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Catching Up With Mark Kanemura
By Gregory Miller
If you've seen Lady Gaga dance, you've probably seen Mark Kanemura dance. He's the one dancing alongside her -- usually in a skirt and something leather. Kanemura first graced America's television sets in 2008 as a finalist on FOX's dance competition series, So You Think You Can Dance. While you'd be hard-pressed to find many of the series' past competitors enjoying anything close to fame, Kanemura hit it big when he landed a gig as a dancer for Gaga at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. That was just the beginning. He soon danced his way through the videos for 'Telephone,' 'Alejandro,' 'Born This Way,' and 'Judas,' and has been touring with the world's biggest pop star ever since. Based on a recent American Idol appearance that featured him dancing one-on-one with Gaga to her latest single, 'The Edge of Glory,' it's safe to assume there's more half-naked Kanemura in our future.
We caught up with the dancer to chat about working with the most famous woman in the world, getting his start on stage, spending a good part of his life in a skirt, and more.
Out: Which do you get more: Are you the guy from So You Think You Can Dance? Or are you the guy who dances with Lady Gaga?
Mark Kanemura: It's a mix of both right now. Before it was a lot more So You Think You Can Dance, but lately it's been a lot of Gaga, as well.
When did you first start dancing?
I was actually in musical theater. My parents took me to go see -- I think it was The Phantom of the Opera or Cats, one of those musicals. But they came out to Hawaii. They took me to see the show, and I was so blown away. I was like, I need to be doing this. So my parents were always really supportive of what I wanted to do, which was amazing. They put me in some musical theater classes at a local community theater, and I had an amazing, amazing time. But then my voice changed, and I went through puberty [laughs]. So I got really uncomfortable singing, and I fell more in love with dancing.
Your parents had no qualms with you being a boy and being interested in dance?
No! They put me in baseball and soccer and all that stuff. I just really had no interest in it whatsoever. I would put on shows for them when I was really young. I went full out -- I put my sister in the shows, I did lighting, I made programs. You name it, we did it. So they had an idea of where all the madness was going [laughs].
How long did you think about auditioning for So You Think You Can Dance before you finally did it?
I had decided a few months before. I was teaching dance in Hawaii for years. I loved it so much, and I still consider it one of the things I'm most passionate about. But I felt like I needed to shake me up a little and [I needed] something to challenge me. So a few months before the audition happened, I was like, I think I want to push myself and audition for the show. As soon as I realized I wanted to do that, I really started training and focusing on the audition process.
Did you ever imagine that you'd get as far as you did?
No, not at all. I mean, even through the whole audition process, I always felt like I was different from everyone else there. I wasn't sure if that's what they were looking for. And, of course, I went through my doubts -- I felt like I wasn't as good as everyone around me. Not only did I not think I would make it that far, first of all, I never even thought that I would make it on the show.
On the show you seemed like you were really into choreographing the solos. Do you still choreograph?
It's weird because I actually moved out to L.A. to pursue choreography. After So You Think..., I was like, I'm going to move to L.A. and I'm going to be a choreographer. That's something I want to focus on. But it was weird. I got out here and it just wasn't inspiring me. I was trying to teach at different studios and whatnot, and I just wasn't inspired to dance. I think what it came down to was I really need to learn more about the dance world and the dance community here in L.A. I just felt like there was so much to learn about the industry from a dancer's perspective. I haven't been inspired to do it lately, but hopefully that time comes.
Do you still remember the choreography to 'The Garden,' a fan (and judge) favorite from the show?
I probably do. We took some of the numbers on tour. So on top of having to rehearse it a lot for the show, we did it so many times. It was actually weird because Courtney [Galiano] and I had to do that last season, and some of the moves just naturally came. It was crazy. I think I remember a few things, but probably not the whole thing.


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Football: Montini topples Morgan Park 43-6
By Matt Le Cren For Sun-Times Media November 2, 2013 7:56PM
Montini running back Nicholas Italia (with ball) tries to get past Morgan Park defender Tahje Hartley (10). | Jon Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media
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Updated: December 4, 2013 6:46AM
Four-time defending Class 5A state champion Montini (10-0) overcame four turnovers to win its 21st straight playoff game. Quarterback Alex Wills was picked off three times in the first half, one of which was returned 55 yards for a touchdown by Deonte Thomas, but he recovered to complete 23 of 33 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns as the Broncos scored the first 29 points.
After Wills opened the scoring with a one-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, the ensuing kickoff bounced off the leg of a Morgan Park player and was recovered by Montini. That set up Nicholas Italia's four-yard TD run that gave the Broncos a 15-0 lead.
Senior linebacker Tyler Quick enjoyed the first two-interception game of his career. Quick's first pick came in the second quarter and led to a 15-yard touchdown run by Italia that made it 29-0. The Broncos forced five turnovers in all.
Italia rushed 15 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while Wills threw two TD passes to Leon Thornton and one to Connor Costello. Morgan Park (5-5) was held to 90 yards of total offense.
"It's really unusual for Alex to perform like that because we rarely turn the ball over, but we took it into our hands. The defense needed to step up against a good offense and that's what we did." – Quick
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3 and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city, | 3 And everyone went to his own town to register. |
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Earlier this week, Jessica was offended that the Wimbledon website was asking fans to vote for the tennis players in the tournament they found most attractive. I, on the other hand, have little to no problem with it. I mean, it's just a fact that athletes are often good-looking and I definitely don't mind ogling some hot bodies. Which is why I thought it was a high time to play a little game of Shun, Shag, or Marry with the hot guys who make Wimbledon must-see TV. After the jump, my selections. Feel free to share yours after the jump. Keep reading »
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In Sound & Video's AV over Fiber podcast series, listen in as S&VC contributor and freelance AV specialist Bennett Liles talks with manufacturers, systems integrators, and users about trends in fiber and AV applications.
In this edition, freelance AV specialist Bennett Liles talks with Sam Spennacchio, director of sales and marketing for FiberPlex, about taking fiber on the road. The company's LightViper products are tough enough to withstand the rigors of brutal road use, according to Spennacchio.
