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The Center for Imaging Science at RIT combines all the benefits of a small college with the features of a large university. Imaging Science students enjoy a non-competitive, student-centered atmosphere featuring dedicated laboratory and leisure space. With average class sizes of 12 students, Imaging Science offers intimate, interactive classes and plenty of individualized attention from professors. Seminars, student society chapters, and special events including picnics and annual traditions round out the ImSci student experience.
With a tight-knit community made up of BS, MS, and PhD students intermingling with faculty, staff, and full-time researchers, Imaging Science students gain perspective and interpersonal skills extending beyond the microcosm of undergraduate classes. And thanks to being a part of the larger RIT community, ImSci students can also take advantage of state-of-the-art facilities and technology, and extensive extracurricular opportunities.
Special Events
Hardly a day goes by when there isn't some opportunity for socialization and, let's face it, free food. Daily espresso breaks, weekly pizza offerings, seasonal picnics and parties - the Center for Imaging Science has it all. Fall events include the annual Welcome Back picnic featuring a cookout and lawn games. Winter brings the Imaging Science Hall of Fame ceremony and afterparty. Spring kicks off with Pi(e) Day (3/14, of course!) and wraps up with the decades-old tradition of "The Hunt", a one-day scavenger hunt that must be completed using images and video (and only limited Photoshop). On top of all that, our Imaging Science Club and the student SPIE/OSA chapter regularly organize events for both on- and off-campus. The Center for Imaging Science provides more than just an education - it promises you an experience.
Imaging Science Club (ISC)
The Imaging Science Club is a collaborative effort between students, faculty, and staff of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and RIT's SPIE/OSA student chapters. The group meets weekly on Fridays at 1:00 pm in CAR-1275. Meetings include presentations covering current research in CIS, industry recruitment, summer internship presentations, and the opportunity to provide direct feedback about classes and curriculum to the Director of the Center for Imaging Science. All students are welcome to participate and hold leadership positions. And, oh yeah - there's free pizza.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Feb. 28, 2006) A stolen credit card and drug trafficking operation was shut down today by a joint law enforcement task force that served search warrants at seven locations throughout the Valley. Ten people have been arrested. Officers seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana, a small amount of methamphetamine, more than $300,000 in cash, and a variety of other assets including bank accounts, a home and several vehicles.
Initially, Mesa Police were investigating a fraud case which involved suspects using stolen credit cards to purchase gift cards and then selling the cards for cash. The investigation led Mesa Police and Arizona Department of Public Safety officers to several homes and commercial properties where they discovered drug paraphernalia as well as stolen credit cards and gift cards.
The search warrants were served on five residential and two commercial properties in Mesa, Chandler, Tempe and Phoenix. Those arrested today include:
- Rodney Bagby, 37, of Phoenix
- Tina Dickinson, 38, of Mesa
- Alicia Moss, 22, of Chandler
- Jeanine Urbano, 28, of Tempe
- Diana Perez, 39, of Buckeye
- Jayme Aragon, 20, of Phoenix
- Shannon Palffy, 35, of Tempe
- Angel Nunez, 38, of Phoenix
- Clint Saunder, 36, of Phoenix
- Ray Lopez, 47, of Phoenix
The task force serving search warrants today included officers from the Mesa Police Department, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Secret Service. More arrests are expected.
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Everyone has heard the quote, "The apple never falls far from the tree." As we get older, we tend to rebel against the notion that we will eventually become our parents. As we age, it seems less a notion and more a certainty. Well, in many ways I have fought against this my entire life because of some of the consequences my father has to endure. Of course, everyone has flaws, and I strive to correct and improve mine all of the time. However, there is one that is threatening to destroy me.
Like my father, I have been fat for most of my life. Not just overweight, but fat. I can remember getting into fights with neighbor kids about it. I'd come home all marked up from a fight and my father would ask me why. "Because they called you fat," I'd say. And he'd just respond with, "David, I am fat. Who cares what they say?" Well, as a kid, you have to care as teasing and bullying can be brutally painful. Anyway, as I got older my weight continued to grow.
Being fat is painful. It affects your social life and your career. People assume that if you're fat that you're undisciplined and discount your intelligence and abilities. I usually don't take it personally as it's not malicious, it's just natural. A few years ago a friend from the PASS community asked me to apply to their company because their team could benefit from my skills. However, the Human Resource person didn't recommend me for a second interview. The friend asked why and the HR person stupidly admitted that I was too fat. They didn't want to incur extra health care costs and openly doubted my skills. Keep in mind that this is a person charged with protecting employees with disabilities and also has no understand about what DBAs actually do. I was rejected simply because I was fat. I was angry, but got over it.
Dieting is painful, dealing with deprivation, and eventual failure. I've gained and lost tons of weight during long term diet and exercise stints. The most recent was 2 years ago when I lost over 50 lbs. However, I had to ride almost 200 miles a week on the bike to do it. This lead to terrible saddle sores which required periodic surgical procedures to remove. Your body is programmed to hold onto weight and tends to sabotage your efforts. This can be demoralizing.
As time goes on, I've become closer with my father. His health has been declining in the past decade and his obesity and related problems have been devastating. He suffers from diabetes and has impaired vision because of it. My father, who used to throw around 400lb tool boxes with ease can no longer walk. His knees and hips have completely eroded and he's confined to a wheelchair or walker and in extreme pain. He's on the most powerful pain killers available and still in agony. For the longest time surgeons refused to fix his problems because he "wouldn't" lose weight. However, its nearly impossible to lose weight when all you can do is lay around.
A few years ago, before my last dieting and exercising stint, I had a talk with him. Although it may sound weird, I thanked him for being an example for me. My father is like the Ghost of Christmas Future for me. I have a living example of what will happen to me if I cannot fix this problem. His response was telling. Basically he apologized for what I have to go through, but that none of us avoids it. His father died of diabetes related complications and presumably his grandfather did as well. My father, who was one of the strongest men I have ever met, apologized because I was doomed to follow his path.
So far, he's been right. Despite my best efforts I am still fat, and suffering physically from it. Two months ago I tore the meniscus in my knee when I got up off the couch. Now my knee hurts constantly. I am becoming my father.
I simply cannot accept that because it's terrifying beyond words.
My Decision
I'm having Gastric Sleeve Surgery. Basically, they are going to remove 80% of my stomach which reduces the amount of food I can eat as well as suppress my hunger. I'll be in the hospital three days and will require some time to heal. The decision is scary and the surgery is painful, but not nearly so as being morbidly obese the rest of my life.
I made the final decision after appointments with a registered dietitian and my physician. Independently they both told me that because my metabolism was so slow, as it is with most morbidly obese people, that I would need to restrict my daily caloric intake to between 800 and 1200 calories for the rest of my life. This is the only way I can remain at a normal weight. When told this, I realized that I should have done this a decade ago. I don't know of anyone, even my thinnest friends, who would be able to voluntarily restrict their eating that much. Heck one of my favorite meals, Prime Rib at a national chain restaurant, is at least 1700 calories. I would never be able to achieve this without the benefits of surgery.
I understand that this will permanently alter my relationship with food. The surgery is a tool which will allow me to eat less and stick to the healthy foods which will allow me to avoid this fate. The next year will be very hard, but I simply have to do it.
Why am I sharing all this on my blog? Well, the surgery is next Monday and I'm presenting at SQL Saturday Houston this weekend. I'm on the preparatory diet right now and that's hard to conceal since I can't eat anything but 800 calories of protein shakes a day. Since I'm still attending the networking events, I'll stick out like a sore thumb. I thought I would just let my SQL Family know as you folks mean a lot to me.
I'm hoping that some of you who are struggling with similar issues will read this and take strength from it. If I can inspire someone else to make this commitment that would be great too. It doesn't matter to me if people think my decision is rash or crazy.
It is what I need to do for my health so I don't continue walking in my father's footsteps.


