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In his book The Seven Basic Plots, Christopher Booker explains that, if you boil down every fictional story we tell, there's actually only seven stories. The characters, setting, and details might change, but (if Booker is right) this means we can fit everything into seven very large buckets.
Recently, Ritch pointed out that Russell T Davies supposedly once told Moffat that we all write the same story over and over again. If we take Booker's hypothesis of the seven plots and couple it with Doctor Who could we classify each story based on this literary theory?
Since the plots are quite in-depth, I'm going to try to dissect them using episodes of NuWho (sorry, I am not as familiar with the classic episodes yet to really delve into them, I'm working on it).
First plot: Overcoming the Monster
It's no accident this is one of the first plots in the list. After all it's the plot of the oldest Anglo-Saxon story we have, "Beowulf." Overcoming the monster seems ideally suited for Doctor Who which deals with some sort of monster in almost every episode. In this plot the hero must learn of an evil threatening the land and overcome it. We can see this plot played out in episodes like, "The Idiot's Lantern" when the Doctor arrives Muswell Hill, London on the day before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and discovers that something odd is happening. He uncovers the monster, a being called the Wire, who is using the highly televised event to soul suck people through their televisions. One of the more recent episodes that dealt with this plot is "The God Complex." Vital to the Overcoming the Monster plot line is the steps that the hero usually takes to the conclusion.
The Anticipation Stage
The monster/danger makes itself known, but from a distance. Usually the reader/audience doesn't see the monster right away, but the fear is very real. The monster must be the stuff of nightmares, something not entirely human. In this case the beast turns out to be a Minotaur-looking alien. While the monster in this plot may be different in appearance, they must have some kind of beastly quality that makes them the evil. If it's a humanoid character than they must be malformed (or really big like the giant in Jack in the Beanstalk). If it's an animal, like in "The God Complex," then it must be cunning or capable of something that makes it partly human. Usually the monster is the representation of the darker side of humanity (in this case, it seems, the darker side of faith and possibly instinct, as he tells the Doctor later all that's left is instinct).
We see the monster from a distance when the episode opens. We never catch a full view of it, always quick closeups (mostly the beast's eye, which is significant). In this first case it's Lucy, a police woman, who narrates the end of her life without much exposition, leaving the audience perplexed. As Lucy scribbles notes down in her pad we see more closeups of the beast. The beast's animal noise growls and breathing (which aren't entirely natural sounding) and heavy footsteps tell us it's fierce and ferocious. Though there's something more in the reaction the victims have which gives us our supernatural twist. A scream signifies poor Lucy's demise.
The monster in the Overcoming the Monster story takes on three basic forms:
- The Predator – Stalking victims (like in this story).
- The Holdfast – the beast that guards a treasure or princess (wary of strangers, and suspicious). This beast is often sleeping when the hero comes up to claim the treasure.
- The Avenger – the beast that's awakened once the treasure/princess has been taken and hunts down the person(s) who have taken it.
Once the story has established that the monster poses a great threat (in this case with Lucy's death) the hero must receive his "call to action." As with many of the Doctor's adventures this call to action happens because the TARDIS has landed somewhere other than where the Doctor was planning on going. The Doctor was going to take Amy and Rory to Ravan-Skala, but instead is dropped off in a replica 1980s hotel. "Something must have yanked us off course," The Doctor says dismissively.
When the Doctor, Amy and Rory are set upon by four frightened hotel guests, he receives his call to action. The exposition goes quickly with the Doctor asking questions of the four guests. The hero has a simple solution, The TARDIS, but discovers quickly his simple solution is gone. He then sums up their situation:
"Okay, this is bad. For the moment I don't know how bad, but it's certainly three buses, a long walk and a taxi from good."
Once the hero receives his call of action he has choices (or does he). He can accept the call or try and run away from it, in the Doctor's case he's rarely run from a fight, so he starts right away to figure out the problem. He questions Joe, whose "tied up at the moment" because he's very close to the same stage we saw Lucy at (acceptance that the Beast will kill him). This propels the story into the next stage.
The Dream Stage
In this stage the hero sets off after the monster (or the monster comes to him), but the monster is still at a comfortable distance. Everything seems to be going okay. In this case, the monster's presence is very far away. Joe's creepy recitation of a nursery rhyme, the awful elevator music resumes playing, and a low growl reminds us the danger is real, but there's still a lot of humor like the PE teacher who tells the Doctor he's doing PE "in his pants" (pants means underwear American folks, not anything dirty… well, wait…) and Rory telling Howie that his conspiracy theory is "amazing" because he's found a theory more insane than what's actually happening.
We're clued in that the threat is far away in several places in this stage. Even when Howie finds his door (filled with teenage girls making fun of his stutter), Howie dismisses it as a "messed up CIA stuff." When The Doctor and Amy finally hear the monster growling (again from a distance), Amy says: "it's not real, yeah?" The Doctor says it's not, but that they should run away and hide anyways. Rory's spotting the exit door also confirms this comfortable distance (though his entire storyline is a bit different than the rest of the characters).
Of course, during this stage every one of the newly introduced characters (Joe, Howie, Rita and Gibbis) find their doors, but not Amy, Rory and the Doctor [though, there's a slight mislead with the Weeping Angels room, as we're meant to think it's Amy's room at first]. The monster comes after Joe, but the rest of the characters are safely behind doors. We catch more glimpses of the monster as the Doctor looks through the peep hole. In this case, the scene mirrors the Doctor's eye with the monster's eye (indicating their relationship, now our hero and monster are tied). Joe's inevitable death still is comfortable, because of the implied inevitability of it.
The comfortableness is continued as the characters are safe in the giant dinning room/kitchen. Rita hands out tea, which the Doctor finds surprising. She smiles and says:
"of course, I'm British, it's how we cope with trauma, that and 'tutting'."
The danger is not immediate enough to keep them from enjoying the tea. This also allows for more exposition in the form of Lucy's notepad, it echoes some of the information we received at the beginning of the episode, but it's meaning is clearer. When Howie falls into the monster's thrall the danger slowly creeps closer and closer. The Doctor decides to use Howie as bait to catch the monster because, at this stage, everything needs to appear to be working. We see more glimpses of the Monster (giant, impossible horns that scrape the ceiling, hooves, etc.). The confrontation between the Doctor and the monster is assured now, taking us to the next stage.
Frustration Stage
At this point, the hero has met the monster and the monster is impossible to beat. Defeat seems to be just a matter of time. During this time the hero may fall into the monster's clutches or under his power/thrall. In the episode, once the monster is trapped, the Doctor tries desperately to understand it after it realizes that it is not the source of the nightmares or trapping the people in this giant maze. He can't gather all of the words (a callback to the idea that the TARDIS can't translate very old languages, and the monster is so old that his name is lost) and asks how to defeat the monster. The monster doesn't answer.
Interestingly, the Doctor and the monster have a conversation in a room full of water and mirrors. Reflective surfaces such as water and mirrors have a huge significance in most religions (not surprisingly because religion/faith being a theme in this episode). Mirrors steal your soul, mirrors reflect your true self, mirrors are gateways to other worlds, and so much more. The Doctor is inches away from the monster, but the two are separated by falling water. Again, the scene invokes the relationship the hero and the monster have… are the Doctor and the monster opposites? Or is there something more under the surface? could it be that the monster the Doctor's reflection?
There's little time for the Doctor to truly grasp all of this because Howie's convinced Gibbis to let him go and is heading up to the monster. The monster cracks most of the reflective surfaces, including Howie's glasses and the trap has failed. To add to the frustration, Amy has now seen her door (the number being 7, the age she was when she met the Doctor).
Throughout the episode, from the first time meeting her, the Doctor has grown to admire Rita, who questions the Doctor's calling (as the hero). He offers to take her away with him on the TARDIS, but (after the Doctor leaves) Rita utters the "praise him" line that seems to seal her fate. As with most frustration stages, the Doctor falls under the monster's thrall, and opens his own door. Then he has to watch, helplessly as Rita goes to her death. True to her final wish, he does not watch her death. Her death causes him to smash things in (you guessed it) frustration. Finally, Gibbis points out the helplessness of their situation, after the Doctor has said he'll figure out how to change it:
"You keep saying that but you never do. And while we wait, people keep dying and we'll be next."
Finally, the Doctor realizes that it's not fear that's killing them, it's faith. The fear just caused them to fall back on their faith. The Doctor also realizes that he's caused the deaths by asking people to dig into their faith, the things that make them strong. He's fallen into the deepest frustration a hero can have. This leads us to the climax of the episode.
It's time for the final battle between the monster and our hero. In this case though, the battle is not with the monster directly it's with Amy and the Doctor. Much like Lucy's haunting words, you never know what's behind your door, but when you see it you realize it can be nothing else. Amy and the Doctor's relationship has been leading up to this event. Amy, whose life has been so ruled by the Doctor's presence in it, whose character is shaped by being "the girl who waited" has the strongest faith of the characters. Her faith in the Doctor.
For the final battle the Doctor must break Amy's faith in him to save her. He admits that he knows what will happen to his companions, but takes them anyways because he needs to be adored. That it's time that the Doctor and Amy see each other "for who we really are." The long standing mythos of the Doctor as Peter Pan (as I pointed out in a previous post) is now broken. The Doctor has this realization earlier with Rita when he likens his offer of traveling through time and space as offering children a suitcase of candy:
I brought them here. They say it was their choice, but offer a child a suitcase full of sweets and they'll take it. Offer someone all of time and space and they'll take that too. Which is why you shouldn't. Which is why grown-ups were invented.
Unlike Peter Pan, the Doctor realizes that Amy must grow up, that's its better for her. He also acknowledges that (despite his age) he is not a grown up. Instead of forcing her to remain child-like (like Peter Pan tries to do with Wendy) the Doctor becomes the person who makes her grow up.
The Thrilling Escape from Death, and Death of the Monster
For this stage the monster's power must be broken, the people liberated, and the hero rewarded. In the episode, the monster's power is broken the Doctor "sacrifices" Amy's faith in him to save the monster from the torment of his capture. The word choice is very deliberate with the theme of faith. We fully see the parallel between the Monster and the Doctor: both feed on faith, on the worship of those around them and now the Doctor has cut off the supply to both himself and the Monster.
The monster (which I should point out is related to the Nimon, a race who appeared earlier in the Classic Who episode "The Horns of Nimon") dies, at first comforted by the Doctor and then he offers the Doctor a warning before dying (ancient beings must always offer the Doctor warnings as they die, we learned this from the Face of Boe). The Doctor translates what the creature is saying as he dies:
An ancient creature, drenched in the blood of the innocents. Drifting in space through an endless shifting maze. Such a creature, death would be a gift.
The Doctor tells him to "accept it. And sleep well." The Doctor pauses and then says the creature's final words, "I wasn't talking about myself." Haunting the Doctor's thoughts, indicating there's more evil to come, and sealing the parallel between the two.
Usually, the hero at the end of the Overcoming the Monster story is rewarded. It can be some sort of treasure, or the ultimate other half (prince/princess), or a kingdom to rule over (or being the boss of one's own company). Here's where the story slightly turns, because it's Amy and Rory who receive the treasure (Rory's favorite car and a new house) not the Doctor.
Because of this one may think that this means there's no treasure at all left for the Doctor, but as the episode ends, Rory runs out to the street and asks, "what happened? What is he doing?" Amy's response comes as she looks up to the sky (again, religious symbolism), and says, "he's saving us." The final image of Amy is her at the window, looking up, indicating that she (once again) is full of faith in the Doctor. She once again is the girl who waited. The Doctor's ultimate desire, the thing he sacrificed, has returned. Despite the solemness of the ending, it gives us the Doctor's version of a happily ever after.


