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You know a gypsetter when you see one. They're the jet-setters with a penchant for ponchos and Moroccan prints. They have the means to stay at the Ritz, but they're more likely to opt for a rustic cabin in Big Sur. They have no problem pairing family heirlooms with leather cuffs picked up in Peru. The term, a portmanteau of gypsy and jet set, was popularized by New York Times journalist, surfer and world traveler Julia Chaplin. According to Chaplin's blog, Gypset, gypsetters have "perfected a high-low approach to life that fuses the freelance and nomadic wile of a gypsy with the sophistication and global references of the jet set."
You might say that San Franciscans were early adopters of style: The city was a haven for hippies and beatniks decades before labels like "tribal" and "boho" became ubiquitous in the fashion lexicon. Today, local designers are offering a swankier version of gypsy wear, with high-end craftsmanship that appeals to the couture crowd. Here's our guide to gypsetting, without boarding an actual jet.
These locally made dresses have been a mainstay in jet-setting women's closets for over three decades. Recently, founder Julie Weston has taken a more bohemian approach to the line. "I'm moving away from mesh and working with lace and embroidery, " she says of her laid-back summer collection featuring lace crochet, mixed print and jewel tones. $88- $198. Weston Boutique, 569 Valencia St., S.F. www.westonsf.com.
Inspired by the ultimate iconoclast, Frida Kahlo, these artfully made ankle boots by Freda Salvador embody everything a busy, sophisticated nomad would want — urban sensibility, a touch of gaucho aesthetic and rule-bending blue suede, among other shades. $255-$595. Freda, 1782 Union St., S.F. www.fredasalvador.com.
Inspired by the pinks, turquoises and turtle greens used by artists such as Gaudi, Barcelona's Saako Designs offers head scarves, totes and braided scarf-laces (multilayered necklaces with the coverage and softness of a scarf) that act as gypset sprinkles to everyday basics. $20-$95. Loft 1513, 3927 24th St., S.F. www.saakodesign.com.
Top off a gypsy frock with Rachel Dehn's pendants, featuring rare sterling silver and 14-karat-gold- filled coins. The self-proclaimed glamour hippie says that Azul fans tend to "pile it on" in true gypsy spirit and are not afraid to mix different styles as a way of expressing their individuality. $268-$338. Dress, 2271 Chestnut St., S.F.
Flower child Erica Tanov has become the gypsetter's design darling. Tanov's lifestyle brand offers luxurious essentials with a hippie heart — from handmade lavender soaps and alpaca throw blankets to dresses that go from work to wanderlust. $8-$1,672. Available at Jessie Black, 3252 Sacramento St., S.F. www.ericatanov.com.


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Thirty percent of voters said Yes to the recent proposal to eliminate the income tax. Of course, No was the right answer — the proposal was reckless. But the Yes voters included many low and middle income families who truly are substantially burdened by the state income tax.
Some in the legislature are discussing a proposal to dramatically increase the personal exemption, so as to provide complete income tax exemption for families who make less than the eligibility thresholds for major public assistance programs — housing, heating and health care. To pay for this exemption without net revenue loss, it would be necessary to increase the tax rate. The net effect would be reductions in taxes for families up to a fairly high level, with increases for families at the highest income levels ($150,000 and up).
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The reform concept: Families that have incomes below a livable level — as judged by the legislature and the agencies responsible for the various subsidy programs — shouldn't be paying income tax. Yet, they do. Under current law, a family of four with an income of $50,000 — eligible for housing, heating and health subsidies — pays 5.3% on a taxable income of roughly $30,000 ($50,000 less roughly $20,000 in exemptions and deductions) or roughly $1,500 per year.
Background — tax computations: The tax rate for most income in Massachusetts is 5.3%. Income tax liability is computed based on taxable income — actual income less exemptions and deductions. For a family of four, the personal exemption would be $8,800 plus $1,000 for each child; additional deductions might total approximately $10,200 if the family were living in rental housing. So, under current law, a family of four might have a total of $21,000 in exemptions and deductions which would reduce their taxable income. For a collection of resources, citations and exact deduction amounts, click here.
Background — economic need: In Massachusetts, persons of limited income may receive subsidies to support purchase of necessities — housing, health insurance, home heating. Eligibility thresholds constitute a public policy judgment on what level of income is adequate to support family life. A family of four is eligible for some types of housing subsidies if they make less than 80% of the area median income, which comes out to $66,150 in the Boston area. Health insurance subsidies are available for the family at incomes below $63,612. Heating assistance is available for the family at incomes below $53,608.
