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Brownielocks and
The 3 Bears
Finnish Saint of the Grasshopper.
(Urho is
pronounced like "Errrrh-hoe" with a long trill of the R to represent
his strength!)
it true? If so, why and
how did this holiday
get started?
16 is St. Urho's Day
Traditional Colors: Deep
Purple and
Emerald Green
Fact or
upon a time, many many years ago in Finland they say (they being the
geologists and such) there used to be wild grapes growing all over. How do
they know this? From studying the remains of bears found in that
one season a bunch of grasshoppers (i.e. locust) with a voracious
appetite for grapes happen to hop on into Finland. What to do?
our great Finnish Hero, St. Urho! Waving his pitchfork and chanting
"Heinasirkka, heinasirkka, menetaalta hiiten" (which in English
means "Grasshopper grasshopper skoot!") he drove the
grasshoppers out of the vineyards. Now, I'm sure everyone in
Minnesota wished that getting rid of mosquitoes could be that easy.
Finnish grape framers (viners?) were very protective of their fields
because they didn't have much of a growing season. (Note: It isn't exactly
like the Italian or French vineyards up there.) So, rumor has it that they
injected Vodka into their grapes to give them a bigger alcohol
content. I guess this is an early version of "organic
farming" regarding pest control?
so happy and grateful to Urho, they declared him a saint. He
did this on March 16, the day before St. Patrick's Day.
year since then, the Finnish people celebrate St. Urho's Day on March
16. The official colors are purple to represent the grapes and green
to represent the vines (or the dead grasshoppers -- depending on whose
version you hear).
St. Urho's day ceremony begins at sunrise. Women and children go down to
the lakeshore and chant "Heinasirkka, heinasirrkka, meine taatta
hiiteen" just like St. Urho did thousands of years before or
"Grasshopper, Grasshopper getta outta here" if you don't speak
Finnish. (After all it's pretty easy to remember.) The men dress in
green and gather at the top of the hill and then start a procession down
to the lake kicking and waving pitchforks to scare off the imaginary
one is exactly sure when or how, but along the way the men change into
purple clothes. (I assume they use a fashion technique called
"the layered look.") Otherwise, use your imagination on
the wardrobe change! <wink>
celebration also includes singing, dancing polkas and drinking wine, grape
juice for those underage and having Mojakkaa (fish soup pronounced like
"moy-yah-kah") which is what St. Urho ate to give him his
strength to fight grasshoppers.
The city of Menahga,
MN actually has a statue of St. Urho in it's town. (see photo above)
The original statute was carved in 1982 with a chainsaw from 2,000
lb. oak block. Since then, it's been replaced with a fiberglass
replica to deal with the harsh Minnesota weather. This one is 12 feet
tall. There is also one in Finland, Minnesota. That statue is 18 feet
tall, and looks more like a totem pole than a man.
Every year,
Rolla, N. Dakota holds a St. Urho's Day Parade!
me begin by saying that I am not Finnish nor am I Irish. I am
Italian. So I remain neutral on this St. Urho reality debate.
I might also add, some of my very best friends are Finnish and Irish.
would also like to state that according to the "Holidays and
Anniversaries of the World - Third Edition" by Beth A. Baker on Page
217 they list St. Urho's Day as a U.S. holiday started and sponsored by
the Sauna Society of America, Washington, D.C.
up, I have always heard the Irish say that the Finnish made up St. Urho to
get a day's start on the beer in town. They claim that there really
is no such a person at all, but just an attempt to get at the "green
beer" before the Irish do. :) Although some celebrations have
purple beer.
to Minnesota tradition, St. Urho's Day began in a town called Virginia,
Minnesota which is approximately 90 minutes north of Duluth and located up
in an area called "The Range." This area is known for
having the largest iron ore open pit in the world and for many years has
been a melting pot of immigrants who worked in the iron mines. (Some being
my own relatives I might add.)
one another about their "old country" and their traditions is a
way of life. Sharing different recipes and tall tales is also
common. With this in mind, it is said that St. Urho's Day began as
all began around 1956, technically in another millennium. The verbal
records say that it began at a St. Patrick's Day party in Virginia,
Minnesota where the Irish were bragging about their St. Patrick and how he
drove snakes out of Ireland. Getting sick of all this bragging,
someone named Richard Mattson, who worked at a department store called
Ketola's decided to blow St. Patrick's bravado off calendars by
proclaiming that Finland had a wonderful saint who got rid of poisonous
the night went on, and the booze got drunk, they decided to try to come up
with a name for this great saint. Hmmm? Saint Eero or Saint
Jussi didn't have any ring. Suddenly Saint Urho seemed just right!
McCavic (who worked at the same dept. store) wrote a funny ode (see
below) to a Finnish boy named Urho who got enormous strength from
eating fish soup and sour milk. So some say that he is the
originator of St. Urho. Or...
claim that Dr. Sulo Havumaki, a psychology teacher at Bemidji College
(Bemidji, MN) is the one who created the St. Urho who chanted and drove
the huge swarm of grasshoppers into the sea. The Finnish version of a
piped piper as others put it.
in 1956 the President of Finland was Urho Kekkonen. (Urho is a
common name in Finland. ) Many believe that the name of St. Urho was taken
from him, he even may have been the force who encouraged the spread and
celebration of St. Urho's Day?
of which version you choose to believe, most credit Richard L. Mattson,
the manager of Ketola's Dept. Store as the originator of St. Urho's
Day. Mr. Mattson died on June 5, 2001, shortly before his 88th
birthday. He managed Ketola's Dept. Store for 42 years.
has it those who celebrate don't really care if St. Urho is made up or
real. It gives the Finnish and the Irish (and all others who celebrate) an
excuse for a 2-day party. With the long, cold Minnesota winters, it works
for them!)
the grasshoppers, well they have "no comment."
heinasirka, mena taalta heiteen!
So all the praise has been going to the boys again!
For many years Sinikka's spirit has been watching all these doings;
Urho getting all the glory, and Sinikka, lying unknown in dark ruins.
But now, up from the grave, the spirit of Sinikka has risen!
"You know, Urho and I did things together, like a team of oxen!"
Many people thought that St. Urho wasn't married and needed a wife,
But he was married to the shy young maiden, Sinikka, the love of his
And "So, what," you ask, "did that Sinikka, St. Urho's wife
Why Sinikka did all those things that Urho didn't have the time to!
It's said Urho chased out all them grasshoppers, almost big as pigs,
To save the vines and grapes in the land where all the Finns live.
Then while Urho was out getting all the honors, many thought him due,
Sinikka was at home tending the vines where those grapes, big as figs,
And when they were ripened, Sinikka would call all their twelve kids,
To carefully pick off those vines those purple grapes, big as figs!
Then Sinikka would heat up the sauna fire, so it was good and hot,
And threw in the twelve children, bare naked, all in one lot!
Sinikka scrubbed them all clean from their heads to their toes,
Wiped them down dry, and into the big grape barrel they did go!
"Now, stomp, jump, and play on those purple grapes, big as figs!"
Sinikka told all the twelve children, from the little one to the big!
So much fun they did have, all those happy children at play,
And so much grape juice was ready by the end of the day.
That it was then coming out so fast that Sinikka had to build a dam,
To store the juice 'til she could make it into jellies and jam!
So you see while Urho was getting his sainthood many thought him due,
Sinikka was at home doing all the chores, which were not just a few!
Sinikka pounded their clothes clean on the shores of the great Spirit
Sinikka ground up the grain for the loaves of rye bread she baked.
From Sinikka's garden they dug up vegetables to store in the cellar,
So the family could eat with rye bread, pottuja and mojakka all
Then Sinikka had to reap the bees' harvest and sell some honey,
To buy the yard goods and shoe leather, as they cost money!
