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The first dog I remember was Sweetheart a black spaniel cross who had a beautiful gentle nature and was with us for ten years. She came with us everywhere. After Sweetheart passed on there was Spot (yes fairly unimaginative but that was his name before he came to us). He was with us for a year before his previous owners heath had improved and they wanted him back. Then they gave us seven guinea pigs (assuring us they were all female). Hmm, one male six females equals lots of little guinea pigs! After supplying the school and neighbourhood we separated Pepper from his harem and gave him a male friend for company. Friends came to stay with us and brought their little foxy cross, Penny. She was a gorgeous little dog who loved to be with people.
Unfortunately we then moved to Melbourne 1200km away in January and Penny stayed in Brisbane. My birthday was in April and Dad had been in Brisbane on a trip and he got home late that night. There was a scratching at the door and Penny was there! She had been fretting without us and her owners agreed that she could come to us. She remained with us for the next seven years until the grand age of 21.
I had always had a love of German Shepherds. Then after Penny was gone, it seemed meant to be, when after a very big thunderstorm a friend's mother had a small lost German Shepherd puppy wander into her yard. We tried to find the owners but when that failed she came home to us. She shadowed us everywhere and that became her name, Shadow.
Shadow was the first of my German Shepherds and over the last 27 years I have been blessed with Shadow, Scamp, Misty, Tami and Shannon. Unfortunately Tami became ill and died on Australia Day this year leaving us Shannon who is 6 years going on 2. She enjoys agility training (on the walk right. She is still a puppy in many ways as she has never lost that sense of excitement, loves being with people and is firmly convinced she is a human.

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"It's the right thing to do for students," said Laura Humberger, assistant vice president of Financial Services for MSU in Bozeman. "We know it will be popular, because thousands of students have been paying their tuition in person or over the phone rather than use the online option - mostly driven by the desire to save $10."
As part of the change, MSU will no longer process credit card payments over the phone or through the mail.
During the 2010-2011 academic year, MSU in Bozeman processed 8,852 tuition payments online and assessed $10 for each one. By comparison, the university manually processed 19,420 credit card and check transactions for tuition payments during the same period of time.
The vast majority of those 19,420 transactions were processed by cashiers at two windows on the first floor of the university's main administrative building, Montana Hall. During peak fee payment time each semester it is a common sight to see students lined up outside the cashier windows, while other employees assist the cashiers by processing payments in a back room.
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Chinese Fortune Stick Reading of the Day Feb-10-2012
~ Stick # 40 ~
The countryside was full of chaos and disorder,
Before the new Emperor came with the Mandate of Heaven.
A good ruler serves the whole country, both poor and rich,
And brings peace, prosperity and good times for all.
An extremely good fortune presaging the likely attainment of many of your goals. Fate will probably shield you against most illnesses and accidents and, if you work hard and help others, you will find joy in everything you do. You should consider settling down permanently and committing yourself to your partner, as relationships sealed now are likely to be very successful.
The Mandate of Heaven means the right to rule. Chinese emperors were called the Sons of Heaven. If chaos, war, civil unrest, bad harvests, and adverse weather conditions afflicted the State, this was seen as a clear sign that Heaven had withdrawn the right to rule from the Imperial family. See the present times of disturbance as the passing of an old corrupt way, and be prepared to look for the new way, the new order, which will restore order because it has been blessed.
~ Stick # 60 ~
As a blazing fire consumes the fuel around it,
Spreading far and wide and sparing nothing,
So a fearful death awaits every one of us.
Neither rank nor riches can save us now.
Any problems that occur are soon likely to become positive disasters unless you are very careful. Act quickly to stop problems getting out of your control, or they will become like the blazing fire described in the fortune. Minor health problems may develop into serious illness. Be cautious; and remember that what appears wise to you now may be foolish with hindsight. Listen closely to the advice of others.
Life ends; this is a reality. In the end, we need to go into that dark night. You can try and resist, but eventually death awaits us all. As you draw near, look to what will be remembered of you when you are gone. Never mind power and wealth. Will you be missed for who you are? Will people mourn your passing because their lives will be the poorer for your absence?
Each day I sit down, take up the cup of sticks and ask the same question, "What does the Keen community need to know or hear today?" I shake the cup until a stick (or 2 or 3…) falls out. I then post the stick number and the meanings for you to get what you can out of them.
The sticks themselves are a form of I-Ching. There are a total of 64 sticks in the set that I use* with a poem and small interpretation/story to go along with each stick. The poems, meanings and reflections are meant to be read and (as a good friend of mine once said) marinated in. In our culture, we've grown accustomed to getting instant gratification. In other words, we're used to everything being given to us with little or no work on our parts. These readings are the exact opposite of that type of attitude.
Chinese Fortune sticks are meant to make us slow down and reflect on what is being said. As each sticks' meaning can be profoundly personal to each person who reads them, it's more important for you to read them rather than have someone give you a watered down version. These readings are meant to sing to a level of your consciousness and bring you a measure of peace, or at least enlightenment.
The best way to get the most you can out of these readings is to approach them with an open mind. Before sitting down to read that morning's reading, make some quiet time for yourself. Sit still for a moment and clear your mind. Silence the chatter in your head and take a few deep breaths, letting them out slowly. Once you feel yourself slow down a little (or a lot), read through the reading of the day. Go over it a few times if you feel the need. Then take a moment, sit back and think about what that reading means for you. Some will be very straightforward; others require a bit more thinking. Either way, let the reading from the sticks guide you that day on the decisions or experiences you have. These aren't meant to tell you what to think, but rather to help you look at things in a different way or to allow you to access truths you already have.
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Feminism, Pop-Culture | Posted by Claire C on 05/25/2012
The Problem With Fairy Tales
Something has never felt right for me with fairy tales. Even before I knew what feminism was, I knew there were aspects of fairy tales that made me uncomfortable. By fairy tales, I mean stories that originated in oral tradition and were written down by folk collectors such as Charles Perrault. As I have grown older, I have realised what was making me uncomfortable; I felt that fairy tales were sexist. Or as Marina Warner put it in her Daily Telegraph article, fairy tales "aren't… always on the side of women." So what are the issues with fairy tales and feminism?
Let's examine the way fairy tales emphasize feminine physical beauty. Notice how many times the heroine is described as being beautiful, whilst the (usually female) villain's lack …


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All undergraduates must satisfy the USC Core, which includes general education, writing, and diversity requirements. The general education requirements are met with coursework provided by the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; the same is true for the lower-division writing requirement. The upper-division writing requirement and the diversity requirement may be satisfied with courses offered by USC College or by some of the university's professional schools.
