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It's a wonderful feeling when your gifts are finally wrapped and ready for presentation and you are genuinely pleased with your selections. This year we can help you arrive at that point a little sooner, allowing you to relax and enjoy the holiday season. We know you are busy yet you want to be selective when it comes to gifts for the people in your life, whether it is for your family, friends or for your business associates. Go For Baroque is proud of its reputation of having a very unusual gift selection that you will not find elsewhere, allowing you to select something that is truly unique. Our merchandise ranges from the whimsical to the elegant, offering gifts for the home, gifts for the office, gifts of a more personal nature, and one-of-a-kind art. Many items can be personalized in various ways when selections are made early.
Most holiday shoppers feel "sheepish" about giving the same types of things every year. A tie for Dad, a scarf for Mom, a baseball bat for brother Bill and another CD for little sister. Or how many of you simply whip out the credit card run to the mall or go on-line and grab those last minute "emergency" gifts, only to dread the day when your anticipated statement arrives in the mail, but your purchases didn't?
We truly enjoy guiding you through possible choices with personalized service. Shopping at Go For Baroque, you will find a wide range of gifts at different price levels. Our idea of gift shopping is simple: We will suggest gifts according to your personal needs and instincts. You may have a notion of what your best friend might like or how much you'd like to spend. We can help build on these ideas towards a selection you and your recipient will love.
Some 'Must-Have' Items This Year...
For him – Whether he needs a new tie or not why not add a bit of 'bling' with an elegant pair of steel and 18K gold Cufflinks by Sarah Graham Metalsmithing or a fun sterling silver Golf Tee tie tack? If he's a lover of things well-made, whether art or sculpture, he will delight in the remarkable bronze enameled frogs of Tim Cotterill (Frogman), and getting past the cork has never been more elegant with the handsome Sommelier's cork screw by Laguiole of France. And for the golf enthusiast, how about a book by the legendary Arnold Palmer containing actual pieces of memorabilia from Arnie's private collection, or a golf shoe door stop that looks like it just walked off the green.
For her – shopping for your mom or grandmother may be one of the toughest gifts you purchase this year. For anyone who takes pride in the beauty of her home and loves to decorate for Christmas, we suggest our newest addition to our handcrafted lines: Byers' Choice Carolers – and if you need one in particular to round out her collection, let us know to special order it. Jewelry is in the "pink" this year so why not a stack ring of fine 18K rose gold or a vintage cufflink bracelet. Ecology friendly one-of-a-kind handbags woven from recycled candy wrappers (yes, candy wrappers) are sure to be a hit for the environment friendly of any age and Ecoist will plant a tree for every handbag sold, plus the 'Mr. Peanut lined' clutch is really cool and has to be seen! Another fabulous "handbag" is sculpted out of clay to hold her favorite fresh flowers – it's a vase!
The holidays are around the corner and the party season will soon be heating up. Right next to your fears of what to wear, is what to bring. A gracious guest is one who comes armed with a hostess gift – a small act of kindness in return for the entertaining evening ahead. So what is the quintessential gift for a dinner get-together? Think of small indulgences or luxury items for the home; Knipschildt Chocolatier creates fantastic artisan chocolates using classic recipes with a more modern twist – and they taste divine. Even the handmade paper box is kept as a reminder of your thoughtfulness. Is your friend a gourmet cook? Then a gift of Bella Cucina's artichoke lemon pesto along with a beautifully designed serving utensil by Carrol Boyes is perfect. A consistent party thrower? Clever hand embroidered cocktail napkins or a chic serving platter will be appreciated. Or better yet, with cheese plates featured prominently on many menus this fall, why not present a sleek bamboo cutting board adorned with a sterling silver knife and mouse that presides over the cheese. Turn a simple cup of tea into a celebration of the senses with gift tin of silken infusers from Tea Forte along with their Celadon-green ceramic tea holders. Each infuser is made from Asian silk for maximum steeping and makes two cups or one small pot of tea.
Other special gifts... For a book lover? An autographed copy of our best-seller, A Turning Point: Images to Words by Victor Gagliardi is truly a gem. It is a collection of seventy extraordinary photographs selected to harmonize with brief philosophical writings by the finest minds of the last three millennia. Other favorite books are by local authors which include Sacred Spaces – Princeton Parties, Gatherings and Celebrations – this beautifully bound, elegant design and lifestyle coffee table book features exquisite locations, captivating stories, recipes styled for each party and entertaining advice by Debbie Tunnell, Dale Engelbert and Susan Szymanski and award winning photographer Ricardo Barros, whose own book Facing Sculpture - a Portfolio of Portraits, Sculpture and Related Ideas is also available. Last but certainly not least, the all time favorite, Brian Andreas' three original StoryPeople books are beautifully boxed and come with an original drawing signed by Brian himself. We also carry his prints and sculptures – a very popular gift!
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Marilyn Stevens, owner of Go For Baroque and her staff are available to work with you at your convenience, even if that requires a special appointment outside the usual gallery hours. Of course, if you've been in the gallery and would like to purchase something you had your eye on – a simple call will make that happen. And, as a final touch, they'll gift-box and prepare your packages for pickup at your convenience.
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[col. writ. 8/22/10] (c) '10 Mumia Abu-Jamal
In Manhattan, the controversy over the placement of a mosque (or Islamic house of worship) just a few mere blocks from what is now known as 'Ground Zero' -- the site of the New York plane strikes on 9/11, rages on.
Sides have been assembled, and arguments have been hurled like mental Molotov cocktails on both sides of the fray.
The argument, no matter how resolved, shows us how empty is the Constitution, which has an express provision protecting free religious practice.
What an argument for those who claim fealty to the Constitution!
For a right that can't be practiced is no right at all.
One is reminded of how the Constitution 'protected' the rights of Blacks after the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution were passed from 1865 to 1870. It looked fine on paper, but over a hundred years later they had no reality in the lives of millions of Blacks, who couldn't vote, couldn't sit on juries, serve in public office, or who lived in segregated housing.
The 'rights' existed on paper, but such rights being practiced offended the sensibilities of southern whites.
Sound familiar?
Americans treat the actual document (the Constitution) as Holy Writ, papers protected from the ravages of time and temperature, and held behind sophisticated security systems.
As for what is says: not so much.
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Redlands >> Traffic, repaving and bike lanes have been at the forefront of discussion for much of 2013.
At their final meeting of the year, City Council ensured roads will continue to be a talking point in town for much of 2014.
They passed a $13 million repavement plan, accepted grants to fund a traffic light and bike lane and continued to moved forward with a project aimed at reducing traffic at the city�s busiest intersection.
The Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department, MUED, oversees roadwork in Redlands.
Engineering manager Mike Pool explained the 2014 phase of the Pavement Accelerated Repair Implementation Strategy project, PARIS.
Next year about 100 lane miles of the city�s streets will be repaved.
Matich Corporation won the contract and will be installing 152 new ramps compatible with the Americans with Disabilities Act. An additional 434 ADA ramps will be upgraded, according to Pool.
To supplement the project, MUED will �embark on a robust public relations effort,� said Ross Whitman, MUED project director.
Residents will be informed 48 in advance of any construction on their street, he said, and the city�s website will detail all road construction so drivers can plan their trips accordingly.
Travelers opting ride a bicycle will soon be able to trek from the Loma Linda border to the city�s eastern edge.
City Council accepted a grant from the California Department of Transportation to fund the bike lane extension.
Another grant from the same state department will pay for a traffic signal to be installed at the intersection of Orange Street and Pioneer Avenue.
Traffic around Citrus Valley High School has been a problem for both students and parents, who have complained that delays result in tardies at school and parents arriving late for work after dropping off their children.
Many of the CVHS students commute from Highland and Orange Street is their main mode of transportation.
Council member Bob Gardner goes through that intersection most days and is ready for the congestion to decrease, he said.
�We promise to get in done by the end of the year, next year,� MUED director Fred Mousavipour told him.
Mousavipour�s deputy director Chris Diggs provided the council with an update on the city�s plan to reconfigure the Alabama Street, Redlands Boulevard and Colton Avenue exchange.
He explained slivers of land at the lots of McDonald�s, Kmart and 7-11 will be altered, slightly, to make room for additional traffic lanes.
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Chuck Knox Stadium turf safe, but near 'end of its life,' Quaker Valley leaders say
Aging turf at Chuck Knox Stadium in Leetsdale has Quaker Valley administrators considering plans for the facility.
