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Shawn Phillips
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|Shawn Phillips
Phillips in 2006
|Background information
|February 3, 1943
|Fort Worth, Texas, United States
|Folk rock
|Guitar, vocals, sitar
|Years active
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"Breakthrough" from Furthermore (1974)
Shawn Phillips (born February 3, 1943) is an American folk-rock musician, primarily influential in the 1960s and 1970s.
Phillips has recorded twenty albums[1] and worked with musicians including Donovan, Paul Buckmaster, J. Peter Robinson, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bernie Taupin, Tim Hardin, Manos Hatzidakis, George Harrison (Beatles), and many others.[2] The Texas-born singer-songwriter was described as "The best kept secret in the music business" by the late rock impresario Bill Graham.[3]
Phillips was born in Fort Worth, Texas. In the 1960s he lived with Donovan in England and co-wrote and worked as a session musician on Donovan albums including Fairytale, Sunshine Superman, and Mellow Yellow.[4] Donovan later acknowledged Phillips as the principal author of "Season of the Witch".[5][better source needed] He performed at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970.[6] Phillips also sang on "Lovely Rita" by the Beatles.[7] He was cast to play the lead in the original production of Jesus Christ Superstar, but had to withdraw due to his heavy recording and touring schedule.[citation needed] In February 1969 Phillips wrote and performed, with The Djinn, the music for the controversial Jane Arden play Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven at the Arts Laboratory on Drury Lane.[citation needed]
Phillips worked the folk music scene in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York's Greenwich Village, and London. In 1967, Phillips moved to Positano, Italy, where he remained throughout the 1970s, recording the albums Contribution, Second Contribution, Collaboration, and Faces'.
Four of his albums Faces, Bright White, Furthermore, and Do You Wonder made it into the Billboard Top 100. In addition, the singles, "Lost Horizon" and "We", made Billboard's top 100 in 1973 (63 and 92 respectively).
His album No Category, featuring his longtime collaborators Paul Buckmaster and Peter Robinson, was released in 2002.
In 2007, his first live album, Living Contribution, was released, along with a Live DVD of the same title.
After living near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for some 15 years with his South African wife Juliette, Phillips today lives in Kentucky, USA with Juliette and their son Liam. He is still a dedicated artist to his craft, dividing his time between writing, recording, touring, and his work as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and firefighter.
In an interview with Chicago music critic Scott Itter, Phillips was reminded that he had once been described as "The best kept secret in the music business" by the late rock impresario Bill Graham. Asked why he was still "a secret" to many people, Philips replied:
I'm not that interested in the fame, and popularity, but I would like to have the money that comes with it. I suppose the two have to go hand in hand. My "secrecy", is simply because none of the companies I have ever been affiliated with have cared enough to hire a national PR firm on an annual basis as part of the machine that creates the fame and popularity. Also, if you use a word like xenophobia in a song, or any word that the general public has to look up, they tend to shy away from any semblance of intelligence in popular music.[3]
Family and personal life[edit]
Phillips currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky.[citation needed]
Shawn's uncle, David Atlee Phillips, was a top CIA officer who was associated with the alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.[citation needed]
An audio sample of "Believe In Life", from the 1974 albumDo You Wonder)
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- I'm a Loner (1964) [re-issued in 1965 as Favourite Things]
- Shawn (1965) Columbia Records [re-issued in 1966 as First Impressions]
- Contribution (1970)
- Second Contribution (1970) US #208
- Collaboration (1971)
- Faces (1972) US #57
- Bright White (1973) US #72
- Furthermore (1974), A&M Records US #50
- Do You Wonder (1974) US #101
- Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (1975) US #201
- Spaced (1977)
- Transcendence (1978) RCA Records
- Favourite Things (1987) Capitol Records
- Beyond Here Be Dragons (1983) Wounded Bird Records
- Best of Shawn Phillips (1990)
- The Best of Shawn Phillips: The A&M Years (1992)
- The Truth If It Kills (1994)
- Another Contribution: Anthology (1995)
- No Category (2002) Universal Records / Fat Jack Records
- Living Contribution (2007) Sheer Sound
- At the BBC (2009) Hux Records
- Reflections (2012)
- Perspective (2013)
- Infinity (2014)
- "A Christmas Song" (1970, A&M AMS-819)
- "We" (US #89, 1972, A&M 1402)
- "Lost Horizon" (US #63, 1973, A&M 1405)
- "Anello (Where Are You)" (1973, A&M 1435)
- "Do You Wonder" (1974, A&M 1750)
- ^ "Shawn Phillips official website home page". Shawnphillips.com. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Shawn Phillips". AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Shawn Phillips". Drmusic.org. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Phillips website - Session Discography". Shawnphillip.com. April 26, 2004. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ Donovan#Sunshine Superman
- ^ thodoris. "Interview: Shawn Phillips". Hit-channel.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Shawn Phillips". Drmusic.org. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ^ [1] "Shawn Phillips Generated and Copyright on: October 26, 2004 6:05 pm by Leslie J. Pfenninger"
External links[edit]
- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Fort Worth, Texas
- American expatriates in South Africa
- American singer-songwriters
- American rock songwriters
- American male songwriters
- American rock guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American folk singers
- American rock singers
- American male singer-songwriters
- Songwriters from Texas
- Musicians from Texas
- Winners of Yamaha Music Festival
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| Lorana chapter 8 . 7/6/2010
Your story is fantastic, I read the first one and up to your last chapter. I just loved how funny most of the story was. I wish you would continue I am curious on who is trying to break Gavin and Rhian apart aside from the obvious Pipotsi and It.
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...although I love bunnies.
| Lady of the Western Forest chapter 8 . 11/19/2008
This is such an odd thing to write after reading something as amazingly hillarious as this! Do you dislike rabbits yourself? How can Rhian not like them? They're just the cutest little wuffy-buffy furry thingies ever!
I just realized I forgot to review and fave the prequel... can't I just say it's awesome here and then go fave it?
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Love the the first one and I am so happy that your doing a sequel! And its amazing. Can't wait for an update.
| BookwormExtraordinary chapter 8 . 8/14/2008
This is an awesome story! I love it! I think what's going to happen is in true fairy tale form, Lana is going to be made to appear like Rhian and Gavin is going to marry/almost marry her by accident. Keep writing! :-)
| NymphQueen17 chapter 1 . 8/12/2008
QC and Lana are evil! Rhian isn't the kind of girl who willingly lets people try to change the way she is! I know this from the first story.
| Lady of Confusion chapter 8 . 7/2/2008
| ChristianAngel01 chapter 8 . 6/23/2008
I just love this all of the chapters It is funny beyond words
This is a masterpeoce of the Funny
You really out did yourself
Please continue with lots more funny lol :D
| Kaybookworm chapter 8 . 6/21/2008
I don't think I've ever laughed so much! Great job! All your work is like a movie in my head! Um... in the first book Ash was a kid... But now he's a dog? I think I missed somthing... But graet job!

