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The Fall of the House of Labor
Recently by Patrick J. Buchanan: The Winter of Conservative Discontent
In 1958, Senate Minority Leader William Knowland, his eye on the 1960 GOP nomination coveted by fellow Californian Richard Nixon, went home and declared for governor.
Knowland's plan: Ride to victory on the back of Proposition 18, the initiative to make right-to-work the law in the Golden Land. Prop. 18 was rejected 2 to 1. Knowland's career was over, and the Republicans were decimated nationally for backing right-to-work.
Badly burned, the party for years ran away from the issue.
This history makes what happened in Michigan, cradle of the United Auto Workers, astonishing. A GOP legislature passed and Gov. Rick Snyder signed a right-to-work law as libertarian as any in Red State America.
The closed shop, where a worker must belong to the union before being hired, is dead. The union shop, where an individual must join the union once hired, is dead. The agency shop, where a worker cannot be made to join a union but can be required to pay dues if the union is the agent negotiating the contract for all workers, is dead.
Michigan just legislated the open shop.
And behind the blue-collar bellicosity in Lansing is this new reality. Non-union workers can now "free ride" on union contracts. This is close to a non-survivable wound for labor.
Workers who do not belong to unions will cease paying dues, and union members will begin quietly to quit and pocket their dues money.
Why pay dues if you don't have to? Why contribute a dime to a union PAC if you don't have to, or don't like labor's candidates?
Michigan workers are not going to suffer. They have simply been given the freedom to join or not join a union, to pay or not pay dues. And while wages in right-to-work states such as Virginia, Tennessee, Texas and Florida are slightly below those of other states, employment in right-to-work states is higher.
For these are the states where domestic and foreign investors look to site new plants. The BMW assembly plant is in Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., the Mercedes plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the Volkswagen and Nissan plants in Tennessee. As Gov. Rick Perry boasts, Texas has been the biggest job creator in the Obama recession.
But union power is going to be circumscribed as non-union workers elect to free-ride and union members start resigning. And just as Michigan saw Indiana creating jobs after passing right-to-work, other states may observe Michigan and go forth and do likewise.
There are now 24 right-to-work states. But while these laws arrested the rise of the house of labor, there was an inevitability to its fall. Who are the collective killers? Like the murder on the Orient Express, just about everyone on the train.
First came automation. A third of U.S. workers were unionized in the 1950s. But with new technologies, we discovered we did not need so many men to dig coal, make steel or print newspapers. We did not need firemen riding in the cabs of diesel locomotives.
A second blow came with the postwar rise of Germany and Japan. Their plants and equipment were all newer than ours. Their wages were far lower, as they did not carry the burden of defending the Free World. Under our defense umbrella, they began to invade and capture our markets.
And Uncle Sam let them do it.
A third blow to Big Labor, concentrated in the Frost Belt, came from the Sun Belt. With air conditioning making summers tolerable, the South offered less expensive and more reliable labor than a North where union demands were constant and strikes common.
But the mortal blow to American unions came from globalization.
With the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union and China propelling hundreds of millions of new workers into the global hiring hall, U.S. multinationals saw historic opportunity.
If they could move factories out of the U.S.A., they would be free of union demands, wage-and-hour laws, occupational health and safety laws, environmental laws and civil rights law. By outsourcing, they could produce for a fraction of the cost of doing so in the U.S.A.
And if they could get the U.S. political class, in return for corporate generosity at election time, to let them bring their foreign-made goods back to the U.S.A., tax and tariff free, profits would explode, and salaries and bonuses with them.
The corporate establishment and political establishment shook hands, the deed was done, and the fate of U.S. industrial unions sealed. So came NAFTA, GATT, the World Trade Organization, MFN for China, free trade with all.
And with globalization came trade deficits unlike any the world had ever seen, a loss of one-third of U.S. manufacturing jobs in the last decade, a U.S. dependence on foreign-made goods almost as great as in colonial days, the enrichment of our corporate and financial elites beyond the dreams of avarice, and the decline and fall of the house of labor.
Unions are dying because, in America, economic patriotism is dead.
Patrick J. Buchanan [send him mail] is co-founder and editor of The American Conservative. He is also the author of seven books, including Where the Right Went Wrong, and Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War. His latest book is Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025? See his website.
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Selma woman recognized by Southern Poverty Law Center
Published 12:00 am Friday, February 27, 2004
The Southern Poverty Law Center is recognizing one of Selma's most vocal activists for people with disabilities by memorializing her name along with many others at the Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery.
Carolyn Bates, founder of the Selma Disabilities Advocacy Program, was chosen by the SPLC to have her name engraved on the Wall of Tolerance, a focal point in the Memorial Center modeled after the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
A project of the SPLC's National Campaign for Tolerance, the Memorial Center is scheduled to open next year. The National Campaign for Tolerance is co-chaired by Rosa Parks and Morris Dees.
The certificate, signed by both Parks and Dees, simply states that Bates has been chosen to have her name listed on the wall.
The Selma resident said she never worked with the SPLC before and had no contact with the organization.
Bates said once she realized the significance of being chosen for the Wall of Tolerance, she broke down and cried for the first time in a long while.
Receiving this honor, Bates says, makes her feel the work she has done to fight for disability rights for adults and children has not been in vain.
Since founding the Selma Disabilities Advocacy Program in 1999, Bates and her staff work to provide after-school enrichment, job skills training, peer support group, and mentoring to children with disabilities.
She also works with adults who have disabilities and tries to open the line of communication between parents, teachers, and children. Bates said she feels overwhelmed and touched at being chosen for the Wall of Tolerance, and has every plant to be there when the Center opens next year.
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From April 06, 2010, the UK Intellectual Property Office is introducing a number of changes to the fees for applying for UK patent protection, including changes to application fees and renewal fees.
Therefore, there will be just under a 30% rise on fees applicable when filing of a UK patent application. However, the official fees charged for a UK patent application at the UK Intellectual Property Office are still more than £1,000 less than those of the alternatives of a European or International patent application, each of which include the United Kingdom as a designated state.
It is advantageous for any businesses looking to file a UK patent application in the near future to do so before April 06, 2010.


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VW Golf GTI Mk6 Buying Guide
The Golf GTI is and always will be one of the best second-hand purchases you can make. It's the car which practically invented the hot hatchback segment with the Mark 1 generation, and has been dominating the segment ever since. Apart from the slight let down of the Mk4, each and every GTI so far has been nothing short of brilliant. The Golf is a great second-hand purchase as it generally doesn't depreciate a lot after the initial hit.