An impact test conducted over the summer shows the 2004-built turf field is safe — for now, Administrative Services Director Joe Marrone said.
"It is getting to (its) end of life," he said. "We know it's an upcoming expense we're going to have to do."
Marrone said the facility's warranty was for seven years, but routine maintenance and regular testing have allowed school administrators to prolong use of the field.
He said he fears the field's life expectancy is running out soon.
"At some point when we can't make the (impact testing) or we have additional tears … there's going to have to be a point where we replace that field," Marrone said.
Superintendent Joseph Clapper said the field will continue to be used as long as it is safe.
"That field gets used like crazy," he said. "Evenings, weekends — there's just people always on that field."
About 70 events took place on the field throughout the month of September, according to the Quaker Valley website.
At least five of those events were from non-Quaker Valley-related groups.
Most of the activities on the field last month were Quaker Valley sports, including boys and girls soccer, junior varsity football, varsity football and band practice.
Clapper said crews had to do a "pretty good chunk of work this summer" to keep it operable.
"If we can get another year out of it, that's great … as long as it's safe," he said.
School board member Dave Pusateri said directors discussed replacing the high school stadium turf in 2011 when they were debating plans for the district's middle school field.
School directors at the time approved spending more than $628,000 for artificial turf at the middle school.
Pusateri said the fields are important to the school and community.
"Both fields are used by the community — by everybody," he said
He said school leaders will continue discussing plans for Chuck Knox Stadium, but said he wants to see the district "hopefully get another year out of it."
Bobby Cherry is an associate editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-324-1408 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This is a question that has divided Elvis fans for years & seen as proof to the Elvis is Alive mob
By Marty Lacker / Lee Dawson
Elvis Aron Presley or Elvis Aaron Presley...which one is correct?
The answer has had fans arguing for years, after all, Elvis' birth certificate reads Aron, and yet on Elvis' grave his middle
name is spelt Aaron. This fact has given the Elvis is Alive theorists something to cling onto by saying his middle name is
spelt wrong which points to the fact Elvis is not buried there or even dead?
Of course, that's poppycock and the answer really is very simple...
At 4:35am on January 8th 1935, Dr William Hunt delivered the second of two babies and when it came time to fill out the
Physicians Record, Dr Hunt sat down at the table and asked what names Gladys & Vernon had chosen for the twins. The
first who was stillborn was named Jesse Garon Presley, the surviving twin was named Elvis Aaron Presley, spelt with two A's.
When it came time to register the birth of baby Elvis, Vernon who was not well educated told the clerk the wrong spelling for
his middle name and from that point, Elvis was legally known as Elvis Aron Presley.
Here, Marty Lacker tells the story behind Elvis wanting to embrace the true intended spelling of his name.
"For those who have not read my book Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations of the Memphis Mafia (later re-issued as Elvis and
the Memphis Mafia), here is the full story of what Patrick Lacy refers to when he mentions my name in his findings about the
true spelling of Elvis' middle name Aaron, not Aron.
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In December, 1966 in the basement den with Elvis, his father, Richard Davis and Mike Keaton, we were talking about something that had to have his name on
it. Out of the blue I said to Elvis,"You know with your knowledge of the bible, how come your middle name is spelled with one "A" as opposed to the biblical
spelling, which is normally used, that of Aaron with two "A's?" He answered while glancing at his father then back to me,"Well you know back then some
people didn't know how to spell or spell someone's name." He was referring to Vernon giving Elvis his middle named to honor Vernon's best friend in Tupelo,
Aaron Kennedy.
So when Vernon went to register his name for the birth certificate he misspelled the name when filling out the form. What's ironic is that the Dr. who delivered
Elvis, when filling out the required birth record that he was legally bound to do, he spelled Aaron with two "A's" on the birth record. What makes it even more
unusual is the Dr. wrote Elvis' first name as Evis because when he asked Vernon the name, Vernon always, for whatever reason, didn't pronounce the "L" in
Elvis and called him Evis. I have a copy of the birth record and it plainly states in the Doctor's handwriting Evis Aaron Presley.
So after Elvis saying that about the spelling, he further turned to his father and said,"Daddy from now on, on any legal document or anything else I want you
to spell my middle name with two "A's." And there you have the reason why the spelling was changed from one "A" to two "A's." - Marty Lacker
Pictured left is a document for a gun application dated October 22, 1970 and as you
can see from the typed name at the top of the application form, Elvis' middle name is
spelt 'AARON' and it is signed by Elvis himself, which proves he was using the double
A spelling after 1966 as told by Marty Lacker.
Elvis Presley Enterprises also stands up for what Elvis wanted in relation to how his
middle name was spelt. On the Elvis.com website they write:
"Toward the end of his life, Elvis sought to change the spelling of his middle name to
the traditional and biblical Aaron. In the process he learned that official state records
had inexplicably listed it as Aaron, and not Aron as on his original birth records.
Knowing Elvis' plans for his middle name, Aaron is the spelling his father chose for
Elvis' tombstone, and it's the spelling his estate has designated as the official
spelling when the middle name is used today."
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Development of a Predictive Model for Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV) (Apfel-PDNV)
This study has been completed.
University of California, San Francisco
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 8, 2007
Last updated: October 30, 2009
Last verified: December 2008
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The primary purpose of this prospective cohort study is to develop a simplified risk model for post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PDNV) in adult same-day surgery patients in the US that will allow clinicians to identify those patients who would benefit from prophylactic antiemetic strategies.
|Nausea Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting Postoperative Pain
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|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Development of a Predictive Model for Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV)
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Nausea and VomitingU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of California, San Francisco:
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2008
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|August 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Adult same-day outpatients scheduled for general anesthesia
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|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Study Population
Adult patients scheduled for elective outpatient surgery
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- scheduled for an elective outpatient surgical procedure
- understands the nature and purpose of this survey and has signed an informed consent form
- willing and able to complete daily components of the Patient Diary from the day of surgery until the end of the 48 hour assessment
- undergoing general anesthesia requiring a tracheal tube or laryngeal mask airway
Exclusion Criteria:
- planned inpatient surgery
- inability to communicate in English
- regional anesthesia alone without general anesthesia, as PONV in this setting is known to be significantly lower [18, 19]
- persistent or recurrent nausea and/or vomiting before anesthesia due to other etiologies, unless clearly related only to the anxiety due to impending surgery
- minors (< 18 years of age)
- current pregnancy by self-report (potentially confounding for etiology of nausea)
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|Perioperative Clinical Research Core, University of California San Francisco
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|August 8, 2007
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Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
postoperative nausea and vomiting
postoperative pain
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
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Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes
Signs and Symptoms
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SAN FRANCISCO – Cuban defector Odrisamer Despaigne became the fourth Padres pitcher to throw seven scoreless innings in his first big league start, leading San Diego to a 6-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.
Tommy Medica hit a two-run double off Matt Cain (1-6) after the umpires took away a three-run home run by Yasmani Grandal on a replay review to give the crafty Despaigne (1-0) the support he needed.
Despaigne defected from Cuba last summer and got the win less than two months after ex-general manager Josh Byrnes signed him to a minor league deal. Byrnes was fired Sunday so he didn't get the chance to benefit from the decision.
"It took me for surprise to be here," Despaigne said through an interpreter. "It was a dream come true."
Despaigne allowed four hits and became the seventh pitcher in the past 100 years to throw at least seven scoreless innings with no walks in his first career start. He had four strikeouts.
The Giants lost for the 10th time in 13 games.
Reds 6, Cubs 1
In Chicago, Devin Mesoraco hit a grand slam with two outs in Cincinnati's five-run ninth.
Nationals 3, Brewers 0
In Milwaukee, Gio Gonzalez combined with three relievers to hold the Brewers' potent lineup to three hits, and Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer to lead Washington.
Cardinals 8, Rockies 0
In Denver, Lance Lynn allowed three hits in eight innings and Matt Adams had two homers and a career-high six RBIs to lead St. Louis.
Marlins 4, Phillies 0
In Philadelphia, Casey McGehee hit a two-run double and Nathan Eovaldi pitched six-hit ball into the seventh.
Blue Jays 8, Yankees 3
In Toronto, Adam Lind hit a three-run home run in his return to the starting lineup.
For the Blue Jay, Munenori Kawasaki was 1-for-4 and scored a run.
