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March 2016
WELL BEGUN….Is HALF DONE
WELL BEGUN characterizes the ENF legacy created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the turn of the 21st century. Since then ENF graduates have invested their talents in organizational transformation, community and civic engagement, heath care redesign, policy influence, developing future leaders and workforce, and mastering opportunities at every turn.
History was made in February 2016, when 95 ENF alumni met at the annual meeting in Amelia Island, FL to voice their desires to remain a leadership force in the changing landscape of the RWJF vision for a Culture of Health while embracing a collaborative and unified new initiative to explore the co-creation of activities in concert with other closing, continuing and new advancing change leadership programs by the Foundation. The February meeting boasted the largest attendance of ENFs since the Foundation concluded fully supporting alumni to attend annual meetings in the latter 2000s. The theme of the meeting was TRANSITIONS- a fitting tribute to a rapidly changing industry, professional and personal reinvention, and the emergence of new evidence to guide the creation of health in our communities.
This alumni meeting was actually the second of historical FIRSTS by the ENF alumni organization which two days earlier had developed and convened the Co Creators Meeting for a Culture of Health Entity: The Power of Unified Action. At this meeting of the 10 closing and one continuing RWJF programs, 25 leaders convened to discover commonalities in focus, desires for future engagements, networks of influence, and opportunities to prove: the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. At the conclusion of the meeting, the disparate alumni groups wondered aloud as to why it had taken so long in our history to discover and name the power of the collective, to visualize the opportunities for interprofessional and multisectoral engagement, to seek a unified vision for influence, and to act as a force multiplier of social movement. Each group affirmed three principles to guide our continued exploration and that the next steps are to canvass their membership for a solid commitment to new unified actions and to the development of a vision, form and structure to inform the future. Half the groups were empowered by their members to commit onsite and the remainder will convey the nature of their commitment by June 30, 2016. Meanwhile, ENF committed to organizing monthly calls among all participant groups to build on the momentum and explore collaboration ventures. Each group is currently vetting a unified message for use by all 11 groups as to our intent to proceed with exploration. For the ENFs, we will continue to count on our strategic planning committee to advise us as we unpeel the potential of the future. Clearly our commitment to building our ENF networks within our group while expanding our networks among the RWJF programs will challenge us to balance the polarities inherent is such a venture.
So… HALF DONE is a fitting perspective going forward. ENFs are strong in our membership with 65% of our graduates paying dues BUT we would benefit from even stronger membership numbers as we progress in our collective action planning to leverage our power. Membership gives you voice… and why would you not want to leverage your leadership voice? I challenge each of you to recruit one non-member in 2016! Our fiscal health planning for our future must start today with an active development plan, realistic revenue streams, and valued return on investment for membership dues, programming, and expanded networking engagements. Soon you will see a call for committee appointments and with 65% of our members now engaged in the work of the ENF organization imagine how much more we could accomplish with additional thought leadership on all committees as we develop forward!
Words on paper cannot nearly capture the spirit of community, good thinking, excitement, rapid learning, and the potential for influence experienced by the ENF alumni at the annual 2016 gathering. This spirit, evidenced by the ENFs, was mirrored just 48 hours earlier in the meeting by the other 25 RWJF alumni leaders. Clearly there is a belief we can accomplish more together, discover new horizons, and actualize our commitment to be a force multiplier for health in our communities by harnessing the collective thought leadership… And this is the HALF DONE that lays before us!
Franklin D Rosevelt: There are many ways to move forward and only way to stand still
LET's ROLL!
Ann Cary, PhD MPH RN FNAP, RWJF ENF Alumni Association President

