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The 19th century tram L53 was rescued from Glossop, where it was used as a hairdressers and a fish and chip shop.
After 25 years of restoration by members of the Manchester Transport Museum Society (MTMS), it will operate around Heaton Park from Sunday.
The tram is the only surviving complete horse tram from more than 500 designed by John Eades in 1877.
Mr Eades was manager of the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company's coach building works at Ford Lane, Pendleton, Salford, from 1867 until 1903.
The tram, which was built by his firm, is unique among all surviving trams in that it used the horse's own power to turn the body of the tram round on its underframe when reaching the end of the tracks.
The tram was operated in and around Manchester until 1903.
Councillor Mike Kane, Manchester City Council's executive member for arts and leisure, said: "The Manchester Transport Museum Society have done a fantastic job in restoring the tram to its former glory and in rescuing this part of the city's heritage.
"Heaton Park is a popular family attraction and the tram will be an extremely welcome addition for visitors."
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LONG BEACH -- Harris Glenn Milstead is better known by his stage persona: Divine, the larger-than-life drag queen recognized for, among other things, acting in John Waters films such as "Pink Flamingos" and "Hairspray."
Milstead's life -- from his humble beginnings as an overweight, teased Baltimore youth to his status as underground royalty -- is told in the documentary "I Am Divine," which will be screened next month as part of the QFilm Festival. The film also explores how the late Divine challenged the status quo of body image, gender identity and sexuality.
Long Beach's longest-running film festival since 1993, the QFilm Festival, presents narrative features, documentaries and short films about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.
This year's festival will be held Sept. 6-8.
"This year has been a banner year," said Ron Sylvester, president and chairman of The Center. "We received more than 150 submissions of feature films, documentaries and shorts, the most we've ever received.
"That tells us that QFilms is now viewed as one of the most significant LGBTQ film festivals in the country."
The festival will open with the Long Beach premieres of two award-winning features: "Reaching for the Moon," about lesbian poet Elizabeth Bishop, and Darren Stein's comedy "G.B.F.," starring Megan Mullally ("Will and Grace"), Natasha Lyonne, Horatio Sanz and Jonathan Silverman.
In "G.B.F.," a fight for supremacy between a school's most popular girls takes an unexpected turn when another classmate becomes the school's first openly gay student. As a result, the "gay best friend" becomes a magnetic for artificial friendships.
Other films on the schedule include James Franco's and Travis Mathews' "Interior. Leather Bar."; and the romantic-satire "Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf"?
"Interior: Leather Bar" is based on the controversial 1980 film "Cruising" starring Al Pacino as an undercover cop investigating a murder in the NYC gay leather bar scene. The director of "Cruising" cut 40 minutes of sexually explicit material from the movie, which has never been seen publicly.
In their film, Franco and Mathews imagine what might have happened in those lost scenes.
Last year's festival was the most successful yet with over 1,200 attendees, a 20 percent increase from 2011, Sylvester said.
Many filmmakers and film cast members will attend the festival for audience discussions after each screening.
Festival events will feature parties and opportunities for attendees to meet and mingle with filmmakers, actors, critics and other industry professionals.
Jury awards will be given to films in several categories.
The QFilm Festival will open Sept. 6 and close Sept. 8. Film showings will take place at the Art Theatre, 2025 E. Fourth St, and the neighboring Long Beach Gay and Lesbian Center, 2017 E. Fourth St.
Advance tickets will go onsale Aug. 12 at qfilmslongbeach.com. The website will also have complete screening times and venues.
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When: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM THURSDAY, ARCHTOBER 30
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A glance at New York City's subway map reveals more than 722 miles of train lines running mostly through Manhattan connecting to Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Apologies to Staten Island. While this facilitates transit between Manhattan and the other boroughs, the G train (originally a shuttle) is the only dedicated north-south subway line between the other boroughs. Unlike the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in New Jersey along the Hudson River, there is no major dedicated north-south public transit east of Manhattan.
Development along the waterfront of Brooklyn and Queens is booming. New York City desperately needs a dedicated north-south transit service for these boroughts. Alexander Garvin has proposed the construction of a streetcar line that will provide service to a ready market of residential high-rise developments as well as for those who work in Red Hook, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Greenpoint, Long Island City, and Astoria. It will also open up development for underperforming real estate assets along this corridor. A similar opportunity exists on Third Avenue in the Bronx.
Garvin will walk us through his proposal, illustrating the route, the type of trolley system, the great number of development opportunities along the corridor, and the quantity of new housing that can be built without relocating existing residents. As a bonus we will also hear about a similar opportunity in the Bronx where the elevated once existed.
Organized by: AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Price: Free for AIA members; $10 for non-members
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) Brad Adamonis has earned the final spot in the U.S. Open at Congressional and will be playing in his first major.
The U.S. Open held back three spots in the 156-man field in case players qualified in the past week by either moving into the top 50 in the world ranking or becoming a multiple PGA Tour winner of the past year.
Gary Woodland, who secured his spot in the top 50 with his sixth-place finish at the Memorial two weeks ago, was at No. 40 in the ranking published Monday.
Two other spots were awarded to alternates — Zack Byrd from the New Jersey sectional qualifier Sunday night, and Adamonis from Maryland qualified Monday morning.
The U.S. Open starts Thursday with Graeme McDowell as the defending champion.
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Attorney General Menachem Mazuz announced Monday the government´s decision to confiscate East Jerusalem property owned by Palestinians was made without his knowledge or consent.
Mazuz made the written statement in reaction to a request by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel that Mazuz nullify the decision. Mazuz also said the matter is being examined urgently and that in the next few days he will comment on the land seizure, which was reported in Haaretz two weeks ago.
Israel has promised the United States that it will re-examine its decision, made last summer, to seize property in East Jerusalem that is owned by Palestinians who have been cut off from their land by the separation fence. Mazuz has been in his post since last January.
The Americans have expressed concern about the expropriation of land. In response, Israeli officials said they understood the sensitivity of the matter and promised to take another look at the government decision.
Israeli officials said they expected that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be bringing up the issue today at her meeting in Washington with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon´s envoys, attorney Dov Weisglass, political adviser Shalom Turgeman, Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Danny Ayalon and the premier´s military secretary, Major General Yoav Galant.
The main subject of the meeting - in advance of Rice´s trip to Israel and the Palestinian Authority next Sunday - is the political process with the Palestinians and the planned summit between Sharon and Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas the following Tuesday.
Rice is to visit Israel and the territories next Sunday, two days before the February 9 summit. Israeli sources said they expect Rice will probably also visit Iraq.
The Americans seek to establish a mechanism supervised by the CIA to sustain the emerging security cooperation between Israel and the PA, even if there are terrorist attacks by organizations trying to disrupt the process.
Israeli steps to aid Abbas
The Weisglass team will present Rice, who is expected to be joined by National Security Adviser Steven Hadley, with Israel´s suggestions for confidence-building measures to help Abbas. These include handing over West Bank cities to the Palestinians, release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, and more freedom of movement for Palestinians.
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is also slated to meet with senior PA official Mohammed Dahlan Monday or Tuesday, to continue discussing the hand-over of five West Bank cities: Ramallah, which will apparently be the first, Bethlehem, Qalqiliyah, Tul Karm and Jericho.
Israel is worried that the PA security forces in the West Bank, unlike those in the Gaza Strip, have been completely debilitated in the last four years and are not prepared right now to take over the cities as Israel is proposing.
Dahlan, who is expected to be named a minister in the new Palestinian government - possibly with responsibility for coordinating the disengagement from Gaza and the northern West Bank with Israel - is to bring a detailed security plan to Mofaz at their meeting. Mofaz, in any case, said Sunday that he thinks the cities can be handed over in a matter of days. (© Copyright 2005 Haaretz. 01/31/05)
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The easy solution, disable the multiline tabbar in N++. But…. I don't want to do that, as directly after I am done with compare, I need it again.
