This means if the Mets are serious about Granderson they had better act quickly because the meter is running. Who knows? It might already have clicked past Alderson's price range.
The Mets weren't going to overpay for Ellsbury or Choo, but they might have to for Granderson for nothing else, to save some face this winter.
But, Granderson would fit the Mets for several reasons:
* He would give them left-handed power. Yes, his numbers were elevated in Yankee Stadium, but of his 43 homers hit in 2012, 26 were at home and 17 on the road. Granderson hit 41 in 20111, with 21 at home and 20 on the road.
* He could play anywhere in the outfield, and has the speed to play center.
* All indications are he's a good clubhouse presence, plus, he knows what it takes to play in New York.
While the Ellsbury signing screams the Yankees are back, it doesn't mean the Mets have to limp away. There's still time for them to do something, but it is running out.
Note: I'll be heading to Orlando in three days to cover the Winter Meetings for MetsmerizedOnline.com. I'm getting in one day early to set myself up and get a good lay of the land. Joe has some nice things setup as far as chats and podcasts. It sounds like fun.


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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Workout Sunday 18 May
Stinson Beach CA
* All pulling movements & suspensions done using the Lifeline Jungle Gym
* All Handstands & push-ups on the push-up board
1) Joint Mobility for 10 min
2) Handstand Push-Ups
3) Handstand Hold for time
4) Pistols
5) Single-Leg Calf Raises
on the lifeguard tower ladder
6) Iranian Twisting Push-Ups
7) Rotating Chin-Ups
8) Scorpion Push-Ups
9) Rotating Chin-Ups
10) Bear Squat/Dive-Thru Push-Ups
11) Rotating Chin-Ups
12) Hindu Push-Ups
13) BW Rows
14) Straight-Arm Pec Flies
15) Straight-Arm Rear Deltoid Flies
16) Double-Leg Curls
17) Alternating Hamstring Curls
18) 2nd set of Alternating Hamstring Curls
19) Roll-Outs from the feet into a Superman
20) Roll-Outs from the Knees
21) Slow, High-Tension Sit-Ups
22) All-Out 20-sec Sprints x 6
w/ about 1-min recovery between sprints
* I made a line in the sand, sprinted out 20-sec. strategically placed two Coke cans, then walked back to my starting position. Rinse and repeat.
Morning: 2 pemmican bars
Afternoon: 1-pint container of pulled pork
couple ounces of cheese
couple spoonfuls raw sauerkraut
Pre-workout: 10 gr BCAAs
Post-workout: 20 gr BCAAs; 1 pint kombucha tea
Evening: 1 pint cream of greens & nettle soup
1 pint picadillo (spiced ground beef & pork)
couple ounces of raw cheese
handful of pork rinds
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- Clint said...
Awesome workout! Thanks again for sharing your workout and nutrition regimens with the world.
I'll be hitting the beach (Oregon Coast) in a couple of weeks, and definitely plan to implement some of your ideas. There's nothing like working out OUTdoors!
BTW, I've implemented your nutrition regimen (20% cals from carbs, w/ good quality protein and fat) tailored to my individual dietary needs, and have experienced great results in areas of fat loss (lost 3%), lean mass retension/building, higher energy levels and lower inflammation. I know that when I see you in September for the seminar I'll have achieved my goal of 8% bf (now currently at 13%).
PS - I'd love to see a weekend or weeklong (camp style) seminar/training cert that goes over your entire system. You offer so many versatile training concepts (i.e. joint mobility, bodyweight, kettlebell, sandbag, pushup board, clubbells, rope climbing, etc.) it'd be awesome to experience everything in one program. Hell, you might as well throw jiu-jitsu and submission grappling in the mix as well!
Keep up the excellent work!
- May 19, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Awesome morning Steve,,,,,,,,,so what did ya do in the afternoon?? :) (holy crap!!!) Dave (see you in Bow)
- May 19, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Love your blog!
Love the bodyweight stuff.
Love the dietary advice.
I got on a low carb diet this winter after years of chronic fatigue, feel way better, and have started doing Pilates.
My boyfriend is 59, overweight, exhausted, and has some of the usual aches and old injuires (back, knees, etc.).
My quest for health seems to be giving him a bit of hope, but my question is:
What, if anything, can I do to help him?
I figure I should just keep on, and hope he gets encouraged.
Any advice for how to be a supportive gf in this situation would be appreciated!
- May 21, 2008 at 6:55 PM
- Mich said...
Awesome Workout!
What is the name of the pushup you're doing in the vid?
- May 23, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hi Mich,
It's a scorpion push-up.
- May 23, 2008 at 5:22 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Thanks Tara,
Keep inspiring him. Be a haven for him, not an authority. As you improve in your own quest, displaying more vitality and vigor, he will naturally desire what you've got. Be generous and kind.
