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Feb 7, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski
95 comments:
- HeartRx said...
Good morning Argyle, C.C. et al.
After filling in NAME RECOGNITION and RANK AMATEUR, I immediately checked for the SERIAL and NUMBER answers, and filled in the rest of the theme entries before anything else.
Seeing a fairy tale baddie and a Ugandan baddie side by side made me wonder if they could force CAPT Hook or Cook to reveal more than the puzzle demanded. Then there's the ENOLA GAY sitting in the wings…and the threatening OR ELSE punctuating the other side. But NATO comes in at the end to make peace and OUST the baddies. So it all turned out OK.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:41 AM
- Barry G. said...
Morning, all!
Total speed run today with nary a speed bump in sight. Much faster than yesterday, in fact. POW happened to be the last thing I filled in and I didn't even notice there was a theme while solving.
I wasn't thrilled about DISS as an abbreviation for dissertation, but everything else was extremely smooth today.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:42 AM
- fermatprime said...
Hello all!
Nice puzzle, Bruce and Gail. Swell write-up, Argyle.
Nothing particular to note. Was surprised by DISS. Weird one.
Castle was really good tonight. Anybody watch it?
I did not see the premiere of Alcatraz. Did not understand what I saw of it tonight. Is it worth the effort?
Back to regular programming. Hooray! Can't seem to get into any of the movies that are on cable.
Happy Tuesday!
- February 7, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- Hahtoolah said...
Good Morning, Argyle and Friends. Today's offering seemed a tad difficult on the the first pass, then the light went on and I realized that NAME, RANK and SERIAL NUMBER were the the only things to be revealed by a POW.
As I began, I first read Ear On Your Plate and thought Yuck! what kind of puzzle am I getting into this morning!
I wasn't keen on DISS(ertation) for the Ph.D. hurdle.
My only error was to think that to have eaten like a bird was to Pick At instead of PECK AT.
Some fresh clues for our old crossword answer ENOLA GAY.
I thought of Kazie when I came to TASMANIA.
QOD: Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. ~ Franklin Pierce
- February 7, 2012 at 5:48 AM
- Dudley said...
Hello Puzzlers -
WBS about DISS. I'm guessing the modern slang word Diss is considered too tough to clue for a Tuesday. Otherwise a solid, smooth project.
Saw a dream walking, once. I was waiting to pick up my date at a local expensive women's college. The poised and lovely woman in question descended the grand staircase with such grace as to make it an art form, memorable all these years later. I was several levels out of my depth with that one, only had the one date.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:07 AM
- Jacel said...
Right away, I liked that the puzzle included a fictitious and a real life baddie. And POW gave me the last theme answer. Thanks go to Bruce & Venzke for giving us a great puzzle. Also, thanks to Argyle. I really enjoyed the comments, links and flashbacks (especially to Ginger Rogers).
Abbreviations are always ENIGMAS to me. They can come in different forms to make the answer fit--CAPT, DISS & MSS.
AETNA was a give-away to me since they have been my main insurance. I started Medicare this month since Saturday, February 11th is my 65th birthday. Aetna is now my secondary.
I am not sure this is a good thing since I had met my deductible with Aetna. Since my Colon Cancer, chemo and a bout with a Staph infection, I met it in 3 months.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:53 AM
- desper-otto said...
Morning, all.
Easy romp today. In my case it was just one minute longer than yesterday's speed run. Missed the theme, as usual, but no complaints.
Arp's Hans/Jean reminds me of Samuel L. Jackson's remark in "Long Kiss Goodnight" -- "I'm always frank and ernest with women. In New York I'm Frank, and in Chicago I'm Ernest."
Off to do some taxes...
- February 7, 2012 at 6:59 AM
- Tinbeni said...
Argyle: Nice write-up & links.
Bruce & Gail: FUN Tuesday.
Liked the themes. Fave was NUMBER CRUNCHERS.
Noticed POW crossed WAR.
Nice conundrum with SOBER and STONERS.
Cheers to all at Sunset.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:08 AM
- Steve said...
Nice! Great factoid about Jean Arp's first name, Argyle. I didn't know that!
WEES about DISS. Easy UK clue would be "Norfolk town" but that would probably rate a Saturday-level here.
Fun to see STONERS in the grid. Makes me homesick for LA. Dude!
- February 7, 2012 at 7:31 AM
- kazie said...
As much of a speed run as I ever get today. Only one unknown--TAG but Enola GAY took care of perping it. I also always have to wait on perps for my hesitant spelling of REAM and PEEN--I can never remember which is EA and which is EE.
Thanks for the shout out, Hahtool. I was only ever in Tassie once--at age 8 when I'd won the trip for a coloring contest. I could have chosen a weekend in any capital city, and I chose Hobart. However my son #2 has driven all over the island on a trip he took alone several years ago.
On Jean Arp's name: Jean is French for John, and Johann is German for John while Hans is short for Johann, so his name changes make sense.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:55 AM
- ant said...
Only a few hours in, and there's not much to say about the grid that hasn't already been said. Pre-filled SERIAL NUMBER - check. Faster than yesterday - check. DISS - yuck (I mean, check).
I tried to find some live ENIGMA to link to, but didn't see any. Then I couldn't decide which track off their first album to use, since they're all so good. Finally, I found someone had up-loaded the whole album! Listen to this in the background while you're doing other things on the computer today.
MCMXC a.D. (59:59) - ENIGMA
Btw, I didn't listen to this whole link, but my CD running time is considerably less than the one hour showing here. So, either there are bonus tracks, or...who knows. Corner warning?
- February 7, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Mari said...
Morning all,
Nice Tuesday morning puzzle. I was OK with DISS, but didn't like MSS at 25A (mainly because I didn't get it). 24A (Fathers and grandfathers: MEN) was cute. Odd wording on 21D: Uncommon rara-wise.
This morning I loved HeartRX's puzzle tale, and Desper-otto's Samuel L. Jackson quote.
Fermatprime: Alcatraz probably makes a lot more sense if you see the pilot episode. Could you get it On Demand?
- February 7, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- ant said...
Ok, I just jumped ahead - and it's the Limited Edition version of this album - with four remixes!
Sweet! As the "video" plays, it tells you what song you're listening to (I mean, to which song you are listening).
Hope you all get a chance to go through the whole thing...
- February 7, 2012 at 8:17 AM
Good morning and happy Tuezday! Parse that as Tu-E-Z-day, which pretty well says it all for this puzzle.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Thank you Bruce and Gail for a nice, fun, and easy puzzle, and dear Argyle, as always for a comforting commentary.... I notice you had less pictures than normally so.
Didn't know Kyoto was also a capital once, I thought it was 'Edo'... or is that the other name for Tokyo.?
Got the theme early on ... for a change it actually helped.
Bill G., RE; Number sequence problem ...I got I-55 as the Rte from LA to IL via TN .... still don't get the algorithm of the seq. ... tho' numbers pretty much double ... could you post the answer today.
ALT QOD:- England is a country with sixty different religious sects and only one sauce. ~ Caracciolo.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:27 AM
- Spitzboov said...
Good morning everyone. Good comments, Argyle.
Pretty much had the solving experience that HeartRx outlined. I rarely "jump ahead' to fill in themes. No issues. No look-ups. NATO backwards is OTAN, the French acronym for the NATO organization.
Enjoy the day.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:34 AM
- Grumpy 1 said...
Good morning Argyle and the corner gang. Marti, I like your take on the puzzle. I solved it the same as you after seeing NAME... RANK... I didn't even read the clue for NUMBER before I wrote in that part of the entry. CRUNCHERS just looked so obvious I was tempted to write it in also, but waited until I had read the clue.
Like everyone else, I found DISS as an abbr. for dissertation a little strange. As far as cluing it as the slang for put down, that is usually dis (for disrespect) rather than diss.
Thanks for the write up and links, Argyle.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:36 AM
You're still off by one number (see last night...I think Bill missed it). After correcting this, put them in numerical order. Then try to angulate the missing two digits.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Mouse, believe it or not, there's a minor hint in Argyle's Ginger Rogers link.
- February 7, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Like Mari, I too, LOVED HeartRx's 'puzzle tale' and the Samuel L. Jackson quote by Desper-otto. Thank you both ...
On treatment of POWs - I know the Geneva Convention requires only that the name, rank and serial no. of the enemy POWs be disclosed ... but what if the captors are THEMSELVES fighting for their lives ?
I mean the lines of battle are very fluid, and reversals can happen at any moment. The 'captors' may be overwhelmed and over-run in the next hour.
In the Battle of the Bulge, ( where captured US soldiers, by then POWs, were shot and killed - ) and elsewhere and in later wars, like the 1967 Mideast conflict, POWs have been shot and killed, because, among other things, the captors themselves were at risk of being killed or captured.... or the captors just didn't have the logistics to 'hold on' to the very large number of captured POWs. What do you do ? Set them free ( unlikely - ) or just mow them down ?
- February 7, 2012 at 8:49 AM
You do what you got to do.
War is hell.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:02 AM
- Husker Gary said...
I usually try to work to savor the puzzle and completely fill in down to certain lines before going on but today I did a 4 min. or so speed run and found it less satisfying. Tomayto/tomahto.