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Harry Washington Todd of Davenport IA
Harry Washington Todd9, (Ira8, Ira7, Jehiel6, Stephen5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 9, 1856, in Vermillionville, Ill., married Nov. 13, 1899, Neva L. Dimmitt, who was born April 5, 1876, in Kansas. They lived in Urbana, Ill., where he was an instructor in the Illinois Agricultural College. Both of their children were born in


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Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
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George W. Hinckley wanted to help needy boys. The farm, school and home he ran for nearly sixty nears near Fairfield stressed home, religion, education, discipline, industry, and recreation.
2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature
Highlights from the history of what is perhaps the most popular tourist destination in Maine. The site was created by a partnership between MDI High School, Mount Desert Elementary School, and a number of supporting organizations: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, and the Maine Granite Industry Historical Society. Exhibits cover Northeast Harbor, the Granite industry, Bar Harbor's Building of Arts, the Green Mountain Railway, the Bryants and the Rockefellers, and steamboats.


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His home is extraordinarily beautiful.
He lives on 20 sprawling hectares of ranch land bordered on one side by the North Thompson River and on the other by Highway 5 - a picturesque and serene landscape just a 20-minute drive from Kamloops.
It is, in many respects, the ideal setting in which to spend one's retirement years, which is why the 10 horses that live on this property known as Hacienda Caballo may be the luckiest, happiest horses in Canada.
Especially the horse named Rocky.
"Oh, you're a character, yes you are," said ranch owner Rick Wanless as he tried to coax the elderly horse for a morning treat.
"Come on over here . . . come on over here. You've untied yourself. Now come on."
On Sunday, Rocky turns 32 and it's a big deal.
He is the last of the original group of horses that helped give rise to the Kamloops Mounted Patrol - that friendly posse of riders and mounts who greet visitors each summer in downtown Kamloops.
Rocky was just a young buck when he arrived from Washington state in the late 1980s with the registered quarter-horse name of KCS Bug. He spent his first Canadian days on a farm in Clinton before being acquired by Wanless for the newly formed mounted patrol.
Wanless never knew what the KCS initials stood for, but it didn't matter much because the new horse was quickly renamed Rocky.
"It was a lot easier for the kids to pronounce," said Wanless.
"And it was just before the Rocky Mountaineer started, so it became a good tie-in. Some people actually thought we named him after the train."
Rocky was a busy horse in his early days on the patrol, part of a regular rotation of mounts giving visitors a warm, western welcome to Kamloops.
Just a few steps from Rocky's stable are the names of horses he has outlived - familiar ones like Sultan and Bravo, Texas and Bonanza. "He's the survivor of the group," said Wanless.
Rocky's name should have been up there long ago, but this aging steed has a knack for surprising his human friends. He's managed to cheat death at least three times by overcoming illnesses that would have killed a lesser horse.
"He's like this little old gentleman you go to visit in the nursing home and he tells you stories about how he didn't get on the Titanic or something, you know," laughed Wanless.
In many ways, the ranch at Hacienda Caballo is Rocky's nursing home. It's here that he gets the gentle care and companionship befitting a senior. There are nine other mounts that share the stables and pastures with Rocky, but he is the oldest of the group.
His most elderly companion, Texas, died a couple of years ago at the age of 30 and so he is left with equine friends that are about half his age, though they seem to respect his position as elder statesman.
"He has a couple of buddies that he chums with all the time," said Wanless.
Trooper, 16, and Max, 8, follow Rocky around the property like little brothers. He lets them share his food and often trots across the pasture with them.
Rocky is slowing down, though. At 32, he's an old horse; there's no denying it; in human terms, he's well past 100.
Still, Wanless hopes to bring Rocky to at least one or two Kamloops Mounted Patrol events this summer, probably special events where the horse only has to be out for a couple of hours.
In the meantime, Rocky the senior will continue to live out his days on one of the most scenic horse farms in the region.
When his time comes, as it eventually will, Wanless will be at his side. It will be a gentle end to a long and happy life for this working horse.
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Ten great albums recorded at Sound City Studios, the focus of Sound City
A supergroup by definition, A Perfect Circle sounds like anything but a side project. This band is just as ambitious as anything Billy Howerdel has ever worked on. Mer de Noms, A Perfect Circle's debut, was the highest-scoring debut album for a rock band, entering the Billboard 200 list at No. 4. The video for the first single, "Judith," was directed by David Fincher, director of Fight Club, Se7en and The Social Network.
8. Cheap Trick's Heaven Tonight (1978)
Practically an ode to musicians before them, like The Beatles and The Who, the members of Cheap Trick took a page or two from music history and made it their own with their third album, Heaven Tonight. They may not have created a new genre or changed the world of music forever, but the craft and execution was undeniable. This album combines the hallmarks of their first two: the raw and powerful chords of their debut and the pop harmonies of their second effort.
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IGN AU Pubcast 73: Refused Classification
So, Saints Row IV and State of Decay have been refused classification in Australia. Both in the space of 24 hours, no less. How about that? The first games to fail to qualify for the new R18+ rating since it was introduced. Proscribed drug use aside, the real offender here is, of course, Saints Row IV's alien anal-probe.
That said, isn't it a little hard to demand to be treated like adults while you're having a tantrum over the loss of a dildo-sword designed to be rammed up people's buttocks?
Join Cam, Luke, Jem and Baker while they discuss the, er, ins-and-outs of this debate.


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Jan 6, 2014 1:57 PM by Keli Moore, KSBY News
With the New Year, many people set resolutions like getting more fit, but what about relationship and career goals? KSBY sat down with a communication coach, who has some tips on how to set an intention for the next year and obtain what you want.
"First of all, who are you?" said Roshini Rajkumar. "Don't try to do someone else's resolution."
Resolutions are posted all over social media, but on average only 10% of Americans follow through.
"Let's say, it's 2014, I want to make more money. What do you want to make? Set a number. Have a goal for what's next," explained Rajkumar.
She said have a stretch goal and a realistic one, then you and your employer can come to a middle ground.
"Maybe it's not more money. How about a paid conference or more vacation time? It doesn't happen overnight, so I like to put it on paper, said Rajkumar.
She said it could be a three month plan or a six month plan. Break down the goal into bite size pieces.
"What am I going to do in January that gets me to that end result?" she explained.
This can be used for relationship goals too.
"Go back to, what do I want? If I want to play the field and I meet someone who wants to get married, then that is not the person for you, so be honest and be open from the beginning," explained Rajkumar.
She uses the formula IAP for goal setting.
