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USE ME | Round coffee table By Sitland
Folding round coffee table with castors
Jeremiah Ferrarese, Paolo Scagnellato, Emanuele Bertolini
"Use Me" is a system of versatile tables with a minimalist design but produced with high-tech materials. "Use Me" table merges design and all-purpose use: perfect for Hotels and Airports' lounge areas; suitable in restaurants, bars and coffee bars; perfect at home, in the offices and training rooms. In the version with "Pad System", inclining the top of "Use Me", a support system comes out automatically permitting the use of tablets, smartphones, books, etc. The inclination of 30° of the table allows a better vision and a more comfortable and correct working position. The top of "Use Me" may be closed in the vertical position and then stocked: 10 tables in 1.50 m depth.


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Happy December! Can you believe that Christmas is just 20 days away? We're slacking in the Christmas shopping department, as usual—as in the bulk of our shopping will probably take place during the can't-find-a-spot-in-the-overcrowded-mall-parking-lot week before with all the other late shoppers [hangs head in shame]. Every year we say we're going to get all of our shopping done early and enjoy a stress-free holiday season, but it never happens. Gah.
Despite the impending stress, I'm so excited about Christmas this year! It's our first as a family of three, and I can't wait to open presents with Baby C on Christmas morning. And I can't wait for Santa to come! :)
But first things first because those presents aren't going to wrap themselves. Which is fine because I L-O-V-E wrapping up gifts. I seriously enjoy coordinating wrapping paper and making everything look as put together as can be. Let's just say that I have a weakness for pretty packaging. My (mostly) understanding husband can testify that I have way too many rolls of wrapping paper, yet I still buy more after Christmas every. single. year. When it comes time for him to wrap gifts he bought, I think he's secretly a little bit intimidated to use my fully stocked, ultra-organized wrapping station.
If you're looking for a good way to make your gifts stand out this holiday season, try adding a gift tag tied on with pretty ribbon or twine. I've rounded up 15 of my favorites to share with you:
Just download the file at the link below the image, print on cardstock, cut out your tags, punch a hole and tie onto your wrapped gift. Here's to many pretty packages under the tree!
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So the ILI9488 and most other TFT libraries writen or ported to Teensy is using SPI interface, but I found a ILI9488 320*480 TFT display with a nice capacitive touch. http://www.lcdwiki.com/3.5inch_LCD_M...pacitive_Touch
The problem is it only have 16 bit parallel interface broken out. I am planning to use the 8 bit mode. I "could" do port manipulation, setting all 8 pins' state in around 4 clock cycles.
Here's my problem:
Is SPI fast enough/faster than parallel interface?
Can SPI do full frame update quickly?
I am not sure if I have the skills to port from existing Arduino parallel library / mod Teensy SPI library.
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After the success of our last event in support of the #saveourculture campaign it's time to programme the next, which is based around the Future of Human attendance : Disappearing down the digital rabbit hole.
With the emergence of VR and live streaming, how long is it going to be before people are attending events via a headpiece, watching gigs from their front rooms and disappearing down the digital rabbit hole?
The panel will be represented from three different angles of consumer participation: live streaming, virtual reality and immersive event experiences. We are excited to have a really great lineup of speakers to pick apart this topic:
Deborah Armstrong – Creator of Glastonburys Shangri la and Director of Strong and Co
Mazdak Sanii – COO Boiler Room
Dave Haynes – Investment team – Seedcamp (founder of music hack day)


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text: Our 3rd - 5th grade Comets had a fantastic visit from Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee and New York Times bestselling author, Liesl Shurtliff. Many of our students have enjoyed Mrs. Shurtliff's books, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin, Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk, and Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood. In addition to information about her writing process and how she gets ideas, Mrs. Shurtliff also pulled some of our students up to do a Readers Theater based on Rumpelstiltskin. She also stayed afterwards to sign books that students purchased. We can't wait for her new book due out next year!


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The Center for Inquiry strives to foster a secular society based on reason, science, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization dedicated to defending science and critical thinking in examining religion. CFI's vision is a world in which evidence, science, and compassion—rather than superstition, pseudoscience, or prejudice—guide public policy.
To make a better world, we need to use our heads and our hearts. To confront the challenges that face us as a planetary civilization, we need to use the tools of science and reason guided by compassion and respect for the dignity of every individual.
To move forward, we need to discard old superstitions, prejudices, and magical thinking and embrace facts, evidence, and critical thinking.
It's about more than whether or not God exists. It's about more than whether ghosts roam among us, aliens hover above us, or psychics can see within us.
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) strives to foster a society free of the dogmatic influence of religion and pseudoscience; a society inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment, the wonders of science, and the limitless potential of human intelligence and creativity; a society in which beliefs are not granted the same rights as people, where the freedom of expression is enjoyed by all, and all ideas are open to the scrutiny of reason.
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Want to know more about atheism?
Atheism is the lack of belief in a god or gods. Atheism indicates what someone does not believe. It says nothing about what someone does believe.
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Secular humanism is a nonreligious worldview rooted in science, philosophical naturalism (rather than supernaturalism), and humanist ethics.
Secular can mean something that doesn't have any affiliation with religion. Secularism does not refer to opposition to religion. The secular community applies to people who live without religion, particularly those who define themselves as atheists, humanist, or similar groups.
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Skepticism is a way of thinking that allows us to welcome new ideas and yet cautions us to analyze them critically. It's an attitude that allows us to navigate, to the best of our abilities, the murky divide between sense and nonsense, science and pseudoscience.


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Find out how investment platforms and fund supermarkets work, how they can be used or your ISA or SIPP and how to choose which one might work best for you.
A comprehensive list of the new UK tax allowances and thresholds for 2020 / 2021
The Moneyfacts Annual pet insurance Ratings are out now. We've reviewed hundreds of products to find those that deserve the top marks of five-stars.
Find out how investment platforms and fund supermarkets work, how they can be used or your ISA or SIPP and how to choose which one might work best for you.
A comprehensive list of the new UK tax allowances and thresholds for 2020 / 2021
The Moneyfacts Annual pet insurance Ratings are out now. We've reviewed hundreds of products to find those that deserve the top marks of five-stars.
Given the recent base rate rise, many first-time buyers will be worried that their dreams of homeownership have been made even harder. However, the opposite appears to be the case, as unlike in the rest of the mortgage market, fixed rates for borrowers with only a 5% deposit have reached a record low.
The latest Moneyfacts.co.uk figures show that both the average two-year fixed mortgage rate at 95% loan-to-value (LTV) and the average five-year rate have reached their lowest value since Moneyfacts began recording this data in 2007. "For first-time buyers who often feel they get the short end of the stick, this is fantastic news," said Moneyfacts.co.uk finance expert Charlotte Nelson.
"Many would have expected 95% LTV rates to rise, but instead, in just one month the average two-year fixed rate has actually fallen from 3.95% to stand at 3.73% today, a whopping 0.22% lower." This is illustrated in the table below; whether you're looking for a two-year fix or longer, now is a great time to take out a first-time buyer mortgage.
|Max 95% LTV mortgages
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Charlotte went on to explain providers are so keen to keep first-time buyers interested because it provides them with fresh blood that they'll then hope to retain. "With 95% LTV borrowers often seen as the lifeblood of the market, providers are keen to be seen as the go-to lender for this vital group," she said.
It seems more providers are realising this, as well, with the number of lenders in this area up by 10 over the last two years to stand at 58. "Not only are first-time buyers experiencing the lowest fixed mortgage rates on record, but they're also benefitting from a boom in the number of mortgages available, with 345 95% LTV deals this month, 120 more than in September 2016," Charlotte added.
However, while there's much to cheer about for soon-to-be homeowners, it's worth remembering that 95% LTV mortgages are still some of the most expensive in the market. Charlotte explains that "if borrowers are at all able to save even an extra 5% to move them into the 90% LTV bracket, they will be financially better off.
"For example, the average two-year fixed rate at 90% LTV stands at 2.76% today, which would see buyers save £102.44 a month compared to the average two-year fixed at 95% LTV [based on a £200,000 mortgage over a 25-year term on a capital and interest repayment basis]."
Despite this, if 5% of a house price (plus fees and moving costs) is all you can manage, then it might be wise to take advantage of the record low rates while they're still around.
"With mortgage rates falling, borrowers looking for a 95% LTV mortgage have a great opportunity to get a lower cost deal than ever before," Charlotte concluded. "Moreover, they may need to shop around quickly, as with economic uncertainties ahead, only time will tell if these low rates are here to stay."
If you're happy to save up a bit more, you could try using a Help to Buy ISA or Lifetime ISA to get a welcome Government bonus, and then head to the top mortgage charts to find a competitive product at 90% LTV or lower. If you'd rather take advantage now, you can click straight through to the first-time buyer mortgage chart to see if you can find the right deal for you.
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Our AGM this year will take place on 2nd July between 10:00 – 12:00. It is taking place at:
The Netherhall School and Sixth Form Centre
Queen Edith's Way
More details will be posted here in due course.
There have been a few changes to Regional & County Welfare Officers, the good news is that we have a full complement. To find out more, or to get contact details should you need them, check the Welfare page of this site.


