Christian Gilbranson, Miss Marple's lawyer, persuades her to visit the baronial estate of his step-mother, Carrie Louise Serrocold, an old friend of Marple's. Carrie Louise's devoted husband Lewis has turned the manor house into a halfway house for young men with criminal records and has hopes of expanding the facilities. He confides to Miss Marple that he suspects that someone is slowly poisoning Carrie Louise with arsenic. One of the young charges, Edgar Lawson, claims to be Lewis' illegitimate child and wants his alleged father to acknowledge him. While they are arguing behind closed doors a gun is discharged, and the visiting Gilbranson is found murdered in another room. It is up to Miss Marple to aid crusty Inspector Curry discover the murderer's and poisoner's identities.


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Westminster Police Chief Placed on Administrative Leave
Ralph Ornelas' official photo as Westminster's police chief.
By Brandon Pho | February 20, 2019
Westminster's police chief, Ralph Ornelas, is on administrative leave pending the results of an outside investigation into "possible policy violations," according to city officials.
"The investigation is ongoing at this time. As with any ongoing personnel matter, the City is limited by law regarding the information we can provide," Chet Simmons, assistant to the city manager, wrote Tuesday in an emailed response to Voice of OC inquiries.
Ornelas "was placed on administrative leave" on Sunday, Feb. 17, City Manager Eddie Manfro's office said in response to the inquiries.
Manfro and Simmons didn't specify the possible policy violations under investigation, and neither responded when asked.
Simmons' statement echoes an internal email Manfro sent to Police Department employees Sunday, the same day he put Ornelas on leave.
Deputy Chief Mark Lauderback will serve as acting police chief in Ornelas' place, according to Simmons.
Ornelas had been retired for slightly more than a year in March 2017, when he became police chief of Westminster, a city swirling at the time in allegations of illegal activities and public corruption in City Hall.
Many of the corruption allegations were leveled by a previous police chief, Kevin Baker, in an explosive 14-page document he filed with the city.
Baker submitted his legal claim in April 2016, one month before he retired, and the City Council approved a $500,000 taxpayer settlement to prevent Baker from suing or talking publicly about his corruption allegations.
The city refused to release Baker's legal claim after a California Public Records Act request by Voice of OC. The news agency sued and, after a legal battle that lasted more than a year, a judge said the document was a public record and ordered the city to release it.
Baker's claim described a city where council members operated like a "gang" and pushed for police enforcement against certain businesses to punish political enemies and used city resources to enrich themselves and political allies.
The city has maintained that Baker's allegations were a smear effort and that he never substantiated his claims, choosing instead to settle with the city and sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Ornelas inherited a department reeling from a discrimination lawsuit by three Latino officers: Brian Perez, Ryan Reyes, and Jose Flores. The officers won a $3.4 million judgment in 2014 after a federal jury found they were denied assignments and promotions that were instead given to less qualified officers, and were retaliated against by previous police chiefs for filing complaints.
Perez, Reyes, and Flores argued they were repeatedly denied special assignments such as SWAT or detective duties, and instead assigned "mall duty" at a substation at the Westminster Mall. They claimed they were retaliated against with repeated and unwarranted disciplinary actions after filing complaints.
The jury decision was largely upheld by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
It's unclear when the outside investigation into Ornelas is scheduled to be completed. Simmons didn't respond when asked who is conducting the investigation.
Before Westminster, Ornelas was a commander with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, where he oversaw four jail facilities, a mental health facility, and a women's jail. Prior to that, he headed the department's Narcotics Bureau and oversaw the Men's Central Jail.
Ornelas also testified in a federal corruption trial in 2016 about LA County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka's role in keeping FBI agents from interviewing jail inmates. Ornelas testified he was captain of the Narcotics Bureau before being "abruptly transferred" to the Men's Central Jail in 2011 after he defied an order from Tanaka not to leave the country in order to attend a training session in Mexico, according to ABC7 News.
Ornelas made about $204,500 in total pay and benefits as Westminster police chief in 2017, according to Transparent California.
Brandon Pho is a Voice of OC intern. Contact him at bpho@voiceofoc.org or on Twitter @photherecord.
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True Genius [2LP] Ray Charles TANGERINE RECORDS Vinyl 2021-11-19 34.99
Mercurial World [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Red LP] Magdalena Bay Luminelle Recordings/Fat Possum Vinyl 2021-11-19 25.99
Anthems of Home [LP] HuDost Open Sesame Music Vinyl 2021-11-19 26.99
Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly Delights Geographer NETTWERK RECORDS CD 2021-11-19 13.99
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Dying Is Your Latest Fashion:15th Anniversary Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Red LP] Escape The Fate EPITAPH Vinyl 2021-11-19 27.99
Bloodmoon: I Converge EPITAPH CD 2021-11-19 12.99
Moonflowers [2LP/CD] Swallow The Sun CENTURY MEDIA Vinyl 2022-01-14 41.99
Get Yourself A Friend EP Ultra Q Royal Mountain Records CD 2021-11-19 10.99
Stomping Ground Dion KTBA RECORDS CD 2021-11-19 16.99
If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is [Purple Cassette] Still Woozy INTERSCOPE RECORDS Cassette 2021-11-19 17.98
The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads Beach Fossils BAYONET RECORDS CD 2021-11-19 13.99
Seasonal Shift [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Summer Sky Wave LP] Calexico ANTI Vinyl 2021-11-19 27.99
The Pianoman At Christmas [LP] Jamie Cullum Blue Note Vinyl 2021-11-19 31.99
Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Sound Of Philadelphia International Records Volume 2 [8CD Book Set with Bonus 12in Single] Various Artists United Souls CD 2021-11-19 151.00
JOSE [2 LP] J. Balvin Sueños Globales, LLC Vinyl 2021-11-19 31.99
Happy Together [Deluxe CD/DVD] André Rieu / Johann Strauss Orchestra Decca CD 2021-11-19 30.99
Whiskey Class EP [Vinyl] Whiskey Class No Trend Records Vinyl 2021-11-19 21.99
The Highlights [LP] The Weeknd XO/Republic Vinyl 2021-11-19 54.00
Shiro SAGISU Music from SHIN EVANGELION EVANGELION: 3.0+1.0 [3CD] Shiro Sagisu Milan CD 2021-11-19 25.98
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Motown: A Symphony Of Soul (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) Various Artists UMe CD 2021-11-19 14.96
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Live At Levitation [Limited Edition Pink LP]
Primal Scream's fusion of indie pop and dance broke down musical boundaries and changed the face of British pop music in the '90s, helping to push dance and techno into the rock mainstream. Their lasting influence is crystallized across nine tracks, on Primal Scream - Live At Levitation. Recorded in 2015 at Levitation in front of underground rock fans from around the world, the LP marks the next release in The Reverberation Appreciation Society's Live at Levitation series, which captures key moments in psychedelic rock history and live music in Austin, Texas - pulled from Levitation's extensive archives.
Amongst a lineup of classic Levitation bands - Thee Oh Sees, Night Beats, and frontman Bobby Gillespie's old band, The Jesus And Mary Chain - The Primal Scream set shows the band's undeniable creativity and unique place in the psych-rock canon, combining psychedelic garage rock, kaleidoscopic pop, and acid house to create a sound that's simultaneously of its time and ahead of it.
Known for their explosive live sets, the recordings show why Primal Scream is still considered one of the preeminent Scottish rock groups, with the Mercury-prize winning band blasting through tracks off of 1991's touchstone album, Screamadelica, its boogie-blues-influenced follow-up Give Out But Don't Give Up, and the heavily electro-influenced cult favorite XTRMNTR. Making it an essential collection for any Primal Scream or psych-rock aficionado.
PRIMAL SCREAM - LIVE AT LEVITATION
True Genius [2LP]
Ray Charles is both one of the most iconic artists of all time as well as one of the hardest to define by genre. At the beginning of his career, he was dubbed the Genius of Soul for boldly combining traditional R&B with Gospel music and giving birth to Soul music. Yet this momentous musical accomplishment was just the beginning of a five-decade career in which he uniquely succeeded in virtually every genre. Ray's unique mastery of music allowed him to continue to explore all forms of music, freely floating between jazz, blues, pop, rock, soul and country while continuing to combine them in new, unprecedented ways. This two (2) disc vinyl collection illustrates the many musical "sides" of Ray by focusing each album side on some of the broader genre categories he visited most.
Mercurial World [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Red LP]
Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin began their musical journey together over 10 years ago in a Miami after-school music program. Connecting through their shared music tastes, the two formed a band that endured until the two parted ways for college. Not long afterward, Tenenbaum and Lewin reconnected and formed what we now know as the indie-pop duo Magdalena Bay.
The duo released their EP truly moments before the pandemic pervaded through North America, bringing their tour to an abrupt end. Resiliency illustrated at its peak, Magdalena Bay dipped their heads into a focused timeline, coming out of the pandemic with their debut album, Mercurial World. Magdalena Bay peruses the sound of experimental pop, crafting a synthy world that shatters genres and bends time to the pair's will, elevating their sound to match their philosophical reflections. Lewin shared, "We spend all of our time together, and in some ways Mercurial World is about that particular sense of madness in containment. We live together and make art together; this immerses you in our creative, insular universe."
