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Monday, September 8, 2008
A few factual points about Ulf Buxrud's "Japanese Whisky"
As I said in the main post, I thought twice before posting these quibbles. However, some of the factual issues pinpointed here are actually not that trivial and may affect people trying to use Ulf's book as a guide to Japanese whisky (most notably, the issues I raise about pronunciation and the problems with the addresses).
None of this is meant as damning criticism of Ulf's work. I have given my positive general impressions of his book in my review and God knows how many mistakes I have made on Nonjatta?! I would really have preferred to be raising these issues privately to Ulf on a draft sent before publication but we didn`t arrange that between us and, on reflection, I do think it is important to raise this stuff so that myths and misconceptions about Japanese whisky are nipped in the bud at an early stage.
Anyway, in the spirit of cooperative inquiry and having ignored the more trivial typos, here are the small number of factual points that I think need raising:
Pg 12. "The technique initially used was the single distillation method or kasutori, and it was practiced to the end of the Edo period..."
"Kasutori" does not mean "single distillation method". Kasutori means something like "taken from the lees of sake", ie. a waste product from sake production. A type of shochu which first became popular in the Edo period was made from these lees. Cheap forms of kasutori shochu were sold after World War II and actually gave their name to the decadent, depressed but somehow liberated "Kasutori culture" of defeat in immediate post-war Japan.
Pg 12. "... A third classification was later added as the honkaku (Grade C)..." I stand to be corrected here but it is my understanding that otsurui (Grade B or otsushu, as Ulf calls it) and honkaku shochu are effectively the same thing. It is true that a few "otsuruis" don`t, strictly speaking, qualify to be "honkakus" but to all intents and purposes the two categories are synonymous. On the general market, to my knowledge, virtually all of what used to be called "otsurui" shochus now refer to themselves as "honkaku" shochus. There are a few other issues I have with this section - such as Ulf`s categorisation of different types of shochus and his description of awamori as a type of shochu - but these are really matters of shading and opinion and probably best addressed positively in posts on Nonjatta about those topics.
Pg 14. "The usual story is that the pioneering work in the trade was done solely by Shinjiro Torii (born 1879) and Taketsuru Masatake (born 1894)..."
It is "Masataka Taketsuru" not "Taketsuru Masatake". Also, there is a little bit of confusion here about first names and last names. Torii and Taketsuru are the family names.
Pg 25. "The koji (Japanese: 麹, 麹菌, or koji-kin) or Aspergillus oryzae, is a filamentous fungus (a mold)..."
Strictly speaking, as I understand it, koji-kin and koji are different things. "Koji-kin" is the Aspergillus oryzae spore and the "koji" is the rice or other material that has been cultivated with the spore. Update made 17.9.2008: An interesting sidelight on this error is that Ulf seems to have written almost exactly the same text as a passage from the Wikipedia entry on aspergillus oryzae. Wikipedia also confuses koji and koji-kin. I have highlighted the Wikipedia text in red and Ulf's similar text in green:
The current Wikipedia article on Aspergillus Oryzae says this: "Aspergillus oryzae (Chinese: 麴菌, 麴霉菌, 曲霉菌, pinyin: qū meí jùn; Japanese: 麹, 麹菌 or kōji-kin, Korean: guk, 麹) is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine which ferments soybeans to produce soy sauce and miso. The fungus is also used by both cultures to saccharify rice, potatoes and grains for fermentation in the making of alcoholic beverages as huangjiu, sake, awamori and shōchū."
Ulf's text on page 25: "The koji (Japanese 麹, 麹菌 or koji-kin) or Aspergillus oryzae is a filamentous fungus (a mold) used in Japanese cuisine which ferments soybeans to produce soy sauce and miso. The fungus is also used to saccarify rice and other grains for fermentation in the making of other alcoholic beverages."
As I have implied in my main review, there is more than one point in Ulf's text where there is a resemblance with other sources. Where it relates to my work, I have exercised the right to comment on the borrowing. All I will say about this instance is that Wikipedia allows people to borrow their material but that the terms of the borrowing are that Wikipedia should be attributed as a source for the material and that any further distribution is under the same licence as Wikipedia (ie. other people can freely copy it too). "Japanese Whisky" does not mention Wikipedia as a source for its text.
On a broader point relating to pages 25 and 26, I think that it is important to underline that to my knowledge koji does not seem currently to be used by any of the mainstream Japanese whisky makers in making whisky. Ulf correctly introduces this as a "historical" issue, relating to the development of whisky in Japan, but an inattentive reader might have got the wrong end of the stick by the end of the discussion on page 26.
Page 41. The map.
The location of Yamazaki is wrong. It is much further to the north.
Page 43. "...Chichibu (tji-tjibu) Distillery..."
I am struggling a bit with Ulf's guides to the pronunciation of Japanese distillery names. Perhaps I am just ignorant of a perfectly good phonetic system or perhaps Ulf's transcriptions are going to work better for speakers of some other European languages, but I suspect there will be many English speaking readers who share my problem. This pronunciation issue is more important than all my factual quibbles because it might seed some incorrect pronunciations of what are actually fairly straight forward words to pronounce. For this reason, I am going to indulge in a little digression here to explain the very basics of Japanese pronunciation.
The point about standard Japanese pronounciation is that it is not very complicated (at least when you first start off). I am grossly oversimplifying here but there are five basic vowel sounds:
- "A" to rhyme with the first syllable of "cattle".
- "I" to rhyme with the first syllable of "fiddle".
- "U" to rhyme with "who", or "true" or the first syllable of "cruel".
- "E" as in "pen" or "red".
- "O" as in "ovulate" or "orange".
These are combined with consonants - "ka", "ki", "ku", "ke", "ko" or "na", "ni", "nu", "ne", "no" etc. etc. - but the pronunciation of the vowel component remains constant. There are, of course, plenty of complications that I could add here if you actually wanted to learn Japanese but the only ones I am going to mention are four additional long vowel sounds and their English transcriptions:
- "EI" as in "day"
- "AI" as in "lie"or "fly"
- "OU" to rhyme with "flow", or "hoe"
- "AU" as in "out", or "Ow!"
These long vowels are basically just combinations of the first set of vowels. That's it! It may seem like I have gone off on some abstruse linguistic tangent but, with all due respect to Ulf, it is actually a lot simpler than trying to pronounce "tji-tjibu". So, "Chichibu" distillery is pronounced something like "Chi-chi-boo", with the "chi" rhyming with the first syllable of fiddle and all the syllables having the same stress and length (so the "boo" is not the great rasping thing you might be tempted to make of it but more like a run-of-the-will "who?"). Ulf's "tji-tjibu" had my English born tongue in knots and definitely not coming out with the right sounds.
Page 47. "..Fuji (Fu-dji) Distillery..."
Again, not strictly a factual problem and Ulf's phonetic system may be perfectly legitimate, but Fuji is pronounced the way you have always pronounced it.
Page 53 "...Hakushu (Hack-shoo) Distillery..."
Hey! What happened to the "Ku"? Ha-ku-shoo". The "ha" rhyming with the first syllable of "cattle", the "ku" to rhyme with "who" and the "shu" a little bit longer (because of an added "u"). Keep the stress the same throughout, if you can (the tendency of English speakers is to put stress on a syllable). Update 26.9.08: Please refer to the comments on this post. There may actually be a case for Ulf's pronounciation guide here. Some Japanese teachers do teach the dropping of the "ku" as a way of counteracting the natural tendency of many English speakers to put excessive stress on the "ku". Saying "hack-shoo" would certainly sound more natural to a Japanese speaker than saying "ha-koooo-shoo".