-Theme was fun and useful and I agree with Argyle's assessment.
-I've been to Dachau and watched Hogan's Heroes. Hmmm…
-Only had to work out of DIET/LITE mix-up
-ENOLA GAY was built in Omaha and kept my dad from having to be part of invasion of Japanese homeland
-PETEY seemed to be an unthreatening pit bull
-Base stealer always seems to be called out if ball is there before him despite a LATE TAG
-I wonder if UTES drive UTES?
-Amen on QOD! Try debating Elvis vs Beatles
-BTW, George Bush the elder's wife, Barbara (nee Barbara Pierce) was a direct descendant of Franklin Pierce
-I need SNORE help. I can buy a $59.95 applicance online or pay $2,700 to a dentist in Omaha. Does anyone have any good remedies to help my long suffering wife?
- February 7, 2012 at 9:05 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
Here is one mening of manuscript, "author's original text: an author's text for a book, article, or other piece of written work as it is submitted for publication." So a manuscript is actually a book to be.
MS is the traditional abbreviation for manuscript and MSS is the traditonal abbreviation for manuscripts.
I stared at DISS and then realized and later confirmed that it is a legitimate abbreviation for dissertation, although I have seldom or never seen it used. It had good perps and made sense, so I think it is fair to use on Tue.
Although this puzzle was fast and easy, it was more satisfying than yesterday's.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Husker Gary, if my wife snores, a not-so-gentle sharp elbow nudge in the ribs, and a 'turn over darling', generally does the trick. Saves you sixty bucks, as well.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Pinch her nose and roll over.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:25 AM
If the capturing forces, shoot their POWs, and then, are themselves captured, then the American or the Russian conventions apply. In the US convention, the Germans were sentenced to one year in jail and then set free. The Russian convention needs no explanation, but it does apply equally to all - Polish officer friendlies in Black Forest, their own compatriots who had been previous POWs and'any and all other riff raff and cr--'.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Dennis said...
Anony-mouse, I can tell you, unfortunately from first-hand experience, that what Cump said @9:02 is correct.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- Yellowrocks said...
The earliest capital of Japan was Heian Kyo later named Kyoto. During the Tokugawa Shogunate(1603-1868), although the emperor still lived in Kyoto, Edo beacme the defacto capital of Japan because Edo was the seat of power.
In 1868 the Shogunate was overthrown during the Meiji Restoration. Emperor Meiji moved to Edo which became the capital and its name was changed to Tokyo.
Kyoto is a city that retains much of its ancient "flavor" and culture because it was the only major Japanese city that escaped WW II bombing raids. I loved the ancient feel of the city. BTW We even saw some real Gesiha's going to parties.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- Husker Gary said...
Maybe I was not clear, I am the snorer and she is the snoree.
I agree with Cump and Dennis as well. Restraint and striped pants diplomacy can vaporize in a hurry in the heat of battle. The physical and mental anguish of war can elicit behaviors that seem horrible in retrospect to people who were not there.
BTW, over 12,000 POW's were shipped to Nebraska for confinement and to supplement the depleted workforce.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Zcarguy said...
Morning all,
This was so easy that I had a hard time
finding a good reason to bother Grumpy1
with a question .
Y'all have a good day
- February 7, 2012 at 10:04 AM
- Dudley said...
Grumpy 8:36 -
I wasn't sure how to spell dis / diss either, so I checked with Wikipedia and Urban Dictionary. Wiki has little to say about it, other than mention "diss tracks" in the music business (tracks made just to annoy a person).
Urban has entries for both spellings, and seems to favor diss. I wonder what Rich Norris prefers. Actually, didn't we have diss in a puzzle in recent months?
- February 7, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- mtnest995 said...
WEES about the puzzle. Really enjoyed the theme and cluing, Bruce and Gail. Sterling write up as usual, Argyle.
HG - have you been to a sleep specialist for a sleep study? You may have sleep apnea which is easily resolved with a CPap. I suffered for years as my husband's freight train resided in our bedroom. Now, it's all peace and harmony! Your wife has my sympathy-been there, done that. Good luck!
- February 7, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Bill G. said...
As requested, here are the answers to yesterday's math puzzle. (Congratulations to several of you who got part/all the way to the correct answer.)
a) The Bo number (Bo Derek = 10)
b) The second smallest perfect number (28)
c) The percent of inspiration required for genius according to TAE (According to Edison, it's one percent.)
d) LA to IL via TN (on I-?) (From Louisiana to Illinois via Tennessee, you use Interstate 55)
e) The missing number in this sequence (It turns out to be 15)
f) The exterior angle of a 120-gon (It's 3 degrees)
g) The 7th digit of pi after the decimal point (6)
h) One fewer than Yosarian's problem (Catch 22 minus 1 = 21)
i) (4!)/[sqrt(.44444...)] [24/(2/3)] = 36
j) Three times the missing number (45)
In order, the numbers are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55
These are called triangular numbers. For example, the 10 pins in a bowling alley form a perfect triangle.
The formula is n(n+1)/2. For example, if n=4, then 4(4+1)/2 = 20/2 = 10.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:01 AM
WEES Having done a diss, no problem with diss--though I too don't think I'd ever use the abbr.
I always love a speed run, so thanks B & G. And thanks to Argyle for the write up, and HeartRX for the second write-up!
Have a great Tuesday, everybody! We're expecting rain in southern California, which makes the plants happy, though not me--the local hydrophobe.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Yellowrocks - You are a fountain of knowledge especially on Japanese history and culture. That's so fascinating.
You mention that you actually saw some dressed up real Geishas going to a party. Trust the Japanese to elevate the 'world's oldest profession' into an art form. So much nicer than the ladies of Rome, with their lewd behavior and cruder gestures, or our local h-s who keep manhandling the tourists.
Spitzbboov, so OTAN is the French 'NATO' ? Do the French do everything in reverse ? I wonder that when they shout 'charge', in the heat of battle, is that a code word to actually retreat ?
- February 7, 2012 at 11:13 AM
- Warren said...
Hi Argyle & gang,
My wife came up with lobo for wolf before I could.
Here's a link to Blanca: Lobo's mate - Lobo - The Wolf That Changed America - BBC
- February 7, 2012 at 11:29 AM
- Lucina said...
Hello, Argyle and fellow puzzlers.
WAS, What Argyle said. I liked the tightness of this and lack of crosswordese.
Nice recap, HeartRx, after NAME and RANK I also looked for SERIAL and NUMBER, sashayed through the rest.
I see most of you noticed OGRE AMIN side by side.
Hand up for disliking DISS but the perps were solid.
Thank you, Bruce and Gail for today's entertainment.
Happy Tuesday, everyone!
- February 7, 2012 at 11:30 AM
To add to Bill G's DISSertation, if you add any two adjacent numbers in the triangular number sequence, they form PERFECT SQUARES (which is where I assumed Bill got the idea for his article).
I was actually taught the (x² + x)/2 formula. Same diff. Try graphing these numbers some time!
"One for Five" = 15 45
Too cryptic, Bill?
- February 7, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- eddyB said...
Believe that Kyoto was the primary
target for the bomb but was clouded over.
GP of Monaco, Indy 500 and Nascar
600 all run on Memorial Day.
491 08 42.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Another piece of trivia: the difference between the triangular numbers follow the natural order (1, 2, 3, 4, etc), so if you know the triangular number of 200 is 20,100, then the triangular number of 201 is 20,301 (20,100 + 201).
- February 7, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- carol said...
Hi all,
Hahtool, I had the same reaction when I read 1D....thought why the heck would someone put their ear on your plate..ewwww!! Ah, now I know why I have a cup of coffee in the morning :)
After my foggy brain went into gear, I didn't have anymore problems.
I also thought of Kazie when I saw 45A. Our niece went there several years ago. She was going to stay a week, but she loved it so much, she stayed a month.
Anon (9:25) Where's the foreplay???
- February 7, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Lucina said...
That is fascinating about the capitals of Japan. I'm impressed by your facility in that area.
What about Nara? I have seen that in other puzzles.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Carol, ha ha, good one. I guess "pinch her nose" could be an euphemism for foreplay.
If you use Ant's link for mood music, does that mean foreplay must last for 59 minutes?
- February 7, 2012 at 12:10 PM
- Anoa Bob said...
I still have the Geneva Convention Identification Card that they gave us when I was in the Navy (STG2) in the 60's. When I saw there were four crossing theme answers, I thought Wait, there were four things we were required to reveal? I only remember three---name, rank and serial number. Maybe I shouldn't have spent so much time with the STONERS in the early 70's.
So giving the first two their own theme entry but splitting the third between two theme entries threw me for a moment.
Also wondered why the reveal at 39A POW wasn't tied in with the connected 40D WAR in the cluing.
Got to ride the Bullet Train (Shinkansen---sheen kahn sin) from Tokyo to Kyoto while working in Japan in the 80's. Agree with Yellowrocks, it's an enchanting city. It sometimes appears in xwords clued as "Home of the Golden Pavilion", one of Kyoto's most famous and recognizable landmarks.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Hi y'all,
Enjoyed the puzzle and write-up! Thanks! Put in Tanzania at first, but realized shortly that wasn't right. I knew the answer. Should eat before puzzling.
