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Saxophone is my life! I have played saxophone for 16 years and nothing makes me happier than sharing my knowledge with others. I have a BM Jazz Studies/Saxophone Performance from Western Michigan University.
While my passion is jazz, I also have plenty of classical experience. I love teaching saxophone!!
About Sean
Hailing from Flagstaff, Arizona, I attended Western Michigan University on a four year scholarship and received my Bachelor of Music, Jazz Studies in 2009. I had the privilege of studying with the great Trent Kynaston, as well as performing with some of the most influential jazz musicians today, including Bobby McFerrin, Stefon Harris, Billy Hart, Fred Hersch, and Randy Brecker. I now live in Chicago where I teach lessons and perform regularly with my band, The Winchester Sound.
I teach jazz saxophone, classical saxophone, music
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I believe everyone gets into music for a different reason, and therefore each student deserves their own custom curriculum. It is important for students to work at a pace and in a direction that is comfortable for them. For this reason, we will start with a consultation so I can figure out exactly what you aim to get out of taking lessons. From there we will incorporate some standard curriculum and method books that I enjoy using, as well as my own techniques that involve plenty of ear training and exercises to improve one's facility on the instrument (scales, patterns, technique).
Most importantly, we're going to have a lot of fun! If you are not having fun it's not even worth your time. I am very laid back and promote a stress-free environment!
Remember, I was once a beginner, too. I know what it's like to learn something new, so I want to be there to guide you through it!
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extra music room f/w keyboard w/ seating for parents
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I provide no equipment. Student must provide saxophone, reeds, books, etc.
*** Specialties ***
My passion is jazz. Not just jazz saxophone, but the art form in general. I love to teach people the theory behind improvisation and watch them as they explore and internalize the endless possibilities thereafter.
I am also classically trained and am equally proficient in that area, although I would say I do prefer jazz.
In summary, my specialties would be: jazz saxophone, jazz theory, improvisation, jazz arranging, saxophone performance, composing.
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We will learn proper embouchure, hand placement, improvisation, reading or whatever you want to learn to get you excited about Saxophone
I have been teaching over sixteen years.
I tailor each individual lesson to that persons goals, needs, wants, and styles.
My goal is to learn music the fun way. Along the way we'll learn theory, chords, scales, ear training, composition, reading music, tempo etc
About Seth
He graduated from the prestigious Lamont School Of Music with a Bachelor's of Music in music composition.
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Lessons are tailored to the individuals styles and goals!
I teach all styles with focus on having fun.
Theory, Reading Music, Ear Training, Chords etc.
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I don't provide equipment, I expect the student to have there own equipment.
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*** For any students who are OUTSIDE of my listed travel radius, we can discuss a custom travel fee, based off the time and distance to your home. Feel free to contact me via the Ask a Question tool to discuss this, as well.
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Seth D.
Seth D.
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Learn to play great solo and ensemble performances.
About Daniel
Daniel is described by his students as a natural teacher. He prefers to be regarded as an advancing student, and takes the journey along with his students to guide them towards their goals with a friendly, positive, efficient and productive appro
The musical journey for Daniel began at an early age with trumpet and piano studies which became a passion for him by the age of 14. He was the drum major of the high school marching band, and successfully completed a paid contract to arrange music for the high school jazz band which performed in a state beauty pageant. He began teaching privately after high school, and continued playing in bands, and composing original music. He formed a professional jazz ensemble under the name of the Chicago Jazz Players by the age of 22, and developed his arranging techniques while having it performed by an eighteen piece orchestra consisting of many great local artists. It was in this environment that he gained experience with brass, woodwinds, and rhythm instruments. He was granted a position at Columbia College as an instructor at age 29 where he taught theory, sight singing, musicianship, ear training, harmony, orchestration, and composition. He scored the music for several plays, and conducted his own pieces with Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera Players. During those years he found himself playing the guitar and singing more than anything else. It was in 1995 that he focused on singing and playing the guitar with his rock band. He has produced several CD recordings of his original music in his own studio, and has helped produce local bands and artists. He performs regularly in the Chicago area.
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Daniel exhibits patience and care with each student, and develops an individualized approach based on clear goals with practical procedures. Most beginners can expect to have a working knowledge of music notation and how it applies to their instrument within three months, and should be developing fluency in performing music that they enjoy within six months. Advancing students will enjoy the rewards that will follow by studying with an experienced teaching musician that will recognize strengths and weaknesses, and recommend proven techniques for personal musical development. Studying music should be fun, fulfilling, and in harmony with the needs and desires of the student, and this is key to the philosophy held by Daniel.
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Eight track recording gear; grand piano; guitars/bass (acoustic & electric); cables/amps, drum kit and percussion.
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I can provide lesson materials, and always have a metronome with me. I expect the student to have an instrument. I prefer that a student has a music stand.
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Students will learn notes, technique, pieces, performance skills and sight reading.
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Music literacy, technique, theory, repertoire, style, and creative expression. Music is a source of fun and community, and I do my best to impart that on each student.
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I grew up in a teaching family. My mother, sister, and uncle are teachers, and every day for years I heard stories of how they met the needs and challenges of thousands of students. My strengths are treating students as individuals, nurturing creativity, patience, inspiring passion & motivation, and focusing on the fundamentals of music making.
