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Released in 1980 by Asylum,
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The real opportunity for the Rangers is to not just build the division lead, but to underscore for the Angels the feeling circulating around baseball: This is not your father's Rangers offense. It doesn't hit as many home runs. It doesn't strike out as often. It walks and bunts. Singles are cool. It lacks the same power of years past, but appears to be far more dangerous.
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It took time for some players to transition. It took others time to adjust to the major leagues. It included some trial and error. It required an infusion of health, particularly in the case of Josh Hamilton, and talent, in the form of Angels transplant Vladimir Guerrero. And maybe even the loud, persistent voice of single-minded hitting coach Clint Hurdle.
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Or take the case of David Murphy, whose statistics across the board have risen even as he has played irregularly. Murphy's batting average (.273) and on-base percentage (.320) are right in line with his career numbers and his slugging percentage is down (.380). Yet somehow he seems more dangerous than ever.
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They hope to leave the Angels with that exact feeling this week.
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(AL rank) Pct. change Walks 250 (7) 222 (12) +12.6 Strikeouts 499 (5) 604 (14) -17.4 Home runs 75 (6) 110 (2) -31.8 Average, RISP .285 (1) .258 (11) +10.5 Pitches/Plate app 3.72 (12) 3.79 (9) -1.8 Runs 401 (3) 361 (9) +11.1


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Chore coats
Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:19 PM
Im a big fan personally, since the model itself is so easy to wear, simple and utilitarian. A part of the appeal is the near lack of any "design" element, just a straight jacket with four pockets, but the devil is all in the details as you know.
I hope to get some discussion around these model of coats, and as a starter, I present my "collection" (sorry for the shitty pics), to give people a taste of how they can differ in the details.
Cotton and Cheep got some coats that I know of, but it would be great to see other members stuff aswell.
Blue Bell
really nice dark denim
Big Ben by Wrangler
grainy fade
Montgomery Ward
APC, black raw denim, and cotton blanket lined
Polo Ralph Lauren, herringbone denim
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 04:19 PM
watch pocket!
Carhartt, 12 oz duck
bonus, vintage swedish work jacket in Fristads "marine twill" fabric
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 05:19 PM
they do seem to be popular in japan, and i've seen some very nice chore coats by Eternal when i was in Nara... never really paid any attention to it afterwards, but i'm curious what the rest of the boards thinks...
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 09:43 PM
would be nice to see some pics from others.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 10:29 PM
Here's mine (reposts but posting to have them in this thread and to keep it going):
LEE (bought used, can't say much about it)
LVC 1905 Sunset Coat (predistressed):
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 10:37 PM
Personally, I don't like the cut...I prefer shorter jackets...probably has to do with the fact that I'm pushing 5'9"
Levis (anyone can ID what line its from?)
watch pocket!
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 01:29 AM
and thought it looked great. man, omnigod deserves so much more attention on this board. i really really love their garments
pic of the jacket:
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 01:34 AM
I'm pretty sure selvedge runs throughout the inside of the coat too
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 03:13 AM
looks like you havent wash you brown one yet, here is my other cartartt brown coat i worn for past 6 winter, wash once.
by the way, i really like that montgomery ward one, but why are there two button opening on the top?? Believes that someone waxed their Pointer chore coat too, but dont know how that ones goes....
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 03:30 AM
I wonder the same about the Montgomery ward coat.. maybe its for two different buttoning styles, or a manufacturing error?
It was Familyman that waxed that Pointer coat... really cool project. Im curious about pointer brand in general, for instance their hickory stripe chore coats.
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I really like the look of the Pointer fisher stripe and hickory pants aswell, but thats another story...
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 06:15 AM
and Imperial Post this ones a bit dressier
I contacted them the other day and they told me that Garbstore and Oi Polloi are soon to be stockists hopefully signals a wider availability
looking for a nice Headlight jacket too
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 10:36 AM
I'm really liking the post overalls stuff.
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 01:55 PM
Post Overalls looks all sorts of amazing to me, both jackets, vests, shirts and pants, very tasteful and on point... I hope the prices wont be to crazy if they get to europe.
That Imperial Post Overalls jacket seems to be cut in the same way as older hunting vests... interesting.
The warehouse coats are intese aswell, a bit different. I really like the look of those in cotton duck i´ve seen online..
Msspark, I got the coat used on ebay, and it seems to have some age, but the buttons and everything are the same as today, so it cant be older than say 80s or so I think.
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 02:22 PM
seems the chore coat pretty much found its modern shape in the 40s, while those predating this had different pocket shapes and often chin straps..
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Posted 29 August 2008 - 11:52 PM
I really like some of Sugar Cane's, like this one for example.
Sadly, I think it's an old model as I've never actually been able to find it in stock(SC makes some other nice ones too, but I love the shape of the pockets on that one).
But now after picking up a denim one what I've looking for is a lighter cotton one, something like this EG one I missed out on.
Some of the Japanese brands have some really nice ones, but I've found the sleeves are sometimes too short for me on them. I wish more American brands still made them, as I think I'd find the sizing better for myself.
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didnt know that CommedesGarcons x pointer brand
made in Japan
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 05:40 PM
It has several sections with info on makes and makers of work wear like Carharrt, Crown, Lee, Payday, Montgomery Ward etc theres even Boots, Coveralls and Shirts
It is cover all of Mongomery word corporation [pawahausuburando]. The word corporation for the first time appearing the power house brand, 1929. (Trade mark register statement) The brand which ever since that, is used in the work wear and the casual wear starts is the power house. In the raglan sleeve, the cuff is seen in only relatively old cover all, the design where the reverse appears in the chart. The silhouette the [me], the arm to be thick is the boorish silhouette thickly in the whole.
definitley worth a browse around
The chap who's site it is also makes Chore Jackets and shirts but entireley to order
here is the most recent one which he just finished taking orders for a few days ago
I emailed to get more info but through the translation it is a little difficult to get an exact reply but it seems it is a very small operation maybe even one man and items are available to order for a few weeks and then those orders are produced over the next few weeks
the next set are some shirts and I'm very seriously considering it
prices wont break the bank either
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WOODINVILLE--A state hearings board said soccer can't be played on agricultural lands just south of the city of Woodinville, in a decision handed down last week.
The ruling, by the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board, means plans to build up to nine soccer fields on a 17-acre King County-owned property are on indefinite hold.
The board ruled against a county ordinance that allowed sports fields as a use on the land, which is an Agricultural Production District.
The county and Northshore Youth Soccer Association bought the parcel, known as the Kaplan property, last year for $960,000; the county paid $750,000 and NSYA chipped in $210,000. The county then amended its comprehensive plant to allow sportsfield uses there. It would have been part of King County councilwoman Louise Miller's (R-Woodinville) South Gateway Park Project, a mix of demonstration farming and soccer and baseball fields.