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Hey folks!
I'm driving from New York to San Francisco through a central route from August 10th to August 16th. I'll be with my best friend and my two dogs. Our goal is to make every day as food-focussed as possible, making every meal count, and meeting as many Serious Eaters, Serious Cooks, and Serious Food-producing types as possible.
Got any suggestions for where we should stop along the way? Let me know!
I'll be planning the itinerary over the next week. Great places to spend the night along the way (preferably on a small budget) also appreciated. Fun hotels, campsites, whatever. The more ideas and options we have, the better. Thanks!
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This is the second in a two-part blog exploring gigabit connections around the country. The National League of Cities' Center for Research and Innovation partnered with Next American City to develop a case study, Gig City, U.S.A.: Bringing Google Fiber to Kansas City, which looks at the developing partnership between Google and the Kansas Cities. The first blog identified some of the benefits of locally created and managed fiber connections and reviewed Chattanooga, TN, which boasted the country's first gigabit connection. This week's blog looks at other efforts around the country and the hallmarks of a successful municipal fiber network.
Danville, VA
At a recent economic development conference in Danville, VA, stakeholders from both the public and private sectors came together to look at the challenges and opportunities that exist with municipal wireless networks.
Danville, VA once had the highest unemployment in the state. Their low-skilled, poorly educated population created a digital divide that made it difficult to attract the types of industry that would sustain development in the region. But today the city is able to attract and retain business to create jobs and improve the quality of life for their citizens. This is not an insignificant feat for an isolated, industrial community an hour and a half away from any major metro area.
While general communications access (telephone, cable TV and internet) was adequate for the home consumer, it was not optimized for businesses. Building a network that would help expand business opportunities was one of the key features of Danville's approach to local economic development. The best service would be a "fiber to the premise" model but this was costly and would require a critical mass of demand to be able to provide it affordably. Additionally, this was a prime opportunity to be able to wire public anchor institutions such as schools, so figuring out how to do that successfully was also important. Finally, understanding what role the city should have in this (to be an infrastructure or service provider) would be key to their success. Some of the other hallmarks of their approach:
– Learn from others: the benefit of local governments is that there is no proprietary interest on solutions.
– Understand what they were working with: they had adequate telephone, cable tv and internet access but there was nothing readily available for robust business use.
– Do the research: findings from a community study showed that they needed a shift from their manufacturing economy to something more forward and progressive; this is what spurred the need for more robust broadband capabilities.
– Understand the differences: Danville knew which different types of connectivity would be most appropriate for home and business uses.
These strategies helped create a system for Danville that relied solely on local funds (no federal or state grants) and kept the city debt free. The result—nDanville—is an open access multiservice network, operated by private firms that allows the city to provide direct service to schools and other city buildings. It is financially self-sufficient and has not created an unwanted burden on tax or utility payers.
Keys to the Success of Municipal Wireless Networks
Danville, and Chattanooga, both worked to ensure that their fiber optic networks had staying power. Much thought, planning, and stakeholder input went into the creation of a solid business plan which was the first step into determining if this was truly a viable option. Click here for a business plan from Kirkland, Washington's municipal broadband network.
Secondly, access isn't enough to attract business; there are other components such as a strong workforce and an infrastructure to support that workforce. Community involvement was a key part as well. When Bristol, VA created their network with the Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority, they city made it a point to speak to community groups about the need for broadband access and how it would impact community development. Chattanooga followed a similar process of engagement buy educating the community on what a fiber network could do for them and charging community leaders to help raise awareness about the network.
Municipal networks are not a one size fits all tool to increase local economic development and address other challenges cities face. It involves substantial planning with input from key stakeholders, a business plan that can prove its sustainability, an engaged community that can harness the power of the network and a business community that will use the network to drive development. While strategies to develop these components will vary from city to city, local leaders are in a position to take advantage of what has and has not worked and use those lessons to create their own designs for increasing and enhancing access in their communities.


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A string of happy coincidences have occurred in the last few weeks:
I got that permission to hunt rabbits
I got some unexpected and well-paid work over the holidays
I got a small but timely windfall
I saw the brand and calibre I wanted, at about the right money, on British Blades
PCP – Pre-Charged Pneumatic
I know they have their fans but to me springers (AKA break-action air rifles) are yesterday's technology. As soon as I understood that, unlike a powder burning rifle or PCP, with a springer the recoil is happening BEFORE the pellet leaves the barrel, I knew I wanted a PCP. I'm told my rifle holds enough air for eighty shots between refills and either needs to be filled at the diving shop or pumped with a special 'dry air' pump.
There are nicer looking rifles (to my eye), there are marginally more accurate rifles (supposedly) and there are defiantly more expensive rifles. But all-in-all Air Arms offerings look unbeatable for value, and I read a few forum posts where people who now own more expensive rifles said they'd still recommend Air Arms for the money.
S400 Carbine.
My Rabbit hunting guru James Marchington uses an Air Arms S400 in his excellent DVD 'Rabbits' I was planning to buy the bottom of the range S200 but when the S400 Carbine came up I went for it. I like idea of the carbine (short barrel) model, as anything to make sneaking up on the wabbits easier has got to be a good thing.
I wanted a rifle with as flatter trajectory as possible so I could have the best possible chance of putting the pellet where I aim it every time. The fabled extra oomph of the .22 sounds sweet, but where the pellet hits and what it does on arrival has to be more important than how much of it arrives there.
The three P's of a clean kill - Placement, Placement, and Projectile.
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The rifles are shipped as single shot, a company called Rowan Engineering do an 8 shot conversion for which mine has.
With a huntable range of 35 yards, I didn't need to sell a kidney for a Schmidt & Bender , and the rifle came with an AGS scope in 4-9X40 magnification.
Not usually a word that's synonymous with your pal the Bushwacker. On TV they're called silencers, under UK law they're called moderators, either way they turn PHHSSST! Into phhssst, and my rifle came with one.
The other bit of good news is that I ran into R&E and E very generously put her vegetarianism to one side and gave me permission to hunt her land!
Yes! What amounts to my own private hunting preserve in the New Forest.
Pigeon, Squirrel and those pesky Wabbits!
Your Pal
PS: I'll not be going shooting for a couple of weeks so there's bound to be time for more of the hot air regular readers have come to expect. Phew!


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Card issuers are offering deals when you shop at select retailers or buy certain items.
If you're a bargain addict (and who isn't?), you get a rush watching a discount applied to your purchase price at the register. But if you can wait to get your fix, you could have the satisfaction of seeing your credit card balance reduced on your statement.
Card issuers are rolling out programs that offer automatic credits for purchases at select retailers. For instance, if you participate in Bank of America's BankAmeriDeals, you'll see a list of offers when you log in to your online debit or credit card account. Choose a deal, and at the end of the month, a cash-back credit of, say, 10% for your daily triple-shot grande latte at Starbucks appears on your statement.
American Express My Offers sends deal e-mails to cardholders who have Amex's iPhone app. A recent offer: $25 back on a $100 purchase from the North Face.
Capital One Deals remove a step from the process: You can see what deals are available through your online account, but you don't have to choose among them. A credit appears on your account after you make a qualifying purchase. One recent offer: $5 back on an item from Banana Republic.
Citi customers may see credits on their account statements for another reason. With the new Citi Price Rewind, you can register items that you bought with a Citi credit card. Citi then tracks the price of the items on retailers' sites for 30 days from the purchase date. If the price falls by $25 or more, you may receive a refund of the difference, up to $250 per item and a total of $1,000 per year (some purchases, such as jewelry, food and airline tickets, are ineligible). Customers who find lower prices on their own may file a claim with Citi to get a refund.


