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Aquarius 1/20-2/18 Take a little time to try something new today. If you fail at it, you obviously picked the wrong thing. Pisces 2/19-3/20 Rain, rain and more rain. The forecast does not look good for those who hate rain, however, you are Pisces, and you will find a way to like the rain.
Aries 3/21-4/19 You can’t wait for the weekend, but I would stay quiet. If your professors sense fun, they will surely give you homework today.
Taurus 4/20-5/20 If you have a job, be careful not to lose it this week. You are getting on your coworkers’ nerves. If you don’t have a job, you’re one of the lucky ones.
Gemini 5/21-6/21 Today might be a good day to keep your loud mouth shut. No one has to
know about the crazy party you’re going to this weekend, they all know and some have other plans anyway.
Cancer 6/22-7/22
This was a tough week and you should try and relax as much as you can this weekend. Classes are only going to get harder.
Leo 7/23-8/22 There is only one way to celebrate a Super Bowl victory, and you are the master at leading conga lines through the University of Idaho campus. Don’t let the haters hold you back.
Virgo 8/23-9/22 This week is going to be crazy busy, especially since you put everything on hold for that ridiculous game Sunday. Pull it together Virgo.
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Libra 9/23-10/22
Break the antisocial behavior you’ve had lately. Go see a friend, or make some friends this weekend. They won’t bite. Unless they’re ferrets.
Scorpio 10/23-11/21 Your goal to get swol is working, at least in your head. Maybe you should actually go lift weights instead of flexing in the bathroom mirror.
Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 Keep your eyes open for new experiences. Try new things as much as you can and make as many new friends as you can, you won’t regret it.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19 It was a tough Super Bowl for you, but don’t worry, it can only get better right? Actually, it could get a lot worse.
Roadtrip tunes The most important stereo you will own is in your car
ture. Stop thinking in terms of miles per gallon and switch to memories per mile. It’s been too long since you last coasted along a silent sunset rural highway. Don’t be too cool for clichés. Pull out an atlas, fill up the tank and dream big.
As January melts into something more akin to June, temperatures rise and student feet become restless. Soon it "Snow is Gone" by Josh will be spring break, which will fade quickly into summer. It’s Ritter almost the time of year when This is a song to shout while hearts start to ring with the call pulling onto a highway, bursting of the road. Gas is cheap and Cy Whitling with the enthusiasm of a fresh roads are clear. It’s not road trip Rawr trip. Don’t worry, this restless season yet though, so here is a highway energy will soon fade, bevy of songs to keep you in the travelbut until then, welcome the change of ing mood until the time comes. seasons and marvel as the mile markers by. Also, be warned, this song “Dream Big” by Ryan Shupe and whistle may be true right now, but be ready the RubberBand for Moscow to shatter any sunny hopes with another slushy dump before spring. Maybe it’s a little cliché to say “dream big,” but this is the kind of quiet “Sirens” by String Cheese Incisong that makes people long for adven-
dent This tune is a little more relaxed. Its rhythm drives onward, chasing the end of a dotted centerline. At points it dances on the edge of harmonica induced chaos, but it always pulls back into a familiar chorus everyone in the car will be singing along by the second verse. This is a song for evening miles, stacking the distance as golden light falls behind the hills.
“Graceland” by Willie Nelson It doesn’t matter where travellers are actually headed, when this song comes on, they are going to Graceland, Memphis Tennessee. Seriously, a road trip without this song is like a car without a radio, sure you might get somewhere, but is it really worth it?
“Truckin’” by Grateful Dead This is a song to carry you through
the evening. Its rhythm provides a base to drive on, but it stays funky and varied enough to keep weary heads from nodding. This is a tune to float through an evening’s growing shadows.