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Excitement is building ahead of a special fundraising football match in aid of a child safeguarding organisation.
Rydal Penrhos will be taking on North Wales Dragons on Sunday, January 21, and the event will take place at the Giant Hospitality Stadium, home of JD Welsh Premier League side Llandudno.
Proceeds from the contest will be donated to The Offside Trust, which is a new organisation led by ex-footballer Steve Walters and former professional golfer Chris Unsworth, whose stories of child sexual abuse have inspired hundreds of people to speak out for the first time.
They are now working hard to improve and maintain child safeguarding throughout sport, and offer support to those that have suffered abuse with a confidential listening and referral service.
This is the second time the Rydal Penrhos has participated in a fundraising match, with more than £1,000 raised for those affected by the Manchester Terror Attack from the encounter with Llandudno FC Legends.
Communications Assistant Dean Jones, who has organised the event alongside Gareth Roberts of North Wales Dragons, said: "Now that the festive season is out of the way, we would urge anyone that is thinking of contributing to a worthy cause to look no further than our fundraising match in aid of the Offside Trust.
"They have made great strides since their inception and are doing some outstanding work to support those that have suffered abuse, in addition to helping improve the current safeguarding measures implemented throughout the country."
Anyone that wishes to donate can do so at https://www.gofundme.com/rydal-dragons-charity-football.


text: Thank you for all of your support at the Christmas Fair. All of the profits made have been given to each class so they can purchase some additional resources for playtimes and lunchtimes. Also, a great big thank you to the Year 5 class who have raised over £170 by selling cakes for Children in Need as part of their Archie Bishop Project.


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Photo courtesy of Kathleen Woodry.
The BWF holiday performance was held in December.
Brookwood Forest held its annual holiday program under the direction of Debbie Rakes on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
There were two performances showcasing the talents of students in kindergarten through third grade.
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I should probably try to find the tankoubon of The Electric Tale of Pikachu somewhere. I have almost all of the issues, but they're from when I decided that my black and white comics were slightly boring so I took out crayons and tried colouring them. Badly. And anyway, I'm not sure where they are and I don't think I ever got Electric Pikachu Boogaloo pt 3....
And I should probably actually buy some more of Pokémon Adventures.... I have a couple of issues - A Glimpse of the Glow, Bulbasaur, Come Home!, Gyarados Splashes In!, As Gastly As Before, and Blame It On Eevee for sure - but I kind of want to pick up the collections at some point. Especially the bits with the Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres hybrid caused by the magical power of the eight badges. Also the entire Yellow arc. Crossdressing magical Spanish-speaking clerics OF THE VIRIDIAN FOREST.
Do Yellow and Gold ever meet up? They both have magical "let's direct Pokéballs using long sticks" abilities. Yellow has her fishing rod; Gold has his pool cue.
Also I never read much of Magical Pokémon Journey and this makes me sad.
In other news, Reborn! is still great. THE BABY WAS IN THE FRIDGE but don't worry, he's fine. I think. Is this the prelude to a wonderful Spanner + Reborn alliance in the goal of Getting Tsuna to Stop Sucking? Will Spanner continue giving candy to children? Seriously, check Tsuna's hands in chapter 187: he's holding a lollipop (still wrapped) in every panel. And it matches Spanner's usual lollipops. Don't give candy to children, Spanner, although since you're already a creepy bastard anyway, I don't think it makes much of a difference.
ETA: Am playing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney again.
Thanks to you, I am saddled with unnecessary... feelings.Edgeworth is still gay, and apparently Will Powers stars in a series called Pink Princess. That is not a mental image I needed ever.


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On February 3, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order on the controversial new "fiduciary rule," authorizing further review. It was scheduled to take effect on April 10, 2017. On March 2, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) extended the comment period for 60 days.
The new rule would require financial advisors and their firms to uphold certain fiduciary standards when they are compensated for investment advice and recommendations relating to retirement accounts such as 401(k)s and IRAs. Essentially, advisors and firms would have to represent that they're putting the best interest of clients before their own.
This "best interest" provision would have had to be included in a written contract that would say that the advice being offered is based on a client's particular needs.
After much discussion, the modified final rule covered some assets thought to have been excluded, such as variable annuities, and eliminated certain requirements on fee projections.
Although the ultimate fate of the rule is now up in the air, some firms have already implemented changes relating to the rule and are likely to stick with them.
Rest assured, regardless of how this plays out, our firm has your best interest at heart. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Date: June 2021
Major GPA: 3.9
Overall GPA: 3.8
President's List
Honor's Program
Relevant Coursework:
Measurement and Engineering Data Analysis - ME 236
Mechanical Systems Design - ME 329
Mechanics of Materials - CE 204, CE 207
Design for Strength and Stiffness - ME 328
Thermodynamics - ME 302
Fluid Mechanics - ME 347
Engineering Dynamics - ME 212
Engineering Statics - ME 211
Philosophy of Design - ME 234
Materials Engineering - MATE 210
Net Shape - IME 141
Materials Joining - IME 142
Materials Removal - IME 143
Technical Writing for Engineers - ENGL 149
Intro to Detailed Design with Solidworks - ME 251
I am currently a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. I am currently seeking an internship for Spring 2021 at a company where I can apply my hands-on experience, passion for engineering, and dedication for success.
Throughout my life, I always challenged myself to be involved in a variety of activities and organizations which allowed me to develop a wide range of skills. These activities include Baja SAE, Cal Poly Racing, Army ROTC, Flying, Concert and Jazz band, FIRST Robotics, Cross Country, Future Farmers of America, and National Charity League. While many of these activities will not directly impact my success as an engineer, they have developed me into the person I am today. Through my experience with each of these organizations, I met incredible people who taught me lessons about being a contributing team member, confident leader, and persistent worker.
At Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I have gained engineering and leadership experience on the Baja SAE team. Currently, my role is to lead the design and manufacturing of our chassis for the 2020 car. I work with design leads in every subsystem on the car to run packaging studies and minimize vehicle weight. Previously, I was the team manager and through that role I organized team logistics, handled finances, and scheduled work. Not only have I expanded my knowledge about management, but I have also gained experience manufacturing parts and assisting subsystem leads with design. My first year I was appointed the position of Component Fatigue Lead. My task was to design a system to track the life of each individual part on the car. This required me to communicate with each subsystem lead to ensure that no aspect was overlooked. We used the data during the design season to analyze part fatigue and reduce weight on over-built components.
Summer 2018, I worked as a mechanical engineering intern at General Atomics in the Electromagnetic Systems Group. During this internship, I worked on the Industrial Super-Critical Water Oxidation project in the Product Line Enhancement Group. I edited engineering drawings, created excel pneumatic and hydraulic pressure drop calculators, and performed component analysis on all parts in the drawings. Without having taken fluid dynamics class yet, I learned how to perform pressure drop calculations from the textbook, coworkers, and other interns. This project helped me work with engineers who are involved in different aspects of the project and company including mechanical, electrical, component, design, and chemical engineers. This was a valuable experience that taught me about communicating between disciplines, fluid dynamics, component research, and communication.