Page 61 "... Hanyu (han-jo)..."
"Han-yu" with the Han like "man" and the "yu" like "you"
Page 69 "... Karuizawa (karu-zavva).."
"Ka-ru-i-za-wa". Equal stress. The "I"s and "A"s the same as you find in "Spaghetti". "Ru" to rhyme with "Wayne Rooney" or "who?". "W" as in "water", not "v" as in "vat".
Page 75 "Mars Shinshu (mars-tsinshoe)"
"Mars Shin-shoo" with the shoo rhyming with "who?"
Page 81 "Sendai (sen-DI)"
"Sen-dye" with the "dye" rhyming with "fly".
Page 81 "... well known by its nickname, The City of Trees (Mori no Miyao)"
Sendai is known as "Mori no Miyako"
Page 81 "Miyagikyo ("me-ja-gi-kjo") Distillery"
"Mi-ya-gi-kyo-u". Mi to rhyme with "me", as in oneself; "ya" as in "yak"; "gi"as in "git"; "kyo-u" is a bit more difficult but rhyme it with "hoe" or "flow" and you won't go too far wrong.
Page 89 "Shirakawa (tjira-kava)"
"Shi-ra-ka-wa". All the "A"s as in cattle and the "shi" as in the first syllable of "fiddle".
Page 99 "Yamazaki (jamma-sarki) distillery".
"Ya-ma-za-ki". All the "A"s of equal length and to rhyme with "cattle" and the "ki" to rhyme with "key".
Page 111 "Yoichi (joy-chi) Distillery"
"Yo-i-chi" with "yo" to rhyme with the first syllable of "orange" and the "I"s as in "spaghetti". All the syllables are given the same stress and length.
Page 120 "Togouchi Single Malt whisky 18 yo"I don't think this company currently produces a single malt. The company's website says this one contains grain and malt whisky.
Page 124 Address for Speyside Way:"...Meguro-key"
This should be "Meguro-ku". I have left out other obvious typos in the book, but I have included this one here because it alters the address of the bar. If someone were to go in search of "Meguro-key" they may have a long journey.
Page 125 Address of Single Malt Bar: " ...Fish Hiyashi's building, Four valleys..."
I don't know whether "Fish Hiyashi" is a local nickname but the name of the building given by Ulf in Japanese is "Shinkou Biru" (or Shinkou building). If you go in search of "Four Valleys" in Tokyo, you might have problems. "Yotsuya" is what you have to ask for. It is a major district of the city. Looking for "Four Valleys" is a bit like going to London and asking for the "Hunting cry place" instead of Soho.
Page 126 Address of Bar Nemoto: "Chuo ku etc...."
There are a number of problems with this address. The Japanese address given appears to have been cut off halfway and the floor given in English appears to be wrong. I think if you asked for "Bar Nemoto, Chuo ku, Minami Yon Jou Nishi Go Chome, Tsumugi Biru B1F" you might stand a better chance of getting there.
Page 126 Address of Bar Augusta Tarlogie: "..Turono-cho..."
Page 126 Address of Bar Baroque Shinsaibashi: "...Sinsai bridge..."
"Shinsai". There is a general problem through much of these addresses that Ulf sometimes translates words into English that actually would make them unrecognisable to Japanese people if you asked the way. Most readers are not going to be able to read the Japanese provided. In my opinion, it would have been better to have simply given an English spelling of the Japanese pronunciation. In this case, "Shinsaibashi".
12 comments:
- Adam said...
The tji-tji-bu makes a lot of sense if you've spent time with speakers of germanic languages. The "j" stands for a phonetic "y" -- consider the pronunciation of "ja" in German. The cluster "tj" is used to render what we would pronounce "ch", much like the "ch" sound in the contraction "whatcha want."
The romanization in the book is the usual anglo-romance friendly transliteration, which means some Germanic speakers probably do benefit from the alternative transliteration. Do you want a tourist from Munich asking for hihibu with gutteral "H"s?
- September 10, 2008 at 4:09 AM
Yes, I did think that. I think I mentioned that these renderings might be more suitable for some European languages than English. In English and for English speakers, though, I hope my alternatives will help a bit.
- September 10, 2008 at 8:15 AM
- Dr. Whisky said...
Nerdy as heck, Steve, but absolutely necessary for good academic practice and proper dissemination of information. Nice work.
I just hope you don't turn your critical gaze to my error-ridden blog!
- September 19, 2008 at 8:56 PM
- David said...
Having studied Swedish, I recognise some of these pronunciations. 'jo' is a Swedish word (disagreement with a negative statement) pronounced something like 'yoo'.
'tj' is pronounced very like 'sh' so 'tjira' for 'shira' makes sense. It works less well standing in for 'ch' in 'chichibu' but Swedes commonly pronounce 'ch' in English just as they would in Swedish (ie 'sh'). For example, they often pronounce 'China' as 'Shy-na'.
Of course this is not a good system in an English language book :-)
As for 'Hakushu', my knowledge of Japanese is not so good but I understand that vowels may be devoiced so they almost disappear. Is it possible that 'Hakushu' genuinely sounds more like 'hack-shoo' than 'ha-ku-shoo'?
- September 25, 2008 at 6:56 PM
I think in standard Japanese that the "ku" is definitely pronounced. But I would not claim to be an authority on the Japanese language. I speak it a bit and that is my understanding. Quite happy to be corrected.
- September 25, 2008 at 9:09 PM
- David said...
I thought of a good example right after I posted my last comment. 'Asakusa', the district in Tokyo, is pronounced 'a-sack-sa'.
Then there is the Ukiyo-e artist, Hokusai (ho-k'sigh). Not sure about that one but I don't know any Japanese here I can run it past.
Another one I recall: 'Matsushita', the company, is 'ma-tsoosh-ta'.
I don't know what rule governs this though.
The idea of having a pronunciation guide for Japanese whisky terms is a good one. There is a site for Scotch with a native speaker clearly enunciating each distillery name which I found very helpful.
Sorry, I didn't mean to nitpick - I just find language quite interesting.
- September 26, 2008 at 4:55 AM
I have checked this with my wife, who is Japanese, and we agree that Asakusa, Hokusai, Matsushita, as well as Hakushu are sometimes taught by Japanese speakers in the way you are describing. I was certainly not taught in this way and there is no rule in Japanese that the syllables you are talking about are dropped. However, some Japanese teachers, faced with the relentless tendency of English speakers to try to put excessive stress on the "Ku" in "Hakushu", "Asakusa" etc. do teach students to deemphasise it, which leads to a more natural, even pronunciation through the word. Some native speakers may actually sound as if they are dropping the syllables in everyday speech, too. So you have a point. Nevertheless, the general approach I was taught is to pronounce all syllables fairly evenly and without an uneven stress or length (there are differences of tone between syllables but that is a difficult and more advanced topic) and that is a good general aim for anyone trying to get a handle on Japanese. However, teaching a complete non-Japanese speaker to say "Hack-shoo" might actually result in a more natural pronunciation (as long as they don't overemphasise one of the two remaining syllables) than someone going the other way and saying "Hack-koooooo-shu" or something, so Ulf may have had a good point on this guide. I have updated my text.