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- Moody's downgrades Greece. Moody's threw its hat in with S&P and Fitch, which earlier this month cut the government bond ratings of Greece, as the country struggles to emerge from its economic crisis. But, the one-notch cut was less severe than the other two agencies - sparking a rally in Greece's bonds. The less-aggressive move eased concerns that the country's debt would be ineligible as collateral at the ECB. Moody's, which also cut the ratings of several Greek banks, said the government's long-term credit strength was "eroding materially," and cut the bond ratings to A2 from A1. It also issued a Negative outlook and said future ratings decisions will depend on whether the government makes good on deficit-reduction plans.
- State Street expands in Italy. State Street (NYSE:STT) is paying €1.75B ($2.5B) for the depositary unit of Italy's Intesa Sanpaola, the Italian bank said. State Street is expanding its business overseas by adding hedge-fund and private-equity clients to its roster of money managers. Earlier this month, State Street snapped up Mourant International in the U.K.'s Channel Islands to strengthen its global alternative asset servicing.
- Ticketmaster, Live Nation get EC green light. Ticketmaster (TKTM) and Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) will be able to merge after all, following a volte-face decision by U.K.'s antitrust regulator. In February, when Live Nation first said it wanted to buy Ticketmaster for $400M in stock, the regulator worried the combined group would have unrivalled power over music fans and prices. But in its final ruling today, the British Competition Commission said that "the merger will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the market for live music ticket retailing or in any other market." The combination brings together the world's biggest concert promoter with the world's dominant ticketing and artist-management company.
- AIG exec wins big payday. An unnamed AIG (NYSE:AIG) executive will get $3.26M in a deferred stock grant thanks to a nod from paymaster Kenneth Feinberg. The unnamed top-25 executive will also get an annual long-term incentive award of as much as $1M. "AIG has indicated that the employee is critical to AIG's long-term performance and stability, and that his continued employment by AIG will significantly aid AIG's ability to repay the taxpayer," Feinberg said, explaining his decision.
- More homeowners fall behind. The number of borrowers that fell behind on their mortgages - including the most creditworthy - rose in Q3 as the percentage of current and performing mortgages dropped for the sixth consecutive quarter, a regulatory report said. Those that fell behind on their prime mortgage payments more-than doubled to 3.6% from a year ago. Such troubles could mount as banks and thrifts remain unable to match modifications with the number of struggling borrowers who need help.
- Banks pay for bailout favors. An academic report asserts that U.S. banks that lavished more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, and that those who had executives serving on Fed boards were also more likely to receive TARP funds. "Political connections play an important role in a firm's access to capital," one of the two authors said. As of late September, nearly 700 financial institutions had received bailouts of $205B under the capital purchase program, the study found.
- Liddell is GM's new CFO. General Motors handed the steering wheel to its new CFO, Chris Liddell, an outsider who is leaving the same job at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). The appointment will help GM bolster a financial operation that's been criticized by the Treasury's auto task force. Liddell oversaw $3B of expense cuts at Microsoft during the past fiscal year.
- Healthcare stocks rally on bill. Healthcare stocks staged a thank-you rally Monday as the Senate looked poised to approve a controversial healthcare bill that is less onerous than many had feared. Aetna (NYSE:AET) gained 4.7% while Cigna (NYSE:CI) rose 3.9%, helping to make healthcare one of the day's best-performing sectors. UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) and WellPoint Health Networks (WLP) also rallied. Among other factors, the bill omits a provision for a government-run insurance plan, which managed care companies had fought against because they feared it would put them at a competitive disadvantage to private companies.
- Hackers attack Citi. Citigroup (NYSE:C) lost tens of millions of dollars to hackers linked to a Russian cyber gang, unidentified government officials say. The FBI has been investigating a computer-security breach at Citi, which is currently 27% owned by the government. The FBI estimates that losses from online crimes in the U.S. topped $260M last year, with one expert saying attacks on corporations are at "an epidemic level." Citi denied the allegations.
- News Corp. aims for Sky. News Corp. (NASDAQ:NWS) plans to raise its stake in Germany's Sky Deutschland by indirectly subscribing to a 49M placement of new shares; the sale is expected to generate €110-120M. News Corp. will increase its stake in the company, which now expects to report a net loss in 2011, up to 45.4%. Share proceeds will be used for sales and marketing initiatives, and to increase the rollout of Sky Deutschland's high-definition service, programming and new channels in mid-2010.
- All Nippon gives Boeing a lift. Japan's All Nippon Airways will pay Boeing (NYSE:BA) some $2B for five 777-200ERs and five 767-300ERs. In a statement, a Boeing official said: "ANA's decision reinforces the value these two great airplanes have delivered for its fleet needs. The 777 and 767 have been proud contributors to ANA's success and will continue to play a vital role in its fleet strategy."
- Walgreen banks on late shoppers. Undaunted by heavy snowfall, Walgreen (WAG) confirmed what the National Retail Federation said recently - that 11th-hour shoppers will still make for a strong end to the holiday shopping season. "I think we're well positioned to take advantage of those last-minute shoppers," Walgreen CEO Greg Wasson said on the company's FQ1 earnings call yesterday. Heavy weekend snow wasn't enough to push NRF to revise its forecast for a 1% drop in holiday sales, and some retailers may extend promotions into Monday and Tuesday to attract shoppers, an NRF official said.
Earnings: Tue. Before Open
- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE:CMC): FQ1 EPS of -$0.28 misses by $0.24. Revenue of $1.45B (-39%) in-line. "Coupled with an improving economy, the second half of our fiscal year appears more promising, though we believe at modest levels." (PR)
Earnings: Mon. After Close
- Jabil Circuit (NYSE:JBL): FQ1 EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $3.1B (-8%) in-line. Sees FQ2 EPS of $0.20-0.32 vs. $0.19, on revenue of $2.9B-3.1B vs. $2.88B. Shares +6.2% AH. (PR)
Today's Markets
Shanghai took a beating in an otherwise strong Tuesday in Asia. Europe markets are higher at midday, and futures are up in another light overnight session.
- Asia: Nikkei +1.9% to 10378. Hang Seng +0.7% to 21092. Shanghai -2.3% to 3051. BSE +0.6% to 16692.
- Europe at midday: FTSE +1.1% to 5350. CAC +0.7% to 3899. DAX +0.4% to 5953.
Futures: Dow +0.35% to 10378. S&P +0.4% to 1112.50. Nasdaq +0.6%.
Treasurys: 30-year -0.45% to 116-11. 10-year -0.28%. 5-year -0.13%.
Euro flat vs. dollar. Yen +0.15%. Pound -0.1%. Loonie +0.4%.
Crude -0.7% to $73.23. Gold -0.3% to $1,093.
Tuesday's Economic Calendar
2:30 OPEC meeting
7:45 ICSC Retail Store Sales
8:30 Q3 GDP, final
8:30 Q3 Corporate Profits, revised
8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales
10:00 Existing Home Sales
10:00 FHFA Housing Price Index
10:00 Richmond Fed Mfg.
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Jesse was last seen on August 19, 2010. Jesse was last seen helping a friend move, in the rural area of Summit Road and Loma Chiquita Road in unincorporated Los Gatos, CA. Jesse was in the company of a friend but reportedly walked away on his own and has not been seen or heard from since. Although Gable is a transient who is well known in the Almaden Expressway/Cherry Lane area of San Jose, he always maintained contact with his parents, who provided him with his medication. His parents have not seen him since he went missing.