"The "I" is intent, the "A" is for audience analysis and the "P" is powerful performance," said Rajkumar. "Intent, what is my intent for this endeavor? Know who the audience is, so then the P, the powerful performance, you can communicate in words that are authentic to you, but will also hit home with who that audience member is."
When you accomplish your goal or even parts of it, celebrate -- it's a victory.
If you would like to read more about Rajkumar's formula, check out her new book, "Communicate That!"
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Tum-thing to shout about! Brooke shows off flat stomach on night out
CORONATION Street beauty Brooke Vincent shows off her super-flat stomach as she attends a pal's birthday bash.
The actress, who plays Sophie Webster in the ITV1 soap, flashed the flesh in a cropped white top as she partied at Sakura Nightclub in Manchester last night.


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John L. Meszaros, a lifetime resident of Falls Township, joined his beloved wife, Julia, in the glory of Good on Thursday, July 10, 2014. He was 90.
In addition to his wife, John was preceded in death by his daughter, Julie Bomentre, formerly of Bristol; his granddaughter, Jennifer Meszaros, formerly of Levittown and Etters, Pa.; his parents; five brothers, Joseph, Frank, Julius, Morris, and Stephen; and a sister, Theresa Mattoi (John).
Left to cherish his memory are his three sons, John W. Meszaros of Langhorne, Karl L. Meszaros of Warrington, and Frank R. Meszaros (Sandy) of North Wales, Pa.; granddaughters, Michele, Jeanine and Marianne (Fenton); and a sister, Elizabeth Metzler, currently residing in Newtown.
John was a World War II veteran, awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals while serving in Patton's Third Army.
He was a lifetime member of the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Morrisville. As a member of the church's Knights of Columbus for 57 years (Father Joseph P. Gallagher Council No. 3673), he was a past Grand Knight and past District Deputy. He was also president of the church's Holy Name Society in the late '60s and early '70s.
John was employed by the former American Steel & Wire Company in Trenton, N.J., where he was president of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2670. He later accepted a position as staff representative for the United Steelworkers of America, where he represented union members in arbitration hearings and led his regional office with an 88% win rate.
John literally built his home in 1949 and 1950 on South Pennsylvania Avenue near the south side of Morrisville with assistance from his brothers and wife - clearing the land, digging and pouring foundations, and doing the framing, carpentry, electrical and plumbing. He doubled the size of his home with a major addition single-handedly in the early 1960's. With his wife and children, he developed and maintained the property meticulously for more than 60 years.
Born and raised on a Falls Township farm, he was an avid fruit and vegetable gardener. He and his wife annually stocked the cellar with canned tomato juice, whole tomatoes, beets, peppers, peaches, pears, cucumbers, pickles and assorted jellies, as well as frozen beans, corn, asparagus and strawberries. The yard surrounding the house and bordering the garden in back was nursery-like in its peak years with a well-kept lawn and glorious flower beds and ornamental trees flourishing with color from spring to fall, all maintained by John and his family. Cookouts that joined the families of John's brothers and sisters were common at 'John and Julia's place' during summer holiday weekends.
He was a man of physical skills with amazing strength and endurance for a person of average size in his generation. He lived with a true passion for his beliefs and causes, an unwavering loyalty to family, and a stubborn determination that led to admirable achievements and the respect of many friends, as well as frustrated foes. He lived to enjoy the maturity of his family and the growth of grandchildren from infants to successful adults. John handled everything that he encountered in life his way, which more often than not benefited his family, church, country, veteran andunion brothers, and friends from all walks of life.
Relatives and friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church, 201 North Pennsylvania Ave., Morrisville, PA 19067. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. with interment to follow in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lower Makefield Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in the name of John and Julia Meszaros to the Nursing Center at Wood River Village Retirement Community, 3200 Bensalem Blvd., Bensalem, PA 19020.
Condolences may be made by visiting the Web site listed below. James O. Bradley Funeral Home,


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Historial Timeline of Our Libraries
A Chronology Compiled by Larry B. Massie
1869 Norman E. Webster, the son of Norman E. and Jennie L. Chavileer Webster, is born in Decatur.
1878 The Lawrence Library begun by John B. Potter.
1884 Norman E. Webster graduates from Decatur Graded School.
1895 Norman E. Webster marries Rose Rezeau in Denver, Colorado.
1906 The Mattawan Library begins under the auspices of the Mattawan Sunshine Club.
1909 The Bangor Library is begun as a project of the Argonauts Women's Literary Club.
1914 Mattawan Library building is constructed at 551 Pine Grove.
1923 The Covert Library opens in two rooms at the residence of John Connors.
1934 Decatur Township Library begins as WPA project. Mrs. Martin Knoll is in charge. It is first located in Kaplan's Store. Van Buren County Library established under the WPA in Paw Paw. It subsequently receives additional support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
1935 The Bangor Library is reestablished in the back of N.F. Steinman''s Hardware Store. Bloomingdale Library begins as WPA project. Original location at Emerson Spayde's Drugstore.
1936 Dedication of new Decatur Library as part of Decatur Village Hall.
1940 Covert Library moves to Packard Hall (constructed in 1871).
1941 After demise of WPA, the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors passes resolution that provides legal foundation for county library.
1942 Miss Dorothy Hansen hired as first professional librarian for Van Buren County Library (she resigned 1947).
1945 Norman E. Webster delivers autobiographical commencement address at Decatur High School graduation ceremonies. Covert Library becomes branch of County Library.
1946 Bloomingdale Library relocates from Township Hall to building formerly occupied by Bloomingdale Leader and becomes branch of County Library. Bangor Library becomes branch. Gobles Library becomes branch.
1947 Lawrence Library moves to east side of Township Hall and becomes branch.
1951 Arba Moulton, editor of Decatur newspaper, receives news of Webster's intention to will $75,000 to $125,000 for library he suggested be named in honor of Henry Upton, his school principal.
1954 Mrs. Madelyn M. Bradford becomes head of Van Buren County Library.
1955 Norman Webster purchases property at corner of Phelps and St. Mary's streets as a potential site for a library.
1956 Norman Webster dies in New York.
1957 Earl E. Copley, trustee, announces provisions in Webster's will for new library (estimated $500,000 it ultimately proves to be approximately $750.00). Mattawan Library becomes branch library.
