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Christmas in pictures...(kind of out of order, but you'll get the drift!)
With Christmas being on a Sunday, we made a deal that the kids could see what Santa brought them, then they had to get ready for church and if there was enough time before we had to leave they could open gifts. Keep in mind we have 9:00 am church!
Craig and I couldn't believe that the kids didn't wake up until 8:00 am. At 5:30 Craig was chomping at the bit. Finally, after being up forever, the started stomping around upstairs and still they wouldn't wake up. He finally woke them up, mostly because we needed to leave by 8:40 am. Don't you worry, the kids were able to get a lot accomplished in the short amount of time they had! Stockings were checked, and dumped, candy wrappers were left all over the room, luckily Santa doesn't wrap at our house, so those were easily seen and loved. Church close were on, hair was combed, teeth were brushed and a few gifts were unwrapped all in 40 minutes. Which has to be a record for us! To bad every Sunday isn't that way!
The day was magical...my vote is that Christmas is always on Sunday. I LOVE IT!
Check out the fun photos, somehow, I need to have someone take a photo of me next year! I am NEVER in the photos. Oh well, we all had a wonderful day!
Christmas tree full of presents waiting to be opened.
Santa has been here and kids are still sawing logs in the basement!
It didn't take long for the room to look like this! This photo was taken after church.
Zach showing off his new helmet.
Zach showing off his new helmet.
Craig looking at the Disneyland photo I had made for him.
Caleb so excited for the wheel spacers for "his" truck!
Brit couldn't wait to get the packaging off his Mack truck!
Zach wasn't very into the idea! But those socks are pretty good.
On Christmas Eve I told the kids that we were going to have a contest. Of course, out of all the shopping I did, once again this year I didn't buy pj's. I always kick myself...I WILL NOT FORGET NEXT YEAR! The contest was for each of them to come up with the best elf looking pj's. I didn't think it would be as good as it was!
Zach wasn't very into the idea! But those socks are pretty good.
Liberty looked good...she was all red! Cute girl!
Caleb on the other hand....I was shocked when he came up the stairs. He went ALL OUT! I laughed my HEAD off! Needless to say, he won in my book!


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Police responded to the scene of the accident at 6:45 a.m.
The plow on the pickup truck of South Berwick resident Richard Goulet struck and killed two Belted Galloway cows, one baby steer and one mother, while they were crossing Route 4 near The Links at Outlook golf course.
Goulet, of Pond Road, was on the snow-covered road minutes before dawn and saw the two cows seconds too late. Goulet's plow struck the two animals, but little damage was done to his vehicle.
"It was unbelievable. I never even got the chance to hit the brakes," said Goulet.
Belted Galloways are black with a white stripe in their mid section.
"The black blended in with the outside darkness, and their white blended in with the snow. It was very difficult to see anything. They were waking in the lane and I happened to be in the middle of their path," said Goulet.
Goulet reported no noticeable injuries from the accident.
Berwick Police Detective Bill Russell said an investigation is still under way, but it is suspected an electric fence may have been down that allowed the animals to roam from a residence on Ashley Lane.
Russell confirmed Goulet was not speeding at the time of the incident and the snow on the ground was a contributing factor in the accident.


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Three-pointers are becoming as automatic as layups for Utica junior forward Connor Maisch.
Three-pointers are becoming as automatic as layups for Utica junior forward Connor Maisch.
Maisch, a John A. Coleman Catholic graduate, made all six of his 3-pointers in a 86-74 victory over Alfred on Saturday. He is shooting 51.6 percent from beyond the arc, which ranks him second in Division III. Maisch's 66 3-pointers are seventh in the country.
Maisch, who is 6-foot-5, leads the Empire 8 Conference in scoring (19 points per game).
Connecticut junior center Stefanie Dolson (Minisink Valley) improved her nation-leading field-goal percentage by hitting eight of her 11 shots from the field in a 76-43 win over Villanova on Wednesday. Dolson, who is shooting 61.2 percent from the floor, scored a team-high 20 points and added eight rebounds.
Freshman forward Mike Tobey (Monroe) provided a spark off the bench in Virginia's upset win over No. 19 North Carolina State. Nine of Tobey's 13 points, including a dunk, came in the second half. Tobey, who is 6-foot-11, added seven rebounds and two blocks for Virginia (15-5), which has won four straight games.
Add a game-winning basket to Kelsey McDonald's list of accomplishments this season for Union. McDonald's layup with nine seconds left in overtime gave Union a 66-65 win over St. Lawrence last Friday. McDonald (Cornwall) finished with 14 points.
Oneonta sophomore center Sarah Longto (Kingston) scored a career-high 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked seven shots in a 68-51 win over Brockport last Friday.
Geneseo junior Brandon Peifer (Monroe-Woodbury) earned SUNYAC diver of the week honors. Peifer has won sixth straight events, including the 1-meter and 3-meter against Oswego Saturday.


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I, J D Prasanna Deshapriya was fortunate to grace the occasion as an alumnus of AAA together with my colleagues. We managed to get into the school at about 6.30 pm after a 4-hour bus-drive from Colombo. The opening ceremony started at 7.00 pm and Mr. Sithum Gunarathne delivered the first lecture on Introduction to Observation Astronomy and there was an attendance of about 90 students as well.
Then after the dinner at 9.00 pm we had a small competition just like a guessing game and it turned out to be a fun activity while a lot of information, being shared among participants. After that was a lecture by Mr. Pulasthi Kanaththage on "Celestial Sphere" .Then we had a practical observation session as the sky was clear and participating students were educated on how to use the star map/chart. This observation session prevailed nearly for 1 hour and since the sky got into the type V (5), the participants were directed to lecture halls and they were taught on Telescopes, IYA 2009 , History of transformation of Telescopes, and prevailing IYA projects such as Globe at Night project & Galileoscope.
Then we arranged our telescope assembly project. Here, we divided the students into 5 groups and asked students to assemble a telescope which was provided to them. This was a great experience to amateurs, who had never even touched a single telescope. Since we had only 3 telescopes this seemed bit troublesome and however we managed to teach them how to assemble the telescopes step by step. All the telescopes were Newtonian reflectors with alti-azimuth mounting system.
Sooner sky again turned out to type II (2) and we went back into observation. I, myself captured few stars and got a lot of effort to capture Jupiter precisely as there was more light pollution around. The students, most of whom were juniors from grades 7 & 8 were astonished to see comprehensively the majestic Jovian planet with its four major satellites - Ganimede, Calisto, Europa & Io with telescopic aid.
Meantime we arranged a small competition to make the best Lunar lander model. They were provided paper, glue, scissors, sellotapes and an egg. The objective was to make the lander so that the egg would be inside and to have the egg survived,( in the sense not-broken) after having collided with the ground during landing. To build a ready-made landing site we selected a tall building and dropped each lander made by a group. It was really a fun activity and in terms of scientific approach, this determined the
ability of the designer of the craft
to think a bit about airfoil, air-drag, air-resistance, the geometric shape and even the concepts like center of mass, relative to its shape and phenomenon of free fall. In this case most of the crafts survived, since the ground was smooth and wet with fog overnight.
Eventually as the camping came to an end as the sun rays kissed the star-gazers from the southern mountain hills. The principal, tutorial staff, and of course the students shared a wonderful day in their life with a lot of joy and exciting knowledge of this sidereal science. This was one of immemorial nights in the 29-year old history of School.
This actually implied that a promising future would be lying ahead for the Astronomical Association of Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy. Thus I can note that the Astronomy is now being popularized in this city of Temple of Tooth. In the end I take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Malalagama - the Principal of Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya- Kandy, the tutorial staff the Board of officials and members of respective Astronomical Association and parents of the school children and Sumudu Malalagama and her friends - Indeewari, Thelum & Tharini of Astronomical Society of Mahamaya Girls' College for their efforts in the success of this event.
Furthermore it's worth saying that school has a great reputation over the island for its Hockey team. Seetha Devi Vidyalaya leads their way in school-based Girls' Hockey islandwide.
The Contributors
1. Pulasthi Kanaththage
2. Sithum Gunarathne
3. Hasitha Karunarathne
4. Madusha Dedigamuwa
5. Prasanna Deshapriya
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DiS went to South By Southwest t'other week. Perhaps you saw our amazing preview content? Touch wood. While there we did some stuff – you know, stuff – but between sessions of stuff doing we saw some bands. Some good. Some great. Some neither. Some best left unmentioned. You won't read about them here.