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His skillset is as broad as it
Isaiah also explores his interest of the art of practice on his website, collegepracticing,com, where he has interviewed numerous college students on their practice habits, as well as working professionals with degrees from such esteemed institutions as Berklee College of Music, Indiana University, and Northwestern University.
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He's kind, patient and really fun. We've asked him to help us play our favorite songs too! He's a great teacher.
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Isaiah S.
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First lesson, finding your own voice on the instrument, and everything in between!
Learn to connect your ear and mind with the rest of your body and to the saxophone.
The saxophone is an expressive instrument-- be ready to express yourself!
About Hunter
I grew up playing jazz, soul, R&B, folk, reggae, ska, funk, and classical music. I feel very comfortable working within all of these genres in both performance and educational atmospheres.
Regardless of age, learning a new instrument or art form can be daunting, so I like to include some sort of entertaining activities to keep tension low and inspiration high.
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Hunter D.
Hunter D.
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Do you want to play what is known as the coolest woodwind out there? Move aside, oboe!
During a Corinne saxophone lesson, you will learn how to create beautiful sounds first and foremost. If at first you sound like a goose, fear not! A little bit of time with me will go a long way.
Once you are producing some quality saxophone sounds, we will move on to learning notes, reading music, and accomplishing your goals!
Aside from perfecting saxophone technique, we will also work on musicality and listening skills! These skills are important in bringing music to life.
If you already know how to play the saxophone, I will continue your education in whatever direction you would like to go.
I look forward to working with you!
About Corinne
When I'm teaching a clarinet, saxophone, or flute student, it may seem on the surface that we're only practicing how to play their instrument well. However, with every student that I meet, my goal is to help them learn how to set and achieve realistic goals. A brand new clarinet student's weekly goal may be to play their instrument for 10 seconds without taking a breath. An advanced clarinet student's goal may be to master a piece for their college audition. Both students have challenging goals based on their skill level, but the goals look very different!
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My goal is to help YOU reach your goals.
When I am not working with students, you can find me working on my own goals! I practice all of my instruments often, and I am working hard to become a great tap dancer. My non-musical interests include learning about the coffee-making process, learning how to make costumes from scratch, and playing The Sims.
Thank you for your attention, and I hope to meet you soon!
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Corinne K.
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I have been teaching saxophone lessons to students of all abilities for five years, and I have been playing the saxophone for thirteen years. I teach both classical and jazz, and I cater my lesson plans to the specific needs, goals, and learning styles of every student. I have studied with Taimur Sullivan and Timothy McAllister during my undergraduate years at the Bienen School of Music. I recently represented Illinois in the MTNA Young Artist Competition and was one of 25 young saxophonists in North America to be selected for the semifinals of their Collegiate Solo Competition. I am able to teach instrument fundamentals, repertoire, sight reading, music theory, ear training, basics of improvisation, and much more. I look forward to working with you!
About Aidan
In only his second year of undergraduate study, he was named the Winner of the 2015 Illinois Young Artist Woodwind Performance Competition through the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). He went on to be named the Honorable Mention in the East Central Division round. For two consecutive national conferences (2016, 2018) organized by the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), he was selected as one of twenty-five young saxophone soloists to perform and compete in the Semifinals.
His primary collegiate instructors are Taimur Sullivan and Timothy McAllister. In addition, he has played in masterclasses for Steven Banks, Jérôme Laran, Clifford Leaman, Brandon Qua
Since 2014, he has maintained a private saxophone studio of his own, helping area students improve their craft. He has been able to quickly pinpoint opportunities for improvement and learning, and effectively communicates those ideas in frameworks suited for the age and ability of each student.
He has performed world premieres and is working on the collaborative development of new creative projects. Aidan has been a member of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) since 2015 and recently participated in the American Saxophone Academy (ASA).
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Aidan M.
Aidan M.
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Teaching all kinds of saxophones.
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Interested in Saxophone Lessons, Music Theory & Composition (learning to read, write, and understand Music), Music Technology, Beginner Percussion/Drum Lessons, or personalized Drum Major/Marching Band Leadership Training? You've come to the right place!
Receive unique and fun Music lessons from a former HBCU Drum Major, Collegiate-trained Saxophonist, NAMM contest winning Music Educator & Music Ensemble Director, and former Interim Artistic Administrator of The Chicago Jazz Ensemble!
Students of all ages welcome! I look forward to hearing from you and finding out how I can best help you meet your goals!
About Khara
My background includes being a former HBCU Drum Major, former Interim Artistic Director of a major professional Jazz Ensemble, and earning a Bachelor's of Science in Music and 2 Master Degrees (Arts Management and Teaching). I am currently a licensed public school Music Teacher and Music Director of a youth Drumlin
Now taking my Music instruction to greater levels, I am expanding music lessons to all ages via TakeLessons and can help you towards achieving your musical goals. Whether it's Saxophone Instruction, Beginner Percussion Instruction, training for Drum Major auditions, or simply learning to read music - contact me and let's see how I can help!
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Sean is a passionate, energetic and empathic instructor with an amazing mix of both theoretical knowledge and real-life
Sean adapted the lessons to my skills level and challenged me to try out new techniques and expanded my musical horizons.
