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POZ Interview: Twin Falls
There has been a ton of interest surrounding Twin Falls lately, which shouldn't be a surprise considering the band features members of Dashboard Confessional, Bad Books, and The Narrative. PropertyOfZack was interested in the band too, which is why we were happy to have Senior Writer Jesse Richman do an incredible interview with the band down at SXSW last week. The interview features information on how Twin Falls came together, what the band means for other projects, an album, tour, and so much more. Check it all out below!
Could you state your names and roles in Twin Falls?
Ben: I am Benjamin Homola and I play the drums.
Jonathan: I'm Jonathan Clark and I play the bass.
Suzie: Suzie Zeldin. I sing.
Chris: Chris Carrabba. Vocals and guitar. Suzie plays mandolin, too.
I saw your first real performance at SXSW [at Central Presbyterian Church] yesterday. Chris, you played some songs at shows in the past few months, but was this the first performance?
Ben: Yes. It was the first performance billed as Twin Falls.
POZ: How did it feel being up there?
Chris: I think that the church we were in made us feel a little reserved, but it felt great to be up there. It felt really great.
All of you come from different bands. Is it strange being on stage with a different group of people than who you're comfortable with? Is there an adjustment period?
Chris: This is the most comfortable I've ever been on stage with anybody.
Jonathan: It's extremely comfortable.
Chris: We've essentially been living together for two years making this record, just deciding what the record is going to be. We didn't know we were even going to be a band when we decided to start messing around for fun. it started out as a labor of love. We were just pals. We even said at one point that we wouldn't be a band.
POZ: What changed?
Chris: It was just evident that this was a band.
POZ: Was there a certain moment?
Chris: I think I know what it was. I had a handful of songs, and I was looking for a post-Dashboard thing. I thought what I wanted to do was make delicate finger-picking kind of songs, which is something I like very much. Ben and Jonathan are both producers and were helping me with recording these songs.The more I examined what was important to me about music I began to have a revelation that something that's great about Dashboard is that the audience is in a state of celebration. Which may be antithetical to what people who don't know much about what Dashboard think it is. It's a little bit euphoric. But I've always felt like I'm just a focal point, and maybe that I'm not quite part of the party. That was something I realized as I was doing this finger-picking. I was getting further away. I want to stomp my foot, I want to be a part of this party, I want the party to be on stage, go outward, and come right back at us. That was a big shift in the tide.
One of the tracks you played at the first show was a cover of Cory Branan's "Tall Green Grass," which you also released on your cover LP.
Chris: We did some covers for Covered In The Flood. I've had Cory with me over the course of the last three years as my main opener. I'm very inspired by him. I love that song so I did that song. While we were doing that finger-picking thing, at some point, I said we should make another cover record that was closer to where I want to go because I don't know how to get there. That's when things started to take shape. That's when I started to understand what we were chasing.
Was Covered In The Flood the genesis of you seeing this new direction?
Chris: That allowed me to realize that I should be able to make music like that too. I listened to that as much as I did punk rock.
POZ: Was that big in your house growing up?
Chris: No, it was just kind of something I stumbled on in my pre-teen years. I think it started with Willie Nelson stuff. My grandmother was super into Frank Sinatra, and then I heard Willie Nelson, songs that he wrong for Frank Sinatra. I dove into that. My stepbrother knew a lot about country music, so I dug into it that way. I never saw too much distinction between the outlaw country and punk rock. It's cut from the same cloth, the same dirty, ragged cloth.
Ben: A stained whiskey cloth.
Chris: Even some Dashboard songs have it tempered into what I did. The covers LP was me saying, "How can I do this in such a way that isn't disingenuous." They're my influences and I don't think there's anything wrong with embracing them, but I didn't want it to be pure imitation.
The release of the solo LP was the first time you put aside Dashboard to put something out under your own name. Was that a conscious break where Dashboard is emo music and Chris Carrabba is something else?
Chris: Dashboard has a lot of trappings. There is an expectation from the listener that makes it difficult to write without an expectation of an outcome. I feel like it's demanded now, at this point. It wasn't always like that, there's a lot of variation between records, but I felt that after six records it had to be a certain kind of thing. That felt void of magic to me.
POZ: Do you see yourself coming back to it in the future?
Chris: Absolutely. I think if it feels magical to me that I'll do it. If it doesn't, then I can't do it. I think what makes people connect with my music is the same thing that would make people know instantly if I was bullshitting.
Suzie, you sang on the covers album, right? How did everyone get pulled into all of this.
Suzie: We were introduced via a friend Mike Dubin. Do you know Mike?
POZ: I know Mike.
Chris: Everybody knows Mike. He's the most famous not-famous man.
Suzie: Mike was a champion to The Narrative. He introduced us to as many people as possible, and Chris was one of those people. Chris heard our song "Don't Want To Fall" and he got in touch with with me. We got on the phone and he asked to sing on some stuff.
POZ: How did you guys get pulled into this world as well?
Ben: I've toured with Chris multiple times both working and playing in bands. I ran into him at an LA Bad Books show, he told me that he had some stuff that he wanted me to figure out and play on. I went over there, luckily it's close to where I live, and that's the beginning of it.
Jonathan: I played a gig with a friend and the drummer sitting in for the band was Steve from Further [Seems Forever]. We made that relationship and I kept seeing Steve and he introduced me to Chris.
Chris: Steve said that I'd really connect with Jonathan and that he was very talented. It was really easy.
Ben: It fell into place.
Chris: Ben came and helped me record a few songs. Then he had a Bad Books or Brand New tour. Then Jonathan came and helped me record a couple more songs. Then it was the three of us together and we realized we were a good team. There was a long time of figuring out what we were doing. I write a lot of songs for other people, so they were helping with that as well, as players and producers. And I like to demo all the time too, and they were helpful. They were up for whatever I kind of wanted to jump into. Our friendship grew naturally over the time. We don't spend time apart at this point. We work and live together.
Jonathan: It'll be two years in the summer.
