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Hi there! Remy's my name. Born in the late eighties, my interests include:
a) retro videogames (e.g. Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and Sony Playstation)
b) old school hip-hop (e.g. A Tribe Called Quest, Jurassic 5, and my man J Dilla)
c) and finally all things tech-related (e.g. gadgets, smartphones, apps, photography, and INNOVATION)
Feel free to chat with me about anything, because I really love to listen and learn more about our world, our lives, and our cosmos! :)


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Haunted graveyard cake
The perfect centrepiece for a Halloween celebration, this cake is guaranteed to make your party extra spooky
Nutrition and extra info
- kcal721
- fat36g
- saturates11g
- carbs95g
- sugars66g
- fibre3g
- protein9g
- salt0.63g
To decorate
- 1 egg white
- 50g icing sugar
- 200ml single cream
Fresh unpasteurised milk quickly separates and the fat rises to the top. This fat layer is then…
- 200g dark chocolate, finely chopped
Chocolate ganachegan-ash
Chocolate ganache is a combination of chocolate and double cream. It's simple to…
- 125g rich tea finger biscuits
- 100g double chocolate cookies
- 25g white chocolate
White chocolatewhy-t chok-lit
To purists, this is not chocolate because it is made only from the fat or butter of the cacao…
- silver balls, to decorate
For the cake
- 85g cocoa powder
- 200g self-raising flour
- 375g light brown muscovado sugar
- 4 eggs
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 200ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 175ml vegetable oil
To make the ghosts, heat oven to 110C/90C fan/gas ¼. Whip the egg white in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Whisk in the sugar a tbsp at a time and keep whisking for a couple of mins until the mixture is thick and resembles shaving foam. Gently spoon the mixture into a large freezer bag, then cut a 1.5cm hole in one of the corners. Cover a baking sheet with some baking parchment. Carefully squeeze a small circle of whipped egg white out of the bag, pulling upwards as you do to make a ghost shape. Repeat until the mixture is used up – you should get about 15 ghosts. Bake for 1½ hrs until crisp. Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Now make the cake. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Tip the cocoa powder, self-raising flour and sugar into a large bowl, breaking up any clumps of sugar. Mix together the eggs, milk and oil in a measuring cup or bowl, then pour over the dry ingredients and stir everything together until smooth. Grease and line a deep baking dish (20 x 30 x 5cm) with baking parchment. Pour in the cake mixture and bake for 30 mins. Leave to cool, then turn out onto a serving plate. Alternatively, wrap well and store for up to 2 days.
Finish decorating the cake: heat cream in a saucepan until just boiling. Place the dark chocolate in a large bowl and pour over the hot cream. Stir until the chocolate melts. Use a clean brush to paint a layer of chocolate over 7 rich tea finger biscuits, then set aside to cool. Pour the rest of the chocolate mixture over the cake and smooth over with a knife. Whizz the chocolate cookies, or bash in a freezer bag with a rolling pin, until small crumbs form. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
Place the white chocolate in a small bowl, set over a pan of simmering water. Leave for 5 mins or until melted, then spoon into a small freezer bag. Wait for 10 mins so the mixture is not too runny, then cut a tiny hole in one corner of the bag. Pipe out 2 small blobs onto each ghost, place a silver ball on each to make eyes, then pipe out suitable words and shapes on the gravestones. Leave for 30 mins to set, then push the biscuit gravestones into the cake and arrange the ghosts around. To get the ghosts to 'fly', push a thin wire (you can get these from a florist shop – remember to remove before eating) into the bottom of the ghost, then place in the cake, hiding the wire behind a gravestone.

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Operation & Maintenance
For R, RF, R2F, R3F, RV, RC, UFLT and ThermoTouch
Hydronic Radiator
Proper radiator operation depends on adequate flow of water
to the panel, which can only be accomplished when all the
system air has been fully vented from the panels.
Radiators should each be vented, with the system pressurized
but in a static state (pumps off). Venting may need to be
done periodically to assure a closed system.
Most radiators are standard pressure construction. Standard
pressure radiators should be tested with NO MORE THAN 50
Radiator Operating Pressure Ratings:
Standard Pressure - 56 psi max (Tested at 74 psi)
Medium Pressure - 85 psi max (Tested at 110 psi)
High Pressure - 128 psi max (Tested at 184 psi)
Radiators expand a maximum of
0.016 inch per linear foot of length if heated to 215°F.
Piping attached to the radiator must provide the necessary
expansion compensation.
Flexible piping and elbowed
piping are two simple ways to provide the 1/8 inch to 1/2
inch (typical) of flexibility required in expansion
situations (usually series piping).
Runtal Radiators require less
flow rate than other hydronic heating products. If flow
noise is apparent, balance the system until the noise is
For a delta T of 20°F. (T
supply minus T return), divide the total Btu/hr capacity of
the loop by 10,000. This gives the Flow Rate in gallons per
minute (GPM)
Many levels of control are
available today for hydronic systems. Runtal Radiators will
provide nice, even heating whether operated by a simple
thermostat to baseboard loop system, or an advanced boiler
reset controller with motorized mixing valves, constant
circulation and 2-pipe distribution.
Hydronic system
maintenance should include routine checks for piping leaks
(usually indicated by frequent makeup water), and a yearly
diagnosis of the system water pH to evaluate its corrosive
Internal radiator
maintenance depends entirely on the system water makeup and
proper venting. Hydronic system additives are available to
passivate and protect against freezing. These additives will
not significantly reduce the output of Runtal Radiators.
External radiator
maintenance consists of keeping the surfaces clean, and any
paint nicks or deep scratches painted with touch-up to
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Lazar's shop serves early music players
Edward Guthmann
Published 4:39 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Bill Lazar, the original owner now retired, plays a contrabass recorder at his Lazar's Early Music shop in Mountain View. Most of the instruments he sells are modern reproductions. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF
At Lazar's Early Music in Mountain View, you can buy Baroque cellos and violins, violas da gamba, Baroque flutes and bassoons, gemhorns, crumhorns and chalumeaux (Baroque woodwinds).
