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Composting 101: Help AU Get Greener with this Primer on Composting
Since the program's inception in 2012, the Library has played a pivotal role in expanding the organic waste collection program across campus. Library personnel participated in the pilot phase of compost collection. In spring 2013 the Library maintained its leadership by being the first academic building on campus to deploy the now ubiquitous orange bins on campus. Today, the Library's organic waste stream is one of the least contaminated of those in campus buildings.
Unfortunately, due to the increased contamination of organic waste collection bins across campus, the University's composting program is struggling. When non-organic materials such as glass or plastic bottles are tossed into compost bins, the organic waste cannot be composted safely and efficiently. As a result of the high level of waste contamination at AU, local waste processing facilities neither have the capacity nor desire to process the University's organic waste. Helen Lee, the University's Zero Waste Coordinator, has been working with other parties in the region to find an alternative compost facility. She has also been collaborating with other local universities in similar situations to find alternative solutions to this challenge of contamination. In the meantime, the AU community can improve waste sorting practices to ensure that organic waste collected on campus is not contaminated with other items. Organic waste, which should be tossed in the compost bins, includes materials such as:
- paper coffee cups
- food scraps
- sandwich wrappers
- napkins
- dishes and utensils labeled 'compostable' or 'biodegradable'
- anything made from plant material can be composted
Things that never belong in a compost bin include:
- glass
- metal
- plastic
Waste collection bins in the Library have been marked with diagrams to aid in sorting, so if you are unsure where to throw your Subway sandwich wrapper, check the signs above the collection bins. Separating waste now will enable AU to demonstrate to potential new compost facilities that we have a clean stream and will be a good source of organic waste. When all students, staff, faculty and visitors sort trash appropriately into the collection bins, we can achieve the University's zero waste goals.
Green Team Recommendations:
Our fabulous eco films Pinterest page has a great mix of films and television series (including Captain Planet and the Planeteers, if you're feeling nostalgic.)
Both of these resources can help you start composting at home, with details on how and where to set up a bin and the science behind how composting works:
Composting by Bob Flowerdew
Perfect Compost : A Master Class With Peter ProctorIf you're interested in learning more about waste processing in general, and best practices for reducing landfill use, this is an excellent book on the subject:
Lean Waste Stream: Reducing Material Use and Garbage Using Lean Principles by Marc Jensen


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Greetings! My name is Brent and I welcome you to my blog!
I have lived in the greater Nashville area most of my life. Once I got behind a camera for the first time, I realized there's so many things out there to see. If it was not too far away, I wanted to see it and capture it. Many things have captured my attention over the years, such as neon signs, advertising barns, waterfalls, courthouses, and train depots to name a few.
Now that I have been at this for several years, I have put together an image collection representing every county in Middle Tennessee, as well as other nearby places not too far away, such as East and West Tennessee, Kentucky and northern Georgia and Alabama.
Whether you too are a photography enthusiast, have an interest in what's nearby or local history, or perhaps you just stumbled across this blog because I have what you googled, I hope you enjoy your stay! This blog isn't really meant to be a vacation guide - those guides always recommend the same places, and I too have been to those places, such as Opryland Hotel, Fall Creek Falls or the Jack Daniels Distillery. Instead, in addition to the widely known places, I've been to many of the lesser-known hole-in-the-wall places, places that time has forgotten, and places in between.
Every day, I'll post something different. Some days, I might continue the theme from the previous day, but usually I will have something random every day. If you'd like to see more, visit my website SeeMidTN.com where I also have galleries of photos that share a theme, or are grouped by counties, recommendations for the books that helped me find these places, and more!
Keep checking back, and maybe you'll find some place you'd like to visit.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Welcome to See Middle Tennessee!
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DEQUINCY, LA (KPLC) - It has been four years since we met Maximus Berwick, of DeQuincy.
He was just a baby at the time, and his mom Laci was desperately trying to keep him alive.
"His first 10 weeks of life included over 100 blood transfusions, seven surgeries and numerous moments in which they told us 'We don't know if he's going to make it through the night,'" she said.
Laci walked down that dark road before. Her baby girl Audrey died in the hospital 12 years ago.
"Watching it happen once is horrible," she said. "Watching it happen again is the most heart-breaking thing ... not just for me, for our entire family."
The Berwicks never found out what took Audrey's life, but once they got Max's diagnosis, they were sure it was the same thing -- methlymalonic acidemia.
"His body does not make a chemical called CoA mutase in his kidney and his liver," Laci said. "What that does is it makes his body unable to break down four specific amino acids."
Because Max's body cannot break down those amino acids, they turn into methylmalonic acids that build up in his body, poisoning the tissue in his organs.
"Your mommy instincts kick in and say 'I can't,'" Laci said. "This has to stop. We have to do something; we have to find a way to stop this."
At the height of his sickness, Max's ammonia levels were over 1,000. A healthy person's is between zero and 40.
Max has been on dialysis and is always connected to a feeding tube, and there is no cure for this condition.
"He is in what they consider to be the beginning stages of renal failure and the beginning stages of kidney disease," Laci said.
The life expectancy for someone with MMA is uncertain.
It has been hard on siblings Juliana, Matthew and Hailiey, who are all homeschooled to cut down on germ exposure.
"I worried about what boys I liked, and what my favorite color was and what shirt I wanted to wear with my skirt," Hailiey said. "(But) when Max was born, I realized that there's more to life than just that."
Money is tight, because of Max's care. Laci's job is at home keeping Max alive.
Despite the tough times, this family said they make it through together.
"I don't have a plan," Laci said. "Sometimes I'm down to my last dollar, and I'll get a card in the mail with $20 in it, and that buys some milk and some bread. We just do it. There's not another option."
Max is on medication to slow the damage to his kidneys.
MMA is inherited. The mother and father both have to be carriers of the mutated gene. Their child will have a one in four chance of being a carrier and a one in eight chance of being born with MMA.
If you want to help Max's family offset expenses related to his care, there is an account set up online. Click here to pitch in for the Berwicks.
Max has his own Facebook page where you can learn more about him and MMA.
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The Lion Wakes by Robert Low Harper Collins. 439pp, £14.99
The long War of Independence, stretching over more than 30 years with intervening periods of precarious peace, is one of our formative national myths. By myth I don't mean something that never happened; rather an event, or series of events, that lives on in memory and the imagination, and thus goes to form our sense of who we are.
The myth was first given literary expression by John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, in his long poem "The Brus", written within half a century of its hero's death. More than a century later came Blind Harry's celebration of Bruce's heroic predecessor, Wallace, the poem that by his own account first gave Robert Burns a strong sense of Scottish identity, itself given memorable expression in "Scots wha hae". In our own time The Corries' song Flower of Scotland has been adopted as an unofficial national anthem, while the potency of the myth, albeit in vulgarised form, was made evident by the success of Mel Gibson's Braveheart.
Novelists have told the story too. As a boy I was enthralled by GA Henty's In Freedom's Cause, remarkable for being a glorification of the Scottish fight for independence written by an Englishman. Nigel Tranter wrote a very successful trilogy about the hero-king Bruce. Now comes the first volume of a series which will tell the story of the wars from beginning to end, purportedly written by a monk in the last year of King Robert's life. It takes us up to the Battle of Falkirk, so there should be several novels to follow.
The Lion Wakes is gripping, written with great bravura, and dense in texture. In the best tradition of the historical novel, Low mixes historical and invented characters, his hero, or central figure, being a Lothian knight, Sir Hal Sientcler (or Sinclair or St Clair) of Herdmanston, a cadet member of the family of the Sinclairs of Roslin, associated with the Knights Templar. In creating Hal, Low follows the tradition established by Scott, of choosing as his hero a man caught in the middle, subject to conflicting loyalties.
One of the great merits of the novel is that it avoids the simpicities of nationalist history. Wallace is a hero, certainly, a man of great courage and powers of leadership, but he is regarded as a "brigand" by many. The War of Independence was also a civil war in Scotland. The Bruces, Balliols and Comyns all belonged by origin to Anglo-Norman families, holding lands in England as well as Scotland, though also descended from David I, youngest son of Malcolm Canmore and his Saxon queen, Margaret. When Edward of England first upheld John Balliol's claim to the throne of Scotland, he alienated the Bruces. When he deposed Balliol, he alienated the Comyns. When he invaded Scotland, the Scottish barons were more concerned, understandably, to safeguard their estates than engage in national resistance. Low has Robert the Bruce able to speak English, French and Gaelic, but incapable of understanding the Scots- English of the Lothians.
The novel is full of action - staghunts, sieges, skirmishes, battles, murders, rapes and massacres - all vividly rendered. It is gripping, but not an easy read. Characters appears without introduction, many only to vanish from the narrative soon. The style is abrupt, vigorous and inconsistent, nowhere more so than in the rendering of speech. This is venial; the characters of the novel have no common language, but it does mean that there is a great variation in tone, sometimes convincing as a representation of actual speech, sometimes lapsing into what Scott called "tushery" or the clichs of mock-mediaevalism, In extenuation it should be said that achieving a common register of speech that should also be convincing is wellnigh impossible in a novel such as this. The alternative is to accept that since a literal transcription of the characters' speech, even if such should be possible, would not be understood by a reader today, one should employ a neutral contemporary English. This, however, has its drawbacks, not least the loss of vitality. On the whole Low's eclectic approach to the problem of dialogue works well most of the time.
If the novel demands more concentration from the reader than is often the case with historical novels, the attention required is well rewarded. There is a splendid gusto to this fiction as well as an acute political understanding.
The narrative is hard to follow at times for the plot is as confused and full of contradictions as the history on which it draws; yet the individual scenes are wonderfully vivid. The account of the Battle of Falkirk in particular is a splendid piece of imaginative re-creation. All the horror - all the blood and spilled guts of a medieval battle - is made explicit.
Low has, as he admits, taken liberties with history in the case of some of his characters. This is fair enough, since nothing but the bare outline of the lives of many of them is or can be known.
All in all he has done something remarkable, and I look forward to the sequels. He has not set out to demolish the myth, but rather, by questioning simple interpretations of it, to deepen and enrich it; and he has brought this off in fine style. As a piece of bravura historical painting The Lion Wakes is remarkable.


