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Cleveland Utilities customers who decline to have Automated Meter Reading units installed in their homes will pay an additional $10 per month opt-out rate on their energy bills if the measure is approved by the public utility's board of directors.
The proposal was introduced in a recent Cleveland Board of Public Utilities session by CU President and CEO Tom Wheeler.
To date, CU crews and contractors have installed about 26,000 of the high-tech units that allow the utility to remote-read customers' energy use for billing purposes. The installation project began in early 2011, and Wheeler believes the final phase will be finished by Oct. 1.
Once the entire CU service area has been completed, some 30,000 residential and commercial units will have been installed.
Of the 26,000 already hooked up — most of which are now providing remote-read data — only about 40 customers have opted out of having the devices connected, Wheeler explained. By the time all AMR units (which are also known as SmartMeters) are installed, some 100 customers are expected to have declined the high-tech meters, the CU president said.
Although AMR or AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) technology is several years old and is being used globally, some oppose it and for a variety of reasons, Wheeler told board members. One of the most common complaints is safety based on exposure to radio frequency signals, the same type of technology used in cellphones.
Others who oppose AMR technology claim it can be used to control power and customers' use of home appliances, and constitutes a form of privacy invasion. Each of these claims was made in 2011 by representatives of the Tea Party of Bradley County as Cleveland Utilities embarked on the installation project.
"Being a [public] utility, the last thing we want to create is a situation where we are in a confrontation-type mode," Wheeler said. "It's just not good for us. It's not good for the customer. Hopefully, an opt-out rate will give those who do not want to participate at this time a choice."
Customers who opt out of AMR connection will have the opportunity to have the new meters installed at their homes at a later date, Wheeler confirmed.
Wheeler told board members he was not looking for immediate action on the proposal yet. He said the utility company is still a few months away from needing to invoke the $10 opt-out rate. Such a recommendation will require board approval before it can be enacted.
The additional charge is intended to offset the cost of manual meter-reading which was one of CU's original strategies in implementing AMR technology. Other reasons include preparation for the coming implementation by TVA of a new time-of-use energy rate structure, lowering the cost of monthly billing and reducing the amount of carbon emissions in the air caused by CU service trucks.
"Obviously, there will be additional meter-reading costs in reading these [old] meters [manually]," Wheeler told the board. "We feel strongly that [for] the customers where we read manually that we need to collect a charge for this. We will start it at $10. You may argue it's not enough. You may argue it's too much. What we plan to do is to put those customers in a specific route and monitor the costs."
Through AMR technology, CU had hoped to curtail, and perhaps eliminate, manual meter-reading costs; however, customers who refuse to allow the automated meters to be installed in their homes will create the need for continued manual reading; at least, for the small number who retain their old meter technology.
Once the AMR installation is completed and CU has an accurate idea on the number of remaining manual-read meters, the utility will better understand its additional costs, Wheeler said.
"I would reserve the right to come back [to the board]," the CU president noted. "... If the cost is higher we would deal with it and if it is lower we would deal with it."
He added, "Over time, we'll a get a better handle on where that [opt-out rate] should be, but right now we think $10 is a very reasonable cost. That's where we would like to start. We're still several months away from needing to start ... it's not the kind of thing that we've got to walk out of here today with some kind of an answer."
In response to board members' questions, Wheeler said the 40 opt-outs so far are scattered throughout the CU service area. Remaining ones will be as well. He said manually reading this number on a single route will require a full day's work by a meter-reading technician, as well as fuel costs and wear and tear on a utility vehicle.
Wheeler said since CU's AMR installation project began, he has learned customers have varying reasons for resisting the technology. In some cases, their unfamiliarity with AMRs makes them naturally reluctant, he noted.
"I would like to offer this opt-out rate, but at the same time I want to emphasize ... there are no safety problems associated with the technology we are using," Wheeler said. "There's been 36 million of these meters installed across the country and more are being installed every day. That probably represents 100 million people ... figuring one meter on a house and three [people] in a house."
He pointed out, "I don't know how many millions more around the world ... the technology is safe or we wouldn't be using it."
Although CU customers are being given the option of declining AMRs, Wheeler pointed out one drawback to their decision could be potential delays in having power restored to their homes in times of outages.
"The people without those [AMR] meters will be the last people reported [to CU] that their power's out," he said. Customers whose homes are serviced by an AMR, and who have a power outage, will be the first to be reported automatically to CU, Wheeler explained.
"If we've got [AMR] meters on all these other customers, when their power goes out, within minutes we'll know about it," he stressed. "We'll know where they are and what time [their power] went out ... and we'll know when they go back on. That [not having an AMR unit] will be a big drawback for the people who don't have that technology."
Another benefit to AMR technology is it will eventually allow CU customers to monitor their power, and eventually water, usage by obtaining real-time information through the use of a computer portal, he explained. Such monitoring will help customers to better control their energy and water costs, Wheeler said.
"I think over time the technology will prove itself," Wheeler noted. "Any time you roll out a new technology, sometimes there is some fear of it."
He added, "Over time, the technology will be there and people will get comfortable with it just like we've seen [with other] technology over the decades."
In a five-part series published by the Cleveland Daily Banner in August and September 2011, regarding the new AMR technology to be used by CU, Volunteer Energy Cooperative leaders pointed to the efficiencies created by their company which began installing similar meters seven years ago. This included 17,500 electrical customers in Bradley County.
Although the VEC meters are similar in purpose, they operate differently from some SmartMeter technology in that energy-use data is transmitted over power lines and not via radio frequency waves, according to VEC spokespersons. VEC officials pointed out then the company received limited customer resistance. Some of the opposition, they reported, was based on what they described as "misinformation" nationwide about the new technology and about the type being deployed by the 17-county utility.
The VEC technology being used does not have the capability of limiting customer usage, collecting specific information about activities in the house or otherwise being invasive to the customer, according to VEC spokesman Robert McCarty who discussed the utility's initiative in the Banner series.
