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Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?
A sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 classic sci-fi "Blade Runner" has finally been assigned a release date in early 2018. The movie will be directed by Denis Villeneuve (most recently, "Sicario" and "Enemy"). But - who should score the new film? FACT Magazine presents who they would want to hear soundtracking Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford's adventures with the replicants. [more inside]
"In my family, a B-flat was a fuckin' B-flat."
How Randy Newman and His Family Have Shaped Movie Music for Generations by David Kamp [Vanity Fair] Sure, you know of the Oscar-winning composer behind Toy Story and his endearingly offbeat songwriting, but Newman, 72, is also the patriarch of a clan that has helped shape movie music since the talkies. [more inside]
The Third Coen Brother
Much like Steven Spielberg and his longtime collaboration with John Williams, it's incredibly difficult to imagine a Coen Brothers film without the indispensable work of Carter Burwell: [more inside]
One great rock show can change the world
Indie auteur Richard Linklater pleasantly surprised audiences with his charming 2003 comedy School of Rock, in which a struggling musician (High Fidelity co-star and Tenacious D frontman Jack Black) hijacks a 4th grade prep school class and inspires them to become a killer rock band. Buoyed by likeable characters, a great soundtrack, remarkably talented kid musicians, and Black's lengthy, irrepressible, almost improvisational classroom scenes, the film earned rave reviews and inspired scads of copycat programs around the world (as featured in the '05 documentary and reality series Rock School). But while the cast kicked ass at their ten-year reunion concert in 2013, plans for a sequel fell through. Everyone loves an encore, though. And so this weekend saw the Broadway debut of the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical starring Alex Brightman, with a TV adaptation to air on Nickelodeon next year. Because there's no way you can stop... the School of Rock. [more inside]
The Ecstasy of Old
Too many films are blighted by lacklustre music - Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone, 88, asserts that contemporary soundtracks are ruined by "amateur" composers and "synthesized" sounds. Is this just attention-grabbing comments for his upcoming tour, old-school vs. new wave, grumpy curmudgeon on the porch ranting? Or does the OST for Mad Max: Fury Road suck? [more inside]
The Color of Pomegranates, rescored by Nicolas Jaar and Juno Reactor
When Martin Scorsese introduced his Film Foundation's newly restored version of The Colour of Pomegranates at the Toronto film festival in September he told the expectant audience they were going to witness images and visions "pretty much unlike anything in cinema history".For a taste of what has been restored, you can watch the entire unremastered film in two parts on YouTube, and the whole film in lower quality on Archive.org. For another novel experience, you can view a much higher quality of the film with a new score by Nicolas Jaar, and see a lower quality version with the new score by Ben Watkins AKA Juno Reactor, as commissioned by the Bialystok Film Festival in Poland last year. Juno Reactor had previously used visuals from Pomegranates for the video of "God is God." [more inside]
The 1969 Armenian film, voted 84th best of all-time in the most recent Sight & Sound magazine greatest movies poll, only gained a belated official release in western cinemas in 1982, but even the cinephiles and critics who have lauded the film with such extravagant praise since should now prepare to see Sergei Parajanov's masterpiece afresh.
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg turned 50 this year. The movie in full. Or here: Part 1 Part 2. (These are not tears. There's a draft in the room making my eyes water.) Reviews: Songs in the Key of Everyday Life/Jonathan Rosenbaum/Chicago Reader, Slant, Ebert. [more inside]
The Sounds of Things to Come
Sound of Cinema - British Sci-Fi from the BFI Days of Fear and Wonder - BBC Radio 3 talks to film composer Stephen Price about The Shape of Things to Come, Alien, Gravity, and other science fiction soundtracks.
Deliver Us
Ridley Scott's new film Exodus: Gods and Kings recasts the myth of Moses in typically grimdark swords-and-sandals fashion. It... ain't so good. Want something more artful? Look no further than The Prince of Egypt [alt], an underrated masterpiece of DreamWorks' traditional animation era. Directed by Brenda Chapman (a first for women in animation), scored to spectacular effect by Hans Zimmer and Stephen Schwartz, and voiced by, among others, Voldemort, Batman, and Professor X, the ambitious film features gorgeous, striking visuals and tastefully integrated CGI in nearly every scene. It also manages the improbable feat of maturing beyond cartoon clichés while humanizing the prophet's journey from carefree scion to noble (and remorseful) liberator without offending half the planet -- while still being quite a fun ride. Already seen it? Catch the making-of documentary, or click inside for more. [more inside]
Music From The Grand Budapest Hotel
Pitchfork is streaming the soundtrack to Wes Anderson's upcoming movie The Grand Budapest Hotel (previously). [more inside]
Implied Contrapuntals
2001: A Space Odyssey - Discerning Themes through Score and Imagery: As Ligeti's music ends, the first image we see is a celestial alignment of the sun the earth and the moon as Richard Strauss' exhilarating Also Sprach Zarathustra begins. It's critical to note that Thus Spoke Zarathustra is also a novel by Friedrich Nietzsche. This musical choice thus signals that the film deals with the same central issues in this book. [via][more inside]
The jury's in... and they can't deny that view, either.
A month after its release, Naughty Dog's sweeping interactive epic The Last of Us is being hailed as one of the best games of all time, with perfect scores even from notoriously demanding critics. Inspired by an eerily beautiful segment from the BBC's Planet Earth, the game portrays an America twenty years after a pandemic of the zombiefying Cordyceps fungus (previously), leaving behind lush wastelands of elegant decay teeming with monsters and beset by vicious bandits, a brutal military, and the revolutionary Fireflies. Into this bleak vision of desperate violence journey Joel, a gruffly stoic Texan with a painful past, and his ward Ellie, a precocious teenager who may hold the key to mankind's future. Boasting tense, immersive gameplay, compelling performances from a diverse cast, a movingly minimalist score from Oscar-winning Gustavo Santaolalla, and an array of influences from Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men to Cormac McCarthy's The Road, it's already being slotted alongside BioShock Infinite and Half-Life 2 as one of modern gaming's crowning achievements. And while it's hard to disentangle plot from action, you don't have to buy a PS3 to experience it -- YouTube offers many filmic edits of the game, including this three-hour version of all relevant passages. And don't miss the 84-minute documentary exploring every facet of its production. [more inside]
"And tell me, how long have you been combin' your hair with a wrench?"
Though it became an epic flop and forced Francis Ford Coppola to declare bankruptcy, the 1982 musical One From the Heart (previously) did produce one hell of a soundtrack featuring the unlikely collaboration between Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle. Here's the story of how it all came together. [more inside]
It's debatable whether the troubled World War Z signals the end of the ongoing zombie craze, but the film that started it all is much more clear: Danny Boyle's bleak, artful cult horror-drama 28 Days Later, which saw its US premiere ten years ago this weekend. From its iconic opening shots of an eerily abandoned London (set to Godspeed You! Black Emperor's brooding post-rock epic "East Hastings") to the frenzied chaos of its climax, Boyle's film -- a dark yet humanist tale of a world eviscerated by a frighteningly contagious epidemic of murderous rage -- reinvented and reinvigorated the genre that Romero built (though many insist its rabid, sprinting berserkers don't really count). And while sequel 28 Weeks Later with its heavyhanded Iraq War allusions failed to live up to the original (despite boasting one of the most viscerally terrifying opening sequences in modern horror), and 28 Months looks increasingly unlikely, there remains a small universe of side content from the film, including music, short films, comics, and inspired-by games. [more inside]
Nothing Else Matters
Kathryn Bigelow's striking bin Laden manhunt thriller Zero Dark Thirty arrives in wide release tonight on the heels of a final artful trailer -- one with oddly familiar musical accompaniment. The funereal hymn, a cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" (lyrics), deftly recasts the 90s power ballad as a haunting dirge of quiet grief, shattered ideals, and a singleminded focus on revenge, a perfect distillation of the film's profoundly grim thesis. But while the song may be fitting, it wasn't composed for the project -- it's just the latest success story from Belgian women's choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers, whose mournful reinterpretations of classic and modern rock -- catapulted by their rendition of "Creep" in The Social Network -- have made them famous around the world, with star turns in the likes of Homeland ("Every Breath You Take") and Downton Abbey ("With or Without You"). Cover comparison site WhoSampled offers a list of YouTube comparisons between the covers and the originals; look inside for more of their work in movies and television. [more inside]
Restoring Stanley Kramer's "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
What you see here is a prime example of what happens to film that is neglected and improperly stored. This is an original reel from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World that is now untouchable. The film has turned acidic, sporting the strongest and most foul vinegar-like odor I have ever smelled. In fact, Robert Harris told me a story of how his contact lenses were singed by the fumes the film produced, causing temporary retinal damage to his eye. [more inside]
Lux Aeterna
Does the success of Trent Reznor, Clint Mansell and others suggest an end to the dominance of the traditional orchestral soundtrack?