1960 Decatur Township Library and Van Buren County Library merge and move to newly constructed Webster Memorial Library.
1961 Sixteen millimeter films are made available for patrons.
1963 Madelyn Bradford named president of the Michigan Library Association.
1964 With a total of 76,713 books, the Webster Library including branches has the second largest collection of any public library in southwest Michigan. Madelyn Bradford retires effective 31 December 1964.
1965 Curt Bohling hired as director. Reciprocal agreement with Cass County libraries reached.
1966 First photocopy machine for public use purchased. A total of 6,131 books are added to collection and the annual circulation increases by more than 5,000 to 113,595. A large collection of 33 1/3 rpm records is made available to patrons.
1967 The recently remodeled Covert Branch reopens. The remodeled Gobles Branch, which was badly damaged when the roof collapsed under snow, reopens.
1968 Webster has 81,000 volumes and an enhanced local history collection.
1969 Curt Bohling resigns effective 1 November 1969. Miss Harriet Clemens serves as acting director. Severe financial problems emerge because of federal cuts.
1971 Miss Eileen L. Oehler becomes director - she resigns less than six months later. Clemens replaces her. The local history room is established.
1973 The county library system receives its first increase in funding from municipalities since 1957 (up from $3,000 to $5,000).
1974 Harriet Clemens retires and Patricia (Jahn) Olsen becomes director.
1975 Webster Library joins the Library System of Southwestern Michigan, headquartered at the Benton Harbor Public Library. Webster holds its first "sidewalk book sales" as part of "Decatur Week." All items are 25 cents.
1976 Webster Library initiates art rental program. Outreach Services begins to place materials at nursing homes, etc.
1978 Patricia Olsen resigns and David Tate is named new director. Lawsuit with State of Michigan Library over whether Webster Library can remain as part of Woodlands Co-op or be forced to join Kalamazoo Library Coop.
1979 Out of court settlement results in victory for Webster.
1982 First children's bookmark contest "Best of Van Buren County." Microcomputer Workshop for kids in June attracts state-wide attention.
1983 Memorial Gift Program launched under the theme "Who Touches a Book - Touches a Memory." New bookmobile, the fourth since mobile service was started in 1941, replaces 1969 model. Program begun to lend Polaroid cameras to patrons. Friends of Van Buren County Library officially formed - (there is evidence that an earlier "friends" group was in existence as early as 1964). Mattawan Branch moves to former Antwerp Township Hall at 24171 Front Avenue.
1984 State Representative Mick Middaugh speaks at first annual meeting of Friends. Bangor Branch moves to former McKane Funeral Home.
1987 Webster joins "computer age" with patron registration information program. Advisory Committee to explain solutions for funding problems is established. The highlight of the year's children's activities is the Summer Reading Program, "Celebrate Michigan - Read." Newly renovated Gobles Branch opens.
1989 Webster becomes the first in the state to reorganize as a district library under the District Library Bill.
1990 The new Buy-A-Book Program proves a success with $2,500 donated by patrons during the first year. A Library Endowment Fund is created separate from the general fund.
1991 After being twice narrowly defeated the previous year, voters approve a mileage request by a wide margin. The library begins a program to fully automate the circulation system. A reciprocal borrowing agreement is reached with the Kalamazoo Public Library.
1993 A video rental program is launched with 1,100 titles - 749 new titles are added throughout the year. Library spends a record $90,000 on new book acquisitions. Library applies for grant from Library of Michigan for access to the "Internet.
1994 Library agrees to purchase $175,000 Galaxy system to automate circulation, public access catalog and cataloging functions. Library breaks ground on a $700,000 expansion and renovation project. Library book count identifies 98,298 items in system. Bookmobile service is eliminated. David Tate appointed to Library of Michigan Board of Trustees reappointed in1999 and 2003).
1995 After three week shutdown, Webster reopens for gala open house celebration of 4,664 square-foot expansion and 35th anniversary of library. Direct internet connection added with four dial-ups for patron use.
1996 Galaxy system becomes fully operative. The Antwerp Branch moves to 32,000 square foot former Olsen Senior Center at the Antwerp Township Hall.
1998 Bangor Branch library completes $240,000 expansion and renovation.
1999 Library's annual budget tops $1 million ($1,221,663.19) thanks in part to Webster Trust allocations. Library prepares for Y2K nightmare predictions - which fortunately did not happen.
2000 Library receives $115,000 grant from Gates Foundation for 30 computer work stations and high speed internet for Branches. Outdoor memorial to the Websters unveiled at dedication of new parking lot. Bess Britton Collection of material about Michigan one-room schoolhouses donated.
2001 David Tate is named Michigan Librarian of the of Year. Patrons log 27,678 individual internet sessions for the year, up more than 250% from previous year. Friends Book Sale sets record of $4,809 in sales. Covert Branch completes $110,000 renovation and refurnishing project. Library holds first annual poster contest for children.
2002 Library implements TLC Library Solution System, a web based $125,000 major automation upgrade.
2003 Completion of expansion and renovation of Antwerp Branch doubles space to 6,000 square-feet.
2004 Lawrence Branch opens new, national-award winning, 3,600 square-foot facility.
2005 Collection management service reveals total value of library's collection to be $7,813,085.93.
2008 Van Buren District Library launches mobile computer lab to instruct low-income learners, seniors and others who have not grown up with computers in their home. Record circulation of 297,639 is up 11.6% from previous year.
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NC Broadband collects data on broadband availability in North Carolina through a partnership with broadband providers, local governments, and citizens.
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The NC Broadband Map is an open-source, interactive GIS (Geographic Information System) map that is intended to display where broadband is available as well as to identify unserved and underserved areas of the state, by census block or street segment. The map outlines what types of broadband technologies – including DSL, cable, mobile wireless, fixed wireless and fiber – are available to households statewide and which companies are offering these services. Users can query information by plugging in a street address or selecting a specific technology type.
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The Fujitsu Arrows X F-02E 4G Android behemoth smartphone and Arrows Tab water-resistant Windows 8 tablet make us jealous of Japan.
