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Your Bank: Love It or Leave It?
A new survey shows that a majority of consumers want to break up with their financial institution.
It's Valentine's Day, so now is a good time to reflect on your relationships -- your financial relationships, that is. What? You were expecting love advice from Kiplinger's?
An important relationship to evaluate is the one you have with your bank. That's because there's a good chance you're not satisfied. More than 70% of consumers say they would like to break up with their bank, according to a recent survey of 1,050 people by McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union, which has 20,084 members worldwide and serves more than 120 companies.
Survey respondents cited high or hidden fees, lack of relevant products and services, and the belief that their bank doesn't listen, resolve issues or provide clarity as the top reasons for their dissatisfaction. In fact, more than one-third compared dealing with their bank to interacting with their in-laws, and another 30% likened their bank interactions to dealing with the cable guy.
If you're thinking about parting ways with your financial institution, we can help. First, consider these things:
-- If you're a customer of a big bank, weigh convenience versus fees or other drawbacks. You may get lower fees and better customer service at smaller banks, but you will lose the 24/7 experience bigger banks offer.
-- If you do decide to change banks, make a list of what you want in a financial institution before making a move. Consider whether you prefer to visit a branch or bank online, how often you use out-of-network ATMs and whether online bill payment or mobile banking services are important.
To help you decide whether to make a switch, what to look for and how to find the right bank for you, see this advice from Kiplinger's:
What to Look for in a Checking Account If your bank doesn't offer these things, you might consider looking elsewhere.
Banks Woo Loyal Customers They're seeking a monogamous relationship. But you might be better off playing the field.
Switch to a Bank With Lower Fees If you're ready to act, here's what you need to do.
7 Credit Unions Anyone Can Join Credit unions offer the same services -- checking and savings accounts, CDs, credit cards, mortgages and auto loans -- that banks provide. But they tend to charge lower loan rates and pay higher savings yields.
Where to Find Free Student Checking Many banks offer free student accounts with no minimum balance.


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Roast fillet of beef with mushroom stuffing
Nutrition and extra info
- kcal499
- fat28g
- saturates11g
- carbs4g
- sugars2g
- fibre2g
- protein57g
- salt0.61g
- 25g dried porcini mushrooms
The mushroom is a fungus which comes in a wide range of varieties that belong to two distinct…
- 400g wild mushroom
The mushroom is a fungus which comes in a wide range of varieties that belong to two distinct…
- 200g shallots
Related to the onion (as opposed to being a younger version of it), shallots grow in clusters at…
- knob of butter, plus extra for roasting
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 thyme sprigs
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 1½ kg/3lb 5oz beef fillet
For the sauce
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 3 tbsp brandy
Brandy is a distilled spirit made from virtually any fermented fruit or starchy vegetable.…
- 400ml hot beef stock
- 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- handful parsley, chopped
One of the most ubiquitous herbs in British cookery, parsley is also popular in European and…
Tip the porcini into a bowl and pour over 250ml boiling water. Leave for 20 mins to soften and plump up, scoop out the mushrooms with a slotted spoon and finely chop, then strain the liquid (leaving behind the last drop as it might contain grit) and set aside.
Set aside about half the wild mushrooms, choosing those with the best shape, then finely chop the remainder. Chop 1 shallot very finely. Heat a large frying pan, add the butter and 1 tbsp olive oil, then cook the chopped shallot and garlic over a medium heat for 3-5 mins until softened. Tip in the chopped porcini and stir around the pan for 2 mins. Add the chopped mushrooms to the frying pan along with the thyme sprigs. Cook for 10 mins until lightly browned and any liquid has evaporated. Leave to cool.
Place the beef on a board. Take a sharp knife and make a slice lengthways along the fillet, about one-third of the way down, so it folds out like a book. One side of the beef should now be thicker than the other. Make another lengthways slice along the thick half of beef so the beef unfolds to a flat, evenly thick piece of meat, about the size of an A4 page. Spread the mushroom mixture all over the beef and season really well. Tightly roll up the beef to reform into a log and tie about 8 pieces of string around to secure well.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Place a large heavy-based roasting tin over a high heat on the hob (ensure that it will fit in your oven beforehand). Heat some more butter and the other 1 tbsp oil in the tin, then fry the beef, turning every couple of mins, until well browned all over. This will take about 10 mins.
Tip the whole shallots into the tin around the beef and toss them in the oil. Roast for 20-25 mins for rare, 35 mins for medium and 45 mins for well done. If you have a thick piece of meat, it may take a little longer. Ten mins before the end of cooking, stir the whole mushrooms around the pan, coating well in the oil and juices, then leave to roast alongside the meat and shallots. Leave the meat to rest on a board for 10-15 mins and keep the vegetables warm in a serving dish while you make the sauce.
Place the tin back on the hob. Stir in the flour, mixing well into any oil in the pan, then very carefully pour over the brandy, making sure you don't pour straight from the bottle. Use a small whisk to stir in the brandy, scraping up all the lovely browned bits from the tin. When the brandy has nearly boiled away, pour over the strained mushroom liquid and beef stock. Cook for about 5 mins until the liquid just coats the back of a spoon, then stir in the mustard and crème fraîche. Season, sprinkle with parsley and pour into a gravy boat. Cut the beef into thick slices and serve with the vegetables, gravy and some Parmesan puffs, if you like.
Recipe Tip
Parmesan puffsHeat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Mix 50g flour, 150ml skimmed milk and 1 egg in a food processor or bowl until smooth, then stir in 85g grated Parmesan. Can be made up to a day ahead and stored in the fridge. Grease a 12-hole bun tin with a little oil, then heat in the oven for 2-3 mins. Pour a little batter into each hole and cook for 10-15 mins until golden and puffed.


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'Halloween' is another classic comedy Buffy episode (and no one ever seems concerned that Willow is technically dead for most of the story - she certainly doesn't have Buffy's level of angst about it). The concept (everyone turns into the people they're dressed as) has loads of potential and Buffy as a helpless eighteenth century noblewoman is very amusing, though it's a shame the dress is such a hideous shade of bright pink - someone really needs to tell costume designers that getting an action-oriented character into a girly dress doesn't mean said dress has to be pinker than candyfloss (see also an episode of Firefly whose title I can't remember and, to a lesser extent, Hermione's dress in Goblet of Fire). This is also the episode that establishes that vampires and nasties supposedly stay home on Halloween and gives us lots of Cordelia flirting with Angel, so we can all enjoy the irony of Willow's attempts to assure Buffy that Angel would never go for Cordelia.
The reason everyone turns into their costumes is that the shop-owner, Ethan, has performed some kind of spell or ritual. Ethan, an old 'friend' of Giles's, apparently worships chaos and wanted to create, well, a chaotic situation. To perform his rituals, the words for which are, of course, in Latin, Ethan kneels in front of a double-faced bust that apparently represents Janus, a Roman god (whose name Ethan correctly pronounces 'Yanus', as the Latin word is 'Ianus').
Giles claims Janus stands for 'the division of self, male and female, light and dark'. Which, er, he doesn't. But it does go very well with the theme of the episode, in which we see the tougher (and more chivalrous) side of Xander, the weaker side of Buffy, the sexy side of Willow and the Dark Side of Giles - an excellent plot development that stopped Giles from being a tweed-wearing, tea drinking walking stereotype and gave us the sublime 'Band Candy' in season three.
Janus, from the Vatican museum
Janus was the god of doors and gateways and, like a door, looked both ways, hence the double head. He was also a god of beginnings, which is why he gives his name to January, the first month of the year. He stands, not so much for division, as for liminal spaces, that is, places or situations that exist on the borders, neither one thing nor the other. He is usually, though not always, depicted with two identical, often bearded faces. Ethan's bust is a bit different, with one plain and serious face and one bearded face which is modelled after 'comedy' masks from ancient theatre, so the whole effect essentially plays on the well known modern juxtaposition of comic and tragic masks. This is an unusal way to depict Janus, but it works very well for the episode's theme and the comic mask is nicely creepy and provides a more interesting look for the prop than a standard Janus bust would. (Greek theatrical masks are seriously creepy, especially the comic ones, how anyone sat through plays looking at them I don't know!)
Ethan's fantastically creepy Janus
Gates and especially doorways seem to have been used in Roman magic spells; certainly, the witches in poetry (who may or may not have anything in common with real magical practices) often refer to liminal places like cross-roads (Theocritus' Idyll 2) or doorways in their spells. So Janus is a fairly logical god to attach to a magic spell. He doesn't, however, have anything to do with Chaos. Chaos, parent of Night among others, was an important part of creation mythology, but not connected with regular worship or cult practices. If you were looking for an ancient deity to worship as the embodiment of chaos, well, there isn't one, but you'd be closer with Bacchus or Cybele.
'Halloween' is a brilliant episode, hilarious and sweet as all the best comedy episodes are (plus it's the introduction of Ripper Giles!). It ends with Ethan's ominous note, 'Be seeing you,' which is presumably a reference to classic British TV series The Prisoner, and suitably creepy. The episode's use of Janus is also very effective. Although the nature of the god has been altered somewhat from Roman mythology, the use of the double-faced god as a symbol of the division of self does work rather well and the use of the theatrical masks for his faces is a stroke of genius. The episode's emphasis on their incarnation of Janus as a symbol of one divided being does rather lose the emphasis on looking both forward and backward that gives the month of January its name, but having been transposed to Halloween, it works rather well, bringing out hidden aspects of the regular characters just as the mythology of Halloween suggests that the night brings hidden things, always present but not usually seen, out of the darkness.
If you're in the mood for more spooky-type classical references, here are some more Halloween-y posts from the archives:
Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and Stardust
The Mummy (1999)
True Blood season two
Charmed, 'Oh my goddess!'
Satanic sit-com Old Harry's Game
Other Buffy and Angel posts: Giles the Classicist, 'Storyteller', 'Restless', Angel's Oracles, 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered'
Harry Potter posts: Books 1-3, Books 4-5, Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Half-Blood Prince
One of Chris Riddell's beautiful illustrations from The Graveyard Book


