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It's always interesting to see what keywords are popping up in the various posting on job boards and mega-placement centers. Java continues to show well, but the big gainers are in and around the mobile device market, with specific mention given to Objective C.
What does all this mean? First, it is clear the iOS development is hot as is all mobile development. It will be interesting to see if Java can get some sustained growth with the rise of Android developmnent. From the trend perspective, Perl should be watched to see if there is a significant decline over the next year. C# will likely continue its growth as a replacement for C++ and as a language for Windows Phone development. Lastly, Visual Basic really looks like it may finally disappear over the next few years.
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The question of whether chiropractic manipulation causes strokes is undeniably one of the most pressing issues for Doctors of Chiropractic today. Allegations abound, typically by people expressing an opinion without data to back it up. And these allegations can create such an emotional reaction that people may be dissuaded from seeking beneficial chiropractic care.
Now you can arm yourself with the latest facts to overcome these unfounded myths. NCMIC's new monograph, Current Concepts: Spinal Manipulation and Cervical Arterial Incidents 2005, notes that a causative relationship between chiropractic manipulation and stroke is unlikely. However, because people often go to chiropractors for relief of stroke-related symptoms, particularly neck pain and headache, there is an association between the two.
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Anna Karenina
Rex Reed pointed to perhaps the best criticism of the new adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Joe Wright, a criticism that is over 100 years old. On 18 September 1905, James Joyce wrote to his brother Stanislaus about Tolstoy: "He is never dull, never stupid, never tired, never pedantic, never theatrical." Wright's film of Anna Karenina is often dull, often stupid, sometimes tired, sometimes pedantic, and literally theatrical.
I have a fundamental problem with any adaptation of Tolstoy's novel. If someone (e.g., William Faulkner, F.R. Leavis) were to tell me that Anna Karenina is the greatest novel ever written, I would not disagree. Not having read all of the novels ever written, I'm not in a position to rank them, but I've certainly never read a better novel than Anna Karenina (and I've read War & Peace, — but for all its glories and wonders, it falls apart at the end, so Anna has a point up on it there). Additionally, Konstantin Levin is just about my favorite character in any novel.
Much of what I love about the book and its characters is not, though, its drama. One of the things that distinguishes Anna Karenina for me is that it doesn't work as anything but a novel, because novels can encompass, enliven, and embody so many discourses: dramatic, yes, but also philosophical, journalistic, political, historical... It takes genius to do the same with a dramatic genre, a play or a film, and Joe Wright is not a genius.
Alas, though I've seen more than my fair share of the many adaptations of Anna Karenina, none has struck me as getting very much of a glimmer of what makes the book so marvelous. My favorite is the 1935 version, mostly because of Greta Garbo and the fine cinematography of William Daniels. As with most of the adaptations, the 1935 focuses primarily on Anna and her affair with Vronsky, but despite my love of Garbo I find it all grows tedious because Fredric March is so utterly uninteresting as Vronsky (and at least 10 years too old) and Basil Rathbone plays Karenin as such a caricature that it's often unintentionally humorous. The script had a difficult time getting through Joseph Breen's censorship office, leading to an adaptation that is mostly chaste and staid.* (Garbo is magnificent, but that goes without saying.)
Wright's Anna Karenina begins promisingly, introducing an anti-realistic conceit in which all the events take place in a theatre — and not just the stage, but the orchestra, balconies, and wings. It's as if Wright had set himself up to adapt a Nabokov novel and ended up with Anna Karenina at the last minute. While utterly un-Tolstoyan, it does at least give the film some energy and inventiveness. Additionally, the film begins with Matthew Macfadyen, who is perfectly cast as Stiva. Every moment Macfadyen is on screen is delightful, and the character is quite faithful to Tolstoy's original. An early scene in his office, with robot-precise clerks, is great fun and also redolent of an earlier film scripted by Stoppard, Brazil. Unfortunately, Wright doesn't seem to know what to do with the theatrical conceit, and he moves in and out of it without, as far as I could tell, any good reason, though this may just be a failure of attention on my part. It is hard to maintain attention on the film, because so much of it is just so tedious, with a plodding clunkiness to most of the scenes. I had to keep reminding myself that Stoppard had written this, because little of the intellect, complexity, playfulness, and lightness of touch that we generally associate with Stoppard as a writer was present. Taking a glance at a draft of the script, the fault seems to me mostly Wright's. At least when Fassbinder took Stoppard's adaptation of Nabokov's Despair and turned it into a very Fassbinder and very un-Stoppard and un-Nabokov movie in its feel, he did so by absorbing it into his own style and concerns. Wright doesn't seem to have any concerns, so what he has is a mishmash of style to no purpose. Sometimes it looks nice, sometimes it's at least momentarily interesting, but it's all too random and off the shelf. For a simple comparison, see how a theatrical conceit can add to the power and meaning of films made by two of the greatest directors ever to work in the cinema: Lola Montès (Ophuls) and The Golden Coach (Renoir). Comparing a pedestrian filmmaker like Wright to Ophuls and Renoir is like comparing Tolstoy to Terry Brooks, but such exemplary uses of theatricality highlight just how shallow Wright's choices are.
What of Keira Knightley, our Karenina? She's not as terrible as she could have been. Given the film that she had to be in, she seemed to me to do as well as anyone could be expected to, and I can't think of another actress who would have moved the film from being a patchwork dud to something smarter and more engaging. Some of her scenes with Karenin, played quite well by Jude Law, are interesting, but that's mostly because Stoppard and Wright seem to have wanted to give Karenin a bit more depth than he's gotten in other feature film adaptations, so those scenes are given the time and seriousness they need to build into something. On the other hand, the scenes with Vronsky, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, are mostly awful. Vronsky is in many ways the most difficult character to pull off, because it's easy for him to be little more than a dumb pretty boy (or, as played by Fredric March, a plodding middle-aged man). The observational dramatism of film especially struggles with such a character. Taylor-Johnson gives it a good shot, and is sometimes successful, particularly toward the end of the movie, at showing Vronsky's evolution, but he's not given enough to work with, and Wright is frequently tone-deaf in his staging of the scenes between Anna and Vronsky.
