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Despite his great popularity back in the day, information about the late, great Igbo bard Show Promoter (Nelson Ejinduaka) is as scarce as hens' teeth. All I've been able to unearth is that he was from the city of Orlu in Imo State, spent most of his career in Ikwerreland (near Port Harcourt) and apparently passed on some time in the late '80s. His album Azu Alala (Onyeoma CY Records CYLP 043, 1987) is such an outstanding example of traditional Igbo music that I had to share it!
The title track, "Azu Alala" ("Fish is Scarce & Highly Costly"), concerns an obedient wife and the husband who is oblivious to his family's hardship. A husband gave his wife ten naira to go to the market to buy food for the family. She asked him, "Will ten naira be enough?" but he told her, "Make do with what you have."
She went to the market and spent
N5 on gari (cassava meal) and N5 on yam. The money was gone. There was no money for fish, no money to buy oha leaf (greens) or meat.
The wife came home and didn't know what to do. Her children were crying in hunger, "Please give us food." She went to the kitchen to prepare the food. The children ate, and so did she.
In the meantime her husband was down at the restaurant, drinking and living the life of an onye oriri (man about town). He told his friends, "Come home with me. I gave my wife money to prepare food for us." When they arrived home he called out to her to bring out the food she had cooked. The wife began to cry and presented the pitiful repast she had prepared.The man opened the pot to see that there was no fish, no vegetables and no meat. He jumped up and slapped his wife. She cried, "Ego i nyerem ezughi. The money you gave me was not enough to make soup. I managed with what I had to feed our children. Please don't hit me."
The chorus, "Ogiri k'am, jiri shi ofe, azu alala," means "I made the soup with stock.There is no fish."
Show Promoter & his Group - Azu Alala
In "Onye Ma Ihe Echi Gabu (Tomorrow is Pregnant. Who Knows What it will Be?)" Show Promoter sings, "My brother, who knows what tomorrow will bring? My sister, who knows what tomorrow will bring? Everybody pray to God so it will be good for us." He then proceeds to call out various local notables:
Show Promoter & his Group - Onye Ma Ihe Echi Gabu
"Onwu Ashio (The Death of Ashio)" recounts the tragic fate of a man who died in a traffic accident: "Ka mpkuru obi ya nodi nma (May his heart rest in peace). Anyi sikwa ama nnachi, mu na gi bu kwu nwa nne - a go. (We came from one place, you and I, brothers or relatives).Onwu gburu Ashio (The death that killed Ashio). Ashio a hupu la m laa (Ashio left me behind)."
Show Promoter & his Group - Onwu Ashio
Many thanks to my wife Priscilla for translating the lyrics of Azu Alala. You may download it as a zipped file here.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A Dutiful Wife, An Inconsiderate Husband
Posted by John B. at 9:20 AM 14 comments
Labels: Igbo, Igbo Traditional Music, Nigeria, Show Promoter
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Four Famous Singers
Many many thanks to Andreas Wetter for translating the liner notes of 4 ዝናኞች ሲያዳምጡ በልብዎ ላይ ሰላምና ፍቅር ያገኛሉ - When You Listen to the 4 Famous Singers You Will Find Peace and Love in Your Heart, a really nice cassette issued by Ambassel Music Shop in Ethiopia in 1992.
With the exception of Martha Ashagari, who was featured in a previous post, I've been unable to find out much about these artists, although judging by the number of Youtube videos available online, they're very popular indeed!
የሩቅ ሰው ትዝታ - "Nostalgia for a far person":
Martha Ashagari - Yä-Ruq Säw Təzəta
ነካካኝ - "He Touched Me Somehow" (i.e. We were together and then he left me):
Martha Ashagari - Näkakkaññ
ዳርልን (ባሌ) - "Let Your Child Marry Our Child" - (literally: give your child in marriage for someone of our family, presumably a boy because usually the family of the boy takes the initiative and asks for the girl's hand):
Martha Ashagari & Teshome Asged - Darəllənn (Bale)
እማዋዬው የለኝ - "I Have No One to Share My Thoughts":
Teshome Asged - Emmawayyew Yälläññ
አትለይኝ - "Don't Leave Me":
Teshome Asged - Attəläyyəññ
ሸጋው ተወልዷል - "A Handsome Has Been Born":
Elias Tababbal - Shäggaw Täwäldwall
ከከዳህው በል ተወው - "If He Betrayed You Leave Him Alone":
Bezawork Asfaw - Kä-Käddahəw Bäl Täwəw
ልብህን ታዘብኩት - "I Found Out What Kind of Man You Are":
Bezawork Asfaw - Ləbbəhən Tazzäbkut
ወሬዋን አምጡልኝ - "Bring Me News About Her":
Elias Tababbal - Wärewan Amṭulləññ
የኔ አለም - "My World":
Elias Tababbal - Y'ne Aläm
ትክክለኛ ኦርጅናሉን ብቻ ያዳምጡ (Listen only to a real original recording)
ዜማ (Music, melody): ዘላለም መኩሪያ (Zelealem Mekuriya), ማርታ አሻጋሪ (Martha Ashagari), ኤልያስ ተባበል (Elias Tababbal), ያየህይራድ አላምረው (Yayerad Alamrew)
ግጥም (Lyrics): ይልማ ገ/አብ (Yilma Gebre-Ab), ያየህይራድ አላምረው (Yayerad Alamrew), ዘላለም መኩሪያ (Zelealem Merkuria), ማርታ አሻጋሪ (Martha Ashagari), ኤልያስ ተባበል (Elias Tababbal)
አሳታሚና አከፋፋይ (Produceer and Distributor): አምባሰል ሙዚቃና ቪዲዮ መደብር (Ambassel Music and Video Shop)
Download Four Famous Singers as a zipped file here.
Note: I have included the Ge'ez font provided by Andreas for the benefit of anyone using an Ethiopic-language search engine. However, depending on your browser and its settings, this may be visible to you as gibberish, or may cause your computer/smart phone to run slowly or even crash. If you have the latter problem, please let me know in the comments and I will rectify the situation immediately!
Posted by John B. at 9:35 PM 5 comments
Labels: Amharic, Bezawork Asfaw, Elias Tababbal, Ethiopia, Marthe Ashagari, Teshome Asged
Sunday, January 20, 2013
A Double Dose of Dembo
Some years ago Sterns/Earthworks released a CD entitled Roots Rock Guitar Party. I remember thinking at the time: how can you assemble a collection of Zimbabwe's greatest guitarists and not include Leonard Dembo?
I would presume that the only reason Dembo was omitted from this otherwise excellent compilation was a matter of licencing. In the early '90s, he had risen to the pinnacle of the Zimbabwean music scene, only to die prematurely of AIDS in April 1996.
Dembo was born as Kwangwari Gwaindepi in 1959 and gained notice in 1982 as a member of a band called The Outsiders. Disagreements with his band-mates followed, and in 1985 he established Barura Express, which quickly notched a series of hits, notably the 1991 smash "Chitekete," about a young man who wishes to marry a beautiful lady. It is one of the biggest-selling Zimbabwean records of all time and is played at weddings to this day.
The Barura Express cassette The Singles Collection Vol. 2 (Gramma ZC 108) is a singular example of modern African guitar music, notably the opening tune "Zii-Zii," a song about a lover who is far away, whose repetitive motifs evoke a feeling of restrained euphoria:
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Zii-Zii
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Dudzai
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Kodzero
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Kukura Hakutane
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Gire
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Sheri Unodada
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Ndipeiwo Pokupotera
The Very Best of Leonard Dembo (Gramma ZC 113), covers some of the same ground, and includes "Chitekete":
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Venenziya
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Dudzai
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Wada Ne N'anga
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Chitekete
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Manager
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Sharai
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Vane Mazita Ngavaremwkedzwe
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Kukura Kwedu
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Zii-Zii
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Dambudzo
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Murombo
Leonard Dembo & Barura Express - Kukura Hakutane
Read about the Zimbabwean artwork in this post here.
