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|Brian Wilson: Smile (Nonesuch) Rating: 17/20
Brian Wilson's legendary, long-shelved pièce de resistance has been resurrected, restructured and even supplemented, yet the 37-year gap between the recording's conception and completion is blissfully free of technological anachronisms. The suite-like format means the interludes of program music don't stand up well on their own, but the central showpieces ("Heroes and Villains," "Good Vibrations," "Cabin Essence," the entire "Wonderful/Song for Children/Child Is Father of the Man/"Surf's Up" block) are still dazzling feats of innovation.
|Björk: Medúlla (Elektra) Rating: 16/20
Practically a genre unto herself now, the visionary diva crafts what may be her career masterpiece -- a daring collection composed almost entirely of multi-tracked vocals (with help from Mike Patton, Robert Wyatt, a Canadian throat-singer and two traditional choirs). The idea of "dance music" becomes almost irrelevant as the 14 pieces magically span abstract collages ("Ancestors," "Öll Birtan"), an a capella solo ("Show Me Forgiveness"), the mischievously funky "Triumph of a Heart," eerie spirituals ("Vökuró," "Sonnets/Unrealities XI"), two flashes of relative accessibility ("Who Is It," the swooping "Oceania") and the astounding operatic pound of "Where Is the Line."
|Ed Harcourt: Strangers (Astralwerks) Rating: 15/20
This gifted, mysteriously overlooked songwriter's third album -- a welcome rebound after 2003's meandering From Every Sphere -- is a triumph of versatility, showing an artist equally comfortable on guitar or keyboard, equally comfortable whispering intimately or wailing to the heavens. Harcourt's self-searching lyrics are sometimes overdramatic (all the rage nowadays, of course), but the emotional pull of tracks both big ("The Storm Is Coming," the Nick Cave-like "Let Love Not Weigh Me Down") and small ("The Trapdoor," "Open Book") can be startling.
|A.C. Newman: The Slow Wonder (Matador) Rating: 15/20
What's most remarkable about the lead New Pornographer's solo debut is how it assembles so many sharp, addictive melodies which totally defy easy comparisons and the standard, post-Beatles musical vocabulary. Crosscutting distinctive, martial rhythms with elusive, fragmented sketches of ethical conflict, Newman puts together a tightly arranged disc which compensates for its brevity (33 minutes) with the dizzying consistency of should-be hits like "Miracle Drug," "Secretarial," the math-pop of "On the Table" and the cello-soaked "The Town Halo" (essential listening for Roy Wood fans?).
|David Byrne: Grown Backwards (Nonesuch) Rating: 14/20
Byrne's choice to record a gentle album focused on classical string arrangements paid off wonderfully -- the high range and keening quality of his voice blends perfectly with the sighs of the violins and cellos. The quiet eloquence of his morning-coffee reflections gains a polished beauty in tracks like "Tiny Apocalypse," the playful "The Other Side of This Life" and "Glass, Concrete & Stone" (the two straightforward opera pieces are dubious, however).
|P J Harvey: Uh Huh Her (Island) Rating: 14/20
After the accessible celebration of 2000's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, this gritty, (almost) one-woman show is a return to Harvey's original scabrous, post-punk blues. The album has some filler and pacing problems (the pallid final tracks end the disc with a whimper), but her wounded moan electrifies these scuttling grooves, whether they're scorned-woman attacks ("The Life & Death of Mr. Badmouth," the white-hot "Who the Fuck?"), quasi-traditional folk ballads ("No Child of Mine," the gypsy-bride processional of "Pocket Knife"), the thunderous "Cat on the Wall," the marimba-driven "You Come Through" or the unusually melodic lament of "It's You."
|Elvis Costello & the Imposters: The Delivery Man (Lost Highway) Rating: 14/20
The ridiculously versatile Costello takes another spin through country/blues territory with this solid disc, though its genre affiliations may owe more to the greasy, ramshackle arrangements and Bible-belt lyrical themes than the song forms themselves. Adding vocal cameos from Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams along the way, Costello simplifies his imagery and pulls out his vintage guitars, reaching rustic heights with the scuttling "Bedlam," "The Scarlet Tide" (taken from the Cold Mountain score), "Either Side of the Same Town" and "There's a Story in Your Voice."
|Sonic Youth: Sonic Nurse (DGC) Rating: 14/20
New York's beloved guitar-noise sculptors roll out their best album in several tries with Sonic Nurse, a looser, low-production set of extended pieces which recalls their classic '80s catalog more than other recent efforts. "Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" is just as lousy as the title suggests, but smoother singing (even Gordon's grunts are more polished) and the group's usual mastery of shifting guitar harmonics lifts rambling tracks like "Pattern Recognition," "Stones," the gently haunting "Unmade Bed" and the sinister "Paper Cup Exit."
|Elliott Smith: From a Basement on the Hill (Anti-) Rating: 14/20
Practically finished before Smith's tragic death, this album -- which truly feels like an "album" rather than a set of pieced-together leftovers -- is not as accessible as his two DreamWorks discs, and suffers from a few woozy, meandering tracks overstuffed with noisy auxiliary players. Still, many of the ensemble tunes do pay off (especially "A Passing Feeling" and the ethereal "King's Crossing"), and Smith's acoustic-folk wizardry ("Let's Get Lost," "Twilight," the frisky perfection of "Memory Lane") remained exquisite to the end.
|The Futureheads: The Futureheads (Sire) Rating: 14/20
The Futureheads may be a simple guitars/bass/drums combo, but "simple" is hardly the word for a batch of songs so ingeniously stuffed with ping-ponging vocal battles, hyperactive rhythms and 180-degree twists. The mix is a bit muddy and the lyrics are thin (mostly just mimimalist sketches of anxiety), but punk-pop blasts like "Robot," "A to B," "Decent Days and Nights" and "Meantime" are full of springy hooks.
Bettie Serveert: Attagirl (Minty Fresh) Rating: 14/20
These introspective Dutch popsters have radically reshaped their sound since their heralded Palomine days -- now they're on the Cardigans' old label, and the music's airy arrangements, more feminine tone and freshly inserted electronics seem to reflect this. Surprisingly among the group's top releases, Attagirl succeeds in an impressive number of ways, including acoustic balladry ("You've Changed"), high-tech pop ("Dreamaniacs"), laidback jazziness (the title track), tuneful guitar rock ("Hands Off"), a graceful waltz ("Staying Kind") and the genuinely strange hybrid of "Greyhound Song."
