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2008 - Year in SF&F: January
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Jeff VanderMeer
"The Situation"
© 2008, PS Publishing
--/ third place f novelette
--/ wonder award
--/ idea award
--/ style award
--/ emotion award
Jeff VanderMeer is not a pirate (swashbuckler, filibustier, rogue), nor is he a squid researcher, or a mushroom grower (though some of his writings may suggest all that, given their ferocious weirdness). He is, however, a damn good writer, who can easily cram a juicy epic into a thin sliver of a book: in this case, a 50-page worth Situation.
Somewhat reminiscent of Vernor Vinge's novella "The Monster Cookie", this particularly steamy slice of corporate Gormenghast for the economy-plagued America provides plenty of emotional harakiri and gut-spilling visual thrills... it crawls around the astonished reader like a mishapen beetle (complete with the grotesque patterns on its carapace and clockwork-sounding clicks). At any point in time this novella seems to have enough potential to be turned into a full-blown 500-page paperback slab, but Jeff Vandermeer never makes this "Alienation in the Workforce" any longer than it needs to be. He lets it lie where it may (using the long-forgotten art form of understatement) - and boy, does the whole thing curl around your subconscious in deliciously disturbing ways!
Suffice it to say that anybody who's been slighted by the benefits-rich corporate culture, or has ever caught a whiff of something rotten emanating from the CEO's office (the Chairmen of the Board abide in a sort of a metaphysical tower and seem to be of insectoid, slug, or worse nature) - anybody who felt the foreboding of CHANGE ready to percolate down the managerial chain... anybody who was strangled creatively or artistically in the name of Almighty Routine... these readers would really appreciate the bizarre Kafka-esque environment of the "Situation", and may cherish it as a sort of confessional, akin to a conversation with a wise (if somewhat mischievous) priest at an altar. The words of wisdom seem to be "Get Out! While you can, and leave your red stapler behind" - but there is more to the particular kind of doom which Jeff VanderMeer carefully measures out. The unavoidable outcome of being fired seems almost a happy ending to a progression of humiliation and defeat.
So in a way, this is a quest, only in reverse. The happy start of the story occurred somewhere during the peaceful "belonging" stage of being gainfully employed. But when the situation developed, everything turned into a bloody, fleshy, surreal set-up (think of "Existenz" movie, or J. G. Ballard's particularly weird nightmares). With the final page the reader can expect to be emotionally exhausted, greatly desiring more details, and only getting fifty pages worth of text. Kind of like Harlan Ellison's angriest (and most laconic) best. Good things come in small packages, indeed.
Download the full text online here, read about the circumstances of how it was written in Jeff's interview on DRB, or order the book at PS Publishing site.
Jeff VanderMeer
"Secret Lives" (coll)
© 2008, Prime Books
--/ fourth place f collection
--/ idea award
--/ style award
--/ humour award
Speaking of Harlan Ellison's "angry candies", or his "From A to Z, in the Chocolate Alphabet", here we have a similarly delicious set - a short collection (little more than 100 pages) of themed stories, vignettes of the secret lives of various quite ridiculous, or utterly boring characters. This is a gauntlet thrown in the face of each of us: "Hey there, do YOU have a secret worth of writing about?" My completely uneducated guess would be that most people lead some sort of secret life, even if known only to the powers above. Admit it, or not, this is a voyaristic bliss package, capable to illuminate your boring life with rays of unadulterated lunacy, even if said lunacy is only a product of Jeff VanderMeer's mind.
This book takes my pick as the most intriguing and under-appreciated publishing event of the year (it even has a strange, unaccounted story on the other side of the cover). Don't try to search for it in your cavernous Borders store, and don't confuse this book with Jeff's previously-issued collection "Secret Life". You can order a copy through the Prime Books website.
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Bob Dylan's 1966 concerts are considered by many critics to be among the finest achievements of twentieth century rock music. With these recordings, you have the opportunity to judge for yourself.
Though the most notable concert, performed in Manchester, was released to great acclaim in the 1990s, and a few other incredible performances were released over the years, like "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" from Liverpool on Masterpieces and "I Don't Believe You" from Belfast on Biograph, many other recordings have circulated among collectors over the past half-century. The acoustic sets are, overall, better represented. Many of the electric sets suffer from extreme distortion or truncated run-times. Still, one is able to piece together a 'full show' from circulating unreleased recordings. Concerning lineage, the recordings that make up this compilation are drawn entirely from the unparallelled "Genuine Live 1966" box set.
The concert setlists remained static from the start of the tour to its conclusion, excepting some early performances of "To Ramona" and "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" in the United States and "Positively 4th Street" in Sydney (found on The Thousand Highways Collection - Shades of Blue). No good recordings of the American shows are extant as of early 2015.
One of the most interesting aspects of the songs above are the between-song commentary. "Visions of Johanna" is introduced as 'not a drug song,' and its author asserts his disdain for British music journalism. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is explained as a tale of Tom Thumb, a 125-year-old Mexican painter. Dylan reminds his audience ahead of "One Too Many Mornings" that he, too, was just a baby once. Finally, he gives his only band introductions of the tour before the final, caustic "Like A Rolling Stone," assuring the audience sarcastically that he and The Hawks have enjoyed every minute of playing for them.
This is a deeply confrontational series of songs. Though the acoustic songs manage to express a kind of delicate beauty rarely found outside of classical music, the electric songs hurl every ounce of raw sound at the audience. At times, the quality suffers, as "I Don't Believe You" gets a bit distorted and "Like A Rolling Stone" threatens to fall apart throughout its ten minutes, but you just can't turn away. It's really fascinating, and sounds no less alive and moving than the day it was recorded. In particular, "Just Like A Woman" is utterly heartbreaking, "Mr. Tambourine Man" is spellbinding, and "Ballad Of A Thin Man" is a truly definitive performance.
I hope you enjoy the songs. If you haven't purchased it yet, do yourself a favor and obtain the official Bootleg Series release documenting this tour - its sound quality is quite remarkable, and puts this compilation to shame. If you really find yourself wanting more, look into the recently released Side Tracks album for a few more top-notch performances.
Thanks for listening! In May, we will move on to the wild, unknown country of Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Until then, keep yourself healthy and listen to some good tunes.
Update, November 14, 2016: Note that the links have been removed from this collection, since Columbia just released the entire year of concert recordings in extraordinarily great sound quality. You can buy that here. I haven't picked up a copy yet, but I'm looking forward to taking the dive at some point!