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The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) was founded in 1988 by a group of California mountain bike clubs concerned about the closure of trails to cyclists. These pioneering clubs believed that mountain biker-education programs and innovative trail management solutions should be developed and promoted. While this first wave of threatened trail access was concentrated in California, IMBA's pioneers saw that crowded trails and trail-user conflict were fast becoming worldwide recreation issues. This is why they chose "International Mountain Bicycling Association" as the organization's name.
IMBA's mission has always been to protect, create, and enhance quality trail experiences for mountain bikers worldwide. In addition, we actively promote responsible mountain biking, support volunteer trail work, assist land managers with trail management issues, and improve relations among trail user groups.
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Negotiators for Northampton County and a union representing its prison guards will meet with state mediator Leonard Kern at 2:30 p.m. next Monday in the Government Center in Easton.
Kern said Friday he asked both sides to "give consideration to narrowing the issues to three or four."
The county and Local 2549, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, furnished Kern at a session Sept. 30 with written lists of the matters on which they disagree.


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"Winnebago Man" is a famous viral video of all the profanity-dripping outtakes of an old-school salesman trying to make a Winnebago promo, and failing. Now, the feature documentary of the same name about trying to track down the reclusive and unwitting star is available to watch online for free until August 25. [More]
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An oldy but goody, which superstar Bucky rejigged in our memory, these are the outtakes of Jack Rebney taping a marketing video for Winnebagos. Let's just say this, he gets frustrated very easily…NSFW.


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The Wharton Center for Performing Arts at Michigan State University has announced its schedule for the 2012-13 season.
The Broadway series gets most of the attention.
Executive Director Michael Brand tells WKAR's Scott Pohl that a stage production that became a hit movie leads the way.
MICHAEL BRAND: We have the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and Lincoln Center's production of War Horse here in its first year (of touring the nation). It starts this fall. I think we're third or fourth on the national tour, so we're very excited to have this new European hit, which has become over the last year and a half, a major hit in the United States.
SCOTT POHL: Especially considering the fact that a Steven Spielberg film version was out in the last year and won a Best Picture (Academy Award) nomination. That also, if nothing else, increases the visibility of War Horse.
BRAND: You're right. There's more people in the country now, and in our trading area, that are much more aware of this story. Talking to people who have read the book, seen the play, and seen the film, all say they're each very different and they each help create a complete story. A lot of people, quite frankly, like the play better. It's quite an event.
POHL: The rest of the Broadway Series includes Anything Goes, the musical of Billy Elliot, Sister Act, and Catch Me If You Can.
BRAND: That's right. It's a nice layout for our season ticket holders. We're adding to that two specials. We're having the new theatrical version of the Blue Man Group's show here, which has become very successful, and we're bringing in another hit musical which we wanted to make as a special not on our season ticket series, American Idiot. We'll have those in addition to the subscription series.
POHL: Let's talk about the theater schedule. We mentioned War Horse, which is not a musical, but there's also a theater schedule within the Wharton Center plans for next year. The Aquila Theatre will be doing The Taming Of The Shrew, and The Acting Company will be performing Of Mice And Men.
BRAND: For the last couple of years, we've been trying to develop the spoken word in the Pasant Theatre, which is a great venue for this art form. We've been extremely successful. Our audiences have been very responsive, and we're almost doubling the inventory for next year.
We're very excited to bring back The Aquila Theatre Company from New York City, which is made up of British and New York actors, and we're bringing back some old friends of the Wharton Center that have been here on and off for the last three decades, The Acting Company. And, a new addition, a production from The Stratford Shakespeare Festival called Shakespeare's Will. So we have three productions and they run throughout the year. We're very excited about this opportunity to develop the spoken word. As this grows, we're going to hopefully be bringing in productions for longer runs.
POHL: Tell me about the Worldview Lecture Series this year.
BRAND: We do the Worldview Lecture Series in collaboration with a number of colleges. We normally work with about nine deans in other departments on who we should be engaging on the series. One of the selections we picked with a number of us involved in the visual and performing arts is Peter Gelb, because as the instigator of this hi-definition broadcast for the Metropolitan Opera, he's changed how arts organizations are marketing themselves and how they're approaching attracting new audiences. He's going to come and talk about that.
POHL: And the others?
BRAND: Including with Peter Gelb on this season is Abraham Verghese, who's going to be discussing his major book Cutting For Stone, and Jeremy Rifkin, who's the author of The Third Industrial Revolution. So, it's quite a diverse collection of speakers we have this year, and we're excited about all three of them.


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Endometriosis is a gynecological condition affecting approximately 176 million women and girls worldwide. Endometriosis happens when the endometrium, the tissue that makes up the inside surface of the uterus, grows outside the uterine cavity. It can grow on the ovaries, bowel and tissues lining the pelvis.
The misplaced endometrial tissue follows the menstrual cycle (grows, thickens and breaks down) due to hormonal changes in the body. As it has no way to exit your body, it becomes trapped and causes irritation and formation of scars and adhesions. This in turn causes severe pain during periods and possible fertility problems, both of which can have a massive impact on a woman's quality of life.
Women of all ages are at risk for endometriosis. Typically, it affects women from age 25 to 40. The exact cause of endometriosis is not known. However it has been found that retrograde menstruation, or backflow of menstrual fluid, may play a key role.
Other contributing factors are genetics, a weak immune system and environmental toxins like dioxins that affect the body, the immune system and the reproductive system.
Some of the common symptoms of endometriosis are pelvic pain and cramping during menstruation, sharp pain during ovulation, pain during sexual intercourse, painful bowel movements, heavy or irregular bleeding during menstrual periods, fatigue, infertility, swollen abdomen and digestive problems like indigestion, diarrhea, constipation and nausea. The symptoms may vary from one person to another. In most cases, women with endometriosis have no symptoms.
The condition tends to get better when menopause begins. However, to control the severity of the disease and alleviate the main symptoms of pain and infertility, you can try some natural remedies.
Here are the top 10 home remedies for endometriosis.
1. Castor Oil
An age-old effective remedy for endometriosis is castor oil. Castor oil helps the body get rid of excess tissues and toxins. It should be used at the beginning of the menstrual cycle, when cramping is first noticed. This will help reduce the severity of symptoms throughout the cycle.
- Mix eight drops of lavender essential oil and one-fourth cup of castor oil.
- Soak a washcloth in this mixture, fold it and heat it in the microwave until it is comfortably warm. Place the warm cloth directly on your lower stomach.
- Put a piece of plastic on top of the cloth and place a hot water bottle on top of that.
- Use the pack once a day for 30 to 60 minutes.
- Rinse off the oil with lukewarm water after each application.
Note: Do not use this remedy during menstrual flow.
2. Sitz Bath
A contrast hot and cold sitz bath is often recommended by naturopathy practitioners for reducing symptoms of endometriosis. The hot bath will help relax the pelvic muscles, in turn reducing cramping and pain. The cold bath will help reduce inflammation and alleviate pain.
- Fill two large bathtubs, one with warm water and another with cold water.
- Add 10 drops of rosemary essential oil or lavender essential oil to each bath and stir well.
- Sit in the tub with hot water up to your waist for three to five minutes.
- Then sit in the tub of cold water up to your waist for one minute.
- Repeat for two to five rounds.
- Do this three to four times a week.
Note: Avoid this remedy during menstruation.
3. Pelvic Massage
Massaging the pelvic area and lower abdomen with an essential oil like lavender or sandalwood will help a lot to relax and soothe minor pain associated with endometriosis.
- Lie on the bed and stretch out your body.
- Rub some essential oil on your stomach.
- Gently massage in a rotating pattern for five to 10 minutes.
- Do this once daily.
Note: Do not do this massage during your menstrual cycle.
4. Flaxseed
Flaxseeds are also very beneficial in the treatment of endometriosis. The antioxidant and omega-3 fatty acids in flaxseeds help slow the growth of abnormal endometrial tissue. Plus, flaxseeds help the body eliminate harmful toxins.
- Soak three to four tablespoons of flaxseeds in one cup of water overnight. Strain and drink the water the next morning. Follow this remedy daily until your symptoms subside.
- You can also add ground flaxseeds to yogurt, smoothies, soups and salads.
5. Turmeric
This amazing spice has a natural component known as curcumin that has strong anti-inflammatory benefits and hence can be used to treat endometriosis. It has also been shown to have anti-endometriotic property.
- Bring two cups of water to a boil and add one teaspoon each of turmeric powder and ginger powder and one tablespoon each of honey and lemon juice. Drink this solution once daily until you get rid of the problem.
- You can also take turmeric capsules (300 mg) three times a day.
Note: Avoid turmeric remedies if you are taking blood-thinning medications.
6. Wild Asparagus
Wild asparagus or shatavari in Ayurveda, which is rich in folic acid, can help treat anemia as well as endometriosis caused by a deficiency of folic acid. Plus, it has vitamin E that helps alleviate pain, particularly cramps.
- Mix one teaspoon of wild asparagus powder in a glass of warm milk.
- Drink it two times daily until you feel better.


