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Steely Dan (featuring Wayne Shorter): Aja
Steely Dan
Aja (MCAD-37214)
Donald Fagen (vocals, synthesizers, police whistle), Walter Becker (guitar), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Steve Gadd (drums),
Tim Schmit (vocals), Joe Sample (electric piano), Michael Omartian (piano), Larry Carlton, Denny Dias (guitars), Chuck Rainey (bass), Victor Feldman (percussion).
Composed by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen.
Recorded: 1977
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
Steely Dan's claim to fame is high-minded jazz-rock presented in a radio-ready format. "Aja," the title cut from their blockbuster 1977 album, is what results when Becker and Fagen forget about airplay. Fraught with more subtleties and tempo shifts than a symphony, this song contains highly unusual chord changes for the genre, yet with a melody that always manages to find its way back home. This is also a showcase for some of the era's finest studio musicians, featured in an extended instrumental segment that gives these cats room to untie one of the knottiest compositions in all of rock.
The three guitarists do great work in that stretch, but the climactic interaction between Wayne Shorter and drummer Steve Gadd is one for the ages. Gadd's muscular, off-center flurry of fills ranks near the pinnacle of this renowned session-drummer's career. Shorter doesn't compete with Gadd, but opts instead to gradually build momentum with many notes held long, some cascading down and often running just slightly behind the beat. A short slower interlude gives him just enough windup time to bring his solo to a peak that invokes the angular blues-based tough tone of his Blue Note years.
When performing such a complex song, Steely Dan recognized that only the very best will do. Even if the best—Wayne Shorter—normally doesn't do session dates.
Reviewer: S. Victor Aaron
Tags: 1970s
C roberts
// Feb 16, 2009 at 08:56 PM
yes, one of the best tracks ever. However, shorter overdubbed over the gadd drum solos afterward fyi.


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Q&A with Jessica Marais on playing the legendary Carlotta
CREATED ON // Wednesday, 09 July 2014 Author // Sabine Brix
We chat with actress Jessica Marais about playing the iconic performer and transgender pioneer Carlotta in the recent ABC telemovie of the same name.
How did you approach playing the role of Carlotta?
I approached it the same way as I would any character – from a place of truth first and foremost, whilst being highly aware of maintaining the dignity of the character and the voice that it represented.
You play three characters, Carlotta/Carol/Richard, how difficult was this?
Each had their own challenges because in every incarnation of a character the challenge lies in the truth and the believability of their internal emotional world as well as their relationships. I enjoyed every aspect of it and it was great to be able to sing at the end and finally let Carlotta's voice out.
What was the most challenging aspect of the role?
The most challenging aspect was the sense of responsibility I felt to Carol and to the entire transgender community – to give a voice and to do justice to their struggle and bravery not just in Australia but on a world stage.
Watch the Carlotta DVD trailer here
You've been living in the States, were you coerced back especially for Carlotta?
All my decisions are project based. I make decisions about working with people I want to work with and the characters I want to play. But of course telling an Australian story of such bravery with such heart as well as being able to work with director Samantha Lang, DOP Toby Oliver and producer Lara Radulovich whose passion to the project, was a huge draw card and magnet towards the project.
How did you prepare for the role?
In every way an actor could … I put everything into it – mind, body, voice – I researched transgender, the history of Les Girls and Kings Cross, as well as the political and social backdrops through the late 50s to 80s. Carol was a great informant in terms of providing information – her books were very informative and very brave.
You were Carlotta's 'only choice' for this production, how did that make you feel?
It's a question that kept being asked – to me the fact that I had her support gave me the courage to tackle the role … and because of that support I was able to really enjoy it. I admire her as a human being and a human rights activist.
Above: Jess Marais with Carlotta
How did you enjoy working with an all-star Australian cast?
The cast and crew were the most enjoyable part of the entire process. I was working with actors some of whom I had known like Eamon and Andrew. It was a pleasure to witness Paul Capsis' enormous stagecraft and to see him on film was a joy. Caroline O'Connor's humility and generosity and humour and commitment were wonderful. Eamon Farren who played Ava – Carol's best friend – is one of the most talented and supremely gifted human beings on this earth both professionally and personally - and to have his support every day on set was not only comforting but inspiring.
What other projects are upcoming for you?
I am currently shooting season 2 of Love Child and looking hopefully forward to some time with my family. But existing projects beckon and it is a constant juggling act between career and family time.
Carlotta is available now on DVD and digital download.
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About a year ago I wrote about Stone Records project to record all of the songs of Hugo Wolf. The label is privately owned, founded in 2008 by opera singer Mark Stone, who is also one of the vocalists contributing to this project. My article provided a review of the "state of play" after the release of the first six recordings.
The seventh recording in the series was released this past April, and it is a logical continuation of the sixth. That predecessor coupled twelve settings of texts by Nikolaus Lenau from a variety of different publications with the Geistliche Lieder (spiritual songs) collection from the Spanisches Liederbuch (Spanish songbook). These are all settings of old Spanish poems translated into German by Paul Heyse and Emanuel Geibel. The ten songs in the Geistliche collection are followed by 34 Weltliche Lieder (worldly songs); and the seventh recording consists of all 34 of them.
This puts the Spanish collection on roughly the same scale as the Italienisches Liederbuch (Italian songbook) collection. However, the Spanish collection is the earlier one, published in 1891. The Italian collection (all texts translated into German by Heyse) was published in two volumes in 1892 and 1896, respectively; and it was followed in 1897 by the Michelangelo Lieder. (Unless I am mistaken, Wolf left Michelangelo's poems in their original Italian form).
As a song composer, Wolf was far more interested in the individual spirit of each of the poems he set than he was in whether or not "national color" would be appropriate. Thus, any "characteristic Spanish" references in this new recording are few and far between (and may even be only coincidental). More interesting is how he teases out the more human "worldly" relationships, most of which involve perspectives on love, particularly since this is a "narrative theme" that he will then pursue more extensively in his Italian collection.
Still, these are collections, rather than "song cycles." They are not structured within a unifying narrative framework, nor were they intended to be. The only time I experienced one of these collections performed in a concert setting, it was the Italian set. The experience was rather like walking through an art gallery, but the vocalists knew how to make every stop along the way an interesting one. The same can be said on Sholto Kynoch, who continues to be the pianist for all of the recordings in the Stone project, and the vocalists participating in this particular recording, soprano Birgid Steinberger, mezzo Anna Huntley, tenor Benjamin Hulett, and baritone Marcus Farnsworth.
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Now that Title Update 15 has released for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, along with Patch 1.05 on the Playstation 3 version of the sandbox creation game, 4J Studios has announced their plans to begin work on Patch 1.06 for PS3 in addition to working on launching Minecraft on both Xbox One and PS4. While no mention has been made regarding the release of TU16 for Xbox 360, a report by Culture Mob on April 21 points out that the next title update will also likely be launching alongside the upcoming PS3 patch.