VEC officials pointed to advantages to the AMR/AMI devices, some of which included improved billing accuracy, better customer service, lowering costs for manpower and fuel, and lowering the amount of carbon emissions into the air by reducing the number of service trucks needed for manual meter reading.


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8. Equal tension, equal feel and scaling tension It will have surely not escaped the observant reader that the string diameters hitherto described do not at all lead to stringings with a system of equal tension but instead to one of the scaled type (for comparison, an arrangement in equal tension, starting for example from a chanterelle E of 0.70 mm, would give the following diameters: E = 0.70 mm, A = 1.05 mm, D = 1.60 mm). Today it is commonly held that a correct stringing for the violin or another instrument must have all the strings at the same tension (in other words, with the same kg), but in fact this is not at all how things stand. Before pursuing the analysis of the documentation we must therefore tackle this fundamental point, for it affects the way we reconstruct the stringings of all the plucked and bowed instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque – not only the violin. Let us begin our discussion of this subject with the concept of 'tactile sensation of stiffness'. For it needs to be stressed that when a musician applying the pressure of his fingers evaluates the tension of the strings of his instrument, he is actually not evaluating the kg of tension at all, but instead the sensation of tension, which is quite another matter. It comes natural to ask what criteria were used to evaluate a stringing in the past. This, for example, is what certain seventeenth-century treatises write about the lute: "Of setting the right sizes of strings upon the lute. [...] But to our purpose: these double bases likewise must neither be stretched too hard, nor too weake, but that they may according to your feeling in striking with your thombe and finger equally counterpoyse the trebles" (82). "When you stroke all the stringes with your thumbe you must feel an even stiffnes which proceeds from the size of the stringes" (83). "The very principal observation in the stringing of a lute. Another general observation must be this, which indeed is the chiefest; viz. that what siz'd lute soever, you are to string, you must so suit your strings, as (in the tuning you intend to set it at) the strings may all stand, at a proportionable, and even stiffness, otherwise there will arise two great inconveniences; the one to the performer, the other to the auditor. And here note, that when we say, a lute is not equally strung, it is, when some strings are stiff, and some slack" (84). From the treatises of the time one deduces therefore that the criterion for choosing the strings in a given stringing responded above all to principles of empiricism: the strings were expected to be neither too tense nor too slack but to have a just degree of tension; and what is important, this tension was expected to be evenly distributed among all the strings. It goes without saying that any judgement of the degree of tension is merely subjective. A different matter, on the other hand, is the search for evenness of tension between the strings, which is the true, shared criterion of reference. In conclusion, when the early documents use the words 'equal tension' (and we find them until at least the end of the eighteenth century) they consistently mean 'equal feel' and not equal kg, as instead is done today. A pertinent example is the following passage from Galeazzi: "la tensione dev'esser per tutte quattro le corde la stessa, perchè se l'una fosse più dell'altra tesa, ciò produrrebbe sotto le dita, e sotto 1'arco una notabile diseguaglianza, che molto pregiudicherebbe all'eguaglianza della voce" (the tension must be the same for all four strings, because if one were more tense than another, that would create under the fingers, and under the bow, a considerable inequality very prejudicial to the equality of tone) (85). Here tension clearly means feel; as is equally plain in Bartoli's treatise: "Quanto una corda è piu vicina al principio della sua tensione, tanto ivi e piu tesa. [...] Consideriamo hora una qualunque corda d' un liuto: ella ha due principj di tensione ugualissimi nella potenza, e sono i bischieri dall'un capo, e '1 ponticello dal1'altro; adunque per lo sopradetto, ella è tanto piu tesa, quanto piu lor s'avvicina: e per conseguente, e men tesa nel mezzo" (The closer a string is to the beginning of its tension, the tenser it is. [...] Just consider any lute string. It has two beginnings of tension that are absolutely equal in power: the pegs at one end, the bridge at the other. As a result, it will be tenser the nearer it is to those points and less tense in the middle) (86). To try and give some kind of scientific expression to the concepts of 'even stiffness', 'equally strung', etc. described in the treatises is in itself a somewhat complex matter, both because there is no conclusive proof that by 'feel' they all meant the same thing and also because that 'feel' can be also understood in a, so to speak, broader sense. A preliminary distinction (when evalutuating the degree of 'tension') can be made, for example, by deciding whether in pressing down on the strings it is directly the fingers or the bow hairs, for in the latter case the thicker strings can oppose more resistance to the rubbing movement, thereby giving the musician the sensation of a certain unevenness. To resolve this specific problem the use of scaled tension was justified on the violin by Plessiard (87). In the likely hypothesis that it is the fingers (and not the bow) that are required to assess the tension of the strings, we can again understand 'feel' in at least two ways. The first (that commonly accepted, by the present writer as well) considers the effort required to impart a certain meaure of lateral displacement to a string, which obviously opposes the pressure exerted. If we replace the finger with a weight acting at the same point, we can exactly measure the quantity of lateral displacement for every string examined. The second hypothesis, introduced by Segerman (88), considers that a thinner string, which digs more deeply into the finger tip pressing down on it, would produce a greater sensation of tension than a thicker string, which, having a wider surface, does not 'dig into' the finger to the same extent. According to this second interpretation, therefore, 'equal feel' involves more tension in kg in the thicker strings than in the thinner. As Segerman himself stresses, we have never yet had practical evidence that the bass strings have more tension than the higher ones. Let us therefore examine the first hypothesis better: in other words, that which considers 'feel' to be the sensation of resistance given by a string pressed by the fingers and 'equal feel' to mean that this sensation is the same also for tuned strings of different diameters; in other words, that when the same weight acts at the same point, the lateral displacement encountered is the same. The vibrating length obviously has to remain constant. According to the laws of physics such a conception of equal feel corresponds exactly to a stringing of equal tension (89). That is true, however, on condition that the initial diameters of the strings (as measured with the strings not yet mounted) remain unvaried even after they have been tuned, i.e. under tension. In pratice, however, and especially with gut, this never happens: once the