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A Chinese court is trying to mediate a settlement between Apple and a company named Proview over control of the iPad trademark in China. A Chinese official claims that the trademark rightfully belongs to Proview according to Chinese law, despite the fact that the company sold the trademark in 2009. In a separate American suit, Proview alleges its sale of the trademark is invalid because the buyer was an Apple shell company.
Apple and Proview have been locked in a dispute over who owns the iPad trademark in China for some time. Proview originally obtained the trademark for a product it developed with National Semiconductor in 1999 known as the Internet Personal Access Device, or "I-PAD." That device was a low-cost, low-powered computer running Windows that, unlike a tablet of any kind, used a bulky CRT display.
Proview had made a name for itself as a respected second-tier display vendor throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, but its ambitious business expansion plans collapsed under the economic recession of 2008. In late 2009, a British company operating under the name IP Application Development—believed to be a shell company set up by Apple—offered to buy the iPad trademark, and Proview's lawyers negotiated a transfer of the trademark for the equivalent of $55,000. According to Apple, it acquired the trademark from IP Application Development in 2010, just before the iPad was announced.
After the wild success of the iPad, particularly in Proview's home country, Proview came knocking on Apple's door to ask for more money.
The iPad trademark is one of Proview's few remaining valuable assets, as the company is mired in debt. The company has claimed that its Taiwanese subsidiary, Proview Electronics Co., wasn't authorized to transfer the use of trademarks in mainland China to Apple or its UK-based "IPAD" subsidiary. Apple insisted that it dutifully paid for the trademarks, and sued Proview for trademark infringement in China.
A Chinese court rejected Apple's lawsuit, siding with the China-based subsidiary Proview Technology (Shenzhen). Proview then sued Apple for as much as $1.5 billion in damages, and attempted to wrest an injunction barring Apple from selling its popular tablets in Shanghai. However, a lower court in Shanghai rejected the request for an injunction, noting that Apple's appeal in the original trademark infringement case was still pending.
Proview then filed a lawsuit in the US claiming that Apple "defrauded" Proview by using a UK-based shell company to negotiate the sale of the trademark. Instead of arguing it never agreed to the sale—Apple had submitted e-mail evidence that suggested that Proview's Shenzhen subsidiary was fully aware of the trademark sale—it claimed that the sale was based on fraud and therefore void.
It's no surprise that Apple used a shell company to negotiate for the transfer of the iPad. The company is known for its attempts to keep new products a secret until they are publicly unveiled. Though Apple was widely rumored to be working on a tablet prior to the iPad's unveiling in 2010, its name, features, specifications, and price were still a matter of contentious speculation. The sale of the iPad trademark directly to Apple would have created an easily identifiable paper trail.
The Guangdong High Court in southern China is attempting to mediate a settlement between Apple and Proview, Proview attorney Ma Dongxiao told the Associated Press this week. "It is likely that we will settle out of court. The Guangdong High Court is helping to arrange it and the court also expects to do so."
The Chinese government may be attempting to put more pressure on Apple to settle as well. The deputy director of China's National Copyright Administration has claimed that Proview is the rightful owner of the trademark, despite the agreement to sell it to Apple.
"According to our government's laws, Shenzhen Proview is still the lawful representative and user of the trademark," Deputy Diirector Yan Xiaohong told reporters on Tuesday. However, he said, "given the wide implications of this case, we need to wait to see the final ruling of the court."
Ma said that Proview had always expected that the issue would be settled out of court. However, Apple has steadfastly claimed that Proview is merely trying to use the iPad trademark dispute to fund its growing debt.
Apple spokesperson Carolyn Wu told the AP in a statement that Proview "still owe[s] a lot of people a lot of money, they are now unfairly trying to get more from Apple for a trademark we already paid for."


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Amar'e Stoudemire's goal is to return around Christmas, with mid-December no longer a legitimate possibility, according to person familiar with the Knicks power forward's thinking. The person said Stoudemire hasn't begun running on the court following his surgery on Nov. 1.
The Knicks' timetable of six-to-eight weeks from the left-knee-debridement surgery hasn't changed. Under that time frame, the earliest he could be back is mid-December. The Knicks play the Lakers on Christmas Day.
Stoudemire played just one preseason game — in Montreal Oct. 19 — and his litany of knee-related mishaps since training camp began calls into question whether he will ever be able to make it back onto the court without reinjuring himself.
Stoudemire has had surgeries on both knees, and has a bulging disk in his back that forced him to miss 15 games down the stretch last season.'
— Reported by Marc Berman of the New York Post


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With the new Dick Cheyney book out, this monster under the rug has come back to haunt America. Here is a segment of a conversation Col. Lawrence Wilkerson had with then Secretary of State Colin Powell:
He had pulled me aside in the National Intelligence Council spaces in the CIA, put me in a room, he and I alone, and he told me he was going to throw all the presentation material about the connection between Baghdad and al-Qaeda out, completely out. I welcomed that, because I thought it was all bogus.
Within about an hour, George Tenet, having scented that something was wrong with the Secretary vis-à-vis this part of his presentation, suddenly unleashes on all in his conference room that they have just gotten the results of an interrogation of a high-level al-Qaeda operative, and those results not only confirm substantial contacts between an al-Qaeda and Baghdad, the Mukhabarat and Baghdad, the secret police, if you will, but also the fact that they were training, they were actually training al-Qaeda operatives in the use of chemical and biological weapons. Well, this was devastating. Here's the DCI telling us that a high-level al-Qaeda operative had confirmed all of this. So Powell put at least part of that back into his presentation.
We later learned that that was through interrogation methods that used waterboarding, that no U.S. personnel were present at the time–it was done in Cairo, Egypt, and it was done by the Egyptians–and that later, within a week or two period, the high-level al-Qaeda operative recanted everything he had said. We further learned that the Defense Intelligence Agency had issued immediately a warning on that, saying that they didn't trust the reliability of it due to the interrogation methods. We were never shown that DIA dissent, and we were never told about the circumstances under which the high-level al-Qaeda operative was interrogated. Tenet simply used it as a bombshell to convince the secretary not to throw that part, which was a very effective part, if you will recall, out of his presentation.