The earliest Mk6 GTIs are now ten years old, however, so you have to know what you're looking for if you want to avoid certain pitfalls associated with the Golf. The GTI is usually as reliable as the normal Golf it's based on, but certain areas do require more attention as it's a high-performance version of the ordinary car. Before getting into the details of how the car performs, let's quickly look at some common issues associated with the GTI.
Known Common Issues
The biggest issue with the GTI is related to the timing chain tensioner, as anyone will tell you. If it fails it can cause the chain to jump teeth and damage the engine, which is obviously less than desirable. The OEM tensioner was updated sometime in 2013 but you check which one you have via an inspection port. Replacing one is costly but not as costly as a new engine of course.
Apart from that, be conscious of issues with the intake manifold and the injectors as an error with the intake manifold flap positions sensor will require a whole new intake manifold removal and replacement.
The usual carbon buildup in the inlet and exhausts valves has been known to cause trouble and famously the water pump-related faults apply to the GTI much like they do to just about any Golf here as well.
We're just nitpicking though if we're honest. The truth is the GTI is arguably the best performance hatchback on the market money can buy, and one of the most reliable as well. Faults are rare and usually not that serious.
The Mk6 is based on the same platform as the old Mk5 (PQ35), before VW moved up to their modular MQB platform with the Mk7. As such, it's no wonder that it's similar in dimensions to its predecessor. Compared to the Mk5 the Mk6 is a lot more aerodynamic and sleek however, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing noise inside the cabin.
The GTI treatment transforms the way the Golf looks. It's nowhere near as brash as something like a Focus ST, but it is distinguishable from ordinary TDI Golfs on the road. The Mk6 was offered in two distinct body styles: a three-door and a five-door. The three-door looks a bit more aggressive but it loses out on some of the five-door practicality. The twin tailpipes, one on either side, do a wonderful job of adding some much-needed aggression we felt was missing from the Mk5. Lots of owners prefer to install aftermarket wheels on their Golfs but the standard GTI units look great. Here we have a GTI on a set of Golf R wheels.
Interior and Refinement
Most of the criticism directed towards the Mk5 had to do with how cheap the interior felt. For some reason, the overall quality was down compared to the Mk4, and people took notice of it. The refinement wasn't there and some of the materials used were just downright nasty. VW listened to customer feedback and decided to address those issues accordingly.
Following the Mk5 debacle, VW overhauled the cabin of the Mk6 to increase build quality and overall fit and finish. Although you won't find a lot of differences between a GTI and a normal Golf inside, there are just enough details to keep you happy (such as the GTI-specific gear knob, steering wheel and the seats).
The 2.0-litre TSI turbocharged four-cylinder in the Mk6 makes 210 PS and 207 lb-ft of torque. As with most GTIs, the four-cylinder doesn't have a lot of character but it gets the job done. It feels eager to pull across the entire rev range, even at the very top. It doesn't sound as pleasant as the five-cylinder found in the Focus ST, but in terms of outright delivery, it's definitely up there.
Power is sent to the front wheels via a six-speed manual or what was an optional seven-speed DSG. Most owners opted for the DSG but you can still find a lot of manuals for reasonable prices. The sprint to 62 mph takes 6.9 seconds and the top speed is a reasonable 149 mph for the manual or 148 mph for the DSG. If you like to be as involved as possible when driving go for the manual. The DSG is great if you'll be using the GTI as a daily driver, and effective as though the DSG has proven to be the shift speed of the car is remarkable.
Driving dynamics
The Mk6 isn't as agile or as capable as an Mk7, no matter what anyone else tells you, but it's certainly not that far off. In terms of capability, it slots right between the Mk5 and the Mk7, as it should, but it's more inclined towards its successor rather than its predecessor. The front axle has a lot of grip and the steering wheel is rather communicative. On twisty B roads, the GTI will keep up with just about anything else when driven properly.
The real kicker is that you don't have to be Schumacher to extract the best out of the GTI. It is performance made accessible to the average user, and that's where the GTI really shines through. You can get in it and be throwing it around bends with massive confidence within mere minutes. A definite must buy for any car enthusiast on a budget after a great little car.
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Companies put 'CHRO' at par with 'CMO'
Prajjal Saha | HRKatha
As per a study by Hay Group, the core business heads and top business enablers in a company are considered to be equal stake holders in growth, which is why the gap between their salaries is now marginal…
The Indian corporate sector seems to have realised that companies can no longer run as a one man show. The acknowledgement comes from the fact that the gap between the salaries of the top bosses – managing director and CEO – of the organisation and that of the next line of managers below them has been squeezed. The salaries of the top executives have been almost leveled and the gap between the salaries of the heads of core business functions and that of the head of enabler functions is also marginal now.
This implies that Indian companies now considered both the core business head and top business enablers, an equal stakeholder in business performance of the company.
The business core team comprises of sales and marketing head, manufacturing, operations, and other business heads, while the business enabler role includes that of the head-human resources, head –R&D (Research & development) and chief information officer.
As per Hay Group, a global consulting firm, the gap between the salary of the managing director/ CEO of a company and that of the core business heads has reduced from 3 times to 1.9 times between fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2015. The decline in case of business enablers has seen a sharper from 3.5 times in FY13 to 2.1 times in FY15.
Hemant Upadhyay, managing consultant and leader of executive rewards practice, Hay Group India, says, "This indicates that Indian companies now consider the role of a business core group and business enabler as critical to business performance and so they should be rewarded and retained accordingly."
Upadhyay adds that the economic outlook in the country is positive and organisations believe that the stable government will give a spurt to their business prospects.
The other significant change in the salary structure of the senior management of Indian corporates has been the increase of variable component.
Normally, the fixed component in the salaries of the top executives in India has been higher than that of their counterparts in other Asian, European and American economies. But this trend seems to be changing off-late.
The cash component in the salary has now increased for top Indian corporate bosses and the next line of managers in the last few years.
For MDs and CEOs, the short-term-incentive has increased from 21 per cent in 2012-13 to 27 per cent in the current fiscal. Similarly for the other senior roles, the same has increased from 16 per cent to 21 per cent.