Update: I have been made aware that several of the tracks in this post are available for download through Itunes. Hence the links to them have been removed.
Posted by John B. at 7:06 PM 13 comments
Labels: Leonard Dembo, Shona, Zimbabwe
Saturday, January 5, 2013
More Memories of Maneti
A couple of years ago I posted some memorable Muziki wa Dansi, a tribute by Tanzania's Orchestra Vijana Jazz to their departed lead singer Hayati Hemed Maneti. Hayati Maneti (Last Recording) (Ahadi/Flatim AHD (MC) 6018) is another outing dedicated to the great vocalist. The usual caveats regarding recording quality apply:
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Witi Zangu Mnaninyanyasa
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Ngapulila No. 2
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Imani za Uchawi
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Nyongise (Kihehe)
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Heshima ya Mtu
Orchestra Vijana Jazz - Siri ya Ndani
Download Hayati Maneti (Last Recording) as a zipped file here. Purely by coincidence, when I logged on this morning I saw that Stefan at WorldService has posted the great Vijana LP Mary Maria here. And if you're looking for still more classic Vijana, Sterns Music's The Koka Koka Sex Battalion: Rumba, Koka Koka & Kamata Sukuma - Music From Tanzania 1975-1980 is highly recommended. The picture at the top of this post is entitled "My Village" and is by a Tanzanian artist named Mkumba. Explore more of his work and that of a number of other excellent East African artists here.
Posted by John B. at 9:06 AM 12 comments
Labels: Muziki wa Dansi, Swahili, Tanzania, Vijana Jazz
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Echoes of Mogadishu Past
Happy New Year! Once again I must apologize for the infrequency of posts here on Likembe. There is no one reason why the spirit hasn't moved me to write more often, but I've made a New Years resolution to step up the pace in 2013. As luck would have it, reader/listener Sanaag has provided us with yet another glimpse at the wonderful Somali music and theater scene of the 1980s. This is a world that has almost disappeared but that, hopefully, may be on the verge of a renaissance with the coming of a measure of stability to Somalia. Sanaag has been an invaluable contributor to Likembe over the years, and I'm happy to announce that he now has his own blog, Tix iyo Tiraab, where this originally appeared. Here's Sanaag:
This tape carries the soundtrack of the mid-80s play "Xiddigtii Is Xujeysay" ("The Self-Denouncing Star"). In that period, drama productions were staged in theaters and open stadia, and spread on VHS. The play/film scores were, however, rarely released apart on tape. Given the sonic flaws, this k7 is probably a bootleg recorded live outdoors by an audience member - Somalia's number one hobby at the time.
The play was written by Faynuus Sheekh Daahir (left), a renowned theater actress and folk dancer. To the best of my knowledge, this is her only play. Nevertheless, if the material on this tape is anything to go by, she is apparently equally proficient in spinning poetic lyrics (and thought-provoking dialogues). Besides the title of the play, some tracks gladly betray the burlesque tragi-comedy and tackled a number of socio-political issues as well. Songs like "Naga Tag! Kac! Hooyaa? ("Get Lost! Rise Up! Got It?") ) and "Abidkaay Ammaan Ma Sheegin" ("I Never Dish Out [Unjustified] Praise Words") must have flagellated the dictatorial heartbeat into higher and haunted spheres. . .
From memory: The female star (Somalia?) and the male star (Freedom?) are in love with each other while a third protagonist (the dictator?) is moving heaven and earth to drive them apart. Its political significance lies n my opinion in the fact that it and similar mid-80s-dramas preceded and may have partially inspired the second wave of armed opposition groups
All the tracks are sung or poetically recited by Axmed Naaji Sacad, Maxamed Cabdow Saalim and mainly Faadumo Qaasim, a brightly shining star since the '60s who sadly passed away last year. R.I.P !
For each play LMB toured with a different musical ensemble, almost always consisting of traditional and modern instrumentalists. The musical direction of this piece was in the hands of the aforementioned multitalented Axmed Naaji Sacad (below right) whose great '70s band "Shareero" is playing the lead role.
The modern instruments are up front and I, for one, would be content with less Hohner organ and more roars by the local instruments. The music and singing are, however, often based on the notes of time-honoured traditional poetry, dance and music genres. In addition to the readily recognizable modern instruments, anyone who is familiar with Somali culture will also frequently detect in this tape and get tingled - from head to heels - by an impressive array of currently neglected traditional instruments.
Although sparsely used and often overwhelmed by the electric instruments, some local lions are still holding their own. Particularly the reeme (roaring drum), shagal (metal hoe-blades), shunuuf (vegetable ankle rattles), shambal(wooden clappers), malkad (flute), and sumaari (double clarinet) casually manage to swing to the forefront. These precious and endangered instruments are setting the pace by generating distinct rhythms and melodies (see genres below) to send a call to a group of colourfully clad folk dancers who respond with graciously intoxicating and sinuously serpentine movements... gently enticing the spectators (occasionally including Yours Truly) to the dance floor.
Those were the days...!
"Soo Xarakoo" ("Strut Out In Style") Put on your best suit, concoct your magic elixir and present your case for love. Genre: Batar/Botor.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Soo Xarakoo
"Adaan Milkigaa Ahee" ("I Am All Yours") A double entendre. (Denunciation of) total submission to a spellbinding "suitor" Genre: Wiglo.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Adaan Milkigaa Ahee
"Abidkaay Ammaan Ma Sheegin" ("I Never Dish Out [Unjustified] Praise Words"). Vocalists and instrumentalists exchange compliments while subtly emphasizing that gratuitous praise of the undeserving is nothing but self-deprecation. Genre: Sharax, Saylici
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Abidkaay Ammaan Ma Sheegin
"Naga Tag! Kac! Hooyaa?" ("Get Lost! Rise Up! Got It?"). Leaves no room for the imagination: The gun salvos, funeral processions, public rage... were in the mid-80s Somalia not yet pervasive but they're already an essential and gruesome part of the tyrannical policies and histrionics. Genre: Geblo shimbir.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Naga Tag! Kac! Hooyaa?
"Diinle Kabiiroow" ("Diinle, The Great"). Disappointment in and fury towards the clique that usurps the key to your love/life/rights and a complaint about the chief and his entourage who are greedy, pompous, unreasonable, unjust... and don't listen to the wise elders. Genre: Kabeebey.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Diinle Kabiiroow
"Hab I Soo Dheh" ("Jump Into My Arms"). The tragedy of unrequited love: He's hopelessly in love and she's diligently rejecting him. Genre: Walasaqo.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Hab I Soo Dheh
"Haan Iyo Haruubkeed" ("Water Container and Its Cover/Milk Vessel and Its Lid") "United we stand! The lovebirds are tired of waiting for the blessing of the self-appointed chargés d'affaires and take matters into their own hands. Genre: Dhaanto.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Haan Iyo Haruubkeed
"Waa Habeenkii Dhalashadaadee" ("It's Your Birthnight"). Happy with the decision they made in the last track and the rebirth of their freedom. Genre: Saddexley.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Waa Habeenkii Dhalashadaadee
"Kun Qof Iiga Roonoow" ("More Valuable Than a Thousand Persons"). Boundless love. Genre: Niiko.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Kun Qof Iiga Roonoow
"Sabraayaa Sedkii Hela" ("Patience Pays Off"). Those who are made for each other (lovers, people and their sovereignty...) always find each other. The two halves become One, no matter how long it takes. Genre: Hirwo.
Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir - Sabraayaa Sedkii Hela
PS. I'm not an expert and it's quite possible that my recognition of the multitude of Somali genres is, in some cases, off beat. Many genres ressemble each other and some are as deceptively similar as identical twins. I'd appreciate any corrections and additional info.
