text: Warning: This is a long, probably tedious, and most definitely geeky post. It might sink. I'm a pretty venomous guy these days. I'm not proud of it. I think I need to turn over a new leaf. What's the opposite of venom? Love! Love, love, love. All you need is love. Love makes the world go round. Sadly, I can only explain about this love thing in TV terms. So here are THE TOP 10 TV COUPLES OF ALL TIME!!10. MAJOR MARGARET "HOT LIPS" HOULIHAN & MAJOR FRANK BURNS(Loretta Swit & Larry Linville in M*A*S*H, 1972-1983)Her Story: Blonde martinet in charge of the nurses of the 4077th. Margaret was a stickler for army regulations and spent most of her screen time either shrieking at everyone, or making out with Frank when they thought no one was watching.His Story: Nicknamed "Ferret Face" by his wacky tent-mates Hawkeye and Trapper John, Frank was a paranoid, sniveling, fascistic weasel of a man, and a lousy surgeon as well. If Joseph McCarthy and Wile E. Coyote had a son, it would be Frank. Actually, that last sentence was revolting. Sorry.What Happened: It wasn't so much love as it was lust and mutual antagonism towards everyone else that made Frank and Margaret a couple. Their constant attempts to have Hawkeye and Trapper court-martialed and Colonel Henry Blake relieved of command never worked out.How It Ended: After several seasons of being bamboozled, Margaret dumped Frank, who went nuts and became increasingly more pathetic and cartoony (which is why Larry Linville elected to bug out after the fifth season). Frank was sent stateside and replaced by pompous Harvard grad Charles Emerson Winchester III who was the doormat of Hawkeye and B.J. for the next six seasons. Margaret, meanwhile, became one of the boys as M*A*S*H became more menopausal, self-important and touchy-feely. By the show's final years, she was sporting a fake tan and Farrah Fawcett hairstyle that should've been against army regulations.9. GEORGE COSTANZA & SUSAN ROSS(Jason Alexander & Heidi Swedberg in Seinfeld, 1989-1998)His Story: Bald, stocky, neurotic, frequently unemployed, and self-proclaimed "Lord Of The Idiots." Best friend of Jerry Seinfeld, George was, for years, unparalleled in the fields of underachievement and inadequacy. Amazingly, though, he seemed to date (and bed) a new hot woman every episode.Her Story: One-time executive for NBC television, where she met George (who was pitching a sitcom pilot with Jerry at NBC). Susan came from old money and appeared to be a regular person, but willingly getting into a relationship with George does indicate a certain degree of mental deficiency. What Happened: Through her association with George, Susan ended up getting vomited on (by Kramer), her family's cabin was burned to the ground (by Kramer, and which also led to the revelation that her father was John Cheever's gay lover), and she lost her job with NBC (after George kissed her in front of the other execs). She dumped George and flirted with lesbianism before accepting George's marriage proposal, for reasons I'm still not entirely sure of. How It Ended: George almost immediately regretted getting engaged to Susan, and was constantly scheming to weasel out of their impending marriage. Ultimately, Susan died from licking the toxic glue on the envelopes of the cheap wedding invitations George bought (to say that George was unperturbed at this ghastly development would be an understatement).8. NILES CRANE & DAPHNE MOON(David Hyde-Pierce & Jane Leeves in Frasier, 1993-2004)His Story: Wimpy, neurotic, prissy brother of fellow-psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. Her Story: Physical therapist of Frasier and Niles' father, ex-cop Martin Crane. Daphne was a perky Mancunian with delusions of being a psychic. What Happened: To be honest, I was never big on Frasier (it was functionally funny, but tremendously overrated and not a patch on the show that spawned it, Cheers). Niles's unrequited, double entendre-laden pining for the unaware Daphne was one of the show's running gags, until the inevitable happened and the two became a couple in the later seasons.How It Ended: Niles and Daphne got married at some point long after I stopped watching the show.7. MADDIE HAYES & DAVID ADDISON(Cybill Shepherd & Bruce Willis in Moonlighting, 1985-1989)Her Story: Former fashion model who went broke. The Blue Moon Detective Agency was one of the few businesses she still owned, but before she could liquidate it, she became involved in the agency's quirky cases.His Story: Wise-cracking Private Eye at Blue Moon who persuaded Maddie to form a partnership with him. What Happened: Damned if I know – I've never watched more than five consecutive minutes of Moonlighting in my life. Yet I feel obliged to mention Maddie and David here as Moonlighting was a seminal influence on the "dramedy" genre of TV, with post-modern fourth-wall-breaking asides and an onscreen relationship that still gets cited in pop-culture circles.How It Ended: I don't know, I never watched it!6. AL BUNDY & PEGGY BUNDY(Ed O'Neill & Katey Sagal in Married…With Children, 1987-1997)His Story: Shoe salesman, misanthrope and perennial loser Al was living proof that you can't be everything you want to be and that life is cruel. Al lived on frequent visits to the Nudie Bar, baiting his neighbour Marcy, and railing at life and the world. His wife Peg and no-hope kids, Kelly and Bud, were constant reminders of his lost youth and failed dreams.Her Story: Al's girlfriend in high school, Peg married Al, bore him two children, and evolved into a lazy, self-centered couch-potato with ludicrously large red hair and tight clothes, and whose life revolved around Oprah, bonbons, avoiding any kind of housework, begging Al for sex, and making fun of Al's sexual inadequacy.What Happened: Before The Simpsons, it was Married…With Children that blew away the saccharine conventions of the standard sitcom family. The show was popular in its day but tends to be written off as a lowbrow smut-fest, when in fact it was (for 8 seasons at least) one of the most brilliantly brutal black comedies ever made. The vitriolic relationship between Al and Peg was the source of much verbal sparring over the years, and although their marriage was by no means healthy, there was something oddly touching about it – especially since neither would cheat on each other or leave each other.How It Ended: Difficult to answer – Married…With Children was abruptly cancelled by Fox after its eleventh season, before it could have a proper final episode. Still, there was no indication that things would ever change with the Bundys…5. BUFFY SUMMERS & ANGEL(Sarah Michelle Gellar & David Boreanaz in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 1996-2003)Her Story: Cheerleading blonde who discovers that she is the chosen one of her generation to kill the vampires and other supernatural monsters which congregate around "the Hellmouth" in Sunnydale, California.His Story: Formerly-evil vampire who was cursed by gypsies into having a soul and thus feeling remorse for his sins. Angel attempted to atone for his past life by aiding Buffy in dealing with evil stuff in Sunnydale. What Happened: Buffy and Angel's maudlin romance went sour midway through the second season when, after consummating their love, Angel lost his soul, went evil and murderous, and Buffy was forced to stick a sword in him and send him to hell at season's end. Angel returned in Season Three, but knew that things obviously couldn't go back to the way they were.How It Ended: Angel left Sunnydale and Buffy (at the end of the third season) and relocated to L.A. (getting into his own series of adventures and acquiring a more substantial personality in Buffy's superior spin-off, Angel). Buffy spent a season and a half with the extremely boring Riley Finn (Marc Blucas) before embarking on a self-destructive relationship with her old enemy, the vampire Spike (James Marsters). With both shows now over, it looks like Buffy and Angel will only end up together in the realm of fanfic. 