This implies that there is direct alignment between the goals of the company and the compensation plan. Besides, the objective is also to ensure that compensation of the top executive is commensurate with the contribution and impact of the role.
Indian companies are now trying to be more transparent and efficiency oriented for a better application of benefits.
"Instead of looking at benefits as level entitlement or the differentiator between grades, organisation are consciously moving towards focussing on benefits, which either provide efficiency or drive productivity and monetise the rest," says Upadhyay.
"This has resulted in reduction of required administrative bandwidth," he adds.
Organisations are also using some of the benefits and perks as tools to recognize employees for good performance or demonstrating the right behaviours. The attempt is towards utilising these benefits to drive role model behaviours in the organisation.
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Google I/O 2013 Recap
Last week I had the pleasure of attending this year's Google I/O. Before I got too far removed from the conference I thought I would try to capture my impressions and thoughts about last week.
The keynote clearly wasn't as tight as WWDC keynotes and frankly not as cohesive as past I/O conferences. Lots of bits were spilled last week in the aftermath, and I will spare you a retread of the common complaints. I do think though that a majority of the problems stemmed from the lack of a unifying theme or major tent-pole announcement. It is tough to build a substantive keynote around the smaller, more strategic moves Google announced. That being said, I cannot argue with the complaints about the "blocking and tackling" problems Google had during the keynote especially at a conference this big.
Android Announcements
When the keynote came and went without an official Android bump to the API level, many took that as Google wavering on their commitment to the platform. Watching the keynote live I had the opposite impression, and the subsequent Android sessions during the week reaffirmed that.
The Google Play Services and the r13 Android Support Library UI enhancements showed us how Google plans to curb the fragmentation issues which have plagued the platform. By packaging these enhancements in libraries that are compatible back to Froyo and immediately available for integration, Google enabled developers to get these new features and services into the hands of users immediately. This eliminates the dependency Google had previously on hand-set manufactures to integrate new Android releases on their current and older devices.
Many have questioned the long term viability of the Android platform for Google as companies like Amazon and Samsung seek ways to circumvent or minimize Google's influenence on their products. The approach that Google adopted has provided a way forward that serves their needs as well as developers. That is a big deal.
Comparison to WWDC
The content and variety of sessions at both conferences is excellent. On the whole, WWDC's sessions appeared to be more polished and rehearsed when compared to the I/O sessions. I found the I/O sessions tended to be a little more light-hearted and included more variety in the session structure (fireside chats, interactive labs) which added to the enjoyment of the sessions and kept the sessions from becoming monotonous. Both conferences provide a tremendous amount of access to the engineering teams directly working on the frameworks and services developers interact with on a daily basis. These opportunities for interaction are easily the most valuable parts of each conference. While the Apple labs at WWDC predominantly allowed for one-on-one interaction with their engineers, Google made their engineers available in an Office Hours setting that had the engineers holding court for small groups around white boarded areas in the conference hall. If you had very specific questions, the WWDC labs could not be beat for access and personal attention. If you were interested in picking up some tips and inside scoop about your favorite Google developer topics, then the I/O office hours are great.
My biggest gripes about I/O are mainly with the logistics and the infrastructure at the conference. The most popular talks were being held in rooms that could have easily been filled if they were four times the size. The bigger tracks like Android and Chrome could have benefitted from being clustered on one floor near each other instead of being spread over two. That would've made bouncing between sessions easier and eased up the congestion around the escalators and the other traffic hotspots on the floors. The session rooms themselves were stuffy and hot during the talks and especially so in the popular sessions which typically had crowds sitting along the walls and in the aisles. While the range of these complaints range from the minor (too crowded at times) to major (uncomfortably hot rooms) annoyancess they still detract from an otherwise great conference experience. The best thing about these issues are that they fixable. Hopefully Google will make some changes to eliminate these issues from future conferences.
External Conference Activities
The best parts of conferences are social interactions and Google I/O was no different. I kicked off the week at the Meatup.io, made my way out to Twitter for their Mobile Showcase lightning talks and capped the week off by going to a meetup-style talk on Android testing at a local startup. It was great to meet so many great developers and engineers at these events and it was nice to be able to thank so many of the project creators and maintainers in person for their contributions to Android's open-source community.
I had a fantastic time at Google I/O. I'm still chewing on and trying to process all the great content, conversations, and code that I was exposed to last week. I highly recommend Google I/O, and if you are fortunate to get an opportunity to attend a future event, I strongly urge you to go. Being around 6,000 passionate and excited developers is an amazing way to spend a week learning and exploring new technologies and services.
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Structure in Android App Design
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The New Android SDK Build System
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Renovation delivers $200,000-plus premium as prices stabilise
Larry SchlesingerReporter
Oct 2, 2022 – 12.06pm
An art deco Melbourne home, which had its meticulous renovation documented on Instagram, sold for more than $200,000 above its price guide at the weekend, as buyers favoured homes requiring little further investment, amid rising interest rates and construction delays.
The sale of 22 Bowmore Street, Hughesdale to a young couple for $2.1 million was one of the standout results, as the national auction clearance rate held firm above 60 per cent for the fifth consecutive week, pointing to a potential stabilisation of the market after months of sharp price falls.
The renovation journey of 22 Bowmore Street was documented on Instagram
Restored by furniture maker Lee Vella, who paid $1.1 million in November 2018 for the four-bedroom home, the auction in front of a crowd of 120 people, attracted competition from six bidders after his Instagram account drew almost 2000 followers.
"It was an absolute showcase property. We had over 250 groups come through to view it before the auction today and over 40 contracts requested throughout the campaign," said Ray White Carnegie selling agent, Jin Ling
Similarly, a "stunningly renovated" home at 34 Vale Street in Wilston, in Brisbane's northern suburbs sold for $3.1 million at auction to a local family, after bidding from five parties.
"New and renovated properties that are ready to move into are proving to be very popular with buyers at the moment. Sellers that chose to meet the market today were rewarded with bidding, competition and ultimately a good result," said Ray White Victoria chief auctioneer Matt Condon
A similar phenomenon was occurring at the top end of the market, said Melbourne buyers' agent Emma Bloom.
'These will be the heroes'
"Properties which you don't have to spend money on will do best in this market as you don't have to worry about builders and supply of material. These will be the heroes," Ms Bloom, from Morrell & Koren said.