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Dr. Patel worked for many years to develop the realistic joint models used in the DPLL. As the Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Dr. Patel has played a key role in showing that arthroscopic technology can reduce healthcare costs by improving safety and quality and decreasing a patient's post-operative recovery time. Dr. Patel's efforts have been instrumental in making Mass General Hospital a world-renown center for arthroscopic surgery.
The DPLL has been certified by the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) as a leading training center for residents. The lab is an example of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery's dedication to the teaching and training of residents, medical students and fellows.
Home to many dry models and arthroscopy skill stations, the DPLL is centrally located in the Sports Medicine Clinic and is used by those looking to improve their arthroscopic technique outside of the operating room. Additionally, the space serves as a center for community outreach, exposing high school students to the world of sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery.
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text: Recently reunited Los Angeles alt-rock band Failure ($26) performs at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 8 p.m., with Hum opening. Melanie Martinez ($20-$65) heads to College Street on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m., followed by the Jesus and Mary Chain ($35), who'll celebrate the 30th anniversary of the "Psychocandy" album on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m.; the Black Ryder opens. Modest Mouse ($45) plays College Street on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. Visit


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I am dedicating all day to bringing you every bit of Stoke information as it happens.
I won't be writing on here until after the deadline so click the link below and follow me on twitter for up to the second news right up until the deadline and beyond.
Stoke may have come away with 0 points from Stamford Bridge but their were plenty of positives to take, not least the fact our goals against column took less of a battering than most expected.
Chris Foy was the talking point after a resilient and encouraging second half Stoke performance as he denied Jon Walters a debut goal by failing to allow a 90th minute goal which every man and his dog could see was over the line.
Tony Pulis today brought an end to a surprisingly long chase by finally signing Ipswich's (former) captain Jon Walters.
Pulis concluded another chase of mountie proportions by adding Walters to the Stoke City squad. The manager has long admired the striker cum winger and this signing at a not exactly cheap £2.75m plus add ons has been met with little enthusiasm amongst the Potters faithful.
Stoke City lost 2-1 to rivals Wolves in a game marred by a horrible looking injury to record signing Kenwyne Jones as he crumpled under a hard challenge by Stoke old boy Jody Craddock.
Kenwyne Jones has signed for Stoke City tonight for a club record fee of £8m. Pulis has been after Jones for years and much like a Canadian Mountie, today he finally got his man in a move that could kickstart many more.
Loic Remy has been in Stoke all day and is rumoured to be undergoing a medical late this afternoon as City attempt to steal a march on the likes of Liverpool, Spurs and West Ham to land the much coveted Frenchman.
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After seeing Shine, I'm all for taking liberties with true stories. Following subjection to an overbearing father,Rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto and some unfortunate electroshock therapy, pianist David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) turns into a walking fast-forwarding tape recorder. He's nearly impossible to understand. I say forego reality, give the guy a funny walk or a twitching eye, have him urinate uncontrollably every time someone says the word "scherzando" and grant the audience at least some chance of understanding the movie.
I suspect director Scott Hicks anticipated audiences' frustration with Helfgott's speech, so he threw them a bone by repeating the film's opening scene. By now everybody is familiar with this technique: The director opens with a scene that doesn't make much sense, then goes back in time to an earlier point in the story and works his way back to the opening scene. When you've come full circle, you're supposed to think, "Wow, I understand everything now," as opposed to, "Thanks for wasting the first ten minutes with stuff you were going to show me again anyway, you bastard."
"Shine" is further saddled with the crushing boredom that is classical music. Even if you appreciate the stuff, there are certain to be a few teenagers in the theater talking audibly about how, compared to the latest Weezer album, Rachmaninoff really bites.
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he Tiffin Sentinel FFA Chapter attended the State Convention for FFA May 1 and 2.
Lexa Beard, Gabby Tong, Tommy Hoover, Eva Pahl, Elaine Pahl, Sam Krintzline and Sarah Goshe attended the convention. While there, the students were able to listen to keynote speakers Harriet Turk, Cliff Cody, Eric Chester and Jackson Harris.
Students received awards for donating $200 or more to The Children's Hospital Network and a plaque for donating to the CROP/Church Services.
Hoover also received a $450 scholarship to attend WLC through the Ohio FFA Alumni Association.
At the fourth session, Beard and Hoover walked across stage for their officer books.
Three students earned state degrees including Goshe, daughter of Eugene and Bard Goshe of Tiffin; Hoover, son Ron and Daine Hoover of Tiffin; and Pahl, daughter Don and Christy Pahl of Sycamore.


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Two New Leaders in Northern Trust Open
South Korea's Sang-Moon Bae and Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson each shot 6-under 65s to tie for the 36-hole lead at 9-under 133 in the Northern Trust Open. The $6.6 million PGA Tour event began Thursday at famed Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Teeing off in the morning, the 26-year-old Bae carded nine birdies and three bogeys, while in the afternoon Jacobson had seven birdies and a bogey. Jacobson could have gotten the outright lead, reaching 9-under through 15 holes, but the 38-year-old could only muster pars on the last three holes.
Tied for third at 134 are John Merrick (66) and John Rollin (65). Another stroke back is Luke Donald (66). The former No. 1-ranked player in the world said he's been helped mentally by basketball great Michael Jordan, who occasionally plays with him at The Bear's Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
"He's good for the mind," Donald told the UK's Telegraph newspaper. "He's been making sure that I'm ready mentally. It's been good to pick Michael's brains and find out what he was thinking about when he was playing basketball. He's always trying to play mind games. He doesn't like to lose."
Three other big names - South Africa's Charl Schwartzel (67), England's Lee Westwood (68) and 2012 U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson (66) - are tied for sixth at 136.
Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters winner, is making his 2013 PGA Tour debut after performing well the past few months. The 28-year-old won December's Thailand Golf Championship by a whopping 11 strokes over Bubba Watson.
"I'm very happy," Schwarzel told PGATour.com about his first two rounds at Riviera. "At least I put myself in position for the weekend. There's still 36 holes to go and if I keep playing like I am, who knows."
Defending champion Bill Haas shot a 67 is at 5-under 137. Also at that number are first-round leader Matt Kuchar, who shot a 73 after starting with a 64, Ryan Moore (67) and John Mallinger (66).
Following a promising 68 in the first round, Fred Couples carded a 1-over 72 Friday. The two-time winner at Riviera stands at 2-under 140, well under the cut line of 1-over 143 at the par-71 course.
Among those not qualifying for the weekend are Graeme McDowell, who posted rounds of 73 and 72. Canada's Mike Weir is also heading home after shooting a 75 and 72.
Watson, the reigning Masters' champion, followed up his opening 6-over 77 with a 71, but also missed the cut. Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington couldn't recover from his 77 Thursday.