Marianne Faithfull: Before the Poison (Anti-) Rating: 13/20
On Faithfull's umpteenth set of love-weary readings, the presence of heavyweight collaborators Polly Jean Harvey and Nick Cave (who separately produce, play on and write/co-write eight of the 10 songs) is a mixed blessing -- while Harvey's scraping guitar and Cave's cinematic, piano-driven landscapes are always welcome, their slight melodies are better suited for their own embellished, howling vocals than for Faithfull's measured croak. Though she sounds a little overwhelmed at times (particularly on "My Friends Have"), Faithfull adds some fine lyrics and is at her best on the three Cave-led tracks, Harvey's title song and the tinkling lullabye "City of Quartz."
Sam Phillips: A Boot and a Shoe (Nonesuch) Rating: 13/20
The inscrutable songstress takes her second trip into cabaret turf, opting for stripped-down arrangements of acoustic guitar, occasional blurs of nostalgic strings and oddly overbearing drums. Phillips' sensuous lyrics are wonderfully literate (yes, Gilmore Girls fans, her vocabulary goes beyond "la la la"), and "How to Quit," "I Dreamed I Stopped Dreaming," "Reflecting Light" and "Infiltration" have plenty of understated pop appeal.
The Muffs: Really Really Happy (Five Foot Two) Rating: 13/20
The reunited punk-pop trio's first album in five years is happily one of their best, plowing through 17 tight, hooky tunes in just 42 minutes. Kim Shattuck's twisted intonation is still irritating (does she strangle her vowels like that as a homage to Joey Ramone?), but her wounded-but-tough lyrics and inventive chord changes make songs like "Freak Out," "A Little Luxury," "Everybody Loves You" and "I'm Here I'm Not" a joy.
Of Montreal: Satanic Panic in the Attic (Polyvinyl) Rating: 13/20
Wide-eyed auteur Kevin Barnes and his fellow misfits take a step toward dance music with this surprising disc, in which they drop New Wave keyboards and programmed beats into their trademark left-field psychedelia. The tracks seem more streamlined and not so cloying, as oddly thumping tunes like "Disconnect the Dots" and "Rapture Rapes the Muses" blend with endearing tunes like "My British Tour Diary," "Chrissie Kiss the Corpse" (warped with a touch of John Entwhistle's black humor) and the jaunty "Lysergic Bliss."
Stereolab: Margerine Eclipse (Elektra) Rating: 13/20
Losing important collaborators (in this case, Jim O'Rourke, Tortoise's John McEntire and the late Mary Hansen) only aggravates Stereolab's tendency to seem insular, cold and mathematical, and this spotty disc is one of the electronic-rock titans' weaker releases. Laetitia Sadier (pitch-corrected to a grating degree, apparently) still sings about humanity as if she's an alien observer, and these well-arranged but erratically structured pieces sound aimless beyond the bubbly "Vonal Declosion," the hard-driving "Margerine Rock," "Bop Scotch" (a subtle nod to Smokey Robinson?) and "Cosmic Country Noir."
Camper Van Beethoven: New Roman Times (Pitch-a-Tent) Rating: 13/20
Most band reunions have an element of warmth and fun, but not this grim, overlong concept album depicting a young, disenfranchised soldier on a wobbly path to oblivion. Fifteen years after Key Lime Pie, the former college-rock heroes (still led by David Lowery, now better known for fronting Cracker) grind through a sketchy tale which scarcely even makes a political point, while serving up eclectic instrumentals and disappointingly few songs which hold up out of context ("51-7," "Might Makes Right" and the rehashed "Hippy Chix" are as good as it gets).
Juliana Hatfield: In Exile Deo (Zöe) Rating: 13/20
It's easy to roll one's eyes at Hatfield's sullen persona and girlish voice (she still sings like a 12-year-old), but she continues to release solid collections of personal, distinctive pop-rock with a dependably sweet sense of melody. There are few frills to this disc's basic guitar attack beyond string parts on two ballads, but the gutsy role-playing of her first-person lyrics (subjects here include an intervention for an alcoholic father and the weary use of casual sex as a distraction from heartache) is provocative and, yes, underrated.
Patti Smith: Trampin' (Columbia) Rating: 13/20
This influential poet/singer's music was never especially imaginative, so her more conservative-sounding albums (such as this one) tend to fade into plodding classic-rock fare -- you've heard these chord changes a thousand times before, even with the peculiar meter of "Stride of the Mind." Well-produced and powerfully sung (her voice just improves with age), Trampin' has softer sentiments than many of her other records, but there are glimpses of the old free-form shaman in "Jubilee," "Gandhi" and the 12-minute "Radio Baghdad."
Ken Stringfellow: Soft Commands (Yep Roc) Rating: 13/20
Each Stringfellow solo album seems twice as ambitious as the last one, and this diverse, polished set finally establishes him as a viable name outside of the Posies. Moving into straitlaced singer-songwriter turf while bravely shrugging off "But is it alternative?" issues, Stringfellow splits his talents between piano and guitar while trying everything from soul ("Let Me Do") to reggae ("You Become the Dawn," plus a regrettable dub coda) to a Parisian waltz ("Je Vous en Prie") to a breathtaking Beach Boys pastiche ("When U Find Someone").
Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand (Epic) Rating: 13/20
These chic, much-ballyhooed Scots remind the rock kids how to dance with this shallow but sexy debut, where pounding New Wave beats collide with mannered vocals and choppy guitar licks. Singer Alex Kapranos' endless fascination with singles-bar courtship is just a fluffy tease (Bryan Ferry, he ain't), but the brittle hooks of "Take Me Out," "Jacqueline," "This Fire" and "Darts of Pleasure" are strong enough that the lack of substance doesn't matter.
Dogs Die in Hot Cars: Please Describe Yourself (V2) Rating: 13/20
Yet another young band who pilfers the New Wave hooks of XTC, Madness and Talking Heads, these well-scrubbed Scottish kids arrive with this tight set of bouncy, energetic pop. The flat arrangements sound the same on every track and the lyrics are just glib stabs at "cog in the wheel"-type social comment, but when the group nails down a perfect chorus (see "I Love You 'Cause I Have To," "Apples & Oranges," "Godhopping" or "Lounger"), it's hard to resist bopping along with the beat.