And then there's my beloved Levin. You might think it would be good thing for the story of Levin and Kitty to be given more time than it is in other adaptations (I don't know of one that's not a tv mini-series that gives him much, if any, time at all). That would be true, if the filmmakers were actually interested in him. However, they are only apparently interested in Levin as a symbol of some sort. The casting of Domhnall Gleeson in the role is the first sign that Wright isn't much interested in the character Tolstoy created, because the Levin of the novel is described as having a large build, strong shoulders, and a curly beard. This is not a description one could fit to Gleeson in the film, despite his beard. Certainly, no movie needs to capture every physical detail from a novel, and actors of very different build and physicality from a description could still give a powerful performance, but Levin's largeness and strength seem especially important to his characterization, particularly once he's out in the fields working with the peasants. The meaning is quite different if he is a small-framed, weak-shouldered man working in the fields, clearly out of his element, than if he is a man who looks like he could physically fit right in and is distinguished from the peasants purely by the circumstances of his birth. Worse, though, Levin suffers the same problem as the portrayal of Vronsky: most of the life and richness he possesses in the novel isn't translated into the performance or its staging. It's okay for Vronsky to be a bit bland, so long as he's pretty, because his blandness is a part of his character, but Levin is such a vivid, richly imagined person that it's heartbreaking (in a bad way!) for him to be so often little more than a holy fool in the film.
It's okay that this Anna Karenina is not Tolstoy's. We have Tolstoy's, and it is superior to any possible adaptation. But it's unfortunate that this film is not more enlightening, more thoughtfully clever rather than just cleverly clever, more, at least, entertaining.
*It's an interesting comparison to Garbo's earlier outing as Anna Karenina in the 1927 silent film Love (also shot by Daniels) where she was paired with perhaps the only great love of her life, John Gilbert. Their relationship had reached a complex and quite public moment by then, one that at least partly motivated the title change of the movie: the studio reportedly got very excited at the idea of making posters and publicity materials reading, "Gilbert & Garbo in Love!" It's less epic than the 1935 adaptation, and less faithful to Tolstoy, but there are some lovely scenes. Unfortunately, the only readily available version I know of is the Warner Archive DVD, which features an atrocious soundtrack recorded at a live performance of the score where an audience of idiots had a great time laughing at every close-up. The sound can be turned off, but the other flaw of the Warner disc is that it only includes the happy ending, while some television broadcasts have included both that ending and the alternate, more-accurate-to-Tolstoy end.


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Work Out Videos
If you look under my television, you will find a stack of work out videos that I no longer use. In fact, you may find this in almost any home in the world. So many people buy them, use them a few times, and then never touch them again. The problem is that there are so many different types of programs out there you have no way of knowing what you will like and what you will stick with once you begin.
You can find hundreds of different types of work out videos in every store that sells movies and other DVDs. Most of the ones on the market now come in tape or DVD, but they are the same work out videos you have been buying for years. If you were to look at the stash in my entertainment center you would think I was the fittest person in the world. I have enough of them to make a hefty sum on eBay if I wanted to resell my work out videos, but I suspect the ones I have are too old now to be of any interest.
I haven't bought any work out videos lately because I guess I have gotten smarter about the whole situation. I think I bought a yoga DVD because it was on sale for a few dollars, but I got through about five minutes of it before I shut it off. That's a sad statement if you really think about it. There are just too many elements in many work out videos that are just too annoying. If you can do them with the sound off, that might be better, but you can't really do that until you are familiar with the workout. By that point, you are ready to hunt the instructor down for a good tar and feathering.
If you want to buy work out videos, think about what you like before you buy, and don't think you have to get something that is structured to get a good workout. Believe it or not, the work out DVDs that I use the most is something that is not meant to be a work out. I use a few of the Wiggle's DVDs that my daughter loves. They are a lot of fun, and because I love the Wiggles, I don't mind dancing to them over and over again. You can find unconventional work out videos if you use your imagination and think about your purchase before you buy.


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Fatal shooting by officer ruled justified
A Tacoma police officer acted justifiably when he shot and killed an Army sergeant outside a Hilltop house last summer, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist has decided.
Officer Keith O'Rourke feared for his life when Prince Jamel Gavin raised a pistol toward O'Rourke during a confrontation Aug. 31, Lindquist said Tuesday.
"This began as a domestic violence call and ended when Mr. Gavin pointed a handgun at the officer," Lindquist said. "The officer acted to protect himself and anyone inside the 911 caller's house."
The shooting was investigated by police, county prosecutors and the county Medical Examiner's Office.
Gavin, 29, died at the scene after being struck in the chest. Police found a .45-caliber pistol near his body.
The incident began when a woman in another part of the city called 911 to report Gavin had assaulted her, court records show. The woman, who said she was Gavin's girlfriend, told police Gavin might be headed to her house in the 800 block of South M Street. The woman said she feared Gavin might assault her son there, records show.
O'Rourke was dispatched to the house to intercept Gavin. When he arrived, he saw a man later identified as Gavin get out of a pickup and walk toward a house, prosecutors said. The man was carrying a gun.
O'Rourke ordered the man to stop and drop the weapon, but Gavin refused, continued to the house and tried to force his way inside, authorities said.
O'Rourke then moved behind a vehicle parked on the street and again told Gavin to drop his weapon, records state. Instead, Gavin turned toward O'Rourke and began to raise his gun. That's when O'Rourke shot him, authorities said.
An autopsy showed Gavin had a synthetic marijuana substance called "Zombie Matter" in his system at the time of his death, records show. Investigators also found the substance in his truck.


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In the aftermath of one Pirate's dismissal, a new powerful alliance emerges from the ashes.
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Here's a little Halloween treat for all of you Jalops, standing by us in our, um, slimmer state. Think of it as the fun-sized off-brand candy bar we're handing out at the door.
It's regular Car Porn- in this case this lovely Datsun Bluebird/510 SSS I saw in Yokohama. But, if you wait 20 seconds, you get a Halloweenish surprise for a second, which gives you Lazy Halloween Prank possibilities!
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Luxury Lettings Graduate Job - Central London 2019
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- 26 Mar 2019
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We are a high-growth real-estate business headquartered in gorgeous offices in London. We're a well-established brand with a global presence. Since our inception in 1890 we have grown to over 200 team members - but that's only the beginning; we work in a market valued at £200b and our plan is to become the market leader.
We have offices situated in all major London locations and due to our success, we are looking to expand each of those teams. Our vision is to grow our firm from the bottom up - we hire talented graduates and place a huge emphasis on training and development, as well as offering unrivalled career progression.
The Opportunity
To fuel our growth, we are looking to hire five graduate Lettings Negotiators. This is the first step on the ladder that leads to Senior, Partner and beyond. This is a fast-paced sales role and it isn't easy but it is worth it. From day one, you'll have exposure to and the chance deal with multi-million-pound deals.
We ensure the social dynamic reflects the friendly yet hard-working office environment. We expect the best of our employees and in return, our graduates will earn an average of £35k in their first year as well as receiving a company car. Our teams are regularly rewarded with incentives (e.g. iPads, city breaks, spa days, nights out etc.) in addition to an achievable uncapped bonus structure.
We offer real career opportunities in a fast-growing, friendly firm with an energetic and ambitious team. Our remuneration package is attractive and you will be rewarded on the basis of your personal performance, as well as on the basis of the firm's overall achievements. For the right candidate, the extensive growth plans for the UK offer the opportunity to progress extremely.