Ever since the Playstation 3 edition of Minecraft released late last year, 4J Studios has kept similar time tables for when update patches are released on both current console versions of the game. Furthermore, while the updates are named different on each platform, the patches are also numbered similarly to avoid confusion. For example, the previous release was known as Title Update 15 on Xbox 360 but the same content was titled Patch 1.05 on PS3.
If the trend continues then the upcoming Patch 1.06 for Minecraft: PS3 Edition, which has been confirmed to be in development, would be accompanied by TU16 on Xbox 360 if the past provides any indication. 4J Studios has only stated that Patch 1.06 will allow the developer to release the Candy Texture Pack and the Natural Texture Pack on Playstation 3 version of the game. However, both of those particular DLC add-ons are currently already available to Xbox 360 players. So it is unclear what additional features the next patch might actually bring to the game.
Minecraft can now be downloaded from both Xbox Live and the PS Store. A physical copy of the Xbox 360 version can be purchased in stores now while 4J studios just announced that Minecraft: PS3 Edition will receive a retail disc launch next month.
Update: Those who anticipating picking up the physical retail release for Minecraft: PS3 Edition when it releases next month should be aware that the disc copy of the game won't come with any content that was released later than Patch 1.04 according to a report by The Fuse Joplin on April 23. This means that even if Patch 1.06 manages to launch in the next few weeks that it won't be included on the retail disc nor will the bug fixes that were introduced with the launch of Patch 1.05.
While the updates are free to download, gamers wanting to pick up a physical copy of the game might be interested in purchasing a non-download version due to a lack of internet connection and therefore be unable to acquire the free title updates. Anyone who plans to purchase the retail disc of the PS3 edition of Minecraft should be aware that they will have to download content on day one if they want access to the latest features of the game.
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Dec. 18, 2010
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Post-Game Press Conferences: Bryan-Amaning, Thomas & Romar
By Gregg Bell
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SEATTLE - Back home. Back to normal.
Junior Scott Suggs came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points, Isaiah Thomas added 12 points and five assists, and the Huskies literally rebounded from a loss last weekend at Texas A&M to rout San Francisco 80-52 on Saturday.
Venoy Overton and Abdul Gaddy each had seven of the team's 21 assists - against a season-low four turnovers -- in yet another runaway at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Washington (7-3) is 6-0 and winning by an average of 31 points against overmatched opponents at home this season.
Saturday's story was a return to rebounding. The Dawgs ruled the offensive boards against a USF team that had a 6-foot-10 starter and two others at 6-8. Washington had 40 rebounds in all, its most since the season opener five weeks ago. The Huskies emphasized grabbing missed shots all week in practice, in film sessions -- and in their starting lineup.
Coach Lorenzo Romar changed the starters as promised, pairing recent reserve Matthew Bryan- Amaning with 7-footer Aziz N'Diaye and his prodigious rebounding. Their combined 13 feet, nine inches is in the lineup because UW has been outrebounded in all three of their losses this season, most recently last weekend at A&M.
Washington had even been outrebounded while beating Eastern Washington. To take the point even further, tiny Saint Martin's University had more rebounds than the Huskies in an exhibition.
"We can talk all we want about defense and all that, but if we don't rebound the ball we can't be as good as we want to be," Romar said of his defending Pac-10 tournament champions and favorites to win the conference this season.
The coach said N'Diaye and Bryan-Amaning will again start together Wednesday at home against Nevada, if not when Pac-10 play begins in two weeks.
"We just had to play guys that rebounded better. Aziz is our best rebounder, so he got more minutes tonight, and his presence allowed everyone else to go get boards," Romar said. "When you have a guy in there trying to rebound like that, I think it rubbed off on some other guys. Venoy Overton gets six rebounds, Scott Suggs gets five rebounds. So it helped tonight."
Thomas, the team's leading scorer who lit up the Dons for 10 points in the first 3 minutes of the second half, loves the new lineup.
"It changes a lot," the junior guard said. "We need to rebound - that's the whole point. I mean, they are 6-9 and 7 feet.
"We took a step forward today in rebounding."
Asked if he minded having another big body clogging the lane inside where he loves to drive, Thomas praised the two big men for their court spacing then added with a smile, "As long as one of them gets out of my way, I'm good."
The highlight for San Francisco (4-6) was taking a 4-2 lead 1:55 into the game. The Dons never led again, though they did successfully slow the Huskies' usual home pace. They held Washington far below its average of 104 points per home game entering Saturday.
Yet even that was a positive. Romar liked the patience his team showed against the slower Dons. That was also a product of practice. The Huskies spent the week working the shot clock down on its offensive possessions, to stimulate patience and sharing the ball in the halfcourt.
N'Diaye, the sophomore junior-college transfer from Senegal and the College of Southern Idaho, entered Saturday with a better rate of rebounds - one every 2 ½ minutes - than UW all-time leading board master Jon Brockman had in his college career.
Presto! With N'Diaye and Bryan-Amaning starting, 10 of Washington's first 20 rebounds against San Francisco were on the offensive end. Bryan-Amaning had four of those offensive boards early.
"We were more aggressive," N'Diaye said. "It made my job easier."
Bryan-Amaning finished with 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds overall.
"That's all I'm pretty much concentrating on," the senior said of rebounding.
The Huskies had six offensive rebounds in the first 8 minutes. But poor Huskies shooting - 30 percent - kept the game basically even until midway through the half. Then Suggs entered and immediately hit Washington's first two 3-pointers, after nine misses. That pushed the lead to seven.
Coupled with shutdown defense in the halfcourt - the Dons often forced wild shots as the shot-clock was expiring - the Huskies were on their way to another blowout win at Hec Ed.
The lead grew to 18 with 2:04 left in the half. The best score of the spurt was Thomas sprinting in the open floor, dribbling behind his back and then leaping to throw a double-clutch pass for a layup by Gaddy.
The Dawg Pack student section, somewhat depleted by Friday's start of their holiday break, chanted approvingly to the member of national player-of-the-year watch lists, "That was pretty!"
UW's first, true home test may not come until Jan. 20, when Arizona visits. Until then, the Huskies host Nevada (2-8) Wednesday, then Oregon and Oregon State in early January. Four of their first six Pac-10 games are on the road, beginning on Dec. 29 at USC.
"No disrespect to any other team, but we want to get it really rolling," Thomas said. "I'm really ready for it. It's like a brand-new season when the Pac-10 stats.
"I'm just practicing to get mentally right for USC."


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Hitting theaters next weekend is the much-anticipated film "The Giver." Adapted from a young adult novel of the same name and written by Lois Lowry, the project has been in the works for almost two decades as actor Jeff Bridges. He originally intended to direct the film as a starring vehicle for his father Lloyd Bridges. But as things go in Hollywood, adapting a novel to the big screen can take time and a great deal of patience. Now, Jeff Bridges' dream will finally be realized, but he will be the actor to play the character, The Giver, since his father passed away in 1998. Also playing a dual role as producer for "The Giver," Bridges has helped to assemble some of the biggest and most talented stars to join him in a film that just may be the biggest hit of the summer.