Owner Bill Lazar runs his business out of a nondescript office park near Highway 101. Most of his inventory is reproductions of Baroque or Renaissance instruments, but there's also the rare vintage piece - like a lyre mandolin, made in Italy in 1899, that sells for $5,000.
Lazar, 67, also plays the recorder, viola da gamba, dulcian (Renaissance woodwind) and shawms (Renaissance oboe). He lives in Sunnyvale with his wife of 42 years, Marilee.
I believe I'm the largest early-music shop in the Western Hemisphere. There's one or two other dealers, but the longest-running shop doesn't have as big a stock of recorders. And they don't carry violas da gamba and some of the other instruments I carry.
Ninety five percent of my business are e-mail orders. So it's really a time-saver for me not to be in a retail area. Otherwise I'd get all kind of lookie-loos coming in, "Oh, what's all this?" That takes a lot of time.
These are mostly new instruments modeled after old instruments. But I buy them from the makers. There's two big makers of recorders in Germany and one in Switzerland. I get the violas da gamba from a company in China that I'm the sole U.S. distributor for.
My customers are all around the world. I've got somebody in Malaysia who wants to buy a couple very big recorders. And I've got a guy in Chile who ordered a theorbo, which is a lute with a really long neck. I send a lot of instruments to Australia, 'cause the exchange rate is quite good for them.
I like to have happy customers, and I figure if I succeed at that, the business will succeed. I'll send out half a dozen instruments to somebody on approval, and they'll pick one and send back the rest. Yes, it's a leap of faith and I've gotten burned small-time a couple of times. But the early-music community overall is small and trustworthy.
For recorders, I usually oil the inside bore before shipping, just to make sure it's in top shape. If I'm sending it by air, I'll put it in a sealed plastic bag. It's going up to 10,000 feet in dry, cold air in low atmospheric pressure. Without protection the wood could shrink and might not recover.
In the store I keep the relative humidity around 40 percent, which is good for instruments. Last year a handyman installed a reverse-osmosis system next door on a Sunday afternoon. The hose popped off and just flooded everybody out.
I came in to an inch of water on the floor. With the combination of first the humidity, and then extreme dryness when they came in with big, commercial dehumidifiers, some instruments got ruined. So I had a huge amount of loss.
I started this in my home, as a side business, in 1994. I was a research molecular biologist and protein biochemist for many years. I ordered a bunch of instruments for some friends and myself from a guy in Germany. He asked me if I wanted to be a distributor for his instruments in the U.S. I said, "Sure."
I kept adding different lines. I got downsized at work one too many times and in 2004 decided to see if I could make a go of this full time. Financially, I'm doing a lot better than I was doing research. It's just amazing to me. And the stress level's a lot less: I don't have to worry where the next research grant is coming from.
Bill Lazar plays a viola da gamba. Lazar began selling instruments as a side business in 1994. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle / SF
Edward Guthmann is a Bay Area freelance writer. Do you or someone you know have a work story to share? E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


text: We've seen bat-like drones, and even heard of genuine bat weaponry, but now the Pentagon is after micro UAVs with genuine echolocation bat-senses, for real. The Air Force has just awarded a new contract to develop swarms of micro drones that use bat-inspired echolocation for navigation through the complex airspace in urban environments cluttered with trees, wires, buildings and poles. Test flights are due by 2010 apparently. And if the idea of hordes of tiny, flapping military spy drones fluttering though the air doesn't creep you out, you're clearly not in the Halloween spirit yet. [AviationWeekDanger Room]


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You're at comic con. You think you see a cool cosplayer, off in the distance. You can't quite tell if it's supposed to be a Velociraptor or a T-Rex. You move closer, cautiously, not wanting to alert him to your presence.
Then suddenly, to your right, you hear a sound. You look over and the dinosaur cosplayer is standing right there.
"Clever girl," you think.


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Let's stop worrying about earthquakes and hurricanes (and, for the east coast, natural disaster inferiority) and devote some time to the problem of the giant, possibly mutant rats living underneath our buildings.
The creature you see dangling from this hero's pitchfork (he's identified as Jose Rivera, a Housing Authority employee) is one of multiple Gambian pouched rats reported to live under the Marcy Houses in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. They're "nocturnal, can grow to three feet and four pounds or more, and live seven or eight years," the Daily News reports. In short, they probably pop rat poison like Chiclets.
Rivera says that he stabbed this Gambian creature as it darted out of a rat hole he was filling last week. It took two stabs for it to die, and still, two more galloped off into the horizon, free to terrorize normal-sized rats and sniff out landmines at its leisure:
Imports [of the Gambian pouched rat] have been banned since 2003, when they were blamed for a monkeypox outbreak that sickened 100 people in the United States.
Dr. Paul Calle, director of zoological health at the Wildlife Conservation Society, said the Marcy Houses specimen was probably an escaped or discarded pet who decided to join the regular rat race.
"They are a very social animal and live in big groups in the wild. Our Norway rats are the closest big rodents it could accompany," he said.
They can even be trained to sniff out landmines or even tuberculosis. "They're pretty remarkable animals," Calle said.
Tenants fear that the Gambian rat has been breeding with the Norway rats and spawning a super-breed of rodents — but zoo officials say not to worry.
But no one told the cats not to worry.
"Even the cats are afraid of the rats," Marcy resident Stephanie Davis told the Daily News. "They get together and gang up on the cats."
So yes, stay calm, New York, and don't worry about the giant, possibly mutant rats until after the hurricane, when they emerge from their giant mutant rat holes into an apocalyptic landscape and go to war with our city's stray cats. Everything's going to be fine.
Giant rat killed by pitchfork in Marcy Houses is believed to be Gambian pouched rat [Daily News]


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The Vietnam War | Broadcast Version
05: This Is What We Do (July 1967-December 1967)
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American casualties and enemy body counts mount as Marines face deadly North Vietnamese ambushes and artillery south of the DMZ and Army units chase an elusive enemy in the central highlands. Hanoi lays plans for a massive surprise offensive, and the Johnson Administration reassures the American public that victory is in sight.
