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A few hundred words on Madonna's apology to Australia.
Although it's nice to finally have some official word direct from the woman herself, Madonna's tardy apology to her Australian fans is perhaps too little too late for many of her admirers across the country today. The day I found out – just under two months ago – that Australia was off the MDNA tour itinerary I was sitting at my desk at work, counting down till 5 o'clock. It was 2pm that I had heard the bad news, and at 2:30 I swiftly left and explained there had been a "family emergency" (I know), and spent the next 90 minutes on a delayed train hiding my puff-pastry eyes with huge aviator sunglasses. Once again, Madonna had just as easily torn my hopes to pieces as she did build them. Here is the "video", which is actually just audio.
The story is the same; Madonna discusses the horror of balancing a personal life that revolves around her children and her role as The Queen of Pop, using it once more to justify not coming to Australia. Interestingly, Madonna only admits to not bringing her tour to Australia last time; 2008's Sticky & Sweet Tour. However, if my Year 9 math studies serve me correctly, it's actually been the last three tours now that Madonna has failed to bring to Australia, once again after countless promises that she would be here next time.
This recycled excuse can only be legitimately used so many times. If Madonna was honestly trying her best to bring the tour to Australia then perhaps she would have started the first leg of it down this side of the world? Something I've said on this blog a million times before. Finally shut those Aussies up and kick off the tour down under and perhaps leave countries like Russia and France to either sit at the end of the tour dates or – like us in Australia – just completely detour them. It's not like she hasn't taken the last couple of tours to these countries, correct? I understand there is nobody to make a political statement for in Australia, but how about just coming because we really love you and have been treated to broken promises for so long? How hard is it – really – to commit to a few dates in Australia? Time and time again Madonna has continued to let her army in Australia down, whilst ungrateful fans in areas where her tour has graced its presence with are booing her and calling her a slut as she performs – and for the umpteenth time in their country. It's a frustrating process to have to watch every Madonna tour via shoddy bootleg camcorder recordings and YouTube links before the DVD arrives, but it's an annoyance I have more than become accustomed to. Australia may be a length away but that doesn't stop big-named acts with even bigger-stage-productions like Lady Gaga and U2 touring the country; and if you recall, US pop-rocker P!NK proved there was an incredible amount of money to be made in Australia – the time and effort she put into working the country has been reciprocated; P!NK could release three minute audio of a plastic bag being ruffled and it would still debut at #1 on the ARIA singles chart. Madonna's chart successes in Australia have dwindled since her no-show for 2006's 'Confessions Tour.' Bypassing Australia once more is going to prove most detrimental to M's sales; Aussies flock to record stores when artists come for a visit but Madonna's lack of promotion for MDNA bar the actual tour has been non-existent. So, if the tour is in itself part of a promotional package spurred on by the MDNA album, does Australia's removal from the itinerary mean the artist has absolutely no interest in promoting herself, and thus restricting her sales, in this particular country? How are we supposed to feel after each tour is announced, the same countries get first pickings whilst Australia's left on the maybe back-burner for a grueling and lengthy period before that maybe is swiftly turned into a No?
The jig is up.
The excuse may be the same and in turn it is probably genuine, but how can we trust a woman who has cried wolf now a total of three times? If you recall, Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager, tweeted months ago that "I've already made a promise to Australia and I intend on keeping my word." Guess that's just another promise to bite the dust then? I'm not going to turbulent extremes by trashing my enormous Madonna collection (OH MY GOD I COULD NEVER GURL) or shipping them off to the highest bidder as some other Australian fans have been in light of all this news, but who's to say how I'll handle the heartbreak a sixth time? What happens then? Whatever happens, I'll be blissfully posting positively about her work on the blog and pretend like nothing has happened beyond this post. Bit hard to forget about it though, and the first time I watch the MDNA Tour on DVD, I'll be emotional for all the wrong reasons.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Madonna's career. But at the 30 year mark of her career things are not as they were when she embarked on her tall body of work; there's a new Pop diva vying for her title and she didn't have a family to worry about back in those days either. Times have changed, but as seasons and eras go by, the Aussie fans (the ones of us that are left) still want to see their Goddess on their turf. Australia should have been more than just an oversight with earlier bookings, but what can you do. And as for the record MDNA itself, it has a lot of strong songs with heavy weak-points, proving the album itself was too much of a rush-job to coincide with the launch of the tour. I plan on going into MDNA's content with great detail later in the week, and I'll go through where I think the records problems lie and where it truly delivers Classic Madonna Anthems. But in hindsight, how powerful would an album containing around four monolithic ballads be, as xolondon has once suggested? How amazing would it be to see her working with Patrick Leonard, Stephen Bray or even Jellybean again? Nile Rogers?! At the 30 year point she seems hellbent on self-referencing; so why not self-reference even further by creating some sure-fire radio-ready hit singles? And some solid, indisputable album tracks to go along with it? Put those old producers and songwriters in a room someone like Stuart Price or Mirwais (an underrated element to Madonna's body of work), making it this massive composition of old and new, making something completely fresh and interesting that puts Madonna in the front-line once again as Pop's reigning First Lady. In my eyes she still is, but I'm not sure I can say the same for everyone else; particularly older fans who have, in recent years, turned their backs on her completely and given up. Why is it so hard for a woman with such a long history in exciting the masses to understand what her fans – the ones she's had for years and not just since the release of Born This Way - want so much? I feel like some better decisions could be made here, and if there had been, maybe the press and those ready to kick Madonna by-routine whenever she's down wouldn't be laying into her so much.
You know, in that audio message Madonna sarcastically says she was going to write everybody a letter. Well perhaps she should start with maybe not me, but the people around me who've had to put up with my incessant whining and sulking whenever you've bypassed a tour. Actually I'd love a letter thanking me, personally, for my near-29 years in service to this woman. I may not be rich enough to fly overseas to see her tour in another country but there isn't a day I don't spent a good hour or two doing something that is related to Madonna's body of work. I don't feel like I'm entitled to some personal apology but after all that it certainly wouldn't hurt.
For gods sake Madonna, come and tour Australia, stop trying to win over new fans with your choons and start making songs to keep the fans you already have – before it's too late. And maybe that personally signed letter too if you haven't completely disowned me.
(Amazing picture at the top of the post taken from the stunning Madonnarama.com)


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AVB: Top four still the target for Spurs
Andre Villas-Boas hailed his Tottenham history makers at Old Trafford on Saturday night - but ruled out a tilt at the ultimate prize.
Clint Dempsey's second-half goal ultimately proved to be the matchwinner as Tottenham emerged from a second-half pummeling to secure a 3-2 victory at Manchester United.
It was the first time Spurs had won at United since 1989 and Villas-Boas said: "We wrote history for our team. The satisfaction comes from that.
"The players really felt they could nick a win here and the overall performance was an expression of that desire and ambition, though in different ways.
"In the first half, we attacked and kept the ball. In the second, we defended."
However, in the aftermath of such a momentous performance, Villas-Boas refused to talk of his team as potential league champions, something Spurs have not achieved since 1961.