Here, in a mighty piece we're calling DiS @ SXSW: the review – look, that's the headline up there! – we'll be guiding you through several truckloads of new bands. And some old bands. And some bands that have been around for a bit but only now are anything like good. And stuff. Did we already mention we enjoy doing stuff? Great.
All words by Sean Adams, Mike Diver and Gareth Dobson
There are two, equally honest, depictions of SXSW. The one whereby you stumble upon the greatest new band in the galaxy playing to seven people, and (more likely) the scenario where you go see a band filled with hope only to realise that, frankly, they're pretty rubbish. Unfortunately for DiS, the first band we see is local trio Che Arthur of Austin, at Habanna Calle 6 Patio, and they're just not very good. A plodding, grunting, angsty power trio, they offer little hope that they'll ever be anything but. It's a stark reminder that of the 1,500-or-so bands playing the event, the majority just won't be that good.
Another oddity is why people travel four thousand miles to check out a band they probably wouldn't go see on a Tuesday night out in Camden. Hence the incongruity of seeing Brighton quartet Smallwhitelight at Habana Calle 6 Annex. There are a large number of UK-spawned A&R types out watching the band, somehow re-enthused by the exoticness of seeing an unsigned UK band playing in Austin. Despite (or because of?) the miles travelled from Sussex to Texas, they're still not great at all. They leave us with a feeling of going to Barbados and deciding to watch Watford play football on a bar room telly rather than hitting the beach.
So it's a relief that the first good band of the week comes soon after. Call Me Lightning (seen at the Red Eyed Fly) of Milwaukee are everything you want in a heavy punk-rock band: they're urgent, the songs are driving, they've got great riffs, and their frontman exudes brilliant personality. He spits into one willing punter's mouth. Good, clean, hepatitis-rocking fun. Go find and go see.
DiS is slightly confused by To Live And Die In LA (are they good, bad, or great?), but we're absolutely sure that At All Cost (@ Red 7) are tremendous. Pounding, heavy heavy metal in a neo-traditional sense, these Austin-ites are fucking awesome. The kids are going nuts to five hairy tattooed men hammering the shit out of their instruments. Add in those clever little electronic-y bits and it's modern, too, without wandering into Linkin Park territories. Success awaits?
Another act expected to achieve great things is Modular Recordings' Softlightes (@ Central Presbyterian Church). Unfortunately, at 1am, mass is particularly quiet today. It's a shame, because the band put on a great show and their fuzzy, gorgeous indie-pop is perfectly suited to such hallowed surroundings. It's a case of maybe not tonight for Softlightes, but soon.
The British BBQ at Bush Square – a tiny patch of grass outside Austin's Convention Centre – is swarming with UK industry types. Amy Winehouse is here, too – on stage, with a guitar and nowhere to hide. She's alright, likes, but nothing to get DiS's knickers in a twist over. Acoustic renditions of well-known hits aren't what we're here for, after all. Time to move on…
DiS's first of two SXSW shows explodes all over the faces of those in attendance at Latitude 30 as soon as Watford punks Gallows hit the small stage, and promptly push all their gear – drum kit aside – off it. Vocalist/child-terroriser Frank is up on the bar, a flower 'tween his teeth; all anyone below him can do is smile broadly and hope to heaven he doesn't turn properly nasty. Kicking at the monitors like Vinny Jones hacking down a spindly centre forward, he and his bandmates are an early revelation – it's three or four or something in the afternoon, and already DiS's ears are fucked. Robert Gomez, who plays before Gallows, does a sterling job, but there's only one true highlight of this Tea For Texas bash, and they're rightfully signed up to a major label as of now.
Boston-based Protokoll kick up an almighty storm at the Beauty Bar Patio. Like a cross between Fugazi and Pearl Jam, singer Jose De Lara spits out invective whilst his bandmates whip up furious guitars, bass and drums. Anthemic, urgent and vital, Protokoll are probably the best band this writer (Gareth Dobson) saw all week.
There's a sight to behold at Parish II: five misshapen, mismatched men of varying ages and beard length mark themselves around the stage before hurling themselves into a set of unabashed, raging country-punk. They are O'Death. Standout track is 'Only Daughter', while a crazed, gothic version of The Pixies' 'Nimrod's Son' gets the crowd equally raging. They've just signed to City Slang in Europe, so hopefully they'll come the UK's way soon.
Over at Maggie Mae's, Montreal's Land Of Talk are whipping the crowd into a frenzy at the M For Montreal showcase (makes sense they'd play there, then). Anyone who's a sucker for the breathy vocal ways of Cat Power and Emily Haines is drawn to singer Elizabeth Powell, but nobody stands too close as the threesome craft epic and insanely catchy guitar-pop of the finest Throwing Muses, post-Sonic Youth variety. Their live show fills the so-hot-right-now-corroborating rammed room, with a crowd who seem totally rabbit-in-the-headlight consumed by the pulsating waves unfurling around blog-approved anthems like 'Summer Special' and 'Seafoam'.
Bourbon Rocks is a very odd venue – the bands play upon a podium in the middle of the main room, while next door punters shoot pool and completely ignore what's pumping from the PA. Here, Lords play to a small but thoroughly entertained crowd – DiS, recognising friends, shouts a request. The silence that follows reminds us where we are – this isn't London (or Nottingham, really) anymore, Toto. The trio's unique take on the blues – they're not a blues band, but there are traces of the genre throughout their gear-crunching rock arrangements – keeps everyone gripped, and the band seem to be having fun. But the venue… weird.
Oxbow are scaring attendees at Emo's Annex – their lead singer, the burly and beautiful Eugene Robinson, is stripped to his underwear, while bandmates go at their instruments as if trying to strangle the life out of wild beasts. Off stage Robinson is almost certainly a gentle soul, but as some mutant hardcore crawls from the epic speakers either side of him he becomes a devil with a microphone, luring us in to a lair from which we'll never escape, all fiery and dark. It's terrifying, utterly engrossingly so. The San Franciscan outfit are followed, at the same venue, by Daughters!, whose seizure-core is utterly disposable but shocking in the flesh all the same. DiS sticks around for a spot of Big Business, too – the Melvins collaborators are on fine form, their brute-rock suitably bruising in the live environment. Something more subtle is required, though.
Deerhunter tick all DiS's chill-us-the-fuck-out boxes: the Atlanta-based and Kranky-signed collective – all spindly limbs and wide, druggy eyes on the Soho Lounge stage – deliver a succession of dreamscapes to turn anyone's aggravation levels down to a safe, green-light level. Outside 6th street is buzzing to the clink of empty booze bottles and the beer'ed-up boisterousness of Brits abroad, but upstairs at one of Austin's best-attended R&B bars – if the clientele and soundtrack is owt to go by – a hush is descending. Vocalist Bradford Cox not only has the best name of any singer performing at SXSW, he also has one of the most unique stage presences – his eyes fix themselves on the ceiling, while his colleagues focus on some of the most inspiring post-shoegaze material we've ever heard live. Fantastic.
They're followed by Do Make Say Think, but the many-limbed Canadians fail to match their support act's impact – the levels are all over the place, and the band's horns and strings are drowned out by bombastic drums. 'Bound To Be That Way' should be a brilliant opener, but tonight it sounds too rippled, too disjointed, to be wholly enjoyed. Shame, but it's not like DMST are an unknown at SXSW – there will be many discoveries made tomorrow.
Stubb's afternoon bill is dominated by Kings Of Leon. A savvier DJ would have spun Blur's 'Starshaped' with its "music's fashion" line before these gruff rock 'n' roll tearaways take the stage. Sadly the tabloids will have to dig a little deeper as this campaign trail contains little in the way of coke and supermodels: the band's gone Christian enough to take around to your granny's for Sunday afternoon tea to talk about how their name makes people think about Lions and Narnia. Having never given their totally overplayed Nirvana-aping country-grunge the time of day before, it's refreshing to know that not only did they encourage Top Shop to start stocking cowboy shirts but that they're also a tight-as-hell live band struggling to get beyond their semi-boyband persona. The result is swamp rock anthems for face-pack-filled slumber parties but, y'know, their album tracks ain't too far removed from the great moments of Dandy Warhols Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. Maybe it's the sun shining or the free margaritas but this could be, unexpectedly, a mind-charging performance which is easily one of the highlights of this year's SXSW.