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Soundcheck: Dog Log, Misty Mountain Hop
SET 1: My Sweet One[1] > Reba, All Things Reconsidered > The Sloth > Possum, It's Ice > Dinner and a Movie, Bouncing Around the Room, Buried Alive > Uncle Pen, Horn > David Bowie
SET 2: The Landlady > Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself, Guelah Papyrus, Chalk Dust Torture, Cold as Ice > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart, Llama, Cavern
ENCORE: Runaway Jim
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March 27, 1993
25 years ago
Warfield Theatre
Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Stash, Reba, My Friend, My Friend[1], Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, I Didn't Know[2], David Bowie[3]
Set 2: Buried Alive > Halley's Comet > It's Ice > Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Poor Heart > Golgi Apparatus
Encore: The Squirming Coil, Carolina
[1] Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Fish on trombone.
[3] All Fall Down signal in intro.
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- Mounds View Public Schools
- Featured stories
Winter weather reminders
What to expect with weather-related school closings
Threshold for closingsSchools could be cancelled if...
- Buses won't start or run dependably.
- Local road conditions in our neighborhoods are dangerous or impassable.
- Our neighborhoods experience sustained wind chills of 40 to 45 degrees below zero during the hours between morning bus pick ups and afternoon bus drop offs.
*Like neighboring districts, Mounds View will rely solely on forecasts provided by the National Weather Service –Twin Cities.
Thresholds for outdoor recess cancellation
2-hour late starts
Although 2-hour late starts aren't convenient for families, this option could be used to avoid school cancellations. If the District calls a 2-hour late start, here's how it will work:
- Buses will pick up students two hours later than their scheduled pick-up time.
- Example: If the bus normally picks up students at 7:30, it will now arrive at 9:30.
- Doors will open at school buildings two hours later than their normal time.
- Example: If the school opens at 8, it will now open at 10. Students should not arrive at school any earlier than this.
- School classes will start two hours later than their typical schedule.
- Example: If school normally starts at 8:35, classes will now start at 10:35.
- Class schedules will be shortened throughout the day.
- Schools will dismiss at their regular dismissal times.
- Buses will drop off students at their scheduled drop-off times.
- There will be no before-school Y care services at any site. However, after-school Y care will remain available as usual.
- All before-school clubs and activities are cancelled.
- Breakfast will not be available at any site.
Early ReleaseIn the event of deteriorating weather during the school day, it may be necessary to start after-school bus routes earlier than their scheduled dismissal time at some schools. In most cases, this would mainly affect the middle schools which are in the first tier of afternoon routes. If schools conduct an early release, parents will be notified via text, phone and e-mail before noon. Students who do not ride the bus will be allowed to stay at school if they wish. Parents will not be expected to pick up their students at school any earlier than the normal dismissal time.
NotificationsFamilies should always assume schools are open and in session, unless they hear or see differently. Websites will only indicate when schools are closed — not when they remain open. If schools will be using a 2-hour late start or canceling altogether, the District will notify parents by approximately 5:30 a.m. on the day of the late start or cancellation, using the following tools:
- Text messages
- Voicemail messages
- E-mail messages
- Facebook and Twitter
- 651-621-SNOW hotline recordings
- District and school website postings
The District will also notify local media outlets, but cannot guarantee if or how the media will report the information provided.
The contact information used to reach families for school closings and bus status notifications was supplied by families at the start of the school year (via health and emergency forms). Parents can confirm their contact information is up-to-date by logging into ParentVUE and reviewing and updating the account information. The front office staff at each school can also review and update contact information.
Late buses
On winter days when the metro-area traffic is significantly congested because of poor road conditions, parents should expect most school buses will be similarly delayed. Notification calls will be made as possible. Families can also check the status of a bus by clicking on the bus status icon within the District app or visiting www.


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The Toxic Spouse
He is black to the core. And not surprisingly, because of him, or more accurately, because of her weakness when it comes to him, Amy Winehouse has reportedly once again exited rehab. Apparently the two walked out on Sunday night and checked into a hotel. And of course insiders say it was Blake who was the problem. Deliberately picking fights with her, the two scrapped incessantly, disrupting the peaceful environment of the facility before deciding to leave together which is likely what he had intended all along.
As I said last week, theirs is a sick love: an insecure girl desperately attached to a lowlife who controls her by destroying her self esteem and then feeding her bruised ego with drugs. Worse still, my sources tell me that it's no secret in London – Blake Fielder Civil is allegedly one of the most prolific go-to heroin dealers for the UK music industry. Verging on sad smut now but seriously, if Amy Winehouse stays with this f&cker, she'll end up dead. Trust.


text: Hi everyone!Thanks for these kind words! Very glad you like the image, it's even better when you'll see it full size (the other half is on the back cover),anyway - like Mike already kindly mentioned I do photography but wish I had taken this myself, I did not have the opportunity to visit antarctica and do any ice diving yet...When I was recording this album I did some research about ice diving and discovered some wonderful imagery that turned out to be framegrabs from movies taken during ice diving expeditions in antarctica taken by a member of the expedition group. He asked me to remain uncredited and I respect that, it was a great gesture from these people allowing me to use this and 2 other images in the inside of the cover artwork.When I first saw this image I knew it's the cover for my album, it was just perfect and sort of guided me through the rest of recording of the album,I hope the music will also be a good reason to buy the CD! :-)Cheers!Tomasz / Subradial


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Dow surpasses record high
NEW YORK The Dow has never been higher.
The Dow Jones industrial average surged past its record high and kept going on Tuesday. It jumped from the opening bell, climbed as much as 158 points early and reached 14,286, breaking through its previous record high set in October 2007.
The Dow opened higher following a surge in markets across the globe. China's markets rose after the government said it would support ambitious growth targets. European markets jumped following a surprisingly strong rise in retail sales across the 17-country group that uses the euro. In the U.S., more hopeful news about housing kept the momentum going.
The gains represent a remarkable comeback for the stock market. The Dow has more than doubled since falling to a low of 6,547 in March 2009 following the financial crisis and the Great Recession. Stocks have rebounded sharply since then, helped by stimulus from the Federal Reserve, even as the economic recovery has been slow and steady.
