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The Pemberton Health Centre provides 4 stretchers for emergency care as well as services that include emergency, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and physiotherapy services.

Pemberton Health Centre is part of the Sea-to-Sky community health. There is a home health dietitian and a public health dietitian available throughout the Sea-to-Sky corridor.

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The Pemberton Health Centre Emergency Department is open 7 days a week, 365 days per year from 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

There are on call medical personnel from 8:30 pm - 8:30 am that can be reached by calling: (604) 894-6633

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The consensus view among economists and analysts is that a weaker yen, driven by recently-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's stimulative fiscal and monetary policies, will be great for the Japanese economy. They represent a fighting chance to overcome deflation for the first time in a long time.
Ryutaro Kono, the top Japan economist at BNP Paribas, takes a decidedly different view on "Abenomics," as these new policies have been dubbed.
Kono writes in a note to clients, "Fiscal expansion only boosts growth while it is happening. When its effects fade, what remains is likely to be a sluggish economy with high inflation, coupled with public debt so swollen that the probability of a fiscal crisis soars."
Here is the roadmap to how "Abenomics" in 2013 translates to fiscal crisis in 2015, according to Kono (emphasis added):
Democratic societies tend to want quick results, but there is no formula for and instant boost to trend growth. Lacking the patience for structural reform, economies can become dependent on near-sighted policies. Because of this political-economic reality, we think monetisation will be the choice of the Japanese government and are making it our base-case scenario.
We have, therefore, adjusted our forecasts. In addition to the large fiscal stimulus package just announced (2% of GDP), we expect the government to implement stimulus measures of a similar magnitude in Q1 2014 and again in Q2 2015. Based on this assumption, we have revised our growth forecasts to 0.8% in 2013 (0.2% previously), 1.0% in 2014 (0.0%) and 1.1% in 2015, meaning that the economy will continue to outperform its trend growth rate (roughly 0.25%). While the nominal growth rate will also rise, the BoJ's easing should ensure that the long-term interest rate only sees mild increases in 2013 and 2014. Because of this, risk-asset prices will likely continue to rally. The economy, in other words, will take on bubble-like aspects.
With the frictional unemployment rate at around 3.5% and the current unemployment rate at 4.2%, there is actually not much slack left in the economy. Based on our new growth forecast, the year-end jobless rate is set to hit 3.7% in 2013, 3.6% in 2014 and 3.4% in 2015. Because of entrenched deflationary expectations, there will probably be only limited rise in inflation initially, despite a narrowing output gap. But we expect inflation to start to pick up once the economy reaches full employment in H2 2015. Consequently, our year-end inflation forecasts (excluding impact of consumption-tax hikes) are 0.4% in 2013, 0.8% in 2014 and 1.6% in 2015.
Upward pressure on long-term rates should also intensify alongside accelerating inflation. However, at this juncture, the BoJ would probably not be able to tighten policy, because it would be concerned about the possibility of causing a bond-market crash that could lead to financial instability (given the huge volume of JGBs held by domestic financial institutions). When the central bank becomes deeply incorporated into the government's debt management, price stability is sacrificed for the sake of financial-system stability. But the BoJ won't be able to neutralise this upward pressure for long, and the long-term interest rate should also start to climb in the latter part of 2015, increasing the risk of a fiscal crisis. Our year-end forecasts for the 10-year bond yield are 1.20% in 2013, 1.60% in 2014 and 2.90% in 2015.
In other words, Kono is now forecasting that Japanese government bond yields will soar in 2015. Given their steady march lower in recent years, that would certainly be a twist.
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Well, the board is either fixed, or it's going to run terribly. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. I'm at my technical limit right now.
1953 Yugo 8mm.
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1953 Yugo 8mm.
I just opened up this tin that I had purchased back in Feb 2007 for $70. It was a large show at the KCI expo and I had to carry this and a crate Albanian LB 7.62x54r a loooong way to the car. Has anyone had any experiences good or bad with the Factory 12 1953?
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Re: 1953 Yugo 8mm.
I have some of that, I don't remember if it's the same year or not, but it either works or it takes 2-3 hits with the firing pin, the rifle I was shooting at the time was a 1943 turk mauser. I think some of the primers are a little deeper than others, I have not tried it in my other mausers yet.
Re: 1953 Yugo 8mm.
What mr. ghost devil said--primers seem to be seated a bit deeper than most ammo we see. If u have a lot, try a increased firing pin spring--friend gave me one (Wolff 24# IIRC) that did the trick for an unusually accurate Yugo Mauser. Heavy bullet (198 gr) so there is a bit of recoil--pretty accurate stuff.
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Re: 1953 Yugo 8mm.
Thanks for the replies. It looks like clean stuff so I will give it a try. Safely of course.
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Shoots fine, but hard primers and some that are just dead. In a mauser bolt action depending on your firing pin spring you might have to up the spring --Wolff Springs has new stronger springs. Turks are bad for weak springs, a new RC should fire it OK. Light hits to the primer mean get a better/stronger firing pin spring to fire the Yugo ammo.Thanks for the replies. It looks like clean stuff so I will give it a try. Safely of course.
Now some of the cases will have/experience burn cracks/splits due to old brass so wear safety glasses. Most splits occur at the top where the bullet sits. However, a few may crack at the rear and cause gas to come back. This is like 1 out of a box. It just depends on the brass- all lots are different. But deep seated hard primers are always a factor on this old 1950s stuff. No problem with the later 1970s-80 Yugo 8mm. I remember that stuff was $1.25 a box when we got pallets of it. All of the old SRF posts & photos were lost so here are some links to split brass issues:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... e-8mm-Good
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/show ... ?t=1290307
pics intact see http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... st-em-here
Prior to shooting check the cartridge for hair line visible cracks at the shoulder and where the bullet is set. On some batches you can see cracks and may be able to actually pull the bullet out of the case. Do not fire these cartridges where splits are visible. Most have no visible splits, burn splits occur say about 2-5 per box after they are fired and all batch lots are different. A few at the neck or rim is ok. NOW<If you have a bad lot you will see rim/rear case splits or splits down the entire side. Then its up to you to pull the bullet for reloading to be on the safe side, or fire the stuff and live on the edge. Do you need your eyes? One serious side split out of 2 boxes is fair, but if you get any more major burn cracks at the base or the entire side the case, or worse, case head separation then you may have the weak/brittle brass lot. That is the garbage I pull and use the powder and bullet for reloading new brass. I value my eye sight. So you fire it and see, be sure its in a vented old bolt action mauser, no semi auto or machine gun.