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Swordfish Brochettes
Yield: 4 servings
Exchanges per serving: 3 Lean Meat
Per serving:
Calories 167
Carbohydrate 5.3g
Protein 24.1g
Fat 5.3g
Cholesterol 44mg
Fiber 1.2g
Sodium 156mg
1 tablespoon coarse-grained mustard
1 pound swordfish steaks (¾-inch thick)
1 large zucchini, cut into 8 slices
1 large sweet red pepper, seeded and cut into 8 1 ½-inch cubes
2 small purple onions, quartered
8 medium-size fresh mushroom caps
Vegetable cooking spray
Lemon wedges (optional)
1. Spread mustard over swordfish steaks. Cut steaks into 12 1 ¼-inch pieces. Arrange swordfish, zucchini, pepper, onion, and mushrooms alternately on 4 12-inch skewers.
2. Place kabobs on rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 5 ½ inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning occasionally. Serve kabobs with lemon wedges, if desired.
Grilling Instructions: Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-hot coals (350 to 400 degrees F). Place kabobs on rack; grill 10 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning occasionally.


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If you're a horror fan you probably like or are at least aware of Rob Zombie, who was a musician long before he was the filmmaker responsible for "House of 1,000 Corpses," "The Devil's Rejects," "Lords of Salem," and his own version of "Halloween." Zombie's stage act combines horror and music in a multimedia experience, influenced largely by rock pioneer Alice Cooper. That's also fairly well known, but what is not widely known is that before Zombie, before Cooper, before even Ozzy, there was John Entwistle. He may not have chopped his head off on stage like Cooper, or bit the head off a bat like Ozzy, or had a full-scale horror show on stage like Rob Zombie, but he set the stage for dark and spooky rock.
Entwistle is best known as the bassist and founding member of the British rock band The Who. Contemporaries of other "British Invasion" bands of the 1960s such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and the Small Faces (with Rod Stewart), the band is known as one of the most influential in rock. If you're not a classic rock fan, you would probably recognize them as the group that does the theme songs for the "CSI" shows. That's overly simplistic, but this is a horror blog, and here we'll be looking primarily at the ideas behind Entwistle's songs as well as his creepy style, not the music involved or his musical legacy.
Entwistle's primary role in the band was to play bass, sometimes sing, or provide horns when they needed them. But he also wrote songs for the band with the most well known and often-performed being "Boris the Spider" from the 1966 album "A Quick One" and "My Wife" from the landmark 1971 album "Who's Next." While there were other songs Entwistle provided, more than any other "Boris" became his signature song, and it inspired the creepy-but-cool spider pendant he later wore in concerts.
The song was also precursor of his songs to come: a bass-heavy, scary-sounding song about a spider who scares Entwistle (or as Entwistle later said in concert, lead singer Roger Daltrey). He rationalizes that the spider is scared of him too, but crushes it with a book anyway, then stomps it into the ground just to make sure.
That's funny, that's scary, and that's what Entwistle in a nutshell, but to put things in perspective, in 1966 most pop/rock songs were upbeat love songs and other light hits like "Cherish" by the Association, "Monday Monday" by the Mamas and the Papas, and "Paperback Writer" by the Beatles. Songs about killing scary spiders or scary anything were a new concept.
By the end of the 60s, when bandmate Pete Townshend was writing the first-ever rock opera, which came to be known as the Who's album "Tommy", he turned to Entwistle to write two songs in which the title character – a deaf, dumb, and blind boy – is abused. Townshend tried but couldn't write anything dark enough to fit. In short order, Entwistle wrote "Fiddle About" in which Tommy is molested by his Uncle Ernie, and "Cousin Kevin," about a sadistic young thug who tortures Tommy for fun. Around this time, Entwistle also took to wearing a full-body skeleton suit in concert (pictured at top) in contrast to his bandmates who more typically wore mod fashion, hippie fringed leather vests, flag jackets, and Doc Martin boots.
In 1971, Entwistle was the first member of the band to put out a solo album, "Smash Your Head Against the Wall."
From the cover featuring Entwistle's face (wearing a death mask) superimposed on the chest x-ray of a lung cancer patient, to the title track "My Size," (which is a sequel to "Boris the Spider" told from the spider's perspective), the entire album is darkly comic, disturbing, and heavy. Other tracks include "You're Mine", in which Satan describes some of the sins that will bring you to him and his eagerness for you to come (as well as Entwistle's fear of damnation) and the similarly-themed "Heaven and Hell" which was already a Who concert favorite. The album is probably his best work and well worth listening to.
His next album "Whistle Rhymes" (1972) is more of the same dark humor and heavy sound. The cover of the album is deceptively innocent,
similar to the cover of a children's book, but it reflects the songs inside. If you'll note, one of the anthropomorphic characters is a flasher (a reference to the song, "The Window Shopper", about a hesitant peeping tom) while another is a young hedgehog strangling his mother with the strings of her own apron (from the song "Apron Strings", a rebellion against familial control). Other songs on the album include "Thinkin' it Over", in which a man teeters on a ledge, deciding whether to step off and kill himself after his wife cheated on him, "Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up)", and perhaps the bitterest and darkest of all, "I Feel Better" in which a jaded lover discusses how jabbing pins in the picture of his ex and screaming at her whether she's there or not always improves his day.
For his third album, Entwistle formed a new band, Rigor Mortis, and wrote songs dedicated to the death of 50s style rock and roll.
"Rigor Mortis Sets In" (1973) continues the dark themes set in all Entwistle's previous songs and sets them to a cheery 50s doo-wop and pop sound, which is possibly even more twisted than the pairing of heavy themes with heavy sounds as he did on his first two albums. Two good examples of this are "Roller Skate Kate" in which a young man mourns his girlfriend who was hit and killed by a bus while they were pursuing their passion of skating on the motorway together, and "Do the Dangle", a groovy song about the final dance done by those who choose suicide by hanging after they kick out the chair and the noose grows tight. Also worth mentioning are another dance song, "Peg Leg Peggy", about an amputee who "sure knows how to hop" and "Made in Japan", which sounds more like 70s pop but is again a darkly funny song about a man frustrated with everything being made in Asia. During the course of the song he is molested by a tailor and cheated by a car dealer before embarking on a honeymoon with the woman of his dreams only to find, "tattooed on her belly," the words, "Made in Japan."
Entwistle's 1975 album "Mad Dog" is similar to the previous album in the use of 50s and early 60s pop sound as a vehicle for dark stories, it's just not as catchy or good.