- May 24, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Clint,
Thanks for the comment. Let me know how the Oregon trip goes. I'd love to do a week-long seminar, like you describe. I have a candidate to co-present, but haven't thought it all through yet. There are a lot of people requesting this and I intend to deliver.
- May 24, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
See you in Bow is right. really looking forward to it.
- May 24, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Great Workout Steve!
You're very functional Man!
Mauro Aquilini
- May 24, 2008 at 12:41 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Good to see you, Mauro!
- May 24, 2008 at 12:47 PM
- zevenesh said...
Good stuff Steve! You've had lots of BW training on the blog, how are you using the K-Bells in your training now?
Looking forward to rocking the house w/you on July 12th!
- May 25, 2008 at 6:10 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Zach!
I went through a brief cycle of not using kettlebells, but now, once again, I'm using them in earnest. I had a brutal workout today at the beach...details upcoming. I did a private cert yesterday for a group of BJJ students and it was phenomenal. I went over my new series for combat athletes and the guys--and girls--went crazy for it. We did over eight hours of material without covering the same thing twice. Then we put on our gis and rolled...put some steaks on the bbq...then watched BJ Penn beat Sean Sherk like he stole from him. A day that dreams are made of...
Wait until our guys get a load of the new kinetic chains I've put together at the Edison NJ seminar. Didn't I blow your mind this time! Maybe we should have a mental health worker on site...Steve
- May 25, 2008 at 6:59 PM


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She was born in Ila, the daughter of the late Charlie and Aletha Gaines Gillespie. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant CME and New Faith Christian Center and was retired from Blue Bell. Mrs. Bonds was preceded in death by her husband, George Bonds, Sr.; and a granddaughter raised in the home, Robin Ann Billings.
Survivors include children, Linda Pattman, Jefferson, George Bonds, Jr., Commerce, Annie Chaney, Indianapolis, Ind., and Willie Bonds, Athens; grandchildren raised in the home, Renea Grant, Commerce, and Terrance Billings, Hoschton; 15 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, at New Faith Christian Center with the Rev. Kevin Wood officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, October 29, from 7 to 8 p.m.
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Combine the tapioca flour and baking powder together in a large bowl. Stir in the cheese and egg yolks. Mix until the dough forms a ball. Lightly flour a work surface and turn the dough out. Knead the dough with your hands until the dough is smooth, even-textured, and not sticky. If the dough doesn't come together or seems too stiff, then add cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it comes together and feels supple.
Divide the dough into 10 even pieces and with your hands, roll each into a ball. Shape the balls into ovals and place them 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the rolls are pale gold (not browned), about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes and serve while still warm. Serve with Pineapple Marmalade, if desired.
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Slate Is Looking for a Tech Blogger
If you love writing about social media, robots, and technology policy, we want to hear from you.
Slate is hiring a part-time, freelance technology blogger to contribute to "Future Tense," our blog about emerging technologies and their impact on society and public policy.
The blogger will be responsible for writing three posts per week on topics like technology policy, social media, video games, cybersecurity, privacy, and tech culture. We also cover the intersection of science and technology, like geoengineering, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology. We don't review gadgets, but we do discuss how they change our lives. You'll need to be able to spot great stories before everyone else—and you should have strong opinions about them, too. It's essential that you be able to write clearly and quickly.
For now, it is a six-month position, with the potential for extension. You will be able to work from home.
To apply, please email your résumé, a cover letter, and three writing samples to email@example.com (Word docs preferred). The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Future Tense is a partnership of Arizona State University, the New America Foundation, and Slate. In addition to the Future Tense channel on Slate, we host live events in Washington and beyond on the most pressing technology questions of the moment. Learn more about Future Tense here.


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Shiny Lime needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 64 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Shiny Lime
With over 15 years development experience, we are launching a new web development agency under the name Shiny Lime.
We focus on writing clean, semantic coded websites and web applications for desktop browsers and smartphones.
We like to write code and outsource the majority of our graphic design work, which is why we need your help.
Potential clients requiring development of websites and web applications. We build everything from clean, professional business websites to rich functional web applications.
We require a design of 2 pages (design only, no coding) that will appeal to a broad spectrum of clients and should strike a nice balance between professional, fresh and modern.
Our website will detail our services, showcase a few of our previous projects and allow potential clients to contact us - it will not be too content heavy.
The website will be coded progressively with HTML5 markup, CSS3 and JavaScript.
The design should be flexible and allow for additional content and sections to be added over time.
The designer should consider fluid grids and responsive display over a fixed-pixel design - we will be using media queries to tailor the display to the device (large screens, small screens, tablets and smartphones).
Your design should be provided as a nicely structured/layered Photoshop or Fireworks file.
If you use photographs or other design assets (please, nothing that resembles clip-art) you must provide links to the source so that we may purchase the resources if required.
I have attached a logo (Original SVG and exported as PNGs) which I designed - we like it and are happy for you to work with this, however, if you would prefer to submit a design which includes an alternate original logo, we may consider using it instead.