I can see how my saxophone playing skills have developed throughout our lessons and can't wait to get back home to show my friends and family all the new stuff I learned."
I have been taking music lessons with Daniel since April of 2013 and it has been a great learning experience.
I had no musical background and I started learning Saxophone with Daniel and 7 months later, I am able to play popular songs that he chooses to fit best for enhancing learning curve. He does a great job with reinforcing correct habits from the very beginning and has been very encouraging and has highlighted improvement as we go from class to class. As music learning can be frustratingly slow, the feedback and reassurance he provides definitely helps in keep going back for more.
I wanted to learn guitar and piano with him as well, he encouraged to learn only Piano (for enhancing learning curve for musical theory concepts) and hold guitar for later. Which speaks about how he is genuinely concerned about your learning of music with sound reasoning. So now I take guitar and Piano lessons with him. He is very patient, polite and professional. He is great with students of all ages and easily modifies teaching style as per student needs.
Besides all that he is a great person to talk to. Numerous times we have had great discussions about things outside music.
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Cruise Trips: Adventure over Relaxation (Part 2)by Paul Motter, CruiseMates Editor
Despite the relaxing image, a cruise trip can be as adventurous as any vacation, depending on the ship and itinerary.
You get the idea. Not only did we mostly live out of our suitcases; we spent half our vacation time looking out the windows of trains and buses. Our meals were unpredictable and unsatisfying, especially as we all tried to save money for souvenirs and other treats.
Seeing Europe like this is still common for many travelers. Restaurants are expensive, with everything a la carte and impatient waiters. Some hotels have obscure rules like locking the doors at 9:00 p.m. and turning the hot water off at night. The trains' routes are not planned for the panoramic vistas. You spend more time poring over train schedules, packing and lugging your bags around than you do sightseeing.
Some young people still backpack through Europe. They land in a city and take a taxi downtown to find a hostel with straw mattresses. But older individuals want creature comforts and intellectual stimulation at the same time. Local travel options are far too cumbersome for serious travelers.
Car Rentals Renting a car gives you more freedom, but also the challenge of driving in a foreign land, where you run the risk of getting horribly lost trying to read maps and freeway signs with foreign names and hieroglyphic symbols that mean nothing to you. As you navigate the spider-web streets of ancient cities, you battle local drivers who ignore streetlights and consider the white lane lines as mere suggestions. The cost of petrol is three times higher than the worst days of the energy crisis in America.
A Better Option -- Guided Tours Because of the above drawbacks, many experienced travelers opt for motorcoach tours where everything is prearranged. Hotels and restaurants are pre-selected and included in the tour cost. Bus tours are actually a decent choice: Experienced guides tell you what you are seeing, and you never have to worry about navigating or negotiating cab, restaurant, hotel or train fares.
The only drawback to bus tours is the accommodations. You still find yourself in a different hotel every day or two. You must unpack and repack. Your beds and bathrooms will vary from acceptable to horrible.
Cruise Trips -- The Best Vacation Option Now let's look at cruise trips. You touch down in your foreign airport and find a cruise line representative waiting to take your bags. You are guided to a coach and driven to the ship, where you are greeted with champagne and shown to your stateroom. Your bags arrive at your door soon after. You unpack once and go to dinner.
The next day you wake up, eat breakfast on the vessel, and take a tour provided by the cruise line. If it is a larger ocean-going cruise ship, you pay for the tour; but if it is a river cruise -- which I highly recommend -- the shore tours are included in the cruise price. Your river cruiser will often stop close enough to the important sites to walk there, or the line will provide a coach.
You can eat lunch in a local restaurant if you want, or you can return to the ship for a fare-included gourmet meal prepared by an expert European chef who knows and uses local ingredients. Overnight, the riverboat or cruise ship sails to the next location. You eat dinner, enjoy the nighttime entertainment and go to bed. When you wake up, you are in a new destination, ready to repeat the previous day's timetable but with all new sights.
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A new app has been launched to improve our health by helping us cut the hidden salt inside shoppers' food baskets.
The SaltSwitch app allows users to scan the barcodes of food products and provides details of any less salty, healthier alternatives, campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) said.
The group said it wants to highlight "the shocking and unnecessary levels of salt hidden inside our weekly shopping baskets....in a bid to help UK consumers reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke".
The free app allows users to scan the barcode of nearly 90,000 packaged foods sold across major UK supermarkets using their smartphone camera. They receive instant colour-coded nutritional information about the product along with details of any similar products with less salt content.
CASH campaign director Katharine Jenner said: "SaltSwitch is not about telling people to stop or avoid certain foods but rather highlighting differences in products. This makes it easier than ever to switch to less salty, and therefore healthier, food choices in your weekly shop.
"Salt puts up our blood pressure, and as a result, thousands of people die unnecessarily each year from strokes, heart attacks and heart failure."
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Nutritionist Sonia Pombo said: "It is hard to know how much salt we are really eating. Identical looking products can contain hugely different amounts of salt.
"Looking at the labels can help you make healthier choices for you and your family. SaltSwitch uses the new voluntary front of pack labelling scheme which is being rolled out this year so it is a great tool to use to get to grips with what the labels mean."