4. KEVIN ARNOLD & WINNIE COOPER(Fred Savage & Danica McKellar in The Wonder Years, 1988-1993)His Story: Teenager in late 60s/early 70s suburban America, Kevin's older brother Wayne was an unmitigated sadist and his best friend Paul Pfeiffer was a prototype Millhouse Van Heuten. No wonder Kevin was so screwed up.Her Story: Doe-eyed object of Kevin's infatuation. Her older brother Brian died in Vietnam and her parents divorced.What Happened: Winnie being the archetypal "girl next door" and "first true love" masked the fact that Kevin's obsession with her over the years was nigh-on pathological and creepy. Winnie treated him like crud and yet Kevin was too whipped to see it, even spurning the amorous advances of the school fox, Madeline, who was inexplicably attracted to him.How It Ended: In the last episode, after Kevin and Winnie's relationship got as tumultuous as it had ever been, they took refuge from the rain in a secluded barn and apparently did the nasty. However, Kevin's final voice-over informed us that eventually, Winnie fled to France and Kevin married someone else. Here's hoping it was Madeline.3. SAM MALONE & DIANE CHAMBERS(Ted Danson & Shelley Long in Cheers, 1982-1993)His Story: Ex-pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, recovering alcoholic, and ultimate womanizer. Owned and ran a bar in Boston. Her Story: Pseudo-intellectual, snobby yet insecure post-grad who took an improbable job as a waitress in said bar.What Happened: Miles ahead of most other sitcoms of the time, Cheers was successful not just because of the snappy lines and characters, but because of the soap-like plot turns in the Sam/Diane relationship. They spent most of the first season fighting, before the inevitable kiss in the season's last episode. As the seasons flew by, they broke up, then Diane was engaged to pompous psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, then she dumped him and took up with Sam again. Until the end of Season Five.How It Ended: Diane left Sam to pursue a career as a writer in LA. In reality, Shelley Long ditched Cheers for a movie career that practically blew up on the launch-pad, at the same time, condemning Cheers to six seasons with that whining slob Kirstie Alley as the lead female. Long returned in the very last episode in which Diane reconciled with Sam and tried to whisk him back to L.A. with her, before they changed their minds. He stayed with the bar, she didn't (both Sam and Diane later guested on Cheers's spin-off Frasier, but never in the same episode). 2. FRY & LEELA(Billy West & Katey Sagal in Futurama, 1999-2003)His story: Pizza delivery boy who is accidentally cryogenically frozen and awakes in the 30th century city of New New York. The frequently-stupid but perpetually happy-go-lucky Fry made a new friend in Bender (an alcoholic, kleptomaniac robot) and took a job as a delivery boy for Planet Express, owned by his senile descendant, Professor Hubert Farnsworth. Her story: Curvaceous, purple-haired Leela was a no-nonsense cyclops who could kick the crap out of anyone, but her lonely upbringing in an orphanarium and hang-ups about her looks made her emotionally fragile and unlucky in love. What Happened: Throughout the course of their wacky, space-age follies and adventures, Fry fell in love with Leela, which came to the fore in Season 3. Since then, the lovesick Fry tried constantly to impress Leela and win her heart.How It Ended: Fox cancelled Futurama before its time, but the final episode of the fourth season was set up as an episode that could serve as an epitaph but still be ambiguous enough in case the show ever returns – and a straight-to-DVD movie is rumoured to be in the works. So for Fry/Leela fans…It's not over yet (maybe)!…and, the NUMBER ONE TV screen couple of all time is…1. LYNDA DAY & SPIKE THOMSON(Julia Sawalha & Dexter Fletcher in Press Gang, 1989-1993)Her Story: Straight-A high school student and editor of school newspaper The Junior Gazette, Lynda was an amoral, emotionally-repressed, career-driven megalomaniac. Her fiery temperament and unscrupulousness kept the newspaper running, but belied her vulnerable interior and alienated her from her peers (who nicknamed her "Vampira," "Attila the Skirt," and "Bitch").His Story: Leather-jacketed, rebellious American assigned to reporting for The Junior Gazette to avoid being expelled from school. Spike's wisecracking demeanour and Jagger-esque posturing and pouting constantly rubbed Lynda the wrong way.What Happened: Aficionados of early-90s Brit TV might remember Press Gang, ostensibly a kids' show but more intelligent, witty and sophisticated than most shows geared for adults. The romantic tension between tough-as-nails editor Lynda and cocky, insubordinate reporter Spike was the heart of the programme, the source of much high-speed verbal sparring and playful/spiteful repartee, and it culminated in the two becoming an item in the second season. Sadly, Lynda crushed Spike's heart after he confessed his love to her, and Spike went back to America. He came back in the next year, and his on-again, off-again relationship with Lynda continued throughout the rest of the show's run.How It Ended: After being trapped in the Junior Gazette office as it burnt down, it seemed like Lynda ended up dead. The show's very last scene was played out to either be Lynda surviving and she and Spike kissing, or Spike only dreaming that Lynda survived and she and him kissing. Ambiguity sucks. I want certainty!…anyone still with me? Okay, it's been a long haul, and I'm sure there are loads of couples just as worthy, if not more, that I've neglected to mention…Marge and Homer…Caitlin Ryan and Joey Jeremiah…Riker and Deanna Troi...David Fisher and Keith…Burns and Smithers…Dale Cooper and Sheriff Truman…Bert and Ernie…Any more suggestions?


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I would like to know what are the codes for each language (Brazilian Portuguese especially) that I should put after the SRT file name and before the ".SRT" that make the country flag show up at the transcode folder.
I tried "PT-BR.srt", "BR.srt", PTBR.srt", PT_BR.srt" and "PTB.srt". Only show the Portugal flag (when there is the "PT").
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Construction is on schedule at the new 25,000-square-foot Brewer Science facility at Rolla National Airport near Vichy, according to M. Loretta Wallis, corporate relations manager for Brewer Science.
"We believe that we will be in our new building the first quarter of 2014," Wallis said.
At a groundbreaking for the new $20 million high-volume manufacturing building held April 30, it was noted that the company's expansion will create 65 new high-tech jobs over the next five years.
Wallis said Brewer Science will be posting career opportunities on its website at www.brewerscience. "I would encourage people to check our career pages frequently so that they are aware of opportunities at Brewer Science," she said.
The new Brewer Science building will follow Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines and use geothermal systems for heating and cooling.
The building also will have infrastructure that meets or exceeds International Organization for Standardization (ISO) requirements.
Brewer Science is part of Missouri's emerging I-44 technology corridor, which spans the state from St. Louis to Joplin.
"We are pleased to be a Missouri manufacturer, a part of the Tech-44 Corridor and a provider of products that are found inside smartphones, tablets, LED-televisions, laptops, cameras, electronic games, automotive displays, sensors and other electronic devices," Wallis said.
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Tens of thousands of Yazidis are fleeing Iraq due to attacks by ISM. Many are heading for Turkey, to return to villages their ethno-religious community was once forced to leave and which, until recently, lay abandoned.
We'll take a look at a place where burials are done free of charge, some villages where harvesting is still carried out with an oxcart, and an island where residents are convinced they're living on holy ground.
Europe is not just about bright lights, big cities and the daily hustle and bustle. The continent is also home to people who live on remote little islands, where life is enjoyed at its own pace:
Life in Europe's countryside might not be as fast-paced and hectic as it is in the cities, but it's not without its problems.
Europe's bridges have their own stories to tell - of wanderlust, exclusion and rapprochement. Now a brand new series from European Journal presents some really special ones.
The director's countdown is in French, the editor's comments are in German, the colleague's remark is in Spanish – producing European Journal is in itself a typical European endeavour: challenging and a lot of fun!
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Midweek Mysticism: Books of the year
It's that time of year again to look at the top books published in 2012, rate them, and consider their value as Christmas presents.
This year the field covers Mysticism, Spirituality, Science and Literature. Here are my top five:
Top of the chart must be neurosurgeon, Dr Eben Alexander's eye-popping account of the meningitis bugs that ate the human part of his brain and what happened after that.
"My near-death experience … took place not while my cortex was malfunctioning, but while it was simply off. … According to current medical understanding of the brain and mind, there is absolutely no way that I could have experienced even a dim and limited consciousness during my time in the coma, much less the hyper-vivid and completely coherent odyssey I underwent."
He made a full recovery and wrote a fascinating account of his experiences when, according to science, he should have been dead. A must-read for anyone interested in the field, whether mysticism or neuroscience.
2. QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
This is a fine book, immensely readable and admirably covering the ground. At the end, Susan Cain homes-in on the story of Stephen Wozniak, whom you will not have heard of if you are not a nerd.
He was the true founder of Apple Computers — now with a world-beating market capitalisation of $600bn — only teaming up with Steve Jobs after he had designed and built by hand the first prototype of a modern personal computer with keyboard and screen. It was a seminal moment, and he did it at home in his bedroom. Typical.
3. The Lion's World by Rowan Williams, outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Lion's World examines C.S Lewis's children's book series about Narnia, a mythical world that only youngsters can see at first, but which develops into a broad metaphor for a field of action, an alternative world, dominated by the Christlike Aslan, a giant lion.
The books have their own slightly dotty charm which must be experienced not read about. As indeed does The Lion's World, which I won't labour too much. If you know Narnia and like the sound of this, I heartily recommend it.
4. War of the Worldviews: Science vs Spirituality
Deepak Chopra is a top-notch member of the aristocracy of writers on spirituality. His many insightful books over the years have covered topics as diverse as health, wealth, immortality and spiritual laws for parents. As a medical doctor he is also very much at home writing about science.
War of the Worldviews: Science vs Spirituality is co-authored with cosmologist Leonard Mlodinow, who also co-wrote The Grand Design with Stephen Hawking. Under a series of topics, each author has written a short essay, bouncing ideas off each other. It's an exhilarating read.
5. The Science Delusion, by Dr Rupert Sheldrake
The biologist, Dr Rupert Sheldrake in his new book, explains the process of memory with the term morphic resonance. He points out that Ivan Pavlov, famous for his experiments on the conditioning of dogs, proved that this conditioning "could survive massive surgical damage to the brain", showing that it was not brain-dependent.
Clearly, memories are not made of wired circuits within the skull, but have a non-local source more akin to telepathy than is conventionally understood. This extended mind, as Sheldrake terms it, is surrounding us at all times. We have built-in receptors to filter much of it out, but are mostly unaware of how this works. A worthy book and a fine read.
John Evans
… who is the author of The Eternal Quest for Immortality: Is it staring you in the face? Available from Amazon and all good booksellers.


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Business not as usual
14.03.2013 - Contract biomanufacturer Rentschler Biotechnologie GmbH (Laupheim, Germany) has named Frank Ternes as Chief Business Officer.
The former Senior VP Biopharma Contract Manufacturing at Boehringer Ingelheim will lead the planning, development and execution of all business development, sales & marketing and project management activities at Rentschler. The master in economics brings in more than 25 years of experience from Operations and Technology.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/people/bio-people/2013-01/frank-ternes.html


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cant 1
1Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature: the liberal case against all censorship is often cant
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- For cant, humbug and moral spinelessness, this took some beating.
- It annoyed Flaubert mightily that purveyors of political cant should be greeted with more ballyhoo than gifted poets.
- Most orthodox historians think that comments like these are mere hypocritical cant.
hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism
2 [as modifier] Denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current or in fashion: they are misrepresented as, in the cant word of our day, uncaring
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- Such poets as these, and Lowell especially, gave rise to the critics' cant phrase, 'confessional poetry', which is seriously unhelpful.
- There is, to be sure, room for adjustment to the GST tax base, most of which should take the form of 'rollback', to adopt the cant phrase of the day.
- In literary conversations, he is only capable of repeating cant phrases and dropping names.
2.1Language peculiar to a specified group or profession and regarded with disparagement: thieves' cant
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- The history of various families in Athy, their way of life, religion, superstition, Traveller cures and the Traveller language or cant are all documented.
- Fagin, Sykes and Dodger use much more Dickensian language and pepper their sentences with thieves' cant.
- Some were familiar with the culture of the London underworld, and thieves' cant became the 'flash' language of the barracks and factories.
informal lingo, -speak, -ese
verb[no object] dated
Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something: if they'd stop canting about "honest work," they might get somewhere
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- They have tried upon me all their various batteries of pious whining, hypocritical canting, lying and slandering.
- For someone who's worked in the media for 10 years, the idea that illicit passion is not part of that is such nonsense that I think maybe it's time some of the canting stopped.
- Imitating the canting voice of a hypocritical preacher, Douglass then gave a several-paragraph sermon based on the principle that obedience to the slavemaster is obedience to God.
Early 16th century: probably from Latin cantare 'to sing' (see chant). The early meaning was 'musical sound, singing'; in the mid 17th century this gave rise to the senses 'whining manner of speaking' and 'form of words repeated mechanically in such a manner' (for example a beggar's plea), hence 'jargon' (of beggars and other such groups).
Words that rhyme with cantant, Brabant, Brandt, brant, enceinte, extant, gallant, Kant, levant, pant, pointe, pointes, rant, scant
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cant 2
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1Cause (something) to be in a slanting or oblique position; tilt: he canted his head to look at the screen
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- She leaned against the bulkhead canting her head with a sigh.
- This holster can also be canted from a vertical position to a grip-forward or muzzle-forward position.
- Hand-made of fine leather and trimmed in exotic alligator, the holster can be positioned straight, or canted forward for even more versatility.
1.1 [no object] Take or have a slanting position: mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles
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- Its smallish greens slant and cant at aggravating angles.
1 [in singular] A slope or tilt: the outward cant of the curving walls
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- Then you can reconfigure the mag carrier to a straight vertical or drop-down pull and adjust the holster to a slight cant or straight draw angle for a day at the range or concealed carry.
- The three components of alignment are horizontal, vertical and cant, regardless of the typical cross sections encountered.
- In his view the problem was caused by the cant not being placed so as to abut the vertical inside wall of the parapet, thus allowing a space between the vertical surface of the cant and the vertical inside surface of the parapet.
2A wedge-shaped block of wood, especially one remaining after the better-quality pieces have been cut off.
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- Because the Micromill SLP5000D is self-reliant it can be set up in remote locations including new burn areas to process small logs into cants and dimension lumber.
Middle English (denoting an edge or brink): from Middle Low German kant, kante, Middle Dutch cant 'point, side, edge', based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus 'corner, side'.
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There are things in that [wall]paper that nobody knows but me, or ever will. Behind that outside pattern the dim shapes get clearer every day. It is always the same shape, only very numerous. And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about behind that pattern. —Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper," 1892
The protagonist in Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" suffers from the most notable case of pareidolia in fiction. Pareidolia, the misperception of an accidental or vague stimulus as distinct and meaningful, explains many supposedly paranormal and mystical phenomena, including UFO and Bigfoot sightings and other visions. In Gilman's story, the heroine, secluded in her hideously wallpapered bedroom and having nothing with which to occupy herself, is driven to insanity—full-blown paranoid schizophrenia—by the woman behind the yellow pattern. As she descends into madness, she comes to believe that she is imprisoned by the wallpaper.
Mental disease can aggravate pareidolia, as can fatigue and sleepiness. After a recent surgery, one of us (Martinez-Conde) noticed faces everywhere, in places as unlikely as the ultrasound images of her left arm during an examination of potential postsurgical blood clots. She realized at once that the ubiquitous faces were the product of lack of sleep and the high titer of pain medication in her bloodstream, so she was more fascinated than concerned. Her doctor agreed but made a note in her file for a different drug regime in the future. Just in case. Luckily, the hospital room's walls were bare, and there was no yellow wallpaper in sight. Our brain is wired to find meaning. Our aptitude to identify structure and order around us, combined with our superior talent for face detection, can lead to spectacular cases of pareidolia, with significant effects in society and in culture.