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Auburn, Ala. – The Auburn women's basketball team is on its best start through 10 games since the 2008-09 season after picking up a 71-49 win over Temple Sunday. The Tigers improve to 8-2 on the year while Temple drops to 5-4, the Owls' first loss to the Tigers in four years.
"It feels good for the players," Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. "It's not me. I just had to do what I needed to do to help them win the game. I'm really proud of our young ladies because when you keep hearing something over and over again, that's what you begin to think, especially when they start to make their run. I'm really proud of the young ladies, and that's something that they can now put in their list of things that they've achieved, especially our seniors, not letting a team beat them for three years in a row."
Turnovers were once again the key to success in Auburn's playbook against Temple. The Tigers forced 28 turnovers, tying their season high, and scored 36 points off turnovers.
"That's the first thing I said when I went into the locker room because the live-ball turnovers, especially, I mean we have to run the floor, and we have to get layups off of those," Williams-Flournoy said. "That's easy offense for us."
Auburn had four players score in double figures for the fifth time this season. Tyrese Tanner led the Tigers with 18 points, and Hasina Muhammad followed with 16. Muhammad also added a career high six assists, a season high three blocks and five steals. Blanche Alverson and Tra'cee Tanner each tallied 10 points.
The Tigers started out slow in the first half, but put together a 7-0 run beginning with 14:57 remaining in the half. Alverson hit a 3-pointer to make the score 7-3 and spark the run. With her trey, Alverson took sole ownership of fourth-place on Auburn's all-time career 3-pointers list with 162. She finished the game 2-4 from beyond the arc and now has 163 career 3s.
Auburn held Temple scoreless for more than five minutes during the run before the Owls picked up a basket with 11:49 remaining. Both sides traded field goals before Auburn began to pull away for good.
With a 30-17 lead at the half, the Tigers continued to pressure Temple and never let the Owls get within eight of the lead. Tyrese Tanner and Muhammad combined for 21 of Auburn's 41 second-half points and the Tigers held on for the decisive 22-point victory.
Victoria Macaulay led Temple with 18 points and six rebounds, while Tyonna Williams added 12. Auburn shot 52.5 percent from the field, its third-highest shooting percentage of the season, while limiting Temple to 19-of-56 (.339).
Auburn will return to the court at 6:00 PM, Wednesday as the Tigers host Tennessee-Chattanooga (8-1) at Auburn Arena.
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Wrong, Wrong, and WRONG
The entire city of Detroit (sorry, I mean the white suburbs surrounding Detroit) is sobbing right now, Al. Yes, Hockeytown may never forgive you for your slander if you can ever sell enough Girlscout cookies to buy a plane ticket to go back. But why would you, really? You've already proven your disloyalty to the keystone of the lonely World Series Championship your team has achieved during your lifetime. Sure, maybe the Hawk, a victim of being the best player on the worst team year in and year out, ultimately doesn't have what it takes to be in the Hall of Fame (though keep in mind, if he would've hit 62 more homers we wouldn't even be having this conversation). And sure, Jim Rice, though he's touted as the most dominate player of his league for at least a decade, just misses "defining" the game of baseball. But, Al, Jack Morris? Really? You really believe that Jack Morris doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame? That he doesn't deserve his place among the greatest of all time because he didn't "define the game of baseball"? Well, I hate to tell ya, Al, but you are absolutely WRONG.
Now it would be easy for me to rip you apart here with my diligent statistical analysis and shrewd acumen of baseball inteligencia to prove why I am right, but let me save everyone from having to read a book and make this much easier for you with two words: Jim Bunning. Yeah, I said Jim Bunning — the senator from Kentucky. That's right. Did you know, Al, that Jim Bunning is in the Hall of Fame?
Did Jim Bunning define the game of baseball, Al? Using your own argument, I have to tell you that Jack Morris did so indeed, my friend. He was the poster-child for consistency, compiling winning records in 15 of his 18 years in the big leagues and twelve times he won 15 games or more during a season! He won 254 games (that's 30 more than Bunning) in his career, led the '84 Tigers, the '91 Twins, the '92 and '93 Blue Jays to World Series championships, made 5 All-Star appearances and won a WS MVP, not to mention the absolute wicked nature of his splitter. If only Al Gore had invented the internet a decade earlier, fantasy baseball nerds like me would be drooling to draft him. He was a lock for a strong, injury-free, 15+ game winning season. In other words, he dominated during his career.
And all that leaves him out of the Hall? Perhaps a case can be made for getting just his signature mustache in? An exhibit of the mustache then?
But, Al, you're not the only one who's completely wrong on this day…
Hillary Clinton: WRONG. You see, I really must apologize to everyone for not responding to Allen's heinous post earlier…it's just, well, gee, I didn't want to bring any of this up but I guess I should let you all know that on my way to work in downtown Chicago the other day I had to dodge howitzer fire, a couple of grenades and the thirty-third infantry, which kind of set everything back a few days, you know? But jeesh, that wasn't the half of it. What really got under my skin was having to ride the 62 Archer bus home while we evaded sniper fire from a book depository at Michigan & Roosevelt. While the bus was sliding across the intersection on its side, shooting sparks all over my otherwise pleasant view of the lakefront, I realized I was bleeding from the shrapnel that lodged into the side of my face while I was having lunch with a colleague earlier that day.
I feel much better now.
And all you Manny haters out there upset that he pulled a Barry Bonds move by watching the ball instead of running hard are, in this case, WRONG, too. That game-winning double he hit early this morning was a fantastic start to the season and I wouldn't have changed it for anything. Do you ever really expect Manny to not watch a high pop fly that has, at the very least, the potential to be a home run? This is Manny Ramirez we're talking about here. This is the guy David Ortiz says is a crazy matsuzaka. He should've been hustling on that play? No way. I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much without seeing his priceless reaction of oh sh*t that's not out of here, I better run now… We love Manny because he is so dumb yet so bright, so awkward yet so graceful, so Manny yet so…Manny. Unlike Bonds, he's a lovable guy. He says funny things. He plays the Green Monster perfectly and he does hustle…sometimes.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.


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Is it hard to find the answer to today's clue "Turn over a new leaf" of 7 Little Words game? The main aim in 7 little words is to find the 7 words using the provided clues. Along with 7 clues, the number of letters in the word that needs to be figured out is also given. Using both these clues, the player tries to find the word. Give it another try to find the answer for Turn over aRead more


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Injections (shots)
relieve pain and
local anesthetic (lidocaine) may be used first to help
with diagnosis. If this shot improves the pain, then a corticosteroid injection
is given. Lidocaine is sometimes given with a corticosteroid to reduce the pain
of the injection.
A corticosteroid injection is
sometimes used to treat
tennis elbow. Corticosteroids are given to relieve the
pain of tennis elbow when other forms of treatment haven't helped.
If you don't find long-term relief after a total of three injections over
the course of a year, more injections aren't likely to help and may cause
Some doctors believe that corticosteroids should not be
given to children.
Corticosteroid treatment is not used when
infection is suspected.
Studies suggest that corticosteroid
injections may give short-term relief but don't have long-lasting benefit when
compared to other treatments.1 And a large analysis of many corticosteroid studies suggests that in the long term corticosteroids are worse than other treatments.1 For example, one study found that
although corticosteroid injection produced the most relief after 6 weeks, it
was linked to more relapse and pain after 6 weeks and after 52 weeks than
treatment with watchful waiting or rehabilitation.2
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
One common side effect of this medicine is pain and swelling the first day or two after the
injection. It may help to apply ice at home for 15 to 20 minutes.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference
is not available in all systems.)
The standard of
practice is that steroid injections should be given only 3 or 4 times a year in
a single joint area.
Injection of any
substance into a joint or tendon has a very small risk of harm, including
damage to a tendon, ligament, or nerve; bleeding into the tissue; or infection.
Although these rarely happen, your doctor will likely mention these risks to you before you get an injection into a joint.
Nobody likes needles. But experienced physicians and surgeons can usually do the injection in under 30 seconds. It does hurt, but it's quick.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
CitationsCoombes BK, et al. (2010). Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid injections and other injections for management of tendinopathy: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Lancet, 376(9754): 1751–1767.Bisset L, et al. (2006). Mobilisation with movement
and exercise, corticosteroid injection, or wait and see for tennis elbow:
Randomised trial. BMJ, 333(7575): 939.
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Punarnava Boerhavia diffusa
Punarnava is a creeping perennial herb that is found growing as a weed throughout India.
'Punarnava' means 'to be born anew' in Sanskrit. It is also called 'pigweed' because pigs eat it when they have tapeworms.
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The roots of this creeping perennial are highly prized in Ayurveda so it is lucky that it grows freely across the subcontinent.
The crops we utilise are from an organic farm in Karnataka where it is encouraged to grow as a natural intercrop in coconut plantations.
Its tiny pink flowers bloom throughout the year sprinkling the ground with hotspots of colour.


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Vasculitis (also called angiitis or arteritis) is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks the blood vessels by mistake, creating inflammation. Blood vessels become narrowed or blocked, cutting off blood supply, potentially causing serious consequences.
Vasculitis can affect any body system and can have a wide range of symptoms. For most types, symptoms can include the following:
- Fever
- Weight loss
- Fatigue (tiredness)
- Aches and pains
Vasculitis: what you should know
There are more than a dozen different types of vasculitis, each with specific symptoms. Some are chronic while others have symptoms that come and go. The types include the following:
- Behçet's disease
- Buerger's disease (BGD)
- Central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis
- Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)
- Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis (CRV)
- Giant cell arteritis (GCA)
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis (HSV)
- Kawasaki disease (KD)
- Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)
- Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
- Takayasu's disease (TKD)
It is unknown what causes many types of vasculitis. These types are called primary vasculitis. Secondary vasculitis is any type that is caused by another disease, including the following:
- Blood cell cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma
- An allergic reaction to a medication (this causes allergic vasculitis)
- An infection, such as the hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus
- Other autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma
How can I get help for vasculitis?
Diagnosis. Diagnosis can be tricky since symptoms can emerge over time. Experts in the Division of Rheumatology aim to make an accurate diagnosis as quickly as possible.
Diagnostic tests may include the following:
- Blood tests, including tests looking for anemia, a complication of vasculitis
- Biopsy to look for signs of inflammation or tissue damage
- Electrocardiogram (EKG) to determine heart damage
- Lung function tests to look for restricted airflow
- Angiography to check your blood flow
Care for vasculitis at Rush
Vasculitis is treatable, but it is not curable. Your prognosis depends on various factors:
- The type of vasculitis you have
- Which of your organs are affected
- The severity of your symptoms
- How quickly your condition worsens
Rheumatologists provide personalized care for your specific type and symptoms of vasculitis. Left untreated, all forms of vasculitis have serious consequences; however, if treated early, many people with vasculitis have a good prognosis. Because vasculitis can attack any body system, other specialists at Rush may be consulted.
Your treatment at Rush might include the following:
- Medications. Your team will offer the latest medications to stop inflammation and pain. For some types of vascultitis, medications to control your immune system also are needed.
- Surgery. Occasionally, vasculitis creates an abnormal bulge in a blood vessel wall, called an aneurysm. Often, surgery is necessary to remove the aneurysm so it does not rupture or develop a blood clot, which are life threatening conditions.
Preventing flare-ups: At Rush, you are encouraged to learn about vasculitis and take care of yourself to avoid flares, episodes when a trigger causes symptoms to suddenly appear or worsen.
- Avoid serious infections by getting a pneumonia vaccine and taking the injectable form of the flu shot
- Watch for medication side effects, like weight gain or weakness
- Exercise, which is especially helpful in reducing stress, a common trigger of vasculitis flares
- Eat a healthy diet
- Stop smoking, especially if you have Buerger's disease
- See your doctor regularly to monitor symptoms
Why choose Rush for vasculitis care
- Rheumatologists at Rush conduct clinical trials and use the latest therapies for vasculitis. They are also involved in research to find a cure.
- Rush facilities include offers an onsite laboratory, infusion therapies and vaccinations. This makes your care easily coordinated and more convenient for you.