Star Wars. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Star Trek: The Next Generation. Battlestar Galactica (1978), Superman: The Movie. What do all of these iconic scifi music themes have in common? Bear McCeary discusses the physics behind them. [more inside]
You shall Hear things, Wonderful to tell
A decade on, the Coen brothers' woefully underrated O Brother, Where Art Thou? [alt] is remembered for a lot of things: its sun-drenched, sepia-rich cinematography (a pioneer of digital color grading), its whimsical humor, fluid vernacular, and many subtle references to Homer's Odyssey. But one part of its legacy truly stands out: the music. Assembled by T-Bone Burnett, the soundtrack is a cornucopia of American folk music, exhibiting everything from cheery ballads and angelic hymns to wistful blues and chain-gang anthems. Woven into the plot of the film through radio and live performances, the songs lent the story a heartfelt, homespun feel that echoed its cultural heritage, a paean and uchronia of the Old South. Though the multiplatinum album was recently reissued, the movie's medley is best heard via famed documentarian D. A. Pennebaker's Down from the Mountain, an extraordinary yet intimate concert film focused on a night of live music by the soundtrack's stars (among them Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Chris Thomas King, bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley) and wryly hosted by John Hartford, an accomplished fiddler, riverboat captain, and raconteur whose struggle with terminal cancer made this his last major performance. The film is free in its entirety on Hulu and YouTube -- click inside for individual clips, song links, and breakdowns of the set list's fascinating history. [more inside]
Syd Dale, Legend of Library
There is no questioning Syd Dale's [mid-60s UK NSFW] place amongst the legends of library music. ... his lavish big band inspired compositions were quickly brought to the public's attention through their use in countless t.v. shows and advertisements. Much of his work could be as classed as easy listening however Dale was also adept at incorporating elements of funk and spy jazz.
* [The music of the 1967 Spider-Man animated TV series - to which he so memorably contributed - has been discussed previously.] [more inside]
Here comes a Lion... oh yes, it's a Lion...
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba! It's been nearly two decades since that glorious savanna sunrise, and once again The Lion King is at the top of the box office. It's a good chance to revisit what made the original the capstone of the Disney Renaissance, starting with the music. Not the gaudy show tunes or the Elton John ballads, but the soaring, elegiac score by Hans Zimmer which, despite winning an Oscar, never saw a full release outside of an unofficial bootleg. Luckily, it's unabridged and high-quality, allowing one to lay Zimmer's haunting, pulse-pounding, joyful tracks alongside the original video (part 2, 3, 4), revealing the subtle leitmotifs and careful matching of music and action. In addition, South African collaborator Lebo M wove traditional Zulu chorals into the score, providing veiled commentary on scenes like this; his work was later expanded into a full album, the Broadway stage show, and projects closer to his heart. Speaking of expanded works, there were inevitable sequels -- all of which you can experience with The Lion King: Full Circle (download guide), a fan-made, three-hour supercut of the original film and its two follow-ups. Want more? Look... harder... [more inside]
Howard Shore's music for Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
The annotated scores for [*and Filmtracks.com's reviews of] Howard Shore's soundtracks to The Fellowship of the Ring*, The Two Towers*, and The Return of the King*
Lux Æterna, Disney Edition
Requiem for a Mermaid. Requiem for a Lion King. Requiem for Pocahontas. Requiem for a Hunchback. (Previously: Requiem for Ferris Bueller, Toy Story Requiem.)
The Soundworks Collection gives a behind-the-scenes look into the work of talented sound teams working on feature films, soundtrack scoring, and video games with a compilation of exclusive interviews, awards shows / event panel coverage and sound stage / studio room videos. Vimeo Channel. YouTube Channel. [more inside]
Recording the Star Wars Saga
Recording the Star Wars Saga (1 MB PDF) [more inside]
Still Great?
Waterlife — No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us all. And as species of fish disappear and rates of birth defects and cancer rise, it seems one thing is clear: the Great Lakes are changing and something's not quite right with the water. An interactive documentary film from the National Film Board of Canada. [more inside]
The Art of Memory
The Art of Memory - minimal film music art
Henry Mancini
His melodies are more familiar than those of any other soundtrack composer except perhaps John Williams. He won 20 Grammy Awards, more than any other pop musician in history, and 4 Academy Awards. He scored what some consider the greatest opening shot in cinema history. His versatility encompassed situation comedy as well as science fiction horror. He is commemorated on a 37-cent stamp. He is Henry Mancini. [more inside]
Arthur Penn's "Mickey One"
Often dismissed as a failed experiment, this oddity from Arthur Penn is a constantly surprising and enigmatic classic. Two years ahead of Bonnie and Clyde, this New Hollywood prototype is ragged and frantic, a skewed but thrilling attempt to rewrite established narrative form. [more inside]
Jerry Fielding
Jerry Fielding (1922-1980) was one of cinema's most distinctive voices in the 1960s and especially '70s, the perfect musical complement to the films of Sam Peckinpah*, Michael Winner, Clint Eastwood and others. His scores are marked by modernism and intricate orchestrations but also a poetic beauty and intensity—an appropriate accompaniment to the decade's strange and often sad (but never sentimental) criminals and antiheroes, be they in westerns (The Wild Bunch) or crime films. He was, however, capable of numerous styles (he was a former Vegas bandleader), and wrote a great number of scores (from sticoms to dramas to sci-fi) for television. - Film Score Monthly [more inside]
He wrote a score they couldn't refuse
One Hundred Years, One Hundred Scores. The Hollywood Reporter and a jury of film music experts select the 100 greatest film scores of all time. One of the jury is Dan Goldwasser, editor of Soundtrack.net, which publishers interviews with composers, reviews of soundtracks and keeps a valuable list of trailer music - for when a new trailer uses old film music and you can't quite remember where it's from. [more inside]
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre (September 13, 1924 – March 29, 2009) was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, he is best known for his film scores for motion pictures, particularly those of David Lean: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). All three of these scores won Academy Awards. - Wikipedia
Tennessee Williams said it was the best film version of any of his plays. Roger Ebert called it "awkward and hopeless on its most fundamental level". John Waters calls it a major influence on the development of his taste. [more inside]
Scenes From Latcho Drom
First, and foremost, here is La Caíta - El Pájaro Negro. Could there be singing anymore heartfelt than this ? I wonder. And here she is, in an ancillary role, with the Amaya family. Also, from Spain, here is Tchavolo Schmitt, Dorado Schmitt & Hono Winterstein - Kali Sara & Tchavolo swing. From Romania, here are Taraf de Haïdouks and, from them, here is Taraf de Haïdouks and of them, here is Balada Conducatorolui - Nicolae Neacsu. From the Thar of Rajasthan, here is the very charismatic Talab Khan Barna, and here, from Egypt, is Bambi Saidi. And let the etymological connection between Egypt and gypsy be noted here and now, by the way.