HuDost
Anthems of Home [LP]
HuDost's new album defines real, honest love and is a lush, breathtaking original collection of compositions that ask important questions and evoke the imagery of dreams. Special guests include Jars of Clay, The Accidentals, Christie Lenée and others. The music video for the first single 'Our Words Will Be Louder', included additional cameos from Kevin Clash (Elmo), Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies), Cy Curnin (The FIXX), GangstaGrass, Alana Bridgewater, Nawal, Hymn for Her, Jai Uttal, and more.
Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly Delights
Geographer captured the interests of many over the last ten years through his unique indie-pop/rock sonic scapes that have solidified his sound. The solo project for Mike Deni, Geographer, is constantly evolving and reinventing his music, which began as an outlet for Deni after his sister's tragic death; born from a place of grief but ultimately capturing the optimism that is inherent to persevering through life. He continues his quest in music exploration with his new album 'Down and Out in the Garden of Earthly Delights' - which he was inspired to name after moving to LA from SF: "Everything feels possible here. Everything should be wonderful. That's the vibe of LA: You've made it to paradise! You should be really happy... and then nobody is. There's a lot of darkness - you have to sift through everything to find your own path." On the track "Giving In," Deni pours his heart out, shortly written after a tough breakup, equating the loss to being "Like when you hear a ringing in your ears and that's the last time you'll ever hear that frequency." The beautiful ballad shows off his pure vocal tone and features a gorgeous string arrangement from Daniel Hart (film composer: 'A Ghost Story' [David Lowery], St. Vincent). Deni's song "Get There Soon" was synced to an episode of the new season of Hulu's 'Love, Victor' & the "Verona (Stripped)" version of his iconic song was also featured in the CW show 'Republic of Sarah.'
Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71 [5LP]
Vinyl: $127.99 Buy
Complete, previously unreleased performance by the Grateful Dead on 180-Gram Vinyl with 10th Side Custom Etching, Limited Edition of 12,000. Plangent Processes tape restoration and speed correction, with mastering by Jeffrey Norman, Produced for release by David Lemieux.
One of the shortest-lived iterations of the Grateful Dead was the band that existed December 1971 through March 1972. Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, Pigpen, and Keith formed a formidable version of the Dead that only played a few shows together before Donna Jean joined as vocalist, and before Pigpen would depart the stage for good in June 1972. What this sextet lacked in quantity of shows it made up for with creativeness, power, and inspiration. When Pigpen rejoined the Dead on December 1, 1971, after a few months off during which Keith had joined as piano player, the band was now an unstoppably powerful live juggernaut it hadn't been since the height of the Primal Dead era in late 1968-1969. Widely considered one of the best shows from the Pigpen-Keith era of the Grateful Dead, December 10, 1971 in St. Louis has it all: Pigpen singing lead on four songs including an 18 minute version of Good Lovin' and a very rare performance of Run Rudolph Run; a deep dive into the Dead's psychedelic recent past with a monster version of The Other One; plus plenty of the new material from earlier in 1971 like Bertha, Loser, Sugaree, and Playing In The Band. They also hit upon much of the music that would appear the following year on Europe '72, such as Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mr. Charlie, and One More Saturday Night. And no Dead show of this vintage would be complete without the "hits": Truckin', Sugar Magnolia, and Casey Jones all make appearances. This is truly one of the deepest, most dynamic, exciting, and accessible live shows in the entire Grateful Dead canon.
Grateful Dead/Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71) [Live](5LP)
Dying Is Your Latest Fashion:15th Anniversary Edition [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Opaque Red LP]
The debut studio album from the Las Vegas quintet, who became a genre-defining band in The Scene, the emo vein of post-hardcore from the early 2000's. Originally released in 2006, Dying Is Your Latest Fashion is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, for the first ever released on vinyl. This album is the only full-length album with original singer and founding member Ronnie Radke, who would eventually become the frontman of his own band, Falling in Reverse.
Bloodmoon: I
"We wanted to do something grander than the typical four-piece Converge music."
That's CONVERGE vocalist Jacob Bannon talking about the seed of inspiration that eventually bloomed into BLOODMOON:I, the new collaborative album created by the legendary hardcore band alongside dark songstress Chelsea Wolfe, her bandmate/writing partner Ben Chisholm and Cave In vocalist/guitarist Steve Brodsky.
What began as a mutual admiration society between festival bands has grown into a collaborative project featuring the indie music scene's finest song writers. Harrowing and atmospheric, triumphant and melodious, BLOODMOON:I is CONVERGE as you've never heard them before. Produced by Kurt Ballou at his God City Studio.
"It's hard to find new ways to be creative, but I think we've been good at sort of forcing ourselves to do that," Ballou says. "And this project is no exception. Getting Steve and Chelsea and Ben to contribute with us, we were kind of playing musical Cupid with all of them. But we had a feeling that if we got this group of people together, something powerful would come out of it."
Moonflowers [2LP/CD]
At 52-minutes, Moonflowers is an eight-song affair that drives deep into the heart of Swallow the Sun main songwriter Juha Raivio's disconsolate soul. From the dramatic "Enemy" and the grim "This House Has No Home" to the delicate "Moonflowers Bloom in Misery" and the beauteous "The Fight of Your Life," Moonflowers is as rewarding and dynamic as it is accomplished and intimate. Gatefold vinyl 2LP + CD-set.
Ultra Q
Get Yourself A Friend EP
Pioneering rock n' roll singer/songwriter Dion delivers yet another powerful collection of timeless blues with Stomping Ground. It's the follow-up to his universally acclaimed Keeping The Blues Alive Records debut, Blues With Friends, from 2020. Dion has yet again enlisted the music world's most iconic and talented stars to bring his blues to life. Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Keb' Mo', Joe Bonamassa, Patti Scialfa & Bruce Springsteen, and more join Dion on this year's most heartfelt release.
If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is [Purple Cassette]
Cassette: $17.98 UNAVAILABLE
Still Woozy releases his debut album, If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is, a co-produced effort alongside Lars Stalfors with Still Woozy playing guitar, bass, synth, and keys and handling all programming. Featuring previously released fan favorites including "Window" and "Rocky," the Portland-based singer/songwriter/producer shares an ingeniously detailed body of work, gracing each song with the warm presence he's brought to the stage at major festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza.
The Other Side of Life: Piano Ballads
Inspired by a love of artists such as Bill Evans, Lester Young, Chet Baker and Vince Guaraldi, Dustin Payseurre imagines some of his greatest hits from the Beach Fossils catalog alongside a group of formally trained jazz musicians. A rich and mellow mix of piano, saxophone, upright bass and brushed drums explore the contours of familiar songs, soaring Payseur's melancholic harmonies to new heights.
Seasonal Shift [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Summer Sky Wave LP]
Calexico's Seasonal Shift is less of a Christmas album and more of a cross cultural seasonal celebration. The themes are based around that familiar end of year feeling, of reflection, of ceremony and of recognition of the year gone by and changes it brought for better and for worse. It contains a few cover songs including classics by John Lennon and Tom Petty, a few more special guests and a whole load of good will. It's heartfelt but fun, and earnest but celebratory. It features Calexico in an as-sortment of guises, referencing Portuguese Fado and Old Mexican Folk Songs, from the stripped back two-man skeleton to the full party of international collaborators in-cluding artists like Bombino, Gaby Moreno, Gisela Joao, Nick Urata (DeVotchKa)and Camilo Lara.
The Pianoman At Christmas [LP]
Triple Platinum-selling singer/songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum returns with his holiday big-band album, The Pianoman At Christmas. Jamie's most expansive album to date spans 10 original songs, features 57 musicians and was recorded at the hallowed Abbey Road Studios. With production by Greg Wells (Adele, Dua Lipa), the album is sure to become a timeless Christmas staple.
Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Sound Of Philadelphia International Records Volume 2 [8CD Book Set with Bonus 12in Single]
CD: $151.00 Buy
Celebrating The 50th Anniversary In 2021 Of The Hugely Influential Philadelphia International Records. United Souls, In Conjunction With Legacy Recordings, The Catalogue Division Of Sony Music Entertainment, Is Delighted To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Philadelphia International Records With It's Eagerly-Anticipated Release Of Volume 2 In This Special Series: Satisfaction Guaranteed - The Sound Of Philadelphia International Records Vol 2. Following On From The Huge Acclaim For The First Volume 'Get On Board The Soul Train', The Second Volume In This Highly Sought After Limited Edition Series Covers Eight Albums Released By The Label During One Of It's Vital And Most Productive Years, 1973. Featuring Albums From Billy Paul, Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes, The Three Degrees, The Intruders, Spiritual Concept As Well As One Of The Most Successful O'Jays' Titles, 'Ship Ahoy', This Collection Showcases A Label On A Meteoric Rise To Capture The Soul Of A Nation. The Series, In Which All Albums Are Re-Mastered From The Original Tapes, Maps The History Of Philadelphia International Records (PIR) Chronologically. Housed In A Stylish 48 Page Slip-Cased Book. It Also Includes A Numbered Certificate Of Authenticity, An Exclusive 12" Single Featuring Two Of The Central Stars Of The Philly Story And A Unique Poster. The Detailed 48 Page Hard Cover Book, Including Rare Photographs, Was Compiled And Curated In Association With PIR Artists, Engineers And Producers, With Liner Notes By Tony Cummings (Author Of 'The Sound Of Philadelphia') And A Foreword By Ralph Tee. Satisfaction Guaranteed - The Sound Of Philadelphia International Records Vol 2 Is Released As A Deluxe 8CD Book Set With Bonus 12" Single Via United Souls.