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November 25, 2013
Effective Monday, November 25, 2013, at 1800 Coordinated
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Tracklist: Time Crunch (6.28), Screaming Head (7.19), Insectsamongus (9.33), Beyond Tomorrow (9.56), Bar Hopping With Mr Picky (4.36), What Four (6.50), Ra (7.53), Tear Before The Rain (6.39)
There are two sides of Jordan Rudess' solo efforts. A 'classical side', which has resulted in four classical/improvisational CDs, and a 'rock' side, which gave us 2001's Feeding The Wheel and now this album. This third solo album since joining Dream Theater was recorded in a time-span of only 14 days, in between the Train Of Thought tour rehearsals and the tour. It is amazing how in such a short time Rudess managed to assemble an all-star cast around him to play on the album: Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, Greg Howe, Vinnie Moore, John Guth, Dave LaRue, Bill Ruyle and of course his regular collaborator Rod Morgenstein.
In a recent interview Jordan Rudess stated that this album was partially an answer to the people who felt his contributions to Train Of Thought were too minimal. With the heavy rock style of most of the tracks on this album Rudess demonstrates he was indeed present at the Train Of Thought writing sessions, but more importantly he also reminds the listener that he was also 25% of the Liquid Tension Experiment - the project which could be seen as the initiator of modern-day fusion metal.
Personally, I wasn't particularly impressed with his previous outing Feeding The Wheel, so to me it came as a great surprise that
as this is an album demonstrating the rock side of Jordan, we are treated to sixty minutes of great, fast and mostly heavy fusion, which immediately resembles that of precursory Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian.
Like Sherinian, Rudess produces a wide variety of styles on his album. Opener Time Crunch is what you'd expect on a solo album of a keyboardist from a prog metal band: heavy guitar riffs, super fast solos and lots of power. Halfway Rudess makes room for guitarist Vinnie Moore and lets him play some great solos for the second half of the song. The track is in fact surprisingly guitar-orientated when you think of it. Screaming Head continues in similar vein with more heavy guitar riffs, yet here comes the Jordan Rudess as we know him from Dream Theater: with long drawn, almost guitar-like solos played on his Kurzweil. Rudess makes way for Joe Satriani to play a firing solo, but basically this track is one long string of
keyboard solos. It also has some of his trademark 'funny piano themes' in the middle, and an unexpected Moog solo to boot.
The surprise of the album are the two vocal tracks that can be found. Beyond Tomorrow and Tear Before The Rain are both ballads, sung by Kip Winger (of late eighties metal band Winger). Winger has a breathy, slightly hoarse voice, which immediately recalls the various vocalists of The Alan Parsons Project or perhaps Richard Marx. Musically, it's not that far off either, as both tracks are basically a piano-vocal ballad, with some orchestrations. The nine-minute Beyond Tomorrow has a long instrumental section as well though, which is basically a long string of different solos tied together. And Jordan Rudess shows he has been following his prog classes and follows the first rule of 'how to create an ace prog track': add a Moog solo. And no matter if the Moog solo is only 20 seconds in a four-minute instrumental mid-section, it really lives up the song. It really does, it makes the song, if you will. If only the solo would have lasted a bit longer and if only Rudess would be allowed to use a little Moog here and there in Dream Theater.
Jordan Rudess demonstrates that he is one of the fastest keyboard players in the world and for some people there may actually be too much demonstrating going on. Some tracks, most notably Insectsamongus and Ra, seem more a demonstration of his skills and what funny sounds he can produce from his keyboards, than real 'songs'. To his defence, I have to say that the sheer weirdness of the second half of Insectsamongus makes up for the demonstration-like nature of this track. Jordan's take on the Doctor Who theme around the 7-minute mark is just hilarious and the
guitar solo at the end reminds of the best of Dream Theater.
As the album has been recorded in the time-span of only two weeks, Rudess can be forgiven his little bits of self-plagiarism here and there. Bits in Screaming Head seem to have been lifted straight from a section of Dream Theater's Beyond This Life, while the use of a sitar sound in Ra inevitably reminds of the track Home.
Special mention must go to Jordan's protťgť Daniel J, who plays guitar on pretty much every track on the album. His techniques are equal to those of the veterans that play on the album, and if truth be said, for the music it wouldn't even have been necessary to invite Messrs Satriani, Howe, Moore and Morse to the recordings. Daniel J could have played all those licks himself!
Also included is a very interesting 7-minute movie about the creating of the album. The interview bits are fun to watch and it is great to see Rudess get so animated when he tells about all his new 'toys' with lovely knobs to twist and buttons to push. When watching this movie it becomes a lot more clear how the album was created and you can easily forgive him for some of the more 'keyboard demonstration' type tracks on the album.
There is plenty to enjoy on this album. While the rock purists may frown at the two ballads on the album, they will certainly be delighted by the sound of the bone crunching riffs of tracks like Time Crunch and spine-tingling solos like the guitar solos in What Four? and Insectsamongus, or the
keyboard solos in Screaming Head.
In conclusion, if you like what Rudess did with Liquid Tension Experiment, not to mention the Rudess/Morgenstein project, then you should already own this album. But also fans of the work of Derek Sherinian and Planet X, or any other instrumental rock fusion for that matter, should definitely try this album.
Conclusion: 8 out of 10
Bart Jan van der Vorst
Tracklist: No Answers (3:46); Pablo at the Park (5:15); Suicide Boy (3:34); Grace (5:54); Silence (4:22); Emmanuel (4:37); Face the Wind (5:37); For Good (4:11); Nothing (5:33); Yellowman (3:45)
Knowing that two of the four members of Aeon Spoke were founders of the highly regarded technical/progressive metal band Cynic, I was sure that I knew exactly what to expect from their new project. And I could not Ė could not Ė have been more wrong. If youíve seen the 2001 movie "Rock Star", I can make this rough comparison. Remember the Judas Priest-like band "Steel Dragon" that the Mark Wahlberg character sang for? And now remember the end of the film, when we see him, reunited with the guitarist from his original band, performing indie/acoustic music in a coffee house? Well, thatís the sort of switch in musical direction lyricist/singer/guitarist Paul Masvidal and drummer/keyboardist Sean Reinert have undertaken with their new band (which includes guitarist Evo and bassist Stephen Gambina) Ė which is not to say that Aeon Spokeís music is really classifiable as ďindie/acoustic.Ē In fact, Iíve been struggling to find some way to classify the band, but I havenít yet hit on it.
Perhaps I should begin by talking about the lyrics, because the music is clearly written to suit them and because the album is partly unified by a lyrical theme: ďLyrically the record explores the depths of spiritual isolation that underlies [sic] the human condition,Ē Masvidal is quoted as saying in the bandís official bio; furthermore, weíre told that Masvidal ďworked as a caretaker for the dying while writing the songs for this record.Ē When I say that the music suits the lyrics, then, do I mean that itís unrelentingly gloomy and downbeat? Not at all. In fact, this is an out-and-out beautiful album. Furthermore, although the instrumentation is thoroughly traditional Ė two guitars (mostly acoustic)/bass/drums/a bit of keyboard Ė and although none of the musicians exhibits any particular virtuosity (although it should go without saying that all the playing is very fine indeed), this group and album sound like no other. If I had to compare Aeon Spoke to any other band, just to give you some sense of their sound, I could, I suppose, say that a few of the songs Ė especially Emmanuel and Yellowman Ė vaguely remind me of Radiohead or perhaps
Coldplay Ė those bandsí quieter songs like Fake Plastic Trees or No Surprises, Spies or High Speed. I could add that thereís a remote early-Pink Floyd vibe to parts of the album. But please donít think Iím saying anything like ďAeon Spoke sounds like Radiohead and Coldplay and Pink Floyd.Ē Thatís just the closest I can come to providing a familiar frame of reference for this utterly original band.