“My Silver Lining” by First Aid Kit Sometimes, it’s impossible to resist the call of a moonlit highway. Sliding through silvery shadows of sagebrush, this song awakens the nocturnal driver in all of us. Just keep on keeping on. Soon the moon’s glow will fade into dawn and a new day will rise burning from the east. Until then, drive on and let the road carry you. Cy Whitling can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Album review:
‘American Beauty/American Psycho’ Fall Out Boy is falling out of style
left with a slew of production bells-and-whistles, as well as a pop-rock sound that leans way further towards pop than it does What route is a band left rock. Change has certainly suited to take after five albums and a pop artists well in the last couple hiatus? of years, but it hasn’t manifested Fall Out Boy has clearly itself well for the band. en Mas chosen to change as a band, Matthews The title track of “American and there’s nothing inherently Rawr Beauty/American Psycho” is wrong with that. Their newest proof of this. Vocally, the track outing, “American Beauty/American features Patrick Stump awkwardly Psycho,” is definitely a new chapter in throwing his voice over a poorly arthe book of Fall Out Boy. However, it’s ranged pop beat that results in more held down by flaws, which diminish the annoyance than it does enticement. appeal of the group’s new sound. “Uma Thurnan” is a single that Gone are the sounds of aggressively demonstrates the same idea to a lesser catchy, power-chord laden choruses extent, and where the heck did all of that dominated Fall Out Boy’s earlier the hand clapping come from? Between work. With the departure, listeners are
overproduced drum beats and those wretched handclaps, it’s arguable as to whether or not there’s any real percussion on the album. As the album progresses, the listener is met with more and more annoying choruses, generally annoying song structures and other mediocrity that does nothing more than hold down what positive aspects Fall Out Boy has to offer. While there may be a lot to scuff out, this album isn’t without its high points. Lead single “Centuries” is a prime example of how Fall Out Boy’s new sound should translate into songwriting. The sound of the track is huge, Patrick Stump’s pipes are used effectively and the build-ups between verses help carry the listener through
the song. There’s also something to be admired about the ambition involved with “American Beauty/American Psycho.” It’s clear Fall Out Boy is making music for its own satisfaction at this point, and “uninspired” is an incorrect term to reference this album with. This album is flawed on a large scale, and there’s no compelling reason to listen to it in full more than a couple of times, but it’s clear Fall Out Boy is more creatively charged than ever. Maybe the follow-up to “American Beauty/American Psycho” will be a tighter listen, but this affair really isn’t worthy of any significant amount of praise. Masen Matthews can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
A Crumbs recipe On a budget chicken Ingredients n 3/4 cups rice n 1 1/2 cups water n 1 chicken breast, cut into small pieces n 1 bell pepper, sliced n 1 garlic clove, diced n 1 teaspoon rosemary n 2 teaspoon thyme n 1 chicken bouillon cube n 1/2 teaspoons black pepper n 1 tsp onion powder n 1 tbsp corn starch n 1 cup water n Salt to taste
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Directions 1. Cook the rice, remember 2:1 water to rice ratio, in a medium saucepan with 1 1/2 cups of water 2. While rice is cooking, cook the chicken in a pan 3. Once chicken is nearly cooked, add garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper and onion powder 4. Cook bell pepper with chicken or in a different pan if so desired 5. Mix cornstarch and bouillon with 1 cup water and add to chicken once fully cooked 6. Make sure the bouillon is dissolved and mixed, then serve over rice with bell peppers Silas Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
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Out with a drizzle, infused with a bang
Moscow’s new specialty oil and vinegar store promises all-natural product, all the time Emily Vaartstra rawr
With an invitation to give the gift of gourmet and the philosophy of having all-natural products with no artificial flavors, Ampersand Oil & Vinegar Tap House is a welcomed establishment in the Moscow community. University of Idaho alumna Keely Garrity said her inspiration for Ampersand came from her love for cooking and her experience living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a couple of years, and on every corner was an oil and vinegar shop,” Garrity said. “I became really accustomed to high quality oils and vinegars.” Garrity received her degree in Interior Design and
Architecture from UI and was in marketing for her professional life, she said. However, her true passion was cooking, and she wanted to share her passion with Moscow. “Someone asked me what’s holding me back to fulfill my dream, and I didn’t have an answer,” she said. Garrity said on a visit to her hometown of Bozeman, Montana, she met the owner of Olivelle, a gourmet infused oil and vinegar store which was beginning to whole-sale their products. Olivelle now supplies all of Ampersand’s infused oils, vinegars and salts. Other Ampersand products are supplied by vendors from across the country and around the world. Garrity said she does a lot of research and attends food shows with thousands of vendors in order to find the best products with no artificial flavors. Garrity said coming up with the name for her
gourmet store was no easy task. “I was coming up with some really stupid names, and it was really kind of stressful because I’m a creative person and I wanted it to be something interesting,” she said. “I was sitting and thinking to myself, just repeating over and over, oil and vinegar, herbs and spices, salt and pepper and realized the common denominator of them was the ‘and’ and ampersand is the ‘and’ symbol.” Since Ampersand’s opening last year, the response from the public has been positive, as people are excited about having an all-natural specialty oil and vinegar store in Moscow. Garrity said people continue to come back to the store located on Main Street, but 70 percent of the customers coming in today have never been in the store before and have just been walking by.
Sabrina Wood, marketing coordinator at Ampersand Oil & Vinegar Taphouse helps a customer on Friday, Jan. 30, in Moscow.
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Keely Garrity is the owner of Ampersand Oil & Vinegar Taphouse. Garrity discusses how she began her business on Friday, Jan. 30, in Moscow. Ampersand Oil & Vinegar Taphouse is a gourmet shop that offers a collection of infused oils and vinegars on tap, along with varous other infused items.