The font used for the logo is UbuntuTitling-Bold and can be found on fontsquirrel.
We require a homepage that will 'at-a-glance' introduce us and our services and show a few (probably 3) recent projects. We are more drawn to a horizontal nav and no sidebars.
The main purpose of the homepage will be to quickly show what we do and provide obvious 'call to action' buttons/links to the other sections of our site.
The homepage 'may' also show a few client testimonials, 'possibly' show a few recent blog/news posts etc. when or if we decide to implement these things.
Content Page
The content page will be a template page that we use for pages other than the home page - think services, recent projects, testimonials, contact form etc. it may or may not have a sidebar to provide related content.
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However, where do various people draw the line between fixing a flat on the road and limping the bike home? Today, I got a flat on the rear tire (the one with about 6700 miles on the tire) about two miles from home on the way home. It was over 90F and the leak seemed slow enough that it was simply easier to pump up the tire, go a couple of blocks, and then pump it up some more. SOMEHOW, despite the periodic effort of using the mini pump, it seemed better than fixing the flat in the hot sun.
Maybe I've just gone soft...
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James888 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
The Artisan Shop
We are a technologically advanced regional manufacturer of cabinetry, millwork, and fine woodworking. We are a small company with lots of heart, talent and fine woodworking & cabinet making skills, but we have big company capabilities and professionalism. We are a fun-loving Colorado team looking to set ourselves apart!
We sell through direct sales to new home builders and remodelers as well as individuals remodeling their homes who need any sort of cabinetry or built-in cabinets. We also work with clients with commercial cabinetry and millwork needs, as well as architects and designers.
Our company is all about craftsmanship and we would like to see attention to detail in our logo. The logo should be modern and streamlined and give the impression of old-world craftsmanship. Our company is technologically advanced within our industry and would like a logo to reflect this in a simplistic fashion. (ie: not too busy.) We like earthtones and would also like to see a black and white version. This logo will be used on business cards, web-site, brochures, signage on delivery vehicles, etc. We may also want a tag-line included. "Cabinetry, millwork, and fine woodworking" We'd welcome some ideas for a tag-line as this is an accurate description but is a bit boring.
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Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) is a file format for lossless audio data compression. During compression, FLAC does not lose quality from the audio stream, as lossy compression formats such as MP3, AAC, and Vorbis do.
FLAC reduces bandwidth and storage requirements without sacrificing the integrity of the audio source. A digital audio recording (such as a CD track) encoded to FLAC can be decompressed into an identical copy of the audio data. Audio sources encoded to FLAC are typically reduced in size 40 to 50 percent.
Flac supports tagging, cover art and fast seeking. FLAC's free and open source royalty-free nature makes it well-supported by many software applications (such as Amarok, Rhythmbox, Audacity, Songbird, among others), but FLAC playback support in portable audio devices and dedicated audio systems may be limited. Apple's iTunes needs some tweaking in order to play FLAC files.
For more info, see http://flac.sourceforge.net/faq.html
How to convert your files to FLAC (or convert to/from different formats):
- Soundconverter: http://soundconverter.berlios.de/
- sndfile-convert
- Sox (great, but FLAC support has to be installed)
- Audacity (cumbersome for batch processing)
- Audialhub (great, but company went out of business)
- Peak (OK for batch processing; but see P.S. below)
- MacFLAC: http://mac.softpedia.com/progDownload/MacFLAC-Download-3989.html
- TwistedFLAC: http://twistedwave.com/TwistedFLAC.html
- Foobar: http://www.foobar2000.org/
- Tag (OS X): http://sbooth.org/Tag/#download
- EasyTag (Linux, Windows): http://easytag.sourceforge.net/
P.S. An issue with Peak's batch processing file conversion: if your original files contain letters with accents in their names, Peak will simply skip some of these files, NOT doing the conversion and NOT telling you anything. You may want to pay attention to this if you are converting hundreds of files.


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Business attitudes toward the cloud have changed a lot in recent years, but one thing has not: cloud's growth within small businesses, and now larger enterprises, as a standard component of IT operations. The cloud's continued growth is inevitable, because it's one of the best opportunities for organizations to achieve greater IT flexibility, cost efficiency, and value from their data. This year alone, the global cloud market is set to grow more than 126%, according to GigaOm Research.
Yet, despite the prospects for growth, there's room for doubt that the US will dominate the global cloud market. The NSA snooping revelations that broke during last year's "Summer of Snowden" stoked fears around security, compliance, and privacy in the cloud, particularly for businesses in highly regulated industries, and in countries with strict data privacy laws.
When Forrester analyst James Staten notoriously projected last August that the US cloud market would miss out on $180 billion in revenue by 2016 as a result of NSA concerns, people in all corners of the tech industry sat up and listened. Since then, unlikely dissidents, including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, have made their case to the US government that NSA surveillance needs to be curtailed, or it could seriously hurt their business.