You get the idea, most old posts now suffer from the photobucket pic loss due to its switch to pay to post. So its difficult to post/find new pictures.
Shoot it, but wear impact resistant safety glasses. Did I say WEAR SAFETY GLASSES
And it is a real pain when the extractor tears off the rear of the case and the body of the yugo cartridge is still stuck in the chamber.
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Fire some and please post any splits you get, not much photographic info left after the photo bucket grab for cash killed all the old posts with missing photos.
To old to fight and to old to run, a Jar head will just shoot and be done with you.
Re: 1953 Yugo 8mm.
I ended up selling it locally. With safety precautions of course.
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I have shot a lot of the 50s Yugo out of my K98 and my 24/47 and it all fired on the first strike and have not had any split cases
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Re: 1953 Yugo 8mm.
I have shot a good bit of '53-'55 Yugo through my K98s. The occasional round required a second primer strike, but never any split cases. I really like the strippers, they are so much better than the 1-piece Turk ones.
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Wolf #24 spring did the trick for me
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Personally, I think this is going to be a hit. I've heard from several people at my local coffeeshop that this type of app is exactly what they've been waiting for. So, good for Vonage.
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Economic and healthcare consulting firm Analysis Group found that approximately one in six patients with vascular dementia have been mistakenly misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's. For Parkinson's disease, approximately one in 12 patients had an earlier misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's.
"We estimated that the cost ranges up to $14,000 per year, per patient, in terms of the misdiagnosis," lead author Noam Kirson, PhD, Analysis Group manager, told AuntMinnie.com. "It is not that all patients incur $14,000 per year in perpetuity. Once the diagnosis is reconciled, we see a meaningful drop in the excess cost, which actually goes to zero."
Kirson said the findings could influence policy decisions regarding reimbursement of diagnostic imaging technologies, such as PET with agents that can detect potential causes of dementia, as the healthcare community and regulators gain a better understanding of the costs and benefits related to Alzheimer's.
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"Patients are largely diagnosed on their clinical presentation, and there is much overlap in the early presentation of disease and other forms of dementia, as well as potentially other conditions that may drive dementia-like symptoms," Kirson said.
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Patients were included in the study if they had at least two distinct claims with a diagnosis for vascular dementia or Parkinson's disease without a claim for any other dementia type in between or after the two claims. The first claim was considered the first confirmed diagnosis of vascular dementia or Parkinson's disease. Prior Alzheimer's diagnosis was identified as two or more claims with the diagnosis code for Alzheimer's.
Kirson and colleagues took patients with a prior Alzheimer's diagnosis and matched them with control subjects with no prior indication of Alzheimer's. Total costs for medical services were compared between patients with and without a prior Alzheimer's diagnosis at one-year intervals during the follow-up period.
The study included 15,367 patients (mean age, 80.5 years) with vascular dementia, of which 2,544 (16.6%) had a prior Alzheimer's diagnosis. Among the 30,995 patients with Parkinson's disease (mean age, 78.6 years), 2,604 (8.4%) had a prior diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
Medical costs for the patients previously diagnosed with Alzheimer's were substantially higher ($14,101) in the time leading up to and including confirmation of vascular dementia or Parkinson's disease, compared with matched counterparts with no prior Alzheimer's diagnosis during the same time period, the researchers found.
In addition, excess cost declined and eventually disappeared following the accurate diagnosis of vascular dementia or Parkinson's.
Alzheimer's detection
The optimum solution is to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's earlier or rule out the disease by imaging patients who present with symptoms of cognitive impairment, Kirson said.
"Part of the issue is getting patients in the right treatment and level of attention relative to their condition," he added. "When given the wrong diagnoses, you will see patients and their caregivers going back to the doctor repeatedly to figure it out. We feel that is a large driver of the excess cost that we are seeing."
Kirson and colleagues plan to expand the research outside the U.S., perhaps to the U.K., to see if the cost-benefit results are similar.
"The natural extension of this research would be to go to a broader cost-benefit analysis of comparing these costs with the potential savings from using different diagnostic technologies," he said.
Study disclosures
Research funding was provided by Eli Lilly, which markets florbetapir under the trade name Amyvid in the U.S. and Europe through its subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals.


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Social Marketing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 195 diseños de 63 diseñadores freelance.
Social Marketing Profits
Don Crowther, one of the world's leading experts in building business using ethical and appropriate Social Media is introducing a new training program, and looking for some great graphics to make it successful. This will be a "stop-the-web" launch, and having your design featured in that launch will be a major resume builder for a successful graphic artist and possible work together on our next project.
This course is entirely focused on building your business using appropriate and ethical social media applications. It teaches what works, what doesn't and how to capitalize on what works so that it works even better for you.
The brand name for the course is Social Marketing Profits, and it will be marketed at http://www.SocialMarketingProfits.com. Now, I know that when you see that name, you immediately start picturing dollar signs replacing the S's, etc. and a very Willy Mays hard-hitting sales approach. That's not what we're looking for here. We're looking for a superior, modern, classy, social media-type look. It should feel like quality, supporting the top-quality product that it offers.
Our target market for the product is small business and entrepreneurs wanting to become bigger businesses. Medium to large businesses are welcome to buy this product, but the primary target is businesses ranging from startups to under $10 million in sales. Note: this is NOT a get-rich-quick product. Looks that ooze get-rich-quick imagery will not be rising to the top in our choices!