General Education RequirementsIn the USC general education program, students learn to think critically and to understand the present in historical and cultural perspective -- to become generally well educated people. To achieve this goal, students in all undergraduate programs must complete one course that satisfies each of the following categories:
Foundations:I. Western Cultures and Traditions
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Writing RequirementIn their writing classes, students learn to think critically, to build sound arguments, and to express their ideas with clarity. The writing requirement comprises two courses; most students meet this requirement with:
Lower-division requirement:WRIT 140 Writing and Critical Reasoning
Upper-division requirement:WRIT 340 Advanced Writing
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Moms Killing Kids Not Rare, but Certain Cases Get Attention
Psychologists and others who study cases of mothers accused of killing their children say such crimes aren't as uncommon as people might believe. Reliable statistics are difficult to come by, though, because children's deaths aren't always categor...
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Morning Buzz | A Clash of City Titans
Also in the news: robberies at Chinese gambling parlors, services for three drowned children, voting on school budgets in New Jersey, and other regional developments....
April 26, 2011, Tuesday
3 Children Drowned by Mother Are Buried
Mourners gathered for the funeral service of Landen Pierre, 5, Lance Pierre, 2, and Lainaina Pierre, 11 months, who all died when their mother drove her minivan into the Hudson River....
April 26, 2011, Tuesday
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When Meave Ryan found a 10-year-old boy screaming for help in Newburgh, N.Y., she told him to get in her car. "My mommy just drove the car in the water," the boy said....
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Stars Impress For "DWTS" Veterans Day Episode
Dancing their hearts out while showing appreciation for our past and present service men and women, the stars of "Dancing with the Stars: All Stars" rocked the ballroom in a special Veteran's Day themed episode.
For this evening's dances, each couple was responsible for performing a military-inspired performance as well as teaming up with one other person for a trio dance. So just who walked away with the highest scores?
Topping the leader board was Melissa Rycroft and her partner Tony Dovolani who earned a perfect 30 from their quickstep. Judge Len Goodman referred to their number as "the bee's knees" while while Bruno Tonioli gushed, "It was as good as the best America's ever produced."
Following close behind with an almost perfect score of 29.5 was Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and her partner Derek Hough. The pair kicked off the night with a Viennese waltz that Bruno called "heavenly perfection," then followed up with an African-themed Samba for their trio with Mark Ballas.
As for tomorrow, the stars will be on pins and needles as this week is a double elimination week. Check out the scores below to see how everyone ranks going into Tuesday's elimination (the following scores include the couple's dance, the trio and a combined total):
Melissa & Tony: 30, 30 ( Total: 99)
Shawn & Derek: 29.5, 26 (Total: 93.5)
Kelly & Val: 28, 28.5 (Total: 92.5)
Emmitt & Cheryl: 28, 30 (Total: 92.5)
Gilles & Peta: 29.5, 29 (Total: 92)
Apolo & Karina: 29.5, 29 (Total: 91.5)
Kirstie & Maks: 27, 24 (Total: 79)


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Evolution Hoax
It is related from Hazrat Ali that someone once asked him about Hazrat Mahdi (as). Hazrat Ali replied, "He (Hazrat Mahdi (as) will appear in the End Times. He will come at a time when people are condemned to death for saying 'Allah'." He then went on to say, "ALLAH WILL BRING TOGETHER AROUND HIM A COMMUNITY WHO FEAR NOTHING AND WHO REJOICE OVER NO GAIN." (Siddiq Hasan Khan, al-Izan, p.128)


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10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Salonen & Sibelius
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Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Salonen: Violin Concerto (c. 30 minutes) Program Notes
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 (c. 30 minutes) Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 Program Notes
About This Performance
See all insideOut Walt Disney Concert Hall 10th Anniversary Celebration events
The popularity of Sibelius' heroic Fifth Symphony has a lot to do with its varying textures of mood and color, clarified style, and sonic opulence. The last movement is infused with the soaring "swan" motive, reportedly inspired when the composer witnessed a flock of swans all take flight at once.
One of the tremendously moving and impressive highlights of Esa-Pekka Salonen's final concerts as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009 was the world premiere of his Violin Concerto, written for and with Leila Josefowicz. "She knows no limits, she knows no fear, and she was constantly encouraging me to go to places I was not sure I would dare to go," Salonen wrote.
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Upbeat Live: pre-concert talks
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magic seaweed is ran by 5 year olds
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magic seaweed is ran by 5 year olds
i havnt sceen a wave let alone surfed in like 3 weeks, iv been suviving on some of my dvd's
i just bought shades of indo :P
and about MS i think they are only reliable 1-2 days in advance they always over-project
no more for seaweed.. its saying 1 ft forever and ever and ever
yeah....im gonna go ahead and say its gonna be flat because i never have luck with this stuff...i just bought a cheap wakeboard to pass the time
Yeah i pwn niggas in counterstrike!
Swell info has been as useful and magicseaweed and surfline for me. I look at all 3 and use my own knowledge. All have been right and all have been wrong many times.
You forum warriors need to log off the internet and go outside a little more often.
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1998 Video supports Romney claim that Obama 'quietly gutted' welfare reform
posted at 3:56 pm on August 7, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
The White House has come out swinging at a Romney campaign ad that states that the Obama administration has "quietly gutted" welfare reform. The reference is to a July 12 memo from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granting states waivers against enforcing certain provisions of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
As explained in a news release by the Senate Finance Committee, the effect of the HHS directive was to restore 2005 definitions of "federal work activity" that had been broadened to include bed rest, personal care activities, massage, motivational reading, smoking cessation, and participating in parent teacher meetings. "With unemployment remaining stuck over 8 percent," the Finance Committee notes, "most Americans would not consider bed rest, smoking cessation classes and journaling as 'work.'"
Which is precisely the point the Romney campaign was making in its ad, which concluded with the line "Mitt Romney will restore the work requirement because it works."
That hasn't stopped White House press secretary Jay Carney from dismissing the criticisms in the ad as "categorically false," "blatantly dishonest," and an "utter misrepresentation" of the president's policies. Obama spokeswoman Lis Smith chimes in as well in an email to The Hill:
The truth is that the President is giving states additional flexibility only if they move more people from welfare to work—not fewer. By falsely attacking a policy that both he and his Republican allies have supported for years, Romney is once again flip flopping on a position he took in Massachusetts, and demonstrating that he lacks the core strength and principles the nation needs in a President.
So Obama, Smith would have us believe, is a long-time supporter of the welfare reform law as drafted in 1996. If only there were video footage of Obama around this time in which he expressed his feelings about the law. As luck would have it, there is. Weasel Zippers provides a video capture from 1998 in which then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama clearly shares his views.
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The UK's leading Amateur MMA promotion land yet again at their adopted home of Walsall Football Club on Saturday 10th July 2010. Many of todays popular names have passed through the AMMA ranks on their journey toward the top of the UK in their respective weight and professional careers - Dave Hill, Linton Vassell, Eugene Fadiaro, Dan Korbely, James Saville to name but a few.