We are looking for resourceful, bright and confident candidates with the following:
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- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - our clients are high-end, high-profile people who expect the best
- The ability to tailor your style to suit a particular opportunity - in other words, being adaptable and socially intelligent is a must
- Sales/commercial experience is desired but not essential
Main Responsibilities will include:
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- Managing a portfolio of properties
- Approach potential tenants with the view to let property
We appreciate that to get the best talent we have to offer an excellent package and fantastic long-term opportunities. This is why we offer an average first year earnings of £35,000 and a market-leading £12k base. The first promotion is typically attained within 3-6 months and we regularly promote from within beyond that - within 18 months you could be a Senior Negotiator with the responsibility of a premium portfolio (and a company BMW!).
In addition, we offer excellent benefits following a successful probationary period such as private healthcare, matched pension and overseas end of year retreats.


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Omani Oil Minister Mohammad al-Romhi said Saturday that the sultanate and other oil-rich Gulf states had ruled out an immediate hike in oil output despite crude prices hovering around 10-year highs.
"I do not think a production hike is necessary, and this position is shared by our brothers at the heart of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)," Romhi said, quoted by newspapers.
The GCC -- which groups Oman with Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- sits on around 45 percent of the world's oil reserves.
Romhi, whose country is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) but coordinates policies with the cartel on production levels and pricing, said producer countries will examine the needs of the oil market with the onset of winter.
"They will then decide if it is necessary to increase or reduce production," said Romhi, whose country produces some 900,000 barrels per day.
"All producers, be they members of OPEC or not, want a stable oil market and stable oil prices.
"Currently there is not a shortage in oil supplies," Romhi stressed, blaming high prices on "psychological factors, including forecasts of a cold winter in the northern hemisphere and tension in the Middle East."
During the first nine months of 2000, the sultanate exported 240.3 million barrels of oil, a 4.4 percent increase on the same period in 1999, Oman's economy ministry said.
In September, Omani crude sold at an average 26.51 dollars a barrel against 15.27 dollars the year before, an increase of 73.6 percent.
China, Japan and South Korea were the main importers of Omani oil in the nine months, the ministry said in a report.
Benchmark Brent North Sea crude oil for January delivery was selling for 33.30 dollars a barrel in London by Friday afternoon, compared with 32.34 dollars a week earlier.
In New York, January light sweet crude was quoted at 35.40 dollars a barrel, against 32.34 dollars the previous week – MUSCAT (AFP)
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Tom Johnson Camping Center today announced it will be carrying Forest River's Inc.'s line of handicap-accessible V-Cross travel trailers.
"We are very excited to add the V-Cross handicap model to our extensive line of recreational vehicles," said Gary Stroud, vice president of Tom Johnson Camping Center, in a press release. "It is rewarding for us to be able to open RV travel to individuals who the past have missed out on the RV lifestyle."
The V-Cross handicap-access model is built with wider entry doors and hallways, handicap-accessible bathroom features, large bedroom areas with grab handles, wiring for lift system, available remote controls for slideouts, power jacks and awnings and modifications to the kitchen areas. The V-Cross also has a unique front end that assists in aerodynamics and eases towing.
"While we have been offering access model motorhomes from Winnebago for years, this addition of affordable towable RVs greatly expands our offerings for our customers," stated Stroud. "As we have increased our support of Shriner's Hospitals for Children we have continued to grow our customer base of parties interested in these access model RVs."
Founded in 1967, Tom Johnson Camping Center has locations in Concord and Marion, N.C.


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- June 29, 1973 - November 5, 2012
- Saint Louis, Missouri
of Brian's Passing
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"Brian was like a brother to me for the 7 years I worked with him and the years after. I have finally gotten to the point where talking about him...Read More »
1 of 53 | Posted by: Melissa Tokraks - Friend
"I am so sorry to hear of Brian's passing. The family and friends of Brian are in my thoughts and prayers.
2 of 53 | Posted by: Dawn Blanc - Florissant, MO
"OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY. WE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY--WE JUST MUST BELIEVE HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE. HE Will BE REMEMBERED BY...Read More »
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"Brian was the bass player in my band for over a year......and, as a band, we (Jeff White, myself, and Brian) shared an apartment in Lancaster, PA....Read More »
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"Last night in Charleston South Carolina at the Windjammer, my husband's band,Steel Petals, played their song "Own Your Heart" and dedicated it to...Read More »
5 of 53 | Posted by: Rebecca Narkiewicz - Charleston, SC
"Like any other kind of love,
friendship can be lost within our lives
due to neglect or anger or, sometimes,
simply circumstances.
However it is lost,...Read More »
6 of 53 | Posted by: Julie - FL - friend from the past
"May the peace of God be with your family. May you forever hold on to our Heavenly Father's promise that we will meet again some day. Our Sincere...Read More »
7 of 53 | Posted by: Cheryl Whitfield - Saint Louis, MO
"May your heart and soul find peace and comfort at this time. My deepest condolence to you and the family!!! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.....Read More »
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"My family & I are aware of the tragic loss of Brian through a friend of ours who asked us to join him in prayer for your family. Our earnest thoughts...Read More »
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"I had the privilege of having Brian as my friend for over 20 years. Brian was always there for me and always had my back in every situation. I loved...Read More »
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"Keeping your family in our hearts and prayers.
The Koeller Family
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"I have heard of this sad and senseless tragity through a friend of the grieving family. I wanted to share my condolences and let the family know we...Read More »
13 of 53 | Posted by: Michelle - Unknown
"My heart is broken. Our family, our lives are forever changed. We will miss Brian dearly but will remember and love him always.It's so much darker...Read More »
14 of 53 | Posted by: Tricia - Overland, MO - Aunt
"Psalm 24
English Standard Version (ESV)
The King of Glory
A Psalm of David.
1 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,
the world and...Read More »
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"I did not have the pleasure of knowing this very kind looking man but know someone who did! I am so very sorry for this senseless tragedy and am...Read More »
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18 of 53 | Posted by: Katheryn LeBlanc - none
"I was sadden to hear the terrible news that such a senseless crime was committed and when I just learned it was the son of Bill & Kathy Johnson who...Read More »
19 of 53 | Posted by: Laurie Lackey - Grantwood Village, MO
"To Brian's family and his extended family at Imo's: We are so saddened by the senseless way this man was taken away from the people that loved him. ...Read More »
20 of 53 | Posted by: Ed Bellm Plbg. Co. - St. Louis, MO
"Our heart breaks at your loss. Draw streangth From Jesus. He knows your Pain, Anger,Confusion, Doubt and all of the plethora off emotions that flood...Read More »
21 of 53 | Posted by: Mike & Ellen Hickman - Overland, MO
"RIP Brian. I'm sorry it ended the way it did. You were a great friend and just an awesome person. You will truly be missed.