J. Balvin
JOSE [2 LP]
Reggaeton's global superstar J Balvin brings us, JOSE, his highly anticipated 5th studio album. It features the smash hits, "UNA DIA (ONE DAY)," "In Da Ghetto," "Que Locura," and many others. J Balvin's polished urban singles and best-selling albums have made him a top-tier Latin pop artist. He's been dominating the modern Latin Music market and global charts in 2021, proving that we are truly living in #TiempoDeBalvin.
André Rieu / Johann Strauss Orchestra
Happy Together [Deluxe CD/DVD]
Deluxe CD/DVD edition. Andre Rieu presents his new album, Happy Together - a wonderful and emotional "ode to joy" celebrating the return to life, happiness, and love! For this new album, Andre has personally chosen his favorite songs from all over the world. Fans can look forward to many classics like "Happy Together," "You Are My Sunshine," "Valencia," "Estudiantina," and more. The Dutch King of Waltz is excited to delight millions of fans around the world once again!
Whiskey Class
Whiskey Class EP [Vinyl]
On their sophomore release, Whiskey Class channels their fear of growth and change with six brand new songs. The EP was written, produced and recorded in Patrick and Liz's bedrooms over the last year and a half. Tight grooves, layered harmonies and soul soothing vibrations bring the songs to life.
The Highlights [LP]
The Weeknd - "The Highlights" - [2 LP] - XO/Republic Records presents a career-spanning album from The Weeknd pulling together a collection of his biggest songs from the last ten years. Available on 2 LP. EXPLICIT
Shiro Sagisu
Shiro SAGISU Music from SHIN EVANGELION EVANGELION: 3.0+1.0 [3CD]
The album features music written by SHIRO SAGISU for the fourth and final movie of the REBUILD OF EVANGELION series, EVANGELION: 3.0 + 1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME, the highest-grossing movie of the year in Japan. The album is the latest musical release from the film, following Milan Records' release of Hikaru Utada's "One Last Kiss," which serves as the film's theme song. Directed by Hideaki Anno, EVANGELION: 3.0 + 1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME is the newest release of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Announced by GAINAX on September 9, 2006, Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 follows the movies Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.
The CD package contains 3 Discs with 54 Tracks, presented in an enhanced jewel case with a 28-page booklet featuring song lyrics and liner notes by composer Shiro Sagisu.
Revelashen [White/Silver Galaxy LP]
To celebrate one year of their Black Friday surprise release, Twiztid drops this 180g, galaxy effect white/silver vinyl version of their album, Revelashen with special audiophile quality mastering! Features guest appearances from; Young Wicked, Lex The Hex Master and Kid Bookie.
Motown: A Symphony Of Soul (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
Motown: A Symphony Of Soul features some of Motown's best known and loved singles now reimagined with new orchestration by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Also included are some beautiful new guest vocalist versions that sit alongside the original vocals laid down over 50 years ago. Beverley Knight joins Marvin Gaye on the seminal "Abraham, Martin & John" and Mica Paris joins Jimmy Ruffin on "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted."
Mike Adams at His Honest Weight
Oscillate Wisely: 10th Anniversary Edition [2CD]
For ten years now, I've understood "Oscillate Wisely" as a play on the Smiths' instrumental "Oscillate Wildly"-itself, of course, a pun on Morrissey's muse, Oscar Wilde. This is not to say that anything about Mike Adams and his band reminds me of the Smiths (especially Morrissey), as much as the idea that rock bands like Mike Adams At His Honest Weight take shape more or less as a thesaurus of past ideas-winking at them, borrowing them like a library book, checking them out from across the room, cloning them.But the best stuff is more ineffable, far more than just cut-and-paste. There's a weird grandeur to Adams' music, starting with that fully formed, geekily majestic 2011 debut LP Oscillate Wisely, that I don't hear in anything else, before or since. A sense that Adams is guiding his listeners toward a cosmic joke so personal, so inscrutable, so funny ("funny"), if you give him your attention. It's in his blood, I think. He's not Oscar Wilde, but a uniquely Midwestern type of deeply sincere romantic and dyed-in-the-wool goofball cast from the mold of Hoosier icons like Letterman and Vonnegut. He doesn't want to believe in anything, he didn't create this body, he loves a parade. It's all in fun, but it gets so personal. Onstage, Adams is gregarious and playfully self-effacing, a college town denizen telescoping backwards to the brief early 90s moment when "college rock" entered the corporate suite, and performers forced to become showmen retreated to the comfort of their native tongue: irony. And Oscillate Wisely has demonstrated for a decade that earnestness and sarcasm are as intricately bound in rock and roll's lingua franca as hang-ups and chill hangs. I've never heard any musician summon everything I love about being from Indiana so perfectly. And I'm fucking old.- Eric Harvey
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New Paper Promises Independent Voice
The first daily paper in the north of Afghanistan promises to take on local commanders who still dominate the region.
By Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi
Shafiq Payam, the editor-in-chief of Baztab, Reflection, a new daily newspaper in Mazar-e-Sharif, is a man with a mission – to break the hold that local warlords have on the media.
"Through Baztab, we want to establish freedom of expression in the north," Payam told IWPR. "Even though it could be dangerous, we think that if we publish facts and reflect the demands of the community, people will support us and no powerful figure will be able to keep us from doing our job."
In addition to Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, the paper is available in the neighbouring provinces of Samangan, Jowzjan, Faryab and Sar-e-Pul.
There are currently about 60 publications in these northern regions, but Baztab is the first daily to be published there.
In its very first edition on April 14, the paper included a piece highlighting complaints by local people that a militia commander in Sar-e-Pul was extorting money through violence and intimidation.
Judge Sayed Mohammad Samay, head of the northern branch of the Independent Human Rights Commission, pointed to the article, which carried the name and picture of the accused commander.
"It is a fact that some local commanders are oppressing people in the northern provinces, but up until now no one has published anything about it here," he told IWPR.
People need to know what is happening, but the media is often too timid to take on local strongmen.
"The media situation in the north has improved, but journalists do need to be more daring in publishing facts," he concluded.
At an informal monthly press club, journalists told IWPR that they are reluctant to cover sensitive or controversial issues for fear of reprisals.
In November, a local journalist, Islamuddin Mayel, claimed that he was detained and beaten by men loyal to General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a former military commander whose support base is in Jowzjan. Mayel's alleged offence was to steal and publicise a videotape said to implicate Dostum's men in war crimes.
Another publication in Mazar-e-Sharif, called Andisha-e-Nawin, was taken to court after publishing allegations that a local hospital was mistreating patients.
Baztab is a four-page tabloid printed in black and white. The first issue had a print-run of 1,000, but demand has risen so quickly that Payam is planning on printing 5,000 a day in the near future. The paper has a total staff of seven, who used their own money to start it up.
Baztab focuses on social and political themes and includes international news culled from the internet as well as locally produced pieces.
But Payam is not opposed to a lighter touch, since he was editor of the satirical Kilk-e-Rastgoi (The Finger of Truth) before taking on this venture.
"Truth for the people, education and entertainment are the main functions of this daily," he said.
Payam has five reporters on staff, four men and a woman. All have received training in journalism from various international organisations including IWPR and the BBC.
"All the journalists who work with us are aware of international press standards, so our publications are going to be based on international journalism," he said.
The local government claims to be pleased with the latest addition to the media scene, saying it reflects favourably on progress in the north.
"The government has no problems with the media and will cooperate with them in any way we can," said Atta Mohammad Noor, the governor of Balkh province. "This daily can criticise any government structure in order to make officials aware of their faults and to make people see the facts.
"The appearance of an independent daily in Balkh shows that freedom of expression is assured in this province."
Ordinary people welcomed the appearance of Baztab.
Mohammad Azam, a shopkeeper in Mazar-e-Sharif, speaking for many, said he's pleased with the new paper, "At least I can now get information about daily events through the paper."
Although the paper is sold at the affordable price of two afghanis, Payam believes he will be generate adequate revenues through paid circulation and advertising.
Northern Afghanistan has long needed a daily paper, said Qayoum Babak, chief editor of the Jahan-e-Naw (New World) monthly.
"Publication of this daily is the beginning, and it will encourage journalists and other media outlets to publish the facts," he said. "The effect of a daily in this region is like a nuclear bomb.
"I think that if this type of publication spreads, the warlords' hold on the north will collapse."
Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi is an IWPR staff writer in Mazar-e-Sharif.
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using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using SadConsole.Input;
using SadRogue.Primitives;