Sinikka then taught the six girls how to sew all the family clothes,
And to trim the skirts and shirts nicely with braids and bows.
Sinikka showed the boys how to cut and stitch all the family shoes,
And keep them in good condition for the whole family to use.
Sinikka milked the cows and made the feelia sour, she gathered the
and from the sheep's wool, Sinikka spun and knitted leggings for all
of their legs!
So, you see, while St. Urho has been getting all the glory for so many
It's time to honor Sinikka, she stood by him through blood, sweat,
and tears!
Goodhearted, kind, and very hardworking was that Sinikka, wife of St.
And it was said by many that maybe Sinikka was the real sainted hero!
But nobody
wanted to honor a woman, though a deserving Finn,
And give sainthood to someone whose name started with "Sin!"
By Priscilla J. Harvala ©10-16-01
Ode to St. Urho
By Gene McCavic
Written in Finnish dialect.
(Original located at the Iron World
Chisholm, Minnesota)
Ooksie kooksie coolama vee
Santia Urho is ta poy for me!
He sase out ta hoppers as pig as birds
Neffer peefor haff I hurd does words!
He reely told dose pugs of kreen
Braaffest finn I effer seen!
Some celebrate for St. Pat unt hiss nakes
Putt Urho poyka kot what it takes.
He got tall and trong from feelia sour
Unt ate culla moyakka effery hour.
Tat's why day guy could sase does peetles
What crew as thick as chack bine needles.
So lets give a cheer in hower pest way
On this 16th of March, St. Urho's Tay!
Brownielocks has made a few MORE St. Urho products for 2016!
Besides fun cards, t-shirts, invitations, mugs, gift wrap, etc.
We now have temporary St.
Urho's Day tattoos! Wash them off on March 17th.Plus St. Urho finger
nail wraps. And, bandanas too! There's also St. Urho's
fabric design if you want to make yourself a shirt or something.
Just click "Newest" in the
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MIAMI -- With time running out in a close game, Dwyane Wade was struggling and Shaquille O'Neal had fouled out.
So the Miami Heat turned to another duo -- Udonis Haslem and Alonzo Mourning.
Haslem hit consecutive jumpers to give the Heat some breathing room, and Mourning came up with three crucial rebounds and a clutch tip-in in the final minute as the Heat edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 91-87 Monday night.
"Everybody kind of stepped up," Mourning said.
They had to for Miami to avoid another embarrassing home loss.
Wade survived a horrendous shooting night -- 6-for-22, including 10 straight misses in one stretch -- to score 30 points, Haslem added 18 points and 16 rebounds, and O'Neal scored 15 points for Miami (7-17), which won for only the third time in 11 home games.
Mourning finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 18 minutes.
Al Jefferson had 22 points and 20 rebounds for Minnesota, his 17th double-double of the season and second career 20-20 game.
Sebastian Telfair finished with 17 points and a pair of reserves -- Rashad McCants (19) and Craig Smith (11) -- helped Minnesota outscore Miami's bench 44-21.
"The turning point was that we didn't get the whistle that they got," Minnesota coach Randy Wittman said.
Miami got to the foul line 42 times compared to Minnesota's 23. Wade was 18-for-20 alone from the stripe, including a perfect 14-for-14 after halftime and 8-for-8 in the final quarter.
"That means he hit two jumpers, maybe? Our game is to make him hit jumpers all game," McCants said. "He was at the free-throw line. That kind of messes us up a little bit."
Despite the foul-line discrepancy, Minnesota (3-20) still had chances.
The Timberwolves led most of the second half before Miami used a 9-1 run to go up 81-76 with 3:23 left after Haslem hit jumpers on consecutive possessions. The Timberwolves got within one point on two occasions from there, the last when McCants hit a 3-pointer with 1:17 left.
But Alonzo Mourning -- who entered when O'Neal fouled out with 3:07 left -- tipped in Haslem's miss with 59.7 seconds remaining to push Miami's edge back to three, Wade stole the ball from McCants on the next possession, and Miami held on.
"We came out and we fought and we did everything that we could possibly do to win the game," Telfair said. "So we can live with that."
For the second time in as many home games -- and continuing one of the Heat trends so far this season -- Miami started a home game well, built a quick margin, and then wasted it even faster.
Jason Williams made a couple early 3-pointers and Miami ran out to a 20-12 lead after eight minutes. But the Heat scored only 21 points over the remainder of the half and went into intermission down 47-41 after the Timberwolves held Miami to 38 percent shooting in the first two quarters.
McCants and Jefferson each had 13 points in the half for Minnesota, which then held Miami to 26 percent shooting in the third quarter to preserve the lead.
For opponents, that usually means victory: Miami entered 1-13 when trailing after three periods. But Wade and Haslem combined for 21 points in the fourth, two less than the entire Minnesota roster.
"Finally, in the fourth quarter, we started making something," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "But the key was making crucial stops at the right time."
- Former Miami center Michael Doleac started for Minnesota and scored four points. Antoine Walker, who also went to Minnesota in that October trade that brought Ricky Davis and Mark Blount to Miami, missed the game with a sprained left ankle.
- Miami avoided falling 12 games under .500 for what would have been the first time since the end of the 2002-03 season.
- Minnesota guard Greg Buckner missed his sixth straight game with a strained right calf.
- Scottie Pippen was among those sitting courtside.

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A stranger in paradise
"If I stand starry-eyed, that's the danger in paradise." from Stranger in Paradise by Robert Wright (1914-2005) and George Forrest (1915-1999)
They are harbingers of autumn. Colourful congregations of harlequin ladybirds are a clear indication that fall is upon us. They are a delightful addition to our autumn paradise – a time of vibrant colours, marvellous migrations, and other amazing occurrences as this part of the world transitions from summer to winter.
On a warm day following a cold night, harlequin ladybirds will gather on bright, south-facing surfaces in search of sites to overwinter. The small beetles take in the last days of warmth before their winter's hibernation. As a sign of the transition from summer to autumn, the aggregation of harlequin ladybirds is about as good as it gets.
The harlequin ladybird, also known as the Hallowe'en ladybug, or the multicoloured Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis, is a remarkable species. Largely solitary and quiescent in the summer months, a frigid night-time temperature followed by a warm day triggers the aggregation response.
The small beetles rely on visual cues to aggregate. They seek out light-coloured structures, like cliff faces, pale-barked tree species, and the sides of buildings- all that contrast with darker surroundings. They also make use of shorter-range visual cues – specifically their own appearance. With their characteristically black-spotted, red- or orange-dome appearance, their gatherings are readily seen when they occur on the pale sites where they prefer to congregate.
Interestingly, in contrast to other insects, there is no evidence yet to suggest that the harlequin ladybird uses long-range air-borne signals – volatile pheromones – as an aggregation signal. If there is any scent-based cue to reinforce congregation, it is merely that which occurs when they come into contact with each other, and, potentially, something perceived in the faeces left behind by past aggregates.
While the annual aggregation of harlequin ladybirds is a remarkable occurrence, the most noteworthy feature of this autumnal indicator is that it isn't meant to be here.
The harlequin ladybird is an invader. A stranger in our autumn paradise.
The harlequin ladybird was introduced, multiple times, to various locations around the world from its native Asia. It has been introduced as a biocontrol agent – a tool in attempts to reduce aphid feeding on crop plants. It was first introduced to North America in 1916, then many times since then. The little beetle was brought into Europe in 1982, and into South America in 1986. Following all of these introductions the beetle has spread, invading natural landscapes, and displacing native insects, particularly other ladybirds. They have even spread to Africa, a continent where they were not intentionally introduced. Its capacity to spread form sites of introduction has earned the harlequin ladybird the title of "the most invasive ladybird species on Earth".