Possible specifics for the reform: If a married couple's exemption were increased from $8,800 to $40,000, and dependent exemptions were increased from $1,000 to $5,000, our family of four with income of $50,000 would pay no income tax and save $1,500 per year. Based on on DOR simulation of similar proposals, to pay for this relief, the tax rate would have to go to somewhere close to 7.5%. The combined effect of the increased exemptions and the increased rate would be to reduce taxes on families up to a breakeven level of approximately $140,000. Families above that level would see an increase which would work out to approach almost 2.5% of their income for the wealthiest families. For a tax impact calculator, click here. Exemptions for a single person would be $20,000 (for a head of household, $30,000) if we wished to preserve the current proportionality of exemptions. In a scenario along these lines, the vast majority of taxpayers would see a decrease in taxes paid — only the top 15 to 20 percent would see an increase.
Legal issues for the proposal: The Massachusetts constitution allows only a single rate for any class of income, but it allows reasonable exemptions. Would an exemption of this magnitude be reasonable? In Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Inc. v. Secretary of Administration, 398 Mass. 40, 494 N.E.2d 1311 (1986), the Court determined that a graduated system of personal exemptions was unconstitutional. But the court's determination seemed to turn on the complex graduation mechanism, which seemed a backdoor to an unconstitutional progressive tax. In an earlier case, Opinion of the Justices, 270 Mass. 593, 170 N.E. 800 (1930), the court found that an exemption of $3,000 for a married couple was not unreasonable, although it might be close. (This opinion is not available online, but is quoted at length in the previous opinion.) In 2008 dollars, a $3,000 exemption would equate to $39,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Based on the multiple findings by the legislature and agencies that an income in the vicinity of $50,000 for a family of four is not livable and that a family at this level needs income assistance, the Supreme Judicial Court would have good grounds to find that a substantial exemption as proposed is reasonable.
Legislative Process around the proposal: A proposal along these general lines is likely to be filed in the coming session. If there is an adequate level of interest, The Joint Committee on Revenue will fully vet the proposal in collaboration with the Department of Revenue. If interests builds and a consensus proposal emerges, it will probably make sense to seek an advisory opinion from the SJC. If the exemption increase is substantial, as outlined here, the necessary increase in the rate to achieve revenue neutrality will also be substantial. A substantial rate increase will raise political concerns, even if a large majority of taxpayers will see a net decrease in taxes. One solution might be for the legislature to vet the proposal fully and place it on the ballot for voter consideration.


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As a child growing up in China, I was always aware of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM is what we refer to as Eastern medicine, in contrast to the Western medicine we know from U.S. hospitals. I never understood much about TCM, only that it somehow involves herbs and that many Chinese people used it. The more I progressed in my medical training in major U.S. academic centers, the more distanced I felt from TCM. Why should I learn about something that lacks evidence, when there's so much to know about for which there is good research?
Last fall, I went to China on a research trip. While my study is primarily on its Western medical system, I was so fascinated by what I learned of Eastern medicine that I spent many free evenings observing TCM practitioners. There is so much I didn't know. As a discipline, TCM is far too complex for me to understand in my short observation, but there are some very important "lessons from the East" that are applicable to our Western medical practice:


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If you're still out there checking in periodically on this website, and I earnestly hope you are, I most humbly apologize for not having changed the site in a long while. I promise it's not because I'm lazy or don't care. In fact just the opposite. I'm so busy with all the usual jobs of life that I forget to at least tweak the site. The biggest problem is that I'm such a slow writer. I don't very often have a new book to crow about. The one I'm working on now won't be ready for some time. But I do have one that is ready. LETHAL AFFAIR will be released this April. It's the third Harlequin Romantic Suspense by Jean Thomas. I'm very excited about it. If you'll let me, I'd like to tell you about LETHAL AFFAIR now.


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Publisher: New York : Arbor House, 1987
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 345 Pages
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Genre: Crime/Contemporary
Locations: New Orleans
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'Bandits' shows Leonard experimenting—just a little—with his kind of entertainment to see what can be made of it. I like the result. It's longer than his other books, the narrative roomier and more laid-back. The good bad guys (i.e., the sympathetic characters) are over the hill and inclined to reminiscence, and the really bad guys are for the first time foreigners—Nicaraguan contras. It's as if Leonard, who has created so many memorable local, inner-city villains, had peeked beyond our borders and been struck by international awareness: out there lies a whole new source of violence and corruption. - Peter S. Prescott - Newsweek
Bandits assembles an unlikely crew: an ex-nun, an ex-cop, and an ex-con. They've got their eyes on several million dollars that they've decided should not be sent to aid the Contras in Nicaragua. Of course, a lot of other people have their eyes on the money, too - including the CIA. But Lacy, Jack, and Roy have a plan. Their motives may differ, but one thing is certain: Together they're going to make out like bandits.


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Ty Segall / Mikal Cronin
East End; Portland, OR
I braved the bitter cold Friday evening for what looked to be a slap-happy throwdown anchored by a solo performance from the San Francisco Garage Rock Whiz Kid himself Mr. Ty Segall, he of the wavy strawberry locks and snotty stage demeanor, he of a couple very nice albums and a last name that either sounds like an ocean bird or an action hero depending on whom you ask. More on him in a jif.