The problem isn't with the lyrics. The themes are still disturbing and dark. The music just happens to be dull. The title track, "Mad Dog" is about a violent sociopath, while "Cell Number 7″ is also about criminals. Most of the songs are about criminals and/or killers, but they're not as entertaining as, say, Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy" which came out around the same time and is a much better song.
In 1981 Entwistle released a fourth solo album "Too Late the Hero", which was basically a pop album that lacked the dark side seen in the three previous albums. In 1982 he went back to his dark roots for the Who's album "It's Hard", the last album he would record with the group, and one of most prolific, contributing 3 of the 12 songs, including "It's Your Turn" in which he hands off the torch of rock pioneer to the next generation and compares touring rock musicians to vampires who go to bed at sun rise; "Dangerous" about mortality; and the exceptionally twisted and bitter "One at a Time," revisiting the theme of horrible people in horrible relationships doing and saying horrible things to each other. Perky, happy songs all.
In 1983 The Who officially broke up and Entwistle was largely inactive except for the occasional reunion until 1996 when he released his final solo album, "The Rock." The album is a bit heavier and darker than "Too Late the Hero" but still not on the disturbing or amusing level as his first three albums or his work with the Who. It is worth mentioning, however, because of the circumstances around it. On the day he was to go in to sign the contract with the label handling the release of the album, Entwistle got a call that the company was being investigated and all activities put on hiatus, all assets frozen. In response, he released a limited edition of the album using his own funds, gathered a touring band (The John Entwistle Band) and embarked on "The Left for Dead Tour." A buzzard image was used on the tour t-shirts and posters, which was also reflected by the iconic custom-made bass Entwistle started using in the late 1980s, the buzzard bass.
As a further reflection of his dark sense of humor, Entwistle titled the live album of the tour "Left for Live."
Gaining a bit of momentum after the tour and another reunion tour with The Who, the John Entwistle band was asked to contribute music for the children's animated show "Van-pires", about undead vehicles that feed on gasoline. The show was largely unwatchable, but the band released an album in 2000, "Music from Van-Pires" that showed a return to Entwistle's heavier and darker roots. This was to be the last studio output from Entwistle solo or with the Who. He died in Las Vegas in 2002, the night before the Who was to launch a new tour. At the time they were trying to produce songs for their first album in 20 years, "Endless Wire" but Entwistle died before being able to contribute to it or see its release. The band released a song dedicated to him "Old Red Wine" written by bandmate Pete Townshend on their "Then and Now" hits compilation.


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He has seen some shit. You don't even want to know.
Yes, that was the only one that made me angry instead of "aww". He seems really manhandled and unable to properly walk and he probably hates the snow.
I really liked the spirit of the episode; not a whole lot of belly laughs, but I smiled throughout and everyone seemed to be having fun, which is fun to watch! People having fun, good times. Barry Gibb (the real one) seemed just happy to be there but not sure what was going on, which made me smile more than it should have. Madonna being there made no sense. Did she put in a grill for no reason?
I kind of wished they'd have let Kate McKinnon have a girl with her in her twin bed. Each girl was playing themselves in that song, right? It's not like this would have been weird; there was that whole sketch about gay Ebeneezer Scrooge (the less said the better even though I love Taran Killam with all of my heart and loins). Maybe "gay" is still a punchline on SNL, idk.
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I thought it was just OK. It bugged me that they had Cecily Strong play both Paula Broadwell AND Jill Kelley. She made a great Jill Kelley but why not put Kate McKinnon in a brown wig and have her play Broadwell? She's got the big blue eyes. It was just a dissonance that bothered me more than something on SNL should have. Jeremy Renner was good. They did not give him good material but he did his best with what he had.
I could not understand a single word that dude was singing.
Sad Mouse was more sweet and touching than I've come to expect from SNL. Every other sketch was over-the-top mugging, men in dresses (LOL EVERY TIME), and crude sex jokes. I thought Bruno Mars did a great job. They could have given him more to do, he clearly is capable.
It almost looks like she begins choking on invisible food. Is she OK? I hope she's OK. #QVCHostVigil2012
Is that her real singing voice? Because it really isn't half bad. Which is a shame because everything else is a filmed definition of the German word "Fremdschämen".
Its completely self-indulgent, sometimes downright uncomfortable to watch, and yet it is still funnier and more clever than most every other show on television these days. Sometimes I relate to a situation, sometimes I cover my eyes and feeling fremdschamen for everyone on screen. As for the Maron bit, it felt a little off to me, but knowing that he was also on the WTF podcast makes this seem like a sort of bookend – like they both needed to have an outlet for the situation from both of their perspectives. But really, you're right, who cares? Who gives a crap if Louis CK and Marc Maron had beef and it took 10 years for them to get over it. I don't know. Its funny and real life is hard so sometimes I enjoy staring at the lives of others.
And then the elephant head fell off the mount and engulfed Chet all the way to his waist #gothazed
It was so much more awkward when Martin Wuttke said the same thing about playing Adolf Hitler in Inglorious Basterds.


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Tacos Junior deserves senior status on Federal
While there's no single item on the menu that I would claim is the best in town, the sheer variety of antojitos exhibited means that Tacos Junior is practically a one-stop shop for those little pleasures that purists will argue over until the late hours of the night, even as they inhale a torta, flauta or enchilada.
Yes, the shredded chicken buried in those enchiladas is a little dry and bland, but the mole makes up for it with a complex and spicy kick accented with a raisiny flavor. And the bolillo rolls on the tortas may not be as tender or lardy as the best around, but the fillings are plentiful and varied, so you can still get your cubano, for example, if that's what you crave.
Those other places may offer enticing mounds of rice or noodles onto which they pile a few protein options (beef or chicken, and maybe tofu for the lucky vegetarian!), they may promise that those proteins enjoyed lives of the privileged livestock upper-crust, and they may surround you in minimalist elegance and the comfort of homogeneity. But do they offer floor-to-ceiling murals depicting lush tropical scenes? Are the colors bland, blond wood and steel, or are they riotous citrus greens and yellows? Do the windows look out onto stretches of parking lot, or can you pick out your favorite piñata hanging from the rafters of the attached grocery without ever leaving your seat?