The key to the harlequin ladybird's success is the reason why it was introduced in the first place – it is a voracious eater. Introduced to eat aphids, the harlequin ladybird is a relatively indiscriminate eater, a generalist. Its appetite is not limited to others – it will readily cannibalise its own as well. The capacity of the harlequin to eat other ladybirds, is a key element of its success. It eliminates native species from the competition, clearing the way for its own domination of the ecosystems in which it finds itself.
As if eating the competition were not enough to ensure its success, the harlequin ladybird has more than its appetite in its winning strategy. For example, while a chemical signal does not appear to figure prominently in the harlequin ladybird's aggregation response, it uses chemical weaponry in its confrontations with others. Harlequin ladybirds produce an alkaloid antibiotic, harmonine, in its circulatory fluid, the haemolymph. Harmonine is an amazing antibiotic, which provides the harlequin ladybird with resistance to a wide variety of deadly microbes. Beyond this, the harlequin ladybird produces over 50 antimicrobial peptides – many more than most insects. These short polymers of amino acids also impair the growth and survival of a vast diversity of microbes.
Together, both harmonine and the antimicrobial peptides represent a formidable defence. They enable the harlequin ladybird to evade diseases that other species cannot. Moreover, harmonine is toxic to some insect species, and provides a chemical defence against predation. Together, harmonine provides harlequin ladybirds with an advantage that other species simply do not have.
Harmonine is not the only advantage that harlequin ladybirds have over the competition. There's one final crucial advantage. It's a parasite that lives in the ladybirds.
In addition to having haemolymph full of harmonine, harlequin ladybird haemolymph also harbours a parasite, a microsporidian. This microsporidian parasite is deadly to other ladybirds. Not so with the harlequin ladybird. Somehow the harlequin ladybird keeps the parasite in check. Despite the fact that the haemolymph is chock full of the microsporidian parasites, they do not harm the eggs or larva of the harlequin ladybird, as they would other ladybird species. Consequently, the harlequin is a carrier of death for other species, but not itself.
When it invades, the harlequin carries deadly passengers – the parasites. These parasites are then unleashed amongst the susceptible natives, killing them, and paving the way for the harlequin's dominance. This is analogous to European human's arrival in the Americas in the 15th century. European explorers harboured diseases that decimated the indigenous American population, rendering them susceptible to invasion. The harlequin beetle is following a path that has been well-trodden by humans as we have "conquered" various regions of the globe.
Just as we admire the human capacity for exploration, it's difficult not to admire the harlequin ladybird's remarkable success in striking out into new regions of the world. In addition to its charismatic autumnal aggregations, the beetle is an ingenuous example of how evolution hones successful generalists – organisms that are able to live off of whatever is available to them, and to contend with whatever pests and pathogens they encounter on this path.
On the other hand, like invading humans, there is something discomforting in the harlequin ladybird's dominance of places where they simply should not reside. They are emblematic of humanity's naïveté, or even hubris, when it comes to the manipulation of nature.
In the regions where they have been introduced, harlequin ladybirds have functioned to reduce the impact of aphids on crops. But they have also been noted as an irritating biting insect in the summer months, and have had a negative impact on some crops, notably grapes. Strikingly, harlequin ladybirds have introduced an undesirable flavour, "of peanuts, bell peppers, and/or asparagus", to white and red wines. Much more importantly, they have displaced native insect species, and changed the dynamics within ecosystems.
It seems a simple thing to merely move an organism to a new place, and expect that only the good things that it does will manifest themselves in this new locale. Perhaps it is a reflection of the eternal optimism of the human species that the expectation is that only good will come from such a move. Of course, it woefully ignores the fact that nature doesn't work that way. Organisms are complex entities that don't merely sit in isolation, but instead interact with a myriad of other organisms. The introduction of a new species may have the desired benefit, but will also simultaneously have a ripple effect that impacts other species, sometimes in an entirely deleterious manner.
But here's the thing, the introduction and subsequent invasion of a species will almost certainly not destroy Nature.
Nature will sort things out. Some species will dominate – perhaps the invader – and some species will falter – perhaps those that have historically resided in that location. Regardless, species will continue to survive. Evolution will sort things out, as it has done for billions of years. What is a certainty is that things will be different. The paradise that has existed there for millennia will change.
As we move species like the harlequin beetle about the planet, we must ask ourselves, "What level of change are we prepared to accept?" What is the price of such "strangers in paradise"? Is that a price that we have the right to make Nature pay?
Images: All photographs by Malcolm M. Campbell
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To identify the type or strain of flu virus that you have
If your doctor wants to determine whether your flu-like symptoms are due to a particular type or strain of the influenza virus, or due to other causes
Usually a nose or throat swab
Influenza (the flu) is a viral infection that tends to be seasonal, beginning in late July and disappearing in early spring. It is a common respiratory (affecting the lungs) illness that causes headaches, fever, chills, muscle pains, exhaustion, a stuffy nose, sore throat, and a cough. Symptoms of flu tend to be more severe and longer lasting than the flu-like symptoms caused by the common cold. Flu and its complications can lead to hospitalisations even death, especially in the very young, the elderly, and in those with lowered immune responses or pre-existing lung disease.
There are three types of influenza, known as A, B and C, each of which can change many times to create multiple strains (see Common questions#3). Influenza virus A is the most common and causes the most severe symptoms. Type B is less common and causes less severe symptoms, whilst type C usually causes only a mild illness (similar to the cold).
Flu testing relies on detecting virus that is being shed in the respiratory secretions of the person infected. Detectable virus is usually only shed for the first few days that a person is ill, so most testing must be done during this time period. Anti-viral medications have been developed to treat either influenza A alone, or both A and B. These medications, if given within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, can reduce the severity of symptoms and reduce the time that a patient is sick by about a day. (They will not help if given later and they will not work against other viruses or against bacterial infections).
These medications will only be prescribed if the person is at particular risk of complications and it is known that influenza A or B are circulating in the community. For otherwise healthy people, the treatment is to stay in bed and rest, drinking plenty of fluids, until the symptoms have cleared up.
In the flu test, DNA from the influenza virus is detected using a special technique known as PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction). In addition, the influenza virus is actually grown and identified in the laboratory. The test can identify which viruses (A, B, or some other virus) and which strains of virus are present. It is useful for documenting that the flu (A and/or B) has reached a community, and for identifying outbreaks in particular populations, such as a nursing home, school, or neighbourhood. Identifying these outbreaks can assist healthcare workers in the prevention and treatment of the flu throughout a community and in the manufacture of the annual influenza vaccine.
A nasal swab is collected by having you tip your head back, then a swab (like a long cotton bud) is gently inserted into one of your nostrils until resistance is met (about 1 to 2 inches in), then rotated several times and withdrawn. This is not painful, but it may tickle a bit and cause your eyes to well-up. Sometimes a doctor may use a throat swab.
If it is the flu season, and:
then your doctor will diagnose you as having the flu from your symptoms alone and laboratory tests for flu will not be necessary. It is likely the doctor will send you home to rest, drink fluids, and use over-the-counter remedies to soothe your symptoms.
The flu test is used to help diagnose influenza A and B, and to differentiate them from other viral and bacterial infections which may be serious and must be addressed separately. Knowing the particular type of strain of flu that is present in the community can help your doctor minimise its spread.
The doctor may request a flu test for patients who are at risk of complications (such as elderly or particularly frail patients) who present with a respiratory infection and symptoms such as: headaches, fever, chills, muscle pains, exhaustion, a stuffy nose, sore throat, and a cough.
When influenza has not yet been reported in the community, the doctor may order a flu test both to document the presence of influenza in the area and to help diagnose their current patient. He may also order a flu test along with other viral studies, such as RSV (respiratory syncytial virus - a virus that often infects young children and the elderly), or with bacterial tests, such as a streptococcus test (to check for group A streptococcus, the bacteria that cause a sore throat) if the cause of the infection is unclear.