The two local bands were fine: Still Caves, a drummer-singin' scrumbucket of broke melody; and Cyclotron, all Big Star fronted by Darby Crash and way sassy. Speaking of Darby, it was my amigo that brought him up, and I realized this second wave of the ongoing garage revival really is more punk and glam-obliged than the first, less 1960s jangle, more 1970s scuzz. Fine by me. So do y'all know about Mikal Cronin? Seemed like most of the crowd was there for him, not the seagull, and who could blame them; dude's rock action solos were serious, his band tighter than Christmas. The press predicts Cronin to have a huge 2012; I predict he covers the next Tiger Beat. I had to keep dodging an aggressive ponytail during Cronin's set courtesy the girl in front of me, but no doubt she was lost in a moment of hunky guitarish wonder; so were we all.
Segall took the stage incredibly late, and I was oh-so-tired, but I stuck it out, most of it at least, a hot, drunken mess of fast-as-fuck solo jams and endearingly dilapidated cover songs (Sabbath, this James Gang tune, which I always thought was Zeppelin). "Everybody get high," he not so much suggested as commanded, the crowd halfheartedly woo-hooing in response. So I decided to head home. Outside, I overheard a rather blasé fella talking to another. "I've been continuously disappointed by Ty," he lamented. But who, I thought, is the young rock and roller trying to please, anyway?
tUnE-yArDs / Pat Jordache
Regency Ballroom; San Francisco, CA
While a handful of music critics and fans recognized her earliest potential, it only took a couple years and a sophomore release (2011's w h o k i l l) before the buzz about Merrill Garbus's solo project tUnE-yArDs became impossible to ignore. Being an East Bay local, I've taken much pride in witnessing each step of the band's transition. Super-stoked on 2009's BiRd-BrAiNs since her tour with Xiu Xiu, I couldn't wait to hear what was next for the experimental, DIY soul-pop act. And though it's easy to hate on a band or artist that hits big-time recognition relatively quickly — hell, she's even getting nods of approval from Yoko Ono — if anyone deserves it, it's this raw, talented, golden-throated, loop and uke-mastermind.
Being the last show of tUnE-yArDs and Montreal-based experimental pop act Pat Jordache's tour, SF's swanky open-spaced Regency Ballroom proved to be a more than fitting spot. Considering this was the night before Thanksgiving (or "Tofurkey Day," as most of these bohemian San Franciscans attendants might prefer), a packed house was a modest surprise. Pat Jordache began his set promptly with a crew of three backing musicians — two percussionists doing their best auxiliary work à la Animal Collective's Panda Bear stylings and one unquestionably skilled guitarist. With pedal-packed delay and the occasional pentatonic frills and trills, it'd be easy to mistake him for a disciple of Dave Longstreth. It wasn't until Jordache, who pounded his way through a sharp repertoire of upbeat and occasionally dissonant tunes on bass, played a dead ringer for "Where the Streets Have No Name" did some of the guitarist's delay-musings feel a tad too derivative.
Still, Jordache proved a friendly attitude, as he invited tUnE-yArDs onstage to accept a cake made in honor of appreciation. "We're happy to have all our limbs intact," Jordache mused, suggesting the tour must've been one to remember.
It'd been a while since I'd seen a performer completely own a crowd the way Garbus did when she finally stepped onstage. With an improvised intro of growls and looped a capella vocals, she sounded less like a woman and more like a force of fucking nature. The crowd responded in intense call-and-response: fists held high and outreached palms as if in prayer or spiritual acknowledgement. "This song will not continue until everyone's mouth is open," Garbus declared. The song not only continued but reached a peak of frenzy as the band busted into the opening moments of w h o k i l l standout "Gangsta."
While some chose to dance, others chose to engage in some sort of pointing ritual whenever Garbus directed a drum stick at the audience — which she did a lot. While antics were certainly entertaining, the setlist stayed relatively within the bounds of w h o k i l l. "You Yes You" proved a strong groove between the outstanding bass work of Nate Brenner and Garbus's stuttering ukulele strums; "Doorstep" felt just as doo-wop as it did politically relevant; "Es-So" bounced like no one's business; "Powa" demonstrated a candid glimpse at raw sexuality yet without being perverse; and "Killa" held an almost bombastic cadence about womanhood and fierceness. Basically, an incredibly well-executed set of 80% from her sophomore sensation.
Still, the night's highlight was the outstanding hit "Bizness." An easy choice, perhaps. Like many, though, I can't get over the seriously great live sax duo whose interweaving lines took the song to another level. It's refreshing to hear how improvisation within such a finely tuned pop structure can do more than wonders. On the other hand, the band debuted a new song that felt more than a little flat to me. Set in a minor key, the spooky groove didn't exactly go anywhere. "Someone recently asked me if I ever make any mistakes live," Garbus said after a false start. "Now you know."