All of these are. of course, excerpts from Latcho Drom. [more inside]
All of these are. of course, excerpts from Latcho Drom. [more inside]
The Room: Best/Worst/Best Vanity Project Ever
The Room: The Movie. Triple-threat (actor/writer/director) Tommy Wiseau made his cinematic debut in 2003 with the The Room (see trailer and various scenes), "a blend between a softcore porn flick and a Tennessee Williams stageplay." Wiseau ("who's not just one of the most unusual looking and sounding-with an unidentifiable Eastern European accent-leading men ever to grace the screen, but a narcissist nonpareil whose movie makes Vincent Gallo's "The Brown Bunny" seem the apotheosis of cinematic self-restraint...may be something of a first: A movie that prompts most of its viewers to ask for their money back-before even 30 minutes have passed." - Variety), allegedly raised $6 million outside Hollywood to cover production and marketing costs of the self-described "black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies" (see various rough dress rehersals). Audience members, including comedian David Cross, have been "marveling at the bizarre editing, bad bluescreen, uncomfortably explicit sex scenes and, of course, the enigma of Wiseau himself" as the film played monthly for years in Los Angeles. Available on DVD, diehard "roomies" swear by the theatrical experience, shout out their own commentary, hurl spoons at the screen and singalong to the soundtrack. Some call it "The Rocky Horror of the New Millenium" and stage "Room" parties. If you look at the marketing campaign or survived a screening you might see The Room as "a seminar on how NOT to make a movie." [Inspired by Boing Boing]
coperture della colonna sonora
A huge, comprehensive collection of Italian soundtrack covers. With print runs as small as 300, some of these soundtracks are impossible to find nowadays. Some of the cover art is really fantastic. There's a pretty extensive collection of French, German, American, English and Japanese soundtracks too.
Way down in the hole
John Debney fought with Satan to score "The Passion of the Christ." Literally: "I had all these computers and synthesizers in my studio and the hard drives would go down and the digital picture that lives on the computer with the music would just freeze on his [Satan's] face... and I was verbalizing and saying to Satan, 'Manifest yourself right now...'"
Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz? "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."
Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz? "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore." While no one involved with Pink Floyd has ever admitted to any link between the band's seminal 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon" and the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," urban legend purports that the album was conceived as an alternate soundtrack to the film.
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quote GoldenMagikarpEvent_Collector Hi again! Did you miss this post, or didn't you find anything you wanted? If the Farfetch'd is in gen IV, would you trade it for a French Aura Mew [Mild - Likes to run.]?Event_Collector
Hello! Is this in gen IV?
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And if it is, is there anyting in my shop that you would trade for it?
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text: No. The SD card is basically for storage. It's basically an item for freeing up space on the Wii by transferring over VC games you don't intend to play too often to the SD card. Say you were running out of memory on the Wii and you were halfway through Ocarina of Time, but didn't intend to play it any time soon. You could put it on an SD card to free up memory space until you decide you want to put it back onto the Wii.


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MARSHALL - All they wanted to do was fit in with the rest of Marshall's downtown.
For the last few months, 5th and Main LLP, owned by Kevin Ohme and Charlie Aufenthie, has done a remodeling project to the building that houses Lyon County Abstract and Title, Banker's Equipment and Tom Haynes' appraisal service.
"The Marshall downtown looks so nice, and we have a dominant corner here," Ohme said.
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Work continues in the building at the corner of Fifth and Main Streets, which houses Lyon County Abstract and Title, Banker's Equipment and Tom Haynes' appraisal service. The owners expect most of the exterior work to be done by the end of the month.
Ohme said the building, which has contained everything from a service station to an upholstery business, needed some work to look like the rest of downtown.
"It was tan brick and green metal up on the top," Ohme said. "What we're trying to do is put on a new face."
"We're just trying to bring it into a newly-refurbished building," Aufenthie said.
So in May, Ohme said he and Aufenthie started pursuing funds through the city of Marshall to rehabilitate the building. Aufenthie said they also paid out-of-pocket for the renovations.
Ohme said the brick facade was ripped off, which was showing cracks and structural deficiencies.
"Then it escalated into something larger...new windows," Ohme said. "It becomes evident if you're going to make that kind of improvement, you should replace the energy-robbing doors and windows, sidewalks, outdoor lighting and landscaping."
Aufenthie and Ohme said other things appeared when the facade came off.
"The original building had eight doors coming into it," Ohme said.
Ohme said he and Aufenthie hired mainly local companies for the project, Tutt Construction as the general contractor, along with Mark Deutz Construction, St. Aubin Drywall, Buysse Roofing, and Southwest Glass and Coleman Electric, which are less than a block from the building.
"We're kind of a neighborhood project," Ohme said.
Ohme said the windows will have a new, updated appearance, which includes Efis (exterior insulation finishing system) siding.
"The corner will have transom windows and we're replacing the aluminum window frames with bronze and bronze-tinted glass," Ohme said. "It will be more modern-looking."
The future plan, Ohme said, is to build an additional, handicap-accessible bathroom in the building and moving some of the doorways inside."
Aufenthie said the Efis siding should be mostly complete by the end of November.
"By the end of the month, it should be looking pretty sharp," Aufenthie said.


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LONDON -- European equity markets are lower Thursday, with investors cautious ahead of today's U.S. Federal Reserve announcement on further stimulus measures. In Europe, money has been flowing away from riskier assets and into perceived safe havens, with German bund yields hitting new lows and defensive stocks gaining ground. Futures trading had the U.S. markets seeing somewhat more muted weakness today, with the S&P 500 (INDEX: ^GSPC ) down less than 0.2%.
Even with U.S. stocks looking set to fall, there a number of European names seeing even more dire performance. Here are three American depositary receipts the S&P should beat today.
Logitech International (Nasdaq: LOGI )
The computer accessory manufacturer is down 8% today, hit by a raft of profit-taking and large selling pressure as investors move to safe havens. Last week the company announced a one-off dividend of 0.80 Swiss francs at its annual general meeting, bringing about a steep climb in the company's share price.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (NYSE: CCH )
CCH is down almost 4% in Athens today as investors and traders alike move their money from riskier assets and countries to perceived safe havens. This also comes as parent company Coca-Cola said that in conjunction with its bottling partners, it will be spending $30 billion in markets around the world over the next five years. This investment boost comes as part of the company's "2020 vision" program, which aims to double its revenue in the next eight years.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK )
Nokia shares are down almost 2% today -- the most in a week -- following the launch of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL ) new iPhone 5 yesterday. The company had pre-empted the launch with that of its own Lumia 920 and 820 smartphones last week, although the great reception and speculated demand for the latest iPhone now has many betting this will not be enough for the flagging company to get a hold on the highly competitive market.
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Here are my thoughts on the ESPN-Rush controversy:
– Why did they hire Rush in the first place? Sure, he slightly boosted ratings, but the folks at ESPN simply had to know he'd say something controversial sooner or later. The people at MSNBC hired Savage and had to dump him soon after. Right-wing radio talk show hosts simply don't make for good TV (usually: see Sean Hannity).
– His comment was not racist. He didn't suggest that black QBs couldn't handle the job. He just said that McNabb was over-rated, and the reason for this was media liberalism. You may not agree with the premise, but it wasn't bigotry.
– Rush might have been right. McNabb hasn't been as good or as successful as one might gather by all the press attention surrounding him. No Super Bowl rings, a fairly mediocre QB rating. His errors are largely covered by a terrific defense. Sure, he runs like a champ, but he's not a running back; he's a QB.
– Rush wasn't the victim of censorship. ESPN made a business decision. The threat of boycotts made his continued employment untenable. Sorry, Rush: you were canned by the same free-market system you claim to have so much faith in. Those supporting the proposed boycott and demanding Rush's firing (like Howard Dean and General Clark) might not have been acting in a pure and decent fashion, but hey, that's life. Deal with it, and go back to your multi-million dollar radio career.