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Monday, April 19, 2004
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Arnaldur Indriðason
FITK reviews of novels by the noted Icelandic mystery/thriller writer:
In English publication order:
Jar City (aka Tainted Blood) (2004)
Silence of the Grave (2005)
Arctic Chill (2005)
Voices (2006)
The Draining Lake (2007)
Hypothermia (2009)
Operation Napoleon (2010)
Outrage (2011)
Black Skies (2012)
Strange Shores (2013)
Reykjavík Nights (2014)
Into Oblivion (2015)
A guide to the Inspector Erlendur Series in continutity order.
By Professor Batty
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Saturday, April 17, 2004
Reykjavík - 2015
Post concerning my trip to Iceland, October 6th through the 12th, 2015:
The Situation Girls
Ufouma and Vigtyr and Me
Fimm Konur
Cats of Reykjavík
By Professor Batty
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Reykjavík - 2012
Posts from my 2012 trip in chronological order:
Emails from Darien - Re: Thingssss...
Whaling ships, Reykjavík, 2006
September 15, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Hiya Batty!
Your trip isn't too far off, is it? So exciting! I bet you have lots of plans for pictures you're going to take for your serial novel; what fun.
I had been trying hard to remember where I had put your panoramic photo of Reykjavik, as I am ready to put it on one of our log cabin walls that isn't log. Well, I went over to the old house today to retrieve some things from the attic (including a crib!), and there it was, hanging in Peter's bedroom. I said, "I'm ready for that back, Now!" Peter looked crestfallen, and then said, "Could you ask Professor Batty if he could print one for me too? I would like to pay him for it." Would you consider that? Or, maybe you'd like to take another, different panoramic this next trip? Either would be great, but only if you let me pay.
Tell me how your travel plans are shaping up! Oh, did I tell you that I got a perfect edition of Barbara from Bookmooch, sent from Australia! Planning to read it soon.
Your pal,
September 15, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Hi Darien!
Hi, greetings from the Flippist pre-travel anxiety center. Actually, I've got less trepidation this time—I have virtually nothing scheduled (except a meeting with old blog-pal Kristín). I have a rental bike reserved for the whole duration, hopefully it won't snow like it did last Monday! I have other copies of that pano, but I will make many new panos this trip- best to wait and see. I'd love to catch a performance by Pascal Pinon, but I think they'll be too busy with their homework! I'll be scouring the bookstores and Kolaportið for Þórbergur Þórðarson. I think you will be knocked out by Barbara, it is truly a book to be savored. Kathryn loved it.
Your slightly nervous blog-pal,
September 28, 2012 at 9:54
So Professor! I am really surprised. You used the words "anxiety" "trepidation" and "nervous" in one (1) email! I had no idea. What is the cause of these feelings? Do you not like flying? Meeting new people? Situations that are unpredictable? Divulge. Bare your soul. Not meaning to sound quite so sarcastic, just surprised at this unexpected view.
What are your dates? Might you do a major bike trek, on out to Gljúfrasteinn? And, have you ever been horseback riding in Iceland? You should do that! Maybe you'll have enough time to take the ferry out to the Westman Islands, that's a wonderful trip. My thoughts fly with you ...
yr. pal Darien
September 29, at 8:35
Hi again, Darien!
Your reading between the lines of my email has unearthed my deepest secret—I AM A NERVOUS NELLIE! If there is anything which can go wrong, I will imagine it. Actually, I've never had a fear of flying and this time I'll be flying direct so the actual travel will be nearly painless (spending the night in Boston's Logan Airport is like being in one of Dante's circles of hell!) Meeting people is easy for me- and Icelanders have always been werrry werrry nice to me. Unpredictable situations? This is possibly the first major trip I've taken that I won't have any concerns about that—I'm even staying in the same room I did last time. The weather is a concern, of course, and Lordy am I ever overdue for some of the wild stuff. In four trips I've spent over a month in Iceland and in that entire time I have only experienced one light shower in Reykjavík and an hour of rain in Reykjanesfolkvangur. 2006 was glorious- sunny and warmish every day and calm at night with northern lights. Time will tell.
I'm leaving the on the 3rd, and will return the 16th. Gljúfrasteinn is on the agenda, FINALLY! Actually, the distance there is about the same as my bike commute to work, although definitely not so flat. I've got a new camera outfit which fits on the back of my bike so I will be taking lots of pictures, including panoramas. I will be there in time to catch the end of the Reykjavík International Film Festival, and there are a couple of CD release concerts at Iðno as well. But my daily routine will include swimming and soaking at the pools every day, harðfiskur og smjör, skyrr and pylsur. Horses? I might eat some. Ferry? Now that is definitely one of my phobias, although I will take the ferry to Viðey (all of 1000 meters) for the lighting of Yoko's Peace Tower.
So there you have it.
Batty's secret fears exposed.
Whenever I have been in Iceland,
I always feel relaxed,
As if I really belong there.
I don't know exactly why that is,
But it's why I keep going back.
This time will be lower key, I'm sure.
And that's alright.
October 3 - Back on the Rock
Landed without incident at 06:35 at Keflavik International Airport. Got to town on the Flybus and checked in at my apartment. I went for a morning stroll and caught Mount Esja in all its glory:
Mount Esja, Iceland 2012
I ran into one of the directors at the Reykjavík International Film Festival, she struck up a conversation and I showed her I already had her film written down in my book:
Andrea Sisson and friend, Reykjavik, 2012
I managed to squeeze in a little brekkie:
Breakfast of Champions, Prikið, Reykjavik, 2012
I picked up some groceries and my bike, and then soaked in the hot pots, and had a nap. I woke to the dulcet tones of a sound check from Biggi Hilmars—he was giving a CD release party at Fríkirkjan, the church just a few steps away from my front door. I went to the concert, which was very well done, and got these shots:
October 4 - Walking After Midnight in Reykjavik
As Sharon wanders down Baldursgata she wails a lonesome song:
I go out walking
After midnight
Out in the moonlight
Just like we used to do
I'm always walking
After midnight
Searching for you...
After midnight
Out in the starlight
Just hoping you may be
Somewhere walking
After midnight
Searching for me!
~Patsy Cline
October 5 - Paradise Regained and Lost Again
Friday was an absolutely perfect day for a bike ride. Warm in the sun, cool in the shade, very little wind. I'd thought I'd take the 20 mile ride to Gljúfrasteinn, the preserved home of Nobel Prize winning writer, Halldór Laxness. Getting out of town is a bit tricky on a bicycle, however I did come across some spectacular views from the bike path:
Hamrahlið, Near Reykjavík
The Laxness home was modest and very Scandinavian, almost to the point of being severe:
The guide was familiar with the Laxness in Translation Site and we talked a great deal about Laxness and his work. The inside was exactly as it was when Laxness lived there; I was even given a special glimpse of the kitchen. I managed to sneak this pic of the master's study:
HKL's study, Gljúfrasteinn
The trip back was full of photogenic vistas:
Near Gljúfrasteinn
I did manage to get hopelessly confused as to which path I should take (I took a different route on my return trip) but was finally straightened out with the help of this Viking compass:
Somewhere near Mosfellbaer
October 6 - Kolaportið, Kaffi, and Kourmákur
After yesterday's adventures, I decided to take it a little easier today, sticking close to my apartment. I did go to Kolaportið, a combination flea market/grocery with a wide variety of seafood, meats, pastries and even a few vegetables:
I spent the afternoon in the company of an old blog-pal, her husband and their absolutely charming toddler:
In the evening I went to see Baltasar Kourmakur's newest film Djupið, (The Deep), a true story of a fisherman who swam seven miles in the frigid sea after his ship sank. Brutally realistic- they filmed in the ship as it was sinking!
October 7 - Lazy Sunday
More time spent at Kolaportið. People watching at its finest:
Went to the pool, where I was treated to sun, sleet and rain. In other words: regular Icelandic weather. Afterwards, I hung out in a small bar, a thing which I almost never do. Very low key, no neon beer signs, and a very quiet crowd, it could become a bad habit:
More pictures after dinner. It was fairly chilly tonight, but should warm up a bit for the rest of the week.
October 8 - Monday Miscellany
Took a ride to the Old Harbour part of Reykjavík. It has undergone dramatic changes in the last 12 years. It is now full of very nice places to eat. The changes have been done for the most part by using existing buildings and keeping the new ones in proper scale, while still keeping the boatworks and other industrial uses. In a warehouse building I found the shop Farmers Market, a place featuring Icelandic garments:
After a swim I headed up the hill to a coffeehouse near Hallgrímskirkja to meet with Maria of the Iceland Eyes blog, we both were struck with the strange feeling of meeting someone for the first time, yet knowing an awful lot about each other- we go back to 2004! Conversation ranged from blogging (past and present), Robert Graves, writing, music, relationships and life in general:
It was a rainy night, but my new DSLR is weather proofed, so it was a good night for seeing what it could do: As I was setting up for a shot this young couple "happened" to get in the picture:
Tomorrow Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga will be in town, Yoko will be giving Lady G an award, I'm going to try to sneak in to the ceremony.
October 9 - Imagine...
Yoko Ono and Lady Gaga were in town, Yoko gave Lady G an award in a private ceremony in the new Harpa hall on the waterfront (I was not invited):
I explored the inside of the hall- the construction of the windows is a thing to behold:
I spent some time on the Seltjarnarnes peninsula, and went to the salt-water pool there. My swimming pass wouldn't work, the attendant laughed and said "That's for the city pools, you're in the country now!" The pool was very nice indeed, although I'm not big on the way salt water feels on my skin.
The evening, of course, was Yoko's. She lights the Imagine Peace Tower every year on this date, the date of John Lennon's birth, and it remains lit until the anniversary of his death in December. It was somewhat controversial when it opened in 2007, but the city residents seemed to enjoy its presence and it is now also lit at Christmas and New Years. The only complication for me was that I had to take a dreaded ferry to Viðey island, where the light-tower is and where the ceremony takes place. There was a nice big tour boat at the ferry, but it left just before I got in line. I ended up on a tiny ferry, about the same size as the boat which sank in Djupið. I shared a seat with some freelance photographers, I sensed the trip wasn't as big a thrill for them as it was for me:
There were thousands of people on the island and Yoko did appear, undaunted by the light rain, with sincere greetings to the crowd and the world at large:
The tower was lit a section at a time, while John's Imagine played. It was very nice:
Afterwards we all stood around waiting for the ferries, on the trip back (on the big ferry) I did meet some scouts from Georgia (not the US state.) A nice end to a memorable night.
October 10 - Nótt og dag og nótt
Wednesday rained. All day. Not a deluge, but one could get quite wet with no trouble at all. There was a show at Faktorý (formerly Grand Rokk) in the evening, so I wandered out in my raincoat. As I strolled to the club I was tempted by the sight of this tableaux to get my own Icelandic "souvenir:"
Reykjavík Ink, Tattoo Parlor
I have been in this club many times, but never when it felt so "tropical" (heat and humidity) as it did last night. I've been meaning to catch the techno/goth trio Samaris for some time (they don't tour much, being in high school) and was duly impressed by their spooky vibe:
October 11 - Gastronomics
It did rain off and on throughout the night, but by Thursday morning the weather broke clear over the "hood":
I was out and about: the pool, Friða Frænka antiques, Nautholsvík, and when it started to sprinkle again, I headed for the safety of Kríngland, the big shopping center. I was tempted by some sushi, but knew I would be going out to eat later tonight:
My destination—Dill! Not the herb (although there was plenty of that tonight) but the Restaurant in the Alvar Aalto designed Nordic House in Reykjavík:
Seven courses of food and six courses of wine (plus a little Icelandic IPA thrown in.) This "warm potato salad" was nothing like my mother used to make:
And two courses of dessert, including this delight "made with blueberries from Þingvellir":
Of course.
October 12 - Brief Impressions of a Frantic Friday
Another beautiful day, warmish with no rain, I pedaled out to Grotta, an out of service lighthouse on the west end of town, desolate and picturesque:
Spent much of the day taking pictures around town. Tonight I went to Þjóðleikhúsið (The National Theatre) where I saw another exemplary performance. This time it was Jónsmessunótt, an original dark comedy. Afterwards I took a stroll through the downtown:
The downtown really comes to life after 2300. The clubs are full of beautiful people, even Harpa "dresses up" for the evening:
I caught a glimpse of a little afterparty outside city hall:
October 12-13 - Night in the City
City Hall, Reykjavík, 2012
Night in the city.
A stranger in a strange land.
Each new vista encountered in my nocturnal ramble akin to to watching a silent play from another culture.
On the surface, everything is self-evident.
Underneath are hidden contexts and meanings.
An event, no doubt, perhaps an anniversary celebration.
The mannequin dressers were working late- it was nearly midnight.
They moved with grace, purposefully.
Ballerinas in a mimed ballet.
October 13 - Culture Night