New York's Ichiro Suuzki had a hit in three at-bats.
Orioles 6, White Sox 4
In Baltimore, Chris Davis hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth to lift the Orioles.
Mariners 12, Red Sox 3
In Seattle, Felix Hernandez threw seven strong innings to win for the first time since June 2 and Logan Morrison hit two long homers.
Pirates 8, Rays 1
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer to back the pitching of Edinson Volquez.
Royals 5, Dodgers 3
In Kansas City, Jeremy Guthrie pitched into the eighth inning and Jarrod Dyson drove in two runs off Zack Greinke.


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Seminal Image #638
Roscoe Lee Browne dies at 81
(Alfred Hitchcock; 1969)
Roscoe Lee Browne's obituary can be found here.
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2 comments:
- Vanwall said...
Rats. Another of my favorites passed. Brown was ubiquitous in movies and TV from the 60's on - I remember particularly when I saw him in "Judas Kiss" from '98, and I thought, "Damn, he's STILL at it!" and still with that wonderful voice. When will such wonderful supporting players come again?
- April 12, 2007 9:11 PM
- swac said...
The trend over the past two decades has been firmly away from interesting supporting parts. So instead of Franklin Pangborn, we get a Will Ferrell cameo. Great.
- April 13, 2007 9:50 AM
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Western Australia is poised to back a High Court challenge to the federal government's mining tax, after
But Queensland mining billionaire
The federal government succeeded in passing its $10.6 billion tax on Monday night. It will apply to iron ore and coal from July 1.
WA Premier Colin Barnett said yesterday his government would join any High Court challenge launched by FMG or the industry, as he accused the commonwealth of holding back the state's development.
Mr Barnett also rounded on other states, saying the tax discriminated against WA and Queensland.
"Where do you find iron ore and coal?" he said. "In Western Australia and Queensland. It's the other states taxing the minerals states on the false premise that those resources belong to the commonwealth."
Fortescue said it had engaged senior legal counsel and "will commence legal proceedings after the legislation has been enacted and legal opinion had been finalised".
"The MRRT is unfair, narrowly based, complex, inefficient and will reduce investment and future jobs in the Australian mining industry," Fortescue said in a statement.
FMG director of development Peter Meurs said it would ask other miners to help foot the legal bill.
Mr Barnett refused to release the WA government's legal advice around the constitutionality of the tax, but said there were grounds for appeal. These included a contravention of the prohibition on Canberra taxing state property and imposing a tax that discriminates between states.
Prime Minister
Constitutional law experts also raised doubts over the likely success of a challenge.
University of NSW professor and leading constitutional lawyer George Williams said he could see an "arguable position" in the two likely grounds but not a "particularly strong" one.
He said such challenges were the "refuge of people who've had legislation they don't like pass" and although constitutional challenges did not occur often, he said the sheer amount of revenue at stake increased the likelihood that those who stand to lose would mount one.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner Reynah Tang said the tax seemed to satisfy requirements that laws imposing tax deal with just one subject of tax, by having separate assessment and imposition acts.
As for discrimination, he said the argument would probably be based on some states having more iron ore and coal deposits than others, meaning the tax would hit business takings in their jurisdiction harder.
"The arguments are good and valid arguments, but the success depends a lot on the High Court and their approach to it," he said. "In recent times the court has tended to support the centralisation of power in the commonwealth."
Greens leader
He called on Queensland Liberal National Party leader
Mr Newman said yesterday he would rather negotiate with the federal government than resort to a court challenge against the mining tax.
"If we ask them nicely I'll expect them to cooperate," he said. "After that they are forcing us down the road of other states."
Mr Barnett said WA reserved the right to raise royalties, despite threats from Canberra it would be penalised. Under the mining tax the federal government has promised to refund miners' royalties.
Ms Gillard said the government would not allow states to raise royalties "without consequence".
NSW Treasurer Mike Baird confirmed yesterday the state would increase mining royalties to offset an estimated $1 billion hit to its budget under the carbon tax.


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The Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center (LRJDC) is a detention facility with a learning center mentality. The mission of the LRJDC is to provide short-term, temporary care of up to 49 youth awaiting adjudication or disposition by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. It is our duty to ensure to those youth entrusted into our care a safe, healthy, secure and non-threatening atmosphere. We ensure that the professionals who are working with the youth have access to them for conferences, court and/or appointments. Our service area includes, but is not limited to, the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte and Nelson.
2016 Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center Annual Report
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25: The Very Best Of A-Ha (2CD & DVD Deluxe Edition)
To be released in the UK on October 4, United States on October 5 and Germany on October 8. This release will include the 2CDs from the standard version of '25' and the following videos on DVD. The DVD will be NTSC – all regions. This deluxe edition is available via:
United Kingdom: Amazon.co.uk and Play.com | United States: iTunes | Germany: My Artist
DVD – The Videos (may vary by region)
Take On Me (1985 version)
The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
I've Been Losing You
Manhattan Skyline
Stay On These Roads
Crying In The Rain
Dark Is The Night For All
Move To Memphis
Shapes That Go Together
Angel In The Snow
Summer Moved On
Minor Earth Major Sky
Did Anyone Approach You?
Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
Bonus Video: Take On Me (1984 version)
'Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)'
July 5 – Norway
July 21 – Japan
July 30 – Austria, Czech Republic, Germany*, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
September 20 – UK*
September 27 – Spain
TBC – Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden
Please Note:
*The single will be available as a digital download in all the countries listed above, and there will also be a physical single in Germany and the UK. The track list for the single is:
1. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (Single Edit) [3:40]
(Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
Produced by Martin Terefe
Mixed by Michael Brauer
2. Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (Steve Osborne Version) [4:28]
(Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
Produced and Mixed by Steve Osborn
Buy the single now from Germany: iTunes | Amazon.de
Pre-order the single now from UK: Amazon.co.uk | HMV.com
July 19 – Norway
August 6 – Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
September TBC – Japan, Spain
October 4 – Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Eastern Europe, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, UK
Buy the album now from Germany: My-Artist.net | Amazon.de
Pre-order the album now from UK: Amazon.co.uk | HMV.com
Hunting High and Low and Scoundrel Days Deluxe Editions
Now Available – Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA
August 6 – Germany
Buy the albums now from the USA: Rhino.com
Buy the albums now from Germany: Hunting High and Low (Amazon.de) | Scoundrel Days (Amazon.de) | Hunting High and Low (My-Artist.de) | Scoundrel Days
Buy the albums now from the UK: Rhino.co.uk | Hunting High and Low (Amazon.co.uk) | Scoundrel Days (Amazon.co.uk)
Please Note:
There are four bonus download-only tracks on each release, available in most countries:
Hunting High and Low
The Sun Always Shines on TV (Extended Version)
Take On Me (Instrumental Mix)
Hunting High and Low (Slow Version Demo)
Take On Me (1984 12" Mix)
Scoundrel Days
I've Been Losing You (Dub)
Soft Rains of April (Piano Version)
The Swing of Things (Demo #1)
I've Been Losing You (Early Demo)
Rhino.com (USA) will have both Deluxe Editions available digitally this week, complete with bonus tracks, which will be available a la carte.
If you haven't seen it yet, here is an excellent video medley produced by Warner Germany using clips from all of a-ha's music videos:
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Overheat to Raise Potential Growth?
Update, March 20th: Speaking of ideological biases concerning inflation, Paul Krugman nails it, as usual.
On today's Financial Times, Phillip Hildebrand gives yet another proof of unwarranted inflation terror. His argument is not new: In spite of the consensus on a weak recovery, the US economy may be close to its potential , so that further monetary stimulus would eventually be inflationary.
He then deflects (?) the objection that decreasing unemployment reflects decreasing labour force participation rather than new employment, by suggesting that it is hard to know how many of the 13 millions jobs missing are structural, i.e.not linked to the crisis. I think it is worth quoting him, because otherwise it would be hard to believe:
However, an increasingly vocal group of observers, including within the Fed, posits that more of the fall in the participation rate appears to have been structural than cyclical, and it was even predictable – the result of factors such as an ageing workforce and the effect of technology on jobs.
(the emphasis is mine). Now look at this figure, quickly produced from FRED data: Read more
Supporting Aggregate Demand in Fiscally Constrained Economies
In the past weeks I have argued at length that the eurozone is in recession because of a strong contraction of aggregate demand; and that in spite of this fact the overall fiscal stance is restrictive.