Speaking of war protocol: Did anyone else think the media coverage was out of proportion for the urination on dead enemies? Not nice, but the call to jail the guys...get real. After a scary intense fire fight, it looked to me more like letting off steam. The female media reps were so shocked.
The worst had already happened to the enemies--they were dead. The ladies didn't seem to find dead as offensive as hosing them down. Seemed like too much ado about very little to me. Especially in a country where the other side would possibly display their enemy heads on a pike.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:27 PM
@eddyB 11:46 Kyoto was the favored target of the atomic bomb drop, but according to a 1975 book by Martin Sherwin, it was Secretary of War Henry Stimson who vetoed it as a target. He feared its historical value as an ancient temple city with no industrial value would create world-wide outrage if it were bombed.
- February 7, 2012 at 12:37 PM
- Anoa Bob said...
I remembered and googling confirms that the original targets for the atomic bomb were Hiroshima, Kokura, and Nagasaki, in that order. Hiroshima was hit on the first mission but on the second mission three days later, Kokura was clouded over, so Nagasaki was chosen.
The Japanese coined the phrase "Luck of Kokura" to describe when someone escapes a disaster without even realizing they were in danger.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- Ol' Man Keith said...
Only here would I learn about the "luck of Kokura." Thanks, Anoa Bob! I will remember that.
Yes, I agree with those who found today's puzzle easy. My only flub was on the Our Gang Dog's name. I remembered PETE, but not PETEY. The down phrase didn't help because I was nearly content with DARE AS, instead of DARESAY.
But crosswords are a great way to remind us of the power of the human brain, and also, of course, of its frailty.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:22 PM
- Yellowrocks said...
Misty@12:35 I agree. I have read that in many places. Also Secretary of State Henry Stimson had honeymooned in Kyoto.The cultural treasures and the lack of military and industrial significance also saved Kyoto from the regular bombing blitzes other cities suffered. Anoa Bob@1:11, I read Kokura was also considered.
I was reading about Nara to remember wat I saw there. I relearned that Nara was capital of Japan from 710-784- AD,followed by Nagaoka (news to me)from 784-794 when the capital moved to Heian Kyo (Kyoto)
In Nara Park the protected deer were so brazen and galling that they snatched treats from our hands and nosed our pockets. Nara had palaces, shrines, and Temples. We saw there the famous largest Buddha in Japan.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:29 PM
- Irish Miss said...
Hi all:
Running a little late today. Puzzle was fun and, for me, more challenging than yesterday's. Nice write-up as usual, Argyle.
Bill G: As I have little to no math background, your math puzzle made my head spin, then ache! I'll stick to words, thank you very much.
Happy Tuesday.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:29 PM
- Bill G. said...
Dear Square Peg,
Yes, maybe a little bit too cryptic. I felt as though it was a clue that meant you had figured out the answer but it seemed more like 145 so I wasn't sure.
My friend saw a LA Dodgers license plate frame. The vanity plate read PAHRRK. Any guesses? I was told the answer but didn't get it myself. How about the make of car sporting a license plate that read TAN 270?
- February 7, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Husker Gary said...
Bill G, I'm guessing the Tan 270 license plate was on an Infinity since the Tangent of 270 degrees is infinity (or undefined because of division by 0).
Still working on Pahrrk.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Yellowrocks said...
True geisha are not really prostitutes. They are skilled in the arts, music, dance, and conversation and flattery. Although. at times, sex may have been involved, that was not the primary purpose.There was the Flower World (prostitution) and the Willow World (geisha.) The geisha name lost some status during WW II because prostitutes began referring to themselves as "geisha girls" to American military men.
Have you read, "Memoirs of a Geisha"? Great novel.
Bill G. There is also an elementary school concept in the progression of your numbers.
In order, the numbers are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55.
To get the next number you successively add 2, add 3, add 4 , add 5 etc.
See the Nara deer in my new avatar.
- February 7, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- Spitzboov said...
Anon @ 11:13: NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
OTAN = Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord
In French, most adjectives or adjective phrases follow the nouns they modify.
- February 7, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Jayce said...
Hello everybody. Nice puzzle, well characterized by Argyle. All of your comments are interesting.
I sorta recall that Edgar Allan Poe wrote a story entitled MS Found in a Bottle. When I read that as a kid, I didn't know at first what the heck an "MS" was.
Last night I ended up having the skirt steak and my wife opted for the étouffée. Both were okay but not great. Virginia, I looked for Dixie beer on the menu but they didn't have it. Instead, I tried something called Arrogant Bastard Ale, which turns out to be brewed in California, not Louisiana. It's a very hearty ale, and it slapped me around the head and shoulders a bit before finally tucking me snugly into bed, tight-tight night-night.
Hahtool, thanks for your QsOD. Anony-Mouse, thanks for your ALT QsOD.
TAVI and RAVI, eh?
Best wishes to you all.
- February 7, 2012 at 2:22 PM
- eddyB said...
Guess that I shouldn't believe
every thing that I read.
Also read that the Pres wasn't on the list to receive news of the pending attack on Midway.
Watched Castle last night. The Kiss
was a let-down after all of the hype. If you blinked, you missed it. Wonder what his wife thought of it
Sack and bag are also regionalisms.
Cgy/Anh went to 16 shots in the SO.
45 days to St Pete. Have about 40 to decide.
- February 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- desper-otto said...
YR, We traveled to Nara and Kyoto in '69. I was stationed on Guam at the time, so it was a short air hop to a nice vacation spot. I'm only sure of the year because we arrived in Tokyo on July 20th and watched Neil Armstrong's moon-walk on the TV in our hotel room.
I think it was near Kyoto where we visited Fushimi Inari Shrine with hundreds (if not thousands) of torii gates forming a tunnel around the hillside. Our tour guide explained that torii gate translated as bird-perch, and that the Shinto believe their ancestors return to earth as birds after death. I found it interesting that outside the park there were numerous stands selling sparrow-on-a-stick and other avian delights. That takes ancestor worship to a whole new level!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- CrossEyedDave said...
My first thought on 1A was CPTS, and 1D ear made me think COBS. i always seem to miss the singular vs plural cluing. I also felt that the 39A clue was too easy, and would have preferred "Theme that may reveal only the starts..." (or would it have made no difference?)
Re: yesterday, Carol (2/6 5:05pm)
i thought you meant "if i can still drink" ( i do love my beer )but when Lois 2/6 @7:56pm was LMAO is realized that the english language is very complicated.
NotChester 2/6@8:13 (nice catch)
Re: Today
HeartRx@5:41 sees a story in the details, where we see that all the tiny details make up her Heart.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Hahtoolah said...
Jayce: your trying to find good Cajun food outside of Louisiana reminded me of something that happened to a friend a few years ago. He was traveling in an unnamed State far from Louisiana. H stopped in a restaurant and was informed that the evening's special was something "Cajun-style.". So, he asked what made it "Cajun."
The waitress said, "well, I think it's made with Cheyanne pepper."
My friend then asked, "Would that be Cheyanne, Wyoming or Cheyanne, Louisiana?"
"Oh, that would be Cheyanne, Louisiana," the waitress too him.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:14 PM
- Irish Miss said...
Hahtool: Your story reminds me of an acquaintance (sp?) who often mangles her words; she refers to cayenne pepper as "canine". Well, I guess they both can bite!
- February 7, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- Jayce said...
Hahtool: good story. Unnamed state far from Louisiana, eh?
- February 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Avg Joe said...
Hahtool reminds me of one of my own experiences. I was traveling on business and stopped at an unfamiliar restaurant for breakfast. They had Eggs Benedict on the menu. I really like properly prepared Eggs Benedict.
I asked the wait person if it was good. "I don't know. I've never seen anyone order it." was the response. (Hardly an endorsement, but I had to give him points for honesty).
Despite that huge caution flag, I ordered it. "It wasn't awful" is the most charitable thing I can say.
- February 7, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- carol said...
CrossEyedDave: I love my beer too, and I am glad you are not too old to drink either! Sounds like you are doing just fine, 'keep it up' ;0
- February 7, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Hahtoolah said...
Avg Joe: I've been meaning to tell you that I love your card-playing snowmen avatar.
- February 7, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- HeartRx said...
Yellowrocks, fascinating information about Japan's capitals. Now, do you think I can keep them all straight next time I come across them?
And yes, our book club read "Memoirs of a Geisha". Wonderful story about women, written by a man! We also went to see the movie after we had reviewed the book. The visuals were wonderful, but we all agreed that the book had much more depth.
Hahtool, I had to laugh at your "Cheyanne" story!! DH lived in N.O. for many years, and still loves to make me a real "Shrimp boil" with seasonings he brings back from his jobs down there...we just had it on Sunday for our "tail-gating" party. Yummm!!
- February 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Husker - on snoring.
Place a piece of ahesive tape over your mouth at night. It will force you to breath through your nose and greatly reduce your snoring.
My wife is a chronic snorer it helps quite a bit.
Secondly stop drinking cheap supermarket wine.
Lastly a second bedroom works the best.
Good luck!
- February 7, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Avg Joe said...