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Coach takes risk with men's line
By Susannah Ware, Kshitij Shetty, Laura Haslee, Brian Bizjack and Juliana Figueiredo
As Coach Inc. launches its men's-only shop in New York City, it is taking a big risk by deviating from its established image in affordable women's luxury goods. However, its efforts seem to be paying off at least in the eyes of one reviewer responding to the new store, "I really like this shop because … it's perfect for gift-giving purchases. … Who's gonna argue with a nifty Coach card holder or bucket hat?"[1]
With the launch of a new men's line, Coach is acknowledging changing market trends within the fashion industry. In the last five years, men's designer clothing has sold at twice the rate of women's clothing.[2] Also, sales of men's designer products are expected to increase by about 35% in developing countries like India and China, which shows the potential for future international growth.[3] There is also research strengthening Coach's decision to venture into the men's segment that suggests men plan to spend 3% more on consumer goods than they did in the previous year.[4] In contrast, women intend to spend 1% less than they did previous year. This year's Black Friday spending research confirmed an average increase in male spending of $100 compared to female spending.[5]


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When larger-than-life rock and funk stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Prince and Jimmy Page beckoned Terrence Brewer to the guitar, the young teenager eagerly answered the summons. And while he's gained respect in the past decade as one of the region's top straight-ahead jazz guitarists, Brewer has never relinquished his love of a supple backbeat.
A few years ago, seeking to bring together his two musical passions, he launched Citizen Rhythm, a sinewy quartet that transforms modern jazz standards with funk, rock and hip-hop grooves. Featuring drummer Rob Rhodes, keyboardist Michael Coleman, and electric bassist Doug Ebert, the band has developed into a tough, self-confident outfit with a sound unlike any other band on the local scene.
"I love that I get to play jazz, but I missed being in a band that makes people move and groove," says Brewer, 37, who performs with Citizen Rhythm at the Fairmont Hotel as part of San Jose Jazz's Free Jazz Wednesdays series. "I wanted to put the two things together, where you keep the groove, but we're challenged as improvisers playing Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis compositions."
The Fairmont gig is a rare South Bay appearance for the Pittsburg-based Brewer, though he will be back on the Peninsula for KCSM's revived Jazz on the Hill festival on June 1. He's worked occasionally with San Jose organist Brian Ho, and can accompany vocalists with real sensitivity, but he first gained notice as with a series of self-produced albums focusing on his original tunes and arrangements for quartet and quintet.
More recently, Brewer paid tribute to guitar great Wes Montgomery during an organ trio session with Wil Blades, "Groovin' Wes," and arranged a program of American Songbook gems on "Setting the Standard" featuring his quintet with saxophonist Kasey Knudsen. With Citizen Rhythm, which released an eponymous album last year, Brewer re-imagined definitive tunes by Charles Mingus ("Nostalgia in Times Square"), McCoy Tyner ("Passion Dance"), and Jimmy Heath ("Gingerbread Boy").
The album also features two takes, live and studio, of Chick Corea's "Crystal Silence," an ethereal but sturdy melody that the pianist has recorded in several different settings since he introduced it on the Brazilian-tinged 1972 album "Return to Forever." Brewer approaches the piece like a power ballad, changing up the feel from 4/4 to 5/4 with a subtle backbeat.
No composer's music has proved more amenable to Citizen Rhythm's populist reinventions than Wayne Shorter. The album opens with a compelling version of "Speak No Evil," set to a simmering hip-hop groove. The album also features the saxophonist's "E.S.P." and "Wildflower," though Brewer has steadily added additional Shorter tunes to the band's book.
"His music seems to be really open to tempo changes and new grooves," Brewer says. "The focus of Citizen Rhythm isn't to write original music. It's about shaking your hips."
He credits Charlie Hunter, with whom he studied, as a primary source of inspiration, though the stylistic scope of John Scofield and Pat Metheny has also provided a road map for the band. The immediate conceptual spark for Citizen Rhythm came from the 2004 album "A Guitar Supreme" (Tone Center), a project featuring fusion heavyweights such as Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, Greg Howe and Frank Gambale shredding tunes by (or associated with) John Coltrane.
But Citizen Rhythm is as notable for what it isn't as for what it is. While the band is definitely plugged in, Brewer isn't interested in rocking out on a Stratocaster, playing high-velocity fusion in tricky time signatures. Instead, he kept his longtime axe, a classic hollow body archtop guitar. His tone, cool and clean with just an occasional touch of distortion or delay, is almost unchanged from his acoustic sessions.
"We're constantly straddling worlds and sounds," Brewer says. "I approach this music as a jazz player through this rhythmic palette. All of us play funk and R&B and all this other stuff. But the beauty of a guitar is that sound, and I wanted to keep it as much as I could."
He's even taken the Citizen Rhythm concept back into acoustic settings with piano and double bass, "and everything still translates," he says. "It just sounds really modern, really contemporary. That's the beauty and flexibility of jazz."
terrence brewer's citizen rhythm
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Fairmont Hotel,
170 S. Market St., San Jose
Tickets: Free, 408-288-7557, www.sanjosejazz.org


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Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle
Published: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 1:37 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 1:37 p.m.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills.
Police say the 53-year-old Monticello man went to St. Cloud Hospital for treatment April 20. He claimed he was Pink Floyd singer-guitarist David Gilmour and that he didn't have health insurance. He was treated and released, but not before signing an autograph.
The St. Cloud Times (http://on.sctimes.com/10rU8fe ) says hospital security was suspicious about the man's identity and his medical records were flagged. The man returned for more treatment several days later and, confronted by police, admitted he wasn't Gilmour.
The man was booked into the Stearns County Jail on a possible charge of theft by swindle.
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End Date: Jan 29, 2015
Conduct laboratory and field experiments to examine the important biological, chemical, and physical processes affecting the prevalence and distribution of pathogenic and antibiotic resistant bacteria on representative farms in the Santa Ana River watershed. Studies will be conducted at various scales to determine the persistence (survival) of E. coli O157:H7 in its sources on these farms and assess potential factors influencing pathogen survival in the root zone and contamination of leafy greens. Laboratory scale study will be conducted to quantify critical processes influencing the dissemination of pathogens in the watershed by runoff, streams and rivers. Factors influencing the treatment of contaminated surface waters by sand filtration will also be investigated to more fully assess its capabilities and potential weaknesses. Data obtained from these studies will be used to develop best management practices (BMPs) and low cost treatment technologies for immobilization and inactivation of pathogens from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to water and food resources.


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2013: Played in one game ...saw action at Vermont (3/30).
2012: Played in two games ...saw action at Binghamton (4/7) ... first action of the season vs. Vermont (3/31).
2011: Played in seven games ... a ground ball vs. Albany (4/23) ... a ground ball and a caused turnover vs. Cornell (3/22) ... recorded a ground ball at Towson (3/19) ...made Stony Brook debut with a ground ball at St. John's (3/15).
Before Stony Brook: Spent one season at Army Prep.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Ward Melville ... two-time All-District ... all-county as a senior ... Ward Melville Most Outstanding Male Athlete ... finalist for Butch Dellecave Award given to Suffolk County Male Athlete of the Year ... three-year letterwinner in football.
Personal:Patrick Day ... born March 19, 1991 in Stony Brook, New York ... son of Bob and Alice ... brother, Chris, played lacrosse at Army.
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David Bohnenblust and Randy Duncan have been working with President Hal Hoxie to arrange all the details for the First Congressional District Republican Reorganization meeting Jan. 12 at Central Christian College. County delegates will come from throughout the first district to meet in McPherson. Delegates will elect leadership for the first district as well as delegates and alternates for the upcoming State Republican meeting Jan. 26 in Hutchinson.
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp will address the group at lunch. Other state senators and representatives will be in attendance, including Rep. and Senator Elect Tom Arpke and Rep. Clark Shultz.
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Share your experiences with the San Diego Women's Half Marathon below
I just got this bizarre rambling email that starts mid-sentence ( see below).
Who are these organizers?
"race-both stemming from our introductory rate of $20 (which was encouraged by our Race Reg. Outlet to promote the race)
I did not know that USA did Half Marathons, so I am doing this one.I did the 10K they had in No CA and it was a really fun run. The only downfall was the weather. The group who put on the event, who I assume are the same as this staff, were really personable and easygoing, and I think one of them is from the area where the race took place so they had the P P/U at a Pub/Running Store. Everyone seemed happy so hopefully this one will be the same.