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EMI Adds Insult To Bankruptcy In Misguided Gloating Over MP3Tunes Demise
from the time-poorly-spent deptWe already wrote about EMI's success in bankrupting MP3Tunes via overly aggressive litigation. But, now the company has decided to add insult to bankruptcy with a bizarrely gloating statement provided to News.com's Greg Sandoval.
Since November 2007, EMI Music and EMI Music Publishing have been engaged in a lawsuit with MP3tunes and its principal, Michael Robertson, in connection with Mr. Robertson's facilitation of widespread copyright infringement on MP3tunes.com and Sideload.com. These sites have built their businesses on the unauthorized distribution of music, at the expense of EMI's songwriters and artists.Here, they're simply lying. The court ruling in the MP3Tunes case stated explicitly: "MP3tunes did not promote infringement." To claim otherwise is to ignore what the court stated flat out.
Now on the eve of trial, and after an ongoing press campaign claiming that MP3tunes would fight to vindicate its 'right' to infringe, Mr. Robertson has filed for bankruptcy protection for MP3tunes in the Southern District of California. After four and a half years of Robertson's bluster and rhetoric, it is apparent to EMI that Robertson has finally realized that his case has no merit.This makes no sense, and is even self-contradictory. As they state above -- and which everyone here knows -- filing for bankruptcy does not get you out of a copyright damages award. Thus, there is no reason whatsoever for the company to file for bankruptcy "to escape liability." That's impossible. The only reason to file for bankruptcy is because the company is out of money from fighting the damn lawsuit. And it's bizarre for EMI to claim that Robertson realized his case has no merit, considering that he mostly won the original lawsuit. Yes, there were a few key points that he lost on, which may turn out to be expensive if he loses on appeal and depending on the damages calculation, but the key elements of the case were won by Robertson and MP3Tunes.
While Robertson may believe that MP3tunes will be able to escape liability in the upcoming trial through this bankruptcy, Robertson himself is still a named defendant in the case and the Court has already determined that both he and MP3tunes have infringed EMI's copyrights. As such, he is facing personal liability both for infringements that the Court has already determined have occurred and for the further alleged infringements that will be addressed at trial. Accordingly, EMI will continue to pursue its case against Robertson, to ensure that its songwriters and artists are properly compensated for their creative work.
It seems here that EMI is simply insulting Robertson out of spite. In the meantime, Robertson has pointed out that EMI spent $10 million suing him -- or more than the entire cost to build and run MP3Tunes. Remember that some exploration into how much EMI makes from Katy Perry's hugely successful album showed that the label probably ended up with about $8 million? Yeah, so basically it spent more suing Michael Robertson than it got from Katy Perry. Perhaps that money could have been better spent. No wonder the company was taken over by a bank and then sold off in pieces. Its priorities are a complete mess.
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Portuguese Government Capitulates On Copyright Levies, Despite Lack Of Support From Public And Artists
from the backbone,-what's-that? dept
Back in February last year, Techdirt wrote about the rather pathetic attempts of the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) to drum up some support among its members for a new copyright levy on storage devices in the face of a public outcry at the extra costs this would impose on consumer and professional products. This was a dismal failure, and so it's probably no surprise that the Portuguese government didn't move forward with the original plans.
Via Nelson Cruz, we learn that there have been some further developments in this area recently. On January 4, SPA suddenly announced that it was taking the Portuguese government to court for failing to bring in the new copyright levy (original in Portuguese.) And then, just as unexpectedly, the next day it said that it was suspending the legal action. The reason for this change of heart was the intervention of Portugal's Secretary of State for Culture, who got in touch with the president of SPA, and promised to place the copyright levy law before parliament by the end of the month.
It's hard to see why the Portuguese government is capitulating like this when there is so little support for the new law, both among the Portuguese electorate and even among artists, as our previous story reported. That lack of spine is particularly regrettable given the following statement from SPA (original in Portuguese):
the issue of private copying is resolved in all EU countries, except in Portugal, a situation that causes losses of millions of euros to the authors.
This gives the impression that "all" EU countries have copyright levies, but that's certainly not the case. As detailed research carried out in 2011 reported, five out of the 27 EU members states do not have copyright levies -- UK, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg. Moreover, when the Hargreaves Review recommended that the UK government bring in a limited private copying exception without compensation, it explained its reasoning as follows:
As right holders are well aware of consumers' behaviour in this respect [of making private copies], our view is that the benefit of being able to do this is already factored into the price that right holders are charging. A limited private copying exception which corresponds to the expectations of buyers and sellers of copyright content, and is therefore already priced into the purchase, will by definition not entail a loss for right holders.
So not only are copyright levies not universal in Europe, but they are unnecessary, since they can be replaced by ordinary pricing mechanisms that are fairer to users and artists. It's a pity the Portuguese government doesn't seem to realize that rather than meekly acquiescing to the demands of SPA, a far better option would be to abolish copyright levies altogether.
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Having carved a reputation for himself as an innovative composer, performer, violinist, and band leader, Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references and vibrant musical imagination.
His works range from orchestral scores and chamber pieces to music for film, theater, modern dance, and electronica. In 2007, DBR premiered One Loss Plus, the first of three works commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) for its Next Wave Festival. Showcasing his wide-ranging eclecticism, One Loss Plus is Romain's evening-length, multimedia work for electric/acoustic violin, prepared/amplified piano, electronics, and video. His latest orchestral work and second BAM commission Darwin's Meditation for The People of Lincoln is a musical setting of a pocket play by Daniel Beaty; following its New York premiere in October 2008, the show moves to the University of Connecticut as a special celebratory concert on February 12, 2009, the icons' shared bicentennial anniversary of their birth.
Romain has collaborated with an array of orchestras and chamber ensembles. His commissions includes Five Chairs and One Table, a commissioned work for Imani Winds premiering at Carnegie Hall in 2009. From Australia's Sydney Opera House to Washington, DC's Kennedy Center, Roumain continues to premiere and perform solo and chamber works off of his debut international solo album etudes4violin&electronix (Thirsty Ear Recordings) in a worldwide tour with Elan Vytal (also known as DJ Scientific).
As bandleader of DBR and The Mission, a young, multicultural ensemble, Roumain presents an electrifying show. Touring nationwide since 2004, the group made its international debut at Australia's 2008 Adelaide Festival. Romain also serves as artist-in-residence of the Starbucks-sponsored Seattle Theater Group and Music Director of Seattle's More Music @ The Moore program for the third consecutive year.
A native of Margate, Florida, Roumain's career blossomed when he studied music as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, completing his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of Michigan under Pulitzer Prize–winning composer William Bolcom.
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Romantic, Tragic, Beautiful - Something for Everyone
(Los Angeles, Calif., May 21, 2009) Guiseppe Verdi's La Traviata, the last production of the 2008 - 09 season, opened at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion tonight. The story: Amidst the glittery world of parties, gambling and illicit liaisons, Violetta, a beautiful courtesan, finds ideal love with her naive suitor Alfredo. But she finds her happiness at odds with the rigid will of Alfredo's father Giorgio, and realizes harsh consequences for her decadent lifestyle.
Music scholars theorize that Verdi's own scandalous love affair with Giuseppina Strepponi, the mother of two illegitimate children from a previous attachment, may have prompted his desire to depict a loving relationship unjustly denounced by a self-righteous society. Verdi intended to use contemporary settings for the first production and have the cast in everyday clothes, not costumes. But La Traviata's representation of a contemporary 19th-century courtesan was so unprecedented that the managers of Venice's Teatro La Fenice, which premiered the opera in 1853, feared public outcry and insisted that the work be produced in historical settings and costumes of the early 1700s. (For similar reasons, Verdi set his Un Ballo in Maschera [A Masked Ball] in colonial Boston, an era and place that have nothing whatever to do with its story about a cuckolded king.)
La Traviata (meaning, "The Fallen One") is one of the most beloved of Verdi's emotionally affecting operas. " La Traviata has become one of our most popular productions, said opera general director Plácido Domingo, and I am very much looking forward to this revival featuring two magnificent Violettas: Marina Poplavskaya, making her LA Opera debut after acclaimed appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden and Salzburg Festival, and Elizabeth Futral, a Company favorite whose last appearance here was as Violetta in June 2006. [The two sopranos will alternate in the role during the run.] I also welcome Grant Gershon, who has been our Associate Conductor and Chorus Master for two seasons, to the pit for his LA Opera debut as conductor." (Gershon also directs the superb LA Master Chorale, which performs regularly at Disney Hall.)
Georja: This lavish production delivers Verdi's beautiful music, the story, the characters and the set in a wonderful synchronicity that is appealing and accessible. After having watched the surrealistic productions of Das Rheingold and Die Walkure (see our reviews in LA Splash), for all their marvel and invention, it is wonderful to be back in the embrace of Marta Domingo's traditional and extremely effective direction, Giovanni Agostinucci's magnificent and lush costumes and designs, and Daniel Ordower's fabulous lighting.
Gerald: This is a five-hankie romantic opera, crafted to fit the proscenium stage and all the classic formulas, intended in its day as shameless commercialism, and today's audiences are no less receptive. Verdi's music combines carnival themes in the tradition of Rossini with the ballroom swirls of the elegant Viennese waltzes.
Georja: The stagecraft is an integral part of opera: It's what separates it from a concert performance. Especially effective in this production are the gorgeous white and gold gowns of the first act of innocent budding love, the relaxed and elegant country house of happy days yet set with the winter light and trees hovering in the background, the unbelievable palette of red in the passionate and charged casino scene (at first sight eliciting gasps from the audience), and ending with the oh-so-simple lone bed with delicate white bedsheets hanging in the large empty room. In the final scene, Violetta is barely visible in her bed, the dim and evolving light peeking through the windows - at one point the tops of the fiesta floats parading by and out of reach.
Gerald: Even though the story of this opera was considered scandalous in its time, its plot and musical forms were standards. The beautiful but consumptive heroine is a highly paid prostitute, an aristo's woman referred to at that time as a demi-mondaine, to which a trophy wife might be the closest equivalent in our society. Her tragic flaw is that she permits herself to fall in love with an ambitious young man who can't afford her - or her scandalous reputation. It will all end badly, but their love will burn white-hot even as it flames out.
Georja: The settings, costume, and also the bodily movements of the characters enhanced the story - especially in the case of the lead, Violetta, as played by Marina Poplavskaya. Her voice is strong, angelic, lyrical, vibrant, well toned, and delightful. It is not dramatic. That is to say, the voice alone does not convey the message of the story in my opinion. It seems almost counter to the action. In Act I Violetta is having a sinking spell and her actions and the actions of others all indicate she is nearly passed out. Yet her voice remains strong, angelic, and lyrical with no sign of weakness. Likewise, throughout the piece, her voice does not falter from its lofty magnificence even when the character does. And yet the emotion of the story comes through. You can definitely be involved with the story and be swept up. In the final scene, Ms. Poplavskaya compensates for the lack of drama in her voice with her lithe body as she does a nearly impossible back bend into death. It is kind of the opposite of Luciano Pavarotti, who could convey deep emotions with his voice and yet seemed rather wooden on stage.
Gerald: We have the recording of Joan Sutherland as Violetta to Pavarotti's Massimo. To my ear, Sutherland's powerful voice was strident and harsh. Poplavskaya has that power, but she knows how to soften it, how to be delicate when vulnerability is called for. We should mention that Elizabeth Futral, who sings Violetta in some performances, is also a first-rate soprano. We saw her in the role in the L.A. 2006 production, and as I recall she was wonderful, with a kind of movie-leading-lady loveliness.
Georja: Massimo Giordano playing Alfredo is hunky and lovely to watch. His voice is pleasant and seems to open up more as the story proceeds. In the first scene, he seems a bit weak next to the vital force of Violetta. That does match his character's innocence and insecurity in the beginning and does flourish more in the succeeding acts. And still it feels as though Mr. Giordano's solid technique and his youth have room to be expanded, strengthened and opened up even more as his career develops. I will be looking forward to seeing if this is true in the future.
Gerald: Alexey Dolgov will sing Massimo for some performances, but we've not heard him. And Stephen Powell will alternate the role of Giorgio. So no doubt there's quite a mix of character interpretations and performance styles to come in this run.
Georja: Verdi's music could really carry you away by itself. The gorgeous Italian tones are a joy to hear. As an Italian speaker I noticed the English translation in the supertitles does not always convey the succinctness of the original Italian. The gorgeous first act duets of Violetta and Alfredo describe love as a "delicious cross," which conveys both the pain and joy of love. There is no really equivalent expression in English. Add to that Verdi's masterful harmonies and ability to titillate, haunt and bring sadness. This is all perfectly delivered by the top-of-the-line LA Opera orchestra and chorus under the direction of Grant Gershon. It will put you in an altered state. (Gershon receives five stars for his debut orchestral conducting.) The duets in the last act with Violetta, Alfredo and at times with Giorgio, Alfredo's father (played by Andrzej Dobber) are absolutely exquisite.
Gerald: I was also really pleased to see Gershon take the baton. He deserves enormous credit for the consistently outstanding work of the opera chorus, as well as the Master Chorale, year after year. The divas come and go, specializing in the roles they reprise in major cities all over the world. But the resident performers of LA Opera Company - its chorus, dancers, and orchestra - are our own world-class treasure.
Georja: Another highlight is the masterful and sassy flamenco dancing which takes place in the casino scene and serves to heighten the inflamed emotions and jealousy. It features the dancing of Timo Nunez, who has been acclaimed as "America's number one flamenco dancer."
Gerald: There's lots of dancing, including a throng of gypsy-girl hotties descending the stairs in the same ballroom scene. Praise to choreographer Kitty McNamee for those numbers.
Georja: LA Opera's La Traviata is a real crowd-pleaser. This great opera can sweep up in its charm both a beginner and a seasoned fan, and perhaps make both fall in love.
Gerald: Yes, if the German operas of this season are sauerbraten and spaetzles, this delightful Verdi standby is dessert, a lovely little slice of Italian tiramisu to finish off an impressive season.
Georja Umano is an actress/comedienne and animal advocate.
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of the Rollo Hemphill series of comic novels.
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DHS TSA Holiday Stand Down Fraud or Negligence Criminal Either Way
DHS TSA Holiday Stand Down Fraud or Negligence – Criminal Either Way
On Thanksgiving TSA Pulled back Measures of the new enhanced Screening, DHS & TSA Stand Down on Thanksgiving Traveler Opt-Out Day – Public Relations Over Safety or Exaggerated Threat Levels?
On this Thanksgiving Opt-Out Blow-Back and the DHS action to Stand Down was Either;
- Creating a False Fear Based Campaign of Political Propaganda for Increased Integrated Control and Economic gain through hyping actual threats of terrorist and extremist activity in order to implement specific, costly, dangerous, ineffective and ultimately illegal national security measures.
- Were willing to risk longer lines, inconvenienced travelers and a marketing Nightmare by having civilian travelers opt out of the now routine pulls for enhanced screening measures that had been recently deemed necessary for national security and had received so much attention in the Public but were still stringently increased and implemented. These Thanksgiving Day abandoned screening measures included;
- Full Body Biometric Scan and Pornographic Imaging in a Terahertz Radiation Field Chamber
- Additional pat down
- Additional Enhance Palm in Pat Down
- Public Strip Search and Clothing Removal
- Inside Pants Genital Detailed and Pressure Squeeze Groping
- Private Isolation Security Screening/Interrogation Rooms
DA Investigating Felony Groping in TSA Revolt and Liberty Guard's FOIA request as to the reason for the Stand Down of new mandatory security regulation Initiatives can be viewed here (PDF).
Federal Fondling Destroys Left Right Party Prison System – Owen JJ Stone and John Tyner – TSA Caught with Their Hands Down Our Pants & Groping Our Rights
TSA Grope Stapo – Genitals Must be Groped for National Security
DHS TSA Felony Groping of Individual Civil Liberties and Fundamental Natural Human Rights Still not Called to Answer for Poor Handling of Americans Sacred Honor.
The reason Pants Wide Shut – TSA Grope Stapo to Strip Search Anyone Terrorist Police State Security System Now Turned on Citizens as Target Threat
Stop, Think, Connect the DHS Dots to Patriot Act, Infra-Guard, TSA, TIA, NSTIC and TrustMark Citizenship for Safer Faster Easier travel and Secure internet Access.
What is the Threat PETN or PENTAGON? PETN is the spooky powder that Justifies Total Violation of our Fundamental Natural Rights and the Authority of the Government to Search for the Powder is Absolute.
Enough is Enough – Ron Paul Authors Bill to End Federal Government's Crimes
Judge Andrew Napolitano; Global Elite – Religion of Control
Radiation Chamber the Gas Chamber of the Future. Our Nation Once to Build Radiation Shelters and now we have Full Body Identification Radiation Chambers with Little Alternative to Travel
Everyday Is Opt-Out Day – Opt Out of Tyranny – Full Body Identification Radiation Chambers and Genital Groping are the Lines in the Sand.
Under Our Father's Double Eagle – A Nation United Under Liberty Under the Democratic Republican Party, the Anti Adminstration Party, the Anti Federalist Party, the Anti Tyranny Movment of 1776, We are the Resistance
TSA Grope Stapo – Genitles Must be Groped for National Security
TSA Grope Stapo – Genitals Must be Groped for National Security
Pants Wide Shut – TSA Grope Stapo to Strip Search Anyone
Terrorist Police State Security System Now Turned on Citizens as Target Threat
Clothes Wide Shut against Uberman X-Ray Vision; Stripping US and taking 360 photos as we step into the chambers.
TSA Tactics Find Ominous Parallel in Nazi Germany with Men, Women and Children being forced to stripped naked and have their gentiles handled in public by their Government and Police Army's Minions. This is The Final Harbinger of an attempt at a Total Dictatorial Police State Tyranny and Mass Murder.
Terrorist Police State Security System Turns on Citizens in the complete textbook dehumanizing of the individual. The Destruction of Dignity and State of Fear or Terror allows a total central tyrannical takeover. It is the process all governments go through just before they treat the citizens inhumanly, before all freedoms and liberty are removed, before the state declares Sovereign Authority.
Post 9-11 Terror State and Civilian Prison State System evolution at the Airport and Check Points
- Phase 1) 9-11-2001 and Shoes Bomber lead to Prison State Pat Down System – Hello Pat Downs goodbye Shoes, Ticketed Passengers Only "Here's looking at you kid' no more.
- Phase 2) 12-24-2009 Christmas Day (Underwear) Bomber lead to Enhanced prison state pat down system – Hello Radiation goodbye Same Sex, Ticketed Passengers surrender rights upon buying Ticket, Innocent Until Proven no more.
- Phase 3) 10-30-2010 Toner/Germany Cargo Bombs (Home Grown/Domestic Terrorist) lead to Super Enhanced State Pat Down System – Hello Genitals goodbye Clothing, Refusal is Criminal. Personal Liberty, Freedom to Travel, Constitutional-Natural Law, No More.
Naomi Wolf's, List of Actions to Total Police State Tyranny in America
1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens' groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Dissent equals treason
10. Suspend the rule of law
The man allegedly behind the Christmas day 'underwear' bomber. (although the CIA planted him on the plane) was Anwar Al Awlaki. He as in contact with the Fort Hood Shooting, the failed time square bomb and is listed as the number one Al-Qaeda by the US bras as one of the 9/11 masterminds as well.
He is the main excuse given for why our children are touched and strip searched, He is The Evil Terrorist on a Jihad Against America.
This man who helped plot the aborted Christmas Day bombing, the Fort Hood shooting, the Times Square bombing attempt, and who also preached to the alleged September 11 hijackers, dined at the Pentagon just months after 9/11
We can keep ourselves safe with minimal screening that does not infringe on our unalienable Fundamental Natural Rights Protected under the Constitution and protection of those Personal Private Rights the Reason we created this nation and our government Its authority.
Keep going to the Airports continue to use the and defend the Republic Domain. Refuse the Scanner Refuse the Super Enhanced Pat Down. Don't Fly, Go Home But Don't Go Down without attempting to Lawfully Peacefully Live and Protest.
Ring the Alarm Liberty Bell anytime you see or experience Tyranny.
If I can't do it to you I can't give the government the power to do it to you.
Ron Paul has been Groped by TSA and will drive when ever possible (within 500 miles). He supports the Boycott of Scanners and Pat-Downs by peacefully refusing at the airport and driving, not flying if and being 'punished' if need be.
To ensure that certain Federal employees cannot hide behind immunity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
No law of the United States shall be construed to confer any immunity for a Federal employee or agency or any individual or entity that receives Federal funds, who subjects an individual to any physical contact (including contact with any clothing the individual is wearing), x-rays, or millimeter waves, or aids in the creation of or views a representation of any part of a individual's body covered by clothing as a condition for such individual to be in an airport or to fly in an aircraft. The preceding sentence shall apply even if the individual or the individual's parent, guardian, or any other individual gives consent.
Belligerence against Tyranny is our duty as a Free People who wish to remain so.
We have infinite power and potential if we claim our Right to Sovereign Authority and Understand the Government is working Under that Authority and is limited to it..