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Friday, August 29, 2008
Bouncing back with yet another hour of amusing musing and music, the reclusive Bob Dildyn has a fresh podcast, and it's about BOOBS.
If you've heard the previous volumes, on CUNT and SHIT, then you know what to expect. This show's a bit lighter than the others, with Bob in a more buoyant mood. The topic of tits inspires enthusiasm...especially when the special guest is JOAN BAEZ.
Sort of. The Baez interview, like previous ones with Leonard Cohen, Madonna and Paul Simon seems to involve splicing the celeb's voice to answer unlikely questions. Ms. Baez, you didn't really say such rude things...did you?
It's hard to keep track of the titles...some are full tracks, a few are excerpts, but definitely in the mix are: My Boobs are OK, Itty Bitty Titties, Titties and Beer, Ass and Titties, Bounce Your Boobies, Mama's Got Her Boobs Out, Knockers Up and Boobs.
Plus some guy lecturing about breastfeeding, a Britney Spears parody "Make My Boobies One More Size," a milk commercial from The Cowsills, and the Bob Dildyn original lyric "Double D Cup Hooters" (the melody seems suspiciously similar to one from the original Bob).
And the girl in the photos? Why, Adriana Lima, of course, who starred with Dylan in that infamous Victoria's Secret commercial a few years ago.
PS, look for Bob Dylan "Tell Tale Signs Bootleg 8" in stores and on line next month. If there's any similarity to the hours from Bob Dildyn, it's that the collection is a confusing hodge-podge of released, unreleased and live tracks put together in a way that only makes sense to Bob himself.
BOOBS (PART ONE, Half hour)
BOOBS (PART TWO, Half hour)
Not a Bob Dylan Theme Hour...a big bold podcast from BOB DILDYN.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Babes Sing IN FRENCH!
Here's a lot of French-singing ladies from Canada, France and Europe. It's a pretty smooth and lush collection. No distracting ye-ye girls, no punque babes, not even the gurgling trill of Piaf....it's mostly an assortment of oddities and lovely obscurities. And most all qualify for the illfolks blog because they may be hugely famous in French-speaking nations, but are mostly unknown to English-speakers. All will sound fine, however, played through Japanese speakers, German speakers, or whatever your set-up happens to be...
1. Carole Laure. Nyuk, a Canuck. "Save The Last Dance for Me" in French. This sexy actress began recording in the 70's, so her albums aren't ancient volumes of forgotten Laure.
2. Francine Laine. Not named after Frankie. Have you ever had a French girl talking urgently and emotionally to you? Me neither. This may fulfill your fantasies: "Moi Sensuelle." Your imagination may be better than the real lyrics.
3. Annie Villeneuve. "Tomber a l'eau." I was drawn to any song with "Tomber" in it, till I learned it has nothing to do with tombs. Catchy power pop from a Canadian who'll make you want to go over the border.
4. Julie. Why go by one name? It makes an Internet search impossible. I found this on a compilation lp of French hits. "Maria Magdalene" may be a religious tune but it has a nice bossa nova rhythm to it. It also has a timeless quality. Meaning, I don't know when it was recorded.
5. Marie LaForet. "Marie Douceur (Paint it Black)." In the 60's she was a stunner, the kind you'd buy just for the album cover. And yes, she could sing, too.
6. Nicole Rieu. "Have You Never Been Mellow" in French? "Me Maison Au Bord de L'eau"
7. Dalida sang in many languages, often in French. The selected tune, a polished Abba-esque commercial pop piece, will get you bouncing your baguette. The song is "Mourir su scene." I was surprised at how catchy-happy the song was, since I thought "Mourir" might have to do with mourning, or being morbid in some way. OK, she died too young; that's morbid.
8. Jane Birkin. "Le Sex Shop." She joins Serge Gainsbourg again. You know their more obvious and orgasmic hit single (which is on the blog in the Bardot version, elsewhere). This one ended a film's humorous if slightly melancholy look at a guy's brief entry into the skin trade.
9. Zizi Jeanmaire. A legendary old broad. This is a Serge Gainsbourg song nastily called "Merde a l'amour," and it's sung in a vaudevillian way. You can just imagine the visual, a cakewalk on a street full of dog poop. Or am I romanticizing?
10. Maurane. No, that isn't a weather forecast, that's this Belgium star's name. "Prelude de Bach" takes the familiar tune into lush territory (ie, a saloon where you'll drink and sob imagining your own sad translation).
11. Monique Gaube. "To Sir With Love" in French. You'd take a French lesson from this teacher.
12. Christien Pilzer. "Dracula." This was 40 years ago. Why she was singing about le vampire is probably a buried secret by now.
13. France Gall. "Resiste." Do you have the gall to resist a woman who is such a credit to France?
14. Veronique Sanson. "Longue Distance." Like Carly or Joni was here in the 70's and 80's, Vero was a superstar in France during those decades, and is still a legend. Her great melodies were spiced with Island rhythms at times. In America she's vaguely known as "wasn't she married to Stephen Stills? Mom of Chris?"
15. Sandrine Kiberlain. "Le quotid." This heartbreaker also starred in the cult film "Monsieur Hire" as, what else, a heartbreaker. The film's moody, erotic and depressing. Her songs are mostly erotic.
16. Mylene Farmer. "L'amour n'est rien." She took her last name as an homage to Frances Farmer. She's written a song about Edgar A. Poe. Her videos are strange, erotic, and often gothic. I could write endlessly about her, with a pen dipped in blood. She's sometimes foolishly called "the Madonna of France" for her popularity, outrage, and flirtations with dance music.
17. Francoise Hardy. "Tant de belles choses." The trifecta of French pop superstars
would be Francoise, Veronique and Mylene over the past 40 years. They overlap, and if you're listening or watching them, you'd overlap, too.
18. Julie Zenatti. "Toutes Les Couleurs." We end with some sweet French pastry.
Various ladies could be here, including Lara Fabian, Zazie, Nathalie Cordonne, Alizee, the duo of Lily Margot, Vanessa Paradis, etc. C'est la vie.
That's FRENCH! Via Rapidshare
UPDATE: Sorry, Rapidshare scuttled this because it hadn't been downloaded in 60 days. It was re-upped once, but not a second time. Zut!
Still available: the sprightly Dalida pop tune:
Instant Download or listen on line.
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Carry a Torch...with Julie London
Carrying a torch, watching it burn. Having an aching heart. Or just heartburn.
Here's a selection of tortured torch songs and love-sick laments. "Do not fall in love, therefore. It will stick to your face." (A line from "Deteriorata").
We turn to Julie London for songs of ill-met star-crossed love, despair, loneliness, anger, and lovelorn lust. The first ten are from early in her career, when her whispery voice was best augmented by a simple trio. As she got a little bolder and better, she was more than capable of holding her own with a full band, as you'll hear on the back eight. The tracks are from seven different albums.
1. The Thrill is Gone
2. Everything Happens to Me
3. Say It Isn't So
4. Gone With the Wind
5. What'll I Do
6. When Your Lover Has Gone
7. Don't Take Your Love From Me
8. Lonely Girl
9. All Alone
10. Mean to Me
11. Don't Smoke in Bed
12. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
13. There Will Never BE Another You
14. Get Set for the Blues
15. About the Blues
16. The Blues is All I Ever Had
17. The End of the World
18. I Wanna be Around
Listen to the ebb and flow of sighs, insensitivity and sorrows. O. Henry once said "Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating..." And in the next life he became a candy bar. Life is sweet after you're dead.
Who broke your heart?
Keep that Torch Light Burning
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12 "HIGHWAYMAN" Robbery Songs
The image of "The Highwayman" is romantic, largely because of the Alfred Noyes poem (most sucessfully mated to music by Phil Ochs). In reality, most highwaymen were just robbing hoods. Anyone riding by was "fair game" to them, and that led to the formation of the Horse Patrol in 1805.
The year before, William Brennan was hanged. The Irish highwayman is still one of the most famous of his profession, a romantic figure before the arrival of his rivals Jesse James in America, or Ned Kelly in Australia.
Brennan may have been one of the few to practice "sharity," since the earliest broadside ballads about him (circa the 1820's) paint him as a hero, a rebel targeting British nobility and the RIAA (Royal Idiots and Aristocrats). "He robbed from the rich, and gave it to the poor," is a line from "Brennan on the Moor."
When the actual Brennan died, it was without much fanfare or notoriety...or a catchy melody. As the song about him grew in popularity over the years, few could actually state where he was born (probably Kilmurry) or why he became an outlaw. Some said that he joined the army where he rebelled against its discipline and deserted. Others said he was already a crook and stole a watch from a foppish officer and had to flee after the crime was discovered.
It's up to the Clancy Brothers to give an authentic, and brief version of "Brennan on the Moor." Other versions go on for stanza after stanza, filled with his exploits.
Also here, in two versions (one male, one female) is "The Newry Highwayman." The other highwaymen are not named, but their personalities, exploits and attitudes are vividly brought to musical life by: Blue Cheer, the Brotherhood of Man and Tinsley Ellis.
The choice here for a musical setting of the Noyes poem is not the least bit noisy; it's Loreena McKennitt. She's not the only blonde on the bill, though. You also get "The Highwayman" as sung and described by Stevie Nicks. And yes, that odd song about reincarnation, whether it's a criminal or a damn builder, is on this download too, "The Highwayman" by Jimmy Webb and performed by The Highwaymen.
One of the most famous phrases in all of crime belongs to the highwayman: "Stand and Deliver!" That bold demand yields two very different songs, one from Wishbone Ash and the other from Adam Ant.
It would've been an unlucky 13 to include "Dennis Moore," the Monty Python song about the man who stole from the rich...but largely confined himself to pilfering lupins. "Lupins??"
Stand & Deliver! 12 Highwayman Songs Folder
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Saturday, August 09, 2008
WTF does GUANTANAMERA mean?
You get 9 versions of it.
It's a song you know pretty well.
Even if you don't know what it's about!
Most people figure it's some kind of protest song.
Maybe a cheer about a home town.
Something to do with a type of dance?
Take a few guesses, and read on.
One thing most everyone agrees on, is that if you hear it too often, it's one of the most annoying songs of all times, especially as sung by white idiots who want the vicarious thrill of doing something Latino without getting an infection.
The worst of the 9 versions here is just such an example, as the usually tasteful Pete Seeger (sometimes credited as co-author) offers a most enthusiastically rotten rendition, with ludicrous over-pronunciations which include stereotypical Latino high-pitched ha-ha's and enough gutteral emphasis to hurl loogies out to the back row. It's enough to make you reach for the Alka-Salsa.
Ironically a black version might well be worse than this white one, thanks to the obnoxious rap of Wyclef Jean. Laconic, sullenly cool rhyme-dictionary dribblings about some Hispanic piece of ass bump and grind all over a torpid version of the actual tune. At least the rap part makes it somewhat clear what the song is about.
It's about a chick.
The song is actually no more profound than "The Girl from Ipanema."
José Fernández wrote his first set of lyrics about a girl from Guantanamo (a "Guantanamera") back in 1929. It was just your typical, "That girl's hot, she could care less about me" deal, and later, a chorus was added to it, which is where all the idiots in the room shout "Guajira Guantanamera," like they're about to kill somebody. All they're really doing is admiring how the woman moves. "Guajira" is a Cuban rhythm. Herminio Garcia wrote the chorus but never got a co-write credit, having pushed it all the way to the Cuban Supreme Court in 1993. Sometimes the song is co-credited to Pete Seeger, instead. He did popularize and arrange it for American audiences.
And no credit to Jose Marti, whose poem was used for the lyrics. Here's the translation for "Guantanamera," which is basically just as overbaked and pretentious as any similar plaint from Neil Diamond:
"I am a sincere man from where the palm tree grows. And before dying I want
to share the verses of my soul. My verse is light green and it is flaming crimson. My verse is a wounded deer who seeks refuge on the mountain..."
Yeah, get over it, amigo. The chick could care less.
"And for the cruel one who would tear out this heart with which I live. I do not cultivate nettles nor thistles. I cultivate a white rose."
There's something vaguely political and typically Cuban about the last stanza: "With the poor people of the earth I want to share my fate. The brook of the mountains gives me more pleasure than the sea."
Not some kind of political freedom rant, or a call to join and fight the good fight, it's just about a girl from Gitmo who is saying no. Almost as disappointing as when you learned that "La Cucaracha" was about a cockroach, and "La Bamba" was just babble nonsense to dance to.
Your download? There's a live performance from Pete Seeger in front of a mostly Latino audience. To Pete's credit, los hombres seem flattered by Seeger's outrageous accent. Perhaps they were glad he at least tried; the other folkie on the bill, ill folks legend Phil Ochs, demurred from singing in Spanish and offered instead his sincere "Bracero" in English. Plus: Los Lobos, Jose Feliciano, Joan Baez, Celia Cruz, Perez Prado, Nana Mouskouri, an instrumental from the London All Stars Steel Orchestra, and a bizarre Latino-rap thing from Wyclef Jean, who has a chorus singing the real lyrics while he embellishes things with oh-so-cool rap. He remembers a chick: "Yo...I axed her what's her name she said Guantanamera, remind me of a ol' Latin song my uncle used to play on a 45 when he used ta be alive..." Nice. "Mulatto, shook her hips like Delgado...hey yo standin' at da bar wid a Cuban cigar..."
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"Hasta Siempre" CHE GUEVARA
Over the years, while idiot girl scouts, overenthused folkies, and other sweaty detritus were shouting "Guantanemera" at cozy suburban hootenannies, or jumping up and down while Ritchie Valens sang "La Bamba," others were somberly listening to "Hasta Siempre," a song about Che Guevara, who in 1967 was executed in Bolivia. In the past 40 years it's had many cover versions. Cuban songwriter Carlos Puebla's song was always big in Latin countries, but probably the song didn't get much attention in Europe until Nathalie Cardone's 1999 version (complete with rock video). She recently issued a new take on it, which was issued on a CD as a bonus track to her first single in nine years, "Yo Soy Rebelde." A 2003 version by the Buena Vista Social Club removed Fidel Castro from the last line, changing "Y con Fidel" to "Y con Cuba."
While history now presents a view of Che and a view of Fidel that is less than glamorous, among many it's still very hip and cool to think of Guevara as that darkly handsome revolutionary who, if he did anything wrong, did it for the right reasons. The song literally translates as "Until Always," an idiomatic way of saying "now and forever." Basically the lyrics are mundane platitudes of devotion, but the strong minor key melody gives it power:
"We learned to love...Commandante Che Guevara...Your glorious and strong hand fires at history...You come burning the winds with spring suns to plant your flag with the light of your smile. Your revolutionary love leads you to a new undertaking where they are awaiting the firmness of your liberating arm. We will carry on as we did along with you. And with Fidel we say to you: Until Always, Commandante!"
You get five versions of "Hasta Siempre." There's Oscar Chavez, Francesco Guccini & Nomadi, Soledad Bravo, Nathalie Cardone and Victor Jara. The last two names may be familar to you. The song was on Cardone's only album (1999) which was produced by Laurent Boutonnat, best known for his work with Mylene Farmer. And Victor Jara was the famous folk singer and martyr from Chile, a beloved compatriot of Phil Ochs (for whom this blog is obscurely named) who was tortured and killed for performing one protest song too many.
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Para Comprender...LA BAMBA
A catchy dance tune, and a racial stereotype for those who think Mexicans are loud and babbling and prone to screaming "arriba" and other strange words, "La Bamba" was a big hit as sung by Ritchie Valens (Valenzuela), who had a shortened name and a shortened life, dying in the infamous February 3, 1959 plane crash that took away Buddy Holly and "Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson.
Ritchie's slurred-up raved-up delivery of the lyrics didn't exactly help the average kid taking Spanish 101 understand what the hell he was singing, but lyrics to a dance tune aren't too important. A loose translation: "If you want to dance La Bamba, you gotta be a little 'crazy.'" Or wild. The rest of the lines are pretty much "get up, get going" and do it "faster." At one point he sings "I'm not a sailor, I'm a captain."
Now that usted comprende las palabras de "La Bamba," it's time to hear Valens and three different cover versions. There's Las Lobos for a fresh stereo take, The Chipmunks to accentuate how incomprehensible the words are, and a live version from Belle Perez, who not only presents the femme side, but is the only one who actually sings the words clearly.
So go ahead, do "La Bamba" (the song, not that guy in Conan O'Brien's band). Come to think of it, this is one of the rare dance tunes that didn't give a clue on how to dance. Some songs were nothing BUT instructions ("Ballin' the Jack") and other songs, if you didn't know how to do the twist, mashed potato, Freddie or swim, the singer would tell you or everyone in the room would be doing the same thing. Just how you properly do "la bamba," is a question maybe only Elaine Benes could answer.
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HAZARD: Pancreatic Cancer stops Escalator of Life
He was born Robert Rimato, not Robert Hazard, was most famous for a song he didn't sing, and instead of a promising "New Wave" RCA artist he ended up an indie troubador playing C&W in small clubs. A strange, interesting life he had...and there were hints it was going to end too soon.
On Robert's "My Space" page he wrote: "A heartfelt thank you to all my fans and friends who have been so supportive to my music and the direction I have taken over the past few years. I have been truly blessed as a performer and a songwriter to have you with me on this wonderful journey. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances beyond my control I have been forced to cancel the rest of my summer tour schedule. We will pick up again in the Fall."
He was optimistic about his chances, but he died August 5th after surgery for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer seems to be one hell of a popular killer these days. It's fast and it's usual lethal.
I met Robert Hazard back in his new wave days, and ironically I didn't think he'd be big because he had a kind of Lyle Lovett appearance, well before Lyle made it popular. Though publicity pix made him seem fairly dangerous, he was tall, rangy, with kind of wild hair and a long nose, more an awkward Lovett than the combo of David Bowie and Joe Jackson that his label hoped he'd be (and which you can hear on his semi-hit "Escalator of Life.") That song was quirky, with its simultaneous embrace of disco, the deliberately strained vocals, and a simultaneous disdain for trendy idiot acolytes (a nice put-down of jeans-legend Gloria Vanderbilt in the midst of the echo chamber yips). But...he followed it with an indifferent album "Wings of Fire" in 1984. He disappeared, while a certain song he penned, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," became Cyndi Lauper's big hit.
"The royalties from 'Girls' allowed me to survive. In the '90s I had a band called The Hombres, but we never recorded." Lucky in a way, Hazard had his hit in the pre-download era, so he actually did see decent royalties coming in. Even so, he and his wife had a day job, running an antiques store.
The quiet life changed around the turn of the century, when Hazard started performing as a singer-songwriter. If anything, the rural New York environment, certainly upstate in Woodstock and Saugerties, was friendly to "older" performers, from Levon Helm to Eric Anderson, and Robert found himself recording indie country albums: The Seventh Lake (2003) and Blue Mountain (2004). The latter, typical for a fairly unknown C&W artist, was made on a frugal budget: ""I made that for about $1.98. Everything was one take. The songs were written, I laid 'em down and it was done."
You can hear his change from New Wave Bowie to another country-tinged singer-songwriter on the road, via the two downloads, "Escalator of Life" from his first ep, and "Blood on my Hands" from his last album, last year's "Troubador."
Robert was setting up tour-dates for the Fall, anticipating a few months of recuperation, and then a return to those low-paying gigs that really test a musician's stamina and desire.
October 4, 2008 - DELMARVA FOLK FESTIVAL - Clayton, Delaware
October 24, 2008 - BURLAP AND BEAN COFFEE - Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
October 31, 2008 - TIN ANGEL - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2008 - HURDY GURDY FOLK MUSIC CLUB - Fairlawn, New Jersey
November, 7 2008 - BARNSTORMERS THEATRE- Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Those dates will never happen. Somebody else will be singing in those venues on those nights. Somebody who most likely will hawk an indie CD after the show, sigh about shitty mp3 sales on eMusic, and pray that one song breaks through on the radio like "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," so that making music for a living could be less of a struggle and a little more fun.
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Heading for victory.
Luxurious companion.
When the World Cup was held in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1974, Mercedes-Benz exclusively provided the players and officials with 72 model O 302 buses. Each of the sixteen nations of the 1974 World Cup were given a luxuriously equipped team bus for the duration of the championship.
On the outside, the sun-yellow paint of the bus was adorned with the national flag and the name of the team's home country in huge letters; inside, air conditioning, a galley and an on-board lavatory provided exceptional comfort – fittings that were not usual at the time.
Historic unique item.
The sixteen nations competed with each other for the grand title in football stadiums in Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Munich. Among them, ahead of the field: the Federal Republic of Germany. The closer the team of Günther Netzer, Franz Beckenbauer and Berti Vogts got to the final, the more excitement the brightly-coloured bus created among the football fans. Frequently there were euphoric choruses of car horns on the autobahns. The team bus went with the footballers not only on their journeys from match to match, but finally to victory too: in 1974, the German national team became world champions. Since then, the bus has been a symbol of the football success of that year and brings back powerful memories.
At home in the world.
Following the World Cup, the unique vehicles were sold to various bus companies in Germany and internationally. There they remained in use for many years, mainly with the original paintwork. Today their trail leads to distant countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Argentina. The German team's momentous bus disappeared without trace in the 1990s. That was why Mercedes-Benz rebuilt the former world champions' O 302, identical down to the last detail, and exhibited it for visitors to get close up to at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.
This year, the bus's 40th anniversary will be celebrated on 29 May, reminding us of the national team's momentous victory in 1974. And who knows? Maybe the German football team will be heading for the title again this year with their Mercedes-Benz team bus.