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Fascinating question from the OP. I suppose we use a number of different ways depending on the author. Easily obtainable books, like the Hercule Poiret series by Agatha Christie, can probably be read in order. Ed McBain's 87th Street series cannot be read in order, unless one is fastidious in collecting the books, and waits until all novels are assembled together. There are around 54 novels in the series. Many are out of print. I read George Simenon's Inspector Maigret series out of order and at different times, due to poverty. As I got older, I could afford to purchase books and deliberately tried to read them in order. With Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series, the uninformed reader may discover a character has died in a later book, if the reader juggles the order. Do not hesitate to ask on this forum about any series that you are beginning.
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Gaining Wings: a rare Brock fic
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Chapter 3
It�s Time to Dance!
Back at the bunkhouse, Skye checked her e-mail to see if her Dad had written back. Augua and Ember were both already at the dance, and Skye definitely didn�t plan on going. She enjoyed the privacy as she read the e-mail:
I know it�s got to be tough being where you don�t know anyone. As soon as I get back from a few business trips I have for Silph, I�ll come and get you so you can spend the rest of the summer with me. I leave tomorrow and I will be back in about a week. Miss you lots too!
Skye brushed out her blond hair, and turned on the radio. She sung quietly and she brushed and packed up her laptop. This was a talent she kept very much to herself, and since Ember and Augua were both gone, she thought it was safe enough. Still singing along to the slow, swaying music, she opened the door to let some air into the bunk.
��All I know is I love you,�� she sang. ��And you mean the world to me.��
�Skye?� a soft voice came from behind the screen door. The voice made her jump back, and she covered her mouth with her hand. Slowly, she turned around to face whoever was on the other side of the door, and almost collapsed in embarrassment.
�Oh�uh�hi, Brock,� she stammered, grinning sheepishly. �What brings you here?�
�I didn�t know you sang,� he said softly. �Sounds really nice.�
�Um, gee, thanks,� Skye said, still embarrassed.
�Okay, now it�s my turn to get all nervous and red-faced,� Brock told her, trying to ease the tension. �Do you want to go to the square dance�with me?�
�Uh�sure, okay,� Skye replied. �It�s already begun, right?�
Brock nodded, and Skye followed him down the dirt road to the barnyard after turning off the radio. They barely said a word the whole way, so Skye was thinking. She felt a little more comfortable at the breeding center now, well, now that she had met Brock. Her face turned pink at that thought, but he didn�t seem to notice. Ember and Jab met up with them at the entrance to the barnyard. They were dressed in cowboy attire for the occasion, and so was everyone else. Brock and Skye looked down sheepishly at their everyday work clothes, but no one seemed to care that much. Augua came over to the group shortly with her date, Bud. They had been best friends for about a year now, the same amount of time as Jab and Ember had been going out.
�Hey! Brock? Is that you?� came a voice Brock hadn�t heard in quite some time.
�Ash?� Brock asked, turning in the direction of the voice.
�Pika pi!� Ash�s Pikachu exclaimed.
Immediately, Ash and Misty came running up to him with a third person he didn�t know. They swapped hugs of friendship, and Brock introduced them to the other assistants at the breeding center.
�This is Tracey,� Ash told Brock, gesturing to his friend. �He met up with us on one of the Orange Islands.�
�What are you doing around these parts?� Brock asked. �Well, I wanted a vacation!� Misty cut in. �Ash was being such a pain, saying how we had to keep hurrying around to get badges��
�Hey, we didn�t come here to argue,� Tracey told them. �Now, c�mon. Let�s dance!�
The group started dancing wildly on the floor, and Skye became really great friends with Misty. They were talking almost non-stop that whole evening. It turned out that Professor Ivy had decided to let Ash and his friends stay in the bunkhouses at the center. The girls were overjoyed to have Misty stay with them, but the guys would be really crowded. None of the guys complained about it. They just agreed that Brock would have to sleep out on the porch. Pikachu danced with the group all the while holding his precious catsup in his paws.
Togepi waddled around, careful to stay close to Misty and Pikachu. After a few fast songs went by, a waltz came on. Pairs of two went out onto the dance floor. Tracey was getting to know one of the local girls from the town, and they were dancing. Much to Brock�s surprise, Misty dragged an obviously objecting Ash onto the floor. Of course, Ember and Jab were dancing together, and so were Augua and Bud. Brock looked at Skye, as they were the only tow left on the bench. Skye blushed and looked away.
�You�re not going to make this easy, are you?� Brock said, taking her hand.
�It�s not that at all�� Skye told him, getting to her feet and following him to the floor.
�It�s just, I�ve never danced with anyone before.�
Brock just smiled and shook his head. He lifted Skye�s arms to go around his neck, and put his arms around her waist. They rocked slowly to the music, and Brock realized that this was the closest any girl had ever come to liking him back. He got really nervous just then, and accidentally stepped on her foot.
�Ow,� she groaned.
�Sorry,� he muttered, averting her eyes with a flushed face.
Skye smiled at his shyness, and not knowingly, pulled him a little closer. His dark eyes met hers, and they stayed like that for a moment. The lyrics from the song Skye had been singin earlier flooded the room.
�I think I�m starting to really like it here,� Skye said.
�Good,� Brock replied.
Skye smiled at him, and lay her head on his chest. Brock gulped, face turning pink for the millionth time that night.
�Thank you, Brock,� she said softly. �You�ve become such a great friend.�
All too soon, the music ended, and the couples separated. Skye was nervous to see his expression when they parted, so she held on until the very last moment. Brock started dancing with her as a faster song came on, and she was swept up in laughter and her friends.
The night ended well, and the group of breeding assistants led their friends out of the barnyard and to the bunkhouses. The girls� bunkhouse came first, so all of the guys said their goodnights.
Since all the other goodnights were brief, Skye and Brock were left standing in the faint light of the porch. The guys had all went ahead to the bunkhouse a little further down the road to bring a hammock out for Brock, and the girls were busy getting ready for bed.
�I had a great time,� Skye told him shyly, folding her hands in front of her.
�Me too,� he agreed, thinking quickly for a short topic of conversation. �Sooo�do you want to come with me to the forest tomorrow morning? I�ve got to check up on a family of Pikachu.�
�Sure,� Skye replied enthusiastically. �I saw Ash�s Pikachu tonight, my Dad caught me one when I was little, but I would love to see some in the wild!�
�Okay, well�goodnight, Skye,� Brock said, turning to leave.
�Goodnight, Brock,� Skye whispered, touching his arm to stop him from leaving momentarily.
In the next instant, Skye stood on tiptoe, and aimed a soft kiss at his cheek. Brock was still turning around to face her again, and the kiss actually landed a little closer to the other cheek than Skye had hoped for.
They pulled away, embarrassed, and Skye walked up the steps to the bunkhouse.
Brock was already on his way down the path, so she just went right inside.
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I seem to be making a lot of blogs lately. I'm running out of witticisms. And before anyone starts nitpicking, yes, I'm aware this is the manga's second anniversary chapter cover. I didn't use the third because:
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- It did not include the number 3.[1]
- The next closest center cover was very NSFW.