"I had a client looking to spend up to $1.7 million, who ended up paying $2 million for a place that required no work at all."
Nationally, Ray White, the country's biggest real estate agency, recorded a 68 per cent preliminary clearance rate over the weekend from 195 auctions.
This was slightly better than the 62.3 per cent combined capital city clearance rate recorded by Corelogic, up 1.7 percentage points from last week. Domain recorded a similar 62.5 per cent national clearance rate.
"This is the fifth consecutive week that the combined capital city preliminary clearance rate has held above 60.0 per cent while the final clearance rate has held at or above 60 per cent for the past two weeks," said CoreLogic.
Over the past week, there were 1613 auctions held across the combined capital cities, up 22.6 per cent with Melbourne the busiest market as the other states enjoyed a long weekend.
Adelaide the strongest
Of the 823 homes taken to auction in Melbourne over the past week (a more than fivefold increase on last week's number because of the AFL Grand Final shutdown), 64.3 per cent were successful, down 1.8 percentage points from the previous week.
In Sydney, auction numbers dropped 39 per cent to 489 because if the long weekend and the NRL Grand Final. Of these, 60 per cent were successful, unchanged from a week ago.
Across the smaller capital cities, Brisbane was the busiest auction market this week with 116 homes taken to auction though only 46 per cent sold according to preliminary CoreLogic data.
Adelaide, which hosted 102 auctions, recorded the strongest preliminary
clearance rate (78.3 per cent), followed by Canberra (62.5 per cent) which hosted 61 auctions. There were 19 auctions held in Perth this week, and just three in Tasmania.
Although the Reserve Bank is expected to lift interest rates again on Tuesday, analysts are tipping the pace of the housing market correction to ease because of factors such as low levels of housing supply, a tight rental market and a lower interest rate peak.
"Our expectation is for a shorter cycle and a sharper rebound than the market expects," said UBS analyst Tom Bodor.
Adding to this, SQM Research's Louis Christopher said the bottoming out of auction clearance rates, which are now rising even as volumes increase, was a clear sign the panic of higher interest rates was over.
"We're now entering into a new period where buyers are looking for opportunities in the housing market," Mr Christopher said.
Larry Schlesinger writes on real estate, specialising in commercial and residential property. Larry is based in our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Larry on Twitter. Email Larry at larry.schlesinger@afr.com
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Roman Around: A Guided Tour of the Eternal City will be showing in Brussels for two nights only. December 10,11 at the Warehouse Theatre.
Tickets and info are here.
You may already know how awesome this show is, having seen it yourself. If not, I can vouch for its awesomeness. If that's not good enough for you, and you're wondering what the critics think, check out some reviews.
If you live in Brussels, you should definitely come. If you used to live in Brussels, you should tell all your friends there to come. I'd really like to play to a big happy audience of friends, well-wishers and Belgians.
Mostly, I'm super excited to get this show back on its feet and take it on the road. Especially since taking it 'on the road' means a reason to go back to Brussels and see a bunch of wonderful people, teach an improv workshop, have lekker Belgian beer, and share the stories, jokes and 'invisible site-seeing that is Roman Around: A Guided Tour of the Eternal City.


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Meloe brevicollis é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Meloidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Panzer, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1793.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

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Ligações externas
 Meloe brevicollis - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Meloe brevicollis - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Meloe brevicollis - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Meloe brevicollis - Encyclopedia of Life

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Why Is Juneteenth in June?
I took a lot of U.S. History classes during my school days. We always started with Columbus and then tried to get through the next 500 years in about nine months. As a result, we sped through a lot of history, which ended up leaving some misconceptions about certain topics.
For example, for years I thought that the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ended slavery in the United States. This is something that many believe. Lessons in school about the Civil War primarily focused on the battles or the Gettysburg Address. Everything else, especially regarding slavery, was only lightly covered.
While the proclamation did declare slaves of the breakaway Confederate States free, enslaved individuals continued to be held legally in the Union-backing border states of Delaware and Kentucky. It wasn't until the ratification of the 13th Amendment, in December of 1865, that the practice of slavery was officially abolished.
On Sunday (June 19), we will observe Juneteenth, which celebrates the ending of slavery. But wait…if slavery was officially abolished in December, why are we celebrating in June? In the 1860s, information traveled very slowly, especially if there was no telegraph office nearby. Even when a war was officially over, fighting could continue because some areas hadn't gotten word yet that peace had broken out. This also meant that it took a while for some enslaved individuals to find out they were free.
On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after it was issued, the enslaved people of Texas finally learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. The good news was declared by Union General George Granger with the reading of General Order No. 3. The celebrations following the announcement began a tradition that has now been going strong for over 155 years—Juneteenth.
Despite the Juneteenth holiday having been around for so long, there are many who are still unfamiliar with its traditions and history. For those who wish to learn more about our newest federal holiday, below are some good titles to help you get started.
Celebrating Juneteenth by Jody Jensen Shaffer
What Is Juneteenth? by Kirsti Jewel
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan
Juneteenth Jamboree by Carole Boston Weatherford
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson
Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration by Edward T. Cotham
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations by Nicole A. Taylor
And if you would like a closer look at slavery, Black history, and the Civil War, don't forget to check out MCPL's wonderful online databases, including Slavery and Anti-Slavery, African-American History, Black Thought and Culture.
Happy Juneteenth!
Pamela M.
Antioch Branch
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A reference must be set to the Microsoft Office object library before you can use the FileDialog object. From the VBA IDE, select Tools, References, and be sure the Check Box labeled Microsoft Office 11.0 Object Library is selected.
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From the very beginning of József Pacskovszki's The Days of Desire something about it becomes very clear: it is absolutely stunning to look at. Scenes are captured in long, fluid takes which recall not Bela Tarr, as the festival brochure claims (Tarr's texture, his mood, are different, his interest elsewhere), but perhaps instead his main influence, Miklós Jancsó. A high angle shot of the film's protagonist in the snow plays like a depopulated Brueghel painting. If cinema is primarily a visual art form, then this is cinema at its best, and as the film progresses, it becomes very apparent that its beautiful, crisp, black and white images aren't even the only thing to admire.
Enigmatic and slow burning, the film tells the story of Anna, a mute teenage orphan who moves in with a troubled married couple to work as their housekeeper. It's soon revealed that the couple's own daughter died at the age of sixteen, and it isn't long before Anna's relationship with them moves beyond that of worker/employer. It's a second chance, for all of them.
