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Despite the previous moan about just getting inspired and having to stop (which is basically how my work pattern generally seems to go) I was really excited about last saturday when Natalie Raybould, who is going to sing Amy in the opera, came to visit and sing through what I'd written so far.
To be honest at this point, I was actually not looking forward to the workshops that much, which are due to take place this week, as I was very happy in my seclusion writing writing and writing thank-you-very-much, and anything which doesn't involve just sitting and writing becomes something of a bloody inconvenience. But hearing Amy come to life properly (as opposed to through my own, distinctly second-rate singing voice) was very excited, and now I am really looking forward to them!
Basically Natalie had completely got what I was wanting, which is mostly down to the fact that she is totally fantastic, but hopefully also in part to the fact that I'd been successful in imbuing the music with as much character as I could. I always find it difficult knowing how much to put in the score when writing for voices - I tend to put in a fewer instructions as a) the words suggest a lot of the emotion, and b) I'm not sure one can use so much of one's brain to think about dynamics when singing (and in this case acting too) as when playing. Not sure about this. Perhaps it's just because, in vocal music, due to the necessity of getting the words across as clearly as possible (which is very important to me for the vast majority of time) there are actually less dynamic variations in the melodic lines.
Natalie understood the influences of the music, whilst still kindly saying that it had retained my own voice. I said to her that I was really pleased about this, as over the last few months I'd spent a lot of time trying to really internalise, and then forget, music as diverse as Jack Hylton's 30's dance music and Lily Allen. I think that's really quite important - to really get under the skin of a kind of music (if that's what inspires your music), really get the feel of it and understand how it works, and then try and forget as much as possible and compose your own music, which can't but help being influenced by the music you've got to know so well in some way or other. Seems to work for me anyway.
So, that's where I've got to so far. I'm almost at Manchester and am going to sign off for a premiere at the Bridgewater Hall, with the fabulous Lawson Piano trio and pupils from Chethams School of Music, who are going to premiere an Olympic-inspired piece for double piano trio. Tomorrow there are two days of workshops at Opera North on the music that I've written so far. Typing that sentence just made me feel rather nervous so I'm going to stop now, and I'll let you know how the workshops went in a few day's time!


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The record for arcade translations on NES is pretty spotty. Some, like Gyruss, are faithful to the arcade version, and a lot of fun to play. Others, like Xenophobe, don't hold a candle to the arcade original. Fortunately, Taito's Bubble Bobble falls squarely in the former category. It may not bring anything new to the table, but it retains the arcade version's simple, addictive gameplay and its cheerful aesthetic.
Bubble Bobble is a one- or two-player cooperative puzzle platformer. It stars Bub & Bob, two cute, buck-toothed little dinosaurs on a quest to rescue their respective girlfriends from an army of cutesy characters in a game spanning over 100 levels. Their only means of attack is a flip-top head that squirts out enemy-trapping bubbles. Once an enemy is immobilized, Bub or Bob can dispatch it by popping the bubble, turning it into a piece of fruit (or sushi or candy or a necklace or any number of objects) that can be eaten for extra points. Once the room is cleared of baddies, Bub & Bob automatically descend to the next room in the game.
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Bubble Bobble is a whole lot of fun, and just as much game as you want it to be, whether that's a marathon run through hundreds of levels, or just a few minutes of classic arcade action.
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If you're looking for new flavours to introduce to your cooking this year, have you considered game birds?
These include meats such as pheasant, partridge, grouse and pigeon, and are deliciously flavoursome meats that make a welcome alternative to the likes of chicken and turkey.
And now is one of the best times to try game birds, as the end of the shooting season is upon us. The grouse season ended in December, but the shooting season for pheasant, red-legged partridge and grey partridge extends until 1 February.
If you're wondering how best to prepare this kind of meat, we've pulled together a few suggested recipes to help inspire you - and introduce you to the world of possibilities that cooking with game birds offers.
Parmesan pheasant breasts with crispy ham
The Field magazine has picked out ten of its favourite pheasant recipes, and among them is parmesan pheasant breasts with crispy ham, which is really easy to prepare.
You begin by scoring the underside of each pheasant breast and seasoning them with pepper, before covering them with chopped sage and parmesan. Once you've done that, you layer two slices of prosciutto on each breast, cover them with clingfilm and whack them until they're around 1cm thick - the recipe recommends using a frying pan for this purpose.
Transfer your flattened pheasant breasts to a non-stick pan on a medium heat, starting ham-side down. You'll only need to cook them on each side for two to three minutes and you've got a delicious addition to a salad, or meat that can be served with fries or other sides of your choosing.
Pot-roasted partridges with red cabbage, garlic and juniper
This next recipe comes courtesy of Delia Smith, and because it's a pot roast it's relatively simple.
You begin by heating olive oil in your casserole dish, and browning the partridges - Delia recommends cooking one per person. Once these are brown, remove them from the dish and repeat the process with the cubed pancetta that also features in the dish.
After you've cooked the meat, soften the onions in the same dish, then add the garlic and juniper berries to cook down for a few minutes. Stir in the cabbage and allow it all to cook down. Then you add the rest of the ingredients that make up the casserole sauce, mix in the pancetta and put the partridges on top of the cabbage.
Put the lid on the dish, pop it all in the oven for around 40 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes to allow the partridges to brown - and then it's ready to serve. Delia recommends jacket potatoes and cranberry jelly as an accompaniment.
These are just two examples of tasty and different recipes you can whip up with game birds - and you shouldn't be afraid to experiment with flavours, as the meat is versatile and delicious. It's a great alternative to more traditional poultry such as chicken and turkey, so why not give it a try?
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Yesterday's Advent activity was to go and see the film The Golden Compass. We went to McDonalds for lunch first and then to see the film. It was really good and we all enjoyed it.
Joke was: What do you have in December that you don't have in any other month?: the letter 'D'!!
Today's activity was to make a snow scene. We had great fun doing this. Todays joke: Who is not hungry at Christmas?: the turkey - he is already stuffed.