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mary, full of grace
for the past three years i have wanted to hear more female voices from the pulpit at the gathering. for that reason i challenged, cajoled and manipulated several women to take a slot on the preaching schedule or at least speak more often.
to no avail.
fortunately, a couple of months ago, mary agreed to preach occasionally. mary is a graduate of harvard divinity school, dedicated incarnational minister in the goth community and aspiring novelist and poet. after setting her feet in her first couple of sermons, mary has started an amazing series on the beatitudes.
today, as mary wound her way through the passage about hungering and thirsting for righteousness you could almost sense the congregations' growing desperation for the living water of God. by the time mary concluded with the admonition to "hunger and thirst for God and he will pour blessings into your life and through you bless others," i was famished for the sustenance of the eucharist and desperate to seek God and participate in his transformational work in the world.
it is such a blessing to be a part of a collaborative church community where proclamation is a shared burden, worship is open source and the eucharist sustains and strings us, in all of our wackness, together.
thanks be to God for the grace he has given Mary to preach the Word and build up the church.
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It was finally Linettes birthday that she had been waiting for for, well forever. Even though she changed her mind about many things in between, she did always say she wanted a Cinderella cake for her birthday.
So that is what she got, of course. The cake was made with vanilla sponge cake and a cranberry and dark chocolate mousse filling. It was covered with orange buttercream and sugar paste and marzipan.


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Well can you believe it is almost the end of March?! Where did it go? So time for my March Stitch From Stash report before the week gets away from me and I'm too late to do it.
Firstly from my stash I started Country Cottage Needleworks Frosty Forest Racoon Cabin. Ooops I put Little House Needleworks on the photo!
I also started Cottage Garden Samplings My Garden Journal April's Daisy.
Day 6 of The Little Stitcher 12 Days of Christmas was started.
Day 5 was finished.
Progress was made on Country Cottage Needleworks The Tea Room.
Little House Needleworks The North Wind.
Lone Elm Lane Snow Angel.
And Brightneedle Lo How A Rose. Unfortunately when I finished my skein of DMC 3022 and started my new skein the difference between the two was very noticeable so I am going to have to frog what I had already stitched in it so I was not a happy bunny!
I did spend a wee bit more in March. I was sick of going to my local shop and paying 80 p for DMC when I ran out sooooo I went through what I am using at the moment and put a small order together for Cross Stitch Heaven and spent £7.83 including postage on 17 DMC.
So that's my report for March.
On Friday I had a lovely surprise through the post from my lovely friend and SALing partner Shirlee. She sent me a beautiful belated birthday card and gift of Little House Needleworks Hands to Work with the fabric and threads to stitch it with. Thank you so much dear Shirlee. I'm looking forward to stitching this one and getting it on my wall. Hope you received the email I sent :)
Abi and I went to the mere again this morning then we decided to have a look at the stream / dyke that runs from there to the sea at the end nearer to the sea. A kingfisher had been spotted there on Friday so we wanted to try and spot it ourselves. Unfortunately we didn't see it but we did see 4 water voles which are supposedly becoming quite rare. I managed to snap this one sunning itself on the bank. Not a good photo as my camera doesn't take very clear photos when you have to zoom well in.
In the field next to the road going to the mere we spotted sweet little lambs.
I love this beautiful black swan.
This swan was looking to see what Abi had.
And these were taken last week in the memorial gardens.
I am back at the drs tomorrow early on. I am feeling brighter and hope it is going to last as I am just so fed up of feeling ill. My dr suggested I see my dentist to rule out any dental problems so off I went last Wednesday. A good examination, an x ray and £18 less in my pocket showed nothing. No shadows on my jaw, no problems with my teeth, clear nasal passages and sinuses. I am beginning to think I have just got very run down and am tensing up which might cause discomfort and pain but who knows. I feel as though a damned good cry would help but it just doesn't come. I daren't cry in front of people so hold it in then I can't cry!
Well that's it for this time. Way behind reading and commenting so I really must apologise.
Until next time.
With much love
Sally xxxx


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Why hello there! It's been a while since I've provided any sort of update on my new job. I simply don't have any time anymore! Where does it go? I am amazed by people who have full time jobs and kids and/or school. Are they superheroes? And the people who work two full-time jobs… how is that even possible?
It's been the good kind of busy, though. I feel important and needed and worthwhile. Empowered, really. I've been told I'll be interacting with the president and CEO quite often, so that's exciting! I've already met the president a couple times and shook his hand, so *squeal*! I started on Tuesday so I've worked three full days so far. They've been absolutely amazing. Not only is the job itself quite fun but the people I work with are all fun and super nice and friendly! Not to mention supportive. I've had people tell me that if I ever have any questions and my boss has stepped away to feel free to ask them and a few people have let me know they're here for me. The employees take care of each other. Yesterday another girl in my same space got flowers delivered to her and I was the one who got to take them up to her because I had been sitting down at the front desk training with one of the receptionists (he was doing my job before I got here, he had kinda just took the project on even though it wasn't his job, so he knows all the tricks). It's such a fun environment!
My boss took me to lunch on Tuesday; apparently the company pays for everybody's lunch their first day! We went to this really cool salad/bowl place that is now on my favorites list; being on the Paleo diet makes finding a good restaurant a big deal, especially if it has organic options. It's called Flower Child, if anyone wants to look it up! I got a salad to go last night after work because I was too tired to make food. It was amazing! Tuesday I got the curry bowl with chicken, boiled potatoes, and veggies, and that was great. Anything with potatoes is great.
This week has been a lot of training, talking, and meeting new people. I'm exhausted, all the time. Especially since last night was the first night I actually got 8 hours of sleep (though I woke up feeling like a zombie because my body wanted to sleep for like, 16 more hours).
I set up my signature on my e-mail today and honestly I feel so fancy. My boss said that I'll probably get business cards in a few months. BUSINESS CARDS. BUSINESS CARDS. CARDS FOR ME A BUSINESS CARD FOR ME MY OWN WOW. And they give all the employees these little tag cards to get into the doors and I clip it onto my belt and feel like the fanciest person on the planet. I feel like my advancement into "mature adult" is on fast-forward!
Also, my boss had me study company material after work on Tuesday and I recited it to her the next morning and she was just blown away, so… *sunglasses emoji*
I'm learning so much! About the company and how to do my job, but also about how to interact with people and present myself. It's been good! I feel like after a few years of this I'll have it down pat and be a real professional!
As you can see, I'm feeling pretty optimistic.
Which is good, since I had quite high expectations. I had written a post on Sunday night, but didn't publish it because I was going to add more (but then didn't), so I might as well publish what I have now:
This evening I was feeling morose, depressed, gloomy, anxious, unsettled, etc etc, for no apparent reason.
But as I started thinking about why I might be feeling that way, I realized that my main cause of anxiety – starting my new job on Tuesday – was what I was most excited about, so why was I wasting my time with all these negative feelings? I mean, I'm sure I'm going to be a nervous wreck tomorrow, that's only normal before starting a new job, but what isn't normal is wallowing in what feels too much like self pity when there is absolutely nothing to feel pity for.
What I feel now is excitement, gratitude, and pride. I am proud of myself, and I am ever ever so grateful. I'm grateful for the opportunity, the people who led me to it, and the people who gave me a chance. It's hard to explain, and I hesitate to be this optimistic before I've even started the job, but I have a really good feeling about it. I've never felt this way before. I mean, this isn't like my dream job or anything; I'm not getting paid to travel the world and resolve international conflict through my good humor and quick wit, but I feel like this is meant to be. That my life is finally, finally, going in the right direction. Like there is infinite possibility, a world of opportunity, all starting here. Right now. That if I work hard and be the best possible version of myself, I can do anything. I can have everything I've ever wanted. The talent acquisition person I've been working with even told me that when my boss eventually moves up, I'll be in a great position to take over her job, which is just astounding. There might even be possibilities of transferring internationally; my boss and her boss know that's something that I want. The company is growing quickly and it just seems like there will be so many opportunities. I am so excited to see where this next step in my life will take me!
I also feel pride for the person I am. Like most people in their early twenties, I have been discovering more and more about who I truly am, and you know what? I like that person. There's a lot of room for improvement, but that's what makes life exciting. I am living life for me and I am coming to terms with my identity; I am who I am; I like what I like; I am enough, and only I have the power to dictate what that entails. I have lived so much of my life feeling bad for who I am, or wanting to apologize for it. Those days or gone, or at least I live every day trying to be just that much better. I may have a life that seems boring to some, but I have family and friends and a variety of interests that I love. I am excited for when I can buy a vinyl player and start my vinyl collection and grow my book collection and attend symphonies and art shows and musicals and concerts. I am excited to travel, to experience life in new cultures and meet new people, to collect music and books and knowledge in foreign languages. I can't wait til I have a steady enough income that allows me to do all these things and most importantly, to give back to the people who deserve it so much more than I.