We're open to a variety of approaches to achieving a modern and professional design. The logo should be printable in color and in grayscale, keeping in mind that we'll be incorporating it into videos & as part of 3D graphic elements. We are open to the design and colors that come up in the designs and will quickly give feedback on the variations. Do not be afraid of "outside the box" type of thinking and designs.
This is the way the rating will work:
Our initial focus is on the core design, so please submit all designs in black & white until you receive at least 3 Stars. Once you get a 3 Star rating, then start thinking in and submitting designs with color treatments and other minor modifications (3 stars means we like your concept). Keep in mind that ultimately 3D movement & animation will be applied as we use the logo in video.
The logo must also be submitted as a .ai file in both black and white and color versions (with outlined fonts.)
We look forward to working with you and putting a great brand into your portfolio! We will personally give feedback to every design within 24 hours and most within 6 hours.
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We here at The Popcorn Factory are proud to be from Chicago. What's not to love? It's such a powerhouse city that not one, but two grand-slammin' MLB teams call it home. The electrifying crosstown rivalry between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox has been sending shocks of high-voltage excitement through fans' blood for ages. So grab a Cubs or Sox 3-Flavor Baseball Popcorn Tin and join in on the action: We've got all the fun facts you need to know about the Windy City's most exhilarating teams!
Chicago Cubs Trivia
Today, the Cubs are one of the top five grossing teams in the MLB.
The Chicago Cubs are one of four major league baseball teams that do not have mascots.
The Cubs' logo has been changed so many times over the years that no one really knows who designed it.
Before they were known as the Cubs, the team was also called the Chicago White Stockings, the Colts, the Black Stockings, the Orphans, the Rainmakers and the Cowboys. They didn't get their modern-day name until 1902, when a newspaper reporter used the nickname "Cubs" to refer to the team in an article.
Every time the Cubs win a game at Wrigley Field, a flag printed with the letter "W" for "Win" is hoisted high above the scoreboard.
Only four Cubs uniform numbers have been retired: 14 (Ernie Banks), 10 (Ron Santos), 26 (Billy Williams) and 23 (Ryne Sandberg).
The Cubs were the first team ever to win two back-to-back World Series championships. They won their first series in 1907 and claimed victory again in 1908. However, they haven't won a championship since then, though they did win National League titles in 2007 and 2008.
The Cubs didn't start playing at Wrigley Field until 1916. They called five different parks home before they settled at Wrigley: 23rd Street Grounds, Lakefront Park, West Side Park, South Side Park, and West Side Grounds.
The first baseball game to ever be covered on the radio was aired on October 1, 1924, when the Cubs defeated the White Sox 10-7.
There are 42,157 seats in Wrigley Field, including standing room tickets.
On July 27, 1930, Wrigley Field hosted its biggest crowd ever: 51,556 fans. There were so many people that, in order to make everyone fit, visitors were allowed to stand along the outfield's warning track.
Lights weren't installed in Wrigley Field until after 1942, when the initial fixtures were donated to the war effort after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
In Game 4 of the 1945 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs didn't allow William Sianis—owner of the Billy Goat Tavern—to bring his lucky goat into Wrigley Field. Sianis angrily declared that the Cubs would never win a World Series again. So far, what's known as "The Curse of the Billy Goat" has come true: The Cubs lost the series that year and every year after that.
The first regular season Cubs game to be broadcast on television was aired on April 20, 1946.
Sammy Sosa hit 33 home runs in his first season with the Cubs. Before he played with the Cubs, he hit 28 runs with the White Sox in fewer than three seasons. Continue reading


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#23 Brian Wright
|Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
2010-11 Season (Junior): Played in 20 games averaging 6.8 minutes of action…Averaged 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game…shot 21.7 percent…Scored a season-high eight points against USC Upstate (Feb. 17) hitting a season-best two 3-pointers…Brought down a season-high six rebounds at North Florida (Feb. 3).
2009-10 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 30 games, making 17 starts … Averaged 5.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Scored in double figures six times … Netted 13 points and seven rebounds in win at Mercer on Dec. 3 … Scored season-high 19 points on perfect 7-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3PT in win over SIU-Edwardsville on Dec. 10 … Scored 15 points while going 5-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc in overtime loss at Arizona (Dec. 21) … Made 36 of 105 (34.3%) three-point attempts on the season … Atlantic Sun Games ... Played in all 20 conference games, making 10 starts … Averaged 5.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in conference … third-leading scorer on the team in league play … Scored in double figures in four conference games (Florida Gulf Coast, Belmont, USC-Upstate and Mercer) … Shot 34.3 percent from beyond the arc in conference play … Made 4-of-8 3-point attempts to finish with 12 points and 4 rebounds in win at Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 19).
2008-09 Season (Freshman): Averaged 6.7 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game … played in all 31 games, starting nine … averaged 19.2 minutes per game … Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team … Scored in double-figures twice … had a season-high 23 points at Campbell (Feb. 9) … scored 21 points versus Oakland City (Nov. 15) … scored in double-figures seven times … Led Lipscomb in scoring twice … Led Lipscomb in rebounding twice … Led Lipscomb in steals three times … Led Lipscomb in blocked shots 10 times … Led Lipscomb in blocked shots with 15 … had a season high four assists versus Campbell (Jan. 8) … had a season high seven rebounds versus Campbell on both Jan. 8 and Mar. 5 … had a season high three blocks versus Florida Gulf Coast (Jan.3) and a season high four steals versus ETSU (Feb. 16) … made a season high four 3-pointers twice (at Campbell Feb. 9; vs. Jacksonville Feb. 26) … fifth on Lipscomb for field goal percentage (.428) and fourth on the team for 3-point field goal percentage (.354) … had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.33 (32 assists/24 turnovers) … ranked 15th in the Atlantic Sun for 3-point field goal percentage (.354). Atlantic Sun Games: Averaged 7.4 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assist per game … played in all 20 games, starting eight … third on team for 3-point field goal percentage (.397) … ranked 6th in the Atlantic Sun for 3-point field goal percentage (.397) … averaged 10.0 points in the final eight regular season games.