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Examining the relationship between heavy alcohol use and assaults: With adjustment for the effects of unmeasured confounders
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Background. Experimental studies suggest that alcohol can lead to aggression in laboratory settings; however, it is impossible to test the causal relationship between alcohol use and real-life violence among humans in randomized clinical trials. Objectives. (i) To examine the relationship between heavy alcohol use and assaults in a population based study; (ii) to demonstrate the proxy outcome method, as a means of controlling the effects of unknown/unmeasured confounders in observational studies. Methods. This study used data collected from three waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The effects of heavy alcohol use on assault were measured using multivariable logistic regressions in conjunction with the proxy outcome method. Results. Application of the proxy outcome method indicated that effect sizes of heavy alcohol use on the risk of assault were overestimated in the standard models. After adjusting for the effects of unknown/unmeasured confounders, the risk of assault remained 43% and 63% higher P < 0.05 among participants who consumed 5+ drinks/day for 5-8 days/month and 9-30 days/month, respectively. Conclusions. Even after adjustment for unknown/unmeasured confounders the association between heavy alcohol use and risk of violence remained significant. These findings support the hypothesis that heavy alcohol use can cause violence.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
VIDEO VIEW: Total Recall (2012) Trailer
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well this looks more promising then the John Carter trailer. looks like i called it spot on with that one with just one word to describe my thoughts on that trailer in your Feb. 5 posting which was simply "pass". that was a horrible film that made no sense and turned out to be the biggest box office flop since Water World. the new Judge Dredd trailer looks promising too but well see. i can already tell the new G.I.Joe film will suck however. it might be a tad better then the first but that's not saying much.ReplyDelete
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Sure, you could watch the Oscars the way we've all been doing it for decades: sprawled out on the couch with the remote in one hand and maybe even a festive raspberry champagne cocktail in the other. But what would be the fun in that?
A much better idea is to watch the Oscars on two screens. You know just what I mean, right? In one hand, you have the remote for your TV and in the other you have your iPad or smart phone. How else are you going to share your thoughts with the world about how you can't tell the difference between Billy Crystal in 2012 versus Billy Crystal in 1997? How else are you going to see what everyone's saying about George Clooney looking beyond dapper in his tux? Trust me, friend. Two screens are the only way to go.
More from The Stir: Billy Crystal's 5 Best Oscar Moments (VIDEOS)
It's not just me that's pushing two screens. Industry experts are actually predicting that because of the Academy Awards, Sunday will be the biggest night EVER for social media. ABC is taking advantage of this phenomenon with a Web site that features behind-the-scenes video streams: We'll watch the Oscar winners accept their award on the TV set, then click to see them backstage on the stream. So cool!
And, of course, Twitter will be going absolutely nuts as everyone all over the world weighs in with their opinion. During the Grammy's Twitter traffic peaked at an absolutely astounding 65,000 tweets per second, so it will be interesting to see if the Oscars will break that record. To help with that Twitter Inc. has hired several celebs to tweet throughout the ceremony, including Eva Longoria, Randy Jackson, and Whitney Cummings.
And, as an added bonus, one of very our amazing writers, Mary Fischer, otherwise known as the Mommyologist, will be taking over The Stir's Twitter account for one night only and live-tweeting the Oscars from start to finish. Be sure to follow @The_Stir to read her hilarious, up-to-the-minute commentary -- on your second screen, of course!
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Libya: The Time to Avoid Escalation is Now
In an article for the European Council on Foreign Relations, Mattia Toaldo and Karim Mezran argue that at this point in the ongoing crises affecting Libya's governance, economy and security, none of the belligerent parties can militarily defeat the others, but each side thinks it can win and is unwilling to back down. They argue that:
First, the United States, Europe, and regional powers involved in Libya such as Egypt, the UAE, Algeria, Tunisia, and Qatar should put in place a de-conflicting mechanism, cooperating where possible with Russia. Major fighting between the east and the west of the country should be avoided by keeping channels of communication open. These countries should also push UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to overcome the impasse on his Special Representative for Libya created by the US rejection of Salam Fayyad so that the UN can play an active role in setting up a political process.
Second, as demonstrated by recent fighting, Libya's oil wealth and its distribution remain one of the core drivers of conflict. The US and Europeans should push Prime Minister Serraj to offer to Eastern Libya a "Libyan Economic Agreement" on how to share oil wealth and energy installations in a way that benefits the Libyan public and stabilizes the country….
Finally, the "militia rule" in the capital is incompatible with any stabilization effort and threatens any Libyan government while hampering any form of international assistance.
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In March 2017, Alphabay developers revealed a framework for yet another cryptocurrency: Ethereum. One month later, on May 1, the marketplace allowed the withdrawal and deposit of Ethereum. And rewind to 2016, Alphabay developers made the same advancement with Monero. Back to modern day, Alphabay staff announced impending support of Zcash, much to the surprise of Reddit users.
The community showed their highest level of acceptance when Alphabay announced the adoption of Monero. At the time, Alphabay was only the second darknet drug market to implement Monero, and only by three days. The marketplace ahead of Alphabay in the currency adoption race, Oasis, now sits in the list of dead marketplaces, so the point is a moot one.
"With the current network status of the Bitcoin network, we believe that adding
other currencies is a must," the announcement began. "A few months ago, we have been asked by several journalists whether we would implement Zcash or not. We decided to move forward and we will accept Zcash payments starting July 1st, 2017."
Monero received high praise for the level of security it provided when compared to many other cryptocurrencies. However, a decent cross section of the community saw the adoption as nothing more that a cash grab. Not necessarily a bad thing; scaling still occurred to some degree. And it is truly easy cash for investors in the currency. In this case, Alphabay admins simply needed to use their earned resources to buy Monero and then encourage Monero usage, driving the value of Monero up.
Monero became the "the drug dealer's cryptocurrency of choice" and picked up mainstream media attention with similar attributions. The price spiked and inevitably increased the value of the currency. The Ethereum announcement brought the "pump and dump" analogies and a considerable amount of agitation from from the /r/ethereum. The Ethereum community likened themselves to the next HTTP (ironically Zcash founders used this phrase in reference to Bitcoin.)
Alphabay prepared Zcash support rather quickly, "[a]s usual, vendors will need to edit their listings to add this currency if they wish to accept Zcash payments. This is done on a voluntary basis. The option to accept Zcash will be ready starting from tomorrow," the PGP signed announcement explained. The previous currencies were not implemented for roughly a month following the announcement.