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What Kind of Price Is the New York Times Getting for Its HQ?
The New York Times is close to a deal to sell/borrow against its Manhattan headquarters reports… The New York Times.
Good to hear: Even after the $250 million deal it struck with Carlos Slim, the Times still needs more cash in the short term. (The long term is a whole other story).
The deal, with W. P. Carey & Company, has yet to close, and the Times isn't talking about the details, including the most crucial one: What kind of price is the Times getting for its portion of the Renzo Piano-designed building?
At one point, the Times thought the property was worth $850 million to $1 billion. But that was several collapsed banks ago–and bear in mind that it just had to agree to pay Slim 14 percent on his loan. So what kind of deal can it get for its real estate now?
Here's one way to tell, via a clever MediaMemo reader: Check the stock price of Forest City Enterprises Inc. (FCE-A), the real estate developer that owns the rest of the building the Times is selling. The logic: If the New York Times Company (NYT) is forced to let go of its real estate at fire sale prices, it will devalue Forest City's property, too.
One thing to look at might be where Forest City trades, since they're theoretically impacted by the pricing. Granted, they're a real estate company and so don't have to mark real estate assets to market unless they're held for sale (real estate is an operating asset for a real estate company), but the stock market will make some bets on the implications. If FCEA is up in a down market or vice versa, that'll tell something."
Interesting. So, for what it's worth: As I type this, Forest City is up about six percent; the Dow is down 1.5 percent. Maybe the Times got some bang for its buck here after all.