PPS. I've the impression a couple of tracks are missing. Anyone?
Download Xiddigtii Is Xujeysay as a zipped file here.
Posted by John B. at 12:00 AM 9 comments
Labels: Faadumo Qaasim, Libaaxyada Maaweeliska Banaadir, Somalia
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Fighting Biafra
Thanks to a tip from reader/listener Zim Bida, I was able to score from Ebay an almost-mint copy of the elusive LP Igba na Egwu Ndi Biafra Ji na Anu Agha: Drums and Chants of Fighting Biafra by the Biafran Freedom Fighters (Afro Request SRLP 5030, ca. 1968), and for a very reasonable price!
Although I've been looking for this album for some time, I would have to say after listening to it that it is of more historical than musical interest. According to the liner notes, the "Biafran Freedom Fighters" are ". . .from the ranks of young soldiers who have adapted some old Ibo folklore, that are sung at the camp fires. In addition, they are performing present day war songs." The genre is what is considered "traditional" Igbo music for voice and percussion, or "Igbo Blues." These amateur musicians are not generally of the caliber of artistes like Bob Sir Merengue, Morocco Maduka or Area Scatter who have been featured in earlier posts here. Still, as another snapsot of the Biafran war of 1967-70, Igba na Egwu Ndi Biafra Ji na Anu Agha is well worth listening to. Enjoy!
"I Say You Don't Fear." Okwa imaregu. Ka ayin bawa egu. If you know no fear, then this is the time to prove it:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Isikwa Inara Egwu
"The Goddess." Nmebo nwo ogara nye. Oyeri Ngwa. We know you are like a goddess, so we expect you to behave like one:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Oyeri Mayo Ngwa
"Letting Down the Boss." Nye ka yo obusu ma ka no abubu kayo obubu ma. Mbebe nwo ogaranyi kayo bubuma. To let down your boss is really more than killing him:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Mbebo Nwo Ogaranyi
"Bonny Creek." Tumbi Ibani a quo eruwe ru. Ibani Creek is a very long journey. Let us try our best and paddle hard to the journey's end:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Tumbi Ibani
Biafran Freedom Fighters - The Nwatan War Drums
"The Colored Animal." Anu turu agwa gwa we eke. Ilema ayan nu zo a nuturu. Agwa gwa we ke. Be on your guard like a colored animal and adjust yourself to the surroundings:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Anu Turu Agwa Gwa
"Mosquitoes Molest Me." Atita ekwemu ni hie urura nu lo de de. Despite the arduous journey, I cannot sleep because the mosquitoes molest me:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Atita Ekemwu
"Beloved Biafra Land." Ayin ga do ala nna ayin Biafra. Let us defend our motherland Biafra to the last drop of our blood:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Ala Biafra
"Elephant Crush." Eyin mba eyin. Use the elephant's strength to crush the enemy:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Eyin Mba
"Tied Feet and Hands." Sometimes fear ties our feet and hands. So let's go forward resolutely with our leader:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Aku Ne Ke Aka
"Fight to the End." Eke le ndu uwa lu o gu ka madu. This fight is a struggle to the end. We will win:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Ekwele Ndu Uwa
"It's Time." Adama luru di na abali. Adama ni ogeru. After all this, it will be yime that Adama marries her fancy:
Biafran Freedom Fighters - Adama's Ogeru
The translations are from the liner notes of Igba na Egwu Ndi Biafra Ji na Anu Agha. To download it as a zipped file, go here.
Posted by John B. at 4:50 PM 3 comments
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Odds and Ends
Taking care of some unfinished business today. . . Many thanks to Ken Chijar Ekezie, who provides us with Part Two of the exceedingly rare "Yokolo" by Docteur Nico and Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa (above). As far as I know, "Yokolo" has only been available in its entirety as Sides A & B of a single issued and re-issued (Sukisa 501 and Ngoma DNJ 5274) sometime in the late '60s. Part One was included on the Nigerian compilation Music From Zaïre Vol. 3 (Soundpoint SOP 043) which I posted here.
Here is "Yokolo Pt. 2":
Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa - Yokolo Pt. 2
And here are Pts. 1 & 2 joined together:
Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta Sukisa - Yokolo Pts. 1 & 2
Loyal Likembe reader/listener Sanaag, who has done so much to enlighten us on the Somali music scene of the '70s and '80s, graces us once again with a better pressing of the LP Famous Songs: Hits of the New Era (Radio Mogadishu SBSLP-102, 1973), this time complete with liner notes! You can get it all here. And thanks once again, Sanaag!
Update: Many thanks to African Music Recycler for providing us with a scan of the sleeve for "Yokolo." It gives credit to "Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta." I'm fairly certain, though, thanks to Alistair Johnston's Docteur Nico Discography, that it is by African Fiesta Sukisa. This was Dr. Nico's band following his split with Rochereau, which gave rise to two orchestras, African Fiesta Sukisa and African Fiesta National.
Posted by John B. at 9:08 AM 10 comments
Labels: African Fiesta, Congo, Dr. Nico, Somalia, Soukous, Waaberi


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From what I dug up there appears to be a copyright on something similar by a certain JB Manning.
As far as I recall the actual dragon image was made by a tattoo artist, there was a post on it on the old forums a while ago
with a bit of to and from regarding the legalities of using the image.
Not sure how that panned out, but image is still in use, so would assume all in favour of the backtrack team !

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Long Beach State's 25-year streak of NCAA women's volleyball playoff appearances has ended.
The 49ers won seven straight matches to finish the season at 18-11 and in second place in the Big West Conference, but did not get an at-large bid when the NCAA announced the 64-team field for the tournament.
Eighteen teams from conferences in the West received bids, but only one for the Big West, Hawaii. The Western Athletic Conference (New Mexico State) and Big Sky (Northern Colorado) also received one bid.
The Mountain West received two, conference tournament champion Colorado State and regular-season champ San Diego State.
Seven Pac-12 teams and six teams from the nine-team West Coast Conference received bids.
The 49ers' RPI was at 61 before the weekend matches, which wasn't high enough to impress the selection committee. The committee didn't consider the relatively new "Pablo" rankings by Rich Kern of richkern.com, which had the 49ers ranked 40th, ahead of two WCC teams that received bids.
California made the field despite going 15-15, as did Loyola Marymount at 18-12.
What worked against the 49ers was their record against teams ranked in the top 75 when they met: 0-8, most of those losses coming early in the season when the team was trying to adjust from a series of injuries to returning starters.
Cal was 7-14 against op 75 teams, and LMU was 6-11.


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Sunday Explorers - Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Hours: 1-4pm
Ages: YE,TW,TE
Price: $10; $5 children ages 4-17; free for children younger than 4
39 Scofieldtown Road - 203-322-1646
Stamford, CT 06903
Description: The education staff offers a hands-on, interactive exploration of the Museum's many favorite features. Each week focuses on a different topic and includes self-guided and staff-led activities which run throughout the time period. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free with gate admission.


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The scope of this study is an 18-mile length of IH 45 North from FM 1960 to Loop 336 South.
Current Conditions
The existing IH 45 (N) is a multi-lane divided facility typically consisting of 3-lane frontage roads, 8 mainlanes (four in each direction), 10 ft inside shoulders and 12 ft outside shoulders.
Proposed ImprovementsThe proposed project would consist of the following:
This study is a partnership between TxDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
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Texas Department of Transportation
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PO Box 1386
Houston, TX 77251-1386
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By: Elizabeth Robertson
Los Altos High School Class of 2013
2nd Place Prize Winner, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 2012 National Civil War Essay Contest.