The UK's leading lights in the amateur scene showcase themselves once more along with the usual round of B Class pro matches, in particular two very established stalwarts of the UK scene make their long awaited comebacks in a facinating Welterweight clash. Richard Shore v Stuart Barrs.
Making an anticipated return is the future of MMA in British junior wrestling champion Ibby Khan following from his spectacular headkick knockout in his last AMMA outing - its not hard to see why there was such a buzz surrounding this kid.
Polish powerhouse Tomasz Marsalek puts it on the line against hard hitting Welshman Gareth Williams with the Light heavyweight title on the line.
Unbeaten hot prospect Tom Breese make his final mark as an amateur battling the equally touted Leon DeGuadio for the coveted Welterweight AMMA Title.
Top of the bill returns Andy Stone looking to defend his AMMA Welterweight B Class professional strap against ex GB Judo member Anthony Johnson.
AMMA Fighting Championships Saturday 10th July 2010.
The story continues.....
***Not in order ***
– Lightweight
Nick Fadiora v Dean Truman
Pure MMA / Bushido MMA
– Light Heavyweight AMMA Title Bout B Class Pro
Gareth Williams v Tomasz Marsalek
Tillery Combat MMA/ Red Corner
- Welterweight B Class Pro
Stuart Barrs v Richard Shore
Pure MMA / Tillery Combat MMA
- Middleweight
Davey Jenkins v Will Bourne
Tillery Combat MMA / Simkin Martial Arts
– Under 63 kg Catch-weight
Ibby Khan v Steve Gifford
Team Fearless / Celtic Pride MMA
– Welterweight AMMA Title Bout
Tom Breese v Leon Del Guadio
F's Freestyle / Bushido MMA
Richard Goddard v Matt Hanson
Bushido MMA / Capitol MMA
Anthony Hart v Suran Mahmood
Capitol MMA / F's Freestyle
Welterweight Title Bout B Class Pro
Anthony Johnson v Andy Stone
Tillery Combat MMA / Pure MMA


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Canadian War Records Office, Ministry of Information
Canadian troops captured Valenciennes on November 1-2, 1918, taking the city at a cost of 80 killed and 300 wounded, light losses by Great War standards. The Germans suffered more, hundreds killed by artillery fire and, apparently, many by Canadian troops after they had surrendered. The Canadians, so the army's official history puts it, were angered by the oppression under which the French had suffered during the German occupation. All sides in the Great War frequently took no prisoners.
Once the soldiers' work was over, the dignitaries took the stage. President Poincaré of France spoke at the city square before an audience of Canadian soldiers and French civilians. There were parades, inspections by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, the Canadian Corps' commander, and bands, with the ruins of the centre of the city clearly visible.
Pieces of History
The Commanders
Patrick H. Brennan
Military Historian
When the Canadian Expeditionary Force began to take shape in the autumn of 1914, the majority of its future commanding officers had been pursuing their business and professional careers only weeks earlier. Even those with some pre-war militia experience were still amateur warriors who would have to learn how to command soldiers while actually fighting a war. Combat would prove a cruel and unforgiving teacher, and the mistakes they made learning how to command would cost men's lives.
Arthur Currie: the first Canadian to command the Canadian Corps
Arthur Currie began the war in command of a brigade of 4000 men. He had earned his appointment on the recommendation of Garnet Hughes, a fellow British Columbia militia officer who happened to be the son of Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence, the erratic, meddling and militarily incompetent Sir Sam Hughes. During the early stages of the war, Hughes personally selected almost every senior officer in the army, and far too many of them were friends and political cronies who proved unfit for their commands and ultimately had to be replaced. Nothing in Currie's background as a school teacher and realtor with a smattering of militia experience made him stand out. Yet he turned out to be a fast learner and superb leader whose military skills quickly blossomed. By 1916 he was recognized as the best of the senior Canadian officers. A year later, he was the obvious choice to be the first Canadian to command the Corps, a responsibility he carried out with distinction through the rest of the war.
As the Canadians desperately struggled to overcome their inexperience, they were fortunate to have the guidance of some very capable British officers such as Lieutenant-General Julian Byng and his chief staff officer, Major-General Percy Radcliffe. First-rate professional soldiers, they identified the most promising Canadian commanders, mentored them, and, when they proved their worth, promoted them to more responsible commands. Consequently, by 1917 the Canadian Corps had assembled a pool of very capable, battle-experienced Canadian commanding officers.
Two of the brigade commanders, Brigadier-Generals James MacBrien and Victor Odlum, were typical of this group. MacBrien was a professional soldier, one of only a handful of such Canadian commanders. After initially serving as a staff officer, Byng gave MacBrien command of the 12th Infantry Brigade in September 1916, just before this untested unit received their first taste of combat.
After serving in the South African War, Odlum had returned to Vancouver where he'd built up a prosperous financial and insurance business. He saw action with the 7th Battalion at Second Ypres, the Canadians' first battle, taking over command of the battalion when Lt. Col. McHarg was killed. Byng promoted him to the command of the 11th Brigade in July 1916 and like MacBrien, he led his brigade until the Armistice. MacBrien's style was studious and reserved, and his forte was training and planning. In contrast, Odlum was a dashing, fearless battlefield commander who had the wounds to prove it. Although they displayed two very different styles of command, both were effective.
Unlike earlier wars, the sheer scale of World War I battles and the breakdown of communications during the fighting actually made it impossible for generals to control the attacks they launched. What they could do, however, was utilize the weeks before an assault to prepare for every possible battlefield contingency – in other words, to emphasize thorough planning and training.
From amateurs to an elite force
By the end of 1916, the British Empire forces were adopting new, more effective fighting tactics. This was particularly true in the Canadian Corps, where Byng, Radcliffe and Currie had inaugurated a highly efficient system of "organized learning." The officers and soldiers doing the fighting now compiled "after battle" reports outlining in detail what had succeeded and what had failed. Whether it was tactics or weaponry, the Corps' commanders placed a premium on figuring out better ways to fight, emphasizing to every officer and soldier how vital absorbing the lessons of the "battlefield classroom" was to the survival and success of them all. Henceforward, something of value learned by one battalion would be speedily adopted by the rest simply by making it part of everyone's training. Lessons now learned in an organized way were applied in an organized way, too. More than any other factor, mastering this "learning curve" was responsible for transforming the Canadian Corps from an enthusiastic mob of amateurs into an elite attack force, the "shock troops" of the British Empire. Officers, and especially senior commanders, had played an indispensable role.