That avatar is just one of those silly things somebody sent me over the years. Don't even remember where I got it, but do remember that is was during a nasty spell of winter we we're having a few years back. If you look at the title, you'll note it's called "Happy Hour in Nebraska". After our foot of wet snow this past weekend, I thought it appropriate. And for the others that commented on same, I didn't fail to notice your comments, I just didn't want to add too much clutter to the board. Glad ya'll like it.
Now....must get the earworm "She can eat her own weight up in crabmeat" out of head! (That's your fault Hearti:-)
- February 7, 2012 at 5:29 PM
- Tinbeni said...
I thought the 3-down column was too political.
Maybe you should get that REM-AP.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Enjoyed today's puzzle tremendously. Straight-forward and to the point with the unifier right in the middle- typical of the military, I might add. Very clever indeed.
Argyle - thanks for that nice clip of Ginger Rogers! I never saw that movie. What a lovely woman she was. Not such a great singer, but boy could she dance. I liked her in that B film she made with Ronald Reagan. Trying to remember the name of it. He played the cop and I think Doris Day portrayed her abused sister. Her husband was always beating her. I will post again if I can figure it out.
- February 7, 2012 at 5:47 PM
Buy some Breathe-Rite nasal strips. They helped me with my breathing until I had my septoplasty back in 2000. Possibility they could help you with your snoring as well. If all else fails, there is the CPAP suggestion I saw, and now dentists can work wonders.
Tinbeni, your 3-D comment was funny!
- February 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM
- Husker Gary said...
Great lessons on Japanese geographic and geisha history! It had me doing more research.
Papa Cass – no cheap wine on premises and we have 2 other bedrooms. Mouth tape? Not so much.
Tin, what the heck is REM-AP?
BTW, wife is very tolerant as snoring never lasts over 15 minutes.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:04 PM
- Bill G. said...
A hint for that baseball license plate earlier. It might be easier if I parse it this way. PA(HR)RK.
Something Average Joe wrote reminded me of a Wordie. Do you know of them? You write a word or words in such a way that it reminds you of a common saying. Here are two examples. The answer is below.
The first is LONG UNDERWEAR and the second is BROKEN PROMISE.
Here are two trickier and more clever ones. The first one is the one Avg. Joe reminded me of. I wish I had been able to figure out the second one but I had to look at the answer.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:12 PM
- Bill G. said...
I just came across these marvelous microscopic time-lapse video images from MSNBC.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:20 PM
- Grumpy 1 said...
The first one is a bad spell of weather.
- February 7, 2012 at 6:28 PM
- Spitzboov said...
The second one is Long time no see.:
- February 7, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- Spitzboov said...
Tonight's Incredible Performance Video. (C.C. and Jayce can probably understand the emcee.)
- February 7, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Bill G 6:12 PA(HR)RK An hour in the park? a hitter in the park? What do I know about baseball?
- February 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM
In case anybody is interested, the movie I was referring to in my earlier post is called Storm Warning. It was made in 1951, and I think I've seen it twice. I remember being quite scared the first time, so it might be worth a viewing.
A good night to all - there is a full moon tonight!
- February 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM
"Sack and bag are also regionalisms."
Line of the day.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:17 PM
- Dennis said...
Inside the park home run.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Jayce said...
Spitzboov, I confess I am so rusty that I did not understand the emcee. She was speaking very fast.
- February 7, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- February 7, 2012 at 7:27 PM
- Virginia said...
Kazie, It's a shame you couldn't find Dixie Beer, I remember it fondly; however, my favorite Cajun restaurant (it's now a Starbucks) used to do a " Cajun Martini". Take a bottle of Beefeater's gin, put in a couple of Jalapenos and let it sit for a couple of weeks or more, then poor over a couple if ice cubes. It's just wonderful!
- February 7, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Good luck with tonight's snoring, Tin-Man.
- February 7, 2012 at 9:11 PM
- Tinbeni said...
virginia @9:01
The "Cajun Martini" sounds nice.
Though I would have it "Neat."
(ICE is NOT allowed at Villa Incognito).
- February 7, 2012 at 9:26 PM
- kazie said...
Virginia ,
Are you mixing me up with another poster? I didn't mention anything about Dixie beer. I've been gone all day after my early post this morning @7:55.
- February 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM
- Lemonade714 said...
Most entertaining days of comments; thank you all. arrogant bastard is a very strong ale, and one of the very first successful craft brews from Stone Brewery in California. It is more than 7% alcohol, so there is kick as well as hops.
- February 7, 2012 at 10:45 PM
- Argyle said...
Jayce(12:49 PM, Monday) wanted a beer to go with some Louisiana-style food Monday night.
- February 7, 2012 at 10:49 PM
Bill G. and Square Peg.
I may not be half as smart as either of you, but I appreciate your information. The n(n+1) / 2 reminds me of this apocryphal story.
Carl Gauss was a child prodigy... he was sent to school when he was 4 yrs. old. One day, his classroom teacher, wanted to keep him 'occupied', so he told him to add all the numbers from 1 to 100.... and thought it would occupy him for an hour. Carl gave him the answer in 2 mins... because Carl figured that he could make pairs like 100+1=101, 99+2=101, 98+3=101 , so there were 50 pairs of 101, so the total was 101x50 = 5050...which is n(n+1) / 2. As I said, the story is apocryphal ( a word, which I just learnt how to spell ;-O ) - so probably not true.
For a more entertaining version, see - google -"Carl Frederich Gauss Wiki ".
- February 7, 2012 at 11:01 PM
Tinbeni, maybe you should put 2 "scotch bonnet" peppers instead of the Jalapenos, in the Gin bottle, and then try to sip a glass of it.
This is called the 'Cajun Arrogant Bastard Martini' - and it is guaranteed to make you beg for ICE.
<<<< :-oooooo)
- February 7, 2012 at 11:08 PM
- Lucina said...
I loved Memoirs of a Geisha and enjoyed the movie as well although as Marti noted, a movie rarely has the same depth as the book.
Thank you for further information on Nara.
Tin, LOL at your 3D observation.
Great comments today, everyone.
- February 7, 2012 at 11:12 PM
This is an aggressive ale. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth. We would suggest that you stick to safer and more familiar territory–maybe something with a multi-million dollar ad campaign aimed at convincing you it's made in a little brewery, or one that implies that their tasteless fizzy yellow beverage will give you more sex appeal. Perhaps you think multi-million dollar ad campaigns make things taste better. Perhaps you're mouthing your words as you read this.
At Stone Brewing, we believe that pandering to the lowest common denominator represents the height of tyranny - a virtual form of keeping the consumer barefoot and stupid. Brought forth upon an unsuspecting public in 1997, Arrogant Bastard Ale openly challenged the tyrannical overlords who were brazenly attempting to keep Americans chained in the shackles of poor taste. As the progenitor of its style, Arrogant Bastard Ale has reveled in its unprecedented and uncompromising celebration of intensity. There have been many nods to Arrogant Bastard Ale…even outright attempts to copy it… but only one can ever embody the true nature of liquid Arrogance!
- February 8, 2012 at 12:11 AM
- Bill G. said...
Anony-Mouse, great story about little Gauss. It's funny because I almost included it in one of my previous posts. Also, I would tell it just the way you related it to my students each year.
- February 8, 2012 at 12:22 AM
Thanks to whoever alerted us to last night's "Castle" episode. We had it taped and watched it tonight: great fun!
- February 8, 2012 at 12:31 AM
- Lemonade714 said...
I enjoy CASTLE very much, but was not a fan of the ridiculous attempt to change the voices of Rick and Kate when they were John and Vera. Neither one could decide what accent they were projecting, and it made all the scenes from the 40's seem foolish. It was nice see Chad Everett again, though he looked much too young. No spoilers here.
- February 8, 2012 at 11:26 AM


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As a purpose-built city, there is something rather contrived
about Abuja, the relatively new capital of Nigeria. Laid out in a
crescent shape, it is situated in the heart of the country in an
area called the Federal Capital Territory; a location chosen for
its neutrality in a country rife with ethnic and religious
Divided into four districts, with designated business and
residential sectors, the city has leafy, wide roads, high office
towers and large apartment blocks, and is infinitely less congested
and polluted than Lagos, the former capital. Much of the city is
still being built and its population is small, making it a rather
characterless place that lacks the colour and bustle of other
Nigerian cities. However, it must be noted that for tourists not
used to travelling on the African continent, Abuja makes for a far
more gentle introduction to a holiday than in Nigeria than Lagos
The dominant feature on the landscape is Aso Rock, an ancient
400-metre high outcrop on the city's outskirts caused by water
erosion, and which looms behind the attractive Government
buildings. There is, however, little else on offer in the way of
tourist attractions in Abuja, apart from nearby Zuma Rock, the
National Mosque, the National Church, Parade Square and the Wuse
Abuja is often used as a jumping-off point for exploring the
rest of the country, and most visitors only take a day or two to
take in its limited sights. Perhaps as it grows in stature and
size, Abuja will become more of an international tourist
destination in its own right.