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History of Troop 20
by Jeremy Weagley, Matthew Weagley, and Spencer Fox
(Troop 20 Historians)
The year was 1933. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president, Adolf Hitler came into power, and the Boy Scout Troop 20 was started. However, the Troop had a rough start. Weekly meetings were held for only about a couple years, and then ceased altogether. Three years later, the Troop was up and running again, but it was not to last. Both of these lapses were probably caused by the Great Depression. Finally, in 1942, the economy was stable and nationalism was high due to World War II. Troop 20 started again on October 30, 1942. At this time, the Troop's future first Eagle Scout, Carroll Dyer, joined. He was already involved in a church group, the Willing Workers, and wanted to help his community more.
The Troop met in the basement of the Penningtonville Presbyterian Church in Atglen. Mr. Dyer has fond memories of many campouts and hikes. Bob Alexander served as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, but he had to leave for college. So Mr. Dyer took over in 1950. There were two patrols, the Owl patrol and the Hawk patrol. Eventually, the Troop became so large that they had to send some of the scouts to meet in a schoolhouse, which is now an apartment building, across from the graveyard behind the church. The scouts also planned to build a headquarters near Fox's Meadow in 1951. However, it was not finished due to lack of time and funds. Mr. Dyer served as Scoutmaster at this time. Mr. Dick Brown and his friend, Scott Greenfield, were scouts in the Troop. Mr. Brown has fond memories of Camp Horseshoe, Camporees, and marching in parades. Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Greenfield achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Mr. Calvin Trice took over from Mr. Dyer in 1957. The troop grew larger. Scouts from Mr. Trice's time fondly recall camping at Horseshoe, Indian dancing with the Order of the Arrow, trips to Philmont and to the Sommers Canoe Base in Minnesota. The troop program was strong. Ten scouts earned Eagle in the 1960's and early 1970's. Mr. James Gawthorp, retired scoutmaster of Troop 53 in Kennett Square, fondly recalls the years his troop shared a summer camp site at Horseshoe with Troop 20 and Mr. Trice.
In 1978, Mr. Mitchell King was working for the Boy Scout Chester County Council as a District Executive, It was his job to make sure that Scouting programs got started in the area. Mr. King learned that Troop 20 was no longer meeting. So, Mr. Dick Brown and Reverend Bob Andrews, the minister of the Presbyterian Church, helped Mr. King restart Troop 20. Mr. King took over as Scoutmaster and on October 15, 1979, the first meeting of the new Troop was held in the basement of the Penningtonville Church in Atglen and has been meeting there ever since.
Many people feel that Troop 20 is one of the best Troops in this area. Mr. Ben Chappell, who served as the Committee Chairperson from 1993-1999 and still teaches many merit badges, likes how a large portion of the scouts in Troop 20 become Eagle Scouts as well as the variety of trips the Troop goes on.
The Troop has a different major activity or camp out each month, and include trips to Camp Horseshoe, indoor rock climbing, the USS Massachusetts and other World War II vessels, White water rafting, Biking trips, Zipline adventures, Skiing/tubing, beach camping, camping at Camp Rodney and many others. The Troop also goes on a High Adventure Trip every year. High Adventure is for boys of fourteen years of age or older and consists of trips to places such as Philmont, New Mexico; the Florida Sea Base; canoe trips in Algonquin ; hiking in Montana; and others.
The most important aspect of the troop is that it is a youth run program. the boys are responsible for the program and their patrol leaders run things, rather than the adults doing it. Mr. Carroll Dyer, who was Troop 20's first Eagle Scout and held many leadership positions within the Troop, thinks very highly of Boy Scouts because it teaches you many different skills and lessons.
In addition to trips, Mr. Chappell notes how he likes that each of the weekly meetings have a meaning to them The Troop teaches the Scouts something during each meeting helping the Scouts advance in their requirements for each rank. Mr. Chappell is proud of the Scouts in Troop 20. In 2012, the Troop's regular meetings were highlighted by 4 Amazing Race competitions held in Atglen, Christiana, and Parkesburg.
All these Troop 20 trips and activities are made possible with the help of many adults who hold leadership positions within the Troop. Today, Mr. King remains a very dedicated Assistant Scoutmaster and Treasurer for Troop 20. Other Adult leaders continue to devote a great deal of personal time as volunteers for the Troop and are the reason the Troop remains a popular Troop. The adult leaders help to make sure the Scouts are having a good time.
During the past 30+ years, Troop 20 has continued to be one of the best Troops in the area. Many of the adult leaders love to see the Scouts achieve Eagle. Troop 20 had a rough start, yet is doing very well now with highly-committed leadership and good community support. With good leaders, involved parents, and enthusiastic boys, Troop 20 should continue to do well for a long time. The Troop celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Scouting at the 2010 National Jamboree in July 2010. The success the Troop has experienced over the last several years is a solid foundation from which to reach for greater goals in the future and continuing a strong Scouting tradition in the Octorara area.


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- AmandaCareBear
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: June 2014
I am a petite 0 in street size and am having trouble figuring out what size bridesmaid dress to purchase. The ladies at the bridal shop want to order me a bridal size 10 because of my largest measurement, but a 10 sounds sounds way too big. I can fit size 0 clothing no problem across several brands. I have a sneaky suspicion that this is a ploy to get me to pay for alterations. I know that bridal sizing can be all over the place.
So, brides and bridesmaids, what size were those bridesmaid dresses for your size 0 maids? Did you find that the bridal shop was accurate in suggesting the larger size?


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Archive for October, 2004
SWPA Roadgeek Meet: "No accidents, no arrests, and no unpleasantness."
by Brian Troutman on Oct.16, 2004, under Highways
Despite the cold and damp weather that cast a raw pall over Southwestern Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 16th, faithful roadgeeks from around the Commonwealth and nearby states descended upon "the Town of Motels" for a pilgrimage onto a section of highway which is also one the most talked-about and mysticised topics for highway enthusiasts. (continue reading…)
International Geophysical Year (I.G.Y.) – Donald Fagen
by Brian Troutman on Oct.01, 2004, under The Greatest
Donald Fagen is perhaps best known as one of the two principals behind the '70s jazz-rock fusion (I hate that term) group, Steely Dan. As listeners follow Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, and a rotating group of highly skilled hired hands through the group's discography, they will note that each successive album becomes more polished, more calculated, and that rock and roll stylings take a back seat to blues-inspired riffs and jazz-based chords that are ingeniously interwoven with enigmatic lyrics to create unique and captivating musical experiences.
The 1980 release Gaucho marked Steely Dan's last studio album (for the next two decades, at least), and someone searching a database only for "Steely Dan" would miss one of the greatest entries in Fagen's entire career. A solo effort, The Nightfly, was released in 1982, and the entire album deserves a "Greatest" mention, but the standout is Fagen's most successful solo single, "I.G.Y." (continue reading…)


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Monument Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 12S), is a public airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Monument, in Grant County, Oregon, USA.
Western may refer to:
Western is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown Line. It is an elevated station with two side platforms, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood. The adjacent stations are Rockwell, which is located about one quarter mile (0.4 km) to the west, and Damen, about one half mile (0.8 km) to the east. Between Western and Rockwell the line descends and runs on surface level tracks for the rest of the route to Kimball.
The station was put into service in 1907 as part of Northwestern Elevated Railroad's Ravenswood line, and has been rebuilt twice since—in the late 1920s, and again from 1979 to 1981. The current station consists of two side platforms, and a central storage line, its platforms were extended in 2006–07 to enable the station to accommodate eight railcars.
A portion of the Berlin Wall is inside the station, and is dedicated to the citizens of Chicago for helping "secure the freedom" of Berlin. The Lincoln-Square Neighborhood has been historically German.
The Western is a genre of various arts, such as comics, fiction, film, games, radio, and television which tell stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in the American Old West, often centering on the life of a nomadic cowboy or gunfighter. Westerns often stress the harshness of the wilderness and frequently set the action in an arid, desolate landscape of deserts and mountains. Specific settings include ranches, small frontier towns and saloons of the Wild West. Characters typically include Native Americans, bandits, lawmen, outlaws and soldiers. Some are set in the American colonial era.
Western films first became well-attended in the 1930s, and were highly popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Many of the most acclaimed Westerns were released during this time – including High Noon (1952), Shane (1953), The Searchers (1956), and The Wild Bunch (1969). Classic Westerns such as these have been the inspiration for various films about Western-type characters in contemporary settings, such as Junior Bonner (1972) set in the 1970s and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) in the 21st century. The Western was the most popular Hollywood genre from the early 20th century to the 1960s.