Battalion commanders
One group of commanders shared the dual responsibility of preparing their soldiers and then leading them in battle—the commanding officers of the Corps' 48 infantry battalions. Of the 200-odd men who commanded a Canadian battalion, 22 were killed in action and many more were wounded. Along with the junior officers under them, they were in charge of most of the soldiers' actual training. They also had the critical responsibility of maintaining the health, morale and unit pride of their men, and often organized sports, concerts and other entertainments with this end in mind.
Battalion commanders were the most senior officers their men actually knew and saw regularly, and who shared their daily risks and grim living conditions at the front. As a result, the men looked to them for inspiration and confidence, and a brave and skilful battalion commander could keep his men going under the most appalling conditions. Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Peck was one such officer. He'd enlisted in the 16th Battalion in 1914, fought with it at Second Ypres and commanded it from November 1916 until the end of the war. Although the stocky, walrus-moustached Peck was hardly the most military-looking of commanding officers, he was fearless, and none of his soldiers doubted who ran their unit. During the storming of the Drocourt-Quéant Line on September 2, 1918, such leadership won Peck the Victoria Cross. When stiff German resistance blocked his battalion's advance, he exposed himself to heavy artillery and machine-gun fire in order to reconnoitre enemy positions, then re-organized what was left of his men and led them to capture and hold their objective.
Armies are hierarchical organizations, and the quality of command plays an enormous role in their ultimate success. Even the bravest and best-equipped troops will fail in battle if they are asked to execute a flawed plan, or if the officers directing them in the heat of combat make poor decisions. As the war progressed, the best commanders worked their way to the top of the Canadian Corps. Consequently, planning was sound, and Canadian soldiers were prepared for battle using the most effective tactics learned from earlier combat experiences. Once the battle began, brave and skilled leadership by battalion commanders and the junior officers who followed their lead contributed mightily to the chance for victory. By the last two years of the war, the quality of commander in the Canadian Corps was outstanding, as an unbroken string of victories attests.
Selected Bibliography
Brennan, Patrick. "From Amateur to Professional: The Experience of Brigadier General William Antrobus Griesbach." in Canada and the Great War, Briton Busch, ed. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003 : 78-92.
---. "A Still Untold Story of the Canadian Corps: Byng's and Currie's Commanders." Canadian Military History 11, 2 (Spring 2002): 5-16.
Brennan, Patrick and Thomas Leppard. "How the Lessons Were Learned: Senior Commanders and the Moulding of the Canadian Corps after the Somme" in Canada and War: 1000-2000, Yves Tremblay, ed. Ottawa: Canadian War Museum, 2001.
Dancocks, Daniel. Sir Arthur Currie: A Biography. Toronto: Methuen, 1985.
Hyatt, A.M.J. General Sir Arthur Currie: A Military Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1987.
McCulloch, Ian. "'Batty Mac': Portrait of a Brigade Commander of the Great War, 1915-1917." Canadian Military History 7, 4 (Autumn 1998): 11-28.
Swettenham, John. McNaughton, Vol. I: 1887-1939. Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1968.
Tremblay, Yves. "Brutinel: A Unique Kind of Leadership." in Warrior Chiefs. Bernd Horn and Stephen Harris, eds. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2001.
Other Materials
Sir Arthur William Currie
Currie participated in all major actions of the Canadian forces, including Passchaendale, during the war but is best known for his planning and leadership during the last 100 days, beginning August 8 and lasting until 11 November 1918, perhaps the most successful of all Allied offensives during the war. Criticism of this campaign by Sir Sam Hughes in Parliament resulted in postwar controversy and a libel action in 1928 which completely vindicated Currie.
Fighting off bankruptcy, Currie diverted $11 000 of his regiment's money to cover his personal debts. The affair came to the attention of Prime Minister Borden, who refused to consider court-martialling Canada's best soldier. British wartime Prime Minister Lloyd George called Currie a "brilliant military commander," and might have appointed him commander of all British forces had the war continued.
Currie served as inspector general of the militia forces in Canada 23 August 1919 to 30 July 1920, and in 1920 became principal and vice-chancellor of McGill, a position he held until his death. Without benefit of post-secondary education himself, he was extraordinarily successful as a university administrator at a time of particular importance in McGill's development.
Suggested Reading
Dancocks, D.G. Legacy of Valour: The Canadians at Passchendaele. Edmonton: Hurtig, 1986.
Hyatt, A.M.J. General Sir Arthur Currie: A Military Biography. Toronto: University of Toronto Press in collaboration with Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Museums of Canada, 1987.
Urquhart, H.M. Arthur Currie: The Biography of a Great Canadian. Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1950.
Author A.M.J. HYATT
Reproduced with permission from The Canadian Encyclopaedia, Historica Foundation of Canada
Mount Houy and Valenciennes
During this period the 4th Division [CEF] made several attempts to send patrols across
the Escaut by boat, footbridges and over the debris of destroyed bridges. Orders that
Valenciennes itself was not to be bombarded because of the large numbers of French
civilians in the city made it extremely difficult to clear enemy machine-guns and snipers from the houses overlooking the canal. From what probing the patrols could accomplish and from the statements of prisoners it was clear that the enemy was preparing to make a determined stand at Valenciennes. In selecting the city as a key-point in the Hermann Line the Germans had chosen well. The Escaut Canal provided an effective water barrier against attack from the west and the north. The enemy had heavily wired both banks of the canal and fortified the east bank with a well-planned trench system. In addition he had loop-holed the walls of the city's houses and factories and armed them with machine-gun posts. By cutting gaps in the canal dykes and opening sluice gates the Germans had inundated the country on both sides of the Escaut. West and south-west of Valenciennes the flooded area was several hundred yards wide, and to the north, in the wide angle between the Escaut and the Condé-Mons Canals, the water spread over many square miles.
Nature had further favoured the Germans in defending them against any attempt to
capture Valenciennes from the south. The prominent wooded height of Mont Houy, east of the bend in the Escaut, rose to a height of 150 feet above the canal and completely
dominated the southern approaches to the city. Behind it a long ridge overlooking the
valley of the Rhonelle stream reached northward to Valenciennes, and along this the enemy had constructed a line of wire and trenches to add artificial strength to an already difficult natural position.
The plan for taking Mont Houy and Valenciennes had been revised. Orders from
G.H.Q. called for the Fourth, Third and First Armies, in conjunction with the First French Army, to be prepared to resume the main offensive on 3 November, and it was urgent that Valenciennes should be captured in order to secure the left flank of this large-scale operation. The capture of the Blue and subsequent exploitation to the Green line was now to be carried out as a single operation with massive artillery support, the 10th Canadian Brigade cooperating with the 49th Division on the right. While the 10th Brigade (commanded since 28 October by Brig.-Gen. J.M. Ross) assaulted Valenciennes from the south and moved around the east side, the 12th was to establish bridgeheads over the Escaut from the west and mop up the city. Farther to the north the 3rd Division prepared to cross the canal at the same time. The new plan was geared for an assault early on 1 November.