Chris Stroud, Carl Pettersson and Cameron Beckman withdrew before the start of the second round.
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ALLEN PARK - About 90 players are in Allen Park for the Detroit Lions Official Team Activities (OTAs) this week.
Nick Fairley is not one of those players.
Ndamukong Suh is, though. He decided to skip the voluntary mini-camp in April.
According to Lions coach Jim Caldwell, Suh "Didn't do anything wrong," in skipping the workouts.
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On Tuesday, Fran Bolletino broke Eastern Regional's season ACE record in a 25-18, 25-14 victory over Washington Township.
Bolletino, a Star-Ledger First Team All-South Jersey selection last season, served three aces in the victory to bring his total to 54, breaking the old record of 53 held by Michael Bertucci in 2005.
Eastern (16-8), No. 15 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, lost to Clearview Wednesday and Bolletino did not record an ace in the match.


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Where Does Our Water Come From?
The freshwater Biscayne Aquifer is the primary groundwater supply source for the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority. Our wellfield is located within an environmentally protected pine rockland forest west of Florida City on the mainland. The location of the wellfield near Everglades National Park, along with restrictions enforced by state and local regulatory agencies, contribute to the unusually high quality of the raw water. The FKAA wellfield contains some of the highest quality groundwater in the country, meeting and exceeding all regulatory drinking water standards prior to treatment. Strong laws and regulations protect our wellfield from potential contaminating land uses. The J. Robert Dean Water Treatment Plant is staffed by state licensed personnel and it is home to one of our two nationally certified water testing laboratories.
The water taken from the ground at our well field is classified as very hard due to the relatively high concentration of calcium in the water. We use a process called lime softening to reduce the calcium hardness. Lime softening is achieved by the addition of excess calcium. This allows the water to become supersaturated with calcium, thereby causing the calcium to sink to the bottom of the treatment unit leaving softened water for use by our customers. Softened water does not deposit as much calcium scale on household plumbing fixtures and cooking utensils and allows shampoo, laundry detergent and other soaps to lather better.
The softened water is then piped to "dual media filters": layers of anthracite and fine sand, a copy of the process that Mother Nature uses to filter water. We then add a disinfectant to prevent any bacteria growth the water could pick up on its journey from Florida City to Key West. Chlorine and ammonia are combined in the water to form Chloramines, a long-lasting disinfectant without the objectionable taste and odor of regular chlorine. We then add Fluoride, which is recommended for drinking water by the American Dental Association to prevent cavities and strengthen bones.
Our water is pumped to the Keys through a 130 mile long transmission main at a maximum pressure of 250 pounds per square inch. Our pipe begins with a diameter of 36", narrowing to 24" and ending with an 18" diameter. We use 800 horsepower electric motors at the water plant to pump water south. In case of an emergency or power outage we have two 1,000 horsepower diesel pumps and forty-five thousand gallons of fuel in storage. As an example, the diesel pumps were run for 28 days continuously after Hurricane Andrew. High pressure is required to move the water over long distances. The FKAA has booster pump stations in Key Largo, Long Key, Marathon, Ramrod Key and Stock Island to maintain desired pressures in the water main.
In the event of emergency or pipeline disruption, the FKAA uses its storage facilities located throughout the Keys to keep customers in water. The current storage capacity of our system is 45 million gallons. Also, the FKAA has two seawater desalination plants, located on Stock Island and in Marathon. The desalination facilities produce freshwater from ocean saltwater and are an emergency source of 3 million gallons per day of potable water for the Lower and Middle Keys. Our desalinated water recently won a statewide drinking water contest, and represented the state of Florida in the national competition in Washington DC.
The dry season, from December to May, coincides with the Florida Keys' busiest season. When demand rises, the FKAA may blend up to 4 percent of our daily water supply from the deeper, brackish Floridan Aquifer. The temporary change does not affect water quality and customers should not notice any change in taste or clarity.
As part of our efforts to ensure that our future water supply will meet anticipated greater demand, we built a new brackish water reverse osmosis desalination plant at the site of our Florida City water treatment plant. The new facility adds up to 6 million gallons per day to our supply while ensuring the long term viability of the Biscayne Aquifer. Construction of the new plant was completed in 2009.
We work every day to make sure that every time you turn on your water faucet you receive safe and refreshing water. Water quality, water supply and superior customer service are our priorities.
Tours of our facilities, including the FKAA water treatment and desalination plants, are available upon request. If you are interested in taking a tour, please contact Julie Cheon at 305.295.2150 or email@example.com. We're proud of our team, our facilities and our water services and we know you will be too!


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Ten facts about rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
This edition of ten facts is courtesy of Stelios Chatzimanolis - he's an evolutionary biologist and entomologist, working at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. You can learn more about Stelios at his website, blog or follow him on twitter.
Here are ten facts about some pretty amazing beetles:
1. Rover beetles do not look like other beetles. Unlike most beetles, rove beetles have short fore wings (elytra) and part of their abdomen is exposed. Superficially they look like earwigs but they never have the pincers present in earwigs. Most rove beetles are 2-8mm long but few of them are giants.
2. But they can still fly. Despite the short elytra, most rove beetles have a functional set of hind wings that is not shorten. That means, it takes the skill of an origami master to fold the full length hind wings under the short elytra.
3. There are about as many rove beetles as all vertebrates together. The family Staphylinidae is the largest (or second largest if you are talking to a weevil systematist) family of beetles. The latest count of described rove beetles bring their numbers to just over 60,000 (Newton personal communication), just a bit lower than the latest count for vertebrates.
4. New species, new annexations. Hundreds of new rove beetles are described every year, but the family has grown in size also by incorporating other families. The rove beetle subfamilies Pselaphinae and Scydmaeninae used to be their own families and a very recent paper by McKenna et al. points out the Silphidae should be part of Staphylinidae as well.
5. Rove beetles have been around for a long time. The oldest rove beetle is known from the Triassic of Virginia (~210 million years old) and most rove beetle subfamilies are thought to have originated in the Jurassic.
6. A lot of rove beetles are not small and brown. Entomologists working with rove beetle are often teased that they are fond of small, brown (or black) beetles that are difficult to find and identify. And while most rove beetles are tricky to identify many have spectacular color and impressive size.
7. Some things change while others stay the same. There is a lot of morphological variation in the body form of different rove beetles subfamilies. At the same time, some lineages of rove beetles have been pretty resilient to morphological change. For example, the genera Octavius and Phloeocharis have remained morphologically unchanged for the last 90 million years, a phenomenon known as bradytely.
8. Chemical factories R us. Most rove beetles have abdominal glands that secrete chemicals for defensive purposes or for chemical mimicry (see 9. below for more on this). Despite the vast diversity of rove beetles, just a handful of studies (e.g. here, here, here and here) have been conducted on the composition on these chemicals or the chemical ecology aspect of their behavior. Their flexible abdomen (due to the short elytra) is capable of moving in many different ways aiding in the dispersal of these chemicals.