I am signing up for this half-a lot of my friends are running in this and during my friend's Bachelorette Party in June we ran their 5/10K. I never heard anything about a rambling email from my friends, haha. They werent any problems with the race in June. They gave us a lot of fun things for our runner's bag and had a good DJ at the park. hope this is a good course. It's by the beach so I guess that will be a plus.
USA Women's Half Marathon had a Facebook page up as of Monday but now when I try to find their page it's gone. The last message I received from them was that they would be sending out emails this week to all participants regarding packet pick up. Still no packet pick up email and haven't heard back from them when I sent them an email through their website. I also received that rambling email several weeks ago and was confused as to why I received it. Now I'm getting a little concerned because they seemed to have closed their Facebook page.
Race was cancelled without a clear explanation. Two stars assuming I get my refund in a reasonable amount of time.
The cancellation email:
Thank you to all who registered for this race. We regret to inform you that this race is being cancelled, and if there are any questions regarding the circumstances, you may email our PR Representative listed on our website, or contact the city of Imperial Beach-though we ask that you not bombard them with phone calls, as they have tried to make this race happen as much as we did. To say that their city plans and pending construction were major reasons for our decision may sound repititive, but we would in fact have had to make further course changes which we were told of only recently, which would have resulted in further Race Day issues/complaints.
We have never experienced this type of planning experience before, and it seems we have been traveling against the wind since day #1, and it also seems that maybe San Diego being a very saturated race market, we also received a lot of incoming messages in all forms that lead us to believe that other cities may be a better fit. Aside from being a business, we really wanted to bond with and get to know our clientele, and we are sorry again for the cancellation.
If you requested your bib to be mailed, you were not charged, and we are going to process all refunds as quickly and timely as possible. I believe on the date of our race, there are other races taking place in San Diego, so we understand the amount of training these events entail, and truly hope you find one near the same date that you can participate in.
We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience, and the planning that many of you went to for this race. This of course was not in our plans, and our team really did put in a lot of work, sweat, and time to try and make this happen.
We again ask that you not bombard IB with questions or negativity, and while we understand many of you will be upset at the cancellation, please refrain from writing hateful messages. Everyone will receive a refund and again, we will process them as soon as possible. Thank You, USA WHM
I greatly respect the amount of work involved in putting on a race (big or small), especially when it's for charity. I know it's not an easy job, especially for organizers, and the tireless efforts of volunteers deserve every bit of thanks. Even in the planning process, I know that asking California city official to close a road for three hours is like asking permission to unleash a tyrannasaurus. Totally get that. I'm the last to complain about delayed results, a line for the bathroom, or so-so snacks (just appreciate the experience and what you get, right?)
With that said, this is my SECOND San Diego-area half marathon to be cancelled this year (the Vista Half was pushed to February). I am perplexed by how this is suddenly normal. Of course it was not an easy decision, but I also did not appreciate the e-mail suggesting that the organization knew that the event was doomed from the start! I will give them the benefit of the doubt that the refund will arrive but I would have rather raced. And a satuated race market? Without intending any offense, a half marathon and a "fun run" are not in the same race market. I think both San Diego & Los Angeles have maybe 5 closed-course half marathons tops this fall. I have full marathons on Oct. 14 and Nov. 10 and even though my training is on schedule, I will have zero half marathons to use as "practice races" thanks to race cancellations and the very skeleton offerings for races in SoCal this fall.
Apologies for the negativity, and maybe nobody agrees with me, but there is definitely no issue of "saturation" in our area-if you have a distance race with a great cause, people will run!
How do you give a zero. They send an email on the 7th saying it was cancelled and blamed it on Imperial Beach city hall and turns out they never filed the proper paper work or anything so it was cancelled. Get an email today saying most the refunds were processed. Nobody I know has been refunded. Las Vegas also had permit issues so they moved the run to a free public bike path. Ran out of water and food. "unique" medal was a freakin dog tag. NOT UNIQUE my children have those from being in the service. And yes they were the same quaility as the Army LOL
Horrible organization, they emailed everyone two weeks before the event that it had been canceled with no explanation. Over two weeks later and I have yet to receive a refund and am not getting a response.
Zero stars. I also have yet to receive an email response from them after inquiring as to when we should expect to receive a refund after the race was unexpectedly cancelled. The email cancellation was unprofessional and full of incorrect grammar. This is not what I expect from a business and I certainly do not recommend their races to anyone.
At first I was excited for a way to run a half marathon for the $20 that USA Women's Half quoted. I heard about the race from a friend. I always want to support small business and go out of my way to participate in things that are not part of the money making giants (eg. Rock n Roll). I paid the $20 through Active on 7/1/2012. During the time that the race was 'still on', I received a few emails from the director (lots of incoherent ramblings, typing errors, terrible grammar, and immature accusations to whom I am unsure) commenting on the trouble involved in putting on the race (bad publicity much?). On September 7, 2012 I received an email (as did everyone else) stating that the race was cancelled and "Everyone will receive a refund and again, we will process them as soon as possible. Thank You, USA WHM". It is now 5 weeks later. I have yet to receive a response from the director, Active, or receive the refund to my account or in the mail. I have never in my life been aware of so much disarray, poor business handling skills, immature rambling emails blasted to all participants, and just overall poor business practice. Putting on races is a very difficult task, YES. Let this be a lesson USA Women's Half, go back to organizing tea parties and 'book clubs' and leave the real business for the big fish. Also, send me the refund before you encounter a bigger issue than addressing your inability to form complete and coherent sentences.
P.S. My rating is actually no stars, but Active won't let me post this with out giving you jerks at least one star.
HOw do you give negative stars, they don't derserve any.
This is a horrible group with horrible planning. At this point it seems that no one has recieved a refund for the race so we must have funded another race. Funny how they had phone numbers up on the website following their "cancellation" and now you can't get a responce from anyone and when you do its BS and lies.
Never going to run with them, even if it were free. They are out to rob people, not put on a fun race.
It's been almost 2 months since they cancelled this race. No refund sent but they are planning a new event in January. The race in Vegas was a joke. The necklace was a cheap dog tag that was pink. Yes they had 2 aide stations on a 2 loop run course. It's like they ran to the grocery store that morning. Packaged water with ice in top. Good thing it was only 88 degrees that day. Had the bar not been there for the after party their would not have been a bathroom. Oh and it was not in Vegas it was in the outskirts of Summerlin. The goodie bag, they want it a secret because it was a 0.10 swirly straw from party city with a 0.25 pair of 80's fashion sunglasses. The cotton shirt was clearly where our entry fees went. Do yourself a favor and don't sign up for any race they offer. The aide was no more than you'd carry on a training run.
I have sent them numerous emails inquiring about the refund they promised, and I still have not received it. -1000 stars for these thieves. I am getting very impatient with them. They don't return emails or anything. And they have another event on January 13th. I am sure they will cancel that one too and not give refunds. Very bad company, they should be reported to the BBB or something. VERY BAD Since I can't post this without a rating, I am giving it 1 star, but taking it back.
I too did not receive a refund from them. Not okay!!
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I'm a newbie to Qcad and CAD in general, while I have some experience with Blender (a 3d software) and technical drawing on paper. Over the last two days I was trying to design a simple model and learn Qcad at the same time. I'm getting comfortable with simple drawing tools and the design is quite fine, with one exception. It is flat.
Perhaps I'm missing something, but I cannot figure out how to add third dimension to my objects. The View > Top/Right/Left projection menu items seem to be what I'm looking for, but they only change the shape of the grid, while the drawing remains exactly the same, confusing me totally.
Basically, what I want, is this:
My drawing looks like one of the set in the left viewport: It is just a top view. I want to add front and right view and bind them somehow to get three-dimensional model.
