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Alice is the creation of writer Charles Dodgson, who used the pen name Lewis Carroll to publish the Alice books. Contrary to popular belief, there are two Alice books, and neither of them are named "Alice in Wonderland". The first book, published in 1865, is called "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", and has a decidedly card deck theme to it all. The second book, titled "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", was published in 1872, and shifts to a chess theme. In other words, no, the Red Queen (chess theme) and the Queen of Hearts (card theme) are not one and the same.
Most films based on the two Alice books mix and match themes, characters, and locations from the two books, completely disregarding the fact that the two books are quite different from one another. The feeling I get watching any modern interpretation of the Alice books can more or less be described as the feeling people will have if someone were to mix and match various locations and characters from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, mangling them together at random into some sort of storyline that doesn't align itself at all with the three books. It just doesn't feel right.
Even something as basic as forcing an actual storyline atop the Alice books is something that appears wholly alien to me. The beauty - and power - of the Alice books is exactly that it doesn't have much of what you would traditionally call a storyline, with basic elements like goals, motivations, and the likes. Wonderland, and the events that take place there, as well as Alice's role in those events are entirely the construct of Alice's own mind.
This is crucial.
Alice is a young girl, round and about seven years old, which means her mind isn't the same as that of adults. It makes less sense, has less structure, and tends to jump from here to there without much logic. Anyone who has ever seen a young child play with a whole bunch of toys can attest to this; multiple different types of toys are played with interchangeably, seemingly without much structure or logic behind it all.
Since Wonderland is a construct of Alice's own mind, it reflects this chaotic nature. Events in the books seem quaintly disjointed, and there's no real reason why one event follows the other. This is the beauty of it all; it doesn't have to make sense. It doesn't have to have a point. It doesn't have to have a moral. This is what created the books' lasting appeal.
I know I'm a bit off the topic I wanted to talk about here, but hey, Alice is a passion of mine. I love the books, the ideas behind them, the dark undercurrent, the absurdity of it all. In a way, Lewis Carroll is the 19th century version of Pixar; they, too, have that uncanny ability to thoroughly entertain both children and adults within one and the same work of art.
Anyway - to get back on topic. Another important and oft-neglected aspect of the Alice books is math. Charles Dodgson was a mathematics tutor at the University of Oxford, and his love for math can most surely be seen in the Alice books in countless ways. In lieu of the Tim Burton film, The New York Times decided to run a piece on this particular aspect of the books, which contains some interesting examples (although there's one oft-made error in there too; contrary to what the article states, Alice was not based on Alice Liddell specifically).
Melanie Bayley, the author of the piece, explains that Dodgson's work contains a lot of satire about then-modern ideas in the world of mathematics. "Dodgson found the radical new math illogical and lacking in intellectual rigor," Bayley writes, "In 'Alice', he attacked some of the new ideas as nonsense - using a technique familiar from Euclid's proofs, reductio ad absurdum, where the validity of an idea is tested by taking its premises to their logical extreme."
Dodgson was able to achieve this because Wonderland, being a construct of Alice's mind, did not have to adhere to the laws of physics and science as would the real world; this gave him the freedom to explore what the world would look like if the logical extremes of the mathematical ideas he disagreed with were truth. I especially like the example of chapter 6, "Pig and Pepper".
Taking the notion to its extreme, what works for a circle should also work for a baby. So, when Alice takes the Duchess's baby outside, it turns into a pig. The Cheshire Cat says, "I thought it would."
The article contains many more interesting examples that seem to make a lot of sense - but do remember that it is impossible to know exactly what Dodgson meant with all the symbolism in his books. He never explained himself, so all we can do is look back and place his work in the proper context, and go from there.
And this is yet another important aspect of the books: the mystery. You can read just about anything into the strange things that happen to Alice and her Wonderland companions, meaning that child and adult alike can lose themselves in the experience.
Tim Burton
I was really looking forward to the Tim Burton film, by the way, but I have this sneaking suspicion that it won't be a good film. You see, both Burton and Dodgson are incredibly good artists, with their own unique styles, and while Wonderland itself might present Burton with a wonderful canvas for his creative genius, I'm afraid that the actual Alice stories do not.
Tim Burton makes Hollywood films. He does this incredibly well - I'm a huge fan - but being a Hollywood director, working for Disney (of all places), means the film must adhere to basic story telling, with goals, motivations, and most likely, a love interest of some sort squeezed in somewhere. This kind of thinking just doesn't become Alice. I saw some previews that showed Alice running around with swords and armor, fighting in some Helm's Deep-esque battle.
With Wonderland being a construct of Alice's mind, I wonder just how mentally messed up Burton's "real" Alice has to be in order to have her running around like that. American McGee got it right; his "real" Alice was in a psychotic and catatonic state in an old-world insane asylum, rendering McGee's twisted Wonderland rendition totally believable.
For some reason, I doubt Disney would allow the film to start with a psychotic and mentally deranged Alice - leading me to the scary conclusion that Burton had to violate the most important aspect of the Alice mythos: Wonderland is Alice.
If you severe the two, it's no longer Alice, now, is it?


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Yep, that looks like the one. I actually got mine from Ambrose via TeaSwap.Bob_McBob wrote:ShanLin Brand Joyous Fish Porcelaine GongfuTea Cup-75mlDarkenedSun wrote:Where'd you get the cup? I love the fish!
My YS package finally arrived over the weekend. I got some stuff that I'm really excited for. 2011 Gaoshanzhai, 2005 Douji Spring Red, 2002 Tai Lian to name a few.
I also threw in a cake I thought looked interesting, 2003 Hong Shun "Hui Ming Shan." Scott says this one has had some wetter storage and he is right about that. I got around to trying it yesterday and it's nothing special, but it does have that nice pungent mouthfeel that wetter stored Puerh usually seems to have. For $32 I'm not disappointed with my purchase.
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DescriptionWhooping cranes represent one of the best-known conservation stories in North America and these elegant birds have captured public imagination. Whooping cranes have almost entirely white plumage, with the exception of red and black markings on the face and black tips to the wings, which are only visible when out-stretched (5). Juveniles are a reddish-cinnamon colour, becoming mottled over time until the full snow-white feathers are achieved by the end of their second summer (6). These cranes are the tallest birds in North America, and males may reach up to 1.5 metres in height (5). When flying, the neck is stretched out in front and the thin, black legs trail behind (5).


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CARY – Police searched along Route 14 on Saturday as part of a 14-year-old missing person case.
The Cary Police Department continued the investigation into the disappearance of Chicago resident Wendy M. Kimura, who was 28 when she was last seen in May 1999 walking along Route 14 in Cary.
The police, along with other agencies, searched around the Arlington Club subdivision and Jack's Channel, said Officer Jason Williamson.
Williamson did not have an update Saturday on the results of the search, which began about 6 a.m.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Cary Police Department at 847-639-2341 or leave an anonymous tip with Crimestoppers at 1-800-762-STOP.
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I made for myself the same design tee, from the same fabric.