I took coffee with one of the Laxness in Translation contributors, Silja Aðalsteinsdóttir, it was a most illuminating afternoon. Our conversation started with Salka Valka and went numerous places from there. Silja writes theatre reviews for TMM (Timarít Mals og Menníngar) and she suggested I see John Logan's play Rautt (Red) which was about the painter Mark Rothko. So it was that I found myself Saturday evening outside the Borgarleihusið (the City Theatre of Reykjavík):
It is a large complex with two theatres and a vast, airy lobby area, quite the contrast to the intimate Þjóðleikhúsið Kassinn venue I went to last night:
The play was quite wordy, although the context (late fifties New York art scene) and numerous instances of name-dropping in the script helped me follow the gist of the story. Rothko (Jóhann Sigurðarson) and his fictional assistant (Hilmar Gudjonsson) have heated conversations about the meaning of modern art:
Image: Vísir
Silja mentioned the quality of the acting, and she was right—Jóhann Sigurðarson was outstanding, his physical presence defined the character as much as his speech.
October 14 - Sunday in the City
Bæjarins beztu pylsa
Aurora Borealis
October 15 - Pipe Dream
Sure, I could cash in my 401k and rent this place in the center of Rekjavík, right across the street from Fríkirkjan. Fill it with friends, live the expat lifestyle, and...
...and it really is quite a mad idea. But what dreamer hasn't thought of pulling up stakes and starting over in some exotic locale? And if you aren't still dreaming, what does the future hold?
October 16 - Farewell
"When the peace of Autumn has become poetic instead of being taken for granted...the last day of the plover become a matter of personal regret...the horse become associated with the history of art and mythology...the evening ice-film on the farm stream become reminiscent of crystal...and the smoke from the chimney become a message to us from those who discovered fire - then the time has come to say goodbye. The world-bacterium has overcome you, the countryside has turned into literature, poetry and art; and you no longer belong there."
~Halldór Laxness, The Atom Station,1948
By Professor Batty
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Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Reykjavík - 2009
2009 Iceland visit reset into chronological order:
At Last!
October 11th
Reykjavík, Harbour with Sculpture and Imagine Peace Tower
I'm back on the rock. I've got a few days to settle in before the madness begins, I did some walking about, went swimming, and ate at a wonderful little restaurant recommended by Maria's Cat (see comments.) The Plokkfiskur með rúgbrauði was to die for.
Evidently this was Bobby Fischer's favorite place to eat. I may have to go back for the Hrár Hvalur Sasimi að japönskum sið.
And last, but not least:
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. More to come all week long...
Guð Blessi Ísland
October 12th
Another fine, albeit breezy day. Picked up my Airwaves wristbands, my bike, and stopped in to Þjóðleikhúsið for my Saturday night theatre ticket:
I wouldn't dare miss a production with my favorite, usually half-naked, Icelandic Actor, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson:
My next stop was this riotously chaotic bookstore:
Where I had a delightful chat with Sveitakall, seen here in all his glory:
We got to talking about a certain Icelandic author and we checked the shelves, but there wasn't anything I was really interested in. "Why don't you come with me, we'll go downstairs see if there is anything there..." We went through a back door and down an elevator, then down a hall with several identical doors. He opened the last door and behind it there was a room packed with shelves of "the good stuff." First editions, mostly in Icelandic, and much more. Still, the books on the shelves were not quite what I wanted. "I've got this box," he said, "there may be something in it..."
After I regained my breath, we negotiated a fair price and I left the store with my treasures. Another swim 'n soak at the neighborhood pool, then a little web cam appearance for all my fans, a few minutes at Friða Frænka and some supper. I dined in early because I had seen a poster at the Háskóla Bíó for a movie I wanted to see and I'd read about:
It is a documentary about the Kreppa and last winter's protests and also about the lives of three of the people involved: a policeman, a trucker, and a witch. Not being able to understand Icelandic, I watched the movie at a certain distance, but the humanity of those involved was clear enough. The protest scenes were very intense, reminiscent of Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool. The evocative musical soundtrack was composed by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Of course, this story isn't over yet, and may not be for a long time. As an outsider, I really can't comment too much on the film. I'll leave you with a link to an Icelandic blogger's reaction: Google translate is pretty sketchy in Icelandic, but the second paragraph is clear enough:
I wept
I wept when I watched about the police against protestors
I wept when Stulli and his wife had (a) Móment when he was going to Norway
I wept when Eva Hawke was to pack down (closing her shop)
Having met Eva once and, having followed her blog, I almost wept myself.
Guð Blessi Ísland
Quiet Moments Before the Mælstrom
October 13th
The weather keeps getting better, in the upper 40's today with little wind. I went out biking, and for some reason it seemed especially tiring- until I looked at my brake and saw that one of the springs that holds the caliper open had slipped- I was pedaling with the brake on. It was somewhat easier after I fixed that! I stopped in at the Kjarvalsstaðir museum, hoping to see Kjarval's painting of Íslandsklukkan, but it was in storage (they rotate his paintings.) I've got a print of one of his paintings over my bed in my cozy little apartment:
Along the harbor is an exhibit of past and present scenes of the waterfront area, including this locomotive, the first and only train there ever has been in Iceland:
And, of course, there is the Vesturbæjarlaug pool:
I haven't had any deep conversations in the "hot pots" this trip as yet, but there have been moments, like the one Sunday with a mother and father and their ten year-old daughter. The daughter was resting her head on her father's massive chest, talking to him quietly and sweetly. She then started to croon a plaintive childrens' song- a very touching and tender scene. Monday I was in a pot with three older people when some young men from from the U.S. came in and started taking computer repair. Talk about a mood killer! They left soon enough; the ensuing quiet was most welcome. Today, (Tuesday) I was in the same pot. The sun was shining so you could bask in it while the hot water swirled all about you. Then a trio of bikini-clad teen-age girls came in. From the sound of their conversation I surmised that they were Swedish. One had a waterproof camera (normally forbidden in the pool- but who's going object to some girls snapping pictures of each other?) and I used that camera to take a picture of all three them together. The sounds of their voices were like singing as well.
Grace is real.
On the way back from the pool I saw this:
A Cadillac Taxi. Who knows whether the operator was trying to appeal to a wealthier customer, or was downsized and forced to use his personal car in a new career.
The evening found me back at 3 Frakkur, this time for Hvalkjöts piparsteik með piparsósu. I even managed to pronounce it well enough so that the waitperson could understand me.
This dish was a bit rich for my tastes, but still very good.
After dinner I walked the streets a bit. The Airwaves crowd is starting to filter in, but nothing is really going on yet. There is a "Rock 'n Bacon" breakfast show at 10:00 tomorrow morning with the Ultra Mega Technobandið Stefán - a wild group of young men (don't let their picture fool you.) Sounds delicious.
Iceland Airwaves: Day One
October 14th
Nothing like a hearty pub breakfast at Prikið to start the Iceland Airwaves 2009 music festival right! And if that wasn't enough, I added a little breakfast music to help my digestion:
Ultra Mega Technobandið Stefán
Delightful Pop-Punk, and the lead singer was so hot that he would stand outside between verses to cool off! After their brief set, I made it back to my apartment for a quick breather, then it was literally a 50 yard walk to the next show, a recital at Fríkirkjan, a 19th century church just outside my door:
Ljáðu Okkur Eyra
BEAUTIFUL! Then it was a quick dash to the pool, followed by the return of my rental bike, and over to Eymundsson's, a large bookseller. Just caught the end of Nóra's set- an airy confection of sugary pop, as sweet as cotton candy, with about as much substance- not that that is a bad thing! She was followed by My Summer as a Salvation Soldier, an earnest young Emo-style Folk singer, singing original songs of heartache and angst.
After a hearty(?) dinner (museli with a banana and a cup of coffee) I was ready to go for the first night at the main venues. Wednesday usually features the newer bands at the smaller venues. Grand Rokk had a full slate of new, original bands. The first band of the evening was Mikado:
This was a Fusion combo of sorts, extremely well played, although nerdy, with vocals which were unfortunately swamped by the arrangements.
Next up was Cosmic Call, an even better band with a dynamic lead vocalist (who was also an excellent guitarist in the Thurston Moore vein) and a knockout bass player who wasn't afraid to use 16th notes:
The youngest (and perhaps newest) group at the Airwaves is Pascal Pinon, four girls who are all barely 15 years old:
This really wasn't the right venue for them, and they said as much in this interview. I'll be able to catch them in a more suitable auditorium setting on Saturday and I will give a detailed report then.
Útidúr, an eleven piece group, was the biggest surprise of the night. Wildly original, with Zappa-esque arrangements and even a little doo-woop thrown in. Great fun:
Going over to the big venue Nasa, I was subjected to the dreadful, "bein höfuð þungur málmur" of Kimono:
No fun at all, although a young woman thought it would be hilarious if I posed for a picture with her. Afterward the picture was taken I told her: "Beware of older men, for they've lost their youth and are looking to steal yours!" She laughed and agreed completely.
I then tried my luck at Sódóma, a crowded second floor club where the Norwegian band 22 was holding forth to wild acclaim. They were spiritual descendants of Captain Beefheart and very good at it. With a polished stage act and impeccable playing of extremely difficult material, they would be great if you were up for it (it was not exactly easy listening.) The band after them was Æla, a wild bunch of guys doing punk and even thrash, and very good at what they do as well.
22 Æla
Iceland Airwaves: Day Two
October 15th
Things were off to a roaring start today (or rather last night, when the winds were well in the 50 mph range after midnight) but (almost) everything was sunshine and flowers at a small off-venue concert held in the early afternoon at the Nordic House, a Scandinavian library and cultural study institution located near the University:
Hafdís Huld, an experienced singer-songwriter performed catchy pop-rock with her band in the intimate auditorium. Very professional, very positive and upbeat in personality, Hafdís charmed the small crowd:
A young, sensitive, singer-songwriter from Australia, Mijo, did a few tunes before the next scheduled act, Hraun performed. There was some sort of connection there, evidently they had performed together in the past:
Hraun whose leader/singer/songwriter Svavar Knútur is from the Westfjords (his promo shot shows him bottle-feeding a lamb!) is about as close to an elf as you can get. His reworking of Darling Clementine into something quite new was exceptional. He got the audience to sing along on a couple of tunes, and we were great as well:
The final group, Choir of Young Believers was from Denmark. Dreary and turgid songs of malaise and despair. Reminded me of the movie Once. I did not believe.
Oh, and just for Rose, here's a little library porn:
Later on in the afternoon I stopped in at Babalú, a coffeehouse/restaurant on the second floor of an old house:
A Swedish act, Christine Owman, was playing but the place was so packed I had to hold my camera around a corner to even get a picture! Her old-timey sound fit perfectly with the venue- there may have been only a dozen people in the tiny room she was playing in:
A quick stop at Eymundsson's gave me a glimpse of The New Wine, a alt-rock combo from Norway. (New Whine?):
On my way to get groceries for my dinner, I spotted one of the many acts unloading equipment for off-venue events. These are members of The Tiny, a "Freak Folk Duo" from Sweden, I caught a bit of their act at the Nordic house on Saturday:
Rokkurró, what some might call a "shoegazer band", did some art-rock on the main stage at the Reykjavík Art Museum. With a strong vocalist who doubled on cello they were pretty good, in their way, in a short set:
I didn't know what to expect from Björt, so I headed over to Hressó, where they had a stage set up under a big tent- beer garden style. She came on with a full rock band, but sang songs with titles such as "Happy Memories" and "With Love to my Parents", I know that it sounds corny but she was sincere and it was very nicely done:
Next up was a trip back to the Grand Rokk to see something completely different, Vicky:
And they were great. Sample song titles: Robutussin and My Black Lesbian Lover. They definitely had the most fun performing of any group I've seen so far. I LOVE RIOT GRRRLS!
To complete this most eclectic night, I went back over to Fríkirkjan to see Hjaltalín perform with a TWENTY PIECE ORCHESTRA! Every Iceland Airwaves usually has a few moments that are simply mind-blowers and this was definitely one of them. Fully orchestrated songs with overtones of Ligeti, Stravinksy, and Spector... Phil Spector, that is. Conducted with inspiration by Daniel Bjarnason, this was a full hour of magnificent music. Stunning.
And The Airwaves isn't even half over!
Iceland Airwaves: Day Three
October 16
The day program at the Nordic House is getting better and better, with interesting acts doing personal and intimate songs in this cozy auditorium. The first act today was billed as Oh Land, (Nanna Øland Fabricus), a gifted natural singer from Denmark who played her beautiful songs on piano (both grand and toy) with a bassist. Her song I Feel Like Running described her feelings when she had been told that she would never dance again (she had been a ballerina). Heavy stuff:
A bass-less Casio Kids (from Norway) normally play the big venues (as they would later that night) but fit in here just as well with their "acoustic" set. They've been known to do a kindergarten tour from time to time, but make no mistake, they are great musicians- George Martin even produced one of their albums:
The next act was Toggí, who usually fronts a band, but played solo today. His well-crafted songs were interspersed with hilarious banter. If he decided to pursue stand-up he would be a knock-out. A group of preschoolers came in to enjoy the show as well:
Finally, Agent Fresco performed completely acoustically. The lead singer and main writer of the group led us on a trip through his emotional art-songs, concluding with a devastating song about his father's dying days:
I ran into Wim Van Hooste (sitting behind the photographer in the Toggi shot), whose Icelandic music blog I've followed for years. He introduced me to his Icelandic friend Heiða and we all shared notes. I managed to squeeze in a couple more off-venue shows including the Nick Cave-inspired Hudson Wayne at the fabled 12 Tonar record store:
Evidently he is something of a local legend and seldom seen in performance. Afterward, I skipped over to Skifan, a big record store and host to the Airwaves information center. The Brasstronauts from Vancouver B.C. were holding forth in an alt-rock vein which I just couldn't quite mine:
For the start of the evening festivities I saw the Icelandic Surf band Bárujárn ("Bare Iron") ripping it up at Sódóma. The addition of a theremin gave the music a nice coloration. Great, loud, crazy, with a bit of a tendency toward heavy metal, but I'm not a purist:
Stopped by Iðno and heard a few tunes from yet another sensitive singer-songwriter, this time it was UK performer Puzzle Muteson, another "artist" in the Once movie bag. Even a little help from Nico Muhly couldn't redeem him. Oh, and by the way, Mr. Muteson, if you are going to be on stage performing in front of people who came 3,000 miles to see you, PLEASE TUNE YOUR DAMN GUITAR!
The next act at Iðno was composer Daníel Bjarnarson and his chamber orchestra. Real classical music, although seeing Daníel conduct at the keyboard of a Fender Rhodes piano gave me a little flashblack of Gil Evans. The first piece, All Time to Silence Comes was a tone poem and most effective. They played some additional works which were all well received:
I hadn't got quite my fill of riot grrrls, so I returned to Grand Rokk to see the Danish group Darling Don't Dance. Not as polished as last night's Vicky but more in the style of the old Minneapolis group Babes In Toyland. They even did some effective feedback solos. Makes my heart glad to see these young women empowered with high-power Marshall amplifiers- AND THEIR GUITARS WERE IN TUNE!:
It was after Midnight when I returned to Iðno to finally see Ben Frost, a Bedroom Community artist. (I missed him in 2006.) Question: How many techs does it take to plug in a guitar? Answer:
They faffed around with this for over a half an hour, and when Ben finally deigned to actually play something there was still a big ground loop humming through the PA. I listened to Ben play one feedbacked and echoed chord for ten minutes until I gave up. I walked the 500 or so meters back to my apartment and could still hear him all the way, droning on like a over-amped Steve Reich:
Iceland Airwaves: Day Four
October 17th
I managed to dash between the raindrops on my way back to the Nordic house. Pascal Pinon, a group consisting of four 15 year old girls, played a memorable set of their quiet and very personal songs:
While simple in structure, these songs (in both Icelandic and English) were carefully constructed, but they often came to an abrupt end- which was actually refreshing after hearing acts in the last few days who didn't know when to stop. These songs all had complete lyrics, often with many stanzas. This is the kind of musical experience which is rare- an honest look into the mind-set of adolescent girls, untainted by show-biz and uncorrupted by age and cynicism. They spoke afterward in an informal Q & A, discussing how they came to write the songs and who their musical influences were- "mostly each other" was the answer to that question:
They even had a self-produced EP in a numbered edition!
When asked about writing in Icelandic versus English they mentioned that Icelandic was better suited to poetry, which was evident in their lyrics, even to this non-speaker. The whole experience added up to another wonderful Airwaves moment.
After a delightful, if somewhat poignant, afternoon spent over coffee with an old blog-pal, I took a little break back at my apartment to recoup my strength. After wards, while strolling down Hverfisgata, I stumbled into an art opening, the highlight of which was this black swan sculpture:
I was really looking for a place to eat, but before I found one, I saw the Ojba Rasta band playing groove tunes with a Caribbean flavor in the Karamba coffee house:
After a wonderful meal of grilleð lax at the bistro Vegamót, I went over to Þjóðleikhúsið, the National Theatre of Iceland, to see their production of Frida ...viva la vida:
photo credit: Þjóðleikhúsið
Post-play found me heading back to the Reykjavík Art Museum, where I came across the notorious Dr. Spock, who had pulled a trailer into a street, blocking traffic, and did a riotous set of their surf-punk-grunge-whatever. The first act I've seen which had its own fire-eater:
When I did get into the Museum, Thecocknbullkid, a pleasant Hackney lass, was holding forth with some nondescript pop tunes:
The final act of the night at the museum was Páll Óskar singing with Hjaltalín. Páll is a national treasure of Iceland; he was resplendent in his sequined suit. This was a show sung entirely in Icelandic, for Icelanders, and a complete joy to behold:
"Maður í bleikum pallíettujakkafötum getur ekki klikkað." ~ Kristín Gróa
As I write this at 3 AM the music is still going on in various clubs, but I doubt that anything could top Páll and the entire crowd singing along on every song. This day started with a most special experience and ended with a musical performance I'll never forget:
Iceland Airwaves: Day Five...
October 18th
ohhhh... it feels so good...
Ok, now I'm back from the pool, were I spent time listening to an old fisherman punctuate his monologues with Icelandic poetry. He evidently was well known to the regulars who, like me, enjoyed his performance. I walked "home" through the cemetery where I saw this beautiful Art Nouveau gravestone:
I then stopped into Kolaportið, the week-end flea market, and picked up a few things. Once outside again, I was greeted with a fine sun shower on the Austurvöllur square. That's the Hotel Borg on the left and the cathedral on the right:
The sun and rain on the cobblestones around Iðno made for a nice picture:
After a much-needed nap (a recurring theme in these posts!), I went over to Skifan to pick up a few Icelandic CD's. Uni, a woman who splits her time between the desert Southwest and Iceland was playing alt-country-folk songs with her band, very nicely done:
She was followed by The Mysterious Marta, who had sort of a harp-less Johanna Newsom thing going on:
As I was leaving, I noticed this commemorative block in the sidewalk:
This was to be my Techno night, and the only night I stayed in one venue- NASA.
A larger hall, with a good sound system and some elevated sections for better sight lines. I won't go through these acts in depth- this stuff isn't really my thing- but there were some pleasant surprises.
Captain Fufanu, a couple of teens with a great grasp of what they're doing. They could have done a bit more variation with the bass beats, but were very focused throughout the set:
DJ Margeir and his Symphony Orchestra. A real surprise, a dj with a 5 piece string section and conductor. It really worked, and the first song had the best groove of the whole evening, with its slashing string parts bringing it up to another level. The second tune was not as strong, but the last piece was real classical music and breathtaking, it is rare that two such dissimilar musical styles really "fuse" but this was outstanding. The crowd understood it as well and gave them a well deserved ovation:
Oculus: Heavy, heavy bass with kind of twinky keyboard programs on top. Not much fun, I think he wore out the crowd:
Warieka, from Denmark had guitar and live keyboards, with some singing on top of the usual electronic stew. It was all over the map and I couldn't get into this at all:
GusGus, the headliners, were the obviously most established outfit, playing real songs on top of the grooves and although the crowd reacted well to their "hits" their response seemed a little forced- perhaps too many late nights in a row? I couldn't make it to the end; they may still be playing; but I've had enough, and my Iceland Airwaves is over for 2009:
Iceland Airwaves: After Party
October 19th
12 Tónar is a charming little record shop and independent record label in Reykjavík. Serving up hot espresso and even hotter tunes, it is as comfortable as your living room (and possibly smaller.) I went in last Monday morning to meet up with the blogger Wim and his friend Heiða who is active in the Icelandic music scene as the lead singer and guitarist of the group called Hellvar who I saw perform at the 2006 Airwaves. Our gracious host was Johannes, who arranged Wim's acquisition of a classic shirt from the Icelandic supergroup Unun, and is shown below in his shop- flanked by Heiða and Wim:
Iceland Airwaves: After-After Party
October 19th
Later on, Wim had arranged for me to meet Villi Knudsen, the famed film maker, and producer of the The Volcano Show in Reykjavík. We were escorted into his study by his assistant, Ellen T'Joen, and offered refreshments and pastries. It was a special day, his late father, who would have been 110 today, was nevertheless very much present in the room for most of the furnishings were built and/or designed by him. A loose stack of photos was lying on the table, chronicling his father's many and varied pursuits:
A stroke had slowed Villi a little, but he was still sharp, his piercing stare missed nothing, and his humor is as wry as ever as he talked with Wim and me.
Photo: Ellen T'Joen
Of course, there were leather bound copies of the work of Halldór Laxness on one of the shelves- behind the chair where Halldór himself had once sat:
"I never read him." Villi said with a smile. We talked for nearly an hour, and when had I to leave to catch my flight Villi gave me a copy of one of his DVDs.
And then I went home.
October 21st - Recap
Having had a few days to recover from the 2009 Iceland Airwaves music festival a few thoughts about the experience as a whole, and some of the acts in particular, are in order:
First, the festival's organization was excellent. Almost all of the acts were on time, and despite the occasional full venue, I could usually have a choice of interesting acts to see. Those shows whose demand for tickets exceeded the venue capacity, particularly the Kings of Convenience at Fríkirkjan, were usually balanced with another high-demand show at another venue. The special wristband queue for Kings was probably as bad as it got, but the queue was a place to socialize, so that was at least partially redeemed.
The venues were generally good, and although the Reykjavík Art Museum's set-up and lighting wasn't as nice as it was in 2006. It did have a high enough stage to make sight-lines good for all but the shortest patrons- and risers along the sides and back would have helped with that, too. NASA, a large club, was a little better, except when it was crowded. Sódóma and Grand Rokk were both second-floor clubs, which meant low ceilings and low stages, but both were fine when not too full. Grand Rokk, kind of cruddy to begin with, was downright scary when over-stuffed. Still, none was as claustrophobic as the old Gaukurínn used to get. Iðno seemed a little less inviting this time- the stage set-up was a bit darker and the PA risers which flanked the stage took away from the room's considerable charm (along with the performances of several sub-par acts which I did not review.) Hressó's courtyard tent was a most informal and comfortable venue possessing very organic vibe. I missed Batteríð- the few acts I wanted to see there always had a long line.
The off-venues have greatly expanded since 2006; there was music everywhere. Most of these mini-concerts were in record stores and funky coffee-houses. The big stage in Skífan probably had the most effective presentation, with the most incongruous being at Eymundsson's bookstore (nice view of the jail, though!)
But the best venue by far, large or small, was the Nordic House, with its cozy 50 seat auditorium. Although it had no stage per se, the intimate nature of the mostly acoustic performances there didn't need one. Some acts, like Pascal Pinon, Oh Land! and Casio Kids suited the room perfectly, while special mention must be made of Agent Fresco whose atypical performance was completely acoustic, with an emotional presence seldom seen anywhere. Kudos to Sari Peltonen and all the people at Nordic House for an unforgettable series of ten concerts (and Q & A sessions) over three days. I believe this venue was new to the Airwaves in 2007, and is well worth the trek across a windy heath. Check out the Nordic House's stunning library and chic restaurant if you are ever in town:
Finally, the main reason I love the Airwaves is that the chance of seeing something new and exciting is always high. Even groups whose musical styles I don't care for had good things going on- Captain Fufanu, two teen-aged technos, have the potential to become monsters. Cosmic Call showed themselves capable of creating solid rock tunes, while Útidúr and Rökkurró both expanded the usual musical boundaries of pop-rock. All of the orchestral/fusion groups (Hjaltalín, DJ Margeir, Daníel Bjarnason) were exceptional. Musical considerations aside, some acts were just plain fun to see (Vicky, Dr. Spock, 22, Casio Kids, Ultratechnomegabandið Stefán) and there were many singer-songwriters (maybe a few too many) who showed promise (Toggí, Oh Land!, Uni, Hraun, Björt) and just some good old hard-rock bands (Æla, Bárujárn, Darling Don't Dance.)
I saw over 40 acts, less than a quarter of the total, and all were within walking distance of each other- some of the venues were only meters apart. Reykjavík is a fun city, day or night, with many shops, galleries and places to eat. Almost all of them are original concepts, not franchises:
In general, the Icelandic bands were, by far, the most exciting and innovative. I might have to wait a few years before I return, if only to give a new crop of Icelandic acts time to develop and mature.