[New disclosures from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden detail the National Security Agency's RETRO system. See NSA Records Billions Of Foreign Phone Calls.]
Saber rattling aside, one has to wonder: Just how doomed is the US cloud market? And should government agencies, including the NSA, be concerned?
Unfortunately, the threat to the US cloud market, due to worries about government surveillance, looks real. Non-US businesses are increasingly concerned about the privacy and security of their (and their customers') data. In fact, a recent survey from ResearchNow, commissioned by Peer 1 Hosting, showed 25% of UK and Canadian businesses plan to pull company data out of the US in 2014 as a result of the NSA revelations. The survey also found that most companies are thinking differently about the location of their data post-Snowden: 82% said privacy laws are a top concern for them when choosing where to store data, and 81% want to know exactly where their data is being hosted.
Wariness about US data laws is not a new thing. Many European and Canadian companies have avoided hosting data in the US since the USA Patriot Act in the early 2000s, which permitted the government to inspect data on any servers in the US, even if the data was owned by non-US customers. European companies' concerns around the Patriot Act grew so strong by 2011 that it began to hamper the growth of the cloud industry in Europe, as service providers in France, Germany, and elsewhere limited their customer base by "walling off" their clouds from North America. In fact, an Informa report revealed that European providers accounted for just 7% of carrier cloud investments worldwide in 2011.
Such nuances of the global cloud market used to seem like "somebody else's problem" to US government agencies. But now, with the Snowden leaks confirming data privacy concerns, hesitance to store data in the US may actually boost the growth of the cloud industry in Europe and Canada, to the detriment of the US economy, as customers seek ways to keep their information as far from the NSA as possible.
The data sovereignty issue is in fact so important that 70% of the businesses surveyed by ResearchNow would give up some level of performance to ensure they have control over their data. It's not unreasonable to assume European cloud upstarts can snatch some of their business.
Meanwhile, US government policy mandates have called federal CIOs and other IT executives to adopt cloud technologies, beginning with the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative (FCCI) launched five years ago. The intent of the FCCI was to cut IT costs for federal agencies, but if the number of US cloud vendors begins to dwindle post-Snowden, it could mean government IT
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Surpassing Outdated Law, Google Requires Warrants For Government Access To Email Content
Andrea Peterson, via Think Progress.
In a major change to how America's largest tech companies handle online privacy, Google revealed this week that it requires warrants for users' email content and data stored in the cloud, imposing hurdles to government access to data beyond the scope of a 1986 electronic privacy law.
But even as Google's policy is a big step forward for digital due process advocates, it doesn't extend to a significant portion of the information Google releases to law enforcement agencies such as IP addresses used to access Google accounts, message time stamps, and to and from fields. And Google's recently released transparency data shows that getting information on your online activities can still largely be done without a warrant.
The report shows less than a quarter of the 8,428 government requests for U.S. user data they received in July to December 2012 were search warrants, and 88 percent of requests were fully or partially complied with. The U.S. led country rankings in terms of total number of requests made and the percentage of requests complied with.
Wired quotes Google spokesman Chris Gaither on Google's newly outlined warrant policy, which has been in effect for an unclear amount of time: "Google requires an ECPA search warrant for contents of Gmail and other services based on the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, which prevents unreasonable search and seizure." Google's interpretation is novel because under the Electronic Communication Privacy Act of 1986, or ECPA, messages over 180 days old stored in the cloud only require an administrative subpoena — rather than a warrant approved by a judge — largely due to how email technology worked in 1986: It was very unusual for data to remain on external servers because of hosting costs, leading to a belief that any data left on an external server for that could be considered abandoned.
While our use of technology has changed dramatically since 1986, the law has not: An attempt to update the law last year stalled over the holidays. And while the law does not require a warrant to access some data, two federal appellate courts came to differing conclusions on the issue in 2010, one stating that obtaining the content of email messages stored on an email provider's server requires a warrant, and another allowing magistrate judges discretion to require warrants from the government when requesting location information from cellphone providers — although both rulings only apply to their judicial district.
Google's public stance on warrants may signal that tech companies are no longer willing to quietly accept the lack of progress on technology policy. In many sectors it has become clear our laws have not kept up with the pace of technological innovation, yet the biggest success of the tech sector last year focused on preventing bad legislation rather than updating woefully outdated regulation.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
RIP Bob Spedalere
We don't have a lot of details, though we understand that he had been in the hospital. There is a wake today at Provenzano Lanza, 43 Second Ave., from 2-5 p.m. and 7- 9 p.m.
It's likely that you saw Bob with his beloved dog Zach walking around St. Mark's Place ... or maybe even in the Grassroots. (Zack died several years ago.)
Been a difficult time for Grassroots regulars. John Leeper, another longtime bartender there, died last November.