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On the Wallaby - Overnight Packages
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Includes: Cairns pickup and all transport, Informative guides, Lunch and BBQ dinner on Day One (Share accommodation), 2 Rainforest Waterfalls PLUS World Heritage listed Mount Hypipamee National Park, Volcanic crater lakes: Lake Barrine & Lake Eacham, Mountain biking: Curtain and Cathedral Fig Trees, Guided canoeing on Lake Tinaroo, Tea and coffee plus afternoon tropical fruit snacks, Self serve breakfast for overnight package, all park fees
Optional Extras: Extra Night's Accommodation / Nocturnal Wildlife Canoeing - A great way to spot unique rainforest animals- departs nightly 8pm (min. 4 people) - Please enquire for prices
Rates are valid until 31st March 2020.
|Prices are shown in Australian dollars and include GST. Prices subject to change without notice.
This popular nature tour takes us to the highlights of the cool tropical Atherton Tablelands.
Day One:
Rainforest Waterfalls: The day begins with a visit to the Curtain Fig Tree and continues with guided rainforest walks in search of native wildlife at both the Cathedral Fig Tree and the volcanic crater, Lake Barrine, before lunch. Travel through the picturesque countryside for the day's highlights, swimming at several pristine waterfalls, such as the famous Millaa Millaa, plus a jungle trek to view the raging Dinner Falls and World Heritage listed Mount Hypipamee National Park.
Day Two:
Mountain Bikes, Wildlife Canoeing: Guests are treated to a guided mountain bike ride through the lush, green Atherton Tablelands countryside and rainforest for a swim and walk at the volcanic crater, Lake Eacham. (lunch can be purchased here at own expense).
In the afternoon we explore a secluded area of Lake Tinaroo in the safety of our two person canoes. Our guide will help you spot rare wildlife such as tree kangaroos, birds and water dragons. Then, have your face painted with Aboriginal ochre clay before hot showers, tea and coffee at ON THE WALLABY LODGE .
Departs Cairns: 8.00am
Returns Cairns: 7.00pm
- Informative guides
- Lunch and BBQ dinner on Day One
- Share accommodation
- 2 rainforest waterfalls: Millaa Millaa, Dinner Falls
- 2 volcanic crater lakes: Lake Barrine, Lake Eacham
- Curtain and Cathedral Fig Trees
- Guided Mountain Biking Tour
- Guided Canoeing Tour on Lake Tinaroo
- Tea/coffee
- Tropical Fruit Platter
- Self-serve breakfast
- All park fees
- Heaps of fun
Optional Extras - Please enquire for prices
- Extra Night's Accommodation
- Nocturnal Wildlife Canoeing - A great way to spot unique rainforest animals- departs nightly 8pm (min. 4 people)
What to bring:
- Swimming gear and towel
- Small overnight bag
- Closed shoes
- Change of clothes and something warm
- Camera
- A sense of fun and adventure