In rare instances, someone will contract influenza outside of the normal flu season. (This may happen when someone travels to a part of the world where the flu is currently infecting that area's residents.) In this case the doctor may request a flu test to confirm the diagnosis.
A positive flu test can give your doctor information about the likely severity of the strain infecting you and can provide useful information for your doctor to have and to share with other doctors as they treat your family, friends, and neighbours.
Negative flu tests may mean that you have something other than influenza, or that there is not sufficient virus in the specimen to allow it to be detected. This may be due to either a poor specimen collection or because you have had the flu for several days (in the later stages of influenza less virus is shed). Your doctor will use your negative result along with other clinical findings to recommend the treatment best for you.
Treated or untreated, most influenza infections will go away within 1 or 2 weeks, although tiredness and a cough may last a little longer. A few people, however, may develop serious secondary complications. These complications often arise just as the flu symptoms are fading. Anyone is susceptible to complications from the flu, but the very young, the elderly, and patients who have lowered immune responses or pre-existing lung disease are most affected. Complications such as pneumonia, sepsis (widespread infections that can be detected in the blood), and encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain) can be very serious and may require immediate medical treatment.
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Madonna's Nov. 28 concert at London's Brixton Academy can only accommodate 3,500 audience members and, not surprisingly, those tickets are gone. (The event marks her first live British performance in seven years.) But on Thursday, MSN, which is part of Microsoft Corp, announced that the performance will be broadcast live on the Internet. Reuters reports that the concert could conceivably challenge the world record for a Net audience, a landmark currently held by the three million viewers who logged onto the Webcast of Paul McCartney's concert at Liverpool's Cavern last year. The Madonna concert can be accessed on Nov. 28 at www.msn.co.uk/madonna. In other news of the Material Mom, 42, The New York Post reports that she is set to shell out $11 million for a six-bedroom townhouse in London's trendy Notting Hill area. Should the story pan out, it will mark Madonna's first purchase of a home in the British city, where up until now she has only rented.


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There's a Reichian view that there are specific muscular tensions and that they have specific psychological "causes". If it's in the buttocks it's "sexual" or whatever ... and so on and so forth. I find that kind of thing unpersuasive.
First, while it recognises "the body" (which Freud didn't), it seems to assume that mind (the psyche) has a kind of primacy and that the body expresses (or "stores") what's going on in (or what has been going on) in the mind. But whether you can even separate "mind" and "body" ... it seems doubtful. Maybe it's not that the one can act on the other -- or even both ways round -- but the truth may be simply that they are the same thing seen from different points of view.
Secondly, I doubt we should think of tension as being localised in that way: I think there can be specific patterns of tension ... but that's not quite the same thing. It's not static: in a connected system (a) an adjustment here provokes an adjustment there -- like knocking one draughts-piece (or coin) in a pile -- and (b) when the system is in movement, the whole thing gets even more complicated.
Thirdly, the notion of seeing psychological, or emotional, life as always what's at the root seems doubtful to me. The psycho-physical system is also impacted by bad furniture, bad learning of "physical" tasks (such as being forced to write as a child when not physiologically ready), acquired "physical habits" ... and all manner of other things.
What's going on with one's teeth and jaw could also be impacted by how they've grown -- sub-optimally in modern society when the important minerals, and fat-soluble vitamins, might not be available in the diet, and when the attempts of orthodontists to correct problems might introduce further complications.
Then there's the effect of schooling and so on in a modern Western society. Children are always told to try harder and to make an effort. It's curious when you think about it. Most of the time, we really need to think smarter, to see what we haven't seen, and to be led to the point where we can do that by an observant, sympathetic, and intelligent teacher. But, all too frequently, learning is moralised and understood as a matter of effort. A familiar comment in school reports was always "must try harder".
But how do we understand "effort" and "trying" -- as a matter of applying muscular force.
Hence kids clench up -- set their jaws and necks and buttocks and so on in order to read better or do a sum better and so on -- whereas muscular tension here does not help and is only a distraction and a waste of energy.
The Alexander people, who just address tension practically, seem more interesting, and potentially more useful, than the Reichians to me.
You're experiencing tension. Why I don't know. Why over the past four months I don't know. Gently let it go whenever you become aware of it is a good start at any rate.
Yeah, you could try meditation, as someone said. You could also try something like Alexander Technique or Feldenkrais.
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How could I have missed this?
My clenching started in April.
So bad that when I went to eat something super soft the next day, it sounded
as though my jaw just cracked right off and it hurt really bad!
After that, it was pretty painful for a month (good weight loss strategy, heh).
Finally figured out that I was clenching at night, and even though I don't clench during
the day (my teeth are apart as I type), I *DO* contract the jaw MUSCLES, as if I *AM*
I have absolutely ZERO (and I mean ZERO) stress in my life. Did I mention ZERO?
I find myself doing it when I'm concentrating on anything: working in my child's class, folding
laundry, picking at the cuticles around my nails, cutting up vegetables and fruits, and
even freaking typing this I catch myself.
What I have finally deduced to help, is to have a VERY SMALL piece of gum in my mouth to
remind me to chew every so often.
Not a big ol' honkin' wad of Big League Chew, but like half a piece of Trident or something.
Figured this out last week and OMG, helped SO MUCH.
No tensing, and just random bouts of chewing actually *relaxed* the jaw.
I don't know about you, but I don't "chew" gum like a pitbull holding onto someone's
ass. So no 300lbs of pressure, just light little chews here and there.
I still haven't figured out anything for night time though, and last night really sucked.
Woke up with a headache as usual and my jaw felt as though it'd been to the gym.
Anyway, try the little piece of gum during the day if you can chew it without looking like
some white trash cow chewing its cud. It helped loads.
"never let the truth get in the way of a good story "
...small steps....
I try to catch when I'm clenching my jaw so that I can relax it; but i'm also trying to sort out my TMJ issues. It was going well for a while until I started forgetting to do certain things, including watching my head/neck posture. There was a MobilityWOD video that really helped me out.
The gum trick does the opposite for me, I can only chew it for a few minutes at a time before my muscles start to tense but I like having one after my coffee.
You're speaking a language I don't know. But you're certainly right in asserting that the head-neck relationship is important for human beings.
Indeed, it is for all vertebrates. Nikolaas Tinbergen, who got a Nobel prize for his work, showed that.
You can't really watch that relationship — although if we could carry full-length mirrors around and peek in them "as and when" we'd see some pretty interesting things. But you can adjust it by simply relaxing — or, better put, releasing any tension you're aware of. And thinking — not doing, thinking —
Release in the neck … allow the head to float forward and up … allow the back to lengthen and widen.
Mind-body relations being what they are — and are these really two things or just one seen from different aspects? — just thinking verbal instructions helps that re-ordering.
Yet trying to do it doesn't — because a "doing" always involves muscular tension. Try to "put" your head where you think it should be and you'll tighten those neck muscles — which is just what you don't want to do.
It's deeply paradoxical — at least to the modern "western" mind — but very interesting. What you want is a "non-doing".
I don't just clench my jaw, all of major muscles are always tensed when I'm awake. I dated a massage therapist a few years ago and she'd always get mad at me yelling at me to relax when she'd be rubbing this muscle or that muscle and I was all "I AM relaxing!" and it would spiral into her shouting at me to relax with me insisting this is me relaxed.
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You aren't on an SSRI (antidepressant), are you? Because I had horrible postpartum depression once and got Celexa for it, and the three side effects for me were horrible thirst, constant hunger, and - jaw clenching.
Once I weaned off the Celexa, the other side effects completely left, but I still occasionally clench.
I have a mantra that I have spouted for years... "If I eat right, I feel right. If I feel right, I exercise right. If I exercise right, I think right. If I think right, I eat right..." Phil-SC


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Can't believe I'm starting this...( Go, Charlie & Meryl!)