Nevertheless, Garbus' relentless experimentalism was the shining memory of the night. With aggressive vocal and percussion loops, seriously dissonant and precise ukulele accompaniment, the style of tUnE-yArDs is one of confrontation and complete invitation. Wielding her voice with deep expression and dynamics, the two encore songs of the night demonstrated this notion perfectly. Within the first few uke-plucks of "Fiya" (a song that gave Garbus some extra money needed to complete her last album via a Blackberry commercial), the crowd recognized such introspective lines as "When a girl feels so alone/ What a tease to throw a bone/ Should've just stayed at home" and "What if my own skin makes my skin crawl?" The brilliant part, however, is how such a small song can erupt into a frenzy of dance — only to be followed by final encore "My Country." As balloons were released and practically everyone took to shaking up a leg, the lyrics of "My country 'tis of thee" rang vaguely fitting to the national holiday soon to follow.
Crooked Fingers / Strand of Oaks
Mississippi Studios; Portland, OR
I had seen Tim Showalter perform as Strand of Oaks not three months ago; all by his lonesome, he'd managed to create something singular and revelatory. This time, he'd come armed with a full band, or almost full; no drummer, instead a machine whose volume sometimes threatened to overtake that of the three men on stage. There were instances, however, where it felt very much like a rock show. Showalter's visage is one of stoner metal glory daze, and the music approached a soft sort of sludge. "These songs are sad as shit," he deadpanned. "Deal with it." It was indeed quite heartbreaking. Strand of Oaks' medieval-meets-metapersonal sound is totally unique and captivating, and whatever record Showalter puts out next will probably be a doozy.
It was sad songs we'd come for, and Crooked Fingers delivered, Eric Bachmann himself having adopted the full-band practice for the current tour, the honey-throated Liz Durrett again accompanying him on vocals and guitar. I cannot express how utterly perfect their two voices sound together without resorting to some sort of inappropriate metaphor, so I will leave it at that. While this performance lacked the quiet magic that made Bachmann's MFNW outing so truly special, the new band laid into some honest-to-gawd grooves. Forlorn white guy folk never sounded so hearty.
I don't recall specific details due to being some beers deep, and I only took a couple notes because come on, I'll remember, but I will say that Crooked Fingers is onto something good these days. If you don't yet have it, please buy Breaks in the Armor for your health. It's music made by a middle-aged former indie rock icon with the body of a linebacker, dagger-sharp music made by and for drinking and heartbreak, by and for Eric Bachmann and his head and heart and buddies. But it's alright if you listen, too. And you probably should, because it's pretty wonderful stuff.
Mark Kozelek
Aladdin Theater; Portland, OR
"Shit, I had a bunch of dirty jokes I wanted to tell," Mark Kozelek deadpanned upon seeing a child in the front row of the reverent mid-sized crowd at Portland's Aladdin Theater. It is itself a venue that demands some reverence, an aged and atmospheric place ideal for intimate performances such as this one. Kozelek's most recent outing as Sun Kil Moon, last year's Admiral Fell Promises, was a chilly and cartographic affair that sent listeners across the physical and emotional distances of the American West and through the tangled recesses of its creator's wry and yet tortured headspace.
For this show, Mark Kozelek was as warm as Mark Kozelek gets, which is to say he at least engaged the audience, if only to make fun of them. "It's always the guys without dates who have the book," he remarked, a shot at a timid concertgoer holding a copy of Kozelek's Nights of Passed Over but also an edgy bit of subtle self-deprecation. It was a theme that resurfaced throughout the evening, in the lyrics of a new song ("Had a lot of female fans, and fuck they all were cute/ Now I just sign posters for guys in tennis shoes") and in other self-pitying barbs ostensibly directed at the crowd.
In between the good-natured (?) ribbing, Kozelek managed to play some songs; in fact, he worked impressively from his vast catalog, pulling from Red House Painters' Old Ramon ("Cruiser") and his consensus best-to-date, SKM's Ghosts of the Great Highway ("Glenn Tipton"). He even did a Modest Mouse cover. It all sounded pretty great, but the performance, beset as it was by the disdain of the singer's one-sided audience "interactions," revealed that though Kozelek's songs still traffic in the too-common human predicaments of alienation and heartbreak, he hasn't yet discovered how to let his fans in.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Arena; Vienna
Despite what its name might suggest, Vienna's Arena is not really an arena in the traditional sense of the word. In reality, it's a collection of a few concert halls, none particularly large, inside a heavily graffitied courtyard. The place feels like an overgrown punk/hardcore venue, sprawling beyond the tiny size typically allotted such a place and invading the surrounding buildings and yards. It's an appropriate place to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a band whose idealistic punk roots sit uneasily beside their multi-instrumentalist grandeur and worldwide acclaim and audience — a punk ethos stretched out on a global scale, three chords reaching toward a symphonic infinity.