Anna begins a tender relationship with a young security guard from the local supermarket. He talks enough for both of them, but in his ramblings he makes assumptions about Anna which she is unable to dispel, and her lack of a voice takes on a figurative as well as physical dimension. As various tensions within the household begin to escalate, Anna realises her that her new found idyll is starting to unravel. As her new mother figure warns her, she 'will be broken by fate too'.
The film's performances are uniformly excellent, its crafting impeccable. Towards the end it even touches on the intensity and brilliance of Ingmar Bergman's relationship films (no small praise indeed). It is a film about grief, relationships, second chances and human fallibility. It is a film of beauty and grace, though it never shies away from the darker side of humanity. Quite frankly, it is a masterpiece.


but diners are particularly miffed by the one at Epic Roasthouse.
On Sunday I reviewed Epic Roasthouse, Pat Kuleto's new restaurant overlooking the Bay Bridge. The 4 percent health service charge at has generated more reaction than anything else.
Diners are outraged, and took me to task for not mentioning the added charges in the review. I thought I had covered how restaurants are grappling with the added expense of living wages, sick leave and health insurance in San Francisco, but I realized that it was on my blog and not in the reviews.
Several issues are at play here. Customers seem to be more accepting of the surcharges at places such as Delfina. People understand what the prices were and instead of raising them, adding a service charge simply points out what's going on. It's become a common practice for restaurants to add that to the menu. I would think that at some point in the near future, those will go away and the restaurants will simply reflect the increase in the cost of each item on the menu.
In the case of Epic, people seemed less accepting. It's a new restaurant, one that pushes the price envelope anyway, so people are doubly sensitive to any added charges.
However, I understand the restaurants' dilemma. They want to provide benefits for employees, but they also want to remain competitive, and they want customers to know why it's more expensive to eat in San Francisco than it is in other parts of the Bay Area.
Restaurants are in a tough position. I'd love to know how you think this issue should be handled.


The nation is paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to pay tributes to Mrs Gandhi.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to Mrs Gandhi at her memorial, Shakti Sthal in New Delhi.


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Virgin Galactic hints at Orbital Domination
Virgin Galactic astronaut aboard a SpaceShipTwo spacecraft. Credit: Zero G
At the recent dedication of the main runway at the world's first devoted commercial spaceport, Sir Richard Branson (of Virgin Galactic fame) slid in an apparently innocuous but Hiroshima-sized comment. While Virgin Galactic has practically cornered the space tourist market with the successful suborbital space flights of SpaceShipOne and upcoming flight tests of SpaceShipTwo (the larger, tourist-rated version,) apparently Branson has his sights set much higher.
According to reporters in attendance at a press conference following the dedication, Branson said, "We plan to be in orbital travel within the next few years."
I would be shocked if this didn't set off a tsunami through the NewSpace circuits.
Furthermore, Branson said that Virgin Galactic is in talks with some of the serious commercial orbital space transportation contenders, (SpaceX, Orbital, Boeing, Lockheed, Armadillo Aerospace, etc.,) and will soon decide whether or not to partner up to pursue NASA and commercial orbital contracts or fly solo, so-to-speak. Official word is due in early 2011.
What does this mean? Well, Branson's formidable Virgin brand carries with it an overriding seriousness, even considering the intrinsic unknowns of commercial spaceflight, (as their clinching of the Ansari X Prize proved all-too-well.) At this point, however, I believe a statement like this is a declaration that it continues to be a great time for the promise of free-market spaceflight. It is only fitting that the comment was made at the dedication of the country's first spaceport launch and landing lane.
Let's hope this competition continues to force NewSpace innovation and the acceleration of hardware to orbit!
VMS Eve and VSS Enterprise circle New Mexico's Spaceport America. Credit: Mark Greenberg
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Liftoff – VSS Enterprise
VSS Enterprise carried by VMS Eve. Credit: Mark Greenberg
Today is another red-letter day for the commercial spaceflight industry as the VSS Enterprise, Virgin Galactic's orbital space tourist flagship, makes its debut atmospheric test flight. Constructed by US-based aerospace firm Scaled Composites, Enterprise is the first of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo-class of suborbital spacecraft, an upscaled version of the SpaceShipOne spacecraft that won the Ansari X-Prize in 2004. Like the earlier craft, Enterprise is designed to be carried up to altitude by the Virgin Mothership (VMS) Eve. Enterprise then separates from the mothership, and a hybrid rocket motor activates to propel it (and all aboard) to the edge of space.
Carried by VMS Eve today, the craft was put through its initial aerodynamic flight paces in preparation for powered flights and test suborbital flights later this year.
For a cool $200,000 per seat, anyone can book a flight on the six-passenger VSS Enterprise (or, later, the second SpaceShipTwo-class ship under construction, VSS-Voyager,) and experience weightless, see the curvature of Earth and the true blackness of space, and earn their official astronaut wings by crossing the 62-mile elevation boundary from the atmosphere to outer space.
This is a powerful image to me, because it directly conjures images of the first flight of another flagship Enterprise: the OV-101 Enterprise.
1977 flight test of OV-101 Enterprise. Credit: NASA
Before launching the then-brand-new Space Shuttle to orbit, flight tests were performed in 1977 on a piloted atmospheric test version of the shuttle, which was also named Enterprise after the flagship of Star Trek fame. Though OV-101 Enterprise never flew to space, it was nonetheless the first of its kind and performed essential flight testing prior to the launch of OV-102 Columbia in 1981.
Well, history certainly seems to move in cycles, and thirty years later, thanks to the hard work of Scaled Composites and the buisness savvy of Virgin Galactic, the next generation Enterprise has taken flight. With it fly the hopes of private space tourism, and eventually, private space exploration.
Ad Astra, Enterprise.
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'I see big wheels in the kitchen' | Victims' roommate reacts after big rig crashes into house
"Something that hits you with that much force, that much inertia, it knocks the life right out of you." A woman in the house was killed and her boyfriend hurt.
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Author: Jason Miles
Published: 3:53 PM CDT October 26, 2021
Updated: 4:02 PM CDT October 26, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas — A couple likely never knew what hit them as they lay in bed around midnight Tuesday in the middle of what's now a pile of broken up debris.