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SEOCOUGAR Ebay: Scam Alert
My name is Thomas Fleming and I am doing a video review of SEOCOUGAR, as found on eBay.
SEOCOUGAR stated that we could expect the SEO Google AD-SENSE website that SEOCOUGAR was building to be done "usually within 14 days of eBay purchase." However, it took over 5 weeks for SEOCOUGAR to complete.
After sending SEOCOUGAR numerous emails that took SEOCOUGAR 5 to 8 days to reply to, we left feedback on eBay, saying that the communication with SEOCOUGAR was seriously lacking, then asked for a refund through the proper eBay channels.
That seemed to get the immediate attention of SEOCOUGAR, and owner, John Cota, emailed us saying that he was sorry for the repeated delays in communication and offered us a fr.e.e domain, website hosting for 1 year, free back link services for 6 months, and the actual SEO Google AD-SENSE website for free, **IF** my partner removed his less than flattering feedback of SEOCOUGAR on eBay.My partner took this as a sign of good faith and agreed to remove the feedback. Shortly after, John wrote an email to my partner saying: /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"Did you really think that I was going to be such a gullible *** to give you a free website, pay for your free domain name, give you free webhosting, give you free CMS (C-panel) access, and let you talk down to me like a slave just because you extorted my eBay Feedback? Don't ever contact me again.
JohnSEO CougareBay ID: seocougar
(see attached screenshot of this email from John) ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////This "talking down to me" bit was us telling John that his customer support was seriously lacking and that things were not going to work well in the end for SEOCOUGAR if he kept ignoring our emails.
Anyway, John promptly took down the website that he built for us, making it no longer available on the internet. Mind you, this was after he gave us the website for free for removing the feedback about SEOCOUGAR that we had posted on eBay.
Also, we checked the back links that John had offered us for fr.e.e for 6 months, and many of them did not work at all.
In summary, we are not saying that SEOCOUGAR EBAY is a scam or that John Cota is a scam artist, but we are saying that if you decide to do doing business with SEOCOUGAR, do so with extreme caution.
Monetary Loss: $149.