Opening was Colin Stetson, sometimes member of Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre, who brought an ensemble of various-sized saxophones out to produce his swirling, repetition-centered solo performance. His sound was surprisingly effective despite the large hall, with deep, full bass tones and twinkling half-melodies filling the space with a decidedly rich sound for a solo act. He was charmingly nervous in his brief between-song comments, dedicating a tune to his father and thanking the audience profusely for its time. With his combination of emotional directness and light experimentation, he was a fitting and engaging opening act, and was appropriately well received by the crowd.
And then Godspeed You! Black Emperor came onstage. They assembled slowly, patiently, in front of their now-fabled loop of 16mm film with the word "HOPE" scrawled directly onto each black frame; seeing the image in person for the first time was a decidedly emotional experience, setting the stage for a night charged with desperate despair and hope. Yet it also set the tone for a strange current of nostalgia running through the entire show, one that complicated the experience in ways the band's powerfully uncomplicated sound did not — with no new material performed, the collective has now edged towards the sort of experience I imagine from, for example, a recent Pixies or My Bloody Valentine performance. There's something about GY!BE live self-presentation and audio/visual aesthetics that allows them to shy away from the easy category of the "reunion show" — they always seemed too engaged with the world to ever let their sound live outside of its social time and place. It all added up to an occasionally thrilling and occasionally off-putting performance, at least for this dutiful TMT-er.
If we focus on the music on its own terms, the show was as deeply affecting and powerful as one could hope, at once meditative and visceral. Onstage, the collective was paired down to seven members. While still a huge presence by any other band's standards, this was enough to render their sound more direct and immediate, bringing the sound closer to that of a guitar-centered punk band — again — despite the group's lush sound and patient approach, it was impossible to keep the halfway-punk aspect of it all out of mind. With the band leaning particularly hard on their taut, relentless, near-martial rhythm section for nearly the entirety of the performance with only brief moments of rest, the whole show took on the feel of dirt-simple punk song stretching into ambience by sheer force of will and duration, the power of a minor chord redoubled endlessly through repetition. There's also something wonderful about audience members cheering for spoken-word samples employed in their pieces — lacking breaks between songs, the audience latched onto these now-familiar recordings of street people, preachers, and others as moments of recognition, clapping for each in term. Ambiguous but always heartfelt in their content, they placed the audience in an unusual but powerful place, grasping onto the voice as a moment of definition in the swirling mix of misery and hope.
The collective pulled pieces from their full discography, though in a move that seemed to hold to their uncomfortable relationship with fame, they avoided "East Hastings," the one song that brought them closest to truly mainstream recognition with its prime placement in 28 Days Later. Among the wealth of material they did play, in a show that stretched to about two hours, it wasn't missed. The band played beautifully, and when they walked off-stage without an encore, it felt appropriate. The mixture of careful restraint and widescreen scale, of obscurantist stand-offishness and popular appeal, has always been at the center of their identity. Taken along with a sound that merged a static sense of nostalgia with a rawer sound and sense of immediacy, it was a night of blunt, powerful emotion carrying more complicated, sometimes uncomfortable undercurrents. Which, in the case of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, isn't a bad thing.
Deerhoof / Ben Butler & Mousepad / Fred Frith / Phillip Greenlief Duo
Great American Music Hall; San Francisco, CA
Few groups can get away with an album title as brazen as Our Band Vs. Evil. But when 16-year veteran avant-pop, indie-superheroes Deerhoof play a record-release show for an album with such a name, the band isn't simply out to spar with said Evil. They mean to fucking conquer it.
But before the Super Friends foursome would demonstrate how to slay wickedness with dissonant-consonant hooks, stadium-ready power chord-chugging, and over-the-barline drum fills, the night would begin with a musical veteran of a slightly different variety (and an even longer-stretching history). Although I'd seen opener Fred Frith — Oakland-based Mills College Professor and guitarist/composer/improviser extraordinaire — recently at a bar across the street from my house, his duo set with SF-saxophonist Phillip Greenlief was assuredly distinct. Navigating drone-meditations with thoughtful intention, the two men carefully move from subtlety into dynamic peak after peak. The entire performance, however, remains relatively self-contained. Filling in for Deerhoof side project Nervous Cop — due to a broken-footed Zach Hill — Frith and Greenlief's improv-ready set made perfect sense for such a last-minute addition. Still, my "favorite" moments occurred when unknowingly disrespectful crowd-members talked through the performance and continually misplaced instances of applause. "Wait," I overhear someone say, "They're still going?" Yes. Yes, they are.
But if anybody got the raw end of the crowd's stick, it was German and Scottish based duo Ben Butler & Mousepad. When Butler encourages the crowd that "this is dance music. It's okay to move your body!" I've rarely seen so many self-conscious folks afraid to shake it. Butler is a Korg-splattering virtuoso while his drummer-in-arms lays it down over glitchy beatronics à la NES's Ninja Turtles 2. After ending things with an accelerando of epic proportions, the band withholds a final cymbal crash in favor of toying with the crowd's expectations.