9. Myrmecophiles and termitophiles. There are probably thousand species in the subfamilies Aleocharinae, Pselaphinae and Scydmaeninae that are inquilines of ants, termites and other social insects. Although in some cases rove beetles live commensally (= true inquilines) with social insects, in other cases the rove beetles will feed on the larva of social insects or the social insects themselves. For a great article on the relationship between rove beetles and social insects see this blog post by J. Parker and T. Eldredge.
10. Rove beetles need you! There are still many thousand species waiting to be discovered and described either in the field or in museum collections, not to mention that we practically have zero knowledge of their ecology and behavior and natural history. Despite the huge number of species, the number of entomologists (at least in N. America) working with rove beetles is very small.


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Culture shots: Theatre awards, Renoir at work, and a Robert Glasper stream
Laurence Mackin
The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards took place on Sunday night and by this stage you will no doubt have heard who won what, and perhaps by now the winners will even have stopped celebrating. There were several people tweeting live from the event so if you feel like revisiting a rolling commentary, check out the timelines on @laurencemackin, Peter Crawley's commentary on @IrishTheatreMag or @darraghdoyle's missives. You can also read Shane Hegarty's news report from the event, and Peter Crawley's analysis of the winners. Willie White was also on hand and sent a livestream out, after jerryrigging his phone to a waterbottle like the theatre MacGyver he is. Imeall, TG4's arts and culture show, was also there filming and will be broadcasting its feature on Thursday night at 9.30pm.
Architecture fans: Network Rail in the UK has recently created an online archive of its blueprints and drawings, and given that its network was built by some of the greatest names in modern engineering, this is quite the novel development. You can search through a small selection from its archives of more than five million drawings and plans by the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Robert Stephenson and Christopher Wren. Rumours that Irish Rail are preparing their own website of glorious Irish engineering feats are wide of the mark.
Playwright Manchan Magan has written a superb piece of family history for The Irish Times that tells the story of his gunrunning grandmother, whose support for the IRA was copper-fastened when her uncle was killed during the 1916 Rising. While researching her history, he found out that she may have shot an Irish Free State soldier, was suspected of spying for Third Reich, and began digging a tunnel out of Kilmainham Gaol while imprisoned there – her graffiti remains on the walls of the cell she occupied.
In case you missed it, Dublin City Council is working on a scheme to match artists looking for space with landlords who have vacant properties that could be used for studios, galleries or workspaces. Interested property owners should email email@example.com and interested users looking for space should email firstname.lastname@example.com. If you want more details, here is the council's press release on the scheme.
AD films has a number of brilliant slices of archive material online, among them this film of Impressionist painter Renoir working at home. The film is terrific quality, and all the more astonishing given that Renoir died in 1919. His movements are precise and delicate (accented somewhat, I'd imagine, by the film speed) and his cigarette barely leaves his hand while he works. A proper artistic time-capsule moment. Scroll through the menu on the right on You Tube for more AD films, which include footage of Monet and Rodin at work.
And finally – a little jazz. Robert Glasper's new album Blak Radio sees him moving further into hip-hop/jazz crossover territory, and it's very good and very exciting stuff indeed – fellow album travellers include Erykah Badu, Ledisi and Lupe Fiasco. NPR is currently live streaming it over here. Give yourself a musical treat for free. Then go out and buy the thing and support such fine music making.


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Geographic Policing Initiative in Roanoke
By Aisha Johnson, Education Information Specialist, and Greg Staples, Lieutenant, Roanoke Police Department, Virginia
n the 1990s the Roanoke Police Department began moving toward a community-policing concept by assigning officers to specific districts and charging the officers with becoming familiar with the residents and crime problems in their assigned areas. To facilitate this process, crime analysis capabilities were enhanced and Neighborhood Watch groups and community civic leagues were established. Since then, the community-policing concept has evolved in the department and among residents to eventually become Roanoke's Geographic Policing Initiative (GPI). The Roanoke Police Department launched the GPI on September 1, 2004, to enhance the police service to the community.
The Situation In the last year, the department has noticed many positive changes brought about by the Geographic Policing Initiative. The GPI has removed administrative barriers to assignments and fostered an improved working relationship with citizens.
Prior to the initiative, the Roanoke Police Department operated in a system of time period patrol supervised by a lieutenant and sergeants. When officers ended their shift, the unresolved problems were left for the next shift to handle. This practice made it difficult to respond comprehensively to complex problems involving groups of people or entire neighborhoods.
Before the Geographic Policing Initiative, the Roanoke Police Department created a small community policing squad called the Community Oriented Policing Effort, or Cope, Unit to deal with ongoing issues within the community. This squad consisted of officers who concentrated on large-scale problem solving initiatives. The Cope officers completed many projects with excellent results and the news media reported on many of their successful efforts. Soon, every neighborhood was clamoring for specialized attention from the unit, and the unit could not keep up with all the requests for personalized police service. When the unit was working in a neighborhood on one side of the city, it was difficult for them to provide effective service on a request across town. Staffing restrictions prevented the unit from providing this specialized attention and many citizens felt slighted when they could not get a Cope officer to assist with their problems. This led to citizen complaints that some neighborhoods received little or no attention from the unit.
It was apparent that the department's patrol methodology needed to change. In the chief's eyes, the time was right to revise the department's operational methodology and policing philosophy.
Geographic PolicingThe department's basic commitment to community policing calls for a geographic decentralization, greater reliance on problem-solving approaches, and flexibility in responding to problems by the patrol force and creating a greater sense of joint ownership of neighborhoods and communities among police officers, business owners, and residents. The Geographic Policing Initiative facilitated the community policing approach by removing the barrier of reliance on the traditional shift-based and zone-based assignments, which compromised the department's ability to work with the community.
The GPI enabled police to break down the role of the police officer in relation to the community. Through the initiative, community policing has been integrated into every unit in the Roanoke Police Department. Geographic policing allows the department to fulfill the community's request for personalized, tailor-made service.
Redistricting for Better ServiceAll officers are involved in resolving quality of-life and community policing issues. Under geographic policing, Roanoke is divided into four police response zones.
Zone Commander: A lieutenant serving as a zone commander supervises each zone. Working under each zone commander is a community resource officer, four sergeants, and patrol officers. The zone commander oversees all patrol functions in the zone.
Zone Sergeants: The sergeants are responsible for day-to-day supervision of zone personnel. Patrol officers concentrate on specific problems in their assigned zones, crime problems Improves delivery of services to residents of Roanoke Increases accountability and responsiveness Meets management goals and objectives Customizes the police response to each citizen concern while community resource officers facilitate community policing and problem solving initiatives throughout their zones.