Itís hard for me even to single out the best songs on this fine album, because it really is very much of a piece. Thatís not to say that the songs blend into each other, because they most certainly donít, but only that they are uniform in their quality. I might mention the gorgeous Face the Wind as a favourite Ė ďI faced the wind / Cold drops of rain hit my face and it stung boy / But I faced the windĒ Ė and also Suicide Boy and Pablo at the Park, which are perhaps the peppiest songs on the album, though ďpeppyĒ is a relative term here. The album doesnít rock and doesnít want to. Although Above the Buried Cry is not a concept album, the songs work together both musically and lyrically so well that itís hard to listen to it in bits Ė not that the songs canít stand alone but that theyíre so inviting that I find myself wanting to hear all ten of them each time I play the album. Really, itís quite a feat this band has accomplished Ė or rather two feats: to create a wholly unified album whose parts support the whole but also work individually and to put together a ten-song album without a single weak track.
There just isnít much more for me to say about this album than Iíve said; it must be heard, and I recommend it very highly. You might not want to listen to it when youíre down Ė but then again you might, not only because the music itself is so beautiful despite the lyrical matter but also because those lyrics are carefully crafted and always ready to find the redemption in the subject. Suicide Boy, for example, begins ďSuicide boy youíre gone / You say that waves of joy are breaking beneath your frownĒ and ends ďI hope that you find all the love and the light now youíre free.Ē The album wonít be to everyoneís taste, but itís very much to mine, and I canít wait to hear more from this adventurous, talented band.
Conclusion: 8.5 out of 10
Gerald Wandio
Hamadryad - Conservation Of Mass
Tracklist: Eternal Loop (0:49), Amora Demonis (6:58), Carved In Rust (0:23), Still They Laugh (2:22), The Second Round (4:31), Still They Laugh Pt. 2 (2:25), Shades Of Blue (5:26), Ö Action ! (9:39), Nameless (10:24), The Second Coming (4:23), Watercourse Hymn (10:10)
Whenever I get a CD of a band that I had never heard before, I tend to spin the CD in my player without having to bother with CD jewel and its sleeve notes. My objective is clear: get a feel about their music, full stop. This album was by no exception. I did not even want to observe its lousy cover (to my personal taste). Well, if I merely judged from its cover, I would not bother to purchase this CD, as it did not seem to be a prog cover at all. When I got the early part of their music in my ears, my first impression was ďjust anotherĒ progressive metal band. But, then there was a part with sort of sitar sounds (reminded me to Ravi Shankar) performed in ambient, psychedelic style, and it changed everything. Their music is unique and original. Oh sorry Ö I donít mean to say that they are immune from any influence. No no no! There were strong influences of 70ís prog sounds but overall their music is far away from ďderivativeĒ.
I only opened the sleeve after the third spin and did some research about the band on the web. The early history of the band
centred around two gentlemen in Quebec: - Denis Jalbert (guitar) and Jean-François Désilets (bass) who collaborated through a band to cover Rush. Having changed personnel, band name and music style (they even once took the form of "grunge" style in the vein of Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilot, etc) finally they ended with Hamadryad.
This was their debut album released in 2001 (the copyright was 2000 by Unicorn). Hamadryad's music is a blend of influences from 70ís prog heroes Yes, Genesis, Gentle Giant as well as progressive metal of the 90ís with bands like Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Fates Warning or Symphony X (especially V album). There are some influences also of Canterbury with Allan Holdsworth style and similarity with the music of Finneus Gauge / Echolyn. Finally the use of Taurus bass pedals reminds me to early Genesis.
The line-up on this album is : Denis Jalbert (6 and 12 electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals), Jocelyn Beaulieu (lead and backing vocals, 6 string, electric & classical guitars), Jean-François Désilets (bass guitar, lead and back vocals, Taurus & Midi bass pedals), Francis Doucet (C3 Hammond organ, Mellotron, MiniMoog, Roland synthesizers) and Yves Jalbert (drums, percussion, backing vocals).
Letís have a look Hamadryad's music, track by track.
Eternal Loop - Amora Demonis starts off with a tape loop that did not attract me at all. Luckily, it ends relatively soon (49 secs) and flows to the second track Amora Demonis. The intro part with heavy riffs on guitar is good enough to conclude the progressive metal nuance of this song. The vocal part is performed in high tone; it reminds me to the voice of Laura Martin of Finneus Gauge. The beginning part is a heavy rhythm section dominated by guitar and it then flows into a slower tempo with a guitar fills in Hackett-ian style. The solo guitar style is a blend of Holdsworth and Alex Lifeson. Itís a stunning double guitar solo augmented with the works on sitar by Denis. The last half of the song reminds me to Finneus Gauge style. An excellent track and it has since become my favourite.
Carved In Rust is a very short, but very nice though, a capella track in the vein of Gentle Giant and Queen and set an excellent tone for the next track onwards. (In my opinion these four tracks: Carved In Rust Ė Still They Laugh Ė The Second Round Ė Still They Laugh Pt. 2 should be packaged into one epic and enjoyed its entirety as one song). Still They Laugh opens with a guitar fills and accompanying music in the vein of neo prog style performed in psychedelic mood. The harmony between lead and backing vocals is really wonderful. The Mellotron sound at the end of this song is really catchy and brings us to 70ís prog scene. This then flows seamlessly to the next song.
The Second Round with its Hammond intro reminds me to the nuance of IQ's Subterranea. The tempo turns relatively faster whilst still maintaining the original tagline melody of previous track. The guitar riffs remind me to the work of Scott McGill from Finneus Gauge. In this song the band has created a melody even more catchy than previous. I can taste the vocal quality of Jocelyn Beaulieu, it is excellent and unique. I tend to disagree with any review that has stated the similarity with Jon Anderson. In my opinion, they have different vocal timbres even though they each sing almost entirely in a high register. The last part of this song contains singing style of Gentle Giant and it clears the pathway to bring the music back to the Still They Laugh nuance.
The Hackettís guitar fills style return in the intro of Still They Laugh Pt. 2, however this time, the work of the keyboard background is mixed heavier than the first part and at the end it dominates the closing part. It reminds me of the style of 70ís Symphonic Slam. Another great song the band has composed is Shades Of Blue - its opening dominated by double guitar work, one gives the guitar fills is typical of Genesis and the other guitar gives a howling sound. The guitar fills sound like Marillion in the Clutching At Straw album. Overall tone of the song is psychedelic with a catchy melody. The bass line is stunning.
The hard rock influence (of Led Zeppelin) is obvious in ...Action !. However, as what is typical in prog rock, there is tempo change as well. When the music turns quieter and slower in tempo, the lead guitar solo is a reminiscent of neo prog style. Itís a stunning guitar work that sometimes sounds like Floyd as well. In the middle, the music turns faster again demonstrating electric guitar in the vein of Holdsworth, but with heavy metal speed. It then continues with a nice Hammond solo.
Nameless kicks of with heavy rhythm with some riffs and keyboard solo augmented with a dynamic bass line. It gives a sense of progressive metal scene at the beginning. But when the Hammond organ starts to roar, it sounds like 70ís prog Ė reminiscent of Keith Emerson. This is the longest track on the album and the music flows smoothly in a somewhat psychedelic way with some changing tempo. In quieter passages (approx minute 6:15), the organ work reminds me to Genesisí Watcher of The Skies. The ambient vocal line enriches the song composition. The last part of the song sounds like an encore of neo prog tune and itís really good to conclude the album, actually.
The Second Coming is composed differently whereby acoustic guitar fills dominate the rhythm part. Piano and vibes augment the music during transition parts. Melody wise, this is a ballad song with some proggy touches. Itís accessible to most listeners, I think. Watercourse Hymn is an epic song with four sections, performed in a relatively moderate tempo. Again, acoustic guitar is used heavily, augmented with keyboard. The double acoustic guitar solo during the transition at the middle of the song is really stunning. Itís a cool song. There is nice keyboard solo during the ending part of the song. The song ends up with an acoustic guitar touch, which to my personal taste, gives a sense of a "loose end" to conclude the entire album. I would prefer Nameless to conclude the album as it has a powerful climax at the end.