namespace SadConsole.UI.Controls
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Draws a <see cref="ICellSurface"/> within an area. Optionally supports scroll bars.
    /// </summary>
    [DataContract]
    public class SurfaceViewer : CompositeControl
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Determines how the control draws the scroll bars.
        /// </summary>
        public enum ScrollBarModes
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// Always draw the scroll bars on the control.
            /// </summary>
            Always,
            /// <summary>
            /// Never show the scroll bars on the control.
            /// </summary>
            Never,
            /// <summary>
            /// Display the scroll bars if needed.
            /// </summary>
            AsNeeded
        }

        private ICellSurface _surface;
        private ScrollBarModes _scrollModes;

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the visual behavior of the scroll bars for the control.
        /// </summary>
        [DataMember]
        public ScrollBarModes ScrollBarMode
        {
            get => _scrollModes;
            set { _scrollModes = value; IsDirty = true; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// The surface rendered on this control.
        /// </summary>
        [DataMember(Name = "ChildSurface")]
        public ICellSurface ChildSurface => _surface;

        /// <summary>
        /// The horizontal scroll bar. This shouldn't be changed.
        /// </summary>
        public ScrollBar HorizontalScroller;

        /// <summary>
        /// The vertical scroll bar. This shouldn't be changed.
        /// </summary>
        public ScrollBar VerticalScroller;

        /// <summary>
        /// A control that displays the view area of the <see cref="ChildSurface"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public DrawingArea SurfaceControl;

        private void _surface_IsDirtyChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            IsDirty = _surface.IsDirty;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new drawing surface control with the specified width and height.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="width">Width of the control.</param>
        /// <param name="height">Height of the control.</param>
        /// <param name="surface">The surface to view.</param>
        public SurfaceViewer(int width, int height, ICellSurface surface = null) : base(width, height)
        {
            UseMouse = false;
            UseKeyboard = false;
            TabStop = false;

            HorizontalScroller = new ScrollBar(Orientation.Horizontal, width);
            VerticalScroller = new ScrollBar(Orientation.Vertical, height);
            SurfaceControl = new DrawingArea(width, height);
            SurfaceControl.Theme = new FauxDrawingTheme();

            AddControl(HorizontalScroller);
            AddControl(VerticalScroller);
            AddControl(SurfaceControl);

            HorizontalScroller.ValueChanged += HorizontalScroller_ValueChanged;
            VerticalScroller.ValueChanged += VerticalScroller_ValueChanged;
            SetSurface(surface);

            UseMouse = true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Sets the surface for the view.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="surface"></param>
        public void SetSurface(ICellSurface surface)
        {
            if (_surface == surface) return;
            if (surface == null)
            {
                ResetSurface();
                return;
            }

            if (_surface != null)
                _surface.IsDirtyChanged -= _surface_IsDirtyChanged;

            _surface = new CellSurface(surface, Width, Height);
            _surface.DefaultBackground = surface.DefaultBackground;
            _surface.DefaultForeground = surface.DefaultForeground;

            IsDirty = true;

            SurfaceControl.Surface = _surface;
            _surface.IsDirty = true;
            _surface.IsDirtyChanged += _surface_IsDirtyChanged;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Resets
        /// </summary>
        public void ResetSurface()
        {
            if (_surface != null)
                _surface.IsDirtyChanged -= _surface_IsDirtyChanged;

            _surface = new CellSurface(1, 1);
            _surface.DefaultBackground = Color.Transparent;
            _surface.Clear();

            IsDirty = true;