2007-08 Season: Red-Shirt
High School: Averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game as a senior at Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tenn. ... Selected to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II All-Tournament Team ... Selected to the Division II Middle All-Region team in 2007 ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-American Team
Personal: Brother of Brandan Wright, three-time Mr. Basketball in the state of Tennessee and current forward for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ... born October 21, 1988 ... Major is undeclared.


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SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is allowing murderers to be paroled from California prisons at a far greater pace than his immediate predecessors, a development that raised alarm Wednesday with victims' rights groups.
After a little more than one year in office, the Democratic governor has allowed about 80 percent of the decisions by the state Board of Parole Hearings to free convicted killers.
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, allowed about a quarter of the recommended paroles to stand, while former Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, allowed just 2 percent.
Evan Westrup, a spokesman for the governor's office, noted the courts often reversed those earlier governors' decisions.
Last year alone, judges reversed nearly three-quarters of the 144 Schwarzenegger parole denials they considered, meaning those criminals will be released despite the former governor's attempt to keep them behind bars, Westrup said.
Crime Victims Action Alliance, a Sacramento-based group that assists victims and lobbies for their rights, said Brown's decisions put 331 murderers back on the street.
"It's a huge jump," said Christine Ward, the group's executive director. "We're talking about some of the most dangerous criminals that were put in prison for a very long time for a very good reason. That number is just very concerning to us."
The group's concern was prompted by a report on parole decisions the governor's office sent Tuesday to the state Legislature. The report is required each year.
The governor considers public safety, the opinions of law enforcement experts on the parole board, and recent legal rulings in making his decisions, said Westrup.
He said the state's ongoing budget deficit and a federal court order to reduce the inmate population by 33,000 by June 2013 do not enter the equation, noting that the freed murderers are a tiny fraction of the state's 144,000 inmates.
"The governor has a duty to respect the law but also to uphold public safety," Westrup said. "We think he's struck a balance with these decisions."
In a pair of rulings in 2008, the state Supreme Court held that governors who want to block paroles must show some evidence that a criminal serving a life prison term remains a danger to society and should not be released. It's not enough to consider only the nature of the original crime in making that decision, the court ruled.
The court gave the governor some discretion to block paroles for inmates who have not taken responsibility for their crimes.
"When previous governors have flouted the law, their decisions have been routinely overturned," Westrup said.
Ward said she fears the parole board, the governor and the courts are interpreting that standard too broadly.
She referred to disciples of 1960s cult murderer Charles Manson.
"They committed heinous crimes, yet some of the members of that clan, their behavior has been exemplary in prison," she said. "If that's the standard we have to go through then we're eventually going to see some individuals convicted of committing the most heinous crimes imaginable being released from prison."
Westrup said there is little danger that those freed will kill again.
He cited a Stanford Law School study last year on 860 murderers who were paroled in California since 1995. Just five were sent back to prison for new crimes, and none was convicted of killing again.
Brown reviewed parole recommendations for 405 murderers last year. He reversed 71, modified one and sent two back to the full board to reconsider.
"It just seems like he wants to open the doors and let everyone out," said Harriet Salarno, founder and chairwoman of Auburn-based Crime Victims United of California.
"The magnitude of the crime should be considered," said Salarno. "Just because they're in prison and behave doesn't mean they can conform to the outside world."
Schwarzenegger received 1,909 recommendations for parole during his seven years in office. He reversed 1,163, modified nine, affirmed four, allowed 496 to proceed without a review, and sent 237 back for the full board to consider.
Davis received 374 parole recommendations, reversed 275, affirmed six, modified three, and sent 90 back to the full board during his nearly five years as governor.
Ward said the governor's office has declined to release files on the 331 killers whose parole was permitted by Brown, and Westrup said there is no list of those freed during Brown's tenure. A spokesman for the parole board also could not provide a list.
In a separate report to the Legislature, Brown said he issued 21 pardons last year to ex-convicts who have committed no new crimes since they were released from prison after serving their full sentences years ago. All were convicted of drug or property crimes.


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Alumnus screens documentary at film festivals nationwide
February 18, 2013
Award-winning filmmaker Brian Lindstrom BA '84 will premiere his newest documentary, Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse, in Portland in February. The feature-length film focuses on a man with schizophrenia who died after a run-in with police officers in September 2006.
The communication major has produced many short and feature-length documentaries, focusing primarily on addiction, mental disability, and at-risk youth. But Alien Boy, as his former professor and mentor Stuart Kaplan told the Oregonian, is "a major, major step up for Brian" and a serious move into investigative journalism.
While attending Lewis & Clark, Lindstrom's passion for documentary filmmaking was sparked when Kaplan (now a professor emeritus of communication) introduced him to Edward R. Murrow's 1960 documentary, Harvest of Shame, about the plight of American migrant farmworkers.
"Brian has always had a strong interest in social-justice kinds of subjects and in the use of film to illustrate the plight of people who are struggling," Kaplan said.
Alien Boy premiered February 15 as part of the Portland International Film Festival, and will play again at Cinema 21 from February 24 to March 7, after which it will screen at film festivals across the country.
- Oregonian, February 22: Alien Boy review: The Untimely Death of James Chasse
- Portland Tribune, February 21: "Alien Boy" Lives Forever as "Just a Person"
- Portland Mercury, February 20: I am James Chasse
- OPB Think Out Loud, February 20: Documenting the Life and Death of James Chasse
- OPB, February 15: Film Explores The Life and Death of James Chasse
- Portland Monthly, February 14: PIFF Preview: Alien Boy
- Willamette Week, February 13: Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse
- Oregonian, February 2: The creative, troubled life of James Chasse


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Now some twenty+ years later, I get a glimpse into my husband's preparation for that unforgettable night. I am the retail jeweler that plays a part in that night by assisting in the selection of the "symbol" of that request, commitment and promise.