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The New York Times writes that two Florida doctors who got the country's highest Medicare reimbursements in 2012 are both major contributors to Democratic Party causes. Salomon Melgen and Asad Qamar have turned to the political system in recent years to defend themselves against suspicions that they may have submitted fraudulent or excessive charges to the U.S. government, the Times writes.
Comcast has hired more lobbyists as it fights for approval of its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, the Hill reports. The company added the Normandy Group to its advocacy roster last month and will have former Texas Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla working on its behalf. The Normandy Group is the second lobby shop Comcast has hired since announcing its intention to merge with Time Warner Cable in February.
It's not just Republicans who want President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The Wall Street Journal reports 11 Senate Democrats, including five up for re-election this year, are pressing Obama to approve the project and they say they want a decision by the end of next month. Those who signed the letter include Sens. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mark Warner of Virginia and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, all of whom face tight races in November.
Barney Frank, film star. The former Massachusetts Democratic congressman and co-author of the Dodd-Frank rules on Wall Street is the subject of a documentary titled "Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank." The feature-length film debuts April 27 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Read more from Roll Call.
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The great book of alternatives
to psychiatry around the world. The book highlights alternatives
beyond psychiatry, current possibilities for self-help for individuals
experiencing madness or depression, and strategies toward implementing
humane treatment.
Sixty-one authors (ex-) users and survivors of psychiatry,
therapists, psychiatrists, lawyers, social scientists and relatives
from all five continents report about their alternative
work, their objectives and successes, and their individual and
collective experiences.
These are some of the questions, which are addressed by the authours:
What helps me if I go mad or depressive? How
can I find trustworthy help for a relative or a friend in need? How
can I protect myself from coercive treatment? As
a family member or friend, how can I help? What
should I do if I can no longer bear to work in the mental health
field? What are the alternatives
to psychiatry? How can I get involved
in creating alternatives? Assuming
psychiatry would be abolished, what do you propose instead?
Stastny (right) was born in Vienna, Austria, where he graduated
from medical school in 1976. Since 1978, he has been working and
residing in New York City. Taught at the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine in the Bronx until 2009 and has conducted several
publically funded research projects in the area of vocational
rehabilitation, social support and self-help, in collaboration
with individuals who had survived personal crises and psychiatric
interventions. Currently, Dr. Stastny is working on the development
of alternative services that obviate psychiatric intervention
and offer autonomous paths towards recovery and full integration.
These activities have engendered a close collaboration with the
user-survivor movement, as manifested by joint research projects,
publications, service demonstrations, and community work. He is
a founding member of the International Network Toward Alternatives
and Recovery (INTAR) (Stand: January 2011). More
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Insurance firm eases burden when Mexican migrants die in the U.S.
SACLAMANTON, Mexico—Emilio Santiz Mendez, 19, and Salvador Diaz Diaz, 21, two Mayan Indians from Mexico's poorest region, were typical of hundreds of thousands of their countrymen who flock to the United States for work, faithfully sending most of their earnings home to this dirt-poor village with no potable water or electricity.
But their homecoming April 20 was anything but typical. After they were killed in a car accident April 5 in Temecula, Calif., their bodies were flown to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Mexico's Chiapas state, then driven by hearse to San Cristobal de las Casas, then taken by ambulance to their home village.
Their families paid nothing for the repatriation of their bodies. The costs were picked up by a Mexican insurance company that says it paid the expenses to publicize its insurance policies covering the price tag of returning loved ones' bodies from the United States.
"Latin Americans in the United States want to return home, even dead," said Gabriel Monterrubio Vasquez, president of Grupo SEP insurance company, in an interview from Lynwood, Calif., where the company opened an office in September. "Repatriating a cadaver devastates poor people. They sell burros or huts. They become homeless. Families disintegrate. Children drop out of school, get sick and many die."
There are no official figures for how many Mexican migrants die in the United States. The Mexican Foreign Ministry said 4,500 deceased Mexicans were repatriated last year, at costs ranging from $3,000 to $6,000 each, depending on the destination. Families are required to pay half those costs.
Monterrubio said he thought 12,000 Mexicans died each year in the United States. Repatriation policies cost $30 for three years of coverage, $50 for five years.
"My family has been dedicated to the poor for decades," said Monterrubio, whose father heads the insurance company. "It's only natural we fill in this ... void."
Monterrubio said his company began offering the policies at the request of President Vicente Fox, who's fought for migration-policy changes and better treatment for some 4 million undocumented Mexicans who are working in the United States.
"Fox went to California in October 2001 and migrant groups accosted him, wanting help for the growing number of dead," Monterrubio said. "Fox then came to us."
The insurance program has been endorsed by funeral associations in both the United States and Mexico.
Mexican government officials say the program is a welcomed one—and much needed.
"Repatriation is really a big growing problem," said Gerardo Alvino, who heads the Mexican government program that aids Mexicans living in the United States and confirmed that the insurance company had acted at Fox's request.
"Last year, a man died in Oaxaca. It took us three months to find him in a morgue, another couple of months to finish paperwork through consulates and send the body home," said Alvino, president of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad.
"I don't know if this insurance will work out, but it's clear our government doesn't have the resources," he said. "Charities, consulates and the government don't have the means or resources. Immigration just increases. Logically, so do the deaths."
The policies, which can be purchased over the phone, are selling at the rate of 40 a day, Monterrubio said. Each buyer must give a U.S. address and a contact person. Relatives in Mexico receive a copy of the certificate.
Monterrubio has sold more than 20,000 policies, and business has picked up since the news of the repatriations of the bodies of Santiz and Diaz, whose deaths he learned about from radio broadcasts seeking donations to send the bodies home. The next day, Monterrubio offered the company's services for free.
Repatriation is a nightmare for families who can't afford it. There are embalming costs, caskets, health certificates, transportation and piles of paperwork. And there's concern that family members who are in the United States illegally will be found out in the process.
Monterrubio said his company protected the identities of anyone who might be in the United States illegally. "I don't ask or care if they're legal or illegal. Whether they died evading immigration, crossing the border or in drunken fights, they deserve dignity," he said.
Santiz and Diaz were making $10 an hour in Temecula, a relative fortune compared to the $4 daily wage they might have made in Mexico.
It was Santiz's fourth trip to the United States. His older brother, Mateo, recalled that their first two trips north had taken them through Arizona, but that they came to prefer crossing into California because immigration officials, known as la migra, were kinder.
"In California la migra only locks us up for about four or five hours," he said. "They're so nice. They take us only to Tijuana. So we try again. Why go through Arizona?"
Relatives say that while their Spanish was poor—the area they came from is populated by isolated villages where more than 30 indigenous languages are spoken—they were proud they were learning English.
On April 20, Saclamanton, a village of less than 1,000 Tzotzil-speaking Mayans, was in an uproar as a crowd greeted their bodies. Monterrubio, whose company videotaped their return, cried describing footage of relatives kissing the hands of his representatives.
"You were our last hope to get our children back," relative Natalio Perez Perez told an insurance official.
"Thanks to you, they returned like nobility," said another.
Santiz's body was left in the one-room cement-block house built with money he'd sent to his wife, Pascuala, who has a 3-year-old son. He was clothed in princely Mayan ceremonial attire: a black hand-woven wool poncho and red, yellow and green ribbons—symbols of prestige—around his chest.
Community legal secretary Marcelina Alvarez remembered the two as happy toddlers, helping their family sow corn. Grown, she said, they were the latest of 1,000 people who had left the area.
"It's so sad to see our people return in coffins," she said.
(Schwartz is a special correspondent in Knight Ridder's Mexico City bureau.)
(c) 2005, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.