            SurfaceControl.Surface = _surface;
            _surface.IsDirty = true;
            _surface.IsDirtyChanged += _surface_IsDirtyChanged;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Processes the mouse for the scrollers and then the surface area.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="state">The state of the mouse.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> when the mouse was processed by a scroller or the surface area.</returns>
        public override bool ProcessMouse(MouseScreenObjectState state)
        {
            if (IsEnabled && UseMouse)
            {
                var newState = new ControlMouseState(this, state);

                if (newState.IsMouseOver)
                {
                    if (VerticalScroller.IsVisible && VerticalScroller.ProcessMouse(state))
                        return true;

                    if (HorizontalScroller.IsVisible && HorizontalScroller.ProcessMouse(state))
                        return true;

                    if (MouseState_IsMouseOver != true)
                    {
                        MouseState_IsMouseOver = true;
                        OnMouseEnter(newState);
                    }

                    bool preventClick = MouseState_EnteredWithButtonDown;
                    OnMouseIn(newState);

                    if (!preventClick && state.Mouse.LeftClicked)
                        OnLeftMouseClicked(newState);

                    if (!preventClick && state.Mouse.RightClicked)
                        OnRightMouseClicked(newState);

                    return true;
                }
                else
                {
                    if (MouseState_IsMouseOver)
                    {
                        MouseState_IsMouseOver = false;
                        OnMouseExit(newState);
                    }
                }
            }

            return false;
        }

        private void VerticalScroller_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) =>
            _surface.ViewPosition = (_surface.ViewPosition.X, VerticalScroller.Value);

        private void HorizontalScroller_ValueChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) =>
            _surface.ViewPosition = (HorizontalScroller.Value, _surface.ViewPosition.Y);

        private class FauxDrawingTheme: Themes.DrawingAreaTheme
        {
            public override void UpdateAndDraw(ControlBase control, TimeSpan time) { }
        }
    }
}

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while humans talk without thinking, they encounter many conflicts, and that they certainly do no longer recognise why. sometimes, they come to be "mad at the world," due to their daily conflicts with others.
this could reason a chain reaction wherein counseling for anger management may additionally need to be sought. We have to by no means rule out professional help, however allow's observe a Yogic solution for organising control of our speech – by means of paying attention to others, without talking.
Mindfulness meditation is one approach, however we are going to "improve the bar" of issue to your benefit. if you need to practice this, spend extra time meditating in public places.
at the beginning, you must do that by myself, due to the fact you should exercise silence. in case you honestly need company, take a associate who sees the blessings of silence and mindfulness meditation periods.
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Johann Georg Puschner der Ältere (getauft 12. Juli 1680 in Nürnberg; begraben 21. April 1749 ebenda) war ein deutscher Astronom und Kupferstecher.

Puschner wurde geboren als Sohn des Huf- und Waffenschmieds Michael Puschner und dessen Ehefrau Felizitas, geborene Hornung, und kurz danach in der Nürnberger Lorenzkirche getauft.

Im Jahre 1705 heiratete er Maria Magdalena Jenig (1680–1746) und wurde noch im selben Jahr als Kupferstecher in das Meisterbuch der Stadt Nürnberg aufgenommen. Einer seiner Söhne, der ebenfalls die Vornamen Johann Georg trug, arbeitete in der Werkstatt des Vaters mit, so dass es nicht immer möglich ist, genau zu unterscheiden, von wessen Hand ein Werk ist.

Puschner wurde vor allem durch seine Kupferstiche der Stadt und Universität Altdorf (siehe auch Natürliche Abschilderung des academischen Lebens) sowie der Nürnberger Landschaft bekannt.

Die 1724er Ausgabe von Paul Christian Kirchners Werk Jüdisches Ceremoniel oder Beschreibung derjenigen Gebräuche enthält neun von Johann Georg Puschner signierten Kupferstiche. Vermutlich entstanden die insgesamt 28 Stiche zu jüdischen Ritualen und Gemeindeleben in seiner Werkstatt.

Er starb im Alter von 68 Jahren in Nürnberg und wurde auf dem St. Rochusfriedhof begraben.

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Houston's Restaurant was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1976 by current CEO George Biel and two partners. Over the years, Biel's partners sold their interests in the company back to Biel.
The corporate company, Hillstone Restaurant Group, was founded in 1976 and owns the following restaurants: Gulfstream, Bandera, Rutherford Grill, Palm Beach Grill, Cherry Creek Grill, Los Altos Grill, Woodmont Grill, R+D, Hillstone, Honor Bar, South Beverly Grill, East Hampton Grill, White House Tavern, and Houston's.
As of 2017, Houston's Restaurant has 51 locations in 13 states. Houston's Restaurant is a casual American food type restaurant, whose specialty is steaks and seafood.
Since 2009, the company has been changing the name of some locations to the corporate name of Hillstone. The company has provided no explanation for this, however, there has been speculation that the change was made to avoid federal menu-labeling requirements on menus for restaurants with 20 locations or more as a part of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obama Care. Zagat, a national restaurant review company, gave the restaurant high marks and remarked on its '"vibrant", "modern" setting matched with a "lively bar scene. The company also has overall ratings of 4.5 out of 5-stars on Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Google review sites.
Company headquarters are now located in Beverly Hills, California.
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I have eaten at Houston restaurants for over 25 years and i've enjoyed meals nationwide.
Now, let's discuss what happen in Memphis on November 17th late evening. My experience was absolutely devastating with how the manager and host treared minorities in the restaurant, I am Caucasian. I noticed how blacks waited for hours while whites were being seated constantly.
The lobby was left with only minorities waiting to be seated, so embarrassing for hours.
Management in the pass in memphis was very professional and not bias, the host seem to have gotten a kick out the situation that she controlled, smiling and dancing.
Houstons is such a wonderful place to dine and I would hate for the company to become involved in this type if behavior.
THE PASEADENA LOCATION HAD HORRIBLE SERVICE E WAITED 2 HOURS, WERE INSULTED….ETC. WE WILL NEVER RETURN BACK.
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Q: Excel file making hidden instance visible In my VB.Net Excel VSTO add-in, I open a bunch of excel files in the background to retrieve information from. The user should not see this, nor interact with this.
This is done by creating a new instance of Excel, and loading the files with the following code:
Dim loadExcelInstance as Excel.Application = New Excel.Application()
loadExcelInstance.Visible = False
loadExcelInstance.Workbooks.Open("Path\To\File", False, True)

This last part is to make sure the files are opened as read only. All files are marked as Shared from within Excel.
What happens, is that the files get read in the background, as they should be, untill this happens:
When one particular file gets loaded, the loadExcelInstance.Visible property suddenly changes to True, and this workbook, along with all the other workbooks opened after it become visible.
In this visible window, the workbook itself is displayed, but the ribbon, which is normally visible in Excel is not.
Yesterday, this happend with one workbook. After copying all data from this workbook to a new one, saved under the same name and deleting the old one, behavior was back to normal.
Today, this happens with two workbooks.
Does anyone know why this happens, and how I can prevent it?
Edit: To show in seperate test code what happens:
    Dim goodTestInstance = New Excel.Application()
    goodTestInstance.Visible = False
    goodTestInstance.AutomationSecurity = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoAutomationSecurity.msoAutomationSecurityForceDisable
    Dim badTestInstance = New Excel.Application()
    badTestInstance.Visible = False
    badTestInstance.AutomationSecurity = Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoAutomationSecurity.msoAutomationSecurityForceDisable

    goodTestInstance.Workbooks.Open("Path\To\GoodFile.xlsm", False, True)
    badTestInstance.Workbooks.Open("Path\To\BadFile.xlsm", False, True)

When the code reaches the opening of the good file, it is opened in the background as it is supposed to be. When the code reaches the opening of the bad file, it is opened visible, but without the ribbon.