It was an afternoon in November, 2011 and our Advanced Placement US History Class had just finished watching the final segment of Ken Burns' amazing documentary The Civil War. I leaned back in my chair to think about what we had covered in class during these past couple of weeks: the events leading up to the war, the key battles, the start of post-war reconstruction. We had seen examples of incredible bravery and sacrifice, and heard many stories about individuals – both leaders and common people.
However, the question that I had asked myself weeks ago had remained unanswered: what were women doing during the Civil War? Not the heroic, "larger than life" individuals like battlefield nurse Clara Barton and Union spy Sarah Emma Edmonds, or the few women who disguised themselves and fought alongside men. I wanted to know about the millions of other women whose lives were turned upside down by the war. When the men went off to fight, what did the wives and sisters and daughters left behind do? In our textbook, there was no mention of women's activities at all. Our class had briefly talked about women's roles, but only in terms of those women who had learned nursing skills "on the job" in army hospitals full of injured and sick soldiers.
In my search for answers, I began with those nurses and I discovered that their story was much larger: over twenty thousand women across Union and Confederate territory worked in hospitals – as nurses, cooks and cleaners! Next, I went on to learn about the work of hundreds of thousands of other women, who came together in creative and effective ways to provide support to soldiers and their families during the war. On the Union side, for example, women from ten thousand aid societies worked together collecting and distributing funds and supplies totaling more than $1 billion in today's dollars for Union troops! They worked for a branch of the United States Sanitary Commission; however, as the Commission leaders were men, it is less well known that this was a huge program organized and managed by women! Many of these women, who had transformed themselves "overnight" into nurses and supply managers and business leaders, left emotional accounts of their challenges and experiences in the form of diaries and letters. They fought rigid military hospital rules and male chauvinism. They knew that taking these new roles would change the way they viewed their world and their future.
My curiosity about this subject took me through many primary sources, including official records, personal accounts, photographs and periodicals of the day. I went to the archives at Butler Library at Columbia University to read the actual letters of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, known as the first female physician in the United States and a founder of the Union women's organization described above. I saw how the images of women in the magazines of the day like Harper's Weekly and Godey's Lady's Book changed during the war: antebellum drawings showing women sitting in their "home sphere" with children were replaced by pictures of active women organizing fund-raising fairs and tending to injured soldiers.
This past spring, I wrote about my research on Union women's contributions for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's annual Civil War Essay Contest. (The Institute provides educational resources for the study of American History, including seminars, traveling exhibits, fellowships, lectures and prizes for scholarship, and has an extensive collection of primary sources.) My essay, "The Union's 'Other Army': The Women of the United States Sanitary Commission" won second place, and our high school is using the prize money to help establish our first History Week in January 2013.
I will soon be visiting American History classes at my high school and our local junior high to talk about women's roles during the Civil War. I would like to see schools' curricula developed to better include and honor the important contributions of women during this period in our history. As we study the past, it would be wonderful to get to the place where no one ever has to ask, "Where were all the women?" In the meantime, I hope that students – and young women in particular – will be inspired to investigate these types of "gaps" in the historical record. Almost always, there are amazing facts about women and their accomplishments just waiting to be discovered!
For more information about the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History click here.


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Apr 30 2014 -
Measuring Gross Output and Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product. Tomorrow the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter 2014. The current consensus estimate is that real GDP grew at an annualized rate of around one percent during the quarter. Private forecasters estimate that the unusually cold weather may have subtracted as much as 1.4 percentage points from the first quarter's growth rate. Those same forecasters estimate that the shift caused by the weather will result in a similarly higher growth rate in the second quarter. Even without the negative effect of weather on the growth rate, real GDP growth would only have reached the annualized growth rate of the recovery.
Measuring Gross Output. Beginning April 25th, BEA debuted quarterly estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) generated by each of the 22 industries identified in the economy, which were previously reported on an annual basis only. GDP by industry is a measure of value added of final products for each industry group.
In addition, the BEA began measuring gross output on a quarterly basis. Gross output is the market value of goods and services produced by an industry. Its components include: commodity taxes, sales or receipts and other operating income, and inventory change. In other words, gross output by industry is a measure of value added plus intermediate inputs.
Gross output has the potential to be a powerful complementary tool to GDP, but gross output is not a substitution for GDP. GDP measures all economic activities once, but only once; aggregate gross output counts some economic activities multiple times. Confusing these two very distinctive measures of economic activity would misinform rather than enlighten policymakers and the public on the breadth and scope of America's dynamic economy.
The quarterly industry-level GDP data begins the first quarter of 2005 and spans through the latest release, the fourth quarter of 2013. This data will not only provide more timely industry-level data for businesses and policymakers about turning points and trends within the economy, but will also help identify which industries are presenting the strongest and weakest economic growth, and whether the growth is broadly across industries or concentrated in just a few. For example, in 2005, GDP grew 3.4 percent, and finance, insurance real estate, rental and leasing contributed to 1.3 percentage points of growth in that year, indicating just a handful of industries contributed significant growth. Going forward, the data is expected to be released within 30 days after the "third" release of the latest quarterly data for GDP.
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- More than 200 guests
attended Lindsey Wilson College's ninth-annual annual Veterans
Appreciation Luncheon, held Wednesday afternoon in the Roberta D.
Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.
The record crowd heard from Southcentral Kentucky native and
Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer.
Meyer urged guests to always seize an opportunity.
"It's about what you do tomorrow, it's about what you do today,
it's about what opportunities you take that matter," Meyer
Meyer, 23, also thanked the older veterans "for my
"I see sacrifice, I see commitment among you," he said. "I see
that you all stood up in a time of need and you took an oath to
defend your freedom and give your life at a moment notice, just
like I did, and for that I thank you."
That's why Meyer said it's important to encourage young people
to be patriotic.
Meyer also thanked veterans' family members.
"They sacrifice so much for us while we go through our duty," he
Meyer -- who has been a popular speaker since receiving the
Medal Honor from President Obama on Sept. 15 for his actions during
the Battle of Ganigal on Sept. 8, 2009, in Afghanistan -- said it
was an honor to begin this year's Veterans Day events in
"Its not only about being here with the veterans … but this is
my hometown, and I wanted be with my hometown," he said.


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PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team rolled in its first match of the 2013 season, defeating Saint Peter's 4-0 on the Dunning-Cohen Champions Field at Penn Park.
Kathryn Barth scored Penn's first goal of the season, off a beautiful lead pass from Kerry Scalora that gave her a breakaway. Barth's first effort was thwarted by Saint Peter's goalkeeper Molly O'Halloran, but the rebound came right back to Barth and she pushed it around the fallen goalie and into the goal.
Penn's second goal came in the 39th minute, off the head of freshman Tahirih Nesmith, who started on defense in her collegiate debut. A ball was played into the area, and was headed across the goalmouth by Kaitlyn Moore to Clara Midgley. Midgley, in turn, headed it to the front of the goal, where Nesmith was able to head it before O'Halloran could get her hands on it.
Penn had a pair of other chances to score in the opening period, twice having shots cleared off the line by a Peacock defender, and Haley Cooper nearly made it 3-0 with a free kick that banged off the crossbar.
The second half was dominated by Penn, but the Quakers were unable to score again until less than eight minutes remaining. Scalora was the goalscorer, finishing a long free kick from Cooper inside the far post. Less than five minutes after that, Nikoletta Georgalis (making her collegiate debut) finished a nice combination that started with a free kick from the right side by Scalora that led to Barth leaving it on the doorstep for the easy finish.
Kalijah Terilli made her collegiate debut in goal, starting the game. She was tested early on direct kick from Devon Williams that was ticketed for the upper corner, but came out of it clean. Katherine Myhre replaced her at halftime and was not called upon to make a stop. For the game, Penn outshot Saint Peter's, 23-1.
Penn returns to action again on Sunday, hosting Mount St. Mary's at noon. That match will also take place at Penn Park.