I also argued that in the current situation the best that can be hoped for peripheral countries is a more gradual consolidation (ideally a neutral stance, but this is too much to ask). I do believe that a fiscal expansion, even in the periphery, would be sustainable and growth-enhancing. But at this stage this is just daydreaming. It won't happen.
The fiscal stance of the eurozone will not become expansionary (as is sorely needed), if the core (and in particular Germany) does not implement robustly expansionary fiscal policies.
If their fiscal space is limited or non-existent, what can peripheral countries do, besides waiting for an improbable fiscal stimulus in Germany? A lot, actually. If public demand cannot be significantly increased (and will actually be further compressed, albeit at a slower pace), it is all the more important that the governments of Italy, Greece, Spain and so on, find ways to restart private demand.
There is a lot of discussion about structural reforms. They are not the answer. First, because they have an impact mostly on supply (and the problem, let me repeat it, is demand); second, because their benefits, if any, won't materialize before a few years. And there is no time. The cumulate effect of five years of crisis is now threatening social cohesion in most peripheral countries.
A more straightforward policy, that could be implemented in the next few months with immediate effects, is a strong redistribution of the tax burden towards higher incomes. The increasing inequality of income of the past three decades is in my opinion one of the deep causes of the crisis; inequality has further increased since 2008. The squeeze of revenues for low incomes, coming from the combination of high unemployment and fiscal adjustment, is depressing both the capacity to spend and the morale of households. Increased inequality contributed to global imbalances in the past, and is recessionary in the current crisis.
In September, when the season of budget laws begins, governments in the periphery should propose to their parliaments revenue-neutral tax adjustments, lowering taxes on low income households and increasing them on the rich and very rich. This would be fair, and more importantly, effective to boost morale and consumption. I am talking about a substantial shift of the burden, large enough for its macroeconomic impact to be significant. This is all the more necessary if standard Keynesian deficit spending can not be implemented.
Increasing Inequality: Predation or Skill Bias?
Thanks to Mark Thoma I have read a very interesting piece by David Altig on technological change and inequality. Altig weighs in the debate that Bob Gordon started a few months on the possible slowdown of trend productivity in the next decades. Bob's argument is known, and makes sense: no current innovation, not even the fanciest ones, seems to have the potential to change our life as did railroads, jet planes, or, even more importantly, running water! But it is undeniable that he ventured in uncharted lands (innovation, future inventions, the future), and I am in the end incapable to take sides on the issue. I am just very satisfied that Bob's argument is taken seriously, even by those opposing it.
I found interesting Altig's remark that "game-changing technologies have, in history, been initially associated with falling capital prices, rising inequality, and falling productivity". He ends asking whether these trends, that we are nowadays observing, could be the indicator of yet another major "game changer". But this is also not what I want to point out. Read More
Should Paris Go East?
Last week I was invited to speak at a conference on the relationship between France and Germany, 50 years after the Elysée Treaty. It was an occasion to look at France's options for the near future.
I started by highlighting the French weakness in this particular moment:
- France suffers, like all other eurozone countries, from a protracted period of slow growth; it is the effect of the global crisis, and its vicious evolution into a local sovereign debt crisis.
- This problem is compounded by the structural weakness of France, witnessed by its deteriorating external position in the past 15 years. A loss of competitiveness that contrasts with the increasing strength of Germany.
The commonsensical solution seems therefore to "do like Germany": structural reforms aimed at lower wages and lower taxes on firms, in order to improve competitiveness (I did not say it, but this of course goes together with a reduced role of the government and a leaner welfare state). Nevertheless, i pointed out that there are a lot of "buts", that make the solution less commonsensical than it would appear at first sight: Read more
Wages and Unemployment
The April data on Italian unemployment are out, and they look no good. Not at all. The overall rate (10.2%) is at its maximum since the beginning of monthly data series (2004), and youth unemployment is above 35%. The rest of Europe is not doing any better, with more than 17 millions people looking for a job in the eurozone alone.
We already knew. The latest data just add to the bleak picture. We also know (I discussed it) what the consensus diagnosis is: Too many rigidities, excessively high labour costs, both because of wages and of taxes on labour (the so-called tax wedge). Therefore, let's have lower wages, and all will be well! Unemployment will disappear, growth will resume. Mario Draghi said it rather nicely:
Policies aimed at enhancing competition in product markets and increasing the wage and employment adjustment capacity of firms will foster innovation, promote job creation and boost longer-term growth prospects. Reforms in these areas are particularly important for countries which have suffered significant losses in cost competitiveness and need to stimulate productivity and improve trade performance.
Unfortunately, things are not that simple. What about looking at a few data? It is simple to download them from the website of Eurostat.
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Monday, 30 May 2011
WH Smiths release Beano Summer Special Exclusive
Ignoring the misleading claim that this is the first Summer Special - when any fule know Summer Specials were once an integral part of British Comics publishing - this is an impressive-looking A4 size softback book, consisting solely of reprints from, er, past Beano Summer Specials. Over on his great blog, Lew Stringer notes that the strips included feature the work of artists such as Davy Law, Dave Sutherland, Jim Petrie and others.
But sadly it seems WH Smiths - recently getting some of the lowest customer ratings in a high street store poll by Which?, and not for the first time - are up to their usual antics, with fans reporting some stores are not stocking the title and some staff even denying its existence.
This was the same fate that befell the Egmont exclusives in some stores when spcial Misty, Buster, Battle and Roy of the Rovers collections were released, so I do hope this problem isn't endemic across the chain.
Sadly, though, the lack of staff awareness of WH Smiths' own product is an ongoing problem at almost every level of the company. When you complain to a local manager about magazine positioning or availability, they often don't seem to understand your points (or simply can't be bothered); and if you complain to head office they spout platitudes and nothing changes.
It's a terrible shame.
The Beano Sumer Special 'Number One' costs £4.99 and is on sale now.
- Beano Official Site: www.beano.com
2 comments:
- Lew Stringer said...
The attitude of retail staff towards comics does seem to be getting worse. My theory is that it's partly due to younger staff members having grown up on the covermount-led activity titles which has given them a sense that all comics are instantly-disposable junk after five minutes of "play value".
Of course that shouldn't prevent them from stocking titles, particularly when customers ask them to. Small wonder that Smiths have introduced more shelf space for pop, sandwiches and chocolate to boost their profits if they can't run their periodical department properly.
- 11:22 am
- John Freeman said...
WH Smiths clearly doesn't appreciate that its Unique Selling Point is its magazines range, NOT pop. sandwiches and chocolate. It probably explains why they are bottom of the Which? Top 100 stores in terms of customer service.
A friend at Morrsions (above WH Smiths in the same list but below ASDA) was hauled in for an hour long meting about customer service and how to improve as soon as the Which? list was published last week - management were clearly disappointed. Let's hope WH Smiths have done the same thing.
- 12:28 pm
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This milk-based fruit pop is the dessert du jour at Brooklyn eatery Nightingale 9. Make them from home using our step-by-step guide below.
1 1/4 cups milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 1/2 cups Thai basil
1 tray ice cubes
1/4 cup simple syrup
1/2 tsp salf
Popsicle mold
10 Popsicle sticks
1. Bring the milk and cream to a boil, then remove from heat. Add 2 cups of Thai basil to the mixture; cover, and let it cool for 20 minutes.
2. Strain over half of the ice cubes, and discard the basil.
3. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and blanch the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Thai basil 1 minute, then plunge it into ice water.
4. Drain and blend the blanched basil with 1/8 cup of water. Add the infused dairy mixture, simple syrup, and salt to a blender. Blend till well combined. Pour mixture into Popsicle mold, insert sticks, and freeze overnight.