David Thomas & Two Pale Boys: 18 Monkeys on a Dead Man's Chest (Smog Veil) Rating: 13/20
The Pere Ubu frontman's latest side project is a disjointed but compelling assembly of folksy lyrics, guitars, horns and quirky squeeze-boxes. There is no drumming on these free-floating pieces, as Thomas' folksy, vagabond lyrics propel a disc which begins with two fuzzy doses of tight blues-rock, switches to the pleasingly jazzy "Little Sister" and some impenetrable meanderings, then turns wonderfully atmospheric with three final tracks where Andy Diagram's trumpet adds a vaporous Jon Hassell feel.
Paul Westerberg: Folker (Vagrant) Rating: 13/20
Thankfully, this is the most polished of Westerberg's one-man-band discs, though its endearingly personal tracks are still undercut by sluggish tempos, lazy vocals and rambling endings. Not the acoustic set which the title suggests, Folker does update some familiar Replacements hallmarks in affecting, low-key tunes such as "Now I Wonder," "My Dad," the chiming "Lookin' Up in Heaven" and the perfect pop of "As Far as I Know."
The Minus 5: In Rock (Yep Roc) Rating: 13/20
Effortlessly knocked off in one day during March, 2000, this quick disc recalls the joyful, '60s-descended garage rock of Scott McCaughey's other band, the Young Fresh Fellows. The amended reissue adds four 2003-era tracks (the time gap is undetectable, except in the processed drums of "Cosmic Jive"), but McCaughey's mix of forlorn romance and trashy fun is always endearing (look out for the Beatle-esque "The Girl I Never Met" and several songs with a campy horror-movie motif).
The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Columbia) Rating: 13/20
This inscrutable party record is a no-fidelity storm of bashing drums, soul samples, horn charts, harmonica and incidental vocals which sound like cheerleaders grabbed from a local playground. The formula barely varies from track to track (save "Hold Yr Terror Close," a jaunty piano tune added for the U.S. release), but the cacophonous celebration is loads of fun (and embarrassingly catchy).
Snow Patrol: Final Straw (A & M) Rating: 12/20
Reversing the setback of 2001's feeble When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, the dreamy Scottish rockers move up to a major label for this solid album of radio-ready tunes. Snow Patrol never had any fresh ideas (Lou Barlow and My Bloody Valentine, among others, are easily detected influences), but Gary Lightbody's creamy voice, lovelorn lyrics and tightly written melodies are quite seductive on "How to Be Dead," "Spitting Games," the hammering tension of "Ways & Means" and the power ballad "Run."
Firewater: Songs We Should Have Written (Jetset) Rating: 12/20
An all-covers album is an interesting move for an underground band like Firewater, but singer Tod A.'s bitter, deadened sneer doesn't have the charisma to breathe life into a lyric like his legendary inspirations (Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Tom Waits and others). Sonny and Cher's "The Beat Goes On" (a duet with Luna's Britta Phillips), Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Peggy Lee's "Is That All There Is?" easily mesh with Tod's flat cynicism, but other tracks ("Hey Bulldog," "Paint It Black," "Some Velvet Morning") fall miles short of the originals.
Luna: Rendezvous (Jetset) Rating: 12/20
In typically solid but unremarkable fashion, Luna says goodbye with this soothing disc of gentle pop, creamy ballads and dry humor. Still turning through those circular, post-VU/Feelies grooves, Dean Wareham and band offer few surprises, but the peppy "Speedbumps," "Astronaut" (check the subtle touches of electronica) and "The Owl & the Pussycat" help close out the group's 13-year run on a strong note.
Chris Stamey: Travels in the South (Yep Roc) Rating: 12/20
This indie-pop pioneer is successful enough as a producer and guest musician that his own solo output is sporadic, but Travels in the South (Stamey's first song-based album since 1991) marks a solid return for his even-tempered vocals, rich guitars and distinctively off-center melodies. A loose concept record about life on the road, the disc is badly hampered by too much jamming (four five-minute tracks in a row, plus two needless instrumentals?), but "14 Shades of Green," "And I Love Her" and "Ride" are loaded with the brainy modulations and surprising chord changes which always elevated Stamey's best work.
They Might Be Giants: The Spine (Idlewild/Zoë) Rating: 12/20
The cottage industry otherwise known as They Might Be Giants seems more interested in specialty projects and work-for-hire nowadays, so this straightforward pop disc is refreshing to find amidst the duo's magazine collaborations, children's albums and television themes. Unfortunately, this blast of quick tunes (16 tracks in 36 minutes) is not one of the essential TMBG releases -- underproduced, less eclectic, less manic and short on humor (there's even a song about alcoholism), it has too many tunes which are familiar rehash and too few with any fresh sense of whimsy (though "Stalk of Wheat," "Experimental Film" and the brassy waltz of "Museum of Idiots" are delightful fun).
Robyn Hitchcock: Spooked (Yep Roc) Rating: 12/20
This acoustic collaboration with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings doesn't really live up to its "Americana" billing -- the melodies, still steeped in UK folk, beg for a bluesier edge, and too many tracks sound like stripped-down pop tunes rather than songs specifically crafted for an acoustic setting. "Television" (a lover's ode to a personified boob tube) shows Hitchcock still can write a brilliant lyric, but "Everybody Needs Love," "We're Gonna Live in the Trees" (aha, some blues!) and the sinister "Creeped Out" are the only songs which deliver the complete package.
The Thrills: Let's Bottle Bohemia (Virgin) Rating: 12/20
Only 11 months after the gorgeous So Much for the City, the Thrills have rushed out this clunky disappointment, which seems to paste together all the inferior material which was cut from the debut. Mysteriously avoiding the wispy ballads which were the first album's greatest strength, this short disc (only 35 minutes, minus some hidden extras) adds a few tacky string charts while pumping up the tempos and electric guitars, but most of these unmemorable jaunts are over before their presence even registers.
Gruff Rhys: Yr Atal Genhedlaeth (Rough Trade) Rating: 12/20
More groove-based and less Britpop-influenced than typical Super Furry Animals records, the solo debut of Furries frontman Rhys is a succinct, 29-minute treat which strays into garage rock and a few ballads, but most often focuses on near-danceable tracks built around heavy rhythms and repetitive, folksy melody lines. The All-Welsh lyrics reduce some songs to an abstract, tribal-chant feel (not necessarily a bad thing), but the scrappy guitar hooks of "Epynt" and "Y Gwybodusion" or pounding beats of "Rhagluniaeth Ysgafn" and "Gwn Mi Wn" (no instruments beyond drums and vocal overdubs!) are catchy beyond any language barriers.