Their announcement explained why the time for Zcash adoption was arriving shortly:
"Since the price of Zcash had been soaring in the past weeks, we believe that this currency has good potential and rising price shows a growing interest from the investor community, especially since the price has been on the rise since the beginning of the year. Until a consensus is reached in regards to the Bitcoin network scaling, we encourage users to use additional currencies to make their purchases, to ensure that all transactions are processed in a timely manner."
Of note: the entire structure of Zcash concerns many from a privacy level. The mere footer of the Zcash website raises questions about the future of "decentralized" cryptocurrency. "2017 ZEROCOIN ELECTRIC COIN COMPANY"


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In the Pongrac household resides a sly Brittany spaniel named Sadie. She spends a lot of time lurking around our kitchen table, hoping that we aren't eating bananas, grapes, chocolate or popcorn—foods that she doesn't like/isn't allowed to eat. Everything else is game. And what does Sadie say? Game on.
Sadie has no self-control. She is a beast. A hungry, hungry beast, who is spoiled beyond belief. She's also really cute and funny, which most certainly contributes to her being able to get away with things that would probably make pets across Somerset County super jealous.
Here is a classic "Sadie got away with what?!" moment.
About a year ago, my dad was busy putting his kitchen skills to the test. He made a nice little marinade for two defrosted pork chops and kept saying how they would be some of the best pork chops that we would ever eat. What happened next would go down on Sadie's permanent dog record, never to be erased, even if she were to take obedience classes.
My dad had just finished cooking his pork chops, so he put them on a plate and set them on the kitchen table. While they were cooling off, he went into the garage for a moment.
That moment was long enough for Sadie to help herself to both pork chops. When my dad returned from the garage and both of his supposedly delectable pork chops were gone, he quickly tracked down his culprit.
There Sadie was, sitting on our living room floor, eating a pork chop. Our other dog, Lollipop, sat right beside her, eating the other one.
"At least Sadie was nice enough to share," my mom said, failing at an opportunity to console my dad. I watched him watch helplessly as Sadie and Lolli enjoyed what appeared to be a beautiful entree. I was going to be a smart aleck and ask what he was making them for dessert, but I decided to keep my mouth shut. (The act of keeping my mouth shut distinguishes me from Sadie, whose mouth is only closed when she needs to swallow.)
Perhaps what is so funny about this story is that apparently no lessons were learned. So here is another classic "Sadie got away with what?!" moment that closely relates to what my sister and I have since referred to as The Infamous Pork Chop Incident.
This one happened last Wednesday while I was on the phone with my boyfriend.
We were trying to decide what we should be for Halloween when all of a sudden, I heard my dad start screaming, and I swear I nearly felt his blood pressure rise. It was quite obvious that Sadie was up to no good once again.
"That was a real good one there! A real good one. Get out of here! Get out of here now, you pig! You're a pig!"
And so she did it again: this time around, she stole one of his steaks.
It's almost as if Sadie is trying to enter a "Who Can Steal This Piece of Food the Fastest?" contest. But my mom and I told my dad that he should have known better. Sadie cannot be left alone with food. She has bad manners and a big appetite.
"She is a stealer!" my dad said.
"Yes, a real black and gold fan indeed," I replied.
"No, not a Steeler! I mean . . . a thief! A thief! That's all she is, is a thief."
My dad is right about this. Sadie not only steals quality meat from our kitchen table, but also large rawhide bones from our neighbor's golden retriever.
Even though my boyfriend and I have yet to figure out what we're going to be for Halloween, my dad and I agree that Sadie should dress up as a pig.
Maybe we can try to get her to oink instead of bark by bribing her with a big piece of chicken. Hey, she's proved herself twice already, so it could work . . .
(Kayla Pongrac is the daughter of Greg and Maryann Pongrac of Stoystown. She is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.)


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Hey hey…happy Monday – and welcome to our Life Lately post wherein we give you guys a little update on as to what has been going on in our lives!
Ashley –
We usually space these posts out in two week increments, but last Monday was a holiday – so here we are with three weeks of things to share with you! What have WE been up to? Well, last Monday was Memorial Day, so the family came over to our house for some grilling and chilling. I had plans to attempt using the charcoal grill all by myself… BUT thankfully my Dad swooped in and saved the day to be the grill master. 😉
We have been to the Library a couple times since Coop got out of school. I want them to participate in the Summer Reading Program that happens every Wednesday, and we also just go to get them excited about reading. 🙂 So far, we've really been enjoying it. Except for when we get in trouble for jumping on a bean bag in an attempt to make the perfect boomarang for Instagram. oops
Cooper finished school a little over a week ago, and he's been enjoying having a break from that. It has been nice not having to worry about taking him and picking him up from a place different than Sophie. Having the past couple of Wednesdays not be dictated by what time school drop off and pick up is – was really nice and freeing. Sophie and I went to the Hattiesburg Zoo which was fun…and tiring. I've been working with Coop everyday doing learning activities to keep his mind active and ready for Kindergarten. Obviously, there has been some shopping mixed in with all of that. Old Navy recently opened in D'Iberville – sooo I've been there several times. This past weekend they were having amazing sales that I talked about on our IG Stories (@rageagainstthemomachine).
Anddd – honestly that's about all that comes to mind. LOL What about you Rhonda? What's been going on in Texas?
Rhonda –
I feel like we have been so busy, but like…. doing what exactly? Hmm.
My hairstylist flew in for a couple of days, to do my hair and that of some of my girlfriends. I got a fiery new 'do and the kids got some flair too.
The kids and I have enjoyed the backyard a lot, with me getting super crazy tan! Stuart has of course grilled a lot. Over Memorial Day weekend, we enjoyed the pool and grilling for 3 straight days. It was amazing and indulgent.
We went to another baseball game and that was fun as always. We are kind of obsessed with them.
We had a wave of stomach bug sweep through our house and that was obviously a blast. It caused us to have to push back Harper's birthday party. I was fine with that since it meant more time to prepare (or procrastinate). We had a nice time with our closest friends.
I was pleased to discover a couple days ago that I had reached one of my goals in weight loss. While I am still not at the point where I want to be, I am in a dress I wasn't able to button in February. I can't be mad about that!
My other best friend, Nicole, came to visit. We have been really enjoying our time together and it's only half over! We went to a concert, stayed the night in a schmancy hotel, and spent the the day after drinking by a rooftop pool. Doesn't get much better than that!