- September 26, 2008 at 8:25 AM
It is kind of odd to have an English-language book and have a pronunciation guide which doesn't conform to the standards of English. Of course, it doesn't help that the various English dialects will all pronounce things differently (where I'm from Japanese 'han' isn't pronounced like English 'man'). Personally, I'd have put names in Japanese text, Hepburn Romanization, and IPA equivalents in an index, but that's just me.
Also, have you considered the possibility, however small, that Mr Buxrud also wrote the relevant portion of the Wikipedia article?
- September 30, 2008 at 4:03 AM
On the Wikipedia point, I looked carefully at the Wikipedia entry before writing what I wrote. You will find, if you look at the history tab, that it was written cooperatively over a period of time. It was not written by one person, but by a community, with the wording that is the same being the product of at least five main writers. If necessary, people concerned could easily be contacted, but I don`t want to labour this point and turn it into some sort of a witch hunt. (Please look at my main review on the use of my words)
Yes, I think you are right about the need in a book to use a properly systematised phonetic system if one is publishing a book. The disadvantage, which perhaps swayed Ulf, is that such systems are usually more difficult for casual readers to penetrate. On the other hand, it is going to be correct, which seems to sway it in that direction. This post is obviously a back of the envelope response, really just meant to warn people that there are problems. Perhaps with time and corrections from readers it can become more than that. If you want to come up with a more systematised pronunciation guide for the words Ulf covers, I would be glad to post it.
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- Louis said...
This with language is not an easy thing:
David said...
Having studied Swedish, I recognise some of these pronunciations. 'jo' is a Swedish word (disagreement with a negative statement) pronounced something like 'yoo'.
As I am a Swede the Swedish word "Jo" is same word as "ja" meaning YES but mainly used in the north of Sweden - Hope David not lost opportunities due to his recognition of the word "jo"....
I read the book this week and as I am an amateur I found it interesting - There are some other errors in the book - an example - being interested in spirit safes - he spells Forsyths wrong throughout the book.
- March 7, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- Chap said...
Kansai dialect if I remember right likes to drop the 'u' on many words. First time I heard "sumo" pronounced "smo"was jarring...
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The Department of Cell Biology was founded in the early 1970's by George E. Palade, who received the Nobel Prize in 1974 for fundamental discoveries that began to define the cell in mechanistic terms. In subsequent years, Palade's legacy has endured due to the many award-winning faculty based in the Department, which is also spread throughout the School of Medicine, the main University campus, and the West campus.
The department is currently headed by James Rothman, the Sterling Professor of Cell Biology, and recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Under his leadership the department has grown substantially and comprises a young, dynamic and intensely interactive group with a diverse array of research interests. Our faculty are committed to training the next generation of Cell Biologists and many of our postdoctoral and student alumni have gone on to successful careers in academia, biotech, and the pharmaceutical industry.
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The Department of Cell Biology at Yale draws on a rich history rooted in the medical school's early forays into the fields of anatomy, microscopy and histology. In 1858, Rudolph Virchow articulated what became the accepted form of the cell theory, Omnis cellula e cellula ("every cell is derived from a [preexisting] cell"). He founded the medical discipline of cellular pathology, which posited that 'disturbances in cells' are the fundamental bases of human disease. Research in the department stems from this conceptual foundation. For an in depth description of the history of Cell Biology at Yale, read Thomas Lentz's "History of the Department of Cell Biology."
In 2008, James Rothman became the Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Chair of Cell Biology. His research program investigates the molecular mechanisms and regulation of vesicular traffic and membrane fusion in cells. Rothman has received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 2002, the 2010 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, and 2013 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. In 2012, Rothman established the Nanobiology Institute on Yale's West Campus, comprised of faculty from the Department of Cell Biology and other Yale departments, which endeavors to discover the principles that unite living and synthetic materials at the nanoscale. James Rothman became the Sterling Professor of Cell Biology in 2017.


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So reports Jason La Canfora. Martz tells the Chicago Sun-Times "It's time." Ominous. He's turning 61 in May.
Martz had spent the last two years coordinating the Bears' offense, hanging Jay Cutler out to dry (remember this?) against opponents' pass rushes before resigning at season's end. Before that Martz was one of the many coaches who couldn't save Alex Smith, and before that he spent two years dropping bombs in Detroit with Jon Kitna. This all after a six-year head-coaching stint with the Rams during which he went 53-32, with four playoff appearances and only three wins. Unlike his predecessor Dick Vermeil, Martz didn't win a Super Bowl.
But the real significance of Martz's retirement is that cranky talk-radio callers will no longer have Martz's mythical deep-ball offense to suggest as a perfect fit for their teams. Think of how many hypothetical offensive coordinator vacancies the man could have filled this offseason! Think of all the quarterbacks he hypothetically could have saved!
Now, alas, he'll settle into retirement somewhere and probably wander from area high school to area high school installing four-wide sets. Eh, we can't wait. We hope he still owns that shirt.


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Since before University of Washington assistant professor Ram Samudrala was born, scientists have been striving to predict from an organism's DNA sequence the identities and workings of its many proteins. Such an understanding could lead to improved treatments for diseases, which are often caused by malfunctioning proteins. Samudrala has advanced protein encoded by an organism's genome. By modeling changes to specific genes or proteins, researchers can try to determine what causes proteins to go awry. One set of algorithms Samudrala devised, with $4 million from federal and private agencies, is called Bioverse. Samudrala has used Bioverse to model the functions and interactions of the proteins of more than 30 organisms; other researchers are using Bioverse to find which proteins in pathogens would be good targets for new drugs. Posted on the Web, Bioverse receives 1,000 hits daily. Samudrala made the algorithms free because he is opposed to intellectual-property restrictions, as explained in his "Free Music Philosophy" statement, which he published on the Web in 1994- long before the rise of Napster.
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Billy Barnes, a composer and lyricist whose music and devilishly funny lyrics were displayed on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and '70s and in his earlier series of satirical music revues in Hollywood that launched the careers of performers such as Ken Berry, Bert Convy and Jo Anne Worley, has died. He was 85.
Barnes died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer's disease, said his longtime partner, Richard T. Jordan.
A Los Angeles native and UCLA theater arts graduate, Barnes earned a reputation as "The Revue Master of Hollywood" after hitting his stride in 1958 with "The Billy Barnes Revue" at the Las Palmas Theater.
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With a cast of eight — Berry, Convy, Joyce Jameson, Ann Guilbert, Jackie Joseph, Patti Regan, Len Weinrib and Bob Rodgers (who wrote the sketches and directed) — the revue skewered cultural subjects such as beatniks, Ivy Leaguers, juvenile delinquency, progressive education and 1930s movies.
A Times critic called the revue, for which Barnes played piano in the pit, "the most outrageously clever satirical show seen in this city in many, many years."
"Billy's name meant a lot, and it even drew a lot of stars who came down to watch," recalled Berry, who went on to appear with the other cast members in the off-Broadway and Broadway runs of "The Billy Barnes Revue" in 1959.
"He was a very important man in my life," said Berry, who was in several of Barnes' revues. "Billy was funny — of course, his lyrics were all witty — and great fun to be around."
Many of Barnes' lyrics, Berry said, "were like Valentines to Hollywood and the film industry. That was where his main interest lay. He loved the movies."