Mosquitos: Sunshine Barato (Bar/None) Rating: 12/20
The sweetly romantic trio's second album is another endearing slice of bilingual, bossa nova-inflected pop, admittedly shallow but cute all the same. The songs lack the melodic complexity of the Brazilian classics, but the detours into American indie-pop (what's this, harmonica on "Domesticada"?) are actually less effective than south-of-Panama flirtations such as "Flood," the title song, "No Fim do País" and "Só Você e Eu."
The Blue Nile: High (Sanctuary) Rating: 12/20
On the Blue Nile's fourth album (in a mere 22 years), the arty Scottish trio unfortunately swaps its past releases' lush atmospherics for tired synthesizers which sap the emotional impact of Paul Buchanan's tremulous vocals. Most of these plodding, static ballads lack the stirring rise of classic Blue Nile tracks, and Buchanan's fortysomething concerns about marriage, children and domestic routine are only sporadically affecting -- even the best songs ("Broken Loves," "High," "She Saw the World") produce none of the expected goosebumps.
Arto Lindsay: Salt (Righteous Babe) Rating: 12/20
Arto Lindsay (late of the Ambitious Lovers, the Lounge Lizards and DNA) again dips into his unique blend of laidback Brazilian pop and downtown avant-funk, crooning romantic melodies in his thin, passive voice while spicing up the brew with electronics and his trademark guitar scratches. His catalog's uniformity deadens its appeal, but the drum tracks have some extra punch on this disc and a few tunes (the graceful "Kamo," the insistent "Combustível," the half-rapped "Jardim Da Alma") rise above the inertia.
Mouse on Mars: Radical Connector (Thrill Jockey) Rating: 11/20
The formerly unassailable electronic duo misfires with this disappointing set of vocal-based pieces, where stilted second-language lyrics (this is your fault, Stereolab!) decorate plodding rhythm tracks which lack MOM's usual skittering complexities. The vocal experiments of 2001's Idiology were novel and refreshing, but the new disc's tired filtering effects and abstracted aphorisms just detract from the group's ingenious sound collages.
R.E.M.: Around the Sun (Warner Bros.) Rating: 11/20
R.E.M.'s long, heralded career fades into depressing triviality with this easily ignored disc, a lackluster collection which is just as wan and faceless as the fuzzy figures on its sleeve. "Leaving New York" opens the album with a typically uplifting chorus, but sluggish tempos, vacant lyrics, overly measured singing and a numbing drone of generic keyboard colors drain the juice from nearly every other track.
Cranes: Particles & Waves (Manifesto) Rating: 11/20
This British brother-sister team seems to be searching for a new direction on this underwhelming disc, where the duo's former gothic splendor dissolves into a shaky perch somewhere between Björk's Vespertine and Nirvana Unplugged. Alison Shaw's unique, floating-child vocals are still haunting on "K56," the title track (yet another lift of the "Tomorrow Never Knows" drums?) and "Avenue A," but repetitive melodies and low-budget production (the past orchestrations are missed) sap the group's usual atmosphere.
Amy Correia: Lakeville (Nettwerk) Rating: 11/20
The New England singer-songwriter's second album squanders the promise of 2000's wonderful Carnival Love with a mediocre, clichéd set of folk tunes which has few dependable virtues beyond the limber, grainy delicacy of her unusual voice. Beyond "Hold On"'s lovely cello part and the title track's offbeat ukulele/trombone blend, the arrangements aren't nearly as distinctive as on the debut, and the songs' tired imagery -- rain, sun, lake, tree, train, road -- is taken straight from an old troubadour's handbook ("Stranded" has a nifty line about Hieronymous Bosch, however).
The Sunshine Fix: Green Imagination (spinART) Rating: 11/20
Take Bill Doss' previous band the Olivia Tremor Control, strip away its ambition and avant-garde intrigue, and you're left with the mediocre pastiches of the Sunshine Fix. Psychedelic pop can be fun even when plainly derivative, but weak hooks, lazy tempos and a missing instrumental edge ruin any potential this album had -- "Afterglow" and the faintly T. Rex-like "Face the Ghost" are the only tracks which come close to capturing the old paisley magic.
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains: The Big Eyeball in the Sky (Prawn Song) Rating: 10/20
Nasal smirking disguised as vocals, exaggerated roly-poly bass lines, defiantly tuneless "funk"...could it be yet another permutation of the Les Claypool experience? Perhaps Claypool's most disposable release ever, this loose jam is notable for a few pointed anti-Dubya lyrics and the insertion of veteran keyboardist Bernie Worrell (gamely straining to add some music to the relentlessly percussive chopping) but very little else.
The Decemberists: The Tain (Kill Rock Stars), Jason Falkner: Bliss Descending (Wreckchords), 50 Foot Wave: 50 Foot Wave (Throwing Music), Queens of the Stone Age: Stone Age Complications (Interscope)
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Air: Talkie Walkie, Aloha: Here Comes Everyone, American Music Club: Love Songs for Patriots, Badly Drawn Boy: One Plus One Is One, Frank Black: Frank Black Francis, Blonde Redhead: Misery Is a Butterfly, Nick Cave: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, Elvis Costello: Il Sogno, Cowboy Junkies: One Soul Now, Deerhoof: Milk Man, Tanya Donelly: Whiskey Tango Ghosts, Einsturzende Neubauten: Perpetuum Mobile, Elf Power: Walking with the Beggar Boys, the Fiery Furnaces: Blueberry Boat, the Finn Brothers: Everyone Is Here, Guided by Voices: Half Smiles of the Decomposed, Interpol: Antics, Bill Janovitz & Crown Victoria: Fireworks on TV, Lambchop: Aw, C'mon, Lambchop: No, You C'mon, Mark Lanegan: Bubblegum, Courtney Love: America's Sweetheart, Múm: Summer Make Good, Joanna Newsom: The Milk-Eyed Mender, Matthew Sweet: Living Things, Glenn Tilbrook: Transatlantic Ping Pong, To Rococo Rot: Hotel Morgen, Tortoise: It's All Around You, the Velvet Crush: Stereo Blues, Rufus Wainwright: Want Two, Brian Wilson: Gettin' In over My Head // Nick Drake: Made to Love Magic, Lou Reed/John Cale/Nico: Le Bataclan '72


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Provide access to Mango scan text API
Mango provides a good feature to scan an image for a text. It would be great to provide a new launcher/task which uses this new existing funtionality to get a string from an image.