A: Thats more like a comment, but it is with a pic. Anyhow, can you check whether you have something like this in that file:

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What to Wear to the Airport: A Dress!!
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I love this dress. I like the black and the color, the cut, the sleeves, and the interesting gather detail. For work one would probably have to wear a camisole, but this is a great, versatile dress that can be casual or business appropriate depending on the accessories.
I also really like this dress, both in the print and the solid black. It's interesting and not too expensive. The black and white print would be very cute with a colored cardigan and shoes, maybe in pink or yellow.
Another potential staple, this dress is a faux-wrap. They also have colored, print, and 3/4 sleeve options available. I would probably have it hemmed to knee length, or just below. Use jewelry, a scarf, cardigan, fun shoes…..The accessorizing possibilities here are endless!
I usually pair my dresses with strappy shoes or slides. That means you have to walk through security barefoot. yuck. I save the dress for non-airport days plus this way I wear bulkier outfits on travel days and pack the little dress away – lots more room in the suitcase if you wear the layered stuff.


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Toronto, Ontario, January 9th, 2018 – Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. ("Cardiol" or the "Company"), a nanotherapeutics company focused on the research and commercial development of proprietary drug formulations for the treatment of heart failure, is pleased to announce that experimental research performed at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Texas, shows new functionality of the Company's patented nanotherapeutics. Designed to act as a vehicle to target anti-inflammatory drugs to inflamed heart tissue, these new data demonstrate the accumulation of nanoparticles at regions of fibrosis in diseased hearts, showing potential for Cardiol's proprietary nanotechnology to be used to target anti-fibrotic drugs directly to areas of fibrosis to treat heart failure.
Researchers at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center administered fluorescently-labelled Cardiol nanoparticles to an experimental model of heart failure. Bright fluorescence was observed in heart failure cardiac tissue, whereas no significant fluorescence was seen in control hearts, showing preferential accumulation of nanoparticles in failing hearts. Importantly, the highest concentrations of fluorescent nanoparticles were seen localized within non-contractile cells in areas of fibrous tissue within the heart – these primarily spindle-shaped cells associated with areas of fibrosis are considered to be fibroblasts (the cells responsible for fibrosis).
"These research results provide new insight into how our nanotherapeutics can be developed to target fibrous tissue in the heart and are the subject of our comprehensive provisional patent application recently filed in the United States," said David Elsley, President and CEO of Cardiol Therapeutics. "The specific targeting of our nanoparticles to cardiac fibrous tissue offers the potential to utilize drugs more safely and effectively and suggests the possibility of preventing the progression of cardiac fibrosis."
Inflammation is one of the earliest precursors to fibrosis, a pathology associated with heart disease. Associated with the infiltration of activated inflammatory immune cells into the heart, inflammation leads to the inappropriate activation of fibrocytes into myofibroblasts – the cell type responsible for the deposition of inflexible fibrous material that causes fibrosis. Fibrotic cardiac tissue does not contract and is stiffer than normal, leading to the loss of chamber distensibility that is a common feature of heart failure. These research data show the promise of a new way to target anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic drugs directly to the regions of the heart where they will be most effective.
"Fibrosis is a key player in the progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a chronic condition for which there have been no meaningful advances in treatment in over 20 years," said Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione, President of TecSalud, Mexico, former Chief of the Heart Failure Division and Medical Director of Cardiac Transplantation at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, and a member of Cardiol's Scientific Advisory Board. "These findings represent a new way to address this vastly underserved segment of the heart failure market by delivering effective therapy to inflamed tissue in the heart."
About Cardiol Therapeutics
Cardiol Therapeutics is a nanotherapeutics company focused on the research and commercial development of proprietary drug formulations for the treatment of heart failure. Heart failure is a chronic condition that affects more than 26 million people globally. Over five million adults in the U.S. suffer from heart failure, and it remains a leading cause of death and hospitalization with associated healthcare costs exceeding $30 billion annually. People with heart failure experience shortness of breath, fatigue, rapid heart rate, edema, reduced exercise capacity and a marked reduction in quality of life. Approximately half of all heart failure patients have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is often associated with diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure and for which there have been no new therapies developed in over 20 years. Cardiol is developing proprietary nanoformulations of pharmaceutical cannabidiol (CTX01) and methotrexate (CTX02) to target these drugs to the failing heart. Cardiol's CTX01 is designed to target cannabidiol to areas of inflammation in the hearts of patients with HFpEF. Cannabidiol has been shown to attenuate cardiac dysfunction in experimental diabetic cardiomyopathy and to decrease oxidative stress, fibrosis, and inflammation in additional models relevant to HFpEF. CTX02 is being developed to target methotrexate to areas of cardiac fibrosis in heart failure. Experimental data have shown that Cardiol's proprietary nanoparticles accumulate within fibrotic areas of the failing heart and that methotrexate has potent anti-fibrotic properties. For further information, please visit www.cardiolrx.com.
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The best tagline for a movie... ever: A romantic comedy. With zombies.
It is from a British movie called Shaun of the Dead, and also carried the user comment on IMDB of: One of the best British romantic zombie comedies ever made. I wonder how many fit into that catergory.
Lisa and I are sitting at home, minding our own business, each contemplating the wonderful things we could have for dinner if we had any food in the house, when a loud sounds startles us.
"Is that the door?" Lisa asks.
"I think so" I reply, walking to the door. "Who is it?" I ask.
"It's Cindy and Peter." comes the voice from the hall.
At that point the door gets flung open and we welcome our first uninvited guests to our house. It was quite an exciting thing as noone has previously just stopped by to say hi. It turns out that they were going to meet up with Simon and grab dinner and wanted to know if we wanted to join them. Since our previous plans, Govinda's was cancelled due to the lack of a good movie playing there, we jumped at the opportunity to go out. The five of us bundled up (it's getting cold at night here now) and headed on over to The Spot, in Randwick where numerous restaurants awaited choosing. We ended up settling on Thai Fire Fry with the help of a 15% off coupon handed to us. This restaurant is apparently known for the large jets of flame that come soaring up at regular intervals from the kitchen, located just behind a clear plastic partition, although not by us until we sat down. After a delicious peanut curry (and other great dishes had by everyone else) we were all basking in the fire's warm glow when, without warning, a large majority of the restaurant starts breaking out in coughing fits. I'm assuming it was due to some ingredient that had just been thrown in the fire, but it was somewhat funny to see an entire restaurant break out in coughs together, mostly due to the oddity of the synchronization and the resulting sounds that were made. Post dinner we headed across the street to Sugarplum (fairy) where we proceeded to order "The Big Papa", a 12 scoop ice cream dish filled with all sorts of chocolate goodness. That wasn't enough for Cindy and Simon though, who proceeded to order an additional 3 scoop to top themselves off. Following the indulgence we headed back to our apartment where we decided to watch "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". I really enjoyed it, somewhat surprisingly, because in the back of my head something said to me that I wouldn't, but it turned out to have one of those great twisted plotlines where everything ends up folding back on itself to (almost) resolve itself by the end. And that was the night; definitely not what I thought it would be like, but lots of fun nonetheless.
I found a nature preserve in the town I live in today. I had walked from Coogee beach to Maroubra beach, and then decided I would get on the first bus headed in the right direction, regardless of whether it was going right where I needed to go. It didn't, so I got off it a couple kilometers from home, and started walking down the road. On my way, I saw a sign behind a bunch of bushes and went over to read it. Imagine my surprise when walking up a hill on a decently busy road to find a sign saying "Fred Hollows Reserve" I walked a little further into the bush and saw a path opening up into a wooded area. It was a beautiful little trail through a mini forest, and as I made my way through the sounds and sights of the city disappeared and I was left on a totally quiet bench on a boardwalk running over a little stream. It seemed very surreal and although slightly marred by some grafitti in places, it was still a wonderful thing to be there, knowing that most people who live in the area have never seen it, and I felt really lucky that the bus that happened to come by was the one that did. It was the highlight of my day- just one of those surprises that makes a long walk worth it.