Worley was another Barnes discovery.
"If it weren't for Billy Barnes, I certainly would not have had the kind of career I had," said Worley, who was cast in a new "Billy Barnes Revue" company at the Las Palmas Theater when the original cast went to New York.
She later appeared in the cast of "The Billy Barnes People," a hit that originated at the Las Palmas Theater and had a brief run on Broadway in 1961.
Worley also worked with Barnes when she was a cast member of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," the wildly wacky hit comedy-variety series for which he wrote humorous and topical songs from 1968 to 1973 and received three Emmy nominations.
And that was always Barnes playing the baby grand piano on "Laugh-In" whenever Worley performed a short song that had a joke finish.
"Anybody who wanted a comedy musical number would go to Billy Barnes," she said.
Barnes' music for television earned him three other Emmy nominations — in 1966 for "The Danny Kaye Show"; in 1971 for the Goldie Hawn special "Pure Goldie"; and in 1975 for the variety series "Cher."
He also wrote the original music for the 1976 TV-movie "Pinocchio," starring Danny Kaye and Sandy Duncan. And he wrote the opening musical numbers for two Academy Awards ceremonies: "Lights! Camera! Action!," performed by Joel Grey in 1972; and "Make a Little Magic," sung by Angela Lansbury in 1973.
One of the songs he wrote for "The Billy Barnes Revue," the ballad "(Have I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair, was recorded by Barbra Streisand for "The Second Barbra Streisand Album" in 1963. It also was included in a medley on her "Color Me Barbra" album and sung on her 1966 TV special of the same name.
Another signature Barnes song, "Something Cool," was a 1950s hit for jazz vocalist June Christy.
Born in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 1927, Barnes attended the Meglin Professional Children's School and Dorsey High School. He served in the Navy from 1945 to 1946 and then attended UCLA, where he wrote the campus show "Footprints on the Ceiling."
"To be at parties with Billy Barnes through the years was always special," Worley said. "He'd go to the piano and could play anything. And he had no ego about 'I'm just here to entertain people.' No, it was his gift and his joy that he shared freely with everyone."
In addition to Jordan, his partner of nearly 30 years, Barnes is survived by his son, Tyler, from a 1950s marriage to Joyce Jameson that ended in divorce.


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As Egypt's government hurtled toward collapse, a senior White House official got on the phone with American Jewish leaders who were worried what it might mean for the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.
The official, Daniel Shapiro of the National Security Council, promised them that the treaty, long seen as a cornerstone of the Jewish state's security, would endure.
But when asked about the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist organization that may wind up with a share of power in Egypt, Shapiro was more noncommittal, according to participants in the call. He said the U.S. did not have a relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood and that, in the end, Egypt would pick its own leaders.
That troubled some of the Jewish leaders, and their reaction confronts the Obama administration with a new dilemma: In adapting to rapid developments in the Middle East, the president could alienate part of his domestic political base.
Jewish leaders largely praise President Obama's management of the crisis that culminated in the demise of President Hosni Mubarak's government in Cairo. But David Harris, executive director of the American Jewish Committee, noted that "the big question is, can they [the Muslim Brotherhood] play a constructive role or not? There are those who would like to believe they can. To put it mildly, we remain to be convinced."
Soon after Egypt's protests began, the White House took pains to reassure Jewish leaders. The administration briefed them on events, pledged itself to Israel's security and emphasized that the Muslim Brotherhood would be a minor player in Egyptian politics.
Obama's relationship with the U.S. Jewish community has far-reaching political ramifications. He won 78% of the Jewish vote in 2008, but some Jewish leaders are upset that he has yet to visit Israel. They also are unhappy with Obama's efforts to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the issue of Jewish settlement construction in disputed territory.
At the same time, however, the administration last month exercised its United Nations Security Council veto power to kill a resolution condemning the Israeli settlements as illegal.
With the 2012 presidential election campaign approaching, any new political tension would be worrisome to Democrats. Jews are 4% of the vote in Florida, a crucial swing state. And Republicans would love to peel off Jewish fundraisers who have been loyal to Obama.
"Jews and Jewish donors are watching with concern," said Alan Kessler, a longtime Democratic fundraiser. "It's with an eye toward how things develop. If over time things change and the administration isn't doing everything that it can to prevent that [the Brotherhood rising to political power in Egypt], then it could turn into an issue."
Shapiro, a former lobbyist and aide to Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), is Obama's main liaison to the Jewish community, briefing leaders about a dozen times since the president was sworn in.
"I've always told him, 'Dan, President Obama is lucky to have you. You know how to make his case.' I've even told him I'm saddened that he does such a good job promoting President Obama's positions that I disagree with," said Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America.
The tempest over the Muslim Brotherhood began Jan. 31 — six days after the protests in Egypt erupted — when then-White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that the U.S. supported a role for "nonsecular" groups in a revamped Egyptian government. That was taken as a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Last month, Obama's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, told a congressional hearing that the Brotherhood was "largely secular" and "eschewed violence." After an outcry over the assertion, Clapper backed away from his statement that the organization was irreligious.
Founded in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood has a history of violent confrontation, but it says it renounced violence decades ago.
Divided into conservative and moderate factions, the Brotherhood has been a banned opposition group in Egypt for years. With an estimated 600,000 members, it runs social and economic programs that fill gaps in the country's public services. Running for elective office as independents, the Brotherhood won 20% of the seats in Egypt's parliament in 2005. It failed to win any seats in November's parliamentary election, a vote that was widely denounced as fraudulent.
Clapper, speaking at a separate Senate hearing, was asked whether the Muslim Brotherhood would honor the peace treaty with Israel. He testified that "they're probably not in favor of the treaty."
Egypt's revolution is still in progress. And some in the Jewish community say it may be premature to worry about the Brotherhood's role.
"There's a lot of antipathy in Egypt toward Israel; we shouldn't make any mistake about it," said Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel group. "And it's possible there will be people involved who are not friends of Israel."
He continued: "But the revolution wasn't about Israel. From everything we can tell, it wasn't driven by the Muslim Brotherhood. It was driven by young people looking for a better future."


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The Life Raft for surgery 2
Looking over my previous post about how to conduct yourself on surgery, I realized that I left out an important point about pre-rounding and presentation on rounds. Part of your job as a medical student will be to wake up all of the patients first thing in the morning so you can ask them about their pain level, bowel habits, and any overnight events. You will also conduct a very short physical exam. Depending on which service you're on, you might have as many as six patients that you have to see and write notes on in one hour. Since timing is so important, I used the following lines of questioning with every patient:
How did you sleep last night?
How's your pain right now? Can you rate it on a scale from 1-10? Where is it located?
Any nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea? Have you passed gas?
How's your appetite?
Did you get out of this bed yesterday to walk around?
Are you using the incentive spirometer? (You should have the patient demonstrate that he knows how to use the spirometer.)
Next, listen to the patient's heart, lungs, and abdomen. You're looking for any chance of atelectasis, new murmurs, and bowel sounds. If the patient is on the first postoperative day and had abdominal surgery, you may very well not hear any bowel sounds—hence why it's so important to ask if the patient has passed gas since the operation. And make sure to do a real physical exam. That means that you will have to set the patient up in bed, if possible, to do a proper lung exam. I've seen many residents claim that the patient is healthy when they've only listened to the anterior chest. They later get burned when they discover that the patient has a lower lobe pneumonia. Don't let that happen to you. Getting an immobilized patient to sit up—or even roll over—takes only a few extra seconds.