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Sometimes an iconic image can wear out its welcome. Or, at the very least, that image needs to make room for a new way of doing things.
Take the humble pancake. Just about every time it is photographed it is photographed in the same way: A stack of five (or more), a perfect pat of butter, and the right amount of syrup drizzle.
But is that truly how we consume our flapjacks? We put forth that many people actually butter and syrup as they eat, with each bite, rather than at the beginning. Professional pancake photographers of the world, can you capture this bit of breakfast-based truthfulness, rather than the tried-and-maybe-not-so-true super stack?
Ahem. However you take your morning batter, you might consider taking it at a Southern California restaurant from Sunday, Feb. 10 through Sunday, Feb. 16. That's National Pancake Week. And International Pancake Day? Tuesday, Feb. 12. Please. You know things are serious when a full holiday coincides with a week for the very same product.
LA has many places to flapjack it up, but we thought we'd focus on a few interesting dishes rather than restaurants.
The Griddle Cafe on Sunset, the king of kings amongst those in trade in pancakery, does a Red Velvet Pancake. Cream cheese is involved in the icing. We feel like typing that again with some periods thrown in, for emphasis. Red. Velvet. Pancake. With cream cheese. Icing.
John O'Groats of Pico Boulevard has a pair of famous flapjack options in its buttermilk and buckwheat offerings, but the lemon and applesauce are pretty choice, too. Consider that those flavors are at once adult- and kid-nice, a little sweet but healthy, too. Share with your tot.
Susan Feniger's STREET proves that pancakes, of course, are not just for enjoying during the early morning hours. We're tempted by the Highland eatery's Mung Bean Pancake, which includes kimchi, scallions, and shitake.
Little Dom's on Highland puts ricotta in its blueberry pancakes, proving that, once and for all, that particular cheese makes everything better. Science, just consider that one solved and done. You'll have to fight not to order the Nutella panino, though. Because Nutella and ricotta are pretty much neck-in-neck in the "making everything they're added to better" category.

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What makes for an effective partnership between a bookseller and book blogger? After six months of working together, Rebecca Schinsky of The Book Lady's Blog and bookseller Kelly Justice of the Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia have plenty of good ideas – and even make it look fun. In fact, they're planning to present a panel at this year's Southern Independent Bookseller's Association meeting on this very subject.
In today's #followreader chat from 4 – 5pm ET on Twitter, our loyal #followreader attendees will get a sneak peek at what they have to say, and a chance to ask lots of questions.
For more background on Rebecca and Kelly's partnership, keep reading.
And to join the #followreader conversation, here's what to do:
- Just before 4pm ET today, log in to Twitter or whatever interface you prefer. (We recommend Tweetchat, which refreshes quickly and automatically loads your hashtag when you are in the discussion.)
- To follow the discussion, run a search for #followreader
- I'll start by asking a few questions, before opening up the discussion to the group.
- To post a comment to the discussion, make sure that the hashtag #followreader is in each tweet you write.
Q&A with Rebecca Schinsky
How did you and Kelly decide to work together?
It evolved organically. When I visited Kelly's store, where I'm a regular customer, I mentioned my blog and my background as an event planner at big box bookseller. Kelly and I were both thinking about social media programs for educators, so eventually we decided to work together on a workshop on media and technology to encourage reading among students. I'd also been blogging and tweeting about events at the store, so we decided to be more deliberate about it, and talked about how we could work together.
What were the most important factors in making your partnership work for both of you?
The voice of blog my blog is fun and sassy and playful, and that worked for the store, which has a great sense of play too – they try to make reading fun. Kelly wouldn't have gotten in bed with me if she was concerned about how I would present myself or what I would say on the blog.
So the #1 key for booksellers is that it's important to do your homework: look at local blogs, and ask the right questions about the traffic and exposure they get, what they're willing to do for your store, in terms of posts mentioning events at the store and featured titles.
As a blogger, it's a plus for me that Kelly has made me part of the bookstore family, and has opened her galley shelves to me. I even have a mailbox and shelf for galleys at the store!
What are the nuts and bolts of your agreement?
Kelly doesn't pay me, and it's not exactly a barter either. Mainly what I get is exposure to the community. The relationship with the store has really built my profile in Richmond. Kelly has also helped me build up more industry connections. For example, I joined Kelly on all of her publisher meetings at BEA.
For Kelly, a great strength of the Get in Bed with a Book Blogger idea is that I can cover an event at the store and give it wide exposure, no matter how many people actually showed up for the event itself.
Have there been any sticky areas for you or other bloggers and booksellers in this kind of arrangement?
We haven't had any problems, mostly because we are open communicators. When there's a new issue or opportunity, we run things by each other. Every now and then, an author reach out to me about an event at another store, because they know me and they want me to cover it. So I talk to Kelly about how to handle it. She's never said not to cover it, but I may decide to just go to the event to support the author and not blog or tweet or about it, or I might post pictures. I think the most important thing is that she knows about those things before they happen.