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Lipstick icon Lorde lands MAC makeup collection
Listen to Lorde on iHeartRadio
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Lorde? Oh, her young age? Okay. Well, what's the second thing? It's her purple lipstick, right?
If you're a fan of Lorde's moody makeup style then you're in luck, because the 17-year-old just scored her very own limited-edition collection with MAC Cosmetics.
"I have loved MAC Cosmetics since I was a little kid," Lorde said in a statement. "I remember saving up to buy my very first MAC lipstick [Snob] at 14, and it was used by about 20 of my friends! MAC has a very clear aesthetic, that has always felt fashion forward to me. So I was really excited to work with them on these products, which I use pretty much every day and night. I hope you will too."
Get ready to see thousands of teenagers walking around with black and purple lips when MAC X LORDE launches in early June.
#MACLorde rules. Summer 2014. RT @TheCut: Lorde has a new collaboration with MAC: http://t.co/LwPVQiUDeJ #MACLorde pic.twitter.com/Pr3dWKVBo4
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By Bill Sheets Herald Writer
MOUNT VERNON — The state has changed its recommended detour routes around the collapsed I-5 Skagit River Bridge to better move traffic through the area, a spokesman for the transportation department said.
After part of the I-5 bridge collapsed Thursday evening, the state pointed drivers to Highway 9, located east of I-5, as a primary detour route.
That highway, however, is tight and curvy in places, said Bart Treece, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
"Highway 9 is great for passenger cars, not so much for freight," he said.
The state is working with Skagit County and local cities on the detours, Treece said. The nearest bridge to I-5, only about a quarter mile to the east, is Riverside Drive. The span was built in 2003 and can handle trucks, Treece said.
Initially, in recommending Highway 9, "we didn't want to jam up Mount Vernon and Burlington with extra traffic," Treece said. "But in this case it seemed to make sense to route people to the new bridge."
Riverside Drive runs parallel to I-5 and connects to College Way in Mount Vernon south of the river and George Hopper Road in Burlington to the north — the two exits where drivers are being routed off I-5.
Riverside Drive is now listed as the state's primary recommended detour for both northbound and southbound drivers.
An alternate route for northbound drivers involves taking Highway 536 westbound to Highway 20, then eastbound back to I-5.
The suggested alternate route for southbound drivers takes them on Highway 20, Avon Allen Road and Highway 536 to I-5.
Of course, there are many other ways around the mess and Highway 9 is still an option, Treece said. The routes listed above will be marked with signs and are posted on the transportation department's website.
"They're designed for folks that maybe are not as familiar with the area," transportation spokeswoman Annie Johnson said. "The best thing for folks to do if they're heading that direction is to check our website for the latest detours."
Also, to provide another alternative, Amtrak Cascades plans to add a round-trip train between Seattle and Bellingham in the coming weeks.
Amtrak is working with the state, BNSF Railway and Sound Transit to free up tracks for the additional train run. The train would depart Seattle in the morning and from Bellingham in the early evening.
Amtrak Cascades currently runs two round-trips per day between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. The trains travel over the Skagit River Rail Bridge located east of I-5 and Riverside Drive. Amtrak Cascades Thruway buses add 10 more trips through the area. For more information visit www.AmtrakCascades.com or call 800-USA-RAIL.
Meanwhile, it's still yet to be determined when the bridge might be repaired. A 160-foot chunk at the north end of the bridge fell into the river after the beams were hit by a southbound truck.
Two cars and three people went into the river along with that section of bridge. All made it out with nothing more than minor injuries.
The state has hired an emergency contractor, Atkinson Construction, to do the work when the time comes, Treece said. The company is based in Colorado and has an office in Renton.
Thursday's incident was the second time the bridge had been struck by a vehicle in the past six months, according to the transportation department.
The bridge was hit last November on the south end of the northbound side — the opposite end from where it was hit on Thursday, Treece said.
The bridge was declared safe following that inspection, he said. It was the second inspection last year for the bridge, which also passed its routine inspection in August. The state's bridges are inspected every two years, he said. The bridge was built in 1955.
Bill Sheets: 425-339-3439; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Detour routes
The state Department of Transportation's detour routes around the Skagit River Bridge closure may be found on the Web at http://tinyurl.com/qbpwz5b.


text: I have to admit that this season I don't watch as much of the original Storage Wars. With all the drama and controversy, even Barry is not really enough to make me want to watch. I will watch NY Storage Wars if it is on because I find the characters more interesting. I am more of a Pawns Stars guy now when I need a quick two hours of 30 minute shows. One thing I always liked about the original show was when Mark Balelo would show up. He always showed up with a ton of money and I think he enjoyed f**king with the producers by finding out when they would be filming and then just buying up everything so the regulars had nothing to buy and nothing to film. Yesterday Mark killed himself at his auction house. He had been arrested for a drug offense on Saturday and told his girlfriend that he was suicidal and for her to come over. She did for a few hours and then left. Shortly after, he killed himself.


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Advanced Site Building/5 Day Course - ONLINE
NxtTeam , Inc.
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 9:00 AM - Friday, October 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Have you inherited a Drupal site? You may be wondering how you can improve on and expand your site.
This five day package would suit junior developers with no prior experience with programming. These may be a team of developers at a digital agency. Or it may be cross-functional teams from across an organization. This package is suitable at the start of a project where a team will want to get familiar with how Drupal works to plan and implement. Or it is also suitable when moving development and customization in-house after another agency has done the development work previous.
This package includes these courses:
Previous experience with a CMS such as Joomla, Wordpress, etc.
Knowledge of HTML and CSS.
- Achieve the learning objectives in Drupal Site building
- Achieve the learning objectives in Drupal Panels
- Achieve the learning objectives in Drupal Layout and theming
Questions: Please call NxtTeam at 847-715-2927.
Monday, October 22, 2012 at 9:00 AM - Friday, October 26, 2012 at 5:00 PM (EDT)
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NxtTeam, Inc. has been in the training and consulting business since 1991. We provide training and consulting services in a wide range of platforms. We are a proud partner of Acquia, Inc. and deliver their authorized Drupal curriculum.


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The wedding of your dreams is only a boat, train, or plane ride away
ELLE Culture Guide: Our Ultimate Must-See, Must-Do List for Fall
Whether you're hoping to say your "I do's" on a faraway island or looking to get married among one of the world's most historic landmarks, the wedding of your dreams is only a boat, train, or plane ride away.More
The travel time might be a turnoff, but going to the Philippines is worth the trek. Plus, its affordability means you and your wedding guests can easily manage to stay much longer than a typical getaway. The country's tourism campaign right now is, "It's more fun in the Philippines." With over 7,000 islands to choose from, there are infinite possibilities for a matrimonial landscape or the honeymoon following it. We recommend Boracay. Its main strip is only about a half-mile long, lined with swanky hotels. Celebrate with your guests here, or hire a boat to take you and a smaller wedding party to the secluded Baling Hai Resort in the northern part of the island.The resort has an intimate private beach, perfectly suited for a reception and the festivities following it. After saying, "I do," kick back with your guests on the clear blue waters on a wooden float as the sun goes down, and then head back to shore for a candlelit dinner party under the stars.
For those who never want their wedding night to end, head for the Northern Lights. Get hitched and host an endless party, dancing while the sky is still lit in the early morning hours in Norway. Stay at the Rica Nidelven Hotel, where your suite comes with a balcony view overlooking the postcard-ready Marina. Picture saying your vows on top of the Kristiansten Fortress or on the Old Towne Bridge, also known as the Love Bridge, a destination that delivers unique European charm. Gather your guests and head to Tavern på Sverresborg. Originally a merchant's house, it is one of the oldest restaurants where you can enjoy authentic Norwegian dishes. The house chef can serve a traditional three-course dinner, including smoked salmon wrapped in asparagus and the most succulent reindeer you've ever devoured. After the festivities, head two hours north to Oppdal for some once-in-a-lifetime adventures, including hiking to a glacier and skiing the majestic mountains. Settle in at the Skifer Hotel, and end the evening cuddling with your new hubby by the fire with a fur blanket.