Overall, this album is beautifully composed, well structured, rich with catchy melody in many segments, integrating a wide range of musical elements and influences but is still cohesive as an album. The skills contributed by each musician were all at par excellent with special attention on dynamic bass lines, roaring keyboard / Hammond in symphonic and psychedelic style, powerful high tone vocals, and stunning double guitar harmony. Musically, this is an excellent and almost flawless debut album. Despite heavy influences from previous bands, their music is not derivative. As far as musical flow, I would expect the band conclude the album with something climactic that brings listener to musical ecstasy and curious mind that drive for another spins. Unfortunately it does not really happen as the concluding track has a bit of loosening end. Beside music, I think the CD sonic quality requires more of bass sound. The album cover is also another downside element. Otherwise, Hamadryad is a band to consider in prog arena. Highly recommended album!
Note: After debut album release and some gigs performed, the bandís lead singer decided to leave the band pursuing a solo career. The band is now working on the second studio album as a four-piece band.
Gatot Widayanto
Tracklist: Les Deux Mondes [The Two Worlds] (8:16), Souterrain [Subterranean] (6:35), Seducteur Innocent [Innocent Seducer] (5:46), Compassion [Compassion] (4:26), Homme-Enfant [Manchild] (4:41), Impatience [Impatience] (7:03), Le Masque Rouge [The Red Mask] (5:27), Orgueil [Pride] (5:54)
When it comes to aesthetics, I may be the biggest bitch ever known (testosterone notwithstanding). Carl Jung says it has something to do with my INFP temperament; me, I say Iím just picky. And not so much with edibles and drink, perhaps a little more with chemical stimulation, but with all art, and especially music and literature: oh yeah. Iím terrible. But, also, Iím great that way, because Iím not pretending to Platonic universality in my assessment of ďgoodĒ and ďbadĒ. Instead, Iím simply saying, ďThis moved me.Ē Or, ďThis has failed to move me.Ē If the artistry is, for me, utter shite, Iíll let you know; if I find it brilliant, I wonít deny it.
Yangís 2004 debut release, A Complex Nature, is indeed brilliant, and if it isnít the single best new recording Iíve heard this year, Iím not sure what is. It isnít necessarily ultimate sonic innovation many of the sounds have been unveiled before in other contexts but it is very crafty, very well conceived, and perfectly realized.
Yang is guitarist/composer Frederic L´Epeeís new ensemble. L´Epee has fronted two well received progressive-slash-avant garde groups in the past (Shylock and Philharmonie) and he truly fronts his new gig, remarking, ď[Yang] is not a new Philharmonie. I am for the moment? the only composerÖĒ I wouldnít, through personal experience, have any idea about a) the quality of L´Epeeís earlier work or b) the degree to which Yang echoes Philharmonie, since I didnít know L´Epee from Adam before receiving this review copy of A Complex Nature. Instead of laurels, Iím concerned, in the ďWhat have you done for me lately, baby?Ē sort of way, about what is Yang, here and now. Cuneiformís press release tells me, in glowing terms, that L´Epeeís guitar prowess and compositional acumen are respectable, at the least, and formidable most of the time. If Cuneiformís hype is over-exaggerated, I wonít say; but I will say that L´Epee offers praiseworthy music intense, vital, sly, and always accessible in Yangís first run out of the chute.
A Complex Nature was recorded in a three-day span to maintain the spontaneity of the compositions. Great plan, and it succeeded: the music percolates and jumps, or reclines sensually, with life and verve. (Kudos to Frederic Betin, who recorded and mixed the CD, for preserving the bandís essence with balance and power.)
The recordingís initial track is Les Deux Mondes and reveals instantly that, despite the bandís name, we will be treated to both yin and yang, interplays of light and dark, soft and hard, gentleness and rage. The opening guitar is very abrasive and heavy with a shockingly plodding drum part (dirge Led Zeppelin, if you will) but both lend the song a tense, sinister air. At about 1:10, the guitar solo spirals upward and expands the contours of the song. At 1:55 comes the first segue into a softer passage: the band excels at this, and these transitions always make emotional as well as compositional sense. (Yin/Yang.) At 2:25, the atmosphere takes on a slightly watery or rainy texture, like a cool, mid-Spring shower. Then back to the heavy riffing: I get the point (Ying/Yang) and while itís not my favourite moment in the song, it does make the title more fitting the world of sunshine, ease, and joy, up against the world of ogres, nightmares, cancer, and bomb blasts, ad infinitum. Frippís influence is obvious in the more angular picking (but itís not contemporary Fripp, thank God, but rather the Fripp of Islands-through-Discipline). Interestingly, some of the darker passages remind a bit of John Paul Jonesí most recent solo output. Thereís even a slight hint of Santana to make you wonder. The drummer, Volodia Brice, is especially accomplished on the percussive hardware in quieter moments. My only complaint about this track is that the bass was hardly noticeable.
Next, Souterrain commences with a very peculiar rhythm: the two guitars arenít synchronized, or Ö? A fantastically irregular groove follows: it swings but you sure canít dance to it! The variation between the two guitar tones is slight in places but exquisite: just enough of a complement to each other. There is a repeating trend wherein the harsher guitar is layered over jazz chords: this could be tedious, a bothersome experiment, but it charms. Here and throughout, the guitars (miraculously) never interfere with each other: beautiful blending, which is what Yang does best. Gorgeous, really.
Seducteur Innocent is one of two compositions that steer near pop melodicism and beg for a vocalist and lyrics. I appreciate the use of a recurring riff throughout; it gives the ear an anchor (which isnít very Zen-like, but there you have it.) The band manages to stay ominous but with lines you want to hum. Again, the musical shifts all highlight a strong understanding of composition and how to offset, combine certain tones to concoct a whole work, without declining into some noisy concatenation of unrelated musical phrases.
The fourth track, Compassion, is slightly too long and too unvarying, but it contains a haunting nursery-rhyme style opening of slow arpeggios, clear, clean, and gentle, introduced later to a crisper, irritated guitar tone that reminds a bit of Starless. I thought the final staccato chords were smart: everyone hits it, and then signs off. To this point, the compositions consistently impress me as tight, neat, trim, and sensical, with enough fire and grit to keep them fascinating even in the mellower, somnolent passages. And there is trickery, like odd signatures that nonetheless never hurt the cause, but it keeps you pleasantly outwitted and never seems contrived.
The CD continues with Homme-Enfant (Yin/Yang), which showcases a playful, twangy introduction and what I think must pass as the recordingís only bass solo (by Stephane Bertrand). The pastoral softness and sweeter ambience alternates with energized and galloping guitar blasts: Yang is a guitaristís and guitar fanís dream. The song closes with an almost Doors-like atmospheric, restrained and buoyant and looping the same musical pattern, to end abruptly.
Impatience announces ďHurry! Címon; get on with it! Move!Ē via a guitar line that seems to bellow, but itís not manic or ill natured, just simply the need for an increased pace, justified or not. Yang uses a hybrid jazz guitar sound throughout: mostly clear with a slight touch of effect, that is close to loungy but never sappy. I hear echoes of King Crimsonís The Sailorís Tale from Islands. The juxtaposition of truly patient phrases with anxious ones is no surprise by now (Yin/Yang) but itís never stale. This track makes me admire Yang for the absence of thrash and shredding; L´Epee and Julien Vecchie (L´Epeeís student) are obviously skilled technicians but they never sacrifice the songís thematic intention to the altar of mere showmanship. These are musicians, in my opinion of the wordís true meaning: creators and performers, with respect for both roles. Le Masque Rouge hands us the only clichťd moment of the effort, with its near-heavy metal frontal assault. Itís otherwise quite like a King Crimson, Red-era motif, dangerous with paranoid modulations. I canít tell if I like the recurring riff or not, but itís absolutely begging for lyrics. Finally, Orgueil rounds off the session. Yang saved the best drumming for last, apparently. This has a cool soundtrack feel to it, and it ventures into traditional rock voices and conventions but twists them well to avoid hackneyed playing. The bass solo around 5:00 is snappy and on target.