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Back to 508 Restaurant: Churros, brownie and bread pudding24 Jun 2010, Posted by 508 Restaurant in
I already wrote about the savory dishes at 508 a few months ago (read that post here). On Saturday I returned with 3 companions and after another delicious savory meal we sampled a few desserts. My favorite is still the churros with Valhrona dark chocolate sauce but I also liked the dark chocolate brownie and the new bread pudding which is made with parts of chocolate cake mixed in with the bread.
The good thing about the 508 chocolate brownie is that it's more like a slice of dark chocolate cake. It's not too sweet and has a great dark chocolate flavor. It comes with a scoop of Capo Giro gelato in this case vanilla bean. You really can't go wrong.
Recommended: Dark chocolate brownie, Churros with Valhrona dark chocolate dipping sauce and the Capo Giro gelatos such as the goat's milk rosemary honey or mexican chocolate or whatever the specialty flavor is the night you're there.
Special savory Recommendations: Roasted duck with pine nuts, spinach, brussels sprouts, pancetta and olive oil tossed in spinach and egg fettuccini and the Celery Root Gnocci wit lamb, Italian sausage, mushrooms, smoked tomatoes, sage, light creamy parmesan sauce.
508 Restaurant and Bar is located at 508 Greenwich Street at Spring. Their web site is here.


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Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash. Imperial from the Beginning: The Constitution of the Original Executive. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. 464 pp. $45.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-300-19456-2.
Reviewed by Lindsay Chervinsky (Southern Methodist University)
Published on H-FedHist (July, 2017)
Commissioned by Kate Brown (Western Kentucky University)
Although many Americans regard the Constitution as sacred, they frequently clash over matters of constitutional interpretation. Questions often arise over whether the document intended for the president or Congress to actively lead the government. Legal theorists battle over whether the Constitution should reflect current values or be interpreted through an eighteenth-century lens. In moments of acute partisan divide, these debates monopolize political discourse and news headlines.
In Imperial from the Beginning, Saikrishna Bangalore Prakash offers a timely contribution to these debates. Traditional arguments that emphasize the checks and balances between the branches of government assume that the delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention intended to create a relatively weak president. Prakash refutes this argument and instead suggests that the president has been powerful from the beginning, the delegates intended to create a powerful executive, and early Americans interpreted the Constitution as achieving this goal. Prakash's thesis of imperial executive power rests on a broad reading of the vesting clause in Article II, Section 1.
Prakash bridges two important bodies of scholarship, responding to both legal scholars and historians of the executive branch in Imperial from the Beginning. This work also joins a recent, and growing, body of scholarship, including Gautham Rao's National Duties (2016), as well as Max Edling's A Revolution in Favor of Government (2003) and A Hercules in the Cradle (2014), arguing that the new federal government was small but surprisingly powerful and capable of harnessing extensive resources. Perhaps Prakash's biggest contribution is his extensive use of historical evidence to respond to constitutional arguments. Prakash also makes ample use of the extensive editing projects documenting the ratification conventions, the first several sessions of Congress, and the private papers of the founding generation.[1]
Prakash utilizes a compelling structure to present his argument. First, he introduces a section of the Constitution and his interpretation of the specific clause. Second, he outlines the various arguments that support or contradict his position. Finally, he analyzes an event from the eighteenth century or from the first several presidential administrations of the nineteenth century that illustrates his claim. As an example, in chapter 5, Prakash introduces the argument that one of the president's primary powers is to execute the law. He mentions that other scholars "are certain that the original Constitution granted the president little or no law enforcement authority" (p. 84). To dismiss this claim, Prakash analyzes Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion in the summer of 1794. Washington wrote that he had a "duty to see the Laws executed: to permit them to be trampled upon with impunity would be repugnant to it" (p. 92). Accordingly, Washington summoned more than fifteen thousand militiamen from four states to quash the rebellion. Prakash repeats this analytical device in each of the thirteen chapters.
Prakash begins Imperial from the Beginning by suggesting that Americans have come to accept a deceivingly simple narrative of the nation's anti-monarchy roots. While the state constitutions adopted in the 1770s reflected a gut-check move away from Britain's monarchical power, by the late 1780s many leading figures recognized the need for a powerful executive. Prakash argues that "the standard narrative of implacable opposition to kings had not yet fully crystallized and colored perceptions" (p. 25). Driven by fears of anarchy or a sluggish executive committee located in Congress, delegates at the Constitutional Convention created a single executive that reminded many of an elected monarch. They included just enough checks in the hands of Congress and the US Supreme Court to ensure the public's acceptance of the powerful executive branch.
Prakash identifies four key features of eighteenth-century executive power. The president is responsible for the execution of the law, or as one founding-era dictionary defined it, "having the power to put in act the laws" (p. 84). The president is also in control of foreign affairs as part of the grant of "executive Power," but limited by the broad exceptions granted to Congress. The president commands the military, yet remains subordinate to civilian authority. Finally, the president appoints and directs officers involved in implementing all three features, but relies on the Senate for approval and the House of Representatives for funding.
In chapters 5 through 8, Prakash analyzes in greater detail how the language in Article II of the Constitution reflects each of the four executive powers. The faithful execution clause obliges the president to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed and assumes the president has the power to carry out those responsibilities. The president has the right to appoint and direct his subordinates in order to carry out the law. In extreme cases, the president may resort to military enforcement when civil means prove inadequate. In regard to foreign affairs, Prakash argues that most foreign relations powers remain in the president's purview as a matter of executive power. The president's foreign-relations powers are limited by the specific responsibilities in foreign affairs appointed to Congress—namely, the powers to declare war, regulate commerce, and approve treaties—but Congress lacks a generic foreign affairs authority. On the other hand, the president does not enjoy a generic military power. The Constitution grants the president the right to oversee troops in the field, discipline troops overseas, establish training standards, and defend the nation. But the president's military authority is limited by Congress's war powers. The Constitution makes clear that Congress holds the general grant of power in this case: "By vesting Congress with the power to call out, fund, and equip the militia, the Constitution implicitly bars any concurrent presidential power" (p. 151).
In chapters 9 through 13, Prakash explores how executive powers are limited by grants to Congress and the Supreme Court. One example is Article I, Section 8, which grants Congress many powers, including the right to declare war, raise an army and navy, issue letters of marque and reprisal, establish offices, regulate commerce (which can mean imposing embargoes), and change citizenship requirements. By specifically granting these powers to Congress, the Constitution created a "series of implied exceptions to the executive power" (p. 205). Similarly, the president's right to veto confirms that he lacks a generic power to make laws.
In addition to this rational approach that balances the provisions outlined in the Constitution, Prakash also explores how colonial governments, state constitutions, and British examples provided context for decisions in the 1780s. For example, when exploring the president's power in diplomacy, Prakash notes that the colonial governors represented the colony in external relations with Native American tribes. Just a few years later, "state executives corresponded with other nations" (p. 114). Under the Articles of Confederation, the Continental Congress enjoyed executive power over foreign affairs by making treaties, waging war, and receiving ambassadors. In chapter 7, when Prakash explores the limitations placed on the president's command over the military, he notes that the president lacks the authority to unilaterally punish soldiers while they are on US soil. The Constitution carried over this constraint from the English Constitution.
Prakash is at his best early in the book when he explores the ramifications of Article II without resorting to modern politics or partisan interpretation. The last few chapters offer a more proscriptive approach. He analyzes Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus (which he deems unconstitutional, if forgivable) and offers suggestions for how modern presidents might respond to unconstitutional legislation. While perhaps politically sound, these conversations distract from the compelling argument on the monarchical attributes of the executive. Particularly problematic is Prakash's assertion that the president's oath to "preserve" the Constitution requires him to reject constitutional interpretation that changes in step with public morality (p. 312). As Prakash acknowledges, the Constitution is a compilation of compromises designed to appease the various factions present at the Convention. George Washington himself admitted that the Constitution was imperfect,but "the best that could be obtained at [the] time" and because "a constitutional door is opened for amendment hereafter," interpretation was likely to change.[2] Nonetheless, Imperial from the Beginning is an impressively thorough assessment of the presidency and Prakash makes a substantive contribution to the scholarship on the federal government in the early republic.
[1]. Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, ed. Linda Grant De Pauw et al., 20 vols. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1972-2012); Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, ed. John P. Kaminski et al. (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1976-); The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, ed. Harold C. Syrett, 27 vols. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1961-1987); The Papers of George Washington, ed. W. W. Abbott et al. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1970-); The Papers of James Madison, ed. Robert A. Rutland et al., 8 vols. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1984-2015); and The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Julian P. Boyd et al. (Princeton: University of Princeton Press, 1950-).
[2]. George Washington to Benjamin Harrison, September 24, 1787, The Papers of George Washington, ed. W. W. Abbot (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1997), 5: 339-340.
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My allotment doesn't know if it is coming or going! The weather is playing havoc with plant cycles. In January we had crazy temperatures of 15C, snow and oh yes rain, lots and lots of rain.
Nonetheless, it is encouraging to note how quickly loamy soil drains after a respite from the incessant downpours, so we shouldn't get too despondent.
I'm in the greenhouse fairly regularly now. Around half of my Onions sets 'Sturon" and the red variety "Electric" are planted in multi-purpose compost in a combination of trays and pots. I've found "Electric" to be the most dependable red variety grown from sets, with less bolting in my experience than some others. It can be overwintered too. Although there is no additional heat in my greenhouse the onions will be fine and develop steadily. I'm looking for root development at this stage, the shoot will develop accordingly. I will plant the remainder of the sets towards the end of February.
The trusty electric heated propagator is currently happily doing its stuff on a windowsill in the house. I've sown some fast maturing early pointed cabbage seeds Greyhound along with the Cauliflower All the year round This tried and tested variety is still my favourite cauliflower and is good value too.
Also in the propagator are the tomato seeds F1 Shirley and Sweet Pepper Rainbow Mix which has a lovely sweet flavour.
Also on the windowsill I'm chitting my early and second early potatoes.
Outdoors I still have a plentiful supply of leeks Musselburgh to harvest along with sprouts F1 Brigette. This variety has held the sprouts over a two month period amazingly well, with the bonus of a delicious flavour and no bitterness. Finally not forgetting the always dependable Swede, Brora.
My major failure of last year was parsnips. My very small haul that did decide to grow, has long since been used up. The problem last year was very poor germination of the seed. This can be a problem with parsnips in poor weather and ground conditions. Note to self, must do better in 2016….
I've been harvesting lots of tasty finger sized carrots over the winter, Amsterdam Forcing and the variety "Ideal" are perfect for growing in bucket-sized containers. My children love them as snacks and they are so easy to grow. They are perfect for beginners. It is possible to almost have carrots all year round when grown in containers to supplement the summer and autumn crops in the ground. Here in Yorkshire the carrots have sat unprotected right until harvesting, from a mid-late summer sowing last year. If your allotment has heavy clay or very stony soil, this is the way to grow carrots, the size of which is determined by the spacing's. I've also had considerable success with stump-rooted varieties grown to maturity in window boxes. This week I will be sowing some carrot seeds of both "Amsterdam Forcing "and "Ideal" perfect for containers in the greenhouse to be put outside in April.
If the ground dries out I hope to do some light weeding of the soil soon. Inevitably during mild winters, weeds and grass never totally stop growing. Couch grass has even been sending up new growth in one bed! It seems the winter respite of no weeding, is over before it even begun.