22 of 53 | Posted by: Stewart Panos - St. Louis, MO
"Things around imos will neva b the same Brian you will b missed
23 of 53 | Posted by: jarvis - saint louis, MO
"The Canavan family all knew and worked along side Brian. He was a great guy and will be missed by everyone that got the chance to get to know him. ...Read More »
24 of 53 | Posted by: Sandra Herbstreit (Canavan) - NV
"I've often wondered what became of you after you left the East Coast and went back to St. Louis, Brian. You were a fantastic bass player, and such a...Read More »
25 of 53 | Posted by: Howard Forbes - NYC, NY - Friend
"It was many years ago when I first met Brian. He could always make me laugh, and was one of the nicest people I've ever known. You will be grealy...Read More »
26 of 53 | Posted by: Julie Dickerson (Davis) - MO
"I worked with Brian for almost 10 years at the imos on Parker. I have many fond memories of working with him and I will greatly miss his smile. My...Read More »
27 of 53 | Posted by: Christina Kegley (canavan) - NV
"Brian Johnson was one of a kind. When he started working with me, we quickly became friends. The last few monthes, Brian would come over to my house...Read More »
28 of 53 | Posted by: Anthony Sbarboro - St. Louis, MO
"NOW YOU CAN BE TOP DRIVER UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN I AM SO SORRY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED YOU DID NOT DESERVE THIS JUST REMEMBER YOUR IN A LOT HAPPIER PLACE...Read More »
29 of 53 | Posted by: jor - ST LOUIS, NE - FRIEND
"Cousin Kathy, Bill and Kris, Even though we never had the opportunity to meet Brian, we do know without a doubt that he is with his Savior in Heaven....Read More »
30 of 53 | Posted by: James, Maria, James-Andrew and Joseph Romero - CA
"Kathy,Bill and Kris, our thoughts and prayers are with you
31 of 53 | Posted by: tom and bette martin;debbi martin hoven and sandi martin casterl - MO
"I worked with Brian at Imo's in my early twenties. Brian was truly a great person to work with and know as an individual. My sympathies go out to...Read More »
32 of 53 | Posted by: Brian Shreckengost - MO
""Helicopter!!!!! go round and round and round." "Attack of the knees!" These two phrases were how your Aunt Patricia introduced me to her beloved...Read More »
33 of 53 | Posted by: Rita - St. Louis, MO
"brian was like a brother to me! its still hard for me to process that he's actually gone he will be missed and NEVER forgotten i love you brian with...Read More »
34 of 53 | Posted by: ambert kish - saint louis, MO
"brian was a great guy wouldnt smash a fly you are gone but will NEVER be forgotten
35 of 53 | Posted by: jeremy houston - saint louis, MO
36 of 53 | Posted by: AMY PANOS - ST. LOUIS, MO
"You are in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult of times.
37 of 53 | Posted by: Jen Woodson - St. Louis, MO
"Kathy, Bill and Kris: While words cannot express how deeply saddened I am for your loss, I can only say that in this, the darkest of moments, please...Read More »
38 of 53 | Posted by: Gary Muenster - St. Louis, MO
"I hope someday you find peace knowing that Brian is in a better place.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
39 of 53 | Posted by: Dick Garretson - St. Louis, MO
"Peace and happiness to you Brian. My prayers to all of your family.
40 of 53 | Posted by: Maudie Fox - Dellwood, MO
"May you find peace and happines on your new life journey, Brian. Your influence is one I have carried with me for the better part of my adult life....Read More »
41 of 53 | Posted by: Stephanie Seehausen - Saint Louis, MO
"My prayers go out to the entire family and all his friends. May Brian Rest In Peace.
42 of 53 | Posted by: Jamie Chaffin - Troy, MO
"Dear Johnson family, Please take comfort in knowing that Brian was loved by many. Let the Lord wrap you in His arms and comfort you in this...Read More »
43 of 53 | Posted by: NT - St Louis, MO
"I never got to meet Brian, but felt like I knew him through his sister Kris. She always had the best things to say about him. My love goes to the...Read More »
44 of 53 | Posted by: SKW - STL, MO
"Brian had the most unique sense of humor of anyone I've ever known. I met him when I was 15 and he was in my life for almost a decade. He's never...Read More »
45 of 53 | Posted by: Rebecca Narkiewicz - Charleston, MN
"Our sincere condolences to my cousin Kathy and her family. Hopefully you can be at peace knowing he is with God now. All our love to you.
46 of 53 | Posted by: Doris and Davidi Powell - FL
"I have known Brian for well over 20 years, he was like a brother to me as well as a dear friend to all that knew him, he will be sorely missed. Peace...Read More »
47 of 53 | Posted by: Robert Stewart - Taos, NM
"Unfortunately, I only knew Brian for a moment. What a lovely moment that was. He was a gentle, sweet soul and his quiet nature and lovely smile will...Read More »
48 of 53 | Posted by: H - Saint Louis, MO
"I worked with Brian for many years at the Imos on Parker Rd. I am very honored to call Brian my friend. His love for life , funny personality and...Read More »
49 of 53 | Posted by: Tim Bacon - St.Charles, MO
"Kathy, I never met your Brian but he was surely as vibrant as you are. His spirit is alive and well and no doubt wants you to know it too....so...Read More »
50 of 53 | Posted by: Cynthia Humphreys - Palm Desert, CA
"Bill, Kathy and Kris:
Jacque and I are so sorry to hear about your loss and wish to convey our sincerest condolences. God bless and comfort you...Read More »
51 of 53 | Posted by: Craig M. and Jacque R. Hays - LA
"Thoughts and prayers are with you.
52 of 53 | Posted by: Barbara Davidson - St. Louis, MO
"You and I shot water towers on our first road trip together. And I'll never forget how you mixed dirt in the dog's water bowl and declared that you...Read More »
53 of 53 | Posted by: Vera Trebilcock - Overland, MO
Johnson, Brian W., of St. Louis, Missouri, died on Monday, November 5, 2012 at the age of 39. Beloved son of Bill and Kathy Johnson; dear brother of Kris Johnson; cherished grandson of Vera Trebilcock; he is also survived by a large extended family and close friends. Brian was a longtime employee (more than 20 years) for Imo's Pizza. He was very musically talented and played the base guitar in local bands. Brian was a very genuine person, very kind and gentle. He had a great spirit and enjoyed helping people. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to The BackStoppers https://backstoppers28304.thankyou4caring.org/donate


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PROVIDENCE -- We need our dollars to go far these days. That's why a spot like the What Cheer Tavern is so needed
PROVIDENCE -- We need our dollars to go far these days. That's why a spot like the What Cheer Tavern is so needed.