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Minnesotans United for All Families raised $3.1 million this year, MN for Marriage $588,000
Minnesota's leading anti-same sex marriage group is getting its ass whooped when it comes to fundraising.
Campaign finance reports released this week show that Minnesotans United for All Families, a group formed solely to defeat the proposed same-sex marriage ban, raised $3.1 million since the beginning of the year. On the other hand, Minnesota for Marriage, the most prominent group supporting the ban, raised just $588,000.
Among the high-profile 'Sotans giving to Minnesotans United for All Families were Gov. Mark Dayton, his sons Andrew and Eric, Cargill CEO Greg Page, General Mills CEO Ken Powell, and numerous members of the Pohlad family. MPR reports that the marriage amendment has divided the Keillor family -- Garrison gave (just?) $250 to Minnesotans United for All Families, while his brother Steven, a professor at Bethel University, gave $500 to Minnesota for Marriage.
The report shows that $400,000 of the $588,000 Minnesota for Marriage raised came from the Minnesota Catholic Conference Defense Fund, with the Minnesota Family Council Marriage Protection fund kicking in $150,000, and the National Organization for Marriage contributing another $15,000. In other words, $565,000 of the $588,000 came from just three organizations.
In a statement, John Helmberger, Minnesota for Marriage's chairman, tried to downplay the grim campaign finance report.
"Our opponents are raising money from same sex marriage activists across the country, and although we have always expected that they will outspend us, as marriage protection opponents have in every other state dealing with this issue, we are confident that the people of Minnesota will come together to raise the resources necessary to win and not let our state's definition of marriage be defined by activist judges or liberal out of state organizations," he wrote.
Despite what Helmberger says, the report shows that 85 percent of the $4.6 million Minnesotans United for All Families has raised since last year has been from in-state donors. Minnesota for Marriage has raised $1.4 million over the same timeframe.
Related coverage:
-- MN for Marriage on General Mills' pro-GLBT stance: "Marriage doesn't matter to them"
-- General Mills comes out against Minnesota's gay marriage ban
-- Target's new gay pride collection "a stupid move," says Minnesota for Marriage
-- Support growing for gay marriage in Minnesota, new polling suggests
-- Minnesota for Marriage decries straight couple divorce in making anti-gay marriage case [VIDEO]
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Thanks to Eloise Lane of Pampa for information on a book to be published this summer about the escape of five men from death row of the state prison at Huntsville on July 22, 1934.
The book, "Over the Wall," is written by Patrick McConal of College Station, who, Eloise tells me, is the son of Jon McConal, a former member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram staff. The publisher is Eakin Press of Austin.
Names of some of the participants in the prison break will be familiar to anyone who has read anything about crime in the Texas Panhandle in the 1920s and 1930s; and Ms. Lane is certainly one of those, having covered major stories in the field as part of a lifelong interest in researching and writing regional history.
In a letter accompanying a copy of an article she wrote about the 1927 robbery of the First National Bank of Pampa, Lane notes that a detailed account of the prison break appeared on the front page of the Amarillo Daily News dated July 23, 1934 - a page reproduced July 12, 1999, in one of the historic front pages that have been a weekly feature in this newspaper since January 1999.
Two of the escapees, she writes, were killed during the break, and two - Raymond Hamilton and Jack Palmer - were captured soon after the escape and returned to Huntsville where they were electrocuted. "The man who escaped temporarily," she continues, "was Irwin "Blackie" Thompson (a.k.a. W.D. or Howard L. Peoples) whose family lived at Wheeler."
She tells how, on Dec. 5, 1934, Thompson was spotted on East Tenth Avenue in Amarillo by officers who chased him eastward to U.S. Highway 66 and killed him in a shootout about 12 miles east of the city. "Details of the shootout and of Thompson's burial service in Wheeler were carried in issues of the Amarillo Daily News for Dec. 8 and 9, 1934."
Adding background on the crime picture in the Panhandle in the 1920s and '30s, Lane tells how, during oil boom days, Signal Hill (about 2 miles north of Stinnett) served as "a haven for outlaws, gamblers, shysters, bootleggers, bad women and other undesirables."
Her research reveals that Clyde Barrow was thought to have been at Signal Hill from time to time. (Barrow and his partner-in-crime Bonnie Parker were trapped and slain in Louisiana in May 1934, more than a month before the Huntsville prison break.)
She reports that Blackie Thompson, along with J. William "Whitey" Walker who was killed in the death row break, were among the gang who robbed the First National Bank of Pampa on March 31, 1927.
"This was a BIG event when I was nearly 12 years old," Lane writes.
She includes a copy of her story about the bank robbery that appeared in the Summer 1989 issue of Focus, the Pampa quarterly magazine. I was struck by the combination of humor and tragedy, the same sort of combination that became famous in A.C. Greene's account of "The Santa Claus Bank Robbery," a tale of the same era. Similar human interest touches seem to have attached themselves to the whole literature dealing with bank robbers and the jobs they pulled all those years ago.
In fact, Eloise's story is so good, it deserves to make yet another column sometime later.
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I am prediabetic, but I have lost weight recently and been more active. My blood sugar this morning was 186. It's never been that high and I didn't eat differently yesterday.
Can Lamasil increase blood sugar level?
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- 5 Oct 2009 by TatianaToes
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- lamisil
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16 Oct 2009
Having high blood sugar is not a known side effect of Lamisil, actually it may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
The known side effects of Lamisil are:
Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Lamisil:
Diarrhea; headache; indigestion; taste changes.
Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Lamisil:
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); red, blistered, peeling, or swollen skin; symptoms of infection (eg, fever, chills, sore throat); symptoms of liver problems (eg, dark urine; loss of appetite; pale stools; stomach pain; unexplained, persistent nausea; unusual tiredness; vomiting; yellowing of the skin or eyes); unusual bruising or bleeding; vision changes.
If your sugar levels are high continuously then please see your doctor.
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How do I change the header, colors and make it bigger with the scrapbook theme
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BitFenix Outlaw Mid Tower Chassis Review
Since I am part of the BitFenix "Inner Circle" at the forums (sort of the BitFenix Illuminati group, where BitFenix enlightens a select few members of its upcoming ideas), this is where I first learned of this basic concept. Not that the normal forum members aren't important to BitFenix, it is just that the Inner Circle members get to look at pre-release designs and comment as to what can make or break sales of a chassis design. Usually it comes down to picking favorites out of a group of four or five concepts, which proves that at every step of the design, BitFenix isn't just looking at the finished product in only one way. In my experience BitFenix is run like a democratic think-tank. So everyone has great ideas which are drawn into concept art and in a very democratic fashion, all ideas are voted on and let the best persons idea speak for itself with the results of the vote.
To date, from BitFenix I have seen some really unusual designs such as the Survivor and Colossus, but in more recent times they have moved to more widely acceptable aesthetics and design layouts. Of the last pair of chassis designs, both are more of the usual suspect when it comes to mid tower cases, yet still have things that make them stand out when scrolling through what seems like an endless list of chassis purchase options. To stand out against the competition, one option is to paint it white to sell massive amounts of cases, because truly, black on black cases are everywhere. Even though BitFenix lowered the bar for stand out aesthetics and general "wow factor", they have, in my opinion, delivered a mid tower gaming chassis that in my mind has a trio of reasons why this new chassis will stand out against the rest.
Of course, with BitFenix, SofTouch is something we expect. The top of the chassis' we are going to look at today, the BitFenix Outlaw, has the entire front bezel receiving the SofTouch coating. This makes all the surfaces that you are going to be using daily finger-print resistant, and with a damp cloth can quickly be cleaned to keep the chassis looking perfect. The second feature that stands out to me is that the Outlaw is a left hand drive chassis. Explaining this will also bring us to the finish of the trio, and that is that they turned the case on its head inside. With a Reverse ATX or Inverted ATX layout, the basic design lends to better thermal dynamics inside of the chassis, not to even touch on the fact that it just looks awesome with all the hardware mounted upside down. With these features in mind, I never touched on the fourth to this list, and that is the sub-$50 pricing that allows anyone to be able to buy something really cool from a manufacturer who has proven to make great things up to this point.
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Poor online skills of SMBs costing UK plc billions, claims charity
Million of Britons lack basic internet skills and this is harming the economy, claims new report.
Around 11 million people in the UK lack basic online skills, which is costing the economy billions of pounds, it has been claimed.
In a report commissioned by charity Go On UK, it was found that most UK SMBs had no digital presence, with just a third having a website and 14 per cent selling their goods online.
This, the report claims, means these organisations are missing out on billions of pounds in revenue.
Digital clearly offers growth, particularly to the small and medium-sized enterprise sector.
Consultants Booz and Company, which wrote the report, found that 10.8 million people in the UK do not use the internet.
It is claimed getting more SMBs online could add as much as £18.8 billion to the UK economy, while improving their customer satisfaction and retention rates.
The report also calls for the introduction of a more affordable, accessible, fast, and robust digital broadband infrastructure.
"This needs to be populated with innovative, high-quality public- and private-sector digital services," the report said.
"Digital clearly offers growth, particularly to the small and medium-sized enterprise sector," said Go On UK chair and digital champion Martha Lane Fox.
"Far greater digital capability offers so much more: improvements in education, connecting the elderly and isolated to their communities more effectively, helping people back into work, and better health and social services."
She said the lack of basic digital skills for millions means "digitisation" is unbalanced. "We will increasingly fall short of the UK's potential if we do not start to address the problem," said Lane Fox.
She also urged individuals, families, charities, businesses, and the Government to work together to "unlock the powerful social and economic prize that awaits us."