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In the current climate of Tory Narnia, wherein the grey-skull right-wing witch of Universal Callousness defends dogmatic cruelty by chillingly spouting bogus figures, like a terrifying echo from World history, inevitably our minds need some memory to jemmy us out of our slough of despond. Like the recent Indian Summers in the season of greyness and windy destruction, my mind was easily drawn back to earlier in this godforsaken year to Sheffield, England and a weekend of camaraderie and respectful competition called The Anglo-Galician Cup. This year I was fortunate enough to be invited to witness this brilliant event, and it just so happened that it was the tenth anniversary of the event, so emotions were running high.
On the Saturday, my brother, Bill Boroman McCartney, and I set out for Fagins pub in the heart of old Sheffield, with the intent of spending a few hours with Stags and Porcos Bravos, in a social preliminary to the football contest on the Sunday. This social scene turned out to be like meeting James Joyce in his Ulysses mood, as the crack and musical improv became an engrossing, epic narrative. I sat back in admiration and revelled in the superb turns from talented musicians on both sides of the relationship that defines the Anglo Galician Cup. In the seventh hour of this musical treat, spirits still unflagging, we were regaled by a stirring punk rendition of a Bob Dylan classic by, I later discovered, the lead vocalist and guitarist in Gog Y las Hienas Telepaticas. Joao Avalanche with spontaneous generosity soon after sent me, gratis, a t-shirt and CD of the band's second album, Choke/Drown. I am now a bona fide fan and have thoroughly enjoyed Gloat,and their third album, Triad.
The Sunday saw me, in the fairly early morning sunlight, wilfully contributing to dragging goals into position for the match, as the Stags and Porcos Bravos did their prematch exercises. It was telling that some of the Porcos Bravos players were more inclined to walk around thinking rather than running up and down; stretching mental muscles to counter the youthful Stags, who were setting the artificial turf alight with their sprints. Soon after the kick-off, this strategy was realising its worth as The Stags created some early chances, and even scored after ten or so minutes from a vigorous and accurate move.
The Stags also went close from a Chris Waddle-type free-kick as their physical fitness stretched the seasoned legs of the Porcos Bravos. However, as the game went on, the Porcos Bravos nous began to resemble a Muhammad Ali bout, as they soaked up pressure, countered cannily, and kept the score to a precarious one-nil, right up to the eighty-ninth minute. As we know possession is nine tenths of the law, but it is that tenth finish that can define football matches. When a Hamlet-like kerfuffle took place in the Stags box, the referee was compelled to point to the spot. Anyone inclined to go to the pub early were spinning on their heels to watch the drama unfold. Up stepped Fer to deliver the most delightfully insouciant spot kick you are ever likely to witness on any world continent. Each witness was, for their own reason, somewhat lachrymose; a cocktail of tragedy and triumph and neutral aesthetic admiration filled every glass with cheer... and confusion. What did the draw mean? Who had retained the Cup? It was finally decided penalties were the answer. Each goalkeeper filled the goals with their presence, but The Stags filled the Porcos net on a ratio of two-to-one, so The Stags had won the Tenth Anniversary Anglo-Galician Cup. The handshakes were steeped in mutual respect, even more than the celebratory lunch was is gravy.
The international group moved on to a grand hotel in Sheffield, the name of which escapes me still, but I'll not forget the sumptuousness of the surroundings and the whole feeling of friendship as all and sundry shared a lavish and generous Sunday lunch, before going to old industrial Sheffield for a Kelham Island pub crawl. New friends and old commingled in the socially rich atmosphere of the real ale trail of old and new Sheffield, and the value of The Anglo Galician Cup was palpably enhanced. And, like memory, hope for the future is required to resist heavy existential gloom, so consequently, my mind is constantly envisaging the next instalment around springtime 2018, and the enthusing prospect of visiting the beautiful and vibrant Pontevedra.