– What about the drugs? I could care less about some off-hand comment or a change in the ESPN pre-game roster. What about the possibility that Rush will find himself in handcuffs soemtime soon? What if the War on Drugs he supports leads him to lose his freedom? Ironic? You betcha. Stay tuned…Powered by Sidelines


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The Xenia Rural Water District, once saddled with up to $140 million in debt, continues to struggle to make its loan payments, according to a recently released state audit.
''Adverse economic conditions have limited the ability of the district to obtain customers in amounts sufficient to service its long term debt,'' officials wrote in a report released by the office of state Auditor Mary Mosiman.
The auditors wrote that the district, which includes customers in Calhoun, Hamilton and Webster counties, has been able to restructure its debt.
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One of Xenia Rural Water District's water towers, this one located north of Gowrie, is shown recently.
''However, significant uncertainties remain regarding the district's ability to continue its operations and to satisfy its obligations to its creditors on a timely basis,'' they added.
Andy Nielsen, a deputy state auditor, cast the situation in less gloomy terms during a telephone interview.
''It looks like they're kind of at a turning point where they're turning things around,'' he said.
Nielsen said the district must improve its financial picture by increasing revenue, controlling expenses or some combination of revenue increases and cost controls. He said revenue could be increased through additional sales of water or a rate hike.
''There's still some uncertainty for customers,'' he said.
Nielsen said he doubts that the water district would shut down simply because if it did the lenders would not get any payments.
A phone call seeking comment from L.D. McMullen, the district's general manager, wasn't returned.
According to the state audit the district had revenues of $12,217,282 during 2012. That was a 36.5 percent decrease from 2011, the auditors wrote.
During 2012, the district had expenses of $14,281,582, according to the audit report. That's a 6.8 percent decrease from 2011.
Last spring, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered the interest rates and extended the payment period on $45 million worth of rural development loans for Xenia. That move is expected to save the district $20 million over 40 years.
Another creditor, Assured Guaranty Corp., of New York, N.Y., extended the repayment schedule on $3 million the district owes.
Bank of America forgave most of a $7 million loan to the district, while the Iowa Finance Authority restructured $1.4 million worth of debt.
Nielsen said the district has received some ''pretty good term restructuring from the creditors.''
Xenia Rural Water District, based in Bouton, has about 9,400 customers in 11 counties.


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Hopefully you've heard of F.W.O.T. by now....Fingers, Wings and other things at 107 Ridge Rd. in Conshy. They make all their sauces in house and use fresh chicken.
From 7 till 9- They're going to pour 4 beers for $10 and give complimentary wing pairing.
Victory Golden Monkey will be paired with Bee Sting (think buffalo meets honey)
Sly Fox Dunkel with their teriyaki wings
Oktobefest Sam Adams- I believe) with Buffalo sauce
Dogfish 90 minute with Barbecue sauce
They will also have a variety of 1/2 sandwiches available for an additional $3.
I say you do double duty and hit the new
Stone Rose a few minutes down the road afterward. 822 Fayette St. They've only been open a week or so, but the reviews have been pretty positive. I believe they have all craft beer on draft. Oddly, the name has nothing to do with the band that wanted to be adored.
Craig and Rob-= the guys behind the FWOT are really trying to get better beer drinkers to their wingdom. They've been focused on craft beer for months now- they have 8 varying ones on tap. They've been advertising in the beer mags...but they still haven't gotten the response -they had hoped for. Its changing slowly but they need your help! Come by on Thursday for a bit- drink some beer and eat some wings with me.
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After a multi-vehicle collision on Route 35 Saturday afternoon, a single car careened into the nearby Kohl's Department store, Middletown police spokesman Det. Lt. Stephen Dollinger said.
"One person has been transported to the hospital with minor injuries caused by airbag deployment," Dollinger said.
The department store was evacuated after the collision, Dollinger said, but was later reopened after the building was deemed structurally sound.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard will travel to Indonesia in October for the 10th anniversary of the Bali bombings.
Services will be held in both Bali and Canberra on October 12, with Governor-General Quentin Bryce to lead the service in the nation's capital.
"It was a moment of horror that had a profound effect on Australia as a nation and on the lives of survivors and the family and loved ones of those who died," Ms Gillard said in a statement on Sunday.
"Time has healed many of the physical wounds caused by the bombings but it can never diminish the sense of wrong we feel at this act of terror.
"Forgetting would be the ultimate injustice - and we will never forget."
The government previously announced they will provide financial assistance to Australians who were seriously injured and families of those who lost their lives to help them attend either service.
The memorial service in Bali will be held at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park and the Canberra service will be held in the Great Hall of Parliament House.
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The Ames general circulation model has been tuned to match the surface pressure observations of the two Viking landers. The tuning involves varying the CO2 polar cap properties (albedos and emissivities) and the total amount of CO2 in the cap-atmosphere system. For reasonable dust loadings, the best-fit values of these parameters are: ~710 Pa in the cap-atmosphere system; a cap albedo of 0.70 in the north and 0.50 in the south; and an emissivity of 0.62 in the south and 0.38 in the north. The best-fit emissivities are very low and suggest that the model is missing a heat source. The most plausible missing heat sources could be the result of enhanced ground conduction due to soil richer in ice than assumed; enhanced downward infrared emission by the polar hood clouds which is not yet included in the model; and stronger poleward heat transport than the model is predicting. Here we explore the consequences of an ice rich soil on the CO2 cycle. The Odyssey observations of ground ice near the surface in both Polar Regions make this a real possibility. Water ice has a high thermal conductivity and when near the surface it will conduct more of the absorbed radiation at the surface deeper into the soil than in the case for pure soil. Consequently, heat conducted down during summer will slowly bleed back out during winter reducing the amount of CO2 that condenses. We have modified the soil model in the GCM to allow for depth dependent variations in soil properties to explore this effect. We find that for plausible ice table depths, the best-fit CO2 cap emissivites can be significantly larger than in our pure soil simulations. Thus, ground ice can have a significant effect on the CO2 cycle.
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Nanak Naam Jahaj Gurudwara in Jersey City will hold a Candlelight Vigil on Monday to honor the victims of the tragic shootings in Oak Creek, Wis.
The vigil will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Jersey City City Hall, 280 Grove St.
Those to attend the event include Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith and Hoboken Councilman at large Ravinder Bhalla.
An invitation from Karnail Singh, president of the Gurudwara, said: "We sincerely invite you to join us for an evening of prayer, reflection and remembrance."
The vigil has a dual purpose of honoring those who died in the Oak Creek shootings, and inspiring unity in the community in Hudson County.
"Your presence at the event will go a long way in showing the unity of our nation against hate crimes and provide support and assurance to the community at large of our solidarity as Americans united against such hate," Singh said in the invitation.


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One of the benefits of having written my own feed aggregator, Temboz, is that I get to implement the functionality I want to make my life more productive. The most essential one is filtering out articles in subjects I am not interested. One of the first companies to make the cut of those I shun entirely was SCO. I consider them so despicable I don't even want to hear about them, unlike the hyperventilating Slashdot crowd. Since then, a number of other companies have joined them, most recently Sony. And in the spirit of "a pox on both houses", I now tune out anything related to either HD-DVD or Blu-Ray.
That said, this form of shunning could fairly be described as passive-aggressive, not constructive. The fact I will no longer entertain the idea of buying a Playstation 3, and probably many others like me, will probably have some effect on Sony's sales, but their marketing people analyzing sales figures will almost certainly have no clue their contemptible attitude to DRM is costing them. Much of modern economics is grounded in information theory, specially how markets break down in the presence of asymmetric information. If you want your product choices to have real impact, you need to go further.