"I don't think so," he said. "A couple of days ago, we were exactly the opposite.
"This is a very special night for us but our quest is to qualify for the Champions League.
"It is very difficult to go for the title. We understand it is a place where the great teams of this country belong.
"We want to win a trophy this season - and we want Champions League qualification."
Having expressed his hope during the game that his status as Tottenham's last matchwinner would be erased, Gary Lineker was delighted at the eventual outcome.
"Tottenham's season comes alive as an irksome stat of 23 years dies!" said the legendary sharpshooter on Twitter.
Victory was not achieved without a struggle, even after Jan Vertonghen and Gareth Bale had put Tottenham into a deserved lead at the break.
Fuming at his side's failure to match the speed and intensity of their opponents, Sir Alex Ferguson responded by introducing Wayne Rooney.
The response was immediate. Rooney crossed for Nani to halve the defecit, then Robin van Persie set up Shinji Kagawa to end a breathless spell of three goals in four minutes.
However, Dempsey's tap-in ensured the visitors still had their noses in front.
"At half-time we knew we weren't going to get out of Old Trafford without a fight," said Villas-Boas.
"Last season I was in charge of a Chelsea team that was 3-0 up against United and didn't win. That is an example of what they can do."
However, even though Bale had only trained once this week due to the effects of a virus, Tottenham's battling qualities came to the fore.
And after Van Persie had wasted an outstanding chance and both Rooney and Michael Carrick had struck the frame of Brad Friedel's goal, Spurs held on for a famous win.

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Crusaders Finish Ninth at Miami
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Valparaiso women's track and field team placed ninth this weekend as it competed at the Miami Team Challenge in Oxford, Ohio.
The Crusaders tallied 22 points for their ninth-place finish out of the 14 competing squads. The host RedHawks took the team title with 212 points.
Valpo had three different athletes rack up fourth-place showings on the day. Amanda Body (Harlan, Ky./Harlan) took fourth place in the 200m dash with a time of 25.87 seconds, while Melanie Wilson (Saint Louis, Mo./Rosati-Kain) finished in the same position in the 100m hurdles, crossing the line in 14.72 seconds. Emilie Marsicek (Spalding, Mich./Carney-Nadeau) also registered a fourth-place finish in the shot put, tossing the implement 43'10".
Rachael Button (Farmington Hills, Mich./Farmington Hills) recorded the fourth-fastest time in Crusader history in the 5,000m run, completing the race in 17:49.75, good for a sixth-place showing. Ini Umana (Cottage Grove, Wis./Park) placed ninth in the discus throw with a toss of 133'2", while Sara Christensen (Bettendorf, Iowa/Pleasant Valley) registered a ninth-place finish of her own in the steeplechase, coming home in 12:20.74.Valparaiso returns to the track next Saturday, April 19 at the Puma Invitational in Rensselaer, Ind. The meet is slated to begin at 10 a.m. CDT.
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August 26, 2013
Abby Egan
I started looking for colleges in my junior year of high school because I was so unsure about what I wanted. Deciding on a college was a scary thought to me because I was under the impression that I was going to be stuck at whichever school I chose for four whole years. So to ease my ever-increasing stress levels, I visited my dream school (MCLA) almost seven times before accepting to attend for the fall of 2011.
I jumped at every opportunity to get to know my top choice better and better: I visited on long weekends with my parents, signed up for multicultural nights and participated in overnight programs bussed from Boston. I took the drive to MCLA whenever I needed to talk to the Bursar about bills or the financial aid office about student loans. Though it was a long ride, I got on a first-name basis with the librarian and a handful of school officials, putting faces to names and breaking down that wall between being strangers and being acquaintances.
I took the time to really determine whether I wanted to spend the next four years at MCLA. Though my parents researched facts online and talked on the phone with MCLA officials, I made sure to do my own research as well. The bottom line was that I was attending MCLA, not my parents, so I made sure everyone I encountered at the school I spoke to knew me and not just the me my parents spoke about.
I knew I wanted to attend MCLA after my first visit but I'm glad I took the time to get to know the institution a little bit better. It made me feel more prepared for my first semester of freshman year but even if you visit 100 times, you might not know if your school is the one for you until you immerse yourself in the community. If for whatever reason you don't feel it's right, don't panic: You can always transfer. Deciding on a college isn't the end all be all – there's always room for change – but you just have to find what's right for you.
Abby Egan is currently a junior at MCLA in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, where she is an English Communications major with a concentration in writing and a minor in philosophy. Abby hopes to find work at a publishing company after college and someday publish some of her own work. In her spare time, Abby likes to drink copious amounts of coffee, spend all her money on adorable shoes and blog into the wee hours of the night.
December 4, 2013
Suada Kolovic
The life of the average college student is riddled with deadlines and due dates so when the pressure is on come midterms and finals, there are no sweeter words for those short on time than "class is canceled." But what if I told you that on the rarest of occasions, you could sign up for a lecture course where attendance wasn't required? Well, that was the reality for a group of student athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; we should mention, however, that the professor of said course has been indicted for doing just that and could face 10 months in prison for his actions if convicted.
Julius Nyang'oro, a former chairman of UNC's Department of African and Afro-American Studies, is accused of receiving $12,000 for a lecture course while holding no classes. Orange County District Attorney James Woodall said Nyang'oro's 2011 summer course was supposed to have regular lectures but required students to write papers in lieu of coming to class. A defense attorney says the former professor will plead not guilty to the felony fraud charge and that the university recouped the $12,000 but the scandal has contributed to the departure of football coach Butch Davis (who had 19 of his players enrolled in the class) and the resignation of chancellor Holden Thorp. (For more on this story, click here.)
November 21, 2013
Four decades after Title IX was enacted, many colleges and universities across the country still struggle with the gender-equity requirements. If you're not familiar with Title IX, allow me to give you a brief synopsis: The law states: "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." While Title IX has had obvious positive effects on women's education, we most often associate this law's success within athletics but compliance with Title IX isn't always a clear task. Take for instance what's happening at Colorado State University: The school plans to add scholarships through a new women's soccer team but are doing so at the expense of the women's water polo team. If you're scratching your head in confusion, join the club.
According to reports, the complaint against the university filed in July 2012 alleged that CSU discriminated against female athletes by falling to provide opportunities equal to those afforded to their male counterparts. The university agreed to a turnaround plan that will bring it into compliance by September 2016 but many individuals have pointed out the odd juxtaposition of a women's sport being eliminated to comply with gender-balance guidelines. "It definitely shows that they didn't take our sport as seriously as maybe men's basketball or football, because they definitely wouldn't have eliminated them," said Alexzandrea Daley, a 19-year-old junior and water polo team member at CSU. Officials at the university have sympathized with their outrage but reaffirm that the university could not afford to keep both sports. (For more on this story, click here.)
Sure, repeated failures to comply with Title IX can jeopardize a university's federal financial support but do you agree with Colorado State's solution? Do you think it fair to the female athletes? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
March 25, 2009
Are you getting ready to kick off the college search, but unsure where to begin? Today and tomorrow, prospective college students can participate in CollegeWeekLive, a free college prep event featuring college admissions and financial aid information from schools and experts across the country. The event takes place online at CollegeWeekLive.com and kicks off today at 10 AM EDT, with the first keynote address scheduled for 11 a.m.