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Miley Cyrus is still struggling with her dog Floyd's death from early April. On Saturday, May 17, the "Wrecking Ball" wrote a lengthy, rambling passage describing how emotionally distraught she still is from his passing, and how she failed to protect him as a mother.
"Sad pupils are beautiful too…humans. We Looooove to feel sorry for ourselves don't we…i've read we are one of the only species (among dolphins, pigs, some primates) that have sex for pleasure, but I would bet we are the ONLY creatures that put ourselves thru pain for please," Cyrus, 21, wrote. "How many times have you laid in bed and cried when the sun is out shining. Your loved ones are out laughing, and there are thousands of brilliant books to be read…but CHOOSE to lay in a bed and indulge yourself in sadness. Today I am choosing to be that selfish human. There's nothing I want more than to lay and drown this pillow in my tears & think about all my shoulda, coulda, wouldas."
"I keep asking why would the world take my sweet boy from me?" she wrote. "I'm just a baby myself…I depend on my mother still. She is the one at the end of the day I want to hold me when I'm sad, scared, lonely. Her one job in this world is to eel me out of harms way…I was Floyd's mommy. I don't know when the regret and the guilt will fade. I don't know if it ever will." (Cyrus also posted pictures looking upset in bed. "#saddayinDublin," she wrote.)
Cyrus confirmed the Alaskan Klee Kai's death on April 1 via Twitter. "Today is the 2nd worst day of my life. I don't wanna say it because I don't want it to be real…I am broken," she tweeted at the time. She cried singing Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" at a Boston show the following night, and later gave away her new dog Moonie that her mom, Tish Cyrus, tried to replace Floyd with.
"I feel like I let my boy down," Cyrus continued via Twitter. "My job was to protect him and I'm not a person that takes failure lightly…Today is one of those days where I can't open the curtains to see the sun…open the windows to hear the world going on around me because to be honest I hate the fact that the world's still spinning. I want it to stop…I want everyone's heart to break the way my heart is breaking."
She concluded: "No matter how much I cry or beg of 'god' to wake me up from this nightmare, it is what it is (at least that's what everyone keeps reminding me). There's no waking up from reality so today I am being a helplessly hopeless human & I'm ok with that."
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We are one week into the Summer holidays, did we all survive the first week?
This week I have tried to choose meals that my daughter can help with which will hopefully keep her occupied.
This is what we are having this week:
Monday – Pork Meatballs
Tuesday – Homemade Fish Fingers
Wednesday – Chicken & Mushroom Pie
Thursday – Turkey Stirfry
Friday – Chicken Fajita's
Saturday – Homemade Pizza
Sunday – Lasagne
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Happy New Year's everyone! This year, Match and I decided to host a family friendly New Year's Eve Party at our home. We wanted to celebrate, but there was no way we would be staying up until midnight. So we invited a couple of our new friends who live in the neighborhood over for a family version of the holiday. We started our night at 4pm, and everyone brought their littles. We had finger foods, drinks, and watched the babies play on the floor. MilFamily came, and our new friends, a family that lives just a few houses down, who just had a little boy 4 months after us. The dad is actually a K-9 officer for a nearby town, so I'll refer to them as K9Fam. It was great getting to know the families better, and I love that we all live within walking distance of each other, and that we're all new parents.
How great is Piglet's shirt and expression? Doesn't he look like a haggard businessman after a long day at the office? "You would not BELIEVE the day I had. Now where's my bottle?" 😉
We had a great time hanging out, watching the babies, and getting to know each other.
Oooohhh, Piglet and MilBaby playing Doctor. Teehee!
Towards the end of the night, Piglet went down for the night, so this was our version of a family picture. Match, me, and Piglet on the video monitor. 🙂
Turns out K9Dad is a photographer on the side and took some absolutely gorgeous pictures. He definitely put mine to shame! I need to take a class and learn how to use my new camera. Maybe I can learn a few tips and tricks from him. Some of these pictures he took brought tears to my eyes, especially the ones of me tickling Piglet.
We ate too much food, drank a little bit, and had a great time. I'm hoping we can have these couples over more and do more block parties. I'm so excited to watch our kids grow up and play together! I think my favorite part of the night is that I was in my comfy pjs, snuggled up with Match by 9pm, with Piglet fast asleep in his room.
Happy 2014 everyone! I am so excited to see what the New Year will bring!


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Nickname "Mr. Turnaround" Melvin has more than twenty years of not only turning around the lives of individuals but several organizations both in the private sector and the federal government. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Phoenix, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate business management courses and also serves as the Area Chair for Leadership and Management in their undergraduate Business Management program. He is the President of M.C. Brown & Associates, LLC a management, training and organizational consulting company in Manassas, VA.
He is a best-selling author and conference speaker who is sought out by both government and industry as an expert in the areas of Program Management, Knowledge Management and Training. He has developed several change management strategies for collaboration and is the recipient of the America Council for Technology, Industry Advisory Council's, and 2007 Excellence in Government award.
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East London Cool: The Hoxton Mini Press
East London is cool. Sometimes it can feel impossibly cool, verging on inaccessibly hip. If you don't have a perfect hipster beard or a great pixie haircut dyed pastel pink, can you really fit in? In between the Silicon Roundabout (with all the cool kids of tech) and the Shoreditch fashion scene – East London is where young vibrant Londoners seem to flock.
Yet, amongst all of this, there is a man who's lived in East London for 86 ½ years. His name is Joseph Markovitch, he takes 5 sugars in his tea and pulls off a checkered blazer beautifully. He likes Nicolas Cage. He's left London only once in his life, to go to the seaside with his mother. The reason I know all of this is because Martin Usborne, Photographer and Creative Director at the Hoxton Mini Press published an entire book about Markovitch, a man whose (extra) ordinary life is a beautiful lense on the history and feel of the East.
This is the sort of project that no mainstream publisher would touch with a ten foot pole – but that armed with great talent and precision, the Hoxton Mini Press has made into a resounding success. Moreover, taking a personal story like Markovitch's and interweaving it with the contemporary vibe of East London constructs a beautiful portrait of personality and place – making the book at once accessible and irresistible.
So it is that somewhere in Hoxton, Martin Usborne, Ann Waldvogl and their dogs Moose and Bug run their press turned cult publishing (mini) house. How much the dogs really get done we can't attest to, but Usborne and Waldvogl are a publishing powerhouse duo. Their books are all collectible little gems, accessible art books made to be be read, enjoyed and kept. "Our goal is to bring photobooks to a wider audience…and make them so beautiful you'll keep them for your grandchildren," the pair explain.
Founded in 2013, the project focused on solely on East London, but the Hoxton Mini Press has since started broadening its horizons further afield to document and comment on the richness of urban life more generally. "Gradually we are broadening out to other areas and topics, but always with an eye on the urban and niche" – projects that include a monograph of artist Emily Stein's work in Bubblegum, or the incomparable, Hand Jobs: Life as a Hand Model.
Usborne and Waldvogl's ethos of producing beautiful photography books but keeping them accessibly priced makes the Hoxton Mini Press a rare bird of publishing. Overall, no sort of publishing is quite as hyped (and affected) as the business of publishing photography and art 'coffee table books'. You know, the sort of book that is often more of a decorative object than it is a real book. Part of the beauty of the Hoxton Mini Press is how their book are photography monographs that are, in fact, books to read and handle in your hands – not rarified objects or status symbols. Usborne and Waldvogl have not given in to the siren call of the overpriced coffee table publication. Instead their titles retail for prices between £12.95 and £30.
Since its inception, the Hoxton Mini Press has published 23 books, selling over 50,000 copies, and making the case that print is not dead. Perhaps people still love books. Perhaps people will always love books. Provided, of course, that they're good, beautiful, and (dare we say it?) cool enough. All of those qualities, the Hoxton Mini Press has in abundance. Here's to print and the little Mini Press from Hoxton that could.