In "The Giver," Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep plays the role as the Chief Elder that selects Jonas (the young protagonists in the film) to inherit the position of the community's Receiver of Memories. In this, most-honored position in the community, he will become the keeper of ancient memories.
Although Meryl Streep as described herself as "just a working actor" at the last Palm Springs International Film Festival while receiving its Icon Award, we all know that Streep is considered to be the greatest living actress in the business today. Streep has been nominated for 18 Academy Awards and has taken home three Oscars for her work in "Kramer vs. Kramer" (1980), "Sophie's Choice" (1982) and just recently for "The Iron Lady" (2012). Only Katharine Hepburn has won more Oscars in a performing category.
Ms. Streep works for two advocacy groups, Mothers and Others, which she co-founded in 1989 and Women for Women International. She is also is a member of the Board of Trustees for Vassar College and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Along with honors she has received from the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Streep has been honored with a Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government, the 2008 honor by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute in 2004, the 2010 National Medal of Arts by President Obama and in 2011 she received a Kennedy Center Honor.
Streep has been busy with other films as well. She will soon be seen in Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman," Disney's new musical based on the Sondheim Broadway hit "Into the Woods" and will co-star with Carrie Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter in "The Suffragette." Her next film set to start production soon is Diablo Cody's ("Juno") new film titled "Ricki and the Flash."
Playing the pivotal role of The Giver is Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart"). Bridges is part of an acting dynasty that includes his father Lloyd Bridges ("Sea Hunt") and his older brother Beau Bridges ("Masters of Sex") and boasts one of the most successful careers in Hollywood. His stardom came early in his career. At the age of 22, he starred in Peter Bogdanovich's "The Last Picture Show," which also starred newcomer Cybill Shepherd. The role earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He received another nomination by the academy three years later for his performance in Clint Eastwood film "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot." In 1984, he received Academy Award attention for his role in the science fiction drama "Starman" and in 2001 he received his fourth Academy Award nomination for his performance in the political drama "The Contender." Almost a decade later, he finally won an Oscar for heart wrenching performance in "Crazy Heart." And in 2010 he teamed up with the Coen Brothers for a remake of the John Wayne classic "True Grit." This highly successful western landed Bridges his fifth Oscar nomination.
Bridges is also an accomplished musician and photographer. His book of photographs "Pictures: Photograph by Jeff Bridges" was published in 2003.
Alexander Skarsgård and Katie Holmes play the parents to the film's protagonist Jonah. Skarsgård was born in Sweden and quickly became one of the most sought-after talents in Hollywood. He started working in film and Swedish television as a child. He studied theater at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK and at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. He returned to his home country where he began his adult career. It was on a visit to Los Angeles that Skarsgård received a part in the Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell film "Zoolander."
But Skarsgård didn't hit it big in America until 2008, when he was cast in the HBO miniseries "General Kill." Currently Skarsgård stars opposite Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer in the very popular HBO series "True Blood." In this series he portrays a 1,000-year-old Viking vampire. His recent film credits include "What Maise Knew," "Disconnect," also starring Jason Bateman, and "Hidden."
Katie Holmes may most be remembered as the third wife to actor Tom Cruise, but this actress has an extensive career herself. Her film roles included "Batman Begins," "The Ice Storm," and "Pieces of April."
Holmes also starred opposite Norbert Leo Butz in the Broadway production of "Dead Accounts" and also starred in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons."
Grammy Award-winning musician Taylor Swift is final big star to star in "The Giver." Swift plays the role of Rosemary. Her character is the first child who was designated to be the Receiver of Memory, but after five weeks of training with The Giver she was asked to be released from the community.
When the book was adapted, the filmmakers wanted Rosemary to be able to play the piano. When a production executive saw Taylor at one of her concerts he was certain she would suit the role of Rosemary.
Taylor tells how she was attracted to the project: "I remember that the book deeply affected me when I read it at school. When reading the script I pictured the characters played by these incredible actors, Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep, who'd already signed onto the project. I was thrilled and honored to play Rosemary."
Although Taylor is only 23 year old, she is a seven-time Grammy winner. She is the youngest Grammy winner to be recognized for Album of the Year. She is also the only female artist in music history to twice have an album hit the one million first-week sales figure. She is not only a performer but writes all of her music as well. Along with her popular recording career she is a fan favorite and has the popularity to pack large venues for her concert dates. She has hosted "Saturday Night Live," has appeared in the film "Valentine's Day" and guest starred on the CBS drama CSI.
"The Giver" will be put into a wide release on Friday, Aug. 15.
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I'm in Yorkshire for a few days recuperating from my second eye operation. I'be got plenty of time to think about, and plan my next car restoration tasks.
First up is to hire a trailer and take Stephanie's little Vanden Plas 1300 from my Mother's garage up to the farm to join ROJ. I'll also be taking my mig-welder and other tools so everything car related is in one place.
On ROJ I need to carry on with the aircon and ensure the engine bay is ready for the engine later this year.
In between all this car-type thinking, I've been out and about with Stephanie and Alicia – today we went to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to see the David Nash Exhibition – I would love one of his pieces.
Last night we went to see Mark Thomas at the theatre in Huddersfield talking about his walk around the West Bank wall – very clever and funny, but also very near the mark. What was very scary is that Facebook would not allow me to post a comment saying we'd been to the show.
I find that very sinister indeed!
My eye will be taped up for another week and then at the end of March I should get new glasses and be able to see what I;m doing on ROJ. Can't wait.


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An anthology collection of paired short stories from alternating gender viewpoints. Ages 12-up.
Featuring "Mooning Over Broken Stars" by Cynthia Leitich Smith, a companion to "Falling Down to See the Moon" by Joseph Bruchac; other contributing authors: James Howe, Ellen Wittlinger; Chris Crutcher; Kelly Milner Halls, Terry Davis; Rebecca Fjelland Davis; Rita Williams-Garcia; Terry Trueman; Sara Ryan; Randy Powell.
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DEAR BULLY: 70 AUTHORS TELL THEIR STORIES, edited by Megan Kelley Hall and Carrie Jones (Harper, September 2011).
YA authors share their insights and experiences related to bullying.
Featuring "Isolation" by Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Booklist: "With authority often turning a blind eye and cyber-bullying rampant, this timely collection is an excellent resource, especially for group discussion, and the appended, annotated list of websites and further reading extends its usefulness."
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SIDESHOW: Ten Original Tales of Freaks, Illusionists, and Other Matters Odd and Magical, edited by Deborah Noyes (Candlewick, 2009).
An anthology collection of short stories set around the carnival culture and other magical elements.
Featuring "Cat Calls" by Cynthia Leitich Smith; other contributing authors: David Almond; Aimee Bender; Cecil Castellucci; Shawn Cheng; Annette Curtis Klause; Margo Lanagan; Danica Novgorodoff; Matt Phelan; and Vivian Vande Velde.
Booklist: "Layering strong writing with irresistible surprises, this collection, much like its topic, is more than a little disconcerting and just about impossible to ignore."