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The Medaka Box Wiki has entered its fourth year. It's been a busy 365 days. In January the first featured article, picture, and quote were added to the main page, and then came the first poll in April. The anime premiered, and the wiki got a new logo. The wiki affiliated with several others, including the other Nisio Isin wikis. Blogs started to be included in community messages. Chapter 143 came out, which sparked the site's longest discussion on the Ajimu talk page. The Translation Project got under way in a big way. The wiki was upgraded to MediaWiki Version 1.19 (not by me), and with that, a bunch of changes to the coding (by me). And we added a whole lot of content. If the statistics page is to be believed, we've had a content growth of 180% over the past year.
And those are just the things I've actually remembered. I'm sure there is quite a great deal more that has slipped my mind. (I turned twenty this year; the dementia[2] has started to set in.) I'd like to avoid making this a rehash of what I said in my last celebratory blog, but...yeah. Thanks a lot everyone. You know who you are. Also, that spotlight I mentioned in said blog? Yeah, the Medaka Box Wiki is special (as in, the Admin doesn't know how to ask for things properly) so we got two different images!
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Props[3] to Codegeman of deviantART for the first one, and props[4] to Studio Gainax for the second.
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Taking place after the last massacre, Jason Voorhees killed Whitney and Clay, and Camp Crystal Lake was closed. 5 years later, a man named Paul Holt plans to re-open Crystal Lake as the summer camp it formerly was. However, he does not know that from the woods, Jason Voorhees is watching them, ready to strike and kill any minute...Will anyone live?
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| I have strong, grave concerns about CDC and FDA trying to federally mandate this ridiculous idea of banning our native American species, the PRAIRIE dOG. I believe that our taxpayer dollars contribute to this government agency so technically, you work for ME!!! I don't believe the federal government has any business BANNING any native American species from John Q. Public. I hate to tell you this but you cannot put us in germ free bubbles and try to 'protect' us from every type of germ out there. These animals have been kept as pets long before CDC and FDA ever existed and why you think it's ok for you to ban them seems like a civil rights violation to me!! If I want to take it upon myself to protect and live with an animal in my homestead I should have every right to do so. Why is it ok to indiscrimanately shoot to kill these animals but not keep them as pets in your home?? Dosen't that seem a little out of whack?? I don't think I need some federal agency, that is so weighed down with beauracracy, that not a single person or department will claim knowledge of being in charge of this particular docket! It's crazy--I can't seem to find the person 'in charge' to talk to. What's up with that? How unorganized is that? The real fact is, yes, sometimes zoonosis can and does occur, but with proper education on care THAT DOSEN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN!! Why is it that a select few think that they are the ones that can protect the 'morons' from having pets...that only THEY know what is good for the sheeple? Isn't that COMMUNISIM??? TYRANNY!!!! I can understand some guidelines, perhaps some restrictions with permits or a more pragmatic approach...but an out and out ban is just downright UNAMERICAN!!! The percentage of a zoonosis related incidence is really miniscule (like monkeypox) in comparison to the benefits of having these animals as part of mainstream America. Phychological benefits have been proven time and time again as to having companion animals and you know it! Let me remind you that the Taliban didn't allow the supressed people of Afganistan to have 'pets'. By putting a ban on ANY animal suggests a COMMUNIST/TYRANICAL environnment and not one of a free society. By putting more and more rules, regulations and laws into place all you are doing is taking more freedom away from us and punishing the RESPONSIBLE folks!! That is not your job! Let we the people of the United States of America decide what is good for us--not a radical, terroist organization under the gise of 'animal rights', nor an agency that talks about the 'possibility' of some kind of virus that needs to protect the 'moron sheeple'. I have sent many comments and signed petitions from concerned citizens who do not have and probably never will have a prairie dog, but ARE concerned about our rights as well as the fact that if you start banning native species, what about those that are already being threatened due to loss of habitat! Foxes, box turtles, skunks, wolves tons of other animals which wouldn't even exist today if it weren't for those from the PRIVATE SECTOR funded by their own money! NOT INSTITUTIONS funded by TAXPAYERS! Non-native species, badly need human intervention and now you will want to ban those too because of possible disease...give me a break! Rabbits, dogs, cats even little corn snakes...more and more being banned by city and state levels not to say discrimnatory apartments and subdivisions. It's ridiculos! Where is it going to stop???? It's time the government stop interfering with LIFE!! We share this world with many species and we need to learn to live with them!!!! In and outside of our homes. GOT IT!!! NO NO NO NO TO THE PRAIRIE DOG BAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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- 1 large orange
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March 16: Hardy fuchsias with Frankie Dennison, master gardener.
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May 18: Attracting birds to your backyard with Linda Woolsey, member of the local and National Audubon Society.
June 15: Dahlias with Dick Weakley, master gardener.
July 20: Summer care of Japanese maples with Trevor Coleman of Sunnyside Nursery.
Aug. 17: Native plants with Andy Sudkamp, a horticulturist and biology teacher. Meet at the arboretum entrance for a tour.
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Nov. 16: Holiday natural centerpieces with Marylou Hart, arboretum board member and master gardener. Registration necessary.
Dec. 7: Arboretum gift making workshop for kids, noon to 2 p.m., with Hap Wertheimer, past arboretum president and art teacher. Registration necessary.
Interior design classes: Kelly DuByne of Distinctive Interior Designs and Monika Krisofferson of Efficient Oranization NW offer the following classes. Check www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net, 425-238-3678, or www.EfficientOrganizationNW.com, 425-220-8905.
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Spring Fling: Free presentations, 10 to 11:20 a.m. March 23, Lake Stevens Ace Hardware.
Get Psyched about Color: Free brown-bag lunch session June 26 at Chapell Hill Fire Station 1825 S. Lake Stevens Road, Lake Stevens.
Everett Parks &Recreation: Classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Van Valey House, 2130 Colby Ave., Everett. Register at 425-257-8300, ext. 2, www.everettwa.org. 6 to 7:30pm $25.
March 19: Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Space.
March 28: If These Walls Could Talk, decor tips for walls and windows.
April 16: Paper Control for Busy Families.
April 25: Paint Your Home Interior Like a Pro-Tips and Tricks to Make Your Color Sing.
May 14: Organize Your Time and Kids to Get Out the Door on Time.
May 23: Creative Ways to Infuse Color into Your Home.
June 4: Declutter, Organize and Park in Your Garage.
Lake Stevens School District: Classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE. Lake Stevens. $20. Register at 425-335-1500, www.lkstevens.wednet.edu.
April 23: DeClutter Your Home and Decrease Your Stress.
April 25: The Significance of Color.
May 9: Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Space.
May 21: Declutter, Organize and Park in Your Garage.
Marysville Parks &Recreation: Classes 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. $22. Register at 360-363-8400, www.marysvillewa.gov.
April 18: Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Space to Love Your Patio.
May 23: The Significance of Color.
June 6: Paint Your Home Like a Pro.
South Whidbey Tilth: A series about growing fresh food from 6 to 7:45 p.m. every Thursday in March in the Calyx Classroom at the Tilth market, 2812 Thompson Road, Langley. The full course costs $35 for South Whidbey Tilth members and $55 for nonmembers. Single classes are $10 and $15. Register by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. [URL]www.southwhidbeytilth.org;http://www.southwhidbeytilth.org[URL], or call 360-544-2278.
March 14: All about seeds and propagation with Anza Muenchow.
March 21: Know which cool season vegetables to grow and when to plant them with Eric Conn of Full Cycle Farm.