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Singapore is Asia's greenest metropolis. This is the conclusion of the Asian Green City Index – a study commissioned by Siemens and performed by the independent Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). For the study, which was carried out over the past few months, the EIU analyzed the aims and achievements of 22 major Asian cities with respect to environmental and climate protection.
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Japanese architecture showcases some of the most creative and surreal designs in the entire world and Japanese architect and designer Hiroyuki Arima lives up to this claim.
Located in Fukuoka, Japan, Hiroyuki Armia's '8008' is inspired by columns, towers and foliage. Featuring winding staircases, grassy rooftop terraces, unconventionally abrupt angels and a box-like exterior, the Japanese architecture of the '8008' home is unparalleled to any I've ever seen. The '8008' name comes from the number of plants featured on the property, adding up to exactly 8008.
Made entirely out of achromatic materials, both the interior and exterior of the '8008' home are entirely white. '8008' was built to appear as though it is coming out of a hillside and the bare white of the home stands strikingly against the barren and grassy green landscape.
Photo Credits: designboom, urbanfourth.jp
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The '8008' Home by Hiroyuki Arima is Japanese Architecture
- By: Misel SabanMay 24, 2013
References: urbanfourth.jp & designboom
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The last time I wrote, we had just experienced an amazing Kaanapali sunset. With my bathing suit still wet and sand still in our toes, we headed to dinner. Because in Hawaii, you can show up to a restaurant in flip flops and salt water in your hair. No problem.
When we decided to make Maui a destination on this Hawaii vacation, Mikey and I knew we wanted to visit Star Noodle in Lahaina. He and I are big fans of Top Chef, the reality TV cooking show on the Bravo network. A couple seasons ago, Chef Sheldon Simeon made it to the top three finalists. We rooted for him, knowing that he hailed from Hawaii, was Filipino and came off as a cool, laid-back, humble kind of guy. Typical island-guy persona.
Our dinner there did not disappoint. The menu showcased a number of house-made noodle dishes and Asian eats like kimchee, ramen and udon.
We started with a couple share plates — a vietnamese crepe (pictured below) and miso salmon (not pictured).
Although we didn't order it, the Filipino "bacon and eggs" also caught my eye. Described as crispy pork, poached egg, tomato and onion, it sounded delicious. It's one I'd order for sure if we ever go back.
I had the Lahaina Fried Soup with Fat Chow Funn, ground pork and bean sprouts.
Mikey had the Hot and Sour with chili lime dashi, smoked proscuitto, shrimp, cilantro, thai basil, bean sprouts and fried garlic. And sadly, I can't remember what Mom and Dad ordered because I was too busy chowing down on my own dish. I also downed two glasses of this honeydew yuzu juice. I ordered it non-alcoholic, but there is the option to booze it if you choose it.
What we all remember and will never forget was the trio of desserts we ordered — specifically the malasadas (portuguese donuts).
These malasadas were warm, soft, fluffy — not to mention covered in sugar and accompanied by a trio of dipping sauces, including butterscotch and chocolate. The only problem was that there were only three. And while Dad was caught up talking to a local next to us at our communal dining table, Mom, Mikey and I each snagged one for ourselves. We then proceeded to order another round, so that Dad could have his share, and we could indulge in a little more. The gelato and mango pudding were yummy too, but the malasadas really shined. I still dream of them till this day.
We left Star Noodle as happy campers. From there, it was back to the condo for some R&R. We were scheduled to pack up and check out of our condo the next morning and prep for the quick jaunt back to Oahu.
Maui treated us well. I just wish Star Noodle would open up a location in St. Louis. We could use a legit noodle house.