Police Officers: All officers are required to become familiar with the citizens in their assigned zones, as this familiarity helps officers identify problems and work to solve them before they become larger problems. Officers recognize that spending time in their assigned zones and speaking with citizens at Neighborhood Watch and community civic league meetings helps them identify problems. Prior to geographic policing, it was difficult for officers to articulate an issue occurring on their watch or during their time period shift because they seldom had all the information. Officers have now developed the attitude that if a problem is occurring in their zone it is "our problem."
Sense of Ownership: The Geographic Policing Initiative has instilled a sense of ownership and responsibility in patrol officers and their supervisors. Police officers and home and business owners share the unique responsibility of managing the quality of life for the city of Roanoke. Citizens feel empowered to express their concerns through direct interaction, and officers spend more patrol time proactively addressing concerns about crime. Citizens are no longer apt to watch helplessly as problems occur in their neighborhoods. They realize they have a stake in their communities and enthusiastically assist officers every day.
Zone Success The GPI has been the police department's single most effective strategy to improve quality of life and fight crime. During the formative stages of the initiative, police believed the plan would provide opportunities for each zone commander to create tailor-made responses for the unique problems of each zone. This projection has proven to be accurate.
Zone 1, the southeast section of the city, encompasses the downtown business district as well as several diverse neighborhoods of varying income and education levels. Property crimes are the top issue for this zone. The improved department-wide communication brought about by the GPI directly resulted in the arrest of the perpetrator of a string of church burglaries. The school resource officer in zone 1 learned of the crime spree from her lieutenant and later overheard some suspicious conversation at school concerning the crimes. She told the geographically assigned detective what she had heard. The detective took this information, and with the assistance of the SRO, identified the suspect and eventually placed charges.
Zone 2, the northeast section of the city, is characterized by large industrial areas, gas stations, and major roadways. The most prevalent issue facing the officers of zone 2 is the theft of gasoline. Gas stations in zone 2 experienced 26 drive-offs, in which motorists drove away without paying for their fuel, during the first quarter of 2004. During the same quarter of 2005, the total number of drive-offs increased to 123. The lieutenant in this zone created a comprehensive response to combat this problem. He garnered the support of the fuel station owners and the resulting coordinated attack has increased the number of these crimes cleared by arrest some 400 percent over last year.
Zone 3, the southwest section of the city, is a mixed-income area characterized equally by lower income neighborhoods dominated by rental housing as well as many neighborhoods of high income families. In the lower income areas, illegal narcotic sales and prostitution are prevalent. With the autonomy to place zone officers at the times and places most needed, the zone commander worked cooperatively with the vice unit to provide additional officers to arrest prostitutes and the people who solicit them. As a result, Operation Red Light has netted 164 arrests related to prostitution offenses. The emphasis placed on this particular problem has fostered an improved relationship with the permanent residents of the area and significantly increased the quality of life.
In zone 4, the northwest section of the city, a disproportionately high number of calls for service originate in apartment complexes and lower income housing. Many of these calls concern complaints about quality-of-life issues. In response, the zone commander has created the Residential Quality of Life Initiative, which will involve the efforts of the police, the apartment complex owners, the residents, the city administration, and the federal government. These partners will identify strategies for enhanced communication between ownership groups, the removal of problem residents, the appropriate use of private security, and improved training for housing unit management.
Parity of WorkloadBefore the Geographic Policing Initiative, the patrol districts were severely unbalanced in terms of the number of calls for service. This caused officers in some areas to be too busy to provide special attention where it was needed, while officers in other parts of town had ample time to address the issues in their patrol district in a comprehensive and timely manner. With some careful study, the department crime analyst created a changed patrol district map, and the new district alignments significantly reduced the workload disparity. Prior to the realignment, the northwest area of the city received 281 percent more calls for service per year than the northeast area. The realignment reduced this disparity to a mere 18 percent.
Response Time: In addition, the department anticipated that the Geographic Policing Initiative would significantly reduce response times to emergency calls. Over the four month period of December through March 2005 response times to emergency calls decreased from 6.35 to 3.91 minutes.
Schools: The department also anticipated that improved communication between the School Resource Officers and the patrol officers in each zone would contribute to improved conditions and safety for the children attending school. Because of the geographic policing initiative, patrol officers visit the schools during routine patrol, have lunch with students in the school cafeterias, and use meeting rooms at the school for various purposes. The extra emphasis placed on school safety by the zone commanders, school administrators, and patrol officers has reduced crime incidents at the schools significantly. Specifically, at the city's middle and high schools, for the 2004-2005 school year, incidents reported by the SROs decreased by 21 percent.
Citizen Satisfaction: The department's monthly telephone survey of citizens who experienced contact with the police reveals that the regular communication between the same officers and community members has increased the performance level of officers. Overall, scoring on the survey indicates a 4.2 percent improvement.
GPI Revitalized COP Overall, the Geographic Policing Initiative has revitalized the Roanoke community policing approach. Residents receive a more personalized form of service and are eager to assist the department as needed. Zone commanders under the new geo-based formula are available for consultation on all issues related to their geographic area of assignment. Citizens have a contact person that can be counted on to serve their needs, and patrol zone restructuring has increased the officers' and citizens' familiarity with each other. In addition, response times to emergency calls have been reduced, and citizen satisfaction with the service they receive from responding officers has increased. ■
From The Police Chief, vol. 73, no. 6, June 2006. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Last night when I shut down my computer, everything was fine. This morning I
turn it on and go to check my email, and my Thunderbird is wiped out, says I
need to add my accounts, nothing is there. All of my saved data, hundreds of
important emails with info gone overnight. I had to re add my 2 email
accounts. I did system restore to yesterday, but it didn't help that
situation. I tried uninstalling, reinstalling, nothing. Anything I can do?


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You might want to try some finely crushed pork rinds with the Parmesan for the "breading". You'll get a much more pleasant texture and crispiness.
DH's dinner is tomorrow, and he has requested chicken francese. With angel hair pasta. I am not even going to try to negotiate out the pasta (will make spagetti squash as an option), but I am trying to think of how best to do the chicken.
Usually chicken francese is a breaded chicken breast, sauteed with garlic and lemon. I usually add some parmesan into the bread crumbs. I was thinking that I would only use parmesan for the crust. Has anyone tried that?
You might want to try some finely crushed pork rinds with the Parmesan for the "breading". You'll get a much more pleasant texture and crispiness.
That is a delicate dish, not meant to be crispy. I'd use almond flour. It's finer and delicate tasting. BTW, true Chicken Francese is not breaded, it is battered - dipped in egg and flour, never made with bread crumbs.
Hmm, pork rinds. I might give that a try! I was thinking almond flour, but did not want to run the risk of it tasting 'almondy'. For the same reason, I am not going to attempt coconut flour, as DH does not like coconut at all, and would pick that up immediately.