The app has been been funded by the George Institute for Global Health and is being launched to coincide with National Salt Awareness Week.
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The average daily salt intake in the UK is 8.1 grams - higher than the recommended maximum of 6g per day.
CASH said the weekly food shop of a typical student aged 18 to 22 could contain 58g of salt, according to its analysis of popular foods among different age groups from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS).
Meanwhile, the food basket of a mother in her 30s can contain up to 64g of salt - the equivalent of 128 bags of crisps, CASH claimed.
Switching food products to lower salt options could cut their salt intake by 62% and 72% per week respectively, the group said.
A high salt diet is linked to a number of serious health conditions such as stomach cancer, osteoporosis and kidney disease.
According to CASH, the Department of Health estimates that reducing salt intakes by just 1g would save 4,147 preventable deaths and £288 million to the NHS every year.


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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 20 (UPI) -- Eleven activists with Greenpeace appeared before a Dutch court as the group's executive director remained jailed for protesting arctic oil drilling.
Eleven members of Greenpeace faced court Monday on charges related to their protest at the climate change conference in Copenhagen last year, the advocacy group said.
A Dutch court ruled against Greenpeace recently in a case involving the work of Cairn Energy in the arctic waters off the coast of Greenland.
Greenpeace activists are barred from moving within 1,600 feet of Cairn's rigs for six months. The group would have to pay $73,000 per day if it violates the order. The court set a penalty limit at $1.4 million though Cairn had requested $2.8 million for each day its drilling was disrupted.
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It's been even longer than the last lul in posting, but I just wanted to say that I'm still alive, and this blog is still alive. Redundant, much? A lot has happened since I last posted, so I'll do a quick recap instead of a long and winding post that'll take ages to write(and read..)..
- I went to the e-heads reunion concert with my cousins and my parents(papa was kind of our ticket in…)
- I finished the Florante at Laura project, a video of half the book. My part: Director/Editor.. garr..
- I practically ran our fashion show. I chose the music, got everyone together and coordinated everything.
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- The X Factor live shows started three weeks ago, and so far, so good. Although Daniel should've gone earlier, he doesn't have the personality or special qualities to carry his not so spectacular/less than average voice.
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The Cisco Configuration Engine is a network management software that acts as a configuration service for automating the deployment, management, and upgrading of network devices and services. Each Configuration Engine manages a group of Cisco devices (switches and routers) and the services that they deliver, storing their configurations and delivering them as needed. The Cisco Configuration Engine automates initial configurations and configuration updates by generating device-specific configuration changes, sending them to the device, executing the configuration change, and logging the results.
This document contains troubleshooting information for the Cisco Configuration Engine. It contains the following sections:
- Checking the Version Number
- Troubleshooting Logging and Connection Issues
- Cisco Configuration Engine -- Troubleshooting Installation Checks
- Troubleshooting the Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and the Berkeley Data Base
- Troubleshooting the Cisco Configuration Engine Services
- Troubleshooting the Web Services
- Troubleshooting the Initial Configuration
- Troubleshooting Configuration Update
- Troubleshooting an Image Update
- Troubleshooting IMGW
- Troubleshooting the Router
- ASA Configuration/Image/ASDM image upgrade Troubleshooting
- General Troubleshooting
Note: This is not an administration manual. For comprehensive information about administering the Cisco Configuration Engine, see the Cisco Configuration Engine Administration Guide at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/configuration_engine/3.5/administration/guide/CE_ag.html.
Checking the Version Number
To check the version number of the Cisco Configuration Engine software, do one of the following:
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CHICAGO –- The puck left Ryan Kesler's stick at a high rate of speed, but it nestled into the catching glove of goalie Ray Emery and just like that, the Chicago Blackhawks had themselves another victory.
In doing so, the Blackhawks also upped their streak to 16 consecutive games to start the season with at least a point with a thrilling 4-3 shootout win Tuesday night against the rival Vancouver Canucks inside a raucous United Center.
That matches the mark set by the 2006-07 Anaheim Ducks -– who went on to win the Stanley Cup -– and gives Chicago (13-0-3) a chance to move into the top spot alone at home on Friday night against the San Jose Sharks -– a team the Blackhawks have already beaten twice.
"It's a remarkable start," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We're very happy and pleased. Guys should be proud of the achievement and where they're at … especially in a 48-game season. It's put us in a real good spot."
It wasn't all good news. Early in the third period, with Chicago leading 3-1, Blackhawks star forward Marian Hossa dropped to the ice following a collision with Vancouver's Jannik Hansen near the benches.
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Quenneville also said that, to his knowledge, Hossa hadn't been taken to a hospital for observation. Hansen, meanwhile, said he and Hossa were both jumping for a puck that kicked into the air above them.
"We were both jumping for it," Hansen said. "Again, he grabs the puck first and then, as I'm coming down I land on him a little bit. Apparently I hit him in the back of the head, (that's) what the ref is telling me once I [came] down. It's a hockey play and we bumped together a little hard and he goes down. I can't really do anything about that. We both go for the puck and we ran into each other."
Hossa also got knocked out of a playoff series last spring against the Phoenix Coyotes after an illegal hit delivered by Raffi Torres by the benches. It was a similar sight again, only this time Hossa didn't need a stretcher.