There isnít a dead song on this CD, which is a gift in this day-and-age of remarkably masturbatory filler. All the compositions are precise and vigorous, never trading energy for form, or vice versa. Let it be said: This is totally a guitar showcase. The Bertrand and Brice are very good but both somewhat subdued throughout the majority of A Complex Nature. Still, I was never bothered by this, and I am usually a fan of prominent bass playing, at least. But I was enraptured by the guitar interplay, as I normally am not, and I liked the rhythm section performing the canvas for L´Epeeís and Vecchieís paint, which is to say, performing like Ö a rhythm section. I pondered here-and-there how Yang might pan out with a passionate vocalist, well-penned lyrics, and compositions more along the lines of traditional songs. But it was just a fleeting supposition, an option for consideration, because in the end an unnecessary one, because this band is extremely mature and forceful, as is. Compositionally, a near juggernaut, with an uncanny awareness of
song craft, catchiness, and tact. And straight-up brilliant. And if this is where the future of rock music is headed (no lyrics; brave compositions that donít simply batter the listener with wankery, sonic booms, zombie chops; and subtle, flavoured ensemble playing), then Iím on board. I will explore Shylock and Philharmonie while I await my next dose of Yang.
Conclusion: 8.5 out of 10
John J Shannon
Tracklist: YYY (2:11), Give Up (4:05), White Robe (4:56), Motherís Radio (4:16), Graveyard Mountain Home (2:32), Salvation (2:40), Before You Started (4:24), Human Love (6:01), Come In, Over (5:02), Pure Laughter (2:08), Andrew Was Drowning His Stepfather (2:12), Sad Sad Movie (5:38), True And Lost (2:30), Again Today (4:46)
I have never reviewed an album of Chroma Key and after listening to Graveyard Mountain Home I know why. I also completely understand why Kevin Moore left Dream Theater after the release of their third album Awake (1994). The music of Chroma Key has absolutely no connection or DT influences whatsoever ... Kevin Moore mixes dark ambient, post rock and psychedelic music to create Chroma Keyís music. So this album could best be compared with mysterious and psychedelic bands like for example: Tortoise, Millenia Nova, Sigur Ros and Pink Floyd in their very early days.
The basis for this album is a movie, which suits as a source of moods, which were put into musical soundscapes by Kevin Moore. Just listen to songs like: Motherís Radio, Before You Started or Come In, Over, which are ď filledĒ with rather strange soundscapes, Oriental musical influences and rhythms. In lots of tracks Kevin uses an acoustic guitar to create a certain atmosphere, like for instance in Graveyard Mountain Home and White Robe. For people that like ambient or lounge music I can recommend songs like Give Up or Pure Laughter. Weirdest songs on the album are: Human Love (longest track on the album featuring a strange narrative voice) and Andrew Was Drowning His Stepfather (nice title, by the way), which can hardly be described as music ...
It really is an album for people who like melancholic, dark and atmospheric music, and to be honest it is not my cup of tea. It kind of reminds me of Pain Of Salvationís Be sometimes and regular readers of this site know how I feel about that album. If you liked Chroma Keyís other albums and Kevinís contribution on the OSI Project, then you probably will like this album as well. A typical album for dark, wintry afternoons ...
Conclusion: 5 out of 10
Martien Koolen
Disc One: Made In Sweden (I Donít Care) (8:17), Shaking all Over (7:28), Antti (3:55), Jokaiseen Jokaiseen (6:05), Myskya Pakoon (5:20), Verkossa (10:15), Rockin Fish (2:52), Playground (4:50), Abrahamís Blue Refrain Parts 1 & 2 (7:55), Boogie (8:35), If We Found The Time (4:05), Panamanian Red (6:23)
Disc Two: Silver Fish (3:31), Lighthouse (4:00), Forever Train (3:31), Abrahamís Blue Refrain Parts 1 & 2 (6:43), Browníll Might Suit You (2:42), Highland Temple (3:50), Playground (3:10), Marketbox Street (3:08), Panamanian Red (5:06), The Song (5:07), Runaways (4:02), Turkish Pepper (4:10), Set In Time (3:26), Icebear Walk (5:03)
This two-disc set from obscure Finnish 70ís prog rockers Kalevala, whilst being a worthwhile release, is something of a mixed bag to say the least.
The first disc, containing live material from 1970 to 1977, starts off disappointingly with a raw, guitar driven hard rock number with jamming tendencies. The sound quality is not great and this track and the next (a perfunctory cover of Shaking All Over which is far too long) are both skipable. Thankfully the music gets more interesting from the third track, which has a prog/folk feel with lively whistles and flutes adding rustic charm. The Finnish vocals may be off-putting to some. Jokaiseen Jokaiseen is better still, adding sax for a mid paced proto-prog number- with a quirky style hinting at Gong in places. This track is a definite winner. The sound quality is improved here also. Myskya Pakoon is another goody with more spiralling, jazzy sax, fluid Bass runs, great guitar and a hint of funk. Verkossa is a 10 minute jam with some great sax, recalling fellow Finns Tasavallan Presidentti or perhaps Norwegians Burniní Red Ivanhoe.
One major flaw with the mostly excellent packaging is that the booklet, whilst containing an informative history of the bandís various line-ups (and some nice photos), fails to state which tracks are from which line-up. I assume that tracks 4 to 6 are from the 1972 line-up and that track 7 onwards features the 1977 line-up. These tracks see the addition of keyboards and the distinctive (English) vocals of Zape Leppanen. The music becomes more straightforward and rocky, with a pronounced Family vibe, courtesy of the amazing similarity of the vocals to those of b>Roger Chapman. Your enjoyment of these tracks will depend on how you take to the vocals. I am not a great Family fan, but I did enjoy these quirky rock songs, and the singing is pretty powerful. The sound quality for these tracks is little better than bootleg quality, which is a bit of a disappointment.
The other glaring error on the first disc is that the track list on the cover does not tally with the tracks as programmed on the disc. For some reason tracks 7 and 8 on the disc are listed as one on the cover, throwing the rest of the track list out. This kind of sloppiness detracts from the overall effect of the package.
The second disc features the first CD release of their third album Abrahamís Blue Refrain, which has been re-mastered so obviously the sound quality is much higher than on the first disc. The music is borderline prog, crossing more of those Family-isms with a West Coast and American folk rock vibe. Jim Pembroke of fellow Finns Wigwam provides lyrics, so fans of theirs may well like this disc. My favourite tracks here include; the stunning Lighthouse, with a superb and affecting vocal, reminding me of Jefferson Airplane; the devilishly convoluted vocal melodies of Forever Train; the catchy yet proggy Playground; and the slick and funky jazz rock Panamanian Red, with some scorching guitar breaks. The title track is also worth mentioning, being a fragile ballad, with some nice, delicate piano. It is a touch mournful but nice all the same
The disc is completed by five tracks from a 1995 reunion, which features Pekka Pohjola, also ex- Wigwam, on bass. These tracks successfully update the Kalevala sound, with the addition of violin adding a symphonic edge to the work. The Song is a particularly powerful track, showing that Zapeís vocals have lost none of their force or impact, and Turkish Pepper lives up to its name with a spicy exotic flavour, over a steady rock backbeat. Overall, I prefer the new material to that of the original album, which is a rare occurrence as far as reunion projects go.
The patchy quality (both in terms of material and sound wise) of the first disc makes it a fans only affair and this brings the overall score for this set down a bit, but the second disc is much better. Itís worth owning for fans of the band, Family, Wigwam, Finnish rock in general, and lovers of quirky, individual rock music with a prog/jazz/folk twist.