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British National Archives show a son was born to Obama Sr. in 1961 in Kenya
"…But it's not just UK journalists who can access the British National Archives; anyone can. In May 2012, someone conducted a search of the Archives using the search term "Obama" and found that an unnamed son of Obama Sr. was born in Kenya in 1961. Since the POS in the White House is the only known son of Obama Sr. born after 1960 and before 1963 when Kenya became officially independent from the UK, it is reasonable for us to conclude that the POS is that unnamed son of Obama Sr. born in Kenya in 1961. And in fact, the claimed birth date of the POS is August 4, 1961…"
Now it gets curiouser and curiouser…
" According to researchers, Obama [Sr.]'s line records were discovered in Series RG36, reference books. Not surprisingly, when researchers specifically requested access to the relevant microfilm for the Obama [Sr.] birth registrations, they were told that the records were currently held under an outdated "privileged access" status, meaning researchers were denied access under Chapter 52, Sections 3 and 5 of the British Public Records Act of 1958…However, evidence shows these records were available for public access before August of 2009, the approximate date of arrival of Hillary Clinton in Great Britain during her trip to Africa that year…"
"…Several sources show that Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton made a sudden visit to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the British agency which oversees Public Records Archives from colonial protectorates, to speak with the Chief Executive of the Archives in early August of 2009. African news agency expressed surprise at Clinton's arrival since she did not announce her intentions of stopping in Great Britain before embarking on her two week trip to Africa…"
So this begs the question; was Hillary Clinton there to see for herself (it has been long speculated that the Clintons knew Obama's secret), or was she there to assist in the coverup and see that the record was expunged?
The complete article can be found at above link; essential reading.


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Twins announce green efforts on Earth Day
ST. PETERSBURG -- In honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, the Twins announced results of their ongoing green efforts as they continue to seek ways to improve the sustainability of Target Field.
"The Minnesota Twins organization believes our future success -- both on and off the field -- is built on a business model that embraces operational efficiency, environmental stewardship and social responsibility," said Twins president Dave St. Peter. "Through the following efforts, we have reduced our overall impact on the environment while we continue to seek ways to improve the sustainability of Target Field."
Through a custom-designed rain water recycle system provided by Minneapolis-based Pentair, the Twins have captured, purified and reused more than 3,133,892 total gallons of rainwater, drastically reducing the use of municipal water at Target Field. The majority of the recycled rainwater was used to wash down the seating bowl attached to the main concourse.
Through aggressive recycling and waste-to-energy programs, the Twins have also kept more than 3,761 tons of waste out of local landfills since 2011.
The Twins, along with Delaware North Company, have also partnered with Rock and Wrap It Up! Inc. to donate unused food from Target Field to local charities. Throughout the three-year partnership, the Twins have donated 108,993 cased meats, 15,289 hamburgers and 7,095 chicken breasts.
With the All-Star Game set to be played at Target Field on July 15, the Twins will incorporate several environmentally sensitive efforts, including public service announcements about "going green." All-Star Green Teams will also be on hand throughout All-Star Week events wearing branded organic cotton T-shirts and circulating throughout the ballpark collecting recyclable materials.
Less than two years after being named the Greenest Ballpark in America and earning LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver certification for new construction, the Twins were also the first professional sports franchise to also attain LEED Silver Certification for the operation and maintenance of their facility.
"As we move forward, the Twins are committed to maintaining our focus on environmental sustainability," St. Peter said. "While we can always improve, we're proud of our efforts in 2013 and are looking forward to doing even more in 2014."


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The first five years of a new business venture typically are known as the "survival years" – a time when a great many such ventures stumble and fall.
The center and the clinic were founded by Wayne Law Associate Professor Noah Hall, an environmental law expert, as a part of a sabbatical project in 2008. He got the nonprofit center going that year, and the clinic began at Wayne Law in fall 2009.
"I recognized the need for both a public-interest environmental law group in Michigan to do work that wasn't getting done and the need for an educational opportunity for students, as well as a place to intern or do work after they graduate," Hall said. "We wanted a separate entity to make it clear that the clinic is an education opportunity and a teaching vehicle for students and the center is a public-interest environmental law firm to represent community organizations and individuals – not for money or claims for damages but to improve environmental policy and ensure that laws are enforced. The public-interest environmental law community can be pretty tough to break into."
Often, organizations such as the center are looking to hire attorneys with at least five years of experience, he said.
"We'd rather be the place where people start with their most creative, fresh ideas," Hall said.
So, the center broke the mold in that regard. Its staff and board members are mostly freshly minted attorneys who work hand-in-hand with law students. Nor was the founding year a great time to start any sort of business venture in the state.
"We started an organization with no money and no funding out of thin air in Detroit during the downturn when everything was supposedly in recession," Hall said. "The foundation community was cutting back, and environmental law wasn't a hot field in Michigan. GLELC is now fully going so well that you can just take it for granted. Everything about the organization has been a spectacular success. We have been an exceptionally effective organization. I guess that's a lot in five years."
The credit for that, Hall said, goes mostly to the nearly 100 law students who have participated in the clinic since its inception, bringing their passion and their ideas.
"A lot of times, your creativity and your willingness to try new approaches and challenge existing norms – those are flowing when you're in law school," Hall said. "We like to take advantage of that creativity. We were always looking to have it be a place for students to advance their issues and their solutions. We never decided we were going to work on A, B and C issues. We've always kept it very open and inclusive and very adaptive to new people coming in with new ideas."
Among the center's successful solutions created by law students is Michigan's Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, which was signed into law in 2010. The legislation is designed to allow property owners to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements, such as solar panels, over a number of years as a special assessment on their tax bills.
"Eric Jamison (of Rochester) was a Wayne Law clinic student who helped develop the idea, as well as people in practice," Hall said. "Eventually, the issue did fantastically, and the legislation was passed."
Jamison, working as Clean Energy fellow with the center, was the lead drafter of the legislation. He graduated from Wayne Law in 2011 and today is an assistant attorney general in Michigan.
"You can't separate the success on the issues from the success of the students as they've built their careers," Hall said. "The two have gone hand in hand."
One of Hall's students was Nick Schroeck, a 2007 Wayne Law alumnus, who went on to become executive director of the center and director of the Wayne Law clinic in 2010.
"Nick was in the very first environmental law class I started teaching," Hall said. "That was in the fall of 2005."
Schroeck took more environmental law courses, and Hall soon envisioned his stellar student as the person to succeed him as head of the center.
"When he graduated, I helped place him in a fellowship position with the Great Lakes Commission and then helped him find a position with the National Wildlife Federation, where I had worked before," Hall said. "I was essentially grooming him for the job at GLELC. I had a sense he'd be really good. So, we brought him on, and we co-taught for a year or so. He was two years out of school, and that was plenty of experience as far as I was concerned. And he's done exactly as well as I had total confidence he would."
Under Schroeck's direction, the center has expanded, hiring additional attorneys, including 2012 Wayne Law alumna Stephanie Karisny, and moving from TechTown in Detroit to new and bigger offices at the Green Garage, 4444 Second Ave.
Hall stays involved with the center as a board member, and he said handing off the leadership to Schroeck was a smooth process.
"Noah has been fantastic to work with," Schroeck said. "He's a mentor and an expert that I turn to often for advice. He really let me take the executive director job and run with it without any micromanaging."
One issue Schroeck is running with these days is working to make sure a new environmental assessment takes place for a $2.7 billion expansion to Interstate 94 in Detroit proposed in the 1990s and due to start in a few years. The Wayne Law clinic and the center are working together with a coalition of community and environmental groups, including MOSES (Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength), a congregation-based Detroit social justice organization, concerned about the plan. The majority of the research has been done by Wayne Law students.
"The law center has provided invaluable assistance to MOSES and the larger collation of community groups concerned about the highway widening," said Joel Batterman, MOSES policy coordinator. "The students are setting a powerful example for advancing the public interest on behalf of all the people of the metropolitan region, and with their help, we'll be able to make sure our state's transportation policies move everyone forward."


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Hi Dear Friends
Many of you have been waiting an old age for me to post this recipe!
Well, drum roll....here it is!!!
It took a herb tour to get it out...blush..blush!!!
Um, they did make it out the windowsill and into pots...promise!
But first, credit goes to my daughter, Jacqui who studied at Stellenbosch University. In those days, her favourite lunch time hangout was just a couple of metres from Die Ou Hoofgebou, namely Greengate! She introduced me to Greengate and the lovely owner, Ingrid du Toit!
Greengate offers a splendid lunch time harvest table and is my favourite restaurant! I have spent many happy hours with both my kids and their friends at Ingrid's table! When Jacquie, finally had to leave the luxe life of a student, she panicked that she could not live without Greengate's Organic Salad, and so Ingrid parted with the recipe!
Thank you Ingrid!!!
Above, a friend added a bit of red for her staff Christmas lunch!
It is now part of our family's braais (BBQ) and have been at almost every large party, as it feeds a crowd without breaking the bank. It can be made ahead of time and keeps very well, improving all the time as the flavours develop!
Short Grain Brown Rice, Lentil and Pea Salad aka Organic Salad
Serves 6
250 g short grain brown rice ( I just use brown rice)
150g brown lentils
100g frozen peas
150g chopped fresh herbs ~ coriander, parsley,basil
I make it time and a half!
8 Tablespoons Olive Oil
(I use the oak smoked olive oil from Aphrodisiac Shack)
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 Tablespoons Mrs Ball's Chutney
50 g fresh mint leaves, chopped
Place all the ingredients, except the mint, in a food processor and blend for 3 mins. Set aside.