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College Football 2015 Rankings and Predictions: #81-100
The 2015 college football season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to project how the upcoming year will play out on the field. Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for this season and continues the countdown to September with a look at the teams ranked No. 26-128.


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I really don't feel like going over to a new birth board. I did a birth board for Oct 2009 (parents.com) and here for December.
Anyone wanna join this thread and chit chat about babies and all the other crap that goes along with them?
Also if you are posting for the first time (and joining) please hug this post so we have a list of mamas who are due in August/September!
Edit: And of course no cross board drama ::wink wink:: GOs


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Gary Jobson Presents at OYC
Oakland Yacht Club of Alameda, Calif. (510) 522-6868
Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
OYC Presents
Saturday, May 18th at 7:30PM
"Who looks strong and Why!"
Gary Jobson, world renowned sailor winning the America's Cup in 1976 as tactician for Ted Turner, NBC and ESPN TV Commentator for the America's Cup, book author and Editor at Large for Sailing World and Cruising World Magazine, will preview his views on the 34th America's Cup. He will also include compelling stories about the sport of sailboat racing.
When & Where
Gary Jobson Presents
1101 Pacific Marina
Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
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Oakland Yacht Club of Alameda, Calif. (510) 522-6868
Oakland Yacht Club (OYC) of Alameda is celebrating it's 100th Anniversary in 2013. We are one of the few Bay Area Clubs that owns its Marina and Club House.
Looking forward to seeing you there!


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The Hebron hullabaloo (JERUSALEM POST EDITORIAL) 04/08/12)
Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editorials/Article.aspx?id=265205
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In a surprise swift swoop on Wednesday, Border Police easily evicted Jewish residents from a small apartment house near Hebrons Cave of the Patriarchs.
Thus without much fanfare ended yet another attempt to expand the Jewish toehold in the city.
Whether one agrees with the removal of the families or not, a very unsavory component of the saga has been embedded in our public discourse: Israels own defense minister has told the world that the very presence of Jews in arbitrarily decreed locations within the cradle of Jewish nationhood that is Judea and Samaria can be deemed a threat to public order.
Thats precisely how the Arabs have described the entire Zionist endeavor since the 19th century onward and precisely the reason for which the British Mandate forbade land purchases by Jews in its draconian 1939 White Paper. Herein lies the danger inherent in Defense Minister Ehud Baraks stance.
He imparts a fundamentally damaging impression both to public opinion at home and abroad just when Israel is critically challenged by a relentless and escalating campaign of demonization.
Israels eager slanderers now need only quote Barak to undermine the very legitimacy of the state of Israel as well as of those settlement blocs to which Barak presumably acquiesces.
For Israels detractors, no difference exists between Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ariel or Hebron to say nothing of between approved Jewish homes in Hebron and the disputed Beit Hamachpela, which, evicted Jewish residents maintain, was bought and paid for in full. The realization that to our enemies were all the same must never fade from our collective consciousness. Hence extra sensitivity, care and forbearance wouldnt have gone amiss.
Beit Hamachpela is situated in a section of Hebron which is anyway under Israeli military control and which includes other Jewish enclaves. It was thus hardly likely to have constituted an outstanding menace to public order.
Then theres the technicality on which Barak based his decision to expel the Jewish residents, i.e. that they hadnt obtained military authorization to move in, irrespective of whether theyre the legal owners of the building.
The power to arbitrarily ban Jewish residence confers in Baraks hands clout the voters didnt grant him.
He was incontrovertibly routed in the last elections and has lost even more support since his split from Labor. Nevertheless, despite heading a minuscule political fragment, Barak has maneuvered himself in the current coalition setup to a position whereby he dictates policy to a majority that doesnt share his political inclinations.
That potentially distorts democracy and can crucially further erode public confidence in the system.
Were faced with a state of affairs in which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu accedes to Baraks positions in order to not to be tagged as excessively rightist. Barak in turn tilts leftward in order not to be denounced as Netanyahus enabler. The upshot is that both seek to curry left-wing favor, allowing Barak with the attorney- generals sanction to be simultaneously a side to the argument and its the final arbiter.
Lost in the hullabaloo is Hebrons special status, which David Ben- Gurion described as Jerusalems sister, second only to the capital in sanctity and historic significance to the Jewish people. Laborites such as Moshe Dayan and Yigal Allon approved the Jewish return to Hebron in 1968.
Hebron is the nations first capital and home to an ancient Jewish community that was brutally uprooted in the murderous 1929 Arab pogrom. If Jews have no right to reside in Hebron, they can hardly claim any other stretch of this land.
The stock retort to the Beit Hamachpela evacuees is that if they dislike Baraks ruling, theyre free to petition the High Court of Justice. In theory this makes sense, but the reality is that settlers doubt they can get a fair shake from the Supreme Court. They feel pushed into a corner where they must resort to faits accomplis. Radicalization isnt far behind.
With each additional high-handed edict from officialdom, settlers grow more alienated, increasing the likelihood of conflicts, however undesirable and avoidable.
Levelheadedness in high places can prevail and yield less polarizing results. (© 1995-2011, The Jerusalem Post 04/08/12)
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Events - Daily
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|Friday, May 17
High Energy Theory Seminar - Radu Roiban, Penn State - On the one-loop S matrix of certain reduced supersymmetry supergravity theories
We construct all supergravity theories that can be obtained through factorized projections of N = 8 supergravity, exposing their double-copy structure, and calculate their one-loop four-point scattering amplitudes. We derive representations of gluon amplitudes in N=1 and N=2 theories obeying color/kinematics duality and discuss their properties vis a vis those of N=4 super-Yang-Mills amplitudes and highlight the contribution to supergravity amplitudes of terms that integrate to zero.
We also discuss a large (but not exhaustive) set of projections leading to theories with no obvious double-copy structure and observe a unified structure in both matter and gravity amplitudes. For N=4 supergravity with and without further matter vector multiplets we discuss the anomaly of a U(1) subgroup of the duality group, construct the anomalous part of the one-loop effective action and identify the reflection of the anomaly in the supergravity S-matrix. A similar anomalous symmetry exists for N<4 supergravities as well.
PCTS Seminar Room · 1:30 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.


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Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations
Societe Fromagere De Bouvron - Close Out Letter 5/7/13
Department of Health and Human Services
|Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
|5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park. MD 20740
May 7, 2013
Mr. Bruno Scotto, Plant Director
Societe Fromagere De Bouvron,
Route de Fay-de-Bretagne, BP 7,
44130 Bouvron, France
Dear Mr. Scotto,
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed an evaluation of your firm's corrective actions in response to our Warning Letter #291657, issued April 11, 2013. Based on our evaluation, it appears you have addressed the violations contained in the Warning Letter. Future FDA inspections and regulatory activities will further assess the adequacy and sustainability of these corrections.
This letter does not relieve you or your firm from the responsibility of taking all necessary steps to assure sustained compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations or with other relevant legal authority. The Agency expects you and your firm to maintain compliance and will continue to monitor your state of compliance. This letter will not preclude any future regulatory action should violations be observed during a subsequent inspection or through other means.
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1. Crack open your briefcase or handbag, peer inside and ask "Got enough air in there?"
2. Stand silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.(this will scare the beep outta anyone cuz its wat they do in scary movies)
3. When arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you're embarrassed when they open themselves.
4. Greet everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.
5. Meow occasionally.
6. Stare at another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM!" - and back away slowly.
7. Say "DING!" at each floor.
8. Say "I wonder what all these do?" and push all the red buttons.
9. Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button
. 10. Stare grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce:
"I have new socks on.