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Until 1971, female victims of domestic violence were expected to 'kiss and make up' with their husbands, hide their black eyes and bruises, and bear the shame that somehow their partners' brutality was their fault. Chiswick Women's Aid was Europe's first ever refuge for what were then called 'battered women', and Jenny Smith was one of the first females who bravely made their way to this much-needed safe house. Desperate, and in fear for her life and the welfare of her two small children, Jenny had fled her dangerously schizophrenic partner, carrying only a few possessions. In the Chiswick shelter, founded by famous women's rights campaigner Erin Pizzey, Jenny found other women in the same position, all with harrowing, extraordinary stories to tell. Amenities were basic, but the respect, kindness and humanity of the community would help to give Jenny a new lease of life and strength. When the safe house came under threat of closure, she lobbied parliament and drove across Europe in a convoy of women in camper vans to raise awareness of their plight. Jenny's story is a slice of social history that begins in a Derbyshire mining village in the 1950s and takes the reader to inner city of Hackney in the 1960s, and Jenny's heart-breaking journey to the refuge. The house was the subject of a famous documentary, Scream Quietly or the Neighbours Will Hear, which, when first broadcast in 1974, sent shockwaves through the UK. Jenny was one of the first women to break a taboo by speaking publicly about domestic abuse. With the new start afforded her by the refuge, Jenny went on to find love, have another child and work as a foster carer.
About the Author
Jenny Smith was born in 1946 in a Derbyshire mining village. She was one of the first residents of the Chiswick Women's Refuge, when domestic violence forced her into hiding with her children. Jenny was a long-term foster carer, is now in her sixties and lives in London.
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 1st May 2014
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 13.0 x 19.8
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Rickers, 32, added: "We were stopped, not arrested, but they had to say 'we are holding you under the Anti-Terrorism Act because you're running around in flak jackets and a utility belt', and I said 'and please put spangly blue hairdryer' and he was, like, 'all right'."
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BlackBerry Service is now available on pre-paid and SMART
The BlackBerry service is now available on prepaid and can also be added to any Individual or Business SMART package. Find below the description of available packages.
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How to purchase these packages?
There are three ways of purchasing these packages. See the description below:Via SMS:
- Send an SMS to 84122 with the price of desired package. Eg: Send 550 to 84122 to buy 30 days BIS.
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text: 12 photos $995,000 428 acres Huntington, TX 75949 - Angelina County 428 Acres in Huntington Hunt the National Forest that adjoins this property if 126 acres isnt enough! Rolling hills, planted pines, electricity and ample county road frontage only begin to describe this rural East Texas tract. This tract could be split into smaller tracts for investment or simply watch the timber grow. There are multiple stream side management zones, open areas that have recently been planted, and about 200 acres that is ready for a thin. Plenty of room for the hunters and tons of trails if recreation is more your style. Best of all worlds! Ford Cartwright Cartwright Real Estate


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Easter week events in south Washington County
Easter week events in south Washington County
The following events are planned in south Washington County for Easter 2013.
The Newport Library and Community Center will hold two free indoor Easter egg hunts Saturday, March 30. Kids, 5 and younger, are scheduled from 10-10:15 a.m. and kids, 6-9, will hunt from 10:30-10:45 a.m. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If you go, take your own basket. The library is located at 405 Seventh Ave., in Newport.
"Crown Him," an Easter musical drama will be performed by New Life Church of Woodbury at 7 p.m. March 28-30, and at 1 p.m. March 30.Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth, 12 years and younger. Group rates are available. Tickets can be reserved from 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday and Friday at 651-459-0444 or online at www.newlife4u.org.
Members of the drama ministry at St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic Community will present, "The Road to Calvary," a 45-minute play dramatizing the events surrounding Jesus' passion and crucifixion, at noon on Good Friday, March 29. All are welcome to attend. The church is located at 4125 Woodbury Drive, in Woodbury.
Zion Lutheran Church in Cottage Grove invites members of the community--all ages--to take part in its annual Easter egg hunt, after the 10 a.m. worship service Easter Sunday, March 31.
Hundreds of eggs, prizes and some baskets will be scattered throughout the grounds or indoors depending on the weather. Easter Sunday worship will begin with a sunrise service at 8 a.m., followed by breakfast from 8:30-9:45 a.m. and a traditional worship service at 10 a.m. Zion is located at 8500 Hillside Trail in Cottage Grove.
The 16th annual community Easter egg hunt at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7000 Hinton Ave., in Cottage Grove, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30. All are welcome to participate.
For details, call the church office at 651-458-5853, ext. 31 or visit www.stlukecg.com.
Light the Way Church in Cottage Grove will not present its Easter musical production, "One Voice," this year, but, instead will incorporate musical numbers and vignettes from the drama during Easter Sunday worship, 10 a.m. March 31. The children's choir will also perform.
Light the Way Church is located at the intersection of 70th Street and Jamaica Avenue. For details, call the church office at 651-459-4145.
Members of The Servants of the Cross will re-enact the Passion of Jesus Christ at two locations on Good Friday, March 29:12 p.m. at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1725 Kennard St., in Maplewood; and 7 p.m. at Transfiguration Catholic Church, 6133 15th St. N., in Oakdale.
For details, call 651-303-9209 or visit www.pfknecht.wix.com/servantsofthecross-1.


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This article was published 19/5/2012 (1921 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
HELSINKI, Finland -- Belief is a powerful thing.
How else to explain Slovakia's unlikely march to the gold-medal game at the IIHF World Hockey Championship? This is a country that had missed out on the quarter-finals for four straight years at the tournament and hadn't won a medal here in almost a decade.
There's only one difference this time around: They're playing for Pavol Demitra, the long-time national team captain who was killed in the Lokomotiv air crash in September.
"We all know that we're not playing just for us," Zdeno Chara said after Saturday's emotional 3-1 win over the Czech Republic in the semifinals. "We're playing for our country and obviously with the tragedy that happened ... it's also for Pav."
This is the kind of story usually reserved for the movies. The Slovaks have been overmatched all along the way and barely got through a 5-4 victory over France that was needed to advance to the playoff round.
And now they'll face Russia for a gold medal today.
"This is something really special," said forward Tomas Tatar. "I don't even have words for this."
Demitra was always a heart-and-soul player that wore his country's colours with pride. He left the ice in tears a year ago at the world championship, when he retired from the national team during the tournament on home ice in Bratislava.
The ovation he received was deafening.
Demitra is one of the most accomplished Slovak hockey players in history, having appeared in more than 800 NHL games, which included a two-year stint with the Vancouver Canucks. He also had a standout performance at the Vancouver Olympics, where Slovakia surprised everyone with a fourth-place finish.
"He was really close friends for all of us," said forward Tomas Kopecky. "I'm pretty sure he's looking (down) from the sky on us. It's very emotional right now."
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Chris Brown Didn't Shove A Woman To The Ground At A Nightclub. Yet.
Yesterday, TMZ reported that a woman was accusing Chris Brown of shoving her to the ground at a nightclub, causing her to tear ligaments in her knees. A story that immediately gained a shitload of traction because it involved Chris Brown assaulting a woman, so it probably had to be true. Except it wasn't because the chick was a drunken, obsessed fan who everybody saw fall off a table after spending the whole night trying to jump on stage with Chris. Hollyscoop reports:
"The girl spent all night trying to get on stage with Chris but security kept her away. Then she spent all night trying to get near the VIP area," the source tells us.
Chris was escorted to his car at the end of the night by security who reported no incidents with Chris whatsoever. Then, after security had his eye on Chris the whole night and walked him out to his car, is when the drama with the falling fan unfolded.
"Three witnesses sitting at a table in the VIP area saw this girl trip and fall on a table, hitting her back on a chair. Chris had already left the building," the club source recalls.
"[Security] came back upstairs and the girl was sitting on some stairs saying she couldn't believe Chris pushed her down the stairs and that she broke her hip. [Security] said Chris was nowhere near those stairs at any point. She then threw her shoe at security and started picking things off the ground and throwing them."
Since then, the club owner has told TMZ the allegations are false, and the police were involved, but only to arrest the girl for all the craziness above until security let her go home with her friends instead. And as much as I hate to clear Chris Brown's name, he's smart enough not to assault women in front of witnesses anymore. He does it safely and quietly in the comfort of his home then has sex with a cadre of homosexual dolphins in exchange for carting the body out to sea. I've said it a thousand times.
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CIVIC chiefs have admitted that a scheme to help people struggling with housing costs is 'very limited'.
Discretionary housing payments (DHP) are paid out to people on housing benefit or council tax benefit who are struggling to pay their rent.
Labour city councillor, Janet Berry, questioned the effectiveness of the scheme at a meeting on January 9.
She said: "How effective are DHPs in providing financial assistance to those experiencing particular difficulties or hardship in the Winchester district, and is the situation likely to change at after April 2013?"