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Nov. 5, 2010
SIUE vs. Morehead State
Fri., Nov. 5
7 p.m. ET, Morehead, Ky.
SIUE vs. Eastern Kentucky
Sat., Nov. 6
2 p.m. ET, Richmond, Ky.
NEXT OPPONENTS: Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky are the fourth and fifth Ohio Valley Conference teams that SIUE faces this season. Morehead State leads the OVC with a 22-7 overall record and a 15-1 mark in league play. Eastern Kentucky is third in the league standings with a 9-7 mark and is 1-8 in non-conference matches.
SERIES STUFF: SIUE is 0-1 all-time against Morehead State and 1-2 against Eastern Kentucky. The Cougar victory over EKU came in 2008.
HOME SCHEDULE: SIUE completed its home schedule with a 6-7 record. The Cougars closed out the home part of the schedule with a five-set loss to Murray State. SIUE had won the first two sets before the Racers raced back to win the next three.
VS. OHIO VALLEY: SIUE is 2-2 this season against OVC competition with wins against Southeast Missouri and UT Martin and a pair of losses to Murray State. SIUE has four more matches against OVC teams this season - Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay and Tennessee State.
TWICE MVP: Sydney Winslow, who has been the Most Valuable Player at two tournaments this season, is now sixth on the all-time kills list with 1,125. She needs 55 more kills in the final five matches to pass Kindra Westendorf for fifth on the all-time list.
RPI AND PABLO: SIUE is 244 in the latest RPI (Morehead State is 116, and Eastern Kentucky is 236). The website RichKern.com has a separate ranking system called the "Pablo" with SIUE ranked No. 226. (Morehead State is 83, and EKU is 200.)
FRESHMAN LEADS IN BLOCKS: Kelsey Augustine leads the Cougars in blocking with 0.77 per set. She could become the third freshman in school history to lead the team in blocks (Michelle Gilman in 1995 and Andrea Voss in 2000)
EIGHT MORE: Senior Sydney Winslow needs six more service aces to become the 13th player in school history to record 100 or more service aces.
HEADED TO THE ROAD: SIUE's final five matches this season are on the road. The trip continues Wednesday as the Cougars travel to Western Illinois. The season ends next weekend at Austin Peay and Tennessee State.
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The bottom line is that IE8 is faster, easier and safer. To get a feel for the new IE8 experience, check out the videos here, download the product, and try it out. Here are the top 5 favorites:
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Washington Post
December 27, 2011
CAIRO — Egypt's state prosecutor on Monday charged two Israelis and a Ukrainian with smuggling weapons and trying to implicate Egyptian security, the first case of its kind against foreigners since longtime President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.
A statement from the prosecutor's office said the three would be tried in an emergency state security court, usually reserved for terrorism cases. No date for the trial has been set.
The charges are the first case of bringing foreigners to trial in connection with the turmoil in Egypt since the ousting of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in February.
Although not directly holding the suspects responsible for any of the violence, the statement said the smuggled weapons were to be used in "illegal" operations aimed to implicate Egyptian security. No further details were given in the statement.


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[DATEBOOK] Who's the better American attacker? Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey?
They will get a rare chance to square off when Everton with Donovan (on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy) and Tim Howard hosts Dempsey's Fulham in the fourth
round of the English FA Cup.
Another big match will pit Liverpool against Manchester United.
Fourth-round matches will be played Jan. 27-30.
FA Cup, Fourth Round
Brighton & Hove vs. Newcastle United
Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough
Dagenham & Redbridge or Millwall vs. Southampton
Hull City vs. Crawley Town
MK Dons or QPR vs. Chelsea
West Bromwich Albion vs. Norwich City
Blackpool vs. Sheffield Wed.
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa
Stevenage vs. Notts County
Watford vs. Tottenham
Liverpool vs. Man. United
Derby County vs. Stoke City
Everton vs. Fulham
Macclesfield Town or Bolton Wanderers vs. Swansea City
Sheffield United vs. Birmingham City or Wolves
Nott. Forest or Leicester City vs. Swindon Town
* Games to be played over the weekend of 28 January 2012. Match dates to be confirmed in due course. Games may be arranged for Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday.


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Steve Chiotakis: Authorities continue to comb the waters off the Atlantic Ocean looking for clues as to why that Air France jet went down last week. All 228 people on board were killed. It was the worst aviation disaster in nearly eight years.
The maker of that doomed jetliner was coping with plenty of trouble already, even before the crash. Airbus has been hurt by nagging production delays, and it's struggling to hold on to customers who are having second thoughts about purchasing its new line of jetliners. Here's Marketplace Senior Business Correspondent Bob Moon.
Bob Moon: The double-decker "superjumbo" A380 has been slow to take off with the airline industry. So Airbus is undoubtedly hoping to announce some new orders next week at the Paris Air Show, the world's largest aviation exhibition.
So far this year, the European plane maker leads America's Boeing Corporation in new orders. But airline industry consultant Michael Boyd says it's a tough sell all around:
Michael Boyd: Aircraft sales are down in the U.S., and in Europe, and across the globe, because of the recession.
If that's not enough of a challenge, Airbus is now facing questions about whether faulty airspeed sensors might have played a role in last week's deadly crash of an A330 Air France jetliner.
Still, Boyd doubts that one event will have any effect on orders for the new-generation Airbus jumbo jet.
Boyd: If you had airplanes falling out of the sky, like we had with the first jets that came out by the British in the 1950's, yes. We don't have that here. We have a tragic event. We've just got to accept the fact humans make mistakes and humans build airplanes, and equipment that fails.
Airbus officials insist their A330 has become a reliable backbone of the world's transportation system.
I'm Bob Moon for Marketplace.
Chiotakis: As if that weren't enough for the airplane industry, today GE Aviation told
Reuters it expects orders this year to be cut in half.


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2012 remainders: Jesse
Recession comes to the Sarah Palin industry.
Andrew Sullivan gives himself a Von Hoffman.
Story Continued Below
Rick Perry grows his Florida team.
Jesse Jackson Jr. wants the Texas governor to apologize.
Justin Sayfie joins Mitt Romney.
And Mitt wins the Guy Molinari primary.
Robert List says Romney's Nevada calendar outreach was "friendly," not decisive.
Rudy Giuliani is up on TV – in ads for a controversial nuclear plant.
Virginia Dem Ward Armstrong says he's no Barack Obama.
Scott Brown fumbles with women.


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'Paranormal Activity 3' Directors Joost and Schulman Return for 'Paranormal Activity 4'
Oren Peli directed Paranormal Activity in 2007. Since then, he's (supposedly) directed a movie called Area 51 ("shot" in 2009). Tod Willaims directed Paranormal Activity 2 in 2012. Since then, he's directed nothing. And Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman directed Paranormal Activity 3 in 2011—but they're not prepared to fall victim to the PA curse. The duo is quickly signing up to direct another movie: Paranormal Activity 4, which was confirmed just two days ago and got a release date yesterday.
Everybody knows that directing two Paranormal Activity movies will actually cancel out the hex, affording this pair a great, prosperous career in filmmaking. In actuality, Joost and Schulman did some very interesting, favorable things with PA3, making creative use of the found-footage technique and instilling a new, vibrant mythology into the series.
Clearly, they have a passion for the films, indicated by all the work they put into PA3, and, more so, by their willingness to return for PA4. Plus, their 2010 documentary Catfish earned a great deal of acclaim, so they're clearly not limited to the Paranormal Activity world talent-wise. They're just a pair of normal guys who are really into the sci-fi/horror series. And apparently, Paramount is totally on board with that.
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Federated members help fund local projects
JACKSON -- The Federated Rural Electric Trust, Jackson, recognized local organizations receiving $20,643 through Operation Round Up. These donations occur due to monthly contributions by participating Federated members.
Twenty-six organizations received money in this 33rd round of funding. They include:
Dunnell Book Room; Martin County West swimming pool, Sherburn; Jackson County Central Riverside Special Education, Jackson; JCC Early Childhood & Family Ed; LaCrosse 4-H Club, Heron Lake; Martin County Mentoring Network, Fairmont; Sanford Hospice, Worthington; Lakeview Health Services, Fairmont; Reinbows, Windom; Fort Belmont/Jackson County Tourism; Prairie Ecology Bus Center, Lakefield; Martin Luther High School, Northrop; Truman Public Preschool; Minnesota West, Jackson campus; Jackson Volunteer Fire Department; MCW Community Education, Welcome; JCC Anatomy Class; SSC Wellness Center, Okabena; Jackson County Library, Jackson; Jackson County Fair Board, Jackson; Rhythm of the River/Art Guild, Jackson; Alpha Volunteer Fire Department; Prairie Arts Continuum, Windom; Friendship Ventures, Annandale; American Red Cross, Worthington; Salvation Army Heatshare, Roseville.
The Trust Board received 30 applications totaling $31,595. It will meet again in the fall to determine the next round of funding. The deadline for submitting applications is Oct. 3.
Federated members with graduating high school seniors can apply for the Round Up Scholarships by Thursday.
Applications were mailed with the April 1 electric bills. Otherwise, visit Federated's website to download the application form or call the co-op office.