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Musharraf trial: Zahid Hamid resigns as minister
The court ordered the government to incorporate Hamid's name among two others as co-accused in its new petition in Musharraf treason case.
Following the court's verdict, Mr. Hamid submitted his resignation to the prime minister. He said he could not continue his responsibilities as a minister after court order for his nomination as co-accused in Musharraf treason case.
According to spokesman of the prime minister, the government has prepared a plea to insert Hamid's name into the Exit Control List.
Hamid was the Minister for Law in 2007 at the time when ex-president imposed emergency on Nov 3, 2007.
The Special Court on Friday (today) ordered the federal government to file a new petition in the Article-VI case against former President Pervez Musharraf.
The court hearing the case partially accepted the petition filed by Musharraf to include other members of his cabinet in the treason case against him.


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- Program Title: Vampire Cop Ricky
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- Region/Country: Korea
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|Winter Village Express operates Sundays through Dec. 17!
The Tampa Downtown Partnership is once again holding their Winter Village, featuring an ice rink, a cafe with warm beverages and adult drinks, and a holiday marketplace, featuring 10 boutiques!
The Winter Village is located in Curtis Hixon Park and will take place from November 17 - January 5.
New this this holiday season is the transformation of the TECO Line Streetcar System into the Winter Village Express! Launching November 19, the Winter Village Express will offer a holiday experience aboard a holiday-themed Streetcar. Enjoy treats, music, and fun, while on board!
The Winter Village Express will operate every Sunday through December 17. You can pick up the Winter Village Express at either Whiting Station in Downtown Tampa (Station #11) or Centro Ybor Station (#2) in historic Ybor City.
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Winter Village Express Operating Schedule:
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- 3:15 p.m.
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- 6:15 p.m.
- 7:15 p.m.
Centro Ybor Station:
- 3:45 p.m.
- 4:45 p.m.
- 5:45 p.m.
- 6:45 p.m.
- 7:45 p.m.
The cost of the Winter Village Express is $5.00 for a roundtrip ticket. Tickets can be purchased at both stations, Whiting and Centro, by credit card or exact change. All trips are first come, first serve due to limited availability, so come early!
For more information on Winter Village, or the Winter Village Express, visit http://www.wintervillagetampa.com/.
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- Overview
- Location & Map
- Highlights
- Amenities
Park Tower
Discerning travelers in search of the most sophisticated accommodations will appreciate the elegance and beauty of the Park Tower. Located on Plaza San Martin, in Buenos Aires' cultivated downtown area, the Park Tower offers access to unlimited activities, sightseeing, and local attractions. Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, is one of the largest urban centers in the world, boasting a rich cultural atmosphere and vibrant nightlife. Named to Conde Nast Traveler's 2004 and 2005 Gold Lists and a 2004 Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice award winner, the Park Tower is a delightful, luxury destination. From the contemporary, refined style of the Cristal Garden to the sumptuously appointed hotel lobby, beautiful guest rooms and extraordinary restaurant, not to mention its ideal location, the hotel is a marvel in modern accommodations.
Location & Map
Hotel Address:
- Park Tower
- Alem 1193
- Buenos Aires, 1001
- Argentina
Location Summary
Park Tower is located in the heart of the business, shopping and theater district, very close to Puerto Madero. Close to major tourist attractions and only 30 kilometers away from Ezeiza International Airport.
Directions to Hotel
From North - From Routes 9 Or 8 Pan American Hwy Up To Gral. Paz Ave..then Along General Paz Up To Libertador Exit..capital..to Your Right. Along Libertador Up To Plaza Fuerza Aerez..retiro. From South - Along Routes 1 Or 2..la Plata-buenos Aires Highway. .2 Kilometers Up To Its End At Avenida Huergo. Along Avenida Madero..2 Kilometers Up To Plaza Fuerza Aerea..retiro. From West - From Ezeiza International Airport. Along Au1 Highway For 20 Minutes Up To Avenida Huergo Exit. Then Along Avenida Madero 2 Kilometers Up To Plaza Fuerza Aerea..retiro.
Conde Nast Award Winner, Travel And Leisure Award
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Included in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Conde Nast Traveler's Gold Lists, the winner of the 2007 Latin Trade Readers' Choice Award and the 2007 and 2008 Travel & Leisure Award for best Hotel in Latin America.
Banquets & Meetings
The largest room seats up to 200 (1872 sq tf)
Fine Dining On Site
One restaurant and bar
Executive Retreat
The smallest room seats 12 (398 sq tf)
High Speed Internet
Available in every room for an additional charge
Child Programs
Will cater to the individual child and family situation, there are no set programs
Pool Outdoor
Seasonal outdoor pool
Tennis Courts On Site
Tennis lessons are available
Boat tours available to nearby islands
Jogging Running
Runs with the hotel's personal trainer, who knows the city's most scenic routes are available
Theatre Museums
Tango shows in the city
Recommended Rooms
Rooms located on the higher floors of the Hotel feature excellent views over the Rio de la Plata, and even to the coast of Uruguay, as far as the eyes can see. Also strategic views of Retiro and Puerto Madero area.
Hotel Amenities
- - Banquets & Meetings
- Business Center
- Disabled Access
- Executive Retreat
- Fine Dining On Site
- Fine Dining Nearby
- Fitness Center
- High Speed Internet
- Child Programs
- Pool Indoor
- Pool Outdoor
- Spa Facility
- Tennis Courts On Site
Available Activities
- - Boating
- Golfing
- Jogging Running
- Shopping
- Tennis Courts Nearby
- Theatre & Museums


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As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on all the stars we lost this year.
From the shocking deaths of Glee star Cory Monteith and Fast & Furious' Paul Walker, to those who left us in old age, on their terms, we bid them one last goodbye.
They may be gone but their legacies will live on. May they rest in peace.