"Obviously, we know he got hit last year," Hansen said. "I think everybody in the hockey world knows that, but again, it's a hockey play and when you go for a puck you go for a puck."
Prior to the incident – which drew a roughing minor for Hansen – Hossa was having a big game.
He'd just scored back-to-back goals in the second period to give the Blackhawks a commanding 3-1 lead starting the third. Patrick Sharp also scored his second goal in as many games during the second to knot it 1-1 just 6:36 into the period – after Daniel Sedin's goal put the Canucks (8-3-4) up 1-0 at 13:34 of the first.
Hossa earned the game's first star honors and his teammates placed their player-awarded "heavyweight belt" in front of his locker. His first goal came off a hard slapper during a power play to beat Cory Schneider and give Chicago its first lead 13:48 into the second, but his second tally will be the one that's replayed on the highlights.
After winning a puck battle with Alexandre Burrows along the half wall, Hossa carried the puck below the goal line behind the Canucks' net, stickhandled it while weaving through the crease, slipped a short pass ahead to himself and then tapped it home backhanded off Schneider's skate blade inside the post.
"[Hossa] was having a great game," Quenneville said. "Nice to see him finish … none better than the second one he scored. He took it to the net in a tight area and finished it. I'd say it's a situation where hopefully he's going to be okay."
Thanks to goals late in regulation by Alexander Edler and Kevin Bieksa that tied it 3-3 with 1:01 left before the third ended, Quenneville found himself with another Hossa-related situation to mull after overtime expired with no goals.
Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane took their usual turns as the first and second shootout options, but Quenneville had originally planned to go with Hossa as the third shooter. Instead, he picked Andrew Shaw -– who beat Schneider with a pretty backhand deke despite some admitted nervous tension.
Shaw usually scores "dirty" goals off loose pucks around the net, but this one was all skill. It was also his first successful attempt on his third try in the NHL.
"I guess you can get some pretty ones once in a while," Shaw said. "A blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, too. I was nervous, scared actually. It's a big part of the game and I've done that move a few times in practice. They liked what they saw, so they gave me a shot."
Kane and Vancouver's Chris Higgins also scored in the shootout, with Kane's goal needing a video review from Toronto to determine that Schneider actually knocked it between his own pads with his glove. After Shaw scored, Kesler zipped a wrist shot on Vancouver's next attempt that was picked out of mid-air by Emery (29 saves) to end the game.
It was just as exciting at the start of the contest, with a first period that featured five combined breakaways and no goals scored on any of them. Daniel Sedin's fifth marker of the season, scored 13:34 into the first, was the lone tally of the opening period.
He shoveled it backhanded through the five hole against Emery from the right circle – and did it just 30 seconds after the Blackhawks goalie made an outstanding pad save against him on a breakaway shot directed toward the same target area.
Schneider (40 saves) came up with big stops against breaks by Hossa, Sharp and Dave Bolland, while Emery made two against Daniel Sedin –- including the one just prior to his goal.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Pekka Rinne made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season and Colin Wilson scored two goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Nashville has won four games in a row while the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings have dropped three of their past four.
Coming off a season-high seven-game road trip, the Predators played their first home game since Jan. 21.
Gabriel Bourque opened the scoring with a goal at 2:54 of the opening period.
From the left corner, David Legwand sent a backhand pass to Bourque in the high slot, and he beat Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick with a one-timer low to the glove side.
The Predators have scored first in seven of their 10 games this season.
Los Angeles outshot Nashville 32-14.
Wilson made it 2-0 at 7:01 of the second period.
Defenceman Kevin Klein carried the puck down the right side and found Wilson skating through the low slot, where he had an easy tap-in for his second goal of the season.
Klein had two assists in the game. He leads all Nashville defenceman with four assists.
Wilson's second goal came at 13:02 of the second.
With Nashville on a power play, Shea Weber fired a slap shot from the centre of the blue line. In the low slot, Wilson tipped the shot, and Quick was able to make the save, but Wilson was in front to poke the rebound into the net for his third of the season.
The assist was Weber's first point of the season. Quick finished with 11 saves.
Notes: Los Angeles C Colin Fraser played in his 300th career NHL game. ... Kings LW Dustin Penner was a healthy scratch for the sixth time in the team's past seven games. ... Nashville C Paul Gaustad played in his 500th career NHL game. ... The Predators have been outshot in all but one game this season.


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Manny was going to have a day off in Chicago the other day, we talked him out of it, at the time I said "to me Wednesday would be a better day." And then after last night's game we did go to him and say "Hey look, we're in a little bit of a bind now" and he goes "I still need it." So we're gonna sit Manny so he'll have tonight and tomorrow.And so, one day after Francona said "You guys can have fun with [the Manny-wants-out rumors] because I know it'll have some legs for a couple of days," Tito himself guaranteed it some extra mileage.
The first thing that hit me is that Francona was so blunt in speaking about one of his players. And note that he and Ramirez discussed this the night before. So Francona, after a night's sleep, some conversations (I assume) with Theo Epstein, and lots of time to think about it, didn't put forth some excuse (i.e., lie) and didn't cite Manny's hamstrings -- he told the truth. (And Manny didn't reconsider and go to Francona on Wednesday morning.) ... Francona must be highly pissed off.