Funds are given to the council from the government to distribute. In the year 2011/12, the council paid out just over half of the £20,000 available, prompting concerns that those eligible may not always be aware that help is available.
City finance boss, Stephen Godfrey, said: "It's a very good but very limited scheme. However I can assure councillor Berry that this council follows best practice in notifying tenants of the availability of this money."
He also said that whilst the city has not always paid out all available funds, this was likely to change in the next year following the coalition's welfare reforms.


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Johanna Hat & Scarf by Stephanie van der Linden
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Johanna Hat & Scarf
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download
Johanna - hat and scarf are part 2 of the advent calendar by Monika Eckert and Stephanie van der Linden in 2013.
Happy knitting!
Hat and scarf each use 50 grams of lt. fingering weight yarn
Scarf measures 30 cm W X 140 cm L
hat chart row 18: 2 yos are missing
error was fixed on 07/12
Strickschrift Mütze, Reihe 18: 2 Umschläge fehlen
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Memorable World Adventures
de Pam and Frank Bryant
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10 Years of Memorable adventures all in one book, quite something!
949 photos, scenic places, birds and animals. Mostly independant holidays but a few wildlife and natural history cruises plus cultural delights of special places in the world
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They Were Collaborators #523
Bow wow wow
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9 comments:
- Vanwall said...
Fuckin' A wonders.
- November 20, 2008 6:18 PM
- Richard Gibson said...
Is that good or bad?
- November 20, 2008 6:31 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
I think Malcolm McLaren is still asking himself that question.
- November 20, 2008 6:40 PM
- Richard Gibson said...
I'm sure he did pretty well out of them and it didn't harm his persona in anyway. Interestingly I originally went looking for a picture of him with them.
- November 20, 2008 6:42 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
Did Bow Wow Wow have a lot of hits in the UK? Over here, I believe they just had the one (the 'I Want Candy' cover).
- November 20, 2008 6:49 PM
- Flickhead said...
Not many stations played "Sexy Eiffel Tower"...
- November 20, 2008 8:54 PM
- Michael said...
They had maybe 8-10 singles charting in the UK between 1980 and 1983, of which we'd probably best know I Want Candy and the great C30 C60 C90 Go!
Are they perhaps the perfect example of the best and worst of Malcolm McLaren?
- November 20, 2008 8:55 PM
- Richard Gibson said...
The one I remember, most vividly being played a lot was 'Go Wild in the Country'.
- November 21, 2008 11:59 AM
- swac said...
I have a copy of the video for C30 C60 C90 Go!, with the band dancing around the EMI cassette factory. Great stuff.
- December 12, 2008 6:30 PM


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Gadgetry goes into ultra-high (definition) gear
LAS VEGAS — Televisions wider than sedans and thinner than a deck of cards will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show here this week. They will be packed with so many more pixels that individual blades of grass will stand out on a football field, as will every pockmark and wrinkle on celebrities.
Computer screens will be small enough to fit on your wrist and durable enough to be stitched into clothing. They will come in flexible plastics that can bend and twist so that an e-book can be cupped in the palm of your hand.
America's seemingly endless appetite for new gadgets has fueled a boom in device innovation, particularly the size and quality of TVs and mobile electronics' screens.
LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show.
The model announced Monday is the smallest in a 2013 lineup that includes 65-inch and 84-inch versions. But the smaller size — and smaller price tag — begins the parade of TV makers that are seeking to bring ultrahigh definition to the masses.
Also known as "4K," ultrahigh-definition screens are 3,840 pixels wide and 2,160 pixels tall, or more than 8 million in all. The higher resolution will let TV screens get larger without degrading picture quality, though initially the price tag will limit those sets to technology's early adopters.
LG said the 55-inch and 65-inch versions will be available later this year in the United States. No price was announced, but it will be less than $10,000. The 84-inch version that went on sale late last year cost $20,000.
Electronics makers will showcase these products as they try to play catchup to the breakthroughs by Apple and Google, which have made the tablet and smartphone must-have wares. Those firms are working on wearable tech, such as Internet-connected glasses, driverless cars and smartphone watches.
But you won't see much of that innovation at the world's largest tech show, where leading Silicon Valley giants rarely introduce new products amid a flood of competing tech news.
Instead, rivals Samsung, Intel, Sony, LG and Microsoft will dominate the tech show-and-tell with a slew of whiz-bang products — often improvements on familiar technology — meant to keep consumers buying new gear.
"It's a multi-screen world, and the trend is that they're all connected," said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Gartner Research, who said it has become more challenging for makers of televisions, PCs and electronics.
"It's less about the device than it is about the screen size, how it's connected and where it will be used."
Many of the products on display at the International CES won't make it to retail, if the past is any guide. But the companies are scrambling to come up with products to pique customers' interest.
Consumers own nearly six devices, compared with four gadgets five years ago, according to the Yankee Group research firm, and that number is expected to rise.
Microsoft, late to the mobile revolution, will push its Windows 8 tablets and devices after slow sales during the holidays. Intel and Dell will again pitch tablets and ultrabooks — the industry's slimmed-down PC invented as a response to the iPad, Kindle Fire and Galaxy tablets.
About 213 million high-definition televisions were expected to have sold globally by the end of 2012. TV makers need to keep consumers coming back, so they are introducing Ultra HD televisions that make the HDTV of five years ago look outdated. Showcased by Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony, these televisions have 8 million pixels — four times the number of previous versions. The show organizers are calling the Ultra HD technology "4K" and say it is meant to be "immersive" television viewing. Or as LG says, "You'll feel like you're living, not watching, your favorite shows."
Ultra HDTVs are also super jumbo. Westinghouse is expected to unveil a 112-inch TV, and Sony, Samsung and LG will display 84-inch screens — so big that the screen seems like it draws in a whole room. That makes it harder to sell in many countries outside the United States, where houses are smaller and walls sometimes aren't even that wide, analysts say.
Samsung and LG are going super small, too, with 5.5-inch flexible screens to be used in future e-readers, smartphones and tablets for sports and military combat. They are more durable for commuters and can be knocked around in classrooms.
The companies will showcase better picture quality through organic light-emitting diodes, or OLED TVs, which don't use backlighting. That enables manufacturers to make their screens as thin as four millimeters. OLED images change faster and have greater contrast of colors, the manufacturers say. LG, Samsung and Sony will have those screens on display as they did last year, and they are just starting to take orders — at about $10,000.
But do consumers want to pay up to $20,000 for an extra 6 million pixels? There is very limited content available for the super-definition technology, companies say.
Analysts say many of the televisions and multimedia devices at CES this week won't make it to retail shelves. For example, recent pushes for 3-D and Internet-enabled TVs haven't appealed to mainstream consumers.
"Device manufacturers are trying to drive a change in consumer behavior, which is a very hard thing to change," said Carl Howe, vice president of Yankee Group.


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In the Game – The heart of 'Assassin's Creed III'
Assassin's Creed has evolved since its debut in 2007, and I can't say that I'm a fan of the changes the series has gone through since its inception.
In the lore of the Assassin's Creed series, the Assassins and the Templar have fought a secret war for centuries. Where the Templar seeks to subjugate and control mankind, the Assassins seek peace and freedom for all. The series follows their various conflicts throughout history, from Third Crusade, to the Italian Renaissance, and recently the American Revolution.
The game's storied past is somewhat troubled. The eponymous first iteration was little more than a tech demo for the Anvil engine and its impressively dynamic world rendering abilities. The game itself lacked in variety, personality, and style, and was rightly derided for these deficiencies.
Assassin's Creed II improved greatly upon its predecessor's shortcomings. You were given more character motivation than just a checklist of murders, a much more sympathetic and interesting protagonist, and greater play style variety.
By and large, however, it was still a game about quietly stalking an intended target before publicly murdering them in a spectacular manner to affect change. This is historically how the Hashishin operated, and the game claims to base its characters that group.
In Assassin's Creed III, you play the role of Ratonhnhaké:ton "Connor" Kenway, a half-Mohawk, half-English Assassin who finds himself embedded deeply with America's founding fathers during the Revolutionary War.
You'll often feel like the Forrest Gump of the American Revolution. You dump tea in the harbor during the Boston Tea Party, lead troops at Lexington and Concord, and in one hilarious sequence, ride tandem with Paul Revere as he shouts directions to you during his midnight ride.