"Whether they want to admit it or not, everyone is very impressed with the resilience of the market," said Alec Young, a global equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ.
The last time the Dow was this high, Apple had just sold its first iPhone and George W. Bush had another year as president. The U.S. housing market had yet to bottom, and the financial crisis that brought down Lehman Brothers was still a year away.
The recovery in stocks may even have been quicker had memories of the financial system's near-collapse not been on investors' minds, says Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners.
"It's still pretty close to the front of people's brains," says Pavlik. "That's one of the reasons that people are hesitant to invest in the stock market."
That could be changing. More money has been flowing into stock mutual funds since the beginning of the year.
Investors who have missed out on the run-up may be deciding to get off the sidelines, Pavlik said.
Even with stocks trading at, or close to, record levels, they are still a good investment because earnings have risen so much, says Darell Krasnoff, Managing Director at Bel Air investment Advisors.
"People get overly focused on benchmarks," says Krassnoff. "The fact that it's reached that level is an interesting landmark, but it doesn't say anything about whether the market is over-, or under-valued."
Stocks are also attractive compared to bonds after a rally in the debt market that pushed yields to record lows.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, currently at 1.90 percent, is still lower than the yield of about 2.1 percent on the S&P 500.
Despite the rise in the Dow, the U.S. economy has not fared as well. Unemployment was just 4.7 percent when the Dow last reached a record five and half years ago, versus 7.9 percent today.
But the economy is strengthening in many areas. Housing is recovering, companies are hiring more and Corporate America's earnings are strong. That helped drive a 9 percent rise in stocks this year, impressing even the most ardent skeptics. For all of last year, the index rose 7 percent.
Stocks are also benefiting from the economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve and other global central banks.
Under a program called "quantitative easing," the Fed has bought trillions of dollars of bonds, pushing up their prices and sending their yields lower. That makes stocks more attractive to investors than bonds and keeps interest rates low throughout the economy, encouraging investment and spending.
The U.S. central bank began buying bonds in January 2009 and is still purchasing $85 billion each month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
If the Dow continues Tuesday at its torrid pace, it will finish above its record close of 14,164 from Oct. 9, 2007.
Tuesday's gains were driven by industrial and technology stocks. United Technologies rose $1.88 to $91.02, IBM advanced $1.47 to $206.60 and 3M rose $1.43 to $104.70, pushing the Dow higher.
That's a signal that investors are optimistic about the economy, since those companies stand to gain the most when the economy recovers. More stable, conservative stocks like utilities and consumer staples logged smaller gains.
From its March 2009 low to today, gains for the 30-member Dow have been led by American Express, up almost 500 percent. Home Depot has jumped almost 300 percent, according to data from S&P Dow Jones Indices. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is the only stock in the index that is lower than it was four years ago, falling 22 percent.
On Tuesday, investors received another piece of positive news on the U.S. economy, a report that U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, thanks to higher sales and more new orders. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services.
Home builder PulteGroup rose 42 cents to $20.12 following news that home prices rose at the fastest pace in almost six years in January, a sign that the housing market is gaining momentum as it nears the spring selling season. Home prices rose 9.7 percent in January from a year ago and had the biggest gain since April 2006, according to data released by CoreLogic
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 16 points, or 1 percent, to 1,541, within striking distance of its own record close of 1,565. The Nasdaq composite gained 41 points, or 1.3 percent, to 3,223.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose two basis point to 1.90 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves—
- Ascena Retail Group (ASNA) gained $2.30 to $18.84 after the clothing store reported stronger-than-expected sales in its most recent quarter.
- J.C. Penney (JCP) fell $1.52 to $15.21 following media reports that one of its largest shareholders is selling a major stake in the retailer. CNBC and The Wall Street Journal reported that Deutsche Bank is shopping around the sale of 10 million shares of the company's stock held by Vornado Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust.


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Toomey's sticking with the pledge
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey vowed on Tuesday that he would keep his pledge to not raise taxes.
"I don't intend to violate any pledge," the Republican senator said on CNN's "Starting Point." "My pledge is not to support higher taxes. What we're faced with in just a few weeks is a massive tax increase. If I can help ensure that we don't have that tax increase, then I believe I fulfilled my pledge to fight for the lowest possible taxes."
Toomey's comments came in a reference to the no-tax-increase pledge sponsored by Grover Norquist's organization, Americans for Tax Reform. A number of prominent Republicans have said they would consider breaking with the pledge — which most congressional Republicans have signed — for the sake of a compromise that would fend off the looming fiscal cliff.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Tuesday downplayed that movement.
"I don't think Republicans have caved on anything related to taxes," Lee said, also speaking on CNN's "Starting Point." "But we do have to remember, it is possible to bring in more revenue without raising taxes. Any time you stimulate economic growth, that's going to bring in more revenue."


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Celebrating Latino Heritage
Season 22 Episode 28 | 52m 30s
Discover amazing items with connections to Latin American history and culture, including a treasure with an updated appraisal of $1,200,000-$2,200,000, now the highest-valued item in the entire ROADSHOW archive.
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Banning students from entering university grounds wearing headscarves is a relatively new phenomenon. Until 1998, albeit with short-lived periods of restriction, girls could attend a Turkish university wearing a headscarf.
Ataturk passed a Hat Law in 1925 ordering men to replace the oriental fez with the Western looking hat, a symbol of modernity. Women's clothing was not legislated.
After the military coup in 1980, the Higher Education Board (YOK) issued a written communiqué prohibiting female students from entering university wearing the headscarf; universities enacted this new regulation within their senates. When the Motherland Party (ANAP) had a majority in Parliament in the 1980s, an addendum (Addendum 16) was passed to the YOK law attempting to dent this regulation. (It explicitly stated that girls would be permitted to wear headscarves for religious reasons in university.)
The Constitutional Court annulled Addendum 16, however.. While another addendum (Addendum 17), calling for general freedom of dress in university, was not annulled, the "rationale" of the Court's decision stated that it would not be applicable for the headscarf.