By the time Deerhoof steps onstage, the sold-out crowd is treated to a strangely amusing sight: pint-sized singer/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki, duo-guitarists John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez, and drummer/spokesperson Greg Saunier all wearing tiny masquerade masks. As if we didn't already recognize these folks — which is probably the joke. Dieterich and Rodriguez waste little time jumping into descending guitarmony intro to "Dummy Discards a Heart," off 2003's now-classic Apple O. "Play to the Queen of Heart," Matsuzaki chirps in between blasts of feedback and distortion, "Sing to the one you love the best!" It's only fitting a band that's been "playing" and "singing" as long as Deerhoof have should open with such an anthem.
While the rollicking, dynamic-extremes of "Milk Man" is a technical-drummer's wet dream, I'm struck by the guitar interplay between Dieterich and Rodriguez. These two have been jamming with each other long before Deerhoof and anyone can see how well they mesh. Along with a fair share of intersecting lines, the two sound like one huge impossible guitar. Dieterich — rocking a 12-string electric throughout — not only added an unusual timbre to familiar tunes but, what with the extra-octaves, gave the impression of an even greater, three-man guitar of sorts.
Although billed as an album-release show, it's funny how rarely the band members mention the latest record. Instead, drummer Greg Saunier opted for comical moments of non-sequitors and awkward interlude banter. But even if Deerhoof didn't talk-up their latest much, they weren't afraid to rock the new material live. In fact, the most inspired moments of the set occurred during new tunes like "The Merry Barracks" and encore-ready "I Did Crimes for You." The latter's interlocking guitars suspended and drove home one of the most powerful, deceptive cadences I can ever remember. Other new ones ("Almost Everyone, Almost Always" and "Must Fight Current") saw Saunier assuming guitar duties and Dieterich taking on vocals and drums, respectively — with quite good results.
Of course, by the night's end, no one can deny the Vs. Evil highlight "Super Duper Rescue Heads!" With a relentlessly hooky keyboard intro and thumping, descending bass line, it's the most un-Deerhoof pop song the band's ever written. The term "un-Deerhoof," however, clearly is a misnombre. There's no sound, hook, or idea these individuals are afraid to explore. So I suppose when Matsuzaki yelps, "Me to the rescue!" and then later, "You to the rescue!", it's not as if they view themselves as the only superheroes in the room. Maybe by becoming a listener who's willing to explore new sounds, regardless of initial comfort, we can learn how to fucking conquer evil too. Or at least fall in love with music for another 16 years.


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While waiting for Sam to arrive I went a little craft mad. My favourite project was making a felt wreath (top image) from a tutorial at The Purl Bee. As it is a Christmas decoration it should probably have been a more summery wreath. Among other things, the project taught me how to sew a French knot, which is tricksy, at least for me. I also found it hard to buy quality felt in Wellington, so maybe I need to learn how to make my own. My wreath is slightly different from the Purl Bee tutorial as I wanted it to be round so added a card backing. I still want to add another three or four flowers and a little more colour. Anyway, this was a fun if not labour-intensive project (no pun intended).
The second picture is a travel kit for my Mother. I made her a sleep/eye mask out of fabric from a Japanese robe that I never wore. The sweet, cherry blossom pattern didn't deserve to moulder in my wardrobe. I can't remember which pattern I used (there are a many free patterns online), but I did line the mask with polar-fleece for comfort. The laundry bag I made out of cotton duck and a green, cotton umbrella print (I didn't use a pattern as it's a basic drawstring bag). If you're anything like me, you use a plastic bag to put your delicates in while on holiday. I think there is an extra-holidayness about having a nice bag to hang from your hotel room door, and I really enjoy the mix of patterns and colour.


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Copel Announces Results For 2009
CURITIBA, Brazil, March 23/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE: ELP; BOVESPA: CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6; LATIBEX: XCOP), a company that generates, transmits, distributes and sells power to the State of Parana, announces its results for 2009. All the figures in this report are in Brazilian Reais and were prepared in accordance with Brazilian GAAP.
Copel's consolidated balance sheet presents, in addition to the figures of the wholly owned subsidiaries (Copel Geracao e Transmissao, Copel Distribuicao and Copel Telecomunicacoes), those of Compagas, Elejor, UEG Araucaria, Centrais Eolicas do Parana and Domino Holdings, the latter jointly controlled with other shareholders.
- Net Operating Revenue (NOR): R$ 5,617 million.
- Operating Income: R$ 1,427 million.
- Net Income: R$ 1,026 million ( R$ 3.75 per share).
- EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization): R$ 1,739 million.
- Return on Shareholder's Equity: 13.1%.
- Growth in power consumption billed by COPEL to captive customers: 3.1%.
- Copel's rating calculated by Fitch is AA(bra) for the corporate and for the 4th debenture issue.