March 28: Planning your warm season crops with Anza Muenchow. Learn about extending the growing season and maximizing harvests. season crops.
Winter speaker Series: The Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation series features eight gardeners, authors and experts now through April. The talks are from 9:30 to11:30 a.m. at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 4514 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. Single lecture tickets may be available at $20 each at the door. See [/URL]www.snomgf.org/;http://www.snomgf.org/ or call 425-357-6010.
March 15: Polly Hankin, Extend Your Living Space beyond the Backdoor; Comfortable and Functional Outdoor Rooms.
March 22: Judith Jones, Garden Ferns, Procrastinator's Delight.
April 5: Dan Hinkley, Trees, Shrubs and Vines for Year Round Interest in a Pacific Northwest Garden.
These local nurseries feature gardening classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details.
Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821www.christiansonsnursery.com;http://www.christiansonsnursery.com.
McAuliffe's Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323www.mcauliffesvalleynursery.com;http://www.mcauliffesvalleynursery.com.
Molbak's Garden &Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000www.molbaks.com;http://www.molbaks.com.
My Garden: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-402-1842www.mygardennursery.com;http://www.mygardennursery.com.
Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; pinecreeknursery.com.
Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851www.skynursery.com;http://www.skynursery.com.
Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002www.sunnysidenursery.net;http://www.sunnysidenursery.net.
The Plant Farm at Smokey Point: 15022 Twin Lakes Ave., Marysville; 360-652-3351www.theplantfarm.com;http://www.theplantfarm.com.
Wight's Home &Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636www.wights.com;http://www.wights.com[URL].
Got a gardening question? You can call the master gardener hotline from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 425-357-6010 or visit the Home &Garden section at snohomish.wsu.edu.
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Foundations of Health Science: Global and Local Perspectives
Revised Last Updated: 02/20/2009
Fall, Winter and Spring quarters
Faculty: Kevin Francis (FW) bioethics, history of medicine, James Neitzel biochemistry, microbiology, Mike Paros health sciences, veterinary medicine, Gregg Sapp (F) science education
Faculty Signature Required: Spring Quarter
Major areas of study include introductory general chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, physiology and anatomy, genetics, nutrition, epidemiology, statistics, history of medicine, bioethics, and public policy. All credits are lower division science credits.
Class Standing: This all-level program accepts up to 33% freshmen as well as supporting and encouraging those ready for advanced work.
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Prerequisites: Proficiency in high school algebra.
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The Brave Don't Run
"If I'm right—and let's hope I am—we'll manage a few days on the ship before we reach the unmapped portion of the sea," Josh was explaining to the Captain. "It's going to be a bit tricky to communicate back—"
As soon as we arrived at the cove where the ship was docked, Josh had begun to give out instructions for the journey. Then the Captain delegated the orders to his men—the handful that were left. Not surprising, some had suddenly run off or had chosen not to come. With the odds of the journey ahead, I couldn't blame them myself.
Gazen was overseeing the unloading of Dia from her cradle so from here on she would be able to fly freely as we set out on the water. It was a good chance for her to stretch her wings as well since her injury the week before.
Gazen was patting her head as she stepped off the cradle, "You're such a pansy. I told ya we're gonna have our work cut out for us," he said good-naturedly. The great bird let out an excited squawk and once Gazen gave his signal, Dia shot off high into the air and began soaring in circles above us.
I paused to shield my eyes from the sun to watch Dia soar in circles above us, squawking happily. I beamed up at her, before continuing to walk up to Lance who was standing near the shore, looking out to the horizon over the water as the waves slapped against the big rocks at his feet. He noticed me walk up and glanced down to give me a brief smile.
"Have you ever been this far on this side of Arcadia before?" I asked him.
Lance shook his head. "Not since the recent war," he said with a sigh. "It is a shame for it is quite a beautiful place, despite its inhabitants," he said with a sly grin.
I grinned at him before I followed his gaze. Of course having been stuck in a Forest of green trees my entire life, I had always been fascinated with the sea. The endless waves of blue changing hues as far as the eyes can see. When you look hard enough, you can almost see the line where the sky meets the water. It was beautiful. I took a deep breath, taking in the salty air for the first time.
"Do you think the boy is right?" Lance spoke up. "Is there a way to cross from this shore to the land of my kingdom? Will we find the Land of the Mist in that pursuit?"
I pursed my lips. "I think," I started knowingly, "if the boy—wants something bad enough, he'll make a way."
Lance glanced down at me with a catch on the smile that he was not showing. "You have developed feelings for him." He said it as a statement, not a query.
"What?" my eyes almost popped out of my head. "That is—just absurd—," I tried to argue some more, and yet I found myself speechless.
"It's all right," he assured me, looking back out into the water. "My entire life I've dedicated to searching for you. Never once in all the days of my study and research did I ever think I would succeed. I knew you as either a mere myth or possibly long dead. I suppose it didn't matter in the long run if I found you at all…that search gave my life meaning." He smiled down at me again. "But standing here now, on this foreign shore with you, it is my privilege…"
There's nothing more I want…
I looked back up at him, now stunned, my forehead creasing at the weight of the words he didn't speak aloud.
"Do not frown," Lance said, raising his hand to touch my cheek. "I am here for you."
Josh yelled at us from the ship's stern, sounding more irritable than usual.
Lance looked over and acknowledged him with a short wave. "We should go," he glanced back down at me and stopped, looking concerned. "What is it?"
I had closed my eyes at his seemingly familiar touch. Dantilian… I let out my breath, before shaking my head to dismiss his worry. "Nothing," I replied. "I'm ready," I said, taking his hand to head back to the ship.
Being on a ship was another entirely new experience for me. Every big wave that crashed against the side of the ship making it list to one side or another, the spray of the sea waters reaching the top decks, the permanent smell of salty air.
It had been just been a day and already before us lay a whole carpet of nothingness—nothing but the line that divided the sky and the waves—as if we were headed nowhere. No more land. No color. Just the vague gray horizon. I was a little nervous about encountering the edge of the world—a little nervous, a little curious. Might it be, if we crossed it, we would end up outside the world itself? What would it look like? Could one possibly see the stars more clearly at that vantage point? Could one have a better view of other worlds?
We were again traveling the route of uncertainty—which seemed to be Josh's consistent course, but which he didn't seem to mind one bit. He would do anything and go anywhere, if it meant he was one step closer to finally going home.
I leaned against the railing on the ship's deck, looking out at our destination. The Great Star was now slowly dipping down into the water off to our left, making the deep blue waters in a distance seem darker, making the waves look more treacherous, but still seemingly no match for our big ship.
I thought of my Forest, the thick green depths of trees…the calm crystal blue waters of the Lake. I thought of the rare occasion that a solitary bird flew past—the only other sign of life—before it instantly flew away. I thought of the day that I had lost the relic…when I had thought about my freedom and what it meant, what I was going to do with it. Then I thought of the past weeks when life had been anything but the dull day-to-day of being a Forest guardian.