From 1989 onwards, restrictions on wearing the headscarf gradually began to disappear. However, after the 'post-modern' coup in 1997, the Constitutional Court, in its decision to shut down the Welfare Party, suggested that headscarves be banned from universities. This statement became the justification for the renewed vigour to enforce the ban.
The new regime was first implemented on 23 February, 1998 at Istanbul University, when girls with headscarves and boys with beards were prohibited from attending classes.
What now constitutes the "ban" is largely based on Constitutional Court rulings that interpret the wearing of a headscarf in a university to be a violation of secularism – and thus unconstitutional. Parliament has been denied a say in the matter. Paradoxically, the lack of any clear legal basis for the ban has now made it difficult for any government to overturn it.
Two constitutional amendments using careful, non-inflammatory language (BBC news) were passed in parliament in January 2008 with the votes of AKP (340 MPs) and the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), which has 70 MPs.
The first amendment was to Article 10 of the Constitution, on equality before the law, which deals with equal rights and non-discrimination. (The article requires state organs and administrative authorities to treat people equally in all their proceedings, irrespective of religion, political opinion or any other grounds.) The amendment strengthened this provision by stating that the principle of equality also applied to "the provision of all public services".
"State organs and administrative authorities shall act in compliance with the principle of equality before the law in all their proceedings and in all activities pertaining to the provision of public services." [The amendment is marked bold.]
Article 42, on the Right and Duty of Training and Education, states that no-one shall be deprived of the right of learning and education. The amendments added "for reasons not explicitly mentioned by law", and provided that any limitation must be spelled out in law.
"No one shall be deprived of the right of learning and education for reasons not openly mentioned by laws. The limits of the use of this right will be determined by law."
Despite its fairly innocuous language and its ambiguous legal effect, the attempt to lift the headscarf ban triggered loud condemnation from some sections of Turkish society, including members of the judiciary, business organizations and academics. Istanbul University (IU)'s rector and faculty have spoken out against lifting the ban. On 31 January 2008, Rector Mesut Parlak announced at a faculty meeting that proponents of headscarf reform were endangering Turkey.
After the constitutional amendments were adopted at the parliament general assembly, the CHP applied to the Constitutional Court to have them overturned on the grounds that they violated the principle of secularism enshrined in Article 2. The "characteristics of the Republic", as defined in Article 2, cannot be amended or even proposed for amendment. In March 2008 the Court agreed to take up the case.
"The amendments do not aim to bring freedom but permit wearing the 'turban', a religious symbol, at universities. The amendments would lead to an erosion of the separation of state and religion."
On the other side, a number of liberal academics signed a petition calling for the extension of basic freedoms and democracy. The petition was drafted by Fuat Keyman of Koç University and Cengiz Aktar of Bahcesehir University:
"It holds true, and we assert today, as we have always done, that denying an 18-year-old girl who has successfully graduated from high school and who has done well on the university [entrance] exam entry into universities because of her choice of dress is compatible neither with the principle of the right to education, individual rights and freedoms, the principle of secularism, nor with the democratic system. We see no direct cause and effect relation between freedom for the headscarf and the abrogation of secularism."
In the end, the Constitutional Court decided to overrule the amendments, leaving the unofficial ban on attending university with a headscarf in place.
- Today's Zaman, "Top court decision cripples Parliament" (23 October 2008)
- New York Times, "Youthful Voice Stirs Challenge to Secular Turks" (13 October 2008)
- Today's Zaman, "Scarf bill on fast-track passage, CHP to take case to top court again", 31 January 2008.
- IPS, Hilmi Toros "Headscarves Become a Headache", 14 March 2008.
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Las Vegas is home to the triple digit temperatures and almost as many pools. A typical pool is not enough in this town; how about spending your Saturday afternoon with 5,000 people looking at a creation inspired by the sands of Ibiza, and listening to DJ's who have come to treat the sun and fun just as they would a nightclub. If this sounds like a good time to you, then DAYLIGHT Beach Club was made for you. There is no question this is just one massive party once you walk in. It doesn't matter if you have a cabana, are just having a cocktail in the pool, or are dancing in front of the stage, the energy and fun is like a free-flowing life force: it will suck you in. Don't think for a minute the party is over when the sun goes down! This amazing venue is also home to ECLIPSE, providing you with a late-night pool experience that you will not forget.
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The lineup of restaurants is as good as the lineup of things to do at Mandalay Bay. You can start off with the new, Kumi Japanese Restaurant + Bar By Akira Back. Chef Akira quickly made a name for himself with his sushi and fresh fish dishes at Yellowtail at Bellagio, and Kumi is sure to be another huge success for him. Then you have a who's who of chef restaurants; Master Chef Hubert Keller has Fleur, Charlie Palmer Steak along with his other restaurant Aureole, if you watch the Food Network at all you will be familiar with Border Grill and Lupo by Wolfgang Puck. There are other restaurants as well that you might not know, but you should.
If you are looking for something completely different than the rest of Mandalay Bay and maybe all of Las Vegas, you can't find a more unique setting than Red Square. The design, colors and menu all speak Russian to you, and to give a sense of those frigid Siberian nights, Red Square has a smooth ice bar and a private vodka locker. A vodka locker you ask? Throw on a big Russian fur and hat in this zero degree room, and let the vodka fun begin! In contrast to the setting that is a little dark, Red Square is a great place to enjoy friends with large booths and tables that cater to large groups. Chef Brian Massie had his hand in the Red Square menu, teaming up with Chef Chris Colon to create some great dishes to share with friends. The cold salmon pizza is served on a very thin crust and topped with the freshest thin cut salmon, a light and refreshing dish. The mini lobster tacos are packed with chilled Maine lobster and complimented with grilled mango and cilantro. These are unlike any other taco you have ever had. Finally, what sets Red Square apart is the caviar menu. You are not likely going to find Siberian Black Sturgeon or Special Reserve Keluga caviar anywhere else in Las Vegas. On the domestic caviar side of things, Red Square found another outstanding Sturgeon, the Southern Domestic version. You can go with the connoisseur or domestic trio for a chance to try a variety of caviar. Definitely the best venue on the strip if caviar is your dish of choice. While Red Square has a Russian backdrop, the service is the antithesis of this frigid country, as the staff makes you feel warm and welcome and they create a memorable evening for all.