A big rig, caught on a surveillance camera outside, barreled right into their bedroom where Lincoln Street abruptly ends at McKinley just off West Mount Houston Road, HPD said.
"Next thing you know, he woke up and he was under the truck and the truck's still running," Chris Conyers said.
His brother, Jeff Conyers, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital.
Sadly, his brother's 50 year-old girlfriend, Aylene "Nicole" Heaney, was killed.
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"Something that hits you with that much force, that much inertia," Chris said. "It knocks the life right out of you."
"I feel very lucky." Half of this home obliterated by a big rig after a theft suspect bails out and it keeps rolling. One woman is dead, her bf injured. But two housemates walked away. Hear from them + latest on investigation: @KHOU at 4:30. https://t.co/ob5ctKQoQ7 #khou11 pic.twitter.com/mvp7qoWVbV
— Jason Miles (@JMilesKHOU) October 26, 2021
Jesus Torres and his wife were on the opposite side of the house and lucky enough to walk away after the collision woke them.
"When I opened the door, I see big wheels in the kitchen," Torres said. "I feel very lucky."
Houston Police say the tractor trailer was stolen from a nearby trucking company, which helped track its location before officers caught up with it. The chase didn't last long.
"At that time, the suspect bailed out of the moving vehicle, sustained some minor injuries," said HPD commander Michael Collins.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said 39 year-old Eric Black was charged with felony murder and reckless aggravated assault.
He was already out on parole for evading arrest in a motor vehicle according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
"This was as brazen and as callous as any of these crashes that we deal with," said Asst. DA Sean Teare.
Chris Conyers told us his brother lost not only his longtime girlfriend, but also his vehicle and most of his belongings. Chris launched this GoFundMe page to help Jeff recover.
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Johnston: Canada 'still trying to make history' at World Cup
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Canada is targeting its first-ever World Cup point in its last group-stage game against Morocco on Thursday.
Defeat to Croatia on Sunday officially eliminated Canada from contention at the 2022 World Cup, but full-back Alistair Johnston said the team will aim to end the tournament on a high.
"We still need everyone behind us, and we're still trying to make history," Johnston said Monday, according to TSN. "We scored a goal, which was a really special moment. So now, we're looking for that first result, and that Morocco game is going to be a great chance."
He added: "We have a really good young group, and it does make a difference getting that first goal. It changes something mentally.
"To be able to get that first win, first draw, first result. Just to be able to say you've done that and been a part of that helps alleviate some of those mental barriers."
Canada recorded its first-ever World Cup goal two minutes into Sunday's Group F contest, courtesy of an Alphonso Davies header. But an experienced Croatia outfit stormed back into the match, scoring four unanswered goals to seal Canada's elimination with one match to spare.
"There's definitely gaps for us to close, and this experience will only help us going into (the) Morocco (game) and further back in CONCACAF," Johnston said. "(Croatia) never looked uncomfortable, they never looked fazed, and they realized their time will come in that game.
"Once they kind of got a grip of the game, we found it very difficult. There's a reason why they took that team to the 2018 World Cup final."
The lopsided 4-1 defeat came just days after John Herdman's squad earned worldwide praise for an inspired performance in its narrow loss to Belgium - Canada's first World Cup game since it last qualified in 1986.


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Касапският кръг () е обществена сграда в Куманово, Република Македония. Сградата е известен културен и архитектурен обект.

Местоположение
Сградата е разположена в центъра на града между улиците "Гоце Делчев" и "11 октомври".

Архитектура
Обектът е дело на инженер Владимир Антонов и е изграден в периода между 1930 и 1934 година. Според оригиналния проект е сграда с триъгълна форма около въгрешен двор – атриум, която има партер и един етаж. Етажът не е цялостно изграден и на него е била настанена община Куманово. На приземието са настанени търговски обекти, а етажът се използва за административни нужди. В атриума се влиза от два входа и в него дълги години е имало месарници, откъдето идва името на сградата. По-късно в него се отварят ресторанти и кафенета.

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Сгради и съоръжения в Куманово


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"The ultimate goal is precision medicine enabled by accurate diagnosis, root cause determination, and medications engineered for effectiveness based on a patient's makeup"
Today, it is estimated that over 75 percent of U.S. hospitals have adopted an EMR system, and many have extended it to related physician practices. While reducing dependency on paper, we are now able to integrate the full continuum of care for patients. Most EMRs were deployed requiring direct use by clinicians to reduce variances and improve safety, efficiency and care coordination. Computer-supported processes are allowing our clinicians to uncover, develop and deploy best practices based on data. Most importantly, EMRs are enabling patients to be assured of care continuity and to have more visibility of data to help them understand and manage health issues.
At the same time, development in analytics and big data are already helping optimize healthcare operations, as well as advancing discovery of new clinical knowledge. Many organizations are increasing their investments in analytics and business intelligence tools, leveraging data and IT systems with increased emphasis on predictive analytics, clinical and operational dashboards, and data discovery. Data sharing and collaboration is increasing, especially among academic and specialty care organizations, leading to insights into care innovation for patients with rare conditions and complex care needs. The advances in analytics are leading to new research and discoveries in our medical schools, which ultimately will change the landscape for new teaching and professional opportunities.
We have also in recent years experienced major advancements in medical science that creates new data not previously available. Notably, advancements in genomics and testing will likely lead to large-scale adoption and could become standard practice. The ultimate goal is precision medicine enabled by accurate diagnosis, root cause determination, and medications engineered for effectiveness based on a patient's makeup. Being able to clearly identify the cause of a disease and provide early intervention tailored to your DNA will soon be possible. Ultimately, when leveraged to predict and prevent disease, we should anticipate profound impacts on today's structure of healthcare delivery.
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Another example of using HIT to innovate care is a mobile application provided by CHESS Mobile Health (CMH). The mobile application, Addiction Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (ACHESS), resides on a cell phone and supports patients in addiction recovery. The application delivers immediate resources to bolster coping competency for patients experiencing risk of relapse. Surveys and assessments determine risk of relapse, empowering clinicians to intervene before relapse occurs. The application networks patients with caregivers and peers to strengthen resiliency. Unique features include a hot button ("Beacon") for customized access to support, GPS tracking of travel near high risk areas, medication and appointment reminders, customized surveys and content and recovery plan management and tracking electronically with the patient's sponsors and designated support. In an outcome study two years ago, ACHESS was bundled with access to addiction medication, peer support and trauma/depression/anxiety monitoring resulting in a 69 percent reduction in readmissions after one year among high risk/high need veterans. These types of HIT advancements are breakthroughs in improving access, continuity of care, and clinical outcomes.