I had seen nothing else, been nowhere else, until the day that I failed my life's purpose. Only to attain a new mission. This… I closed my eyes and breathed the air in deeply. And he who made all this possible…
Help me get the relic…then you'll have no need to stick around here in this boring forest…
I said no, I thought, dropping my gaze to the ship's railing, but here I am…
I sensed someone nearby and turned around. Josh cleared his throat upon meeting my gaze. "Hey," he greeted, coming up the steps. "Sightseeing?" he prompted.
I hadn't seen much of Josh since we had broken port. The ship being shorthanded, Josh had taken to organizing the men himself, planning the route, making sure we were going the right way—or at least the right way that he thinks. I managed a slight smile, gesturing ahead of us. "Not much to see."
He grinned. "Well yeah…" he walked over tentatively, his hands in his pockets.
"How are we doing?" I asked, referring to our journey.
"Oh," he shrugged, "well, as good as it could be I guess. Captain says it'll be difficult to gauge our progress from here on since we've just run out of landmarks and it's far too cloudy for stars, but we'll be okay," he assured confidently. "Don't worry."
"I know. I wasn't worried."
Josh stepped up to the railing beside me.
I tilted my head to regard his carefully blank expression. "You are sad…" I observed, slightly surprised. "We're going to find it, aren't we?" I smiled as if to assure him. "I can feel it."
He nodded slowly, still silent.
I pursed my lips and tried to cheer him up. I nudged him with my elbow. "Come on," I coaxed. "You must be excited. What does it feel like to be this close to finally going back to your home?"
He chuckled. "To tell you the truth," he shrugged, "I don't feel any different. I've been in this world for so long, chasing the same thing day after day…after a while, you get used to disappointments. I don't think I'll ever feel like I'll be going home soon—until you know, until I am."
"Well, do not worry," I spoke up. "This time we're all here to help you. Did you notice that there is now an entire ship of people going off into the unmapped waters on an impossible quest to find an unreachable land that does not exist just for you?" I teased.
That made him laugh. "Well, when you put it that way," he remarked sarcastically.
I grinned, sighing. "What do you think the edge of the world will be like?" I wondered eagerly, looking far out into the horizon as the sky began to turn my shade.
He watched me, with a half-smile. "What do you think it would be like?"
I met his gaze enigmatically before relaying, "Lance thinks the edge of the world is a cliff that goes off into the black void of night with stars as big as apples that one could hold in one's hand."
Josh's smile faded for a brief instant before he smirked, "Guy's not too sharp for a king, is he?"
I creased my forehead slightly to disagree. "I think he's as close to any scholar as Arcadia could have."
"I still think he's a dickhead."
I rolled my eyes, stifling my chuckle. "You've never liked Lance."
"Yeah, ever since he threw us in the dungeon. What's—that all about?" Josh kidded, making a face.
I burst out laughing. "Oh come on, that was just a mistake," I dismissed good-naturedly. "He thought we were spies. Besides, we're all friends now, aren't we? And hasn't he been helping us with this mission? He's going to help us find the Land of the Mist," I reminded him.
Josh shrugged noncommittally, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with my statement.
I looked back out to the horizon, musing out loud once again. "But it is bizarre though, don't you think? To cross the sea from Erisea and then end up on Cephiron—I mean it's just too strange to even think about," I shook my head in bafflement.
He shot me a mysterious look. "Back on Gaea, we'd already figured out the secrets of the edge of the world long ago. Suffice to say, it shook everyone up pretty bad. You guys probably aren't supposed to know yet—not from me at least. Anyway," he shrugged after a pause, "I've already disrupted the way of life on this world more than I really should have."
I let out a chuckle. "I believe that is an understatement, sir. Whatever shall we do once you leave?"
Josh grinned, before his expression faded into a sort of vague look before looking away. "Well," he shrugged, "you know," he said with a catch in his tone, "you'll have Lance."
I had to laugh again at his intended comparison. "Lance isn't that least bit like you," I noted. "You always seem have trouble following you around—by the buckets, by the armies, by the villages—" I stopped short, my mirth fading, as Josh had neither replied nor defended himself and his expression had grown more sullen. I creased my forehead. "I was only teasing," I told him. "Have I upset you?"
He looked over to meet my worried gaze and held it. His gaze was warm and I could tell he was holding something back. For a moment, I felt as though I was enveloped by his presence, his nearness, as I stared up into his eyes, and I felt my breathing become slower. He was studying my face intently as though trying to read my mind but before he or I could say anything more, we heard footsteps coming up the stairs to the upper deck.
I broke the gaze to look over my shoulder in time to see Lance coming up from the side. He walked up to us near the railing slowly, giving me a smile when I met his gaze. "It's getting dark," he said to me, not acknowledging Josh. "We should be getting back inside."
I smiled back at him, nodding. "All right," I replied, taking the arm he offered. "Josh," I glanced up, "are you coming?"
Josh gave us a wry slight smile, leaning back against the railing casually. "You guys go," he bade with a nod.
I creased my forehead, watching Josh over my shoulder as Lance led me towards the stairs. Josh held my gaze in return, for the longest time…until the upper deck was no longer within my view.
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Re: Reporting Standards for Tax Return Preparers
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members;
As president of the National Association of Enrolled Agentsi (NAEA), I write with respect to §8246 of the Small Business Work Opportunity Act of 2007 (the Act), PL 110-28. Newly-created reporting standards for tax return preparers in this section are troublesome to enrolled agents (EAs) and quite probably will cause a number of unintended and undesirable consequences.
Section 8246 of the Act:
- Broadens the scope of current tax return preparer penalties (to include exempt organization, estate and gift tax, employment tax, and excise tax return preparers) and
- Raises the standard to avoid return preparer penalty assessments for understatement of tax for "non-disclosed positions" from the "realistic possibility of success" standard to the "more likely than not" (MLTN) standard.1
This change, which on its surface may seem innocuous, is far from that. Allow me to outline some of the consequences of §8246 and to provide a few concrete illustrations.
The change in standards creates a disconnect between the "substantial authority" standard for self-preparing taxpayers and the new, higher MLTN standard for tax professionals. We are led to wonder whether this legislation, in essence, requires the taxpayer to give up the right of non-disclosed positions when seeking tax preparation from a tax professional. If so, this sets up a scenario in which the interest of an enrolled agent (or any other paid preparer) could easily diverge from the interest of the taxpayer. The tax professional may in fact have a conflict of interest with the taxpayer solely due to the dichotomy between standards for disclosure.
Given the split between interests, a further question becomes relevant. Because a taxpayer has a lower disclosure hurdle, he could retain an EA to provide consulting services. At what point does an EA providing advice become a non-signing preparer? Further, if an EA becomes a non-signing preparer, what are the consequences?
While we do not take issue with contentions that there are circumstances in which either the lack of guidance or special circumstances make it nearly impossible to determine whether the MLTN standard has been met, an even more pressing concern is one that is extremely practical. When the dust settles, practitioners and preparers will in all likelihood, out of a sense of extreme caution (particularly for Circular 230 practitioners who fear losing their licenses), overreact and thus over-disclose non tax-avoidance items. For example, when preparing a Schedule C return for a small business owner, many, if not most, practitioners have not managed the business' bookkeeping. What if the taxpayer does not produce mileage logs? The paid preparer will submit a Form 8275-R (Regulation Disclosure Statement, enclosed). What if she does not produce receipts for entertainment expenses? The paid preparer will submit a Form 8275-R. IRS will be swimming in Forms 8275-R. This state of affairs neither enhances tax administration nor lowers taxpayer burden.