Chris: We had a couple other women singing on some different stuff, including Madi Diaz who's a great friend of mine and a talented musician. And she sang on some stuff and it sounded great, but there were scheduling issues. Suzie was coming down to a wedding by us so we asked her to come to the studio and it was instantaneous. We were like, "Oh! We're a band now!" There was no questioning it. Then we had to figure out how to go about committing on every level to this thing, when we have so many other projects. We all decided that maybe this isn't the side-project.
Did the rest of the band contribute to the writing?
Chris: Everyone contributed to everything. I think I wrote all the songs as we were figuring out what we were going to be. As producers, Ben and Jonathan had huge influence before I even knew it would be a band. Suzie came in and added her stuff too, which raised things to a whole other level. I guess I wrote the songs, but they don't feel like they're just mine.
Suzie: A lot of stuff gets added. We were in an acoustic session yesterday and we were coming together with things on the spot. We're still evolving.
Chris: I don't expect the next batch of songs will just be me writing. I was the only facilitator of songwriting at that time, but now, here we are, we're a band.
POZ: So this will be more than a one album project?
Chris: This isn't a temporary band. I'm as committed to this band — as excited about this band — as I've ever been about anything I've ever done.
POZ: Do you think it will maintain the particular songwriting style that we're hearing now?
Chris: Time will tell, I guess.
Jonathan: A lot of it too is our influences. An audience is demanding, like Chris said — "I really like this Townes Van Zant song, but its going to go over like crickets if people don't know it." So it's cool that we've been able to reach back into stuff we've grown up with, and really love, and haven't had an avenue for. Chris will come in with a song and then Ben will start playing and everyone starts spurring each other along. There's something really special about that. We've all been in bands and have helped other people, so it's really cool to not feel like a hired gun. It feels like a band. It really feels like a band.
Ben: Sometimes, you don't know whats going to happen when you get into a room to create music with people. When we started playing it was comfortable. That doesn't happen very often, so it's a nice feeling. You feel cozy.
Chris: It's comfortable in terms of spirit and communication in the room, but it's almost uncomfortable that the ideas are coming so fast that you can barely grasp them. That's when you know you're into something exciting. Ben is a phenomenal drummer, but he's the kind of drummer who's so skilled that he can do anything flashy to blow someone away. I'm constantly inspired that he will only do that in the slightest exact moment, and then the song explodes for a second. It's incredible.
Suzie: This is a vey positive group of people too, which is unique.
Chris: We're in a position as adults that we can choose whatever band members we want to live with. I've been so fortunate with Further and Dashboard to be in bands with friends. I wanted to find people that were first and foremost wonderful people, even to the point that, I will tell you, Suzie is a phenomenal mandolin player and is really owning that instrument. When she came to sing backups, I asked her if she could play the mandolin and she said, "No, but I'll take lessons." That was five or six months ago. Now she shreds. Everyone is committed to whatever it takes. It feels so good that we want to figure out ways to do it better ourselves. Jonathan and I are playing banjo on this stuff, and we don't play banjo. This is how it's tuned? This is how it's picked? Lets do that.
Suzie, how's it feel to not be trapped behind a keyboard onstage?
Suzie: It's really fun, actually. It's liberating.
Chris: She plays the keyboard too.
Suzie: With The Narrative, I'm usually standing behind keyboards. When we played our secret set at a Dashboard show in January there were still a few places where I played piano and I'll still do that. I love playing piano, and I love writing parts on the piano, I'm having fun on the mandolin now too. I like dancing around!
You all have very different sounding bands. They're all part of "the scene," or that Warped Tour world. That world is notoriously hard to escape from and hard to get people to get attention outside of it. Is that a concern? The sets down here were billed as Twin Falls featuring Chris Carrabba.
Chris: I've never played Warped Tour.
Ben: I never have either.
Suzie: The Narrative played Warped Tour for a month and we were the smallest band on it. We were an outlier.
POZ: [Laughs] Forget the Warped Tour part, there's still a "scene" world and, especially if people are coming from the indie world, there's sort of an automatic rejection of anything coming out of there, regardless of what it actually sounds like.
Ben: I don't worry about it with this group. At this point, it's like I'm playing music and getting a chance to. If you're going to enjoy it, you will. UI I try not to think about it. You don't want to pigeonhole yourself.
Suzie: The scene is there, and I love that whole community and they're supportive of my band. I think that people are paying attention outside. The scene is vocal, especially on the internet where they really can be, but I know that there's more to it than that. YouTube is a great place now where people outside of "the scene" can get into these related videos with other bands. There are all these bands that have a unique sound. I think it's bigger now.
Chris: We don't have a destination in mind.
Kenny Vasoli [of The Starting Line] has a project called Vacationer. For the first six months or so he didn't tell anyone that he was part of the band. He wasn't billing his name as part of it. They were just playing shows as a random band. It was clear he didn't want to put his name on it.
Chris: I think SXSW billed it as "with Chris Carrabba." I wouldn't want to be evasive about being in this band though. I"m proud of this band. I want people who like my music to know that I'm in it. If we get lucky and we broaden our audience to people who didn't like Dashboard or Further…if we get lucky, that would be wonderful. Everybody is invited, you know?
Suzie: Come to the party.
Is there any album recorded?
Chris: There's an album recorded. There is a very loose timeline about a release for it. We'll be touring before we release it.
POZ: Is that tour booked?
Chris: It's being booked. There's no rush to make any decisions about record labels at this point. We've all been around the block. We want to make a careful decision.
POZ: Do you definitely want to be on a label? Are you thinking about self-releasing?
Chris: Not definitely, I don't definitely want to be on a label, but I don't know if I want to run a label either. I've done that before, and that's a full-time job, just like being in a band. We released a song "Scraping Up The Pieces" online, and then when I was in Brazil without everyone I was playing that song in the Dashboard set. I realized that if I added four bars of a G-chord before the third verse that it created a certain anticipation. I wouldn't have discovered that if I didn't play it live. There are other things that we'll discover about the songs when we start playing them live.