Participants in CollegeWeekLive will be able to visit virtual information booths and speak with admissions officers from colleges of all sizes in every part of the United States, as well as several online and international schools. Current students from over 75 colleges will also be available to chat live and answer your questions about student life.
Admissions, testing and financial aid experts will also give live, streaming presentations throughout the day both days. Topics range from athletic scholarships to standardized test preparation. Speakers include Scholarships.com's Kevin Ladd, who will be sharing information and advice about finding and winning scholarships. Kevin will be speaking at 5 PM Eastern tomorrow, so take the opportunity to hear what one of our scholarship experts has to say!
If you're a current high school student thinking ahead to college, this is a great event to check out. Learn about colleges you may want to attend without spending hours in a car, and hear what people in the know have to say about paying for school. Students who register also have a shot at winning prizes.
March 26, 2009
One much-discussed aspect of the college experience is gaining exposure to new people and perspectives. Another statement that commonly turns up in the college search process is that different schools serve different groups of students--hence the importance of finding a good fit for you. Many of the most recognizable and commonly referenced differences are based at least in part on the race, gender, socioeconomic status, or country of origin of a college's student population. A college's mission and ideological and cultural base also play an important role, and exposure to ideological and religious diversity can also be a major component of the college experience.
One student at Brown University recently turned his experiences with such ideological diversity into a book, entitled "The Unlikely Disciple: a Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University." The author, Kevin Roose, decided to go on a "domestic study abroad" and enroll at Liberty University, a conservative Christian college, for a semester. What emerges is, at least according to early reviews, an interesting and balanced look at Liberty from an outsider's perspective, as well as an honest exploration of the author's reactions to his new environment.
If you're in the process of choosing a college, or you're just curious about how wide-ranging the student experience can be in America, this book sounds like an interesting read. Roose's story is also a reminder for current college students that you don't necessarily need to go to an exotic locale to be exposed to people with a cultural experience markedly different from your own. Though study abroad occasionally can sound like an expensive and protracted sightseeing trip, Roose's "domestic study abroad" is a reminder of the importance of seeing and experiencing a new culture and place and stepping outside one's own ideological bounds.
April 2, 2009
Earlier this week, we blogged about the recession making getting into a PhD program more difficult for prospective graduate students. Prospective undergraduates are also facing a changing admissions landscape, but the picture for them is more complicated. Articles about colleges' admission conundrums have abounded this week as acceptance letters and financial aid notices make their way to anxious high school seniors.
Top schools with big endowments and generous financial aid packages, such as virtually the entire Ivy League, are facing increased applications and some of their lowest admission rates ever. Meanwhile, other private colleges are admitting more students than last year, and also putting more students on their waiting lists. Many state colleges and community colleges are also seeing increased interest and jumps in enrollment, and schools with limited resources are forced to turn away a larger percentage of applicants.
All of this adds up to a lot of uncertainty for students, and for colleges trying to create next year's freshman class. Many sources are saying it also means increased flexibility for some students in terms of negotiating admission or financial aid at their top choice schools.
Since schools are hurting financially and admissions offices are as nervous as students this year about their decisions, students who are able to pay full freight (either out-of-pocket or through a generous outside scholarship award) may face an advantage getting off the wait list, since several schools admit to considering ability to pay when deciding whether to admit waitlisted students. Students who have received an acceptance letter from their dream school, but have been offered larger amounts of institutional aid from other colleges may also have more options this year. Students in this boat may want to let their favorite private colleges know about their dilemma to see if they can get a slightly better offer. Many schools may be willing to drop a couple thousand extra dollars on you if it will secure your tuition payment.
June 3, 2009
If you're planning on attending college, chances are you're also planning on one day graduating. Depending on which school you choose, getting out in six years or less could be anything from a long-shot to a near certain bet. A new study has been published by the American Enterprise Institute comparing graduation rates among colleges based on selectivity ratings as part of an overall push for more accountability and transparency in higher education. In addition to discussing the gaps in graduation rates among schools, the study also lists some of the best and worst performers in each category by name. If you're a high school junior or senior just beginning to compare colleges, this could be good information to have.
Overall, the data show that about 53 percent of first-time college students at four-year universities graduate from the school they enrolled in as freshmen with six years. The study does not include non-traditional students or transfer students. Not surprisingly, students at the most selective schools, such as elite private colleges, were among the most likely to graduate from the school at which they initially enrolled. Six-year graduation rates at individual schools ranged from the single digits to nearly 100 percent across the whole spectrum of schools, with the most competitive category graduating nearly 88 percent of students on average, and the least competitive schools graduating only 35 percent of students.
Graduation rates also varied greatly within selectivity categories. Two schools in similar locations with similar ratings could have vastly different graduation rates. This is where the study becomes particularly useful for students choosing between schools. If you have a roughly equal chance of getting into two colleges, and one graduates a significantly larger percentage of students then the other, it's not hard to imagine that having this information might influence your decision of which school to apply to or attend. You can read more over at Inside Higher Ed, which also includes a link to the full study. Along with things like available financial aid and quality of on-campus housing, graduation rates are definitely something to consider incorporating into your criteria for your college search.
July 21, 2009
Scholarships.com Staff
When choosing a college, a number of factors come into play, but for students applying for admission in the middle of a recession, expected salaries undoubtedly play a major role. The website Payscale.com recently published a list of both starting and mid-career salaries, as reported by users of the site, broken down by both college and major. The New York Times Economix blog provides a useful breakdown of this information, which may come in handy for students beginning the college search process.
In general, graduates of top colleges earned more than graduates of less competitive schools, especially at the mid-career point. Starting salaries were also high for graduates from schools that focus on training students for highly technical lines of work. Students majoring in engineering, economics, physics and computer science had the highest salaries, while social work, elementary education and theology were the lowest-paying majors. Music also falls near the bottom...not surprising since few musicians will have as lucrative of careers as, say, Michael Jackson, and "American Idol" often seems to be as viable a route to success as earning a music degree.
There were some surprises, though. For example, philosophy majors actually outranked information technology majors for mid-career salaries, and engineering schools ousted many Ivy League universities for top starting salaries. Additionally, the spread between the top salaries and bottom salaries at many universities was wide; for example, the top quarter of graduates from the lowest-paying school still earned more than the bottom 10 percent of those from the school with the highest median mid-career salary.
While the Payscale report relies on self-reported information from users of the site, rather than a scientific study with random data samples, it still could be useful in choosing a college or choosing a major, especially when paired with other information about the highest paying majors and the value of a college degree. In the end, your choice of major, your choice of college, and your personal drive and abilities will all affect your starting salary and lifetime earning potential. While choosing schools and majors that produce the highest salaries is tempting, playing to your stengths is still likely to pay off the most in the end, and may also give you a better college experience regardless of where you end up.