Arrangements for the attack were complicated by the many civilians remaining in Valenciennes. As far as possible the city was spared from heavy artillery fire, and only such defended positions as the industrial centre of Marly and its steel works, which were known to be full of enemy troops, came under bombardment.
The weather, which seemed constantly to be in opposition to Canadian plans, held true to form. Throughout the preceding night and the day of attack, frequent showers caused the soldiers much discomfort. There was no preliminary bombardment on the morning of 1 November, and promptly at 5:15 a.m the infantry of the 10th Brigade began to advance behind a deluge of shrapnel, machine-gun bullets and high explosive shell that swept down on the enemy from front and flank and rear. The German artillery was prompt to retaliate, but its fire rapidly dwindled under the accurate counter-bombardment of the Canadian guns.
Encirclement of Valenciennes and penetration into the city continued. During the morning of 1 November the 12th Brigade and the 3rd Division had both established bridgeheads over the Escaut, the infantry crossing by means of collapsible boats and cork float bridges. By noon the 12th Brigade, on the immediate left of the 10th, and the greater part of the 38th and 72nd Battalions east of the canal and patrols had pushed well into the heart of the city.
On 2 November General Currie recorded in his diary: "The operation yesterday was one of the most successful the Corps has yet performed." The capture of the Mont Houy position and the advance on Valenciennes had been skilfully planned and well executed. Though the enemy still clung to the city and held firm his strong position near Marly, the day for him was one of disaster. The Canadians had taken nearly 1800 prisoners, and more than 800 enemy dead were counted in the battle area. Canadian losses numbered 80 killed and some 300 wounded. Careful coordination in employing a tremendous weight of artillery in very close support of minimum numbers of infantry had achieved victory at a very low cost.
During the night of 1-2 November the 11th Brigade relieved the 10th. The 54th
Battalion attacked Marly before dawn, only to find that most of the Germans had withdrawn from the village. During the night the two battalions of the 12th Brigade, which had met strenuous opposition during the afternoon, were able to push through Valenciennes with no great difficulty as the Germans evacuated the city. Both units reported themselves on the eastern outskirts by 8:30 a.m. By nightfall on the 2nd the Brigade had secured St. Saulvé, a mile up the Mons road. On the Canadians' right a determined German garrison in the steel works held up the 49th Division until mid-afternoon of the 2nd, when a battalion of the 148th Brigade successfully rushed the position.
Sir Douglas Haig had postponed by one day the set-piece attack by the four Allied
Armies ordered for 3 November. On the morning of the 3rd, however, when it was clear that the enemy had retired from the Escaut leaving only weak rearguards, he cancelled the offensive. He ordered a general advance, telling divisions to act vigorously on their own initiative so as to keep the Germans from establishing a firm line. The 22nd Corps was given an initial objective ten miles away, and the Canadian Corps ordered to cover the British left. By nightfall on the 3rd, Canadian patrols of the 4th Division had pushed forward to the Estreux-Onnaing road, three miles east of Valenciennes, without making contact with the enemy.
The battle for Valenciennes was the last major prearranged attack in which the Canadian Corps was engaged. The week of campaigning that remained was to see no large action, as the enemy was kept continually on the move. Only twice was the daily advance less than a mile.
Adapted and used with permission from Nicholson, G. W. L., Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919. Ottawa: Queen's Printer, 1964 : 470-475.


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TIGERVILLE, S.C.- The Brevard College Tornados pulled out a 9-2 victory over the Greenville Crusaders at Ashmore Field on Tuesday afternoon to clinch the season series 2-1.
Brevard banged out 12 hits in the game as they jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the 3rd, and scored five unanswered runs to end the game after NGU scored twice in the 4th.
The Tornados set the tone in the 2nd on sacrifice flies by Kody Spencer and Billy O'Hara. After an Eric Renegar RBI double in the 3rd, Hunter Donaldson made it 4-0 with a run-scoring single through the right side.
The Crusaders made it 4-2 in the 4th, but BC responded with five runs over the next three innings to put the game out of North Greenville's reach.
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Tyler Tant capped BC's scoring with an RBI groundout in the 7th inning.
Four BC hurlers scattered 11 hits to hold the Crusaders to two runs, and the Tornados pen tossed threw 5.1 scoreless innings in relief of J.D. Chaplain. Dustin Haithcox (W, 3-2) recorded the final out in the 4th with a runner on base before Kevin Hamilton tossed a scoreless 5th.
Lefty James Phillips (S, 1) delivered four scoreless innings to close the game as BC tacked continued to tack on runs.
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On August 23rd, the United States Postal Service revealed the latest addition to their Black Heritage stamp series, Althea Gibson. The gorgeous stamp was revealed on the grounds of the U.S. Open in Flushing, New York, last Friday and was illustrated by none other award-winning artist Kadir Nelson (who illustrated Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech in breathtaking detail).
Gibson was the first African American athlete of either gender to win a Grand Slam title, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Nationals (the predecessor of the U.S. Open) in 1956, and turned around and won Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals again in 1958. In total, she won eleven Grand Slam tournaments, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. As her time on the tennis court coincided with the American civil rights movement, and she so effectively broke down color barriers, she was often compared to another sports legend, Jackie Robinson. as the first African-American of either gender to win Wimbledon coincided with the American civil rights movement.
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CB Terrence McGee released by #Bills
McGee played 7 games in 2012 and recorded just 8 tackles and no INT's, the veteran CB is nearing the end of his career.
Once an outstanding kick-returner, McGee lost a lot of the speed that made him such a solid player throughout his career.
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Was expecting this one. With Wilson and Barnett out, there was little chance he would make the cut. Was a good player, but age and injury concerns lead to him not really being worth his paycheck.
Still, I think most of the cutting is finished. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Chris Kelsay, and Brad Smith are the only noteworthy players left who might get the ax, and if I had to bet, I'd say Kelsay is the only one of the three who isn't back next year.
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Wish he could of stayed healthy.
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Is he still good or is he done?
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Id take him in MN as a return specialist and dime CB. Can he fulfill that role?
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Not surprised. It was for the best. McGee was once a pretty good CB. He's been on IR three seasons in a row now IIRC. I don't remember the last time I saw him as a returner either. We've used mainly McKelvin, Smith, and Spiller at times there.
McGee could help a team as a depth CB only and that's if he's healthy. That's a big if. I liked him a lot and he was a good player here for a long time but he was definitely one of the veterans that needed to go in order to start trimming the fat. He couldn't be depended on to be able to play and Gilmore and even Aaron Williams were ahead of him on the depth chart. Ron Brooks and unfortunately Justin Rogers too.