POZ: So there's a chance more tweaks will be made in the studio?
Ben: We do everyday.
Chris: We'll be back Monday.
POZ: Is there a timeframe?
Chris: Summer time should be okay.
Do you want to headline tours?
Chris: I think we should do very small clubs. There's no reason to skip steps.
Jonathan: We're enjoying sitting around in a van, sitting on each other's lap, it's a good time! It feels like a band.
Chris: We're able to skip steps due to past bands, but I don't think that would make us a better live band. If I have my say, I'd like to play 200 to 300 cap clubs for a while. Which compared to Dashboard, is very small. I think that's necessary and exciting option.
Generally the worst interview question ever, but you are brand new. Where did Twin Falls, the name, come from?
Chris: It was a sign I saw a lot during years and years of touring. There's always a "Twin Falls." It sounded intense and adventurous and romantic. And then there was this idea of, we're all coming from different places, but we're all kind of the same. We all did kind of fall into this together. It was always in the back of my head. We collected the band, and then used this name. We all came from a different place pouring into the same pool.
What are the statuses of your other bands?
Chris: Further will tour as much as the other guys in Further can tour. It's easy for me to say yes because I have a different kind of career than those guys. Dashboard, everyone is doing their own thing. I think they're all waiting for me to find a way back into how I want to write Dashboard songs. Mike's playing in the Avett Brothers now, Johnny just finished his tour for his solo record, Scott just finished the Promise Ring reunion tour. I very much want to play with those guys again, but I don't think it'd do anyone any good to rush into it just so we could be together, even though I want to be together so badly.
POZ: Might there be another Further album in the cards?
Chris: It takes us a really long time to write and record. That record took us two years because it takes that long when you're recording for three hours on Thursday nights. I have every expectation that we'll make another record — already we have bits and ideas and stuff. Further is my band, Dashboard is my band, and Twin Falls is my priority.
POZ: Suzie?
Suzie: Our Narrative record is recorded. It's not mixed or mastered yet. The Narrative has released three albums and a vinyl on our own, over the last five years. We're not interested on rushing it. We want a team to help us for this. The Narrative stuff has been moving slow. These guys have things going on too. There will be plenty of time for both of these things to coexist. I'm so excited about The Narrative record.
Chris: With all our different projects, we're all collectively friends too, I think we're eager to tour together with all these bands. There's no reason The Narrative couldn't open or we couldn't open for Bad Books, or whatever.
POZ: Bad Books are taking a break for other albums, right?
Ben: We have a few more shows left here and there right now. It'll die down because Kevin and Manchester are busy. We're definitely doing another album though. Everyone is really excited about it and I'm also doing Shone, too. I'm doing two more Shone shows. Brian is very last minute about things, so I don't know about that. For lack of a better word, it's just an odd project, the way it is and how it's pulled together, but it's fun. I love playing with the Bad Books guys and Brian. This is definitely going to take more priority though.
POZ: Twin Falls appeared out of nowhere. With Shone, there was a huge viral campaign.
Ben: It's Andrew and Brian's project. I play live with the band, I had nothing to do with the campaign. I didn't know half the stuff Brian was doing [Laughs]. There may still be boxes and thumb-drives underneath trees. He went for it, then I found out through your site. I loved it. It was insane. We all know each other, and it's nice. I hope we can all play shows together. That's what's so awesome about this. Knowing people and playing music together is the coolest thing ever.
Is there anything else you want people to know about Twin Falls?
Suzie: Twin Falls can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as TwinFallsMusic. Tour dates ASAP, too.
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Coat: ASOS (now on sale!). Blouse: J.Crew. Skirt: ASOS (also seen here). Shoes: Boutique 9. Handbag: Chanel. Sunglasses: Chanel.
Funny story about when I purchased this Chanel blue beauty . . . if you follow on Instagram, you may have seen that I purchased it was when I was in Chicago last month during Easter. I usually only splurge on designer bags when I'm celebrating a milestone in my life, for example my very first bonus, a promotion at work, or my first birthday in seven years without a boyfriend (my 26th b-day, also a Chanel). Well, I threw my rules out the window when I saw this vibrant cobalt blue bag at the Chanel store. I saw it sitting on the shelf, and I fell instantly in love. I tried it on, but left the store empty handed because I didn't want to make an impulse purchase on something so expensive. I usually put a lot of time and thought into my big purchases.
One hour later, I found myself walking back into the Chanel store. I couldn't stop thinking about this bag! The sales associate greeted me by my name, and I felt a little embarrassed because I was hoping she wouldn't remember me. Another woman was trying on my bag, so I patiently waited my turn. She was debating between the cobalt colour and the same bag in white. I tried on the bag but this time I filled it with all of my purse contents to make sure it would fit my essentials. However, once again, I left the store empty handed.
Another hour later, my thoughts consumed with this handbag, I was walking into the Chanel store for the 3rd time that day! I smiled when I saw the same woman who was in the store an hour earlier, still debating between which colour to buy. Just as the woman said "I'll take the blue", I said "I'll take it too", and we all laughed.
I haven't regretted buying this blue stunner for a moment. The colour is just gorgeous, and the size is perfect for day or night. I've decided to sell a few of my other handbags to justify the purchase, which in my head, means the bag was free! My Dad keeps telling me that's not really how it works, but hey, a little pretend never hurt anyone.
I'm curious, do you own any designer handbags? Do you put a lot of research into them or are they more of an impulse purchase? Do you only buy them for milestone occasions, or do you buy them just to treat yourself? Do you save for a while knowing you will purchase a designer bag once you've saved enough, or it is more of a "buy it when I feel like it" kind of thing?
Toronto Fashion Week: Flower Power and Vawk
Coat: ASOS. Blouse: Zara (love this similar blouse). Jeans: H&M. Shoes: Boutique 9. Handbag: Balenciaga. Watch: Michael Kors. Rings: Coach, Kate Spade. Sunglasses: Chanel.