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What's a countertenor? Someone philosophically opposed to tenors? Someone who tries to prevent tenors from singing?
No, a countertenor is a male singer who sings in the vocal range of an alto or mezzo-soprano. They sing this high using a technique called falsetto or "head voice." Why do we need males singing in this upper range? The tradition started back in the Renaissance. In the Catholic Church, women were banned from singing in church services and so men had to sing the upper range parts. As opera began in the early 17th century, the women's role were sung by men because of the same sorts of restrictions in the theater. At first these roles were sung by countertenors. Eventually castrati became the preferred method of producing this vocal range in both Italian opera and in the Catholic Church. In Handel's time, the castrasti dominated the English opera. But (thank goodness!) societal values changed by the end of the 18th century, and the castrati died tradition out.
Interest in the countertenor voice was rekindled in the last 30 years as historically informed performance (HIP) became popular. Artists interested in HIP try to return to the composer's original intentions and to perform music in a style that would have be used when the piece was composed. In music from the Baroque era, this might include the use of the harpsichord instead of the piano, string instruments using gut strings and the use of men to sing what we now consider women's roles.
This December, the San Antonio Symphony will perform Handel's Messiah under the direction of conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley. Quigley has invited countertenor Reginald Mobley to sing the selections we usually hear sung by an alto. We will be performing Handel's masterpiece three times:
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 7:30pm at University United Methodist Church
Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 7:00pm at Coker United Methodist Church
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 7:30pm at Trinity Baptist Church
Here is a short video from J.S. Bach's St. John's Passion with Reginald Mobley singing in the countertenor voice.
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Stool osmolality
This test measures the concentration (osmolality) of certain particles in a sample of your watery stool. The amount of sodium, potassium, and other substances in your stool can affect its consistency. The test is used to find out why your stool isn't solid.
Short-term (acute) diarrhea often clears up on its own within a few days. But it's considered long-term (chronic) diarrhea when the loose, watery bowel movements last more than 4 weeks. A large number of disorders and medicines can cause chronic diarrhea:
Infections from parasites, bacteria, or viruses
Intestinal diseases like Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and celiac disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Endocrine diseases like diabetes and thyroid disease
Weakened immune system from cancer or HIV/AIDS
Previous abdominal surgery or radiation to the abdomen
Medicines such as antibiotics, chemotherapy medicines, and laxatives
Some people—mostly women—secretly abuse laxatives. This can cause chronic, watery diarrhea. Watery diarrhea caused by laxative abuse is called factitious diarrhea. This condition may have a mental health component.
This test also is used to find out whether your diarrhea is osmotic or secretory. Osmotic diarrhea results from something drawing water into your bowel. Secretory diarrhea happens when your body releases water into the bowel when it shouldn't.
You may need this test if you have chronic watery diarrhea for no apparent reason. This test may be helpful when the cause of diarrhea is unclear or if your healthcare provider suspects that you are abusing laxatives.
Your healthcare provider may also order other tests to help find the cause of your diarrhea. Which tests you have depend on your symptoms and what your provider suspects may be causing your diarrhea. These tests may include:
Complete blood count, or CBC, and differential
Thyroid function
Serum electrolytes
Total protein
Stool occult blood
Stool test to look for the active ingredients in laxatives
Sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
Test results may vary depending on your age, gender, health history, the method used for the test, and other things. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Ask your healthcare provider what your test results mean for you.
If your stool osmolality is very low, you may have factitious diarrhea.
This test is done with a stool sample. You will be asked to give a random or a timed stool sample. A timed stool sample is collected over a period of time, such as 24, 48, or 72 hours.
Your healthcare provider will tell you how to collect a sample into a disposable specimen container with a lid. Do not collect fecal material from the toilet bowl or put toilet paper into the specimen container.
In some cases, your provider may need to collect the sample using a rectal swab.
This test poses no known risks.
A sample contaminated with urine or toilet paper will not be accurate. Certain medicines can also affect your results.
If your healthcare provider suspects that a certain food is causing your diarrhea, you may need to fast before the test. Be sure your provider knows about all medicines, herbs, vitamins, and supplements you are taking. This includes medicines that don't need a prescription and any illicit drugs you may use.
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Traditional Yet High-Tech Engine - Stacks Of Style
Traditional Looks And High-Tech Performance Like You've Never Seen It
By the time you read this, the 2007 Grand National Roadster Show will have come and gone, and the hot rod selected as America's Most Beautiful Roadster will be well known. But when we were out visiting Hollywood Hot Rods in Burbank, California, just a few weeks before the event, Troy Ladd was still doing the down-to-the-wire thrash toward completion on his Brookville-bodied Deuce.
This is the roadster we've been watching come together for more than a year now. We showed you how the Brookville steel body was sectioned without screwing up the distinctive exterior styling cues of a Deuce roadster. And a few months ago, we followed some more subtle metalwork on that same roadster when the cockpit's upper perimeter was dressed up with some custom sheetmetal work. There is no such thing as too much detail when building an AMBR contender.
We were back at Hollywood Hot Rods just before Christmas. The body and chassis were away at the paint shop, but the engine was at the shop in Burbank, where Troy and the HHR crew were finishing it up. The engine is a 392ci Hemi that once powered a drag racer. It had been retired years before and was crated up and packed away when HHR found it. The crew machined it and rebuilt it with the high-performance components it deserves. But when you're going for AMBR, even the engine has to be as imaginative and distinctive as the rest of the car.
The goal at HHR, as usual, was to respect tradition but push it to the edge a little. In the case of this Hemi, that was accomplished by modifying a set of vintage Hilborn injectors with electronics in an undetectable way.
Converting a mechanical system to electronics is not a new idea, but in many applications, either the electronic advantages are compromised for the sake of appearance, or vice versa. HHR's goal was to take full advantage of computer programming, but in a stealthy way. It's old school, but with a brand-new curriculum.
Reigniting an Old FlameHollywood Hot Rods needed to keep the whole roadster looking vintage, and Troy found an old '60s-era Flame-Thrower distributor that is a perfect match for the car's look. But he also needed an electronic ignition to allow the computer to control the timing and work with the Hemi's EFI system. His solution was to convert the distributor to a PerTronix electronic system.
The old Flame-Throwers featured a dual point and dual coil pack design with opposite coils firing one bank of cylinders. Troy figured out a way to program the ignition so the computer can fire the cylinders with separate coils. He programmed the ignition to think it's firing individual coil packs (like on a new car), but in reality, it's only firing two coils opposite of each other. The spark is distributed through the Flame-Thrower, but the spark and timing are controlled through computer electronics instead of mechanical weights and springs.
It's a design he conceived on his own, but he created it with some help from the folks at Perfect Power, who confirmed that nobody has ever done this, but that it will work.