[Photos via Facebook]
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- Tammy McKillip said...
RIP, Bob. We love you and will miss you always. Thanks for so many years of good memories and fun times, for being a bartender who gave a damn, a wonderful listener, great conversationalist, NY enthusiast, sports nut, animal lover, pain in the ass curmudgeon and all around good heart. You were the heart of The Grassroots, and the place will never be the same without you.
- February 6, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Bob was a big Giants fan. I like to think last night was for him in my own little way. RIP Bob.
- February 6, 2012 at 1:14 PM
- Damian Branica said...
I lived right above Grassroots for many years. My band considered "our palce". I was always treated so nicely. I'm very, very saddened to hear this. Grassroots was my favorite place to go in Manhattan. Everything about the bar and the people who worked there made me feel comfortable. I thank you all and I give my deepest regards. i must stop by to ssit down and relax for a minute. Thanks for always being there.
Damian Branica
- February 8, 2012 at 12:10 PM
RIP Bob! You will be missed. Thanks for the many years of memories. I just wish I remembered them better...Gene
- February 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM
Wayne Wofford, bartender of years past, died July, 2011.
- September 28, 2012 at 8:33 PM


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The days are getting shorter as your to-do list is getting longer. You might be tempted to put some class work off until after Thanksgiving because you don't want to be doing homework, writing papers, working on projects or studying for tests while you are around family and friends, eating turkey and then sleeping off the L-tryptophan! But by putting off course assignments, you could find yourself neck-deep in work—and facing lowered motivation because the semester will be almost over. Plus you'll have finals to study for! Here is a better course of action: Continue reading


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Before 1909, American pop songs could be romantic and even coy about sex. But none were so explicit about adultery as "I Love My Wife — But Oh! You Kid!" about a married man named Jonesy and the young lass who catches his eye.
"It was a pickup line," writer Jody Rosen tells NPR's Robert Siegel. Rosen wrote an entertaining history of the song and its many imitators for Slate. "The phrase — 'Oh, you kid!' — suggested sauciness and adultery."
These songwriters and copycats were roaring 10 years earlier than the Roaring '20s, but they also anticipated the "the transgressiveness and salaciousness of rock 'n' roll and hip-hop."
"In fact, it wasn't just these sorts of songs ... incredibly popular and young people danced to them in the dance halls," Rosen says. "It's the reaction of the social reformers and guardians of public morality to the song that show us the same kinds of moral panics that greeted those later forms of popular music."
A shocking moment from pop music history, now. It's about a scandalous song that created a wave of imitations that we would call, today, a meme, or we'd say, it went viral. The song was entitled "I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid."
BOB ROBERTS: (Singing) Now, Jonesy was a married man, oh yes, he was. Jonesy stopped and spoke to girly, just as old friends often do. And he said I'm married, but my dear that means you. I love, I love, I love my wife, but oh you kids.
SIEGEL: "I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid." And those clicks you heard were from the wax cylinder it was recorded on on 1909. For this, we are indebted to Jody Rosen, the writer who has posted a long and entertaining multimedia meditation on this song this week on Slate. And he joins us from New York. Welcome to the program.
JUDY ROSEN: Thanks, Robert.
SIEGEL: What's a landmark in pop music represented by "Oh You Kid?"
ROSEN: Well, you know, prior to 1909 and the release of this song, there really weren't any adultery songs. There were many, many sons of romance and songs that discussed, very euphemistically and coyly, of subject of sex. But in this song though, the dramatic situation is clear. There's a guy, named Jonesy. He sees an attractive, comely, young woman on the street and he says, oh I love my wife, but oh you kid, you're something else.
SIEGEL: Oh, you kid. We have to deal with this phrase now. This was a pickup line in 1909, I get it.
ROSEN: It was a pickup line. You know, Tin Pan Alley was a cutthroat environment where people were constantly ripping off each other's songs. There wasn't really copy right law as such back then. So there was a previous song that sort of inspired the song called "Oh, You Kid." It was a minor hit of 1908. Then another pair of songwriters wrote a song called "I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid."
CASEY ABRAMS: (Singing) I mean every word I've ever told you. Kiss me quick or else I'll have to score you, oh you kid.
ROSEN: Which came out 10 days before the song were discussing. And 10 days later, Harry Von Tilzer and Jimmy Lucus were better songwriters and who were obviously sharp entrepreneurs. They said, oh there's something in that phrase. We're going to write our own version. So they wrote a song whose technical title is "I love, I love, I love My Wife But Oh You Kid." In other words, they just added two more I love's to the title, but the phrase, oh, you kid, obviously suggested sauciness and adultery. Prior to this period, when the subjects were discussed, if they were ever discussed in popular music, the subject came up in novelty songs and songs that were written for ethnic impersonators. So mainly for blackface impersonators, that is for people who would get on stage and imitate African-American characters. And the suggestion was that that kind of romance was something that only the other participated in. And the novelty of this song was that, quote-unquote, "normal white Protestant, mainstream Americans lusted after people other than their spouses, too."