strings have been tuned to the required note, their respective calibres have dimished in different ways. This happens because the material possesses a certain longitudinal strain which is related also to the diameter (which in gut is divided into recoverable strain and non recoverable strain: in practice once a new string has been placed under tension, it no longer reattains its initial diameter at rest). This reduction of calibre will therefore also imply a corresponding reduction in working tension. It is observed that the thinner strings lengthen more and hence diminish in calibre by a greater percentage than the thicker ones (it is generally known that the thinner strings require many more twists of the peg than the thick ones). And so it also follows that, after tuning, the respective working tensions (established as identical to start with) will no longer be equal but scaled: in other words, the thinner the string, the lesser the tension. As a result, therefore, the 'feel' between the strings is no longer equal (because the tensions are now different) but instead unbalanced in favour of the thicker strings. In other words, on the thicker strings more pressure from the fingers is needed to obtain the same quantity of lateral displacement as on the thinner ones. Hence according to the laws of physics, if the tensions are not equal, nor is the lateral displacement; nor, therefore, is the feel even. As an example, we tested two gut strings of medium twist calculated to have the same tension (8,3 kg at a pitch of 440 Hz) when brought to the required pitch (the violin 'E' and 'D' in this case). The vibrating length is obviously the same for both (33 cm). We obtained calibres of 0.65 mm for the 'E' and 1.45 mm for the 'D' when measured at rest, i.e. not under tension. Once they had been tuned and stabilized, we proceeded to measure their diameters: the calibre of the 'E' had reduced to 0.62 mm, whereas there was no noticeable drop in the 'D', even when measured by a micrometer. Hence while the thinner string had dimished in diameter by 5%, the thicker string be considered as unvaried for practical purposes. These values are of an experimental type: which means that strings made in different ways may provide different percentages of reduction. The constant factor, however, is that – manufacturing techniques being equal – it is always the thinner string that contracts more. In our case the tensions of the strings stretched on the instrument reduced to 7.6 kg on the 'E' and 8.3 kg on the 'D' compared to a calculation value of 8.3 kg in both cases. In order to have 'E' and 'G' strings that retain the kg decided on initially when tuned to pitch, one must therefore increase the initial gauge of just the 'E' by 5%, i.e. 0.68 mm. When making the traditional calculation to obtain the tensions of this second pair of strings 'at rest' one detects a trend of the scaled type: namely 9.2 kg for the 'E' string and 8.3 kg for the 'D'. To sum up: the experiment shows that calibers of 0.65 and 1.45 mm lead only to a theoretical state of equal tension; conversely, if one uses diameters of 0.68 and 1.45 mm, once the strings have been tuned (i.e. in traction) they will assume a new, and more reduced, diameter situation, such as would exactly produce equal tension, i.e. equal feel. This situation was in fact verified – with the assistance of a micrometer – in a second experiment carried out on this second pair of tuned strings. If one wants a stringing of equal feel, it is therefore necessary to use criteria of scaling when selecting the diameters of strings 'at rest' (i.e. not in tension). As mentioned earlier, one advantage of scaled tension is that the increasing attrition encountered when moving the bow from thin to thick strings (because of the larger contact surface) is much less noticeable. If we respect the condition that there should be equal tension between the various strings at pitch, one concludes that scaled tension and equal tension (measured at pitch) express the same thing: equal feel. Although the test reported in the first version of this article (in Recercare IX of 1997) produced substatially correct results, the interpretation of the data turned out to be wrong. The same consideration applies to another example cited there: that of an elastic band and steel string whose diameters were calculated to have the same tension values to start with. When tuned to the same pitch, only the elastic band will reduce considerably in section to assume a new, lower state of tension, in contrast with the unextendable steel string. At this point, therefore, the feel will be different. Let us now turn to the cases of Serafino Di Colco and Leopold Mozart. (90) Di Colco writes: "Siano da proporzionarsi ad un violino le corde […] distese, e distirate da pesi uguali […]. Se toccandole, ò suonandole con l'arco formeranno un violino benissimo accordato, saranno bene proporzionate, altrimenti converrà mutarle tante volte, sin tanto che l'accordatura riesca di quinta due, per due, che appunto tale è l'accordatura del violino" (The strings are to be proportioned to the violin [...] extended, and stretched by equal weights [...]. If by touching them or playing them with a bow they form an excellently tuned violin, they can be considered well proportioned, otherwise you will need to change them as many times as necessary to obtain fifths between pairs of strings, which is precisely the tuning of the violin). Barbieri believes that in all likelihood these considerations are purely speculative. Mozart, on the other hand, drawing on the same concepts, suggests attaching equal weights to each pair of strings: if the diameters are well chosen, the open strings will give fifths; otherwise the diameters will need changing until that result is obtained. -The cases of Mozart and Di Colco can lead to a certain interpretative confusion. Indeed it has been attempted to conclude hastily that they are stringings in equal tension: as if they had been worked out by 'sitting at a desk', so to speak, i.e. based on formulas. Appearances, however, are misleading. The test recommended by Mozart takes place in conditions of equal weights (i.e. equal tension) that already work on the strings. This situation therefore does not at all replicate that of apparent 'equal tension' obtained by means of calculation by establishing the same kg in the formula for the strings with the purpose of obtaining all the diameters of the stringing (a tension that, as we saw, will be diversified because of the differences in the thinning of each string after tuning). In his case the pairs of strings are chosen in a state of actual traction, not of calculations done on paper. Seeing that this is a situation of true dynamic equal tension (because the weight always remains the same), we therefore find that the strings also display equal feeling. In other words, the method suggested by Leopold Mozart achieves what we indicated above, though by a different route. It is evident that the strings chosen by Mozart as suitable for the purposes of tuning in fifths would present initial diameters 'in the packet' that theoretically display a profile of scaled tension, exactly as in the other cases described. -We conclude by observing that the degree of scaling mentioned hitherto does not correspond to that found in most of the historical documentation. The tension slope is steeper. In other word, one cannot detect a situation of equal feel. Unfortunately, at present there are no documents that can offer illuminating evidence for why this practical choice was made by the violinists of the time. Huggins (91) advances two hypotheses: the first takes into consideration the pressure exerted by each string on the table of the instrument. He stresses that in a state of equal tension (but also of equal feeling, we add) the pressures in kg exerted by the first three strings on the underlying table are not at all equal; and this is because the angle of incidence of the string on the bridge is increasingly acute towards the thicker strings. Hence a greater thrust on the table. To obtain equal pressures on the table from every single string what is needed therefore is an 'additional' scaling to the condition hitherto considered. The second hypothesis considers the fact that as a rule the thicker strings are progressively more distant from the fingerboard: the result, therefore, is that in a condition of equal tension/equal feeling the fingers of the left hand must make a further effort when pressing down on the fingerboard. Hence the reduction of tension, with the aim of recovering evenness of feeling in the fingers of the left hand. A third and final hypothesis that tends to suggest a (markedly) scaled tension concerns the search for the maximum possibile evenness of attrition vis-a-vis the bow hairs. This is propounded by Riccati already in the eighteenth century and later repeated by Pleissiard in the second half od the nineteenth century: 'Egli è d'uopo premettere, che quantunque l'arco tocchi una maggior superficie nelle corde più grosse, nulladimeno la sua azione è costante, purchè si usi pari forza a premer l'arco sopra le corde. Questa forza si distribuisce ugualmente a tutte le parti toccate, e quindi due particelle uguali in corde differenti soffrono pressioni in ragione inversa delle totali superficie combacciate dall'arco.' (Giordano Riccati 'Delle Corde…' op. cit, p. 129) ('First it is necessary to say that in spite of the fact that the bow touches a greater surface in the bigger strings, its action is nonetheless constant, provided that equal force is used in pressing the bow on the strings. This force is distributed equally to all the parts touched, and hence two equal particles on different strings undergo pressures inversely proportional to the total surfaces encountered by the bow.' ). Let us now resume our investigation of the documents. The examination of the historical sources relating to violin stringings has prompted some scholars to assume that two systems of stringing coexisted in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: a scaled system and one based on equal tension (from theoretical calculation). In the light of what has just been discussed, the hypothesis of theoretical equal tension is no longer sustainable in relation to the practice of real stringing. Here are a few pertinent examples: - Fétis wrote that Tartini in 1734 found that the sum of the tensions of the four strings of his violin was 63 pounds (96). Quite apart from the matter of how Tartini arrived at this figure (and if it was then correctly converted into other units of measurement), it needs to be stressed that it does not lead to a confirmation of equal tension, but most likely to a scaled stringing, as is clearly indicated by the calculations given below. Given that we are talking about a violin, we can assume as reliable a vibrating length of 0.32 m, while for the standard 'A' we can conjecture an eighteenth-century Venetian pitch of 460 Hz. If we also assume that 63 pounds is effectively equivalent to 31 Kg (Segerman, op. cit.) and we follow the hypothesis of equal tension, we therefore have about 7.7 Kg per string, which would give the following calibers: E: 0.61 mm A: 0.92 mm D: 1.38 mm G: 2.06 mm (expressed in equivalent gut) As we can observe, however, the diameter of the chanterelle conspicuously exceeds the range of calibers obtainable with 3 lamb guts (which, as we know, is the basic historical fact). Nor do things look better if, on the other hand, we start from a mean value for the 'E' of 0.70 mm (3 lamb guts…) with a stringing in equal tension, for then we would have an overall value of as much as 42 Kg. It is incidentally worth noting that the sum of the tensions of the three higher strings only (about 30 Kg) would alone be almost enough to reach the figure indicated by Tartini for all four strings). The hypothesis of scaled tension – again departing from a mean value for the 'E' of 0.70 mm and adopting calibers for the 'A' and 'D' strings that are average (as found in the historical sources) – would lead to the following: E: 0.70 mm (9.9 Kg) Total 22.6 Kg In order to achieve the 31 Kg indicated by Tartini one would necessarily need to have an overspun G generating about 6.5 Kg of tension. That would correspond to a theoretical all-gut string of at least 1.90 mm. This would be perfectly feasible if the string was overspun according to Galeazzi's indications. (See ch. 9: 'The fourth string') -Filippo Foderà, in his manuscript violin method dated 1834, indicated string measurements in terms of the notches inscribed on a string-gauge: (92) "Misura delle corde alla trafila delle grossezze" [String measurements at the slot] "Violino di Guarnerio Grado della trafila delle grossezze" [grade of the the slot]
The terms "dritto" (front) and "rovescio" (back) would appear to refer to the notches marked on the front and back of the string-gauge (having them all on one side would have probably made the gauge very difficult to read); they probably refer to the maximum and minimum gauges available, or recommended, for the violin. Though we have no way of converting these figures into metres (the author lived in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the unit of length used there has not yet been traced), if we assume the "front" value of the top string to be 0.70 mm (in accordance with historical data), the remaining values would run as follow. in mm:
Here our assumed factor of conversion is 3.3. A system of progressively increasing tension is evident, as is the fact that the fourth string must have been overspun. We also note a similarity between the string-gauge and Spohr's diameters; particularly in the degree of scaling and in the (external, we think) dimensions of the fourth string or "cordone". As the "back" measurement is expressed in hundredths, the unknown unit of measurement should then be 33-35 cm. In the Maugin and Maigne book (93) there would already appear to be a profound contradiction between the data already given by the string maker Philippe Savaresse (on the number of guts to be used) and the tension in kilos indicated for each string at Paris Opéra pitch: 7.5 kg for E, 8 kg for A, 7.5 kg for D, and finally 7.25 kg for G. Assuming a nineteenth-century French pitch of 435 Hz and a violin-vibrating string length of 33 cm. (94) Here are the diameters: E = 0.63 mm A = 0.96 mm D = 1.40 mm G = / (overspun) First of all, we note that the working tension of the top string is strangely lower than that of the A. This might be just a printing error: perhaps 8.5 kg was meant, instead of 7.5 kg; if so, the diameter of the top string would be 0.68 mm, which is perfectly in line with the Italian and French traditions. But the most striking evidence of the unreliability of such working tensions is the breaking load of the gut strings: the first string (0.63 mm) would break at between 12 and 13 kg; the second (0.96 mm) at 15 kg, and the third (1.40 mm) at between 40 and 45 kg. Our findings show that the breaking load of current gut strings is between 31 and 38 kg/mm2 (mean value 34 kg/mm2) — values that we also found on the gut string samples dating to the early twentieth century. It is worth stressing