This discussion begs the question of what Congress was trying to accomplish with §8246, which as you know did not receive a hearing from either of the tax-writing committees. Was its goal simply to raise revenue? Was it to address the tax gap? Was it to put all paid preparers under higher standards?
While we don't know Congress' goal with §8246, we do know that this provision continues a recent trend in increasing, sometimes radically, the penalty regime. Is it reasonable to increase penalty amounts by as much as 500%? At first blush, our answer is no. Our concern is not that such steep penalties could become a powerful tool for IRS to penalize preparers acting egregiously. Disciplining bad preparers is good news for taxpayers and good news for our industry. We are concerned, however, that there is great potential for misuse or abuse of the penalty. While the IRS has been selective in assessing preparer penalties in the past, we know from experience that on occasion IRS cuts off heads and later offers to discuss whether they can be reattached.
As with many tax-policy issues, we seem to have come full circle. In the 1989 coordination and revision of penalties, the presumptive negligence penalty (a five percent penalty on any assessment, small or large) was replaced with a twenty percent accuracy-related penalty, which was selectively assessed. Key among the reasons for this move was a desire to compel a conversation between IRS and the tax preparer. Arguably, the combination of the steep penalties and MLTN standards in §8246 of the Act creates yet another presumptive negligence penalty.
The MLTN standard is the standard used by the Tax Court in almost all its cases. Has the tax professional, de facto, become an auditor and judge at the same time a tax return is prepared? NAEA realizes that the MLTN standard has been in effect for tax shelter investments for several years and we are not troubled by the MLTN standard in this domain. We are concerned, however, about the imposition of this standard for all tax return items.
We believe the solution to the undesirable and unintended consequences of §8246 of the Act is to equalize the standard for non-tax avoidance items. Both self-preparers and paid preparers should be subject to the substantial authority standard.
We would be pleased to discuss this matter with you or members of your respective staffs. Should you seek further clarification or explanation of our positions, please contact NAEA's Senior Director, Government Relations, Robert Kerr, at (202) 822-6232 or email@example.com.
Diana Thompson, EA
Enclosure (as stated)
Thomas Barthold, Acting Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation
Kevin Brown, Acting Commissioner, IRS
Michael Chessman, Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, IRS
Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS
Eric Solomon, Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), Department of Treasury
iThe National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) is the professional society representing enrolled agents (EAs), which number some 46,000 nationwide. Its 10,000+ members are licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including examination, collection, and appeals functions.
While the enrolled agent license was created in 1884 and has a long and storied past, today's EAs are the only tax professionals tested by IRS on their knowledge of tax law and regulations. They provide tax preparation, representation, tax planning, and other financial services to millions of individual and business taxpayers. EAs adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct and are required by IRS to take continuing professional education. Like attorneys and certified public accountants, enrolled agents are governed by Treasury Circular 230 in their practice before IRS.
Since its founding in 1972, NAEA has been the enrolled agents' primary advocate before Congress and IRS. NAEA has affiliates and chapters in 42 states. For additional information about NAEA, please go to our website at www.naea.org.
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U.S. Bancorp (USB) reports quarterly results Wednesday, and what the Big Kahuna of regional bank stocks says about business going forward could very well be the key to whether this subsector of bank stocks maintains its impressive outperformance through year-end.
Regional banks have been clobbering the market this year and even edging out their larger universal bank cousins. The SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) has generated a total return (that's price appreciation plus dividends) of more than 33% so far in 2013. That bests the S&P 500 by 11 percentage points, and edges out the iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) — comprised mostly of big money-center banks — which has a total return of 29% for the year-to-date. See the chart, courtesy of YCharts, below:
Too bad the operating environment for bank stocks has changed significantly during the most recent quarter.
Pressure Coming for Regional Bank Stocks?
Higher interest rates are pressuring lending growth and causing a steep decline in mortgage and refinancing activity.
Regional bank stocks, which typically depend on these traditional banking businesses — and much less on capital markets, trading and wealth management — are more likely to feel the pinch.
That's going to hamper regional banks' earnings growth, at least relative to the giant universal banks like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C). Analysts at KBW project regional banks to grow earnings per share by 7% this year and by 5% next year. The universal banks, meanwhile, are projected to see EPS growth of 16% and 12% for this year and next.
That puts regional banks quarterly results under the microscope, and Wednesday offers a slew of them. In addition to USB, regional bank reports on tap include PNC Financial (PNC), KeyCorp (KEY), Comerica (CMA) and East West Bancorp (EWBC).
Fortunately for the regional bank stocks and their shareholders, even though lending and mortgage growth is slowing, better credit quality and greater efficiencies can still propel earnings growth.
For example, UBS analysts rate U.S. Bancorp shares at "buy" based on the bank's ability to take market share and lower its costs as a percentage of operating profit.
Indeed, the higher-profits/lower-revenue theme sums up regional banks for the most recent quarter and beyond. UBS, PNC, Comerica and East West Bancorp all are expected to report higher EPS on sliding sales. Of those four bank stocks reporting Wednesday, only PNC is expect to book profit and revenue gains for all of 2013.
As such, we'll probably need some beat-and-raise quarters out of regional bank stocks this earnings season if they hope to extend their outperformance through to year-end.
As KBW notes, financials have been outpacing the S&P 500 thanks to stronger earnings growth on both a trailing and forward 12-month basis. However, that gap between bank stocks and the broader market has narrowed substantially.
As a result, analysts believe that relative bank outperformance for the balance of the year hinges on third-quarter earnings — and estimate revisions to the upside.
Bottom Line
Essentially, there's really no room for USB, PNC and others to miss Street estimates. And they would do well to serve up enough operational optimism to get analysts to lift their outlooks heading into Q4 and beyond, too.
Otherwise, the great rally for regional bank stocks might have run its course for this year.
As of this writing, Dan Burrows did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.


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Hands tied over price-sensitive info, Howard says
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Prime Minister John Howard has denied he dudded Telstra's shareholders by keeping secret details about the telco's problems, saying his hands were legally tied.
Labor launched a fierce attack on Mr Howard today for failing to release a secret Telstra document handed to him and senior cabinet ministers last month detailing a string of problems plaguing the telco.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun investigating whether Telstra broke stock market rules by only giving the document to the government instead of all its 1.6 million shareholders.
Opposition Leader Kim Beazley said Mr Howard should have told Telstra's mum and dad investors the truth about the telco giant.
"Prime Minister, wasn't the right thing to do to ensure that Telstra released to all Australians the information the prime minister received about Telstra's state on the 11th of August," he said.
But Mr Howard insisted it would have been illegal for him to pass on the secret document to all of Telstra's shareholders.
"The reality is that according to the advice I have from the Department of Finance, and from my own department, it would have been against the law for the government to have done so," he told parliament.
Despite the public release of the document, Mr Howard tonight repeatedly refused to answer questions about its controversial contents, which include claims 14 per cent of Telstra's lines are faulty.