I'm glad we're releasing guys though. Finally seems we're going on with a full rebuild. Wilson and McGee were both here for years and were Bills all their careers and next season will be the first time in a long time that neither of them will be here and that shows me we'll have a new look and at this point the Bills need a fresh start. It's a shame we couldn't have had success with these players when they were good but there's no point keeping them around any longer when they're aging, not as good, and we didn't have success with them in the first place. A few more releases and the Bills will look very different and maybe that's what it'll take to get back to the team winning. It's long overdo. I appreciate what McGee did for the Bills and enjoyed him all the time he was here but this was the right move. I hope to see him find a new home somewhere. Maybe he can sign with a playoff contender and finally get a playoff game.
Up next I'm hoping is Kelsay, Smith, and Lindell.
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Alright I've predicted all of these so far.
Fitzy, Lindell, Kelsay all next. Lets hope.
I'm fine with keeping Brad Smith, he's a fine depth wr and decent returner if McKelvin doesn't come back.
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vikingsrule wrote:
Id take him in MN as a return specialist and dime CB. Can he fulfill that role?
He doesn't have the speed to return kicks anymore, hasn't in a while.
He could be a serviceable dime CB if he could stay healthy but he's finished the past 3 seasons on IR so I wouldn't trust him in any sort of significant role.
My opinion is that he's pretty much done at this point.
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If he's inexpensive, the Redskins best be all over him. They need depth in the worst way.
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This guy is done, may get another look but injury plagued and lost a step
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marshawn lynch
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Location: Syracuse NY
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:46 pm
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If he's inexpensive, the Redskins best be all over him. They need depth in the worst way.
LOL he is not the depth you want. He will pull a hammy and sit out the entire season just by getting up from the bench.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:31 pm
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If he's inexpensive, the Redskins best be all over him. They need depth in the worst way.
Chris Johnson (not the Titans player) will probably be available after the Ravens cut him.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:32 pm
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Losing a step for a guy his size really hurts but his instincts and experience will definitely earn him a look on another team even if it's not in a prominent role.
It's not all that surprising that he was released but the Bills still need to re-sign McKelvin. He and Gilmore look to be a strong starting duo.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:33 pm
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This probably isnt the end for him if he doesnt want it to be
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Viral Video lands Kanye West song on Hot 100
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Kanye West's eight-year-old track "Gone" is creeping onto Billboard's song charts.
The track was featured on the Kanye's second album Late Registration, which hit stores back in 2005.
According to Billboard.com, the track is debuting at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. In the past week, "Gone" has racked up 9,000 digital sales.
The song's newfound success is credited to a viral video featuring the song. The video shows a woman named Marina Shifrin quitting her job as a video editor.
Apart from landing in the top 20 overall songs chart, "Gone" also managed to grab the number six spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as the number four spot on the Rap Songs chart.
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You can eat healthfully without spending a lot. One way to achieve healthy savings is to serve meat less often.
It can be challenging to serve healthy meals on a budget. Meatless meals are built around vegetables, beans and grains instead of meat, which tends to be more expensive. You may be able to save money by going meatless once or twice a week. In addition, meatless meals offer health benefits.
A plant-based diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, legumes and nuts, is rich in fiber, vitamins and other nutrients. And people who eat only plant-based foods — aka vegetarians — generally eat fewer calories and less fat, weigh less, and have a lower risk of heart disease than nonvegetarians do.
Just eating less meat has a protective effect. A National Cancer Institute study of 500,000 people found that those who ate the most red meat daily were 30 percent more likely to die of any cause during a 10-year period than were those who ate the least amount of red meat. Sausage, luncheon meats and other processed meats also increased the risk. Those who ate mostly poultry or fish had a lower risk of death.
The fact is that most Americans get enough protein in their diets. Adults generally need 10 to 35 percent of their total daily calories to come from protein. Based on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, this amounts to about 50 to 175 grams a day. Of course, you can get protein from sources other than meat.
In fact, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends choosing a variety of protein foods, including eggs, low-fat milk and products made from it, beans and peas, soy products, and unsalted nuts and seeds. The guidelines also suggest replacing protein foods that are higher in solid fats with choices that are lower in solid fats and calories. The fats in meat, poultry, eggs and high-fat dairy products such as cheese are considered solid fats, while the fats in seafood, nuts and seeds are considered oils.
You don't have to go cold turkey. Instead, try easing into meatless meals. Consider going meatless one day a week. If you don't like the idea of a whole day without meat, start with a couple of meatless dinners each week. Plan meals that feature entrees you like that are typically meatless, such as lasagna, soup or pasta salad. Or try substituting the following protein-rich foods for meat in your favorite recipes:
When your meals include meat, don't overindulge. Choose lean cuts and avoid oversized portions. A serving of protein should be no more than 3 ounces (85 grams) — or about the size of a deck of cards — and should take up no more than one-fourth of your plate. Vegetables and fruits should cover half your plate. Whole grains make up the rest.
The term "flexitarian" has been coined to describe someone who eats mostly plant-based foods, but occasionally eats meat, poultry and fish. That kind of healthy eating is the central theme of the Mediterranean diet — which limits red meat and emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains and healthy fats — and has been shown to reduce your risk of heart disease and other chronic conditions. Why not work on your flexibility and start reaping some healthy benefits?
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need an idea on how to better determine a file's content/type.
here's the command-line scenario:
1. run tcpdump (or tshark, et. al.) to capture a transaction in .lpc (in this case, ftp)
2. run tcpflow to reconstruct the session
3. run "file" on appropriate, reconstructed portion (in other words, the actual data transfered).
for instance:
4. or, possibly run "strings":Code:user@host:# file 011.111.011.111.51811-022.022.222.222.34162 011.111.011.111.51811-022.022.222.222.34162: data
which is likely as not to feed you 40 pages of gibberish that you may be able to grep for a clue as to what you are looking at.Code:user@host:# strings 011.111.011.111.51811-022.022.222.222.34162
I know that you can get better results from these, you can even teach them... but i'm not sure that is really reliable enough here.
anyone have a bit more intuitive way of isolating what you are reconstructing (other than executing it on an isolated system)?
thnx in advance...
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The 10th Annual San Francisco Bachelor Auction Presented by The Guardsmen
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PDT)
The San Francisco Bachelor Auction, presented by The Guardsmen, will take place on June 19th at Ruby Skye. Now in its 10th year, The San Francisco Bachelor Auction will feature 25 of the Bay Area's most eligible bachelors, along with some local and national celebrities. The bachelors are accompanied by spectacular date packages which in past years have included once-in-a-lifetime experiences such as trips on private jets, helicopter tours of wine country, unique experiences at events like NYC Fashion Week, and cooking with celebrity chefs. A girls' night out to remember, the Auction is decadently hosted and features a complimentary happy hour for all, as well as an extended spread and intimate opportunities to meet the bachelors for VIP guests.