The necklace, btw, is her "pink pearls necklace," and she styled it with this outfit herself.
Linen Tunic, Burda WOF 2008-08-134, s.104:
Well-drafted pattern, the back closure is a line of buttons down the CB.
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With Tony LaRussa taking over as the Arizona Diamondbacks' director of baseball operations, speculation has manager Kirk Gibson heading for the exit at some time this season. If general manager Kevin Towers is also fired, sources indicate Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty and Detroit Tigers assistant GM Al Avila could be candidates.
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Detroit Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila has been mentioned as a candidate for the Baltimore Orioles' vacant general managerial position, although he is considered a long shot to end up with the job. "I'm very happy here," Avila said of his relationship with the Tigers. "I have a great relationship with the ownership and I've worked for (general manager) Dave (Dombrowski) for 20 years."
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Tampa Bay Rays vice president of baseball operations Gerry Hunsicker, Chicago White Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn, former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Dan Evans, Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Ben Cherington and Detroit Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila are rumored to be candidates for the vacant general manager position with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 78-years-old Diahann Carroll keeps a sense of humor.
"I don't think I realize what the passage of time really means until people talk about things that I did in the '50s and I wonder 'Who the hell are they talking about?,'" the actress, singer and Golden Globe-winner said while being honored at a House of Flowers dinner Saturday evening.
Beverly Johnson, Angela Bassett, Regina King and Anika Noni Rose were in attendance to applaud Carroll and fellow honoree Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the first African American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The dinner, hosted by television producer Tracey Edmonds and film and television producer Debra Martin Chase, was held at Edmonds' home.
Fellow honoree Isaacs said the evening made her feel "on top of the world" and described her new post as AMPAS president as "going from zero to 60 in four seconds."
Conceptualized by Chase and deemed House of Flowers after Truman Capote's Broadway play, in which Carroll starred in 1954, the affair was meant to "celebrate female empowerment and to help open doors for future accomplishments," said Edmonds.
"Diahann is a legend who's broken so many barriers and has always represented glamour," said Chase.
Occasionally brushing the soft curls from her face with her heavily jeweled hands, Carroll cracked grins as ladies like Johnson, Bassett and dancer and producer Debbie Allen lined up to collect hugs and kisses.
"I certainly don't feel like an icon," said Carroll in an interview before dinner. "I've had long stretches of unemployment. This is not an easy game." Later in her acceptance speech she said, "I really appreciate knowing that you've heard my name and remember it. I don't even know if I would have been allowed to drive down this street back in the '50s. Being here has given me new passion."
After a 30-year hiatus, Carroll will return to Broadway in April to play Denzel Washington's mother in "A Raisin in the Sun." Rose will also star.
A Tony Award-winner, four-time Emmy nominee, Oscar nominee and the first black actress to star in her own prime-time series, "Julia," Carroll says there is still one role she has yet to conquer: "I would love to be a part of a studio that tells our stories and has a means of growing."
"Julia" debuted in 1968. Carroll is still making TV appearances as a recurring character on USA's "White Collar."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype.
Administration officials are coming forward with a grim compendium of jobs to be lost, services to be denied or delayed, military defenses to be let down and important operations to be disrupted. Obama's new chief of staff, Denis McDonough, spoke of a "devastating list of horribles."
For most Americans, though, it's far from certain they will have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day if the budget-shredder known as the sequester comes to pass. Maybe they will, if the impasse drags on for months.
For now, there's a whiff of the familiar in all the foreboding, harking back to the mid-1990s partial government shutdown, when officials said old people would go hungry, illegal immigrants would have the run of the of the land and veterans would go without meds. It didn't happen.
For this episode, provisions are in place to preserve the most crucial services — and benefit checks. Furloughs of federal workers are at least a month away, breathing room for a political settlement if the will to achieve one is found. Many government contractors would continue to be paid with money previously approved.
But while the government prepares to make the best of a tough situation, it's putting the worst possible face on it all.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says teacher layoffs have already begun, but he has not backed up that claim and school administrators say no pink slips are expected before May, for the next school year, if the budget crisis persists.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the money crunch means the national parks system will be hit with a "perfect storm."
But perish the thought of yellow police tape around Yellowstone. It's far from settled that parks would close. Officials said to expect reduced operating hours, fewer rangers, bathrooms that might be locked and trash that might not be collected as often.
To be sure, the cuts are big and will have consequences. Knowing what they will be, though, is far from a precise exercise.
And there is a lot of improbable precision in administration statements about what could happen: more than 373,000 seriously ill people losing mental health services, 600,000 low-income pregnant women and new mothers losing food aid and nutrition education, 1,200 fewer inspections of dangerous work sites, 125,000 poor households going without vouchers, and much more.
"These numbers are just numbers thrown out into the thin air with no anchor, and I think they don't provoke the outrage or concern that the Obama administration seeks," said Paul Light, a New York University professor who specializes in the federal bureaucracy and budget. For all the dire warnings, he said, "It's not clear who gets hurt by this."
The estimates in many cases come from a simple calculation: Divide the proscribed spending cut by a program's per-person spending to see how many beneficiaries may lose services or benefits under the sequester.
But in practice, through all the layers of bureaucracy and the everyday smoke and mirrors of the federal budget, there is rarely a direct and measurable correlation between a federal dollar and its effect on the ground.
That has meant a lot of tenuous "could happen" warnings by the administration, not so much "will happen" evidence.
So it was in Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' letter to Congress laying out likely consequences of the spending cuts for her agency's operations. She said the sequester "could" compromise the well-being of more than 373,000 people who "potentially" would not get needed mental health services, which in turn "could result" in more hospitalizations and homelessness.
Duncan left himself less wiggle room. "This stuff is real," he said last week. "Schools are already starting to give teachers notices."
Asked to provide backup for Duncan's assertion, spokesman Daren Briscoe said it was based on "an unspecified call he was on with unnamed persons," and the secretary might not be comfortable sharing details.
Briscoe referred queries about layoffs to the American Association of School Administrators. Noelle M. Ellerson, an assistant director of the organization, said Monday that in her many discussions with superintendents at the group's just-completed annual meeting, she heard of no layoffs of teachers. While everyone is bracing for that possibility down the road, she said, "not a single one I spoke with had already issued pink slips."
Most school district budgets for the next school year won't be completed for two months, she said, meaning any layoff notices would come in early to mid-May. "No one had yet acted."
As for the assertion that 600,000 women could be dropped from the Women, Infants and Children Program, that's not to say the rolls would be cut by that number. The actual number is likely to include women who are not enrolled in the program now and could be denied when seeking to join it. Federal officials say the true number will depend on how states can manage their caseloads.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has warned of impending furloughs of air traffic controllers, who may need to take one day off every two weeks, and said air-travel delays are likely across the country. Asked Friday why the airline lobby predicted no major impact on air travel from the sequester, he said, "I don't think they have the information we're presenting to them today."