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WASHINGTON -- A substance found in cruciferous vegetables can make resistant prostate cancer cells sensitive to taxane therapy with docetaxel (Taxotere), laboratory researchers said here.
Dong Xiao, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and clinical biology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, said his studies indicated that phenethyl isothiocyanate, a constituent of edible cruciferous vegetables such as watercress, broccoli, bok choy, and cauliflower, suppresses the growth of cancer cells both in culture and in experimental animals.
Xiao and colleagues demonstrated that combining phenethyl isothiocyanate with docetaxel increased apoptosis in androgen-independent human prostate cancer cell lines PC-3 and DU145.
"The combination treatment with phenethyl isothiocyanate and docetaxel inhibits the tumor growth in PC-3 xenografts, but the combination does not produce any apparent adverse effects on laboratory mice," Xiao told MedPage Today at a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Using Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick End Labeling (TUNEL), researchers observed more than a doubling of apoptotic bodies when the combination treatment was administered to the cells. About 40 apoptotic bodies per high-powered field were observed for each substance by itself. When the substances were combined, Xiao illustrated that about 100 apoptotic bodies per high-powered field could be observed (P<0.05).
He also pointed out that in animals, the phenethyl isothiocyanate-docetaxel combination was markedly more efficacious against PC-3 xenografts than either compound by itself.
For example, the average tumor volume on the last day of measurement in mice treated with the combination was about 300 mm3 lower than mice receiving phenethyl isothiocyanate alone with a 400 mm3 tumor volume (P=NS); was significantly lower than mice that were administered docetaxel monotherapy that had about a 450 mm3 tumor volume (P=0.0018); and was significantly lower than untreated mice that developed tumor volume in excess of 800 mm3 (P=0.0025).
The research was supported by a grant from the National Cancer Institute. Xiao had no disclosures.
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Most UK caravans don't have a long enough A-Frame for a bike rack. The rear is a possibility, although most seem to say no but you do have to establish if there are mounting points. Have you thought about the car, either on the roof or a rear mounted bike rack?
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I mounted a simple lightweight tow bar to the rear of our 2013 Swift. Basically an H section frame that bolted to existing holes in chassis with a center box section that had a angle iron brace bolted to corner steadies. Tow ball tube into center box section secured by removable pin and R clip. To that I mounted a tow ball carrier. It worked ok but I did counter weight forward of the van axle to offset the additional rear weight to stabilize towing.
Previous Van was an Avondale and I made a tow ball mount to the A Frame . Worked with handle bars turned sideways but as David says A frames are not generally long enough.
I cringe when I see racks glued to rear panels as most do not have mounting pads built into the cowling. I would not do that and don't like holes in the body. Holes in rear cowlings without a very strong inner cowling mounting block have the potential to stress and subsequently leak and or fracture the cowling.
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Get behind the scenes! The knee-skinning, breath-taking, heart-wrenching, side-aching stories that make up our journey at the Invenit Paradiso ranch!
A little Faith...
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God wants Chicks?!
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Just as the conversation got started, between my youngest son and me, about whether or not we should throw a couple of the extra eggs we've been getting, in the incubator....and I mean just then, we came to the last rise in the highway, before turning onto our road....and there it was, a CHICKEN CLOUD!
We couldn't believe our eyes, we laughed and agreed, once we turned safely onto the quiet dirt road, THIS was worth documenting (thanks for the snapshot kiddo), and following through on -
Our evening yield - 5 lovely eggs, all different shades....see you chicks in 21+/- days.....oh shoot, does that qualify as - Counting your chickens before they hatch???!!!! Hmmmm
Love and Loss
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Losing a loved one is hard.
I've experienced alot of loss in my life already, from my younger brother, to my best friend in high school,
to each of my grandparents, and an innumerable list of dear pets...
It never does get easier, but the love is always worth it -
I told my youngest son, just after we finished laying our little paralyzed bunny to rest -
"Don't let this make your heart hard, love hurts sometimes, but you still push through,
and love with all your might!"
He nodded knowingly, and hugged me hard.
What I wouldn't give to keep him from ever feeling this sadness again,
but I guess that is why love is so precious, because it is a gift, with no guarantee -
Here is to LOVE!
Every Day Random Hearts!
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I can't tell you why, or how often I see them.....but there are hearts everywhere, literally!
Today, I saw one in the most unlikely of places......if you can guess it accurately, you'll have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to spend right here!
Game on - starting NOW Good luck everyone!
Baby Fever @ Invenit Paradiso Ranch!
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There's something about that sweet smell that babies have, and baby goats are no exception....it's a mix of grass hay, and soft baby musk....hmmm, next on my TO DO list.....have to figure out how to "bottle" that
Inspired - "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw
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Garden - 2016
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Whether you are planning your garden, pondering whether your thumb is green, or black, or simply listening to songs about Gardens (Garden - by Needtobreathe, is phenomenal, by the way)......Gardens mean so much, they represent new birth, cycles of the seasons, and even death, when the crop has been reaped, and the final breath is released. So, as the green begins to show in the corners of our lives, let's be inspired by the promise of life.
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Inspired - "With the new day, comes new strength, and new thoughts! "- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Desiderata - Words to live by
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~ Words to live by ~
In a world that seeks to pull you this way, and that...build up false bravado, or tear you down 'til you feel negligible...you need a rock solid reminder of your true foundation. I credit my parents for instilling this value, and for tuning me into to this brilliant guide to life. I still keep a weathered copy in the middle section of my purse, right next to my kids medical history cards.
I'm curious - What's your mantra? Here's mine:
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly, and clearly; and listen to others , even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story.
Avoid loud and agressive persons, they are vexations of the spirit.
If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But, let this not blind you
to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be Yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all
aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and
the stars, you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe if unfolding as
it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labors or aspirations in the noisy
confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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I am excited to begin this adventure, and while I am sure that we'll share many stories both of success and failure...and in everywhere between, I figured since this is my first blog, I would share a success story -
• 1 – quart-sized wide-mouth container
(Glass or BPA-free plastic, preferrably)
• 1 – strainer (fine-mesh, but no metal, preferably)
• 1 – breath-able fabric
(paper coffee filters work great!)