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Rhode Islanders want to keep the Ocean State as our home, to see our relocated loved ones return, and to attract other American families to settle and work here. We want meaningful work and nancial security now, with ample hope for a bright future. We would much rather welcome and see the headlights of those on the highways pouring into our state, as opposed to waving good-bye and seeing the taillights of those we are driving away.
Yet, Rhode Island ranks 45th in the nation on the 2017 Family Prosperity Index because of its poor economic and cultural environments. This poor performance reduces opportunity for family prosperity and is exemplified by the fact that the Ocean State ranks in the bottom 10 states in the country on five of the six major indexes that comprise the Family Prosperity Index: economics (43rd), demographics (45th), family structure (41st), family self-sufficiency (41st), and family health (36th). Rhode Island's best ranking is on the family culture major index, but even there, the state comes in at a merely average rank of 27th.


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Wliia US Season 1 Episode 15
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- AnonymousSeptember 02, 2010 4:56 am
That lady is a fashion designer??? WTF!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 03, 2010 11:33 pm
weird newscastersReplyDelete
dating service
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- AnonymousOctober 07, 2010 7:47 pm
A fashion designer with the worst possible fashion. WTF!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 09, 2010 12:25 am
I love Ryan's hoedown verse.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 12, 2011 4:05 am
i dont understand how ratings went down far enough to stop producing these. seems like one of those shows that would keep going and going on forever.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 2:48 pm
^^^It's because of shows like "Friends" and "Survivor" Whose Line shared the same time slot with those other shows (people watched that instead of Whose Line)...that's why you hear Ryan and Drew mention "Friends" in a lot of episodes.ReplyDelete
Ryan's hoedown verse was hilarious. And Wayne always rocks Greatest Hits...ReplyDelete
Also, the bald guy in Weird Newscasters was awesome for playing along :)
- AnonymousMay 31, 2011 11:43 pm
why cant i watch the episodes? none of them are playing or even showing up. :( saaad faaace....can any1 explain? help?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 02, 2012 7:39 am
i wish desperately that someone will say gynecologist for greatest hits but i dont think anyone ever will. although i would love to see how wayne does those songsReplyDelete


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On luck and logging off
If you're reading this, you already know. This blog is going dormant. For me, it's just time.
I started this back in 2008 without a real plan and no idea where it would go. It was just something I wanted to do. I wanted to write about the team that I followed, that I cared about deeply. It was a way to vent, a way to make an argument… an outlet.
It wasn't meant to be a catalyst for change, or a means to make a name as a serious journalist. It just seemed like a fun thing to do. The name itself should've made that point. I was in college, a sports management major, and writing was fun. Making fun of people was fun. Making a point was fun.
But things evolve. This form of media exploded. The blogs that were once an alternative viewpoint are now blurring the lines of what's mainstream. And for me, this brought opportunity.
Thanks to the Buffalo Sabres' progressive acceptance of what blogs can do for team coverage, that blurred line of what's mainstream and what isn't, left an opening for me and every other blogger to get access. Access to the press box, to the locker room, to the coaches. For me, who is admittedly just some asshole with a WordPress and a twitter account, I was given the keys to help tell the story.
From the first time I stepped in the locker room after a game a couple years ago, all the way through last night, it was completely surreal. I grew up obsessed with the team, became a season ticket holder at 18 and all of a sudden, I was standing in front of players with the opportunity to ask them anything.
But I didn't. I never asked a question. Not to a coach, not to a player. I never interviewed anyone. I listened. I observed. And I got to see things beyond any answer I could've hoped for. Whether that was seeing a player who some called soft stewing furiously in his locker after a bad loss, or watching guys messing with other players while they're getting interviewed, or seeing a star player giggling hysterically while John Scott crashes a postgame interview. Things that you don't get to see. Things that don't make the paper or the postgame show. It wasn't about the news. It was about the context.
I'm well aware of a lot of the criticism thrown my way over the years. I tend not to hold back, and never really cared about upsetting anyone. I was more concerned with being right. With making a strong point, whether it was reinforcing something someone else said or going against the grain. A lot of things I started talking about weren't really that important to the majority of who might be reading. I never really considered what people wanted to hear. I never cared much how many people read my work. I just wanted to make observations. It was cathartic. Moving the needle wasn't the endgame. It was just about putting it out there and being confident in it.
That said, I know people got upset with what I wrote sometimes. When I was critical of team employees, or departments, or local media, it often got taken personally. I was usually aware if it might. All that made me do is reinforce my arguments. I pissed a lot of people off, and it was never the goal for me. I just wanted to make a good point. I feel like, for the most part, I always did.
But now the time has come for me to move on. I'm not sick of doing this. I've been given an opportunity outside of Buffalo that I'm very excited for and it's best to let this go.
Since I started doing this, there's been a fluctuating group of other bloggers that focused on the team that have all come and gone. The number has dwindled as the team has struggled and the spectrum of what the blogs brought to the table has widened. It's disappointing to see because having alternative viewpoints is not only refreshing, it's needed. Relying on local media is fine, because often they'll go to great lengths to stay "objective," but everyone has their own perspective.
After seeing "how the sausage is made" when it comes to covering the team, I'm more convinced that good bloggers can add more than we as a group have been. Everyone has their own niche, and finding your voice is important, but there's just a general lack of that. If I can plead for anything, it's for more people to create a WordPress, and put something out there. Add to the discourse. The cream will rise to the top. And the good arguments will make a difference. I saw it first hand. The internet is a wonderful thing because anyone could read. And if you can change one person's mind, that might change how things are done. It works.
It's not about buying twitter followers (which is the dumbest thing ever), or pretending to be a sports news site when you have people who can't write well. It's about quality. If something needs to be said, say it, say why and say why you aren't wrong. Criticizing people can be ok if you can back it up. Content is king, in blogging, and in life. Be honest and be right.
There's no way in hell I'd have been able to be in a spot where you're even reading this if things were said without reason. Expect better of yourself and demand better from your peers and authority.
Back in 2007, when days were better, there was a feature article in Sports Illustrated about Chris Drury. One line stuck out to me, and still does.
"In some ways it's already been decided," Drury says. "Mentally and physically, if you're prepared and you make your move, you make what you think is a good shot. If it doesn't go in, it wasn't meant to be. There's not much sense in fearing that."
The article is still a joy to read years later, even knowing what has happened here. But the message is important.
Much of what I push for from the Sabres is for them to do everything in the best possible way. I mean everything. And it goes back to some of that article. If you do everything right, do it better, your odds of succeeding will increase. It's like blackjack. You play by the book, and if you do everything right, your odds increase. It guarantees you nothing besides a greater chance of success. There's still luck involved. You may still lose, but doing things right minimizes the risk.
I want to see them succeed. We all do. But you can't expect to get what you want by half-assing it or letting people who have influence on that success do that either. You make your own luck. This is why I'm pro-tank. It's not about winning the lottery. It's about putting yourself in the best possible position to win. Good things happen when you set yourself up for success. But if it doesn't go your way, it's a lot easier to sleep at night when you know it's out of your hands.
I feel like whether or not changes I've argued for over the years get implemented, I made the best case I could. Letting go of this blog is easy because I feel like I didn't waste the opportunity. It's just time to move on.
I'm privileged to have been able to use this outlet. Not just to see things get better, but for me. Seeing them change something in game presentation is great, but selfishly, I got so much more out of this than the greater good. I went to hundreds of games, practices, morning skates and press conferences. I was in the room when Darcy Regier announced he fired Lindy Ruff, and when Darcy himself got replaced. I got to shake Ryan Miller's hand and wish him good luck when he was traded away. I got to experience a lot of things for free, just because of this little blog, that some fans get a glimpse at after winning contests and charity auctions. It remains surreal that I got the opportunity to do all this. I consider myself incredibly lucky.
I'd like to thank Ian Ott, Kevin Snow, Chris Bandura, Brian Duff and Chris Ryndak at the Sabres for not only being helpful and sociable, but for being good people that I'd call friends.
Thanks to Ted Black for taking the time to talk at both the blogger summits and one-on-one, and to Brent Rossi for giving me the time to argue about the team's marketing.
Thanks to all the interns and other staff that were hospitable to that one asshole blogger.
Thanks to Leilon Duff and Kelsey Schneider in game presentation for being willing to listen to me. It's not unappreciated.
Thanks to all the other media, mainstream or not. John Vogl, Joe Yerdon, Bill Hoppe, Mike Harrington (even you, Mike!), Pat Malacaro, Paul Hamilton and anyone else I may be forgetting for being fun to talk to. I'll even throw in a thank you to friend-of-the-blog Mark Byrnes for being a past contributor.
Thanks to all the other bloggers, especially my man Chris Ostrander of Two In the Box (despicable name, IMO) for doing the podcasts together and being a good dude. Ryan Nagelhout at Goose's Roost, all those endearing assholes at Dear God Why Us?, Ryan Wolfe and Brayton Wilson at Sabres Hockey Central, Bill O'Hare at The Herd Report, everyone at Black & Blue & Gold… keep on doing what you're doing.
And to everyone on "Sabres twitter" who make sports more fun than they already are, and everyone that followed along, thanks. I'm not dying. I'll just be quietly following along from out of town.
Speak soon. Stay lucky.
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COBOL-IT marries Legacy to Modernity
COBOL-IT allows companies to migrate, deploy and maintain their legacy COBOL applications at minimal costs & risks, and offers the ability to embrace continuous modernization.
The birth of COBOL-IT
Stephane Croce founded COBOL-IT in 2008.
Working around legacy modernization for more than 25 years with the best specialists in the world, he developed a solid expertise and understanding of the changing market's needs.
Collaborating day after day with companies facing price increases as well as modernization challenges, he and his associates jointly designed an innovative and scalable solution, offering enterprises the chance to overcome evolving needs with minimal cost and risk.
This is how COBOL-IT was born…
Since then, COBOL-IT has rapidly assumed a position of leadership in the global COBOL community, migrating hundreds of customers, with hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of millions of lines of COBOL code.
The COBOL-IT Solution today
With a robust product suite including a high quality professional COBOL compiler and a proven migration process, the company provides solutions which allow enterprises to preserve the functionality of strategic COBOL applications with superior performance, agility and significant cost reduction.
As a result, COBOL-IT offers the foundation to modernize legacy COBOL applications and take advantage of DevOps practices with Best-of-Breed Open Source Solutions, Cloud Computing, Big Data and Cognitive Technology.
Partnership agreements between COBOL-IT & the leading platform vendors, international providers of technical services & software solutions in Open Systems ensure that moving to COBOL-IT can be accomplished at low-cost, low-risk everywhere in the world.