The Company's shares and main indexes presented the following variations in 2009:
Ticker Price Var. % Points Var. % CPLE3 (common/ Bovespa) 36.50 65.9 Ibovespa 68,588 82.7 CPLE6 (preferred B/ Bovespa) 37.04 54.3 Dow Jones 10,428 18.8 ELP (ADR/ NYSE) 21.45 103.5 Latibex 3,476 97.2 XCOP (preferred B/ Latibex) 14.82 97.6
Conference Call: March 25, 2010English: 10 am – US EDT Dial-in access: (1 786) 924-6977 Access Code: Copel Live webcast at www.copel.com/ir Contacts: Investor Relations – COPEL
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In my work I spend a lot of time gathering information about professionals my clients may want to know about. Vision Loss Resources is fantastic resource for anyone with aging parents who might be struggling with some loss of vision. This article is submitted by Vision Loss Resources.
Today more than 6.5 million Americans over age 65 have a severe visual impairment. According to a recent study, the National Eye Institute found that the risk of low vision and blindness increases significantly with age, particularly in those over the age of 65. This, combined with an aging population, means that rates of vision loss from diseases like age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts are expected to double by the year 2030, as the nation's 78 million baby boomers reach retirement age. Like many other issues of aging, vision loss will present challenges for keeping seniors independent and connected to their communities.
So what do you do when you or a loved one begins to lose their vision?
For many seniors, normal age-related vision loss can be corrected or stopped with glasses, medication or surgery. For others, vision aids and making changes to their homes and routines help them stay safe and independent. The important thing to know is that many services and supports are available through MN State Services for the Blind and several non-profit organizations. One local non-profit resource is Vision Loss Resources. In 1993, two of Minnesota's leading providers of services for the blind (Minneapolis Society for the Blind and Saint Paul Society for the Blind), merged to create what is now Vision Loss Resources. The mission of Vision Loss Resources is to assist people who are blind or visually impaired in achieving their full potential and to enrich the lives of all persons affected by blindness or vision loss.
Staff at VLR work daily to educate and inform clients and family members about the options available to them, the emotional aspects associated with vision loss and what programs might be beneficial to help maintain independence. Staff are available for in home consultations, ongoing support, classes and referrals to services other agencies provide. VLR's programs are carefully designed to help clients learn new techniques and skills for living independently which can include: meal preparation, household chores, laundry, clothing organization, managing finances, correspondence and more.
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1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and cored
1 tsp lemon juice
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PreparationPlace all ingredients in food processor and run until all ingredients are combined, about 90 seconds.
Enjoy with crackers and crudites.
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There's a real fire to his writing here, turning Revival into a missive as immediate, effective, and telling as Neil Young's "Living with War."
Fogerty's voice sounds great throughout; passionate, more committed and comfortable with these songs than he has seemed in years.
From the broad, hopeful tone of opener 'Don't You Wish It Was True' to the brisk closer 'Longshot,' John Fogerty at 62 has made his toughest, best-written album since Creedence Clearwater Revival disbanded in 1972.


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Pasadena City College's Athletes Pathway helps students balance the difficulties of being a student and athlete. The program helps them comply with the many confusing NCAA rules and regulations to maintain eligibility as they seek to transfer to a four-year university. By participating in the Athletes Pathway, students will have access to a community of support that includes tutors, counselors, and peer-mentors.
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The top state health official says buyers of medical marijuana should know when the plant was grown, whether pesticides were used and even how often it was watered.
But you're on your own if you want to know if you're getting the good stuff or just ditch weed.
That's the way the Department of Health Services is crafting rules for the state's new medical marijuana law set to take effect in March.
Those rules, which are now being circulated for public comment, include:
• Requirements on how often a doctor needs to have seen a patient before being able to recommend marijuana;
• A mandate that each dispensary have a medical director on staff to educate patients and answer questions;
• Security requirements for cultivation sites;
• Identification requirements for buyers.
State Health Director Will Humble said the rules also will spell out that the only place patients can light up to "medicate" themselves is pretty much in the privacy of their own homes or yards. Smoking on a sidewalk or in a public park - places where cigarettes are permitted - will be off limits.
And if someone needs medication in the middle of the day?
"The prohibition applies to the SMOKING of marijuana," Humble said. "We want to be sensitive to others in the community who may not believe that this is a good idea. They don't want their kids to see people smoking marijuana, for example."
But there is a loophole of sorts which would allow self-medication any time, any place.
"You could still CONSUME marijuana if it was infused into a smoothie or a brownie or some other mechanism where you could ingest it," he said.
The rules are the outgrowth of voter approval last month of Proposition 203. It allows those who have a specific recommendation from a doctor to obtain up to 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana every two weeks.
But Humble, having seen the specialty walk-in "clinics" that sprang up in California and Colorado, is moving to ensure that doesn't happen here. So the proposal includes a fairly restrictive definition of what constitutes an "ongoing physician-patient relationship" which is necessary before a doctor can actually recommend marijuana.
"One option is that this has been their patient for at least one year and they have had four visits with this patient over any period of time," he said.