Boil the rice in salted water until tender ~ about 25 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Boil the lentils in water for 10 minutes. Do not overcook them! Drain and set aside.
Steam the peas. Make sure you do not overcook them. You don't want mushy here!!!
Combine the rice, lentils, peas and herbs.
Add the mint to the dressing, then stir it through the rice mixture.
The recipe can easily be doubled!
Yes, it even put in an appearance at the Christmas Table!
This is such a wonderful way to use loads of fresh herbs!
Happy Cooking!
PS: You can leave your comments below... I am all ears....


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1957 Chevy Cameo - The Forgotten Cameo
A '57 Chevy Task Force is Reborn
Jeff Hemm, of Menifee, California, is an old-school motorcycle builder. After building numerous bikes, he decided that he wanted to try a truck. This is where his 1957 Chevy Cameo came into play. He had been looking around for a truck project and one day, stumbled across an internet ad for a 1957 Cameo pickup. The truck was sitting in a dirt field, where the elements were wreaking havoc on the body. Jeff drove up and saved the Cameo from certain doom, and then spent ten months putting life back into this once forgotten truck.
After bringing it to his shop, Jeff tore into the Bow Tie's chassis. To the factory frame, Jeff added a Speed Tech Performance Firebird Subframe. For a better stance and ride, an Airbagit air-ride suspension was installed. Finally, for rolling stock, Jeff went with 18-inch Coy's C5 black chrome wheels wrapped in Diamondback 235/40R18 up front and 20-inch wheels with 255/35R20 tires out back. To bring the truck to a quick halt, a set of 14-inch cross-drilled and slotted rotors were mounted behind the Coy's wheels.
Under the hood, the worn out 283ci engine was trashed in favor of a rebuilt 327ci small-block from a '69 Corvette. To get more power from the Vette powerplant, Jeff had Shawn Hill, also of Menifee, install a Crane cam along with a Holley carb on top of an Edelbrock intake. To get the engine firing, a Crane cams ignition coil and Mallory distributor were connected. The engine compartment was spruced up with the help of billet pulleys, valve covers, air cleaner, battery cover, and upper radiator hose. The firewall has also been covered in stainless steel for a clean look. Bolted onto the back of this precision-tuned V-8 is a 700-R4 Raptor transmission, which transfers the power to an Eaton posi-equipped 10-bolt rearend. Helping the hot gasses escape the engine is a one-off exhaust system consisting of 3-inch ceramic-coated shorty headers, 3-inch exhaust pipes, and Flowmaster mufflers.
For the bodywork, Jeff turned to the capable hands of Jake Provoost, of Unrestricted Auto Trends, in Lake Elsinore, California. Jake shaved the body of the fuel door, front turn signals, cowl vents, and emblems. He then molded the fenders to the body and the lower valance and grille housing to the fenders. With the body shaved and smoothed, several coats of House of Kolor Vivid Black and Tangerine Kandy were sprayed. Then Jeff had Larry Fairfield lay down a separating line between the colors on the cab in HoK Kosmic Krome. To finish off the body, new bed wood and stainless steel stringers were bolted into the bed and the custom-formed bed was powdercoated black to match the lower half of the truck.
Finally, Jeff could turn his attention toward the interior. The dash was painted two-tone to match the exterior and a Dakota Digital gauge cluster was installed. Next, a pair of Mercedes bucket seats were wrapped in black leather and alligator by Precision Upholstery, once again found in Menifee. Then, with the seats installed, a custom console was built and wrapped in matching black leather. To complement the black and alligator seats, the door panels and headliner were also wrapped in the same material. For some sparkle, Jeff installed Street Works billet knobs and door handles, and a Gem Street Rod steering column and steering wheel. To stay cool on hot Southern California days, a Vintage Air A/C unit was also installed. Keeping tunes an arm reach away, Jeff went with a Custom Auto Sound head unit with a set of Orion 6x6-inch speakers and Rockford Fosgate 6x9-inch speakers, all connected to a Rockford Amp.
After bringing the truck back to life from the dirt lot he found it in, Jeff is extremely happy with his work. He has recently won Top 150 at the 2011 Temecula Rod Run. Jeff wanted to thank Jake Provoost, Shawn Hill, Chuck Nelson, and most of all, his wife Jody for all of her love and support.


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March 12, 2013
Participate in a new collaborative art project
More than 5,000 artists have already registered for the Adobe-Red Bull Collective Art project, and more than 60% of the time slots have already been reserved. As the site explains,
It is an evolution of the concept of "Cadavre Exquis" in which each collaborator adds to the Collective Art through being allowed to see the end of what the previous artist contributed. Participants are free to choose if they want to paint, draw or scribble their work or just to create it digitally with design software.
As the Adobe site says,
Sign up here to create an original piece of art to contribute as part of a global collective art installation. Then join Adobe® Creative Cloud™ to download Adobe creative tools you'll need, such as Adobe Photoshop® and Illustrator®, to create your masterpiece.
Here's footage of the event happening in Greece:
Minimalist Harlem Shake
You are most welcome. :-)
[Via Margot Nack]


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NEW YORK -- A 5-year-old Bronx boy died and his 7-year-old sister was hospitalized Wednesday after spending the evening with their father, who was apparently distraught and told police he put poison on their pizza.
Law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 New York that the children's parents had recently split up. The kids were spending the day with him, and just after midnight, he called their mother and told her he was going to kill himself, sources say.
As she headed to the Morris Heights apartment where he was staying with his step-mother, the stepmother called police and said the father had locked himself in the bathroom with his son.
When police and the mother arrived, the boy was unresponsive and the girl was vomiting. The boy was later pronounced dead at Saint Barnabus Hospital. The girl's condition was not immediately known.
More from NBCNewYork.com: MTA Restores G Line Service in Brooklyn and Queens
Police are questioning the father. Sources say he told police he poisoned the children and himself with something on their pizza.
In a separate child death case, police were called to the Boulevard Houses on Linden Boulevard in East New York Tuesday night at about 11:30 p.m. for a report of an unconscious girl. When they arrived, they found the child, Halii McCord, unresponsive. She was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Sources say the boyfriend of the girl's mother is being questioned.
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Bristol City goalkeeper Tom Heaton not ruling out staying at Ashton Gate
Bristol City goalkeeper Tom Heaton is not ruling out the possibility of staying at the club.
Last Updated: 23/04/13 6:02pm
Like many of City's players the former Cardiff shot-stopper is out of contract in the summer and faces an uncertain future.
But Heaton, one of the club's best performers this season, has admitted he would consider staying if the Robins offered him a deal.
"Obviously, I'm soon going to be out of contract and everything is up in the air at the minute, but I would certainly consider staying if the club wanted me," he told the Bristol Evening Post.
"When things have settled down and the season is done and out of the way, we will sit down, have a conversation and see where we go from there.
"I have my own thoughts, but I would need to know how the club thinks about things.
"I will certainly sit down and have a good, long think about it and go from there.
"But the club has to make me an offer first."
City were relegated from the npower Championship following the home defeat to Birmingham and are already thinking about life in the third tier.


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Starting infant solid baby foods has much greater flexibility now than a generation or two ago. No longer do informed pediatricians specify only one correct way. There are still some sound general principles, of course.
- Start one new food at a time every 3-5 days to make the cause of an unlikely allergic or sensitive reaction recognizable, e.g. lip or eyelid swelling, generalized hives or whelts, vomiting, diarrhea, persistent cough or wheeze, a flare of dry itchy eczema skin, etc.
- Begine each food with a fine puree or 1st food, then over time move to thicker purees or 2nd foods, to allow exercise of baby tongue and cheek muscles.
- Increase variety amond the food groups so that by 9 months your baby is on a wide variety of healthy foods.
Although babies have been started on iron-fortified infant cereals for many decades, we still find some babies iron deficient with anemia at age one. For that reason, many pediatricians are following a new routine to prevent iron deficiency anemia.
- Offer fine pureed meats, one new meat at a time_beef, veal, lamb, pork (in no particular order), fowl (chicken, turkey) and seafood (no bones, of course) e.g. pureed shrimp, salmon, scallops, etc. Meats are the foods richest in iron.
- As you introduce purred meats, you can also start iron-fortified cereals. In other words you do NOT have to go through the entire list of meat items before adding to your baby's variety. So once you've begun a few meats, then cereals become a breakfast item and meats quickly move to lunch and dinner options.
- As you then add pureed fruits and veggies, or veggies and fruits, meats can have a side-dish of veggies and fruits become a nice desssert.
- Now we advise starting eggs, dairy and pureed nuts like peanut butter and almond butter (never whole nuts or popcorn until your child is 5 to 6 years old to avoid choking hazards) between 6 & 10 months of age to reduce the chances of developing food allergies. The old way of delaying eggs, dairy, strawberries, and nut butters until after age one NEVER worked to prevent food allergies. Evidence slearly shows starting these food items after 6 months of age helps the baby's immune system develop tolerance and minimizes the chances of food allergy.