"The idea that we're just doing this to create some kind of a horrific scare tactic is nonsense," LaHood said. But it's a pressure tactic nonetheless: "What I'm trying to do is to wake up members of the Congress on the Republican side to the idea that they need to come to the table."
However the cuts fall, Light at NYU says the Washington Monument ploy, also known as the Firemen First principle, is at work.
It goes like this: Put someone's budget at risk and the first thing you'll hear is a threat to close a cherished national symbol or lay off firefighters and police, when in fact there are other ways to cut spending.
It so happens the Washington Monument is already closed, for earthquake repair. But Obama indulged in the Firemen First principle quite literally.
He appeared at the White House in front of officers in blue uniforms to warn of the consequences of the sequester. "Emergency responders like the ones who are here today — their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded."
FBI and Border Patrol furloughs are expected. Still, the White House has directed agencies to avoid cuts presenting "risks to life, safety or health" and to minimize harm to crucial services.
The law gives little flexibility to agencies to protect favored programs, except for big ones specifically exempted from the automatic cuts, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans benefits. There's only so much latitude to move money among accounts.
But not everything is cast in stone. The Small Business Administration, for example, should be able to avoid furloughs because of early retirements already achieved, said Karen Mills, the administrator. And she said declining demand for one type of loan should free up money for other lending, so "we are not slowing down giving loans to anyone."
In the partial government shutdown during his presidency, Bill Clinton and his officials told some tall tales and sketched dark scenarios that didn't come to pass, though some might have if the crisis had lasted weeks or months longer. The shutdown played out over two installments totaling 26 days from mid-November 1995 to early January 1996.
National park properties closed (yes, even the Washington Monument), passport and federal mortgage insurance processing were disrupted and toxic waste cleanup stalled as hundreds of thousands of federal workers went idle, paid retroactively later. But states, communities and private groups stepped up to tide over the neediest, keeping Meals on Wheels rolling with their own resources, for example, until Clinton found emergency money to cover the costs. Warnings that Medicare treatment would be withheld proved unfounded, and veterans got their care.
Contractors, who perform many key services for government, kept working for IOUs. A claim by the government that deportations "have virtually ended" was not so.
The Justice Department told the story of a Florida gas station rejecting the government-issued credit card of a drug-enforcement agent to illustrate the indignity of it all.
But the reality was humdrum: The card had merely expired.
Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Mary Clare Jalonick, Joan Lowy and Philip Elliott contributed to this report.


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25 U.S. Code § 3112 - Alaska Native technical assistance program
The Secretary, in consultation with the village and regional corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), shall establish a program of technical assistance for such corporations to promote the sustained yield management of their forest resources. Such technical assistance shall also be available to promote local processing and other value-added activities with such forest resources.
The technical assistance to be provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available through contracts, grants or agreements entered into in accordance with, and made available to entities eligible for, such contracts, grants, or agreements under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.].
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
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ANAHEIM -- A borderline strike call and a dismissive finger wave had Joe Girardi irate and ticketed for an early exit, as the Yankees' manager fired his cap into the Angel Stadium turf and jawed furiously inches away from the face of home-plate umpire Laz Diaz.
Girardi was already up the tunnel, walking toward the clubhouse, when more misfortune arrived. The Yanks wasted a prime run-scoring opportunity, then walked six batters to force home three eighth-inning runs as the Angels posted a 4-1 victory on Monday night.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- A borderline strike call and a dismissive finger wave had Joe Girardi irate and ticketed for an early exit, as the Yankees' manager fired his cap into the Angel Stadium turf and jawed furiously inches away from the face of home-plate umpire Laz Diaz.
Girardi was already up the tunnel, walking toward the clubhouse, when more misfortune arrived. The Yanks wasted a prime run-scoring opportunity, then walked six batters to force home three eighth-inning runs as the Angels posted a 4-1 victory on Monday night.View Full Game Coverage
"I walked the leadoff batter in the inning, and that started a downward spiral," said Shawn Kelley, whose walk to Howie Kendrick gave the Angels the lead. "We've got to block out all the other distractions, just like we do with the fans, crowd, emotions, all that stuff, and just pitch. Tonight wasn't my night."
Kelley issued free passes to four batters in the inning, but had just a runner at second with two outs when he put Albert Pujols on base intentionally. Kelley lost pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez to a full-count walk, and then walked Kendrick on a 3-1 offering.
Diaz, who had tossed Girardi in the top half of the inning, then ejected Kelley following his removal in a pitching change. Matt Thornton issued a bases-loaded walk, and so did Preston Claiborne as the Angels grabbed a three-run lead.
It was the first time since Sept. 12, 1990, that the Yankees issued six walks in an inning, and the Yankees appeared to have issues with Diaz's strike zone all night.
Girardi revealed that there had been an incident during Kelly Johnson's second-inning strikeout in which Diaz waggled his finger at Girardi, as if to say no more, a gesture that Girardi called "the Mutumbo," in reference to former NBA star Dikembe Mutumbo's dismissive wave.
"I don't appreciate that. I'm not a little kid," Girardi said. "I don't need to be scolded. Obviously we're trying to work together, and I just thought there were a lot of inconsistencies tonight.
"No one is coming [to the game] to see Laz, I can tell you that."
That frustration boiled over after an eighth-inning called strike on Brett Gardner. The strike call on a 1-0 pitch from Jered Weaver -- who was excellent all night -- seemed borderline in Girardi's view, and the Yankees believe it changed the tone of an at-bat in which Gardner struck out.
"There's no telling what would have happened," Gardner said. "I could have gone deep, I could have ended up striking out. There's no need to speculate. I just didn't get the job done, bases loaded, no outs."
Watching from the mound, Weaver seemed to enjoy the show. It surely didn't bother him; New York's bases-loaded, none-out rally -- built on two infield hits and an Ichiro Suzuki bunt single -- then fizzled, as Weaver worked out of trouble by getting Derek Jeter to ground into an inning-ending double play.
"That was pretty cool, huh?" Weaver said. "You don't see that too much anymore with the replay; hats being thrown around, spitting and all that stuff. You just have to try to stay locked in, try not to focus on what's going on with him and Laz there."
Jeter's 4-6-3 grounder spoiled a good evening for the 39-year-old, who said before the game that he was "going to try to get young again," and then rolled the clock back with a two-hit performance.
"My last at-bat, I hit that harder than my other balls, but I just hit it to somebody," Jeter said. "That's what's going to happen over the course of a season."
The Yankees' captain snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a fourth-inning single off Weaver, marking the first hit of the game for either club, and later ripped a seventh-inning double that sparked a game-tying rally.
Shooting a ball down the left-field line, Jeter advanced to third base on a groundout before coming home on Mark Teixeira's sharp single to right field. The run was the 1,882nd of Jeter's career, tying him with Tris Speaker for 11th place on the all-time list.
New York stayed in the game as David Phelps turned in a solid outing, making his first start of the season and his first appearance of any kind since April 23, holding the Angels to a run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Kendrick opened the fifth inning with a triple into the right-field corner that took a bounce away from Ichiro, then scored on Ian Stewart's groundout one batter later. That accounted for the Halos' production against Phelps, who walked one and struck out three.