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Fairbanks alumni
More than 7,000 UAF alumni call Fairbanks home, among them:
Doug Chichester
Lives in: Fairbanks
Hometown: East Meredith, NY
Degree, year: A.A.S., process technology, 2007
Employment: Facility operator, BP Exploration, Alaska
Who knew?I spent a year living and working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica, 1988-1989.
Jiaqi Huang
Lives in: Fairbanks
Hometown: Shanghai, China
UAF education: MS, food science, 2007; MS, statistics, 2009
Other degrees: BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, China)
When not studying he was: president of Chinese Student Association in UAF (2007)
Gainfully employed: Biometrician (statistician), Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Gotcha!: I caught the first fish of my life in Alaska.
Joel Titus
Lives in: Fairbanks
Hometown: Minto, Alaska
Degree, year: B.B.A., 2005
Employment: Human resources/food services administrator, Yukon-Koyukuk School District
Busy, busy: Fight promoter. I also own a cage-fighting business called Gladiator Productions Inc., which I started after graduating from UAF.
Bragging rights: Was on the All Skillz intramural basketball champ team
Terry Strle
Lives in: Fairbanks
Hometown: Joliet, Ill.
Degree, year: B.A., speech communication, 1984
Employment: Former city mayor, Fairbanks, Alaska
Spare parts: In 2008, donated a kidney to a cousin with hereditary kidney disease


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Arthritis Health Center
Artificial Hips: Newer Might Not Be Better
Nov. 29, 2011 -- Traditional hip implants might be safer and last longer than some new ones, an FDA-funded study finds.
It's among the first studies to compare outcomes in people who got different kinds of artificial hip implants with different materials.
When researchers evaluated total hip-replacement data from studies and national registries, they found no advantage for the newer metal-on-metal or ceramic-on-ceramic devices, compared with traditional metal-on-polyethylene or ceramic-on-polyethylene ones.
The available evidence suggests that traditional hip replacement devices work as well as newer, costlier implants and might last longer than at least some newer artificial hips.
The researchers conclude that manufacturers of the newer implants cannot claim that their devices are better than traditional ones.
But others feel that more research is needed to draw any strong conclusions.
All-Metal Implants Under Fire
More than 270,000 hip replacements are performed in the United States, and that number is projected to double over the next decade.
The surgery is very effective for improving mobility, but many patients need an additional operation within 10 to 15 years to replace worn out, damaged, or displaced parts.
The hope has been that the newer hip replacement devices would last longer than traditional implants.
All-metal implants have been especially popular with orthopedic surgeons in the U.S. since the introduction of a new generation of the devices in the late 1990s, but their use has declined sharply over the past year or so as concerns about their safety and durability have emerged.
Last May, FDA officials expressed concerns that the metal-on-metal implants may make people sick by releasing toxic metal ions into the bloodstream. The agency ordered 21 manufacturers that market the devices to study the issue.
In August, two all-metal implants were voluntarily removed from the market by manufacturer Johnson & Johnson following complaints that the devices failed years earlier than expected in many patients.
And in September, a British hip replacement registry found more widespread evidence of early failure for the metal-on-metal devices.
'Many Metal-on-Metal Implants Working Well'
Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, says while some metal-on-metal hip replacement devices do appear to be prone to early failure, others probably are not.


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My brain is all jumbled. I have so many things that I want to write, but the words keep running into each other and getting mixed up with different connections and topics. I decided to just put up some pictures that make me smile and write whatever pops out. Daniel kept me up off and on through the night because of his allergies, I am a bit tired. Everyone is feeling rather anxious/excited about tonight so I am sure that has a lot to do with my fuzzy brain as well.
I am quite smiley, despite my jumbledness and tiredness.
It is gray and cloudy here this morning so I looked at some of my lovely cloud pictures from the past few days that I have gathered. I think that they are pretty cool so they are going up. The kids made some fun projects so pictures of those are going up. I got fixated on some squash the other night, I found their colors and designs interesting. I almost couldn't cook them…almost. Joshua made Star Trek figures, Captain Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy.
They had to go up!
I am not a big Star Trek or Sci-Fi type of person, but they are worth watching to see what these guys come up with. Alright I am just rambling. I had better stop before I share things that are rather embarrassing, like how I made up pick-up lines that a computer would say in my head the other day, and almost fell over laughing so hard at myself. Yes, I did. :-/ I got confused faces and a eye roll once I tried to explain why I was laughing. Lol! Just a silly post to help me get unjumbled. Ok, bye!


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Mathematics Scholarship:
Awarded to a Mathematics major.
Mary McMillan Burt Scholarship:
Awarded to a mathematics major who will be a Junior during the year of the award, on the basis of overall scholastic achievement and mathematical promise.
Craig Emerson Mathematics Scholarship:
Must be a sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate mathematics major with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Must have demonstrated financial need and plan to continue his/her education at UW-River Falls. First preference will be given to a graduate of Boyceville High School. Secondary preference will be given to residents of Dunn County.
Carmen Evenson Scholarship: 1 awarded per year
Awarded to a student who graduated from Goodhue, Chetek, or Cameron High School. Student must have attained sophomore, junior or senior status, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major field of study. Preference given but not limited to students majoring in mathematics, physics, chemistry or any science area.
Mary Junkman Lorenzen and Glenn Junkman Memorial Scholarship:
Awarded to a University of Wisconsin-River Falls student majoring in Mathematics.
Visit the UWRF Scholarship website for more information.


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1960 Fires Bad; Better Methods Lower Loss The summer of 1960 brought the worst fire season to come to the Falthead Reservation in many years. Oldtimers still like to refer to the year 1910 as the all-time worst fire season that man has known in the Pacific Northwest. Last year was equally bad, but better communications and transportation were factors preventing a blow-up, such as occurred in 1910. Last summer was a fire season with active fires burning almost continuously from June 24 until Sept. 10, with fires burning intermittently until Nov. 11. The peak of the season hit in the early hours of the morning of July 20 and continued at peak load until Aug. 3, a run of 14 days. A rain that developed Aug. 2 and continued until Aug. 4 relieved the Reservation of peak load fire suppression pressure. Suppression action was taken on 133 fires. The total acres burned is calculated at 9,500 acres, of which 4,940 acres were Indian and Government owned. Salvage contracts have been let in the Bel-more fire and Gold Ridge fire covering 4,300 acres of burned timber. One other small area has been sold under a salvage permit. During this fire season, a total of nearly 1,580 Deople were hired under emergency j'np'.Cyment measures to handle the suppression work load. This figure does not include people who were on regular tour of duty with the Government, nor some organized crews whose employment was handled through other than emergency channels. The cost of this program has never been completely totaled to date, but the value is currently close to $650,000. This has been spent for personal services, equipment rental, commodity purchasing and other items. This is a tremendous sum to pay for those things which should not have happened, including both fires and accidents. There were 70 recorded accidents. We were fortunate in not having any fatalities in view of the large number of fires, size, and the number of persons employed. Nearly all fires of last season were cither on forest or range land with a few l°w cost fires on otner land classifications. The average annual revenue from Tribal forest and range lands will not io'.al $500,000. The fire cost of last year has exceeded this revenue by close to 40 per cent or better. These figures can speak for themselves in that it is shown in an overall picture that the present fire protection program of this Reservation is not adequate. The Forestry Branch, in cooperation with the other branches of the Agency will sponsor an Area Fire School some time in April or May. This school will Strive to familiarize potential suppression personnel in all phases of fire control work and will be of four days duration. Anyone wishing to attend this school fhojld contact Frs. Barton O. Wetzel, fire control officer. CHAR-KOOSTA PUBLISHED BY CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES, FLATHEAD AGENCY, MONT. Vol. 4 — No. 7 January - February, 1961 Wiprud Paintings Were Saved When Old Jocko Church Burned Last December the Indians of the Jocko district were saddened by the loss by fire of the historic Jocko church. To many people this was just another building destroyed by fire, but to the full blood Indians who were attending mass that crisp winter morning it meant either part of their culture was gone or a new place of worship would be in the future. The heritage of this church stems back 71 years on August 4, when Bishop Brondel dedicated the building under the title of St. Johns Berchmans. It was in this church that many of our Salish Indians found consolation after making the long trek from their natural homes in the Bitter Root Valley. This church had been part of the life of many of the older Indians who faithfully attended services there and whose grief showed in their faces as they watched the flaming ruins. These life-sized paintings hung in the church at the time of the fire and were saved by the parishioners. The picture of our Lord appearing to the Indians in Trdian regalia is a symbol of our Lord appearing to the Jews as a Jew. Mrs. Olive Wiprud, who passed away about four years ago, painted the picture and the man who posed is our good friend Jerome Vanderburg, who lives a few miles south of Arlee. The picture of the Madonna was painted by Sam Wiprud, husband of Olive, who now lives near the Jocko Prairie, along the Jocko river. Mrs. Morigeau Passes Last month the last of another generation passed on with great heritage. Mary Louise Clairmont Morigeau, the wife of the late Antoine (Twin) Morigeau, passed away at the ripe old age of 88 snows. Mrs. Morigeau was born in the Bitter Root Valley and moved to the Flathead Reservation with her parents in the 1880's, upon orders of the U. S. Government. Louis Clairmont, father of Mary Louise, was one of the early day settlers in the Bitter Root country. In 1859 or 60 Louie Clairmont worked for Major Owen as a clerk and handy man. He later developed a farm on Burnt Fork. Clairmont — according to historians — was an adobe and brick maker. He originally came from Canada and was of French descent. The Clairmont family settled on Mud Creek, cast of Pablo. Mrs. Morigeau is survived by several children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, besides numerous other relatives.