I must admit that as each hopeful groom passes through my door I get more and more confused and at a loss to understand this next generation. I recently had a client come in to purchase an engagement ring. He came through the door saying that she wanted a 1+ carat round brilliant diamond with a good color, ideal cut and good clarity. After spending 3 hours with him, attempting the impossible (made impossible by his $2K budget), I sent him out the door to rethink things. He could not give her what she wanted and spend what he wanted. I told him, "Welcome to the world of marriage - marriage is about compromise and one of you has to bend." I explained that I would love to help him in his quest however his quest had to be reasonable.
As he left I wondered what her proposal would look like. Would they stand on a bluff in the beauty of the night, with him on one knee? Would she pull him to his feet by his shirt and proclaim, "YES" or would she say, "Well, I do not know. Let me run back to the car to view the ring in the light." Would she say, "I will give you my answer in the morning when I can see the ring"?
Yesterday I met with a client that was looking for a "certified" diamond. It had to have papers. I have no issue with that, but I will admit that his insistence had caught me a bit off guard. I dealt with my "off balance" feelings by chalking it up to him being one of those people that will have a registered breed dog, authentic Waterford Crystal and is suspicious of everything. I did have some fun with him because I think I caught him a little off guard when instead of pulling out diamonds to show him I pulled out nothing but certificates.
As he left the office, with papers and diamond in hand, I could not help but play out his proposal. I could picture it. He stands before her reading the certification, then hands it over to her along with the ring. In turn she hands over a copy of her birth certificate, family pedigree and health records - and they are now officially engaged.
I understand that I am a bit out of touch with things. I am always the last to hear about a plane crash or the latest lottery winner. My time is consumed by my business and by my family so I am sure I missed something. I would really like someone to help me understand... When did the RING stop being a SYMBOL of the commitment and become the focus of a marriage? Would she really say NO if she did not get her one carat? When did the focus of a proposal shift from the commitment and union of two lives to the type of ring he proposes with?
Silly me, as a retail jeweler, I thought it was my job to assist in finding the perfect ring that matched the uniqueness of their relationship and love. I thought that with a GIA diploma and years of experience I was well prepared to perform my job - and I was - until someone changed my job description. Now my job description states that I am a go-for. I am dictated to by clients that know nothing about diamonds. I am told, "Go find me a (alphabet soup) diamond and put it in this ring (showing me a print out of a picture she e-mailed him) and do it for (blank) amount of money." I am forced to work under the implied impression that if I cannot perform the dictated task she will not be happy and I will be a failure.
Perhaps I could be more successful in my job if someone could help me understand - when did the real question of "Will you marry me?" become "Will you accept this ring?" On second thought, with divorce rates at 50+%, bankruptcy at an all time high, and staggering foreclosure rates - I am not sure I want to understand how the focus became the ring instead of the commitment.


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UH Manoa Library hosts visit from director of National Library of China
NLC renews commitment to book and staff exchange programsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Hamilton Library
"We are delighted by the visit and the agreements," said UH Mānoa University Librarian, Diane Perushek. "Inclusion in ʻWindows on China' will enable us to receive materials we might not have purchased on our own. Friendship and exchange with national libraries like the NLC are invaluable to Hamilton Library and to the research community we serve. They allow us to improve and expand the resources we offer to UH Mānoa students and faculty."
During their visit, the NLC representatives toured Hamilton Library with Kuang-tien Yao, UH Mānoa Library's China Specialist, and met with UH Mānoa interim Chancellor, Denise Konan.
"The delegation was very impressed with the equipment and staff expertise in our preservation department," said Yao. "Director Zhan seemed quite interested in bringing one of our conservation technicians to China to teach preservation techniques for books and other heritage materials."
As part of the staff exchange program, funded by Honolulu residents Edward and Peggy Eu, UH Mānoa and NLC librarians have the opportunity to visit and spend time learning about each other's library systems. The program began in 2000 when two NLC librarians visited Hamilton Library. The vice head of NLC's Computer Network Management Center, Li Shan, received technology and operations training at Hamilton Library for four months and assisted in network development and Chinese character display. NLC bibliographer and selector of western language materials, Shuofeng Zhu, also trained for three months and presented information about NLC resources and activities to UH Mānoa library staff.
In 2004, associate UH Mānoa librarian, Robert Schwarzwalder, spent two weeks in Beijing and observed NLC's online processing system, collection development and digital library projects. These visits set the foundation for an on-going relationship with the NLC. "We hope to collaborate on future digitization and other projects, particularly regarding the Chinese experience in Hawai'i," said Schwarzwalder.
One of the NLC's goals for the 21st century is to build a comprehensive collection of materials about China from other countries. "The NLC is very interested in the experience of Chinese immigrants in Hawai'i," said Perushek. "This is an area we specialize in and something unique for us to offer to our relationship."
Perushek hopes to sign a final agreement for book and personnel exchange during her visit to China in August. Zhan was eager to return to Hawai'i for a special presentation of books to Hamilton Library as part of the UH Centennial celebration in Spring 2007.


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YRC December 2008 - Samantha Taylor - Circle Track Magazine
Young Racers' Club: Dedicated to supporting youth in racing
This month's Young Racers' Club winner comes to us all the way from the state of Washington. Bonney Lake, Washington, to be exact. Like most YRC members, Samantha "Fast Sami" Taylor has been around cars all of her life and had a father involved in the sport. Her dad put her in a car when she was just 3 years old, and by age 5 she was actively racing.
She started out in the Quarter Midgets in 1995 and quickly began racking up the stats. In her 12 years behind the wheel, Fast Sami garnered a slew of wins and six Quarter Midget Grand National Championships including three in one year.
From Quarter Midgets she moved up to the Ford Focus Midgets, where she continued her success grabbing four wins in her rookie season as well as Rookie of the Year honors at her home track of Grays Harbor Raceway. She followed up the successful rookie season with three more wins in her sophomore season. She was also the first female to win Ford Focus Midget events at Grays Harbor and Yakima Raceways.