" 11. When the elevator is silent, look around and ask: "Is that your beeper?"
12. Try to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13. Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."
14. When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.
15. As you are coming to the end of the journey, get emotional and have a group hug. Tell them that you will never forget them
. 16. Ask if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
17. Hold the doors open and say you're waiting for your friend. After a while, let the doors close and say "Hi Greg, How's your day been?"
18. Drop a pen and wait until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine
!" 19. Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the lift.
20. Pretend you're a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers
. 21. Swat at flies that don't exist
. 22. Call out "Group hug!" then enforce it
. 23. Make car race noises when someone gets on or off
. 24. Congratulate all for being in the same lift with you
. 25. Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering: "Shut up, all of you just shut UP!"
26. Walk on with a cooler that says "human head" on the side.
27. While the doors are opening, hurriedly whisper, "Hide it...quick!" then whistle innocently
. 28. Let your cell phone ring - don't answer it.
29. Walk into the lift and say "This reminds me of being buried alive. Ah, those were the days..."
30. Take shoes off before entering. Then look shocked and disgusted when the others don't.
31. Ask people which floor they want, say in 'Who want to be a millionaire' style is that your final answer.
32. Also in your bellboy act, ask what floor they want. Whatever they say, give them a glare and say "you should be ashamed of yourself!", and leave the lift tutting.
33. Ask, "Did you feel that?"
34. Tell people that you can see their aura.
35. When the doors close, announce to the others, "It's okay. Don't panic, they open up again."
36. Announce in a demonic voice: "I must find a more suitable host body
." 37. Dress up in a long, black cloak with a hood, stare and in a deep voice announce "It is time..
." 38. Blow your nose and offer to show the contents of your kleenex to other passengers
. 39. Whistle the first seven notes of "It's a Small World" incessantly
. 40. Sell Girl Scout cookies
. 41.On a long ride, sway side to side at the natural frequency of the elevator
. 42. Shave
. 43. Offer name tags to everyone getting on the elevator. Wear yours upside-down. 44. Lean over to another passenger and whisper: "Noogie patrol coming!"
45 . One word: Flatulence!
46. On the highest floor, hold the door open and demand that it stay open until you hear the penny you dropped down the shaft go "plink" at the bottom.
47. Do Tai Chi exercises.
48. When at least 8 people have boarded, moan from the back: "Oh, not now, darn motion sickness!"
49. Bet the other passengers you can fit a quarter in your nose.
50. Frown and mutter "gotta go, gotta go" then sigh and say "oops!
51. Show other passengers a wound and ask if it looks infected
52. Sing "Mary had a little lamb" while continually pushing buttons.
53. Holler "Chutes away!" whenever the elevator descends.
54. Burp, and then say "mmmm...tasty!"
55. Leave a box between the doors
. 56. Wear a puppet on your hand and talk to other passengers "through" it.
57. Start a sing-along.
58. Play the harmonica.
59. Lean against the button panel
. 60. Listen to the elevator walls with a stethoscope
. 61. Bring a chair along
. 62. Take a bite of a sandwich and ask another passenger: "Wanna see wha in muh mouf?
63. Blow spit bubbles
. 64. Pull your gum out of your mouth in long strings.
65. Carry a blanket and clutch it protectively.
66. Wear "X-Ray Specs" and leer suggestively at the passengers.
67. Stare at your thumb and say "I think it's getting larger."
68. If anyone brushes against you, recoil and holler "Bad touch!"
69. Bring a water pistol. Soak everyone's shoes.
70. Start brushing off invisible bugs from your arms, screaming "Aaughh! Get them off!"
71. Challenge your neighbor to a "Tic-Tac-Toe" tournament
. 72. Laugh hysterically for five seconds, stop, and glare at the other passengers like they are crazy
. 73. Charge into the elevator dripping wet, holding a towel and wearing only a bath robe
.'74. Mutter something about how husbands/wives always come home early just when it's getting to the good part.
75. Make chalk drawings on the walls.
76. As the elevator is going up, jump violently up and down, shouting "Down! I said down, darn it!"(ppl will try to calm you down)
77. Crouch in one corner and growl menacingly at everyone who gets on.(super hilarious)
78. Try to get a game of "Twister" going.
79. Wrinkle your nose and smell the air repeatedly. Sniff at your neighbor suspiciously, give a disgusted frown, and take a step away.(Dont be mad if you have a black eye afterwards)
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Jennifer Lawrence: Game Changer
By Carly Rae Jepsen
"Every time I make this banana bread, I make new friends. My stepdad used to make it once a week; it's like dessert for breakfast."
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
½ cup butter
½ agave nectar or honey
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups banana pulp
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ cup dates
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Cream the butter and agave nectar (or honey) then beat in eggs. Add sifted ingredients in three parts, alternating with banana pulp, beating smooth after each addition. Fold in the chopped nuts and dates.
Place the batter in a greased loaf pan and bake for about 50 minutes at 350°F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.
Play this: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland (Meet Me In St Louis)
Adapted by John Legend from So Delushious
5 large potatoes
1 lb. thick-cut bacon
½ lb. ham steak
½ cup flour
2 sticks butter
1 large onion
1 pint half and half
Garlic powder and salt and pepper for seasoning
Peel, slice, rinse, and drain potatoes and layer about ¼ of potatoes in a large casserole dish. Cut ham into ½-inch cubes and sprinkle on top of potato layer. Repeat alternating potatoes and ham. Add pieces of one stick butter. Then on top, lay 4 to 5 slices of bacon.
For the sauce:
Fry 5 slices of bacon in pan. Remove cooked bacon and add diced onion, sautéing until lightly brown. Transfer bacon grease to a large saucepan. Add remaining stick of butter and sautéed diced onion. Add half of the flour, stirring into a thick paste. Add half of the half and half, whisking out all the lumps. Add rest of flour, sprinkling lightly to avoid lumps and add rest of half and half. Allow sauce to thicken to the consistency of gravy, stirring constantly. Add enough milk to lighten sauce and season with garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
Pour over potatoes and bake covered at 350°F for about 90 minutes, then uncover and broil the top for 5 minutes, until brown.
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Is this a confirmed fight?
www.ontoppromotions.co.uk - MMA Promotion/Fighter Management
I reckon that there are another few fighters of similar ilk, that you could put a tourney together..... would be epic!
Someone else suggested that to me a couple of weeks ago.
Great idea, 8 man tourney anyone?
hahahaha i was getting well exicted then, thought this fight was going to happen! are they both free in february?
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get
Team Colosseum
Get these 2 together and something unexpected is bound to happen.
I've got my money on the universe imploding.
Never judge a book by its cover. The video of me getting a few stitches in Liverpool has more to it. I was actually injured going into the fight but did not want to let the promoter of other fighter down. I did not know what it was at the time but it felt like whip lash. Anyway it turned out ot be the trapzium muscle I think they called it. It travels down the neck, along the shoulder and then down the back. It had a knot in it and took a few sessions of Pysio and ultra sound to get rid of it. It was only caused by a heavy guy landing on my neck when I threw him in training. Dont get me wrong that I suddenly think I could have easily won at Liverpool but I couldnt escape the neck hold. Imagine telling a promoter you want to pull out because you have a stiff neck!
As an aside enough people have told me to do more MMA training instead of cardio stuff and so I have taken their advice and changed my training totally. Cant wait for the cross training Sunday with the Colosseum lads.
Mike "the mic" Persil


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Dr. Trout takes the listener on a vicarious journey through 24 intimate, heartrending hours in his life. His wry, companionable voice offers enlightening and engaging anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. If you've ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout's inspiring account of loving and healing animals is for you.
©2008 Nick Trout; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America
Books on tape -- every commuter's friend. American history is my choice but then, in books, as in music, I'm all over the place.