Does anyone know if there's a free live stream for this in Canada ? I'm PST zone.
If not, I'll just be watching the posts here..
Can't believe I'm starting this...( Go, Charlie & Meryl!)
Does anyone know if there's a free live stream for this in Canada ? I'm PST zone.
If not, I'll just be watching the posts here..
If you subscribed to icenetwork, you could see this live in Canada--and all other US events. However, GP events are blocked because of separate ISU licensing agreements with Canadian media.
Order of Skate
Warmup Group 1
1 Stephanie Zastrow, St Paul FSC
Michael Lueck, Burnsville-MN Valley FSC
2 Grace Cho, IceWorks SC
Dmitry Ponomarev, IceWorks SC
3 Lauren Corry, Washington FSC
Alexander Lorello, University of Delaware FSC
4 Elizabeth Chan, Skating Club of San Francisco Inc
Jason Deveikis, Ann Arbor FSC
5 Shannon Wingle, Arctic FSC
Timothy McKernan, Broadmoor SC
Warmup Group 2
6 Tanith Belbin, IceWorks SC
Benjamin Agosto, IceWorks SC
7 Katie Wyble, Center Ice & Blades of Western PA
Justin Morrow, All Year FSC
8 Meryl Davis, Arctic FSC
Charlie White, Detroit SC
9 Jane Summersett, Broadmoor SC
Todd Gilles, Broadmoor SC
10 Kimberly Navarro, Santa Rosa FSC
Brent Bommentre, Philadelphia SC & HS
Warmup Group 3
11 Madison Hubbell, Ann Arbor FSC
Keiffer Hubbell, Ann Arbor FSC
12 Madison Chock, All Year FSC
Greg Zuerlein, Arctic FSC
13 Emily Samuelson, Ann Arbor FSC
Evan Bates, Ann Arbor FSC
14 Trina Pratt, Broadmoor SC
Chris Obzansky, Salt Lake Figure Skating
15 Lynn Kriengkrairut, All Year FSC
Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Ann Arbor FSC
The technical specialist is Judy Blumberg, who is known to be quite strict.
GO Tanith and Ben!!! [2]
Thanks, Doris. Since my rich Uncle Visa isn't speaking to me at the moment, I'll be watching through your eyes, and waiting for Youtube
Just wondering, why isn't the starting order based on their results?
GO Meryl & Charlie!!
I'm guessing it has something to do with NBC ?
Vis a vis Maleficient--sounds like a rip off of Wicked to me.
Just like tooth fairy seems to be mining the same vein as The Santa Clause and Elf.
Warmup Group
1 Stephanie Zastrow, St Paul FSC
Michael Lueck, Burnsville-MN Valley FSC
Dark Eyes (Russian Gypsy)
He red shirt black vest (coins hanging, floral embroidery) black pants
She in skirt with wide red, black, purple, mustard yellow stripes and deep v neck top
They were in novice last year where they did not make it to nationals.
An angsty start to an optional pair spin for extra credit
Mid line step kind of ordinary and slow
Lift in a really nice split, one foot on the man's foot, the other above his head
Twizzles a mess. He really did not do the second set, (foot down and no forward motion)
total 36.73 (59.31 overall)
2 Grace Cho, IceWorks SC
Dmitry Ponomarev, IceWorks SC
Russian folk dance
White tunic with floral embroidery black pants,
Red long vest, white top, red skirt floral embroidery with lacings on her
He did a great Russian split in the middle of the routine
The twizzles went quickly into the second set, which was nice
Unison was pretty bad throughout
The lift was sloppy, unstable and probably got the deduction
They also had sort of a half pull Arabian
20.82 14.04 -1.0 total 33.86 overall 56.25
3 Lauren Corry, Washington FSC
Alexander Lorello, University of Delaware FSC
Name of program Red Desert, coached by Ludingtons
She's in a light navy net bra edged with pale turquoise and navy net skirt and they are doing belly dancing hands pretty much throughout.
There's a stumble to end
The coach is proud of them
24.11 16.06 total 40.17 overall 59.32 into 1st
4 Elizabeth Chan, Skating Club of San Francisco Inc
Jason Deveikis, Ann Arbor FSC
Spring Festival (A Chinese dance)
The best part of this dance was the way the very long red streamers she had on her arms moved and
the Chinese music.
They had little or no unison, and a great deal of difficulty doing the twizzles
Not much in the way of edges either
18.16 11.47 -1.0 total 28.63 overall 43.02
5 Shannon Wingle, Arctic FSC
Timothy McKernan, Broadmoor SC
Lord of the Dance Irish Folk
Starts out with the song of the guards in The Wizard of OZ???
Dark (navy?) Costumes blend into the audience seats, making it hard to see details
Grave problems with the twizzles
They have a video of Tim's Dad, filmed from Iraq. He is proud of Tim!! And of his wife.
24.95 19.78 total 44.73 overall 66.48
They are now having a Scholastic Award ceremony.
I didn't catch all the names too well--I think the honorees are:
Laurie Bonacorsi (jr ice dancer), Scott Dyer, Rachael Flatt (sr ladies), Alexa Komnick, Rachael Navtal, Rebecca Stern (sr. ladies), Valerie L? from MA, Marimo Shioda (MA), Kevin Sun (DE), Priscilla Chen (CA)
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US championships SP & OD and CD start orders are based on a draw.
Now they are resurfacing the ice. This is a good thing since D&W, B&A, and NavBoms are all in the next warmup group.
Completely off-topic..Doris how do you feel about Tim Burton planning to do a sort-of live action version of Sleeping Beauty for Disney ..to be titled "Maleficent"..told from her POV?


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A trolley that moves along a horizontal beam is acted upon by two forces as shown, (a) Knowing that a= 25°.determine by trigonometry the magnitude of the force P so that the resultant force exerted on the trolley is vertical, (b) What is the corresponding magnitude of the resultant?
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When I was a student at Brooklyn College, eons ago, the subjects of free speech and academic freedom were tied into the country's mortal fear of Communism. One of the most heated issues on campus centered on the firing of Harry Slochower, a well-known professor of German and comparative literature.
Slochower had invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked by a Senate subcommittee investigating subversive activities whether he had been a member of the Communist Party back in the 1930s. Because he refused to answer and relied on the amendment's protection against self-incrimination, the college administration assumed he had been a Communist and dismissed him. The Supreme Court later ruled that his dismissal was unconstitutional, but various legal issues barred his reinstatement.
Professor Slochower's case came to mind as I followed the ruckus surrounding the invitation to advocates of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel to speak at Brooklyn College, in a program co-sponsored by the political science department. These days we seem to have moved to the opposite extreme of that restrictive era of long ago when college administrators thought nothing of running roughshod over the rights of one of their professors. Now, Israel supporters have been accused of running roughshod over academic rights when they opposed having a publicly funded college department sponsor hate talk against the Jewish state. This extreme is no better than the first one.
This newspaper gave extensive and fair coverage to the event, but other media, including The New York Times, huffed and puffed about the First Amendment with its guarantee of free speech. The noise about that amendment has come, interestingly, at the same time that we are having a nationwide discussion about controlling the sale of guns. The gun lobby keeps harping on Second Amendment rights, as if anybody had advocated eliminating them. By the same token, nobody has contested the First Amendment rights of the BDS proponents to say their piece.
The protests have been largely directed against the co-sponsorship by the political science department. And it has not been a free-speech matter. Even if the department and the university had the legal right to invite the BDS people, as Mayor Bloomberg argued, where was their common sense? Along with its constitutional freedom, a university has the responsibility to guide and protect its students as well as challenge them. By co-sponsoring the event the department implied its endorsement of the organization's hate-filled agenda, or at least a degree of sympathy with it, and that is a dreadful message to convey to students. The fact that no other department in the college would join in the sponsorship certainly suggests that the political science faculty was not totally neutral in its participation.