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Glucosamine Sulfate
What other names is Glucosamine Sulfate known by?
2-Amino-2-Deoxy-Glucose, 2-Amino-2-Deoxy-Beta-D-Glucopyranose, 2-Amino-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Sulfate, 3-Amino-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxane-2,4,5-Triol Sulfate, Amino Monosaccharide, Chitosamine, Chlorure de Potassium-Sulfate de Glucosamine, D-Glucosamine, D-Glucosamine Sulfate, D-Glucosamine Sulphate, G6S, Glucosamine, Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate, Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl, Glucosamine Sulfate-Potassium Chloride, Glucosamine Sulphate, Glucosamine Sulphate KCl, Glucosamine-6-Phosphate, GS, Mono-Sulfated Saccharide, Poly-(1->3)-N-Acetyl-2-Amino-2-Deoxy-3-O-Beta-D-Glucopyranurosyl-4-(or 6-) Sul, Saccharide Mono-Sulfaté, Saccharide Sulfaté, Sulfate de Glucosamine, Sulfate de Glucosamine 2KCl, SG, Sulfated Monosaccharide, Sulfated Saccharide, Sulfato de Glucosamina.
What is Glucosamine Sulfate?Glucosamine sulfate is a naturally occurring chemical found in the human body. It is in the fluid that is around joints. Glucosamine is also found in other places in nature. For example, the glucosamine sulfate that is put into dietary supplements is often harvested from the shells of shellfish. Glucosamine sulfate used in dietary supplements does not always come from natural sources. It can also be made in a laboratory.
There are different forms of glucosamine including glucosamine sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride, and N-acetyl-glucosamine. These different chemicals have some similarities; however, they may not have the same effects when taken as a dietary supplement. Most of the scientific research done on glucosamine has been done on glucosamine sulfate. The information on this page pertains to glucosamine sulfate. For information on the other forms of glucosamine, see the specific pages for each of them.
Dietary supplements that contain glucosamine often contain additional ingredients. These additional ingredients are frequently chondroitin sulfate, MSM, or shark cartilage. Some people think these combinations work better than taking just glucosamine sulfate alone. So far, researchers have found no proof that combining the additional ingredients with glucosamine adds any benefit.
Some glucosamine sulfate products are not labeled accurately. In some cases, the amount of glucosamine actually in the product has varied from none to over 100% of the amount stated on the product's label. Some products have contained glucosamine hydrochloride when glucosamine sulfate was listed on the label.
Glucosamine sulfate is taken by mouth for osteoarthritis, glaucoma, weight loss, joint pain caused by drugs, a bladder condition called interstitial cystitis, jaw pain, joint pain including knee pain, back pain, multiple sclerosis, and HIV/AIDS.
Glucosamine is also in some skin creams used to control arthritis pain. These creams usually contain camphor and other ingredients in addition to glucosamine.
Glucosamine sulfate is used parenterally for osteoarthritis.
Is Glucosamine Sulfate effective?Glucosamine sulfate can improve pain and movement in knees affected by osteoarthritis. It seems to work about as well as some nonprescription pain medications. But glucosamine takes about twice as long to work, four weeks instead of two. There is some evidence that glucosamine sulfate may actually keep the joint problems from getting worse. Other pain relievers can reduce the pain but do not prevent the disease from slowly destroying more of the joint. Glucosamine sulfate might not be as effective for reducing pain in more severe, long-standing osteoarthritis.
Glucosamine sulfate is often marketed in combination products that also contain chondroitin sulfate. So far, there is no evidence that the combination products work any better than glucosamine sulfate or chondroitin sulfate alone. Buying a combination product is probably not worth the extra cost.
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Satguru Maharaj ji, the Founder of the One Love Family, says the All Progressives Congress will rule Nigeria beyond 2019 in spite of the acrimony in the party. The sect leader said this in Ibadan on Friday at a press conference to mark the 36th anniversary of the group. He said what the ruling APC needed to do was to ensure that those who defected from the PDP to the party were monitored to ensure that they do not tarnish the good intention of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Maharaj ji also said the defection of some PDP members to APC was to escape prosecution for offences with which they had been charged. The sect leader said Nigeria was in need of leaders like Buhari in order to create a new country to be proud of. He further urged the APC to work for the suspension of any minister or lawmaker under probe for acts of corruption until cleared. Reacting to Donald Trump's victory as U.S President-elect, the sect leader said the new administration would bring greater benefits to Africa and the global community. According to him, Trump is a wise man, judging from his plans to tackle illegal migration and terrorism.
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Apt-mirror copy a mirror from official site, but it is too long.
The download is not finished, may be I have to wait the end, At this moment I tryed to check "my mirror" but using netinstall it didn't found appropriate Release??
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Here's the seventh collection of the popular Japanese anime voice actresses' promotion videos/CMs for their latest songs, albums and live BDs which are scheduled to be released in April and May 2012. Is your favorite anime Va in the list this time?
"Sinfonia! Sinfonia!!!" Ayana Taketatsu
(her 1st single released on April 11)
"Strawberry☆Kiss" Ayana Taketatsu
(coupling track for "Sinfonia! Sinfonia!!!" )
"Hoshizora Destination" Kana Hanazawa
(her 1st single released on April 25)
"Kokoro Sky" Minako Kotobuki
(4th single released on April 11)
"Nakagawa Kanon starring Toyama Nao 1st Concert 2012 Ribbon Revolution"
Kanon Nakagawa starring Toyama Nao
(her 1st live CD+BD released on May 30)
"SUMMER CAMP 3 LIVE BD" digest movie Minori Chihara
(Presale at her tour "D-Formation" in April to May)
Past collections:
(Chiaki Takahashi, Minori Chihara, Satomi Akesaka, Kanon Nakagawa,Nyatsuko Aso and Nyadain)
(Ryouko Shintani, Junko Iwao, Manami Numakura, Yumi Hara, Azumi Asakura,Asami Imai)
(Nana Mizuki, Kanae Ito, Hisako Kanemoto, Macross F, THE [email protected])
(Yui Horie, Minori Chihara, Mutsumi Tamura & Chinatsu Akasaki, Ayahi Takagaki)
(Hitomi Harada, May'n, Haruka Tomatsu, Yuruyuri voice actresses)
(Aoi Yuki, Minori Chihara, Yuuka Nanri, Akiko Hasegawa, Aya Hirano)