"So close, yet not quite."
I happen to be a real James Herriott fan and I suppose I thought, unfairly, that I was going to hear a modern day version of his writing. But, of course, times have changed and it could not be quite the same endearing and folksy writing. That said, Dr Trout's work is fascinating and he is a very kind man. A real animal lover, he clearly favors dogs, which makes him top notch in my book!
Narrator Simon Vance is one of my favorites -- one of his most excellent narrations is Charles Dickens' David Copperfield! And as any audiobook aficionado knows, the narrator quite literally makes or breaks the reading. A terrific narrator can save a mediocre book, but a mediocre narrator cannot save a terrific book.
"A good listen for animal lovers."
This book was a very entertaining listen for me, humorous and fast paced enough to keep it ever interesting. Well done.
"Great Book"
Enjoyed this book. Great narrator also.
I don't try write a review as if it were the only review a potential reader will see. I write things that I noticed.
"Modern, urban, fast-paced, semi-American Herriot"
Funny, heartwarming, hopeful
Weaving of many different stories.
Helps to have the dry British accent to remind one that though most of the book happens on this side of the "pond," the writer is a Brit. Adds to the dry British humor. And Simon Vance is just wonderful, as always. He leads the listener by the hand through the intricacies of the language and the stories.
I laughed, I cried, it had cats, (and dogs and a turtle). Actually mostly dogs.
To clarify my title, I refer to James Herriot and the _All Creatures Great and Small_ books, which I love and clearly Nick Trout loves. He refers to the stories and the author (and the TV series) several times. This book brings the spirit of those books to modern, fast-paced veteranary surgery beautifully. It is still about caring for animals (and their humans) and making the difficult calls with both empathy and practical intelligence. (And seeing the humor in between.)
"great topic, slow listening"
bought this because i love animals and my daughter has two bostons!! sweet book, a bit sad, a bit slow, but ok.
I'm a mom. I read for fun and to bring my family together. We don't have a TV (30 years!) and love the power of books. Read on!
"Very Good, but busy"
This book is about a 24 hour period in this vet's life. There are far more stories about animals than could be seen in 24 hours so as you listen make sure you pick up the patient's name and the time of day.
The sub-stories are all fascinating and I certainly appreciate my vet a lot more after this book. I gave the book a 4 because it took me until mid morning to determine the timing of his day (his mid-morning, not mine) and that the sub stories are only strengthening his tale. This did take some effort for the listening version. Had this been a paper copy it would have been easier to understand because of hard breaks and formatting of the page.
If you have a child that is considering being a vet, what a fantastic book. This was something my late teens were able to fully understand.
Great narration! I loved the British accent.
"Tell Me Where It Hurts"
I kind of expected this book to be hilarius like a James Harriot novel but it wasn't. Didn't finish it. Linda
"Enjoyable stories but egotistical author"
Very much enjoyed the small stories woven throughout but feel the author is a bit egotistical.
"Just Amazing"
The story is so well done. Each chapter tells the story of some part of veterinary medicine, from the exotic (literally) to the mundane to the sad. All the while, we follow him though a day of caring for his furry patients. (Not literally one day, but told in that manner.)
The reader is amazing. He does a great job changing voices, including switching accents for the American and Venezuelan vets. The tone is very well done as well, which humor, dryness, or sadness when appropriate.
"A little too much fluff and condescension for me."
I wasn't expecting a James Herriot country vet approach so that wasn't an issue although the author seeemed to try and bring in some client experiences in a similar if less successful way. I was hoping for something with more insight into current veterinary practice. However this wasn't it. Perhaps I was expecting too much an Atul Gawande of veterinary medicine. But even on a lighter scale the book is a little too full for me of references to fluffs of blonde hair rising from the seat of the parked pickup, or referring to one of his clients as belonging to the Cleopatra school of make-up, etc. I'm not prudish but some of his client descriptions made me squirm. Padded I felt with awkward attempts at humor and too little content to do with medical practice or how animals experience it. A few moments of insight conveyed but thin in that regard.
I'm about to read Jon Ronson's new book, So You've Been Publically Shamed, and if Henning Mankell's Wallander novels are ever redone by Robin Sachs who read the last Wallander I'd get those in a heart beat.
Yes, I do like Simon Vance and probably overlooked my initial doubt about this book in part because he was the narrator.
Disappointment that it wasn't more substantial or better written, or just lighthearted humor in the day of a vet. Any one of those if not all.
Just an awkwardly written book I think. Maybe it will appeal to some because of the content but as much as I enjoy this sort of content I couldn't get past the author's posturing somehow.
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The Force is not with 'Kinect: Star Wars'
Apr 17, 2012
By John Powell - G4 Canada
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It used to be waving an imaginary lightsaber around your living room and showing off your best Jedi moves could result in you becoming a reluctant YouTube star. With the invention of the Xbox Kinect, Star Wars geeks (such as myself) have a license to wail and thrash about like the dweebs we are without fear of reprisal.
'Kinect: Star Wars' lets you adventure in a "galaxy far, far away" without any cumbersome controllers. Using only gestures and movements, you can wield a lightsaber, use the Force against the environment or baddies, fly a speeder bike, aim and fire a laser turret at incoming enemy ships, leap and dodge your way through deadly obstacles.
With C3PO and R2D2 as your reliable guides, you select five game modes located at the Jedi Library but the campaign is where you will be spending the majority of your time. In 'Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising', you are a young padawan still honing your Jedi skills under the supervision of your master. When you and your fellow students are summoned by Yoda and Mace Windu, you know the cosmic dust has hit the fan.
Your exploits begin by warding off a battle droid invasion of the Wookie jungle home planet Kashyyyk. Strange thing is the Trandoshans (bounty hunter Bossk's race of aliens) are also part of the raiding force which raises more questions than answers about why they are aiding the Dark Side.
In the air, you will fly speeder bikes, man starship turrets and engage Separatist ships in your Republic cruiser by moving your body and your hands.
On the ground, you will swing your lightsaber and deflect laser blasts with one hand, use your Force pull powers with your other hand to throw objects or enemies, jump, duck and dodge obstacles or foes.
There are so many things to do in 'Kinect: Star Wars' but regrettably not all of them work the way they are supposed to. Though the air combat comes off without a hitch, the ground maneuvers are erratic at best. Jump, ducking aren't always timed properly. The targeting of the Force pull powers is wonky especially when there are several things in the same area. You won't always levitate the right object or person which can be frustrating in the middle of a battle. If you die, you just respawn at the precise moment you went to briefly visit Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon so there aren't any serious consequences to you or the game messing up though.
The severest shortcoming is the inability to run in the game. Instead, you Force dash from place to place and opponent to opponent by lunging forward. That is if the gesture works to begin with. Often it doesn't causing you to take unnecessary damage. It is enough to make even the Emperor shed a tear or two.
The other three modes are mini-games of varying quality and interest. Duels of Fates is a lightsaber battle with Darth Vader as the final boss. Podracing and Galactic Dance-off are self-explanatory. Why a muddled dance game though is included as part of this package is as big a mystery as what exactly is under a Jawa's cloak.
Rancor Rampage is a riot, never getting old no matter how many times you play. As a Rancor you tear through settlements destroying buildings and eating citizens. Good clean fun, unless you happen to be one of those denizens running for your measly life.
'Kinect: Star Wars' is the 'Episode 3' of Star Wars games. It doesn't measure up. Even the most casual player will whip through 'Jedi Destiny: Dark Side Rising' in about a week and besides Rancor Rampage, the other modes are not special in any way. If the $49.99 price tag was halved, maybe the sting to the pocketbook and a gamer's sensibilities wouldn't be so bad. As it stands though, it is too much to ask for so little, especially when there are crucial issues with the controls. As Obi-Wan would say, young padawans, "Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them."
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