But we also want our food to be fresh and made with local ingredients to satisfy the carnivore and vegetarian among us. And we crave local beers on tap. Those are the reasons why the What Cheer Tavern is great.
Here you will find the newest husband-and-wife team running a restaurant in Rhode Island. But unlike most of those couples, Zoe Brown is the chef in the kitchen and Dave Crockenberg is the face of the tavern as he greets guests and tends bar.
What a job Brown's doing in the kitchen with her pickled eggs, bacon Buffalo wings, warm bowls of chili and fries. These are the very heart of bar food. But Brown's dishes are so much more -- they are elevated and diversified and she uses locally sources ingredients. She offers a vegetarian chili with tofu crumbles and vegetarian wontons with a spicy sauce that are delectable. In addition to a house-pickled egg, she also serves a Chinese Tea Egg and the beautiful Curry Pickled Egg. There are three kinds of fries including sweet potato and Buffalo. Her wings include ones made with the Chinese five spice seasoning that she prepares with a two-day process for marinating and cooking.
When they first opened What Cheer six months ago, in what had been a dive bar, Brown had some bacon in the back and she wondered aloud if she should makes some wings with the pork. Her husband said that sounded really good and now it is a popular dish made with thick-cut bacon crumbles and bacon hot sauce.
There are nightly specials, pulled pork sandwiches among them. Everything is made to order.
Best of all, the tavern is a bargain. The wings are $9; eggs $1 a piece and chilis are $6 for beef and $7 for vegetarian. Wontons cost $4 and nachos and crab rangoon cost $7. That wouldn't matter if the food wasn't excellent. She makes her own sauces including duck and the Thai chili sauce for the wontons.
At the bar and in the seats around the tavern, Crockenberg is a jovial host, greeting guests and making newcomers comfortable among the regulars. He's ready with all the details of his current eight taps, soon to be 12. Each offers a craft brew from Rhode Island or Massachusetts. Right now, they include two from Sean Larkin's Revival Brewing, the Double Black IPA and Saison; Stargazer from Grey Sail of Westerly; Pawtucket's Foolproof Brewery's IPA on another; and Narragansett. He'll describe the style of the beers and offer a sample for those who unsure of their tastes. He changes the taps regularly, which is good for trying new things.
The focus on local products includes offering Yacht Club Sodas from the full bar, which has a small wine list in addition to all the craft beer in bottles as well as at the taps.
He's a home brewer but that is still just a hobby. The space at What Cheer is at a premium with 32 seats, but there is a nice outdoor dining area Crockenberg will turn into a beer garden when the warm weather arrives. Inside it's comfortable and nicely appointed with four televisions, lovely wooden blinds and a kitschy decor.
Brown is a critical care nurse at The Miriam Hospital two days a week. She worked in restaurants growing up in Vermont and today finds her time in the kitchen is actually a stress reliever.
The couple met in Vermont and joked that they might someday own a tiki bar in Florida. So, it wasn't such a crazy leap for them to open What Cheer at Narragansett Boulevard and New York Avenue, across from Sollitto's liquor store.
The What Cheer name, which is on the City of Providence seal, was not copyrighted. That allowed them a historic name for their tavern, harkening back to when Roger Williams greeted the Narragansett Indians with the friendly "What Cheer, Netop."
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The Houston Dynamo may have lost more than a game to the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. On a wet and windy night where the Dynamo played poorly and posted loss 2-0 to the Fire, a knee injury to midfielder Geoff Cameron and a red card to Danny Cruz will continue to deplete an already injury-plagued Houston attack.
"It's really disappointing," said forward Dominic Oduro. "We were expecting a hard game against a good team, but unfortunately we didn't really compete very well, the way we wanted to."
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We once again check in with Nick and Nate Smith, the young twins who won a raffle to take a shot from center ice for $50,000. Nick's name was drawn; Nate took the shot. Almost immediately it became clear that the insurance company didn't want to pay out, and today it's official.
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While meandering through the Help database in Ancestry.co.uk, I came across the following:
1911 England and Wales Census Summary Books
Question: When will the 1911 England and Wales Census Summary Books be available?
Answer: Early Release of the 1911 UK Census - We have now reached an agreement with the National Archives to release the 1911 England and Wales Census Summary Books. The Summary Books are projected to be released some time during 2010.
This item was last updated on 31 December 2009. One could speculate from this that we won't see the household pages themselves on Ancestry any time soon (perhaps they will end up waiting until the non-redacted versions are available in 2012) but the summary pages (the supplementary lists with one line per household showing the address, occupier name, and headcount) will be coming shortly.
Suffice to say, those summary pages would be *extremely* useful for the Wing One Place Study.
Sunday, April 04, 2010
1911 census summary books
While meandering through the Help database in Ancestry.co.uk, I came across the following:
Posted by Alex Coles at 6:51 pm
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4 comments:
- Purple Heather said...
Hi Alex
I have a full subscription to FindMyPast which has the full 1911 census sheets and summary docs too.
Would you like me to get you copies of these?
- 5/4/10 12:16 am
- Alex said...
I'd be very happy to accept any donations of the summary sheets so I can create a master list of the households of Wing that year. I've purchased the pages for the two households of my own families in Wing, and as it turned out they both appear on the same summary sheet!
- 5/4/10 7:46 am
- Anonymous said...
The impression I got from one of the Ancestry.co.uk talks at Who Do You Think You Are? Live this year was that the 1911 census was not a high priority for them anymore, it has already been done and their resources would be better spent on new material.
I can see their point, it would be good to have it on Ancestry, but it might mean we have to wait longer for something else.
- 5/4/10 8:55 am
- Alex said...
Interesting - I wonder if they might end up including it unindexed instead? Or perhaps index it via the Ancestry World Project?
- 5/4/10 2:31 pm


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This project uses cistern and pump technology, a reliable water storage and delivery solution for remote areas.
Water is delivered bi-monthly to a 1200 gallon cistern buried two feet underground. By burying the cistern, water is protected from sunlight, contamination and freezing.
Water is then pumped into the home by a Grundfos pump, through a particulate water filter and into a sink and shower. The system also uses small, in line electric water heaters.
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New 2019 LexusRX 350L Premium SUV
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EVER GREEN the trailer from Easter Sisters on Vimeo.
Educational Media (Online/DVD): Various titles Client: City University
Agency: Talking Dog Media
Team: Writer/Producer, Char Easter; Flash and design: Melanie Smith, John McColloch, David Rosenfeld
I was responsible for creative and operations of all content including coursework, graphics, and tutorials in Flash, Director, film/video formats. I also managed a team of writers for the online portion of the coursework, which involved establishing comprehensive style guides as well as mentoring the interactive writers to think past static to write for motion.
CHALLENGE: T-Mobile needed a single source for agencies working on campaigns to download style guides, fonts, logos and other brand assets. There was also the challenge to maintain creative consistency across T-Mobile's campaigns with various agency vendors working in isolation.