Otherwise we need to create our own control to scan an image and extract strings with an ocr library. I'm not happy to implement something which is already there.
Even if this API would use a webservice and needs network access, I would be fine with that.
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MichelRandahl commented
totally agree! I can come up with a lot of ideas for apps using this feature...
having access to an awesome feature this in the API feature would contribute in a very positive way to the windows phone app universe and help attract more people to this wonderful mobile platform!


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Hi Russ,
I'd like to confirm the following things:
1. What plan of Office 365 are you using?
2. Does the issue occur to the documents in your SharePoint Online or Outlook Web App?
3. Does the issue also occur to the files in local?
4. Can you download the affected documents to your local?
5. Could you show me the detailed situation by saying "items come out blank"?
To better troubleshoot the issue, I suggest you perform the steps below:
1. Try printing a document which was created in your local to see if the issue persists.
2. If it works well, download the online documents to local, and print them again.
3. If the issue persists:
a. Check the Print settings of your Office program.
b. Try on another computer.
Russ, you can post the relevant screenshots here by clicking Use rich formatting in the forum and clicking the icon on the Insert Image.
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You'll likely need to take several types of medications after a heart attack. You may wonder: Do I really need to take so much medication? The answer is yes. Medications can be a vital part of healing. They can also help prevent another heart attack in the future. Be sure to take all medications as directed.
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My family's roots lie in Co. Durham, so growing up, it was traditional for us to have plum pudding, or Christmas pudding, as a holiday dessert.
Every other year, in late November, my mother would spend an afternoon making puddings, putting them in pudding basins, topping them with a pastry crust to make them airtight and wrap them in cheesecloth. One would be used for Christmas Eve and the other would be stored for Christmas the following year.
According to the Book of Common Prayer and the reading for the final Sunday before Advent:
"Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen"
Evidently, cooks took this literally as the last Sunday in Advent was the traditional pudding-making day called appropriately "Stir-Up Sunday." This alludes to the tradition that every family member was required to stir the pudding "in turn from east to west to honour the Magi and their supposed journey in that direction," making a wish as they did so. Incidentally, the pudding was (and is) traditionally made with 13 ingredients symbolizing Christ and the apostles.
The origins of this interesting dessert go back to medieval times when it was a not actually a dessert at all. There are two schools of thought as far as the origins of this pudding are concerned. The first was as a way of preserving meat. In the autumn when livestock were slaughtered due to lack of feed available for animals during the winter months, meat was placed in pastry along with dried fruits which acted as a preservative. Hence, mince pie. These enormous meat pies fed large numbers of people, and were particularly handy to have on hand for celebratory occasions. We still call it mince pie today and it is sweet rather than its savory predecessor, and it is rarely made with meat, although I have seen some recipes for it which call for actual minced meat. (My mother, for example, used to make her mince pies out of green tomatoes, dried fruits and spices).
The second origin of plum pudding and a more direct one, goes back to Roman times in the form of a stew-like pottage (sometimes called frumenty) made of meat and vegetables. In a large pot over an open flame, meat was slow-cooked with dried fruits, sugar and spices and served as a first course. As better ways of preserving meat were developed, the savory part of this dish made way for the sweet and the pottage evolved into pudding served at celebratory harvest dinners. Plum pudding was popularized as a Christmas dish by King George I who had it served as part of his traditional holiday gorge-fest.
The cannonball–like, round pudding made its debut in Victorian times and, thanks to Charles Dickens, it has become a part of English holiday cuisine.
"Mrs Cratchit left the room alone – too nervous to bear witness – to take the pudding up and bring it in…Hallo! A great deal of steam! The pudding was out of the copper which smells like a washing day. That was the cloth. A smell like an eating house and a pastrycook's next door to each other, with a laundress's next door to that. That was the pudding. In half a minute, Mrs Cratchit entered – flushed, but smiling proudly – with the pudding, like a speckled cannon-ball, so hard and firm, blazing in half of half-a-quarter of ignited brandy, and bedight with Christmas holly stuck into the top."
From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The eating of the pudding is no less packed with tradition and symbolism. Prior to serving, coins or tokens are inserted intermittently throughout the pudding. Threepence or sixpence pieces were usually included, and the lucky recipient of a serving containing said coinage got to keep the prize, which symbolized wealth. Other tokens were created such as a small wishbone (for good luck), a silver thimble (for thriftiness) and an anchor (for safety and security). In my family, my grandmother used a penny (which meant you were going to be poor), a thimble (an old maid), a button (for bachelorhood), and a quarter (wealth). (Believe me, with so much at stake, there were tears around the table when either my sister or I got the penny or the thimble.) A stake of holly is traditionally poked into the top of the pudding to symbolize the crown of thorns worn by Christ at his crucifixion. A large quantity of brandy is then poured over the pudding, after which it is set alight and ceremoniously brought to the table (greeted with appropriate applause).
My grandmother, and subsequently my mother, made a "hard sauce" laced with even more brandy to go be heated and poured over each serving. The pudding is rich and consuming large quantities can leave one with the feeling that they have indeed devoured a cannonball.
If you are feeling adventurous this holiday, I suggest you bring a small part of the English holiday tradition to your table. Although it is too late to make your own pudding, there is a plethora of good quality, ready-made puddings available which you could order in time for your own holiday feast!


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Not that I think the Chiefs were going to be that great next year anway but it's going to be tough to get much momentum or finish strong when you have three of four on the road to start the season and three of four on the road to end the season. Plus no primetime games except for the very last one that will probably be moved anyway...
I'm already having nightmares of Brodie Croyle going on the road to Chicago in his second game...
can I see a 8 game season????? no way
The Bears have a much tougher schedule than last year (which wasn't hard to do). Their first 3 games:
AT San Diego
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They also play Denver at home, at Philadelphia, at Seattle, and New Orleans at home.
I'm looking forward to it. I'm probably going to the Dallas game this year so I'm already getting pumped for that!