• 1 – rubber band (for securing breath-able fabric)
• 1 - Scoby (symbiotic culture of bacterial yeast)
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• 2 – tea bags
• ¼ cup of sugar
(don't use a substitute here, trust me these little guys love sugar!)
• 1 Qt. of hot water
• Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 min., add sugar & stir to dissolve.
• Let tea come to room temperature.
• Add scoby, and cover with breathable fabric. Let jar sit in a warm area for 7-10 days.
• Smell your kombucha every couple of days…once you can start to smell a slight vinegar smell, you are fermenting.
• Strain your kombucha through a non-metal strainer into a new container, leaving a little fluid in the jar to keep your scoby from drying out while you make a new batch of tea. This left over fluid also helps to keep your brew strong.
The good:
• If you store your newly harvested kombucha in an air-tight container, and add either a little bit of fruit juice, or pieces of fruit, and keep it on your pantry shelf for another 7-10 days, your kombucha will go through a second ferment and becomes effervescent….really good!
• Try using fruity teas, like passion fruit, or spicy, like ginger, instead of traditional black tea….also, really good!
The bad:
• Hot tea will kill your scoby
• Not securing your breath-able material on your kombucha jar can lead to fruit flies laying eggs on your scoby….not good.
• Keeping your scoby in an area that is too cold can encourage mold to grow…..also, not good.
The ugly:
o Scoby are funny looking, but handle-able once they are a month or two old, if you need to put them in a new, or larger container. They kind of feel like touching a sting-ray...only they aren't as cute (its better than calling them ugly, right?)
o Baby scoby – you can harvest baby scoby from a variety of places –
o Baby scobies form under-neath the mother scoby in your fermenting jar, when you harvest your kombucha, you can dump what is left in your strainer into a new jar, add the tea starter, and viola!, new scoby!
o Baby scobies will also form in your second ferment, so be sure to strain that as well!
o Keep in mind, baby scoby will form in any jar, (or drinking glass for that matter), of kombucha which is left out on the counter (I kid you not, I harvested a baby scoby which formed in a bottle of kombucha in my son's school locker!)
Finally, kombucha is weird, but tastes great, and is really good for you….
I recommend that you play with different recipes, and fermenting durations, and finally, rest assured it is almost impossible to ruin a kombucha, afterall, if you let it go too far, you get vinegar, which is essentially the "lemonade" of the kombucha world.


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Forging Ahead
Carmel and Monterey are so restful and refreshing - I'm sure that is due to the fact that we're just there for a few fun days at a time, but I always feel well-rested up there. We came in Wednesday afternoon, the smatterings of rain quickly growing into deep gray downpour. From the car we watched familiar creeks and rivers swell and churn with water, listened to the shhh! shhHHhh! of the rain under the tires, made our plans. A few hours later, we were tucking into sizzling fish and chips, everything doused in lemon and steaming, giant chips, mealy in their centers. The tender flakes of white flesh and golden-crisp breading of the fish dunked in tartar sauce and whisked into our mouths, hurry, hurry no time to let them cool. Bright tangy wine (Cab Franc, of course) as a foil to the decadant fried foods, cutting the fat in what we hope was
Thursday, we went for a quick morning soak in a hot tub wearing just skivvies. In keeping with my families' "Naked Hippy" heritage, I would have been up for a quick skinny dip. I think S. would have gone for it, too, but it was broad daylight, in plain view of a bunch of neighbors and we were at our friends' house with someone still inside.
Thursday was an exquisite day on the Penninsula - one of the rare days that are actually sunny and warm. There are few places as naturally beautiful as Carmel/Monterey/Big Sur, but they don't usually have really warm or hot weather for any amount of time. Consequently, it seemed like everyone who could walk, ride or sit in a stroller was out roaming the streets. S and his uncle and I sat outside at The Forge in the Forest and talked about shoes and ships and sealing wax... erm, yeah, everday things.
Please note: For this luncheon, I was wearing some nice new jeans (thanks, babe!) and a little black shirt and The infamous pointy black BCBG heels and had even managed a complete blow-out and a little makeup, so I felt good. S. was sporting his 'good jeans' and a nice shirt. All in all, we were fairly presentable. Out of the blue, Uncle came out with the following non sequitor, at top volume, (he's pretty well deaf) natch.
Uncle: "So.. where do you guys do your shopping?" (We'd been talking about camping in Yosemite)
Me: "You mean for food? At Trader Joes, most of the time.."
Uncle: "No, no, for clothes - do you go to Wal-Mart or K-Mart?"
Me/S: "Ummm.... no, uncle" (trying to maintain straight faces and avoid sinking into the bricks with embarassment)
Uncle: "You should go to Wal-Mart.. they have some really good deals. I got these shoes (indicates shoes) for thirty five dollars!" Said shoes...look like about fifteen dollars' worth of shoe. We nodded and smiled enthusiastically, as though we were planning to go directly to K-Mart, without passing Go, as soon as lunch was over). "So where DO you shop?" (very inquisitive, as though the "Mart" stores are our only possible options). I murmured a quick aside to S.,
"He'd have a stroke right now if he knew you spent forty-nine, ninety-nine on these jeans."
Uncle concluded lunch by pitching a fit over the fact that his coffee was billed as "decaf" (it wasn't), which caused me to pop up like a Jack in the box to run over and get him a 'to-go' cup... He then promptly took two sips and poured the rest of it into the remains of his Perrier, remarked that it looked like dark beer and huffed out. Such restful and relaxing times are de rigour when we're with Uncle, but we don't take it seriously. Having been coddled and spoiled and not required to display more than the barest smattering of manners his entire life, he's not about to change at this late date. Dealing with him takes a huge dose of patience, a lot of yelling, and of course the occasional break to step out and mutter to myself.
So when he informed us that we would be going for a little hike, I rooted round in the car for my loafers and we headed for Garrapata State Park. We hiked to the middle of a gorge filled with warm sunshine, cactus and calla lilies, a clear stream cutting through its curves. When we reached the point where we couldn't go any further in sandals, we turned around. Before I started back down, I took a deep lungful of salty, minty, sage-filled air and saying a tiny prayer of thanks for friends, family and the courage to forge ahead, whatever happens.