Critics of the response to the event have pointed out that the media and political attention the incident generated put the BDS movement on the map, making it known to people who may never even have heard of it before and in that sense giving it credibility. That may be true to an extent. But the attention also exposed the real nature of the movement, and validated the students who passionately opposed it. It has become clear to anyone paying attention that these people are not your run-of-the-mill critics of Israeli policies. This group insists, among other things, on the "right of return" of all Arab refugees and their descendants to Israel, a clear appeal for the state's demographic demolition. The organization's relatively moderate official language of advocating "nonviolent" measures against Israel reminds me of the Holocaust denial movement, which uses dry statistics and intellectual-sounding arguments that seem almost innocuous at first glance. When you look a second time, you see, of course, the anti-Jewish viciousness behind them. The BDS movement's call for boycotts and the rest is actually a call to cripple the Jewish state, which in its view is illegitimate. So even if some politicians over-responded to the program at Brooklyn College, the commotion helped reveal the true colors of the BDS movement.
As an alumnus of the college I received a form letter from its president, Karen Gould, promising future programs representing alternative views in the Israel debate, with one by Elliott Abrams forthcoming. That's OK, although I find the moral equivalency here troubling. Students need to understand that the BDS agenda is not simply one side of a coin, as valid as the other side. (Similarly, would anybody consider Holocaust denial merely an alternative view to that of its opponents?) BDS seeks Israel's destruction, and that needs to be brought home time and again. I'm not looking to return to the repressive days of the Communist scare. Nor will I withdraw my support from the college. But I will keep a more careful eye on its approach to Israel than I ever have before.
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As a grandson of Harry Slochower, the person whose struggle against McCarthy-era attacks on free speech Ms. Klagsburn has seen fit to appropriate for her own anti-speech agenda, I was disappointed by this article. The author uses my grandfather's bravery in the face of genuine injustice as a shield for weak reasoning and an anti-intellectual agenda.
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I am astounded by this author's argument and accusations against the BDS movement notwithstanding her opinion about whether or not they had "free" speech rights to appear at Brooklyn College. The right of return of refugees to their homes is a well established principle of international law. The "accusation" that this means it would destroy the Jewish state says more about the moral foundations of the state than about then about the "evil" in advocating for the the right of return. And what does this author think of the Jewish right of return with a hiatus of 2,000 years when Palestinians are literally just yesterday removed from their homes. Truly astounding the moral hypocrisy being expressed here.
Palestinians demanding freedom and justice is no more hateful than Martin Luther King demanding voting rights for black Americans in the South. People, not governments, have a right to exist and to claim a right to maintain ones demographic majority will lead to sterilization, expulsion and even genocide against the "other" as the world has seen before. A Palestinian woman giving birth or a Palestinian demanding the right to return to his home which he was driven from are human rights which all civilized countries must recognize.
Hate is wearing a tee shirt showing a Palestinian woman in the cross hairs with a caption "one bullet, two kills and having military courts for one group of people and civil courts for another group of people, both living in the same area. Hate is denying non-Jews the right to buy homes in 90% of Israel under racist regulations of the Jewish National Fund, an organization which was forced to withdraw an application for tax exempt status when confronted in Nassau Count, New York.


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Melissa McCarthy is a good friend. After all, for years now, she's been there for the likes of Lauren Graham, Christina Applegate, Katherine Heigl and Kristen Wiig.
On TV and in romantic comedies, McCarthy had been quite happy to be the confidant to the star, a character actor frequently called upon for advice or comic relief.
"I'd always kind of been the supporting person or the friend, which was perfectly fine and fun, but I always want to push that," said the actress, 42, who for years played such a role on the long-running "Gilmore Girls," and in the movies "Life as We Know It" and "The Backup Plan."
"Had I been up for leads in movies? Not really. I never had the opportunity before."
But the success of the film "Bridesmaids" catapulted McCarthy to a new level, and now she's co-starring with Jason Bateman in "Identity Thief," which opens today at Tinseltown and the Movies at Meadville.
TV audiences love McCarthy from her hit CBS series "Mike & Molly," and critics praised her scene-stealing turn in "Bridesmaids" as the bawdy Megan, a heavyset woman with short-cropped hair and no time for the graceful femininity her fellow bridesmaids display; she wears her pearls with Dockers, thank you very much.
She also burped in public and aggressively flirted with strangers. She "turned the underestimated beauty-challenged woman of the world into priceless comic fodder," film critic Betsy Sharkey said.
McCarthy, who grew up in Illinois, said she based Megan on women she encountered there, later developing the archetype at Los Angeles-based improvisational comedy troupe the Groundlings.
"There's just something about that no-nonsense Midwestern woman in a sensible shoe that I really love," McCarthy said.
That was the draw for Wiig, who suggested McCarthy to "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig, who had considered writing Megan out of the script because he couldn't find the right actress for the role.
"Megan was a total dark horse at the end of the process," Feig recalled. "We'd seen a lot of people, and didn't feel like we had it. Then Kristen and Annie were like, 'We have this friend from the Groundlings, and people line up around the block when she performs.'"
McCarthy did cultivate a fervent fan base during her years at the L. A. comedy venue. She joined the troupe in 1997 after moving from New York to Los Angeles in the hopes of working in local theater.
She spent the next 14 years at the local haunt, retiring only recently to focus on her hit sitcom "Mike & Molly."


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Jason Segel, Liv Tyler, and Trampled By Turtles.
PLUS: The Popes Watching the World Cup; What to Watch Now That the World Cup is Over; the President's Credit Card; and a Top Ten List.
" . . . and now, pint-guzzling eccentric . . . . . . . David Letterman!"
Odd Dave - mimes smoking and drinking at the top of the show.
- "The Pope is considering repealing the celibacy rule for priests. Everyone is taking this seriously. Earlier today at St. Patrick's, Cardinal Dolan sent over a Communion wine to a babe in the first pew."
- "Germany held its victory parade for winning their 4th World Cup championship, but they're still 0-2 in World Wars."
Pope Francis (Argentina) and his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI (Germany) got together over the weekend to watch their teams square off in the World Cup final. The Vatican released this footage.
We see the Pope kneeling in prayer in front of a flat screen. We widen to see they are also sharing a pizza. Hey, they're just like us!
An estimated 900 million people who watched the 1-0 World Cup final are asking themselves, "What are we going to watch now?" We take a look.
ANNOUNCE: "If you enjoyed watching the World Cup final, you'll love watching corn processing at Hannegan's Corn Factory! Come watch us turn thousands of corn cobs into millions of corn kernels! Look at that corn go!"
LOGO: Hannegan's Corn
ANNOUNCE: "Hannegan's Corn. Relax. It's Hannegan's Corn."
Did you see this? President Obama was down in Texas and got some of that barbecue. He paid for it with his credit card. He was happy to pay and was proud to show off that he had a credit card. Unfortunately, with today's technology, his card number can be seen in digital photos. CNN filed this report.
ANNOUNCE: "After accidentally revealing his credit card number in Austin, Texas last week, President Obama spent all morning doing this."
Photo of Obama on the phone.
OBAMA: "Yes, who's this?"
VISA CREDIT CARD CUSTOMER SERVICE REP: "Good morning, Mr. President, this is Jim from Visa fraud protection. I'm calling to verify some recent charges on your account."
OBAMA: "Of course, go ahead."
VISA: "Mr. President, did you recently spend $159 on an inflatable tandem kayak from Outdooradventures.com?"
OBAMA: "No."
VISA: "What about $279.95 on a Rotisserie Turkey Fryer from Hammacher Schlemmer?"
OBAMA: "The answer would be no."
VISA: "$656 on a Deluxe Meat Sampler from Omaha Steaks?"