PS. Have fun this year Packer fans!! Hahahahahahaha....
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I'm probably going to the Dallas game this year so I'm already getting pumped for that!
Somehow, some way, I MUST get to this game...
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Somehow, some way, I MUST get to this game...
If I can get an extra ticket or two, you want me to let you know? Then again, you are a Cowboy fan. That would be like selling ISU tickets to Iowa fans.
Yes, please do! My brother (he's a member here too) lives in Rockford and is also going to look for tickets. We'll be there one way or another.
I've yet to attend a Cowboys game - let alone an NFL game. So it's about time to remedy that.
You guys are trying to get tickets to that game as well? Man... Foot-race to Dallas? Ready, Set, GO!
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Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (formerly Chinese Arts Centre) is leading the UK in exploring a changing international dynamic. Investigating the most exciting contemporary work coming out of China and East Asia today, CFCCA works with a wide array of partners to embrace a global century where Chinese art is moving firmly centre-stage.
CFFCA are leading the sector in showcasing Chinese contemporary art and visual culture, encouraging broader engagement with Chinese contemporary art through a lively and innovative programme of exhibitions, residencies, engagement projects, festivals, international projects and events.
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Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art is fully accessible. Admission is free
The main gallery is 150 metres sq and houses Chinese Arts Centre's curated exhibitions and takes in tours from the national and international scene.
The new building offers several 'physical' facilities for artists' use. The project space of 50 sq. metres will be a studio for resident artists who are taking part in Chinese Art Centre's Breathe residency programme and a space for open studios. We also offer surgeries, advice and consultation services for artists as well as providing administrative support and IT facilities in a purpose built study/resources space.
To compliment our hugely successful artist-lead school workshops and outreach programme, the education suite has the very latest IT facilities available to enhance learning. This will mean that Chinese Arts Centre will continue to be at the forefront of disseminating information about Chinese creativity, from the traditional through to the contemporary. The education suite is also available for conference hire.
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Architecture, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Film and Media, Fine Art, Performing Arts, Photography
Key artists and exhibits
- Xu Bing; Liu Xiao Xian; Dinu Li; Ming Wong; Gordon Cheung; He An; Anthony Lam; Guo Wei; He Duoling; Shaoyinong and Muchen; Community Museum Project; William Yang; Ellinda Siu; Chun-Chao Chiu; Suki Chan
30 Years of CFCCA | Stanley Chow
- 5 February — 21 July 2016 *on now
CFCCA is proud to launch our new limited edition print shop with a series of exclusive works by celebrated Manchester artist Stanley Chow.
We originally worked with Stanley Chow in 2014 when we hosted The Takeaway, a retrospective of his work influenced by memories of his childhood. The exhibition and accompanying sale of his artworks was extremely well attended and a highlight of CFCCA's programme.
inStangram continues the themes from The Takeaway as it presents a series of 30 unique and exclusive designs of food, objects and locations that resonate with Stanley Chow's experience of growing up in Manchester as an English-born Chinese man from Hong Kong. The autobiographical exhibition parodies the popular social network, rebranded in Stanley's own playful style.
30 Years of CFCCA – Gordon Cheung
- 8 April — 19 June 2016 *on now
Gordon's new works will draw on themes from an exhibition called The Abyss Stares Back, which took place at Edel Assanti Gallery in London during November 2015.
The exhibition will examine the relationship between civilisation and conquest – in particular, the social, moral and political climate surrounding China's emergence as a 21st century global superpower, and the Western anxieties relating to this shifting global landscape.
In 2016, CFCCA celebrates its 30 year anniversary with a high profile exhibition programme spanning 6 months featuring some of the very best Chinese contemporary artists of today.
To find out more visit: http://www.cfcca.org.uk/exhibition/30-years/
Preview: Thursday 7 April 2016, 6-8pm
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by Neoma Foreman
Saturday evening, the grandchildren of Linda Majors hosted a birthday party for her at the home of Linda and Bob. They played Pin-the-tail-on-the-Donkey, had a hula hoop contest and served snow cones, slushies, cake and ice cream. Attending were the grandchildren, Madyson and Mason Majors, Alexia and Maleia Majors, the adults-Bob and Linda Majors, Brad and LouAnn Majors, Chad and Jenny Majors, Mary Ann Bell and Jerry and Mary Sanderson. A good time was had by all.
Tuesday, visitors of Bob and Laura Clinton were Tracy Washburn and Jodee and Jeff Fanning. Visiting in the Clinton home Sunday afternoon were George and Phyllis Liles of Horton.
The Bruce family has suffered a double loss this week. Sympathy is expressed on the death of their mother, Nola Bruce, and brother, Chester Lee Bruce, Jr.
Frank Weisensee had the honor of driving a vehicle in the Walker Fun Day Parade with his granddaughter, Abby Gilpin, who reigned as queen, another granddaughter, Katrina Gilpin, was princess and yet another granddaughter, Amber Weisensee, was reigning princess from 2010-11.
Linda Gundy was accompanied by Patty Gammon to Chicago where they attended the wedding of Linda's nephew, Ryan Cragg.
It has been a busy week for Marty and Rich Patton. On Thursday, Rich and Marty met her parents, Don and Edith Stockstill, for lunch to celebrate Edith's birthday. On Sunday, they and Don and Edith attended the 25th wedding anniversary party for her cousin, Laurie (Stockstill) and Delbert Bybee.
A family reunion was held Saturday at the Patton home. Marty wrote:
"Dec. 15 this year will be the 100th anniversary of the marriage of Henry Leroy Hickman to Lena Leota Armbrust and on Saturday all seven of their grandchildren met at our house for a generation photograph. The grandchildren are: Barbara Ann (Hickman) Burdette of Republic; Martha Ann (Stockstill) Patton of Walker; Marvin Neal Hensley of Monett; Patti Lorraine (Hickman) Russell of Walker; Wayne Allen Hensley of El Dorado Springs; Kathryn Deanna (Hickman) Reynolds of Schell City; and Roger Lynn Hensley of El Dorado Springs. In addition to all of the grandchildren, Roy and Lena's daughters, Lola Irene (Hickman) Hensley of El Dorado Springs and Martha Edith (Hickman) Stockstill, of Walker, were there and joined in spirit with their brother, Charles Melvin Hickman, who passed away April 27 this year. Thank you to all my cousins who made this possible and their spouses, kids and grandkids as well!"