that if this were not the case, no violin first string of the time could be tuned up to E with the typical vibrating length of 32-33 cm; it would immediately break once the breaking index for gut was exceeded (95). Now, according to the tensions indicated in the text, Savaresse's gut would have a breaking load of 38-41 kg/mm2 for the E (33-36 kg/mm2, with a diameter of 0.68 mm) — which is acceptable — but of only 21 kg/mm2 for the second and as little as 17-19 kg/mm2 for the third. As the breaking load of gut has been shown experimentally to be an element that is subject to scant variability — especially when the materials have the same provenance and are manufactured in the same way (as is always the case) — one might well ask what string diameters would break at the tensions indicated by Maugin and at the mean breaking load of 34 kg/mm2. The answer is 0.75 mm for the A and 0.98-1.04 mm for the D: calibers utterly different from those derived from the working tensions indicated by Maugin. But that's not all. We also read that the second and third strings weigh respectively twice and three times as much as the first. Assuming that the diameter of the first string is correct and (obviously) that the density of the material is constant, we obtain diameters of 0.89 and 1.09 mm for the second and third strings respectively. Quite plainly these measurements correspond to a system of progressively increasing tension, and are perfectly in line with both the number of guts indicated in the same text and the information given by De Lalande. Hence the system of equal tension advocated by Maugin and Maigne is heavily contradicted in the same text by Savaresse, who bases his conclusions on the manufacturing data of commercial strings. Several english, german, francaise sources in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries quote the string making information reported by Maugin and Maigne. This includes, also, Angeloni's manual, which presents these erroneous data. (65). There are some other nineteenth-century authors who apparently supported a system of equal tension. Huggins, for example, after giving the theoretical gauges on the basis of the proportions between diameters and frequencies (implying a system of equal tension), goes on to write: "A violin strung with strings of the theoretical size was very unsatisfactory in tone"; immediately afterwards he mentions the diameters sold in Ruffini's sealed boxes, pointing out that these strings had a scaled tension and — an important point — that only by this system could one obtain perfect fifths (98). Like Huggins, many other English documents of the same period recommend stringings that follow a system of progressively increasing tension, with diameters again similar to those of Ruffini/Hart and, more generally, to the French and Italian traditions (99). We find exactly the same indications, above all in the English violin methods, right up to the onset of the Second World War. |

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Flood survivors can still apply for financial help
The deadline to apply for assistance under the Quick Start Disaster Recovery Program is Jan. 31. Carlton County residents are encouraged to contact the Flood Homes With Hope campaign and disaster case managers by calling 218-499-9480.By: Jana Peterson, Pine Journal
Time is running out for homeowners and businesses affected by last summer's flooding to seek financial assistance.
The deadline to apply for assistance under the Quick Start Disaster Recovery Program is Jan. 31.
The Quick Start program provides a no-interest, no-payments loan of up to $40,000 for home repair as a result of the June flash floods – money that is forgiven if the owner remains in the home for 10 years.
Minnesota Housing has contracted with local administrators to work with residents to complete the Quick Start applications, which are simplified applications "with no fine print" promised Tingerthal.
"We know there are homeowners who did sustain damage to their homes and who have not stepped forward for help," said Mary Tingerthal, Commissioner of Minnesota Housing during a December press conference. "This is a part of the state where you are very proud of your ability to be independent and really do things for yourselves and I think that's great. But in this case, if there's something that maybe didn't show up right away or maybe you have a basement that's crumbling or you're worried about something that showed up only after the frost came in, it's really important that you call one of our administrators.
"Don't be afraid to call if you didn't apply for a SBA [Small Business Administration) loan or if you're scared of debt," Tingerthal said. "These are forgivable loans. You don't have to worry you won't be able to repay it."
Grant money is also available through the regional Flood Homes with Hope organization.
But people first have to make the call and ask for a flood relief case manager to visit them.
Carlton County residents can contact the Flood Homes With Hope campaign and disaster case managers by calling 218-499-9480.
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Antitrust is 'a blunt instrument aimed at the wrong problem'. So say the authors of this provocative and contentious book, both of them well-known for providing antitrust support and training in many developing economies and for serving as antitrust experts on behalf of private parties targeted by antitrust authorities. Drawing on their wide experience, they describe how antitrust/ competition rules in developing economies curtails innovation and entrepreneurship under what the U.S. Supreme Court has blasted as the 'chilling effects of false positives'. Moreover, they point out, entrenched interest groups in developing countries quickly discover that soliciting preferential treatment from the state, which leads to state-sponsored non-tariff barriers, is more attractive than private cartelization, not least because it is perfectly legal and thus beyond the reach of antitrust law enforcement efforts.
What the authors offer is a thoroughgoing analysis clearly demonstrating that, whatever economic path developing countries pursue, imposing Western-style antitrust regimes will engender uncertainty, chill economic behaviour, and foster an unhealthy climate for business. They employ the influential error-cost methodology to appraise the performance of competition policy and to show how such a policy creates irresolvable tensions in fragile economies with weak institutions – economies characterized by informal rules of business practice, long-standing symbiotic business state relationships, and unpredictable state action. They mount a powerful critique of the arguments of neo-institutionalists (who fail to recognize the vulnerable nature of emerging market economies) and competition 'advocates' (who presume to stand ready and vigilant to enforce competition policy on state entities). But competition policy in developing economies is not an irremediable mistake. Such regimes need not adhere to an inappropriate Western model, the authors maintain, to find cheaper and more effective ways to foster competition. As a detailed and insightful description and framework defining the limits to antitrust in developing (and especially least-developed) countries, this study promises to extend the debate that should precede any consideration of globally extending competition policy in its current version. Crafters of policies and rules in competition law and administration cannot fail to gain in depth of understanding from this new approach to the subject.