OBAMA: "No."
VISA: "And what about $335 on a Master Pollinator's Beekeeping Kit from Hudson Valley Bee Supply?"
OBAMA: "I'm an amateur beekeeper."
VISA: "So that's a 'Yes'?"
OBAMA: "Yes."
VISA: "Thank you very much, sir."
OBAMA: "Bye."
Sitting in with the band tonight, the First Lady of Southern Soul, it's Candi Staton. Her new album is entitled, "Life Happens."
TOP TEN - Archie Andrews, the comic book icon, will be killed off in an upcoming issue when he takes a bullet for a friend. His death will conclude the adult-themed "Life of Archie" series.
Dave shares what he knows about Archie and the gang. He does very well, bringing up Archie, Reggie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead. He didn't know where they lived, but I knew it was in Riverdale. I always thought the Riverdale was in the Bronx. I wiki'd it and found Riverdale was in Massachusetts and then Missouri. We'll leave it to your choice.
Dave is upset that Archie will meet his demise. He'll be shot dead! He'll be shot dead as he takes a bullet intended for a friend. In the prime of life! Paul equally upset, but says that Archie at least dies a hero. Dave is concerned about the rest of the Archie gang. Archie's dead, but what happens to Reggie and Jughead and Betty and Veronica and all the rest? Now they're out of work, unemployed! Paul pipes in, "But Archie has made sure that his staff will continue to get paid." Laughs throughout the Control Room, backstage, and in all the offices of the Ed. We see staffers applauding Archie's generous gesture. The band also applauds. Dave is caught to the quick, then mumbles, "Yeah, good for Archie. Good for his staff."
TOP TEN MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN COMIC STRIP HISTORY - Each entry is accompanied by a comic photo.
10. The state of California allows Mutt to marry Jeff
9. Dilbert caught Xeroxing himself
8. Cathy finally dies alone and unloved
7. The Katzenjammer Kids beat Brazil's soccer team seven to one
6. Flash Gordon is arrested for indecent exposure
5. Family Circus's tribute to Kim Jong-Un
4. Bazooka Joe choking to death on stale gum
3. Beetle Bailey exchanged for five Taliban prisoners
2. The Lockhorns' threesome
1. Scrooge McDuck refusing to sell the Los Angeles Clippers
He's in the new film, "Sex Tape," which he stars and co-wrote. Before getting to the movie, Dave wants to talk about sandwiches and burritos. Some time back, Jason tweeted that he finds that "Sandwiches are more diverse than burritos." Well, that set off a twitter storm with everyone chiming in about sandwiches vs. burritos. Dave puts the discussion to rest: There is nothing better than a sandwich. Jason nearly leaps out of his chair seeing that Dave is in his corner. Both talk of the beauty and love of the sandwich. Jason lists his top 5 sandwiches:
5. The BLT
4. The Reuben
3. Tuna Melt
2. Grilled cheese.
I laughed at how the audience applauded following each sandwich.
Dave says he would add the Club Sandwich to that list, but his favorite is . . . . . . I was hoping for the Ham and Swiss on Rye . . . . . DING! Dave runs down the ingredients of his favorite sandwich: Ham, wheat bread or rye, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and mustard . . . . . . and really really sharp cheddar. Nice sandwich! I was very nervous when Dave mentioned "mayonnaise." Oooh, on a ham and cheese? Mayonnaise? Only if it is smothered with mustard . . .. . . sorry, Dave, but spicy brown mustard.
Before leaving the topic, Dave and Jason both agree they have nothing against the burrito. It's just not a sandwich.
Jason went on a diet and explains his diet is simply this: When eating out at a Mexican restaurant, never ask for more chips. Only eat the chips they give you. Dave agrees. Dave puts it plainly, "Chips are a rookie mistake. Don't waste your time on chips." Better things are on the way.
"Sex Tape" - the couple misplace their homemade sex tape. It goes viral. No offense to Jason, but in the clip we see Cameron Diaz steals the scene. "Sex Tape" --- It opens this Friday, July 18th.
Music from the great Candi Staton.
We've seen her grown up! Liv was first here in 1996 at the young age of 19 to promote "Stealing Beauty". And now she's a grown woman with a 9-year-old son. Mom and son recently went on a cross-country roadtrip in an RV. Liv did much of the driving. We see a photo of the oversized RV. Do you need a special license to drive an RV of that size? Need to pass a test? No, just fork over the money and you're in! They left New York City and headed south to Kentucky. For some reason, Big Bone Lick and Beaver Lick were on the itinerary. They visited Dollywood and ended up in the upper peninsula of Michigan. I've been curious about the Upper Peninsula. Whenever someone talks about Michigan, they will hold up their hand like a mitt as an example of what Michigan looks like. Then they'll point to their palm and say, "We stayed here." But there is a whole other part of Michigan, the Upper Peninsula, that no one really knows about. It's a future destination for me. But back to Liv. Dave says taking a cross-country trip in an RV with the family looks great on paper, but he isn't so sure about the actuality. Maybe if each stop involved a 5-star hotel, it might be doable.
Liv is starring in the HBO series, "The Leftovers." It's about the world that experiences the sudden disappearance of 2% of the population without explanation. The program focuses not so much on the disappearance, but the reaction of those left behind. On the bright side, the morning commute is probably better.
"The Leftovers" - 10:00 PM Sunday nights on HBO.
From their new album, "Wild Animals," in stores today, Trampled By Turtles performed "Are You Behind The Shining Star."
Nice. How can you go wrong with a fiddle, a mandolin, a mini-cello, a banjo, acoustic guitars, and a yelper.
And that was our show for Tuesday July 15, 2014.
Just before the show, I had a minute so I scribbled some down just in case needed or wanted. I imagine the writers googled a list of comic strips and then came up with jokes from the list. I didn't have a list in front of me. These were off the top of my head.
- Flash Gordon arrested for 'Flashing his Gordon.'
- The Katzenjammer Kids going hooligan following the World Cup
- Family Circus that one time it was funny
- Richie Rich's Atlantic City casino and hotel files for bankruptcy
- Revealed that Blondie is actually a brunette.
- Dagwood goes on a diet recommended by Eddie Brill.
How is it that Derek Jeter can be so good without a swagger?
Did you watch the All-Star game Tuesday night? I'm a big Derek Jeter guy and I know this is his last year, but it hadn't really hit me until last night. Seeing those goodbyes . . . . . . sigh. Typical Yankee fan that I am, I'm already looking forward to getting Troy Tulowitzki. And that's why the rest of the world hates us. Can't blame them.
Uh oh, more baseball talk . . . .
The Derek Jeter play that will always stand out for me is "the flip" in the 2001 playoffs against the Oakland A's. With the Yankees losing, Oakland was looking to increase their lead. A double to the right field corner left Jeter with an undefined role. Where should he be on a play that will be relayed to home plate? The relay would be going to the 2nd baseman who would turn and throw home. Jeter decided to back up the 2nd baseman and backup the 1st baseman who was backing up the 2nd baseman. Jeter thought it would be wise to be there in case the rightfielder overthrew the 2nd baseman AND the 1st baseman. Ridiculous. Like, how often does that happen, one in a thousand? Well, this was the one-in-a-thousand. The rightfielder overthrew the 2nd baseman and his backup, the first baseman. Jeter was there to get the ball and flip it to the catcher who tagged out the guy trying to score. Game saved, playoffs saved, and on to the World Series. That's what I try to teach my kids: what are you doing when no one is looking? Don't be a spectator! Do something . . . . . anything . . . just in case. Don't be a spectator.