SIEGEL: And the story you tell, obviously proves that imitation was the sincerest form of songwriting, at the beginning of the 20th century.
ROSEN: Yes, in fact, the first great hit by Irving Berlin was called "My Wife's Gone to the Country, Hooray, Hooray," which was a spinoff song from "I Love My Wife But Oh You Kid." In fact, it alluded to that song in it's lyrics.
IRVING BERLIN: (Singing) My wife's gone to the country, hooray.
CHORUS: (Singing) Hooray.
BERLIN: (Singing) Hooray.
CHORUS: (Singing) Hooray.
BERLIN: I love my wife. But oh, you kid. My wife's gone away.
SIEGEL: Ultimately perhaps inevitably, the tables were turned by the sexes. Sophie Tucker recorded her version of this kind of song.
SOPHIE TUCKER: (Singing) Oh, my husband's in the city. About a hundred miles away And he only stays 'til Sunday.
CHORUS: (Singing) Hooray, hoorah, hoor-oh.
SIEGEL: For those who've never heard of Sophie Tucker, she was known as the Last of the Red Hot Mamas.
ROSEN: Yeah and you can hear why, right?
SIEGEL: We're talking about 1909 or 1910, whenever these songs were coming out. We think of the roaring '20s. I didn't know that it was roaring so much in those days.
ROSEN: Yeah, that's one of the things that I found interesting about this song. And what I find really interesting about this period, in American popular culture, in general. We have this, sort of, image of - this kind of sepia-toned image of this period and we think of it as quaint. But, in fact, a lot of the transgressiveness and salaciousness, that we associate with rock and roll and hip-hop and all that stuff, happened in this period, in the progressive era. In fact, it wasn't just that these sorts of songs were being written and were incredibly popular. And young people were going to dance to them in dance halls and things like that. It's the reaction of social morality to the same kinds of moral panics that greeted those of the later forms of popular music. The same thing was going on in this period. So, for instance, the song "I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid" was met by thunderous denunciations from pundit-clergy. It was indeed a viral hit. But it was also - it also drove, you know, these guardians of public morality a little crazy 'cause they were concerned about its toxic effect on public morality. And especially on young women.
SIEGEL: Well, Jody Rosen, thanks for talking with us about it.
ROSEN: Thanks for having me.
SIEGEL: Jody Rosen's article in Slate, includes the sound files you've just heard and pictures of sheet music. It's a terrific multimedia story about "Oh, You Kid."
ROBERTS: (Singing) Just think, when I get home tonight, there'll be no wifey there. And right across the table, I will see your vacant chair. I love my wife. I love my wife. I love her more each day. I love my wife. I love my wife.
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State police trooper Sgt. Douglas Weddleton of Brockton was struck and killed in 2010 while working a construction detail on I-95 in Mansfield.
A trial date may be set on Thursday for two drivers charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a state trooper from Brockton.
State police Sgt. Douglas Weddleton, 52, was killed on June 16, 2010, when he was struck by a vehicle while working a construction detail on I-95 in Mansfield.
In 2010, a Bristol County grand jury returned indictments charging Kenneth Weiand, then 43, of Walpole, and Anthony Perry Jr., then 46, of Hyde Park, with motor vehicle homicide in the death of Weddleton, a married father of four.
The indictments charge both men with "motor vehicle homicide while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or while driving negligently so as to endanger."
Police said the accident occurred after Weddleton parked his state police cruiser across the highway's off-ramp, blocking it to protect construction workers.
Police said Weiand attempted to drive his Acura around the parked cruiser. Weddleton pulled him over to speak with him and was struck and killed when he went to speak with Weiand.
Weiand and Perry were due in Fall River Superior Court on Thursday for a trial assignment, said Gregg M. Miliote, a spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter.
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The Eco Edge: Consumers Seeking "Green" Services and Products
An earth-first philosophy is migrating from the fringes to the mainstream, as internet-educated and social-media savvy consumers are demanding salon products and service that they consider safer for themselves, their families and the environment. While some skeptics see marketing hype prompting an undeserved panic, others feel that going green makes good sense. But what does it mean for the salon owner?
"I am not sure if consumers are more environmentally conscious or that they are beginning to see the repercussions of past consumer behavior, but what I do know is they are now being given a large selection of choices. And, with more choices available, they are opting for eco-friendly products," says Gina Dominguez, owner of the Bird's Nest in Chicago, an alternative salon dedicated to green living and wellness. Use Me! Products, an eco-chic hair care line, has found a soft landing at Bird's Nest where their "refill, reuse, repeat" philosophy aligns with Dominguez' own.