Over at Club de Ville, Shout Out Out Out Out get timid indie boyz dancing like JT in Night Fever (oh, just imagine if the new JT was in said flick). Beers are free and the sun is out – a load of free stuff is laid out in and around plastic bags at the gate, and there's a proper scrum on for man-size Insound tees. DiS ain't bothered 'cause DiS is dancing. For a bit, anyway: next up are Pelican, who alter our rhythmic course in dramatic fashion. These instrumental arrangements are huge, and material from the forthcoming City Of Echoes album sounds amazing – it's direct to helmet, and just as loud as, if you dig. DiS digs awfully – it's out weak arms – but we know when we hear something worth screaming about, and Pelican leave us totally hoarse.
Tiny Masters Of Today draw a bemused and disquieted crowd later on at Club de Ville. Pre-teen bassist and guitarist Ada and Ivan stomp and shout, while an even younger dancer meanders between them. A hairy old man hits drums wildly. It's just odd. Thanks to a crummy PA, it's hard to make out the musical worth of the tiny titans of garage rock, but we do know our heads are unbalanced. And we wish we were in a rock band playing SXSW aged twelve. You could probably get drunk really quickly.
Wandering over to Elysium for Japan Nite (that's rite, 'nite'), we watch The50Kaitenz, who claim to be the 'Ultimate Garage Punk Rock'n'roll Band from Osaka, JAPAN'. They may have a point. Yes, they look like the Ramones, and yes, they sound like the Ramones covering the MC5s. But here and now that's quite, quite brilliant, frankly. It's sweaty, the kids are going nuts and we're very happy to be here, thank you very much. We're even drinking Japanese beer. It's not free, mind you. Outside the venue, DiS's Mr Dobson befriends an alien (main picture).
DiS hasn't witnessed The Apes since one Lucius Twilight took over on lead vocals, but the DC quartet grind out the most twisted, mutant-blues psychedelic gonzo-rock we've ever 'eard. It's like Liars on a lethal cocktail of ether and Benylin – all fucked and drowsy and woozy but so alive and almost certainly about to wave a cock in your face. A big cock. An Iggy Pop cock, all showered in Jim Morrison sweat. Ergh, yet we lap it all up. The fairly small crowd at the Flamingo Cantina doesn't know where to look as keyboard wizard Majestic Ape shimmers in a glittering outfit while rocking space-age licks from another dimension – we'd look to the stars if only the roof burnt down. They'd only star back in disbelief, hand-clapping their merry way through the cosmos. Neat.
Boris are something else entirely – just as absorbing, but not quite so brilliantly far out. A huge crowd at Spiro's can't take their many eyes off the fucking massive gong behind the prog-rock sludge-wading Japanese trio; those that do manage the feat are instantly drawn to Wata's twin-neck-and-no-heads guitar; to say that he abso-fuckin'-lutely slays is a gross understatement. When drummer Atsuo lifts a beater the size of a teenager to the almighty metal disc behind him, the world simply stops turning. The aftershocks are huge. The Earth's axis groans. The kit is kicked down. Cymbals crash down onto the stage and still the gong rings. It completely overpowers the applause that follows the band's fantastic finale. Summarisation: brilliant.
But it's not as brilliant as what DiS rushes across town to see next. Russian Circles follow Maritime at the Soho Lounge – not that many people stick around to see them go on at one in the morning. Those that do stay are treated to an astonishing set: the Chicago trio are, like Boris, an instrumental act, but their muscular songs are peppered with avant-garde alt-rock dynamics the likes of which DiS has never witnessed live. Imagine if Tim Kinsella joined Mastodon. Go on, imagine: guitars that go widdly-widdle-woo, all spectral and washy, but drums that fuckin' kill. And the riffs, when they land, leave craters like extinction level event meteorites. That's Russian Circles, to be as succinct and yet as vague as possible. Drummer Dave Turncrantz is insanely good – he might just be the finest percussionist at this year's SXSW, given his presumably innate ability to switch from the most crushing of breakdowns to subtle cymbal rides and hi-hat dancing fully capable of rivalling anything from the indie-dance fraternity – Foals and !!!, we're looking at you, here. Russian Circles are the kind of band that make you want to form a label, just to put out the most ridiculously over-the-top, lovingly packaged, etched-on-one-side piece of vinyl with their name on it. DiS and friends very nearly do. We're in love, hard. It's a feeling that ain't regressing any time soon.
The Lazydog is a weird venue. It has a marquee outside it, in an alleyway; inside, it's a shop selling the most foul-looking folk art, all sixth-form slaps of oil paint and roughly carved things. 65daysofstatic blow the PA, leaving DiS to sip our free beer in silence, crowd chatter aside. A few dogs wander past, the sun is bright – yup, life, sometimes, is pretty sweet. A couple of apologies later and 65 throw in the towel, defeated by failing technology. While they last they're grand, but you rightly assumed that, right?
Over at the Mean Eyed Cat BBQ house, at the British Underground Bootleg Bar-B-Q, there are many wonderful things to see. DiS finally sees Foals after a few excited reports of their past shows. It's their last set of the week, and in the blazing, hot-as-hell sunshine, they're magnificent. All jerks, polyrhythms and insatiable dance thrusts. Gruff Rhys, too, is a wonder to behold, playing in the back room of the indoor bar to a packed and devotedly hushed audience. Armed with only a guitar, a co-singer (Lisa Jen Brown of 9 Bach) and, seemingly, a box of children's musical instruments, Gruff manages to create the sound of a four piece band and beyond. Truly, this man is one of the greatest songwritiers and musicians of his time.
Instores are frequent events at SXSW, and DiS takes a cab over to Urban Outfitters to witness Cut Off Your Hands play to a tiny crowd – many more will later say they were here. In one corner of the store, a thrashing and writhing concoction explodes. Fresh of face, these young teeth-cutters from New Zealand hit with the pop energy of Hot Hot Heat, the angular bouncing madness of Les Savy Fav, and slow down occasionally to the pace of The Hives. They close this short set with the hook-heavy 'Expectations', and the unsuspecting girls behind the counter start bopping.
When a band resembles Phoenix fronted by Thom Yorke, via Hot Chip, there're parts of DiS's collective body that feel prettyspecial. When Walter Meego's live show, at Exodus, throws tumbling great shapes like this, we begin to wonder why nearly all of these 'showcasing' 'hopefuls' along 6th are still plundering the well-thumbed Neil Young/Stooges/Metallica guitar songbook. Some bona-fide Daft Punk-flavored hits are lurking amongst this lot's canon – stick 'em in your DJ mixes with Metronomy but just don't call 'em New Rave.
At The Blind Pig, DiS ponders a question: do all bands from Brooklyn post-Jonathon Fire*Eater, including The Walkmen and The Strokes, sound so darn Brooklyn? The aloof cool, however, isn't as becoming with White Rabbits as they rifle through upbeat house party songs, before delivering three singles that sound like indie-club anthem 'The Rat' or what The Strokes' second album coulda/shoulda sounded like. Add to this a stage-full of band members, including a drummer and a separate percussionist, and just maybe there's "a new favo(u)rite band" coming to a lazy-journo buzz column near you. Really soon.
Parisian(ish) duo The Berg Sans Nipple keep DiS's mood way up there over at Elysium. The captured-live loops don't always hook the onlooker, but peculiar beats ensure that these oddballs playing at the most bizarre of pop keep DiS in their company for an entire set. They're followed by a collaboration between Austin's The Octopus Project and Black Moth Super Rainbow. With reports of TOP's earlier show being primarily of the raving variety, DiS has to see this up close and personally. We're not disappointed: the twin-band one-vision set is enrapturing – we'd dance harder, but we can only stick around so long as we've our own show to run a few blocks away.
At a fish restaurant on 4th – yes, a fish restaurant – DiS brings its SXSW to a close with Jeremy Warmsley, Beans On Toast and My Latest Novel performing, incredibly intimately, before a squeezed-in crowd. We're wondering if they know something we don't as attendees continue to flood in, and it seems they do: a few songs in, Warmsley is joined 'on stage' (there is no stage, just a few square inches of floor without a barstool or table on it) by Zach Condon of Beirut (pictured, ish). They do, loosely, 'Postcards From Italy'; DiS swoons, then plays dance-pop 'til chucking out time. We wander our way back to the hotel full of pride and pooped of energy. A couple o' Sparks and some cheap speed and we'd be up for some late-night penthouse partying, but, really, we're done.