And it's why I was no big fan of former Yankee 2nd baseman Robinson Cano. He never hustled to first base on a ground out. Sure, there won't be an errant throw this time, or the next time, but over the course of a season, there will be a couple throws that will draw the first baseman off the bag. Hustle EVERY time and it'll pay off. Not this time, and not the next time, and not the next 10 times, but over the course of a year, yeah, it will. And by hustling every time, the defense will know this. They will know they can't take their time with you running hard. That little "hurry up" may cause them to throw wild. Just in case.
From the Wayne Memorial High School Zebras in Wayne, Michigan, it's Conrad Escue
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Perennial Chic: Suzanne Rheinstein
Above, a wish list find: an exquisite pair of framed, hand-painted panels from an 18th-century screen, available at Hollyhock.
I haven't mentioned decorator Suzanne Rheinstein quite as often as other designers, but it goes without saying that, to me, she is a design guru. Her taste is flawless, and her sense of color amazing. If I lived in L.A., I'd always be at Rheinstein's store, Hollyhock, soaking up her genius. In the current Elle Decor, there are a few small images of her daughter Kate's oh-so-gorgeous June 2006 wedding.
Above, the Rheinstein living room dressed for different seasons. Photography Tim Street-Porter, as seen in House Beautiful (circa 2000?)
Above, the Rheinstein living room bedecked with flowers for daughter Kate's wedding. Photo by Lynne Brubaker as seen in Elle Decor, July/August 2007.
3 comments:
- kcdesign said...
what a nice post - I was thinking when I saw the article in ED that so many of the really yummy items you see in west coast interiors seem credited to Hollyhock. The whole issue this month is fabulous, I think.
- The Peak of Chic said...
Completely agree- I'm a huge fan of hers. Everything she does is gorgeous. I would love to see Hollyhock in person b/c it looks like a fantastic shop!
- Cote de Texas said...
Darn! I've been to the bookstores three times a day waiting for this issue! Randy Powers from Houston got the cover for the apartment he did for his parents. When I was in LA, I lurked at Hollyhock so much that they wanted to call the police on me! Rheinstein's upholstery is unmatched. Plus she carries the full line of Robert Kime's gorgeous fabrics, something that no one in Houston does. Shame! You can see his fabrics on John Rosselli's web site. Great post = can't wait to see the wedding story. It looks like the stripe summer slipcovers are new. I've never see them before now. I WANT MY ELLE!!!!!


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They're my favorite band! Never knew about this song.
Apparently, it's a spoof of what JW's are called in Sweden.
Hove is the name of Bjorn's hometown. So, he's a witness of his hometown, so to speak.
Yeah, I only ran across it when I was reading about them on wikipedia.


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It seems like national signing day was just yesterday, but here we are in April with spring practice winding down and some spring games kicking off over the weekend.
We went through some of the biggest spring practice battles before camps opened, and some of those questions remain unanswered.
Which issues facing SEC teams are the biggest problems as spring winds down? Due to inexperience and too-close-to-call competition, the following position groupings are question marks heading into Spring ball. The top nine are in this slideshow.


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Comment Women Have Been Here Since the 1st Vacuum Tube (Score 3, Interesting) 191
I loved this story from the era of Byte. Most of my penile-brethern in the industry are not old enough to be connected to the earlier eras of computing where women were far more involved in the process. Not just the hardware, but also in software.
It is Grace Hopper who was among the early pioneers to crystallize the idea of a high level computer language (COBOL), and unlike a lot of other languages that have come and gone, COBOL is still around and much of Western civilization still depends on it, hidden away in the logic of CICS transactions. The role of women in computing was actually a lot more involved in its early years than now. To sell very expensive mainframes to corporations, ad men had to sell the idea that the machines were easy to use and took advantage of the "WOMEN R DUMB" stereotype by involving women nearly everywhere around the system from the operator console down to the armies of women driving IBM 029 card punch machines to enter lines of text in "files" of punched cards. System brochures nearly always featured women at the terminals, loading the tapes and pouring through printouts. That legacy showed itself again when the Y2K crisis hit and there was a sudden desperate urge to find COBOL programmers. I remember departments filled with nothing but old-hat ladies who still remembered how to set up their JCL and editing their "job cards" [IBMspeak for 'lines of text'] to test date-fixed code. Seated nearby was a team C++ where if there were 100 of them, perhaps only 1 would be female. The C++ males, all in their 20s, were working on cheap PCs. The grandma coalition next door had control over a Sysplex beast with a $2 million dollar lease in a center with its own air conditioning plant.
When CompSci took off, computing was a new, unknown science to laypeople and it was sexy and exciting, much like biochem is now to girls who are being woo'd at to pursue a major in STEM. Women filled jobs as cryptoanalysts and manually programmed sorting machines with jumper plugs. Women dominated the role of the Systems Analyst, a job type that's still with us and is a role that many women still fill. In many fields of business, women still dominate user communities as women still outnumber men as users of tech.
The problem that exists right now is that there's not a lot of women who are writing instructions to feed into a compiler. I'm in a skyscraper with over 30 floors and I think I can count on one hand the number of women right now who are churning out code and with two hands the number who are debugging and syncing repos to GitHub.
Back when society was far more unkind to women, women had far more influence in tech than they do now. Now that there are legal protections, women have been enticed by recruiters into other sciences (there's a lot more women studying Chemistry than CompSci). The problem today isn't with some perceived gender barrier, or a glass ceiling. The problem is that male programmers haven't had any inclination to walk up to women that they know, show them what they do, how creative programming and system architecture can be, and that it's potentially lucrative and exciting.
STEM conferences only do so much, and nobody gives a rat's ass what celebs and pandering politicians have to say. It's really the folks who actually code day-in day-out who could help get more women back into a field they used to be in with far more gusto.


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Sony C530X HuaShan is the Xperia SP, C210X is the Xperia L
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Unlike the Sony Xperia T, the phone of choice for James Bond, these two Xperia models aren't good at keeping their codenames. The Sony C530X HuaShan was revealed to the be the Xperia SP, while the Sony C210X will be the Xperia L.
The Sony C530X Xperia SP starred in a photo shoot a few days ago. What we know about it so far is that it will have a 720p screen (size is unclear), run Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean on a dual-core Krait processor at 1.7GHz and Adreno 320 GPU. There's also LTE connectivity and a 5MP camera (this latest bit may be unreliable as it's from Picasa, where photos are often downscaled).
The lower-end model, the Sony C210X Xperia L has a FWVGA screen with on-screen buttons and an Adreno 305-sporting chipset with a 1GHz processor, most likely a dual-core Krait. This is according to GLBenchmark scores. When the test scores were submitted, the phone ran Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, though that should move up to 4.1.2 by the time of release.
With the flagship phone (Xperia Z / ZL) out of the way, these two models stand a good chance of being unveiled at the upcoming MWC and we'll be on the lookout for them. On a side note, what's with Sony's naming scheme anyway?
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12.5 Oz. Aurora Blue Metallic Spray Paint Can for 2011 Hyundai Tucson (color code: THE)
You are ordering a 12.5 Oz. Aurora Blue Metallic Spray Paint Can for 2011 Hyundai Tucson (color code: THE). Kit includes: 12.5 Oz. Aurora Blue Metallic Spray Can, 12 Oz. Clearcoat Spray Can, 2 Oz. Rubbing Compound, and gloves. You MUST VERIFY YOUR VEHICLE's COLOR CODE IS 'THE' to ensure you are ordering the correct paint color. Hyundai color codes are are on the driver's door jamb or in the engine compartment. DO NOT order based on the product picture or color name on this page. IMPORTANT: Please no returns. DO NOT order until you have verified your vehicle's color code is 'THE'. We custom mix your paint to match your vehicle's original factory color code and it will not work on any other vehicle. Automotive paint is very hazardous. Keep away from children. Do not use any of the products until you have read and understand the product directions and warnings. We recommend rubber gloves, chemical respirator, safety goggles and to work in a well ventilated area. Please store the materials in a safe place.
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