Is it totally annoying if I say I felt like a million bucks in this outfit? I usually don't feel my "prettiest" in casual outfits or jeans, but there is something about this outfit that made me feel like I was invincible. And that "something" was my coat. I often get very passionate about my clothing purchases, and my thought is that if I don't absolutely love something, then why would I buy it? Well, this coat goes beyond "love" for me. This might just be one of my all-time favourite pieces in my wardrobe. . . ever! It's actually too pretty for me to tuck away in my closet, and I've been hanging it on the outside of my closet door for the last month so I can stare at it every time I walk in there.
I purchased this floral stunner in January and was waiting for just the right moment to wear it. Well, what better moment than Toronto's World Mastercard Fashion Week! And, what a good decision that was. The day I wore this also marked the first time that anyone has ever asked to take a photo of my outfit. Fun, right?! My look was actually featured on the website of my favourite city magazine, Toronto Life! So exciting! Ummm, but please ignore the painfully awkward look on my face. . . you can tell I was completely uncomfortable yet overly thrilled during this moment. Thank you, Toronto Life!
I wore this outfit to Day 4 of World Mastercard Fashion Week. My favourite collection of that night was the Vawk Fall 2013 show. Vawk is the luxurious ready-to-wear line by Sonny Fong, who was the winner of Project Runway Canada Season 2. The collection, titled "Nordic Fauna," was inspired by Scandinavian minimalist design as well as classic winter hunting gear. The coat below, with the sheer pleated side, was simply stunning. . . definitely a piece I would love to own. Click here to see the entire Vawk Fall 2013 collection.
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Clutch: Coach. Dress: BCBG (similar here). Jacket: Zara (similar here). Faux Fur Stole: H&M. Tights: Hue. Shoes: Nine West. Rings: Stella & Dot, H&M. Sunglasses: Chanel.
I'm so excited to be guest posting today over at Kira's blog, Northern Style Exposure. If you're already a fan of Kira's, then I know you'll agree with me when I say that she is the queen of layering and print mixing. If you haven't checked her out yet, definitely head over and you too will fall in love with her amazing accessories and her really cool photography effects. Oh, and she has one of the best Instagram accounts in town!
I'm also really honoured to mention that the lovely Kelly from Olive Lane selected one of my outfits to feature on her Fashion Friday series. An Interior Designer and Blogger, Kelly created a beautiful mood board from one of my outfits. Thank you Kelly!
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The first Camaro ZL1 on planet earth to be written off as salvage. I am priviledged to be able to share these photos with you. That's right ladies and gentlemen, a 60,000 dollar supercar camaro smashed and banged up, scratched up and written off. And you saw it here first.
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Evoland evolves to the point of being released on GOG and Steam
The JRPG has gone through a lot of changes in the last thirty or so years, and Evoland chronicles all of them - well, most of them, ignoring the bit when they turned into barely interactive cutscenes featuring screeching, hyperactive eight-year-olds, in favour of Zelda-style adventuring and even Diablo-esque loot absorption. Sure, it's a selective history of 'action/adventure' gaming, but Evoland crams in an impressive number of evolutions nonetheless, taking us from the days of monochrome sprites to more detailed polygon people, in a game that will take a few hours of your time. Initially hammered out in around 30 hours for the Ludum Dare compo, Evoland has since evolved into something bigger, pricier, Steamier and GOGier, if you have the gold to spare.


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As the week draws to a close, the defensive end is running second-team for the Cowboys' defense, thanks largely to a slew of injuries along the defensive front.
"It was great to get that phone call – to get another opportunity to come out here and play NFL football," Selvie said. "It felt great, and I was ready to go when they called me."
Oxnard marks the latest opportunity in what has been a dizzying NFL career for Selvie. He was the first two-time All-American in South Florida history just four years ago, as he racked up 69.5 career tackles for loss and 29 career sacks for the Bulls.
Selvie was a linemate of Jason Pierre-Paul's in the fall of 2009. Pierre-Paul used propelled himself to the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft in just one season as a starter, while Selvie was a seventh-round selection by St. Louis.
In the following years, Selvie has made stops in Carolina, Jacksonville and Tampa Bay after a one-year stint with the Rams. But since the Buccaneers released him on May 6, he had remained unsigned, leaving him alone to work on offseason conditioning.
"It's hard – it's real hard, believe that. You've just got to go out there and run, work on the little things like your get offs and stuff like that – just try to get some work in," Selvie said. "But it's hard work when you don't have nobody to tell you what to do or a legit schedule."
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Told in rhyme, this lovely-to-look-at young science book features animals from many habitats that have stripes. Although some of the art is a bit stylized, the animals are easily recognizable and identifiable. At the back of the book the animals are named and described. There is also a game to play of identifying their patterns. 4 & up.
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A seemingly magical book that shows kittens when flipped from the top and puppies if flipped from the bottom. The information is straightforward without overwhelming the reader and the photos show the great variety of adorable creatures we know as puppies and kittens. An appealing choice for sharing with prereaders and for young readers who love pets and/or non-fiction. 2-3rd grade.
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Listeners must do their part as they tap, clap, shake and make the seasons change in this imaginative book about a tree. There are no lift up flaps or pop-up pages. The transformation of a leafless tree happens as young listeners are asked to wiggle their fingers or jiggle a little before the pages are turned. It's a little bit of science mixed with a good helping of imagination that takes you through the year.
Age: Preschool. Award Year: 2013. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
All too often, books designed to introduce color concepts, are illustrated with wishy-washy colors or too many colors on a page. As always, Lucy Cousins keeps it clear and simple in this small book that shows a bold color on one page and examples of that color to find on the facing page. Maisy sticks to red, orange, green and blue with the familiar cast of Maisy's friends. A good choice for little lap sitters. Done in sturdy board stock that toddlers can explore without ripping.
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As always, Maisy keeps it simple and this small counting book is a good example. Maisy sticks to counting from one to five with the numeral on one page and the objects on the facing page. Written in rhyme, this is a good read-aloud for little lap sitters. Done in sturdy board stock that toddlers can explore without ripping.