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The option to "show on home page" is a little confusing if you have your blog set up to show a static home page with your main blog page as a different page. In this scenario, checking this option will show the addthis button on posts on your main blog page, not your home page (which is a static page).
You can use is_front_page() to detect if it is the home page of the site, even if this is a static page. The is_home() function detects if you are on the main blog page.
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Earlier this morning, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck California's Napa Valley, sending wine bottles crashing to the ground and knocking out power across the region.
Centered near American Canyon, just six miles south of Napa and 51 miles west of Sacramento, the earthquake hit around 3:20 in the morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Reportedly, thousands of residents have been left without power and running water. "Numerous" injuries and fires have also been reported in the area.
The earthquake was the strongest felt in the region since 1989's Loma Prieta quake, which had a magnitude of 6.9. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, this morning's earthquake gave local residents a "rolling sensation."
Darryl Sismil, owner of Marin Computer Service in Santa Rosa, described the tremor as "just a rolling sensation. It felt like I was on a boat in the bay."
"It wasn't like the shaking I felt in '89," said Skip Hutchins, […] referring to the Loma Prieta earthquake. "It felt like more of a rolling."
Journalists across the region were quickly dispatched to California's wine country to report on the damage. Early reports indicate that area supermarket shelves were dumped onto the floor.
California Highway Patrol has also shut down portions Highway 37 due to damage.
Update 10:30am PST: The Chronicle reports that the earthquake caused "extensive damage to buildings in and around downtown Napa."
There was widespread damage in downtown Napa, with bricks, concrete chunks and broken glass littering the street and building debris on parked cars.
Gov. Jerry Brown has also declared a state of emergency.
However, local badasses are turning the damage into an opportunity:
This is a breaking news post, and will be updated as new information comes in.
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Nancy Burchill Temple and Kornel John Werner were united in marriage in a 4 p.m. ceremony May 27, in the courtyard of the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine. Notary Allen Crosby performed the double ring nuptials.
The bride is the daughter of Dennis and Nancy Burchill, Jacksonville. The bridegroom is the son of Valeria Bozzay, Parma Heights, Ohio and the late Zolton Bozzay.
Given in marriage by her sons, David Temple Jr. and Nathan Temple, the bride wore a Renaissance-style gown in ivory with a floral print and long, flowing sleeves. Her hair was adorned with ivory roses securing a waist-length veil of illusion, and she carried a bouquet of fresh cut wildflowers.
Matron of honor was Mrs. David Temple Jr. Mrs. Dave Nodruft also attended the bride. She wore a long flowered dress and carried fresh cut flowers.
Best man was Alex Rhode, and Attila Werner was groomsman.
The couple hosted a reception at Columbia Restaurant, St. Augustine, following the ceremony. The newlyweds took a trip to Cumberland Island and will reside in Tampa.
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Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Libraryhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/BDPL/browse/?sort=added_a&fq=dc_type:image_postcard2007-04-25T19:49:02-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library[The Casino at Elmhurst Park, 3 of 3]2006-08-08T19:44:03-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16314/