Health IT organizations and their leadership face the continuous need to evolve in quality service delivery and personnel skills. Our role has changed from predominantly technology experts to innovating patient access and care delivery, and therefore critical to assure trusted relationships with end users and clinical partners. In the IT Department at Stanford Children's Health, we have implemented LEAN methods and utilize weekly Gemba (i.e. where the real value is produced) rounding by dedicated IT service leaders to partner with customers throughout the hospital and physician practices. We hear first-hand about technical and workflow challenges and target change for high impact to our patients, and the IT leadership team is briefed weekly in order to prioritize change. At the same time, IT leaders will need to assure high reliability services in the midst of massive technology change, develop new executive leadership skills, and be trusted by the Executive Team and Board to help lead change impacting all areas of the healthcare enterprise.


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At census time, when it comes to filling in the 'religion' question, it's none of this 'Jedi' nonsense for me. I put 'Comedian' [1], because I will worship at the altar of Comedy more readily than any organised religion (or business dressed up to look like the same).
So, as Christmas Eve turned into Christmas day, while my family were organising their attendance at Midnight Mass (which didn't eventuate, as it turns out – they crashed out in front of the telly watching We Can Be Heroes on DVD!) I pulled together this episode of Stand & Deliver! – a form of rapturous veneration I was still undertaking when they finally did organise getting to Mass first thing on Christmas morning.
The episode is built around a few Christmas routines as performed by the likes of Darren Casey, Kent Valentine and Dave Jory at the year's final Mic in Hand that took place at the Friend in Hand Hotel on the night of December 14th. It was also a good opportunity to play a great Christmas song by Tripod, recorded on their new mini-album Perfectly Good Songs. I threw in a tiny snippet of Adam Hills's material that had a bit of a Christmas angle to it (I first used this in a radio interview of some years ago).
It also seemed appropriate to have a little 'round-up' of upcoming comedy festivals and competitions.
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Announcer: And now for something somewhat derivative.
Soundbite: The 'Theme to Radio Ha Ha' plays ever-so-briefly before the stylus of the record is brought across the vinyl, bringing it to an abrupt end in time for:
Announcer: Stand and deliver!
Song: 'Theme to No Wucken Forries' (edited version)
Dom: This is Dom Romeo welcoming you to Episode 3 of Stand & Deliver!, the podcast that takes a bit of a knowing look at comedy. Now, it's just gone Christmas Day, and my family have gone of to Midnight Mass, leaving me at home alone; I've snuck downstairs Rupert Pupkin-like [2] in order to squeeze out a special Christmas Day Edition of Stand & Deliver!
In this episode we'll be hearing from the likes of Adam Hills, Tripod, Kent Valentine and Dave Jory, but to kick us off is the very dry, observational humour of Darren Casey, recorded live at Mic in Hand, at the Friend in Hand Hotel in Glebe.
LIVE STAND-UP
Soundbite: Darren Casey, on receiving presents at Christmas, recorded live at Mic in Hand, at the Friend in Hand Hotel.
Station ID: Stand… stand… stand and deliver!
Dom: That was Darren Casey talking about inappropriate Christmas presents, recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel in Glebe, and you're listening to the Christmas episode of Stand & Deliver!, perhaps as you unwrap your own inappropriate Christmas presents.
Station ID: Stand! And! Deliver! Oooh, stand and deliver… Stand! And! Deliver! Stand and deliver…
Dom: Now, if this were a show on free-to-air radio, right about now I'd be playing an up-tempo Christmas song like 'Felice Navidad' [3] or 'Happy Christmas (War Is Over!)' [4] or one of those all-star charity singles by Band Aid or USA for Africa [5]. Instead, I get to play you stand-up comic Adam Hills's take on those charity singles. This is a snippet from his album Go You Big Red Fire Engine which, if you're lucky, you might just find on www.amazon.com. [6]
Soundbite: Adam Hills on 80s music, particularly those Christmas charity singles, as excerpted from 'Feed the World' on the album Go You Big Red Fire Engine.
Dom: That was Adam Hills, being funny about Christmas music on his CD Go You Big Red Fire Engine. There's a great deal of music-related comedy on that disc – which demonstrates why Adam Hills was the perfect choice to host the ABC musical comedy quiz show Spicks and Specks.
You may not be able to find a copy of Go You Big Red Fire Engine; it's getting a bit thin on the ground. One of the things you will be able to find is Adam Hills's new DVD, Live in the Suburbs. In fact, chances are you're unwrapping a copy while you listen to this podcast.
Dom: So I think we're agreed: there are a number of kind of rubbishy Christmas songs that get played to death this time of year. However, there are some really cool Christmas songs that are clever and funny, and they're mostly written and performed by Tripod, that musical comedy trio from Melbourne. Tripod have a pile of Christmas songs, as demonstrated on their recent 'Hey, We Don't Make The Yules!' Christmas tour. According to their vocalist Yon, who appeared in Episode 1 of Stand & Deliver! Tripod have about ten Christmas songs now, which begs the question, 'why isn't there a Tripod Christmas album?' [7]
Yon: Well, it's something I think about every year... 'cause I'm the one who always thinks about merchandise, for some reason. I reckon we're not far off one. I actually want to do a TV special. We were talking about it. We did say at some point if our TV show doesn't get up this year, let's do a Christmas special because I'm sure that would be easier to pitch than some bloody thing with a narrative to networks. But it hasn't happened.
I don't know; I'm happy to just keep writing new ones and we'll boil it down to something really good eventually, when we do something.
Dom: Yon Hall from Tripod there, explaining why Tripod don't have a Christmas album, and in the process, raising some pretty interesting issues [8] that I just failed to chase down. Some journalist I am! In fact, I'm more a fan than a journalist. And as almost any Tripod fan should be able to tell you, Tripod have a brand new mini-album out now, called Pretty Good Songs [9] and one of the pretty good songs on it is a pretty good Christmas song, called 'I Was the Only Shepherd' [10].
Soundbite: 'I Was The Only Shepherd' from the Tripod mini album Perfectly Good Songs.