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Rock hounds are going to dig the photos in this glossy book that gives in-depth info about geology and how rocks are formed and changed. A book to browse through or use for fact-finding homework searches. Access to a free digital companion book about collecting rocks, minerals and gems is an added feature. A book for true and expert readers. 10 & up.
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Recast with a seriously strange cast, this retelling of Cinderella is visually fun and full of not too subtle word play. Cinderelephant's ugly cousins are two warthogs, known as the Warty Sisters and her fairy godmother is a small mouse who provides a stretch limo and requisite ballroom fashions. It's apparent from the start that Prince Trunky, son of King Saggy and Queen Wrinkly, will find his mate when Cinderelephant appears. There are few surprises here. That said, it is amusing to share and compare with the original. Do a bit of comparative lit and maybe spin another Cindy Tale with a different cast and even a different adventure. 4 & up.
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No reluctance about going to school in this bouncy picture book. Kitty Cat's day is full of fun and the daily events of early school days. Told in bouncy verse that is reminiscent of that old rhyme, "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Go upstairs..." 2 & up.
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Piggie has discovered the thrill of pretending, but his good friend, Gerald simply does not understand. Once again, Mo Willems has managed with few words and lots of action to give young readers a story they can read with pleasure and relative independence. Level 1
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As fabric books go, this is one of the sweetest. The illustrations look like Eric Carle paintings and each page has something interesting to touch and explore. The sun has ribbon rays and a little worm is hiding under a flip-down mound of green. The silky fabric pages have crinkle sound built-in and the front cover has a chewy corner with textures for teething babies. A good laptime book with sensory learning to share with baby. A nice shower gift or going-for-a-visit goodie to bring along for baby.
SNAP: Fabric books like this one can survive tasting as well as early page turning. They are useful in helping kids learn how a book works from front to back and from left to right. Single objects on the page develop knowing and naming. You can expand on what is on the page by talking about the color, shape and looking for other objects in your home that are the same color. The sensory feedback on each page makes this a book children can enjoy alone as well as with you.
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The Celtics score an impressive 93-76 win over the Nets in Brooklyn on Christmas Day. Boston was in quite the battle for most of the 1st half, but pulled away in the end behind some great defense and a total team effort. Rajon Rondo led all-scorers with 19 points to go along with 5 assists & 6 boards. More importantly, he only had 1 turnover and 3 steals. Although the key scorers in KG & Truth were quiet, with 8 points each, it was their defense and passing that was key. But the story here was the combo of Sully & Green- (more on them in a minute) they combined for 31 points off the bench. The Green: Jared Sullinger had easily his best game as a pro. He battled with the bigger and longer Lopez all day, and held his own. His 7 rebounds and 16 points were crucial in today's win. This kid just seems to get better every game. Jeff Green was also great today. Jeff hit a big 3 to put the C's up 15 with 4 minutes left and quell any last hopes the Nets had. He put in 15 points ...
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Completely loving these charts at Mother Jones of just how incredible the US lady Olympians are. Check 'em all out here.
Handy charts on women in the Olympics
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Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:49 am | Permalink
I believe that the disparity in medal count for the USA for its population size, is a problem, not something about which to boast. The even more extreme disparity when looking at American female athletes, winning more medals on their own than 200 entire nations, highlights the problem even more severely. If people of the world had equal opportunity to excel at sports, women in particular, the Olympic medal count would be almost equally distributed according to population, e.g. China would be in the lead, with about four times as many as the US, and India would be next, with about three times as many as the US. The US would have approximately 5% of all medals.
Yes, women in the US who are able to benefit from Title X, or to have national training facilities, or who are able to train with some of the finest coaches in the entire world, and the means to pursue sports instead of flipping burgers for college money, or instead of working in fields alongside their parents for enough to eat, or not living in refugee camps, probably have more opportunity to excel in sports than others. If the women's gymnastics team had been born in Saudi Arabia or any other country without access to coaches the caliber of the Karolyis, they would not be the kind of champions they are.
Michael Phelps believes he is the swimmer he is because of his coach Bob Bowman, who has trained him since he was 11. He has changed schools, and moved numerous times to be with him. He says, "Training with Bob is the smartest thing I've ever done … I'm not going to swim for anyone else." If Michael Phelps were Irish (like his name) instead of American, without access to Bowman, he probably wouldn't be such an epic swimmer. He might not have been a champion at all, as the Irish swimming program has its issues.
I have read how some other nations' Olympians train alone, at home. That may suffice for some runners, even barefoot on unpaved roads, or while dodging sniper fire in a war zone in the winter; but not for gymnasts or swimmers. There are weightlifters who lift weights made of rebar and concrete blocks, as they or their teams can't buy what I see at my local Sears. Years ago, I personally met and spoke to some national champions who competitively speaking, are nobodies – truck drivers from India who happened to work at the same government office; a PE teacher and some guy he met, from the Maldives, who happened to win a competition held one day at a local hotel for foreigners. There were national teams who did not even have copies of the international rulebooks. These people were competing against professional athletes from real national programs, and the locals of the host country had the gall to be critical or laugh at their performance.
US Olympians are champions. They deserve to be recognized as champions, even if they don't win medals like those which dominate the news. Every champion I've ever heard interviewed credits their coaches and training. Other athletes who don't have the same opportunities, and quite frankly, have no chance because of where or how they were born, deserve recognition as well.


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(Adair County, Ky.) -- Trooper Bradley Stotts and Trooper Nick Davis are investigating a two vehicle collision which occurred on Ky 80, 6 miles east of Columbia @ 4 p.m.. Christopher Grant, age 31, of Columbia was operating a 1990 Toyota pickup and was traveling west on Ky 80 when he struck a 2005 Ford Escape being operated by Virginia Grant, age 78, of Columbia was also traveling west. Both driver were wearing seat belts. Mary Ellen Grant, age 71, of Columbia and Ora Jones, age 92, of Columbia were passengers in Virginia Grants vehicle. Mary Ellen Grant was wearing a seat belt but Ora Jones was not wearing a seat belt. Mary Ellen Grant and Ora Jones were taken to Westlake Hospital where they were treated and released.