- We still delay whole milk until one year of life to minimize protein stresses on the kidney and prevent microscopic blood loss into the bowel, so how do you introduce dairy if you wait on cow's milk? Offer small amounts of yogurt, one new flavor at a time, as part of baby's varied diet. Biscuit pieces are baked containing milk protein and can be gummed by baby. Small amounts of whole milk can be mixed with baby cereal at breakfast. Peanut butter and other nut butters can be smeared into cereals and other purred foods_about 1 tsp every day or two. Scrambled eggs also can be gummed for breakfast or mixed into other pureed foods or cereals. So you can see that between 6 and 9 months, a great variety of flavors and tastes can offer baby much delight.
Other than these few general principles and the above new guidelines, parents still have great flexibility in creating a healthy and interesting menu for baby.
Have fun.
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The first native San Antonian awarded the Medal of Honor soon will be remembered by thousands of motorists daily with signs designating a section of highway downtown in his name.
Some 400 people gathered Thursday at Central Catholic High School to bless one the signs that will pay tribute to William James Bordelon, who attended Central Catholic and became a hero of the Nov. 20, 1943 invasion of Tarawa. An article about the event is posted on Central Catholic's Web site.
Bordelon, born on Dec. 25, 1920, was a Marine Corps staff sergeant. He destroyed three enemy machine gun positions and rescued two wounded Marines, ignoring his own injuries, on the first day of the three-day invasion of the Pacific island. He was killed in a burst of enemy fire just as his last explosive destroyed a fourth machine gun post, according to official reports.
He was first buried on Tarawa, and then moved to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 1995, his family had his remains moved to San Antonio, where they lay in state at the Alamo — he was one of only five people ever to receive that honor — and was re-buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
His family and supporters since have faced a long struggle to get Bordelon the recognition he deserved. In March, the City Council agreed to have a section of I-37 downtown named for him. The signs declare the stretch that passes the Alamodome, between I-35 and I-10, the Staff Sgt. William J. Bordelon Freeway.
Angelo DiPasquale, a World War II veteran who lobbied hard for the honor, said the sign includes the Navy's Medal of Honor insignia, unlike other highway signs erected in memory of others awarded the nation's highest honor for bravery.
"That's the first time any of the Medal of Honor signs have had anything like that put on them," said DiPasquale.
He said the Texas Department of Transportation expects to have the two signs up in about two weeks.
So you'll soon be able to see them and salute as you pass. Or just belt out a hearty "Hooah" — better to keep both hands on the steering wheel.


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Former East German Stasi Officer Expresses Admiration For, Dismay At US Government's Surveillance Capabilities
from the NSA's-to-do-list:-'impress-Stasi'...-check! dept
While Germany's security agencies seem to be impressed with the size of our surveillance coverage, the German people are understandably a bit more perturbed. The divided Germany of the not-too-distant past saw many people on the eastern side of the Wall spend a great deal of time being surveilled by their countrymen, and recent developments echo that past all too well.
A former Stasi member, Wolfgang Schmidt, was recently interviewed by the McClatchy news service. Unsurprisingly, there's a hint of envy in his discussion of the US government's surveillance infrastructure.
"You know, for us, this would have been a dream come true," he said, recalling the days when he was a lieutenant colonel in the defunct communist country's secret police, the Stasi.As was pointed out late last year, the US government has more data on the average American citizen than the East German Stasi, a division created solely to surveil German citizens. This was noted before the recent leaks, meaning what's been gathered by the NSA, FBI, etc. is exponentially greater than previously estimated.
The Stasi's surveillance was much more targeted than our current efforts, though this was mainly due to technical limitations, rather than out of any concern for German citizens.
In those days, his department was limited to tapping 40 phones at a time, he recalled. Decide to spy on a new victim and an old one had to be dropped, because of a lack of equipment. He finds breathtaking the idea that the U.S. government receives daily reports on the cellphone usage of millions of Americans and can monitor the Internet traffic of millions more.Today, there are no such limitations. Everything can be gathered, stored and sorted through at these agencies' convenience. How much has been collected still remains a mystery. FOIA requests sent to the NSA attempting to discover what's included have been denied, with the agency predictably stating that confirming, denying or releasing any information would do "exceedingly grave damage to national security."
"So much information, on so many people," he said.
Former East Germans, however, have been granted access to their personal Stasi files. Reinhard Weisshuhn, a political activist and foreign policy advisor, obtained his recently. Over 15 years, the Stasi put together 9,000 pages on his activities. Stefan Wolfe, who curates the East German Museum, also had a look at his file and found it to be mostly comprised of routine, everyday life.
"When the wall fell, I wanted to see what the Stasi had on me, on the world I knew," he said. "A large part of what I found was nothing more than office gossip, the sort of thing people used to say around the water cooler about affairs and gripes, the sort of things that people today put in emails or texts to each other.The author of this McClatchy piece refers to the Stasi's obsessive detailing of day-to-day activities as the "banality of evil." When an agency makes an effort to track everything about someone, actions or words that normally mean nothing are attributed significance by those performing the surveillance. "It has to mean something, otherwise we wouldn't be tracking it." But grabbing everything means ending up with a whole lot of nothing, as Wolfe points out.
"The lesson," he added, "is that when a wide net is cast, almost all of what is caught is worthless. This was the case with the Stasi. This will certainly be the case with the NSA."Even the former Stasi agent, despite his begrudging admiration, finds the US surveillance efforts troubling.
Schmidt, 73, who headed one of the more infamous departments in the infamous Stasi, called himself appalled. The dark side to gathering such a broad, seemingly untargeted, amount of information is obvious, he said.You can't justify harvesting this much data if you're not going to use it. And if you can't find anything worth using it for, you'll connect the all-important "dots" until it resembles something... anything. Anything that departs even minimally from the norm becomes suspicious. Using encryption? Probably a threat. Parking too far away from a hotel? Potential terrorist. Find the local water a little tough to drink? Let's get that file started. Unwittingly engage an undercover FBI agent in conversation? Chances are you'll soon be converted into a terrorist.
"It is the height of naivete to think that once collected this information won't be used," he said. "This is the nature of secret government organizations. The only way to protect the people's privacy is not to allow the government to collect their information in the first place."
The US, after years of acting as the world's policeman, has finally revealed itself to instead be the unmarked van that's constantly parked just down the world's street. (And the unexplained "clicking noise" on every US citizens' phone call...) It has the sympathy of several of the world's governments, many of which are directly benefitting from the US's surveillance infrastructure or hoping to construct one of their own. But the citizens of the world are more wary, especially those that who've already been subjected to intrusive, non-stop surveillance by their own governments.
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i agree with you wholeheartedly. i just wish the same mentality had been applied to niasse. people slaughtered him before he even went off to hull, even though he had only played a few minutes for us. once the hatred sets in people can´t see anything else. the stick niasse gets is completely out of step with the lads talent. he´s clearly a baller, just unconventional. i´m not saying he´s a world beater by any stretch but a great squad player imo. drop the hate and give both of them time i reckon. people seem to forget (intentionally i think) that niasse has only played in about 20 games for us. his goal per minute ratio is pretty good. i wish them both well.
Who gives a fuck - we won didn't we?! Don't care if we playing Elvis and Santa up front as long as three points are in the sack come the end of 90 minutes
An elvis related pun for points would have worked so much better
Blaming Sam and Walsh at this stage is as much silly as writing off Tosun.Calm down folks.
There the ones who bought him and won't play him 😅Havnt seen anyone write Cenk off only Sam saying Niasse(who he was gonna sell) is ahead in the pecking order .
It's the second game he's not starting ffs. You are a real stress head, aren't you.
Two games plus a month of training sessions is why a small amount of concern can be forgiven.
should play them both, 2 up top, or Cenk and DCL, bringing Niasse on for whoever looks jaded.
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Advance praise for The Mormon People
"The Mormon church has never been more important in American politics. In this smart, lucid history of the faith, Matthew Bowman explains a religion that many Americans don't understand but should. With Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman in the race, this is essential reading for anyone interested in 2012 and beyond."—Tom Brokaw, author of The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America
"Matthew Bowman has brought us a cogent, judicious, and important account of a faith that has been an important element in American history but remained surprisingly misunderstood."—Michael Beschloss, author of Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America, 1789–1989
"What do Mormons stand for? Are they quintessential good citizens or troubling religious deviants? Why are Mormons running for president? Matthew Bowman offers a quick, lively, and informative trip into the heart of Mormonism. All who are concerned or just curious will learn a lot about the making of modern Mormons from this book."—Richard Lyman Bushman, author of Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling


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All this useless beauty.
"The Illusionist" is Chomet's animated follow-up to "The Triplets of Belleville," and was written by the great French film star and director Jacques Tati. It features a version of Monsieur Hulot, an unintelligibly mumbling Frenchman vexed by the modern world, and the central figure of most of Tati's films.
This new film tells the story of an aging magician who finds gigs increasingly harder to come by. One day he meets a young woman who inexplicably leeches onto him, sucking every penny she can, until he's dried up, at which point they both must move on.
Try to imagine Shel Silverstein's brilliant meditation on co-dependence, "The Giving Tree," but with the tree recast as an old man and the little boy as a young woman with her hand permanently extended palm up.
What's truly bizarre is that the script was intended as a sort of love letter from Tati to his daughter.