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There are two kinds of digital photographers...those who have
experienced corrupted memory cards...and those who will.
Accidentally corrupting (damaging) files on a card is easier than you think. But, if you understand what causes failed cards, it's easy to prevent. This pasted weekend I was shooting with a friend, when we downloaded images at the end of the day all his files were damaged. We had some luck with an image recovery program but still lost many of his better shots. I wanted to provide some tips that may prevent the nightmare of a corrupted card in your future.
This is not an example of an art image, its from a damaged memory card. If you see a similar image on your card you got a problem.
8 ways to keep your card running.
-The first time you use a memory card in your camera, you should format it. Formatting the memory card will configure it for optimal operation with your specific camera. Always re-format right before shooting an assignment.
-Always turn your camera off when removing or inserting a card into the memory slot.
-Make sure you properly eject your card, card reader or camera from the computer once you are finished downloading the image files.
-Avoid repeated deletion of individual images. Sooner or later this will crash your card.
-Only reformat a card in the camera, not on the computer.
-Make sure to use fresh batteries. If your camera shuts down while the camera is writing an image to the memory card, the card could become corrupted. (This is the one that got me!)
-Having more than one card will give you more security. When I'm shooting more than one assignment per day, I always use different a card for each assignment. This ensures that if a card is defective or damaged, that I won't potentially lose a whole days work.
-Never use your card as a storage device. At a recent workshop, I had a student with a 4 gigabyte card full of images from an overseas vacation plus a few songs he had downloaded. During a shooting assignment at the workshop, his card somehow got corrupted and he lost everything.
Finally, I always mark my cards with contact info. It's paid off! Once while traveling on an assignment, I left a card behind. By the time I returned, it was waiting for me in the mail box complete with all the images.
To mark my cards I make a print out with my contact info, sized to the card, then trim to fit and used clear packing tape to secure the label to the card. Make sure the tape only covers the back of the card.
In the next post I'll let you know what we did to recover most of the lost images.
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Dedicated front and rear specific tyres. It makes a lot of sense - at the front you want maximum control, at the rear you want serious traction, and at both ends you want great feedback and low rolling resistance. Plus the front wheel is under less load, and so the tyre can be made lighter without any downsides.
Conti's Attack/Force pairing was a revelation when it first came on the scene, and they've proven themselves, and continued to improve, ever since.
This latest version sees them embracing the trend towards larger tyre volumes - the front is now 23mm and the rear 25mm (each 1mm wider than the previous generation).
The tread patterns are optimised, different on front and rear, to provide the maximum benefit, and the tyres use Continental's Black Chili compound, which appears throughout their range, and provides a fantastic level of grip without wearing out too quickly.
All in all a great pair of "do everything" tyres for training, race days and more. They're not the lightest (but not unduly heavy) and not the most puncture resistant (although in line with the competition), but what they do offer is a level of grip. power transfer and handling that's hard to beat.
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About Ian Biggs
Ian Biggs is a singer/songwriter from New Haven, Connecticut, who denies the label of a "genre." The musical journey of his latest collection of material (soon to be released) will take you from the quiet depths of a weathered soul to the heart-pounding, rug-cutting thrill of being alive.
After years of fronting the Rock band All in Blind Ian began working with producer Jeff Gitelman (The Stepkids, Chance The Rapper, Alicia Keys) and longtime friend Robbie Chemical on his new project. After his second European tour Ian returned home in August of 2014 and signed with Niveo Records. Since the start of 2015 he has also been working with Frostbite Entertainment and producer Tim Cappezone of Rise or Decay.
Ian has worked as a session guitarist/vocalist for many acts as well as a toured with Jesse McCartney (808 Records), Katy Tiz (Atlantic Records), Edisun (EMI), Nicole Frechette, Marjorie Lee, and was an instrumental member in the indie rock band Lion's Teeth.