Unexpectedly, you do very little assassination in Assassin's Creed III. Combat is certainly frequent, well executed, and fluid, but it's not terribly inconspicuous. Connor is ostensibly portrayed as a master hunter, yet he lacks the subtlety of his predecessors.
Connor is more at home on the battlefield than hiding in haystacks. It was during the Battle of Bunker Hill, as I was racing through Charlestown, dodging artillery bombardment and firing shots at impeding redcoats that I realized this was no longer the series of which I'd once been a fan.
Connor himself is somewhat a disappointment of a protagonist. In the first Assassin's Creed you played as Altair, a man with all the personality of a brick. In the second, you played as Ezio, a charismatic and cocky womanizer who grew as a character over the course of the game. Connor isn't quite as dull as Altair, but has nowhere near the appeal of Ezio.
The problem with Connor is that he's completely rote. Think of how a typical native American movie character might act, and you'll have a fairly good image of Connor. He's protective of his tribe, receives his mission from "the spirits," laments how the land is being ruined, and is quiet and introspective. I think he's supposed to come off as mysterious and intimidating, but instead he's just kind of boring.
This is a failure of storytelling, and player/character immersion. The typical garb of an Assassin is a set of robes and a hood. When the hood is down, you see the character and can sympathize with their struggles. But when the hood is up, his face is obscured and the player can embody the character and picture themselves performing the spectacular actions of an assassin.
Assassin's Creed III succeeds in its attempts at spectacle, but in exchange, sacrifices refinement. It's no longer a stealth-action game, but an action game with stealth elements, and that isn't what I thought the series was about.


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Stoner High School/Famous speeches
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Transcript of HM Tiffany I's Graduation Speech, 1981
My Privy Councillors and Members of the Board of Governors. My fellow students. As you know, it's been a long year for all of us. It's been a long road, and it'll be an even longer road ahead. But you know what's come of it. From the day we fought our way to freedom in one swift duct-taping, to today, where we stand here, with our 4.0s and our Ivy league acceptance letters, we have seen it all. Stoner High School. Free at last.
Eight long months ago, I had the immeasurable honor of being elected your Queen. When you put that tiara on my head I felt not only exhilaration but also fear, I must admit. Fear for myself, fear for the future of the sapling of the tree of freedom we had planted, fear for you... it has been, as they say, complete balls, bullshit and poppycock. I underestimated myself, and I underestimated you. I asked much of you, and got even more. You asked much of me, and I can only hope that my efforts have been sufficient. We've come a long, long way from the darkness of too many years gone by.
I trust that I leave this school in good hands. Ralph, duly elected, who I expect shall make a fine King next year, and the incoming Board and Council. I expect that all of you will do your duty and do it well. The rest of you remember that your place at this school is not a subservient one as it was under our previous rulers. Your place is to help Ralph do the best he can for the school, and to kick his sorry punk ass if he doesn't try. This, [grin at Ralph, who is looking a bit nervous], I suspect, will not be at all necessary.
[takes a long swig of the cocktail sitting on the podium]
Many out there have said we couldn't do it. Many said it, because they were afraid. They mock our extra credit points, our limousines, our tanks, our artillery, our cocktails and our FREEDOM. [Standing ovation] They laugh, oh yes they laugh. They will laugh at the future, and in so doing they will become the past. By your example and your fortitude the old, outmoded and totalitarian ideas of education perpetuated by the educational bureaucracy will consigned to the ash heap of history along with the fascism and communism to which they bear such a great resemblance. [Another standing ovation]
Trust me, my friends, I'll be back next year to check on how you are all doing. I suspect my fellow seniors will do the same, especially now that we've got the beer fountain functioning properly.
Thank you all for your fortitude, your fearless valor, your hard work and your support. I will miss you all dearly. Long live the Revolution. [Guy in front row: Long live the Queen!] [yet another standing ovation punctuated by cheering] Thank you very much, thank you, and goodnight. [she begins to walk away from the stage, pauses, looks at the band, and walks back to the podium, seizing the mic...]
Now, are you ready to PARTY... ALL... NIGHT... LONG?! [drumroll]
Declaration of War on Argentina, April 15th, 1982
Declaring that a state of war exists between Argentina and the Government and associated student body of Stoner High School and making provisions to prosecute said war;
Whereas Argentina has occupied the sovereign territory of our ally the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by force, whereas said Government of Argentina has flagrantly violated the human rights of the people of the Falklands by impeding their unrestricted consumption of alcohol and whereas Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Government has formally entreated us for military assistance in accordance with the Anglo-Stoner Treaty of 1980;
Whereas our consciences and interests shall not permit such brazen assaults upon the fundamental human right to inebriation and upon the territory of our allies in the community of civilized nations, and whereas we are called upon to honor our treaty commitments to Her Majesty's Government;
Therefore be it resolved by us, and by unanimous vote of the Board of Governors of the Free Imperial Republic of Stoner High School, that a state of war between Stoner High School and the Government of Argentina is hereby formally declared;
and the Stoner High School Ministry of War, including the Navy Secretariat and Departments of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Air Force, is hereby authorized and directed to employ the military forces of Stoner High School and the resources of our Government against the Argentine forces to bring the war to a victorious conclusion by any means necessary, subject to no rules of engagement save those which we see fit to impose.
Suspension of military operations against the Government of Argentina as authorized by this declaration shall not occur until we, in consultation with Her Majesty's Government, determine said victorious conclusion has been achieved.
May the blessings of our august School be laid fully upon the officers and enlisted of our glorious military services, and may the vengeful spirit of the Revolution instill them with the will to vigorously inflict destruction and mayhem against the Government of Argentina until victory is achieved.
Be it so enacted by:
|His Majesty Ralph I (Rex Imperator et Cannabis), King of Stoner High School
|Her Imperial Excellency the Lady Kate Schpade (Vice-Regina Imperatora et Cannabis), Vice Queen of Stoner High School
and by:
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Militaristic Lady Caroline Wellington, PC
|Minister of War and Lady Chancellor of the Privy Council, 3rd Duchess of Hazzard
|the Board of Governors
|the Rt. Honourable Alec Lundendorf
|Premier of the Board of Governors
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Profitable Lord Jake Anderson, PC
|Minister of Finance, 2nd Viscount of Hill 420
|the Board Subcommittee on Conventional Warfare
|the Rt. Honourable Chris Tsang
|Chair, Subcommittee on Conventional Warfare
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Wasted Lord Tom Travers, PC
|Minister of Beverages, Vice Chancellor of the Privy Council, 3rd Earl of Hops
|HM's Loyal Opposition, the Brown Keg Party
|the Rt. Stoned Brian Cooper
|Deputy Premier of the Board of Governors
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Dilatory Lady Patricia (Trish) Nelson, PC
|HM's (other) Loyal Opposition, the Brown Coffeepot Party
|the Rt. Wired Steve Rodriguez
|Deputy Premier of the Board of Governors
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Fashionable Lady Michelle Lewis, PC
|Chief Inspector of the Fashion Police
|the Stoner High School Joint Imperial General Staff
|Marshal of the Imperial Air Force Diana Crawford TC
|Chief of the Imperial General Staff
|HM's Privy Council
|the Rt. Offensive Lord Marty Crovitz, PC
|Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trysts, & Other Liasions
|the Stoner High School Joint Imperial General Staff
|Admiral of the Fleet Renata Olsen TC
|Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
at 4:20 PM PST, the fifteenth of April, 1981 ADD. God Save the King.
Transcript of HM Jessica I's Speech to a Special Meeting of NATO, November 2nd, 1987
Ladies and gentlemen of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ministers of defense and heads of state.
I come to you in slight bemusement, both at the expressed reluctance of some Members to carry the present war to its conclusion and at the dizzying speed with which our offensives thus far have carried us.
Our forces have fought well, and we of the Free Imperial Republic of Stoner High School are proud to be at the forefront of this glorious crusade against communist hegemony.
However, the fight against the Bolshevik tyranny does not end selfishly, as it were, at the borders of our own nations. We must not be content to have achieved status quo ante on the Western front.
Even as our forces in the East sweep across the steppes of Siberia, our western armies pace impatiently, waiting to start their engines and charge into the breach. The brave men and women of the Stoner military have sworn to see the end of this war before graduation, and it is my every intention to finish it before spring break. We've better things to do then than pump the Reds full of lead and depleted uranium.