But the Yanks' offense was kept quiet by Weaver, who won his third consecutive decision for the Halos. The right-hander scattered six hits, walking one and striking out seven as he improved to 7-4 in 14 career starts against the Yankees.
"You go against teams' aces, that's going to happen sometimes," Phelps said. "Give that guy all the credit in the world, because he went out and kept us off the board."
That was why, whatever fireworks may or may not have transpired between the visiting bench and the home-plate umpire, the Yankees ultimately could look in the mirror to find the main culprit for their fifth loss in six games.
"I think any time you've got a guy like that on the mound, you feel like a guy is maybe getting expanded a little bit, it's frustrating," Gardner said. "It's no excuse. We've got to do better."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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What do these words have in common? The f-word, the s-word, the d-word, and the a-word (among others). They have no place in the dojo or in Karate events with children present.
I recently attended a Karate function where the punchline of a story was a compound swear word ("bs"). Children were present at this event, pretty young children.
As Karate teachers, assistants, and students, we have to observe rules of courtesy. But even common courtesy would tell you that swearing in the presence of children is not a good thing. It reflects negatively on the swearer, his or her Sensei, fellow students, and dojo.
There are so many positive ways to express yourself. The small handful of swear words are such a tiny part of the English language. Unfortunately, they seem to be a big part of some people's vocabulary.
Don't get me wrong. If a werewolf jumped out on a dark night and was about to attack me, I probably would curse.
But in the dojo and at Karate functions with children, we should be on our best behavior.
If a yudansha or senior in my dojo continually cursed in front of children and would not stop despite my requests, I would expel him... really. I want the children to look up to and emulate the yudansha and seniors, not learn how to swear.
I also understand that an accidental swear word might slip out (like when someone gets kicked in the groin). Accidents happen. I am concerned about people who swear as part of conversation. But even when hit, students should be courteous and in control of themselves.
If you get kicked in the groin, remember this old saying: "Even a tall man will bow down when he is kicked in the testicles." (I think it sounded better in the Ryukyu dialect.)
Charles C. Goodin
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What do these words have in common? The f-word, the s-word, the d-word, and the a-word (among others). They have no place in the dojo or in Karate events with children present.
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The midfielder went from hero to zero in the match, although his goal proved enough to earn the Rossoneri a result in the hunt for Champions League qualification
Walter Mazzarri's Scudetto contenders entered the battle for second place with a four-point advantage over their hosts, after the Milan giant's bid for direct qualification to the next edition of Europe's premier club competition stalled in the last round with a contentious 2-2 draw away to Fiorentina.
The Rossoneri wasted no time setting the tone for the encounter as Ignazio Abate forced several early openings down the right. One of the full-back's deliveries found Kevin-Prince Boateng lurking outside Napoli's area, where the Ghana international let fly with a shot that forced Morgan De Sanctis to make a smart intervention following a deflection off Paolo Cannavaro's heel.
Cristian Zapata failed to test the visitors' goalkeeper after heading over from Riccardo Montolivo's corner in the ninth minute, but the respite was not to last as Kevin Constant's deflected effort required a save, before the Guinean nearly turned provider when his lofted pass was side-footed wide by Boateng.
A succession of Napoli corners did not succeed in blunting their hosts' endeavour, and a neat set of interchages between Robinho and Boateng on the edge of the area in the 30th minute teed up Flamini for his left-footed finish, which the 29-year-old emphatically rifled low into the corner beyond De Sanctis' reach.
Proceedings had just sprung to life, with the set-back failing to break the Southerners' resolve when they found the equaliser just three minutes after going behind. Goran Pandev escaped Zapata's attention to pick up Hamsik's exquisite through-ball, slotting high into the back of the net to spark wild celebrations from Mazzarri and the Napoli bench.
It was now Milan's turn to weather the storm, and the San Siro faithful watched on in baited breath as Edinson Cavani effortlessly controlled a searching ball over the top before attempting to lob Christian Abbiati, the burly keeper showcasing his reflexes in the process of tipping the ball over as referee Gianluca Rocchi called time on an electric first half.
Flamini failed to trouble De Sanctis with an opportunistic attempt as the Milan giants began the second-half seeking to regain the initiative, but teenage striker M'Baye Niang wasted an opportunity by scooping a free-kick on the edge of the box well over the bar.
Hopes of re-taking the lead took a heavy blow when Flamini's high-footed challenge on Juan Zuniga prompted a scuffle on the byline in the 72nd minute though, leading to a straight red card being produced for the Frenchman. Allegri promptly responded by introducing Stephan El Shaarawy to provide additional impetus in the final third.
The match had already begin running out of steam though and, with neither side able to gain the ascendency despite Napoli's numerical advantage, action began to get bogged down in midfield. Several half-chances, penalty area altercations and Emanuele Calaio's scuffed golden opportunity to capture the lead for the Partenopei later, Rocchi called time on the spectacle.
Milan's 14th game unbeaten coincides with Napoli going within eight points within Juventus at the pinnacle of Serie A, with the Italian champions only due to play at Lazio on Monday.


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Even the name is perfect in its simplicity. It tells you all you need to know, i.e. that this place specializes in pork. And of course you already know that pork is good. There is no meat more juicy, more flavorful, more layered in varying textures from tender meat, to buttery fat and crispy skin. Has there ever been a nobler ingredient around which to theme a restaurant? Out of the infinite number of things you can do with this meat, and I'm willing to bet The Divine Swine covers quite a few you hadn't thought of.
Take brunch, the meal I was lucky enough to have with my parents at this Mecca of pork. We don't often associate the stuff with breakfast (aside from bacon and the ham in eggs benedict, but those are just a given, aren't they?). But this menu does not shy away from boldly going where no bacon has gone before. Just one example is the Candied Bacon French Toast ($8.00), proof of the time-honored truth that bacon really does make everything better.
In addition to the breakfast items served on the Sunday brunch menu, they have what would be your standard lunch fare of sandwiches and salads, but with pork. They have a Ground Pork Burger ($8.00, with bacon, blue cheese and red onion jam, naturally), a Pulled Pork Sandwich ($8.00), even Honey-Glazed Ribs ($6.00). Mom enjoyed the Chef's Salad ($8.00), which the menu claims changes from week to week, containing on this particular occasion very thick-cut slices of bacon. Dad got the Chicken Sandwich, the menu's concession to the fact that it's not a perfect world, and not everyone is in the mood for pork all the time (though they do manage to slip some bacon mayo in there, at least!).
As to what your humble food-blogger ordered, how could I resist something called The Whole Hog? Yes, this dish is the ultimate expression of this place's genius; made up of sausage, bacon, ham, biscuits (mhmm) with pork gravy (that's pork four ways!), all with a side of eggs and potatoes. It's everything it sounds like: decadent, filling and, above all, delicious. The bacon and sausage are still sizzling in their own tasty fat, cooked perfectly crispy around the edges while still retaining their juiciness. Perhaps my favorite cut of meat was the ham; thick, pink slices of that pure, concentrated pork flavor I love. The biscuits are like cake, fluffy and thick, drizzled with gravy made from that same rich pork.