July 28, 2009
Princeton Review released its annual college rankings yesterday, based on a survey of 122,000 students at colleges nationwide. The purpose of the list is to help students choose colleges based on what current undergraduate students at each school say, and rankings include such categories as best and worst dorm food, most politically engaged students, and most GLBT-friendly schools.
The most publicized of these rankings is the list of top party schools, with Pennsylvania State University unseating the University of Florida as number one this year. The party schools ranking is often seen as closely related to a combination of other rankings, which involve the availability of alcohol, the amount of time students spend studying and the presence of Greek life on campus. Many students at schools that top the party school list take pride in this designation, while university officials often see it as a cause for concern.
Other rankings may be more useful to many students and parents, especially the list of schools whose students are most satisfied with their financial aid packages. Swarthmore College, Stanford University, and Harvard University comprise the top three spots in the "Great Financial Aid" ranking, with a total of 13 colleges receiving an additional distinction from Princeton Review for receiving the highest possible rating for financial aid in their survey.
However, the self-reported nature of the information and relatively small number of students answering the surveys may not paint a wholly accurate picture of campus life, so incorporating other resources into your college search is important. This and other tools can help you find colleges to investigate further, but don't rule out a school entirely just because it is or is not on one of these lists.
July 29, 2009
College rankings, such as those published this week by Princeton Review, always generate media buzz and factor heavily into students' decisions ("Do I really want to go to one of the top 20 party schools?"). However, rankings are not everything, nor is cost (even in a recession), and in your college search, you may find that many colleges offer things that can't be easily quantified.
Rising high school seniors returning from their first round of campus visits and newly admitted undergraduate students who have gone through orientation and registration have likely experienced some of this. In addition to offering good financial aid, academic programs, extracurricular activities, and dorm food, the best colleges will also entice students to imagine themselves living on campus and being a part of the culture there. While prestige is certainly nice, your college experience will be enriched by feeling as though you are engaged with those around you and like you really belong to the campus community.
How colleges try to create this impression varies greatly. I've seen tongue-in-cheek Facebook groups for several colleges, including my alma mater, declaring students' decisions to enroll were based on receiving a free t-shirt, but gestures like this can make a difference. The small liberal arts college my sister ultimately chose to attend offered a package of cookies from the local cookie factory to students who took a campus tour, which we happily munched on while driving home from an impressive campus visit. The most interesting college freebie I've heard of comes from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, which sends each incoming freshman a box of Walla Walla onions. That definitely makes a unique impression!
This has us wondering: Have you received anything cool from a college you've visited or chosen to attend? What unconventional things have caught your attention during the process of choosing a college?
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By a fortunate coincidence of scheduling, two of the most influential trumpeters in jazz – Wynton Marsalis and Dave Douglas – will play our stages this weekend. Their appearances say a great deal about the multiple stylistic currents coursing through the music today and how best to perceive them: as complementing, rather than opposing, one another.
Marsalis stands as a singular figure in American music, partly thanks to the sheer breadth of his work. As managing and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, in New York, Marsalis leads one of the busiest jazz presenting organizations in the world.
Though he works in various instrumental contexts, Marsalis tours constantly with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a large ensemble without peer when it comes to virtuosity, visibility and nurturance of jazz masterworks. The orchestral music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie and other jazz masters can live only if performed often and at the highest level, and no jazz orchestra brings these scores to listeners more vividly or with more fidelity to the composers' intentions than Marsalis' organization.
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But Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center through the decades also have championed major new works, such as Marcus Roberts' "Romance, Swing and the Blues," Ted Nash's "Portrait in Seven Shades" and Marsalis' "Blood on the Fields," which was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music, in 1997 (I served on the jury).
This time, Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will bring a "Big Band Holidays December Tour" to Wentz Concert Hall, in Naperville, which heightens interest in the event. For Wentz Concert Hall, on the campus of North Central College, ranks among the most acoustically sumptuous listening rooms in the Chicago area. Seating 617 in a warmly embracing space, Wentz evokes the sound and feeling of Northwestern University's Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, in Evanston, a somewhat larger room that similarly puts the audience in close proximity with performers.
Marsalis and the JALC Orchestra will be joined by Cecile McLorin Salvant, a vocalist of charismatic presence, in holiday repertoire. Expect swing-style Christmas fare, plus selections from the orchestra's enormous repertory.
Trumpeter Dave Douglas sometimes has been cast as a foil to Marsalis, at least in media circles, an unfortunate development considering that each artist defines his own space quite apart from the other.
During the past couple of decades, Douglas has established himself as an uncommonly protean figure, his music encompassing avant-garde, Eastern European, American folkloric, acoustic, electronic and mainstream idioms. Douglas bands such as Keystone, Brass Ecstasy, Tiny Bell Trio, Charms of the Night Sky and others attest to the span of his vision.
If there's a through-line that connects all of this music, it's Douglas' gifts as improviser, his cadenzas utterly spontaneous yet somehow inevitable in their progress. By any measure, he stands as a consistently creative soloist.
He also happens to be a force outside the realm of his own performances, thanks partly to his Greenleaf Music record label, which has released important work by Douglas, saxophonist Donny McCaslin and Chicago bassist-bandleader Matt Ulery (most notably Ulery's hauntingly beautiful double album of last year, "By a Little Light"). Douglas' Festival of New Trumpet Music, meanwhile, has been a nexus of original music-making in New York for a decade.
Douglas turned 50 earlier this year and has been marking the occasion with a tour designed to take him to all 50 states; a "DD/50" boxed set that features the albums "Be Still," "Time Travel" and "Pathways"; and, of course, a commemorative T-shirt.
The tour brings him this weekend to his longtime Chicago venue of choice, the Green Mill Jazz Club, where Douglas has given many indelible performances. He'll lead a quintet with saxophonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist Linda Oh and drummer Anwar Marshall.
Through the years, some observers glibly have described Douglas as a brave experimenter and Marsalis as a staid traditionalist. But it was Marsalis who dared to challenge conventional wisdom as far back as the 1980s by championing non-electric, non-fusion jazz in a hostile media environment, even as some of his original works bristled with ultra-complex harmony and thoroughly unorthodox musical forms. Douglas, meanwhile, consistently shows a melodic grace and poetry that in some ways harkens back to earlier generations of players.
Between these two performers' engagements this weekend, listeners will be able to bypass the accepted wisdom about each artist and hear them for what they are: individual voices.
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform at 8 p.m. Friday at North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville; $100-$125; 630-637-7469 or tickets.noctrl.edu.
The Dave Douglas Quintet plays at 9 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Green Mill Jazz Club, 4802 N. Broadway; $15; 773-878-5552 or greenmilljazz.com.