Conclusion: 6.5 out of 10
Dave Sissons


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It might be tough to believe today, but at this time a year ago the AFC South boasted two of the top-six wide receivers in ESPN average live drafts, and few thought the notion was ridiculous. Houston Texans star DeAndre Hopkins was coming off a fantastic 2015 season with 111 receptions for 1,521 yards and 11 touchdowns, and while there were concerns about incoming quarterback Brock Osweiler, well, how bad could he be? As for the Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback Blake Bortles and wide receiver Allen Robinson were breakout stars in their second NFL seasons, and the future looked bright.
A year later, after neither Hopkins nor Robinson came remotely close to providing value (each finished outside the top-20 wide receiver scorers), fantasy owners must decide which of the past two seasons accurately reflects the future, and it's not an easy question to answer. After all, while most believe Hopkins and Robinson remain stellar athletes and capable of big things, the Texans still lack a sure thing at quarterback and Bortles remains somewhat of an enigma, especially when attempting to find Robinson downfield. While the latter two mystifyingly couldn't connect in 2016, Bortles still squeaked into the top-10 scorers at quarterback last season.
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Restaurant review: La Cantoche
227 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
Tel: 2426 0880
Open: Monday-Saturday noon-3pm, 7pm-late
Cuisine: French
Price: about HK$280 without drinks. There's no service charge.
Ambience: relaxed and convivial. The eclectic decor in the two-storey space consists of a foosball table, brightly coloured chairs, a mural of Reservoir Dogs, screens playing films (with no sound but French subtitles) and an array of spray-paint cans.
Pros: it's a relaxing, fun and comfortable place. Credit must be paid to the friendly owner, who was happy to talk about the food. A friend explained that La Cantoche is what younger French people call their school canteen, and the menu reflects that, with well-cooked versions of dishes that might be served in a cafeteria.
Cons: the pork in the Vietnamese salad (HK$120) was quite dry, although the shredded cabbage and carrot salad - dressed with Vietnamese fish sauce - was good.
Recommended dishes: it was obvious that my guest liked his steak haché (minced beef steak, HK$140), which was served with petits pois and carrots, and pommes noisettes - delicious, delicately crisp balls of fried puréed potatoes. After he had cleaned his plate, he started to eat some of my dish - chicken cordon bleu (HK$130). The breast, stuffed with ham and oozing cheese, had a crisp crust and moist meat. It came with roughly mashed potatoes and ratatouille that was as good as mine. The M&M nougat glace (HK$55), which the owner said was the "signature" dessert, wasn't too sweet and it had a nice, light texture. But it would have been even better if they had skipped the drizzles of chocolate and caramel sauce. We strongly suspected those sauces, like the strawberry sauce with the soggy-crusted raspberry tart (HK$55), came straight out of bottles.
What else? Main dishes come with two sides: besides ratatouille and pommes noisettes, other options include green salad, buttered macaroni and house-made fries. Susan Jung
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You might call it a tale of "monkey see, monkey do." Researchers at Ohio University have found that after primates evolved the ability to see red, they began to develop red and orange skin and hair. Humans, apes and Old World monkeys, such as macaques and leaf monkeys, all have trichromatic vision, which allows these primates to distinguish between blue, green and red colors. Primatologists have disagreed about whether this type of color vision initially evolved to help early primates forage for ripe fruit and young, red leaves among green foliage or evolved to help them select mates.
Now a new study published online this week in American Naturalist by Ohio University researchers Andre Fernandez and Molly Morris rules out an initial advantage for mating and suggests that red-color vision evolved for non-social purposes, possibly foraging. But once developed, trichromaticism drove the evolution of red skin and hair through sexual selection.
Fernandez, the study's lead author, first began to question the strict correlation of food choice and color vision while studying howler monkeys in Costa Rica. He recently compiled data on the color vision, social and sexual habits and red skin and pelage of 203 different primate species.
The researchers then used a phylogenetic tree representing the evolutionary relationships among all the primate species under study to test hypotheses about the order in which the traits of red color vision, gregariousness (highly social behavior) and red coloring evolved. By comparing the traits of individual species in this evolutionary context, Fernandez and Morris could statistically deduce the probability of their ancestors having the same traits, as well if any of the traits were correlated with one another.
They found that the species that could discern red and orange hues were more likely to develop red and orange skin and hair, as well as highly social habits that make it easier to visually compare mates. In fact, the more social the trichromats are, the more red coloring they show.
"Neuroscience research has found some evidence of a perceptual bias for more brilliant colors," said Fernandez, an Ohio University doctoral student. "So, it is reasonable for primates with trichromatic color vision to respond more when they see bright colors."
So while foraging may have initially sparked red color vision, the new ability was likely "recruited" for social purposes.
"It looks like red skin and hair became a sexual preference," said Morris, a fish biologist who studies how physical traits such as coloring evolve through sexual selection. "So while the benefits in terms of eating may not apply anymore, the (red-color) vision in some groups is now relevant in social terms."
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I can't believe there are actually people who STILL think that tsunade would lose to waste kage mei.
First of all tsunade can tank EVERY attack mei has got!
Tsunade is faster than mei
If she can move even before mei can finish doing a jutsu then tsunade can rough her up pretty early
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Sterling Heights, Utica
Memorial 'squeezes your heart' at historic church
By Sarah Wojcik
Posted July 31, 2013
STERLING HEIGHTS — More than 100 people turned out for the Utica United Methodist Church's veteran's memorial garden dedication ceremony on Sunday, July 28.
The garden features a 4-foot statue of a Marine facing the church's American flag, as well as 500 paver bricks — 81 of them engraved with names of church veterans representing all five branches of the U.S. military.
Robert Renner, 82, of Shelby Township, has two bricks for his service in World War II and the Vietnam War.
"They couldn't squeeze it all on one brick," he said. "[The memorial] is very impressive."
Utica United Methodist Men Secretary Al Manning had the idea for the memorial in March and asked Robert Clark, president of Utica United Methodist Men, to help him make it a reality. Both men served in the military.
"I had seen other ones in the area and the thought just came to me," Manning said. "I wanted to do it more for other people than so much for myself so that people can see it and their bricks and reminisce."
He said a few veterans in the church's congregation have passed away and he wanted a way to remember them and honor the living veterans.
Clark said the $5,000 memorial was paid for through fundraisers, such as a garage sale, but members of the 470-person congregation provided the bulk of the money through donations.
Church members first had a chance to see it the previous Sunday.
"I saw one lady had tears in her eyes," Clark said. "To actually see it really squeezes your heart."'
Boy Scout Troop 80 served as the color guard at the ceremony.
Clark and Manning read the names of the 79 veterans — both alive and deceased — represented in the memorial, accompanied by the somber tolls of a bell from the bell choir.
Joshua Sparling, a disabled 82nd Airborne Division veteran, spoke at the dedication, commending the church on its remembrance of veterans year-round and not just on Memorial Day.
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller sent Sparling after the church appealed to her for a guest speaker. Sparling said he met Miller while recovering from the amputation of his right leg in Washington, D.C.
Members of the church plan to have another ceremony on Memorial Day next year, when more bricks are engraved.
The Utica United Methodist Church is also celebrating its 190th birthday throughout the month of August with something special at each Sunday service, such as a trivia question or a skit.
"We don't know the exact date, but we know it was founded in (1823) by five people and the first minister's name was Elias Pattee," Clark said.
He said founders built the church in Utica, and then moved the building to Cass Avenue in two pieces, and it still stands. The current Sterling Heights building came to house the church in the early 1960s.
The Sterling Heights location, however, still has an original church bell, donated in 1862 under the stipulation that it only be rung during happy occasions.
"And it still is," Clark said.
The Utica United Church is located at 8650 Canal Road.
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Sassenach Punch
You can use navel oranges in this smoky, Scotch-spiked punch, but Wondrich likes blood orange juice for its deep red color.