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is a brand new psychedelic music group formed by Steve Morley and Jessica B. Both have already enjoyed considerable success in their musical careers in various genres. Steve Morley has been a record producer and DJ since 1992, and is a classically trained pianist and composer. Steve has a discography containing in excess of 120 releases and countless remixes - on highly respected record labels. His love for Trance music saw him produce and play almost all sub genres, and his affection for psychedelic music stems from the time he discovered Goa trance in the mid 90's. Jessica B started working as a producer and DJ in 2005 instantly receiving recognition and praise for her first releases, which gained massive Radio 1 support. During her career, Jessica discovered her love for psychedelic music and teamed up with Steve to form their new group. Since that moment they have been on a long creative journey together, shaping and fine tuning their sound while testing their new material on stage.


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In conjunction with stock valuation ratios like the price-to-earnings ratio and the price-to-earnings-growth ratio, a stock's beta can help investors build a diversified portfolio. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, and adding low-beta stocks to a portfolio can a be a great way to provide diversification.
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Benchmarking Beta
Using the S&P 500 as a benchmark for beta, investors can determine how a stock may perform in relation to a broad index. If a stock has a beta of 1, it is expected to move up and down in tandem with the benchmark. A stock with a beta of 1.10 is expected to rise or fall 10% more than the benchmark. Conversely, a stock with a beta of 0.80 would be expected to move up or down only 80% as much as the benchmark. In short, the higher the beta, the higher the stock's volatility.
And, by using beta to measure volatility, you can better choose securities that meet your criteria for risk. Investors who are very risk averse should put their money into investments with low betas such as blue chip stocks and Treasury bills. Those who are willing to take on more risk may want to invest in stocks with higher betas.
Here's a list of five high-beta stocks from the S&P 500 Index:
|Market Cap (Billions)
|American International Group (NYSE:AIG)
|Genworth Financial(NYSE:GNW)
|Hartford Financial Services Group(NYSE:HIG)
|Wyndham Worldwide(NYSE:WYN)
|Principal Financial Group(NYSE:PFG)
Final Thoughts
By adding high beta stocks from the S&P 500, investors gain exposure to a cross-section of industries including basic materials, technology, chemicals and banking. The diversity is a great start, but investors should always remember to use beta as a guide to adding diversity and not as a guarantee of a stock's future price volatility. (To learn the basics of beta, read Beta: Know The Risk.)
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Florida Panthers after Martin Gerber?
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the Florida Panthers have been trying to acquire Martin Gerber and his 3.7 million dollar contract from the Ottawa Senators.
Other goalies that the Panthers are said to be interested in include Thomas Vokoun and Chris Mason. Although the article mentions that the Panthers are looking to re-sign Eddie Belfour HTR can't imagine a scenario where they Bring Belfour back as their starting goalie. While Gerber would make sense for the Panthers one would have to wonder if he is worth his large contract.
Read the full article from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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It was dismissed by Jacques Martin yesterday.
Well they picked up Vokoun. It would have been nice to take Gerber off the Sens hands.
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Hi All,
Getting the below error while setting up application on Win 7 using visual studio.NET 2003.
I understand by the error, i need to install Front page server extension, but not able to figure how to install using IIS 7.5.
I had XP machine with IIS 5.1, able to find the option.
Need your help in resolving this.
Hi All,
I have this code in Global.asax but it not firing once an error occured:
void Application_Error(object sender, EventArgs e)
// Get the error details
HttpException lastErrorWrapper = Server.GetLastError() as HttpException;
Exception lastError = lastErrorWrapper;
if (lastErrorWrapper.InnerException != null)
lastError = lastErrorWrapper.InnerException;
string lastErrorTypeName = lastError.GetType().ToString();
string lastErrorMessage = lastError.Message;
string lastErrorStackTrace = lastError.StackTrace;
Please help me so I can call this method from any page?
Thaxxxxxxxxxxxxx a lot,
Exception handling semantics in .NET are based on type, so you can create custom exceptions that have their own properties and methods. In .NET, exceptions are first-class citizens, and since they're the built-in error handling mechanism, all .NET-compliant languages must support exceptions. In addition, COM+ services are available to .NET code as Enterprise Services, so you can leverage exceptions in your Enterprise Services design.In this article the author describes custom exceptions, throwing exceptions across COM interop boundaries, and working with Enterprise Services.
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I am working on sharepoint 2007 and I was editing the webpart of the software and after adding the predefined employee search table, the server has crashed while trying to access the server remotely with the following error message:
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However, while trying to login locally I have no problem and can easily login.
What will be the course of action in fixing this error.
Also the site is complaining of an invalid certificate even after adding an exception.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You,
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Throughout the series, Carly and Spencer sometimes mention or hint at members of the Shay family.
Carly and Spencer's Relatives
Granddad ShayMain article: Granddad Shay
Granddad Shay is the grandfather of Carly and Spencer Shay and also the father of Colonel Steven Shay and the husband of Gramma Shay.
He lives in Yakima, Washington. He usually visits his grandchildren, Carly and Spencer.
His first appearance was in iWanna Stay With Spencer, when he wanted to take Carly to the city of Yakima after Spencer caused her to almost get hit in the head with a hammer. After several failed attempts to change his mind, he allowed Carly to live with Spencer when Spencer revealed he had kept Carly's asthma inhaler "just in case" although Carly hadn't had an asthma attack for years. In this episode, it was also mentioned that he didn't agree with Spencer's choice to become an artist. He also appeared in iBreak A World Record.
Colonel Steven Shay
Main article: Colonel Steven Shay
Colonel Steven Shay is Carly and Spencer's father. He is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and currently on a tour of duty in a United States submarine somewhere near Anchorage, Alaska. It has been implied he may be in some kind of classified work. This is assumed because Spencer mentions to Carly in iWon't Cancel The Show, that she probably shouldn't give away their father's current position.
Dan Schneider, the producer of iCarly, cleared up the confusion about if he was in the Navy, or in the Air Force; he was in the Air Force on a Navy Submarine (This makes sense, as the U.S. Navy does not have Colonels, since the equivalent Officer rank in the U.S. Navy is Captain).[1]
He is also known to have an attitude towards Spencer when he is talking on the phone (such as when Spencer was talking to him about Oystomato and he said he didn't care).
Spencer still hadn't told him that he dropped out of law school, according to iSpace Out and iMeet The First Lady.
He calls Spencer and Carly in iStill Psycho to make sure they are okay after being kidnapped by Nora Dershlit (he saw it on the news).
The plot in iMeet The First Lady revolves around Sam and Freddie trying to help Carly stay in touch with her father on his birthday because he is not able to make it home as planned.
He appeared in the series finale, iGoodbye, to take Carly to a special father/daughter dance. During an iCarly webcast held in the episode, he finds out that Spencer dropped out of law school. Spencer later asks him to send more money.
Mrs. Shay
Mrs. Shay is (presumably) the mother of both Carly and Spencer Shay. Nothing is known about her, as the creator, Dan Schneider, tends to leave out details of absent parents. During a YouTube video of Jerry Trainor, when he was asked where Carly and Spencer's mother was, and he responded, "I don't know, shopping I guess," while laughing.
In the episode iStakeout, Mrs. Benson says to Spencer, "Spencer, you have a stain on your shirt, go put on a fresh one!". Spencer then replies, "But you're not my mother!"
Some fans think that she is deceased, but no information about her has been given out. Another possibility is that she and Steven Shay might be divorced, which may be from separation due to him being in Air Force, or Carly and Spencer's parents were never actually married. Due to their dad being overseas in the military and Carly not legally being old enough to live on her own, Spencer has to act as her legal guardian--and if anything were to happen to Spencer, their paternal grandfather would be Carly's guardian. Because of that, it can be assumed that if Carly and Spencer's mom is actually still alive, she's probably not very involved with her children's lives.
Nevel questions the absence of Carly's mother in the Sam & Cat episode, #SuperPsycho, but Sam just walks away. Nathan Kress has stated that he didn't know what happened to Carly's mom.
Gramma Shay
Gramma Shay is the paternal grandmother of Carly and Spencer Shay. She is never mentioned on the show.
Great Grammy Shay
Great Grammy Shay is Carly and Spencer's deceased great grandmother. Her diamond encrusted watch was destroyed in a fire in iGot a Hot Room and Spencer got $82,000 for it. He spent it all on Carly's new room. Apparently, Carly and Spencer didn't attend her funeral.