This photograph shows a view of the Casino and gazebo in Elmhurst Park, Mineral Wells, Texas. The Park was constructed by the Mineral Wells Electric System (which operated a street-car line from 1907 to 1913). The street-car was the primary transportation from downtown Mineral Wells to the park. As America became enamored with the automobile as a personal vehicle, street-car passenger traffic declined, and the street-cars went out of business for lack of passengers. When the street-cars of Mineral Wells shut down, so did Elmhurst Park. The Casino was the center point of Elmhurst Park, and a popular gaming-house until both the Park and Street-Car Line that transported its customers went out of business in 1913. This image was used in a postcard.
Greetings from Palo Pinto, Texas2006-08-08T20:57:28-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16350/

Shown here is the photograph of a postcard from Palo Pinto, Texas. The front has a photograph of a lake, trees, and a dirt road. The back of the card card has "Brown Road Scenes", and handwritten correspondence, that is not presented here.
Fairfield Inn, Mineral Wells, Tex2006-11-27T20:37:46-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20341/

Shown here is a an extensively damaged and repaired postcard of the Fairfield Inn. The inn, built by Colonel Walter H. Boykin around the turn of the twentieth century, was located at 814 N. Oak Avenue and faced west. The postcard is addressed to A. J. Ryder, Mallory Docks, Galveston, Texas. The postmark it bears dates to 1911.
The Welcome Sign on East Mountain, Mineral Wells, Texas2006-11-27T21:19:14-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20260/

This picture is taken from a postcard claiming that the "Welcome" sign on East Mountain is "reputed to be the largest non-commercial electric sign in U.S." It has been claimed that the "Hollywood" sign was inspired by the "Welcome" sign, but this is likely a folk legend. (The preceding picture is a black and white original of this tinted picture. A more complete description may be found there.)
Boating on Pinto Lake, Mineral Wells2006-11-27T23:31:01-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20484/

This appears to be a photograph of an old postcard entitled "Boating on Pinto Lake, Mineral Wells." It shows a boating party taking a cruise by motor boat, which was an activity enjoyed by many tourists to this area. The picture appeared in the Daily Mineral Wells Index on May 6, 1902, but no date was assigned the picture.
Service Club, Camp Wolters, Texas2006-11-27T23:50:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20463/

An illustration of the Service Club at Camp Wolters, which was located just outside Mineral Wells, Texas is shown here. Once the largest Infantry Replacement Training Center during World War II, Camp [later Fort] Wolters was re-opened during the Korean Conflict, and again during the Vietnam War. This portrait of the service club is probably a photograph taken from an old picture postcard.
Mosquito Street, Looking North, Mineral Wells, Texas2006-11-28T00:07:24-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20443/

Shown here is a postcard, reading "Mosquito Street [actually Mesquite Street], Looking North, Mineral Wells, Texas." Please note the Chautauqua Theater (1905-1912) at the end of the street. This picture was taken before street car tracks were installed in 1907. Also note the the absence of cars on the street--only horses and buggies.
Mesquite Street North From Throckmorton Street2006-11-28T00:07:53-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20442/

A postcard of Mesquite Street, taken from Throckmorton Street [In 2008: NE 1st Avenue from NE 1st Street] Note the Post Office, completed August 1913, at end of the newly-paved street. The trolley tracks were removed in 1913, the street paved, and sidewalks installed in 1914. The street names were changed in 1920.
Elmhurst Park2006-11-28T01:41:35-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20326/

This illustration appears to be a picture postcard of the entrance to Elmhurst Park, an amusement park on Pollard Creek, about five miles southwest of Mineral Wells. The park operated from 1907 to 1913, and was a major attraction in "the nation's most popular health spa" at that time.
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This postcard, taken around 1909, features the Mineral Wells High School football team. Please note the guards, hanging around their necks, that were used to protect the noses of the players. Those guards were held in place by means of a strap that went around the head, and were further kept in place by clenching the teeth on a rubber bit on the inside of the guard. The back of the card lists the players' names from top left: 1) Jessie Turner, 2) Tulane Smith, 3) J.C. Hayes, 4) Faburt Holmes , 5) George Oliver, 6) Blake Turner, 7) Bertram Hedrich, 8) Lamar McNew, and 9) Mr. Dinsmore. Front row 10) Carodine Hootin 11) Gordon Whatley, 12) Vernon Durham, 13) Fred McClurhin, 14) Achie Holdrige, 15) Chester Baughn, and 16) Hugh Brewster. Jess Turner(1) was later a member of Mineral Wells' only undefeated team in 1912. C.N. Turner, father of teammates Jess(1) and Blake Turner(6), purchased one of the early telephone companies in Palo Pinto County. He operated it with his sons as a family business. Jess Turner became a pioneer in the telephone business, and purchased the other family interests in 1924 to become sole owner of the family enterprise. His son, Jess Turner, Jr., operated the telephone company following World war II, relinquishing his position in October of 1975.