"My obligation is to obey the law and the law says that information given to me and given to the government as the principal shareholder can't be disclosed to outsiders," Mr Howard told ABC TV.
"If (Telstra chief executive Sol) Trujillo's decided to make something public, that's his decision."
"His obligation of disclosure is to the stock exchange directly and not to the public through the government."
The controversial document says Telstra should have spent up to $3 billion in recent years fixing its network and that 14 per cent of its phone lines are faulty.
It also reveals Telstra had borrowed billions of dollars from its reserves so it could pay dividends, a practice the document says cannot carry on for much longer.
While the document was handed to the government last month, Telstra waited until this week to issue a profit warning to its ordinary shareholders, who dumped their shares in droves.
Minutes after the stock market closed at 4pm today, Telstra released the document for all its ordinary shareholders to examine.
Company secretary Douglas Gration said the document, which was never intended for public release, had been prepared for internal purposes and provided to the government in accordance with the Telstra Corporation Act.
"It was not intended to provide market guidance," he said.
"The forward looking statements contained in this document should not be relied on and are superseded by Telstra's (annual profit) announcement to the market on the 5th September, 2005."
Corporate governance experts said Telstra was obliged to reveal any financially sensitive information to all its shareholders.
"There appears to have been a number of discussions held between Telstra and the government which really should have been made public," Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) deputy chairman John Curry said.
"So there is a clear breach in my view of the disclosure provisions and that is the fault of the Telstra board, and I suspect probably the fault of the government."
The latest row over Telstra came as the government finally introduced to parliament a batch of legislation paving the way for the sale of its remaining 51.8 per cent stake in the telco.
But the introduction of the bills did not go smoothly, with Labor unsuccessfully trying to suspend parliamentary proceedings to stop them being presented to the lower house.
Labor argued the bills should be delayed until ASIC finishes its investigation.
It also slammed the government for allowing Telstra to spend billions of dollars on share buybacks and special dividends to help prop up its share price, instead of investing the money in its network.
Opposition finance spokesman Lindsay Tanner said the government had hoodwinked ordinary Australians into buying Telstra's shares by ensuring the telco paid healthy dividends.
But Mr Howard denied the claim and said several companies dipped into their cash reserves so they could pay dividends.
Treasurer Peter Costello also refused to say when he first knew Telstra had borrowed from its reserves so it could pay dividends.
"I don't want to go into what may or may not have been scuttlebutt. I'm not the shareholding minister for Telstra, I'm not the minister for communications," he said.
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4 August 1914, Montreal, Canada, d. 1973, New York, USA. A husky voiced baritone, with a distinctive style, Todd attended McGill University in Montreal, and appeared frequently on Canadian radio. He moved to the USA in 1938, and sang for a short while with the Larry Clinton Band, and featured on their version of Change Partners. In the late 30s he had several hits on Victor Records and Bluebird Records which earned him the nickname the Canadian Crosby. These included The Girl In The Bonnet Of Blue, Love Doesnt Grow On Trees, When Paw Was Courtin Maw, Little Sir Echo and Its A Hundred To One (Im In Love). He was much in demand on radio, working with Robert Benchley, on the programme Show Boat with the Bob Strong Band, the Home Town Show, and his own song shows in the early 40s. He also featured on Your Hit Parade for a time in 1945. His 40s hits included To You, Sweetheart, Aloha, The Gaucho Serenade, Make Believe Island, All This And Heaven Too, You Cant Brush Me Off (with Dinah Shore), and Goodnight Mother, one of the few anti-war songs of World War II. In the 50s he had some success with I See The Moon and Oh Happy Day, and in the 60s he released Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the 70s, despite a painful arthritic condition, he was reported to have worked as a stage hand at the New York Coliseum.
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|From: Robby Findler (robby at cs.uchicago.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 4 16:14:03 EDT 2006
A little bit more: I don' t think the r5rs specifies either behavior (if you can point me to a particular part you're thinking of tho, I'd be more than happy!), but you can interpret it to say that removing the begin should not change the behavior. If you do interpret it that way, the debug language is right and the non-debugging one is wrong. Robby On Aug 4, 2006, at 2:14 PM, Jacob Matthews wrote: > I am 100% stunned that you noticed this :) > > In fact this discrepancy is known, was deliberately introduced to > DrScheme very recently, and is intentional (in a manner of speaking). > > Robby and I have been looking into the interaction between top- > level begin and continuations, and we concluded that mzscheme did > it wrong. Robby fixed the interaction in DrScheme's debugging modes > (where it turned out to be easy to fix), but it is not yet fixed > for the non-debugging modes. > > -jacob > > Jos Koot wrote: > >> Hi, >> The results of the following are different for debugging on/off. >> >> (begin >> (define cc (let/cc cc cc)) >> (display "once or twice?\n") >> (if (procedure? cc) (cc 'aap) 'end)) >> >> Results without debugging. >> Welcome to DrScheme, version 352.2-svn3aug2006. >> Language: Textual (MzScheme, includes R5RS) custom. >> once or twice? >> once or twice? >> end >> >> Results with debugging: >> Welcome to DrScheme, version 352.2-svn3aug2006. >> Language: Textual (MzScheme, includes R5RS) custom. >> once or twice? >> >> I think R5RS prescribes 'twice', whereas mzscheme's language >> manual section 2.8.5 prescribes 'once', assumming the continuation >> of a top level form pointing to the print phase of the read eval >> print loop. >> It does not bother me too much, but I think this discrepancy >> between debugging/no debugging is not intended. (Please, do not >> remove the lifting of the body expressions of begin forms, for >> that's a good idea, I think) >> Best wishes, Jos Koot. >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme >> > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme >
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Naxos is obviously excited about this recording, publicizing it widely and issuing it in three different formats (this plain CD, as well as SACD and DVD Audio). You can understand the excitement immediately, as the Symphony opens with tremendous power, fortified by uncommon energy in the kettledrums, signifying that there''s going to be no routine playing here. But Alsop is not all aggression; her Andante sostenuto is very tender and affecting. Detail work is just wonderful--listen, for example, to the gorgeous flute solo in the fourth movement introduction--and Brahms''s syncopations, always a major aspect of his style, get their full due in this rhythmically alert performance. Both Overtures are vividly characterized, and the Academic Festival retains its humor more than usual. At this point there are so many Brahms recordings that no single one is going to satisfy all of our needs, but this recording is competitive with the best in artistic and sonic aspects. In price, it mops the floor with the competition. --Leslie Gerber


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June 25 2009
Video of Amber Benson's Q&A from Challengers Comics, Chicago. The questions and answers were part of a signing for "Death's Daughter." Thanks to Tim for the link!
Thanks MikeyRu. I wish I could've made it there. She seems very cool and down to earth.
Not to mention beautiful. :D
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Beware The Bryans are Scamming Again!!
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 09, 2014POSTED: Monday, June 09, 2014
Dan Bryan has approached several prominent citizens in the Taos area trying to get them to buy in to the Circle Fair. And then he and his loud mouth wife think that they should be allowed to see people's tax returns.
HA Everyone knows that they are only after people's social security numbers so they can steal the identities of people who have better credit than they do.
They specifically require investors have net worth in the millions before they are allowed. Of course that is the case they are not looking for any normal person to invest they want people who have actual millions of dollars so they can scam them.