About the Authors. List of abbreviations. Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. The Emergence of Competition Policy Regimes Chapter 3. The Errors of Antitrust Chapter 4. The Performance Gap. Chapter 5. What is Competition Policy? Chapter 6 . Sources of Error in Antitrust Practice. Chapter 7. What is Different in Developing and Transition Economies? Chapter 8. The Political Economy of Antitrust Enforcement Chapter 9. International Harmonization of Competition Policy Chapter 10. The Limits of Competition Advocacy. Chapter 11. Concluding Comments Bibliography. Table of Cases and Statutes. Index.
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wiz u should come to pittsburg thats were i live i love ur shit and u say u gonna quit smoking weed but we all know u aint u just cant lol
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come to northern ireland and smoke weed with me :p
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hey wiz i just got to say you are the best and i wish you good luck with your kid.
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Dear Wiz Khalifa,
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hey im 12 and i love writing songs and rapping ill get in touch with you see what i could do
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wiz hello I am one of your biggest fans .. and heard from prince of the city to O.N.I.F.C .. I would like to ask you a question please respond .... is true that there will be cd taylor gang, and when they will put on sale .... ONIFC is biggier
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Hey Wiz!
Please come to the "Donauinselfest" in Vienna, Austria!
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Best Regards
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Yao Wiz, Lets make a track,
Yao Wiz, Lets make a track, feat me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2uIEiZEe8I hehe.
I'm bored, hire me Wiz, I'll do anything. ! Btw keep it up bro. !
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Well I ur biggest fan but one thing I never seen yu in concert but wish yu can come to Cannonball, North Dakota for my cousins Memorial Basketball Tournament, also my big brother wants to meet yu. Everybody says he looks just like yu and and I'm begging yu to come to Cannonball, North Dakota to sing a couple f ur songs. Everybody down in my town are really big fans and I can't name one person that don't like ur music. So please do us a favor and come to Cannonball, North Dakota :)
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wiz khalifa'm a boy short that you live in Brazil in the state of sao paulo itu is my city and I wanted to walk with you as your parseiros Mec extend Miller sound tanbem Faso rap have dreams of being just like you hope one day I am like you I discolado tanbem burn a back loko I travel a lot in his songs, my family supports me not to be like you more because I do not care what do inporta is partnership and happiness and I want to be blessed as you are and how your says tattoo on his left hand so I want you to answer my q request not know for certain that I'll regret it bro ...
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And please come to Italy!!!!! <3 we love you wiz!
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hi wiz khalifa these aristide me I'm one of your fans ... rap?
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im from uruguay, come to southamerica please, im a fan , love, peace and weed
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I Think Wiz Should Do A Show In MISSISSIPPI...!!!
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Well The Page Is Definitely Dope .. Very Creative On The Organisation ... I Think Your Need To Putt Upp The Amount Of Viewer's This Page Possesd And Let Other's Know More About Wiz .. Turn Upp Turnn Upp
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wats up wiz im one of ur fans from tha bay area i ALWAYS play ur music when im sober and high lol u and chevy,juicy j, and whover shows up on ur mixtapes are dope as well unfortunately ive never been to 1 of ur concerts but hopefully that'll change this year. when i do show up im definitly asking u if u wana smoke or anything related to that haha but have a happy taylor christmas !
owhh... weit dont forget the
owhh... weit dont forget the important smoke in univers ^^.
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wiz can you come here in philipines, i want to see you in personal because you are my idol. i hope you come. my real name is (just pm me. ^^)
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wiz come to costa rica you have so much fans here!
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how to delete my wizkhalifa.com account? help me somebody!
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wiz your the sickest rapper ever and please try and come to michigan and just letting you know that i met chevy woods when u came to michigan this past summer it was the sweetest time ever you always do hella good at your concerts. TURN IT UP WIZ HELL YA.
Wiz, I really want a response
Wiz, I really want a response regarding loss of money for tickets to the Bridgeport, CT Harbor Yard Event. I would like to be reimbursed. How can you cancel? This is not a good look for you.
Wiz gotta come to Hawaii
Wiz gotta come to Hawaii again but try go to Maui
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Wildlife Watching
If you came to Maine to spot wildlife, it's likely you won't be disappointed – especially if you know where and when to look.
There are hundreds of thousands of acres of protected wilderness in Maine. These preserved areas and other forested regions all around the state are home to the famous Maine moose. While the moose is perhaps the first thing that comes to mind when visitors think of wildlife watching in Maine, there is a tremendously abundant variety of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles living in the Maine woods. As the New England state closest to the Arctic Circle, Maine is also home to a number of species that are rarely spotted below the northernmost perimeter of the lower 48. These species include the snowy owl, the American marten, and the Canada lynx.
While some animals are harder to catch a glimpse of than others – like the stealthy black bear – visitors with a little luck and a careful eye can often spy those common in Maine including white-tailed deer, bald eagles, beaver, otter, fox, snowshoe hare, and wild turkey. You don't have to go too far into the wild to experience a sighting, either. Quiet exploration along a well-marked hiking trail can uncover a porcupine snacking in an apple tree or a mink diving beneath a pile of leaves to pursue a spotted salamander.
Two of the best ways to increase your chances of sighting Maine's creatures of the forest is to embark on a wildlife safari group tour or enlist the aid of a Registered Maine Guide to create a personal adventure tailored to your specific area of interest.
While uncovering the secrets of the forest holds its own special allure, let's not forget about the creatures waiting to be discovered within the rich salt marsh ecosystems and sparkling ocean waters of Maine's coast. Come to the coast to see soaring osprey, harbor seals, humpback whales, piping plovers, diving sea ducks and other rare and wild wonders of the animal kingdom.
Tidal marshes are best explored by kayak or on foot via the scenic and easy-to-walk trails maintained within the state's salt marsh preserves. Naturalists and paddling outfitters that specialize in salt marsh ecology offer organized tours to ensure wildlife enthusiasts get the most out of their visit.