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This is a fascinating week to be a patron of the performing arts. Concerts this week include a rare viola concerto, the season opening of one of San Antonio's top chamber music ensembles and a choral concert featuring a composition written by 10 different composers!
Violist Allyson Dawkins and the UTSA Orchestra
San Antonio Symphony Principal Viola Allyson Dawkins will be the featured soloist on Thursday in Ernest Bloch's Suite for Viola and Orchestra.
The UTSA Orchestra, Allyson Dawkins, viola and Eugene Dowdy, conductor
Thursday, October 22, 7:30pm, UTSA Recital Hall
Admission: FREE, Call (210) 458-5685 for more info
Handel Concerto Grosso, Op. 6. No. 8
Bloch Suite for Viola and Orchestra
Dvo?ák Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, From the New World
I asked Allyson why viola concertos are so rare. The viola has a beautiful and unique voice, and yet it is violin, cello and piano concertos that dominate symphony concerts. Here are a few of her thoughts:
"Viola concertos are rare because it is difficult to write for the viola in a way that it can project above the sound of a full orchestra. The violin and cello both have brilliant penetrating sounds. The viola is acoustically compromised because of its size in relation to the pitch of the strings. To have an equally brilliant and forceful sound it would need to be bigger and therefore, impossible to play. The soft and velvety sound is one thing I love about the viola.
Bloch first wrote his Suite for Viola as a work for viola and piano. In 1919 he won the first great international competition set up since the end of World War I, the Berkshire Prize in Pittsfield MA. Bloch himself states that the piece does not belong to his so called "Jewish works". The work is a vision of the Far East – specifically Sumatra, Java, and Borneo – places that inspired him. The sound of the orchestral score of this piece is exotic and atmospheric, at times even sounding like a Gamelan, an orchestra of Southeast Asia consisting of tuned metal and wooden pipes and many different percussion instruments. Bloch employs many special effects from the solo viola including ponticello (playing close to the bridge where the sound, according to our guest conductor this week, is like battery acid), col legno (using the wood of the bow), and many double-stops in fifths (sounding reminiscent of Asian music) and with the open A-string which gives a pungency to the sound. In the third movement Bloch calls for the solo viola to be muted (by placing a muting device on the bridge) which makes the soft, velvety sound even more ethereal. This movement contains elements that make me think of hearing a mother singing a lullaby while one is already half asleep. The orchestral accompaniment evokes sounds of the night.
People prepare for performances in many different ways. I myself am a "doer". I need to try the piece out in performance situations so that I can figure out what is working and what is not. I performed the Bloch Suite with piano at several area high schools recently. I have spent time talking with the students about how I deal with my own stage fright and commitment to the music. After all, I spend most of my career sitting down. It is an honor, a responsibility, and a stimulating challenge to have the opportunity to stand up and perform a piece as the soloist. And that action comes with a wide variety of feelings that are different from the challenges of playing within the orchestra. I feel a special fondness for this beautiful piece by Bloch and I am greatly looking forward to the opportunity to perform it along with my dear friend and colleague Dr. Eugene Dowdy and the UTSA Orchestra."
Camerata San Antonio
Camerata San Antonio opens their season with their usual trio of concerts in Kerrville, Boerne and San Antonio. This concert follows the exciting debut of their first CD–Salón Buenos Aires.
Kerrville October 22 7:30pm First Presbyterian 800 Jefferson
Boerne October 23 7:30pm First Methodist 205 East James
San Antonio October 25 3pm Travis Park United Methodist Church 230 East Travis
$20 adults $8 students. For tickets call 492-9519 or visit http://www.cameratasa.org/
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 58
Juon Suite in C Major, Op. 89
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Performers: Sayaka Okada & Matthew Zerweck, violins; Emily Freudigman, viola; Kenneth Freudigman, cello; Vivienne Spy, piano
San Antonio Mastersingers
Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope
October 25 at 4pm First Baptist Church 515 McCullough
$20 general admission. Proceeds benefit breast cancer research.
The Mastersingers present the San Antonio premiere of Sing for the Cure: A Proclamation of Hope. The text tells the powerful stories of those affected by breast cancer; the emotions run from pathos to humor to prayer. The final movement proclaims a message of hope. What makes this composition unique is that 10 composers collaborated to write the music! John Silantien conducts the 130-voice chorus, orchestra and guest narrator Leslie Mouton.
Jack Fishman
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
Try this. Look up at the star filled night sky and say "Allah!"
Don't ask for anything. It is not a prayer in the usual sense. It is simply invoking the name of God with reverence, out of the quiet blessing of being allowed this miracle of life. So what happens? To me, a calmness comes over my mind and body, as if peaceful endorphins are suffusing my being. And it is not only the uttering of the Name that does it. If you look at a ground when saying it, the effect is not the same.
It is the upward glance, the raising of our eyes to the starry heavens that gives one a sense of the vastness and eternity that is God. This upward glance is perhaps a selfish one, a wanting to know God is watching over you, and that you can call to him as the Friend, though He does not answer in voice. Yet, it never fails to fill me with hope, and is part of what I had in mind when writing the Intention post.
Now consider the prostration of prayer. How low do you bow your forehead to the ground?
You may think that everyone bows equally low, as all foreheads touch the ground. But do you bow as low as the Prophet (pbuh)? Or Moses, or Jesus (the peace and blessings of God be upon them)
Lately I have been considering the Prophetic Bow. What causes them to be worthy of God speaking to them and allowing them to actually see Him? And all I can see as the difference between them and you and me is the quality of their intention through their character. Mercy, kindness, compassion, honesty, generosity, fairness, and love, and the greatest of these is love, which encompasses all the other qualities. Out of love, we are merciful, kind, compassionate, honest, generous, and fair. The more one has these noble traits of character, the closer one is to God-awareness. Perhaps that is the difference in our prostration and theirs. The more we are ruled by our self-absorbed nafs, the harder it is to prostrate completely in submission.
There is a story of the great Hasidic Rabbi, Yisroel ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov. Somebody asked him, "Why does nobody seem to see God anymore?" To which he replied, "Because there is nobody left who can bow that low…"
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Inventory of the Jonathan Elkus Papers, 1940-[ongoing]
Inventory of the Jonathan Elkus Papers, 1940-[ongoing]
Collection number: ARCHIVES ELKUS 3The Music Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Hargrove Music Library
- University of California, Berkeley
- Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
- Phone: (510) 642-2623
- Email: email@example.com
- URL: https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/music_library_archives
- Collection Processed By:
- Michelle Buchmeier and Atsuko Tanida
- Finding Aid Created By
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- Date Completed
- July 1997, Oct. 1998 (added material)
- Encoded By
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- Revised By
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7 oversize legal document boxes
3 flat storage boxes
1 oversize storage boxes
Container List
SUBSERIES A: Instrumental Music by J. Elkus
Music to Jean Anovih's Antigone. Printed sketches for wind ensemble.
The Apocalypse - A Rag. Holograph full score for concert band.
The CC Rag. Holograph full score for concert band in pencil.
The CC Rag. Printed conductor'ss score.
Camino Real. Incidental music and dances for block eleven (fiesta) for Tennessee Williams's play." Manuscript in pencil with sketch for block nine. Includes Sandor Salgo's markings.
Camino Real. Photostat piano scores and sketches.
Chiaroscuro for Concert Band. Holograph full score in pencil and red ink.
Chiaroscuro for Concert Band. Printed conductor's score.
Julius Caesar. Sketches in pencil, notes and corrections in pen.
Julius Caesar. Incidental music to Shakespeare's plays. Manuscript of orchestral parts in ink.
SUBSERIES B: Dramatic Works by J. Elkus
Charmed Waters. Manuscript (mostly in pencil, with some photocopied pages inserted) of vocal score with markings and corrections.
Charmed Waters. Sketches.
Charmed Waters. Orchestra masters, manuscript in ink.
Charmed Waters. Photocopy of manuscripts. Parts (drum set and percussion).
Cinderella. Bound manuscript of vocal score in ink. Newspaper article and program attached to the first few pages of the score.
The Dorados. Manuscript of vocal score. Ozalid.
The Magic of Oz. Vocal score. Includes souvenir coloring and storybook. Photocopy of manuscript.
The Mandarin. Libretto by Richard Franko Goldman. Published by Carl Fischer, Inc.
The Mandarin. Copy of libretto published by J.B. Elkus and Son.
Five songs from Odyssey. Manuscript, vocal score. 34 lvs in ink.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Libretto by Robert Bander. (photocopy).
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Libretto (photocopy). Editorial markings by Gustav Reese of Carl Fischer.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Libretto (photocopy). Editorial markings by Robert Bander. Includes a letter from Bander to the composer.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Sketches and revisions in pencil and prints of vocal score.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Vocal score with editorial markings by Arthur Bloom. Loose leaves, mimeograph and prints. Includes letter by Bloom to the composer.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Manuscript of vocal score in ink, originally inserted in three 14" x 17" sketchbooks.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Sections to be inserted to vocal score. Manuscript in ink.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Bound vocal score with notes and corrections made in red pencil. Includes program and photograph.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Manuscript of full score in pencil.
Outcasts of Poker Flat. Master for orchestra parts." Manuscript in ink.
Tom Sawyer. Published libretto.
Tom Sawyer. Published vocal score.
Tom Sawyer. Bound printed vocal score and libretto (unbound) inserted in a pocket. Notes in pencil.
Tom Sawyer. Bound printed full score. With some markings in red pencil.
Tom Sawyer. 3 photographs of manuscript with a note, originally inserted in the printed full score (Box 12 folder 3).
Tom Sawyer. Galop. Ozalid manuscript.
Treasure Island. Published libretto. Words by Bruce Snyder.
Treasure Island. Published vocal score.
Treasure Island. Full score. Bound manuscript in ink.
Valthek. Typescript of libretto [27 lvs].
Valthek. Typescript of synopsis and lyrics [11 lvs].
Valthek. Lead sheets, manuscript in ink [13 lvs].
Valthek. Orchestra masters, Adummies@ and miscellaneous notes.
Valthek. Vocal score. Manuscript in pencil.
Valthek. Guitar parts in pencil, loose leaves.
Valthek. Electric keyboard part in pencil.
Valthek. Bass part in pencil.
Valthek. B=clarinet and E=Alto sax part in pencil.
Valthek. Baritone part in pencil.
Valthek. Drum set part in pencil.
Valthek. Percussion part in pencil.
Venice à la Mode. Synopsis and libretto. Typescript. Words by Robert Bander. Last version, 1977 [22 lvs].
Venice à la Mode. Libretto with corrections and insertions made in pen by Robert Bander. Typescript [14 lvs].
Venice à la Mode. Libretto, 2nd draft. Typescript [17 lvs].
Venice à la Mode. Libretto, 3rd draft. Typescript [21 lvs].
SUBSERIES C: Music Arranged by J. Elkus
Bliss, Arthur. Fanfare: Prelude for The Age of Kings. Condensed score. Incomplete pencil copy, complete ink and ozalid copies.
Bliss, Arthur. Fanfare: Prelude for The Age of Kings. Manuscript. Full score in ink and pencil. Parts in ink and published copies.
Ives, Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Photographs interleaved with photocopies of manuscript.
Ives, Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Page proof with correction.
Ives, Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Photocopy of holograph full score.
Ives Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Page proof with corrections.
Ives, Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Printed full score.
Ives, Charles E. Thanksgiving and Forefather's Day. Critical commentary.
Jacobi, Frederick. The Prodigal Son. Manuscript (photocopy).
Joplin, Scott. Ragtime-Dance for Symphonic band. Published full score.
Joplin, Scott. Ragtime-Dance for Symphonic band. Holograph. Full score in pencil and red ink.
Sly, Allan Passacaglia for Piano. Submitted to Jonathan Elkus to transcribe for band. The arrangement was never done.
Wagner, Richard. Siegfried's Funeral March.
SUBSERIES D: Music Published By J. Elkus
Armer, Elinor. String Quartet 1983. (J.B. Elkus and Son)
Cushing, Charles. Piece for Clarinet and Piano. (J.B. Elkus and Son)
Cushing, Charles. Piece for Clarinet and Piano. Ozalid copies. Manuscript. Arthur Bloom, copyist.
O=Neill, Eugene. Eugene O'Neill Song Book. (East Bay Books)
O=Neill, Eugene. Eugene O=Neill Song Book, marked proof copy. (East Bay Books)
SUBSERIES E: Music by Others
Bliss, Arthur. Age of Kings. Bound ozalid full score of prelude and postlude. Includes small, published condensed score of prelude, chorale, and postlude, arr. by F. Erickson.
Bliss, Arthur. 3 Published conductor's scores of Fanfare for Heaven, Three Jubilant Fanfares and Three Solemn Fanfares, Two Royal Fanfares.
Ferguson, Howard. A Festive Fanfare. Full score (copied from parts by J. Elkus). (original manuscript, photocopy print) Includes published music parts for 4 B= trumpets and 3 trombones.
Neale, Charles. Zueline Galop. Arrangement of Albert Elkus's original 1896 composition for military band. Manuscript in ink [6 lvs].
Weil, Oscar. Ah, Thou Golden Month of May. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
Weil, Oscar. If Love, Like Spring, Can Come and Go. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
Weil, Oscar. No Tears Have We to Shed. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
Weil, Oscar. On Meadow and Hillside. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
Weil, Oscar. Tears are Idle and Said the Sallow. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
Weil, Oscar. Ye Winds of Nature. Published score, SATB and piano accompaniment.
SUBSERIES A: Correspondences (often with other documents)
Babbit, Milton.
Bander, Robert. Letters and photographs.
Bander, Robert. Letters regarding Outcast of Poker Flat and Venice à la Mode. Legal agreement, letters from Carl Fischer publishing company, card from Muriel Thebault, sketches, copy of libretto, newspaper article on Bander, etc.
Bander, Robert. Letter regarding S.R. Beckler's version of Outcasts of Poker Flat. Includes newspaper clipping and program.
Berdhal, James.
Bloch, Ernest.
Boyden, David.
Commanday, Bob.
Downey, Al.
Dochterman, Clifford.
Farquhar, Samuel.
Field, Sara Bard.
Hertz, Lilly.
Jacobi, Frederick.
Mihailoff, Sergei.
Nicewonger, Harriet.
Pharris, Elizabeth. Letters, papers, concert programs, and 2 photographs. (regarding Outcast of Poker Flat
Renzi, Dorothy. Letters, resume, and 4 photographs. (regarding Outcast of Poker Flat
Schwabacher, James. Letter regarding Outcasts of Poker Flat.
Sessions, Roger.
Shifrin, Seymour.
Slonimsky, Nicholas.
Spies, Claudio.
Stricklen, Edward Griffith.
Taylor, Alice. Letters and a photograph. (regarding Outcast of Poker Flat
Thompson, Randall.
Unidentified correspondents. 3 letters.
SUBSERIES B: Scrapbook
Scrapbook (removed for conservation 11/98)
SUBSERIES A: Concert Programs
SUBSERIES B: Documents related to performances and productions of Jonathan Elkus's music
Charmed Waters. Notes to band members, faculty.
Outcasts of Poker Flat.
Correspondence. See correspondence under Bander, Pharris, Renizi, Schwabacher, Taylor.
Dow Publishers. Correspondence.
Funds -- Salz Fund.
Funds -- Institute of Research. Includes accounts, requisitions, invoices regarding vocal score.
Legal agreement. Papers regarding Bander-Elkus agreement.
Photographs. 63 black and white photographs in 13 envelopes.
Program. Lists of names of people involved in the production.
Prospects. Correspondences with various people and organizations for possible attendance, publication, performances, etc.
Publicity. Photographs of cast members, letters, notes, stage plot, etc. (original folder label: Publicity (Hansen))
Publicity releases by Dept. of Music.
Publicity and Reviews. Newspaper clippings.
Publicity and Reviews. Photocopies of newspaper clippings.
Publicity and Reviews. Magazines: Lehigh Alumni Bulletin (June 1960) and Music of the West (Mar 1961).
Rehearsal schedule.
Santa Fe Opera Company. Correspondence. Includes J. Crosby's comments.
Staging and technical aspects of production.
West Bay Opera Association. Correspondence.
Notes to band members, rehearsal schedule, list of names.
Synopsis, program, ticket, newspaper article, etc.
English 128-- Fall 1952.
Music 20C-- Spring 1952.
Music 127A-- Fall 1952.
Music 118B-- Fall 1951.
Miscellaneous marching band parts.
Miscellaneous documents I.
Miscellaneous documents II.
Speech given by Jonathan Elkus.
SUBSERIES A: East Bay Books
Materials of Matador Monograph Series, This Misery of Boots.
This Misery of Boots.
SUBSERIES B: Elkus Press
The Elkus Press. Correspondence.
SUBSERIES C: J.B. Elkus & Son Music Publishers
Materials for The Mandarin.
The Mandarin, regarding transfer from Carl Fischer. Correspondence with Alexandra Goldman, D.F.G., Arthur Cohen (Carl Fischer), Douglas Jones (MMB), etc.
SUBSERIES D: Overland Music Distributors
Documents and info for obtaining a business license.
Business cards, stationary, list of music published.
Composer's Forum. Correspondence.
The Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music. Newsletter.
King's Music. Catalogs, published scores, etc.
MMB Music, Inc. Performance catalog for 1992.
UCLA, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Letters regarding acquisition of Colt's Armory Press.
Miscellaneous. Samples of letterheads from music publishing companies, letters.
SUBSERIES A: Elkus's Compositions
CC Rag in Western District Winter Festival Concert, LP.
The Cal Band March, Chiaroscuro in 1982 Zone 9 Area All-State Concert, LP.
Camino Real in Carnegie Hall Concert, LP.
Camino Real. Lehigh University and Cornell University Concert Bands, LP.
Camino Real in P.M.E.A. Regional Band, LP.
The Dorados. Lehigh University Band and Glee Club, LP. 2 copies.
Football Sequence in Lehigh Sounds, LP.
Golden Bear Fanfare in Songs of California, LP.
I See You Everywhere in Big Game Gaieties 1954, LP.
Julius Caesar. Reel -to-reel tape.
Julius Caesar. Lehigh University Band, LP.
Marching Lehigh Sequence, Precision Drill in Moonshine and Marches, LP.
The Mandarin. Lehigh University Band, reel-to-reel tape.
Medea. Lehigh University Band, reel-to-reel tape.
Medea. Performed at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, reel-to-reel. tape.
Oedipus in She's Gone!, LP.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat. Reel-to-reel tape.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat. LP.
SUBSERIES B: Music Arranged by Elkus
Big Game Gaieties of 1955, LP.
Big Game Gaieties of 1956, vol. I & II; LP.
Centennial Song by Godfrey, Salute to Lehigh University by Bliss in Pops, LP.
Fanfare-Songs-Marches: The 97, LP.
Of Thee I Sing, vol. I & II; LP.
Prelude and Chorus of the Brigands from "Ernani" by Verdi, Lehigh University Band and Glee Club, LP.
Prelude and Processional from "Henry VIII" by Saint-Saëns, in Eastern District Band Festival, LP.
Prelude and Processional, Twin Valley High School, LP.
A Son of a Gambler by Ives, in P.M.E.A. Southern District Band Festival 1964, LP.
SUBSERIES C: Elkus as Performer
Freedom High School Patriot Band, LP.
1966 Twin Valley Band Festival, LP.
8 posters of various concerts and performances.
Clement, Ada. A Few Reminiscences by Ada Clement, booklet.
Langinger, Herman. Inventory of Langinger's archive.
Sessions, Roger. Newspaper clippings, pamphlets, booklets, etc.
Jonathan Elkus's miscellaneous notes on the collection.