This fair has failed year after year for some poor excuse or another. This year's excuse is at least a legitimate one being that he spent days in jail for being a WIFE BEATER and he has a sentencing coming up on June 19th. He could well be cooling his heels in Jail during the circle fair so he had to postpone it for a year.
Problem with that is it gives him and his wife plenty of time to scam people into buying into a fair that never happens. Sounds to us like it is the Cactus Flats Redux Part 2.
Stay away from these scammers because all you will get is an empty bank account if you even listen to what they say.
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#2 Consumer Comment
Dan Bryan Wife Beater
SUBMITTED: Friday, April 25, 2014POSTED: Friday, April 25, 2014
We were shoecked to learn today (April 25, 2014) that Melissa Bryan claimed she had to call the police and have her husband arrested for beating her up. She reportedly ran to a neighbor's home to escape his rage. This is sad and disheartening to see.
This further discredit's Mr. Bryan and his delusional idea of having a Fair right after the Taos County Fair and we would hope nobody would support his efforts now that it has been revealed he is a heartless wife beater.
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#3 REBUTTAL Owner of company
Setting the record straight
SUBMITTED: Thursday, November 07, 2013POSTED: Thursday, November 07, 2013
These reports were authored by one or more people that have a personal vendetta against my wife Melissa which is evident in the mentions of her in the reports.. She has no involvement in the ownership of Enchanted Circle Fair now nor will she in the future. I do not frequent casinos and the last time I played a slot machine was over two years ago using money given to me by the casino as a promotion of their casino. Cactus Flats Ranch and Arenas. Inc. was a C corporation I created in Arizona. Melissa was put in as a incorporator along with me because Arizona Law required two incorporators for a C Corporation and I did not know anyone else in Arizona. Cactus Flats Ranch and Arenas, Inc failed because I was not able to secure necessary funding. The authors of these reports are claiming that people worked for Cactus Flats Ranch and Arenas and did not get paid. I challenge the authors to send to the mailing address for Enchanted Circle Fair the full names, Social Security Numbers, dates of employment, job title and wage rate of the people who supposedly worked for Cactus Flats Ranch and Arenas and did not get paid. I also challenge them to explain why no one filed a wage claim with the Arizona Department of Labor. They will not be able to meet these challenges because no one did any work for Cactus Flats Ranch and Arenas, Inc. We posted on the website job posting and collected resumes and applications but no one was ever hired.
Look in the Entry books of any major fair in the U.S. and you will find that they do charge entry fees to children and adults to enter the contests. Those entry fees are often put back into the prize pool and awarded to the winners which is the case for Enchanted Circle Fair. The ads in the exhibitor handbook that are mentioned by the authors of these reports were given to me as copies of advertisement that been placed in a newspaper or as business cards. Because of the size it was necessary to tape them to a larger piece of paper to prevent it from getting stuck in the scanner. I had signed contracts with Hambone Express Racing Pigs, Dr. Solar and the Rodeo. They did not pull out I cancelled the contracts when it became evident that the Fair was not going to happen in 2013. The concert performer was TBA because there was not yet a contract in place.
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#4 Consumer Comment
Is there any wonder?
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, May 22, 2013POSTED: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Is there any wonder why all of the entertainment that dan booked for his circle jerk fair has cancelled on them? They were alerted to get their money in advance or they would have been scammed like all the people from Cactus Flats were. Go to the circle fair website and see that he is going to charge CHILDREN money for entering their exhibits into his scam fair. A REAL fair does not charge the children or the people for entries into the fair.
If they have nice produce or a beautiful flowering plant or a lovely cow they want to show off to their neighbors all they need to do is sign up and bring in their exhibit. The "handbook" he has made has a total of 4 advertisements in it. I wonder if the people who he probably scammed a good deal of money from to place those ads would like their money back knowing how crappy of a job he did putting the ads together. You can see the scotch tape on the art in the ads, you can tell the cut things out of newspapers, taped those ads to paper and then scanned them in for his book.
They claim a bull riding event and a PRCA rodeo? They will be lucky if they can muster up one sheep for the mutton busting. I think it is time that the livestock provider was alerted that they too should demand payment up front if they want to receive any payment for their animals appearing at this bogus event.
OH and the concert after the fair? The performer is TBA. If you have not booked any talent at this point you won't be getting any good musicians or singers at this late of a date. Maybe this is what Missy meant when she said she might get a chance to sing on stage this summer. She would be the only talent available at this late of a time.
But she points fingers at everyone but herself when it comes to why all of these business ventures fail. She is the reason that Dan's event has come under such scrutiny. She is the reason why the entertainers pulled out of the event. And she will be the event that there will be NO Enchanted Circle Fair this year or any year. Yes Missy is the cause of all of Dan's troubles, why he cannot get a job and why he won't be able to pull off an event of this magnitude. Her reputation has ruined his chances of pulling off a lemonade stand much less than a big event like this.
Maybe if they move to another state where they are not so well known for their scams Dan could get a chance at a good job.
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Kiwi talls pip the defending champs
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The Sydney Kings have begun their National Basketball League championship defence with a loss to the New Zealand Breakers, 96-94 in overtime.
Giant centre Ben Pepper steered the Breakers to victory in Auckland yesterday with 23 points and a dominant rebounding display. Sydney newcomer Luke Kendall led the Kings with 24 points.
The Kings have a flock of new faces this year, but were short without Mark Sanford. The import forward is expected to have his clearance papers signed in time to play Melbourne Tigers in Sydney on Wednesday. The teams will play again in Melbourne on Saturday.
The Tigers have had two wins and two losses in the first two rounds this season and were encouraged by the win over Townsville Crocodiles on Saturday when they stayed in touch before finishing strongly.
Forward Stephen Hoare said: "We've been talking about getting off to slow starts all the time and having to play catch-up. (Saturday was) the first game we haven't been down by about 15 or 18 in the third quarter."
The Tigers' starters got considerable help from all five players on the bench, including seven-footer Dave Donaldson and guard Daryl Corletto. Coach Lindsay Gaze described Corletto as one of the "young guys contributing to the present and preparing for the future".
The Victorian teams in the Women's National Basketball League have had 2-0 starts to the season. Both Dandenong Rangers and Bulleen Boomers beat Townsville Fire in round one and Canberra Capitals in round two.
The Fire's home loss to Adelaide Lightning on Saturday showed it is struggling, while the Capitals were severely undermanned.
Canberra, now 0-3, is waiting for Lauren Jackson and Tully Bevilaqua to return from the US Women's National Basketball Association and for Eleanor Sharp to rebuild her playing time after a debilitating illness.
Nevertheless, Victoria has two strong teams and probably two finalists for the first time in many seasons. Dandenong and Bulleen trail only Sydney Flames (3-0) on the ladder.
Bullen had strong games from Hollie Grima (23 points and 10 rebounds) and Katrina Hibbert (21, 12) in round two. Next weekend, the Boomers fly to Perth and Adelaide.
Dandenong has a bye next weekend while it plays in the world club championship in St Petersburg, Russia, as reward for winning last season's title.
Its first game is tomorrow against top Russian team Baltiyskaya Zwezda.