It is time, therefore, to end the disgraceful charade of detente and to drive forward without delay, to Moscow should our foes fail to capitulate before then. With their strategic deterrents eliminated, our enemies have little choice to surrender or be annihilated, swept before us like dirt before the broom.
I therefore call upon every nation of NATO to fulfill the pledge of this organization's Charter, and to finish off the Soviet menace for good. With superiority in the air, at sea and on land, we shall soon achieve the final triumph amid the smoking ruins of the Kremlin.
Quotes about Stoner High School
"At Stoner High School, students expel YOU!"
"Bloody brilliant! Wish I'd sent Lillibet there."
"By far, de greatest schule in this great Schtate of Kuhllifornia."
Various celebrities
"This is the only school in the US of A where getting stoned is a class! What more could you want?"
"Whoah, this article is totally too long for me to concentrate on man! Hey, pass the bowl dude!"
"Best four years of my life!!!"
"I was gonna look up my old classmates on SchoolReunion, but I doubt any of us would remember each other..."
"I particularly enjoyed the classes on improper discharge of artillery cannons... I recommend that everyone enroll here!!!"
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Covers a current issue and provides the opportunity to read and discuss educational issues with other students and faculty and to learn of opportunities in the College of Education programs. Offered: AWSp.
Class description
Educational Discourse Communities: Writing and Research in the Field of Education.
This course will provide students with the opportunity for in-depth reading of educational research on topics of interest to them and the refining of writing skills as they relate to the field of education.
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Mixed Fruit Salad Recipe
This refreshing medley of strawberries, bananas, mandarin oranges and pineapple is accompanied by a creamy topping your guests can dollop on. "I whip up the salad for family gatherings and church socials," writes Gusty Crum of Dover, Ohio. "Everyone enjoys it."
- 2 medium ripe banana, sliced
- 1 pint fresh strawberries, quartered
- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
- 1-1/2 cups whipped topping
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1. In a large bowl, combine the bananas, strawberries, pineapple and oranges. In a small bowl, fold whipped topping into sour cream. Serve with fruit salad. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
3/4 cup: 206 calories, 7g fat (5g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 18mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein.
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Strange things were going on at the abbey. Rachel had begun to suspect that life there was not as placid as it appeared on the surface. One night she was awakened by odd noises - and the next morning discovered a set of footprints in the snow, leading to a hidden door in the abbey wall.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/11/2012 (1733 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
RUMOURS are hot in Sweden that Winnipeg Jets defenceman Toby Enstrom may be returning to his home country to play.
Enstrom, who left the Salzburg Red Bull in Austria a few weeks ago, is either practising with Orebro Vipers, or is about to start, according to the Swedish website mrmadhawk.se.
The site's proprietor said that Enstrom had already been practising with the team, which includes his brother, forward Thomas Enstrom.
But a later post said the team has denied it, but said he will start practising soon.
Enstrom signed a five-year contract extension with the Jets over the summer, which will take him through the 2017-18 season. His new cap hit, which kicks in after the current season, will be $5.75 million.
It's unlikely he'll be making that if he does join Orebro, which is a Swedish second-division club.


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It is not a surprise that he played that well and he will continue to improve all year.
Rob Morris on the other hand, I was shocked by. I know he played well last year in the playoffs, but I really expected him to be a weak link because, well you know, he's Rob Morris. Hopefully that fire has really been lit under his *** and he is going to continue to play this well.
How bout Kenton Keith? Looked great each time he touched the ball, has a nice feel for how to run it. I have no qualms with him being our number 2 back.
I knew Gonzo wasn't going to do much in this first game, but his catches are just going to increase every week. I think by weak 10 or 11 we will see Peyton looking his way quite a bit, and he will end up taking some load off of Addai because Peyton will have to checkdown to Joe less when Peyton and Marvin are covered. Gonzo and Dallas are going to catch so many balls in the middle of the field this year, it will be fun to watch.
Joe Addai = superstar, but that's nothing we didn't already know.
All around tremendous start to the year, we look unbeatable, let's hope it continues.


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The temperature is rising, the days are getting longer and high school graduations are quickly approaching. This means the preparations for grad night parties are coming together, but the organizers are still in need of volunteers and donations for their events.
Each year, organizers at each school hold elaborate after-graduation parties with the intention of keeping the diploma recipients safe that night.
Ironwood Ridge High School organizers try to get at least 90 percent of the graduates to attend the party.
"Then they are off the streets," said Sue Conto, the chairwoman for the IRHS grad night. "They aren't out there drinking and driving and being a hazard to themselves and the community."
To entice the graduates to these special parties, organizers offer meals, casino games, photo booths, jumping castles, virtual reality rides, video games, temporary tattooing and numerous other activities. If those aren't enough, prizes are given throughout the night at most of the parties, usually followed by one or two big prizes like a new car or $2,011 cash.
The prizes aren't cheap, and the entrance fees don't cover all the expenses.
"We've lost some funding because people aren't funding the way they have funded in the past," said Sherri Dreier, the ticket chairperson for the Canyon Del Oro grad night. "We've come up with some different alternative ways of fundraising."
Organizers are seeking donations of food and beverages, sponsorships of live entertainment or an attraction, scholarships for those unable to afford a ticket, and decoration materials. Organizers are also looking for donations such as gift certificates to places around town, and volunteers to work at the graduation parties, either helping set up, take down or during the all-night event. Volunteers can work as much or as little as they want.
"I've met so many people in the community that I would never have had a chance to meet had I not worked on this project," Dreier said. "Once our kids get into high school, as a parent, it is very difficult to really meet the other parents of students that our kids are friends with. This is a wonderful vehicle to meet more people in the community and keep in touch with what is happening in the community and the school."
This year marks Marana High School's third grad party. Organizers are trying to get parents whose children are juniors in high school to help out with the graduation party; that way, the following year they can enjoy the graduation ceremony.
"I visited a lot of other schools that have been doing it for a while, trying to learn how to do this," said Monica Sutton, the chairwoman for MHS's graduation party. "It would be so nice to some time have parents of seniors not have to do it the year that they have a senior. It is really difficult to over come and get all the other parents to buy into that concept.
"We've got a lot of good parents, we just need more," Sutton said.
All of the schools offer scholarships or reduced payments for students' families who are unable to afford the ticket price.
"We don't want anyone not to come because of finances," Sutton said.
Donations to each grad night are tax deductible.
Canyon Del Oro High School
Graduation: May 23, 7:30 p.m.
Grad Night theme: African Safari
Cost: $75
To volunteer or donate: Debbie Edmonds, 404-5673
Ironwood Ridge High School
Graduation: May 24, 7 p.m.
Grad Night theme: Dusk til Dawn… The Party's On
Cost: $65
To volunteer or donate: Sue Conto, 579-0565
Marana High School
Graduation: May 25, 8 p.m.
Grad Night theme: Hollywood Nights
Cost: $75
To volunteer or donate: Monica Sutton, 579-0294
Mountain View High School
Graduation: May 26, 8 p.m.
Grad Night theme: Under the Sea
Cost: $70, $80 at the door
To volunteer or donate: Jenn Griner, email@example.com


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im a sydney sider! and new to this forum
um just wondering if anyone has any information on the expedition boat "The Quest"?
she was for sale not to long ago under the name "Lady J" think she must have been re named.
all pictures and information would be greatly appreciated!!!
asher i have a pic but where can i upload it to post it...


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Here is my review of the Bristol Hippodrome based on our visit to see Bill Bailey on the 29th of August.
==== Location ====
Set near the quays the Hippodrome is in a prime location and very easily reachable as long as you know where you are going, there are lots of busses and taxis that can take you there if you do not know your way (we got lost coming out of the bus station) If you fancy a bite to eat before you go then there are a lot of resturaunts like Bella Italia and Pizza Hut.
==== Size and seating. ====
The Hippodrome is quite small, but this isn't really a bad thing, if anything it makes you feel more involved with the performance you have gone to see. The seats were relatively comfortable but you didn't get a lot of legroom which could have made things difficult had there not been an intermission.
==== On site refreshments ====
Here is where I feel VERY let down, we were charged £20 for 4 drinks which we could have got for about half the price in the bar next door to the venue, I think it is shameful that places like this can just charge whatever they want and consumers are just expected to accept it.
Overall our experience of the Hippodrome was good and was only let down by the drinks. We did however have a very enjoyable time and I would deffinately go there again.