Gordon Edes (Globe) says Ramirez is "unmovable", "rarely held accountable" and "in essence, holding the team hostage. Speak out against him, and the fear is that Ramirez will withdraw like a petulant child and go into a three-year pout."
We're in a pennant race and battling a lot of adversity -- injuries and otherwise. It's times like these when you find out about your team and your players. More than ever, we need all 25 players pulling together, putting the team first in pursuit of victory. It's our responsibility to get there, and I think we will. I have a lot of faith in our players -- all of them -- and in the entire organization.It's no secret that the Sox would like to not pay the remainder of Ramirez's contract. Once his hitting skills start to decline -- something some fans fear has already started -- he will not be very valuable at all. What's less clear -- because none of us play for the Red Sox or work in the front office, and because no one on the inside has gone on the record -- is how the club really feels about Manny. There have been hints, and every fan has an opinion, but we simply do not know.
David Heuschkel (Courant) says that the clubhouse reaction "wasn't as negative as it probably will be on the talk shows today." He quotes Millar:
Days off are all part of it. You're human. You might have some tightness. You might have some sore muscles. For certain guys, they need days off. Manny plays every day. ... This gives him two days off to refresh. It was a perfect time, playing the Devil Rays and we got a day off the next day. That's unfair [to criticize him]. People don't understand the grind of every day.and Ortiz:
I don't know [if any players were disappointed in Ramirez refusing to play]. I got no comment about that. ... He was ready in the dugout just in case we needed him. People better leave Manny alone. That's what they need to do. Leave the guy alone, let him do what he's supposed to, stop questioning him and go from there.More Ortiz: "You think if Manny wanted to be traded only one reporter in Boston would know? Manny isn't unhappy. If he was unhappy, we all would know." ... Of course, this is the Ortiz who said Pedro "ain't going to no Mets."
Heuschkel adds that "players might have questioned his commitment to the team if the Red Sox didn't beat the Devil Rays," which makes no sense to me. ... If players are upset, they should be upset whether the end result was a win or a loss.
Tony Massarotti (Herald):
Twenty million a year clearly is not what it used to be, because it cannot buy you even a hint of compassion, pride, sacrifice or dedication. All it seems to get you is blank stares and apathy, along, of course, with an annual request to be traded. ... All of this reflects most poorly on Ramirez, who is not a bad guy as much he is an astonishingly irresponsible one.Yesterday, Massarotti wrote this:
Let's get something straight here: Ramirez never has been happy in Boston. Never, ever, ever. We might go so far as to suggest that Ramirez never has been truly happy anywhere, but none of us is really capable of knowing that. What we do know, for certain, is Ramirez has spent almost as much energy trying to leverage his way out of Boston over the past five years as he has knocking in runs.There are several things going on here:
1. We don't know the exact condition of Ramirez's hamstrings. If they are truly hurting, then this discussion should be pretty short. It's the reason he jogged out the grounder on Tuesday night and that's the reason he needed yesterday off. I'd rather have him on the bench for one game against last-place Tampa Bay rather than going on the DL for at least two weeks.
2. Is Francona letting Ramirez have the final say about playing? If Tito believes Manny can play, he should pencil him into the lineup and then see if he refuses to take the field or bat. If Ramirez was promised a day off -- and he says he's hurting and needs a day to heal -- what is Francona supposed to do?
3. I'm willing to believe the reporters covering the Red Sox know a lot of things about the team and individual players that never make the papers, but instead of merely hinting at these things -- and acting like privileged insiders -- they need to let us know what they are basing these conclusions on.
SoSHer Bernie Carbohydrate has some interesting points:
[H]as it occurred to those who lay into Manny--from Edes to Mazz on down to the enraged EEI callers--that "Manny being Manny" means exactly what it means?The Herald's Inside Track accepted some blame for all of this: "[D]on't shoot the messengers here, but Manny's latest temper tantrum comes just days after we rang up the Sox to inquire whether Mrs. Manny is preggers." ... What is odd about the privacy complaint is that it comes less than two weeks after Manny, his wife and son posed for a huge spread in the Boston Globe's Sunday magazine, complete with pictures of Manny Jr.'s Fenway-themed bedroom.
In other words, Manny can no more take the game seriously all the time than Belli could steal 30 bases this season, or Trot could hit lefties, or Wake could touch 95 on the radar gun?
It is easy for us to forgive physical shortcomings -- Damon has a weak arm, so we live with it and focus on what he does well -- but mental shortcomings or personality defects get massive SoSH threads and columnists in a lather. Now I'm not saying that all ballplayers are above criticism, but after a while you've gotta concede that each player is a set of strengths and weaknesses, and one of Manny's major, fundamental and permanent weaknesses is his attitude.
How come we don't get column inches devoted to how Wade Miller's lack of endurance is a "disgrace to the uniform?" Because that is seen as a physical defect, and something over which Miller has no control. But very few people are willing to concede that individuals sometimes have little control over their mental makeup as well. Do the asses in your life want to be asses or are they just that way?
Being momentarily annoyed with Manny is understandable, but there is no reason to think that if he just cared a little more, or if he'd just try a little harder, he'd grow a Chris Sabo attitude to go with his Dick Allen talent. It isn't gonna happen.