Linda and Harry Hardy of Kansas City and Suzanne Prough visited Elnora Wallace Saturday.
John and Patty Hallam went to Kansas City on Thursday through Saturday to celebrate the September birthdays of Esther and Nora Hallam who both turn 3 and Ruth Hallam who turns 1.
Donna Davidson and Janet Conners attended the 25th wedding anniversary of Delbert and Laurie Bybee at Tiffin Baptist Church.
An auction was held Saturday in Walker at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sprenkle who have moved from the community.
Jerry Bartlett visited Charles Foreman Saturday afternoon.
Visiting Bob and Jane Hutchison this week were Bobby and Karen Hutchison of Walnut Grove, Kent and Brenda Hutchison of Camdenton, Debbie and Denny Wallace and granddaughter, Jayna Hardy, Chas Hutchison, Bryson, Addison, Colin and Cale McConnaughy and Willa Morgan all of Nevada.
Charles and I had Sunday dinner with Christine and Corey Graham. Carter Foreman spent Friday with us and guests for supper that evening were Chet Foreman and Christine and Corey Graham.
Jenise Burch has enjoyed some time in Colleyville, TX, where she helped her daughter and family, Laura and Josh Willson, Jackson and Reed, move to a new home.
For rental of the Walker Community Building, contact Walker City Hall 417-465-2230. Sylvia Keith is the receptionist.
If anyone in the Walker area has news they wish to share with the community, please call me at 465-2389.


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The security breach at the marketing services firm Epsilon on March 30 exposed the names and e-mail addresses of customers from a variety of private businesses. But experts say government IT professionals should also be concerned about the intrusion, particularly smaller municipalities that may not have the latest virus and malware protections.
Common security issues such as using one password for personal and business accounts, not having at least two-factor authentication for access into important databases, and utilizing work e-mail in transactions with banks and other businesses can lead to phishing attacks and ultimately data theft.
"If a criminal finds your e-mail address and it is at a county government, they now know where you work and then can go on the Internet and find businesses that you work with to craft a really targeted phishing message," said Steve Dispensa, chief technology officer and co-founder of PhoneFactor Inc., a provider of phone-based, two-factor authentication services.
In addition, government employees and users that may be affected by the Epsilon breach might not be receiving the warning messages that individual companies that have utilized Epsilon are sending to customers. So people may think they are not at risk for any increased phishing activities, when in fact they are.
According to Joseph Wulffenstein, division chair of quantitative studies and department chair of management information systems at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., many municipal governments outsource their e-mail services to outside organizations. These organizations could have used Epsilon for marketing purposes, further exposing educational and governmental employees.
"I use my .edu account for financial transactions with Northwood University, so that account is also probably compromised with the same banks and financial institutions," Wulffenstein said. "So it is not just personal individuals that are compromised. It is [people] using their government e-mails to do transactions."
If an employee falls for the phishing scam and provides information such as a password or personal identification number when replying, it creates a window of infiltration that could potentially expose sensitive data.
While many people are aware of phishing scams, Dispensa warns that criminals are coming up with much better messaging and the risk of a network getting infected with malware is very real.
"Imagine a city of 5,000 people and [the city's] level of data security sophistication," he said. "Are their users really getting regular training, and [are their computers receiving the latest] virus and security patches? Are they running strong enough authentication? All these are present in the most sophisticated places, but maybe not in smaller local governments."
Wulffenstein, who said he had previously worked for a government organization IT staff earlier in his career, agreed, saying that those who work in government are somewhat buffered from these issues.
"What I noticed is that people working in smaller municipalities and local governments rely on their IT staff to worry about [network security] for them," Wulffenstein said. "And staff seldom has any training sessions with the users to show them the things they need to be aware of."
Steps to Increase Security
In an era where cyber-attacks continue to expand and government budgets are shrinking, Wulffenstein admitted that while hiring IT personnel to focus directly on network security would be helpful, it likely isn't practical. Instead, Dispensa and Wulffenstein recommended a number of tips that governments could take to shore-up their security measures:
- Use two-factor authentication — a password alone isn't good enough.
- Continue to encourage employees to use different passwords for home and work use.
- Run enterprising anti-virus software that allows confirmation that everyone on a staff is running protective software.
- Use firewall management software to make sure firewalls are active and all computer operating systems are fully patched.
- Make sure IT is fully versed on what is happening regarding e-mail phishing and breaches.
- IT staff needs to inform and train end-users on phishing, malware and social engineering attacks.
"The basics are really important. Running a system to strengthen your authentication [can] go a long way to prevent phishing attacks and the type of damage the Epsilon breach may cause," Dispensa added.


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Election officials working at the Decatur County Fair Grounds voting precinct say they've had some rushes of voters throughout the day, but the overall turnout has been disappointing.
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On a tip from a co-worker, I located a Great Horned Owl sitting in the bowl at the top of a hollowed out dead tree. A pair of GHO's have nested at this exact spot on and off over the past several years. The dead tree is located just 30 feet from the road in woodsy area at the NW corner of Elmwood and Hillside in Minnetonka. I've tagged the exact location on the map in my eBird report submitted today. Since this is a likely nesting spot and is very close to the road, I advise approach with care.Photos here:http://www.flickr.com//photos/rburmaster/sets/72157629133121205/show/
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Brit author Nick Hornby discovered the Lynn Barber memoir An Education and showed it to his producer wife, Amanda Posey, as a possible movie. He liked it so much he adapted it for the screen himself, something he has avoided doing with his own novels, three of which--High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, About a Boy--have been turned by other writers into damned good Hollywood movies. He did adapt his first novel Fever Pitch into a British movie starring Colin Firth. But otherwise he has kept some distance from Hollywood adaptations of his novels.
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I don't use leather straps just cheap 'Blackburn' synthetic mesh straps costing about €3/$3 a pair and not tightly fastened. Pedals like saddles are a matter of personal preference and just because all roadies use clipless doesn't make them better than clips/straps for touring.
I find clips/straps better for convenience and safety but others may have a different experience.
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My experience is divided about 50/50 between the "toe clip" era and the "clipless" era. And during that experience, I have seen far more people fall over from failing to unclip than from failing to loosen their toe straps. That may be because many more people ride now than then, or it may be that in the "old days" competency was stressed more than it is now.