"Everyone is concerned about the environment. In Arizona, specifically Tucson, we have an abundance of solar energy and even though there is not an abundance of 'green choices' most of our clientele have an ecofriendly mindset,"says Irene Fernandes owner of Brio, A Salon in Tucson."We are always reaching to be better. At this time, we are perhaps 80 percent eco-friendly in our product mix."
At Bird's Nest, the same holds true. "Our retail product line up consists of Onesta, Use Me!, and Moroccan Oil. The hair color we use is So Pure by Keune and the Beth Minardi Signature Hair Color," says Dominguez. "While not all of our products are officially eco-friendly, they all share similar eco-friendly concepts."
In a crowded playing field, Troy Raszka, director of marketing for Organic Color Systems says that offering earth-friendly alternatives attracts attention. "Anything that can set a salon apart is a good thing. And if that unique selling point is actually something that is healthier for the stylist, client and environment, then even better," says Raszka. "Let's face it, the industry as a whole is moving towards a more eco-friendly stance. So, if a salon can grab that market share early, then they can become the go-to place in their community for those products and services."
Phillip Wolff, co-owner of Shades Salon in Beverly Hills, California, offers their own Natural Color Process or NCP and Neuma styling products. "Our salon is boutique, more of a destination place, so you have to look for us. And people are finding us from all over the world by searching on the internet because they are researching their own concerns—allergies, cancer recovery, safer hair color during pregnancy."
When salons have an eco-conscience, stylists in the salon must be educated about the product and service options, plus be aware of ingredients. This is a good thing, says Inga Tritt, a hairdresser and founder of Original Sprout, because it puts stylists back in the position of being an expert. "I felt like there was this moment in time when the stylist was just cutting the hair or doing the work, but carrying our line, you become the experts again," says Tritt."I'm not going to go to the lady at the health food store and ask her what to use on my hair, I'm going to go to my salon. It's direct empowerment to the stylist."
Raska says the more you know about your client, the better, because even "natural" and "organic" can cause reactions. "If stylists can learn about ingredients, formulation and manufacturing that helps to build a different level of trust with the client. If presented in a caring way, it shows both concern for the customer and the environment which, in turn, will make retail recommendations and sales much easier."
And while clients pay attention to cost, most salons stocking eco-friendly lines find that it's not their first consideration. "Consumers generally don't mind paying a bit more for eco-friendly products, especially if they perform well," says Meghan Moran owner of Alainn Salon in Watertown, Massachusetts. "As a salon owner, it gives peace of mind knowing that carrying eco-friendly products is better for staff, clients and the overall environment."


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Great Britain and America: "Two Countries Separated by a Common Language"
-Oscar Wilde
Last month I spoke at the 2012 NATO eLearning Conference where delegates from member nations discussed 'best practices' for online learning. My presentation, "Delivering Training to Multinational Audiences" sparked an important question, germane to both online and onsite training: "What do you do when the same word has different meanings depending on what side of the Atlantic you're on?" For example, the word "boot" in British English describes what Americans would call the trunk of a car, the word "hire" means "to rent" in British English and "to employ" in American English, and while "to luck out" is a wonderful thing in America (where it means to have great luck) it's an awful thing in Britain (where it means to run out of luck.) To get an appreciation for just how many words and phrases fall into this category (thousands upon thousands), whole books and anthologies have been written on the topic (see Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English by Davies Christopher and Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English, by Orin Hargraves).
This challenge isn't limited to just British-to-American discourse or, for that matter, South African-to-American, Irish-to-American, Australian-to-American and, believe it or not, American-to-American communication. Hence, per the latter, the publication of D.A.R.E –the Dictionary of American Regional English, to help those of us living and working in the U.S. who might otherwise be lost in translation. DARE is a multi-volume reference work that documents words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another across the United States. It even includes a map of "regionalisms."
Which leads us back to the original question…With so many people speaking correct, yet significantly different, English, how can we develop courseware so that learning is as easy and effective as possible? We like to recommend using what ARI has coined, "The Hover Solution." It works like this… Comb through the material and cross reference each word, and especially all idiomatic phrases, to see if there are dialectical or regional differences. When you find them, indicate these words/phrases by either bolding or underlining them. Then allow the learner to hover over the marked word with his/her cursor until the "translation" appears on the screen. It's an easy fix to a problem that causes communication disconnects day in and day out, all around the globe.
To learn more about creating instructional material for a diverse workforce, please contact us at email@example.com. To share your own "best practices," please comment below. Communication is key, and we're all in this together!


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Prospects Daily: European sovereign credit risk rises to eight-week high
Important developments today:
1. European sovereign credit risk rises to eight-week high following Greek debt swap insurance payouts
2. Italy in recession
European sovereign credit risk rises to eight-week high following Greek debt swap insurance payouts. The cost of insuring European sovereign debt against default climbed to the highest level in eight weeks after the International Swaps & and Derivatives, an industry governing body, ruled that the Greek bond restructuring was a credit event, thus triggering credit-default swap (CDS) contracts. Greece's use of collective action clauses (CACs) to force holdout bondholders to accept its debt restructuring deal caused the event, IDSA's determinations committee declared on Friday. The Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe Index of CDSs on 15 governments widened 4 basis points (bps) to 355 bps, the highest since January 18th. An increase in credit-default swap spreads generally signals deterioration in investor perception of credit quality. And the Markit iTraxx Crossover Index of credit swaps on 40 European companies with mostly high-yield credit ratings rose 5 bps to 585bps.