So that's that, some of our highlights 'n' lowlights of South By Southwest 2007. There's plenty we missed, and plenty we saw but omitted to mention here. Perhaps you saw something as incredible as Russian Circles, or Foals, or The Apes, or that Jeremy-Zach duet? If so, do comment below…


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An Alabama county official refused to lower flags this week to honor the Orlando massacre victims, according to NBC News.
Baldwin County Commissioner Tucker Dorsey said he wouldn't lower flags because the shooting was not a "valid circumstance" for flying them at half-staff. He also refused to lower the flags after the Paris and San Bernardino attacks.
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"First and foremost, my soul aches for the families of the innocents killed, and my family prays for them and the world. ... I realize that the President and Governor may make the order, but I believe and interpret their order inconsistent with the adopted flag code," Dorsey wrote in a statement.
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Aurora man wants bird hoarding charges dismissed
Charges against a man accused of hoarding nearly 500 dead and living birds inside his Aurora townhouse should be dismissed because the city didn't take the proper legal steps to remove the animals, according to his attorney.
David Skeberdis, 58, was charged with misdemeanor animal hoarding in November after Aurora officials took 478 birds -- 120 of them dead -- from his feces-ridden residence on the 200 block of Shadybrook Lane.
This week, defense attorney Roderick Mollison filed a motion in DuPage County court for the charges to be dismissed. He contends the city failed to give his client adequate time to come into compliance with animal welfare guidelines, as required by statute.
The motion also accuses the city of failing to get necessary authorization from the Illinois Department of Agriculture to impound the animals.
If the charges are dropped, Mollison said, Skeberdis has agreed not to seek return of the birds, which were taken in by the Greater Chicago Cage Bird Club.
"He's not in any position to care for them," Mollison said Wednesday. "He just basically wants to put this behind him."
In a separate motion in Kane County court, Mollison is fighting a civil complaint filed last year against Skeberdis by the city.
The complaint accuses Skeberdis of maintaining a "nuisance" property and violating city code. But Mollison argues the city has failed to turn over a search warrant that would have formed the basis of its case, and that the condition of his client's home does not meet the city's own criteria for a nuisance property because it does not affect other residents or neighboring properties.
The city code on nuisances "is not written or intended to be a code of conduct for the individuals who reside in the city of Aurora, whatever their own living conditions might be, or however offensive their living conditions might be viewed individually, unless and until it affects others," the motion says. "There is no allegation in the complaint that the conditions at the defendant's premises had any effect on or produced any complaints from other residents."
Aurora officials declined to comment.
Skeberdis returns to court Feb. 21 for the civil case. A hearing on his motion to dismiss in the misdemeanor case is set for Feb. 26.


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Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 Features New Difficulty Level and Enhancements
With Tiger Woods' game on the upswing thanks to Monday's victory at the Farmers Insurance Open, EA SPORTS has just released a list of gameplay enhancements for Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14.
Fans of the franchise will travel back in time, beginning in the late 1800's all through the present day. As gamers progress through the timeline, they can chart the progression of true ball physics and the evolution of the all important golf club. The game's presentation is also vastly updated, as it features over 3,300 camera shots, with statistics presented throughout each round.
Enthusiasts fixated on the game's mechanics can play with twenty four golfer swing styles, as they customize their career mode golfer's skills. An enhanced strike meter enables gamers to hit their golf ball out of any location with a perfectly performed stroke, and a new left to right movement feature attempts to simulate actual golf game scenaries.
The most noticeable change with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 may come with the addition of a simulation difficulty level, which was created for hardcore players who want to experience what true professionals face each tournament. Under this setting, the green grid, the swing meter, zoom to aim, and other golf aids are turned off.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 is available starting March 26th on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.


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I'm downsizing and have a 6kg approx) of articles, magazines about Elvis Costello and related topics-Diane Krall, Squeeze, Stiff Records, films, concert reviews etc. There are some punk period mags NME/Face if I recall.
Most have been sort of sorted into topics for a project that didn't happen.
I'm happy for these to go to a good home at no cost other than my postage. I went to Post office and they say approximate cost £16.
If you interested then lets say £20 to cover postage and I promise to donate any excess to suitable charity.
If you better/cheaper way of posting let me know. I'm based in East Yorkshire. UK
first come first served as my Dad still continues to say.
Article/Mags need good home
Post offers for legally distributable EC music, memorabilia, tickets, etc.
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As one if the keepers of EC info , I've negotiated with JFK and I'd like to bid, if the cuttings haven't already gone. I'm staying in a travelodge following Elvis around so I won't be home to get a cheque book until the weekend but if you'd hold it for me, I'll send you a cheque for £20 then . Hope not too late, best wishes, David aka Sulky
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Thanks for this - I'll be glad they can be of use to others. I will package everything together awaiting an address.
I hope the tour has gone well-I'm very jealous
Thanks for this - I'll be glad they can be of use to others. I will package everything together awaiting an address.
I hope the tour has gone well-I'm very jealous
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WTP Development Status Meeting
Remember, any committer can add an agenda item. Typically, short announcements or news items go in the "Announcements" section at the beginning. Longer items or issues requiring discussion should go in the "Other business" section at end.
Announcements And Special Reports
- Reminder: U.S. / Canada Shifts the clock forward (begins Daylight Saving Time) this weekend. Europe starts two weeks later...
- So for most people outside the U.S. - Next week's meetings will start 1 hour earlier.
WTP Calendar
(Weekly Google Calendar updated through February, 2012)
For Juno/Indigo overall dates, see the Simultaneous Release Calendar
Focus on Quality (Neil)
- Improve:
- Major or higher severity bugs by project (This week - 147, last week - 147)
- Triage:
- Untargeted bugs and enhancements with patches attached (This week - 37; Last week - 37)
- Untargeted severity "Major" and higher bugs opened more than 4 weeks ago (This week - 19; Last week - 16)
- Options:
- Target to a specific release or "future" if planning to fix but not in the next release
- Adjust severity as appropriate
- Untargeted bugs and enhancements with patches attached over 1 year old (This week - 20; Last week - 15)
- Found problems with 4.x based builds? We wish to start tracking these issues, and will publish query.
- Use "wtp4x" for whiteboard tracking
- 4.x related WTP bugs by project
- Juno Project planning
3.4.0 Schedule
- 03/08 I build declare (Start quiet week)
- 03/15 WTP M6 declare (Eclipsecon driver)
- 3/23 Juno M6 (No WTP build declared this week)
- 3/25 Eclipsecon starts (No builds this week)
- 4/5 I build declare(Start of M7)
- M7 05/04 (for delivery to Juno+2 on 05/09)(after this build, begin PMC +1)
- RC1 05/18 (for delivery to Juno+2 on 05/23)(after this build, still PMC +1)
- RC2 05/25 (for delivery to Juno+2 on 05/30)(after this build, begin PMC +2)
- RC3 06/01 (for delivery to Juno+2 on 06/06)(after this build, begin PMC +3)
- RC4 06/08 (for delivery to Juno+2 on 06/13) [Final build]
- Juno GA 06/27
Bug Review
Other business
- Provisional API - initial reports finished - we'll discuss plan for improvment
- Git education wiki page - looking to the future, and encouraging all project leads to start using git tools.
- bug 371693 Discussion of including features vs. requiring features
- Anything else?
Also, see
- See also the WTP Meeting Archive-Reference Page.


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The cloud is free to roam; lo, it has no home.
A camel faces not his own hump.
The cloud is free to roam; lo, it has no home.
A camel faces not his own hump.
《Flawed in the Eye of a Bumptious Camel》
In a land where the sun shone without reprieve, there once was a Camel so proud, that he would spit at the sight of another animal. For in his eyes, the others -they were all flawed.
A Little Bird, ever observant, came to rest on the head of the Camel. "Who are you spitting at today, dear Camel?"
The bumptious Camel responded with a huff, "Ha! Who does that Elephant think she is?" With a spit in the Elephant's direction, he continued. "What a silly nose, it nearly hangs on the ground!"
The Little Bird smirked with wisdom unknown to the Camel, and responded, "Dear Camel, that long silly nose of the Elephant is quite a useful tool, don't you see? She gathers water like a hose. And when no water there is, like a trumpet, she bellows!"