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Get Happy (song)
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|Song by Ruth Etting
|Ted Koehler
|Harold Arlen
"Get Happy" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It echoes themes of a Christian evangelical revivalist meeting song.
It was the first song they wrote together, and was introduced by Ruth Etting[citation needed] in The Nine-Fifteen Revue in 1930.[1]
In pop culture[edit]
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Influenced by the Get Happy tradition, it is most associated with Judy Garland, who performed it in her last MGM film Summer Stock (1950) and in live concert performances throughout the rest of her life. The versions from Summer Stock finished at #61 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. Garland sang this song with Barbra Streisand in a mash-up that also included "Happy Days Are Here Again" on The Judy Garland Show in 1963.[2]
In the 1970 film The Boys in the Band, now considered a landmark of queer cinema, the character Michael sings a line from the song before remarking, "What's more boring than a queen doing a Judy Garland imitation?"
In the 2010 Glee episode "Duets", Lea Michele and Chris Colfer (as their characters Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel) performed the song as part of the same mash-up that Streisand and Garland sang.
In the season seven episode of House, "Bombshells", Cuddy has bizarre dreams after finding blood in her urine. In the dream she has during her surgery, she and House are singing "Get Happy".[3]
An instrumental, hot jazz arrangement of the song, performed by Abe Lyman's Brunswick Recording Orchestra, served as the original theme music for Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1931 to 1933.
The song lyrics incorporate the title phrase in the longer phrase "Come on, get happy", but it should not be confused with the Partridge Family theme song "C'mon Get Happy".
In the Comedy Central show Broad City, season 2 episode 5 titled Hashtag Fomo, actress Abbi Jacobson sings "Get Happy" when she becomes intoxicated and turns into her alter ego "Val."
Emily Blunt sings "Get Happy" in the October 15, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live.
Notable recordings[edit]
- Nat Shilkret (1933)
- Benny Goodman (1936)
- Art Tatum (1939)
- Red Norvo and his Selected Sextet (including Charlie Parker) (1945)
- Harry James with vocals by Doris Day – Young Man with a Horn (Columbia, 1950)
- Bud Powell – Jazz Giant (1950)
- Frankie Laine (1951)
- Frank Sinatra – Swing Easy! (1954)
- Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955[4] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[5]
- Eddie Costa – Eddie Costa Vinnie Burke Trio (1956)
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961)
- Judy Garland with Barbra Streisand (medley with "Happy Days Are Here Again") – The Judy Garland Show (1963), later released on Streisand's Duets (2002)
- Tony Bennett – Yesterday I Heard the Rain (1968)
- Dick Hyman – Blues In The Night: Dick Hyman Plays Harold Arlen (1990)
- June Christy – Day Dreams (1995), A Friendly Session, Vol. 3 (1998), Cool Christy (2002)
- Jane Horrocks – Little Voice (1998)
- Brad Mehldau – Anything Goes (2004)
- Rufus Wainwright – Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
- Johnny Dankworth – The Best Of Johnny Dankworth (2008)
- Lea Michele and Chris Colfer (medley with "Happy Days Are Here Again") – Glee (2010)
- Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein – House "Bombshells" (2011)[3]
- Billy Porter and Cyndi Lauper (medley with "Happy Days Are Here Again") - Billy's Back on Broadway (2014)
- Rebecca Ferguson – Lady Sings the Blues (2015)
- Smoking Popes — Into the Agony (2018)
- ^ Arlen, Samuel. "Harold Arlen – Biography – A Dream to Perform". Harold Arlen. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Lowe, Lindsay (4 October 2013). "Flashback Friday: Barbra Streisand's Iconic Duet with Judy Garland". Parade. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ a b Hugh Laurie as Gregory House and Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy (March 7, 2011). "Bombshells". House. Season 7. Episode 15. FOX.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.


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Disciplinary Suit Filed Against Former Prosecutor in Murder Case
Mary Alice Robbins
Texas Lawyer
An Abilene judge will see the judicial system from a different perspective as the defendant in a disciplinary suit brought by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline, an arm of the State Bar of Texas.
Robert Harper, who now sits on the Taylor County Court-at-Law No. 1 bench, faces the possibility of disbarment, suspension or a public reprimand for allegedly failing to turn over evidence material to the defense before a 2002 trial in an Abilene murder case. Harper was the assistant district attorney who originally prosecuted the case.
A judge could find there is insufficient evidence against Harper and dismiss the suit.
The commission presented the allegation against Harper in its petition in Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Harper, filed with the Texas Supreme Court last month.
"Our contention is that Judge Harper did not commit professional misconduct," says Steven L. Lee, Harper's attorney. Lee, a shareholder (in Austin's Lione & Lee, declines further (comment about the disciplinary suit. Harper (also declines comment.
The allegation against Harper stems from a complaint that James Masonheimer, the defendant in an Abilene murder case, filed with the State Bar's Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel in September 2003.
Mark Pinckard, spokesman for the State Bar's Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel, says that in May, the State Bar District 16B Grievance Committee found "just cause" to believe that Harper and District Attorney James Eidson had committed professional misconduct in Masonheimer's case.
However, Pinckard says the Commission for Lawyer Discipline voted in June not to pursue a disciplinary action against Eidson. "They didn't feel they had the evidence to support the allegation," Pinckard says.
Mark White, chairman of the commission and a partner in Amarillo's Sprouse, Smith & Rowley, did not return two telephone calls seeking comment before presstime on Aug. 5.
"I was confident all along that I was going to prevail and that there was a possibility that the petition would not be filed," Eidson says. "I was not directly involved in the case. I learned of all of these accusations and issues after everybody else did."
Pinckard says Harper opted to have the disciplinary suit heard in a district court rather than by a State Bar evidentiary panel.
The Supreme Court will appoint a judge from outside the judicial administrative region in which Harper lives to preside over the case, Pinckard says. Although either the commission or Harper can request a jury trial, neither has done so yet.
Second Mistrial
Masonheimer's murder case twice ended in a mistrial. The commission's allegation against Harper is based on a visiting judge's finding in the second trial that prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense that would have been favorable to Masonheimer.
The commission alleges in its petition that while Harper was lead prosecutor on Masonheimer's murder case, the Taylor County District Attorney's Office received information from a witness that the victim, Gilbert "Bo" Sanchez, allegedly used steroids that affected Sanchez's behavior. Neither Harper nor anyone on his prosecution team provided the information to Masonheimer's defense attorneys in a timely manner, the commission alleges in the petition.