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We, at Exotel share a vision to make life easier for businesses by integrating two disparate worlds, the world of telephony and the world of the interwebs. Exotel is a very fast growing startup. We work out of a small high-energy office in Bangalore. Building technology for integration is all about the design and implementation of simple, extensbile interfaces using Web standards. We do a lot of cool core infrastructure / distributed-systems work to make sure that our customers phone lines are up and running all the time. And we are always looking for technically very strong candidates to work with us – people who love designing and building infrastructure pieces, people who dream about scale, uptime and performance.We're very proud of every employee we've worked with at Exotel so far. And we've shared all our learnings, best practices and experience of building a startup team in an ebook. If you're a startup looking to scale your team, this is a must read for you. Click here to download your copy.
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Of the three this one is my favorite - I especially like the seemingly hidden mount. Excellent, realistic work! hortster |
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"Excellent! I like to think that I am a connoisseur of chowder - corn, crab, lobster. This was one of the very best I have tried. The surprise came when my 12 year old daughter was able to pull it off without any trouble or assistance. The only draw back is that she didn't make twice as much! """


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Review: Google Nexus 7
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Rating: 9/10 Nearly flawless; buy it now
- $200 for 16GB, $250 for 32GB, $300 for 32GB and HSPA+
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- Reviewed by Nathan Olivarez-Giles
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- Categories: Reviews, Tablets, Tablets & E-Book Readers
Being a Nexus device, the Nexus 7 runs an unaltered version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. To put it plainly, Jelly Bean is the best version of Android Google has ever released, and on the Nexus 7, the OS feels tailored for this device. [UPDATE: We expect the Nexus 7 to receive Android 4.2 as an over-the-air update before the end of 2012]
Two major new Jelly Bean features, the Google Now info cards and a voice-activated search system, work expertly on the Nexus 7. Google Now presents the pieces of information you frequently search for in a series of "cards." You can access these cards at any time by swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen, even while running different apps. For me, Google Now guessed I wanted to see local weather and directions from home to work (or from work to home, depending on the time of day). These two cards show up in Google Now automatically. It's helpful, and it gives me what I'm looking for before I even request it, which is the point of Google Now. Eventually, the system will learn my frequent searches, and those cards will show up, too. You can delete cards you don't want to see, or prioritize the most important ones.
Voice Search allows you to run basic web queries by asking a question rather than typing one in. It's an extension of what's already offered in Google's mobile search apps, but it's been refined for Jelly Bean. Answers come quickly — whether in the form of links, Google Now cards or a sweetly spoken response — but Google still doesn't understand a lot of natural language or slang. You have to be pretty obvious in your requests. "Best wine shop nearby," works better than, "Where can I get the best bottle of wine around here?"
Google Now and the speech-enabled search features are only found in Jelly Bean, and the Nexus 7 is the only way to get it for now, though it's weeks away from arriving on Galaxy Nexus phones.
The the Nexus 7 boasts some other firsts. It's the first production tablet built on Nvidia's Kai program, which essentially lays out a recipe for building a quad-core tablet at a $200 price point. Before the end of the year, we'll likely see similarly performing slates from other Android hardware partners. Undoubtedly, Amazon and Barnes & Noble will participate, though likely while running Android version who-knows-what forked into something unrecognizable and free of Google's influence.
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WIRED This is the Android tablet you've been waiting for. Beautiful, detailed display. Handsome design and fantastic build quality. Jelly Bean feels like it was built for the Nexus 7. The first 7-inch quad core tablet, it has Porsche-like speed and agility.
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A resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
Pillsbury Hall, University of Minnesota campus, c.1900. Jones Hall is under construction to the right.
Postcard image of the Pillsbury Library, 100 University Avenue SE, and the Exposition Building, c.1910.
View of Anoka's Pillsbury Lincoln Mill after it was destroyed by fire, c.1884, reprint.
Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and a bird's-eye-view of Anoka, Minnesota, 1918.
Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the milling district, Anoka, Minnesota.
Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the Rum River, Anoka, Minnesota, c.1910.
Pillsbury Lincoln Mill on the Rum River in Anoka, Minnesota, c.1890.
Pillsbury Lincoln Mill, view of the mill, Anoka, Minnesota, reprint, c.1930.
Portrait of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, c.1880.
Pilot Knob c.1846–1848, where the Treaty of Mendota was signed on August 5, 1851.


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Falling Angels
Tracy Chevalier
Falling Angels chronicles the lives of two girls whose families own adjacent plots in a London cemetery—one decorated with a sentimental angel, the other with an elaborate urn. During a ceremonial stroll through the graveyard grounds, an act of mourning for the recently deceased Queen Victoria, Maude Coleman and Lavinia Waterhouse meet, forging a fast friendship.
Despite their distinct personality differences, Maude being more precocious and contemplative and Lavinia leaning to the impulsive and dramatic, the girls are instantly drawn to each other to the dismay of their mothers. Despite being neighbors, Kitty Coleman and Gertrude Waterhouse occupy different positions in the British class system—the Waterhouses are lower-middle class, while the Colemans are upper-middle class, with a larger house and garden, and live-in servants. The women have little in common, and their views on the changing political climate fall on opposite ends of the spectrum. Kitty looks forward to a more modern society, while the Gertrude reveres the late Queen Victoria and clings to Victorian traditions.
The death of Queen Victoria marked the end of an era. Britain emerged from the shadows of oppressive Victorian values to a more liberal Edwardian lifestyle. With these relaxed social standards came other advances—one of which was the growing interest in the women's suffragist movement, a topic that divides Kitty and Gertrude, as it did many women of the era. As with most periods of political turmoil, the fight for the right of women to vote had its own victim of change, as felt by both families.
A poignant tale of two families brought reluctantly together, Falling Angels is an intimate story of childhood friendships, sexual awakening and human frailty. Yet its epic sweep takes in the changing of a nation, the fight for women's suffrage and the questioning of steadfast beliefs.
"I was born and grew up in Washington, DC. After getting a BA in English from Oberlin College (Ohio), I moved to London, England in 1984. I intended to stay 6 months; I'm still here.
"As a kid I'd often said I wanted to be a writer because I loved books and wanted to be associated with them. I wrote the odd story in high school, but it was only in my twenties that I started writing 'real' stories, at night and on weekends. Sometimes I wrote a story in a couple evenings; other times it took me a whole year to complete one.
"Once I took a night class in creative writing, and a story I'd written for it was published in a London-based magazine calledFiction. I was thrilled, even though the magazine folded 4 months later.