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The Hot Girls thread
Started by STN, Sep 14 2010 10:51 PM
142 replies to this topic
Posted 14 September 2010 - 10:51 PM
Okay its going to be pretty fun. Its the HOT girls picture thread! .
Post here the pictures of girls you think are cute/hot/sexy/yummy/on your fuck-wishlist. No rules except no fully nude pics . Celebs pics or any are fine just as long as its a girl and HOT. Ugly pics aren't welcome . Post the girl name if you like.
Just for fun and it may become a collection of hot girls pics lol. Let me start out first .
I would rate her 8.
Posted 15 September 2010 - 02:42 AM
She's hot, not a 9/10 though.
This one is KEMi's favorite, Adriana Lima
I think of her as 7.5 or 8 if you consider her body but kemi's just crazy after her
Posted 15 September 2010 - 09:53 AM
STN you horny bastard, get a wife
Posted 16 September 2010 - 01:13 PM
Damn guys, stop messing with my thread. Don't post unless you have a photo. Don't you guys know how to have a little fun ?
This one's HOT, its Maggie
I rate her 9.6!
Posted 21 September 2010 - 12:05 PM
Hot/Sexy: Rhona Mitra
Posted 21 September 2010 - 12:57 PM
lol doesn't matter, we're adults
Rate: 9.5!
Posted 22 September 2010 - 01:03 AM
uhm, they're fine with me but i guess it won't fit with all the audience. Why don't you just cut all the body and leave face and a little cleavage, that won't be nude or maybe paint her .
Oh and are you telling me you can't find hot pic of girls that aren't nude ? i posted a pornstar pic in this thread and it ain't nude
Posted 23 September 2010 - 02:09 PM
I know cause she's half naked . I look for the face more and judge my rating on that but sometimes there are exceptions .
Posted 23 September 2010 - 02:15 PM
Who is that second girl? i think i have seen her before but not 100%.
Damn hot for sure.
Posted 23 September 2010 - 02:23 PM
I don't know
Posted 23 September 2010 - 03:08 PM
Read if you must: must be de ja vu cause i also think i've seen her somewhere before. Maybe its her face lol, makes everyone think they know her.
Posted 24 September 2010 - 03:05 AM
OMG she's a pornstar!. hahaa mate, that means you've seen her vids
PS: tinypic deleted all my pics
Posted 24 September 2010 - 03:27 AM
Use ImageShack
Posted 24 September 2010 - 04:22 AM
can't be bothered. I know i need to post a pic, it'll be in next post!
Posted 24 September 2010 - 05:28 AM
Think in the future i'll do my investigating before i say "She looks familiar" but i recall you had the same thought lol.
As for Tinypic, they have been going strange recently, closing account and deleting images for some reason, doesn't even matter what the content is.
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At St. Cecilia, the bright and breezy two-story space mimics the delicate flavors of the light, coastal European fare. Simple fish dishes like herb-scented swordfish and fresh pastas like the spring green nettles ravioli come from this kitchen. The fare is still a work in progress as the kitchen strives to identify its most successful dishes and keep up with the demands of an ambitious 160-seat dining room. But that doesn't stop the Buckhead business lunchers and evening trendsetters from snagging every available perch. St. Cecilia is where you'll find Atlanta.
The restaurant's signature dish is fast becoming its hearth-roasted octopus, its meaty interior juxtaposed with crispy charred tentacles. The new spring menu brings another competitor for top spot: the spring ravioli. Green nettle-infused pasta comes stuffed with a smooth mascarpone and spring pea mixture.
To end your meal, the warm ricotta doughnuts may satisfy your sweet tooth. But I'd recommend exploring the coffee cocktails instead. Try the carajillo, a shot of espresso mixed with rum presented in a short glass encrusted in a cascade of lemon zest and sugar.
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Roundup - 40+ UI Mockup Tools
Requirements in Pictures
If you're involved with creating product requirements, especially for software, you may need to provide some form of visual representation of the features you're working on. While it is possible to define the functionality in terms of Use Cases and supplementary flow diagrams, comprehension is going to be significantly enhanced with some pictures illustrating a form of user interface.
These can be simple modifications to existing product screens or a complete wireframe sequence for new capabilities. In addition, it's becoming increasingly important to begin testing both your product concept and possible solutions with real users before you write one line of code, even in Agile.
As product managers, program managers, and business analysts, most of us do not have dedicated UX designers to provide mockup support. There are, however, a number of software tools available to help you quickly and easily mockup your concept, with some even being FREE. Here's a roundup of some of those products and a discussion of their uses.
Types of Mockups
A mockup is representation of the system you intend to build. For physical products, it is usually a full-scale model that captures the key elements of the design and often the aesthetic look. It's not usually very functional. For software, there are several different levels of mockups that you can put together, depending on your need. Maybe you're trying to sell a new concept to management, or maybe you're just trying to get your point across to development. The mockups you provide may feed into other folks in your org who formalize them into the actual design, or maybe your mockup becomes the spec for the design. Types of mockups include screen captures, storyboards, wireframes and prototypes.
Screen Capture & Modify
The most typical scenario for product requirements is modifying an existing system. In this case, it's usually quite easy to capture an image of the screen where you want to make changes, and then use an image editor to manually tweak it, such as adding another text field, selection box, or whatever. Creating this information helps to provide an indication of where on the screen the change will take place and some idea of the change. You can do this for any number of existing screens that are getting modified or even for new screens you're adding.