How about dessert after brunch? Why not! You only live once. Even if the candied bacon french toast was your entree, the desserts here are so phenomenal they're worth the sugar crash later. I present as my evidence the Candied Bacon Sticky Buns. I think that's worth repeating: Candied Bacon Sticky Buns. Just try to think about that for a moment without falling into a salivating reverie.
Unfortunately, they were sold out of the sticky buns by the time we were ready to order them, but we can't say we weren't warned! The sticky buns go fast, so the restaurant encourages you to order early. But the dessert we had, the Creme Fraiche Panna Cotta with blood oranges, was not at all a let-down. For those unfamiliar, it's a wobbly, gelatin-based custard served chilled, usually with some sort of sweet sauce. After trying The Divine Swine's version, I completely forgot about the disappointment of missing out on the sticky buns. There's no bacon involved and it's one of the best desserts I've ever had. Yes, ever. Pairing the typically light panna cotta with the richness of creme fraiche (the slightly more curdled, more cheese-like cousin of whipped cream) is a smart take on the dessert. And with a tart blood orange to contrast the sweetness, every precious, creamy bite is a perfectly balanced finish to a heavy meal.
From the savory to the sweet, the bacon to the creme fraiche, this place is truly an experience; providing one of those absolutely sensual meals we foodies can only hope to find very rarely. The food isn't "fancy," but it is definitely on the level of gourmet in its creative use of ingredients and its richness of flavors. And did you notice the prices? The Whole Hog is probably the best-spent $10 in town, and almost every other entree is cheaper than that. I would argue nowhere else in town offers food this good for anything close to the same value. Chef and owner Josh Valentine has done something very special for the city, providing a stripped-down, concentrated dining experience; a celebration not just of one ingredient, but of all the different and wonderful things that can be done with it. My hat is off to all involved, for creating something so exciting in an unexpected place, and for the proof that food can be something close to divine.
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Beers that taste like piss[1]:Miller's [whatever]BudweiserCoors[2]Guiness[3]There's this Walgreen's beer that tastes like shit but I forget it's name[4]Only good beer:HeinekinTequizaCorona Extra-Nam 1. yes, sadly I know what piss tastes like, don't ask. 2. is that with an apostrophe? 3. don't hurt me--and if I misspelled that, I don't care 4. don't ask.
While in the bar he says he ordered a Fosters since it was "Australian for beer" and was nearly laughed out of the bar.
The only good beers I've ever had were home brews. A very dark and heavy stout by a friend, and a wheat beer by another friend. That's why I don't bother drinking beer.
^^^ Ignore me, I'm apparently completely wrong, at least about the time line.According to Wikipedia: Miller: A short-lived recipe from 1996 to 1998, sold in a predominantly red can (hence, aka "Miller Red").I have no idea what I think I'm remembering - Thank FSM for the internet!
For some reason I thought I remembered a Millers from my childhood in the early 80's (remember cans on tables). So I cannot fault you. SPAB(eer) lol
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"What I really wanted was a place where I could hear myself and play with other musicians and the quality would be consistent," says Daniel Carr, who plays guitar, mandolin and tenor banjo.
"Danny has to lift his guitar up for people to get to the bathroom," says pub owner Tysin Senestraro. "It's very intimate."
The trio gets its name from the title of one of the first Irish songs Carr learned. He's joined by Richard Johnson on mandolin, guitar and bodhran and Sean Conners on fiddle.
Johnson, 68, who has been playing folk music for more than 50 years, says Irish music is a little darker, and French Canadian is more upbeat.
"Bouncy, I would describe it as bouncy," says Carr, 30.
Carr, who lives in Ashland and is earning his master's in teaching at Southern Oregon University, says he's inspired by his mother, pianist Josie Mendelsohn.
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For the Tidings Cafe, Jug of Punch performed "The Sailor's Bonnet Set," a medley of traditional tunes, at Paddy Brannan's. The band plays at 9 p.m. Saturdays at the pub, 23 S. Second St., Ashland.
Conners, 15, is driven by his father to Ashland from Grants Pass every Saturday night. Johnson drives in from Chiloquin, where he says there is not a lot of Irish music.
"Chiloquin is a very strange place," he says. "I've only slid off the road twice getting over here. I don't mind the drive."
Even though the men are all far apart in age, their love of old music binds them together.
"I like playing," Conners says. "It's one of my favorite things to do. I play at home quite a bit. I'm also in my orchestra at school."
Conners and Johnson find inspiration in annual music camps, where they meet musicians and learn new tunes.
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Carr and Conners have started recording music together so they'll have a CD available to purchase this summer, when they take their music to the streets.
"That's my summer job," Carr says.
Jug of Punch enjoys performing at private events and weddings, and hope to do more weddings in the summer.
"For the right person and the right crowd, it's the best kind of music," Carr says.
Jug of Punch members say they enjoy playing together and learning from each other.
"When I first heard Sean play, I thought, 'He's channeling some old Irishman,' " Johnson says.
"It's the hat," Conners says, laughing.
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Alfredsson, you'll remember, became captain of the Senators when they stripped the 'C' off Alexei Yashin's chest 13 years ago. Yashin wasn't much of a team guy. Already the Senators' highest-paid player, he made his third demand (in five years) that his contract be renegotiated, from a $3.6-million salary to something more in line with the league's top centres, who were making $6-7 million.
When the Senators were silly enough to think he should honour the final year on his deal, Yashin asked for a trade. When the team denied that request, he refused to report until he was finally suspended for the season on Nov. 10. When he finally did return the following season, he found the 'C' on the guy who should have had it in the first place.
The sad irony of it all is that Yashin, who hasn't been in the NHL since 2007, will get paid more to NOT play for the Islanders this season (not to mention the two after it, with a salary of $2,204,000 per) than Alfredsson will get when he'll be one of the Senators' top three or four players again in '12-13 and perhaps beyond.
"I don't know if I'd say just a million dollars," Alfredsson said, repeating part of a question with a chuckle. "I'm good with the way the contract is now, yes.
"That's never been a factor at all, that I would try to sign and get a big signing bonus this summer, to kind of make up for that. Bryan and I did talk about maybe doing an extension for the following year, but at the end of the day I just felt that I want to finish this contract. I didn't want to have the pressure maybe to go through this again, with a year left on my contract, and then have to decide.
"I wanted a clean sheet. I think my decision will be a lot easier if I have to that, too. That's probably the main reason why I'm just going to play this contract out."
Alfredsson did suggest that maybe this won't be his last season, that, with guys like Jaromir Jagr and Teemu Selanne still going strong, "maybe it's a trend" that guys over 40 will play on.
"I'm going to play this year, and obviously, when the season is over, I'm going to re-evaluate again, and see where I am,' he said. "I'm not going to say this is my last year, because if I feel good and feel I can play, I'll continue.