After the Ford Focus Midgets came a move to the Sprint Cars. She finished Sixth in her first career Sprint Car A-Main feature (East Bay Raceway) and earned an invitation to the Knoxville Nationals. Currently racing in the ASCS in Florida, Fast Sami can be founded wheeling the Wetherington Tractor Service/Rick Chancy Farms Sprint Car.
Well, Fast Sami, our friends at Day Motor Sports have a $250 gift certificate for you as this month's Young Racers' Club winner. Congratulations!
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The hot dogs at Olneyville New York System, a culinary landmark in Providence, Rhode Island, are difficult enough for the uninitiated to comprehend. First of all, they're never called anything but wieners, and they typically come with meat sauce, mustard, raw onions and celery salt, unless you ask for them to be served otherwise (which you would never do).
But the wieners' traditional liquid accompaniment is even harder to fathom. It's coffee milk. The simple but iconic mixture is nothing more than super-sweet coffee syrup and ice-cold milk. Greg Stevens, the third-generation owner of New York System, says coffee milk outsells every other beverage he offers eight to one. "People assume that hot wieners and coffee milk won't go together," he says. "But they try it and find it works somehow. It's one of those things."
For a state so small, Rhode Island has more than its share of idiosyncratic culinary traditions. Del's Lemonade, a tart, semi-frozen drink sold at stands throughout the warm months, has been an Ocean State favorite since 1948. Cabinet is the name given by residents to a milkshake-like blend of milk, syrup and ice cream. But coffee milk is the quencher that so grips Rhode Island's shared consciousness that it was declared the official state drink in 1993. (A challenge by Del's advocates was successfully beaten back.)
One can order the off-white beverage at old school institutions like New York System and Haven Brothers, the 123-year-old diner on wheels that parks outside City Hall every night. But mostly coffee milk is made at home, with people pledging their undying fealty to one of two leading coffee syrups: Autocrat and Eclipse. Much is made of the rivalry, but it's a battle fought exclusively on the consumer side; both products have been made by Autocrat since the 1990s.
The conventional wisdom is that Eclipse is slightly stronger and Autocrat is sweeter and smoother. But better not take that to a blind taste test. "You would never tell this to a Rhode Islander," says Richard M. Field Jr., the fourth-generation chairman and president of Autocrat, "but if you mixed up glasses of Autocrat and Eclipse, you'd probably have trouble telling them apart."
Much like its milk-, syrup- and seltzer-made New York cousin, the egg cream, the origins of coffee milk are obscure. Some think the concoction can be traced to Providence's immigrant Italian population, which, it is reasoned, were in the habit of heavily sweetening their bitter coffee. This habit, the theory goes, eventually migrated from home kitchens to diners and drug stores. Field, however, thinks it possibly goes back further than that. "Iced coffee is nothing new to New Englanders," he said. "Drinking cold coffee drinks has always been an acceptable item."
Whatever the wellspring of coffee milk, it was popular enough by the 1930s for a company called Silmo Packing Co. in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to come out with a commercially produced coffee syrup. Eclipse Food Products of Warwick, Rhode Island, followed with its version in 1938, and Autocrat entered the market in the '40s.
Coffee milk's wild popularity in Providence notwithstanding, the drink has never been able to graduate to national appeal. It's a Rhode Island thing. "It certainly is unique to this area," said Field. "We sell 20 million servings a year in a state with 1.5 milllion people."
For Paula Vogel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright who has long resided in Providence, the drink's appeal is hardly mysterious. "Long before Red Bull and the other monster drinks," she said, "Rhode Islanders knew the wisdom of joining sweetness to stimulation."


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BEIJING (Reuters) — China said on Tuesday it supports the Palestinian bid for UN observer status, with a vote on the matter at the United Nations later this month.
China has traditionally had close relations with the Palestinians, but in recent years also has had good ties with Israel, especially in the field of defense.
"China understands, respects and supports the Palestinians' request to enter the United Nations," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily briefing.
"China always supports the Palestinian people's just cause of recovering their national and legitimate rights and interests, and will always hold that independent statehood is the lawful right of Palestinian people, and also the basis for a two-state solution."
Washington says it favors eventual statehood for the Palestinians, but wants it to come as a result of negotiations with Israel.
The United States can block full recognition of Palestine as a UN member at the Security Council, where it has a veto, but the 193-nation UN General Assembly can still grant observer status.
US-brokered peace talks have foundered, in part because of continued Jewish settlement-building in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinians, leaving them no choice but to request recognition without waiting for Israel to agree.
President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday repeated an offer to restart peace talks with Israel after the UN vote.
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Commander Riker & His Beard To Host Sci-Fi At The Pops In Seattle
"What's the hardest part of being you?" ...and the young man replied "Mustache." Every time I think of that Peoples Court defendant and internet meme, I die a little inside. Why? Because it absolutely kills me. Well, that dude's mustache has got nothin' on the intergalactically renowned facial follicles of one Cmdr. William T. Riker. The Beard, as we like to call it, got almost as much action as Captain Kirk. Almost. Where am I going with this you ask? If you live in Seattle, you have the opportunity to experience The Beard with a backing symphony. The Seattle Symphony, with guest conductor Victor Vanacore, opens the 2011–2012 Seattle Pops Series with a special program dedicated to the music of sci-fi. Aptly called "Sci-Fi At The Pops ", the series will feature the music of Star Trek, Star Wars (never heard of it), E.T. (not the Cheech & Chong version), Avatar, and more. Plus, it's hosted by Jonathan "The Beard" Frakes. The series starts tomorrow (October 13, 2011), at 7:30pm and runs through Sunday (October 16th).
But wait, there's more! Not only will you get to see The Beard in all it's glory, but you'll also get an orchestral version of Michael Jackson's Thriller with a bunch of dancing zombies. The dance group called The Seattle Thrillers will perform to the King of Pop's smash hit. The Beard, Trek scores, Thriller, & zombies?! We're callin' it. That's officially the four horseman of the nerdpocolypse. Check out the full details in the press release below.