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- Servings: Makes about 18 drinks
- Strips of zest from 6 large lemons
- 1/2 cup superfine sugar
- 4 ounces hot water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 8 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 3 ounces fresh orange juice, preferably blood orange juice
- One 750-ml bottle gin, preferably Hendrick's
- 12 ounces blended Scotch
- 40 ounces chilled club soda
- Ice, preferably large cubes
- Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish
How to make this recipe
In a bowl, muddle the lemon zest with the sugar and let stand for 25 minutes. Muddle again, then add the hot water and honey and stir until the sugar and honey dissolve. Add the lemon juice and orange juice, then strain the liquid into a punch bowl and add the gin and Scotch. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Stir in the club soda, add ice and garnish with nutmeg.
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We took a quick vote and decided to add a new rule to this ongoing experiment. Rule #5 now states:
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This now requires us to make the best of our given circumstances, which should result in either a lot more complaints or even more victories. Stay tuned to find out which.
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More than 100 community members, Owens faculty, staff and students showed their support for the arts on April 10, 2014 by attending The Arts are Still Alive, the 10-year celebration of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts that also celebrated 10 years of academic arts programming.
Jointly presented by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and the Owens Community College Foundation, The Arts are Still Alive proved to be a great success connecting the performing and visual arts community.
The event started off with a presentation by Michael Sander, Chair of Fine and Performing Arts which commemorated the original Grand Opening Gala from August 2003 and recognized industry supporters Great Lakes Sound, Khone Photography, Mid-West Photography and The F.J. Westscott Company for their continued support of Owens fine arts programs.
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we got the train up to chiang rai, and stayed about 4 nights there.
to be honest, it's quite a boring town. Not much going on except a big (smelly) food market. One day we went up to the golden triangle - a point where another river meets the mekong and is the physical boundary between Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. You can stand in thailand and see into both the neighbouring countries, and can see over Myanmar into China in the background. Its quite nice scenery, but its been ruined by some big tacky touristy attractions. Myself and a guy I met at the guesthouse in chiang rai were planning to rie motorbikes up there, but it was chucking down all day so thought it would be better to get the bus.
At the moment I'm in Lampang on my first stop on the way down south. It's the first time i've actually spent alone since landing in bangkok, and I'm enjoying having a bit of space for myself but also missing company. Lampang is also quite "off-the-beaten-trail" for foreigners, so I haven't met anyone. Apparently it got added to the lonely planet guide this year, so maybe next year there will be a bigger industry here. So far I met one american guy who opened a coffee shop in lampang after marrying a woman from the area who he met travelling, and I've seen one other white guy who looked about my age go past in the back of a horse-drawn cart (they have them up here instead of tuk-tuks). I also made friends with a thai lady who runs a cafe, after I went in to hide from the rain.
It's been raining pretty heavily for the past few days, and each downpour has lasted quite a long time, unlike the short showers i witnessed over the past few weeks. There are some very bad floods in areas of sukhothai and ayuthaya, and although the ruins that i wanted to visit are ok, I thought it would be better to miss them out just to be safest. A) I don't want to get caught in a flood, and B) even if i don't get caught in a flood, i dont want to get stuck in either of those places if the transport gets affected by other floods.
So I've booked a sleeper train back to bangkok. I'll spend a couple of nights there and hopefully meet some other travellers (there are SO MANY there!) who are also heading down to the islands. I think that's quite likely to be honest.
I'll head down to ko tao to do a scuba diving course (second cheapest place in the world to do them - only cost 200 pounds compared to 1000 everywhere else!) and decide where to go on to from there.
I've decided that I can go to sukhothai and ayuttaya in February, on my way back to bangkok. It will be drier then, and transport will be better. There will be more tourists, but I don't know if thats a good or bad thing. Prices will be higher, and the sights will be more congested, but there will be more people to meet and share rooms with in guesthouses, making it cheaper. at the moment in lampang, I've got a 3-person room to myself and am paying 250baht per night for it! thats what you get for going to an already quiet area in the low season for tourism - a big difference from sharing a 300baht room between four of us, which I did in chiang rai!
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Usher cleaned his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as he joined James Corden for an instalment of Carpool Karaoke.
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Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar will go up against Ariana Grande for best artist at the MTV Video Music Awards after judges scrapped gendered categories.
Ed Sheeran will compete with artists including Kendrick Lamar and Ariana Grande for the artist of the year title at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
One of the most popular music events in the Highlands has announced 2017 will be its final year.
Lisbon will be the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said.
Last week we asked who is Northern Ireland's greatest guitarist - and one man has been crowned the clear winner.
Ex Westlifer Brian McFadden could be looking at a new job as part of Boyzone according to Shane Lynch – although his potential new co-star does not seem to have got the memo.
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias said he was so impressed by X Factor winner Matt Terry's language skills that he never would have guessed the popstar was English.
Grime star Stormzy has promised to keep his collaboration with Ed Sheeran alive while on tour, but only to annoy one particular fan.
Justin Bieber has announced he is cancelling the rest of his world tour "due to unforeseen circumstances".
A new series of traditional and folk music events will take place in Portaferry, Co Down from July to October.
Linkin Park have penned an emotional tribute to their frontman Chester Bennington in the first official statement following his death.
A funding campaign has been launched to address the "mental health crisis" in the British music industry.
Linkin Park's wide-ranging back catalogue has surged into the charts following the death of frontman Chester Bennington.
The BBC has announced its biggest ever music event with a brand new festival across four different nations.
Secret Garden Party signed off life as a festival with an orgy of mud and mayhem which reduced its founder to tears.
Singer Rita Ora has said she would like to perform for The Queen.
Linkin Park have set up a tribute page for the band's lead singer, Chester Bennington, following his death.
U2 have made a triumphant return to Dublin's Croke Park on the only Irish date of their current tour.
Harry Styles said not having a clue what he was doing in his first acting job helped him to give a realistic portrayal of an inexperienced soldier.
Victoria Beckham has revealed her daughter Harper plays with Spice Girls dolls, and that the youngster has now learned of her pop music past.
Linkin Park have cancelled their North American tour following the death of band member Chester Bennington.
Singer Louis Tomlinson has described the One Direction split as "uncomfortable" but admitted it was about time the world-famous boy band took a break.
The Vamps have scored their first number one album, knocking reigning chart champion Ed Sheeran from the top spot.
Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China because of "bad behaviour".
Northern Ireland's George Lowden and Paul McMordie will come together at the Sunflower Pub on July 25 to host 'Whiskey and Strings', an intimate guitar-filled evening celebrating both of their stories and successes in music.
Stormzy thanked Linkin Park's Chester Bennington for a "lifetime's worth of inspiration" as he shared another tribute following the musician's death.
Lana Del Rey's latest album has been labelled a "masterpiece" by fans.
Chester Bennington said the "most stable" relationship he ever had was with his Linkin Park bandmates in an interview given just two months before his death.
Joe McElderry has returned with his fifth studio album. He tells Joe Nerssessian about performing with the late George Michael, his love for carpool karaoke and the toils of being a male X Factor winner.
The Script have announced a number of UK and Ireland tour dates - including a show at the Millennium Forum in Londonderry.
One Direction fans, not known for their calm demeanour, have reacted with delight to the arrival of Louis Tomlinson's latest solo track.
Ed Sheeran is joining forces with Amnesty International to perform alongside 1,000 artists for a global music initiative.
Louis Tomlinson has revealed his mother's dying wish was for him to reconcile with Zayn Malik.
Secret Garden Party will take its final bow as a festival this weekend with a swansong showcasing a trademark blend of music and eccentricity.
Mike Shinoda and Dave Farrell have said they are "heartbroken" by the death of close friend and bandmate, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington.
Linkin Park had released a new video just hours before Chester Bennington's death was discovered.
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Stormzy has shared his heartbreak at the news that Linkin Park's Chester Bennington has died as tributes have poured in for the frontman.
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Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41 in a suspected suicide, the Los Angeles County coroner has said.
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