"I'm confident I can stay at that level, but that's not my goal. My goal is to improve," he added. "My health is better than it's been in a while. I think I can come into camp much better prepared than I was last year, which should help me. I should be able to be more consistent. I'm not looking to be close to where I was last year. I would like to improve and be better."
Alfredsson, who is working out with his old Swedish team, the Frolunda Indians, as well as Erik Karlsson and "track and field coach" Peter Froberg, says he plans on returning to Ottawa on Aug. 22.
"Hugo's hockey starts on the 25th," he said, referring to his eight-year-old son. "We probably would have stayed a week or two longer, if it wasn't for that. The kids come first. I still can't believe his hockey starts three weeks before mine."
The Senators, and their fans, are just glad dad is going to play another season.


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Jasmine Solley Earns POW Honors
The ACCAC office announced today that Roughrider Jasmine Solley has been selected as Player of the Week for efforts last week in matches against Scottsdale and Eastern Arizona. Solley is currently ranked 5th in the NJCAA with 325 digs and 30th with 4.17 digs per set. Despite Jasmine's 22 digs against Scottsdale on Wednesday the Roughriders lost the non-conference match 2-3 (25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, 10-15). However, Yavapai rebounded on the road in Thatcher and beat Eastern Arizona 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-13, 26-24). Jasmine's defense was outstanding collecting 45 digs in only 4 sets. For the week jasmine only had 2 reception errors in 33 reception attempts.
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The 20-year old Brazilian college student who auctioned off her virginity in an attempt to raise money to build homes for poverty-stricken families in her hometown has found her match in a Japanese man named Natsu.
Natsu beat out Americans bidders Jack Miller and Jack Right as well as a high roller from India, Rudra Chatterjee, by putting down $780,000 to be the first person to sleep with 20-year-old Catarina Migliorini.
While she insists she is not a prostitute and that she is only doing this to make a positive impact on the world, the physical education student has sparked controversy by having an Australian film crew follow her every move for a documentary entitled "Virgin's Wanted."
"I saw this as a business. I have the opportunity to travel, to be part of a movie and get a bonus with it," Migliorini said, according to the New York Daily News. "The auction is just business, I'm a romantic girl at heart and believe in love. But this will make a big difference to my area."
The Brazilian signed up for the project two years ago when she answered an advertisement by Thomas Williams Productions. She will be given $20,000 and 90 percent of the final auction price.
The auction's winner will be tested for any sexually transmitted diseases while on board a flight from Australia to the U.S. in an effort to avoid any prostitution laws. A condom will be required.
Migliorini has also stated that she is prepared to prove to anyone who is skeptical that she has not had sex before. Her emotions before and after her first sexual encounter will be recorded by Director Justin Sisely.
Natsu also has the right to remain anonymous, as the intercourse will not be filmed and his picture will not appear in the media.
A male virgin name Alexander, who is also part of Selsey's documentary, sold his virginity to a Brazilian woman name Nene B for $3,000.
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ASHEVILLE, NC (FOX Carolina) -It started out as any typical morning inside Georgie Brown's Fairview, NC, home.
"The kids wanted to see Lilo and Stitch," explained Brown. Brown has a son who is almost 2, a 3-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son.
Brown had recorded the movie on one of the "Disney Channel" channels on Dish Network on Sept. 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Three days later, she switched on the recording for her children to watch while she did work in a nearby room.
Brown said that about a minute into the recording, an alert box appeared, stating "part of the recorded event has been lost due to signal loss, the picture pixilated and video of a man and woman having sex appeared. She said the explicit video continued for six minutes before another signal-loss message popped onto the screen and the Disney movie reappeared.
The video was so graphic that neither FOX Carolina nor the Disney Channel are allowed to air it.
Brown said she was in her kitchen working when she realized what she was hearing was not the heartwarming Disney movie.
"I just heard things that probably shouldn't be on Lilo or Stitch," she said. "My first thought was the children have changed the channel."
However, Brown's children had not changed the channel, she said. Instead, the six-minute pornographic video was recorded within the movie, Brown said.
"If you can imagine Maggie Simpson sitting on a sofa watching porn that was him just sitting there sucking his pacifier kind of clueless," Brown said of her youngest child's reaction. "My 5-year-old grabbed his ears and ran out of the room screaming, 'I didn't do it,' and the 3-year-old was sitting there crying."
Brown showed FOX Carolina's Cody Alcorn the information page from the movie she recorded. Alcorn said it was very clear it was Lilo and Stitch from 2002. It was rated PG.
Cody Alcorn talked to David Guttey, a contractor for Dish Network, who looked at Brown's receiver.
"I've been in the TV industry for 15 years and I've never once seen that," Guttey said. "It kind of had me astonished."
Guttey said he does not believe the appearance of the sexually explicit video was Brown's fault.
"If they would have stopped one and started another it would have set up another recording and it wouldn't have just followed on through."
Guttey said there is a chance anyone watching this program on Sept. 7, likely saw the six-minute clip of pornography.
Brown said while she's still waiting on answers from Dish Network, she's trying to work through this incident with her kids.
"When I told [my children] you guys were coming and to talk about the television, they mimicked the action and sound back to me, and they're only 3 and 5," Brown said.
Brown called Dish Network to report the problem. The network issued this statement:
"We have technology in place to help ensure we deliver the content that subscribers want to watch. We are working with various partners and our customers to better understand what occurred."
FOX Carolina contacted Disney to get a statement on the incident, but the network has not returned the calls.
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The Walrus Says
Veterans Day is coming up on Sunday. But, what is it all about?
We asked islander Tom Bailey, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, if he would give us his thoughts on the holiday. Here is his reply:
"Several years ago, on a cold, rainy November morning in France, Veterans Day took on new meaning for me. All across the countryside, antiquated trenches were still visible, like scars marring the muddy earth. Large sections of each village cemetery paid silent tribute to the generation lost in the "War to End all Wars" that had ended 73 years before. As I stood wet and shivering on the broken, twisted, and rusting ruins of the fortress at Verdun at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of that month, I gained a better appreciation for the physical hardships veterans of past wars endured and the extent of the sacrifice a nation must sometimes make in response to aggression.
"On another crisp, clear autumn day, I stood among a field of white monuments, gleaming against the still green grass in Luxembourg. On that sacred ground, General George S. Patton and more than five thousand other veterans of DDay and the Battle of the Bulge were laid to rest. While the initial attack that plunged us into that World War killed fewer than three thousand, millions would eventually leave their homes, families and the tranquility of America to fight for freedom around the globe. Those veterans that returned home victorious have lived to share with us the fruits of the better world they created. Those that never returned continue their service to humanity in places like that one, as constant reminders of the high cost of the freedom and benefits much of the world enjoy.