School Library Journal: "Several of the stories pack the same punch as old-fashioned O. Henry or Roald Dahl classics and are the stuff that will fill the English literature textbooks of tomorrow. Suspending disbelief, readers of this fantastic anthology may start investing in psychics and sleeping with the light on."
GEEKTASTIC: Stories from the Nerd Herd, edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci (Little, Brown, 2009).
An anthology collection of geeky short stories.
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Edited by P.C. Cast (BenBella, 2008).
An anthology collection of short, romantic stories that include the vampire mythology. Ages 12-up.
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MOCCASIN THUNDER: American Indian Stories for Today, edited by Lori Marie Carlson (HarperCollins, 2005).
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ITEPP: "a reader could not go wrong when choosing this wonderful book!"
School Library Journal: "Cynthia Leitich Smith shows an example of the everyday struggles Native people have with stereotypes, and the pain it causes on all sides."
PERIOD PIECES, edited by Erzsi Deak and Kristin Litchman (HarperCollins, February 2003). An anthology collection of short stories. Bank Street Best Book (starred); NYPL Women in Books for the Teenage. Ages 8-up.
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Children's Literature: "Others will laugh at the total embarrassment of Linda Sue Park's girl in the white pants or feel a touch of relief at Cynthia Leitich Smith's Gentleman Cowboy whose many sisters taught him how to treat a girl."
Kirkus: "Cynthia Leitich Smith tells of the kindly cowboy, barely older than she, who rescues her from fear of heights on horseback and from being caught on said horse with no supplies or nearby bathroom."
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IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE: AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS TELL STORIES ABOUT THEIR GRANDMOTHERS, edited and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen (HarperCollins, 2003).
An anthology collection of short stories by authors about their grandmothers. NYPL Books for the Teenage. Ages 8-up. (Out of print but available at libraries and via used bookstores.)
Featuring: "The Naked Truth" by Cynthia Leitich Smith; other contributing authors: Joan Abelove; Alma Flor Ada, Bonnie Christensen; Beverly Cleary; Pat Cummings; Jean Craighead George; Minfong Ho; Ji-li Jang; Gail Carson Levine; Beverly Naidoo; and Diane Stanley. Read The Story Behind The Story from Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Voya: "The most entertaining contributions are Cynthia Leitch Smith's The Naked Truth, in which a granddaughter discovers that the nude figure painted in the basement is her grandmother, and Gail Carson Levine's A Visit to Grandma's, as a granddaughter speaks out about her grandmother and her great aunts' disrespect of her mother."
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Booklist: "A fine collection that will encourage teens to reflect on their own families and recognize the individuals behind the family roles."
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MADISON, Wisc. - The 70th-ranked Tulane men's tennis team hits the road for the first time this dual match season when they face No. 67 Wisconsin at Noon CT on Sunday at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
The Green Wave (3-0) won each of the first three home matches this spring and have only dropped one point of the 21 possible in the first three outings.
Tulane's singles line-up of Dominik Koepfer, Sebastian Rey, Jao Chi-Shan, Alex Van Cott and Ian Van Cott are all 3-0 this young season, while the doubles duos of Rey and Ian Van Cott, and Koepfer and Chi-Shan are each 2-0.
Wisconsin (1-2) eared the first victory of the season on Saturday with a 7-0 decision over South Dakota State and played Bradley on Saturday evening. The Badgers losses came to UCLA and Texas Tech, both ranked among the best teams in the nation.
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Shonda Rhimes never disappoints when it comes to season finales on "Grey's Anatomy" and it looks like season 10 is going to be explosive – literally! According to the synopsis shared by Wetpaint on April 23, it looks like a possible terrorist attack will be responsible for much of the chaos. It also looks like Meredith will be making some heavy decisions that could change the course of her life.
The final episode titled "Fear (of the Unknown)" won't air for a few more weeks – May 15 to be exact - so details are being kept to a bare minimum. In some leaked photos shared on Seattle PI, it looks like there are men in suits all over the hospital and lots of incoming patients. There is definitely something out of the ordinary going on.
It is also the very last episode for Cristina Yang. Sandra Oh, who plays Cristina, announced last year that season 10 would be her last. The final 4 episodes are the wind up to her big departure. The reason for the character's departure is also being kept under wraps at this time.
Here's what ABC's synopsis for the finale says:
"In the Season 10 finale, the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital bid an emotional farewell to the beloved Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh). A possible act of terrorism rocks Seattle and causes chaos at the hospital. Meanwhile, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) makes a life-changing decision, and one doctor receives shocking news."
There is no telling what is meant by "a possible act of terrorism." There could be a bomb planted at the hospital and that's why the men in the suits are there. Maybe some other place is attacked and the hospital is flooded with patients, maybe a VIP patient or something. Whichever direction the show takes this, it is bound to be riveting.
As for Meredith's "life-changing decision," we're perplexed. We know both Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey have signed on for 2 more years. By and large, Meredith and Derek are happily married so it probably doesn't have anything to do with that. The couple has been struggling to juggle the demands of career and kids. Could Meredith be willing to hang up her scrubs to be a stay at home mom?
What do you think will happen in "Fear (of the Unknown)"? Leave your comments below and then tune in on May 15 to find out.
"Grey's Anatomy" airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC.
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The Ultimate Warrior passed away this week from what is considered a catastrophic medical event, with all likelihood being that he suffered a heart attack. CNN journalist Nancy Grace ran a report on Warrior's death on April 9 and made allusions that it was rumored to be drug related. According to PWS, the family of the late Owen Hart spoke out when Nancy Grace also claimed that Owen Hart's death was also drug related.
For those who do not know, Owen Hart died in the wrestling ring. Hart was portraying the character The Blue Blazer and the WWE was lowering him to the ring using a pulley system. The system malfunctioned and dropped Owen Hart to the ring, where he hit his head on the turnbuckle and died from the impact. Owen Hart's death had nothing to do with drugs.
In the Nancy Grace Ultimate Warrior piece, she had retired WWE superstar Diamond Dallas Page on the show to talk and he tried to explain that there was a lot of steroids in the sport in the past, but with the WWE Wellness Program, they are cutting those out and suspending or firing people who fail the drug tests.
Big name stars like Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio have been suspended in the past for violations of the WWE Wellness Policy. The policy punishes wrestlers for using both steroids as well as illegal street drugs.
Grace ignored the explanation and continued to insinuate that illegal drugs were involved in the death of The Ultimate Warrior. Then she claimed that other former WWE stars died of drugs as well, mentioning Owen Hart, who fell to his death, as well as names like Chris Candido, who actually died from a blood clot after surgery and former referee Joey Marella, who died in an auto accident.
Smith Hart, the brother of Owen Hart, spoke up about the Nancy Grace Ultimate Warrior coverage.
"I think our beloved sister-in-law Martha as well as my entire family should be tremendously offended by the implication of Nancy Grace that my brother Owens demise had anything to do with drugs or steroids," Hart wrote on Facebook. "We will hear official details from the coroner this weekend and not from some gossip journalist."