Italy in recession. Final Q4 2011 figures released by Italy's national statistics institute, Istat confirmed that Italy is in a technical recession – GDP has fallen for the past two consecutive quarters. Weighed down by fiscal austerity and a slowing global economy Q4 2011 fell 0.7% (q/q sa) following a 0.2% decline in the previous quarter. Domestic demand was the main source of weakness as household consumption fell for a third straight quarter by 0.7% and investments were down by 2.4%. Net exports contribution was positive, but this was only because exports were flat and imports fell by 2.5% (reflecting weak domestic demand). Though the ECB's long-term refinancing operations have helped to bring down the yields on Italian sovereign debts, the real economy remains under the weight of ongoing fiscal austerity, weak consumer and investment demand and slow growth elsewhere in Europe (its largest trading partner). The IMF forecast a contraction of 2.2% in Italy's economy for 2012.
Among Emerging Market
In East Asia and the Pacific, Malaysia's industrial production grew by 0.2% year-on-year (y/y) in January, the slowest pace in six months, due to weak global demand, disruptions to regional supply chains from Thai floods in 2011, and the Lunar New Year falling in January.
In Europe and Central Asia, Romania's industrial output increased 2.0% (y/y) in January, with the slow pace of growth stemming from weak demand in key European export markets and sluggish domestic demand amid severe cold weather and heavy snowfalls that disrupted freight transport.
In South Asia, India's central bank cut the cash reserve ratio, by 75 basis to 4.75%, the second rate cut in two months, to ease cash shortages ahead of a tax filing deadline. The move is expected to add 480 billion rupees ($9.6 billion) into the banking system. India's industrial output growth accelerated to 6.8% (y/y) in January from 2.5% in December, but capital goods production declined by 1.5% reflecting still-high borrowing costs.


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__warn_references and __indr_reference semicolon fixups. From Chris Demetriou <firstname.lastname@example.com>.
Revision 1.6 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Thu Jul 17 21:33:14 1997 UTC (21 years, 7 months ago) by thorpej
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"Fix" the non-__indr_reference verions of the user-callable versions of these functions. This is somewhat of a kludge, but there is not much else we can do for this case. Because of how the callable versions are created, by CPP trickery and inclusion of another .c file, we cannot allow the included .c file to pull in "namespace.h", since it undoes the CPP trickery we have performed. Introduce a CPP macro that prevents the included .c file from pulling in "namespace.h".
Revision 1.5 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Wed Apr 17 23:05:44 1996 UTC (22 years, 10 months ago) by cgd
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CVS Tags: nsswitch, netbsd-1-2-base, netbsd-1-2-RELEASE, netbsd-1-2-PATCH001, netbsd-1-2-BETA, netbsd-1-2, ivory_soap2
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#define _verr* to verr*, to make these use prototypes correctly and compile in the "no indr_references" case.
Revision 1.4 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Mon Apr 15 23:45:02 1996 UTC (22 years, 10 months ago) by jtc
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Split each function in err.c out into its own file. This is needed for systems without weak or indirect references.
Revision 1.3 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Thu Mar 23 19:58:48 1995 UTC (23 years, 11 months ago) by jtc
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CVS Tags: netbsd-1-1-base, netbsd-1-1-RELEASE, netbsd-1-1-PATCH001, netbsd-1-1
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Changed name of __weak_reference() to __indr_reference(). They really are indirect references, and I want to add a real __weak_reference() macro to <machine/cdefs.h> soon.
Revision 1.2 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Sun Dec 18 11:32:37 1994 UTC (24 years, 2 months ago) by cgd
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make libc work again, on systems that don't support __warn_reference
Revision 1.1 / (download) - annotate - [select for diffs], Mon Dec 12 22:41:52 1994 UTC (24 years, 2 months ago) by jtc
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Rework indirect reference support as outlined by my recent message to the tech-userlevel mailing list.
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My Blogging Journey with Glossi Eyewear
Singapore Blog Awards 2013 GLOSSI Best Modelling Blog Finalist It's been a month since i've started sharing my GLOSSI experience and creating different looks for different occasions with it. Hope you guys enjoy reading them 🙂 If you've missed any of the entries, you can locate them in this entry as i do a recap of my blogging journey with Glossi Eyewear 😉 It's been really hazy lately but with glossi eyewear, i still looks cool with a mask on right? hahaha~


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I am ok with the line ending now.
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