"In years since, I have commemorated Veterans Day several times in our nation's capitol. On each pilgrimage to the smooth black wall of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, I saw veterans weep over their fallen comrades, touch the name of a lost friend, and toast the living who returned with them from that war, changed by the experience but still cognizant of the good that has come from their generation's sacrifice. Fewer veterans can be found at the World War II and Korean War Memorials, but members of those great generations are there too, among the many visitors to the memorials of "their" wars-shrines that pay homage to the men and women who answered the call in their times to respond to aggression and serve in the defense of others.
"At Arlington Cemetery, where generations of men and women who have served America through peace and war since the Civil War are interred, I've seen Presidents honor our veterans, living and dead, with speeches and ceremony. There, if only too briefly, the partisanship and politics of Washington are set aside, and all Americans are united in respect and reverence for the men and women who have proudly worn the varied uniforms of our Armed Forces and especially for those who have been buried in them.
"America's veterans are anonymous heroes who represent many generations and backgrounds. They fought on many continents; in jungles and deserts, on beaches and mountains. They patrolled on and under the seas, and secured the skies and space above. Regardless of how or where they served, our veterans answered their nation's call with honor, integrity and determination. In conflicts hot and cold around the world, they have won the priceless gift of liberty for millions. However, all of our nation's wars- from the Revolution that gave us our independence to today's war against a new kind of tyranny- have been accompanied by great divisions in our society. In the midst of this turmoil, our veterans have consistently risen above the political fray and remained true to their oaths to support and defend a set of higher ideals that are embodied today in our Constitution. We remember them as selfless patriots who helped shape America's history (and the world's) and set a new standard of idealism and courage for all to see. For their bravery and sacrifice, they deserve the deep respect and admiration of a grateful nation.
"The members of America's Armed Forces today share in this proud tradition. All of us who serve have volunteered to put service before self in order to defend the nation we love and promote the ideals upon which our nation was founded. Through our efforts, we hope to add to the storied legacy of the minutemen and doughboys by advancing the cause of freedom around the world and laying the foundation for a more peaceful tomorrow. The current war may not be a popular one, but today's soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen are performing their assigned missions admirably and making real progress. We can all be proud of what they have done to free millions from oppression and plant the seeds of liberty and peace in a region of the world where those blessings are rare indeed.
"Today, there are 24 million veterans living among us, in every state and territory and from every walk of life. As this Veterans Day approaches, I urge you to take a moment or two to remember the brave service members of our present and past. America's veterans have helped us grow stronger as a nation and made the world a better place. We should be forever grateful for their courage, devotion to duty and, above all, love of our great country and the freedom it represents."
(Tom resides here with his wife, Julie, and children- Colleen, a junior at NKHS, and Danny, an eighth grader at the Jamestown school. He is on the faculty of the Naval War College where he teaches Strategy on Policy. He will be promoted to colonel on Dec. 1).
The Jamestown Community Piano Group will sponsor a recital of "Rising Stars" at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. University of Rhode Island piano students of Manabu Takasawa and Grace Urrico will perform on the community piano.
Janet Grant, a member of the piano group, said that Dr. Takasawa, associate Professor of Music at URI, has performed here several times in the past few years. "Now is a chance to hear some of his students, one of whom is Adam Salisbury, the grandson of Jamestowner Donald Richardson," she said.
And, on the night before, Nov. 17, at St. Matthew's, a rare event may very well occur.
Jamestown school eighth graders may turn the tables and serve dinner to their parents.
It will be the first in a series of fund-raisers to enable the eighth grade to travel to Washington, D.C. in June.
Sue Fay said that all dinners are $30 each and only 120 tickets are available. Menu choices are prime rib, chicken or vegetarian lasagne plus salad, rolls, baked potato, vegetable and dessert.
There will be two sittings of 60 people each, 5 to 6 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased from Sue, 423-3027, or Liz Perez, 423- 2641.
The Providence Country Day varsity girls' tennis team swept the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division IV championship against Middletown, 7-0. Islander Lisa Brendlinger played second singles and was undefeated for the entire season.
Bravo, Lisa!
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The Jamestown Community Theatre's "Into the Woods" opens tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown Community Center. Tickets are available at the door.
When you go shopping for winter clothes for the family, don't forget Biff says Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"Although most dogs are covered in a good layer of fur, some of the smaller, short-haired dogs may still get cold very easily and may benefit from wearing a doggie sweater or jacket when they have to go out this fall and winter. "Look for doggie clothing that is appropriately sized and not too baggy. If your pet is not used to wearing clothes, it may take time for him to accept wearing the outfit. Start by just letting him sniff at the clothes or maybe rubbing it on hisfur to pick up their scent.
"When you do first put the pet sweater on your dog, reward him with praise, treats, and keep him distracted with play or by going on a walk so he learns to ignore the sweater for longer and longer periods of time. And don't leave him unattended with his clothes on because he may try to get out of the outfit and get snagged or stuck as he wiggles about."
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*** What was The Fighting Lady?
Did you wonder what the students were doing aboard the R.V. Eastern Surveyor pictured on the front page of last week's Press.
Surrounded by the latest of today's electronic gear, the students were determining the speed of the vessel the old fashioned way, with a "chip log."
Going back hundreds of years the chip log (known later as the mariners' speedometer) was one of the early tools for navigating the oceans.
The log being used aboard the research vessel was the creation of islander Vic Richardson. The 83-year-old acquired 1,000 feet of 1/8-inch line on a reel, attached a leader and added markers, or knots, every 50 feet. Hence the nautical term "knots" rather than miles. With a stop at Toys' R Us, Vic was able to put together two Coke bottles to be used as a timer. The sand for the timer was purchased from a model shop. The chip itself is 1/4- inch plywood, shaped like a piece of pie. Determining the length of time between the markers gives the speed of the ship.
Vic was invited aboard the vessel, that was going out that day searching for a sunken crane, by Ocean Engineering.
"If I hadn't been invited I never would have had the chance to try out the chip log," he said.
Incidently, the vesssel's electronic speed indicator verified the accuracy of Vic's handiwork.
KUDOS!, Vic!
Professionals from "Wood Boat and Motor" will take you on an informative largemouth bass fishing trip on Saturday morning's edition of "Kettlebottom Outdoor Pursuits," on Cox 3 at 10:30 a.m.
Capt. Ralph Perna then hosts Todd Mannarino and John Longo on a bluefish and fluke fishing trip. The Pernas then whip up some bluefish "pesce e patate," guaranteed to change your mind about whether or not to keep those pesky fighters.
The program is produced by Robb Roche's Kettlebottom Outfitters."
Sunday is Veterans Day. Join the ceremonies at East Ferry at 11 a.m.
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Call in your stuff for this column to 423-0383 or 829-2760. Send e-mails to jtnwalrus@hotmail. com, or drop your items off at the Jamestown Press office.


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Cox Cable, with more than 1 million customers in Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas, agreed to terms Sunday with Time Warner Cable for distribution of the new TWC SportsNet and Deportes, the two companies announced Sunday night during the Lakers-Detroit Pistons game at Staples Center.
That locks in all the cable companies for the channel that has exclusive regional TV rights to the Lakers, leaving just the two major dish providers – DirecTV and Dish – as the holdouts.