Suzan- I hear you about 'true' chicken francese! We just have (had, before primal) gotten into the 'habit' of the breaded, crispy chicken.
The small amount of almond flour used in this dish isn't anything to worry about nutritionally. Coconut flour absorbs liquids, so more eggs will have to be used, and the chicken may still end up dry. JMO.
Unfortunately this is a little too late for the OP, but I saw this post and was inspired. If you're not a fan of dairy, you can probably try it with coconut oil and just almond flour on the breading, but I can't vouch for whether or not that'll be any good.
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Google introduces Google+ Pages for companies
Ramps up the business case for Google+
SOCIAL NETWORKING UPSTART Google has added Google+ Pages to let companies easily set up profiles for their brands.
The Google+ social network is still in its infancy but it is borrowing from Facebook's bag of tricks and offering everyone from small businesses to brand owners the chance to set up profiles. Google+ Pages can be added to users' circles, which Google claims "can create lasting bonds with the pages".
Recently Google removed the '+' syntax from its search engine algorithm with some wondering why. Now the reason is clear, those who search with '+' in front of a term will be shown a list of Google+ Pages. At present the list of Google+ Pages available through the '+' search syntax is small but the company said more are coming.
Regardless of what Google says about its users creating lasting bonds, the fact is that Google+ Pages are really there for companies to advertise their wares and promote their brands. This was confirmed by Vic Gundotra, SVP of Engineering at Google when he said, "Google+ pages help you connect with the customers and fans who love you."
Gundotra continued by saying in effect that a Google+ Page will be a flame to attract customer moths. Gundotra said, "Not only can they recommend you with a +1, or add you to a circle to listen long-term. They can actually spend time with your team, face-to-face-to-face. All you need to do is start sharing, and you'll soon find the super fans and loyal customers that want to say hello."
Gundotra pretty much repeated the sales spiel later on, and it goes to show just how hard Google and Facebook are trying to convince big business that social networks can deliver value. Given that Google+ Pages are there to help businesses, you might want consider the implications before you +1 a Google+ Page and add it to your circles.
Despite this, we couldn't miss an opportunity to create a lasting bond with our valued readers, so The INQUIRER has set up a Google+ Page. Feel free to add us to your circles. After all, it might become the easiest way for you to hurl abuse at our writers. µ
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Gregory Dean Chewning, 57, a former resident of Wintersville, Ohio, and more recently a resident of Mill Creek, passed from this life Friday, May 31, 2013, near his home.
He was born Wednesday, May 2, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, a son of Sydney Curtis Chewning and Edith Wamsley, who survive in Canton.
Gregory is survived by his son, Geoffrey Chewning of Louisville, Ohio; his daughter, Heather DiAngelis and husband, Tony, of Ashburn, Va.; two brothers, Curtis Linn Chewning of Canton, Ohio, and Dwight D. Chewning and wife, Jean, of Medina, Ohio; and one niece, Alena Chewning.
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Gregory was a graduate of Oakwood High School with the class of 1974. He had taken several college courses at the University of Akron, and he recently retired from Sears where he had worked as an appliance salesman. He enjoyed reading, working with his hands and was an avid Cleveland Indians fan. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Heritage Foundation.
Visitation will be conducted at the Randolph Funeral Home Thursday, June 6, from noon until 2 p.m., the funeral hour. The Rev. Carroll McCauley will officiate, and interment will follow in Jerusalem Cemetery on the Adolph Road.
The Randolph Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements for Gregory Dean Chewning. Send online condolences to the family at www.therandolphfuneralhome.com.


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Virginia History
On October 17 & 18th, 2009, the public is invited to observe an archaeological dig at the Historic Magistrate's Office--Stafford County's oldest existing municipal building, dating to about the 1820s.
Archaeologists are conducting a small dig along the foundation to try to determine when the building was constructed and if there was anything present prior to this building. Visitors will learn about the history of the site and methods of archaeology.
Parking is available in the lot behind the Historic Magistrate's Office; entrance from Washington Street.
On October 18, 2009, Little Mine Road Baptist Church will be marking its 150th anniversary. Founded just before the Civil War, the congregation first met in a tent. According to an article in the Free Lance-Star, the members weren't able to buy the land to build their permanent sanctuary until 18 years later in 1877, and the current structure was built in 1974. A series of special worship services October 18 through 20th will celebrate the church's long history.
According to an article that appeared in the Free Lance-Star on 10/10/2009, Stafford County is working with the National Park Service to place a museum on the whole of the county's history at Chatham, a National Park Service property.
October 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
Born in 1800 to an abolitionist couple, John Brown was raised to believe that slavery was a sin and an insult to God. These beliefs influenced his actions throughout his life.
By Ruth Fitzgerald*
Blacks first inhabited Virginia in 1619. They came to the sparsely settled Rappahannock Valley long before Fredericksburg was officially founded in 1728.
In colonial times, Fredericksburg and Falmouth, across the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, were important centers of trade. The towns were considered the gateway to the mountains and the way west, and they also served as major seaports.
By the Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department
In 1714, the Stuart dynasty ended in England with the death of Queen Anne. George I, elector of Hanover, Germany, was selected to become the next ruler of England, thus beginning the long reign of the House of Hanover.
Hanover Street, named after the House of Hanover, was developed on part of a tract of land granted in 1671 to early Virginia settlers Thomas Royston and John Buckner. The street was one of Fredericksburg's original eight streets, when the city was granted its charter in 1728.
By Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department
The spirit of the past still lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia. George Washington's foot-steps seem to echo on the paths and streets of his hometown. The voices of Thomas Jefferson and other colonial leaders seem to resound through the Rising Sun Tavern.
By the Spotsylvania Department of Tourism
From The Start ...
Blacks first arrived in isolated and sparsely populated Spotsylvania County along with white settlers in the early 1700's. Through the years before the Civil War, as slaves and occasionally as free men and women, they were an important force in area development. Occupations included labor as farm and plantation workers, as domestic servants, and as artisans, such as blacksmiths, carpenters, coopers, and fine needleworkers. They also worked in the iron industries, mining, construction, shipping on the Rappahannock River, and in their own businesses.
By the first half of the 19th century, Spotsylvania County's population reached about 11,000, over half of whom were black.
Alex Haley's award winning novel, Roots, cast his African ancestor, Kunta Kinte, as a slave of a Spotsylvania family.
By The Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department
130 Caroline
Built c. 1855. The style and design of this Greek Revival townhouse is identical to its neighboring duplexes, although this is a single family dwelling. Extensive changes have altered the architectural similarities shared with 132-138. Note bay window and wing additions.
By Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department
Fredericksburg is located at the falls of the Rappahannock River - the point where the flat, sandy, coastal plain meets the hilly, rocky piedmont to the west. This is where the river becomes unnavigable - rocky rapids and shallow waters make its channel impassable to vessels.