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This report evaluates key findings from our latest fraud survey in India that reflect corporate India's resistance to fraud. The study also evaluates the emerging fraud risks and measures taken by various organizations to mitigate these risks.
Our survey highlights
Nearly three-fifths of the respondents said that their companies have been subjected to fraud during the course of last year. Moreover, with the growing use of technology in business operations, instances of technology-led fraud has also increased significantly.
According to most survey respondents, "He is an internal employee of a company, who is in his 30s and is far from retirement. He is in the middle management cadre, working in the procurement or sales department." With increasing consumerism, there is a shift from the "need" to "greed" as a motive for committing fraud.
Companies are reluctant to take legal recourse against employees responsible for committing fraud. Only 35% of the respondents said that their company takes any disciplinary action against unscrupulous employees.
Loss of reputation emerged as the biggest and severest collateral damage caused by fraud. External perception is highly valued by companies, since damage to their reputation can result in loss of revenue or destruction of shareholder value, even if they are not found guilty of having committed a crime.
Bribery and corruption continue to be a perpetual challenge for corporate India. Kickbacks are given to win or retain business, to obtain approvals from government agencies and to influence people to make favorable decisions.
Companies still rely on old traditional anti-fraud measures. Reliance on internal and external audit, and code of conduct is high. This seems surprising in today's environment, where fraudsters are using advanced tools and technology to perpetrate frauds.
Data and Information theft and IP infringement pose the biggest risk, our respondents said
says EY Partner Arpinder Singh.
Proactive fraud risk management: Need of the hourBusiness leaders are aware of the need to address fraud risks, but lack of a comprehensive and integrated approach to fraud risk management continues to be a concern. Currently, companies take a "check-the-box" approach to fraud risk management, conducting isolated risk assessments, whereas the need of the hour is a cohesive but wider approach, aligned with the strategic business objectives of organizations.
Technology can play a larger role in fraud risk management. Another possible area that should be considered by companies in countering fraud risk is a whistle-blowing mechanism.
Changing regulatory scenario: Positive change There is increased regulatory activism, and existing Acts are being amended and updated to address new and complex threats. Regulators are proposing more stringent standards for prevention, detection and reporting of fraud.
The fact that around two-thirds of the respondents said that scams and corporate frauds were unearthed because of legislations such as the Right to Information Act (RTI) and Public Interest Litigation (PIL) speaks volumes about public awareness in India.
Globalization has added to the regulations to which companies need to adhere. Governments around the world, in an attempt to address bribery and corruption risks, have introduced anti-corruption legislation such as the US FCPA and the UK Bribery Act, which have extra-territorial jurisdiction.
Future outlookMore and more companies are taking cognizance of the changing regulatory scenario. We are seeing an increased focus on corporate governance. Also companies are increasingly now taking proactive measures against fraud, bribery and corruption.
For details, download a copy of Fraud and corporate governance: Changing paradigm in India.
EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.


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We believe safety requires continual emphasis and attention to detail. the pride we take in the structural and aesthetic quality of your home is rivaled only by our insistence that it be constructed safely.
Our safety record has been earned through our commitment to building a better company. this commitment extends from the ceo to all of our employees and the employers of our subcontractors. a full time safety expert visits all projects on a regular basis to review general and specific safety issues. due to our outstanding safety program and quality building technique, hobbs, incorporated remains one of the very few custom residential contractors able to obtain quality, high limit insurance.
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Cadet Capt. Steven Barnett Jr. was awarded the Sons of the Revolution Bronze ROTC Medal.
Contributed Photo Cadet Capt. Steven Barnett Jr. was awarded the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Bronze ROTC Medal at the St. Augustine High School JROTC Corps Awards Ceremony last month.
The medal is awarded to the most outstanding third year cadet in recognition of leadership qualities, military bearing and excellence and academic achievement, thus exemplifying the high ideals and principles. These qualities are what motivated and sustained our patriot ancestors, SAR members emphasize.Barnett received many other awards from the JROTC Corps which is led by Lt. Col. Dennis T. Fitzsimmons, U.S. Army (ret), senior Army instructor.
Barnett is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Barnett Sr.
The Sons of the American Revolution is a national patriotic, educational, and historical Society whose members are direct lineal descendents of patriots who helped win freedom and national independence for the U.S.A.Compatriot Norman L. Antle is president of the St. Augustine Chapter. For information on the SAR and its youth programs (with cash awards) call Norman L. Antle, 797-3380 or John B. Tinny, 829-8109.
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The info have starts with Mathieu Rouillard dit Prenouveau. He had 9 children, of which Simon and Mathieu took the surname Prenouveau. Rouillard was dropped in 1714 and Prenouveau was used. It was changed to Pronovost in 1735. I have nothing beyond them. It picks back up with George Pronovost (my great great grandfather)in the early 1800's. There should be at least 2 generations that will fill in my ancestry. This info was garnered from a narrative finished in 1954 by one of his grandchildren and from internet files.
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SGS technical experts determine the density of your material using drilling and density sensing equipment. Our equipment is operated by dedicated professionals whose primary function is to collect data used to accurately characterize storage pile density. Stockpile density data is used to calculate the overall tonnage of your stockpiles.
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The Young Professionals is a hot international band you must listen to—if you haven't already. Led by one of Israel's best-selling musicians, Ivri Lider (who we spoke with this summer), and Yonathan Goldshtein, a young and talented producer/composer who has recorded with the biggest names in the industry, the group changes the standards of what might come to mind when you think of a music band, as you'll see through their music video for "Be With You Tonight."
From its debut album 9AM to 5PM, 5PM to Whenever, the video pays homage to Alain Resnais's arthouse mainstay, Last Year at Marienbad, in all its hypnotic and high-fashion romance.
Also featured in the music video is the "fire on ice" collection by French designer Jean-Charles De Castelbajac. The track itself also contains a sample of American-born French singer/songwriter Joe Dassin's "Et Si Tu N'Existais Pas" from his 1975 album, Le Costume Blanc.
Stick around to the last few seconds where you'll catch a glimpse of drag artist Uriel Yekutiel give some serious face (while eating a pita).
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By Luke Phillips
Holtville City Council member Jerry Brittsan took the opportunity during the public comments portion of Monday's council meeting to revive the debate on the city's utility tax.
Brittsan has been on a personal crusade to remove the tax, which accounts for nearly 20 percent of the city's operating budget, since last July. But he hasn't made much headway with the council.
"Since approximately the middle of July last year, I've been attempting to get some information to the council regarding a decision on the utility tax," Brittsan said. "I specifically requested that it be agendized on the 14th of December. I was not afforded the agenda item tonight, so it is my intention to go the petition route. I need 52 names on a petition to create a ballot measure that would call for the stopping entirely of the utility tax by July 1."
Newly-installed council member Mike Goodsell agreed that the issue needs to be discussed, but called on the council, and councilmember Brittsan, to take things slowly and carefully.
"Jerry may feel that there's been a lack of traction on his issue," Goodsell said, "and I would whole-heartedly jump in and try to help him with traction, but I wouldn't want to see us jump off a cliff on this thing and find out after the fact that we couldn't afford to do it very well. It would impact a lot of things, but to be fair to the voters we should probably consider where those impacts would be and weigh out the decision in a measured response rather than just doing away with it in July. He (Brittsan) deserves to have it on the agenda and it needs to be discussed."
Mayor David Bradshaw didn't rule out the possibility of cutting the utility tax, but made sure to remind the public that the tax break would come at a cost.
"If that's what our public wants we can certainly do that," Bradshaw said. "If we want to vote for less taxes I think that would be an easy vote, but we have to think about what we're going to cut. We can either do layoffs or stricter code enforcement, or cut our public health and safety. There's not really much you can go after. I do think we need to take a longer, harder look at it."
Brittsan agreed that cutting certain services in the city would be a tough job, but he argued that the public simply can't afford these extra services during the current economic downturn.
"Understandably we can't afford it," Brittsan said. "But this tax has been in place for 20 years. We've got people that are on fixed incomes, we've got senior citizens, we've got people on unemployment, we've got people on disability that are trying to scratch out a living. We've got businesses that are trying to scratch out a living and we're imposing all kinds of things on them as far as parking and such, and then on top of that they've got to pay the utility tax on all their utilities. I don't know about anybody else in this room, but I pay 30 to 40 dollars a month on utility taxes, and I'm on a fixed income. I think that it's time that the city thought more of the residents than they do of spending this money."
A large crowd was gathered in the council chambers Monday to watch the proceedings and one of them took the opportunity to speak in agreement with Brittsan. Shane Brady, owner of Holtville Mini Storage on Main Street, made his feelings clear to the council and says he has no sympathy for them.
"I told myself that I was going to keep my mouth shut, but I can't do it," Brady said. "They (the city) gave me three months to make a $780,000 improvement and my question to you is how does it feel? How does it feel to run a city that's going to go bankrupt when they take the utility tax away? It's a financial hardship, but you guys impose financial hardships through the city manager and the city planner on a regular basis to my business and other businesses in the community. How does it feel? How does it feel to come up and say we have no money? Because that's what you guys did to me and the only way that I got you to stop was to get a lawyer. So I can understand your position about not putting a financial hardship on the city, but you guys, you city council people and our city manager and our city planner put financial hardship on our businesses. I come to one city council meeting and once I'm done with that council meeting, three weeks later I get a letter that says I'm no longer permitted in the city of Holtville, that I'm a nuisance to the residents of Holtville and I'm going to be fined $500 a day and six months in prison. You've got to be kidding me. So now we're going to do away with this utility tax and I find no sympathy. Even though it's going to hurt my business and other businesses, I don't find any sympathy that it's a hardship for the city. Turnaround is fair play I guess. Tit for tat. I don't like to see it, but that's the way I feel. I love Holtville, I invested my money in Holtville and I know today that since I spoke I'm going to get banged for it, I'm going to get in trouble, I'll get another letter issued. I just opened Pandora's Box. So you guys run a city without any money, because that's what you're doing to me, saying run a businesses without any money, because I've got $780,000 worth of upgrades to do. I guess that's all I have to say."
After a round of applause from the crowd, Mayor Bradshaw responded to Brady's comments.
"To answer your question about how it feels, it feels like we're a city in the state of California," Bradshaw said. "I don't know if you understand how the laws work, but we don't impose jail time. These are state laws. Those aren't our laws, they're state laws. If you want to be a city and get money in California you have to comply with all these things. Those aren't things that we sit around and think up."
Brady responded in turn, saying "I would expect that in the small city of Holtville that sooner or later we'd take a look back at our state government and our federal government and say no more grant money. Because all that grant money has too many issues attached to it, too many regulations that come with it. I would say no we don't want your money from the state, we don't want your regulations, we don't want your mandates, we don't want your purse, we don't want the money if there's anything attached to it. "Goodsell pointed out that many of the regulations in the city are only guidelines from the state and are not mandated.
"Code enforcement is a choice of this council," Goodsell said. "Don't let anybody tell you different. It was my first indoctrination that I got when I met with the city manager. She turns out to be the bad guy, (city planner) Justina (Arce) turns out to be the bad guy, but we give them the direction to enforce these codes. We have a choice whether or not we're going to go along with guidelines from the state. Not every city is going out there with the fervor that Holtville currently is with code enforcement. And that is well known by businessmen that have businesses in other cities in the valley. We don't need that reputation to continue to the determent of business here."
City Treasurer Pete Mellinger also weighed in on the issue and urged the council to move slowly.
"I have been a resident of this town now for 50 something years and I can assure you as your city treasurer that if we were to suddenly reduce and do away with the utility tax this year, or within the next two or three years, you will see a dramatic reduction in the things that are available in this city and it will not be able to recover any of the things that we're getting used to that are good for the city," Mellinger said. "As your city treasurer I want to emphasize that this sudden approach of starting a petition to do away with the tax is going to have a devastating effect upon the treasury of this city. I hope that you will think and look into it very closely before you do anything as drastic as that. I'm willing to look at it, but I can assure you, even before you look at it, that the current utility tax is the only thing that keeps this a decent city to live in and a safe city to live in. We need to be very careful how fast we move on this. Jerry seems to think that we've been moving to slow on this, but I think we need to move very, very slowly or we'll have something happen here in Holtville that will be very detrimental to us all."
The council eventually decided to bring the issue back as an information item at their January 24 meeting and directed City Manager Laura Fischer to bring them more information. Fischer pointed out that she had already provided the numbers on the utility tax, but said she would try to gather more details.
"Right now I'm hearing that you want information, but I don't have your ultimate goal," Fischer said. "If your ultimate goal is to eliminate the utility tax and for me to tell you what effect that's going to have, I could probably give you just a little more detail, but this is pretty much the information that you've been requesting."
After the public comments portion of the meeting, a crowd of residents gathered outside of city hall and had a lot to say on the issue.
"I think we have bloated salaries," said one man who refused to be identified because he fears reprisal from the city. "We have at least three people on the payroll that are making more than $100,000 a year."
Another resident who also refused to give his name said that he thinks the city's fire department is over-funded and is a prime target for cuts.
"I live across the street from the Fire Department and I see them driving around in their fleet of SUVs. I think we have more fire engines in this city than we do houses. I remember when the whole force used to be volunteers," he said.
The same man also had some choice words for city manager Laura Fischer.
"I think we need to do a serious discussion, but without her sitting in there. We don't need her and we don't need her spite. If I stood up and gave you my name I'm sure she'd be over to fine us for something. It's just a bunch of B.S. that they've pushed on us for 15 years."
Sparks Fly As Council Hears Utility Tax Complaints
By Luke Phillips