Storyboards illustrate a flow between various screens and the major actions per screen. It originated in filmmaking to provide an overview of the major scenes before filming. One software example would be to use screen captures of an existing system from above, add the new elements to each of the screens for the new requirements, and then put them together in a sequence to show how a user would flow through the new functionality. A simple presentation of the flow can be illustrated by clicking through each screen with the mouse. Storyboards can also be created from scratch with simple screens of boxes and text and put together in a flow. A low-tech version would simply be paper drawings for each screen and then put together in a sequence to show the flow. This can be used for early testing of a concept to validate the existence of a real user problem and viable solution. Here's an example storyboard:
Figure 1 - Storyboard Example (adapted from wireframesketcher.com)
They can also be made to look like hand sketches to reinforce that they are only an early iteration step and not complete. Once a set of wireframes are created, a visual designer can then add the pretty stuff and branding as an overlay onto the wireframe set.
Use of Flash for prototyping has become very popular in recent years, but requires some training to implement them and can take several weeks to develop. The tools discussed here allow a prototype to be developed without Flash.
Some Popular Examples
The following are some examples of popular solutions at varying capabilities and price points. A full detailed matrix of solutions is included at the end of the article.
Basic Tools
As mentioned above, you may only need to do simple screen captures and light image editing to deliver mockups for your requirements. This is totally doable without getting any new software. The simplest solution is just using your Windows computer PrintScreen key (PrtSC) and then pasting the result in Windows Paint or to edit the image or to use the tools to add text boxes, buttons, etc. Another screen capture program is available in Windows 7 called Snipping Tool, and which allows you to grab a defined portion of your screen into the clipboard to paste into the editing tool.
More sophisticated and powerful commercial programs are SnagIt and Photoshop. SnagIt is a screen capture program that also includes annotation, special effects and ability to combine multiple images. It also has a lightweight internet sharing capability. Adobe Photoshop is the de-facto standard for editing images. It's probably serious overkill for this application, both in complexity and cost, but if you already have it and know how to use it, why not. A free one is Paint.net. There are hundreds of other image editing packages, including online versions, and many will do what you need.
Drawing & Diagramming Tools
Chances are pretty high you already have a suite of apps that enable you to produce fairly robust low-fidelity wireframes and storyboards. It's called Microsoft Office, and specifically PowerPoint. While Word and Excel provide drawing tools, they are a bit more cumbersome to use. PowerPoint allows you to create any basic diagram, including UI and flow diagrams. It provides an automatic capability of being able to click through sequential screens as part of a presentation. It also has the ability to do hyperlinking between pages based on clicking on buttons to illustrate some specific flows. You can export the whole sequence to a PDF doc that preserves the hyperlinks. For Mac users, check out Keynote. And, of course, there's Google Docs, though it may be more limited.
What these lacking are some built-in symbols that are user interface-specific, such as pull-downs and buttons, so you have to build your own. Never fear as enterprising individuals post free libraries of pre-built UI elements specifically for PowerPoint. Here are Sketch versions for a desktop or an iPhone and you can search the web for many more.
Another popular diagramming tool is Microsoft Visio and which includes some UI elements specifically for building user interfaces. Like PowerPoint, it has the ability to link between pages and create flows. While the diagramming tools for all types of drawings are easier to use, the overall package somehow seems a little more work than PowerPoint. Plus the templates contain the look-and-feel from 10 years ago and feel very "engineering-ish". Also like PowerPoint, you can find updated templates on the web to help you here. If you're a Mac user, then Omnigraffle is a top choice and includes a large stencil library from the user community, including mobile versions.
There are some online competitors to Visio that can create nice diagrams, in addition to providing team sharing and collaboration. A few of these are Creately and gliffy.
Wireframing Tools
These tools are designed specifically to enable you to whip together a fast, low-fidelity design and show it off or collaborate with others. These tools have drag-and-drop capability of existing elements, and ability to string together several screens in a click-through prototype.
Other competitors in this space provide similar capabilities, in addition to potentially offering more sophisticated user interactions, the ability to spit out a full UI spec document, project management, versioning and online collaboration. Some of these include iPLOTZ, GoMockingBird, and pidoco. A couple of free versions are Pencil and Lumzy and many of the others include free trials.
High-Fidelity Simulators
The distinction between this group of products and the previous wireframing group may be subtle and overlapping, but in general these tools allow for pixel perfect renderings of the final product and include the ability to simulate complex interaction logic. Many also support starting with a low-fidelity version and evolving it, while others only work in a high fidelity mode. Prices in the group have the largest span, ranging from a low of $99 to an eye-popping $6,995.
While the concept of a "quick" prototype may be a big exaggeration if you're not familiar with the tools, Fireworks appears to have some good prototyping templates to get you started. Another option is Microsoft's Expression Blend Sketchflow, specifically for creating wireframes.
There you have it. For the complete list of tools included in this article and many more, Go to this link . This is an image format of a spreadsheet. For a more readable version with hyperlinks to the companies, download the PDF attachment below. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but gets you started.
With tools like these available - some for free - there's no excuse for anyone not to be a UX designer. Just kidding. The point of providing some form of UI mockups is to increase the comprehension of the requirements you're providing into the Development team. They also can be used to help sell your idea for new concepts. You should not expect that the mockups you provide are what will actually be delivered in the product, and especially for a new UI.
If you're not yet using mockups to complement your other requirements, give it try. In the best case, the Developers will thank you and you'll be able to validate your requirements before any code is written. In the worst case, you'll step on someone's toes or create some sort of commotion about how your company does user experience design. Maybe then you could justify hiring a real UX person to help drive better designs into your product and they can then use these tools.
The idea for this article originated from a LinkedIn group discussion asking "What tools are good for creating GUI design input by a non engineer?". Nearly 80 responses were received over several months suggesting many of the tools you find here.
For additional reading, check out these sites:
The Importance of Wireframes in Web Design & 9 Tools
Wireframe Definition & List of Vendors
Wireframe Madness – A Face-off of Free Wireframing Tools
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Impact Index is the closest anyone has come to produce cricket's Moneyball moment.- Lawrence Booth, Editor, Wisden Almanack 2012
Romanticism has always been a big part of cricket, perhaps more than any other sport in the modern era. Test cricket, the greats it spawned and the literature around it - all of it is clothed with an affection and reverence that is still only accentuated by the standards that measures them.