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Lee Konitz: The admired alto saxophonist launched his career here in the 1940s and went on to create a distinct approach to the instrument, cooler and more fluid than the work of most of his peers and predecessors. Konitz has been an all-too-infrequent visitor in Chicago in recent years, but he returns as part of an important tribute to William Russo, who founded the music program at Columbia College Chicago and based the Chicago Jazz Ensemble there. For this engagement, Konitz will be guest with the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble at 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday; admission is $20-$35. In addition, Konitz will share the bill with trumpeter Orbert Davis, harmonica player Corky Siegel and the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. Saturday; admission is $50. At the Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct.; 312-360-0234 or jazzshowcase.com
"Celebrating William Russo: Artist and Educator": Ten years after the death of Chicago composer-bandleader Russo, Columbia College Chicago has organized a major tribute to the man. The festivities begin with a screening of John and Faith Hubley's animated film "Everybody Rides the Carousel," with a score by Russo, 6 p.m. Friday at Columbia College's Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. eighth floor; free. A panel discussion examining the range of Russo's work will feature Scott Hall, Albert Williams, Norman Alexandroff, Orbert Davis, Corky Siegel, Kate Buddeke, Don Rose, Ron Dorfman and Louis Silverstein; 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Columbia's Concert Hall, 1014 S. Michigan Ave.; free. And, as mentioned in the Lee Konitz item above, the Columbia College Jazz Ensemble will perform Russo's music with Konitz, Davis and Siegel at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Jazz Showcase, 806 S. Plymouth Ct.; $50; 312-360-0234 or jazzshowcase.com
Rudresh Mahanthappa: An alto saxophonist who pairs a keen intellect with a prodigious command of the instrument, Mahanthappa has been at the forefront of bringing aspects of his Indian heritage to jazz improvisation and composition. He'll lead his quartet in music from his album "Gamak." 7:30 p.m. Friday at the University of Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.; $35; $5 for students; 773-702-8068 or arts.uchicago.edu
To read more from Howard Reich on jazz, go to chicagotribune.com/reich.
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Hello. I am working for the VA SAR for an upcoming book on Rev. War veterans buried in Virginia, as an editor to the existing database. Findagrave is a very useful place to do just that.
For General Robert Porterfield, our data shows that he is buried at Old Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro, not at Thornrose. Our information is a letter from the Historic Commission of Waynesboro stating this, which was included in the nucleus of our database, the JLARC report (Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission) on burials of RW veterans in Virginia.
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Hey Mike, my name is Chad Albert. James William was my Great, Great Grandfather. My great Grandfather was Joyce Albert and my Grandfather was his son James Albert. I would have some more photos of of either James William or my Great Great Grandmother if at all possible. Who knows maybe I might have something you need and want??
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Thank you!! No problem about the wait!! We all have other things to do...not just taking care of our "dead people"
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The photo that you have posted on the Oak Hill Cemetery in Massies Mill does not look like the cemetery that is located at the other contributors memorial photo. I tried to fulfill requests for Oak Hill today with no luck. I think that your cemetery photo may belong to a different cemetery. I am going to ask Find A Grave to post the photo I took today which is very different from your photo. You may want to investigate this.
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Mike do you mind if i use the headstone photos in my family tree with photo credit to you? Thanks in advance, if i dont hear otherwise, will assume you dont mind.
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Politics in the United States have sunk so low that just about anyone who does not agree with one's strict adherence to some political straight-jacket is seen, not as a political adversary or opponent, but as an enemy. Sometimes the vitriol is so viscious that Americans treat fellow-Americans as outsiders, and call each other names like socialists, communists, fascists, Nazis, etc. While it has been escalating since the 1980s, it has become downright outrageous since the U.S. elected a president of mixed racial background who was and is quickly identified as black. In the U.S., one drop of African blood makes on black. And we cast prejudicial stones at people based on skin color and shade. Sad.
However, let's pause and look at the variance of comments that have been made about liberals and conservatives that carry a lighter aura and temperament. Methinks we need this.
The End of Inspiration
Last week, President Barack Obama gave his first State of the Union address. After two years of having the media, political pundits, and citizens in general fall all over themselves toting what a great speaker but president is and how provoking he is motivating the country to unite and make the United States a better place, this particular speech seemed less than inspiring.
Is Barack Obama losing his touch? Is his trademark talent beginning to wane? The past year brought Obama has gotten in front of just about every TV camera he could, TelePrompTer alongside, ready to rally the American people to action in support of his policies and agenda. According to several polls, he did get a bump in popularity as a result of the state of the union, but how long will it last? For the president to maintain an approval rating above 50%, he has to convince the American people that he will go in the right direction -- a direction that is best for both the country and the citizens.
While people from the left and right oversimplify the dilemmas faced by the U.S., and egocentrically think that all the government has to do is this or that and voila!, all will be fine. It is especially distressing when these simple suggestions for complex issues come from power groups that only have an attitude that everyone who disagrees with them is the hated enemy. Or conceal the fact that their opinions come from commercial and all-too-greedy motivations. Too often these hate-filled attacks come from people and groups who have little or no understanding of the historical backdrop to events and developments. When one has only an elementary understanding, elementary solutions seem obvious.
With George W. Bush we have a case in point. From the beginning of his political life, he had the resources and power to devise his own life story. Often it was done leaving others in his destructive wake. His ridicule of John Kerry and John McCain for his own political gain is only a small portion of the story. George W. Bush's trip to the White House and his subsequent horrid administration is not drawn by political perspective, it is drawn from his history; from his sordid history.
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When driving on I43 or the other freeways in the Milwaukee area, I am amazed at how many Big Rigs are in the left lane.
Sometimes they are tailgating the car in front of them, in an attempt to get the car to move over, at other times, they are doing the speed limit or less.
"We stand for the maintenance of private property...We shall protect free enterprise as the most expedient or rather the sole possible economic order." -Adolf Hitler
"I cannot admit that any man born ...has either the knowledge or authority to tell other men...what God's purposes are." -Judge Ben B. Lindsey
An Ideologue With No Ideas
President Barack Obama claims he is not an ideologue. He came to office with an agenda in mind. He promised the American people hope and change. However, the American people had a different idea of what hope and change meant than President Obama.
Obama turned out to be more of a progressive than the American people thought. First of all, America believed it needed a new direction because of a faltering economy. Unemployment was rising and the GDP was falling. Now, after a year, we are still uncertain about the direction of the economy. The number of jobs is falling as is the unemployment rate. Not sure how that works-one would think that these two figures would be inversely related.
Oh, how we American "purists" love to heap piles of our "pure" criticism on Moslems. The "purist of the pure" here identify all Moslems as terrorists or terrorist sympathizers. What if I were to be so blatant as to tell you that Islam is a religion of Peace? Would you cringe? Would that be impossible for you to process? If you absolutely cannot accept the peace identification with the faith of Moslems, then it is an indication of how completely brainwashed you are, and perhaps more importantly, how easily you can fall prey to any prejudice, especially religious bigotry.
While the history of Mohammed and Islam are somewhat different and easily misunderstood by Jews and Christians, the majority of Moslems are people of peace. True, many have been led in a direction away from the true precepts of Islam, there is also ample evidence to support the reaction that many of that faith have in the way Christians and Jews have historically mistreated Moslem people. In truth, there has been a history of centuries of looking down at Moslem culture and people. We do this even as we ignore the major contribution of Moslem culture, and the flowering culture that was flourishing while Christian peoples were languishing in a dark period in European history. When the powerful nations of Europe evolved and became empires, they stomped heavily on Moslem people and raped them of much wealth and held them down in just about every way possible.