APPROACH: Taking the client directives, I organized a secure intranet site into three sections: Share (view and upload campaigns, creative briefs, etc.); Brand Overview (view guidelines); and Toolchest (download assets). Time and budget were a constraint, so I negotiated with the client and my manager to allow a user test phase by conducting the user tests onsite at the agencies who were participating–to save them time. To test the design, I worked with the dev team to build a protoype for a user test. I named the site Creative Share.
SOLUTION: The user testing helped me identify terms that were confusing, discern what features to add or delete, etc. Creative Share gave vendors DIY access to resources with a CMS to manage their work (upload campaigns in progress and delete outdated samples). T-Mobile was able to refresh brand assets for all vendors in a centralized location and stay out of the handoff process.
PRODUCER/WRITER, MSN Branded Entertainment Experience Team, Seattle. For Toyota, we leveraged Bing maps into the site features to create an animated road trip route that synced with locations on the fly in the video. Users could also create their own routes and add pushpins marking their favorite road spots. I wrote copy in the tone of the site and managed and maintained content working between the editorial and development teams including editorial calendars, alerts and user-generated content. Designer: Kris Bergen, Editorial lead: Jeff Chavez. http://appetiteforlife.msn.com, http://msnbeet.com/work/appetite_for_life
PRODUCER/WRITER, MSN Branded Entertainment Experience Team, Redmond. Reveille teamed up with MSN and MSNBC to create Fit to Boom, a web series featuring baby boomers who have embarked on major, health-driven life changes. Their stories, by design and evidenced in the abundant user comments, inspired viewers to consider their own life changes. A contest awarded one winner $20,000 to fund their life mission. Designer: Richard Worsfold, Editorial lead: Jeff Chavez, OMM Awards 2010, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToshK8wSy7k
WRITER/PRODUCER. MSN Branded Entertainment Experience Team. The Halo 3 Fan site was poised to build excitement for the Halo 3 launch, which proved to be the biggest entertainment event of 2007. It debuted videos by Peter Jackson and the Silverlight player. I wrote the site copy as well as articles that got me into some highly coveted press events at Bungie Studios. As a producer I managed all content, working with the design and development teams and coordinated the video and article refreshes.
INTL PRODUCER/WRITER, MSN Branded Entertainment Experience Team, Redmond/London. As the Editorial lead for the London MSN office, I worked across Seattle, NYC, and London teams, as well as multi-tiered stakeholders including the Oscars review team. I collaborated with UK dev and design to create a UI that guided women through the process to create a 30-second ad. The winning ad aired during a commercial break at the Oscars®.
by Char Easter
The plane has begun to roll. The flight attendant who is announcing take-off protocol has a whiny voice. What key is that? I'm sitting next to Frank, who introduced himself. I want my cough to go away. We're taking off. The window seat is treating me to sunlight – a prelude to Guatemala.
It's Christmas. I found my gate in Chicago and a wine shop with a music-theatre bartender. I told him that people say Guatemala is dirty and dangerous, and he said, "Like I am."
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Lens, Nikon, scratched up 20mm 1.8
Guatemala is less then three hours away. We're leaving the US and there's no turning back no matter what kind of bacteria-laden food lies ahead. I wish I would have brought more food, but was thinking about all the scrutiny you get driving into California. Flying they don't care. Just don't bring nail clippers. Someone would have to have some major attitude to hold up a plane with nail clippers. It should be a mandatory script for actors auditioning to be bad guys. (more…)
My little go-girl Avatar article on the Womanity – no longer live, created by MSN for Thierry Mugler – has been riding the rough and tumble wave of controversy surrounding James Cameron's film sensation. My editorial of the movie gained over 500 likes/love votes due to the strong emotional bond its audience attaches to the movie. The opinions are polarized; people hate it or they defend it like a mother bear protecting her cubs. Since feedback that gets shared is statistically fated to be negative, the article has inspired a rather motley crew of comments – oddly enough, mostly from men. Created for the fashion giant, Thierry Mugler, Womanity, if the name doesn't tip you off, is a site that strategically targeted women. Its beautiful and very imaginative design had an artistically crafted look and feel that you navigate via your mood. It's so femme, it's not even gay. Although I support androgyny – no high heels for this girl – Womanity's feminist orientation is hormonally off topic for men, hence the tone of my article. Not that no boys are allowed, but it's like a guy wandering into an aromatherapy-infused woman's empowerment seminar. Therefore, I offer this space to read the article and continue the discussion if so moved. My comment: the article's illustration by Andrea Ventura is stunning. I thank her. – Char Easter
Women Rule Pandora: The Heroin's Journey
By Char Easter
Given Avatar's techno-tree theme, I can see how my female friends were won over. Well, most of them. So what is amiss? The movie is about saving the planet and communication, after all, two feminine directives. And for a scientific spin, the Na'vi talk to the trees in a data download of electrochemical communication. The tree roots form an energy network like synapses between neurons. How cool is that? Visually, these good forest vibes turn the planet of Pandora into a woodsy rave in black light; all the better in 3D.
And there are the tough chicks, Mother Nature's bodyguards – a pilot (Michelle Rodriquez as Trudy), a scientist (Sigourney Weaver as Grace), and a shaman warrior (Zoe Saldana as Neytiri) who work together to oppose the evil villains, a corporate pin head backed by an abominable military fanatic, who join forces on a strip-mining mission. As the story goes, the Sky People's attempt to bulldoze the Na'vi culture for profit is foiled by a mystical Mother Nature played by a psychedelic jungle. The swashbuckling, climatic battle reminded me of a cross between Xbox's Halo 3 and Snow White when the woodland animals rallied to fight off the evil witch.
But the heart-warming animal army is not the only fairytale theme in this movie. Like all good prince and princess stories, Sully, our magical hero boy, conquers the dragon (literally) and saves Pandora. Sully gets his avatar on and the prince and princess live happily ever after, or until the sequel when the bad guys return with advanced, viperwolf-proof AMP suites.
But what is wrong with this picture? Cameron has a legacy of strong women characters in his stories, and Avatar is no exception. But Sully's triumphant upstaging at the end is questionable. He did transform enough to respect the Na'vi culture and be reborn as a Na'vi. And he served as a bridge between the two worlds so we, the audience, could superimpose ourselves over a human as the hero. But an oppressor turned savior is still an aggressive stance.
Imagine Neytiri in a Hollywood story meeting with James Cameron. After he reads her the Avatar script she crosses her elegant blue arms across her strategically constructed chest and narrows her big gold eyes at him and says, "Let me get this straight… James. A Human, a child who knows nothing of our ways, comes in to our tribe, and my mother decides I should be his teacher! He wins me over as a spy for his people who are planning to crush us. Then he becomes my husband and our mightiest warrior and leads the fight to save our people from his Humans? No way. Women rule Pandora."