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Recognising the adverse environmental impacts of air travel, the Dutch tour operator and social enterprise Better Places decided to take action. Better Places helps their travellers to reduce emissions from travel by giving advice on most efficient flight choices and slow local transportation. Better Places has already taken action on all fronts to make their own offering more sustainable. Their responsible travel services have been officially certified by Travelife, an international management and certification program for travel organisations and accommodations that want sustainable business. All Better Places partners work according to Travelife 's criteria, including their local travel experts.
Furthermore, since 2016, the tour operator was the first to report on and compensate for all travel undertaken by not only its travellers but also its staff. Originally a Dutch platform, Better Places now operates internationally as Better Places Travel and in Germany as Fairaway. It provides detailed emission calculations per destination and compensates for both in-destination travel booked through their services as well as the emissions of the international flights booked independently. Better Places is the first tour operator in the Netherlands, and one of the few leading travel organisations in the world, that compensates for all of the emissions produced by its travellers.
"The bottom line is that you can only claim sustainability leadership by addressing your climate footprint in a comprehensive, substantiated manner," says Saskia Griep, founder of Better Places. "With World Tourism Day here, we hope to inspire other tour operators to compensate for travel-related emissions – not as opt-in but as part of being a responsible tour operator and contributing to sustainable tourism."


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Recently I came across the title of this novel in several different places all over the web, and in these cases, though I'm not a particularly mystical person believing in signs, I tend to think that perhaps these coincidences happen for a reason, and I should take a closer look at the book in question. This I promptly did. I checked what this novel was about, became enthusiastic and ordered it almost immediately. As this is a very complex novel both in terms of content and structure, this blog entry will be rather long and will contain spoilers.
House of Leaves is a multi-layered novel. The narrator of the outer story is Johnny Truant, an apprentice to a tattoo artist, living in Los Angeles. When he's not working, he spends his time doing drugs and chasing women with his friend Lude. In Lude's apartment building lives a mysterious old man called Zampanò who dies one day and leaves behind a huge trunk full of papers. The trunk somehow ends up at Johnny's place, and initially Johnny disregards its contents. Soon, however, he starts to read parts of the text written on the pieces of papers, and it's not long before he begins to realize the connections among the bits and pieces. From here it's only a short step for Johnny to become completely obsessed with Zampanò's text, and he ends up compiling the material and creating the novel titled The Navidson Record. He also adds his own, highly personal notes to those written by Zampanò himself, and completes the book with the story of his own obsession with the novel.
To make matters even more complicated, The Navidson Record itself is not a regular, linear, story-telling kind of book either. The Navidson Record tells the story of a Pulitzer-prize winning photojournalist, Will Navidson who moves with his family to a nice old house somewhere in the Virginia countryside, but soon it turns out that their cozy new home is in fact an immense, constantly changing, uniformly dark and cold labyrinth. Navidson, a man never shying away from dangerous situations, is intrigued, and organizes several expeditions to find out more about the labyrinth of his house. The events of these expeditions are covered by ample video footage, the characters themselves keep their own video journals, and photos are also taken of everything important. All these videos and photos are then organized and edited to form a movie called The Navidson Record. And the novel called The Navidson Record is as much about the story of the Navidson family as about the making of the movie and about the way the movie was received and interpreted by different audiences.
I wrote about Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow earlier (this post is not available in English yet) that it was the first book I'd ever read which wasn't only telling a story about something, but in a way became the same as its material, the reality it depicted. Now I've come across another such novel: House of Leaves. And in a sense this novel goes even further than Gravity's Rainbow. Because apart from the fact that the novel itself is like a labyrinth (or more precisely: it's not like a labyrinth, it is a labyrinth), it steps out of itself and literally eats itself into the reader's mind, knows in advance every thought of the reader, and includes all possible reactions to the novel, and every possible interpretation a reader might come up with.
A single example would suffice here. One chapter deals extensively with different labyrinths and with the architectural characteristics (or rather the lack of any distinct characteristics) of the Navidson house. This chapter is in itself already a labyrinth. One footnote leads to another, which in turn leads to yet another, but after working yourself diligently through all the footnotes, you won't see any clearer, as the footnotes don't tell you about what the house is like, but about what it's not like. It also happens that more references lead to the same footnote, and the chapter also contains parts of texts which are mirrored or in other ways distorted, so by the time I carefully digested the unbelievable amount of information contained in the footnotes, I could hardly recall where I started from. And even though the chapter isn't particularly long, it took me almost three hours to read it, and I could hardly wait to read a more linear, more text-like text.
As it turned out, Johnny, the outer narrator (and first reader and compiler) of the story reacted to this chapter in the same way. In one of his footnotes in the next chapter, he describes the same frustration I felt, and voices the same desire to read something which doesn't hurt the eye and the mind as much as the previous chapter. Our wish does come true: the next chapter is the exact opposite of the "labyrinth chapter": the pages usually contain only a couple of lines of easily readable text, there are hardly any footnotes, and most of the paper is soothingly blank.
However, two things are worth mentioning. One is that what little text does appear in the otherwise blank pages is most emphatically not soothing, and considering some of the events in this chapter, the labyrinthine text of the previous one sometimes almost seems like a nice and easy read. The other, even more disturbing thing is the realization that the reader I so readily identify with and whose emotions while reading The Navidson Record I so strongly share is no other than Johnny Truant, who starts out in his introduction to the book with the description of how this novel changed his life for the worse, and who suffers from increasingly serious mental disorders as he progresses with the compilation and reading of the story.
Reading House of Leaves is like doing an investigation (despite the fact that this is definitely not a detective novel). I don't read too much crime fiction, but when I start reading a crime novel, I never strain myself too much (or at all) to come up with the solution on my own as I know that I'm not a talented investigator, so usually I just let go and let the story entertain me. House of Leaves, however, doesn't let me lean back and feel good. It involves me and forces me to identify with the characters from the very first page, and as I'm already Johnny (and Will Navidson and Karen Green as well, for that matter) I cannot simply sit back and wait passively in the hope that perhaps the others will go ahead and solve the mysteries, I must try my best and do everything I can from the "outside" as a reader. (As if there were such a place as the outside in this novel.) Therefore I read many especially complicated passages two or three times in a row, and read even those footnotes with a relentless (manic) faith that contained nothing more than a list of several hundred architects, buildings or movies, hoping that sooner or later I will find a sign which could be the key to the whole story.
Reading House of Leaves is also similar to reading a detective novel in the sense that the novel is full of signs which entice me to follow them; moreover, the novel constantly forces me into making uncomfortable decisions, and it never turns out whether I made the right decisions. For instance, somewhere towards the beginning of the novel, in a footnote about one of Johnny's footnote the (entirely fictional) editors give us a piece of advice, saying that if the reader wishes to follow their own instincts she can go ahead with reading the main story, however, if she feels that knowing more about Johnny's background might help her in the interpretation of the story, then she can jump ahead to the appendix and read a collection of letters Johnny received from his institutionalized mother. I turned to the appendix but when I saw that the letters took up 60 pages, I decided to leave them to the end, partly because I wanted to follow my instincts, and partly because I was more interested in Navidson's story than in Johnny's (as I am Johnny, the reader, so I surely know enough about myself – at least this is what I thought).
In the end I read the letters in the appendix of course, but now I have no way of knowing in what ways my reading experience would have been different if I had read them at the time when the footnote I mentioned directed me to them. One thing is certain: if I had read the letters then (in time?), I would have received an explanation for a sign appearing only once in the novel, a sign I noticed but couldn't interpret without knowing the contents of the letters. If I had known then, before reaching the 100th page of the novel what this particular sign (might have) stood for, I'm sure I would have reached very different conclusions as to the whole novel in general, and the identity of the characters in particular. But, again, there's no way of knowing which of these would have been the "correct" reading method, and I tend to think there would have been no single correct method at all. As Johnny writes in the Introduction:
See, the irony is it makes no difference that the documentary at the heart of this book is fiction. Zampanò knew from the get go that what's real or isn't real doesn't matter here. The consequences are the same.
I can suddenly imagine the cracked voice I never heard. Lips barely creasing into a smile. Eyes pinned on darkness:
"Irony? Irony can never be more than our personal Maginot Line; the drawing of it, for the most part, purely arbitrary."
(Pantheon Books, New York, 2000, p. xx)
And indeed. It wouldn't have made any difference if, being aware of the contents of the letters, I had interpreted several parts of the novel differently, or if I had taken the whole novel to be ironic, as I'm sure that House of Leaves still would have made a huge impression on me, since for a novel to have effect it doesn't matter at all whether something in the book is real or (doubly) fictional, or whether something is to be taken literally or ironically.
By the way, if you happen to have the impression that House of Leaves is not an easy read, you are right. Following the multiply embedded story-lines, the footnotes which sometimes meander through several pages, and the visual and typographical oddities is at times not at all easy, in fact, reading this book is often a truly frustrating task which requires considerable effort on the reader's part. On the other hand, however, House of Leaves is such a fascinating read, engaging my attention from the very first page, and never letting it go until the very end, that I didn't for a moment regret all the time and energy I needed to invest into this novel.
(Now I paused for a second and tried to decide whether my last two lines were contradictory or not, and I came to the conclusion that they weren't. Why couldn't a novel be difficult to read and fascinating, frustrating and stunning at the same time? Why couldn't it force me to face myself and my own reality, and at the same time make me forget myself and enable me to get truly lost in a fictional world? House of Leaves is such a novel.)
But House of Leaves isn't just a terrific, cleverly constructed novel which makes utmost use of such postmodern literary techniques as fragmenting the story and jumbling the chronology of events. It is a beautifully written, unspeakably heartbreaking and unsettling book as well. I don't know if I make you more curious about the book, or if I totally discourage you with this, but House of Leaves was one of those two books last year which didn't simply brought me close to tears, but could actually make me cry. More than once.
Which is all the more surprising for me as it rarely (virtually never) happens that a novel in which the form, the structure and the way the story is told are as important as the story itself can induce such emotions in me. I love postmodern literature, and I can get really enthusiastic about a clever, stylistically, structurally or narratologically unique novel, and I can merrily ignore the story itself, but this is simply not the kind of literature that could break my heart. House of Leaves is as clever and postmodern as it comes – and still manages to break my heart. This is the kind of book it is. It resolves all, seemingly inherent contradictions; it withstands all easy, ready-made interpretations; and it proves on its own example that two, apparently mutually exclusive characteristics can be equally true at the same time.