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It's that time of year -- the time when the snow starts piling up and also when we all begin to get really, really weary of winter.
Unfortunately for many, it's also the time when people end up having heart attacks as a result of over exertion. If you have a neighbor who suffers from health issues or is simply up in his or her years, lend a hand. Take that extra few minutes and dig them a path to their doorway, snowblow their driveway, or shovel them out.
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It's been about 35 years since George gave me that shovel. It was a great shovel.
My neighbor at the the time was well into his 80's. His health had started to fail him but I could tell he had always been an independent and hard-working kind of guy. He would fix things around his house and in his yard and I had always admired how he did things. He would putter around in the yard in the summer and always used his small push mower to cut his grass. All of us had them in our little southside neighborhood back then — mowers that would spin and cut the grass only when you pushed them. I don't know that most kids today would even recognize what it was, let alone how to use it.
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It did not take long for the Liberals to jump on Sarah Palin for writing a few words on her hand during a keynote speech at the Tea Party convention. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was also poking fun at Sarah Palin by writing words on his hand. That just goes to show how immature this administration will behave. What Gibbs did should be an embarrassment to the administration. But it wasn't.
Receiving lesser coverage, which means it was only covered by Fox news, was Barack Obama giving a speech recognizing military corpsman. What is well-documented is Barack Obama's dependence on teleprompters. And what was illustrated by this under reported story is that Brock Obama-who wants a reputation of being smarter than everybody else-needs to have several words on his Teleprompter written phonetically. He pronounced corpsmen as 'Corpse man'. Sure, anyone can mispronounce a word here and there, but Obama repeated it several times. Why would a person as smart as Obama mispronounce the same word multiple times? The mainstream media is giving a pass on the commander-in-chief mispronouncing military words. Now we know why the mainstream media is sometimes called the lame stream media.
While there are some people who see liberals everywhere, it is well to point out that the United States of America is the only industrial nation in the entire world that never had a strong political movement from the left. To a conservative this is hard to believe. To a conservative, a movement to organize labor is a leftist threat. To a conservative, any taxes are cause for concern and seen as unnecessarily bowing to the left [unless the money is spent on the military, border protection, taxing the middle class in order to give tax breaks to big business, drug enforcement to protect legal drug corporations, etc.].
Milwaukee is a good case in point. For decades in the 20th century, the Mayor of Milwaukee was officially a member of the Socialist Party, and ran for office on that ticket. The last Socialist mayor here was in 1960. Prior to 1960, Milwaukee was well known to have just about the cleanest and most honest city government in America. Since then, there has been a slide and Milwaukee is now seen as a city in great trouble financially, socially, racially, politically, etc. Today not only the term "socialist" has been trashed and made people fearful, the word "liberal" is also feared by many. And the liberals have allowed it to happen with their own lack of principled and assertive leadership. Rather than fight to uphold the rich liberal tradition, liberals have been cowards and ran away to the term "progressive."
The refrain from the old, emotional song confronts us with the choices we have to make in life. Unfortunately, too many of us ONLY see the world as one in which one feels the MUST to ALWAYS support this side or that, especially in political matters. We are a lesser nation for it.
All you have to do is identify a statement or program with a name and decisions are made without any knowledge of the relative merits. We have become a nation of knee-jerk ideologues. I don't know about the knees particularly, but we certainly have become jerks.
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Athletes trained for decades. They waited for years. Finally came their chance to participate in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver British Columbia. But where's the snow? It was 50° and raining. The hopes were dashed, the dream is gone. And it's all attributed to global warming.
But the story gets worse. Multiple snow storms marched their way up the East Coast shutting down the United States government for about a week. Even though it cost $100 million a day, it was a cheap week. Cheap compared to what Congress would spend. The snowstorms hit the south. The states that had not seen snow in years, now saw snow. And the reason for this? It's global warming.
One of the more interesting comments left below a recent blog posting of mine is that I have to decide what I must believe. That is totally anathema to me. I've lived a long time, and things I thought were absolutely true now appear to me to be not true. An open mind, free of judgments and belief systems is a healthy mind. But people insist they must believe in some scripted menu for life, some road map for life, some exclusive deduction about life that far too often excludes "the others." Below are some current "beliefs" that may or may not be true. However none are true because they fit some pre-conceived belief system or political posture...
People enter the field of psychiatry or psychology to find themselves. * People enter the field of theology to find God. * Chicago is called the "Windy City" because of the wind [NOT true]. * Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Umar Abdulmutallab in federal court shows Obama coddles terrorists. * The Bush administration almost always indicted terror suspects as criminals and tried them in federal courts. * When viewing how the federal court system worked in trying terrorists, Republican Mayor of New York and GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, commented: "I was in awe of the system. It does demonstrate that we can give people a fair trial." [Jane Mayer story in 'The New Yorker']. * The Bible tells children to kill their parents when they conflict with the theology of the day. * The Bible tells parents to kill their children when they are sinful. * The Bible chastises rich people and tells people to give away everything and follow Christ. * The Bible tells people to pay their taxes and "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's." * Roman Catholic priests married and had families until the Church felt is was losing too much money as these priests left their estates to their families...and thus the Church required priest to be celibate. * Some Popes married. * Rabbinical Judaism terribly mistreated the Essenes. * Adolf Hitler was greatly helped to power in Germany by American industrialists. * A young George W. Bush fathered a fetus that was then aborted with his family's help. * Because of the lies and exaggerations uncovered at an East Anglia university, climate change is a hoax. * Global warming and climate change are the same thing. * Record snowfalls in the southern U.S. states prove there is no global warming. * When climate change occurs, weather patterns and fronts are altered and areas that were traditionally cold are warmed and warm areas receive more preciptation including snow because evaporations around the globe put moisture in the air. * Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. * Official birth certificate records show Obama was clearly born in Hawaii. * Amazingly, the same people who criticize Obama for being a member of a specific church also say he is a Moslem. * A higher percentage of Roman Catholics in the U.S. use contraceptives then people in the general population. * Violent crime has gone down in states that have eased up on laws related to concealed weapons. * Violent crime has gone down to a greater extent in states that have greater restrictions on gun ownership. * Crime has gone down in states that have enacted capital punishment. * Crime has gone down to a greater degree in states that have no capital punishment. * Using the term "Libertarian Party" is alot like the Nazis advocating liberty for big business to do what it wants to do...that's is how Nazism took hold in Germany when corporations like I.G. Farben, Messerschmidt, Krupp, etc. got whatever they wanted, including huge military contracts. * The health care reform advocated by Democrats would have saved Medicare, offered health care to tens of millions of Americans without it, and got costs down because big insurance companies would FINALLY have some competition for rates. * Newt Gingrich would make a great president. * Paul Ryan would make a great president...as long as nobody carefully looks at his plan for America. * More Republicans have decided not to run for Congress than Democrats. * Today the term Independent means one is independent of intelligent thought and information. * Reid and Pelosi have been horrible leaders in Congress. * The Haitian earthquake happened because Haitians made a deal with the devil. * Stop reading!, in confuses the issue. * Rush Limbaugh is officially a convicted criminal. * These kinds of absolutes are not at all helpful in moving the nation or the world forward.