Proceeds from the auction contribute to the Guardsmen's efforts to send 2,500 at-risk youth to outdoor education programs and provides scholarship support to more than 250 students at Bay Area private schools each year. Know that you're doing good while you're having an even better time.
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Malaysia is a mosaic of cultures and flavors, combining the best of China, India, and Southeast Asia with smattering of old colonial legacy. Capital city Kuala Lumpur is thoroughly forward-looking, with its gleaming Petronas Towers and immaculate rail transport that's surprisingly not crowded. Its compact size—though giant compared to neighboring Singapore—means you can cycle between Penang's 19th century shop houses in the morning and wander past hawker stalls in KL by night. Eating is a national hobby here; hopefully you'll be contentedly patting your expanding stomach after just a day or two.
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Blue skies on Saturday morning
When someone suggests I live in Santa Cruz, I'm quick to correct them. I live a little more than six miles northeast of that town; six twisty miles north of Surf City on Highway 9 in the town of Felton. At home, I get to look out one window facing a ridge that separates this valley from the Pacific, while looking out another and see a bunch of redwoods doing what they've been doing for, oh, centuries.
So on a Saturday morning filled with a blue sky that is almost painful to look at and with a couple of items worth noting — assuming I can tear myself away from staring out the window — these should be on your radar this week.
Hello, Columbus: Ohio Linux Fest 2012 is next weekend in Columbus, and for a growing show — growing in size and importance — this is one that is wrapping up the year nicely.
Of all the interesting presentations at this year's OLF, there are two that are completely, make-sure-you-get-there, no-miss talks that you should attend. The first is Todd Robinson's talk on his "31 distros in 31 days" project, which seemed to go off without a hitch in August — you'll find out more if you attend the talk.
The other not-to-be-missed talk would be Joe Brockmeier's "How to Create Your Own Cloud." The reason I bring this up is because you've heard me rail in the past about what's nebulously called "the cloud" (pun definitely intended), and how your data, important or otherwise, belongs in your physical possession always. Having your own cloud covers both these bases and puts the best of both worlds — having your data and eating it, too — at your fingertips.
So if you're within a day's travel on whatever vehicle you might choose — car, bus, rail, plane, spaceship — you should make it to Columbus this weekend.
Commodities, not users: Those who plan to use Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" when it comes out next month have a chance to go though an interesting transformation. Those who opt for the new version next month will go from merely being Ubuntu users to Ubuntu products.
Or so says Slashdot in this article here. So some Canonical sales flack armed with charts and graphs is pitching some corporate giant — do you really think this model is going to stop with Amazon? — to put their name in front of you when you fire up your computer, whether you like it or not.
To be fair — and in anticipation of an onslaught of comments from the Ubuntu Apocalypse pointing this out, among other things — there's a very simple way to remove having Amazon involuntary make its presence known on your chosen operating system, assuming it's Ubuntu, by merely using this command:
sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-shopping
Also, to be even more fair, apparently this is a Unity thing which does not apply to the other *buntus, like Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, etc., on down the line, which you should probably be using in the first place.
But here's the 2,000-pound elephant in the middle of the room: Perhaps I missed the memo when I started with Linux and Free/Open Source Software six years ago, but I can't remember ever seeing anything anywhere about the practice of building a community around profit rather than advancing the FOSS paradigm, let alone forcing advertisers, wanted or not, on unsuspecting users. But again, I could have missed something somewhere along the line.
Have a great day.
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LISTEN: Grube & Hovsepian release 'Trickster'
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Miami-based Coldharbour duo Grube & Hovsepian have finally released "Trickster." Having been played by Coldharbour head Markus Schulz over the last six months during his live shows, the track is definitely one of the pair's biggest tunes, and fans have no doubt been waiting for its release.
Debuted in Sao Paulo at ASOT 600, making its way through the speakers at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City, to Ultra Music Festival in Miami, as well as Tomorrowland in Belgium, and beyond, "Trickster" is an agressive track, perfect for peak time on any dance floor. With heavy support from Markus Schulz already, the song has also made it to the radio shows of Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Giuseppe Ottaviani, and more.
Along with Tim Grube and Mike Hovsepian's original, comes a remix from Gai Barone. Barone's remix provides a much different take on "Trickster," with a smoother, darker, more solemn feel.
"Trickster" and Gai Barone's remix is available now. Check them both out below:


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How to eat dim sum: The best five dishes
We've all been there -- confused in front of a dim sum menu. Did we order too much or not enough? Will this satisfy everybody's tastes?
So, here is a list of the most essential items to pick at a dim sum meal. As long as we hit the Big Five, we know we're good.
Also on CNN: The best Hong Kong dim sum
Har gow 蝦餃
The shrimp dumpling, har gow, is arguably the king of dim sum. It is the dish against which a dim sum restaurant's worth is weighed.
Or it should be. These days, gimmicky new dim sum inventions distract the jaded diner. Why eat a har gow when you can have a lobster dumpling decked with gold foil and shaped like a swan?
But a classic is a classic and the har gow always makes it to the dim sum table even if its taken for granted.
The best kind should have a wrapper that has been folded at least seven times to demonstrate the dexterity of the chef. The wrapper should be translucent, showing the pink glow of shrimp inside it.
At the best tables, the filling is made with fresh, sweet shrimp mixed with finely chopped bamboo shoots for a crunchy dimension.
Dip in chili sauce if that's your thing and try to wait for everyone to have a piece before going for seconds.
Where to get har gow: Man Wah at the Mandarin Oriental in Central serves one of the most expensive har gow in Hong Kong at HK$88 (about US$11.3) per basket.
Made from tiger prawns and bamboo shoots, each dumpling is folded ten times by our count and is a benchmark for the flavor and feel of har gow across the city.
It's worth splurging on dim sum at Man Wah for the Oriental-glamour, with its gold lanterns, harbor view and power diners.
Man Wah, 25/F, Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road Central, +852 2825 4003, www.mandarinoriental.com
Also on CNN: Lung Moon Restaurant, last look at a legend
Siu mai 燒賣
If har gow is the king, siu mai is the queen.
This is a crowd-pleasing dumpling, and one of the most versatile.
Tracing its roots to the Mongols, the siu mai is now interpreted in every Province in China.
But it's the Cantonese siu mai that is world famous, due to the global footprint of Cantonese diaspora as well as due to its deliciousness.
Essentially a meatball, the Cantonese siu mai is made with pork, roughly chopped to give it texture, topped with shrimp and roe of some sort, all cupped in a wheat wrapper. It should be small, about two-bites sized.
It is so popular that locals buy it from street stalls for a on-the-go snack. These street siu mai are skewered like kebabs and doused in soy sauce and chili oil. They are usually made from fish paste and taste different from restaurant siu mai.
Where to eat siu mai: Get it at the "canteen of the tycoons," Fook Lam Moon next to the tram tracks on Johnston Road, where the food is always up to standard.