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When Riina Cooke found out her beloved boxer, Romeo, had an inoperable bone cancer, she was in shock. On April 7, 2014, Cooke told Today.com that after taking time to let the devastating news sink in, she decided to make a bucket list for Romeo.
Cooke and her family put off grieving, as they did not want their final days together to be sad. They created the bucket list by picking something fun for him to do everyday until he was gone.
Romeo was eight-years-old when he was diagnosed in December 2013, he turned nine on February 27. Romeo lived twice as long than the veterinarian expected him to and Cooke believes that is because Romeo's bucket list was completed.
"He was just such a happy dog right up until the end, sitting there with a bum leg," Cooke said. "we had a huge party in the park for his birthday."
Romeo was able to do everything on the list before Cooke had to make the heart-breaking decision to have him put down on March 16 due to the amount of pain he was in.
Romeo's bucket list included watching the sunset, riding in a police car, getting to eat a McDonald's cheeseburger and even having his first beer at a bar with his dad. He had a professional massage and "pawdicure" before going on a blind date with another boxer. Cooke created a Facebook page to share their story with her friends, but she now has several thousand followers.
"People are saying, 'It inspired us to live out the last days with our cherished family members, four legs or two, and end happy,'" she told Today.com.
Cooke said Romeo's bucket list has also inspired other pet owners going through similar situations to create a bucket list for their pets.


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An Oregon man who abused medical marijuana laws to sell large amounts of pot was sentenced for the crimes Wednesday in a U.S. District Court in Portland.
Tu Ngoc Tran, 38, of Portland received five years in prison for one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana, two counts of manufacturing marijuana, one count of making a false statement on a loan application and one count of wire fraud, according to a bulletin released Saturday by Gerri Badden of the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal jury convicted Tran of those charges in December.
The case dates back to December 2010, when police from Portland and Clark County raided two houses in Portland and one in Vancouver and found more than 500 marijuana plants and more than 100 pounds of processed marijuana, police said. Also found were forged documents for the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, but neither home in Portland was a legally registered grow site.
Officers said members of the crime ring made false statements on mortgage applications to buy houses they used as indoor marijuana-growing operations.
Additionally, Tran told authorities that he was growing pot for 10 people under the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program, but a representative with that program told police that Tran was not registered with the program or authorized to grow marijuana in his houses.
Officers were tipped off by an anonymous letter outlining Tran's involvement in the crime ring.
"The letter described Tran's use of two men as straw buyers to secure a loan of $350,000 that he used to buy a residence in Portland, where he built a sophisticated marijuana production and distribution site," the bulletin said.
On Wednesday, the court ordered Tran to pay nearly $688,000 to the victim lender in the case.
"This case is another example of criminals' exploiting the state medical marijuana programs to disguise drug trafficking and money laundering operations," U.S. attorney Amanda Marshall said in the bulletin. "The sentencing judge imposed an appropriate sentence for his illegal conduct."
Three others involved in the scheme have pleaded guilty to offenses related to the crime ring: Minhthy Ngoc Tran pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture or distribute marijuana, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Huy Ahn Nguyen pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and Kiet Ahn Nguyen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank larceny, a misdemeanor.
The case was investigated by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Regional Organized Crime Narcotics Task Force, Clark-Skamania Drug Task Force, FBI and other police agencies.
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ReadyForLife2.0 writes: "Hi ladies! I'm a daily reader and a big fan! The love of my life recently popped The Question, so I'm happily starting to plan a wedding. Each of us has been married before, so we're hoping to have a small, intimate celebration rather than a traditional big wedding. We're also working on a limited budget. Can you help with a dress? I'm looking for something in a shade of white/cream/ivory, maybe with a halter top and an elegant shape - nothing too ballgown or mermaid-like. I'm also 38 years old and a size 12, so I need something age and size appropriate. I'm hoping to stay under $300. Please please can you help?"
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The next step in the Harper government's transformation of Canada's immigration system will turn Ottawa into an online matchmaker, connecting would-be migrants with employers who want to hire them.
In a year-end interview, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney described the coming Web-based "Expression of Interest" system – to be in place by 2014 – as the culmination of more than five years of reform. It will be an invitation-only route for economic immigrants where prospective arrivals advertise their skills and qualifications on a Canadian government database that will be perused by employers looking to hire more than just temporary workers.
Harper government shows foresight in immigration reform
January 2, 2013 – 4:15am THE CHRONICLE HERALD | EDITORIAL
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is on the right track in tailoring Canada's immigration policy to the country's growing needs, today's editorial says. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
WHAT do immigrants want most from Canada? There are as many answers to that question as there are applicants, although freedom and prosperity are obviously top attractions.
But what does Canada want from immigrants? In the midst of an overhaul of immigration policy, Ottawa's unequivocal answer is skilled labour.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's response to skills shortages at home, and stiff global competition for skilled immigrants, has been to move from a "passive" system that operated on a first-come, first-served basis. Under the new "activist" paradigm, the priority is to receive, and even recruit, immigrants whose résumés correspond with Canada's economic priorities.


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Isn't it great to see how welterweight title holder Floyd Mayweather 42-0 (26) has been granted a postponement in serving his three month jail sentence for his battery conviction, which was supposed to begin on January 6, 2012? Mayweather's delayed jail term will have to wait for him to pick up another easy payday on May 5th before he can take up residence at the cross-bar hotel for a few months.
What's even more astonishing is, Mayweather's May 5 opponent hasn't even been named yet, though we did just get word from Raymond Markarian that it looks like Robert Guerrero will get the nod. The only thing we know for sure is that it won't be against another welterweight title holder, Manny Pacquiao 54-3-2 (38). Yes, even as of this writing and despite it being almost two years past the date when it should've happened a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather is still the biggest and most anticipated fight that can be made in combat sports. And everyone knows, or should know, that the hard truth is the fight hasn't been realized yet because Mayweather hasn't seen enough slippage in Pacquiao. I for one certainly have and don't harbor any reservation in saying that Mayweather will outbox Pacquiao on his way to a non-controversial decision when they fight. However, Mayweather isn't quite there yet, although he's getting closer.
Here's a novel idea and challenging task for Mayweather, something that would even shut up his sternest critics if he were successful...Challenge WBC middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez 48-2-1 (27), who's perceived as the best middleweight fighter in boxing, to a non-catch-weight title bout.
Only one lightweight champion has ever won a middleweight title – Roberto Duran. Henry Armstrong came close but drew with Ceferino Garcia, a fighter he had previously beaten.
Mayweather has been a prohibitive favorite in all of his fights since turning pro. Moving up and taking a shot at a fighter who is not a sure thing would enhance his argument and legitimacy for being an all time great. Even if a fight with Pacquiao came off Mayweather would still be the odds-on favorite to win. Mayweather has been criticized for handpicking opponents. Here is an opportunity to fight an opponent who has a legitimate chance to beat him and would likely be favored over him. And if he lost, but was competitive, he'd gain fans and his legacy wouldn't take a hit.