But then there is this from the Globe's Living Arts section:
Manny Ramirez and his wife, Juliana, are expecting their second child, and contrary to some reports, No. 24's been bragging about it all over town. ... "Secrets aren't the Ramirez family. We want Red Sox Nation to know us," Juliana said. "People recognize Manny Jr. when he walks down the street." Juliana said she knew the jig was up when David Ortiz's wife, Tiffany, recently congratulated her. And how did the bride of Big Papi know there was a baby on deck? Manny announced it in the clubhouse, of course. Juliana said she was even praised the other day by a salesperson at the Ermenegildo Zegna store on Newbury Street ... As for the Sports Illustrated item insinuating that the proud papa is unhappy in Boston and wants out, Juliana had this to say: "Manny hasn't told me anything about that. As a family, we love Boston and love living here."Stay tuned.
In other matters, Trot Nixon was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain. He could miss up to a month. ... Mike Timlin has a sore right elbow, but says he needs nothing more than rest. That was why he was unavailable last night. ... Curt Schilling on pitching for the third day in a row: "If you're the bullpen and you're not hurt, I can't see myself not being available if I'm down there. You can still get people out if you don't feel great." ... People in Hyde Park are excited about Manny Delcarmen's debut.
Matt Clement:
I remember the whole thing. I remember laying there and knowing what happened to me, but not panicking. The hardest part was I didn't really start getting scared until I was coming off the field and I started thinking about my wife and two boys ...Sox are off tonight.
I just remember it ricocheting off my head, laying on the ground, and looking over toward first base, with kind of a ringing sensation in my ear. ... I wouldn't call it intense pain. It was more of a shock, knowing what happened ... Missing starts isn't really in my vocabulary, but I've got to be smart about it because it is my head. ... As of now I'm planning on everything going fine. I'm not going to be stupid enough to sit here and say I'm going to make my next start.


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1/4 cup pickling salt
6 teaspoons yellow mustard seed
6 tablespoons dill seed
3 teaspoons dillweed
6 bay leaves
6 cloves garlic
1/2 cup minced dill
Bring the water, vinegar and salt to a boil. Prep wide-mouth pint lids/jars. Place 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon mustard seed, 1 tablespoon dill seed, and 1/2 teaspoon dillweed in each jar.
Add the cucumber spears and one clove garlic to each jar. Evenly divide the dill among the jars. Pour in the vinegar mixture. Close the jars and process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath. Allow to sit 2 weeks before eating.
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The following is a fictional telephone conversation that could have occurred after the Ashland Community Drought Summit held at SOU on Tuesday evening.
"Hello, Mike, this is Jared. Hey, remember that drought thing we went to the other night up at SOU? Yeah, I really liked it, too; it was good to hear about what's going on with water around here when it's in short supply and all that. But there was something that the Ashland city administrator said that just doesn't make sense to me, and I wanted to run it by you since you're an Ashlander, OK? Good.
"So, you know about how bad the drought is in California, especially near Sacramento. Well, they are having curtailment and all that and they are starting to give out fines or tickets or who knows what. Well, recently I read in the Mail Tribune that even though the Californians are in this water curtailment thing, their water usage actually increased last month, which made me think it must be really hard to cut down on the usage.
"But check this out — last night, didn't he say that you guys in Ashland usually use around 6.5 million gallons of good old H2O per day in the summer months, but that so far this year people are still only using about 4.5 million gallons per day? OK, so if my calculator is even close, that means Ashland residents and business owners have pretty much cut their typical summer water use by — well, about 30 percent! So, I'm figuring that can't be right, and I just wanted to check it out with you since you're the math whiz …
"So, it's correct? Holy Toledo, so what kind of fines and penalties is the city hammering you guys with to get everybody to conserve water like that? What? None! So, you're telling me that Ashland is not even in any curtailment program at all so far, but you've cut your typical summer water use by 30 percent? Wow, Dude, that's amazing.
"OK, well, thanks for the reality check, my friend … yeah, I know I don't even live in Ashland, but I guess I'm just impressed with what you guys are doing to deal with water consumption. Long-term views and all that. Good on you. See you at the game tomorrow."
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Since I never got around to posting my critique of American Idiot for the Broad Street Review, the show's Best Musical Tony nod and an article by Jon Pareles in today's New York Times seem as good excuses as any to get it up here. But that's not really my purpose today.
Pareles, as a pop music critic, doesn't generally cover theater. And let's face it, it's kind of depressing that a journalist who's been covering rock since the '70s only now feels that the form is reaching a critical mass on the Broadway stage. Seems sort of an exercise in emphasizing how woefully out of touch with popular culture Broadway has become. But to me--and mind you, I love me some Green Day--the less obvious discussion is this: will it take another 40 years before hip-hop makes a dent on Broadway? I guess In the Heights tossed rap into its bag of tricks, but that show's cockeyed optimism only scratched the surface of hip-hop's depth and potential.