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Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.
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The duck stopped swimming
as a redbird sang
A bear was growling
as a cat went lame
I held my breath
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Could this be real ?
Could they both fall ?
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Divine Intervention?
Amazing Grace?
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From a nearby strip
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That's music to the ears of Roanoke County residents Bill and Ruby Breedlove.
"A good fresh homegrown apple. Better than the cold storage stuff," said Bill Breedlove. His wife agreed. "I just love the taste of them. And I like the red delicious too," Ruby Breedlove told us. "They're real good. "
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Rodney Parade was closed this morning but several tents had been erected on the pitch where new forwards coach Saif al-Jones was putting the players through their paces. Skipper Tom Willis was impressed, "I've never done lineout drills under live fire before. It certainly kept the boys on their toes". When asked about the casualty rate Willis was escorted away before being able to answer. Rumours are surfacing that Luke Charteris has been shot through both legs, though it is not expected to make any difference to his mobility round the park.


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the second set lengthwise > maze was what to this day turned me into the fan i am. that special moment i will remember forever.
Tuesday, 08/17/2010
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
Soundcheck: Dog Log, Ginseng Sullivan, Burn That Bridge [Possibly incomplete]
Set 1: Fluffhead, KDFKill Devil Falls > Cities, Funky Bitch > Wilson[1], Reba[2], Walk Away, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Possum
Set 2: Lengthwise -> Maze, Halley'sHalley's Comet > Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > BDTNLBackwards Down the Number Line > CaspianPrince Caspian > R&RRock and Roll > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Loving Cup
Encore: Show of Life, GolgiGolgi Apparatus
[1] Portions played by Trey on toy guitar.
[2] No whistling.
· Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) tease in Wilson
Noteworthy Jams: Backwards Down the Number Line (highly recommended), Prince Caspian
Average Song Gap: 7.76
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Portions of Wilson were performed by Trey on a toy guitar during which Fish teased the beginning drumbeats of Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin). Reba did not have the whistling ending.
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3 Rift
2 Joy
2 Junta
2 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Lawn Boy
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This show was part of the "2010 Late Summer Tour."
the second set lengthwise > maze was what to this day turned me into the fan i am. that special moment i will remember forever.
My friends had convinced me to tag along on their trip to the shows. They had hit our hometown show in Portsmouth earlier that summer. I had unfortunately missed that show and my phriends refused to end our summer without all of us seeing a show together.
I had listened to some phish and really enjoyed a few songs (fluffhead, chalkdust, wilson), but didn't know much about the band or the scene. Driving into the lot, I witnessed a scene I had never seen before and could hardly believe what was going on. I really had to do a double take. We hopped out of the car and began to explore the lot and shakedown and everything it had to offer. As we walked through the lot, my phriends filled me in on the scene and everything we encountered. It was such an amazing environment. Everyone was so friendly and everyone was there for the same reason; their love of phish. Needless to say I had the biggest smile on my face and the music hadn't even started yet. All I knew was that I was thoroughly enjoying myself and I wanted to learn more.
We walked into the venue, found some great seats and got ready for the boys to walk out on stage. Again, I couldn't believe how nice everyone was acting towards one another. People all around us were wishing us to have a good show and conversing with us like we had all known each other for years.
The boys walk out and the crowd goes nuts. The first notes of fluffhead ring out (a tune I was familiar with) and off we were. The crowd joins in, "the banker said, I ain't got that. But I sure got some powerful pills... Ohhh yeah!". I thought to myself, holy sh*t that was the coolest thing I've ever been a part of. The crowd was groovin' like I had never seen at a show before. I was loving every minute of my experience and the night had just begun.
KDF was next, another tune I knew, and the crowd continued to get down. The cool breeze blew in off the water as the sun began to set. I thought to myself was a perfect night. After KDF, was a fun version of Cities. I love the funk and this cities did not disappoint. Funky bitch was a tune I hadn't heard and I loved every second of it. I knew it would become an instant favorite. Funky wound down, and the first notes of Wilson start. The crowd joins in and I'm blown away by it all. Another moment I'll remember forever. Glow sticks begin to fly as the night becomes darker. Trey whips out the toy guitar, "I must inquire Wilson, can you still have fun?" Still one of my favorite Wilson's to this day. Reba comes in and I vividly remember the jam being one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Walk Away, Wolfman's, Possum round out to end the set and we're just pure fun.
Set II was filled with a few songs I knew and many unfamiliar ones. I loved every minute of it. Highlights for me were Mike's, Simple, Rock n Roll, and Weekapaug. Encore was two more unfamiliar tunes, both which I really enjoyed. Show of Life lyrics were really profound and after experiencing everything that night, I knew Phish would now be a big part of my life.
I don't think I was really able to appreciate those two shows as much back then, as I do now. This was definitely because of my knowledge of the band at that time. In the coming months, I really learned to appreciate the band, their jams, and everything about the community and scene as my knowledge grew. Now, 2 and a half years later, I've now seen 38 shows. Phish has caused me to experience so many new things in life. I've met so many great people, traveled all over the country, and made so many memories I'll cherish for the rest of my life all because of this band. So I'll always remember and cherish the night that started it all 08/17/2010.
then it happened. the possum, and especially treys choice in riding a slow ascending scale through about two bars is just the most wonderful thing i've heard in a possum for quite sometime. it defined the night in a lot of ways. just absolute perfect peaking pinnacle to a super attentive and well played possum. an absolute treat and a must for a possum fan. and a reminder of the energy that they bring to the nyc area. (i.e. 12/4/09 first tube, yem)
a fun lengthwise to open set two. a pretty good maze and halley's and the beginning of a nice mikes>stuff>groove. the simple i thought was really above average. spooky kind of ending that foreshadowed what for me is one of the best jams of the the whole summer tour.
i have always love Backwards Down the Number Line. yes, i have. ask anyone and i have always saw the potential of that tune. but this night, absolutely epic. after they moved into this intense sort of tone or approach at the 6th minute, i got excited for what i felt would be a real nice BDTNL. but then they really opened up and by the 9th minute (of a 14:14 BDTNL) they were just simply OFF! i mean such flow that you almost can't believe it. is it jam, is it d'n'b, is it really phish? i couldn't believe it when it was happening, and still am totally blown away when i listen.
so i have researched this a bit, listened to previous shows, and found that they explored like this on 6/12 of the summer tour and tried to get to this level, but it just didnt quite make it. and i haven't listened to all the early versions of the song, but i do remember back in 09 at SPAC and IL, they really started to let the tune open up, and thats when it really hit me how nice that jam could turn out. and i think that Jones Beach was the pinnacle of that song for me, and possible for them.
but i would be happy if they stuck with this jams' new 'approach' and continue to let it take shape. the way they listen to each other during this new found groove, is just, for me, the epitomy of what this band has become.
oh and yeah, rock and roll was fantastic too.