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Black Hills 100 (Sturgis, SD)
You've probably heard of Sturgis, South Dakota, a tiny little thing of a town on the northeast edge of the Black Hills National Forest. It's home to an annual motorcycle rally that draws about a half million people. Another big event on the Sturgis social calendar draws about 200: The Black Hills 100. The course isn't easy. Over the course of 100 miles, participants see temperatures in the 90s and the occasional mountain lion on the trail. Only 35 percent of racers finished in 2010, due in large part to heat and surprise thunderstorms. Good news for first-timers, though: Anyone who registers can run the race. It shouldn't be hard to follow the course. It's marked with buffalo skulls. [Late June; blackhills100.com]
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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection Released
Kerberos Productions and Paradox Interactive announced that Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection which includes the original Sword of Stars game as well as its' expansions: Born of Blood, A Murder Crows, Argos Naval Yard as well as a brand new scenario, has released today with a recommended retail price of €29.99/$29.99.
A brand new release trailer can be viewed here:
Developed by Kerberos, Sword of the Stars is an epic space 4x Strategy game set in the year 2405 that allows players to play as one of four distinct galactic races, research over 150 distinct technologies, design and build ships across three size classes and wield over 40 weapons from six different weapon groups. Players can also choose from a variety of single-player scenario campaigns along with up to eight player multiplayer.
The first expansion, Born of Blood, unveils the merciless Zuul Slavers with over 90 brand new ship sections and their unique drive system, the Tunnel Drive. It also introduces a variety of new game features including slavery, trade routes and diplomatic communications, as well as 25 additional technologies, 15 more weapons, new ship sections for the original four races as well as new scenarios, maps and galactic encounters.
A Murder of Crows introduces a sixth new race in the form of The Morrigi with their unique'Grav Flock' Drive System, 27 additional technologies, 15 more weapons along with construction ships, orbital stations, spy ships, police cutters and more.
The third and final expansion, Argos Naval Yard, completes Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection with 19 more new technologies, over 75 additional ship sections to build, 10 weapons, three scenarios, as well as single player/multiplayer with co-op scenario maps.