Humble conceded, though, there are situations where someone may have a newly diagnosed condition that fits within the legal definition of what can be treated with marijuana. For example, he said, someone may have just been diagnosed with breast cancer, be undergoing chemotherapy, and want marijuana to treat the nausea.
In those situations, Humble said, a recommendation could be written by a physician who has done a complete medical history, done a physical examination "and is committing to primary responsibility for the management and routine care of the patient's debilitating condition."
In both cases, he said, the restrictions should preclude a doctor from just hanging out a shingle as a marijuana specialist to attract new patients - patients he or she never has seen before and never expects to see again.
But Humble said his agency won't be second-guessing doctors who, if they meet the requirements of the rules, issue the necessary recommendation for a patient to obtain marijuana.
That still leaves the question of quality control.
Humble's rules would require that drugs offered for sale at a state-regulated dispensary be labeled with everything from when the plant was grown and how often it was watered to whether it was treated with pesticides or fertilizer.
But buyers are on their own in their effort to find the good stuff - the plants with the highest quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
"We've got some basic labeling requirements," Humble said.
"But we haven't gone that extra step to require an analysis to determine exactly how much THC is in every single piece of inventory," he said. "And I doubt that we're going to go there."
Humble said even if he wanted the state in the business, there are too many variables even among the same strains of marijuana, such as how the plants were grown, to make such analysis worthwhile.
Much of what is in the proposed rules involves how the marijuana dispensaries can operate.
There are no limits on hours or locations. Humble said those are being handled by each individual community through zoning regulations.
His interests are elsewhere.
A dispensary that wants to sell brownies or other forms of edible marijuana would have to obtain the necessary permits and equipment to operate like a restaurant.
The rules do permit a dispensary to contract out the baking to someone else. But that will require someone from the dispensaries to take the marijuana there, stand by while it is processed, and then hand-carry it back to the dispensary.
One specific mandate is for each dispensary to have a medical director, someone who would have to be a doctor. That is a requirement that does not exist in any other state.
Humble said that person would be responsible for providing educational materials to patients when they come in to make a purchase.
That would include information ranging from addiction and side effects to helping patients identify if the marijuana actually is helping.
There also are security requirements - including one to require each dispensary to have cameras that are hooked up live to the Internet to allow state health officials, armed with a password, to actually see what is going on at any site at any time.


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UCLID (pronounced "Euclid") is a tool for analyzing the correctness of models of hardware and software systems. UCLID can be used to model and verify infinite-state systems with variables of integer, Boolean, function, and array types. There are two main ways to use UCLID:
The people involved in theory and implementation of UCLID are Randal E. Bryant, Shuvendu K. Lahiri, and Sanjit A. Seshia.
A new variant of UCLID (called
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We currently have a bytecode distribution, containing documentation, examples, and bytecode. [uclid_1_0_bc.tar.gz - size 406 KB expands to 1.2 MB]. Currently version 1.0 is only available for Linux (kernel 2.2.0 and higher versions -- Redhat 6.2 and higher). Installation instructions are in the README file. Version 1.0 uses Ofer Strichman's psep library.
We have discontinued distrbution of the old version 0.1.
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I am a HUGE cheerleader for two things: family dinners and family vacations. They bring a family together. Having dinner together makes you touch base once a day. Family dinner can make a family feel more like a team in many ways. A family vacation is that times 100. When you take your family out of their everyday setting and everyday distractions, you make the opportunity for everyone to look at each other and the roles we all play in a fresh and new way. Family vacations can be refreshing and relaxing, invigorating and renewing, or a down right disaster. Strangely, the disasters produce the most likely to be told and re-told again stories. Whatever you have planned or whatever ends up happening the end result will be shared experiences. These memories are the glue that bonds a family together. The stories told until you are old and gray. They bring the laughter that follows the story of being pushed into a lake or finding a bear in your camp and running like a baby. (For the record, that was NOT me.)
Family vacations, whether at a resort or at a state campground, are amazing, team building, memory making experiences that are always worth the effort and inevitable exhaustion for which you will need another week to recover from.
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Toronto WSO Meetup: Nov 29th, 7-9PMO
The first official Toronto WSO Meetup is upcoming on Thursday November 29th.
Toronto Social Chairs ConanDBull (Jordan), lingshahu, and Snow will be there to greet you.
Location:Earl's Restaurant Downtown (150 King Street West #100)
When you arrive ask the hostess where the WSO group is and they will lead you to the table.
Nice to finally see an eventIB
Nice to finally see an event for the folks in toronto - will see you all there. Hopefully this is the beginning of something on a regular basis
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Have fun fellas! Drink hearty!
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Curious to see how many IB make it out on time / at all lol...
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Yeah RIP south of temperance lol to many gold diggers....Its about time we had a meet up!!
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Monkeys meetup event finally comes to Toronto! Can't wait for meeting new folks and beer it up!
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Too bad i just saw this now and already have smth scheduled that I can't bail on. hopefully we get another one together sometime soon.
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