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They're crawling out of Dixie like the zombied remains of long-dead Confederate soldiers. Legions of third-generation, Deep South/Gulf Coast pop bands such as Cowboy Mouth, Sister Hazel, Memory Dean, and Better Than Ezra have been slowly infiltrating American radio with a twisted optimism that could come, really, from no place else. Think Midnight in the Garden of FM Radio.
In a strictly provincial sense, Memory Dean is perhaps the most Southern of these bands--which doesn't mean they're a traditional "Southern rock" act. Though based in Atlanta and signed to Macon, Georgia's renowned Capricorn label, Memory Dean's first CD, Shake It Up, avoids the blues-boogie feel associated with a Capricorn legacy that stretches from the Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker to Govt. Mule and Ian Moore.
Rather, Memory Dean's music is an intriguing collision of spring-break choruses, beer-fueled rhythm, and a lightly twisted lyrical sense--all of which bring to mind Flannery O'Connor and Brian Wilson harmonizing on a cypress-cloaked veranda over their morning grits.
Within that Deep South context, it's hard to pigeonhole Memory Dean's sound. More than just snappy choruses--there are millions of those floating around, seeking to light in listeners' brains--the band's songs are, on first listen, anchored in the instinctively unique vocal harmonies of co-founding guitarist-singer-songwriters Jay Memory and Bubba Dean. With naturally occurring parts that recall the low harmonies and counter-melodies of the Indigo Girls or, perhaps, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon after a night of tequila, the fluent vocal blend lures you in just long enough for the words to hit you over the head.
And though Shake It Up seems anchored in a typical I-Was-in-College-So-I-Dated-Babes sort of mentality, repeated study reveals something darker going on. To counteract the to-be-expected relationship analysis (as on "Screaming From the Towers," "I Should've Known," and "Pain"), the creepy, funeral flowers and arms of nightmares allusions of "Dying to Live" bespeak a maturity well beyond frat-party keggers.
"When we first started writing, we were in college, so that's what we wrote about," says Jay Memory. He and Dean are calling from their Atlanta headquarters before the band heads back out on a Southwestern tour. "But Bubba's 29, and I just turned 30, and with age comes a sense of clarity and simplicity. The later songs reflect that. It's only natural that, on our first major-label album, this new maturity mingles with the older stuff. The next CD will be all mature stuff, if you want to call it that."
In the meantime, Shake It Up is doing fine. Touring incessantly since the album's release early last summer, Memory Dean has released two singles: "So Complicated" and "I Should've Known," both of which have wriggled onto alternative rock and Triple-A formats with the sort of rising-tide implications that greeted Sister Hazel's "All For You" and Cowboy Mouth's "Jenny Says."
Maybe not coincidentally, Memory Dean has played extensively with both Cowboy Mouth and Sister Hazel. The whole area thinks in terms of brotherhood and unity.
"There's a definite sense of place and philosophy to being a Southern band," Memory says. "There are so many bands in the southeast, so much competition, and a terrific sense of history. You start working, you hone your skills and stage show, and pretty soon you're not only good, you're also pals with a lot of your competition. But everybody starts out on the bottom."
Indeed, it was nine years ago that Jay Memory and Bubba Dean got together as an acoustic duo while students in Athens at the University of Georgia. Originally rivals in street-corner minstrelsy, they hooked up and began writing the sort of songs borne of two things: 1) the innate tradition of a town that gave birth to REM, the B-52s, and several other seminal '80s "modern rock" bands, and 2) the sure knowledge that through music came liquor and sorority girls.
Eventually, the two joined forces and, along the way, realized they were writing songs that people were actually listening to. As such, they began to make immediate inroads in an Athens music scene stuffed with talent. But far from feeling pressure, Memory Dean bellied up to the bar, so to speak. The two reminisce about the early days of their partnership--a time when local bands knew that it was entirely possible for REM's Michael Stipe or Peter Buck to wander into a club they were playing. They also knew better than to expect anything from such occasions.
"If you're from Atlanta, you speak of Greenwich Village or New York City with admiration and awe," Memory says. "But if you live there, it's not such a big deal. It was that way when we were starting in Athens. We had respect, but we weren't intimidated."
Dean adds, "We knew that if someone like Stipe walked in, he just wanted a beer, not to discover talent."
As it turns out, Stipe did walk into an early Memory Dean show. Rather than ignore him and act cool, or get freaked out by his presence, Memory says he simply started into an Indigo Girls song on which he knew Stipe had contributed guest vocals.
"I had the balls to ask him to come up and sing his part," Memory says. "Of course, he said no, but what did it hurt to try?"
That sort of aggression--and no small amount of talent--quickly paid off. From 1992 to '95, the folk-pop duo put out three successful indie CDs, Highway 29, Memory Dean, and Stomp. But as their sound evolved and the songs began to segue from acoustic flavorings to a more driving direction, Memory and Dean decided to add bassist Mark "The Shadow" Ross and drummer Larry Ross. It was anything but a case of two honchos adding some underlings.
"We never wanted to hire a quote-unquote rhythm section," Dean says. "We were writing band-oriented material all along, and we wanted a band. The sort of thing where the four of you walk into a convenience store and people go, 'Whoa...'"
It wasn't long before the new quartet scored the deal with Capricorn; the label had long been aware of Memory Dean and the increasing success of their three indie CDs. The fleshed-out unit's rockier sound and energized live shows convinced them to sign the band.
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With producer Jeff Tomei (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul), the band cut Shake It Up in a relatively short period in their native Georgia. Then they hit the road, where, despite the giddiness that comes with a major-label deal and radio-bound singles, the boys in MD are trying to keep everything in perspective.
"We wish we were still young, and we wish it was still like the '70s, with all the excess," Dean says with a laugh. "But to be honest, rock and roll today is about being efficient. We've talked about it. As soon as we can afford the bail money, we're going to trash a hotel room."
Only Memory Dean would orchestrate such things. It reeks of proper Southern decadence.
Memory Dean plays the Copper Tank Brewing Company on Saturday, March 21.