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Everyone on the GotDotNet blog roll will be moving their blogs over to weblogs.asp.net.
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What this means is that we will be maturing a single code base and ensuring that the functionality for blogging will scale across the multitude of Microsoft bloggers and community bloggers. This is the second time I have moved my blog this year. It shows you how quickly the blogging community is maturing.


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Hypertension/High Blood Pressure Health Center
Top Blood Pressure Number Is Key in Seniors
Aug. 31, 2004 -- People aged 60 and older commonly face a unique blood pressure problem. And new research shows that this is something that shouldn't be ignored.
Blood pressure is noted by two numbers. The upper number, systolic blood pressure, measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart pumps blood throughout the body; the lower number, diastolic blood pressure, is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is relaxing (in between beats).
When systolic blood pressure rises above 160 in people aged 60 and older, it's time to consider treatment -- even if the lower number is normal, less than 90. New research on systolic high blood pressure, which is much more common as we age, is published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Sarwat Chaudhry, MD, of the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Haven, Conn., and colleagues conducted the research. Chaudhry's team reviewed more than 1,000 related studies done between 1996 and 2004, focusing on 36 articles in particular.
Chaudhry and colleagues found "strong evidence" to support treating systolic high blood pressure in people aged 60 and older. Doing so can decrease the likelihood of developing heart disease or having a stroke.
Systolic blood pressure is considered high when it's 140 or above. When the lower blood pressure number is less than 90, treatment is generally considered only when systolic blood pressure tops 160. Among older patients, the evidence isn't yet clear that the pros outweigh the cons of treating it in the 140-160 range.
High systolic blood pressure in people 60 and over is a much more important heart disease risk factor than high diastolic blood pressure, write the researchers.
More Studies Needed
More studies are needed to sort that out -- and the sooner, the better. America's population is aging and high systolic blood pressure is becoming all too common, say the researchers.
"Given the scope of the problem and the growing size of the elderly population, there remains an acute need for more study," they write.
Even the most elderly patients -- those older than 85 -- might benefit from treatment, write the researchers. But again, experts can't be sure, since too few of the "oldest old" have been studied so far.


text: The MobileLite G2 rethinks storage Do you want to be able to take a virtually unlimited amount of movies, music and photos with you wherever you are? You can with the Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 Media Reader, which also gives you the added assurance of a battery backup for your phone. This lightweight, slimline Wi-Fi hub is not a storage device, but rather a storage expansion device. It connects your mobile or tablet with as much storage as you can carry via USB plug-in (including external drives) and various SD memory card variations, with an adapter included for microSD. It's compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, adding some much needed mobile room for your files. If you buy the Kingston MobileLite, you'll need a separate storage device to go with it. We test 13 options in our portable hard drives reviews. The MobileLite is also a useful travel companion for viewing photos on the go or accessing some extra movies for downtime entertainment. It can wirelessly stream files such as photos and movies from USB drives as well as SD/SDHC/SDXC and microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC media storage cards (with included adapter). However, not all file types are compatible for playback, so you may need to convert video to MP4 or audio to MP3 or WAV. Images need to be JPGs or TIFs and documents need to be PDFs. File formats supported include MP3, WAV, m4V, mp4 (H.264), JPG, TIF, PDF. It charges your phone too The built-in Lithium battery 4640mAh is a big improvement on the first-generation MobileLite, giving you up to a claimed 13 hours of use, compared to the previous generation's 1800mAh battery and five hours of use. It can also serve as a decent backup battery to fully charge your smartphone when on the go (though you can't watch media while using it in charging mode). Multi-users and multi-tasking The 802.11n Wi-Fi in the hub supports up to eight simultaneous users and can stream up to three movies to three different devices at once. Which means the back seat passengers on the road trip can each watch their own film, while the driver watches the road in peace! You can also browse the internet when connected to the hub for media viewing using a clever network pass-through. This is a big improvement on some previous portable hub devices, which would only let you connect via Wi-Fi to the device itself, cutting you off from the internet in the process. The pass-through is relatively easy to set up and remembers your configuration, so you don't have to do it every time. To use the MobileLite Wireless G2 you need the free MobileLite app, which is also pretty straightforward to use. Free up your phone The MobileLite G2 can also act as an SD card reader, so you can plug it into your computer to transfer files to and from the SD card you have installed. Just drag and drop your photos, documents, music and movies between devices. A bonus is that you can extend the storage capacity of your smartphone or tablet by transferring photos to free up space while you're out and about. It puts an end to having to delete your photos on the fly just so you can take some more. Unlike the previous model, the G2 includes an ethernet port. A handy feature is the device's ability to create a wireless hotspot for tablets and smartphones to connect to the internet. To do this, plug a blue ethernet cable from a router or connection point to the ethernet port on the MobileLite, then connect the mobile devices to the MobileLite network in the Wi-Fi settings. CHOICE verdict The MobileLite Wireless G2's support for USB drives and SD card storage, plus the ability to recharge your smartphone and its ethernet connectivity put it ahead of fixed-drive-only devices for versatility, though capacity will depend on the size and number of plug-in cards/thumbdrives you have. If you're travelling, or just need to carry and share photos, movies or documents, this handy and inexpensive pocket-size device may be just the thing you need. We also put the Kingston MobileLite up against 11 other similar devices, most with built-in storage. See how they compare in our portable wireless storage reviews. Cost $70 Contact: kingston.com


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A 20-year-old Old Lyme man who admitted to investigators that he was "obsessed" with collecting sexual images of minor boys pleaded not guilty to first-degree possession of child pornography when he was presented Monday morning in New London Superior Court.
Robert D. Buttrick of 3 Wood Ridge Hills Road had posted a $50,000 bond following his June 27 arrest. Investigators said they found 5,578 images files and 248 video filed of suspected child pornography in his possession.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, the state police Computer Crimes Unit began investigating after receiving information on its CyberTipline that a representative of Dropbox Inc., a file hosting service, notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of suspected child pornography from an account associated with the username johnnytt and an Internet Protocol address in Connecticut.
Troopers learned the IP address was registered to Comcast Cable Communications and obtained a court order to identify its owner. They obtained a search and seizure warrant in January and searched the Buttrick home with assistance from the Old Lyme Police Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FBI.
Buttrick, who was home alone when the authorities arrived, initially denied tht he had created a Dropbox account but eventually admitted he had been viewing and trading child pornography for about 1½ years, according to the affidavit. He said he began viewing child pornography to see how he "measured up." During a polygraph examination, he admitted he had become obsessed with collecting child pornography, knew it was wrong and tried to stop. He said he sought out Russian file sharing services because there was a lot of material available there, according to the affidavit. He said he never had sexual contact with children.
Buttrick is represented by attorney William F. Dow. Senior Assistant State's Attorney Theresa Anne Ferryman is prosecuting.
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For those keeping track, here are the tees that Wilson sold at their shops on the grounds of the 2010 US Open. (The ones at the Nike booth are here.)
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I really love your SEO plugin. It's been working great until about the time I moved from 3.0.4 to 3.0.5.
For some reason the post title meta data isn't taking what I put in the field for each post. It is taking another post's title meta data. Up until this point, the title meta data was fine. The meta description is still working ok.
Is there something I did to cause this? I haven't made any changes to the settings. Please keep in mind, that I'm not very technical.