The system of batting and bowling averages has always been considered flawed for decades and yet that same obstinate romanticism has held onto it, decade after decade. It is that same romanticism that also fed it - total runs in career, total centuries, highest tally of wickets, 50-plus batting averages and so on.
The new forms of the game challenged that romanticism somewhat - with ODI cricket redefining standards of excellence - in batting averages, 40 became the new 50; 4-wicket hauls became the new 5-wicket achievement; in highest scores, 200 became the final frontier. But overall, the romanticism was gradually not around numerical achievements but around great moments (Tendulkar is the big exception, of course), especially World Cup moments.
T20 has queered that pitch even more. None of those stats make much sense any more; none of them give a reliable picture. On their own, batting and bowling averages are now a very small part of the story in T20 cricket. Taken in tandem with strike rates and all the other paraphernalia of conventional aggregate statistics, a more realistic picture may emerge sometimes. But the amount of number-crunching that necessitates does not harmonise with a sport seeking to find newer followers through its new format.
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The analogy took on extra meaning after ex-skipper Ricky Ponting announced that the Perth match would be his 168th and last after 17 years in the baggy green cap. Ponting made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the WACA in 1995, scoring 96 runs.
Having one more shot at regaining the No. 1 Test ranking is Ponting's main career ambition at the moment. "It's an unbelievable opportunity going into what I believe is like a grand final," Ponting said. "I'm hungrier than ever and I want this win more than any game I've ever played in. To get back to the top of the tree and No. 1 in the world, there's no better time for me to finish.''
Agreed Michael Clarke: "I think Ricky's announcement will only give us more inspiration to do everything we can to try to win this game," Clarke said. "It's more special now because it's been such a great, hard-fought series. It's the pinnacle. It's not very often you get the opportunity to go out and beat a team and go back to being the top test team in the world. We've got a lot to play for."
The No. 1 Test ranking is at stake after draws in the first two Tests -- South Africa only needs a draw to retain top spot; Australia needs to win to have any chance of reclaiming it.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith said after two battling draws this series, and win on the last tour here in 2008, his team was in a good frame of mind. "To be here, five days away from another series win in Australia, many teams dream of that coming to this place," he said. "There's clarity over the next five days. We have had a few disruptions on this trip but we've scrapped hard. Australia have played really well, and we haven't been at our best, and we're still here."
The Australian team will be without the entire trio of pacemen who started the first two Tests, with James Pattinson ruled out for the summer with a rib problem and Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus considered too fatigued with only three days between matches after having to take on so much extra load in his absence at Adelaide.
South Africa has its share of concern over veteran allrounder Jacques Kallis, who is still considered a chance to bat in Perth but won't be able to bowl due to the hamstring strain he picked up in the second Test.
Smith said South Africa was awaiting a fitness report on Kallis and wasn't expecting to finalize its starting lineup until Friday morning. If Kallis is out, Ryan McLaren could get a Test call up only days after being drafted into the squad.
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This is what "no buses, no trains" looks like.
Two guys on opposite sides of the tree in more ways than one.
Look what I found on a wall not two blocks from my apartment. It feels like home.
I never see famous people, but I just passed Zach Galifianakis on my street. He was trying to be incognito, but there's no mistaking that beard. Also, he looked very serious, but I think I sensed him being charmed by Archie
One of the bright sides of getting home at 6:30 AM is that The Bagel Store is already open to help ease the pain I'll be feeling in about 3 hours.
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After my Kodachrome road trip, I had 3 rolls left to shoot before the deadline to have the film developed, so I used one of the frames to snap a quick self-portrait on my stoop in Brooklyn. Note my iconic gaze into the distance (or as distant as you can get in Williamsburg). That takes practice.
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Clearly the author is either not familiar with or biased against Republican candidates ("Open State Senate Seat Draws Crowd of Candidates," July 22). The article should have been titled "September Democratic Primaries."
Susan Kone is opposing Nadler in November for the 8th Congressional district. A viable candidate with the intelligence, integrity and intensity to give Nadler a run for his money, Kone, an attorney, lives on Riverside Blvd. and managed to collect 2,000 signatures—not an easy feat for a republican on the Upper West Side.
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No, this isn't the seismograph reading from the earthquakes that woke up the Bay Area this morning. It's Twitter's look at how the number of tweets mentioning Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have become another measure of their popularity with voters. "Your Tweets have also mirrored the rise […] [Read More]
President Obama, politicians switch to Facebook's Timeline
Businesses aren't the only ones jumping on Facebook's Timeline bandwagon. The Facebook profiles of President Obama's re-election campaign and about 25 members of Congress switched over to the new design a day after Facebook officially introduced Timeline for businesses and brands. Obama's site even takes advantage of Timeline's ability to retroactively post events that pre-date […] [Read More]


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Physics Teacher,
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A universal definition of life.
Any entity that has the ability to store and exchange information autonomously.
Perhaps as we move through the next millenium we will need a definition of life that is this general. It may be needed to classify artificial life or to classify alien life. We may find life forms so different to ourselves that the only recognisable feature is information management. It might also help us to identify the point at which a person is no longer alive.
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Aug 24 2012: Life is interaction between matter which is able to sustain itself and reproduce to keep its interaction (its own existence) going. This definition is of course is regards to living things. On a larger scale Life is everything there is. And the definition for that would be: Life is the interaction between all forms and their environments. This very interaction then creates an interdependence for all participants.
To simplify it even more: Life is participation.
peace,wisdom,prosperity for all...
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Authorities in Georgia have torn down a monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in his birthplace of Gori to make way for a memorial to the fallen in the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.
Gori is about two miles away from the separatist enclave of South Ossetia, where Russian forces crushed the Georgian army in a brief conflict in August 2008.
The town, which suffered artillery fire and air strikes during the five-day war, was briefly occupied by Russian forces. South Ossetia has since declared independence but the West has not followed Moscow's lead in supporting it.
The move to relocate the monument to a Stalin museum in the town is likely to dismay older generations.
Last year, Georgia blew up a huge memorial honouring the Red Army's part in the Second World War.