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As promised, Steve Ballmer showed of a HP tablet. And as predicted it was a snooze. Apple can now move a big step forward if its tablet presentation in three weeks is impressive.
The HP slate runs Windows 7 and has touch support. That's about all we learned.
Ballmer didn't spend a lot of time showing off the "slate PCs" as he called them. He held the HP slate, and showed it running Amazon's Kindle software. He also fiddled with it to play a video.
He promoted two others from Pegatron and Archos, but didn't show them off.
Earlier in the presentation Ballmer also introduced Blio, a program for reading books on the PC. Oddly though, he didn't show Blio being used with the slate.
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It's still freezing and midterms are coming up, but let's fast forward and dream about spring break. In just two more weeks, we will have chance to take a step back and relax. Whether you are staying in New York, going home, or traveling somewhere warmer, we will all be eating and drinking a little (or a lot). In the spirit of the upcoming spring break, NYU Spoon went around campus and asked our fellow students what food and drinks they are most looking forward to.
Arjun Tina, Digital Marketing, Gallatin
"Yea, I am a vegetarian."
Craig Schwarzbaum, Finance, Stern
"Empanadas. Do you know the ISP program?"
"No. What's that?"
"It's a Stern's program for the international students. Juniors get to travel and I am going to Chile for spring break."
Monisha Ravisetti, Physics, CAS
"Home-cooked meal. Indian food."
"Anything in particular?"
"The curry and traditional rice that my mom makes."
Keagan Sakai-Kawada, Hotel and Tourism Management, School of Professional Studies
"I am staying in New York for spring break, but I heard there are some good brunch places on the Upper West Side. I just want good soft boiled eggs."
Ilona Selina, Media, Culture, and Communication, Steinhardt
"Home-cooked meals, for sure."
"Can you say something about drinks?"
"Oh I can't wait to go home and legally drink again."