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MADISON (WORT) — Breese Stevens Field in Madison has been a fixture of local athletics since the 1920s but the old ballpark has been experiencing a revival after decades of neglect.
This fall, Breese Stevens Field will host more than just sports games. Fightin' Bob Fest will be there for the first time in September, and the Avett Brothers will perform there this October. Promoters hope this will spark more concerts being booked at the historic field.
In the debut episode of the Madison History podcast, Stu Levitan tells the story behind the field's namesake Breese Stevens. Stevens was one of Madison's earliest industrialists, a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, and the city's 20th mayor.
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Venue: Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery
Photographer: Matt Montalvo
Coordinator: Leave the Details 2 Me
Caterer: Whole Foods
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Live Oak Photo Booth
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Sacred Affairs
Justin and Jenny tied the knot at Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery in early May, and it was an honor to travel as an Austin Wedding DJ to Dripping Springs to DJ the vodka distillery's first wedding. Bar Butlers served the Deep Eddy Vodka drinks, frozen or on the rocks, and mixed with soda or straight. As usual, Matt Montalvo took some amazing pictures of this beautiful bride and handsome groom.


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In September 2015, over the course of four sold-out shows, Ayreon's legendary progressive rock concept album 'The Human Equation' was brought to life as a full-blown musical production at the Nieuwe Luxor theater in Rotterdam.
This limited run of performances was witnessed by die-hard fans from across the world, but now Arjen Lucassen's story can be witnessed by all, as a recording of the final night of those special evenings is being released as both a DVD & Blu-Ray package, subtitled in nine different languages and including nearly one-and-a-half hours of bonus content.
'The Theater Equation' show stars Dream Theater frontman James Labrie in his original roll as "Me" and features nearly the entire cast of vocalists from the original 2004 album. The main cast is supported by a specially put-together 19-strong Epic Rock Choir. This is a unique document of an undertaking that was surely once in a lifetime.
THE THEATER EQUATION PRODUCTION (as told by Arjen Lucassen)
One of the most frequent questions I get is "When are you going to tour with Ayreon?" I've lost count of the times I've explained what a logistical and financial nightmare it would be to try to perform Ayreon live.
First of all Ayreon features a huge number of international artists, all of whom are busy with their own bands. How do you get enough of them in one place at one time and for the many weeks of rehearsals it would take to get a show together? And then there's the fact that playing live is really not my passion anymore; I'm much happier living a quiet, reclusive life as a composer/producer.
Finally there's the music itself, which is pretty intimidating to perform live: one of the hallmarks of Ayreon is its elaborate productions and multi-layered tracks. The arrangements are complex and feature a huge array of musical instruments. Re-arranging everything into a format that would work for a live show would be a huge job, and in my mind it would be a compromise. Being a perfectionist, compromise isn't something I'm particularly good at.
So while it's true that a couple of my other projects have adapted the odd Ayreon song for live performances (Star one in 2002, and Stream of Passion in 2005 – 2007), there had never been a whole show devoted to performing Ayreon live. Until now, that is.
All in all the planning and preparation took nearly two years, most of which was done by an external theater production company. Joost van den Broek (Star One, Ayreon, After Forever) was at the helm as musical director and put together a stellar band. Joost also adapted my original arrangements to suit the instruments available. This meant simplifying some of the more complicated arrangements, and creating new parts for the orchestral instruments. But despite my misgivings about compromises, he did an amazing job!
When it came to casting, I knew that a theatre production only really made sense if enough of the original cast members could be there to play their parts. Fortunately, nearly all of the original cast was available (James Labrie, Marcela Bovio, Irene Jansen, Magnus Ekwall, Devon Graves, Eric Clayton, Heather Findlay) and we found excellent replacements (Mike Mills, Anneke van Giersbergen, Jermain "Wudstik" van der Bogt) for those who weren't.
The Nieuwe Luxor theater in Rotterdam was chosen as the venue, and dates were set for 18, 19 and 20 September 2015. The original plan was to put on three shows, but because they sold out unbelievably fast and cries of disappointment from people who still wanted tickets practically broke my Facebook feed, a fourth show was added on the afternoon of the 19th.
Artists confirmed, dates set and tickets sold, it was time to start production, which would take another 18 months.
Part of the producer's vision for this show was to use a full choir rather than conventional backing vocalists or digital backing tapes. Choir auditions were held in Dordrecht (NL) in June 2014. Of those who auditioned, 19 singers from 7 different countries were selected for what became the Epic Rock Choir.
Vocal rehearsals and overall staging started at the production headquarters in summer 2014. A few of the choir members did double duty as understudies for the main cast. The understudies were there as a safeguard in case an artist couldn't perform on the day, but they would also coach and assist the artists in learning their parts in the week before the show.
The idea was to have everything rehearsed and ready in time for the main cast's arrival in the Netherlands, a week before the show. The band of excellent musicians only needed a few rehearsals before they were ready to go.
The international cast arrived on 18 September, 2015 and were rushed directly to the production headquarters for costume fittings, hair and make-up tests, the official photo shoot. That evening, after a BBQ and welcome party, the understudies and choir performed the entire show with backing music so the cast would finally see what they would be performing in a few short days.
To say it was a lot to learn in a very short time is an understatement. Rehearsals began early the next day, and the cast, band and choir would have only 7 rehearsals in total before the final dress rehearsal for the photo press that Thursday. The understudies were extremely well prepared and did a fantastic job helping the cast members learn their parts and stage cues as quickly as possible.
There were also loads of technical details that had to fall into place in time for opening night: Lighting, sound, effects, the projection screen, not to mention avoiding wardrobe malfunctions! It took the hard work and dedication of a huge team of people (going above and beyond the call of duty) to make it all happen. That they did it under such extreme time pressure is amazing.
In the end, everyone pulled together, and spurred on by a wildly enthusiastic and appreciative audience, The Human Equation was brought to life on opening night.
Even today as I write this, I am amazed and touched by how hard everyone worked and how much love and care they generously gave to make it all happen. Sometimes the dream becomes reality!
Arjen Lucassen, March 2016
After a mysterious single-car accident, the victim – a man in his late 30s – lies comatose in the hospital. Before the accident he was a powerful businessman, wildly successful by any measure but also known for his cutthroat business tactics. Now he finds himself trapped in a prison that took him a lifetime to build: the prison of his own mind.
Guarding the prison are his emotions, which have taken on vivid personas inside his mind. Some are friends, some are foes, and they all have their own agendas. Some aim to trick him or dominate him, others to comfort or inspire him. But the one objective they all share is to force him to face up to the demons of his past and the deep truths about who he is and how he's lived his life, all of which he's conveniently ignored until now. Fear, Rage, Agony, Love, Passion, Reason and Pride take turns engaging the man in this emotional warfare.