Holy moly is this show grand! An opening Fluffhead could be a claim of immediate grandiosity or a risky endeavor for a warmup song lends itself to grandiosity! Riding a Spinal Tap-like Wilson into a gorgeous REBA jam. A Walk Away that blows up in its apex right smack into a hairy Wolfman's. Animalizing a Possum...I must note that as I am now a Southeastern show-goer after being from the PAcific Northwest for ten years, I have always noticed a different feel to the show audiences - Eastcoast are there to party, Noerthwesterners are there to MUPPETIZE! This Nikon show feels ALOT more like a MUPPET SHOW than most east coast shows do to me.
The Boys were there to Gorge themselves in New York!
The second set opens with the rare Lengthwise as the catapault for Maze as it is done on one the greatest studio records: RIFT!
A well placed Mikes with a monster tight jam with a SIMPLE to begin a four song mediation between the Mikes Song and Weekapaugh. I am a huge fan of Simple as it is more difficult to get one since Coventry. WELL PLAYED GENTLEMEN!
Dropping into Backwards was seamless and this version tells a little tale about where Backwards can go when they choose to open it up!
Prince Caspian is a great result of the Backwards jam and I can imagine Kuroda's yellows, oranges and reds flooding the audience in this entrance. A Rock N Roll that was teased early on comes to fruition and into the Weekapaugh payoff.
The Buzz of this Clean Loving cup earns its honor in this tremendous set. Not a single downturn, and a guaranteed hope that you went to the bathroom at set break...cause there is not a single good time in set two.
This is a tremendous show!


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Dinner with Van Gogh
28 comments:
- Chris said...
What a great exercise for the kids and yourself! Not only is it fun, but I'm sure your boys will retain some of the knowledge for years to come; compare with the vacations my parents took me on where the kids were usually too tired to be bothered and slept in the car. Who knows, you could be planting the seeds for the next Van Gogh! :)
- January 28, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- shelby said...
Awesome paintings and I love the idea! I have 3 little brothers so I would love to try this on them.
- January 28, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- Anne said...
What a great portrait of Van Gogh!!!!! I love it!
- January 28, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Eva said...
That is a very nice Van Gogh-esque loaf. I like it a lot.
- January 28, 2009 at 10:12 PM
- aTxVegn said...
Your family has many talents! Starry Night is my favorite painting.
- January 28, 2009 at 10:29 PM
- dans-ing said...
I just land into your blog in a search for bakery's blogs...and i just couldn't skip it.
I just loved the way you try to keep your vegan life and family and this idea of vegan mom about art and weekends interpretations are just amazing..definitely i'm going to use that with my future kids.
thank you for being you and keep the good and hard work.
- January 28, 2009 at 10:30 PM
- herbstsonne said...
What an amazing idea, and what an inspiration to dig out my pastels and start drawing again! :D That is awesome!
- January 29, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Emily said...
That is a super cool idea and a very nice ciabatta painting! :)
- January 29, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- yasmin said...
Nice drawing Vegan Dad! And very cool family project, it's great you found a way to focus family dinners. I would put your tips into immediate effect if I had kids.
- January 29, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Dawna said...
Hey! Great art piece! Looks like your hand was QUITE cooperative, if you ask me.
I like the idea you are posing and know all too well about spilled drinks... mostly via my husband actually. ;)
Just discovered your blog. I LOVE it!!! Thanks for all the hard work you do in helping fairly-new vegans like us. :)
- January 29, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Eating Consciously said...
I'm impressed with both!
- January 29, 2009 at 8:32 AM
- Danica said...
Give Vegan Mom huge kudos from me for a FANTASTIC idea!! When I started drawing again after eons I got Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It brings your head around to your hands and vice versa. :D
- January 29, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- nick said...
This is a very neat idea.
I want to see more pictures, especially the Picasso interpretations!
- January 29, 2009 at 10:47 AM
- beckiwithani said...
What a cool idea for a family activity! My daughter is only 2, but I could see this being something we would all get into doing in another couple of years. Thanks for sharing.
And I love the Van Gogh ciabatta.
- January 29, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Cindy said...
Good idea! Cuz 3 boys....eeek! I know all about it. I'm number four with 3 older brothers. I learned not to be a shy, quiet little girl. I could speak as loud as they could when I wanted! I like both paintings very much. But, I must say...I think I like the portrait best!
- January 29, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Sarah said...
This is a great idea! And your son's picture is very good - you might have a budding artist on your hands.
- January 29, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- RuthWeb said...
That's fantastic!!
It has so much "motion" in it!
I love that.
#1 son's picture is FANTASTIC. He's an artist. Some kind, anyway.
Keep on scrawlin'.
- January 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- Bianca said...
What a neat idea! This is the kind of thing that will stay with your kids forever. I love family traditions!
- January 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM
- allularpunk said...
what an awesome idea!
- January 29, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- laci said...
Awww you son's perception of Van Gogh is pretty good! And is yours bread?...
- January 29, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- PB and Jess said...
I must say, you're a talented artist! Sounds like a great way to inspire your kids :)
- January 30, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Carolyn said...
Wow, what a great idea. Can I be in your family??
- January 30, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- WhiskeyMind said...
Very good idea. Vegan Mom is on the ball. I think this world is ready for and heading for another Renaissance, to rediscover that life is so much more than how many toys someone can afford. Very cool idea.
- January 30, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Susan G said...
I had to laugh at your description of dinner chaos - it is the same at my house with 3 girls! That is a great idea Vegan Mom had. My kids have done Starry Night in art class - they looked pretty good considering they were done by 5 year olds!
- January 30, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- VeganLinda said...
I love the pictures and the idea. I think we might have to start this.
- January 31, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Singletrack Angel said...
What a great tradition that the boys will remember forever...
- February 1, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- erin32mc said...
great idea!!! i love both of the art pieces. we might have to steal this idea for our house.
- February 2, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
You should take your (or their) favorite pieces at the end of your weeks of artists from each of the boys and have them framed and put them up around the house. That would just be so neat.
- February 8, 2009 at 3:07 PM


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The heart rate monitor was less aggravating. It's essentially an additional LED light that's built into S5's camera flash component that reads your pulse when you place your finger over it. When sitting at my desk, it could detect my heart rate in just a few seconds.
But the sensor doesn't work in the situation where you'd most want to use it -- when you're exercising. That's because it requires you to stay still and quiet while it's tracking your pulse.
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The S5 has another "feature" that isn't new, but very annoying. It's loaded with "crapware" -- apps that you're unlikely to use that come preinstalled at the behest of its carrier or marketing partners -- and numerous duplicate applications, such as multiple browsers, email programs and even photo gallery apps. All those unnecessary apps -- and the limited ability to sort, organize or in some cases delete them -- help make the S5's interface a frustrating mess.
Samsung says it was aiming for a more refined experience with the S5. I think it missed the mark. If you want a truly refined Android phone, I'd take a look at the HTC One instead.
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BUT SET 2 ON THE OTHER HAND! Wall to wall jamming, with trimming, teases and quotes. Fucking brilliant. We got type 1, we got type 2, we got it allllll!!!! No but really, if you can grab this Light do it. If you can grab this show, do it. If you can travel through time and space to be there for the show, do it.
And GTBT encore, rocked sufficiently.
GG world.