"Such evidence would have been exculpatory or at least mitigating in deciding Masonheimer's punishment," the commission alleges in the petition. "Masonheimer's defense had been that he shot Sanchez for allegedly threatening his [Masonheimer's] daughter."
Sanchez was a former boyfriend of Masonheimer's daughter, Lucy Williams. William L. "Dub" Burke Jr. and William L. "Tres" Burke III, Masonheimer's defense attorneys and shareholders in Abilene's Burke & Burke, had contended that Sanchez may have used steroids that caused him to fly into rages. [See "A Second Mistrial in Abilene Murder Case," Texas Lawyer, May 5, 2003, page 5.]
The commission alleges that Harper's acts and/or omissions, as described in the petition, constitute conduct that violates Rules 3.04(a), 3.09(d) and 8.04(a)(3) of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. The rules cited address obstruction of a party's access to evidence, failure to timely disclose to the defense all evidence that tends to mitigate the offense with which a person is charged and obstruction of justice.
State Bar assistant disciplinary counsel DeAnne Claire of Dallas, who signed the petition that the commission filed against Harper, did not return two telephone calls seeking comment before presstime.
Last year, Senior Judge Billy John Edwards declared a second mistrial in State v. Masonheimer after finding that the Taylor County District Attorney's Office engaged in "reckless conduct" in the case. According to a transcript of the April 24, 2003, proceeding, Edwards found that prosecutors violated the due-process clauses of the Texas and U.S. constitutions when they did not provide exculpatory evidence to the defense prior to Masonheimer's first trial, which ended when 104th District Judge Lee Hamilton declared a mistrial in December 2002.
Hamilton ordered the first mistrial based on the defense's motion alleging that a lack of continuity and lengthy recess denied Masonheimer a fair trial.
Masonheimer, who is accused of shooting Sanchez five times in June 2001, pleaded no contest to the murder charge during an April 21, 2003, plea hearing before Edwards. Masonheimer did not sign a stipulation admitting guilt. Dan Joiner, an assistant district attorney who succeeded Harper as lead prosecutor on Masonheimer's case, says he learned on the day that Masonheimer entered the plea that a witness had told an investigator prior to the first trial that the witness had found steroids in Sanchez's property. Joiner says he notified the defense lawyers on April 22, 2003, that there was evidence that appeared to link Sanchez to steroid use.
As alleged in the commission's petition in the disciplinary action, Steve Clappart, an investigator in the DA's office, testified at Masonheimer's punishment hearing on April 23, 2003, that prior to the first trial, a witness informed the prosecution team of Sanchez's suspected involvement with steroid use during a meeting in Harper's office and that Harper was present at the meeting.
As noted in the petition, Harper was the lead prosecutor in Masonheimer's case but did not participate in the second week of the first trial and had left the DA's office to assume his duties as a judge before the second trial in April 2003. Taylor County voters elected Harper to the court-at-law bench in 2002.
As the Commission on Lawyer Discipline prepares its case against Harper, Taylor County prosecutors are trying to persuade a state appeals court to let them try Masonheimer for a third time.
Joiner says Edwards ruled that double jeopardy applied to Masonheimer's case and that Masonheimer could not be tried again on the same charge. Prosecutors appealed Edwards' ruling to the 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland, where the case is pending, Joiner says.
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Professional Details of Terence Dale Newman
Terry commenced his articles in December 1976 in Townsville.
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1 March 1983 – 31 December 2005 – Terry was a partner of the firm of Farrellys Lawyers in Cairns.
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Surprisingly cheery and uplifting coming of age memoir of a Scottish boy's poverty, bullying, alcoholic parent figures, growing up gay, and Margaret Thatcher.
The review
Not til I turned the final page in this book with a smile of satisfaction did my wife remind me that we've actually met this author in real life: Damian Barr runs the impossibly hip Shoreditch Literary Salon we have attended in London. I'd just spent days loving cheery little "Gaymian" in the book, and willing him to escape the poverty, bullying, alcoholism, violence, unreliable parenting, and general misery of being a gay boy growing up in a poor part of Scotland. And here was real life proof that his fortunes had turned out quite differently than they started. When I realized that the very cool and cheery Damian Barr was the little boy from Maggie and Me, I got a sentimental and embarrassing tear in my eye. Because this is a memoir about surviving a grim childhood. That this book exists is of course some testament that he did, but the vision of him compering at that cool Literary Salon confirms it.
But against all expectations, this book is not actually grim. Maggie and Me has every element that could make it ripe for a harrowing misery memoir. And yet it is almost the opposite. Damian's experiences skip from the sad to the joyful, the funny, the silly, the universality of being a kid. He addresses his many childhood challenges in a sensitive, generous way, affording sympathy and understanding to the many people who let him down. And throughout, his character is believable, sweet, funny, stoic, and hopeful.
The book has a fantastic sense of time and place, and the sort of Scotland you don't often read about (a particular treat for me as I grew up there at the same time as him). This is all drawn together through the almost personal relationship the British public, and Damian in particular, experienced with controversial Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the eponymous "Maggie" of the book. The struggles of the adults in the book to succeed against the often harsh influences of a woman who is supposed to be working to help them reflects Damian's struggles with his own parent figures, and conversely with insufficient parental authority in his life, he actually flourishes by embracing the authority this hated figure represents, and turning it into inspiration for how to succeed – and succeed he does.
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On a rainy, cold Friday, this recipe seems just right. It comes from Weelicious, which is a great endorsement for it being kid-friendly! If you must have meat in it, try tossing in some chicken parts, or chunks of chuck roast or round steak to up the meat protein. Put them in at the start and they will be very tender at the end.