Garrity said she aims to enhance the consumer experience with her product, which allows her store to compliment other local stores such as the Moscow Food Co-op and Rosauers. “I have a lot of really fun all-natural ingredients that will enhance anybody’s cooking experience,” she said. “It is all healthy. There is no artificial flavors, they are all naturally infused.” In addition to Ampersand’s popular infused oils, vinegars and salts, the store also sells a large variety of products such as flavored sauces, syrups, cooking utensils and hand-crafted pasta from Italy. The store also carries gluten free pastas, Garrity said. While customers flock to get their hands on the 35 different choices of oils and vinegars, Garriety said working with ingredients like pear balsamic vinegar and basil
olive oil can be a little intimidating. That is why Ampersand offers 2-hour cooking classes throughout the week with local chefs teaching customers different ways they can use the store’s products. There is a large diversity of cooking classes offered with sessions from cooking Thai food, to traditional family classics to homemade pastas. “The key to the cooking classes is that we are showing people how to work with the oils and vinegars, the infused salts that we have and the other ingredients that we have in the store,” she said. “You come hungry, so you’ll (be shown) a three to six course meal and you’ll get a nice healthy portion of each to eat while you’re watching the chef create other things using those ingredients.” Garrity said Ampersand’s most popular products are the pear balsamic vinegar and basil olive oil, but
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the caramelized garlic olive oil is amazing and a very high seller. She also gave advice on a simple, yet delicious way to use the pear balsamic vinegar. “Bake a brie,” she said. “Go get a brie from the Coop or Rosauers, put it in the oven, let it cook for about 10 minutes and drizzle your pear (balsamic vinegar) over it and get a loaf of bread. It’s phenomenal.” Ampersand is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Cooking classes are offered from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the week and are $35 including a meal, instruction and recipes. For schedules and additional information about Ampersand, visit their Facebook page facebook.com/ Ampersandoil. Emily Vaartstra can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Artists who should disappear in 2015 Some artists cling to relevance for far too long, while others become instant success stories overnight for no apparent reason. It’s safe to say the world of music, while ultimately rewarding and filled with the sounds that drive our lives, is also full of trash crafted by people with similarly awful personalities. With this in mind, here are a few artists who should make it their 2015 resolution to disapMasen pear from the world of thews Mat music forever. Rawr
Iggy Azalea While her music is a couple of notches above the cutoff point for sheer mediocrity, Iggy Azalea really needs to disappear because of her attitude as a public figure more than her involvement in the music world. Not only does she have controversial tweets about race, she also takes to Twitter and other social media websites to prove to the world that she is a terrible person, regardless of the love she receives from her fans. One tame tweet from Azalea said: “Just remember while your all at home online cracking jokes about artists, etc. that Most of you have done NOTHING. NOTHING! With your lives.” Other artists like Azealia Banks have been quick to chastise Iggy for her outspoken, offensive attitude, and it’s clear we may be better off with a music world excluding her.
U2 Isn’t it a sign of desperation if you have to push your album onto peoples’ iPhones without their permission in order for them to hear it? While everyone and their dad (okay, maybe just their dad) gets excited about U2, their aging fan base could be nearing a point of retirement, and the band should follow suit. It may be time for the group to call it a day, but let’s not forget “The Joshua Tree” was a masterpiece of an album 28 years ago.
Metallica The masters of gimmick are still alive and kicking, but releasing four amazing albums in the ‘80s doesn’t save a band from decades of glorified dad rock and poor public relations decisions regarding music piracy. It may not come any day soon, but these cash-grabbing, nursing home rockers should disband in the immediate future. Masen Matthews can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Other people hear our voices higher than we do because we hear it resonating through our bones. The Ijen Volcano in East Java, Indonesia, spews blue lava. The volcano also boasts the largest acidic volcanic crater lake, which is famous for its turquoise color.
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Ants conduct war in ways similar to humans. They even use more advanced strategies like surveillance and sending expendable ants to the front line to preserve the stronger ones. One theory of cat domestication says cats were first attracted to humans, so they domesticated themselves. An Australian tree known as the Gympie Gympie tree, or stinging tree, secretes a toxin that makes the stings so painful horses and humans have committed suicide to escape the pain. It is said to feel like being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time.
Mizzle To rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist
Example: On Monday, rain mizzled across campus on the weary students.
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Human fingers can feel objects as small as 13 nanometers. For comparison, if a finger was the size of Earth, it could tell the difference between normal sized houses and cars.
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“Breaking Bad� has 62 episodes and the 62nd element on the periodic table is Samarium. This element is used to treat lung cancer.
The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell
SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
What are you doing? We are trying to appease the snow gods. So they will bless us with snow days. Duh.
Why?
SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow!
Keep warm in the Idaho Commons and Bruce M. Pitman Center. Idaho Commons: 885 . 2667 info@uidaho.edu
Student Union: 885 . 4636 www.sub.uidaho.edu