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The same House of Representatives that just voted to speed up the end of U.S. combat missions in Afghanistan seems eager to embroil America in another war in the greater Mideast — with Iran.
In high dudgeon, House members voted, 400-20, last week for more harsh economic sanctions on Tehran — just before the inauguration of Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rowhani. The new Iranian leader says he wants to ease tensions with Washington, and has signaled he may be ready to limit Iran's nuclear program. But rather than test the new leader's bona fides, Congress chose to greet him with a slap in the face.
Sure, skepticism is called for. But Rowhani's overtures deserve to be examined, not least because Congress and the White House keep stressing that force is an option if sanctions don't work.
Sanctions have hurt Iran's economy badly (which is why Rowhani wants a deal), but they haven't curbed the nuclear program. Negotiations just might be able to do so now that Rowhani has replaced the nasty, Holocaust-denying Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Of course, the rationale given for the House bill was that more pressure — applied right now — will force the Iranian regime to make concessions. Given the historic level of mistrust between Iran and America, however, the opposite is more likely.
This move reminds me of conversations I had with Iranians involved in talks with U.S. officials in 2001, when Tehran cooperated with Washington in ousting the Afghan Taliban. Soon afterward, George W. Bush labeled Iran part of the "axis of evil," which, my sources said, undercut the Iranian factions seeking more cooperation with the United States.
The bill's sponsors also argue that Rowhani's ascendancy will make little difference, because real power lies with Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But Rowhani has a unique status as a consummate insider (and former nuclear negotiator), with close ties to reformers and conservatives as well as Khamenei.
"He is one of the few who can get authorization from Khamenei" to negotiate seriously, says Roberto Toscano, a former Italian ambassador to Tehran with extensive Iranian contacts. "We should not be overly optimistic," says Toscano, "but to say nothing has changed is not realistic."
Moreover, it makes a big difference that the populist Ahmadinejad is no longer in charge of negotiations. He spouted apocalyptic rhetoric that led many, especially in Israel, to believe Iran might drop a nuclear bomb on Israel to hasten the return of the Shiite messiah, or Mahdi.
Whether or not this was Ahmadinejad's real intention, it helped poison any prospect for talks. Iran's hostility toward Israel remains unchanged. (At an annual pro-Palestinian celebration last week, Rowhani called the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands "a sore . . . on the body of the Islamic world.")
But the new leader's style is very different from his predecessor's. He is a pragmatist who recognizes that in order to survive, the regime needs to meet the economic needs of its people. And he is part of a regime whose main goal is survival, said Toscano at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. That means not committing certain suicide by bombing Israel, whose nuclear submarines would respond by destroying Tehran.
Still, the Iran vote in Congress was no doubt influenced by Israel's fear that a centrist Rowhani is really "a wolf in sheep's clothing," to use the words of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Yet those who are quick to dismiss any new prospects for negotiations should reflect how the Middle East is changing — in ways that weaken Iran. Shiite Iran's support of Syria's bloodthirsty Bashar al-Assad — and the involvement of Iran's Lebanese proxy, the Hezbollah militia, alongside Assad's forces — has soured the Sunni Arab world on Tehran.
Even Hamas, the Sunni Palestinian movement funded by Tehran in Gaza, has turned against Tehran. Iran's archenemy, the Shiite-hating Taliban, is making headway in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda and its affiliates, who also hate Shiites, are also making a comeback in Syria and Iraq. On top of those threats, Tehran faces its biggest challenge: falling world oil prices as massive amounts of U.S. shale gas and oil come on line.
Thus, it needs to focus on the home front. The regional threat from Tehran is shrinking; the global threat is overrated. And a strike on Tehran would only delay, not stop, Iran's nuclear program anyway. Yet, the congressional drumbeat continues for more sanctions, along with a hostile attitude toward negotiations.
If Iran's enrichment program continues to develop — despite sanctions — there will be growing pressure on President Obama from Israel, and from some legislators, to contemplate military action. So before the Senate takes up the House bill on tougher sanctions, it's time to rethink their purpose.
Sanctions, says Toscano, "are useful only if they are instrumental in reaching an agreement, which requires compromise. If there are no negotiations, sanctions can lead to military conflict."
At a time when circumstances are propitious for talks with Tehran, our leaders shouldn't box themselves into a war with Iran.


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Marc Auerbach is the Director of Pediatric Simulation and Associate Medical Director of Trauma at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital. Marc is the Co-chair of INSPIRE (International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation Research and Education), the largest simulation based research network in the world, with multiple ongoing projects and over 1.5 million dollars in grant funding.
Marc completed a K30 Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation with a focus in translational medicine at New York University and post-graduate course work on simulation at Harvard's Center for Medical Simulation.
He has substantial leadership experiences in trauma and simulation research as a board member of the International Pediatric Simulation Society, co-chair of the Pediatric Academic Society's Special Interest Group on Simulation-Based Research and as a leader on the Pediatric Trauma Society's Guideline Committee.
He has served as the principal investigator on multiple funded trauma and simulation research projects to ensure the optimal care for ill and injured children. This includes a grant-funded project using simulation training for disaster preparedness, a regional trauma simulation program, a local office based preparedness program. Most recently he has served as the PI of the ImPACTS study, a national effort to describe, measure and improve the quality of care provided to critically ill and injured pediatric patients in emergency departments using simulation. Marc is currently PI on an AHRQ grant that aims to redesign the process of transitioning injured children from community hospitals to trauma centers. Additionally he is collaborating on an AHRQ grant to develop a screen-based simulation for pediatric disaster triage training.
Education & Training
- MScNew York University, School of Medicine (2008)
- MDUniversity of Buffalo (2002)
- FellowNYU/Bellevue Hospital Center
- ResidentBellevue Hospital/New York University
- Board CertificationAB of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (2011)
- Board CertificationAB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2005, recertified: 2013)
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"Even though I'm just 18 years old, I have a combined six years of racing experience. It all started when I was 5 years old at Pueblo Motorsports Park in quarter midgets. In that first year, I learned the fundamentals of racing and I completed the season second in points. The next year, I moved up to the Junior Stock class and won the championship in 1996 and 1997. The biggest accomplishment for me was in 1997 when I only raced five out of the nine races and still ended up being the points champion for that year.
Due to a lacking economy, money was tight and I wasn't afforded the opportunity to race from 1998 until 2004. Even though I was out of the driver seat for a few years, the passion I had for racing was always there. I might not have been out on the track racing but I was behind the scenes helping my other family members with their race cars. During this time I learned the ins and outs of how a race car fundamentally works. In 2004, I started racing a Street Stock at I-25 Speedway in Pueblo, CO. Not only was I the youngest driver at the time, but I finished second in rookie points that season. I raced in that class for two years until an opportunity became available that I couldn't pass up.
Unfortunately, this season my uncle, Rick McComb, broke his back in a racing incident. Even though he took a hard hit, the car was still fixable. Rick didn't want the car to just sit there so he asked if I would be willing to race it. Going from a Street Stock to a Modified was one of the biggest challenges I have ever faced, but I also believe in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. There are still two races left this season but I have already successfully clinched the Rookie of the Year title."
Well Greg, that's quite a story! Congrats on that ROTY title and becoming the YRC winner for the month of January. A $250 gift certificate from our friends at Comp Cams is headed your way. And when you get a chance, let us know how those last two races turn out.
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LGS-280 - General Studies Internship 13-9 credits
This Cooperative Education course allows students to receive academic credit for work experience directly related to their major field of study. Students who have completed at least 12 credits towards graduation or more and who have an overall QPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible to participate in the Cooperative Education Program. Approval for participation must be obtained from the Director of Cooperative Education/Career Services and Transfer Affairs and a faculty coordinator from the academic department that the student is enrolled. Please note that participation in this course depends on being placed in a job prior the end of each registration period.


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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, June 16
Today's recommended picks
Brian McCann, C, Braves
7-for-13 (.538 AVG) lifetime vs. Reds starter Aaron Harang
David Wright, 3B, Mets
22-for-38 (.579 AVG) during 10-G hit streak
Lance Berkman, 1B, Astros
5-for-9 (.556) since '04 vs. Rangers starter Kevin Millwood; .357 AVG since June 1
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
Although there were only two games on the schedule, the four teams in action combined for enough offense to fuel an entire nation of BTS participants.
The most selected player of the day, Ryan Braun, came through with three hits to push BTS leader wildtanners' streak to 38 games. Braun was also the choice of the second-place (gregnewprague) and co-third-place (wolfenstein35) contestants, which extended their respective streaks to 36 and 34 games.
richdempc managed to get one hit from Torii Hunter and extend his streak to 34 games before Hunter crashed into the outfield wall and left the game, but there was no such luck for adamcpar, whose daredevil center fielder of choice — Aaron Rowand — went hitless to snap his run at 33 games.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Ryan Braun (MIL): 28.2%, 3-for-5
2. Aaron Rowand (SF): 19.3%, 0-for-3
3. Torii Hunter (LAA): 10.5%, 1-for-3
4. Victor Martinez (CLE): 7.2%, 3-for-4
5. Prince Fielder (MIL): 6.3%, 2-for-3
Fan profile
Known as richdempc to the BTS community, Richard Louis Dempsey has put together an impressive 34-game streak that has him in a tie for third place.
A semi-retired administrator for the Christian Business Men's Connection and the Columbia Group, Richard lives in Fredericksburg, Va., with his wife. Though he grew up in Pennsylvania and upstate New York, Richard names Atlanta's Kelly Johnson as his favorite player, underscoring how he has taken to the teams and athletes in his current neck of the woods.
Richard claims to have been a BTS participant for only about two years, which means he's quickly figured out a successful approach to the game. He says his main strategy for determining which players to pick is by combing though the pitching matchups and going with the hottest bats.
Beat the Streak is a family affair for Richard, as his son and son-in-law keep close tabs on how he fares. And while there are certain players he will never select for personal reasons, he politely declines to say who they are. We can only hope a contestant with such a gentlemanly disposition continues enjoy plenty of success this season.
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I would like to see more articles like this of a personal nature for the leaders in the BTS. It's good to get know people a little better as oppose to just faceless leaders in hunt for the Million Dollar prize.
According to the rules "If for any reason a player you select does not play during the Game Day for which you selected him, your streak will NOT end. A hitting streak will also NOT end if each of the selected player's plate appearances (one or more) result in a base on balls, hit batsman, defensive interference or a sacrifice bunt. A hitting streak will end if the player has a sacrifice fly and no hit." So somebody explain to me why my streak ended when Jeter was 0-3 last night with a walk (or base on balls) in the fourth inning. I though a walk qualified as a base on balls, so my streak should continue.