Regardless, I have no mercy for people who fall over at stop signs. Properly managed, both clipless and clips-and-straps are perfectly safe. Improperly managed, both can result in injuries.
Short version: if you can be bothered to learn how to use the equipment you have, you will be fine. Otherwise, you're a danger to yourself and everyone around you. And that's really the whole story.
For many years I toured using SPD equipped sandals which in the summer were ideal. Used without socks these dried quickly, were supremely comfortable and cool to wear and meant that one carried one set of footwear.
Ever had to walk up a hill with your MTB SPD shoes as your pushing your bike? Curious as to the feel. Heading to REI tomorrow to pick up some Shimano M088 shoes. Anyone had any experiences with this shoe?
So what is the better shoe style for riding with "TOE CLIPS" ? Something with a firmer sole ?
I've used "rat traps and toe clips" with steel toe clips and leather straps, plastic toe clips with synthetic straps, SPD clipless pedals, mountain bike pedals with studs, plastic pedals, alloy cage pedals with Power Grips, and alloy pedals (folding and non-folding) with strapless toe clips. For my recumbent trike, I find the SPD clipless the best since my foot can hang in the pedals even though my feet are elevated in front of me. For my Easy Racers recumbent bikes, I like cage pedals with Power Grips, since they're a compromise but help keep my foot in the modestly elevated pedals. For my upright bikes, I like the strapless toe clips because I can quickly extract my foot without even thinking about it, just a reflex, and they do what I want: they give my foot a front barrier so I don't slip forward and guide my foot to the ideal position, and they allow me to use any comfortable shoe that I like, and the cage pedals distribute the force around my sole, whereas the clipless pedals concentrate it in the center of the ball of my foot which eventually hurts or makes me numb even with several different brands and stiffnesses of shoes.
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OK touring here , riding to see where you are going , not for a workout, or setting a personal best speed ..
One benefit I get out of a toeclip-pedal use IS the riding with loose straps , in fact After a number of years , I had a shoe repair guy
rather than the usual leave it and come back tuesday, let me behind the counter
and worked with me on modifying a shoe which also fit my foot loose ..
and had a slotted curved cleat slot in the bottom. so would stay on the pedal but angle float easily..
and a nice supportive insole .. I like Birkenstock of Germany . their 3/4 length ones for boots ..
stiff sole meant, walking, they slipped off my heels like a penny loafer ,
but on the bike they felt fine , riding daily for months.
back to the shopping channel ..
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Toe clips with loose straps are about the same as strapless toe clips, except the strap can still get in your way when you need your foot to fall out of the pedal in an emergency, and the loose strap is essentially extraneous when loose, so why have it at all?
Read an article by a guy who did a lightweight tour in the Alps with clips and Crocs.
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The 2002-03 Budget is Saskatchewan's plan to live within our means, given reduced revenue and increasing demand. Our focus in the budget is on the key public priorities of health and education. We have reduced personal income tax for the fifth consecutive year, and will implement an increase in the Corporation Capital Tax threshold.
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Hi there - it's very possible to appeal or arbitrate on innocent absenteeism or frustration of contract, depending on the circumstances. This topic has also to do with human rights awell. Can you tell me more information?
Hello, this is a complex answer, but I will try and break it down for you.
A frustrated contract occurs when an employer is attempting to dismiss an employee who is no longer active at work due to illness or injury. This is a challenging task because the employer is governed by common law and legislative restrictions that may limit the employer's ability to act.
Innocent Absenteeism is long-term or can be caused by mental or physical illness. The illness or injury can occur at or away from the workplace. If an employee is no longer able to provide services to the employer due to a disability which appears to be permanent, the contract of employment may be said to have become "frustrated".
For an employer to terminate you for frustration of contract, they must meet all over the following conditions:
An employer may also terminate a disabled employee without just cause by providing the employee with reasonable notice or pay in lieu thereof. This can only be done so long as the reason for the dismissal is not the employee's disability, as in such a situation the employer would be exposed to a complaint under the Human Rights Code. In assessing the employee's entitlement to notice, the employer must consider the employee's age, length of service, level of responsibility, salary and circumstances for recruitment.
Diabled and employees on LTD must be treated equally.
I am not sure what you mean by "dismissal". You can appeal the decisons of your employer through the Court system. If, indeed, your employer terminated you the conditions of your disability or your age (o other discrimation factors) you should contact: the Worker's Safety Insurance Act, the Human Rights Code and The Employment Standard Act. It seems to be that they violated some of your rights in the Human Rights Code.
Here's the link to the agencies I mentioned:
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Birthday boy Kam Chancellor shows off new uni
NEW YORK -- Kam Chancellor had never been to New York.
So imagine when the NFL and Nike asked Chancellor, who has played two years for the Seattle Seahawks, to be the first player to showcase the next generation of uniforms for all 32 clubs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Tuesday.
And imagine all this happening on his 24th birthday.
"'You sure you want to do this?' they asked me, and I said, 'Of course!'" Chancellor said. "And I'm staying until Thursday to see all the sights while I'm here. I'm even having a birthday party [Tuesday night] at the Greenhouse. Some of the players will be there to show me some love."
Nike takes over as the NFL's official on-field apparel provider for the next five years after the league partnered with Reebok for 10 years. All 32 teams had players -- Chicago's Brian Urlacher to Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald to Dallas' Jason Witten -- on hand to show off their uniforms in front of hundreds of media members.
The Seahawks are getting the biggest fashion makeover, with darker jerseys, a more aggressive-looking hawk on the helmet and a detailed stripe down the pants symbolizing the fans, the team's 12th man. In fact, the number 12 is sewn in the jersey, too.
"This uniform is especially made for the 12th man, thinking all about the fans. All the players really liked them," said Chancellor, who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 draft. "These uniforms are lighter. The shoes. The socks. I can reach above my head without a problem, too."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who was on hand, said he has high expectations for the partnership with Nike.
"I think the NFL and Nike are hoping to make things betters for the athletes, the uniforms and the whole fan experience," Goodell said. "We are always looking for ways for fans to interact with the game itself, and I think we have. I think fans will want to buy the same uniforms as the players are wearing."
That's what Kris Aman, vice president and general manager of men's athletic training at Nike, would like.
"The energy you feel in here is all about a celebration. This is just the beginning," Aman said. "People in the NFL and people here at Nike are fans. We are here showing our passion for the game."


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