Two people hold vigil at the man's bedside: his wife and his best friend. They are desperate to understand how the accident happened and to see even the tiniest sign that the man will regain consciousness. But the man's recovery is not their only concern: is it possible that he somehow found out their secret, and that the "accident" wasn't really an accident at all? Would he ever be able to forgive them?
Will the man have the strength to face the truth about himself and the ones he loves? The story unfolds over his twenty-day emotional struggle with Fear, Rage, Agony, Love, Passion, Reason and Pride, in which each day of coma is represented by a song.
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And, upstairs, in the Maternity Ward, lying on crisp white sheets, her red hair fanned out on the pillow, Sarsparilla Balquhidder felt her baby, clamped on her left nipple, suck greedily and swallow, a rhythm which matched the pulsations of his mother's heartbeat and Rilla opened her eyes to see husband, Inverary, a smile as broad as her own, standing at the foot of the bed: "and how are we today?" he asked, his eyes never moving from the scene which so obviously delighted him, "we are happy and filled with contentment," his sweet young wife replied, glancing down at her bosoms, "but there's no-one at the other pump, and it's full to bursting," and as she locked eyes with Rary, he checked that the curtain was across the door-window, took the couple of steps which brought him to the right-hand side of his wife's bed, sat down and inclined himself towards her and found that, as soon as, indeed, almost before, her nipple came between his lips, the sweet and tasty milk had begun to flow and, as he sucked, in time with the rhythm of his darling's body, he felt a contentment which had been absent for the past few days; after a while, her voice nudged him from the dream which he could have sworn was absolutely real – a cavern underneath the solid hills just outside the walls of this very Hospital: "I've been thinking about his name, darling, did you hear about those two Dalwhinnie brothers who went missing?" and Rary grunted, slightly disengaged from his wife's nipple: "we can't call him Dalwhinnie," and Rilla chuckled, "don't be silly," she said, "they were named after their two Grandmothers' Maiden Names – MacTavish and MacPherson, and I thought we could do the same with him, well, just one of the names obviously," and he mumbled: "Maclehose and McLevy, which would you prefer?" and she asked back, "what would they be shortened to?" and he thought for a moment: "Hose or Levy, so I don't suppose there's any contest, Maclehose it is," and Rilla gasped: "we can't lumber him with Hose! that would give him such a hard time!" and he pondered, "but Levy would sound a bit Yiddisher, wouldn't it," and she snorted, "his Great Great Great Grandfather was James McLevy, the famous Edinburgh Detective, so I don't think he'll have any worries there, do you? you're not being anti-Semitic are you, Rary?" and he filled his mouth and swallowed before speaking again: "not a bit of it, Sweetie-Pie, McLevy it is, McLevy Balquhidder and I'll give him Boxing Lessons!" and there was definitely a self-satisfied and maybe even roguish smile on the face of the baby boy as he sucked with renewed vigour at his Mother's breast; and Rary asked: "when will he be circumcised?" and Rilla smiled back, "on the eighth day, Rabbi Burns is going to pop in later to make the arrangements, and my folks are coming in with him," and Rary grinned, he was very fond of Charlie and Golda Davidov – they had met at the United Nations where he had been a Truchman, interpreting for Russian speakers and she had been on the staff of the British Ambassador, he was a classical pianist, noted for his playing of Bach Nocturnes, and she a talented a capella singer; and although he had been portrayed in the media as a rabble-rouser during the campaign for Scottish Independence, in the lead-up to last year's Referendum, Rary knew, from family gatherings, that Charlie's fondness for his nieces, Roxy and Trixie Davidova, who were on opposite sides of the Scottish Political Spectrum (Roxy as Leader of the Unionist Party, Trixie of the Socialist Party) and, of course, another niece being Ginger Goldfish, Leader of the Independence Party and First Minister, that Charlie's own politics never interfered with his relationships, with individuals, be they strangers, casual acquaintances, friends, family or whoever.(by MissTeriWoman)


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Medieval English Prose for Women: Selections from the Katherine Group and Ancrene Wisse
Medieval English Prose for Women: Selections from the Katherine Group and Ancrene Wisse
After some years of teaching specialist undergraduate courses on early Middle English literature at Liverpool and Southampton, we felt the need for an edition which would make the Ancrene Wisse and the works associated with it more accessible both to students and to a wider audience. This introductory selection includes three representative works from the 'Katherine Group' and the two final sections of Ancrene Wisse, and offers not only new critical texts, accompanied by a Glossary, for undergraduate use, but also translations for readers unfamiliar with Middle English. BM has taken the main responsibility for the texts and translations and JW-B for the Introduction, Textual Commentary, and Glossary, but each of us owes much to the other's collaboration.
We are grateful to Mr D. C. Lloyd of the University of Liverpool Computer Laboratory, Mrs G. Cooper, Oxford University Computing Service, and the secretarial staff of our own Departments, particularly Miss E. Birrell and Miss C. Rees at Liverpool and Mrs S. James and Mrs N. Martin at Southampton, for the help they have given us in preparing the edition; to Mr G. B. Jack of St Andrews University for advice on the text of Ancrene Wisse Part 8; to the British Academy for a grant to JW-B which has contributed to her work on these and other thirteenth-century texts; and to the Master and Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, for allowing BM to consult their manuscript of the Ancrene Wisse and to use it as a basis for the text printed here. More generally, the edition would not have been a practical possibility without the substantial body of scholarly work on this group of texts which already exists, and we should like to acknowledge here, as well as in the detailed references given later, the extent of our debt to the work of earlier editors and commentators, and (in the case of Ancrene Wisse) an earlier translator, Mary Salu. For helpful points used in our revisions to the paperback edition we are grateful to our reviewers.
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by NFPA's Lisa Braxton
The event of the season was held at NFPA headquarters this week, a fashion show called "Safety Style Down the Aisle." As part of Fire Prevention Week, NFPA worked with the Quincy Council on Aging to invite older adults in the community to have lunch and enjoy an injury prevention fashion show. Family and friends of NFPA employees attended as well.
As guests cheered them on, NFPA employees strutted down the runway in costume to showcase safety messages from NFPA's Remembering When program and this year's FPW theme: "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month." Attendees were invited to join the models "on stage" and some did.
In a nod to the glitz and glamour fashion shows are famous for, the cameras rolled and pictures were snapped to capture every moment.
NFPA staff also volunteered as greeters and servers. And, of course, Sparky the Fire Dog got into the act, delighting the crowd.


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In theaters: September 17th, 2010
Genre: Drama, Romance
Official Site: http://www.thetownmovie.com
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper
Writers: Ben Affleck, Peter Craig, Aaron Stockard
Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage--bank manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name... and where she lives. But she lets her guard down when she meets an unassuming and rather charming man named Doug...not realizing that he is the same man who only days earlier had terrorized her. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous, and potentially deadly, path.
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