FOR RELEASE Monday, October 03, 2011
Victor Vanacore to lead Orchestra in Favorite Science Fiction Music, Including Star Trek, Star Wars, E.T., Avatar, and More
Sci-Fi at the Pops with Special Guest Jonathan Frakes
Seattle, WA – The Seattle Symphony and guest conductor Victor Vanacore open the 2011–2012 Seattle Pops Series with an out-of-this-world program of music from popular science-fiction films and television. Star Trek: The Next Generation cast member Jonathan Frakes will host the program, which includes music from Avatar, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, and Independence Day, as well as a special dance appearance by the Seattle Thrillers. Performances will take place on Thursday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, October 14 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 15, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 16, at 2 p.m. in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium at Benaroya Hall. Tickets are available from $17 to $93.
Victor Vanacore
Grammy Award winner Victor Vanacore has been at the nexus of popular music for more than 25 years. Widely respected for his versatility, he has had a long history of fruitful collaborations with the biggest names in the entertainment industry as a conductor, pianist, composer and arranger. This season, he will lead the symphony orchestras of Seattle, Omaha, and Winnipeg, as well the Florida Orchestra.
As a composer and arranger, Vanacore's recent work has included the Motown themed "Detroit Soul" for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; "America Then and Now" for the New Jersey Public Television Network; "Spain Meets Birdland" for the Berklee College of Music's 60th Anniversary; and original neoclassical music based on the texts of Pope John Paul II, which he composed at the request of Placido Domingo. He has also been composing in collaboration with his brother David on the critically acclaimed hit CBS show Survivor. Other television credits include music for the 2005 Academy Awards show, Donald Trump's The Apprentice, and American Idol.
Originally from New Haven, Connecticut, Vanacore began learning the piano at age 6 and wrote his first composition at the age of 8, thus beginning his lifelong fascination with music. As a teenager, he played the piano in nightclubs, shows, and theaters, receiving valuable experience along the way by accompanying Broadway acts, opera singers, and celebrities. After serving in the U.S. Navy Band, he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music, from which he recently received an Alumnus Recognition Award as "one of the top 50 Alumni."
Jonathan Frakes
In 1987, Jonathan Frakes won the role that would bring him worldwide fame: Commander William Riker on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. During the seven years Frakes starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, he helmed eight episodes in all and was invited to direct on the Next Generation spin-offs, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) and Star Trek: Voyager (1995). In 1996, it was announced that Frakes was to be the director of Star Trek: First Contact. In the years to come, Frakes directed Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), starred in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and continued to direct in movies and television and act in non-Star Trek roles. Frakes Holds a bachelors degree in theater arts from Pennsylvania State University, and a masters from Harvard University.
About the Seattle Symphony
The Seattle Symphony, now presenting its 109th season, has gained international prominence with more than 140 recordings, twelve GRAMMY® nominations and two Emmys. The 2011–2012 Season is the inaugural year for Music Director Ludovic Morlot, who was appointed to the position in 2010. The Seattle Symphony performs in one of the world's finest concert venues — the acoustically superb Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle — and is recognized for its innovative programming, devotion to the classics, and extensive recording catalog. From September through July, the Symphony is heard live by more than 315,000 people. For more information on the Seattle Symphony, visit www.seattlesymphony.org.
Ticket Information
Tickets from $17 to $93 can be purchased by calling the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office at (206) 215-4747 or (866) 833-4747 outside the local calling area, faxing the Symphony at (206) 215-4748, ordering online at www.seattlesymphony.org, or visiting the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office in Benaroya Hall at Third Avenue and Union Street, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free public tours of Benaroya Hall occur every Tuesday and Friday at 12 and 1 p.m. and depart from the south end of The Boeing Company Gallery, at the entrance to the Samuel and Althea Stroum Grand Lobby.
Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 2011, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 16, 2011, at 2 p.m.
Victor Vanacore, conductor
Jonathan Frakes, host
Seattle Thrillers
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/arr. Victor Vanacore
The Star-Spangled Banner
Adventures on Earth (E.T. Theme)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
/arr. Nicholas Dodd
Independence Day Suite
Arr. Victor Vanacore
Thriller/Beat It/Thriller
/arr. Bill Holcombe
Superman Returns Suite
Mars ("The Bringer of War") from The Planets
Arr. Victor Vanacore
Name That Sci-Fi Theme
Battlestar Galactica
/arr. Victor Pensavento
Suite from Avatar
Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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Earlier this week I discussed some of the great movie scores that I love and listen to often; this time I'll be looking at TV series scores. Many TV shows don't have much in the way of scores, relying instead on a soundtrack of popular music, but the ones that do often have scores that could rival those of major films. Once again, short clips of some of my favourites are available where linked thanks to Amazon, iTunes and La La Land Records.
The X-Files has nearly always been my favourite TV show right back to being a young child, but up until recently there was almost no music available from the show barring the two movie scores and the theme song (which incidentally reached number two on the UK singles chart and stayed there for three weeks - testament to the show's popularity at the time). That was until La La Land Records put out a four CD box set in May 2011, and fans crashed the label's website approximately thirty seconds later in their excitement to buy copies. The X-Files had some of the most distinctive music of any TV show ever, progressing gradually over the nine seasons from the entirely synthesizer created early nineties sounds of season one to more orchestral pieces by the show's demise in 2002. An orchestra was first brought in for the X-Files film in 1998 and it was only in season six that actual musicians were first used for the show instead of the synthesizers.
Unlike in many TV shows where a theme or leitmotif is created for a character or season then used repeatedly in various ways over multiple episodes, nearly all of the music for each episode is unique. The only character to get a "theme" is Scully, who got a hauntingly tragic piece named for her and used in several episodes throughout season eight, it is considered by both fans and show creator Chris Carter alike to be one of the greatest pieces series composer Mark Snow ever created. The famous six note classic show theme is rarely used as a motif outside the credits but the few times it is used, it is done so with great effect such as the warm string version at the very end of the series finale as we finally see Mulder and Scully together in one another's arms. The theme music to The X-Files must be one of the most culturally significant ever created. Even today those six notes can be hummed to suggest that something weird or creepy is going on without ever having to say a word.