Finally, check to see what the patient is getting via IV. While the orders may say that the patient is to receive 100 mL per hour of 1/2 normal saline, you might be very surprised to see that he is now receiving 150 mL per hour of 0.9 normal saline. Also make a note of the color of the urine in the Foley bag—whether or not it has any blood, as well as look at any drains. The color of the fluid in the JP drain should be either clear, pink, or green if you are expecting bile. The output in a drain should never contain frank blood, but a serosanguinous fluid is acceptable. I also knew a few attendings that wanted us to change the patients' dressing before rounds each day. Check with former students to learn the attending's preferences.
Whenever I'm pre-rounding on a patient, I usually try to find the nurse who took care of him the night before to ask about any overnight events. While your patient might tell you that he slept well throughout the evening, your nurse may tell you that he was up vomiting all night. If the nurse is unavailable, then try to find her notes.
You should be able to complete all of the above steps in less than three minutes.
Now you need to look up all of the patient's overnight lab work, including any new imaging studies. You should write your note by detailing what the postoperative day is, what was the surgery, all the information that you gathered earlier, and what day of antibiotic treatment the patient is on. Leave out any past medical history. An example note looks like this:
S) Mrs. Smith is a 67-year-old female who is postoperative day number three for a gastrojejeunostomy. There were no acute events overnight. The patient states that she currently has a 2/10 pain level and is well controlled by current medications. Clear liquid diet is well tolerated. No N/V/D. Patient is ambulatory.
O) List your physical exam findings as well as any new labs.
A/P) Give a very short assessment and plan, but focus more on the plan. Examples might be "Advance to soft diet" or "Chest x-ray to rule out pneumonia."
When you give your presentation on rounds, recite the information from the subjective part, list the vitals, mention only pertinent findings from physical exam—otherwise just say, "heart and lungs sound normal"—and then give your plan for the day.
Rounds stop being nerve-racking around week two.
Addenum: Someone pointed me to the surgical review by Pestana. It looks good, but given that I don't know the copyright status of the outline, I'm hesitant to post it here. You'll have to do a search for it.
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MG said,
Great advice, thank you. I learned most of this last week during the first few days of my OB/Gyn rotation and it's just as you describe. Just discovered your blog today and look forward to reading more.
bebe said,
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Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 2 of 2)
This is the second part of the episode. Sorry it took me so long to get this out, spinning has taken over my life. We are with the Wollmeise again and she reveals some interesting details about her life. Don't want to give anything away, you just gotta listen. Ok, one teaser - did she say something about a sock club???
Also, we reveal the contest answers and who the winner is!
Music: "The Last of the Superheroes of the 1970s" by American Heartbreak
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Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 2 of 2)
Episode #14: We're not Worthy! (part 2 of 2)
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- Anna said...
HI. I am a new listener. I was looking for new podcasts to listen to during my tommorrow`s flight to Seattle and then bus ride to Vancouver, B.C.). I am from the Czech Rep. but I have been living in Maine for four years. Anyway, I am having a great fun listening to you guys and should stop now so I still have some episodes left for the flight.
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A command line tool to generate HTML-formatted reports out of salmonella log files.
salmonella-html-report is hosted on github: https://github.com/mario-goulart/salmonella-html-report
salmonella-html-report also uses the dot command line tool (provided by Graphviz) to generate the [reverse] dependencies graphs.
$ salmonella-html-report --help Usage: salmonella-html-report [ --disable-graphs ] [ --css-uri=<uri> ] [ --verbose ] <salmonella log file> <out dir>
Version history
Version 1.6
- Fixed bug in license verification (it assumed versions were always strings, but they could also be symbols). Thanks to Peter Bex for reporting this issue
Version 1.5
- Fixed listing of eggs whose installation succeeded but tests failed. Don't show broken dependencies for tests.
Version 1.4
- Added test status to test pages to ease checking if eggs exit status are actually consistent
Version 1.3
- Fixed release-info file
Version 1.2
- Subclassification of the "Installation succeeded" section according to test status (as suggested by Peter Bex)
Version 1.1
- Added rank pages
- Added TOC
Version 1.0
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Early Days of South Dakota Fire and Smoke/Ruin and Death, Part III
Opp, Daniel D. "Early Days of South Dakota Fire and Smoke/Ruin and Death, Part III." Prairies 8, no. 9: April 1985, 10-16.
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In parts I and II of the Opp family saga, Daniel Opp described his impressions as a young boy when he and his parents arrived at a near empty and awesome frontier—the prairies of McPherson County in 1884.
Opp's narrative of those early days in Dakota Territory (which he wrote in the 1930s) continues with his recalling both sad and humorous incidents of pioneer life—and the excitement when statehood was granted.
Yes, the first part of the summer of 1887 was very dry and the prospects for a good crop soon vanished. Most of the people did not have much to eat, and due to poor prospects, no credit in any form was extended.
Butter was three cents a pound, and eggs five cents a dozen. So you can easily imagine that an empty cupboard was steward. Most of the children had no shoes and the clothing was worn out. It was, indeed, a desolate spectacle.
However, when the need is greatest, God is nearest.
On the evening of June 28th, dark clouds became visible on the western horizon, which piled up higher and higher and assumed colors. The flashing lightning and the constantly rolling thunder came nearer, until the gates of heaven were opened and the rain came down in torrents, so that in a short time, all the low places looked like lakes. There was a succession of heavy rains, and because the weather was so favorable, we still had a fairly good crop, with the exception of flax, which did not come up until after the rain and was killed by frost in the fall.
During the summer of 1887, the roadbed of the Soo Railroad was constructed from Aberdeen to Bismarck. The contractors, however, had brought their own laborers. Therefore, our people received little employment. The Milwaukee Railroad also completed its roadbed that fall to Eureka, which, of course, was hailed with great joy. When Eureka was established, the buildings shot up like mushrooms out of the ground. In a very short time, wheat not only could be sold, but also all the necessities of life could be purchased there. Located in the center of four surrounding counties, Eureka had a big boom and became a lively town, doing considerable business. Very soon, it became known as the largest wheat market in the world.
Winter came rather early again with severe cold and much snow. Big storms were the order of the day. The worst was on January 12th, 1888. The storm has since been recorded as the "largest blizzard" in the history of South Dakota. Not less than 200 souls, in three states, South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota, became victims of the blizzard in 1888.
South Dakota was hardest hit, with 91 lives lost, mostly school children. When the blizzard struck, the teachers dismissed the scholars, and of several schools in the southern part of the state, the teachers and their scholars lost their lives in that storm. Some families lost from four to five children or all they had, due to the short-sightedness of the teachers, who should not have dismissed the children in such a storm, but should have kept them in the schoolhouse.
They should have followed the method of a certain teacher, who did not permit her scholars to leave the building. A little boy began to cry and was determined to go home. When the teacher saw that all the warnings were useless, she said, "Alright! If you will walk around the schoolhouse three times, I will let you go home."
The little fellow agreed. The teacher let him go, but not alone. She went out with him and held on to him, so that he could not get lost. That was a good lesson. Before he made the first round, he quickly decided that he did not want to risk going home. (Many a teacher, even at the present time, might profit by that example.)