A number of lightweights have won welterweight titles but only one has won a middleweight title. This is so because of the added strength, size and power of the 160 pound class. Mayweather, fighting at 154, likely walks around near the middleweight limit. If Mayweather is concerned about his historical legacy then fighting for the middleweight title and winning it could cement his career.
Had Roy Jones retired after winning the WBA heavyweight title from John Ruiz he would likely be considered a legit top 10 p4p great and some may have argued, wrongly, that he was in the league with Sugar Ray Robinson. Right now Mayweather has no such marks on his resume to argue he belongs in the same conversation as true all time greats like Robinson, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Leonard or Roberto Duran. He needs a win that can validate his legacy.
A fight with Martinez would be easy to put together as long as Mayweather isn't a thug about it. Granted, he's the draw and deserves the lion's share of the purse, but he can't dictate the terms like he has in everyone of his previous 42 professional fights. He needs the fight for his legacy more than Martinez does. And that's because nobody views Martinez as a potential all time great like they do Mayweather. Beating Mayweather would glean Sergio some high praise and attention along with his biggest payday, but nobody, I mean nobody would be saying Martinez is the next Carlos Monzon because he beat Floyd Mayweather. On the other hand, if Mayweather beat the best middleweight in boxing, even his staunchest critics would have to bow their heads to him.
Actually, if Mayweather fought and defeated Martinez, he wouldn't have to fight Pacquiao. By taking out the bigger and more formidable Martinez, no one would question who's the better fighter between Floyd and Manny if they never fought. Mayweather would be the default winner, something he's never been adverse to being.
Yeah, in a perfect world the above sounds really intriguing and would no doubt captivate the boxing world. But the combination between the business of boxing and Mayweather's reluctance to take part in a fight in which everything isn't tilted in his favor will prevent it from ever being realized. What we'll see instead is, quite soon Mayweather will announce that he's fighting an opponent who despite a solid resume, lacks the size, experience or world class skill set to really challenge him, let alone beat him.
Some of this is in part due to the fact that Mayweather is so good in the ring while at the same time too reluctant to really fight the best opposition when they're at the top of their game and available. That's been documented throughout his stellar career. However, at this time there's really only two legitimate challenges out there for him, Manny Pacquiao and Sergio Martinez. If Floyd fights anyone other than one of them in his next fight, don't waste your money on it.
Happy New Year boxing fans! The year 2012 will play out with the same predicted results as 2011, 2010, 2009 etc when it comes to the matchmaking strategy of Floyd Mayweather, the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing. Who, ironically wouldn't be in all that much over his head if he in fact did step up and fought Sergio Martinez in a legitimate middleweight title bout with no catch-weight stipulation. It's not like Martinez is even close to being what anyone would perceive as a big middleweight himself.
Roberto Duran had no reservation getting in the ring with a prime Marvin Hagler or a big middleweight like Iran Barkley. Go ahead Floyd, try to equal Duran's feat of being the only lightweight title holder to win a middleweight title.
Come on Frank...Martinez is not a all-time great but if Mayweather beats him he's in your top 10 knock it off!! Mayweather ain't tripping about how much Pac has its Bob Arum who preventing the fight from happening cuz the last person he wants his cash cow to lose to is Mayweather. Frank what do u mean he don't need to be a thug about? It negotiations and your trying to get the best deal possible homie. I bet u if he did fight and beat Martinez u would have some weak *** excuse.
Cmon, Ali! Enough said! Money May loves to inflate his "undefeated record" with small softies or used-up fighters in lower divisions. Like YOU, he is full of real bullsh*t and imagery, hard-earned kudos. Holla!
I like this idea better. Go for the glory Floyd. Do it like Duran and Leonard did. Fight the middleweight champ. This fight I would pay for.
Think about why would Mayweather be scared to fight Pac im going to give the reasons why he's not
1.He's the best counter pucher in the game period no one in there right mind can dispute that..now who has gave him the most problems a counter puncher (Marquez) 3 damn times and even though pac has improved over the years he's still never been able to dominate a very good counter puncher.
2.Marquez and Mayweather are the same fighters the difference pretty boy is faster, has a better chin better defense, hes bigger, he has quicker feet and is more accurate then Marquez u can't dispute this if your honest with your self.
3.Mayweather boxing IQ is much better then pac u can't dispute that if u r keeping it real
He's been in the ring with very good punchers Diego, Zab, Shane ect so why would he be scared cause Manny hits hard please!!!
4. If I know this Mayweather damn sho knows this so y in the hell would he be scared of the pac man it don't make sense period.
i think we got lots of stupidity in the floor. Ali thinks floyd is the best fighter out there... if floyd wants to be like DURAN or LEONARD then he should first defeat cotto, clottey, margarito, martinez, williams and pacquiao... with that if he reigns supreme then we can say he is one hell of an all time great. but the very fact he keeps ducking big fights, keep hiding behind semi retirements and picking easy fights will make him a plain loser and a nobody. pacman has been on top of the game because he keeps beating big guys out there, not ducking anyone.
for me floyds a wanna be pretending to be great but short of glorious acts.
arum is not as stupid as you are ALI.
arum can see floyds scheme from a far and dont fall for it. MGM is only an 18k seater and for a MEGA fight with pac you're holding this fight of a century in a thin can! floyd schemed a MAY 5 schedule, and its not meant for a pacquiao fight. in the middle of their negotiation floyd confess his crimes for a jailtime! now tell me, whos actually running from this fight? but WBC pleaded in court to move the jailtime to june instead of january. floyd barely gets the media who he really wanted to fight in may, not even calling pacquiao. lets see if floyds got balls to face martinez. i'd bet on it, floyds got no balls! so stop your worthless presumptions of floyd winning over maritinez, first pray floyd wins his balls or else you'll find him picking on someone down the line, some worthless newbies like ortiz brother? lol
Ali, you're one freak loser. cotto destroyed zab judah with a cold KO. but zab manage a good punch on floyds chin and you think floyd is that awesome? no wonder until now floyd has not met cotto in the ring. also, martinez first loss is from margarito, margarito is a big guy and floyd comparing his split decision win on dela hoya will have trouble against margarito. about clottey, another defensive boxer. i see now why floyd kept hiding behind semi retirement. floyd cant even bend a hair on mosleys face. if ortiz was not paid to give his chin for a sucker punch floyd wont even look better just running around jabbing to 12 rounds as pac beats the crap out of cotto, margarito, knocks mosley down and keeps coming forward with speed and stamina. with all this, ask yourself, do floyd have the punchers chance to win against pac? i doubt that. running will be his best gameplan, as always.
Clottey. Margacheato all-time greats lol!!!! Yeah Floyd was scared to fight them come on guys... I do wish he would have fought Cotto but don't think he was ducking him...At the end of the day none of us knows what's going on with the negotiations btween these fighters that why I wish they could go behind the scenes so we all would know the real truth.
He duck 'em, Ali! It is a LARGE leaving part of the hurt bitnezz. Holla!