"I think Tati wrote the script for her. I think he felt guilty that he spent too long away from his daughter when he was working. Little girls turn into a woman in such a short period," Chomet told The Guardian.
While entirely plausible, Chomet and Tati don't present the pair as father and daughter, but rather as two strangers brought together by chance, with one hopping uninvited onto the other's coattails.
Yes, it's clear he feels a paternal attraction to her, but she views theh magician as little more than an ATM. Her selfishness is so boundless that she at one point robs him of the one happiness she can provide: the look of delight on her face when she receives yet another present.
It's all a shame, because "The Illusionist" is gorgeous to look at. Chomet's eye for detail is startling, from the drops of water one sees on the "lens" as a boat bounces across a lake, to the precise recreations of London and Edinburgh, he doesn't miss a beat. And his sense of wit is in evidence all around, with winks, nods and sights gags aplenty. The palette and lines of of "The Illusionist" aren't quite as rich and fluid as in "Triplets," but there are still moments of sheer beauty, like an explosion of feathers in wind, that remind you just how good Chomet is.
The story—for all its problems—is exceptionally well told. Despite a lack of any meaningful dialogue, most every thought and emotion is beautifully conveyed with very real sweetness and tenderness. Each moment of the film is pure poetry, but stacked on top one another; the end result is an infuriating bummer.
Part of what makes the "The Giving Tree" (an epic, as opposed to an infuriating bummer) work is that the tree is a immovable victim of the dynamic between the two players. One doesn't read the story thinking, "For the love of God, Tree! Just walk away!"
Chomet's eye remains strong, as does his ear, but in "The Illusionist" he doesn't frame the relationship between the two leads in a way that allows for the rest of the story to make sense. It's a misstep from which the film simply can't recover.
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New Faces, New Places
The manager and bench coach are in Miami, the hitting coach is in Atlanta, at last look the third base coach is looking for his next opportunity while the pitching coach, first base coach bullpen coach and bullpen catcher are back in Chicago with a whole new set of personalities.
The further transformation of the White Sox on-field braintrust became official yesterday, which began with Robin Ventura replacing Ozzie Guillen who has moved on to South Beach:
* Mark Parent, a long-time major league backup catcher and, most recently, a minor league manager replaces Joey Cora as the Sox bench coach. Cora has joined Ozzie in the same role with the Marlins.
* Joe McEwing (pictured above), known as "Super Joe" during his major league career for his hustle and enthusiastic brand of play, replaces Jeff Cox as the third base coach. McEwing, a Tony LaRussa favorite when the former played for the latter in St. Louis, managed the Sox AAA club in Charlotte last summer. Cox has not yet landed his next gig.
* Jeff Manto, a former major league journeyman infielder, replaces Greg Walker as hitting coach. Manto has most recently served as the Sox's minor league hitting instructor and at one time was the hitting coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Walker was just hired as the Braves hitting coach.
* First base coach Harold Baines, pitching coach Don Cooper, bullpen coach Juan Nieves and bullpen catcher Mark Salas are the holdovers from last year's coaching staff.


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(Gray News) – It's not an uncommon sight for people to scream when they win the lottery.
It is, however, unusual to see someone dressing up in an actual "Scream" mask when they claim their millions.
A winner in Jamaica didn't want his identity revealed, and showed up to collect his check for 158 million Jamaican dollars (about $1.17 million U.S.) in a full "Scream" get-up, complete with mask and leather gloves.
The man was identified by the Jamaica Star newspaper only as A. Campbell. He bought his ticket at a grocery store in Kingston, the Jamaican capital.
He told the paper he got his numbers from a dream, which, it turns out, is a regular thing, and how he always picks his numbers.
"I don't remember the dream from this set of numbers because I have so many of them," he said.
Campbell won the lottery in November, but, as his "Scream" costume indicated, was wary of rushing into newfound wealth – and the public eye.
He said the experience was overwhelming.
"From the day I found out that I won I've been sick," he said. "My head hurt me for three days because I was thinking so much, if what I've been longing for really come true. I had a belly ache for two weeks."
"Sometimes I feel so much pain I forgot that I won," he added.
He told The Star his first plan is to get a nice house.
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Has Christina Aguilera Been to Rehab?
Uh oh. Christina Aguilera had a pretty bumpy 2011, but we didn't realize it was this rough. Following the posting of a blind item, reports are swirling that 'The Voice' coach has checked into rehab three separate times for alcohol addiction. Say it ain't so, Xtina!
According to reports, Aguilera's affinity for alcohol is the worst kept secret in Hollywood, making the blind item almost transparent. The blind blurb reads, "This former A list female singer who has had a very crazy year has checked into rehab on three separate occasions this month. She has also checked herself out the very next day each time because she is afraid she will lose her current job if her current bosses find out."
The clues certainly can point to Aguilera, though we hope that her higher-ups at 'The Voice' would commend her for taking steps to improve her condition instead of ostracizing her for it. The report goes on to say that Xtina is trying her best to avoid her problem being publicized (er, too late?) because it would do damage to her image. After her Super Bowl flub, the underwhelming 'Burlesque' box office, 'Bionic' bombing and the backlash for her weight, we can't exactly blame her.
This isn't the first rumor of an addiction for Aguilera. Last year, the New York Post reported that the 'Bionic' belter had refused interventions from those closest to her. Their concerns may not have been unfounded, as Xtina was arrested for public intoxication with boyfriend Matthew Rutler.
For what it's worth, Aguilera's rep has denied the allegations, so hopefully the diva will be able to put this behind her. If she is seeking help, we commend her and wish her the best.


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Bah. Five of the first six Blue Jays reached base against DiNardo (the one that didn't crushed a ball to deep center field). Four of them scored.
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The Red Sox forced Roy Halladay to throw 90 pitches in five innings, but left five runners on base over the third, fourth and fifth innings. Kevin Youkilis's single with one out in the fifth was the team's last hit of the afternoon.
Good News: Trot Nixon went 2-for-3 (though, in a bonehead move, he was tagged out in the second inning when he turned towards second base and then was slow wandering back to the bag) and Josh Bard doubled, singled and walked.
12:00 PM -- Lenny DiNardo makes his second start of the season.
Kevin Youkilis moves across the infield to third today and JT Snow gets a start at first. Also, Josh Bard is catching and hitting 9th. It's raining in Toronto, so the roof will be closed.


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Denise, I need to pick your brain a little bit. We have some friends who are getting married next week. He is a widower and she is a widow. They are in their late 70's and are combining two households. The wedding is going to be very small and she has asked me to stand up with her. I want to do something a little extra special for her. Do you have any ideas? I am thinking about getting her a corsage or a small bouquet. Is there anything else you think I should be doing? Even though I don't know you I value your opinions very much. Thanks!
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Book Review
Spelling the Blues
Thanks to Langston Hughes, most Americans know what happens to a dream deferred. It dies. But what about a dream misspelled? For this we must look to the life of Akron, Ohio, resident MacNolia Cox, who, at age 13, advanced to the final round of America's national spelling bee championship. The year was 1936. She was black, and the judges could not have a black girl winning. The final word they gave to undo her?
Although the word was an unfair selection—it might not have been on the approved list—the choice was apt, for that is what MacNolia's skin color was to her back then. In his debut collection, M-a-c-n-o-l-i-a, winner of a Cleveland Foundation Anisfield Wolf Book Award, A. Van Jordan spells out an imaginary, but believable, inner life for the woman who nearly became the first black spelling bee champion long before Malcolm X began studying the dictionary in his prison cell.
While Malcolm X finally emerged from prison and became a spearhead for the civil rights movement, MacNolia, this collection reminds us, emerged from a promising youth but wound up a housekeeper. Jordan circumvents the melancholy of this arc by telling MacNolia's life story in reverse. The book opens with her death in 1976, then cycles back to the '40s, when she met her husband. Some poems speak in the voice of MacNolia, while others adopt the voice of her husband, John.
Bouncing from one to the other, Jordan beats out a call and response rhythm. Here is John: "nicked skin, I spill blood / now to show the life in me. / dance, cry, glance, crawl, starve, / tongue, flesh, swarm, trap—girl, see: men / don't need no big words to beg."
Jordan casts MacNolia's response to this overweening desire in a prose poem: "He couldn't tell me from his mother; he couldn't tell me from his sister; he couldn't tell me from the last woman he had before me, and why should he—we're all the same woman."
In fitting with MacNolia's skill and the theme of language, several of the poems in this collection unfold like definitions, building from one word the way a jazz solo can be built from a single note played against several bars. More often than not, the drumbeat here is John's infidelity.
Occasionally, this gambit feels like a gimmick, drawing our attention to the poet's clever structure rather than his sad subject. Kevin Young encountered this problem in To Repel Ghosts, his book of blues poems about painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Young figured out how to modulate the importance of form in his most recent books, especially this year's Black Maria.
It seems likely Jordan will do the same. After all, when he focuses on simply telling us MacNolia's story, Jordan's lyrics sing with a sweet and awful beauty, just like the blues. "My name must taste like a misspelled word," says his MacNolia in "N-e-m-e-s-i-s Blues." "But when it's all over, I'll show 'em how trouble gets stirred."
If only that had been the case.