There is a Neytiri out there now writing a script that will transform the Hollywood formula into a heroine's journey. And when she does, James Cameron, look out.
A letter I wrote to Best Buy with TEXT IN CAPS added by Alfonso Adinolfi
Best Buy
Bellevue, WA store June 17, 2006
NOTE: The commentary in caps, added by a friend, does not lesson the validity of my claim regarding a bad customer experience and the sincerity of my dissatisfaction.
Customer Service:
I am a documentary and digital media producer [WITH A REALLY CUTE BUTT]. Around Christmas 2005, I bought a DV recorder JVC GR-D270 from Best Buy in Bellevue, WA. I was looking for a camera with an analog-in feature, which the previous version of this model camera did have. The JVC website specifications indicated it had the feature [AND THE INCOMPETENT, ASS EATING, FUCK STICK PARADING AS] a Best Buy salesperson assured me it had the feature.
As it turned out, this [PIECE OF SHIT] camera did not have the [GODDAMN, MOTHERFUCKING] feature. Because I was two days late [FOR MY PERIOD] and over the 14-day policy when I returned the camera, I was told [TO TAKE A FUCKING HIKE] that my only option was to return the camera for a store credit minus a restocking fee. The cost to me to return the item was approx. $60.
I told the manager that was unacceptable given the circumstances [AND THAT I WOULD PRAY TO GORGO, DARK UNDER LORD OF THE BLUE DIMENSION, THAT HE DIES IMPALED UPON A MEAT HOOK]. He said that was store policy and there was nothing he could do [UNLESS I SLEPT WITH THE ENTIRE STAFF OF BEST BUY AND SELECT DOMESTIC FARM ANIMALS] and he gave me the Best Buy 800 number, which I called. The representative I talked to gave me his name and gave me an option [BUT DUE TO YEARS OF DRUG ABUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER EITHER OR I SURELY WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT HERE].
I called him back later several times leaving [INCOHERENT GRUNTING NOISES], my number and a message [ABOUT APPROPRIATE PIZZA TOPPINGS] but my call was never returned. I also had emailed the manager of the Bellevue store asking to be contacted [VIA CARRIER PIGEON OR SIGNAL FLARE], which I never was.
Thanks to your policy, I still have a [CASE OF HIVES AND A] camera I do not want and the worst possible feeling about [INFINITY, PEOPLE WITH REALLY SMALL HANDS AND] shopping at Best Buy. I have not walked into the store since [AS MY MINIONS CARRY ME EVERYWHERE I GO].
Unless I am allowed to return this camera with a full refund, I will never shop there or recommend the store [UNLESS I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM AND EVEN THEN, I WILL NOT FLUSH]!
I realize you have your policies, but if this is the result, I can't say it's working for you.
Char Easter
Seattle WA
Halo 3 Single Player Studio Visit: Bungie Studios, Kirkland WA
by Char Easter
Published 2007 on MSN
Infiltrating the force field that makes Bungie Studios so mysterious is a feat reserved for Master Chief and other superheroes. For the average Microsoft employee (like me) with a company badge that is rendered inadequate at all Bungie Studios entry points, it takes a very rare and special invitation. So when the opportunity came up to be part of the Halo 3 single-player studio visit for reporters from around the world, my fate was sealed. Not even a rare sunny Seattle afternoon could deter me from walking the hallowed halls of the famous Bungie headquarters and getting some coveted, hands-on gameplay before Halo 3's release on September 25.
By Char Easter
Ask a couple how they first met, and they usually have a good story. The same could be said about my introduction to the Halo universe. My first game-play moment was a Halo fan's dream come true. I was surrounded by the Halo creators at the Bungie headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. It was Halo ground zero. Along with the Bungie staff, I was playing among world-class gamers who were there as reporters for an exclusive sneak peak at Halo 3. I was directed to an empty console and decided to play it cool and not let on that I was a first-time gamer.
I glanced around the room and noticed the reporters lost in the game. Except for their darting eyes and deftly moving fingers, they had left the physical world for the one the Bungie developers had so meticulously crafted. Occasionally, one of the gamer's monitors would signal that he'd achieved a new level. I could barely log in. The contrast between the other gamers' skill level and mine was laughable. Regardless, I put on my headphones to begin the fight. Master Chief Junior was on the move.
The first thing I noticed was the music. It was rich and tribal and had a tempo that inspired hunting and killing. I imagined a military vehicle in Iraq with a sound system. Then I noticed the barrel of a gun. "That would be mine," I thought. This basic and seemingly obvious realization was my genesis of self-awareness. I am not me with a gun; I am Master Chief, hope for humanity. I wondered about the gender — is there a female Master Chief in the works? How could gender matter? It's not like there is a lot of social interaction involved. My agenda is fairly focused: Get guns. Find enemy. Shoot enemy. Besides, I'm role-playing. I'll be a boy.
Looking around, I checked my "20" — a military term for location. I was in a large dark stone cavern with soldiers running about and shouting orders. I think one of them said something to me, but the interaction was stilted. The fact that he was a computer-programmed comrade made him all the more efficient, so my slow response forced him to move on. What if I had been wounded?
I sized up the soldiers' appearance. After all the hype, just how lifelike were they? Without having played other games, I had no frame of reference. My next question was who were they — friend or foe? I had assumed they were Marines and I was one of them. Good, Char. What now? "Try moving," I thought.
I ventured out, hearing only the sound of my footsteps until I encountered something with which I would become all too familiar: my worst enemy, my motor skills. Suddenly everything was dark and my progress was stymied. I was stuck in a corner. My fingers fumbled with the controls, trying to make the connection between the buttons on the console and Master Chief's choreography. It is something we take for granted, this brain-body connection, but now, I had to learn how to walk again. I wheeled around like a caged wild boar, or more like a bumbling giant in cement shoes. My point of view was disoriented, and then I saw part of my leg. I couldn't shoot, which was another problem. Where was the shoot button? I let it go, reasoning that people like me should not have guns. Not only did my lack of motor skills put me at a disadvantage with the enemy, but I was a menace to myself.
Pungent and Dreads
Words by Char Easter. Photos by Cheryle Easter
The "F" in fashion for this story stands for festival. Every summer offers up a series of subcultural pow wows, where adventurous folk leave their day jobs, or crafters and seekers make it their day job, to gather without modern plumbing. They view art, hear music and above all, dress up. From the Oregon Country Fair to Burning Man to Beloved, each festival has its own brand of lunatic fringe fashion. One of the longest running is the Rainbow Gathering. So my sister and I borrowed her boyfriend's 1971 pop top VW bus and headed deep into the Pinchot National Forest of Washington state to find the latest collection of free-spirited, back-to-nature wear. The question before us: what defines subcultural fashion in 2011 and has it changed from the first gathering in 1972? Our motto: cute matters; even in the woods.