Money May has convinced you, Ali, with the greatest snake oil salesman BS in the history of the hood. Don't be one of the Pied "Money May" Piper's rats. Are you an Ali or a Ben? BTW, anybody, are rats blind muthasuckas like bats? Maybe Ali is just gettin' off his cyberspace bat attack. Blind as h*ll for no reason. Holla!
Somebody contact Dose of Reality. Or that PO Cat. Because we're getting ready to, in the words of the great Radam G, "Go all lickety splittin when we get a gittin the Decemba Newcoma.
It seems a must, we're gonna just, haveta machinegun the nashingun.
I´ve read some posts....not cool
You know, I get the feeling we are being led to a media circus, Floyd-style here. It seems like his chosen career path has been to take the easy way out when it is there.
Gotta hand it to Robert Guerrero, he talked his way into this one if it happens...
would i ever like to see money may fight martinez....no shame ever if he lost and look at the glory if he won ! I think it would be a great fight ..close decision... oh and Ali ...keep up the PR work ...excellent job !! especially pro bono ! money may will burn a few more a few more Benjamin Franklin's for you
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Trying to earn O.J. Simpson a new trial for the armed robbery and kidnapping conviction that sent him to prison in 2008, the former football great's new attorney is convinced "he has a very good chance now."
"I don't think the state was able to counter any of our issues," Ozzie Fumo told the AP.
Simpson contends that he had terrible legal representation from his longtime attorney and close friend Yale… Continue reading 'O.J. Has A Very Good Chance Of Getting New Trial,' Says Simpson's New Attorney


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According to Comic Book Resources on Friday, actor Dane DeHaan, who plays Harry Osborn in Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", talked about how he had auditioned for a role he had longed to be in. He had loved Andrew Garfield's work and had looked forward to working with him when he was given the opportunity to take on the role.
DeHaan had expressed that he was a big fan of the Sam Raimi trilogy and when had an opportunity to read the script for Webb's sequel, the adult in him expressed that the story arc exceeded his expectations. Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad are the producer's of the film and when he got an opportunity to read along with Garfield, Dehaan had expressed it was like not having seen a good friend in a very long time. It seemed as he was suddenly falling into a rhythm with Garfield and had pretty much nailed the part.
DeHaan wasn't the only one competing for the role and it looks as if even former "Spider-Man" villain James Franco was on the list to audition. Producer Tolmach expressed he pretty much further down on the list by stating, "The truth is, we had a list of guys for that role, and he was on our list -- but, and he knows this by now so I'm not breaking his heart, he wasn't actually at the top of the list".
One of the things DeHaan talks about is his character's importance on buying his own happiness. Apparently, Norman Osborn is the kind of man with money and power. He has the ability to get what he wants in the material world, however, he finds out he's dying and discovers the one thing he cannot buy which is his own life. There comes a "defining moment" as "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." character Phil Coulson points out where someone makes a choice in their lives that will define them indefinitely. In the villain world, as with many villains, this is where Norman Osborn takes on his dreadful transformation.
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The Calaveras Sheriff's Department, and Cal Fire have posted the information on the Oak Fire in the Oak Valley Road area of Calaveras County. The fire is near the intersection of Oak Valley Road and Pool Station Road. Situated closer to Highway 4 than Highway 49. A map of the area is HERE. Evacuations have been carried out on Riata Way, with an evacuation center being established at Copperopolis Elementary School.
The fire began today June 22, 2014 at approximately 12:37 p.m. and has extended to include as much as one hundred acres in size. Currently Cal Fire reports the fire as being fifty percent contained and only one outbuilding as being destroyed. There are now 331 fire personnel on scene along with four air tankers, thirty fire engines, fifteen fire crews, three helicopters and and five dozers.
The Calaveras Sheriff Department has request citizens to stay out of the area due to 'significant' traffic issues in the area along with traffic being backed up. Pool Station Road is very narrow in several sections with a large number of blind corners and tight turns, all of which combine to make sharing the road with a fire engine in a hurry to get to a location rather hazardous. However, Pool Station Road is a highly traveled back road due to the ability to leave Highway 49 and cut across to Highway 4 from San Andreas without going through Angels Camp.
Today's fire comes on the heels of a fire in Calaveras County which began on June 20, 2014 at 3:27 p.m., also in the Pool Station Road area, at George Reed drive. The Reed Fire consumed 120 acres prior to being fully contained yesterday. No structures were damaged or threatened in the Reed Fire and there were no injuries reported by Cal Fire.
The numerous small fires, in the 50 - 130 acre size range have many of the foothills residents understandably nervous, waiting for the worst possible situation of low humidity, high or moderate winds and high temperatures. The number of outlying residents getting involved in creating a defensible space around their homes has increased significantly in the last two months.
UPDATE: As of 11:00 p.m. on Sunday June 22, 2014 the Oak Fire is 60 % contained, and the evacuation orders have been lifted. The fire remains at 100 acres and only one outbuilding has been destroyed.
UPDATE June 24, 2014: As of 6:15 this morning Cal Fire reports the fire at 90% containment, and with increased mapping accuracy the size was reduced to 85 acres. With the number of fires in California at this time, aircraft with infrared/GPS capability are reportedly in short supply for accurate mapping.


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My Chemical Romance officially released its last song "Fake Your Death" via BBC Radio 1 yesterday. You can stream it on the website, or download it on iTunes.
Former frontman Gerard Way said of the song:
What was not so obvious at the time was that the song was, and would serve as, a eulogy for the band, though I should have known it from the lyrics. I think internally I did, as I felt an odd sense of sadness and loss after hearing back the words on top of the music. I also felt a strange sense of pride in how honest it was, and could not remember a band recording a song of this nature, being so self-aware. Ending felt like something honest, and honest always feels like something new."
I'm not a huge fan of My Chemical Romance (the last good album, for me, was The Black Parade), but this one actually did it for me.
We get a taste of what was real about MCR the second the song starts. In the snap of the fingers, we're brought immediately back to the very bitter end of the group, when the announcement was made that the fifth unreleased album would never see completion and the members conceded they were over and out.
"Some people watch, some people pray, but even lights can fade away."
For me at least, these opening lines coupled with the solemn piano, following an intense beat and clap and backing vocals that lead into the chorus before picking up for verse two is amazing. You're immediately drawn in like any good heartfelt MCR song, but what's even better is that it makes you feel like the group understood, because they did. They knew their fans better than a lot of people, and the fact that they left us with this to remember them by reminds us that My Chemical Romance isn't dead.
Well, it is technically, but it lives on in the hearts and minds of everyone who loved them, or will love them. Just because no new music will ever follow "Fake Your Death" doesn't retract from everything they created over the years, including the way they moved, inspired, and saved a whole community of fans all over the world. My Chemical Romance will never be gone because we'll always have evidence that they were here, and what they created was real, and that fact alone driven home by this last single, is a last bow of inspiration that I think a lot of us needed to know.