The bumptious Camel hesitated in concession but for a moment, turning next to the Lion. "Look at that scruff! Can't a Lion tame his own mane?" And the Camel spit.
The Little Bird with a smirk, followed, "Dear Camel, that mangy mane not only makes it look kingly above all the other animals, but can you fancy it with a bob cut?"
The bumptious Camel could not disagree and chuckled at the thought of a better-groomed Lion.
But he quickly straightened his face and forced another spit, saying, "But what about the Giraffe? Such a long, gangling neck –what is a head doing so far from its feet?"
The Little Bird explained, "Dear Camel, when the rains visit no more, and food is scarce –only the Giraffe can reach those yet green leaves, so high up in the sky."
Once more, the Camel scrambled to save the last of his all-knowing pride, and said, "The Rhino –what can be said of that sore-looking horn, smack in the middle of its mug!"
But the Little Bird was no shorter of words than she was of wisdom. "Dear Camel, that unsightly adornment of a horn might be nothing to look at, but it serves her well when intruders threaten with presence."
Conceding at last, the Camel asked the Little Bird, "And what about you? What is your forte that feigns a flaw?"
The Little Bird asked, "Who me?" and with tilted head, paused in thought before responding, "Why… these scrawny legs of mine, I suppose. They aren't much to look at, either -are they!"
The Camel timorously chuckled in agreement.
"But, when I fly…" the Little Bird expounded, "… 'tis as if I fly without the weight of any legs, -free to soar where'er the wind dares me!"
And with these words, the Little Bird set out for a spin, spreading her wings and tucking those scrawny legs right out of sight. This talent pleased the Camel, causing him to look down at his own not-so-scrawny legs.
But before the Camel could sputter a word, the Little Bird interjected, "Oh Camel, your legs are just fine, strong as the quadruped that you are! Your forte feigning flaw is not your knock knees, but only what you yourself cannot see."
The Little Bird landed once again on the Camel's forehead, this time facing backwards, her own tail dangling just in view of the Camel's eyes.
At this, the Camel was instantly flummoxed, but equally intrigued.
With eyebrows now disheveled, he goaded the Little Bird, "Alright, Legs. Enough with empty accusations; Enlighten me, if you think you may!"
The Little Bird peered backwards over the Camel and said, "Have you ever wondered why you cannot roll around and scratch your back on the grasses of these barren plains, like the other quadrupeds?"
The Camel was dumbstruck, for the Little Bird had spoken the truth –though he had never paused to reason why.
"Look at this back of yours, Camel. It's got a big bump on it, like you've been stuffed with a pillow!" The Little Bird bounced up and down on the noticeable bump.
The Camel spit in denial, then dropped his jaw with waning disbelief. He craned his neck to the side in search, as he realized that he'd never ever even seen this so-called bump. And he found his neck to be just long enough to catch a glimpse of what was indeed a most un-smooth bump. The Camel's eyebrows settled into a heap of newfound shame.
The Little Bird flew up to this bump and said, "Dear Camel –this bump of a hump of yours, this flaw –is your forte."
The Camel perked up a bit with hope enough to relieve his mounting shame. "Do enlighten me, Little Bird!"
"This hump of yours explains why you alone can brave the desert sands, without hint of oasis, for days on end. This bulky bump of a hump is but a reservoir, with water enough to endure time itself in light of the blazing sun!"
And this time, the Camel smiled a –no longer bumptious– smile and said, "Hey, Legs- so wise are you! Now, I see… the only flaw of mine, was in the sight of my eyes!"
What is not to be controlled, is to be supported.
Loneliness cannot be shared; joy cannot be concealed.
Who wields a weapon, hasn't a hand for helping.
Make up, not war.
looking for meaning
like the fool in search of
the hat on his head.
Who uses not their voice to speak for those who cannot, cedes even their own voice.
An avalanche begins with a single snowflake.
The speechless are thoughtful.
The fool's idea of freedom is a world without rules and the fool's idea of power is to rule the world.
A world without enforcement is but a world without rules.
Freedom must reach all, if it is to touch even one.
The fool love a home without leaving it; the wise love a home by returning to it.
Lofty and crooked,
united yet divided –
rainbow in the sky.
The wind never stops
pausing only to enjoy
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Former Justice of the Peace Arrested As Investigation Continues in Death of DA + His Wife
Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia have arrested a former justice of the peace prosecuted last year by the official for theft.
Early Saturday 46-year-old Eric Lyle Williams was arrested on a charge of making a terroristic threat. Authorities though have not publicly named a suspect or confirm the results of a search of Williams's home in Kaufman County, and a storage unit in the Dallas area.
No suspects have been named in the deaths of McLelland and his wife, who were found slain in their home March 30.
That came two months after one of McLelland's prosecutors, Mark Hasse, was gunned down near the Kaufman courthouse.
Williams was convicted of stealing three computer monitors. Both prosecutors criticized Williams' character.


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Cold comfort: Tenants fume over doused pilot
"I am writing to complain about Wade Apartments," Cedar Riener's email began. "I wish it was a single incident that could be resolved quickly, but it seems to be a pattern (or policy) of neglect, incompetence, and unresponsiveness."
Riener, who lives on Valley Road, had a number of complaints, which covered a wide range. Since only one struck me as potentially serious, however, I'll concentrate on that.
Beginning last October, the pilot light of the furnace in their apartment began going out. Riener relit it the first time. "But the next time it seemed suspicious," he says, "so we called Wade Apartments and (after a day or two) they sent someone over" who relit the pilot light. After a few days, however, it had once again gone out.
"The directions on the heater said to call a technician if the pilot light would not stay on, so we were reluctant to keep lighting it ourselves. A Wade Apartments maintenance person would come over and relight it." With every service call, Riener and his housemate-fiancé (now wife), Rachel Levy, got more exasperated.
"After several months, more than a few cold nights, and tons of frustration," Wade finally sent someone who diagnosed the problem and fixed it.
I spoke with Jim Palmborg, public utilities manager for the City, who said that if a pilot light goes out more than a couple of times, "obviously, there's something malfunctioning." The good news for people like me, who like gas heat but half-believe that the furnace could blow up for no apparent reason, is that an extinguished pilot light poses no danger.
Next, I talked with Wade Tremblay, general manager of Wade Apartments, who was able to go into quite a bit of detail about the apartment's furnace and maintenance history. When Tremblay says his company keeps good records, he means it; he began by telling me that there had been seven work orders for the pilot light at the Valley Road address: two in October, four in December, and one in January.
Wade ended up calling in not one, but two outside contractors to look at the furnace. The second one was successful; he diagnosed a blocked tube in the pilot light. "We certainly can be criticized for not fixing it quicker," Tremblay told me, and added that if a furnace is going to go off, "inevitably, it goes off in the dark hours of the morning."
We discussed two of Riener's other complaints, and he was ready with details on both. There had been a mice problem last December, which was ultimately fixed, and a promised motion-sensor light took longer to be installed than Riener felt was acceptable.
One reason for the delay with the motion-sensor light was that the property manager responsible quit about that time. "We don't ignore our residents," Tremblay said, and pointed out that Riener and Levy had chosen to renew their lease for a second year. Indeed, Riener says, "The maintenance people who have worked in our apartment have by and large been friendly and hard-working (when they come)."
I suspect that if the faulty furnace had been attended to quicker, the problems that followed wouldn't have been so frustrating. But having to call seven times to report a cold furnace– and all but the first two times in either December or January– would certainly test one's patience. Wade might consider instituting a policy that requires an immediate and rigorous response to any furnace that malfunctions more than twice.
Tremblay mentioned that the business had been started by his grandfather in the 1920s, and I was curious to hear more. Beginning in 1926, C.M. Wade and his partner built about 150 apartments around Charlottesville; the Rugby and Raleigh Court, two grande dames of University Circle, were his first. The business has grown to include approximately 300 units, which means that living in a Wade apartment is probably about as much of a UVA tradition as walking down the Lawn. It was for me; my first apartment in Charlottesville, on Brandon Avenue, was a Wade apartment.
On another topic of interest to tenants: Dick Bell of Re/Max Realty Specialists called with the latest word on security deposits: As of the last legislative session, landlords now have 45 days– instead of 30– to refund a tenant's deposit.