Corporations are not monolithic entities, all carefully tailored appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. That's why the New York Attorney-General, Eliot Spitzer is so effective against crooked Wall Street firms (like his predecessor Rudy Giuliani before him), corrupt record labels and the like. Even if a fine is small compared to a firm's profits, it has to come out of somebody's budget, and few careers survive that kind of blow. One fired employee, even a high-ranking one, is not much either compared to the typical large corporation's staffing, but it will have a disproportionate effect on the remaining employees' behavior. This has been very visible at IBM and now Microsoft after their anti-trust cases, even if in the latter case it seems to be more of a subconscious hesitancy to get anything done.
The average consumer does not have the punitive powers of a Spitzer at his disposal, but there is another way. Unless a corporation is terminally dysfunctional, it will have clear lines of accountability, all the way to the CEO reporting to the Board. The power we have is to dispel the cloud of obfuscation that some may use to to keep their upper management in the dark about the consequences of their actions.
Writing a letter to the CEO can be surprisingly effective. You have to keep in mind the average public company CEO works upwards of 70 hours per week. That lack of free time, combined with their affluence means they are usually out of touch with reality, and need to be reminded of it. This has to be a letter, preferably on good stationery, typewritten but hand-signed. Emails simply do not carry much weight in the worlds of politics or business, because they are so easily written and thus not evidence of commitment. Usually you want to skip flunkies and go straight to the top, but if the CEO is on record supporting the policies you object to, you will have to copy your letter to the president or the chairman of the Board.
Many companies have started monitoring blogs and forums for possible PR headaches (or subcontract this reputation monitoring work to specialized firms). Blogging about your experiences is another good way to get their attention.
There are limits to what an individual can accomplish. If a corporation is dead-set in its ways, collective action is required. In many ways, the American consumer movement has atrophied since the days of Ralph Nader's crusade against Detroit, whereas the opposite trend holds true in Europe. There are many fine organizations like the EFF that are fighting for your rights, and sometimes even public officials, local or national.


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Question for Remi or Roger?
While the Formula Windsurfing Championship in Puerto Rico I saw a very interesting thing been done.
A few of the Starboard riders updated their boards with a double chicken strap in their HWR.
They used a ABS plastic plug that looks like a thick plastic screw and they drill the boards and screw in this plugs that hold the footstraps.
It is made by a company called Mako Sports or at least that is what the plug had written in it.
You drill your board just about the size of the plug and you add a little epoxy before you screw in the plug and leave it to dry and you got a nice footstap plug added to your board.
Does anyone know where I can get this plugs???????.
Any one that can direct me to the website or sell me some of these?
Hi Nonopr
According to ISAF rules this kind of modification are not legal but anyway you will not need it on the 2012 boards ;)
All the best
I dont race in the ISAF. Do you know where I can get these???
I wont be able to get a new 2012 board until probably January as I am in the USA so in the meantime I would like to try this modification.
The new Formula look insane can't wait to get one but it will be a while for that.
Hi Nonopr
Insert foot straps you can find this in any windsurf work shop.
The Formula arrive in September in Europe, so at the max in October in USA
All the best
Yeah. Great answer.
Is the insert you are describing kind of like a drywall anchor? It sounds like they are screwing in a larger diameter fastener to get good mechanical grip (and some chemical grip if adding epoxy) and then fastening the double chicken straps to the anchor.
LINK: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=drywa...:429,r:12,s:18
The anchor sounds like a pretty slick idea. But since I hadn't heard of that or thought of it before, I installed the kind of inserts that Remi described. I encased them in some high density foam for extra durability, as described by the "board lady": http://www.boardlady.com/extrainserts1.htm
Here are some more details on what I did with my HWR:
Yeah they look like drywall anchors but not.
The one I saw is kind of like the one you picture but has very rounded edges.
They sell them in Europe (somehwhere) I wish I had taken a picture of them. A few shapers use them to find the best footstrap area with out having to epoxy inserts like you did. Once instal it look like is not even there.
Comments on your set up. What I saw pro riders doing is double chiken straps but in an angle. Which I think is a lot better for downwind positionand there way space out even more than what you did.
It help a lot for downwind angle and when overpowerd.
I really dont want to have to cut, add, and insert stuff. It is so simple to drill, epoxy and screw this things.
Thanks for the help. I will keep looking until I finally hit the right person for these. I have email a lot of board builders in europe to see if the know what i am talking about.
Let me know if you track them down. I would be interested to try them on some of my boards.
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Becky Kelso and Dave Kovner
She's a jewelry designer; he's an art director.
"Come hungry and prepare to laugh," says Dave.
Late Lunch for 8
First course
Main Course
Grilled Salmon Wrapped in Lemon and Bay Leaves
Shaved Fennel and Arugula Salad
Paul Hobbs 2007 Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
Paul Hobbs 2007 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Welcome to Sonoma County, long considered the antidote to Napa's extravagance. More specifically, welcome to the sleepy area known as West County. Drive west of California Highway 116 toward Sebastopol, and you'll need to downshift at least one gear.
Here you'll find Dave Kovner and Becky Kelso serving a relaxed late-afternoon lunch to a group of friends. The most appealing thing about the spread that Dave and Becky have put together isn't the menu, which is intriguing for its variety and simplicity. It's not the setting, though the couple's verdant backyard is about as good as it gets on a summer day in wine country. It isn't even their locally legendary status as hosts extraordinaire.
It's the fact that most everything on the table was harvested within a short drive of Dave and Becky's home.
The bay leaves cuddling the grilled salmon came from a California bay tree on the couple's rambling ranch. The organic nectarines, grapefruits, and lemons were plucked from a neighbor's tree and Sebastopol's farmers' market. The sheep's-milk feta filling the nectarine halves is from Marin, less than an hour to the south. Dave and Becky often spend weekends enjoying neighborly meals that rotate around an inner circle. But the group tends to wind up here in disproportion, and it's no secret why.
The unassuming house the couple built a year ago on the property that has been in Becky's family for 65 years is filled with artistic flourishes. The botanical garden makes you want to plop down and stay awhile. That's just what friends took to doing at Dave and Becky's famed Fourth of July parties that end with as many as 30 campers in tents nestled among the trees.
From the couple's eclectic design touches to the rustic yet sophisticated menu, Dave and Becky each bring a singular aesthetic to the table, as it were. Dave is an award-winning art director who has created catalogs for the likes of Restoration Hardware and Smith & Hawken. Under her own label, Becky designs exquisite jewelry with antique influences and organic, modern elements. But the couple is drawn to the area for its peculiar mix of bucolic farm life and artistic worldliness.
"It's rural, but people's palates are pretty sophisticated, because the local ingredients are slammin'," Dave says.
A scan of today's guest list makes it clear this isn't Aunt Bea serving ham sandwiches in Mayberry. Friends include a Hollywood producer, a fine arts teacher, the owner of an organic coffee company, an organic certifier, a labor-and-delivery nurse, and Peter Krause, star of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money.
Krause knows how to hold an audience and, over bites of apricot crostata, he recounts the time he and his girlfriend, Christine King, were driving nearby and a gnome-like gentleman—with velvet clothes, a navel-length beard, and a twinkling eye—leaped from the forest to send them off with a smile.
That's so West County. And so is this: Even the wine accompanying today's meal is local. How local? You can peer through the redwoods at the back of the property and see the vines from which it sprang. Dave and Becky's neighbor Paul Hobbs produced the unfiltered, indigenous-yeasted Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir now at the table.
It's all fairly idyllic, and seemingly effortless. The day may exact its price on Dave and Becky, though. Bolstered by wild salmon and Pinot Noir, the gang is plotting another Independence Day invasion.
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British officials say they will review security measures for Sunday's London Marathon after two bombs exploded at Monday's Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring dozens more in Massachusetts' capital city.
London, a city well accustomed to bombings, is expected to be on high alert come Sunday, when thousands are expected to descend on the British capital for the annual marathon whose route passes some of the city's most famous landmarks.
"A security plan is in place for the London Marathon. We will be reviewing our security arrangements in partnership with London Marathon," said Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent Julia Pendry, event commander for the marathon.