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Large Onion, chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, chopped
2 Leeks, chopped (use only the white and light green part of the leek)
2 Large Carrots, chopped
3 Celery Stalks, chopped
2 Bay Leaves
1 Tbsp Fresh OR 1 Tsp Dried Thyme
2 Tsp Kosher Salt
8 Cups Vegetable Stock (you could also use chicken stock)
1 32 Oz Can Chopped Tomatoes with juice
16 Oz Dried Lentils
2 Cups Kale or Swiss Chard, chopped
Accompaniments: plain yogurt, herbed goat cheese, feta cheese, crème fraiche or Parmesan cheese
1. Heat the oil in a sauté pan over medium heat and cook the onions for 4 minutes.
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(Songs of the Mothership, released Fri 20 May 2016)
While his first release Darker Days easily fell victim to Elliott Smith comparisons, 2012's sleeper hit The Bearer of Bad News found Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf maturing as a songwriter with a knack for creating richly thought-out characters and paying greater attention to the arrangements of his songs.
With The Party, Shauf has built on the strengths of his previous album to create his most assured and focused work yet. Released in May last year, Shauf once again produces the album, as well as recording the majority of the instruments himself.
While still sounding reminiscent of Smith, Shauf seems to be channeling the likes of James Taylor and Harry Nilsson with a collection of gorgeously arranged folk rock songs, all thematically linked to the concept of a night at a party.
The party in question is inhabited by a group of deeply flawed individuals struggling with their inner thoughts and conflicts, which Shauf uses to explore issues ranging from love, lust, jealousy, social anxiety and death, to mention but a few. The storytelling on the album is rich and complex, with characters that are as colourful and fully realised as any from a Robert Altman film.
If the sheer quality of storytelling on show isn't enough, the production on the album is an absolute delight. The album feels warm and welcoming, with the piano, guitar and drums softly carrying the songs along, while the string section swirls in and out of the songs, making it a grand yet intimate affair.
With a flutter of keys and alluring strings, the album opens with piano ballad The Magician. Early to the Party introduces a guest overwrought with anxiety, whose early arrival is somehow turned into a maudlin tragedy of sorts, while Quite Like You follows a party-goer's drunken attempts to win over his best friend's ex, only to unwittingly lead her back into the arms of his friend. Just as the album teeters on the edge of becoming a series of schmaltzy disaster stories, Shauf throws a curve-ball with standout track Alexander All Alone. Following a party-goer who suddenly dies after going outside to have his last ever cigarette, the song has a quietly menacing groove that arouses thoughts of 90s grunge, as opposed to the 70s soft rock of the rest of the album.
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In re the Marriage of: Diana Lynn Berberich f/k/a Diane Lynn Mattson, petitioner, Respondent,v.Mark Steven Mattson, Appellant.
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Pines, Minnesota (for respondent)
Francis Herbert White III, Francis White Law, P.L.L.C.,
Woodbury, Minnesota (for appellant)
Margaret Erickson, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal
Services, Worthington, Minnesota; and Michael D. Dittberner,
Linder, Dittberner & Bryant, Ltd., Edina, Minnesota; and
Mary Catherine Lauhead, Law Offices of Mary Catherine
Lauhead, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Johanna Clyborne, Brekke,
Clyborne & Ribich, L.L.C., Shakopee, Minnesota (for
amicus curiae Family Law and Military and Veterans Affairs
Sections of the Minnesota State Bar Association)
M. Honsa, Honsa & Associates, P.A., Minneapolis,
Minnesota; and David L. Olson, Edina, Minnesota (for amicus
curiae The Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers)
Benjamin Lee Krause, Krause Law, PLLC, Woodbury, Minnesota;
and Carson J. Tucker (pro hac vice), Law Offices of Carson J.
Tucker, Ann Arbor, Michigan (for amicus curiae Operation
Firing for Effect and Forgotten Warriors Project, Inc.)
Considered and decided by Jesson, Presiding Judge; Rodenberg,
Judge; and Bratvold, Judge.
law preempts state courts from dividing a veteran's
military disability compensation as marital property and
renders such property divisions unenforceable, even if agreed
upon, overruling parts of Gatfield v. Gatfield, 682
N.W.2d 632 (Minn.App. 2004), review denied (Minn.
Sept. 29, 2004).
Mattson asserts that federal law renders unenforceable the
district court's judgment directing him to pay Diana
Berberich 40% of his military disability compensation. In
light of the recent United States Supreme Court decision,
Howell v. Howell, 137 S.Ct. 1400 (2017), we agree.
Federal law preempts state courts from dividing a
veteran's military disability compensation as marital
property, even where, as here, the parties agreed to the
division. As a result, we reverse and remand for entry of
judgment reflecting the unenforceability of Mattson's
obligation to pay military disability compensation to
Berberich. In addition, because further findings are required
on the issue of attorney fees, and because the
appropriateness of any conduct-based attorney fees should be
reconsidered in light of this opinion, we remand for further
reconsideration of and findings on attorney fees.
Mark Steven Mattson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1984 and,
while serving, married respondent Diana Lynn Berberich in
November 1992 in Virginia. Mattson retired from the military
in 2004 and was granted a 70% disability rating for injuries
suffered during active duty service.
and Berberich separated in June 2014, and the following
October, she filed for divorce in Minnesota. The parties
finalized their divorce in February 2015 via a stipulated
decree approved by the district court. At that time, they had
two adult children. Berberich had been a homemaker and care
provider for the parties' children during the majority of
the marriage. At the time of the divorce, Berberich was
employed part-time. Mattson was receiving military retired
pay as well as military disability
to the decree, the parties agreed that Berberich was in need
of temporary and permanent spousal maintenance, but they
agreed to reserve the issue of spousal maintenance based upon
Berberich's receipt of a share of Mattson's
disability compensation. Under the stipulated decree,
Berberich was to receive 40% of Mattson's "gross
monthly military retirement pay, " as well as 40% of
"the gross amount of" Mattson's military
disability compensation. The decree also divided personal
property, debts, various financial accounts, real property,
and other assets.
the divorce, Mattson made only sporadic payments on his
obligations under the decree, resulting in substantial
arrearages. In January 2016, Berberich attempted to enforce
the terms of the decree. She sought the military retired pay
and disability compensation owed under the decree, as well as
other relief. Mattson opposed most of Berberich's
On July
25, 2016, the district court filed an order directing Mattson
to immediately pay to Berberich the military retired pay and
disability compensation due and owing pursuant to the decree.
The district court also granted other relief, including
attorney fees. Mattson appeals.[2]
I. Did
the district court err by enforcing a stipulated decree
dividing as marital property Mattson's military
disability compensation?
II. Are
Mattson's challenges concerning health care coverage and
the release of ...
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