Don't be thrown off by the casual look of Citizens Kitchen & Bar, nor assume this is a simple restaurant. Chef Massie put together a menu of high-end what has come to be known as "comfort food" in the recently opened restaurant in the heart of Mandalay Bay. The Citizens menu begins with continental breakfast, and moves to sandwiches, which you create, or have a soup and salad combination—and that is just for a warm-up. It is a little shocking to say with all of the great steakhouses in all of Las Vegas, but Citizens prepared the best filet mignon on the strip and placing it on top of the loaded mashed potatoes makes for one amazing meal. Everything that came out of the kitchen looked fabulous, but if you are looking for the over-the-top experience, how about chili-cheese fries with Kobe beef in the chili?! Citizens is an incredible restaurant with fabulous service and you have a perfect view of all that is going on in the hub of Mandalay Bay as you are dining.
With all of that under your belt it is time to make your way to your room, at least to let your head hit the pillow for a few hours. The rooms at Mandalay have a great balance of earth tone colors and a current and vibrant feel that you will love. THEhotel, the all suite version of Mandalay Bay, is the last portion of the resort to be remodeled and it will transform into Delano Las Vegas in late 2013.
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After a weekend at Mandalay Bay, you might need to come up for air—and a weekend probably won't cut it, you had better make it an entire week. Mandalay Bay did a little more than reinvent itself; it raised the bar for the rest of Las Vegas.
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Canton hired architect David Molnar as its new chief building official
Three months ago, city and county officials began writing their vows, but the long-discussed marriage of the Canton and Stark County building departments won't happen now, Mayor William J. Healy II said Wednesday.
In August, Healy and Stark County Commissioner Thomas Bernabei began drafting an agreement where the city would hire the Stark County Building Inspection Department to handle inspections, permitting and plans examinations for commercial buildings in the city limits. Canton was to retain its residential and plumbing inspections as part of the agreement. Unlike past discussions, the talks did not include consolidating the two departments to a single location.
Healy said he has now abandoned the idea amid concerns that the county might not be able to enforce the city's journeyman licensing requirements.
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Healy said if the city turned over license enforcement duties to the county, there was no guarantee it would be enforced. The county has no such requirement.
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The license gives local workers the first opportunity for work in the city, the mayor said. It requires at least four years of experience, and applicants must pass a test given by the Canton Construction Board, among other requirements.
"We got to a stalemate," Healy said. "We got through all of the other hurdles and hoops and all the other things we were supposed to do. We thought we were very close. Commissioner Bernabei and I were shaking hands, thinking we've got this thing licked. As we got more information, we realized it was not to be at this point in time. It wasn't for a lack of trying."
Bernabei said he was not prepared to comment on the issue when reached Wednesday evening.
Talks began when Canton Chief Building Official Angela Cavanaugh approached county commissioners about their vacant chief building official job. Cavanaugh was hired by the county, but has also continued to serve the city during a transition period. Cavanaugh's move to the county and the possibility of saving money made the idea appealing to Healy.
Healy said there was hope that Cavanaugh could serve both departments under a shared-services agreement. He told The Repository in August that under the proposal the city would no longer need a commercial-grade chief building official or full-fledged certified planner, the two most expensive positions in the department.
Healy, however, moved forward with hiring a new chief building official this week. David C. Molnar, a registered architect from Copley, was hired Tuesday. He was one of the finalists for the county's job before commissioners selected Cavanaugh, who was not among the initial applicants.
Molnar served as president of Creo Design from 2003 to 2013. After a short stint with the firm L+P Architecture, Molnar became an independent architect this year. He is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and has building official and master plans examiner interim certificates.
"I'm very excited about having him on board," Healy said. "He was a fit and is the type of manager we're looking for in the city of Canton."
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|The episode opens with a shot of the ship flying through space whilst Picard records a log entry saying that the ship is running at Warp 7. However, throughout the scene there are no "warp streaks" visible, just regular stars. This indicates that the ship is actually at sublight speed.
Near the start of the episode the transmissions from the Tsiolkovsky are cut off by a loud bang. Data reports that "What we just heard is... impossible," and goes on to report that it was the sound of the bridge emergency hatch being blown open. So... what's so impossible about that? There's a hatch, it's designed to be blown open, and somebody blew it open. Anybody else might say "That's impossible!" as an exclamation of incredulity, but Data is Mr Literal - something he demonstrates himself in the very next scene. So no, Data, it's not impossible. Not at all. It's simply unpleasant.
Speaking of the hatch, when Riker says that the crew were sucked out, Data corrects him by saying "That's blown out." Later episodes will, of course, make a big deal of the fact that Data cannot use contractions in his speech.
This is far from the first or only episode to do this, but Yar reports that somebody in engineering "just let all the heat bleed away into space." Space is a vacuum (more or less), and as such it's an extremely good insulator. It's actually far more likely that the ship would overheat than freeze, and this is especially true since it's sitting quite close to a star.
|Great Moment :
|Yar seducing Data. You go girl!
Since I'm complaining about the heat in space thing above, I suppose I should be balanced and give kudos to Data for correcting Riker and stating that people are blown out of a ship rather than sucked out of it.
|Body Count :
|The crew of the Tsiolkovsky, 80 people in all.
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|This is a sequel/remake of sorts of the TOS episode "The Naked Time". Both episodes were intended to provide viewers with a quick guide to the underlying motivations of the characters via a plot device that eliminated their inhibitions.
This is the first episode ever to refer to the original Enterprise as being of the "Constitution class".
The USS Tsiolkovsky is named for Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a pioneer who was one of the first people to prove that space flight was possible and predicted that one day Mankind would have colonies on other planets.
Crusher works on a cure to the infection, which Riker realises is similar to an effect which once plagued the NCC-1701 crew - long chain water molecules which act in the body like alcohol.