I worked as a reference book editor for several years until 1993 when I left my job and did a year-long MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (England). My tutors were the English novelists Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain. For the first time in my life I was expected to write every day, and I found I liked it. I also finally had an idea I considered 'big' enough to fill a novel. I began The Virgin Blue during that year, and continued it once the course was over, juggling writing with freelance editing.
"An agent is essential to getting published. I found my agent Jonny Geller through dumb luck and good timing. A friend from the MA course had just signed on with him and I sent my manuscript of The Virgin Blue mentioning my friend's name. Jonny was just starting as an agent and needed me as much as I needed him. Since then he's become a highly respected agent in the UK and I've gone along for the ride."
"Entirely successful: distinct, inhabited, vivid and real."
—The Washington Post Book World
"Chevalier's ringing prose is as radiantly efficient as well-tended silver."
—Entertainment Weekly
"Evokes entire landscapes…A master of voices."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Chevalier not only authentically details the social mores, tensions, and contradictions, she writes the book we want to read."
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A highly accomplished work that brings to life a time of radically shifting social, sexual, and political paradigms."
—The Boston Globe
What inspired you to set Falling Angels in post-Victorian England? Is there something in particular about the Victorian era that interests you?
I set the book when I did because I am interested in periods of change, of shifting from one set of values to another, and the fall-out that results. More specifically though, I knew I wanted to set the book in Highgate Cemetery, a famous Victorian cemetery in north London. It was a magnificent, beautifully kept place, but is now crumbling and overgrown, and I was interested in when and why things changed there. It seemed to me that such a change in attitudes to death and mourning reflected a broader change in society. I pinpointed the time when the cemetery's fortunes began to shift to the first years of the twentieth century, and so I set the novel then.
What type of research was necessary to tell this story?
I spent several years doing volunteer work at the cemetery—helping with a gardening group and giving tours. Any readers who have been on a tour of the cemetery may have had me as their guide and not realized it! The rest of the book is set near by in the neighborhood I live in, so I got to know it's history as well. I also read a lot of books about Victorian mourning and rituals and the planning and maintenance of cemeteries, as well as histories of the suffragette movement, and of Victorian and Edwardian house styles.
Did you know how Falling Angels was going to end before you wrote the story, or did the ending become clear as you were writing?
I knew something of an ending—e.g. what would happen to Kitty—but not everything. It was only as I was writing that it became clear what would happen to Ivy May. Actually, I knew from the start some of what happens beyond the ending—originally the book was meant to go through 1918. I may have to write a sequel to get it out of my system!
Of Maude, Lavinia, Kitty, and Gertrude, with whom do you identify most?
Maude, I think. In most books, I tend to identify with the character who learns the most, and I think she does. Of the minor characters I have a soft spot for the cook, Dorothy Baker. She doesn't say much, but when she does, it's forceful.
What are you working on now?
I'm writing a novel about some medieval tapestries that hang in the Cluny museum in Paris called the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries. It's set in fifteenth-century Paris and Brussels and is about why and how the tapestries were made, and the effect they had on everyone who worked on them.
- Chevalier alternates the narrative point of view to reveal the layered complexities of characters, events, and issues. Which character's perspectives were the most revealing? Which characters do you relate to the most? How does having so many characters affect how you perceive the story?
- The turn of the century found England in a state of transition. How did the death of Queen Victoria signify a new era, a more modern climate? How do the conflicting opinions on death and mourning define the characters? In what ways do these differing attitudes indicate the social changes to come?
- When the Waterhouses and Colemans first meet in the cemetery, what do the characters' first impressions of each other—and of the other family's grave ornament—expose about themselves?
- How do the issues the female characters face differ with those women are facing now, a century later? What obstacles still exist? How might this story differ if it were set now?
- While the entries from the male characters are concise and limited in number, these narratives reveal a good deal about their impressions of their wives, their neighbors, and other individuals and events. Discuss the various excerpts "penned" by Albert Waterhouse, Richard Coleman, and Simon Field. Which of these characters relates best to his female counterparts? Do they all view women in a similar way?
- The peripheral characters of Jenny Whitby, Simon Field, and Dorothy Baker play key roles in several events. How do these individuals affect the lives of the Colemans and the Waterhouses?
- The cemetery is a curious place to set a novel. On the one hand, it mirrors the outside world, with rigid rules of conduct that mourners are expected to follow. On the other hand, both children and adults experience a degree of freedom there. How does the making and breaking of rules there reflect on and affect the characters?
- Lavinia, Simon, and Maude appear to represent the past, present, and future respectively. Does this change at all throughout the novel? Do they learn from each other?
- What is Ivy May Waterhouse's role in the book? Why does she meet such a fate?
- They say and Englishman's home is his castle. How do Kitty's and Gertrude's houses reflect their characters and class differences?
- Does this book have a heroine? If so, who is it?
- None of the characters is perfect—all have their flaws and irritations. Does this help or hinder the narrative?
Suggested Reading
The Victorian Celebration of Death by James Stevens Curl (2001)
Death in the Victorian Family by Pat Jalland (1996)
The English Way of Death by Julian Litten (2002)
Emmeline Pankhurst by Jane Purvis (2002)
Edwardian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book by Hilary Hockman (2002)
- www.tchevalier.com—the section on Falling Angels—there is a lot of information there on suffragettes, Victorian mourning customs, etc…
- www.highgate-cemetery.org—the official site for the Highgate Cemetery, where Falling Angels is set
- www.myk.mcmail.com/london/highgate_cemetery/index.htm—an unofficial site, but very good photographs of Highgate Cemetery.


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Cultural Philanthropy, Gypsies and Interdisciplinary Scholars: Dream of a Common Language
Regenia Gagnier
Although he was a major force in fin-de-siecle cultural philanthropy in both North America and Britain, Charles Godfrey Leland is today known mainly through Occult websites on the Internet. This essay retrieves his research on the gypsies, revealing an unexplored source of Victorian philanthropy, and scrutinizes it from the perspectives of disciplines different from his own, philology: history, demography, ethnic studies, ethics, and politics. The essay is in four parts: I. Victorian Cultural Philanthropy: People Making People, and Some People Making Things II. Gypsy Lorists: The Non-Christian Roots of Philanthropy, III. Philanthropy's Other: The Persecution of the Gypsies, IV. Interdisciplinarity as Collectivity.
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