For the surrounding towns of loggers and mill workers, it was an international invasion as 30,000 crunchy Rainbow Gathering goers stopped for supplies on their annual pilgrimage home to "the family." One local from Cougar, a nearby town, described the scene as, "Pungent and dreads." Perfect.
While hitching a ride from our parking spot along the 7 mile, car lined, narrow road to the main camp, we met Peter, a serial summer festivaler who was heading to the Oregon Country Fair after Rainbow. He likes the Rainbow Gathering because of its self-organization and anarchy (it's all volunteer and free) and described the fashion as, "where punk and hippie intersect," with a lot of Steampunk thrown in. Steampunk — a Road Warrior/Victorian mix — is a street savvy, survival look, straight out of a Charles Dickens book. It depicts a gritty, sci-fi/fantasy traveler who can survive the mud and dust and the amped-up fashion of a festival.
But the black leather of steampunk is balanced with a wild mash up of looks dominated by faery, hippy, and urban wood nymph. If in doubt with what to wear, make it colorful. The bright and bolder the better, with pink and stripes and crazy hats. Think Alice In Wonderland meets Lord of the Rings. This is no time to be subtle or elegant. Subculture festival fashion is getting in touch with your wild child.
Because the woods can be cold and there was snow in the camps, we saw lots of layers and wool with boldly striped mittens, arm coverings and zany leggings to brighten up the gray. But as the sun came out, the wool layers came off — just as my father predicted — and the body paint was manifest. The photos below are like a Rainbow Family photo album. Mini video to come. Keep the love.
Photo captions in slideshow:
Charlie and Daisy (mud girls) – When the sun shines, the wood nymphs appear. This was either Charlie or Daisy, who's bright spirits and wild abandon put the festive in festival.
Juanita – shown in stripped mittens with hula hoop. We found her hula hooping on this large log chanting, "Safety Last"
Nikolas – the face and body paint and rainbow parasol were the crowning glory on this very put together, mythical, woods god
Steampunk boys in the meadow
Lovely Rainbow couple keeping the '70s spirit alive with free flowing skirt and pants with a Genesha elephant scarf for accent
Emily – wearing a chain mesh bra she made herself
Stephanie – wearing suspenders to hick it up
Fairy on lily pad
Justin, John, Fred, Alicia and dachshund (not necessarily in L-R order) – summing up a collection of looks that equal Rainbow fashion
Quoted in article: Peter Apicella – "Where hippie and punk intersect." He offers crafts, massage and astute festival philosophy. Find him at email@example.com
There was a sextile planetary event this Monday evening and Tuesday called Merkaba. My friends who are tuned in to these type of astral power opportunities, performed a ritual at Golden Gardens to direct the energy for the greater (and personal) good and to invoke a spiritual awakening. I had an awakening Tue., but it was financial. I really need a job — now. Hello, IRA.
What is a Merkaba?
It is known as the divine light vehicle allegedly used by ascended masters to connect with and reach those in tune with the higher realms. "Mer" means Light. "Ka" means Spirit. "Ba" means Body. Mer-Ka-Ba means the spirit/body surrounded by counter-rotating fields of light, (wheels within wheels), spirals of energy as in DNA, which transports spirit/body from one dimension to another.
What's Happening Exactly?
The Moon in Taurus will form a Grand Earth Trine with Venus in Virgo and Pluto in Capricorn. Then, there's a Grand Water Trine consisting of Saturn in Scorpio, Neptune in Pisces and Jupiter/Mars in Cancer. So we'll have two, interlocking Grand Trines. And…those planets will sextile each other. The Moon will sextile Jupiter/Mars, which will sextile Venus, which will sextile Saturn, which will sextile Pluto, which will sextile Neptune, which will sextile the Moon. This is similar to the Harmonic Concordance in 2003 that was a catalyst for a major wave of conscious awakening–all harmonious aspects, all hooked up together in an unbroken circuit. The most intense period is on Monday (roughly) 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT to absolutely use that time–set your own intentions and connect to source, be in your zone.
On Tuesday come to Golden Gardens between 7 and 7:30—we plan to be down by the north end of the beach. Let's use the energy of the event together to enhance our intentions for our selves and the greater good. Bring snacks, things to drink if you like. Looking forward to seeing you!
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2191 Jordan Lane N.W.
Huntsville, AL 35816
Used 2017 Grand Design Momentum 395
With this Momentum M-Class toy hauler fifth wheel by Grand Design you can have it all, and then some! Model 395M provides a luxurious interior, triple slides for added space, a bath and a half, plus a 12'6" garage for bringing along the toys!
Step inside and find a wide open interior with dual opposing slides in the main living and kitchen area combined. There is a free standing dinette and theater seating slide along the curb side. Opposite you can kick back and relax on the L-sofa, and enjoy the entertainment center with LED TV and fireplace. This slide also features the kitchen appliances.
The kitchen makes it easy to create gourmet meals. There is a counter peninsula with a double sink coming off the interior wall near the side door. Next to it you will find a pantry for all of your dry and canned food storage needs. The three burner range with microwave overhead, and 18 cu. ft. refrigerator is found within the road side slide out. There are also overhead cabinets for your dishes and things nearby.
Head up the steps to the front bedroom and side aisle bath. The bathroom features a shower with seat and skylight, a toilet, and a vanity with sink. There is also an overhead medicine cabinet.
The very front provides a place for a great night's rest, and offers a walk around queen bed with a slide out wardrobe including drawer space. You can also choose a king size bed if you like, and there are overhead cabinets as well.
The rear 12'6" garage is plenty big for your ride on toys. You can easily load up using the rear ramp door. This garage will haul several dirt bikes, ATVs, three wheel bikes, and more. There is also a loft bed up front along with an LED TV, and it also has been prepped for a washer and dryer as well. The half bath comes in handy when playing hard outside. If you like you can add a Happijac lift bed with two rollover sofas beneath along with a table, plus so much more!
Wealth of knowledge about RVsWe visited the Ardmore location to look at RVs. Special thanks to Vick Culp for your help. You were a wealth of knowledge about RVs. You are a great help in our search. Thank you. - Colin from Huntsville, AL
Stock# 206744
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|Ext Width
|8 ft 5 in
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|13 ft 5 in
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|3150 lbs
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|20000 lbs
|Dry Weight
|15400 lbs
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|117 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|78 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|78 gals
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|40000 btu
|Number Of Bunks
|Available Beds
|Refrigerator Type
|4 door
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|18 cu ft
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|Cooktop Burners
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|21000 lbs
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|Water Heater Capacity
|12 gal
|30000 btu
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|LR LED, Cargo LED, Ext. TV
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