The London Marathon is the world's largest marathon, attracting a half-million spectators annually, according to officials.
The starting line is in Blackheath and the finish line is at Buckingham Palace, with racers passing some of London's top tourist sights including Big Ben, Parliament Square, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf – one of the world's largest business developments.
Canary Wharf was the scene of a deadly 1996 Irish Republican Army blast that killed two people, wounded 100 and caused about $240 million in damage.
About 375 Britons were registered to run in Monday's Boston Marathon, the BBC reports. It was unclear if any of the casualties were British.
"We are deeply saddened and shocked by the news from Boston," Nick Bitel, chief executive of the London Marathon, said in a statement. Bitel said there's "absolutely no chance" that Sunday's marathon would be cancelled in light of what happened in Boston.
A total of 36,000 runners, including the double Olympic champion Mo Farah, are expected to take part in the 26.2-mile race.
Ireland's newspaper of record, The Irish Times, was quick to respond to the tragedy with a top headline on Monday, even though the sun had set in Dublin by the time of the Boston bombings, according to the International Business Times. Boston, roughly one-fifth of whose residents claim Irish heritage, has long had a special relationship with Ireland.
Material from the BBC, Belfast Telegraph, the Guardian, the International Business Times and the Irish Times was used in this report.


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When Anita and Ricardo Bowden set eyes on the back garden of the home at 1614 McKinley St., one word — sold! — said it all.
"Our first view was from the upstairs balcony," Anita Bowden said. "It was fall and the Japanese maple was gold. The other Japanese maples were red. The maple in the center of the garden was very red. ... My husband said we have to put a bid on it."
The couple did and the home, with that fabulous back garden, is now theirs to enjoy.
Designed by former owner Stuart Barbier, the garden is a secluded spot with a large variety of plants in various textures, outlined with pathways of recycled bricks that once made up streets in Saginaw and Bay City.
A high fence, with ivy cascading from top to bottom, screens the yard from prying eyes and car noise from the street.
It is a small garden, which made it perfect for the Bay City Garden Club's Garden Walk 2010, "Small Spaces, Special Places."
"It's all city lots," said Cathy Schell, one of the event organizers. "Each one is unique and reflects the homeowner's taste. There is a lot of beauty in the gardens. You don't need a lot of space to make a really nice place."
Stepping through the wooden gate of the home, there is a sense of peace and tranquility among the hubbub of the city. And, there is much to look at. This is a garden to be observed plant by plant while following the winding path of bricks.
A few of the plants growing on this city lot include Japanese painted ferns, bittersweet, snow on the mountain and coral bells. A pot of red geraniums adds a pop of color to one corner.
• What: The Bay City Garden Club Garden Walk 2010 — "Small Spaces, Special Places"
• When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday
• Locations:
• Richard and Sandra Black residence, 2222 McKinley St.
• Anita Bowden residence, 1614 McKinley St.
• Grant and Sandra Urband residence, 1611 Center Ave.
• Claire Gregory residence, 701 N. Grant St.
• Stuart Barbier and David Spear residence, 924 Center Ave.
• Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 day of the walk, available at homes
• Info: www.baycitygardenwalk.com
While Bowden loves the plants, it's the garden's structure that catches her fancy.
"One nice feature is the hard scape. The way the bricks are arranged, it brings to mind a sense of a waterfall," Bowden said.
She also loves the fact that it's a mature garden, and she spends about four hours a week keeping it in tip-top shape. The rest of the time is spent enjoying the fruits of her labor from a patio table or a covered stone bench — the perfect place to read a book and cool off on a hot summer day.
Schell says this year's gardens were chosen from recommendations and by members of the club.
"If we see an interesting yard, we stopped and asked the homeowners if they were interested," she said. "Anita was so nice, she invited us in."
Bowden says she couldn't be happier her yard was selected for this year's tour.
"I'm really honored and pleased that I have a chance to have people come in," she said. "They can see what they can achieve even though they are not a professional."
The funds from this year's garden walk will benefit Do-All Inc. to help establish a community vegetable garden and gladiola garden. Do-All will teach individuals with disabilities how to grow and sell the flowers and vegetables in order to become self-sufficient.


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Desktop applications for 'Information Management' that go beyond conventional card-index style databases are hard to find. The ideas behind such software are perhaps not that well known, so a prototype program, Knowledge, has been developed to put them firmly into the public domain. Read on to learn about Knowledge and how you can help.
Today a prototype version of mobile variants of the KDE PIM suite was demoed at LinuxTag (expect more information later). These applications along with GNU/Linux, Mac OS and Windows versions of Kontact accessing a Kolab Server will be on show for the duration of LinuxTag. The application packages themselves can be downloaded by anyone willing to test them out. Since the last update about KDE PIM Mobile, there have been many visual and functional improvements to the applications.
Read on for a screencast and benefits of the KDE PIM platform in terms of speed, features, cryptographic infrastructure, and portability.
Ten years ago a simple twin panel file manager was released. It had a few small glitches like showing rrr instead of rwx for permissions, had some compatibility issues with Debian and Solaris, did not save keyboard settings, but it was, in spite of many bugs, sort of usable for everyday work. Ten years ago Krusader started on the path to becoming a top file manager for a large range of operating systems and users.
It started with young developers Shie and Rafi, over some falafel. In spite of academic duties they kick started an application which became a very popular Total Commander like file manager for the Free Desktop. On January 1st 2002, version 1.0 was released by the Krusader Krew.
Fast forward ten years and the first beta for 2.2.0 has been released, codenamed 'DeKade'. It features better trash integration, many new tabs actions, queued packing and unpacking and much more.
Read on for more about Krusader!
The KDevelop Hackers are proud and happy to announce that KDevelop 4.0 is finally available as a stable release. Released together is the first version of KDevelop PHP plugins, which make KDevelop a very interesting option for PHP developers.
Grantlee version 0.1.0 has been released by the Grantlee team. Grantlee is a string template library written in Qt and based on the syntax and design of the Django template system. Read on for more information!
The Plasma Javascript Jam Session is a friendly competition that aims to reward creators of original, interesting and beautiful Plasma widgets written in Javascript with some great prizes and community recognition. The competion concluded on March 31st with 11 successful submissions making the deadline. Judging has commenced, and it will not be easy: many excellent submissions were sent in ranging from the entertaining to the highly useful.
Work on porting KJots to Akonadi started a long time ago (around summer 2008!), and that effort is reaching a milestone this week. The ported version of KJots has been merged into trunk for the next release of the KDE Software Compilation where work will continue on it to refine features and fix bugs.
The KMyMoney team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 3.95. After 8 months of hard work, this release is the first version developed upon the KDE 4 Platform. We are confident that it is stable enough for use by early adopters. We would like to get much needed feedback from the community in order to make the new KMyMoney as rock-solid as previous releases.
For this version, the focus has been on allowing it to run on the latest KDE platform while maintaining feature-parity. Subsequent releases will make better use of the new capabilities provided by this new platform. Also, significant effort has gone into making KMyMoney available on all operating systems supported by the KDE development platform.
As part of the repositioning of the KDE brand we want to give authors of third party applications a phrase to describe their relationship with the KDE community. Possible phrases were discussed at the recent marketing sprint and we now have a poll of our shortlist on KDE-Apps.org awaiting your vote.
One of the few utility programs that are used every day on mobile devices is a wireless networking tool, but somehow this is one of the last applications to appear for KDE 4. With the autumn 2009 crop of Linux distributions, a usable client for the widely used NetworkManager system finally makes its debut.


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The Total Transformation Clinic in Minot has been in business since winter 2013 and striving to transform people's lives from inside out. They have also recently moved to a new location at 317-16th St. NW, formerly the Bremer Insurance building which for years had the famous Volkswagen Beetle on the roof. While the car on the roof is now gone, the energy inside the building is new and ready to change lives for the better.