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It started out like any other school morning. No, that's not true at all.
One year ago today I found out my panic over having my water break while sleeping was completely justified. I found out it was very good I had my stylist trim my bangs the week before, because I wasn't going to make it to my hair appointment. I walked Natalie into school. After my water had broken. I told the girls that I thought I'd be having the baby that day, because some of the things that happen when you're going to have a baby were happening. I will never forget Ella's response, "Oh. Because we had the baby shower?" Yes. EXACTLY.
I headed over to the clinic because I had an appointment, and that's where my doctor was. I scared the poor receptionist to death. "I know I'm very early for my appointment, but the hospital told me to go ahead and come in since I'm pretty sure my water broke." Poor, poor receptionist. She was far more flustered than I was. I had to calm her down.
My doctor confirmed we'd be having a baby that day. Despite the fact that I had a due date of September 26, or October 2, depending on what you liked to pay attention to (Zoey measured much smaller than her actual age on the ultrasounds - still does). So we headed to the hospital. Well, we had two cars at the clinic, so I drove home first. Alone. In labor. I don't know what I was thinking, except that I was fine.
For a girl who seemed ready to show up, she sort of took her sweet time after that. My water had broken at 6:30 am, and she wasn't born until 7:44 pm. My longest labor of the 3. Still shorter than many people's so I shouldn't complain. Except for the part where I essentially gave birth on no drugs, because the second shot of nubane didn't work.
My sweet girl was born! Poor baby was so sleepy. And why shouldn't she have been? It is very hard work to be born. Plus, she made it even more of a challenge by wiggling around all day. I knew contractions were coming when she started kicking - it's not particularly pleasant that way. But here she was and she was beautiful! And nameless. We tried a few out on her, but didn't settle it until the next morning.
I think in the end we chose well. Zoey means "life" or "lively." And I'll tell you what, Tiny Girlfriend likes to push the envelope. She does everything when SHE feels like it. Sleeping, eating, napping - there is no scheduling this child. But when she has felt like it, she's an awesome sleeper, a good eater, and a pro napper. And these days she feels like it more often than not.
And oh - those sweet smiles, that belly laugh...I'm not sure which of the four of us is more in love with her.
Happy birthday, sweet girl.


text: Remnant of The Abyss 25 Report post Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) NOTE: This topic relates specifically to online witness, as this type of witness is very much different than the more traditional, interpersonal back and forth that transpires in a street witness for example. We Are Called To Love, Not "Like" Unbelievers I do not sugar coat my witness for Christ, nor am I afraid to tell an online unbeliever that if he continues to reject Christ, continues in his ignorance of the Bible as God's Word, and continues to mock God that he will be going to Hell to spend eternity separated from God. But I also make it clear that salvation can be attained even up to the last minute before his dying breath, as the thief on the cross is our Biblical example Luke 23:38-43. The online unbeliever thinks he possesses a "trump card" and likes to play this card as a way to gain advantage over the truthfulness of the Gospel. Notice I stated truthfulness and not just truth? Because without telling of the ramifications of the rejection of Christ, I believe the witness is incomplete. It's true that it is unsavory, and it's true that it offends. And many churches today are guilty of not telling the whole truth in an attempt to be more inclusive, fill the pews, and not drive people away. But that is another thread for another day. Back to the perceived "trump card". The unbeliever will accuse the Christian of "not showing God's love as commanded in the Bible" as soon as they are offended, which in many cases is immediately. And many Christians I've seen allow the unbeliever to get away with this accusation. Or the Christian will desperately try to be nice all the time so as not to offend in any way, shape, or form. Is it any wonder that there are so few Christians actually witnessing online? Here is the crux of the matter. The Bible teaches us to love the sinner and hate the sin. Did Jesus not have "love" when He overturned the tables of the moneychangers? Mark 11:15-17. Was Jesus "nice" when He performed this act? As Christians, the answers are apparent as we have an understanding of this. Jesus was perfect, and He displayed righteous anger towards the sin. It was a display of "tough love", that is for sure. And Christ is our example to follow, as being a Christian is to follow Christ. Would a Christian today question Christ's love when Christ blasted the Pharisees? Or would they say He should have been "nicer" about it? Or He shouldn't have called them out for what they were? Or that his witness was any less effective because He told the truth? Matthew 23:29-33 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? When an unbeliever mocks God, or the Bible, or Christianity, I do not "like" them and let them know about it. I rebuke them, as I should since "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness" 2Tim 3:16. Unfortunately, too many Christians think that they are not displaying "love" if they don't allow unbelievers to walk all over them in their witness; they fold when it comes to defending God. Or they buy into the false notion that they 'are not to judge'. Well it's true that only God can judge the inward sins of the heart, but the Christian is called to discern the outward sin and then rebuke it. That is not 'judging', and this is yet another "trump card" that the unbeliever likes to throw out in an attempt to gain some advantage. When unbelievers openly sin, when they outwardly mock God, I many times choose to use Jesus' example in the Temple as my example to follow and will overturn their tables. Sometimes I'll take a softer approach. But If I did not have love for unbelievers, I would just take the attitude "to hell with them" and I wouldn't bother witnessing online, ever. I'm also mindful that realistically in this day and age (what I believe are the End Times), surely the battle lines are drawn and both camps are entrenched. And defending God, and defending the Holy Bible is what Apologetics is all about, as well as telling the entire truth. Edited April 16, 2012 by Remnant of The Abyss 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Documented: Riding across America with Diego
I'd never planned to do much traveling by Greyhound, particularly not coast-to-coast. Then again, I hadn't exactly planned to have my car and all my worldly possessions stolen in Los Angeles, either.
But these things happen, and when you're stuck in California with less than $150 in your bank account, sometimes you have to resign yourself to the 67-hour bus ride back to Charlottesville. This was my spring break from UVA. Armed with naught but good spirits and a paperback copy of Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song, I began my odyssey.
You can always count on quality weirdness when you ride the Greyhound, and even before we reached Texas, I'd had no shortage of entertainment including, but not limited to
*getting pet-named "Spanky" by a mother whose own spawn seemed to go by "Ronnie B." and "Ronnie J.,"
*having my leg soaked by a narcoleptic Tucsonian called Hamburger with a talent for synchronized flatulence and drool-spitting, and
*seeing someone barfing in a station water fountain for the third time in two weeks.
But it's not all good times on the moving mini-metaphor of a trans-American Greyhound. For each tale of eccentricity, there are a dozen other stories to hear, quieter but no less worthy.
It wasn't until our bus rolled out of El Paso that I met my new seatmates who'd boarded there: a snappily dressed, painstakingly groomed Mexican with a little boy on his lap and a glorious moustache. It seemed a good chance to practice my Spanish, so I turned and started talking.
"Ummm. Hola."
"Hola, amigo. ¿Como estás?"
"Así así, gracias."
And so on. I managed to ask him where he was going, and his reply (so far as I could translate it) was touching. His sister was in the hospital, and they were going to pay her a visit.
His head was starting to droop, and he looked exhausted, so I motioned that I'd take his son on my lap if he liked. He gave an appreciative nod and passed the boy right over. A feisty youngun, for sure.
"¿Como te llamas, buddy?"
"¡Diego! ¡Diego!" the boy chirped. A kindred saint. I tried to explain that my name in English and his name in Spanish came from the same origin, but my meager lingual talents didn't quite get the job done.
"¿Cuantos... eh... cuantos años tienes, Diego?"
He must have just turned seven given how proud he was of it. "¡Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete!" Diego got a real kick out of hearing me count to seven, so we did it a few times, trading off numbers until we both shouted "¡Siete!"
Diego was so entertaining that I didn't notice that the bus had come to a stop on the side of the road. Our counting game was interrupted by the sharp bark of a German shepherd.
I looked out to find that we were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. Diego's father had snapped awake, and his eyes flew left and right with the nervous spasms of a boxed lab rat. The collective stomach of the bus, easily three-quarters Hispanic, was quickly sinking.
A beefy caricature of a Texan, wearing the most predictable cop sunglasses and cowboy hat, boarded.
"All righty if you're not a U.S. citizen, I'll be needing your papers." He started working his way down the aisle. As he neared us, Diego's father fumbled through his wallet but could produce nothing more than a worn and weathered photocopy.
The border patrol officer stopped at our seat and bothered me first. After I satisfied him that I'm a relatively benign citizen of the great 48, he moved on.
"How about you, amigo?" he said to my seatmate, who was timidly proffering his photocopy. "What do you call this? What do you call this? What are you trying to pull? Come on with me."
Diego writhed blissfully in my lap, entirely ignorant. His father got up slowly, undoubtedly feeling every eye on the 55-passenger bus bearing down on him.
I watched out the window as the officer led Diego and his dad, head hung, into the station. Diego walked with a lively, unwary step, and his fine bowl-cut hair bounced as he held his dad's hand. Another officer finished checking the rest of the passengers, and as we pulled out, I could see through the blinds into the office where Diego's dad was being questioned.
One of the few other English speakers on the bus called over to me: "Hey, you won the lottery. Got a seat to yourself!" Didn't strike me as terribly funny.
At the next meal break, I was out of cash and didn't eat. Our bus driver, a gruffly James Earl Jones type, offered me a homemade tuna salad sandwich. ("I can't stand the wife's tuna fish anyway," he grumbled.) I asked him how he felt about America turning on one of its neighbors, a man trying to visit his sister in the hospital.
"Papers are papers," he shrugged. "I just drive the bus."
The man had a point. Papers are papers. Maybe if I saw it happen every day, it wouldn't bother me, either.
I believe in synchronicity, so it didn't surprise me when I opened the Post just the other day and read an article about illegal immigrants. A group had crossed into California, 20 of them packed into the bed of a pickup truck, only to be nabbed by the border patrol.
I found myself wondering if Diego's daddy would try that next. I wished him luck.
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Africa debuts tonight on Discovery Channel at 10 p.m. Eastern.
You know how these big nature documentary series are supposed to go. It's been pretty much the same since Planet Earth. Dramatic music plays, with appropriate instrumentation for the region of the world. A somber and sonorous narrator, preferably David Attenborough but perhaps an American actor who can read off both interesting facts and imbue a proper sense of awe, explains what's going on sparse text. Something amazing or beautiful or brutal or surprising happens. The documentary takes a breath, so that you can process it. And then it whisks you away to a different animal within the same region or theme.
Africa is just like that, except it knows it's just like that. And it knows that you think you know that it's just like that, so Africa is gonna play with you and your expectations.
The opening few minutes of the "Kalahari" episode demonstrate how playful Africa is. There's a typical brief introduction and an intense montage of different animals in various states of action, set to vaguely African-sounding drum music. We eventually focus on a giraffe, a nice charismatic large mammal, exactly the sort of beast these documentaries need to maintain interest. Everyone knows and loves giraffes, right? We can use those as a stalking, uh, giraffe in order to sneak in some cool bugs and science facts.
This particular giraffe is old, with a somewhat craggy face. The narrator uses him and his aged wisdom to explain the territory, and show a particular tree that helps the giraffe survive. It's conventional stuff, although the guitar music has an odd sort of Southwest US feel to it. Okay, it kinda makes sense, it goes along with the "Kalahari desert" theme.
A giraffe challenger emerges. Aha. We're on even more solid ground now! We get to see the old male, filled with toughness and trickery, take on a rampant youngster in a traditional battle for male dominance. This happens all the time in these documentaries. Either the old bull wins, and we see the defeated giraffe walk away with the narrator saying "His time will come. But not this year." or the challenger will win, and we'll see the broken old giraffe lying there, as the narrator somberly intones "He may last another season or two" and then perhaps invoke the Circle of Life or some other obvious cliché.
Except… that's not just deserty guitar music. That's full-on Sergio Leone-style spaghetti western music playing. Africa isn't doing "Africa," it's doing a duel between gunslingers at high noon. The giraffes are pounding each other's necks with their head, in a demonstration of power that may look ridiculous, but the narrator is telling us just how much power goes into these attacks, so it's also instilling the proper amount of awe. Sure, the music is a little odd, but hey, we're seeing a cool giraffe fight. The young buck is going for unsubtle power, attacking the body directly. The old bull is trying to sweep the leg.
And then the young giraffe seems to win. He scores a direct hit, and the older giraffe falls to his side. The pace slows, and the narrator talks about how this is the final blow. We're ready for it now. It's going to be something like "He's had a good run, but he can't live forever." Africa takes a moment and catches its breath. These documentaries have rhythms, you know, and when it pauses like this, it's because the scene is about to end. Circle of Life, etc., etc.
The camera shifts into super slow motion. The buck's head plunges down, directly at the neck of the old guy we've come to respect. But that neck dips, ever-so-slightly. The attacking head catches only air. Meanwhile, the act of dodging has given the old giraffe momentum, and his head flies down, then up and directly into the young giraffe's chest for a knockout. It's like a movie where the hero's totally beaten, but he's only just making his enemy overconfident. It's like a fighting game where, nearly beaten, one of the players pulls off an amazing Counter COMBO BREAKER and then the perfect special move to finish off his opponent.
Africa knows that it's like those things. Africa knows that it's a TV show, and it revels in its artificiality. It plays up those moments—and the giraffe fight is the first of several in "Kalahari." And they aren't just moments of deception. A rhinoceros appears with a set of antelope antlers dangling from its horn to win a female's affections, and it works. The narrator says "She's clearly been won over by the bling." After introducing the Red-billed Quelea, the most populous bird in the world, and showing us its chicks, we also meet a group of armored crickets marching on the nests. The camera is set low to the ground, and the music grows epic and dangerous, and the shot seems framed to be like Sauron's massive army of orcs marching on Gondor in The Return Of The King.
It takes hundreds if not thousands of hours to get some of this footage, and it gets edited down to the five most dramatic minutes. The whole setup is artificial. Africa never implies otherwise, which is part of what makes it fun. But the artificiality doesn't detract in any way from the core structure of the nature documentary. The fact that Africa presents the badass giraffe fight as a badass giraffe fight doesn't make the pictures any less impressive, or the facts portrayed any less true. Most nature documentaries are build around awe. Africa is as well—but it's also build around awesomeness.
Stray observations:
- I had a temporary narrator on my screener. Apparently, Forest Whitaker is the narrator for the airing version. I have to assume that the narrated text is the same, however.
- The most impressively shot section may be a wasp, digging through the dunes, then encountering a Goldenwheel Spider, which rolls away.
- The documentary is very pleasant, in that no cute animals end up dying. Not sure if that's just how this particular episode shook out, or if it's a Discovery thing, or a specific decision.
- Climate change is likewise unmentioned; however, toward the very end of the episode there is a line about "Just a century ago there were hundreds of thousands of [black rhinos]. Today there are fewer than 5,000 left." On the Depressing Nature Documentary scale, Africa rates: Minor
- There's an awkward rhino hookup. It's as amazing as it sounds.