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text: chef bollo is a dream come true (he did work at el bulli, a fact that should have gotten more critical attention) and the restaurant is open from lunchtime onward. i went at about 4 for tapas, and had a great sherry tasting (try the palo cortado-very chestnutty and delightful) to accompany my codfish fritters, stuffed mussels, and the best tocino del cielo (literally, bacon from heaven, a custardy meringue dessert) in the usa. i fear that business is not what it should be, and i imagine that the rent must be steep for such a grand space, so will meigas survive? ojala, as my mom would have said; let's hope so.


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How does one become poet laureate of Calgary?
Calgary playwright and actor David van Belle of Ghost River Theatre nominated me, compiling a greatest hits package of my work and pitching the notion that I can connect with those who least expect it. I was short-listed , and the six nominees read in front of an audience. A panel of six judges deliberated, and two weeks later the announcement was made. I read a poem in city hall and had my first media scrum.
Your website seems devoted mostly to your work as a musician. Are you more musician or poet?
I'm a songwriter whose work has always been appreciated largely for the lyrical content. I feel more accomplished as a wordsmith than a musician, and in the poet laureate role won't be hauling my guitar to appearances, so will sink or swim on the strength of words. It's a murky prospect trying to self-identify, because I've straddled the two arenas so much that I feel equal parts confident and fraudulent in both worlds. That's what keeps the work fresh and the ambitions unsatisfied.
How do music and poetry affect one another in your work?
The music acts as transporter, a magic carpet, a train, a horse, and elevates words through sheer adrenalin and the lift of melody, emphasizing their meaning. But poetry is frequently the muscle, and uses the structure of beat and music to play on and around, so it's not a passive passenger. It's a jockey.
Your work is often political. Do you think that will interfere with your poet laureate duties? Which are what, by the way?
There a few appearances and commissioned pieces I'll create for specific civic events, but I will be largely encouraged to find my own ways of bringing creative language more into the public sphere, through partnerships with publications, public readings, events with youth, recent immigrants, any sector of society I want to engage with. I may solicit poetry submissions from citizens; change the LRT announcements at each station to rhyming couplets; unearth little known stories of Calgary's past.
I've been careful in my past work to make political material specific and accurate, and more satirical than preachy. The opportunity of using poetry to express political points can be unobvious without being toothless. I would never compose something crass like: "In the name of sanity/ From the darkness of reality/ My tired plea/ Do not give Rob Anders another mandate as MP." I would never write that.
You've described yourself as an "art slut." Could you define that?
A shamelessly indiscriminate artist, who, in the name of having a new experience or delving into an unexplored art form, says; "Yes." The fortunate art slut finds that most of the organizations who ask him to dally with them are totally hot.


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I submitted my first Associated Press Top-25 ballot in early August, then went on vacation to Siesta Key (lovely place ... go to Flavio's for Italian, the Siesta Key Oyster Bar for seafood and the Daquiri Deck for atmosphere. I think there was also a beach).
AP released its preseason poll Aug. 17. At the time, I may or may not have been shaking hands with Captain Morgan. But without further distraction from the Gulf of Mexico, here is my preseason ballot.
Just don't hate me because I just put Baylor above your team.
Polls and rankings are supposed to be fun and interesting. It's supposed to spark debate at the water cooler, the sports bars and on the internet. It's not personal.
Because I don't elevate a 4-2 team into the top-25 doesn't mean I hate the program, coach, college, city or think the uniforms are ugly (well, in the latter case, I offer Oregon on any given Saturday).
But you're fans and you're going to have opinions and that's nice. That's the way it's supposed to work. And the AP poll is really just about the fun every Sunday afternoon to see where your team is and who's No. 1. With the College Football Playoffs begining this year, polls other than the rankings that committee begins putting out in late October don't matter a wit.
In the end, it doesn't matter what I think. Your team needs to impress Condeleezza Rice.
Herewith is my preseason top-25 and my reasoning (or excuses):
1. Florida State: In the two prior seasons the Seminoles defended a national championship, they went 10-1-1, beat Florida in the Sugar Bowl and finished fourth in the final AP poll in 1994; and went 11-2, lost to Oklahoma in the national championship game at the Orange Bowl and finished fifth in the final poll. FSU won the ACC both years (going a combined 16-0), was 2-0-1 against Florida and two of the three losses came at Miami, when the Hurricanes were still "The U." My point? Try to enjoy the season, FSU fans. Another national championship or not, it's going to be one you would have taken in a heartbeat a few yeas ago when the 'Noles were going 7-6 and playing in the Emerald Bowl.
2. Alabama: Only in Alabama, part 1 -- Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban once told radio host Paul Finebaum that playing in the BCS national championship was nice, but it set his recruiting schedule back a week. To paraphrase an old line, Saban could be married to Scarlett Johansson and expect her to cook.
3. Oregon: I heard a rumor that limos with the Nike logo will be available to take players from the locker room to the practice field.
4. Oklahoma: Coach Bob Stoops is a lot like his old boss Steve Spurrier. He says inflammatory stuff but he's almost always right. In this case, his team is as good as any in the SEC.
5. UCLA: I say the Heisman race comes down to the Bruins' Brett Hundley and Oregon's Marcus Mariota.
6. South Carolina: If Hundley or Mariota don't win the Heisman, Gamecocks running back Mike Davis could.
7. Ohio State: The injury to Braxton Miller happened after the votes were due. Rumor also has it that several football players have quit to join the OSU band -- they were having better parties.
8. Baylor: Won't be nearly good enough to knock Oklahoma out. The next-best team in a weak conference.
9. Michigan State: An early loss to overrated Notre Dame last season meant Sparty played in the Rose Bowl a week earlier then they should have.
10. Auburn: Only in Alabama, part 2 -- An Auburn fan actually emailed me after the national championship game to tell me that Auburn dominated FSU for three quarters, and the 'Noles then "got lucky" in the fourth quarter. An Auburn fan telling someone an opposing team got lucky? Dudes, you were the two miracle plays of all miracle plays from playing in the Outback Bowl.
11. Stanford: This program and coach David Shaw don't get nearly enough credit.
12. USC: Receivers George Farmer and Steven Mitchell missed all of 2013 but are back. Freshman JuJu Smith might be the best of the lot. Just on the basis of the name you've got to root for him.
13. Wisconsin: The Stanford of the Big Ten. No respect.
14. Notre Dame: Brian Kelly has done better than the dark days of Charlie Weis. But it's still not good enough for the Chicago-New York alumni base. Plus, after four players were dismissed for academic rules violations, everyone has to go to class more often.
15. Georgia: Well, it was a good defense. Then it became the summer of behaving badly.
16. Arizona State: Quarterback Taylor Kelly has a ton of weapons at his disposal. But he may have to win a few 41-40 games.
17. Mississippi: Might be one of the best Ole Miss teams in a long time, but still may finish fourth in the SEC West.
18. Virginia Tech: I have a hunch, okay?
19. LSU: The quarterback situation is too muddled to put the Tigers any higher.
20. Clemson: The defense might be ahead of the offense for, oh, I don't know ... about 12 games.
21. Iowa: The schedule rotation has resulted in no Ohio State, Michigan or Michigan State. The first three games are at home and the conference road games are against Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota and Illinois.
22. North Carolina: Mr. Fedora will see you now.
23. Washington: There are four quarterback candidates to start the preseason.
24. Nebraska: Please get Bo Pelini a chin.
25. Florida: That defense is going to be really good. If the offense can climb above 100th in the NCAA, there will be improvement.