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The Édith Piaf biopic La Vie en Rose omitted a significant part of the singer's history: life in Nazi-occupied France -- a time where Piaf was a regular performer at German forces social gatherings and many considered her to be a traitor. Later she would claim to be a member of the Resistance, but she would always be suspect.
Screenwriter and cartoonist Joann Sfar is following suit with his directorial debut, Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque), about the life of legendary French singer-songwriter, actor and director, Serge Gainsbourg. The film made its French premiere in January and stars Eric Elmosnino as the chanteur -- following his beginnings in Nazi-occupied Paris, through his song-writing career in the 60's, to his death in 1991. Early reviews for the film have indicated that Sfar may have glossed over the turbulent 80's -- a darker period in Gainsbourg's life where he grew more aloof, alcoholic and his charming bad-boy behavior became a lot less tolerable for many.
While Sfar has indicated his film is not intended to be a straightforward biopic: "It's not the truth about Gainsbourg that interests me, but his lies," the director has said -- it seems odd that he would make a film about such a prominent figure and neglect to even touch upon this part of his life. Gainsbourg was a brilliant, complex and influential artist, and these controversial moments were part of what made him such a beautiful and tragic figure.
After the jump, check out seven memorable moments in the musician's provocative life that may or may not be included in Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque), but will be sure to entertain nonetheless. If you know anything about Gainsbourg, then you can probably guess that some of these videos may be NSFW.
The Duets
The man who claimed he was too "ugly" to perform some of the very songs he wrote, spent a lifetime singing with several of the most alluring women in the world. Gainsbourg's prolific songwriting propelled the careers of artists like France Gall and Françoise Hardy, while he was simultaneously recording his own albums, some of which would become all-time classics of French chanson. His duets marked various pivotal points in his career where Gainsbourg, the cultural icon, transformed into Gainsbourg, the legend. His collaborations with women like Jane Birkin and Anna Karina simmered with the inherent sexual tension between man and woman -- a tension that was present in each lyrical call and response.
Early 60's Yéyé lolita pop brought Gainsbourg and young hopeful France Gall together for the award-winning song Poupée de cire, poupée de son, but it was the song, Les sucettes (Lollipops), that created a stir due to the pairing of Gall's completely naive performance to the tune of Gainsbourg's "oral" double entendre about a young girl's craving for sweet aniseed liquid running down her throat. Hmmm ...
After launching a film career for himself, Gainsbourg met Brigitte Bardot in 1959 during the shooting of Michel Boisrond's film Voulez-vous danser avec moi? He was reunited with the voluptuous bombshell in 1968 during rehearsals for a TV program about her life and the unlikely duo started an intense, passionate affair. Gainsbourg wrote several songs for his new muse including the immortal Bonnie and Clyde, whose catchy hook has been sampled by many artists over the years. Comic Strip and Harley Davidson were also hits and with Bardot's creative and sexy costuming, they became fan favorites after they were broadcast on Show Bardot. You really can't go wrong with Brigitte Bardot in a cape and decked out in leather. Too cool!
Gainsbourg recorded the notorious Je t'aime moi non plus with Bardot while she was married to millionaire Gunther Sachs so the actress begged Gainsbourg not to release the song since the simulated sexy sounds might raise an eyebrow. However, Gainsbourg released a new version of "the ultimate love song" -- remastered with his latest girlfriend, the 22-year-old English actress Jane Birkin, in 1971. Their relationship was surrounded by scandal which the singer thrived on, but his infatuation and affection for Jane was very real and the inspiration behind his beloved masterpiece, Histoire de Melody Nelson. The pseudo-autobiographical concept album tells the story of a middle-aged Gainsbourg having an accidental meeting (his car "crashes" into her bicycle) with a teenage Melody Nelson and the affair that follows.
Prior to Melody was Gainsbourg's collaboration with Godard darling, Anna Karina, for her 1968 television musical, Anna, for which he wrote the soundtrack and also starred in. Karina performs the duet for Ne dis rien with co-star Jean-Claude Brialy in Anna but my favorite video version is the tender slow dance she shares with Gainsbourg.
No, No ... He Said You Are Great.
Inviting an intoxicated artist on live television is a recipe for something unusual to happen -- especially when that artist is Serge Gainsbourg. During the final years of his life, Gainsbourg made regular appearances on French TV where his unkempt appearance and provocative behavior proved that he hadn't mellowed with age. And thank goodness for that or we wouldn't have clips like this one where Gainsbourg told singer Whitney Houston quite graphically what he wanted to do to her during Michel Drucker's live Saturday evening show. It was 1986, during the singer's rise to fame. After being swept off her feet by international stardom and treated like pop culture royalty, Houston was clearly flummoxed by Gainsbourg's comment.
La Marseillaise
Always a trend setter and never a follower, Gainsbourg discovered his love for reggae rhythms in the late 70's -- a bold move to make during the height of disco and punk music. He recorded his 1979 album Aux armes et cætera with some of the top Jamaican musicians at the time: Robbie Shakespeare, Sticky Thompson, two members of Peter Tosh's rhythm section and several of Bob Marley's backup singers -- including his wife Rita. The album took a week to record, was a critical and commercial success and produced two hit singles, including Gainsbourg's reworking of the French national anthem (La Marseillaise), for which the album is named. During his French tour for the album, Gainsbourg's stop in Strasbourg marks the performance where the singer was heckled and nearly shoved off stage by a group of patriots and French soldiers while playing Aux armes et cætera. Gainsbourg cooly stopped his reggae version and slipped into a traditional performance of the anthem. Even though the song was considered an insult to the French Republic, it became a huge success and topped the charts for weeks. Eventually Gainsbourg purchased the original manuscript of La Marseillaise at auction and showed critics that his interpretation was actually closer to the original than any other recorded version.
Lemon Incest
Gainsbourg's 1984 album, Love on the Beat, boasts a controversial but successful single, Lemon Incest, which he sang with his then twelve year old daughter Charlotte, who he also recorded the video with (note their attire). The title plays on the French chorus "Un zeste de citron (A lemon zest)" and "Inceste de citron (Lemon incest)" and while some of her breathy lyrics that translate to phrases like "The love that we will never make together, is the most beautiful, the most violent, the most pure, the most heady," seem pretty straight forward, I'll let you judge for yourself.
Although Gainsbourg's music videos were cinematic in and of themselves, he had several ties to the film world. A quick peek at IMDb details the extensive filmography that Gainsbourg's work has been a part of as well as the films he wrote original scores for. But being heard was not enough, he also had to be seen: he starred in Herbert Vasely's Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung, and has made appearances in other movies. Gainsbourg took a turn behind the camera, directing several films that created a stir with audiences due to their seemingly autobiographical nature. Je t'aime... moi non plus (there's that familiar title) tells the story of a gay man who is attracted to an androgynous woman (played by Gainsbourg's wife Jane Birkin). His film Équateur was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) and Charlotte For Ever starred his daughter Charlotte and tells the tale of a screenwriter grieving over his wife's unexpected death. Now suicidal, he turns to his daughter for affection. Stan the Flasher is about a flasher with a penchant for young girls he cannot physically satisfy.