Do you have a consumer problem or question? Email the Fearless Consumer, write her at 100 Second Street NW, 22902, or call 295-8700 ext. 406.


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Landlord requires tenant to share travel agenda as part of lease
This column on issues confronting renters and landlords is written by certified property manager Robert Griswold, author of "Property Management for Dummies," and by attorney Steven R. Kellman, director of the Tenants Legal Center (tenantslegalcenter.com).
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Question: My landlord has presented me with a new lease at my upcoming renewal and it has a new clause dealing with abandonment. There is specific language that says I must notify the landlord in writing anytime I am absent from the unit in excess of seven days.
The language specifically says if I fail to do so I am in breach of the entire lease. I travel very frequently on business and this is a major hassle. I am in my sixth year of leasing here and have never been late with a rent payment, even through an employment lapse.
Any pearls of wisdom?
Kellman: Landlords are on a need-to-know basis when it comes to sharing personal information. In this case, your landlord does not need to know your travel schedule.
The landlord's separation anxiety felt when you are not home is not your problem. As long as you timely pay the rent and take care of the property as required by law, you should be able to leave and return anytime.
I believe that lease provision is an unwarranted intrusion into your privacy and is probably not valid or enforceable. Besides, there are already laws describing when a unit is legally abandoned.
In California, for the unit to be deemed abandoned, the rent must first be unpaid for 14 days. You would then get a notice of belief of abandonment and have about two weeks to reply and let the landlord know you have not abandoned the unit. Since you pay your rent on time each month, it would be pretty tough for your landlord to prove you have abandoned the unit merely because of business traveling.
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Obama: The man who is his own God takes waging a war of words to a whole new level
Obama's followers have long likened him to god. If you doubt that, just check out "Is Barack Obama the Messiah?" for example after example of Obama's acolytes implicitly or explicitly referring to him as a messiah or God.
We've also discussed here whether Obama thinks of himself as a God. Two pieces of evidence pop into my mind, the first of which is his speech when he became the official Democrat presidential nominee in 2008:
I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth.
That's not politics; that's faith.
The second piece of evidence is a statement Obama made indicating that, in his own mind, he is a God because he gets to define right and wrong. Thus, he has defined sin as "being out of alignment with my values." There is no room for God-given morality or even societal morality in Obama's world. He is the God.
What we also know about Obama is that he'd always rather talk than act. To him, talk is action. His word is God-like. Obama may not be much of a Christian, but he seems to have an innate understanding of John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
It's in this context, the one in which Obama thinks of himself as a Messiah whose words are God-like, that you'll enjoy this picture that Sadie sent me, with the heading "Obama, saving the World with a Hashtag Blitzkrieg."


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Brussels has finally given the green light to the UK government's £530 million rural broadband scheme.
The programme is part of the government's commitment to deliver the best "superfast broadband" network in Europe, delivering speeds "potentially" over 24mbps.
The European Commission was studying the proposals to make sure they didn't break anti-competitive state aid rules.
Secretary of state for culture, media and sport Maria Miller said, "Finally getting approval from Brussels will mean a huge boost for the British economy. Superfast broadband is essential to creating growth, jobs and prosperity, and the delay has caused frustration within government."
The 24mbps "headline minimum" the government is promising is still only just over twice the basic headline minimum BT promises to its basic copper broadband customers however.
Customers are promised a maximum of around 10mbps and most get well below that, like this writer, who gets no more than 5mbps for one subscription he pays for, even though the main exchange is only a quarter of a mile down the road.
Miller said, "Our broadband plans are hugely ambitious - to connect 90 percent of homes to superfast broadband and ensuring the rest have access to at least 2mbps. The Government will not allow parts of our country to miss out on the digital age."
State aid approval means that local authorities can now sign procurement contracts with contractors and begin delivery work on their new broadband infrastructure projects.
A recent Lords Committee report warned against the "anti-competitive" bidding process after a number of suppliers pulled out of the running for projects, and left just BT and Fujitsu bidding for funds. To date only BT has won any public money.
Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), the body tasked to release funds, has planned local authority projects which are currently going into procurement at a rate of around one a week.
The projects which will be affected first by this EU clearance, and whose residents will be the first to connect to superfast broadband, are Wales and Surrey. Projects in Cumbria, Rutland, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire are expected to follow shortly afterwards.
Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and Highlands & Islands are still progressing their procurements. North Yorkshire's project began implementation in July as it already has state aid approval.
Lancashire's project has completed procurement and is currently awaiting the Commission's decision on its own separate notification of state aid.
A further eight projects are currently undertaking their procurements using the Broadband Delivery Framework. These are Norfolk, Suffolk, Wiltshire, Devon & Somerset, Northamptonshire, Kent & Medway, Lincolnshire and Hampshire. The first four of these launched their invitations to tender at the beginning of July and are now nearing the point of agreeing a contract with their supplier.
Shropshire will launch its procurement next week. All the remaining rural broadband projects are expected to complete their procurements by summer 2013, said the government.


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What is a health care agent?
A health care agent (also known as surrogate decision-maker or or proxy decision-maker) is the person you choose to make decisions about medical care on your behalf. Your agent is someone who would speak for you if you were unable to make or communicate your own wishes for health care.
Your health care agent does not need to know a lot of medical information; your agent just has to know you. It is important that your agent is well informed of your wishes and agrees to honor these wishes even if they are different from his or her own.
Who did you select to be your agent?
Choose only one agent
You should choose only one person to be your health care agent; this person is called your primary agent (or agent). In the event that you can not communicate, your agent will share your values and wishes with the physicians and nurses taking care of you. One reason there can be only one person appointed as your agent is to lessen the chance of any disagreements between people, and allow decisions to be made more clearly.
Then choose two alternate agents
We encourage you to choose two alternate agents. Your first alternate agent would become your agent only if your primary agent were unavailable or unable to serve, such as if he or she:
- Can not be reached during your medical crisis or
- States that he or she is emotionally or physically unable to serve in the role of your agent or
- Has died
Your second alternate agent would only become your agent in the event that neither your primary or first alternate agent are available to serve as your agent.
Become familiar with responsibilities of your agent
In the state of California, a health care agent is authorized to make decisions about such as these:
- Make choices about your medical care, including decisions about tests, medicines and surgery. It also includes decisions to provide, not provide, or stop all forms of health care to keep you alive, including artificial nutrition (food) and hydration (water).
- Review or allow the release of medical records.
- Decide which health care providers and organizations can provide your medical care.
- Arrange for and make decisions about the care of your body after death (including autopsy).
Your agent speaks on your behalf
Usually, the agent manages your care in the event that you are unable to make decisions or communicate your desires. However, some people choose to have their agent make health care decisions for them even when they are still able to make decisions on their own. You might make this choice if you are diagnosed with a progressive illness such as Alzheimer's disease.
If you wish to limit some authority of your chosen agent it is best to specific in your Advance Health Care Directive.
How to choose a good health care agent
An important part of life care planning is appointing a health care agent to make your health care decisions if you could not make them for yourself.
Many people select a close family member, but you are free to pick anyone you think could best represent you.
A good health care agent is someone who knows you well, who you trust to understand your values, and who can act according to your wishes. A good agent should also be someone with the ability to understand information and make good decisions in stressful situations.
Who cannot be your health care agent
There are some types of people who you cannot choose to be your agent. These may depend on the state in which you live. For instance, in California, you may not choose your doctor or any employee of Kaiser Permanente (or other health care organization where you receive care) unless this person is your relative or co-worker.
What to consider when choosing an agent
Selecting a health care agent is a big decision and deserves some careful thought. Here are some questions to ask yourself before choosing a health care agent:
- Who knows me really well?
- Who will honor my wishes even if they are different from his or her own?
- Who is typically available when I need them?
- Who has shown in the past that they are concerned with my happiness and well-being?
- Who is able to understand complex situations?
- Who is good at making difficult decisions even when emotions are involved?
Once you decide who to choose as your agent
Once you decide who to choose as your agent, you will want to make sure that this person is willing to accept this responsibility. You will also want to ensure that this person is willing to follow the values and instructions that you have shared with them. You should inform your other loved ones and Kaiser Permanente who you have chosen to be your health care agent. To make this choice official, identify your agent in your Advance Health Care Directive.
What if you don't have a health care agent?
Designating a health care agent is just one step in the process of life care planning.