Most of the music from the show flits between the ominous and the tragic, and even the music from light-hearted moments maintains a dark theme; an example being "JJ's Diner" from "comedy" episode "The Post-Modern Prometheus" which sounds like a macabre carousel. I once listened to the box set as I walked around the summer fair at my local primary school and I had to switch it off as I kept looking around to spot the terrifying thing about to happen somewhere. I certainly do not recommend you listen to this at night in a darkened house - proof of just how effective Snow's music is, even without the visual accompaniment it was designed for. For me, this five-hour-long box set was easily the best $50 I have ever spent on music and I am already excited at the prospect of volume two.
My favourites: Starspeak (This is Not Happening), The Truth is Inside (The Truth), Scully's Serenade (Various), Quest for Swath (Triangle), The End of The Crusade (Millennium), Closure (Jose Chung's From Outer Space), Little Box of Sand (Emily), Hidden Truths/Big Happening (This is Not Happening), JJ's Diner(The Post-Modern Prometheus)
Doctor Who is a show that has truly embraced its score with new albums being released for each season and also the specials, since the show regenerated in 2005. There has also been a special charity event where music from the first two seasons of "New Who" was performed and two concerts put on as part of the BBC Proms seasons in 2008 and again in 2010. The show has a distinctive sound courtesy of composer Murray Gold and orchestrator/conductor Ben Foster who have been at the show's musical helm since the revival. It uses the BBC National Orchestra giving it a big sound scope, more like a film score than a TV one. One of the interesting things about the show is how the episodes vary from complete comedy to drama and tragedy. The Doctor being an immensely complex character, this gives the score a really varied feel.
The theme tune is one of the oldest TV themes ever created and it has not changed much since its original incarnation back in 1963 when it was one of the most unique sounding things on TV; in fact the theme to Doctor Who was one of the first themes ever to use electronic music. Although minor variations have been introduced over the years, occasionally to mild hostility from fans, the theme is still largely the same as it was almost fifty years ago.
My favourites: All The Strange, Strange Creatures (Series 3), Boe (Gridlock),This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood. Our Home (Last of The Timelords), Song of Freedom (Journey's End), Doomsday (Doomsday), I am The Doctor (Various), Madame De Pompadour (The Girl in The Fireplace), Amy in The TARDIS (The Eleventh Hour)
If you want a unique music experience, you can look no further than the score albums from* Twin Peaks*. Famed for its surreal, unsettling style, Twin Peaks used music to help create the distinctive style of the show with unusual sounding instruments and a lot of odd, often discordant freestyle jazz. Finger clicking and lounge music featured heavily, along with simple piano music as used in "Laura Palmer's Theme", this was after all a show often heavily focused on tragedy and heartbreak. Just listening to the score can create a sense of the disturbing feelings you would often experience whilst watching the show, this is not music to listen to on a bad day. In the past few months, David Lynch has released many previously unreleased Twin Peaks tracks via his website, these are available to stream for free or you can pay to download permanent copies. A score was also released from the less successful film sequel/prequel Fire, Walk With Me and fans may be interested to note that Moby sampled "Laura Palmer's Theme" in his song "Go".
My favourites: Twin Peaks Theme, Laura Palmer's Theme
Another show that used utterly unique music in its score was Joss Whedon's cult classic Firefly. Mixing together Western style acoustic guitars with bluegrass, orchestral string sections, traditional Chinese music and even hints of Bollywood, the music perfectly compliments the 'Verse that the crew of the Serenity travel. The music seems to fit the culture of the outlying planets, it is folksy and traditional yet nothing that actually exists today; sounding as if it is the music created when the people of all Earth cultures are brought together to establish a new culture of their own, all bringing with them their own traditions and music heritage which combine into a new sound with echoes of them all. The soundtrack is therefore eclectic, yet manages to retain a distinctive and recognisable style throughout.
__My favourites: __In My Bunk - Jayne's Statue - Boom, Big Bar Fight, Out of Gas - Empty Derelict
It is rather unusual for a documentary series to have a score as interesting as the show itself but this was certainly the case for Wonders of The Universe. Composed by Sheridan Tongue who has also created the score for Stephen Hawking's Universe, this is dramatic and beautiful music created to compliment stunning visuals of the most spectacular things in our universe. It is often loud and bold, not the usual subtle background music from a TV score. My only complaint with this album is how short it is, with most of the sixteen tracks around two minutes, there is simply not enough of it.
My favourites: Death of a Planet, Endless Hands of Time, Invisible Light, The Iguazu Falls
What are your favourite pieces of music from TV shows? Comment below and remember that you can discuss your favourite movie scores back on the part one post.


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Aviary is an HTML 5 based editor that will allow for greater platform compatibility, including tablets such as the iPad. Flickr notes that Aviary has a larger base set of features, and is likely to roll out premium features and content for users to purchase.
Instead of being a service like outgoing Picnik, New York based Aviary is a photo editing technology supported by investors such as Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The company and its technology has cut its teeth through licensing deals with app developers for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and such photo hosting services as Imgur.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus took a break from playing a fictional vice president to meet the real deal on Friday.
Louis-Dreyfus, who plays Vice President Selina Meyer on HBO's "Veep," had lunch with Joe Biden at the Whilte House, according to officials. She even sat at Biden's desk while a White House photographer snapped a photo of the pair pretending to look busy.
The White House posted an audio clip of Louis-Dreyfus talking about the photo.
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"I'm Julia Louis-Dreyfus and let me tell you about this picture. This is a picture of two vice presidents hard at work in the Vice President's office in the West Wing," she said. "I came to have lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and I surprised him by sitting at his desk. So he thought he'd just ask my advice on some various briefs he had to deal with and I was happy to give him my advice which he paid no attention to whatsoever, which is why he's such a wise Vice President."
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