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OLD: Stroke recovery = neuroplasticity + repetition + consistency
However, we never addressed the importance of challenge, which is another important factor of stroke recovery. So if you add it to that formula, it would look like this:
NEW: Stroke recovery = neuroplasticity + repetition +
consistency + challenge
But we feel like the word challenge can be pretty vague. So today we're going to clarify exactly what healthy challenge feels like during stroke recovery.
Skills vs. Task Difficulty
In order to maximize your improvement during stroke rehabilitation, you want to strike a fine balance between skill and challenge.
Choose a task that you have enough skill to accomplish – yet you still find it challenging.
Challenge is essential during recovery because it helps stimulate your brain and initiate neuroplasticity, the first variable in our stroke recovery formula.
However, if a task is too challenging, you may not have the skill to accomplish it. Not only is this discouraging, but it will prevent your brain from having the opportunity to rewire itself.
It's all about finding the perfect balance for you.
Challenge Looks Different for Everyone
Because every stroke is different, the right level of challenge will look different for everyone. So pay no attention to what your neighbor is doing.
Also, the level of challenge that you need will increase as you continue to improve. So it's essential to constantly seek a higher level of challenge as you progress through your recovery.
For example, while therapy putty exercises might have helped your hands improve a lot during the early stages of recovery, it might not be challenging enough in the later stages; at which point you would need to step up your game.
Choose Better Therapy Options
During recovery, you will continue to improve as long as you're incorporating high repetition and consistency into your regimen.
This means that as one form of therapy starts to feel easy, it's important to move onto something more challenging.
So always try to choose forms of therapy that have various levels of difficulty. Because once you master one level, you can immediately progress to the next.
It will also help you save money because you won't have to buy multiple therapy devices.
A great example is our FitMi home therapy system. FitMi comes with an Adaptive Challenge Algorithm that unlocks more difficult levels when you're ready for them.
This keeps you constantly challenged – and you don't even have to think about it!
Always remember to keep yourself challenged during recovery. This will maximize your progress because challenge helps stimulate neuroplasticity.
Don't challenge yourself too much though, as it can undermine all your effort. Balance is key.
And now you have the complete formula for a successful recovery!
Stroke recovery = neuroplasticity + repetition + consistency + a good, healthy challenge
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Last week I asked Christopher Schwarz to give me a list of his favorite titles that we have available in the Woodworker's BookShop. I've worked with Chris for the past year, so I thought I could safely predict what he'd pick.
Boy , was I way off.
Some of his choices are our newer titles, but a few are, in a word, classics.
We've put his choices together into a miniature "catalog" which contains Chris' words on why these titles are his favorites.
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Happy Friday ! Just today the gateway team released its GATEWAY ULTRA V3.0 . So this post aims to show you how to setup gateway 3ds on ALL 3DS/2DS/3DS XL V4.5-V9.2.
It is time to pruchase your Gateway 3DS if you have not gotten one yet,and this USA official reseller has lots in stock for you with fast shipping and great support, so Click Here to order yours today : Purchase Latest gateway 3ds from USA with free shipping
Firstly make sure you turn off wifi connection on your 3DS,this is for avoiding Nintendo update nagging from a pre-downloaded update file .
What you need to prepare :
- A 3DS/N3DS on a firmware version between 4.5 and 9.2
- An SD Card (for 3DS) or MicroSD Card (for N3DS) and a MicroSD card for your Gateway cart
- A Red Gateway flash cart
- A PC with internet connection and a working wifi connection for your 3DS/N3DS to connect to
Things you should know before start :
- Make sure you have a valid wireless profile in your 3DS/N3DS, but DO NOT switch it on yet
- Format your MicroSD for the Gateway cart as ExFAT so you can place files over 4GB in size on them. Windows 7 and higher natively supports this from the Format menu in Computer/This PC.
Step 1: Grab the updated Gateway launcher.dat by click here : http://www.3dsinfo.com/show.php?id=566
and place the launcher.dat appropriate for your model/firmware (ONLY CLASSIC 3DS IS SUPPORTED AT THE MOMENT) it onto your 3DS's SD card: Put your SD card in your PC and copy it over .
Here is what should show up on your PC . Make sure you aren't clicking on "Homegroup", you need to look under "Network "under Computer/This PC
Log into your N3DS with the ID and password you chose in the setup steps and you should now have access to the MicroSD inside the unit .
Be sure to turn your wifi off after you are done with this step if you plan on taking a break(for some reason )
in between steps !
Step 2: Now, open up your Web Browser on your 3DS after turning your wifi OFF(Blue Planetoid at the top of your Home Screen) and click here http://go.gateway-3ds.com — your 3DS screen will pop up a dialog box ask if you want to re-enter the URL (because you turn off the wifi connection). Choose cancel/no, click Menu on the bottom right, then click the Star+ Add button to add the bookmark to your list. Next choose Bookmarks (next to the Star+) and you can Edit the name of the bookmark (which will probably be blank). NOW turn ON your wifi and refresh the page, the screen will wig out your 3DS and bring you to this screen, just as the picture shows below :
If you met problem to process , do these 6 steps :
1. Turn OFF your wifi
2. Reboot your console
3. Open the Browser
4. Open the settings (wrench) and scroll down and press Delete Cookies
5. Enter the URL (with wifi OFF) or select your bookmark (make one now if you don't have one)
6. Return to the browser window, switch wifi ON, then click Refresh
Step 3: Choose the first option "Boot Gateway Mode" to be taken to the upgrade screen so you can get the latest Red Card update. Follow the steps to begin updating your cart. This process takes about a minute, pls make sure it has enough power .
Step 4: After your Red Cart is updated, choose "Boot Gateway Mode" again to return to your Home Screen. NOW TURN YOUR WIFI BACK OFF. Press Select and — yay! Multi-rom menu!
Notice : When playing your totally legal/legit backups, you must press Home and then Close the software to get it to back up the save file to the Gateway SD card, otherwise your current save games will be lost. If you have a slow Micro SD in your Gateway, this could take some time, just be patient.
I would highly suggest backing up your NAND from the Gateway menu (don't forget to copy it to your PC afterwards!) before installing any .cia's or going any further. You can find the tutorial about how to back up NAND from gateway 3ds in this gateway 3ds official reseller : www.usar4.com


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The Book of Urous: Shadows of The Past
The sun draws into the empty horizon, its reflection cascading along the endless expanse of the choppy seas. The sounds of rough waves crashing against the jagged shores is nearly muffled by the bustle of tents and pennants being raised, while hurried soldiers stow equipment and crowd the open mess for a bit of broth and bread.
It is late in the autumn, though you've lost count of the days on the march to the Black Ships. Your gaze, drifting from the hundreds upon hundreds of makeshift shelters along the shifting coastline, fixes on the imposing structures for which this place bears its name; Three massive rockfaces, to the believer, bearing the resemblance of a triad of great ships, beyond the size of anything man could conceive.
The first shores of the world, you think.. where man set foot on land for the first time, to carve home for himself and his kin from the earth.
This is Aubroas, the world as you know it; the endless expanses of open plains broken only by the crested peaks of the highest mountains south, and the fleeting spring through harvest your only respite of the long, bitter winters. And though the wilds be a harsh land to live, your are not without some luxuries in the great 7 cities, and with Actasur once more granting citizenship, perhaps a place to grow sodded can too be yours.


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Is the U.S. headed into another recession? Although a good argument can be made on either side of the issue, it's important to understand how stocks perform just prior to, during, and toward the end of a recession. To analyze this, we'll examine the period from October 1928 to the present.
During this 84 year stretch, there were 14 economic downturns in our economy. Actually, one of the 14 was a depression, but still, these periods indicated a contraction in economic activity. There is some discussion as to what constitutes a recession. Some define it as a prolonged period of economic contraction. Others define a recession as two calendar quarters with negative GDP. Whatever your preference, a recession is not good for business. In short, it is a time when most businesses cut back and make preparations to ride out the storm. Before we examine stock market performance during recessions, let's take a quick look at our economy today.
We have just completed our 42nd month of unemployment above 8.0%. Actually it's risen to 8.3%. This is a clear signal that businesses are reluctant to hire in large enough numbers to bring down this all-important number. Another very important statistic is the Purchasing Managers Index or PMI. PMI measures the economic health of the manufacturing sector. A reading below 50 is an indication of economic contraction. In June it fell to 49.7. However, it has risen since then and today stands at 51.9. Still, this is a signal of a weak economy.
The U.S. is the largest economy on Earth by a wide margin. However, with Europe heading into recession, China slowing, and Japan, well, poor Japan, it will be difficult for America's economy to run on all cylinders when the global economy is screeching to a halt. Now, as promised, let's get to the stock market.
Economic contractions (i.e.recessions) are not good for the stock market. When the velocity of money decreases (spending declines), profits are squeezed, and since companies rely heavily on profits, stock prices suffer. Frequently, stocks begin their descent just prior to, or as a recession begins. Then, sometime during the recession, stocks usually begin to rebound. The severity of a recession and the unemployment rate are also mitigating factors.
It has been said that a picture speaks a thousand words. Below is a series of four charts which illustrate the performance of the DJIA (blue line), recessions (shaded in grey), the volume of trading (in red) and statistics on each recession/depression. Take special note of the movement of stocks as they react to the effects of these recessions.
Where do we go from here? If I had to say, I believe there is a better than average chance that the U.S. will enter another recession in the near term. Therefore, I wouldn't be raising my stock exposure just yet.