Thinking about your values and communicating them to those around you is another crucial step. Some people don't have a person to appoint as an agent or choose not to name an agent. If you decide not to appoint a health care agent, it is even more important to make your values, priorities and health care wishes known.
Effective ways to inform others of your wishes
You can communicate your wishes in several ways:
- You can use the Advance Health Care Directive to explain the care you would or would not want in certain situations. You will want to be as specific as possible to give your doctors information they need to guide decisions about your medical care in the event that you are incapable of making or expressing your wishes.
- Have discussions about values and health care choices with friends, family, and others in your life. These discussions inform others of your desires so that they can participate in decision-making on your behalf if needed.
- Communicate your values and priorities to your doctor regularly so he or she has an understanding of what care you would want for yourself.
Once shared with your physician, your medical wishes will be placed into your medical chart. That way, if ever needed in an emergency situation, your physician would know your preferences regarding medical intervention.
Talking with your agent
General tips for starting the conversation with the person you want to be your agent
How you choose to approach the subject may depend on who you are selecting. For example, you might have a very different conversation with your adult son or daughter than you would have with a trusted neighbor. So, these tips can be customized to work for you:
- Pick a good time and a comfortable place to have a conversation. You don't want to be rushed or interrupted.
- It is a good idea to "set the stage" at the beginning of the conversation by mentioning that you have something important you need to speak about.
- Describe what a health care agent is and does, the importance of having one, and tell the person why you want her or him to be your agent.
- Let the person know that you understand that this is a serious request you are making and that you don't want him or her to feel forced to serve as your agent if this is not something they feel able to do.
- Explain that if he or she agrees to be your agent, you'd like to have a discussion about your values and wishes for future health care. You would do this so that if he or she ever had to speak on your behalf, there would be no need to guess what kind of care you would want.
- Give him or her time to thoughtfully consider what you are asking and to provide you with an answer at a later point in time.


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It's well established that to limit spending, it makes sense to leave the credit cards at home. Now comes a Canadian study reporting that people are more likely to spend when given worn old bills than crisp new ones.
Except when other people were watching. Then they were more likely to spend the clean, crisp bills.
"People want to rid themselves of worn bills because they are disgusted by the contamination from others," the authors write, "whereas people put a premium on crisp currency because they take pride in owning bills that can be spent around others. This suggests that the physical appearance of money matters more than traditionally thought."
The study, by Fabrizio Di Muro (University of Winnipeg) and Theodore J. Noseworthy (University of Guelph), appears in the Journal of Consumer Research.


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The Air Force has successfully fired a plane-based laser at the hood of a test car, successfully melting it. It's like the plot of Real Genius come to life!
The chemical laser (the same idea proposed in Real Genius) was fired from a turret in the belly of a C-130 and used to "kill" a vehicle (also the intended Real Genius target). Other than being non-lethal, we think this is way less effective than a cruise missile. Just aim them at something other than cars. What really would have happened if those darn, meddling kids hadn't re-directed the laser into a house filled with a giant Jiffy Pop, in the video below. (Hat Tip to NewCarSmell!)


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JOB FOR A COWBOY announce "The End of the World" December tour; presented by Modern Rebellion
- October 18th, 2012 –
Support to come from Cephalic Carnage, I Declare War, Legion, and one more TBA
JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced that they will be embarking on a short tour of the northeastern US, with select dates in Canada. Direct support on the tour will come from Cephalic Carnage with additional supporting acts I Declare War and Legion, with one more TBA. The tour will begin December 6th and wraps up on December 18th.
Founding member and vocalist Jonny Davy adds: "Hey guys! We're very excited to announce our first headlining run in almost two years! This will be an incredible tour with the lineup we've put together. We have one more special guest to announce as well as a couple more tricks up our sleeve. Do not miss this tour! It's going to be a rager!"
Popular horror portal Bloody Disgusting hosted the premiere of JOB FOR A COWBOY's "Tarnished Gluttony" video. The disturbing nine-and-a-half-minute clip was directed by Michael Panduro (Saint Vitus, Cephalic Carnage), and is from the band's Demonocracy full-length, issued earlier this year through Metal Blade Records. View "Tarnished Gluttony" at THIS LOCATION. "Tarnished Gluttony" was recently awarded with the "Best Kill" award at The Three Corpse Circus film festival in Ann Arbor, MI. The video will also be screened at the San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in Spain on October 29th.
MetalSucks.net has been hosting an exclusive instructional guitar column, entitled The Leads Are Weak, written by JOB FOR A COWBOY's Tony Sannicandro. The popular column is an insightful, educational, and entertaining outlook on various guitar techniques. The columns can be read HERE.
"they're out to rule the tech-death scene, and if they keep making records this great, they'll succeed." Alternative Press
"The more experienced they get, the better songwriters JFAC become, as tracks like "Imperium Wolves" and "Tarnished Gluttony" attest, while charismatic vocalist Jonny Davy continues to show impressive range." Decibel Magazine
"as vicious a can of whup-ass as the new-school death-metal group has ever opened." The Onion's AV Club
Tour w/ Cephalic Carnage, I Declare War, and Legion
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12/07 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
12/08 Buffalo, NY Mohawk
12/09 Toronto, ON Rum Runners
12/10 Montreal, QC FouFounes
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CFPB Appoints Texas Appleseed Finance Expert to its Consumer Advisory Board
Longtime fighter of predatory payday loans is one of seven new members nationally
AUSTIN, Texas — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now has a new expert in Texas finance and lending practices with the appointment of Ann Baddour of Texas Appleseed to its Consumer Advisory Board.
Baddour is one of seven new members from across the country invited to serve on this prestigious national board. She is a senior policy analyst at Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit public interest law center that promotes social and economic justice for all Texans.
Her experience, most recently in working to reform payday and auto title lending in Texas, will help further the mission of the CFPB, which is to make markets for consumer financial products and services work for Americans.
"I hope to use this opportunity to share on-the-ground experiences of Texas consumers and consumer advocates in support of reining in predatory lending abuses and encouraging a fair and vibrant consumer financial services market," said Baddour.
Texas' Unified Ordinance Reins in Predatory Lending
Texas Appleseed's Baddour has been a leader in helping cities pass a unified ordinance to protect their residents from payday and auto title lending abuses, while also working toward statewide reform. Eighteen Texas cities have passed the unified ordinance, covering 42 percent of the payday and auto title loan locations in the state and protecting more than 7 million Texans.
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Baddour's work at Appleseed helped contribute to national safeguards for low- to moderate-income families who are sending money outside of the U.S. The work included studying pricing in remittance markets, data analysis, and bringing together immigrant groups and business leaders to explore best practices for remittances. This early work helped lay the groundwork for rules adopted by the CFPB under the Dodd-Frank Act. The rules provide basic guarantees for wire transfers and establish fair pricing disclosures.
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Treasury Secretary Geithner Joins Council on Foreign Relations as Corporate Media Continues Globalist Coverup
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Feb 7, 2013
"The CFR is the American Branch of a society which originated in England, and which believes that national boundaries should be obliterated, and a one-world rule established."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and one of the architects of the bailouts that gave hundreds of billions of dollars to the big banks (including foreign-owned banks) Timothy Geithner has rejoined the globalist Council on Foreign Relations.
In a move that should have been seen a mile away, the CFR has brought their puppet Geithner onboard as a "distinguished fellow," which apparently happens after you have worked for the big banks and the idea of a world government long enough to distinguish yourself among the globalists that occupy this organization.
In a post on the councils official website, president and noted globalist Richard N. Haass let us all know how thrilled the CFR is to have Tim back on the team.
"We are thrilled to welcome Tim back to the Council on Foreign Relations," said CFR President Richard N. Haass. "Both at Treasury and at the New York Federal Reserve, Tim was a tireless, creative, and responsible custodian of the public trust.
His coming to CFR only strengthens our capacity to produce thoughtful analysis of issues at the intersection of economic, political, and strategic developments."
The post also made it clear that Geithner was very instrumental in the Obama Administration, overseeing the bailout and supposed reforms to the financial system. (which only made it easier for the biggest globalist controlled banks to reign rough-shot over the world)
As President Obama's treasury secretary, Geithner played a central role in formulating U.S. domestic and international economic policy for the past four years.
He was a principal architect of the president's strategy to avert economic collapse and to reform the financial system, while also tackling a broad set of international economic challenges. He served in this position from January 26, 2009 through January 25, 2013.