Songs are often written as testaments to relationships, family, personal troubles, or as universal guidelines for the fans that have raised up bands to the height of their careers. Often times though, a song gains a meaning in the individual, and in this case, the stark vulnerability the song showcases, suggests Gerard either wrote it subconsciously while the thought of leaving MCR was still on his mind, or more likely, just gained its meaning long after all was already said and done.
We had the privilege of talking to Frank Iero back in September when he visited A&M in Lyndhurst, and what's following him should be amazing, though, we haven't heard much from what the other members are up to right now, and even Frank's stuff is light year's behind where we want it to be.
Thankfully, My Chemical Romance gave us one last hoorah to remember them by. Whether that was its intention or not, doesn't really matter. To the fans, and everyone who loved MCR, to people who are about to just go back and be touched by their years as a band having just discovered them, this final emotional piece was the song that we deserved to hear.
In short: It was a fitting ending to what this writer considers a long, meaningful, and painstaking career.


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As is often the case, "scuttlebutt" broke the story first, scooping rumor, gossip, and the grapevine by a scant few nanoseconds. The word was out. A musical reunion for the ages would be taking place in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night, Oct. 2, at The Westerner and again the next night, Thursday, Oct. 3, at Lumpy's South.
By all accounts, CowJazz had once again "resin'd their riggin'" and were dead set on ridin' that big rodeo. It was an all-points bulletin and the boys were Salt Lake bound! KW Turnbow from Nashville, Jack Quist from Branson, Brook Langton from Austin, and John Bateman from somewhere along the West Coast. Bummis Bodily remains a Wasatch Front kind of guy.
Embellishing this classic ensemble will be the "Glueboys," Buffalo Joe Jeffs of Block N Tackle & the Barfly Wranglers and Bob Jensen of Western Underground, Chris LeDoux's longtime band.
Turnbow, Quist, Langton, and Bodily had been original members of "Cold Blue Steel," a musical outfit that morphed into CowJazz shortly after releasing an early-'70s LP. They would acquire Bateman later from the Idaho band Tarwater for two draft picks and a Dobro player to be named later.
There've been flashbacks aplenty since word first began filtering down about the two shows, both of which are medical fundraisers for Dayne Nourse, son of longtime Salt Lake TV broadcaster and country music fan Dick Nourse.
Those were heady times back then.
Looking back on those days, their collective virtuosity and instrumentation was just mind-boggling. Fiddles, mandolins, steel guitars, dobros, banjos, acoustic and electric guitars, upright and electric basses, drum kits of various percussive denominations, and some of the sweetest vocal harmonies this side of the Ryman Auditorium. That was CowJazz!
I recall this one night that raised the coefficient of bovine swing totally off the scale. All I can say about pinpointing the particular timeframe-in-question is that it was back when I possessed much more psychic energy than I do today. I mean, Bullet and I didn't even leave Hebertown to party with the band down in Salt Lake until sometime after 10 p.m. Good luck trying to rope me into similar behavior today.
If memory serves, it was the late, great guitarist-fiddler Cliffy Tipton's birthday and CowJazz had a gig at one of their regular South-Valley haunts. It was an underground venue, I remember that much, and we ran into ex-Parkite Terrell Smith as we descended the staircase. Terrell would play a sizable role in our collective debauchery as the night wore on.
An early member of the Park City Mucker Rugby Football Club before heading down to the flatlands and building a couple of night clubs in Salt Lake that would sponsor first The Dead Goat and then The Haggis rugby sides, Smith, by providing a long term rival for the Muckers, played an important role in the then-ongoing evolution of Utah rugby. But I digress!
If memory serves, we wore out the dance floor and the bartenders. Energy fed off energy. It was no easy proposition for the manager to finally evict his clientele, lock up, and go home. In fact, he didn't go home until sometime the following afternoon anyway.
Like the rest of us, band included, he would troop on down to The Haggis, where our pied-piper-of-record, Terrell Smith, would brandish his own key ring, reopen his bar, and invite us all in. We had yet begun to celebrate Cliffy's birthday.
Following the first round, which was consumed for the most part in shadows of a noir nature, a quorum of acoustic instruments were summoned and, in a softer discourse, once again brought to bear. With each poet taking his turn, the night, nestling onto a shelf labeled "sublime," continued unabated.
Bullet and I may or may not have made it back to Heber by the 24-hour mark. With CowJazz in those days, it was hard tellin', not knowin'. They were a special group of bandmates and totally in their element. I for one, can't wait for KW Turnbow to once again smack his drumsticks together in tempo and kick-off that first set. I could care less when I get back.
So, if you're in a similar frame of mind, here's the drill for this week. Wednesday at The Westerner Club (3360 S Redwood Rd) the show should get underway 8:30-ish and run till the manager gets that look on his face. Same goes for Thursday night at Lumpy's South (8925 Harrison St) in Sandy.
Keep your eyes out for Terrell Smith. It could get epic!
Jay Meehan is a culture junkie and has been an observer, participant, and chronicler of the Park City and Wasatch County social scenes for more than 40 years.


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Declarations of Cultural Independence: The Nationalistic Imperative Behind the Passage of Early American Copyright Laws, 1783-1787
Brian Pelanda
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October 9, 2010
Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Vol. 58, p. 431, 2011
This article discusses the cultural forces surrounding the passage of early American pre-Constitutional copyright laws. It argues that proponents of American copyright legislation expected it to create a new class of indigenous literati who would compose works that would put the fledgling American nation on cultural parity with the imperial powers of Europe.
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First if it's in your budget I would move the fence to your property line. If this is not feasible I would suggest visiting your neighbor and ask him to please not to cut your property. Remind him that those 3-4 feet of property belongs to you. By doing so you avoid yourself future property claims.
Best of luck.
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You need to make sure that you neighbor understands where your property line is and that he understand her shouldn't do anything on your property without your permission. What if you had wanted those trees! Hard to put back!
You need to remind him of the property lines and let him know that you will maintain your property or you can grant him permission to maintain your property.


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Vermont, HP Reach DMV Settlement
December 5, 2012 - MONTPELIER - Gov. Peter Shumlin and Hewlett-Packard today announced an agreement to terminate for mutual convenience the contract to modernize the computer system of the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
The settlement calls for HP to refund the state $8.37 million and the state to return to HP physical and virtual rights to all software and documents created by HP. The state will retain certain components of the solution developed by HP, such as the point-of-sale system now in use, various equipment purchases and upgrades to DMV's printing capabilities. The refund reflects nearly the entire amount paid to the vendor.
The state and HP entered into the settlement agreement because they recognize that the DMV contract was flawed and that a mutual termination is the best path to resolve outstanding issues.
The legacy DMV computer system that has served the state for over 35 years remains functional and will continue to support the Department as the agency evaluates its options.


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Saturday's game kicks off at 7:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl. For ticket information and questions about attending the game, please click HERE. A fireworks show is scheduled to begin following the conclusion of the contest.
Fans unable to attend the game can catch it live on the Pac-12 Networks (TV) and AM1150 (Radio).