"A place to bring your body, mind and spirit," the Total Transformation Clinic uses integrative medicine, which is the integration of conventional medicine with holistic practices. The focus is to cure the ailment rather than treat the symptoms. Dr. Felistas Madziwa, physician and director, firmly believes in finding the root cause of underlying ailments, which in turn provides a comprehensive approach to patient care.
Services provided by the clinic include bio-identical hormone therapy, intravenous (IV) nutritional therapy, integrative and regenerative medicine, medically guided and supervised weight loss, pharmaceutical-grade supplements, healthy nutritional plans and comprehensive lab testing. They also offer a comprehensive health assessment that includes lab testing and body composition testing, as well as teaching proper nutrition and customizing a healthy nutrition plan based on the patient's health and fitness goals.
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The staff at the Total Transformation Clinic is shown in this photo standing outside on Thursday afternoon. The clinic has recently moved into its new location in northwest Minot. Previously, the clinic was located on East Burdick Expressway.
Along with Madziwa, Kerry Raghib, certified nurse midwife and certified bariatrician, is also on staff to help patients in their transformations. Before coming to the clinic, she worked for many years delivering babies and providing gynecological care to women. In her new practice at the Total Transformation Clinic, Raghib will see people for weight loss on a holistic approach as well as women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Also, Raghib plans to take a special interest in seeing obese women pre-pregnancy. If they can get to a normal weight before getting pregnant, she said, they will have a lower-risk pregnancy, less complications in delivery and have less post-partum complications.
"If you're healthy during pregnancy, you will have a healthier baby," Raghib said.
The Total Transformation Clinic focuses a lot on weight loss, since that's seemingly what a lot of the patients are looking for. Raghib said the clinic has many programs available from nutrition-dense, low-calorie programs or others involving meal replacement. The nutrition-dense, low-calorie type programs have been chosen by a lot of people, she added, and are good for people with food sensitivities.
Another program involves taking a vacation from food, of sorts, which mainly consists of meal replacement. Raghib said it can be completely all meal replacement or modified where the person eats lean and green foods for one meal and then takes a meal replacement five times during the day. It's a 12-week active program, then six weeks of decreasing the meal replacement products and adding regular food back in, and then the patient is taught how to eat healthy through a nutrition guide.
With any of the weight loss programs, though, a small part is weight loss.
"The big part is a change in behavior," Raghib said.
She said she has reviewed over 200 diet plans and came up with one that includes eating nutritious food and changing behavior.
It's important for there to be a clinic like the Total Transformation Clinic because it looks at trying to unravel all of the triggers that cause health problems, Raghib said. Also having the weight loss component will increase a person's health, decreasing the complications from obesity and maintaining weight loss for life, she added.
"It's exciting seeing people get healthy and losing weight and treating the whole person," Raghib said.
People interested in learning more about the programs at the Total Transformation Clinic or who want to set up an appointment can call 837-9900. Raghib said the initial appointment will last about two hours for the comprehensive nature of the patient assessment.


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This robot costume craft is a fantastic kids craft that works well with kids of all ages. Use a simple cardboard base and transform it into your child's very own robot control board that they can wear and play pretend in. Our preschool daughter loved this cute robot craft and personalized it with some of her favorite things - clocks and stickers! This craft would also be a great activity for kids at a robot themed party! The possibilities with this craft are endless, so get out the paint and let your child be creative!
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Teens from Explorer Post 149 will present "Murder on Center Stage" at Chickasaw Civic Theatre, 801 Iroquois Street, on Aug. 2, 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. For reservations or information, visit www.cctshows.com.
"Family Game Night with Games for Toddlers to Adults" is Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. at Saraland Public Library. The library will provide board games, card games and puzzles for an evening of old-fashioned, family fun. For information, call 251-675-2879.
A Youth Splash Diving Class for children 6-18 will be held Monday-Thursday on Aug. 5-15 at the Chickasaw City Pool. There is no charge, but participants must pre-register by calling 251-452-6462.
Chickasaw School's Partners in Education are sponsoring a Fill the Bus event Aug. 1-16. Citizens are asked to bring supplies and uniforms to the drop-off bus at City Hall or Chickasaw United Methodist Church. A supply list is available at City Hall or call 251-452-6467 for details.
The Mobile Country Music Association building fund benefit is Aug. 3 from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the MCMA Concert Hall in Chickasaw. It's all free, but donations are accepted. A covered-dish lunch will be available at noon for a $5 donation. Performing will be the MCMA Staff Band and Singers and the Alabama Gentlemen Bluegrass Band with Ray Cochran and Sidney Abston. A raffle and open mic will also be featured. For information, call Marshall Fillingim at 251-457-0762 or Carolyn Cain at 251-455-6748.
Rhonda Herndon of Chickasaw United Methodist Church, said that the Esther Circle will present its fourth annual High Tea on Aug. 3 at 2 p.m. Again this year, Alicia Williamson Garcia, "will perform and inspire," Herndon said. Tickets are $17 for the Tea and Program, or $7 for the program only. Tickets should be purchased early by calling the church office at 251-452-3461.
Chickasaw Seniors First Friday Lunch Outing will be Aug. 2 at All American Grill. Call Stephanie Stewart at 251-452-6464 for reservations.
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant, in partnership with the Coastal Alabama Clean Water Partnership and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, will hold a rain barrel workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at Mt. Vernon Public Library. Participants will learn about important water quality and conservation issues and practical measures to reduce their impact on coastal Alabama's water resources. They will also construct a rain barrel to harvest rainwater for gardens, landscaping or other uses and learn how to install the rain barrels at their homes.
A fee of $40 includes all materials for a rain barrel; the workshop is free, if one does not wish to make the rain barrel. Pre-registration is required by July 31; contact Christian Miller at 251-438-5690 or email@example.com or David Ori at 251-829-9497.
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Yulman stadium atmosphere compensates for Tulane's on-field loss to Georgia Tech
Article by Jamal Melancon; photos by Zach Brien
Tulane may have lost against Georgia Tech 21-38, but the home game experience of Uptown tailgating, pregame festivities, and on-field energy all contributed to vibrant inauguration for Yulman Stadium. Continue reading »
Just off campus, neighborhood house parties celebrate Tulane spirit
Long before Yulman Stadium even received its name, questions of how football games would impact the neighborhoods around Tulane University dominated discussions about the return of college football to the Uptown campus.
On Saturday, those questions were finally answered: On-street parking may have been tough to find, but traffic was relatively light, and many neighbors were thrilled to revive the front-yard parties associated with memories of the old Sugar Bowl stadium.
"Going to the Dome spoiled my football experience at Tulane. I'm so glad, 40 years later, that we're back, and I'm shocked at how quiet Audubon Boulevard is," said Seph Dupuy, a 1970 Tulane graduate as he attended a small gathering there. "I'm pleasantly surprised how well controlled and easy it is to get around." Continue reading »
Tulane football returns Uptown with home opener against Georgia Tech (live coverage)
The Tulane University Green Wave returns Uptown on Saturday, kicking off its inaugural game in the new on-campus Yulman Stadium against Georgia Tech at 3 p.m.
See below for live coverage of the stadium's impact on the neighborhood before the game, and for live coverage of the game once it begins.
City officials debate validity of panel that prevents demolition of historic homes
In early 2013 — barely a month after she was sworn into office — City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell issued a statement forcefully proclaiming her opposition to the demolition of a century-old house at 820 General Pershing that was essential to the "the residential fabric of the community," she said.
On Thursday — citing an impasse that fellow Councilmember Stacy Head described as a more of a "hostage" situation — Cantrell voted to approve the demolition of the same property. Cantrell declined to explain the reason for her change of heart, but residents who met with her extensively leading up to the decision said it may have to do with concerns about the viability of the city's overall process for denying the demolition of historic properties. Continue reading »
The board of directors overseeing Lycée Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans have decided to make an offer to buy the old Alfred C. Priestley Junior High School building from the Orleans Parish School Board.