I went frolicking among the bullrushes today (even if they were basically weeds introduced by the European settlers in the 1800's). Major gold star to anyone who gets it and leaves an appropriate comment.
It was slightly saddening to discover that GORP doesn't exist down under, at least- you won't find anyone calling it that here. Instead we get SCROGGIN: Sultanas, Chocolate, Raisins, Orange Peel (candied), Ginger (crystallised), Glucose, Imagination and Nuts. Doesn't have the same ring to it as "Good Old Raisins and Peanuts". Plus, this now raises the question of 'what exactly is the difference between raisins and sultanas?' Since everything in the store here that would have been raisin filled back home is now chock full of sultana goodness (Raising Bran = Sultana Bran, etc.) you would think that they are the same thing with a different name. However, by including them both as seperate items in the SCROGGIN, it implies a difference. Quite a quandary, isn't it? Someone care to enlighten me?
More pictures are up, but if you are looking for anything that has anything to do with me, places I've been or anything of the like you won't find it there. They are just fun pictures I took on a long exposure setting from a balcony overlooking the harbor. Its really just long streaks of light, but they came out pretty and I liked them so I wanted to share.
For anyone interested in trying the wonderful Australian Anzac biscuits, the recipe is really easy. What you need is 1 cup each of sugar, flour, dessicated (shredded) coconut, and rolled oats. You also need 1/2 a cup of butter, 2 Tablespoons of boiling water, 1+ Tablespoon of Golden Syrup (maple syrup can be substituted but its just not as good) and 1 Tablespoon of baking soda. Mix together the sugar, flour, coconut, and oats. Melt the butter and add the syrup to it. Add the baking soda to the boiling water and stir till it dissolves. Then add the water/soda mix to the butter and syrup and stir till it froths. Then add it to the dry mixture, stir till evenly distributed and bake on a greased cookie sheet about 15 minutes at 350� F (180� C). Let them cool and then eat many! The recipe should give you a little more than 2 dozen cookies.
So the next project for the day was to make Anzac biscuits. Lisa and I decided at quarter to midnight (local time) that we wanted to make them, but were lacking in Golden Syrup, Rolled Oats, and Shredded Coconut. At that point we decided to run over to Coles and get the ingredients we needed. Since they close at midnight normally, and today was techinically a holiday, we didn't know what we would find. We walked into the entrance of the shoppping plaza where it is located, and saw from a distance that the roll down walls were already pulled down, and almost turned around, but decided to check it out to be sure. As we got close we saw that the last one on the end was still open, and were told by a security guard that we had 2 minutes before the closed up. We ran through the store, found everything we needed for the cookies (plus milk) and made it out as the 2nd to last customers. Now they are in the oven, and if the dough taste is any indication of the cookie taste they are going to be fabulous.
Today is Anzac Day (Observed) down here in Australia. Anzac day is observed every April 25th, and is approximately the equivalent of Veterans Day in the US (celebrated November 11th). Australians also have a holiday on the 11th of November, called Remembrance Day which is the equivalent of Memorial Day in the United States which falls on May 30th (although it is observed on the last Monday of May). There was more I was going to say, but it somehow seems insignificant after reading a lot about the history of the holidays.
Went to the most interesting garage sale ever today- on the 3rd floor of an apartment building. There were dozens of signs all around advertising it, but when I got there it was really just 2 tables full of kitchen ware, mostly going for 50 cents each. It just seemed like for the amount of effort the guy put in advertising it he would stand to make a decent amount of money, but combine a lack of decent merchandise, and a location that was hard to find owing to a lack of signs actually at the building that showed where to go and I just don't get why the whole thing was going on. Anyway, off to Eastgardens (a Westfield mall).
I have a gmail account! My email there is my "first name . last name @ gmail.com" should anyone wish to try it out and send me test emails. I think it works without the period in there as well, but its something fun to play with for now, and nice to know that my name hadn't been taken quite yet. Anyone else who uses blogger may want to try signing in and seeing if they get lucky and have the message come up on the right hand side of their screen for them if they want an account.
Sad news for Australia today as the PM here, John Howard, was cursed by an aboriginal women as he was getting into a car yesterday. The worst part is, I don't know if it could do any more harm to him here is his own country, where noone seems to like him anyway.
Here we go, starting with last Friday, April 9th. Friday was the first day of vacation- after finishing up a test on Thursday evening at 9pm. After sleeping in (cause dinner didn�t get made till some extremely late time after 9 the night before) I got up, and basically had a chilled out day- Lisa, Ryan, and I went for a walk to Centennial Park and enjoyed the fresh air. Ryan left us when we got to the park, but Lisa and I walked through it and saw some interesting mosaics around the site of the recreated wetlands in the park. They cannot truly be described, so I will have to go back and take some pictures and post them up here. Then we just followed a street in the general direction of back home and found our way back. We (all 3 of us) then grabbed a box of wine (leftover from our housewarming party several weeks earlier) and took the bus to Taylor Square from which we walked to Christina�s apartment. We got there slightly after the pizza had arrived, but luckily a few slices were saved for us. Also there were Simon, Peter, Cindy, Dylan, and Kendra. We sat there for a while drinking wine and eating chocolate Easter eggs. Then we progressed into drinking games that ended with a number of rounds of �Never have I ever� (after an unsuccessful game of �Blow the cards off the bottle�).
Then, sufficiently inebriated, we took off on the Fountain Tour of Sydney, complete with brochure, designed by Simon. The first fountain had us walking to Kings Cross where we splashed to our hearts content in the El Alamein Water Fountain. We got nice and wet and had to deal with lots of questioning stares as the area was still quite crowded at that time. After leaving there was a bit of a worry as Ryan thought he lost his wallet in the fountain somewhere, and a search turned up empty. It was found later that evening, back in Christina�s place. Next up was supposed to be the fountain in Hyde Park, but being slightly drunk, the leaders of our little group decided that the reflecting pool was what we were looking for (and we ended up missing the Archibald Fountain entirely). Once again we had a lost item, although this time it was Simon�s cell phone and it was for real. A further search the next day proved fruitless, and the phone was switched off, so calling it didn�t help. Also, just as we got out of the fountain a security guard car pulled up and started eyeing us suspiciously, and didn�t leave till we had started our walk towards the next fountain. Although it was supposed to be 4th, a decision was made to skip number 3 at that juncture, as it would have resulted in an extra hours walk. So the new number three was the Tank Street Fountain in Herald Square in Circular Quay. (And amazingly enough almost no one knows the real name of this fountain as searches for a decent picture in daylight turned up a total of 5 hits. This fountain looked a little sketchy as the water level was somewhat low and there were rusty looking bits in it, but it didn�t stop most of us from climbing in. Once the third one had been conquered we were cold and tired, and hesitant about moving on. As we walked towards the Opera House, a bus came by, and it was the bus some of our group needed to get home, so a few departed leaving me, Lisa, Ryan, Dylan, Christina and Simon. We all scampered over to the Opera House Fountain (finally a picture of my own that is decent and shows the place in the light). Lisa and Christina ran ahead and dove right in followed by Dylan who clambered to the top and proclaimed himself king of the fountain. A few minutes of splashing, a few pictures and we were ready to go. We went back to the bus stops, and Lisa and I went to our stop while the others decided they were going to complete the 5 fountain tour. So Lisa and I went home (cause we had to get up at 7 the next morning and it was almost 3:30 at this point) and they went on and found the 5th fountain after a long walk. We got home, got a very short nap and got up to the next part of the vacation adventure� Dooralong. More coming soon.
Ok, so here�s the part where I write about what I did on my vacation in lots of detail and so that I don�t end up spending way too many minutes on the phone to people halfway across the world. Not that I don�t want to talk, just that telling everyone about the entire vacation would likely take more minutes than I have on my phonecard. Due to the length I think I will be posting each separate adventure as its own post/story, and since they will take a bit of time to write out in full they will be posted over the course of the next couple of days.