Last Thursday I was at a public insitution gathering when the first news came in about the plane that crashed into an office building in Austin, Texas. Immediately I began to hear comments about "Obama is too easy on those damn terrorists!" or "When will Obama learn?" or "That's what we get for coddling the terrorists," or "No doubt it is some Moslem terrorist." It was almost as though people were pleased that their illogical judgments about the Obama administration were being confirmed.
A little while later more specific news began to filter in about it being some disraught American who flew his small plane into an IRS office building. I could feel the air go out of the room, as though people were sad to learn that it was an American and not an Arab Moslem. I was astonished. Is this how prejudice and judgementalism play out in today's hateful American society?
Barry's 'Save the Senators' Tour
The Louisiana purchase was not enough. But Cornhusker Kickback was not enough. The omnibus bill was not enough. The federal government is now going to kick into high gear wasteful spending across the United States in an effort to shore up the reelection of Democrats in the fall election. In short-the Obama administration is going to waste taxpayer money buying votes.
Kicking off this week, President Barack Obama is fueling up Air Force One for a cross country tour to campaign for Democrats. He has lined his pockets with about a half trillion dollars from his failed stimulus bill that was passed last year. A year later, the Obama administration has been touting how well it has worked. Yet, only about a third of the money allocated has been paid out. According to Joe Biden, that is how it was designed. The administration must be proud that all the unemployed people who have lost their jobs since Obama has taken office, will only have to wait out a few more months for the government to take action.
Yes, it is possible to be informed in the United States. Yes, it is possible to find objective journalism in the U.S. No, no place is perfect in reporting the news. However regularly following these news sources will get you much closer to the truth than following MSNBC, FOX, Moveon, Limbaugh, or other news outlets that only slant the news and do not report it objectively ...or even make an attempt to do so. A partial list I suggest...
The British Broadcasting Co. is still the gold standard in international news. BBC.co.uk/
ObamaCare 2.0
2010 was supposed to be the year that the Obama administration turns their main focus to job creation and economic recovery. After a couple of weeks, the focus was again shifted towards the passage of a government run health care bill.
Obama has staked his presidency and the success of his presidency on the passage of a health-care reform bill. After spending all his political capital in 2009 over the passage of a health-care reform bill, President Obama came out earlier this year saying he was going to slow down and concentrate on a good bill rather than trying to ram through the monstrosity that the original bills had become. But, seeing that that looked too much like hard work, Obama is again trying to pass the Senate bill.
While it will be interesting how the Republicans in Congress spin the open-ended invitation made by President Obama to discuss health care reform, but don't hold your breath for reconciliation. In fact the very word "reconciliation" has already been manipulated by the conservatives in Congress. Originally the ability to require only 51 votes in the Senate to move along legislation has been skewed by the GOP to filibuster everything...and I mean everything. And when the "reconcilation" of the past when only 51 votes were required is told in truth, suddenly all the conservatives are aghast. But the very term COBRA that is used to help people hold onto health insurance when they lose or change jobs, contains this provision because the "R" in COBRA means reconciliation...51 votes required. Much major legislation in the past has been done this way. Health care for children in poverty was covered by 51 votes. So were many, many pieces of important legislation in the past. Not today; the GOP demands 60 votes.
Look, I am pleased that a minority in the Senate can delay action with the 60 vote requirement. Repeat: I am pleased that is usually required. But when there are lies floating around that it should always be required in major legislation, the historical facts prove otherwise. The lies get me about the current conservatives in Congress. Of course...let me repeat that...of course the Democrats lie. But when "no" becomes the only thing permitted in the GOP because a black Democrat sits in the White House, then it is time to shed some light on it.
Reform Fever
Health care reform and climate change. Two recurring news items. At the end of 2009, it seemed like we were going to be able to move beyond these two stories. But they keep coming back. Is it Groundhog Day? Is it a recurring nightmare?
President Obama said last month that in 2010 he was going to make jobs is number one priority. The next day, he moved on to health care. We abandoned health care ever since. After a 7 1/2 hour lunch meeting, we find that nothing was accomplished. No minds were changed. In January after the Massachusetts Senate election, President Obama said in a news interview that he was going to slow down and get things right. One could almost interpret that as taking the health care bill, scrapping it, and starting over from scratch putting in the ideas that are needed and leaving out the arm twisting, backroom deals, etc., also known as sausage making. Now, the president wants to ram it through within six weeks. Is this supposed to make the American people more confident in our government?


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In full: very well organised + marshalled, excellent support, plenty of much appreciated water stations, Date of review: July 6, 2009
In short: The scenery views are just rewards for the uphill effortsIn full: Really enjoyed the run this year. Hot but nice cooling breeze on the way down to the Bill, albeit you had to work a bit harder on the downhills than expected as it was slap bang in your face. Excellent water and sponge stations but missed the jelly-babies that were normally at the Bill !! That last mile doesn't get any easier.... Great organisation and quality award at the end - well done RMPDate of review: July 6, 2009
In short: Hot & hilly but very well organised and well worth running.In full: Probably too undulating for a PB but this shouldn't put anyone off running this one. Great views and a good atmosphere. Organisation was excellent with plenty of marshalls & drink stations. Embroidered towel makes a nice change from a t-shirt. Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Challenging coarse,but well worth it for the views alone!In full: Excellent race,challenging,especially the last couple of miles,which are a long drag uphill.Lots of support along the way and very well organised and friendly.Well done R.M.P.A.C!Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Tough and hilly, but scenic and well-organised from the Bill In full: It is hilly, and not really a PB course at all, but you get great views instead. Great views of Chesil Beach, and the run down to the Portland Bill lighthouse gives you views of the sea and lighthouses, Running back up from the bill has views of the Dorset Jurrasic coast.One of the best, well organised races around. July can of course be hot, but I think I counted about 8 water stations and 3 sponge stations.Plenty of friendly and enthusiastic marshalls, and very welcoming and supportive residents of Portland.Very useful quality embroidered towel as the race souvenir.Congrats and thanks to all the organisation team, and people of Portland. In all, a highly recommeded race.Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: More stunning scenery on a challenging but enjoyable raceIn full: A great race, but not so much for beginners. The weather was beautiful, and the breezes were very welcome.If you have any intention of running this race you need to incorporate some hilly runs into your schedule as the last couple of miles are a long drag uphill which caught a few people out. You can't beat looking over the sea and the bill and can be very energising.All in all, hard work, but very rewarding!Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: Very hot day but a well organised race...thanks!Date of review: July 5, 2009
In short: The weather was on our side and all went surprisingly wellIn full: The hill at the end was a bit of a challenge but as my first 10 mile race I was really pleased with how this went. I found the other competitors friendly and there was a very good encouraging atmosphereDate of review: July 11, 2008
In short: Well organised undulating 10 mile road race.Date of review: July 6, 2008
In short: Excellent organisation and very friendlyIn full: This was my first 10 mile race and I was pleasantly surprised how well it went. The organisation was excellent. Drinks and sponges were plentiful. very friendly marshalls and competitors made it a great day. I struggled on the hill from 8 miles but was encouraged by spectators and other runners. I will be back next year. Nice towel too.Date of review: July 5, 2007
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Many brands and models are available with separate temp and volume controls. See Delta 1700 series for one.