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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is once again asking upland game hunters for help with future bird management, by simply collecting some feathers from harvested birds and sending in wing envelopes this fall.
Wing data allows biologists to assess production, determine the timing of hatches, and get a better understanding of the harvest ratio of males to females, and juveniles to adults.
Instructions for submitting wing data are printed on the envelope.
Hunters interested in receiving wing envelopes should visit the Game and Fish website (gf.nd.gov) to order a supply of wing envelopes, or contact the department's main office in Bismarck by phone (701-328-6300) or email (firstname.lastname@example.com).
In addition, Game and Fish district offices have a supply of wing envelopes for distribution. District offices are located at Devils Lake, Jamestown, Riverdale, Dickinson, Williston and Lonetree Wildlife Management Area near Harvey.


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Marburg – Ornamental Home
The name says it all: Numerous ornaments are giving the defining image. You can find both floral pattern and a modern design ellipse. The colours of the wallpaper are classic and timeless. Bright shades like beige, off-white and warm brown dominate. A statement is a dark gray, which is combined with a fresh apricot. [Source. Marburg]


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I am flipping two coins and the first coin that produces three HEADS in a row wins. The programme should terminate after a coin reaches this goal. And I want to know which coin it was and print a statement saying ie either Coin1 or Coin2 won the race. I can flip them OK and count to three with my two counters headCount1 and headCount2. Problem is I cant pinpoint which coin it was that actually won. Thanks for helping and here is my code:
//FlipRace.java public class FlipRace { public static void main (String[] args) { int headCount1 = 0, headcount2 = 0; Coin Coin1 = new Coin(); Coin Coin2 = new Coin(); while (headCount1 < 3 && headCount2 < 3) { Coin1.flip(); Coin2.flip(); System.out.println ("Coin1: " + Coin1); System.out.println ("Coin2: " + Coin2); if (Coin1.isHeads()) headCount1++; if (Coin2.isHeads()) headCount2++; } System.out.println ("A headCount attained 3. (Coin was flipped" + " heads 3 times in a row."); } }
And the main class:
//Coin.java //Represents a coin with two sides that can be flipped. public class Coin { private final int HEADS = 0; private final int TAILS = 1; private int face; //sets up the coin by flipping it initially. public Coin () { flip(); } //flips the coin by randomly choosing a face value. public void flip () { face = (int) (Math.random() * 2); } //returns true if the current face of the coin is heads. public boolean isHeads () { return (face == HEADS); } //returns the current face of the coin as a string. public String toString() { String faceName; if (face == HEADS) faceName = "Heads"; else faceName = "Tails"; return faceName; } }


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Lincoln Park needs another bar and grill like restaurant diners need more calories, right? That's what I thought when I walked through the angled entrance of Gaslight Bar & Grille, steps from the campus of DePaul University. I'm happy to report that my presupposition was wrong: Chicagoans could use more hangouts like Gaslight, and in fact they already exist. Gaslight has several siblings — Benchmark, Brownstone, Crossing, Kirkwood, Schoolyard, Sidebar and WestEnd — all part of the Four Corners Tavern Group. And if the food at Gaslight is representative, they are all worth a visit. Like any bar and grill, Gaslight offers the expected array of drinks, but it's what's happening in the kitchen that sets it apart.
Not that beverages are neglected. Choose from more than a dozen domestic and imported/craft beers on tap or nearly four dozen available by the bottle, including rarities like Hoegaarden White and Delirium Tremens. The wine list is shorter but covers all the bases, offering wines from every category by the glass or bottle; on Tuesdays, glasses of wine are only $5. Gaslight also offers wine on tap, an eco-friendly and oxidation-free way to preserve the bouquets of its $7 Gotham Project 2010 Sauvignon Blanc or Gotham Project Pinot Noir 2010.
I ordered an $8 glass of a pleasant Argentine Casa del Campo Malbec, a perfect accompaniment to Lollipop Chops with a side of chimichurri sauce. The mini lamb chops, served over French fries, are available in three sizes — 2 for $8, 4 for $14, or 6 for $18 — as a main course or an appetizer. But the standout appetizer is an order of two Lobster Corndogs for $10, perfect for sharing and more than satisfying as a meal for one. Here's where Gaslight puts its upscale twist on standard bar food, maximum taste at a bargain price. The chef packs a generous amount of lobster and shrimp into the usual corndog shape and dips the "dog" into a cornmeal beer batter for deep-frying, but the dish is so light and greaseless that it seems never to have touched the oil.
Other appetizers include the usual suspects — mini sliders, chicken wings, quesadillas — as well as Hot Soft Pretzels ($3 each). I ordered a daily special of a grilled artichoke served with caper mayonnaise and enjoyed its hint of smoke. Other starters include a half dozen salads and soups.
But save room for the filling main courses, grouped around five house specialties and eight hearty sandwiches. The specialties include the aforementioned lamp chops, Prince Edward Island Beer Mussels, Smoked Cheddar Mac 'n Cheese, Crispy Tuna Tacos and Chicken Kabobs. I sampled the mac 'n cheese — macaroni in a smoked cheddar sauce under a dusting of panko ($8) — and found it hard to resist. Over the winter Gaslight experimented with offering flights of mac 'n cheese, the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. I also tasted the tuna tacos: seared sashimi grade tuna with roasted corn and avocado slaw with wasabi lime crema and added crunch from chili spiced pepitas ($12). The dish is an interesting blend of east and west, mixing up sashimi and wasabi with corn and pepitas, the best of both worlds.
I was glad that my companion ordered the Turkey Burger ($9), a popular item, so that I could sneak a bite of that too. Stuffed with Brie and seasoned with shallot, apple and thyme, the burger was moist and full of flavor. Served with arugula, herb mayo and oven dried tomatoes on a tasty bun, the tuna burger is a meal in itself, but sandwiches also come with a choice of Tater Tots or four kinds of French fries and can be upgraded for $1 with a fried egg, mushrooms, grilled onions or melted cheese. Other sandwich choices include Baja Fish Tacos ($10) and a Cuban ($10).
Unless you have the appetite of an Olympic athlete or are sharing, you probably won't have room for the sole dessert on Gaslight's menu, The Skillet Cookie ($8), tempting as it sounds: hot chocolate chip cookie with two layers of French caramel, Swiss chocolate and vanilla-bean ice cream.
Service is friendly and efficient, and although the noise level in the main room is as to be expected, a seating area toward the back allows for conversation, and families are welcomed. An unexpected bonus was free street parking within steps of the restaurant, which is an easy walk from the Fullerton el stop.
The Four Corners Tavern Group has come up with several clever tie-ins, linking each of its properties to a different social group: Gaslight calls itself "Chicago's official hangout for Ohio State alumni," while the others pitch themselves to alumni of Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Butler and Marquette as well as to fans of the Chicago Blackhawks. So go, cheer on your team and eat a newfangled corndog.
Gaslight Bar & Grille
2426 N. Racine (one block north of Fullerton), Chicago
Photos: Leanne Star
Published on May 13, 2012