Ok, the slowness was due to the commenting system I'd set up. So I'll have to see where in the code it was holding itself up and see what I can do to fix that. So the new ones are down once again and I still have the old ones up. Isn't this fun. Also, are people seeing the little 18x18 pixel blue thing on the bottom that you can click on to get stats? You should now, but maybe you couldn't yesterday- at least I couldn't, and it wasn't counting me towards the stats, but maybe it was the combination of the comment code and the stat code. We'll see.
Well, it seems to be working ok, but does the site seem slow to anyone else? Bear with the double comments for now, but try out both- the one on the left is the old hosted ones, and the one on the right is held locally by me. It seems to be working, but I'm not sure if it is the comments of the counter that is slowing everything down.
Comments are in the process of changing (hopefully). The place I was using to host them decided to start charging for it (starting in a month or 2), and so I'll probably switch over to one that Janice recommended soon. I'm gonna try running them on my own just to see if I can figure it out, and it would be nice to have them all stored on my own webspace, and not someone elses.
Does the opening to Billy Joel's 'Downeaster Alexa' sound like the opening to Travis's 'Side' to anyone else? I know they aren't exactly alike, but hearing one made me think of the other.
Oh, and more pictures on the left, along with captions on the old ones.
I feel like I don't think enough. I don't mean that in an intellectual way, but rather in a life/worldview sense. Yes, I can study some subject and learn enough to pass a test, but I don't spend the same amount of time contemplating the world that I used to. There are so many easy distractions that allow the passing of time, but each comes with a semblance of dissociation with the world. You can get trapped in this little bubble and hours later you snap out of it and wonder what just happened to those precious moments in your life that were just lost forever. In reality you get nothing out of these fragments other than a vague sense of loss and an idea that you could be doing something better with your life. Maybe spending some time each day writing and forcing myself to think about something real would be a way to get in touch with the world, and maybe it might even help me learn something about myself. Deep introspection has not always been my strong point, and it probably would be a good thing to truly understand myself before I can hope to think about understanding someone else. I'm not quite sure if writing is definitely the best solution, as I could always pull a Danny and start 'researching' everything I ever wanted to know about cows, and I have done something similar previously, but its always ended up petering out after a couple days cause I just wasn't feeling it. Perhaps combining it with something I need to do, such as research for schoolwork might be a good compromise between doing something interesting to me, and something important for progressing in life professionally. And maybe in addition just writing to people would be a good thing. I've definitely been somewhat remiss in keeping in contact with certain people, and its not something I'm particularly happy about, so it should be something else for me to work on. Hopefully actually writing this down, and letting the world see that I recognize my own faults will help me become a better person in the end. I know that I often lack an emotional edge in my writing, and when it does come across it is often skewed towards the positive. Like most people I don't like revealing my own faults, and prefer to keep my own confidence when it comes to negative aspects of myself, again something that isn't necessarily the healthiest thing to do. So I guess in the end what I want to know is what everyone out there thinks I need to work on as a person. Be cruel, be harsh, but above all be honest. This isn't a cry for help so much as a chance for me to ask the world what they honestly think of me, and to give me a chance to find out and digest this information in a way that I am able to deal with. I'm not always the best confrontationally, so having written responses will allow me to read, understand, and really process what people are saying without having to deal directly in the moment with what everyone says. I know this normally isn't how these things are done, in a public forum, and I know some of you may feel like it will be hurtful, and maybe you don't want someone else to see you being critical of me- if so than post anonymously and then if you want to, let me know via email that it was you. Or if you must, just email me a response to this. I can't be a better person to the world and myself if the world doesn't let me know how I'm doing every once in a while. I know this has rambled slightly and changed from the original goal of this post, but thats how my thoughts work.
There is now a small edition to the left hand side panel. Under places is now pictures, where all future series will be placed (although I'll try to make an announcement on here as well). For now, every can go take a look at random Sydney shots.
Well it looks like this year will be one without a seder for me. I tried to find one to attend for tonight, but was unable to find one that was a combination of close, cheap and the type of seder I would want to be at. Another part of the problem is that I didn't really start looking until Sunday, and that made my options few to begin with. In the end I didn't want to end up spending 50 dollars on an event that would have been me with a group of older men, simply reading from the Haggadah's. Family seder's are wonderful because, besides having the entire family around with you, its customized to be what you make it out to be. So if you aren't into everyone reading pages of Hebrew that don't mean anything directly to you, then you don't have to. You can read in English and just sing the songs, or even skip a few of the lesser importance pages and only sing the first 9 verses of Dayenu instead of dragging it on for hours at a time. And of course the meal is always better when you've made the matzah balls yourself. Although I'm definitely used to not being at home for this time of year (I was at school for them all but one of the past four years), its always sad to miss a family event, especially when there is a toddler around who is growing up so fast and is great at entertaining.
I've had a ring with my initials 'ASL' on it since I was 14. (No jokes about what that sounds like if you say it fast. I always claim its so I can leave quite an impression on someone). Anyway, as happens to little things that are used daily, its gotten misplaced occasionally. Now as a general rule I don't lose things, cause everything has its place in my room for me, and even if I forget said place, anything can usually be found within a matter of minutes. In one instance however, it was not a case of forgetting where I had put the ring, but rather of it literally just dissapear-ring (ba dum ching). One morning during my junior year at Northwestern I was getting dressed in a hurry for class, which was supposed to start all too soon. As I threw on my shirt and grabbed my accessories (watch, ring, wallet, palm). I put on my ring, and while I was reaching around to put my wallet in my pocket, I felt my ring drop off, and it sounded like it hit something and then I heard nothing. I figured it had hit my desk and bounced onto the rug, so I bent down to have a look. 5 minutes of ever increasing in franticity searching I concluded that it had not dropped onto the rug, or that if it had, it had instantly fallen through a tiny hole in the rug never to be seen again (and giving the shodiness of the floors in that place, it could have happened that way). I started going through the desk, and looking in drawers it never could have fallen into unless gravity worked differently in some sections of my room. After a few more minutes of fruitless searching I had to give up and get to class, so I patted myself down in an effort to make sure it hadn't gotten caught somewhere like in a pocket or in an upturned corner or in my shoe or something. After finding nothing I proceeded to my class, somewhat distraught, but made it through the day alright. I got back home and recruited my flatmates, Pi and Nishant, as well as the guys from across the hall. Once again we went over the room with a fine tooth comb and still found nothing. About an hour later when I had basically given up searching Nish came back in and wanted to try patting me down and checking in all my pockets again just to make sure I hadn't missed it there when I went looking. Then, just as he was about to give up as well, he felt something. I was wearing carpenter jeans at that time, and he thought he felt a little bump inside one of those pockets on the leg where you keep a screwdriver or nails or something similar. I had previously felt into it, but hadn't found anything and figured I would have felt the ring if it was in a pocket after patting it down. However, this pocket had an inner pocket, and somehow the ring had worked its way in there and it had been missed by me when I checked my pockets, and by everyone else when they had checked for me. Somehow Nish managed to feel it in just the right spot to notice it. So I got the ring back and it was a happy ending to a day filled with tension, but in the end it was only just a ring, and I would have gotten over it even though it would have been dissapointing. Janice however, almost lost her engagement ring, something which probably would have been a lot worse than me losing mine. I'm glad we both found our respective rings though. Losing a possesion that is part of you isn't easy, even if it is only a thing.
Pictures, yay! I'll need to create a new navigation system to include pictures- meaning my goal will to be to have a picture page where each set has one randomly selected picture chosed to be a representation of the entire set and it will change dynamically each time you come and visit. So once thats in place I'll let you know- but till then you can see the Taronga Zoo and fuzzy animals with me here.