It's true commercial hip-hop is in a fallow period right now, with teenybopper pop/rap crossovers dominating the airwaves, but there's certainly no shortage of a back catalog or hungry up-and-comers. With players such as rapper Jay-Z and Jada Pinkett Smith--yeah, her own band favors thrash metal, but c'mon son, her husband's Will Smith, king of populist hip-hop--getting into the producing game (for Fela!) things might soon change. However, if and when they do, Broadway will still be years behind Hollywood, which already mined the genre and its artists for years. I mean, even Vanilla Ice got his own movie way back in 1991.
Eric Rosen and Matt Sax's Venice--a rap version of Othello--is currently bringing some buzz, and its appearance in October at L.A.'s Kirk Douglas Theatre might serve as a launching pad for even wider success. And maybe it will take two white kids assimilating rap into Shakespeare for other producers to be open to that music's inherent potential. But it's just plain astonishing that no one has bothered to dig into the operatic rise and fall of Eazy-E, or built a blow-your-mind jukeboxer around Notorious B.I.G.'s Life After Death (free idea: round out the score with some Li'l Kim), or hired Queen Latifah to do in a jewel box what she does best in arenas, or tapped Lil Wayne or Outkast, or hey, the Jigga man himself, to add their particular musical vision to the American Songbook.
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Because if Scythie can do it, then so can I:
The great ships slowly filled the sky, it was an awesome sight to behold, like massive, evil clouds,
shaking the very air with their noise, they bristled and bloomed, flash-burning whole columns of troops
like some vengeful act of Thor from low orbit.
The old king smiled in grim pleasure, as if hearing an invisible orchestra, 'This' he thought, 'this is the
end.' the war had stretched across the galaxy, tearing it asunder, the whole cosmos had been swept up in
it's fire and fury, factions fell, factions rose, they squabbled amongst each other like rats fighting to be
the first to drown. At first the war with the immortals had been a routine affair, the immortals allies
bearing most of the brunt, nobody realized what the immortals true intent was, that they were fracturing
the galaxy, as they had done many times over in galaxies now cold and dark and dead. "Perhaps"
ventured his Kingsguardsman, "We should have accepted their alliance when we had the chance" "That
could have been us." piped the other, "Feasting in their undying halls." The old king sighed, if they
had been anyone else, he would have executed them himself, for their treasonous doubt, but they were
his Kingsguard. "Do you really think" he said softly, as to a child. "That they would have let us live,
that we would not have ended up as the Akkadians did? Or the Jews?" they shuddered. The holovids of
the reports from that holocaust no doubt replaying in their minds.
The old king stood, "Fetch my armor" he commanded.
The old king ran his hand over the black helmet, it's once-glossy sheen now marred by gashes and
bullet-dents, by laser-burns and plasma blisters. It's gold stripe chipped here and there.
The Vol had held out much longer than anyone else, longer than they should have, Oh sure enough, the
other inhabitants of the galaxy had fought, fiercely and finely, the Scythians, with their mighty citadels,
which had burned immortal ships in orbit even as they were overwhelmed from the city-streets. The
Halkrons and the BIN, with their deadly heroes. But in the end all had fallen, even the mighty
Assyrians joining forces in a last-ditch effort with the 45th union, a hell of a thing to see, Assyrians and
peaches fighting side by side, trying desperately to staunch the immortal wound that bled the galaxy
But they were all gone now, dead or assimilated, it all amounted to the same, really.
In the end it was only the Vol policy of isolation that had saved them. And now, the Vol stood alone.
But they had made sure that the immortals would remember them, they had made the immortals pay in
blood, they had even retaken whole planets for brief periods, choking their streets with immortal
bodies. The old king fastened his armor about him.
The Battle raged across the field, the constant rhythm of gunfire like some insane tattoo.
Bodies littered both sides, nothing but so much meat now, the Warpigs revving, like daemons from the
blackest hells, the rail-guns crackling with energy discharge. The King moved up the field, shots
bouncing off his armor as he sprayed the killing-field with his twin SMGs. The ground exploded next
to him, an artillery sell most likely, but still he advanced. A plasma bolt cut down his last guardsman,
lightning from across the field. In the sky an immortal ship plowed into another, even as it unloaded it's
weaponry upon a third, turning all three into miniature suns. The king chuckled, the Einherjar had done
their job well. In center field, a solitary figure broke ranks, charging ahead, cutting down immortal
shock troops like a weed-whacker, the line moved toward him, and still, he fought, shots bouncing off
his armor, lasers and plasma-bolts he shrugged off like insect bites. A Vol trooper got too close to him
and was beheaded. A vacuum formed around him, a bubble of stillness in a sea of violence. A maniac
rushed him and blocked his sword mid-swing, the blades singing their ancient song, he swung again,
but the Immortal was too fast, he turned away this blow too, and grabbed the berserker by the neck.
The blood-crazed berserker writhed and railed, but to no avail. He was tossed across the field, landing
in a heap, still in the grip of his Battle-fever, he surged to his feet, making it five paces before an
artillery blast reduced him to ash.
The old king sat alone, the only living thing in an ocean of corpses. They had won, they had turned the
immortal tide back on itself.
But the cost had been far too high, in the end it had cost them everything.
And now the king sat alone, waiting for the immortal reinforcements which he knew were already en
route. They would touch down, and they would find him, and then he would die. He felt no fear, for he
had already earned his place in Valhalla, no, he only felt tired.
Tell me what you think.