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Richard Henry Lee: Objections to the Constitution
Lee's Objections to the Constitution
Richard Henry Lee
October 16, 1787
It has hitherto been supposed a fundamental maxim, that, in governments rightly balanced, the different branches of legislature should be unconnected, and that the legislative and executive powers should be separate. In the new Constitution, the President and Senate have all the executive, and two thirds of the legislative power. In some weighty instances, (as making all kinds of treaties, which are to be the laws of the land,) they have the whole legislative and executive powers. They, jointly, appoint all officers, civil and military; and they (the Senate) try all impeachments, either of their own members or of the officers appointed by themselves.
Is there not a most formidable combination of power thus created in a few? and can the most critic eye, if a candid one, discover responsibility in this potent corps? or will any sensible man say that great power, without responsibility, can be given to rulers with safety to liberty? It is most clear that the parade of impeachment is nothing to them, or any of them: as little restraint is to be found, I presume, from the fear of offending constituents. The President is for four years' duration; and Virginia (for example) has one vote of thirteen in the choice of him, and this thirteenth vote not of the people, but electors, two removes from the people. The Senate is a body of six years' duration, and, as in the choice of President, the largest state has but a thirteenth vote, so is it in the choice of senators. This latter statement is adduced to show that responsibility is as little to be apprehended from amenability to constituents, as from the terror of impeachment. You are, therefore, sir, well warranted in saying, either a monarchy or aristocracy will be generated: perhaps the most grievous system of government may arise.
It cannot be denied, with truth, that this new Constitution is, in its first principles, highly and dangerously oligarchic; and it is a point agreed, that a government of the few is, of all governments, the worst.
The only check to be found in favor of the democratic principle, in this system, is the House of Representatives; which, I believe, may justly be called a mere shred or rag of representation; it being obvious to the least examination, that smallness of number, and great comparative disparity of power, render that house of little effect, to promote good or restrain bad government. But what is the power given to this ill-constructed body? To judge of what may be for the general welfare; and such judgments, when made the acts of Congress, become the supreme laws of the land. This seems a power coëxtensive with every possible object of human legislation. Yet there is no restraint, in form of a bill of rights, to secure (what Doctor Blackstone calls) that residuum of human rights which is not intended to be given up to society, and which, indeed, is not necessary to be given for any social purpose. The rights of conscience, the freedom of the press, and the trial by jury, are at mercy. It is there stated that, in criminal cases, the trial shall be by jury. But how? In the state. What, then, becomes of the jury of the vicinage, or at least from the county, in the first instance—the states being from fifty to seven hundred miles in extent? This mode of trial, even in criminal cases, may be greatly impaired; and, in civil cases, the inference is strong that it may be altogether omitted; as the Constitution positively assumes it in criminal, and is silent about it in civil causes. Nay, it is more strongly discountenanced in civil cases, by giving the Supreme Courts, in appeals, jurisdiction both as to law and fact.
Judge Blackstone, in his learned Commentaries, art. Jury Trial, says, "It is the most transcendent privilege, which any subject can enjoy or wish for, that he cannot be affected either in his property, his liberty, or his person, but by the unanimous consent of twelve of his neighbors and equals—a constitution that, I may venture to affirm, has, under Providence, secured the just liberties of this nation for a long succession of ages. The impartial administration of justice, which secures both our persons and our properties, is the great end of civil society. But if that be entirely intrusted to the magistracy,—a select body of men, and those generally selected, by the prince, of such as enjoy the highest offices of the state,—these decisions, in spite of their own natural integrity, will have frequently an involuntary bias towards those of their own rank and dignity. It is not to be expected from human nature, that the few should always be attentive to the good of the many." The learned judge further says, that "every tribunal, selected for the decision of facts, is a step towards establishing aristocracy—the most oppressive of all governments."
The answer to these objections is, that the new legislature may provide remedies! But as they may, so they may not; and if they did, a succeeding assembly may repeal the provisions. The evil is found resting upon constitutional bottom; and the remedy, upon the mutable ground of legislation, revocable at any annual meeting. It is the more unfortunate that this great security of human rights—the trial by jury—should be weakened by this system, as power is unnecessarily given in the second section of the third article, to call people from their own country, in all cases of controversy about property between citizens of different states, to be tried in a distant court, where the Congress may sit; for although inferior congressional courts may, for the above purposes, be instituted in the different states, yet this is a matter altogether in the pleasure of the new legislature; so that, if they please not to institute them, or if they do not regulate the right of appeal reasonably, the people will be exposed to endless oppression, and the necessity of submitting, in multitudes of cases, to pay unjust demands, rather than follow suitors, through great expense, to far-distant tribunals, and to be determined upon there, as it may be, without a jury.
In this congressional legislature, a bare majority of votes can enact commercial laws; so that the representatives of the seven Northern States, as they will have a majority, can, by law, create the most oppressive monopoly upon the five Southern States, whose circumstances and productions are essentially different from those of theirs, although not a single man of these voters are the representatives of, or amenable to, the people of the Southern States. Can such a set of men be, with the least color of truth, called a representative of those they make laws for? It is supposed that the policy of the Northern States will prevent such abuses. But how feeble, sir, is policy, when opposed to interest, among trading people! and what is the restraint arising from policy? Why, that we may be forced, by abuse, to become ship-builders! But how long will it be before a people of agriculture can produce ships sufficient to export such bulky commodities as ours, and of such extent? and if we had the ships, from whence are the seamen to come?—4,000 of whom, at least, will be necessary in Virginia. In questions so liable to abuse, why was not the necessary vote put to two thirds of the members of the legislature?
With the Constitution came, from the Convention, so many members of that body to Congress, and of those, too, who were among the most fiery zealots for their system, that the votes of three states being of them, two states divided by them, and many others mixed with them, it is easy to see that Congress could have little opinion upon the subject.
Some denied our right to make amendments; whilst others, more moderate, agreed to the right, but denied the expediency of amending; but it was plain that a majority was ready to send it on, in terms of approbation. My judgment and conscience forbade the last; and therefore I moved the amendments that I have the honor to send you enclosed herewith, and demanded the yeas and nays, that they might appear on the Journal.
This seemed to alarm; and, to prevent such appearance on the Journal, it was agreed to transmit the Constitution without a syllable of approbation or disapprobation; so that the term "unanimously" only applied to the transmission, as you will observe by attending to the terms of the resolve for transmitting. Upon the whole, sir, my opinion is, that, as this Constitution abounds with useful regulations, at the same time that it is liable to strong and fundamental objections, the plan for us to pursue will be to propose the necessary amendments, and express our willingness to adopt it with the amendments, and to suggest the calling a new convention for the purpose of considering them. To this I see no well-founded objection, but great safety and much good to be the probable result. I am perfectly satisfied that you make such use of this letter as you shall think to be for the public good; and now, after begging your pardon for so great a trespass on your patience, and presenting my best respects to your lady, I will conclude with assuring you that I am, with the sincerest esteem and regard, dear sir, your most affectionate and obedient, humble servant,


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Las Vegas is home to countless dancers, performers and simply jobs that part of your performance is looking good and being fit. Trying to find that perfect workout and push yourself is not always easy, luckily for Las Vegas they are soon to be introduced to TruFusion Yoga. Yoga is in the name of this monstrous sized studio, but you will quickly learn that yoga just scratches the surface of what TruFusion has to offer you.
September is National Yoga Month, making it the perfect time for TruFusion to open their doors and to help get introduced to Las Vegas and celebrate this celebratory month, TruFusion is offering a free week for you to come and try out the studio. Trying out the studio likely will take at least a week as you navigate the 9,600 square foot studio and the wide assortment of classes. TruFusion is not just about the classes, it is about the experience and providing you with a tranquil and relaxing experience. As TruFusion says "We built our studio from the ground up with YOU in mind," and it shows. You are going to find a snack bar to take care of all your needs in a healthy manner, complimentary reverse osmosis drinking water, a lounge to relax in before and after classes, spacious locker rooms and settings that fit each class. The classrooms offer state-of-the-art climate control features that can change room temperature within minutes and to keep the studio fresh, TruFusion has a purge system that recirculates air within moments and finally to provide you with a setting that you need for yoga there is indirect lighting to give you a more subtle lighting environment.
TruFusion is the place to celebrate National Yoga Month whether you are a beginner or have been practicing yoga for years. Revitalize is a 60-minute class that is geared more for beginners and the 75-minute is more for the intermediate level. This class uses functional command to move students in and out of postures clearly and seamlessly to help introduce the beginner but it also has options for advanced modifications to create a more challenging and rewarding experience. Invigorate is a heated set sequence vinyasa class that has been broken into four parts; flexibility, balance, power and inversions. It will connect movement to breathe, build strength and stamina, develop adaptability and put the power of self into personal purpose.
If you are looking for a little more high impact workout, TruFusion has incorporated two of the best workout tools you will find into their studio, TRX and Kettlebell. TruFusion offers the largest TRX studio in the world! TheTru TRX class uses the TRX uses suspension drills to recruit all muscle while stabilizing muscles in the body in an extremely challenging class. TRX straps allow one to leverage gravity and bodyweight to perform literally hundreds of exercises and the class may contain mobility, cardio and strength drills to complement the TRX experience. Kettlebell Fusion combines Kettlebell and yoga into a 60 minute class that features Kettlebell drills, such as the swing, clean, press, jerk and snatch that will build functional strength while the yoga postures infused in the class improve flexibility and active recovery. Finally if you are looking for what sounds like the ultimate workout to build muscle and shred fat try the Kettlebell-TRX Fusion class. This combines the suspension drills of TRX and the resistance training of the kettlebell in a class that will always surprise your muscles and provide you with a memorable workout. You are also going to find classes such as hot pilates, barefoot bootcamp and many other options to keep you challenged.
On September 22nd TruFusion will have two of their teachers representing that at the first annual Vegas Gone Yoga! Festival at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve. On the same day TruFusion will have Valery Federenko in their studio to do a seminar. Valery is the chief advisor to the World Kettlebell Club
If you have hit the proverbial wall with your workout or if you are looking for something new in different in terms of not only a workout, but an environment TruFusion Yoga just might be the answer to your fitness questions.
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