With Picard low on functional crewmembers, the star finally implodes - sending a massive chunk of the core hurtling directly towards his ship. He orders the engines engaged, but Wesley is in engineering using his latest invention - a tractor/repulsor beam - to keep everybody else out. The Chief engineer manages to block power to the device and she and Riker enter sickbay, but find that a crewmember has yanked all the control chips out of the engine control computers. Data begins to reassemble the system at lightning speed, but he calculates that even at his speed they will be destroyed moments before he is finished.
Wesley, now recovering from the infection thanks to Beverley's cure, manages to re-rig the ship's main tractor beam to act as a repulsor. He applies it to the Tsiolkovsky, pushing the ship away towards the fragment and sending the Enterprise in the opposite direction. This buys the ship the few seconds it needs, and Data finishes repairs to the computer just in time to allow the ship to escape.
You have to wonder at Starfleet's medical procedures. Ships like the Enterprise-D must encounter countless numbers of infections of all kinds every time they go to a new planet, yet they seem to have virtually no procedures in place for handling infectious disease. They know for a fact that something wiped out the entire crew of the Tsiolkovsky, yet when Geordi develops similar symptoms within minutes of returning from the ship, he is left unattended in sickbay to simply wander off on his own. He then makes it all the way up to the observation lounge, meaning he must have walked right through the bridge without being stopped! Hell, if you put the crew in rubber gloves and face masks the entire incident could have been contained without difficulty.
That said, the real point of the episode is to give us a glimpse inside the characters, give us an idea of what makes them tick. On that level, it's partially successful. We get the first real look at the Beverly/Picard subtext, we get an idea of the kind of things Yar went through in her past and see how repressed she is today. We get a look at how much Geordi wants normal vision. In that respect the episode is almost a second pilot; it serves mostly as a way to introduce us to our characters and get to know them a little. That said, it does an okay job with the second hand material.
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ハウディ, それは月曜日だと私は私はあなたのすべてにチェックインするだろうと思いました!
私はまだ私が実行している様々なブログやサイトに投稿をやっています. See GnomeのGNET for a list of blogs and sites that I am connected with.
I'll be looking at combine some of the sites into one and deleting others based on feedback I get from readers. Feedback is something that is hard to find, I have found. I believe that most read and nod their head in agreement or shake their head in disagreement, dislike, or dis and dat. But head nods and shakes don't really come across well, unless you are in the same room.
(Before I go on, I want to say that I appreciate all my readers on all of my sites and recognize that some/many have very busy schedules, or are simply busy at the present time. )
With Gnomeのタペストリー, though actively published for nearly a year-and-a-half now, I have gotten almost no comment. I do really appreciate the "のような"s I have gotten on Facebookの, but have little constructive criticism on the cartoon strips. The point of mentioning this is not a matter of complaining. I only wanted to mention that I'm working in a vacuum and it is difficult to know if there are areas that can be improved.
I could use the statistics I get from the site to judge which content is working the best, but it seems people use script blockers or I actually only have a handful of readers.
If that is the case, I'll have to figure out new ways to get readers. I have been using something called "CoPromote" to try drive some traffic to The Gnome Tapestry, but that leaves a footprint of posts on my Facebook and Twitter feeds that while I select, are still a bit of a nuisance. On CoPromote you share (and go to, and read) other folks' content and hopefully they do the same for you. CoPromote really boosted my content, but I'd rather be getting posts via word-of-mouth.
Word-of-mouth is the best way. If the cartoons stink, it would be great to hear that from readers so I can work to improve them. I think they are getting better all the time, but working in a vacuum… (I think most writers have a spouse, roommate, or even friends visiting to provide feedback, but living on your own presents some difficulty in getting face-to-face comment.)
I have other sites as well, though not ones I have been as active in as "Gnomeのタペストリー" and would love some feedback. It can be messages or posts on "Gnomeの庭" Facebook page or actual comments on the sites.
Anyway I appreciate both commendations and constructive criticism. (I mean I would prefer if my posts were perfect, but it wouldn't be as interesting, right?)
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If you're new here, this blog will give you the tools to become financially independent in 5 years. The wiki page gives a good summary of the principles of the strategy. The key to success is to run your personal finances much like a business, thinking about assets and inventory and focusing on efficiency and value for money. Not just any business but a business that's flexible, agile, and adaptable. Conversely most consumers run their personal finances like an inflexible money-losing anti-business always in danger on losing their jobs to the next wave of downsizing.
Here's more than a hundred online journals from people, who are following the ERE strategy tailored to their particular situation (age, children, location, education, goals, ...). Increasing their savings from the usual 5-15% of their income to tens of thousands of dollars each year or typically 40-80% of their income, many accumulate six-figure net-worths within a few years. Since everybody's situation is different (age, education, location, children, goals, ...) I suggest only spending a brief moment on this blog, which can be thought of as my personal journal, before delving into the forum journals and looking for the crowd's wisdom for your particular situation.
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Sid Meier's Civilization 5 rode a wave of high praise into stores and digital storefronts when it launched at the end of 2010. And why wouldn't it have? In the 20-plus years since the series first launch, Firaxis Games has shown again and again that there are ways to both improve and still reiterate on the turn-based world-building formula. Civ 5 wasn't without its drawbacks, but fans deemed it largely worthy. Patches and updates have emerged since the game's launch to improve various elements, but the first full expansion pack, titled Gods and Kings is set for release this spring. I got a chance to take a peek at how some of the pack's changes play out in a GDC demo last week.
Religion is a big focus in the new expansion, as you'd probably already gathered from the title. Religion played a significant role in the core gameplay for Civilization 4 but it didn't make the cut in the 2010 release. With Gods and Kings it's back with a holy vengeance, allowing players to spread their doctrine across the world through both passive and aggressive means.
Religion in Civ 5 is going to be the most impactful during the early- and mid-game phases. There are new features for the late-game as well in this expansion, but religious beliefs become integrated into each civilization by that point.