Cattle were lost in the storm, too. And not by the hundreds, but by the thousands. Those people who did not see and live through that terrible blizzard could have no conception of its fury. We had so much snow that the buildings could no longer be seen. I saw tunnels 80 feet long, through which cattle were driven under the snow from the stable to the well and back again.
That mass of snow remained on the ground until April, when it was finally devoured by the sun. That the field was late that spring, the reader may well imagine. But the crop of 1888 was one of the best we have had up to the time of this writing, and would to God that we might have another abundant crop like in 1888, for that would put an end to the present woe and lamentation.
All the crops of that year were of the best quality. The price of wheat went up to $1.15 per bushel, and was paid for mostly in gold, because little paper money was to be seen.
It would easily be noticed that farmers and merchants were satisfied. Most of them could pay their old debts, which was sufficient cause for rejoicing.
A newly arrived immigrant is the example of the above-mentioned situation. In the spring, he had to buy everything he needed for farming, but could pay down only a small amount. For one debt he contracted, he had to mortgage everything he had. Then he discovered he had no harrow, and so off he went to Eureka to the well-known businessman and financier, Chas. (Tscharley) Pfeffer. Since the struggling immigrant had already bought all of his other implements from Pfeffer, he told him about his difficulties. Mr. Pfeffer asked him if he had any more heifers at home, to which the man replied that he had.
"Well and good," replied Mr. Pfeffer. "We will take the two heifers into the mortgage."
However, since the heifers had no names, the farmer had to specify the color, and the color was specified as light and dark brown. When the farmer paid his debt in the fall, he said to Mr. Pfeffer: "But Tscharley! It really is fortunate that we have an abundant crop, otherwise you would not have gotten anything for your harrow, for one of the haefen is broken!"
Through a misunderstanding, Pfeffer the businessman had not taken two heifers into the mortgage as he had thought, but instead had signed for two heafen, that is, two stone jars.
But Mr. Pfeffer was by no means put out by the incident because he and his brother-in-law, William Brameier, were two untiring businessmen who worked day and night. And did they not own the bank and a large implement business?
Due to the growth of Eureka and the surrounding countryside, Pfeffer realized the need and the importance of a flour mill. He took the matter in hand during the summer and by fall the mill was in operation. It was of great benefit for the farmers. The farmers could trade in his wheat for cheap and good flour, and would not have to pay a double price for it. Because of these undertakings, Eureka soon became the mecca for the farmers in the neighboring counties. Business was in full swing. Most everybody was happy and content. It helped too that diseases were practically unknown. Colds occurred very seldom—because most of the people were poorly clothed and never got warm enough to catch a cold!
High blood pressure was also unknown, which we must attribute to the lean and simple food. Even more important, during the summer, the good Lord provided plenty of mosquitoes, and they certainly drained our blood and kept the blood pressure down. That is the reason why at that time we had no doctor bills to pay for that disease.
Thus we lived, souls content. With a cheerful mind, we anticipated the coming winter, which obligingly approached mildly. That time, Santa Claus remembered us at Christmas, and we did not go by empty-handed. And so we entered the new year of 1889 in the best frame of mind.
For many, the year of 1889 was an unfortunate one. The winter, however, was not severe and so fieldwork was begun as early as March 15th. But the spring was very dry. And on the second of April, we had such a violent storm, the like of which we had not seen before or since that time. The air was so full of smoke and dust that we had to light lamps at noon.
During the windstorm, a prairie fire had broken out about nine miles southwest of nearby Ashley, North Dakota, the fire sweeping madly through the hilly grasslands and destroying everything in its path. And it headed directly for the little town of Leola!
The inhabitants of Leola said at the time, because of the dust and smoke, they did not see the fire until the town's first buildings were in flames. No less than 84 buildings were destroyed. Only five buildings remained undamaged.
Two lives were also lost. One, a man by the name of G.N. Olds, who lived three miles west from Leola. He was plowing with an ox team when he spotted the flames rushing toward him. He ran back to his home to save his wife and children, but he could not find them. They too had seen the fire and had fled to a plowed field, which, in such cases, was the safest place. But in the meantime, the unfortunate husband in his confusion and fear for his loved ones, ran back and forth on the prairie searching for them, until he finally became prey of the flames. He was discovered, crawling on his hands and feet, badly burned. He died several hours later.
The other victim was T.H. Wadell, who lived ten miles southeast of Leola. He happened to be in his house when he noticed the fire. He hastened into his yard, and, to his dismay, discovered that his barn was on fire. He had earlier put his horses in the barn, and he rushed to the fiery building to try to save them. When he returned from the barn, his home was also in flames. Looking for his wife, who in the meantime had left the house, Wadell contracted such severe burns that he also died, but only after having suffered excruciating pain for two weeks.
Yes, many families were completely ruined on that sorrowful day.
Most of the inhabitants of Leola had fled to the railroad track where there was no grass, and so they remained unharmed. But it was a terrible day for everyone, nevertheless. Most of them new settlers, standing out in the storm, surrounded by dust, fire, smoke, and ashes, seeing the devastation with their own eyes, well knowing that all their possessions were going up in flames.
With but a few possessions, all were suddenly without shelter. Nor was there any to be had, for at that time it was no easy matter to find shelter and protection for 25 to 30 families. No wonder that many, on account of that disaster, said farewell to the town of Leola and left with their families. No wonder that many, on account of that disaster, said farewell to the town of Leola and left with their families for their old homes in southern Dakota Territory and to other states.
After the entire month of April had been dry, we had some rain in May. But in June and July, a great drought set in. As a result, the crop of 1889 was very small.
There was also a strong increase of immigration from South Russia that year, with Eureka their destination. Hundreds of families reached the thriving Mecca of the Plains, and from there they ventured out into neighboring counties.
By the summer of 1889, most of the better homesteads had already been taken up. The latter part of that year, the government withdrew two claims—pre-emption and the tree claim—from the privileges of settlement. That meant that the newly arriving immigrant was only entitled to a homestead of 160 acres.
Still another significant event occurred in 1889, this time on the political scene. North and South Dakota were admitted as separate states to the Union, thus becoming full-fledged members of a great nation.
It may be remarked here that some of the first settlers in 1889 were overtaken by severe visitations of destiny. In the course of time of less than six months, no less land seven husbands lost their better halves by death. Such sad events occurred 15 miles northeast of Eureka, and not more than five miles distant from one to the other.
It was strange that each of the seven women died as a result of confinement after child-birth. That was a severe blow to the survivors, especially so because the fathers were left with a number of motherless children, and many of them in destitute circumstances.
Yes, dear readers, at that time conditions were different than what they are at present when mothers can be taken to a hospital for their confinement. At that time, the women were dependent on themselves. However, some of the men found helpmates again, and some became prosperous, while others remained poor. But they lived in peace and contentment.
At that time, there was more mutual love among the people that there is today. Even though they were poor, yet there was a more helpful spirit among them, probably because the one needed the other. Now, however, that is not the case. Now, no one wants to be dependent upon others. Such an uncharitableness does not only prevail among the common people. It can also be detected amongst the higher circles.
I cannot refrain from mentioning the minister of the first years. Many a poor pastor had to manage to get by on a salary for $300 to $500 a year. With a wagon and sled, he had to make the trip to a half-dozen or more churches, which he himself, with hard work, had called into existence and then had to sustain them. Many members lived from 10 to 50 miles distant. Even during good weather, the circuit of the parish would require three days. When road conditions were bad, and is he did not want to neglect the most distant members, the trip took up to a whole week. Very often the traveling was done when it was 35 degrees below zero.