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Before I say anything else, I have to say that I found this idea from a super talented woman's blog- here's the link to what started a new obsession : http://www.harbourbreezehome.com/2011/11/tongue-and-groove-signs/. She has now started her own Etsy shop. If you check out this link, I'm sure you'll find your way over there. I think my tongue and groove board might be thicker than hers, but I just found some thinner board like this at Home Depot that I want to get and cut down. I'm super excited about making more. Anyhow, I loved the look of her decor that she made- the bird, the colors, and the Scripture. I didn't end up adding the Scripture reference on this sign, but I'm working on another that isn't tongue and groove board that I will include it on. I have this in my entryway with my spring decor and it was just what that whole spot needed. I used the technique that has been super fun for me to use lately : painting a base coat, applying vinyl die cuts, then painting over and peeling the vinyl off before the paint dries completely. It's so fun to do that, it makes me feel like a kid with that little bit of excitement... otherwise known as "CRAFT NERD ALERT!!!!". It's always better if you're enjoying yourself, right? Check out the link and see what else this fabulous lady is coming up with!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
"He will cover you with His feathers.."
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Sandwell District set for Glasgow's Animal Farm
- Henry Northmore
- 15 April 2010
Also known as
Regis (aka Karl O'Connor) and Function (aka Dave Sumner, pictured)
The record label and live incarnation of the aforementioned techno duo.
I recognise those names. Tell me more
Regis and Function are respected producers in their own right. Regis has been producing dark intelligent electronica and harsh industrial since the 90s, went on to set up Downwards Records, and is also half of another formidable techno double act, British Murder Boys (alongside Surgeon). New Yorker Function has had two underground hits with his Isolation and Anticipation EPs, and has been DJing/producing for the last 15 years.
And what exactly is Sandwell District?
Following on from the success of Downwards, Sandwell District is at the cutting edge of underground techno. A mysterious organisation with no formal structure, MySpace or even website, it specialises in dark Detroit sounds and downtempo hypnotic beats (hovering around the 120bpm mark) that take techno in a new direction. Boasting releases from names such as Kalon (another Regis alter ego), Female, Silent Servant and Ian Richardson, Regis and Function are now heading to Glasgow to represent the label.
No MySpace? No website?
How can we hear these Sandwell chaps? By picking up any of their rather splendid 12"s, or of course you could head down to Animal Farm at the Sub Club to experience their techno excellence firsthand.
So what should we expect on the night?
'For our second outing at the majestic Sub Club we thought we'd keep it nasty, after Ben Klock ripped the roof off in December,' explain the chaps at Animal Farm. 'We welcome techno overlord Regis with partner Function for a live performance. Armed with laptops, controllers and drum machines, it's going to be an all-out audio assault.'
Animal Farm at the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 23 Apr.


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Mission Statement
The mission of the Deer Park Strength and Conditioning Program is to provide well researched instruction and motivation to the athletes of Deer Park ISD. The program assists in the physical and mental development of Deer Park athletics to allow its athletes to compete at the highest level while minimizing the risk and severity of injuries.
The philosophy of the Deer Park Strength and Conditioning Program is to create complete athletes by developing explosive power, absolute strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, flexibility, agility, and cardiovascular fitness. The program achieves these measured athletic qualities from the use of Olympic lifts and their variations along with other exercises containing plyometric properties, high intensity total body strength building exercises, controlled recovery time, movement preparatory exercises, detailed body control and positioning critique methods, and researched periodization.


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My experience with Microsoft OneNote
Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 09:05 AM
I have had One Note as part of the Office Suite for a few years now, but I have never really got the chance to use it until recently. This piece of software is just amazing in what it can do!
Microsoft describes it as a note-taking management software, but that is truly a huge underestimation.
With One Note you can create virtual notebooks, with different folders and subjects for each notebook and multiple pages per subject as well as subpages.


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A king needs a team of elite experts to help fight crime and uphold the peace of Mercia. Unfortunately, he hires crazy people for the job. This didn't quite pan out the way he thought it would.
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Driveway Culverts – Installation
Question: What is required to install a driveway culvert to a private residence or commercial property?
Answer: Before installing (or replacing) a driveway culvert, please contact Development Services at (361) 826-3240 to obtain a driveway permit. You will be advised to contact the Storm Water Department when you are ready to install the pipe so that the proper grade will be provided for you; and, when you are ready to backfill so a final inspection can be made.
Curb – Standing Water
Question: Why is there standing water in my curb or gutter? Can it be fixed?
Answer: This is typical of many areas throughout the City where the curb may have settled, causing the water to pond in low spots.
Please call the City of Corpus Christi hotline at (361) 826-2489 to report the location. Storm Water staff will investigate the location to determine if the section of the curb and gutter should be added to the list of locations for rehabilitation or replacement.
In accordance with the City's Code of Ordinances, the property owner is responsible for minimizing standing water adjacent to their properties by sweeping the water out of the curb area.
Ditch Mowing
Question: Who is responsible for mowing stormwater ditches?
Answer: The adjacent property owner is responsible for mowing ditches along residential properties.
Generally, the Storm Water Department is responsible for mowing ditches in drainage right-of-ways and along all other unimproved streets.
There are certain special residential locations where the City mows the adjacent ditches that are too steep (for example, some areas along Horne Road) or the ditches are on dual sides (for example, Houston Street).
Drain Inlets – Clogged
Question: What should I do if the drain inlet is clogged in my area?
Answer: Report the clogged drain to the City of Corpus Christi Hotline at (361) 826-2489. The Storm Water Department is responsible for cleaning over 18,000 storm drain inlets throughout the City. Storm Water staff will investigate and schedule the inlet for cleaning.
Question: Is street flooding normal?
Answer: Yes. In most areas, the streets are considered to be a part of the drainage system. During a typical rainfall event, water will flow through storm sewers located underneath the street or in roadside ditches to a drainage channel. When the capacity of the storm sewers or roadside ditches is exceeded, the street itself will hold the water until the storm sewer or roadside ditch has additional room to drain the water.
Question: My street floods. How do I get something done about this problem?
Answer: The City's Utility Department will investigate and inspect the storm sewer and ditch systems for breaks / blockages and make repairs as needed. However, if the drainage system is found to be operating as designed with no defects, the area may still experience flooding during moderate to heavy rain events. When defects are found, requests will be referred for evaluation under the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This request will be ranked against other requests / projects and prioritized accordingly. Call 826-2489 to report an area.
Illegal Dumping
Question: What should I do if I see someone dumping into a storm drain, storm inlet, or ditch?
Answer: Immediately report the illegal dumping to the City of Corpus Christi Hotline at (361) 826-2489. You may leave the information anonymously, however all information is helpful including photos of the illegal dumping that occurred.
Draining Swimming Pools
Question: Can I drain a swimming pool into the storm drain?
Answer: The City's Code of Ordinances allows you to discharge swimming pool water into the storm water drainage system, provided that the water is de-chlorinated (discharge has been tested using a method approved by the Director of Public Health to assure that it will not contain a harmful level of chlorine or other pollutants).
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ABTA CEO, Mark Tanzer, said: "ABTA welcomes today's announcement by the Government that it will follow the Airports Commission's recommendation that Heathrow should be allowed to build a third runway. Increasing airport capacity is essential to the UK's economy, growth and global competitiveness and we are pleased that this decision has been arrived at after fair, transparent, and thorough processes and consultations.
"ABTA takes a long-term view on growing airport capacity. We have urged expansion at both Heathrow and Gatwick to meet the 2050 demand, rather than just 2030 capacity needs. The case for expansion at both airports remains clear: Heathrow is full and Gatwick operates at full capacity at peak times. Additional capacity is essential at both airports to cope with growing passenger demand and provide resilience.
"ABTA agrees that it is essential for environmental impacts to be minimised and mitigated. It is also vital that there is comprehensive public transport access to support demand. The scheme must be cost-efficient and affordable and passengers today must not be expected to pay for a runway that won't be open until 2025.
"We now call on the Government to work across party boundaries and achieve a robust political consensus which will create the necessary infrastructure to deliver the new runway by 2025. ABTA will be working with the Government as well as the opposition parties to achieve this."