Clearly the Council on Foreign Relations has an extreme amount of power within the United States. (and through connected round table groups throughout the world)
A group this powerful must be covered by the mainstream media on a daily basis right?
Sadly, this couldn't be further from the truth, with the corporate controlled media worshiping the group and using psychological manipulation tactics to convince the American people that they are just a bunch of old guys with little to no real power.
MSNBC: "I Love the CFR"
A perfect example of the corporate medias CFR psyop occurred this morning during a segment on MSNBC's Morning Joe when a guest from Politico revealed (a few hours before the CFR itself announced it) that Geithner was joining the group.
After being told the news, the hosts, including the daughter of globalist godfather Zibgniew Brzezinski, can be heard jumping with joy and then immediately attempting to downplay the CFR by making fun of those who have spoken out against the organizations stated goals which include the loss of US sovereignty in favor of a one world order.
After making a joke about the CFR presidents eating habits as if he really doesn't do anything important, the hosts went on to not only shill for the group but to reveal their absolute love for the globalist organization.
"People always tell me oh the CFR, one world government, international conspiracy… Its like I've been over there man, they can't even get my sandwich order right, there is no international plot."
"Its a lovely place."
"I love the CFR!"
"I do too."
If anything, the above mentioned segment on MSNBC was at least transparent, with the hosts openly worshiping the group and, in turn, letting the American people know who they actually work for.
Real Truth about the Council on Foreign Relations
Throughout the years many prominent people have exposed the CFR for what they really are, including Professor of History at Georgetown University and former mentor to Bill Clinton, Carol Quigley.
"The CFR is the American Branch of a society which originated in England, and which believes that national boundaries should be obliterated, and a one-world rule established."
Rear Admiral Chester Ward:
"The most powerful clique in these elitist groups have one objective in common — they want to bring about the surrender of the sovereingty of the national independence of the United States.
A second clique of international members in the CFR comprises the Wall Street international bankers and their key agents. Primarily, they want the world banking monopoly from whatever power ends up in the control of global government."
Dan Smoot, former member of the FBI headquarters staff:
"The ultimate aim of the CFR is to create a one-world socialist system, and to make the U.S. an official part of it."
Congressmen John R. Rarick:
"The CFR, dedicated to one-world government, financed by a number of the largest tax-exempt foundations, and wielding such power and influence over our lives in the areas of finance, business, labor, military, education, and mass communication-media, should be familiar to every American concerned with good government, and with preserving and defending the U.S. Constitution and our free-enterprise system.
Yet, the nation's right-to-know machinery, the news media, usually so aggressive in exposures to inform our people, remain conspicuously silent when it comes to the CFR, its members and their activities.
"The CFR is the establishment.
Not only does it have influence and power in key decision-making positions at the highest levels of government to apply pressure from above, but it also finances and uses individuals and groups to bring pressure from below, to justify the high level decisions for converting the U.S. from a sovereign Constitution Republic into a servile member of a one-world dictatorship."
Famed Arizona Senator and Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater: (who has multiple schools and organizations named after him within Arizona)
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In 1951 and 1952 the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee under the chairmanship of Pat McCarran (D-Nev), conducted a lengthy investigation into the activities of the Institute of Pacific Relations. The establishment of a communist government in China had destroyed American prestige throughout Asia.
The committee concluded that the American policy decisions which helped establish the communist control of China were made by IPR officials who were traitors or were under the influence of traitors whose allegiance lay in Moscow.
IPR was a creation of the Council on Foreign Relations. The CFR is the American branch of a society which originated in England. Internationalist in viewpoint, the CFR, along with the Atlantic Union movement and the Atlantic Council of the United States, believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established.
Professor Owen Lattimore, who headed the IPR, when it was so influential in determining American policy in the Far East, was termed a "conscious, articulate instrument of the Soviet international conspiracy." Additionally, the committee named other highly placed members of the IPR – Lauchlin Curry, Alger Hiss, Joseph Barnes, Philip Jessup, and Harry Dexter White – as Soviet sympathizers or perhaps Soviet agents.
John Foster Dulles and his brother, Allen, were early members of the Council on Foreign Relations. When Dulles became Secretary of State, he implemented a policy of resistance to communist expansion, and his old friends at the CFR became his most severe critics.
The CFR argued that communism was changing – that the Russians felt threatened by the superior military power of the West – that its expansionist activities were really defensive. They said that once Russia caught up with the West in industrial and military power, the hostility would be modified. This is the root of the convergence theory supported by J. William Fulbright. Dulles maintained that communism, so long as it remains communism, does not change in any essential respect.
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After World War I we could no longer remain isolationist. The changing times required us to become a participant in the world community of nations. Scolars turned their attention to foreign affairs.
What was to become the American Council on Foreign Relations was organized in Paris in 1919 under the sponsorship of Colonel E. M. House, who had exerted much power in the Wilson administration. This nongovernmental private grouping attracted a variety of individuals who considered themselves to be, or desired to become, specialists in foreign affairs.
In its September 1, 1961 issue, the Christian Science Monitor described the Council on Foreign Relations as "probably one of the most influential, semipublic organizations in the field of foreign policy."
The Monitor said, "The CFR is composed of 1,400 of the most elite names in the world of government, labor, business, finance, communication, the foundations, and the academies. It is staffed almost every key position of every administration since that of FDR."
In September 1939 two members of the Council on Foreign Relations, Hamilton Fish Armstrong and Walter H. Mallory, visited the U.S. State Department to offer the services of the council. They proposed to do research and make recommendations to the State Department without formal assignment or responsibility, particularly in four areas – security armaments, economic and financial problems, political problems, and territorial problems.
The Rockefeller Foundation agreed to finance the operation of this plan.From that day forward the Council on Foreign Relations has placed its members in policy-making positions with the federal government, not limited to the State Department.
Since 1944 every American Secretary of State, with the exception of James F. Byrnes, has been a member of the CFR. Almost without exception the members of the CFR are united by a congeniality of birth, economic status, and educational background.
A number of writers disturbed by the influential role this organization has played in determining foreign policy have concluded the Council on Foreign Relations and its members are an active part of the communist conspiracy for world domination.
To support this construction, they cite the fact that since the end of World War II the free world, and the United States in particular have suffered an unbroken string of defeats at the hands of world communism.
Their syllogistic argument goes something like this: The Council on Foreign Relations has dominated American foreign policy since 1945; all American policy decisions have resulted in losses to the communists; therefore, all members of the CFR are communist sympathizers.
Many of the policies advocated by the CFR have been damaging to the cause of freedom and particularly to the United States, but this is not because the members are communist or communist sympathizers. This explanation of our foreign policy reversals is too pat, too simplistic.
I believe the Council on Foreign Relations and its ancillary elitist groups are indifferent to communism. They have no ideological anchors. In their pursuit of a new world order they are prepared to deal without prejudice with a communist state, a socialist state, a democratic state, monarchy, oligarchy – it's all the same to them.
Rear Admiral Chester Ward, USN (Retd.), who was a member of the CFR for sixteen years, has written, "The most powerful clique in these elitist groups have one objective in common – they want to bring about the surrender of the sovereignty and the national independence of the United States."
Their goal is to impose a benign stability on the quarreling family of nations through merger and consolidation. They see the elimination of national boundaries, the suppression of racial and ethnic loyalties as the most expeditious avenue to world peace.
Their rationale rests exclusively on materialsm. They believe economic competition is the root cause of international tension. This approach dismisses as insignificant the form of government or the political ideology expressed by that form.
It may be that if the CFR vision of the future could be realized, there would be a reduction in wars, a lessening of poverty, a more efficient utilization of the world's resources.
To my mind, this would inevitably be accompanied by a loss in personal freedom of choice and the reestablishment of the restraints which provoked the American Revolution. Source
What a wonderful group to profess your love to live on air!
The above quotes are merely a small portion of the people who have exposed the true intentions of the CFR. To list them all would require dozens of pages but the information is out there and, with the advent of the internet, extremely easy to find.
As Geithner returns home after successfully playing the role of globalist puppet within the Obama Administration, it is paramount that the free media and everyday citizens throughout the country continue to speak out and fight against any and all plans for a one world government.
Prediction: With Geithner gone, in the days and weeks ahead we are sure to see at least one major appointment of another CFR member to a position of power by President Obama.
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