Yes, those frontier pastors also belong to the real pioneers. They knew, by personal contact, poverty and privation as but few knew it.
The conditions of the present day are entirely different. Today, [in the 1930s] most pastors serve but one church; others from two to three, with a salary of $1,500 to $2,000 a year. But times change and even they complain about hard times.


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The Coaldale Adult Book Club reads and discusses a variety of classic and contemporary titles as chosen by you! We meet on the last Monday of each month in the McCain Gallery from 7-9pm. New members are always welcome and encouraged to join.
Coaldale Public Library
Adult Book Club
Jun 24, 2019 | 7pm - 9pm


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Chicago police to deploy range of protest tactics
Old, new tactics are planned to control protests outside the upcoming NATO summit
Associated Press
CHICAGO — Chicago police are planning a range of tactics — some old, some new — to control protests outside the NATO summit scheduled for May 20 and 21. A look at some crowd-control techniques and the department's position on them:
EXTRACTION: Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says officers will attempt to extract individual lawbreakers from crowds to keep problems from escalating. He says the department does not want to disperse crowds.
CUT TEAMS: These teams will be dispatched to separate protesters who have chained themselves to each other in so-called "sleeping dragon" maneuvers to block vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
SOUND CANNONS: Long-range acoustical devices (LRADs) emit ear-piercing noise to paralyze or disperse crowds. McCarthy says he intends to use the devices only to get protesters' attention so police can better communicate with them.
TEAR GAS/PEPPER SPRAY: McCarthy has publicly raised doubts about the effectiveness of tear gas as a crowd control tool. Each officer will be equipped with pepper spray, but McCarthy says it should be used only to thwart assaults on officers.
CORRALING: Police sometimes surround a crowd so no one can move, a method known as "kettling." Chicago officers detained hundreds of people this way during an Iraq war protest in 2003 and recently paid more than $6 million to settle resulting lawsuits.
BICYCLES: Officers use their bikes for mobility but also to create a barrier to crowd movements. Chicago police used this tactic during a recent May Day march.
WARNINGS: During an Occupy protest last year, police methodically issued warnings to individuals and groups of protesters before making arrests. McCarthy says that method again will be used, if possible.
SHIFTS: Police will rotate officers off the front lines to guard against frayed nerves and fatigue that might contribute to confrontations with protesters.
Copyright 2012 Associated Press


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MON, FEB 2, 2009 at 5:14 AM
A Form of Paying Attention FEBRUARY 2009
Today is/was Groundhog Day and apparently there are six more years of winter or some crap, but that's not stopping Sub Pop from putting out some quality records this month. February 17th is the release date for Tight Knit (CD/LP), the first ever Vetiver album on Sub Pop, but the fourth one for the band. If you pre-order Tight Knit we'll throw in the "Hey Baby Doll" / "Miles Apart" 7" which came out on Gnomonsong last year, but act fast as supplies are limited. (If you are too slow you might end up with a Sham-Wow*.) They're touring around Europe this month and they'll be back on the East Coast in March. Plus, along with about 2,500 other bands on the label, they will be playing our SxSW show in March! Look at this and this for more info about Vetiver.
February 17th is also the day we will reissue all the Murder City Devils' studio albums on vinyl. Yes, that's right: The Murder City Devils, Empty Bottles Broken Hearts, In Name and Blood, and Thelema will all be reissued on rich, delicious marbled vinyl (First run only! Hop to it!). The Devils will be touring the West Coast as well so make sure to check them out while you can. Hopefully it will be something like the live scenes in this.
Hey, also, so Flight of the Conchords Season 2 is in full swing right now and we're trying a new thing where you can buy a song from each episode on iTunes the day after the show. Every Monday throughout the season, we will be posting a new song on iTunes from the previous night's show. Later, all of these songs, plus several more (probably around 15 songs total) will be on the next Flight of the Conchords full-length album, which we will be releasing in the more traditional "album format." It's what we're calling our "See It on Sunday, Buy It on Monday (Please)" promotional ploy. And, we really think it's possible you might like it. Go do that, okay?
*We will not be sending out any Sham-Wows. Get serious.


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RED Lace Circular Needles are made from high quality stainless steel and feature a flexible, memory-free, nylon-coated steel cable with superior joins. Yarn easily glides from end to end with no snagging! The tips are pointier than the standard RED circulars, and there is no bend in the needle. Each size is conveniently laser imprinted on the needle in both the US and metric size.
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FL Studio Mobile was an instant success charting in the top 10 musical applications since it was launched last month, peaking at #2 in less than 24 hours. Thanks to everyone who jumped in and purchased the App. We are now pleased to announce the FL Studio Mobile 1.1 update.
New features & changes include:
- User instruments can be created from .instr and .zip files (video here)
- Sonoma AudioCopy. Audio can be sent to other apps via AudioCopy from the Export window
- Clipboard in the bar editor: tap and hold a selection to see the copy and paste buttons
- Filter track editing in the bar editor
- Record button in the Filter screen
- Piano-roll editor: pitch-bend is visualized with curved lines
- Heavy Mute: tuning improved
- Drum pad touch response improved
- Fix: undo after loop recording fixed
- Fix: step buttons were not displayed at signatures other than 4/4
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- FL Studio Mobile is available in iPhone/Pod and iPad (HD) versions.
FL Studio Mobile Video Playlist
There are two FL Studio Mobile applications:
- FL Studio Mobile: For iPhone & iPod Touch (inc with Retina display support) - $14.99
- FL Studio Mobile HD: For iPad 1 & 2 - $19.99
Just go to the App Store and if you have an iPhone/iPod Touch FL Studio Mobile OR if you have an iPad FL Studio Mobile HD.
For more infomation
See the FL Studio Mobile Knowledge Base here (including what's up with the ANDROID version)


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Sunday, May 20, 2012
Eigashima Releases (14YO & Private Bottlings)
Post by Stefan of Tokyo Whisky Hub.
A few weeks ago, word got out that a 14-year old Eigashima was about to be released. Well, it's available now! I, for one, can't wait to try it. It's not only their oldest single malt to date (following on from their 5-, 8- and 12-year old expressions), but it is in fact the oldest whisky in stock at the Eigashima distillery. As some of you may know, their output is tiny. They used to distill for just one month a year, but the last couple of years they've been extending their distilling season to two months a year.
The new 14-year old expression is, in fact, their 12-year old Spanish oak ex-sherry cask-matured whisky, finished for a further year and a half in an ex-Japanese white wine cask (from Yamanashi prefecture). It's bottled at 58% abv (500ml) and retails for a little over 7,000 yen (about 95 USD). I happened to be at the distillery when they were preparing to transfer their 12-year old whisky and I only saw one such ex-wine cask the day I was there. I don't know how many casks they actually used - not many, I should think, as it was an experiment of sorts, and seeing as they only have a tiny aged stock, I don't they think they would have used their entire oldest maturing stock.