Unlike the real-world religions of Civ 4, you're actually putting some effort into building a faith this time around. It all starts at the most basic level: establishing a system of beliefs. You do this by selecting a pantheon from a long list; much like choosing your civ at the start of a game, each pantheon offers different bonuses to support different types of play. The God of the Sea, for example, provides +1 production from fishing boats whereas the God of War bumps up your faith — a religion-based stat, analogous with culture and the like — whenever you win a battle within four tiles of a city tied to that belief system.
The next step on your road to founding a new religion requires the spawning of a Great Prophet, which you won't be able to do until you've accrued a minimum of 200 points in faith. It's a random occurrence after that, so you'll just need to cross your fingers and… err… pray.
Once you've got a Great Prophet added to your ranks, you can "spend" him on founding this new religion. You'll choose a symbol for it from a list of presets and assign it a name. The chosen symbol then appears in the info bar for any city associated with that religion. Any cities within 10 hexes of the source — whether or not they're part of your own civilization — will slowly convert over to the new faith. You can speed this process along as well; missionary units allow for the spreading of religion while inquisitors, which appear later in the game, stamp out competing religions in one city or another.
Once your religion is squared away, it's time to choose both a founder belief and a follower belief. Founder beliefs offer boosts as your religion spreads across the land whereas follower beliefs bring specific benefits to the cities that worship your gods, whether or not they're part of your civ. This can be useful for expansion; one such follower belief boosts the fighting power of your civ's troops whenever they're close to a city that worships your religion.
The combat system also sees some significant tweaks in Gods and Kings, starting with a new value scaling that calculates things using a 100-point system rather than the 10-point one that the 2010 game shipped with. Units and cities are significantly tougher to bring down, which adds value to each playing piece in your growing army. A lone catapult, for example, could conceivably survive an enemy attack and be pulled back behind friendly lines on its next turn. Previously, a unit like that left alone was a surefire way of losing that unit.
There are also a bunch of new units to work with, both civ-specific ones from the nine new civilizations that the pack will add and more general ones, particularly in the naval category. There are now two different types of war-making vessels, allowing for both ship-to-ship distance attacks and naval "melee." This means you'll be able to use your boats to capture coastal cities.
The rest of the expansion pack is primarily concerned with improving the way civ-to-civ relations work. City-states have been significantly retooled. In addition to them now coming in several new flavors — mercantile and religious — you'll also now receive quests from each one.
Completing a quest earns the favor of that city-state. A city-state quest can be anything from destroying a nearby barbarian encampment to spreading one religion or another to their city. You can still shower these not-civs with gold and essentially buy them off, assuming you've got enough ready cash available, but quests will be your primary tool for getting city-states in your pocket.
The last of the big system changes brings espionage into the game in a big way. Spies are a limited resource. You'll get your first one when the Renaissance starts and then another one with each new era after that. You'll also get one for building a national intelligence agency.
Spies are off-map units that must be assigned to specific foreign cities. They earn experience and level up for completing tasks, just like regular units do. The big difference is, you'll select these tasks from a menu rather than guiding a physical icon's movements.
Once a spy is installed in a city, you'll start receiving a drip-feed of information about the goings-on in that city and the civilization that owns it. You'll also be able to influence local sentiments. Spies assigned to a city-state can influence elections that are held every 12 turns, swaying the people more toward allegiance with your own civ. Alternatively, you can have a spy incite a coup with the goal of a total regime change.
Spies assigned to another civ's city can do all of the things you'd expect, like share information and steal tech. There's also a new intrigue system in the game, which brings you a steady flow of random information. For example, your spy might bring word that "[leader X] is building up a naval force and plans to launch a sneak attack on another nation." It could also be more specific: "[leader X] plans to declare war on [leader Y]."
What you do with this info is entirely up to you. New diplomatic options will allow you to reach out to potential targets and warn them in advance. Not only can this curry favor with a competing civ, it can also create wars where none existed previously.
There's plenty more coming in the Gods and Kings pack. New military units, civilizations/leaders, Wonders, buildings, resources and more. Not to mention some new custom scenarios. We'll probably be hearing more about the expansion pack as the spring release draws closer, but Gods and Kings certainly looks to be adding a wide assortment of content to suit the vast range of different Civ fans.
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GRAHAM, KENNY & HIS SATELLITES: Monndog and Suncat Suites
Another fascinating lost treasure, this one from 1956, engineered by Joe Meek and featuring amongst others the legendary Phil Seaman (nice drum parts) and Stan Tracey (who also plays celeste, accordion and vibraphone). It was the project of composer, arranger and tenor saxophonist Kenny Graham , a response to the then newly made early street recordings of the to-become-legendary New York busker, Moondog. Featuring 12 of London's finest jazz players, in various combinations, the first 10 tracks here are direct arrangements of Moondog's compositions. There's nothing remotely jazzy about them, and they are presciently early in their use of polyrhythms and additive rhythms (Paul Desmond's Take 5 wasn't released until 1959, 3 years later). The instrumentation includes a lot of tuned percussion, oboe, flute, bassclarinet and whistle. Sometimes several percussionists at once. In short, it's highly unusual, and for the time, remarkable. The last 6 tracks are new pieces composed by Graham, mostinspired by Moondog, and most of these are very listenable and lounge-exotica-esque; only one sounds a bit cocktail. With an interesting Seaman solo. Altogether this is a tiny gem. L
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I have pictures to burn off of my subscription for the last day of the month. Thank you Jennifer Aniston for facilitating this.
Jen's in New York, AS YOU KNOW, filming Squirrels For The Nuts. She shot a scene with Rhys Ifans and a German shepherd where they're both talking on their cell phones. Or maybe they weren't actually rolling and Jen was just on her cell phone because she'd rather not talk to Rhys since he's a f-cking asshole. If you are not familiar with why he's a f-cking asshole, click here.
Since Jen's not a journalist though, I suppose Ifans would have minded his behaviour. Because that's the mark of a truly wonderful person – one who treats some people differently than he does others, preferring the privileged and celebrated.
Also attached – Jen in a hat arriving on set. I HATE the fit of these jeans. I don't know why she insists on wearing them.
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