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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will invest $109 million in two Michigan operations, keeping or creating 96 jobs.
The investment will fund production of engines for the Chevrolet Cruze compact and Volt electric car.
GM says the money is part of a $2 billion investment announced earlier this week that will create or keep more than 4,000 jobs at 17 GM facilities in eight states.
The company says it will spend $84 million at a Flint engine plant to increase production capacity for a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine. GM will put $25 million into a Bay City factory to build parts for the engines.
GM's sales are up 25 percent this year, led by the Cruze. The company sold more than 25,000 of the compact cars last month.


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I am finally getting to use some of the images I have already finished, getting them made up into cards. I am grateful that the terrible flare of neck pain that I have been dealing with of late has still allowed me some time to create, although not as much as I wish.
First card: Bunny Boo Boo
Stamp: Stampabilities (House Mouse/Happy Hoppers) Bunny Boo Boo HMOR1035.
Cardstock: Bazzill. Green is Guacamole. Yellow is African Daisy.
DP: Recollections Monkeying Around line, in "Button Up". The inside has the coordinating green dot called "Banana Leaf".
Ribbon: Celebrate It Basic Narrows.
Embellishment: Recollections Dimensional Stickers. I may change this as I am finding the blue jarring.
Colored pencils: Prismacolor and Derwent with turpenoid and blending stump. I used about 10 different shades of green in the grass, and the turpenoid blended them all beautifully. Great stuff.
Chalk: Pebbles Pearlescent in Shimmers.
This card will go to the woman who does the general cleaning here at the apartment building where I live (for the company which owns the building, not the residents, although she did help out many since this is a senior/disabled complex). She had a stroke a little over a week ago and many of my card friends have offered to send her a shower of cards. I am sure this will cheer her as she readies herself for carotid artery surgery.
Second card: Tilda with Hearts.
Stamp: Magnolia - Tilda with Hearts. You can purchase this and other Magnolia stamps from Diana at Magnolia-licious. Click this link to get to her store:
DP: From a card making kit I won at a craft show. This is called "Handmade Cards" by Anne Akers Johnson.
Cardstock: Bazzill Feather Boa; Basic Grey Bittersweet in Truffle; K & Co. Smitten tablet.
Flourish: American Crafts Baby in Miss Muffet cut with Sizzix Decorative Accents die. (This American Crafts Baby/Miss Muffet is a lovely paper, 8-1/2 x 11, solid brown on one side, with the other side being pink with tiny polkadots. I got it at Michael's.
Paper lace: K & Co. Smitten, 12 x 12 pad of Valentine's paper, cut with Fiskars Heart edge punch.
Embellishment: Recollections Pearl Stickers.
Glitter pen: Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust in Pink Star was used on the cookies, Tilda's hairband and on the hearts on her shoes, but is not showing up very well. Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust in Clear was used over the silver pencil on her wings.
White opaque pen: Inkssentials Opaque Pen in white (Tilda's cheek dots).
Sentiment: Inkadinkadoo Personal Impressions, Tattoo Expressions which I curved a little as I put it on the acrylic block. It is stamped with Palette in brown but I need to get a darker brown stamp pad.
Colored pencils: Prismacolor and Derwent with turpenoid and blending stumps.
Chalk: Pebbles Pearlescent in Shimmers.
While this is the second Magnolia card I have made, it is the first that made it to the scanner. I had made a Christmas themed one for the Christmas All Year Round blog hop, but before it could get scanned, I accidentally overturned a cup of tea all over it, so I could not join in on the blog hop. Next time, I hope. For this card, I used the Roses on Paper Challenge sketch #30 as a jumping off point, but did not follow it exactly. Therefore I can't enter this card in the challenge. Here is the sketch, That horizontal band of hearts is reminding me of a pink ribbon I saw somewhere - now where was that?????
Card count: 13/365


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Be The Change Necklace
This handmade sterling silver pendant features a quote by Gandhi that has been handwritten and etched into the silver: "be the change you wish to see in the world." The piece has been given an oxidized, brushed finish. The cupped pendant measures approximately 1-1/16" in diameter and hangs from an oxidized sterling silver chain.


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The Olympic's 2012 runner-up, Madrid, is making its pitch this week to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, telling an International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission, "The pieces are all here."
The IOC evaluators have already visited Chicago, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. They will make a recommendation to the IOC at large, and a formal vote on a host city will be taken in October.
In a colorful room with wide facing tables, Madrid began its pitch today with a 12 year old girl named Monica who told the IOC her personal dream is to participate in the 2016 Games. "If I were not good enough to play," she said, "I would be a volunteer, because I am certain of how much I want to take part in the Olympic Games in Madrid."
Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon told Commission members, "Madrid has Olympism in its DNA, not just forward-looking, but by reflecting the will of a whole society wishing to be Olympic." Ruiz-Gallardon said Madrid could "Offer a Games that is not just brilliant and efficient, but close together, and with a soul."
That "close-together" feature is a big one, and a selling point stressed by all four candidate cities. Madrid's presenters told the IOC in today's sessions that all of their competition sites would be within a 20 kilometer radius (12.4 miles) around the Olympic Village, with six less than a kilometer away. They said 80% of the athletes would live less than 10 minutes from their competition venues.
The Madrid Committee said 77% of their venues are already in place, or underway, and that only six permanent venues, and two temporary ones still need to be built.
Currently, what would become the Olympic Stadium, the Aquatic Center, and a second stadium in Cordoba are under construction. A BMX and Basketball Pavilion are in the planning stages. Madrid officials say those venues will be completed even if Madrid is not chosen.
The city's Olympic planners told the IOC today they want to stage "Happy Green Games", with all construction using renewable energy. They promised an airport journey time of 20 minutes from the city centre, and suggested that bicycles would most likely become the most used form of transport in Madrid.
Rio has made a strong case that the time is ripe for the Games to be staged in South America for the first time ever. But Madrid suggested their region is the logical choice, "coming after Asian Games in Beijing, and the English-speaking Games of London 2012."
During the 2012 process, Madrid made a strong case, actually leading the vote in the second round. But London surged ahead on the third ballot, when Madrid dropped to third and was eliminated with 31 votes, two behind Paris.
During the final vote, a fourth poll of the voting IOC members, London won with 54 votes, while Paris drew 50.


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You can see a test poll in my test blog here: http://testipeti.wordpress.com/
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text: Second attempt at conquering the brisket, last one didn't turn out that great a few weeks ago. So I'm up at 5am for my revenge. I injected the 6.36lb brisket flat and let it sit for 12hrs. The rub The setup, hickory and peach. Brisket getting acquainted with it's home for the next 8-10hrs. Some early morning TBS! Letting the brisket get some early smoke, keeping it around 275F once it gets up to temp. Thread is live, I'll update as things happen.