Dom: That was Tripod performing 'I Was the Only Shepherd' from the new mini-album Pretty Good Songs [11] and if you want a copy of that album, you can buy it via their website, www.3pod.com.au.
And according to that website, Tripod have a brilliant idea for their next festival show. It's going to be called Idio Clips and it'll consist of video clips made by punters. That's right, you can make a clip to a Tripod song, and if they like it it'll be uploaded to their website and you'll win a prize and it'll also be part of their festival show. It'll be projected in front of the audience while Tripod provide live accompaniment. For more info, check out the website.
Dom: Now, just a little bit of a warning: if you're particularly religious, this next item may offend. It's by stand-up comic Kent Valentine, recorded live at Mic in Hand, at the Friend in Hand Hotel – the venue he co-runs with fellow stand-up comic Sam Bowring.
So if you are very religious but not very open to people making fun of religion, perhaps you might consider not listening to the next bit. Otherwise, take it away Kent.
Soundbite: Kent Valentine, on why you can't trust Jesus or the God of the various Middle Eastern religions, recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel.
Dom: That was Kent Valentine recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel. This and other material in this episode comes from the final Mic in Hand of the year that took place on Thursday December 14th.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Kent and his partner-in-mirth Sam, for the support they've given me both for Stand & Deliver! And for my earlier podcast Radio Ha Ha.
Likewise, I'd like to acknowledge the massive support of Sydney's original Comedy Store at Moore Park, and Comedy on the Rox at the Roxbury Hotel, Glebe. And also Janet McLeod's Local Laughs at the Local, St Kilda, Melbourne.
I'd also like to thank everyone who gave me permission to play their stuff on Radio Ha Ha and on Stand & Deliver! over the last year. And to help pad out this tail-end of the episode, I might also get Kent to tell us what Mic in Hand has in store for us when it starts up again in January 2007.
Kent Valentine: There's going to be a Justin Hamilton double shot, there's going to be Danny Bhoy, there's going to be a whole bunch of f***ers who are really funny!
Dom: "F***ers who are really funny?" Fantastic, Kent! They tend to be the best kind of f***ers.
Speaking of which, even though the Comedy Store takes a short break at this time of year, it re-opens January 2 with Tahir Bilgic – yes, Habib from Fat Pizza - headlining for the week.
Following that, expat Aussie comic Brendon Burns returns from the UK to headline for two weeks.
And, if there's not a lot of comedy for you to see right now, be aware that some shows have already gone on sale for the 21st Melbourne International Comedy Festival, taking place April 4th to April 29th next year: namely, Danny Bhoy and Tim Minchin.
Now's also the time to register for Raw Comedy, the national competition that unearths new comedic talent, run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in collaboration with Triple J. For details go to www.comedyfestival.com.au/raw. There'll be more details in future episodes of Stand & Deliver!
Meanwhile, Comedy on the Rox at the Roxbury Hotel in Glebe, will again be hosting their 'Quest for the Best' comedy competition. The first heat takes place on February 14th. That's right, Valentine's Day. Make it a date to remember.
There are of course other comedy festivals taking place next year, tickets for which have already gone on sale. For instance, there's Sydney's Cracker Comedy Festival, taking place from 7th March to 1st April. There will be heaps of stuff featured in future episodes of Stand & Deliver! but for now, check out www.cracker.com.
Adelaide Fringe takes place from March 8th to March 31st, and Sydney's Big Laugh Festival takes place from March 22nd to April 1st in Parramatta. But the most important comedy festival to be aware of right now is the Hobart Comedy Festival, taking place from January 9th to January 20th. There'll be more about this in an up-and-coming episode of Stand & Deliver! also.
But now, here's a bit more Christmas comedy recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel, courtesy of Dave Jory, another dry, observational comic. Dave took the stage last in a long night of comedy, and he realised that the audience weren't as receptive as perhaps they might have been an hour earlier, so he truncated his performance accordingly. I've edited it even further just to keep it to the Christmas bits. Here he is: Dave Jory!
Soundbite: Dave Jory, on Christmas, recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel.
Dom: That was Dave Jory recorded live at Mic in Hand at the Friend in Hand Hotel in Glebe, and you're listening to Stand & Deliver!
Well, there's nothing else left in this episode, really. [12]
Bye now!
CLOSING THEME
Soundbite: 'Theme to No Wucken Forries'
Soundbite: A bunch of stand-up recorded at the Laugh Garage when it used to be in Sydney's CBD as opposed to its current location in Parramatta
I'm probably most inspired to list my religion as 'Comedian' because Frank Zappa claimed his as 'Musician' when filling out the admission form for his wife when she went into hospital to give birth to their first born, Dweezil. At least, that's what he says in his autobiography, The Real Frank Zappa Book.
Robert De Niro's character in the Martin Scorsese-directed King of Comedy (1983). See the film; the explanation of the reference will be self-evident.
Christmas song by Jose Feliciano, whose title (and almost all of the lyrics) translate to 'Happy Christmas'.
Christmas song released as a single by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir in 1972.
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' and 'We Are The World', respectively.
You'd have to be very lucky indeed to find it on www.amazon.com; it is in fact www.amazon.co.uk that is rumoured to still have stock of this rare gem. Try here.
It's probably a bit early to be cannibalising previous episodes – but on the other hand, it's good to have a break from my relentless monotone.
The new topics of 'television series' and 'television special' are opportunities just as painfully missed now as they were in the first episode.
Crap journo, crap fan! The mini-album is in fact called Perfectly Good Songs, not Pretty Good Songs. Don't hold it against me.
This song really should be called 'The Only Shepherd'. Why? It'd be a subtle piss-take on a song called 'The Lonely Shepherd', a mainstay on instrumental albums and the signature tune of a musician called Gheorghe Zamfir, master of the pan pipes. Which would have nice comical resonance, given Yon's early 'pan pipes' routine. Worth mentioning in passing that it is a Gheorghe Zamfir album – Improvisations: Flute De Pan Et Orgue – from whence originates the piece of music made famous as the theme to Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). Whatever else you may say in praise of director Peter Weir, his choice of soundtrack music is always inspired and interesting.
Perfectly Good Songs.
12 A dirty lie – there's a bunch of stand-up I found while cleaning up in the early hours of Christmas – and after careful consideration and the consultation of the opinion of a trusted friend, I decided I would bung it on the end of the episode…
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