If it's not, send it back and kick up a fuss -- they're used to dealing with divas.
Tycoons, movie stars, mothers of tycoons and movie stars frequent the joint for the discreet service and top-notch kitchen.
Fook Lam Moon also serves a really popular quail's egg siu mai.
Fook Lam Moon, 35-45 Johnston Road, +852 2866 0663 www.fooklammoon-grp.com
Also on CNN: Eating on Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong's most buoyant dinner
Cha siu bao 叉燒包
There's the traditional cha siu bao made of white Chinese buns steamed in a bamboo basket.
It appeals to the sweet tooth that every Cantonese is born with and showcases the barbecue pork that Cantos are famous for.
It has modern variations. The baked cha siu bao has a yellowish bread casing and a sticky glaze, but with the same sweet barbecue pork filling.
The latest craze in Hong Kong is the pastry cha siu bao. A saccharine cookie case is used to hold the pork.
If there was an official rulebook on dim sum eating, it would tell us to eat cha siu bao towards the end of the meal.
It's rather sweet, like dessert, and rather filling, so save it for after the dumplings.
Where to get cha siu bao: Tim Ho Wan makes the most famous pastry cha siu bao.
The eatery known as the cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant in the world is the best place to eat affordable but excellent dim sum by master chefs.
People queue night and day at their original Mong Kok establishment for a bite of that crumbly pie of honeyed meat.
Fook Lam Moon, Flat 8, G/F, Phase 2, Tsui Yuen Mansion, 2-20 Kwong Wah St., Mong Kok, +852 2332 2896
Also on CNN: 40 Hong Kong foods we can't live without
Phoenix talons 鳳爪
Hear me out -- chicken feet really are an essential dim sum dish.
Euphemized as "phoenix talons," chicken feet have never gone out of style.
No family Sunday dim sum meal is complete without the sight of grandma carefully working her mouth muscles around a chicken foot, then lowering her head -- but not her chopsticks -- to spit out the miniscule bones.
Kids love it too as the chicken feet are usually smothered in a strong-flavored sauce of black bean paste and sugar.
And for out-of-towners new to Cantonese food, a basket of phoenix talons are a great conversation starter and a challenge to their sense of adventure.
Our favorite is the abalone sauce chicken feet. These are slow-cooked and never deep-fried beforehand, unlike the traditional kind.
Where to get phoenix talons: Lei Gardens at the Elements mall serves a mean abalone sauce chicken feet dim sum.
The skin and cartilage are cooked until they melt in the mouth. Chewing is not necessary.
Lei Gardens, Shop 2068-70, 2/F, Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, +852 2196 8133, www.leigarden.hk
Also on CNN: Hong Kong's best wonton noodles
Cheung fun 腸粉
To fully appreciate the wonders of rice, we just have to get some cheung fun.
These slippery morsels are made from thin sheets of steamed rice noodle. It is often served with meat or vegetables rolled up inside layers of rice sheets then doused in soy sauce.
But the most basic kind of cheung fun is served plain, with some peanut and hoisin sauce and a generous sprinkle of sesame seeds.
These pearl-white tubes taste very mildly of rice -- more like a memory of the rice that it once was.
But cheung fun are the perfect vehicle for sauce, and that is primarily the function of rice flavor, to serve as a canvas.
Where to eat cheung fun: Tai Wing Wah in Yuen Long does plain cheung fun properly.
It's Chinese name can be roughly translated to "cloth peeling cheung fun." It is made by spreading rice slurry on cloth, steaming it until firm, then deftly peeling it away.
Tai Wing Wah is also famous for its rustic walled-village cuisine, a distinct menu originating from the New Territories of Hong Kong.
Tai Wing Wah, 2/F, Koon Wong Mansion, 2-6 On Ning Road, Yuen Long, +852 2476 9888,


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For generations, Johnson Jewelers has been an iconic business in downtown Bellflower.
But after 58 years, the retail jewelry store, still adorned with its original marquee and clock, is closing its doors Saturday.
Reynold Johnson opened Johnson Jewelers at 16727 Bellflower Blvd. in 1954 at the age of 24. He was very familiar with the jewelry business, having worked with his father in the family jewelry store near their home in Duluth, Minn.
For 33 years, Johnson actively worked at the Bellflower shop and earned a stellar reputation with his customers, said his son-in-law Kevin Stevenson, who now owns the store.
"The Bellflower area is amazing. Our family has been blessed for almost 60 years by the continued support of this town," Stevenson said. "The families, schools, churches and community organizations are more like you'd find in the Midwest. There's such a great sense of community here."
After marrying Johnson's daughter Janny, Stevenson joined the company in the early 1980s. He was 22.
When Johnson retired in 1987, he left Stevenson in charge. Stevenson expanded the business in 1992 when he bought the building next door.
Both Johnson and his wife, Marjorie, are now deceased.
In the early years, the couple worked together in the business, and later their three young daughters helped out. To date, several of Johnson's grandchildren have worked and are working at the store, selling diamonds and creating custom jewelry designs.
Despite the economic downturn all around them, the jewelers have remained financially sound in downtown Bellflower.
"We're not closing because business has been slow," Stevenson said. "In fact, it's really the opposite. This has been one of our best years ever."
Although the business district of Bellflower has gone downhill and there aren't as many businesses there, Johnson Jewelers had became a destination for loyal customers, he said.
"You come back to the person you have a relationship with," Stevenson said. "We kept those loyal customers, and those loyal customers referred us. We live entirely on recommendations and loyal customers."
Unfortunately, a family illness has motivated the closure, he said.
"My wife has Parkinson's disease, and as we have been living with that for a while and we see what the progression is, ... we said, if we're ever going to spend some quality time together - these days are precious, we need to figure out a way," he said. "A store like this, as much as I love it and I love this business and our customers, it's consuming."
When the retail store's doors close for a final time on Saturday, the family will lease the retail building and convert the shop area into a custom design studio, where they'll do custom work, repairs and appraisals by appointment, Stevenson said.
"The traditional retail store we had is gone. This will be a completely different type of jewelry experience for me, as well as for my customers," he said. "I will be able to sit down with my clients in a beautiful office and take the time I have always wished I could."
He also plans to continue making custom bridal designs, repairing vintage and heirloom pieces and making buying trips for diamonds.
Though necessary, the closure is bittersweet, Stevenson said.
"I will miss the connection with customers, being able to just be a part of people's lives. That's really a special thing to be a part of weddings, anniversaries," he said. "You're a part of all of those really important stages in people's families, the good and the bad. It's a very emotional business. It's been a blessing."
All items will be reduced up to 81 percent during the store's final two days. Store hours are Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For more information go to www.johnsonjewelersbellflower.com or call 562-867-4420.
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