While we're on the topic of Eigashima, I thought I'd introduce these two rare private bottlings: one is a 5-year old (distilled in July 2005), matured first in an American White Oak hogshead before being transferred to a Spanish oak ex-sherry butt; the other is a peated, 12-year old Eigashima (distilled in September 1997), matured in a Spanish oak ex-sherry butt. The 12-year old private bottling is, actually, an "un-finished" version of the new 14-year old release (sister casks were used). Both were bottled at cask strength in September 2010. It's kind of a "yin yang" pair - reflected in the art work, too - one very light and elegant, the other dark and heavy. A really gorgeous set. Fans of Japanese art may be interested to know the small "window" on the label features details of two different prints from Yoshitoshi's "One Hundred Views of the Moon" series. Ninety-eight more to go, maybe...
Private bottlings, in general, are rare in Japan. As far as Eigashima is concerned and as far as I know, there has only been one other private bottling: the 4th anniversary bottling for Bar Zoetrope, which was also a 5-year old but one year younger than the one above. There were 100 bottles of the Zoetrope release; there are 102 each of the "Luna" pair (yes, Italian for "moon"). I happen to know the person this was bottled for. Apparently, there are a handful of sets left. Those who are interested: drop me a line and I'll put you in touch. 'Nuff said.
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Dear Stefan,
I know I'm writing more than a year after this article was published, but would there still be some "Luna set" left from your acquaintance? I'd be quite interested to get my hands on one. (I live in Tokyo.)
Thank you very much in advance.
- June 20, 2013 at 1:18 PM
- Stefan Van Eycken said...
Send me a private message and I'll arrange something - tokyowhiskyhub at gmail dot com.
- June 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM
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To continue the gallery collection a lot of you have been asking for, here is the third gallery. These wallpapers are available when you purchase the iPhone/iPad app.
Enjoy Part 1 of 2 of our wallpaper gallery
The backgrounds started with episode 041. They were first illustrated by Georg Schwitters, AKA: THE_RAW on the Org forums.
Here is Part 2 of 2 of our wallpaper gallery
The second batch begins with episode 070. They were illustrated by Matt Tyree, AKA: Tyree on the Org forums and are colored by me (Val Staples). 065 was a fill-in which depicts Matt's art from the 2011 Power-Con auction card.
And here is Part 3 of our wallpaper gallery.
The third batch contains episodes 088 thru 097 all illustrated by Matt Tyree and colored by me (Val staples).
Each wallpaper is themed around something from each episode, be it a topic, a guest or simply a silly comment on the show. Check out all the great images from Georg and Matt. And be sure to check out Roast Gooble Dinner, He-Man.Org's podcast dedicated to all things He-Man and She-Ra!


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'massive 3,500mAh battery'
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'At the lowest level, the screen is also spectacularly dim as well - 1.2nits.'
'the performance is naturally snappy.'
'Spectacular screen.'
'wide viewing angles'
'All the buttons on the phone are very tactile, so you should have no problems locating them with a gloved hand. '
'Mediocre camera software and performance.'
'The Elife S5.5 was able to post respectable scores next to other top flagships, but the less capable GPU takes its toll on the AnTuTu test.'
'It is big, bright, beautiful, and perfectly suitable for every task. '
'Thin and wide the overall impression is of ultimate portability, a robust handset with a nice if plasticky finish. '
'Image and video quality is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note II, which is to say good but not as stunningly detailed as the S4. - Lastly, the phone has physical front buttons rather than capacitive.'
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Excellent ergonomic design
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Dual SIM device with two-source voice and data usage
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Massive screen
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Qualcomm's lightning-quick quad-core processor
Great outdoor visibility with its great display
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Beefy hardware makes for a fast phone
4G LTE capability & a zippy dual-core processor
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I'm sending Richard Mourdock some money and you should too. I want to explain to you just how extremist the media is on abortion and just how much spinning in favor of killing kids the media does.
According to Gallup polling, roughly a quarter of the population supports Richard Mourdock's position on abortion — that the only exception in support of abortion should be the life of the mother.
According to Gallup polling, roughly a quarter of the population supports Barack Obama's position on abortion — any time during pregnancy until the moment of delivery. And of course, we all know that Barack Obama actually supports infanticide too in cases when a baby survives an abortion attempt, but OMG Politifact claims otherwise!!!!!!!
When the media chooses to report stories about abortion, the media consistently chooses to report stories like Richard Mourdock's statement and Todd Akin's statement, both of whom believe that children conceived as a result of rape are still human beings entitled not to be ripped apart in utero and scrapped out of the womb or whatever procedure the child killers use these days. As an aside, during the Mourdock controversy few in the media reported that Mourdock's Democratic opponent has sponsored pro-life legislation with Todd Akin.
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Treasures of the Tweed - Full day Food, Farm and Scenic Arts Tour (Road Tour - Meal inc )
- Trvanie: 7 Hodín (cca.)
- Poloha: Tumbulgum, NSW
- Kód produktu: TTFFC
Full Day Food, Farm and Culture Tour – Treasures of the Tweed.
Gather at Tumbulgum the historic meeting place of the waters, before heading into the heart of the caldera. (Transfers from Southern Gold Coast, Tweed Heads and Tweed Coast resorts are included in this tour). The morning views of Mount Warning are majestic, and you can see why it is called Wollumbin, or Cloud Catcher. Your first stop is the House of Gabriel Cafe Tumbulgum, to enjoy fresh local organic produce. Then experience the Tweed Regional Museum and the funky new arts precinct M-Arts at Murwillumbah. Explore the back roads of the Tweed Valley as you make your way through Crystal Creek and Chillingham, stopping at Bucks Farm (organic bush tucker farm) before its time to have lunch at the fantastic Flutterbies at Tyalgum. Enjoy a delicious lunch and a guided walk in Tyalgum before making your way back to Murwillumbah for a visit to the Tweed Regional Gallery and the Margaret Olley Centre. Finish your day with champagne at Reuse, a fantastic gallery, studio & cafe complex, where you will have an opportunity to purchase local hampers from Treasures of the Tweed.
Minimum 6 passengers, maximum 10 passengers per vehicle


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Is the Music Tax Inevitable?
As I predicted last year, the RIAA, lead by Warner Music Group, continues to resist changing market places. They are now lobbying Congress heavily for a new Internet Tax, just like they did a few decades ago to place an additional tax on blank video tapes followed a decade later by pushing for a tax on blank CDs. These bohemian music companies are avoiding the inevitable demise of their current business model every way they can.
What does this mean? Expect a strong pitch for a $5 per user tax on all Internet access. The big boys are going to stay alive by taxing your Internet use and will be giving you unlimited rights
to share music online.
Where will this new tax money go? Looks like it will help to defray the drop in their revenues $5 billion, or some 33%, in less than 10 years. Ok, maybe defray is a bit of an understatement.
According to Jim Griffin, a music industry veteran, the net result to the big music companies will be a pool as large as $20 billion annually, which will be distributed to artists and copyright holders.
Hmm, let's see. They'll double their revenue, they'll be bigger than ever before, and they'll share the money. According to musicians who have contracts with these same self-serving recording companies, the only way the musians make any real money is by performing at concerts. I guess they haven't been sharing a whole lot of the $10 billion annual revenue they've currently got.
And how about the little guys? The musicians we see on American Idol, or the band in the garage next door? They find it almost impossible to brake into the music 'biz thanks to these same self-serving huge music companies. They don't stand a chance to share in any of this revenue.
It looks like their stranglehold on the entire music business will be continued, maybe even strengthened. Not sure there's a better solution on the horizon. Scary.