"We're excited about the property and what we can do there," said board member Mary Jacobs Jones, who is chair of the school's facilities committee.
The board unanimously voted to submit an offer letter for the long-shuttered west Carrolton school building Friday, the day the bid closes to schools. Under state law, charter schools have first dibs at the Priestley building, because it is currently considered surplus by the OPSB and slated for public auction. Continue reading »
Two fast-food workers, labor organizer arrested at protest at Burger King on Carrollton
Two fast-food workers and a labor organizer were arrested during a protest demanding a $15 minimum wage Thursday afternoon at the Burger King on South Claiborne Avenue at Carrollton, organizers said. Continue reading »
Shots fired at officer leads to manhunt in the Milan neighborhood, one suspect arrested
New Orleans City Council votes to allow demolition of home on General Pershing (live coverage)
After nearly two years of opposition by neighbors and repeated rejections from city officials, the demolition of a century-old home on General Pershing just off Magazine Street was approved Thursday by the New Orleans City Council. Continue reading »
Allan Katz and Danae Columbus: Statewide town-hall meetings to focus on lessons from Ferguson
African-American organizations and others are holding dialogues across America to bring home the lessons from Ferguson as a basis for creating change in their communities. Former Mayor Marc Morial, national president of the Urban League, is in the forefront of this movement through his weekly column which appears in newspapers and e-letters around the country and local action through the Urban League chapters. Continue reading »
Come to Freret Market for Free Live Music. Original Art. Great Food. Tailgating? Yes, Tailgating!
Carrollton-Claiborne intersection lane closures planned overnight for water-leak repairs, officials say
The busy intersection of South Claiborne and South Carrollton avenues will be reduced to one traffic lane in several directions starting at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 3) for repairs to a leaking water main, authorities said. Continue reading »
Audubon Park, Loyola College of Music's free Friday concert series starts this week
Music Under The Oaks is a free fall concert series taking place on four Friday nights in Audobon Park. The concert series is presented by Bellwether Technology, staged in partnership with the Loyola College of Music + Fine Arts and WWNO, in order to celebrate the new Audubon Conservancy. Continue reading »
The Advanced Auto Parts store on South Claiborne Avenue was robbed at gunpoint again Saturday afternoon for the second time in as many weeks, New Orleans police said. Continue reading »
YAYA Arts Center in Central City to hold groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday
Young Aspirations/Young Artists Inc. is holding a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 3, for the new YAYA Arts Center that will open on LaSalle Street in June 2015. Continue reading »


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Nelvon jerked his head around, afraid that the creatures might be hiding somewhere just off the forest path. His spell of Disreputable Provision had caused them to avoid contact with him for the past three miles, but the spell wouldn't work on them again.
He reached in his pocket and pulled out a scrap of paper. On it were the words "Discount. Savor. Regress." He had discounted the hell hounds, in one sense of the word. He had savored the taste of ambrosia, the nectar of the gods. Now he hoped to regress. He stole a glance at the backs of his hands; they were still as wrinkled as before he had entered the ruined temple, before he had found the goblet of god food. His body still suffered from the effects of aging.
He wheezed as he hurried along the path, moving his ancient legs as fast as he could. One, two, one, two, one, two. He kept a rhythm, just as he'd been taught when a member of the wizard corp. One, two. Glance left. Glance right. Were those red eyes peering out at him from the bushes to his right? Was that a dark shape skulking behind the trees to his left?
Nelvon stuffed the paper back into his pocket. His cloak flapped loudly as his legs pumped, continually propelling him forward. Yet his ears were alert, his eyes keen. The smell of wet leaves after an afternoon rain filled his nostrils. What did wet hell hounds smell like?
A low-pitched, deep-throat growl caused his legs to break rhythm and spin him around. There was not one hell hound, but five, the largest of them in front, and only five yards away. They bounded towards him on silent feet that didn't quite touch the ground. Their eyes burned red, like living coals in a blazing bonfire. The leader came within leaping range, and leaped.
With no time to think, Nelvon spat out the first spell that came to his mind, the spell of Sound and Thud. It was foremost in his mind because of the silence with which these creatures ran. It wasn't natural.
And he'd used up most of his other spells already.
The leader smacked into him, hard, knocking Nelvon onto his back. His head cracking on the gravel of the forest path exploded like thunder. The lead hell hound hesitated at the sound, its front paws on Nelvon's chest, its drooling snout hanging over Nelvon's face, it's foul breath seeping into his lungs. In that moment of hesitation, Nelvon reached up and took the hell hound by the throat. He twisted, and the hell hound's neck snapped, while it's head lolled limply to one side, and then it slumped onto his prone body, lifeless, but heavy in death.
Laughing, he effortlessly rolled the hell hound's body off him and sprang to his feet. Looking at his hand, he saw the wrinkles had all gone. Pulling up his sleeve, he saw rippling muscles. He lifted his head and laughed, shaking a fist at the sky. "I have done it!" he exclaimed, and the power of his voice surprised him.
The other four hell hounds stood their ground, staring at him, their tails between their legs. Then they moved slowly backwards, retreating to the protection of the treeline behind them.
"I don't think so," said Nelvon. "I have defeated your leader. I am now your leader. You belong to me." He knew the laws of magic and the supernatural. "Follow me, and protect me as best you can."
They understood him. He was their leader. Their tails still between their legs, they formed a V formation behind him and followed him along the forest path. He did not look furtively about him. He knew that any other hell hounds out there would think twice before attacking him now.
"I am coming for you, Aggreth," Nelvon murmured. "You usurped me, and now you will pay."
No one would stop Nelvon from returning to his position as chief wizard on the Wizards Council now. As a demigod, he could rule the council for eternity.


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India Insight
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Obama in India next month; ripples in the region
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to India is still a couple of weeks away and there is the huge U.S. election before then, but it has already set off ripples in the region. The Chinese have especially cottoned onto Obama's Indian journey, fretting over what they see as a U.S. attempt to ring fence China by deepening ties with countries around it. And continent-size India with a population of over a billion and an economy growing at a clip just behind China's is seen as a key element of that strategy of containment.
from Pakistan: Now or Never?:
Pakistan's General Kayani given three-year extension
Pakistan army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, is to be given a a three-year extension to his term of office to maintain continuity in the country's battle against Islamist militants.
from Pakistan: Now or Never?:
India and Pakistan on the U.S. see-saw
Few who follow South Asia could miss the symbolism of two separate developments in the past week - in one Pakistan was cosying up to the United States in a new "strategic dialogue"; in the other India was complaining to Washington about its failure to provide access to David Headley, the Chicago man accused of helping to plan the 2008 attack on Mumbai.
from Pakistan: Now or Never?:
India: should it take a gamble on Pakistan?
Some people in India are calling upon the new coalition government to make a series of bold moves towards Pakistan that will compel the neighbour to put its money where the mouth is.
from Pakistan: Now or Never?:
A letter for Pakistan's Kayani from an Indian officer
A retired Indian Army officer has written an open letter to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani that Pakistan's The News carried this week and which is now popping up on blogs.


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Hunting Valley
Animal complaint, Fairmount Boulevard: Police responded around dusk on Nov. 25 to a report of a possible sick raccoon. But after checking for signs and symptoms of rabies or distemper and finding none, police left the raccoon alone and allowed it to continue on its way.
Citations, various locations: A man was cited for speeding shortly after 10 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the intersection of Chagrin River Road and Fairmount Boulevard.
-- A man was issued a speeding citation just before 4 p.m. on Nov. 24 on Fairmount Boulevard in front of Hunting Valley Town Hall.
-- A driver was given a verbal warning for excessive speed late in the morning on Nov. 25 at Fairmount and Chagrin River Road, but was cited for not wearing a seatbelt.
Motor vehicle accident/Road closure, Route 87: A section of South Woodland Road was closed temporarily about 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 29 as the result of a car accident. Further details were being compiled.