To help visitors get up close and personal with creatures of the deep, whale watching excursions regularly depart out of resort town harbors from late spring through early fall. People also travel from far and wide to take seabird-focused boat tours. Taking to the sea is the only way to experience the lone colony of nesting Atlantic puffins in the U.S. These boat tours also offer the best chance to spot ocean-dwelling birds like the Northern Gannet, one of the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic.


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If you are struggling to capture and follow up with leads, you are not alone. Running a successful small business often means working more than a regular 9 to 5 job. But, if you learn to take things one step at a time, you can break down any overwhelming task into manageable, bite-sized chunks. Here is a 5-step lead follow up system that any small business can use to start converting leads to clients quickly.
- Capture leads – Any lead system starts with getting leads for your business. You have a variety of ways to capture leads such as buying leads, advertising, using pay-per-click, setting up a lead generating website, mailing postcards, networking, etc. There are plenty of ways small businesses can promote their products and services on a limited budget. The trick is to figure out what works for you and tweak your campaigns for the best results. Regardless of your method, you need some way to collect leads so you can follow up with them.
- Lead follow up via phone calls – Ideally one of your lead capture methods involves people telling you they want to talk with you. They might request a free consultation, info session or analysis, for instance. Or they might have questions about making a purchase on your website. Most people want to know that there is a real person running your business before they will buy from or hire you. Before you call someone, take some time to create an agenda with a few simple scripts you can use to start the call, transition to different subjects or if your recipient has objections. You don't have to read the script word-for-word, but use it as an outline just in case. Then, listen and take careful notes about what your prospect says.
- Lead follow up via email – No matter what lead capture system you use, you should always get an email address. On the web, you can capture leads through your website with email service providers like Aweber. They give you the subscriber form code that you can copy and paste into your site. Then, when someone signs up, you can follow up with them. Only follow up with people who opt-in to receive correspondence from you. However, once someone opts in, you can set up an autoresponder to automatically email them at regular intervals.
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Meredith Vieira, Savannah Guthrie, Ann Curry, Matt Lauer, and Natalie Morales are seen filming The Today Show's Halloween special yesterday in New York (October 31). Can you guess what they are? . . . They're the Royal Wedding!
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I have access to tools like MS Project, Mind Map Pro, Excel spread sheet, OneNote; I am guy who uses pen and paper to captures all the stuff and uses index cards for all the items in list. Suggest me tool for my GTD Projects.
For me there is no direct conversion of the GTD Project's action items into my pen and paper tool. The way I can do is to take out the action item from my project (I use MS Project here) into my context list is by re-writing them by hand. Is that a good way to do?
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The School of Law's history of producing outstanding lawyers compels our daily pursuit of excellence, which manifests itself in numerous classroom discussions and interactions, as well as in the many scholarly activities and student-run publications we offer for students and faculty. Our rich heritage affords our students an unparalleled level of camaraderie, congeniality and encouragement. The supportive network of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and its affiliated organizations, as well as our impressive on-campus residence halls, provide students throughout their tenure here with a strong foundation for building lifelong professional and personal bonds. In deciding upon a law school, ask the hard questions. St. John's School of Law will answer them. We look forward to meeting you.Accreditation
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Although funding has been lined up for several months, necessary paperwork was executed at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen open meeting Monday afternoon.
The board approved the execution of a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Department of Transportation for fund assistance.
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When President Barack Obama visits Africa next week, his predecessor, George W. Bush, also will be on the continent.
Obama flies Wednesday across the Atlantic for a trip that takes him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, marking his second visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president (He went to Ghana during his first term).
Meanwhile Bush, who's made multiple visits to Africa since leaving office, leaves next week for Zambia, where he's working with his global health initiative to renovate a clinic that will serve as a cervical cancer screening and treatment center, according to the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
While the 44th and 43rd president are not scheduled to meet up, first lady Michelle Obama will attend an event hosted in part by former first lady Laura Bush. The two will attend the African First Ladies Summit, put on by the George W. Bush Institute, in Tanzania on July 2, the final day of the Obamas' trip.
Aid to Africa was a big part of the Bush administration's foreign policy. The former president started the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, otherwise known as PEPFAR, during his tenure at the White House. Started in 2003, the program grew into a $50 billion program to combat AIDS around the globe through testing, counseling and medical treatment.
The program is widely considered one of Bush's biggest successes. At the April dedication ceremony for the Bush presidential library in Dallas, Obama touched on his predecessor's humanitarian work.
"We remember the compassion that he showed by leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS and malaria, helping to save millions of lives and reminding people in some of the poorest corners of the globe that America cares and that we're here to help," Obama said.
Obama's trip will focus on potential trade and investment opportunities for U.S. businesses; young people and democracy in Africa; and development issues such as food security and health.


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I admit it. Sometimes I have Philly envy. Philadelphia has a Mural Arts Program, and the community in which I live does not.
....I have been drawn to the arts as a way of reframing the challenges of crime and trauma. The arts can engage the whole person to express or understand the harm done and help harness heart and intelligence to reduce isolation. The arts can provide a way to explore what can be done to give back, and to give voice to the full range of human experience. The act of creation can restore a sense of meaning and agency to those who harmed and those who have been harmed.
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38 mins ago by Jim Halterman Red Carpet The Stars Came Out for TrevorLIVE! (Photos/Video) Who was there to celebrate 15 years of The Trevor Project? Check out our red carpet chats!
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December 9, 2013 by Daniel Avery Norman Rockwell Was Gay, New Biography About Iconic Painter Suggests The Rockwell family disputes. "Simply not true."
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TNI's Drugs & Democracy programme has been analysing trends in the illegal drugs market and global drug policies. It has gained an international reputation as one of the leading drug policy research institutes and as a serious critical watchdog of UN drug control institutions. Read more about this project
Activities 2012 Drugs & Democracy
TNI's Drugs and Democracy programme has been working since 1995 to push for evidence-based reform of drug policy. working simultaneously at national levels and in relation to the global legal framework, TNI starts by looking at the human rights of all actors in the illegal drugs market, and advocates an approach based on harm reduction.