Live television became the platform once again for a different kind of Gainsbourg "performance" when he protested heavy taxation by burning a 500-franc note -- something that is illegal to do. In an interview with the Guardian, Jane Birkin lovingly explained that this behavior was just par for the course: "He bought a Rolls-Royce that he used as an ashtray because he didn't have a driving license, and it amused him to say that he got the money for it from Tito's communist government after making a film in Yugoslavia. He went all over Switzerland to find the best lobby for his nugget of gold, and then he lost the address of the bank. I have no idea where his nugget is now."
Catherine Ringer
Rita Mitsouko singer Catherine Ringer had a run-in with Gainsbourg on yet another live talk show where he told her, "You're nothing but a filthy whore," and then some. Ringer had appeared in several porn films and for whatever reason this didn't sit well with Gainsbourg, despite having composed music for several erotic films and, well, just being Gainsbourg. Ringer retorted with "Look at you, you're just a bitter old alcoholic. I used to admire you but these days you've become a disgusting old parasite." This was somewhat shocking because it was one of the first times anyone had ever really confronted Gainsbourg's bad behavior, but it was a sad moment seeing France's idol reduced to a shadow of his former self.
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To begin with, there is probably nobody who likes the "fiscal cliff" fix finally passed by Congress this week. Liberals don't like that President Barack Obama abandoned his assertion that income taxes should rise for those making more than $250,000, and conservatives don't like that there was little in the way of spending cuts.
So, it's not like this was a perfect bill, and its not like pretty much everybody doesn't have a complaint about it.
Alone in the Nevada congressional delegation, however, Rep. Mark Amodei, who represents the northern and rural parts of the state, voted no. And his reasons are complex as they are curious.
"For the people that I represent, for these folks in a district where Sharron Angle beat Harry Reid by 19,000 votes?" Amodei said to the Las Vegas Sun's Karoun Demirjian. "To go back to them and say 'we have not taken this opportunity to do anything on spending or debt' — that is just at odds with what I represented to people I would try to do."
It must be an awful thing to be haunted by the ghost of Angle, to constantly cast votes on tax-and-spending measures wondering what Angle's supporters might think, worried all the time that the GOP goblin will leap onto a future ballot in a primary challenge. The fact is, Angle is probably more interested in hawking her self-published book and blaming mythical voter fraud for her 2010 loss to Reid in the general election for U.S. Senate than she is in returning to the hard work of campaigning. But one never knows.
But the mystery deepens when Amodei reveals he was ready and willing to vote for the abortive "Plan B," the idea advanced by House Speaker John Boehner that would have raised taxes on those earning $1 million or more, which also contained no provisions on spending or debt.
"If there was anything for me to latch onto, in terms of spending or debt, than I would have done that," he explained to the Sun. "I mean, I was going to vote for Plan B!"
Here we see Amodei apparently looking for an excuse, an answer to those Angle zombie throngs who he fears will confront him at town halls in his district, demanding an explanation for his vote. Not even the support of fellow Republicans in the Nevada delegation, including U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, were enough to give him political cover.
"Dean [Heller] voted for it, I think [Rep.] Joe [Heck is] going to vote for it, and I'm OK with that," Amodei said a few hours before the House vote. "But you know, their districts are urban. … I don't think I can go home and look my folks in the eye on that bill."
Actually, Heck represents several rural areas in far-flung Clark County. And Heller represents the entire state, including the exact same areas of Amodei's district that so worry the northern congressman. Heller's explanation for his vote on the bill is instructive here:
"Times are tough, especially for the Silver State, and ultimately the Senate did the right thing today by providing certainty for Nevada's families and businesses. Today the Senate came to an agreement on a pro-growth solution that will allow Nevadans to keep more of the money they earned in their pockets. While I did not get everything that I wanted, this bipartisan compromise will allow businesses to start planning for the future and ensure that unemployment benefits are extended at a time when so many Nevadans are looking for employment," said Senator Dean Heller.
Now that sounds like a perfectly reasonable answer to any constituent angry at the fiscal cliff bill: "But I voted for a measure that will allow you to keep more of the money you earned in your pocket, and you can't get everything you want."
The bottom line is this: It's generally a good thing for elected representatives to keep their constituents views in mind when he or she casts votes in Washington. But it's equally important to make sure you're representing their true interests, as well. If Amodei legitimately thinks the fiscal cliff fix was a bad deal for rural Nevada, OK. But if he thinks that Angle supporters won't like it and he'd rather mollify them than cast an unpopular vote, that's not OK. And it might be useful for Amodei to remember that Angle lost. She lost the general election in 2010 to Reid. She lost the 2006 Congressional District 2 primary to Heller. In fact, she's lost every general-election race she's ever been in since leaving the confines of her tiny Assembly district.
Amodei, by contrast, won. And his district should have only one representative at a time, in this case the flesh-and-blood Amodei, not the ghost of Sharron Angle.


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on December 16, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Writer criticizing Watson shouldn't twist his words
After reading the Dec. 7 letter, "Entitlement programs keep people in poverty," I find myself in the unusual position of defending News columnist Rod Watson. Like the letter writer, I often disagree with Watson, though not on this particular issue. I'd like to think that unlike the writer, I don't have to twist Watson's words and make up facts to do so. While never actually addressing anything Watson said, the writer instead chose to trot out the old "drug dealers and irresponsible men on welfare" argument. Fact: We are helping to feed the neglected children of those irresponsible men, not the men themselves. More than 80 percent of food stamps go to households with children, the disabled or the elderly.
He then accuses the poor who resort to free food kitchens of overeating while there and berates them for not doing the dishes. I'm pretty sure Jesus and his apostles never asked anyone they helped for anything in return. That's why it's called charity.
Most appalling of all was his invention of Bible quotes. The adage about teaching a man to fish may have some merit, but it is not from the Bible. I am a Christian. Since the writer also seems to identify himself as one, I suggest he discuss his interpretation of helping the poor with his clergyperson. And perhaps actually read the Bible before quoting it.
Robert Zielinski
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QUOTE (puertoricanWingsfan @ June 13, 2009 - 12:19AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
problem is, they only marginalized ONE star. Crosby. Malkin ran away with the rest of the show. Thats why everyf****** time some idiot starts talking about how Crosby is the best player in the world, I shoot back with the fact that he's not even the best player on his team.
Agreed, much less measuring up to Ovechkin. Or Datsyuk... Sidney doesn't even play on the PP, don't you need to be great in both ends to be a great player?