Been looking at fixtures for a gutted bathroom remodel. Most of the modern tub/shower trim sets I like seem to be made for a single handle pressure-balancing valve, apparently without any flow control, although I do see a lot of separate flow control valves & trim.
Are people just not using flow control on tub/showers any more? Are the flow restrictions so strict on the new stuff that they're useless? Or am I missing something.
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Many brands and models are available with separate temp and volume controls. See Delta 1700 series for one.
Thanks for your reply.
Yes, I saw those and several others, but didn't really find anything I liked. The Delta T17494-CZ-I in particular had caught my attention, but it has several reviews complaining of cheap plastic construction.
I was leaning toward some of the Kohler styles and quality, but as with some others, their combos don't include or indicate the use of volume control valves, although the valves and trim are available separately.
So I guess my questions are:
- Is it acceptable or common practice to have a tub/shower install with just a pressure-balancing valve and no flow control?
- If so, does it give satisfactory performance or do people complain about not having flow control?
- If not, what do people do who use a pressure-balancing valve without flow control? Add a flow control valve and trim for the shower and another one for the tub spout?
Thanks again for your reply.
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For most practical purposes, when filling the tub, you want it to fill as fast as possible. For a shower, you want it as powerful as possible. So, flow control for many people isn't a priority, and thus, to keep the costs down, that has become the norm. Should you want a volume control, most manufacturers can supply you with the requisite valves.
There are 'stand-alone' pressure balance valves that you can then add any volume control/divertor control to that is burried in the wall. Requires an access panel to be able to service it, though. Or, you can get either a pressure balanced valve with separate temp control, or a thermostatically controlled valve with both volume and temperature control. If you go with the Delta R10000 rough-in valve, the cartridge and trim come separately, and you can get any of those three types of control. I have a Grohe thermostatically controlled valve with temp and volume. I put a Delta valve with volume/temp control for my mother. It's all up to you, but for most people the generic single handled pressure balanced valve works just fine.
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a single control is cheaper to buy, which is why most of them are made that way. Delta 1700 series adn Moentrol valves both have separate temperature and volume controls.
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Jim & hj,
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately, my boss of 35 years is stuck on one of the Kohler trim sets with the push-button diverter so I guess I'm stuck with their single control valve.
I think what I'm gonna do is do the install without flow control and then, before I close up the the wall we can see what we think. It shouldn't be too much trouble to add flow control at that point if we think we have to have it. Actually, I'm beginning to think with today's flow restrictions it will probably be a non-issue.
Thanks again for your replies.
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We've got some Santec fixtures that were installed back in '07 and they work fine -- but they have no volume control on the cheaper line we opted for to save some $$.. The result is that the kids can chew through the hot water at a frantic pace.. Our shower, also using Santec hardware, has a volume control and works great and allows me to run high pressure or low.. Since I live in the Los Angeles area, water is not getting any cheaper and we may opt to replace the cheaper Santec shower hardware with a model that has volume control adjustments IF they can't be retrofitted.. (I've not looked into that yet).
What some people do is remove the restrictor from the showerheads, then wonder why they burn through so much hot water. But, also, turn the volume down, and many people do not like the results. A volume control is an option, but it also does add to the cost and is another thing to repair when the time comes. An alternative would be a search for a good showerhead that uses less water, then you'd not have to worry about it in the first place!
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Thai Kitchen is a must visit! – Thai Kitchen is the best thai restaurant i've tried in San Antonio. My family and I used to eat here during visits into San Antonio. I reccomend ordering from the menu rather than the buffet to capture the freshness of the food that they serve. It would be nice if they didn't close in between lunch and dinner - plan accordingly if you are going to visit. The staff is incredibly friendly and service is good. What truly sets this thai restaraunt from the rest is the food - simply delicious.
Don't Waste Your Time – I visit San Antonio for business quite often, and based on the reviews I read here, I decided to check out this restaurant. The last couple of times I visited I found the restaurant unexpectedly closed; they seem to have reopened, but based on my experience tonight, perhaps they should have stayed closed! The three ladies working there tonight seemed to have no clue on how to run a restaurant; my friend and I were seated, and they brought us drinks, but after 30 minutes nobody had taken our order -- and the restaurant was only 1/3 full. We finally paid for our drinks (at the bar) and left; the staff acted like they could have cared less. It seemed like almost everyone else was waiting for their food. Do yourself a favor -- go somewhere else.
Nice Experience – For a first "Thai Taste," I was very impressed. My girlfriend and I arrived early(about 5:30) and were the only ones there, so service was great. Also, the timing of the meal was good and the flaors ranged from sweet and delicate to spicy and strong. Their coconut ice cream with sticky rice was impeccable. I will return.
Great Food! – Thai Kitchen is simply THE best Thai food in San Antonio. The buffet is outstanding with many different plates to choose from, but save room for som sticky rice and tapioca pudding for dessert that is to die for! A must eat at!
THE BEST FOREVER – I have been coming to Thai Kitchen for over Ten years..now something changes at this location...IT is much better then before MUCH BETTERRRRR.. you much try.................................
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One of the oldest Thai restaurants in town draws people in with atmosphere and a creative menu. – In Short
The varied menu attracts professionals during the day and families at night and on busy weekends. Cozy, candlelit tables enhance the artwork and the attractive setting. Among the most popular dishes are pad thai, stir-fried noodles and shrimp, and Tiger Cried--extra-spicy steak salad with steamed rice. Special requests are honored. Those with a taste for heat should try the chicken red curry; an assortment of beer and wine will put the fire out.
Romantic THAI Rest..... – Hey People !! you mush visit at Thai Kitchen on McCarty.. I love going here, nice service, quite place specialy at night.....I love to order BIG WHOLE FLOUNDER with thai kit chen spicy sauce, but you have to call ahead to get it ready when you get to the restaurant.
They also have a woonderful home made coconut Ice Creammmmmmm.
I know that they got a lunch buffet but i haven't try yet, but I am sure I'll love it
Quiet and Romantic – This is, in my opinion, the best Thai restaurant in San Antonio. The staff is excellent. The food is fantastic. The atmosphere is quiet. You can actually have a conversation here. I always bring guests from out-of-town here and they always love it. My sister met her future husband here for the first time and they fell in love. Try the buffet for a great introduction to Thai cuisine for those uninitiated. Chinese favorites are on the menu as well.
DELICIOUS – The food here is delicious! I strongly recommend this restaurant to everyone. Even for those who are hesitant about Thai and/or asian food, there will be something on the menu or included in the buffet that is right for them. The entire staff is friendly and curdious. It is always a pleasure to eat there.
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