Deficiencies in financial oversight enable money laundering
After nearly 25 year of failed efforts, experts still ponder how to implement an anti-money laundering regime that works.
Who is winning "the war on drugs"?
Tom Blickman and Martin Jelsma from TNI are speaking at the debate Who is winning "the war on drugs"? about the global context of drug policy. The debate was organized by Krytyka Polityczna in Warsaw on 13 February 2013.
Uruguay's historic cannabis regulation explained
Uruguay has become the first state to regulate cannabis use instead of criminalising users. This infographic explains why they took this pioneering step and how the regulations will work.
Expert Seminar "Where next for Europe on drug policy reform?"
Analysis of the new EU strategy on drugs and its action plan and discussion on ways to improve and innovate European drug policy.
Working towards a legal coca market
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Modern use of the coca leaf in Argentina provides a series of examples that could contribute to dispelling many of the myths that have polarized debate about the subject over the last few years.
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International Seminar "La lucha contra el crimen organizado: hacia una estrategia integral"
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Conference: Potent Substances: on the Boundaries of Food and Medicine
Potent Substances will engage historians, anthropologists, scientists and policy‐makers in conversation about the boundaries of food and pharmacy. Three days will be devoted to the following sub‐themes: Old Food and Drugs for New; Boundaries and Expertise; and Arts and the Environment. The long‐term aims are to offer policy and practice recommendations on the boundaries of food and pharmacy relevant to high priority current and likely future challenges, drawing on the interdisciplinary knowledge of the conference participants.
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The Art of the Possible
The event, organised by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Transnational Institute (TNI), and George Washington University (GWU)'s Latin American & Hemispheric Studies Program, featured government officials and legislators from South America discussing national-level reforms, as well as experts addressing cross-cutting themes such as harm reduction strategies.
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Coffeeshops in Haarlem krijgen vandaag een speciaal keurmerk. Daarmee kun je aan de buitenkant zien dat een shop in orde is. Een nobel initiatief, maar wel één die zich richt op problemen aan de voordeur, zeggen experts. Hoe zit het met de achterdeur van coffeeshops? De roep om een transparante cannabisketen klinkt steeds luider.
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Thailand's justice minister believes "kratom," a leafy jungle stimulant, can help users kick their habi.
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Pour le gouvernement colombien, les paysans devraient tout bonnement refuser de cultiver la coca. Ceux qui ne le font pas s'exposent à ce que leurs plantations illégales soient aspergées d'un puissant pesticide, ou soient détruites par des groupes de travailleurs recrutés par des entreprises privées et épaulés par les forces de police.


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Tony nominee Bobby Cannavale and director Doug Hughes take us back to the golden age of Hollywood as they talk about the brand new Broadway revival of the movie star drama The Big Knife.
Sorry, Bombshell! Hit List is the first fake Smash musical to actually premiere in New York City! Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, Andy Mientus and Hit List newbie Carrie Manolakos give us the scoop.
December 6, 2013Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback play homage to Agatha Christie, Clue and more in the musical comedy Murder For Two—how much do they really know about murder mysteries? Broadway.com went to New World Stages to test their killer instincts.
December 6, 2013Hear about the new bio-musical Beautiful from stars Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen & Jarrod Spector and some of the real-life inspirations.
November 21, 2013Come on, come on, get your front row seat to the opening night of A Night With Janis Joplin, starring Mary Bridget Davies as the legendary singer!
October 11, 2013Tony winner Brían F. O'Byrne, Emmy winner Debra Messing and more are taking on John Patrick Shanley's quirky new love story Outside Mullingar starting January 2 at the Friedman Theatre. Find out why they fell for the romantic comedy!
December 3, 2013Chip Zien, the Into the Woods and Falsettos star, is making his cabaret debut at Times Square hotspot 54 Below. See him preview his new show, which has jazz and Broadway standards colliding.
December 4, 2013Music and stage royalty came out in support of After Midnight's hot opening night on Broadway. See what stars Fantasia Barrino, Dule Hill and the cast of talented singers and dancers had to say about why Broadway needs a musical like this.
November 4, 2013When Randy, Ilene, Todd and Nikka Graff take over 54 Below, what do you get? Tight harmonies, color-coordinated hats, indoor sleigh rides, audience participation and plenty of high belting! Take a peek at the Broadway fam's holiday special!
December 10, 2013The Rockettes are kicking off the holiday season in style! See the leggy ladies rehearse a brand new musical number for the legendary Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
October 10, 2013Billy Crystal made his grand return to the Great White Way in his Tony-winning solo show 700 Sundays, and on hand to welcome him back were the biggest stars from stage, screen and sports.
November 14, 2013Stage and screen buddies Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are proving two heads are better than one (and two shows, too!) in Waiting For Godot and No Man's Land—catch up with the stars on opening night!
November 25, 2013A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, starring Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham, had a splashy opening night on November 17. We chatted with the stars about this musical romp about (what else?) a serial killer with lofty ambitions.
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ByCelebrities to look for at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, which takes place in Park City, Utah Jan. 17-27.
Photos from the 53rd Miss International Beauty Pageant from Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013.
Peter Gabriel, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens and Hall and Oates are also being inducted in the performer class. The i
Good friends like Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard got more credit for their contrary ways and trend-setting ideas,
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Maine Maritime Museum
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Maine Maritime Museum, located on the banks of the scenic Kennebec River in Bath, offers galleries, seven fascinating exhibits, and activities for all ages. Stroll through the only intact historic U.S. shipyard - featuring five original buildings; take a behind-the-scenes tour of Bath Iron Works; learn the history of the Lobstering industry; go aboard and below a fishing schooner; enjoy a lighthouse and nature cruise; marvel at the life-size sculpture of the schooner Wyoming; tour the Victorian-era Donnell House; hear the story and view the remains of America's last clipper ship; picnic by the river as your children play on a pirate ship; and more. Daily, 9:30-5. General admission. Free admission for members and children under 6.