Cox is the third-largest distributor in Southern California (1.2 million), behind Time Warner (2.3 million) and DirecTV (1.7 million). Dish has about 850,000 subscribers.
Since the TWC SportsNet and Deportes launch on Oct. 1, Charter Cable (360,000 subs), Verizon FiOS (500,000), AT&T U-Verse (450,000) did not come aboard until the last week. There are also about 700,000 who have no cable or dish service, but rely on free channels via an antenna.
Cox and DirecTV had both been public about their resistance to pay a reported $3.95 per subscriber per month for the two channels. DirecTV has also resisted adding the new Pac-12 Network, which has resulted in fans of USC and UCLA football missing a chance to see their teams play on certain weekends. The Trojans' next game Saturday at the Coliseum against Arizona State will be on the Pac-12 Network.


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Last week, several members of Vancouver Whitecaps FC – including MLS players Philippe Davies and Greg Janicki – had the great privilege of learning about the amazing work being done by the outstanding research team out of the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program.
Led by the incredible investigative team of Dr. Sandra Dunn, Dr. Chris Maxwell and Dr. James Lim, the group was taken on a tour through the program's facility at the Child & Family Research Institute at BC Children's Hospital.
Funded by the Michael Cuccione Foundation, the researchers have made some exciting progress in discovering how to shut down the growth of cancerous cells. Aiding them in their research is a variety of new technologies, including a microscope which enables the monitoring of cells as they normally live – one of only 10 of its kind in the world.
After going through the laboratories, Dr. Kirk Schultz, director of the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, brought the group to the Children's Hospital clinic where Philippe and Greg met some of the sick children and left signed posters and t-shirts.
Gloria Cuccione – mother of the late Michael Cuccione – explained how her son took to heart the fight against childhood cancer at a very young age. As a rising singer and actor, Michael was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at nine-years-old. He was shocked to learn that even babies were born with cancer and vowed to make a difference, establishing the Michael Cuccione Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research to help children return to healthy, active lives. Michael passed away in 2001 at the age of 16 due to respiratory failure but his legacy remains alive and well.
Find out more about how to donate to the Michael Cuccione Foundation and support Childhood Cancer Awareness month at www.childhoodcancerresearch.org.


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ROME (AP) — Seeking to calm financial markets, Premier Mario Monti said Monday he will lead Italy until the next government takes power, insisting there will be "no decision-making vacuum" despite his intention to resign ahead of time.
What happens after the election, however, kept markets on edge, sending stocks and bonds plunging.
Monti announced Saturday he is resigning early because Silvio Berlusconi's party, Parliament's largest, yanked its support for his economic policies. The same day, Berlusconi said he was running to get the premiership back, despite his party's lagging in the opinion polls.
Italian markets slumped as investors feared a new era of political instability. Some worry that a return to party politics under an elected government could threaten the reforms that Monti has been pushing through to restore confidence in the country's financial future.
From Oslo, Norway, where he was attending the Nobel Peace Prize award to the EU, Monti said Monday that the financial market drops in Italy "shouldn't be dramatized."
He also said he was "fully confident" that the next government will be "highly responsible" and "in line" with policies needed for the good of Italy's economy and the European Union in a wider context.
Monti was tapped by Italy's president to lead the country in late November 2011 after Berlusconi resigned, having lost the confidence of international markets in his ability to save the country from a Greek-style debt crisis. Monti, a respected economist and former European Union commissioner, won back a degree of international credibility for the country through a series of tax hikes and fiscal reforms that were deeply unpopular at home.
He will step down as soon as Parliament passes the 2013 budget law later this month. His term was due to end by April, and his resignation would move up elections by about two months.
Led by plunging bank shares, Italy's main stock index, the FTSE MIB, closed 2.2 percent lower. The interest rate on the 10-year government bond — an indicator of how risky investors consider a country's ability to pay its debt — rose 0.28 percentage points to 4.75 percent.
While that rate is manageable, and still well below the 6.4 percent high hit in July, the daily rise was worryingly sharp.
"The markets must not fear a decision-making vacuum," Monti said, noting that the government will continue running the country even after the Parliament is dissolved ahead of the new elections.
"The government is in charge in all its powers," he said.
Asked if he would run in the elections, Monti indicated he didn't want any electoral campaign to distract him from his government's task of restoring Italy's finances and economy back to health.
"I am not considering this question in this phase. All my efforts are now concentrating on completing the remaining time for this government. It seems to be that the time is limited enough to require intense application of mind and energy," Monti said.
Explaining his decision to leave before his term was up, Monti said it was impossible to continue after Berlusconi's forces withdrew support for his economic policies. His government was endorsed by the two largest political parties, including Berlusconi's.
In ending his support for Monti's measures, Berlusconi contended that the government's recipe for severe austerity is doing nothing to lift Italy of recession.
Without Monti in the race, the strongest candidate in opinion polls as been center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani. Although Bersani staunchly backs the Monti government, left-wing lawmakers have been wary about labor market reform plans.
Berlusconi has been taking a populist line, saying he would abolish a property tax that Monti imposed to bring in badly needed revenue. Monti warned of the "risk of a populist drift in economic politics."
But he professed confidence in the voters, who in polls have said they like Monti. "The Italian citizens are mature, they aren't fools," he said.
Despite his efforts to calm markets and fellow European leaders, Monti's decision to resign soon "has clearly been met with anxiety in the markets, with Monti's government seen as imperative to Italy's stability," said Craig Erlam, market analyst for London-based Alpari.
Leaders of small, centrist parties in Italy have been wooing Monti to come onto their ticket. Before Monday, Monti had ruled out running for office but indicated he might accept some role in government if asked.
European leaders, who collectively sighed in relief when Monti was appointed, did not hide their concern over news that he was leaving prematurely and that Berlusconi, with his personal scandals and legal woes, was back in the political fray.
"Italy has two-thirds of the route of reform behind it, but the final third is now decisive and so a halt to the policy of reform would entail not just a significant weakening of Italy, but also could bring new turbulence to Europe," German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters in Brussels.
Outside of Italy, European financial markets eked out small gains at the end of the day, as some investors reassessed their concerns over Italy and focused instead on improvements in U.S. budget talks, which are critical to the health of the U.S. — and global — economy.
Berlusconi's judicial woes and not just his political ambitions were in the spotlight Monday. He is on trial in Milan for allegedly paying for sex with an underage Moroccan woman and then using his office to cover it up. He and the woman deny the accusations.
The woman, Karima el-Mahroug, was due to testify Monday but didn't show up, telling her lawyer in a text message that she was out of the country and giving no indication when she would return, news reports said.
Prosecutor Ilda Boccassini contended in court that el-Mahroug, known as Ruby, had been kept away by Berlusconi's defense to delay the trial until after elections. But Berlusconi attorney Niccolo Ghedini denied that, calling the prosecutor's contention "defamatory."
Geir Moulson contributed from Berlin.
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