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'Behind The Candlebra', 'Breaking Bad' win TV honours at Golden Globe
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) "Behind The Candelabra" won the best mini-series or motion picture made for television, while "Breaking Bad" was named the best TV drama at the 71st edition of the Golden Globe Awards here Sunday.
"Behind The Candelabra" narrates the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and a secret affair that he was involved in". Directed by Steven Soderbergh, it stars Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Eric Zuckerman and Eddie Jemison
Crime drama "Breaking Bad" chronicles two years in the life of a struggling high school chemistry teacher, diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and how he decides to turn to crime.
The show's lead actor Bryan Cranston walked away with the best performance by an actor in a television series - drama trophy at the ceremony.
Actress Elizabeth Moss of the "Top of the Lake" fame was named the winner of the best performance by an actress in a mini-series or a motion picture made for television and Jacqueline Bisset walked away with the best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture for "Dancing on the Edge".


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Throughout history some of the best cars haven't been sold in the United States and the draconian 25-year import ban has made bringing them here a legally questionable endeavor. Here are Jalopnik readers' picks for the ten best cars exempt from regulations you can import right now. Do it. Right this second.
Welcome back to Answers of the Day — our daily Jalopnik feature where we take the best ten responses from the previous day's Question of the Day and shine it up to show off. It's by you and for you, the Jalopnik readers. Enjoy!
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10.) Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
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Why it deserves residency: We saw Ford of Europe's regular Sierra over here rebadged as the Merkur XR4Ti, but we completely missed out on this beast. The Sierra is an essential link in a near-unbroken chain of production racers connecting the Cortinas of the Sixties to today's WRC Fiestas. It's a kick-ass car in is own right, too, with a Cossie-tuned turbo four that can be boosted to power levels that were ridiculous in the Eighties and still pretty good today.
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9.) Alfa Romeo Montreal
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Why it deserves residency: While Americans were getting the funk on with land yachts like the Lincoln Mark IV, Alfa's take on Seventies style involved a street-tuned version of the 33's V8 installed in a Bertone show-car body. While not quite as fierce as that combination promises, the Montreal is still a great smallish GT car wrapped in more pre-disco signifiers than George Clinton could fit onstage.
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8.) Volkswagen SP2
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Why it deserves residency: Not only do we miss out on some of Volkswagen's home-market delights, their South American division holds out on us, too. The SP2 is essentially a stylish body on a Type 3 (Fastback) pan, but that shape does total justice to a nation with the world's greatest beach-body culture.
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7.) Ford Falcon XD ute
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Why it deserves residency: Because "hoon" is an Australian word, after all. When muscle cars did the dinosaur act in America, traits of the species were preserved in quarantine Down Under along with an appreciation for the car-based pickups that we generally call El Caminos and they call utes. A perennially brilliant idea that needs to be brought back here, one way or another.
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6.) Nissan C110 Skyline GT-R
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Why it deserves residency: The revered father figure of a ferocious clan, the Kenmari GT-R lived an unfortunately short life — only 197 rolled out of the NISMO shops before the project was shelved because of the oil crisis. Today real ones are among the most valuable and cherished Japanese cars on the classic market.
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5.) Honda City Turbo II
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Why it deserves residency: Kei cars are an idiosyncratically Japanese thing, but like a lot of idiosyncrasies they can be intensely lovable. The City Turbo promises more delinquent fun in a smaller package than any car since the original Mini Cooper. Should you require a change of pace, some came with a folding mini-scooter in back.
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Why it deserves residency: Even the dictatorship of the proletariat isn't immune to the charms of a big decadent limousine. Peculiarly grainy images of these big blocks of Soviet steel rolling through Red Square are still tucked back in the long-term memory of every Cold War kid. Driving one of these would be among the great radical-chic gestures of all time.
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3.) BMW E30 Touring
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Why it deserves residency: In the great Venn diagram of all things automotive, the overlap for the circles marked "fun", "station wagon", and "rear-wheel-drive" is painfully small, especially when you filter it through American availability. These quick little estates may not have seemed like the right kind of car to American yuppie-scum BMW buyers in the '80s, but they still make all kinds of practical-yet-hoonworthy sense today.
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2.) Lancia Delta S4
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Why it deserves residency: This awkward upright hatch — it looks like a Fiat Ritmo that was subjected to a bad fiberglass prank — is one of the most fearsome machines ever assembled. In race form it would have gridded with contemporary Formula 1 cars, until the track ended and it left everything behind in a haze of dust. Not for amateurs or poseurs, which only adds to the allure.
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1.) Ferrari 288 GTO
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Why it deserves residency: The GTO was supposed to mark Ferrari's return to production-based (Group B, in this case) racing. Instead, what was left after the collapse of that series were 272 of the finest sports cars anyone has ever built. A good number were brought over via the gray market in the Eighties, but with the restrictions waived we can now have them as built. If we could have one, it would be this.
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