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Bridging Gaps Through Music: An Interview with Chris Seepersaud
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Chris Seepersaud is a man of many talents. While finishing up his degree in Creative Writing, Chris gives guitar lessons and has been learning the sitar. I met Chris about a year ago where we had the pleasure of having three classes together. Raised in New Orleans and of Indian descent, Chris' musical tastes and influences far and wide, from Ravi Shankar to Sam Cooke to The Fugees. Recently, I decided to give him a call to see if he would want to be interviewed. He was very open to the idea so I went over to his place, littered with instruments from around the globe, and we had a chat about the power of music, why black churches produce the best stuff, and how Jimi Hendrix and Dumbledore are the same person.
How did you first get into music?
When I was little, I lived in New Orleans. My parents were of Indian descent so my mom would always play Indian film music around the house. So I was about 5 and I really loved it. I loved it so much that I decided to steal the cassette and bring it to daycare for music time. I put it on, and the lady who ran thedaycare, who was this really country lady, was so surprised by it. I was so excited for everyone to hear this Indian music because I thought it was the greatest.
When did you start playing instruments seriously?
I learned a little piano when I was seven. Sucked at it. Sucked at karate, sucked at just about everything else. At 13 I decided to pick up a guitar and I really loved and I still love it to this day.
What are the biggest influences for you musically? Is there any one artist or song that when you heard it you were just like "I have to learn how to play that?"
I listen to anything. I used to take cds from my older brothers all the time and sometimes I would get some really random stuff like Celine Dion and I would love it. I try to get influenced by everybody…except Miley Cyrus (laughs). There's all of the indian music from my family and living in New Orleans there's country, there's jazz, but what really moves me is a soulful, soulful black lady singing. I've always loved gospel music because it's just so heartwrenching and so soulful and itis just amazing. And I'm not saying that rock musicians or white people can't make as good music, I'm not being that way, but when you know that a group has been persecuted and couldn't be loud anywhere except in their homes and the church, there's just so much emotion that you can feel there that you can't get in other genres. Black music, in general, has a big influence on me. The Fugees' Quiet Storm and Lauryn Hill and everything she did and all the way to the neo-soul artists like Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
I know you've played at churches a lot. What's the appeal there? Is it because of your faith or is it some other factor?
I don't really follow one denomination. We're all in this together so I don't think its right to limit yourself to one set of beliefs or one set of rules. Churches are where the fire is. You always find the best, at least in my opinion, the best music. The reason I love playing at churches, particularly baptist churches, is the energy. They're playing for God and they take what they do very seriously. Its an every day thing. You're playing almost every day and its a church so its not like a lot of rock groups that get drunk for every practice and kind of just wing things until they sound right. Church musicians have more passion than anybody I've ever seen and what they do is selfless. When you see them play, its powerful because their spirituality comes through in the music. I would consider myself to be a spiritual person and there are times when I play that I feel like I'm having a transcendental experience and church musicians are the best people to share that experience with because they share a lot of the same feelings.
Being a guitar player, do you try and play any classic rock or even contemporary rock?
Not a whole lot of rock but I actually just recently bought a bunch of pedals and sometimes I'll put on some distortion and play a weird psychedelic solo and go all Hendrix.
So would you consider him to be a big influence on you?
Jimi Hendrix is an icon and everybody says his name, but he was actually a wizard. He's Albus Dumbledore. His magic is untouchable, he was always cool, calm, and collected. There's not a whole lot of footage of Hendrix but the little there is really shows this about Jimi.
Any other musicians?
Trey Anastasio from Phish. Love me some Phish.
There aren't many sitar players in Tallahassee. How did you get into that?
Just hearing it all my life has made me want to pursue it. It took me a few months to find one I could get shipped here and I finally got one. I was taking lessons for a little while, until me and my instructor had a lot of creative differences so I stopped getting lessons and I've been teaching myself since.
You mention on your website that you believe music is a great way to get people from all kinds of backgrounds and cultures together. Care to expand on that?
Look around this room and you'll see the proof. A Peruvian cajon, congas from Cuba. I have Indian tabla drums and piano where I try to play like John Legend every once in a while. We have this sitar which is straight up India. Whenever I play guitar, its usually some kind of blues or jazz. One of my goals on guitar has always been to make it sound like a sitar and add a lot of Indian influence into something that is very Western.
Have you ever recorded or thought about recording?
Hell yeah of course! I haven't recorded in years, 2009 to be exact. Me and one of my friends, who's a tabla player, are a duo. My fiance is a wonderful and we've made some jazz guitar and vocal duo stuff. I have a lot of great stuff that I want to get in the studio to record. There's a great recording studio here, Log Cabin Studio is the name, and why am I not there right now? Because it's 50 bucks an hour and I just never get it together to do it. I have a lot of music I want to put out. I've been learning a lot of years and biding my time, so hopefully I can be recording again soon.
Why did you start teaching?
Well for one it allowed me to get out of the dirty bar scene, even though I may start doing that again, but I love teaching because it solidifies what I do. It locks down what I do into a precise place. For example, if someone wants to play Santana, you say oh well you're pitch has to be here and you put your fingers here and play the same three notes over and over. Teaching lets me unfog everything for the kids, and by kids I mean I have a 50 year old police officer I give lessons to.
I've tried to learn a few different instruements but I gave up on all of them. Is there anything you try to do to keep students not only focused, but motivated?
The thing is is that music is this big ocean so you can be in a little river and not try to dive in and shred. The best thing is to find some cool, groovy acoustic songs. I usually start things off with Bob Marley, because he just put so much emotion into three chords, well really five. It's still hard. It takes about two weeks of lessons to really get even those simple songs right, but students always feel really good when they get it down.
You can find Chris on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. You can also visit his website to learn more about Chris and his music lessons here.
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Stick Man, Triggerfish Animation Studios collaboration with Magic Light Pictures, won four awards at the Kidscreen Awards this week, making it the most awarded animation on the night. Stick Man beat Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas and Bruno & Boots: Go Jump In The Pool to win Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie for Kids. The 26-minute short film also took home Best Direction for Jeroen Jaspaert and South African co-director Daniel Snaddon; Best Music; and Best Design. Triggerfish Animation Studios is a Cape Town-based film and Entertainment Company.
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I have attended many weddings and been in a few in the past couple years and have learned that sometimes -- when things go wrong -- you need to learn to go with the flow.
I understand that you have planned this big day for the past year or for multiple months so you want everything to go perfectly and as planned but sometimes it doesn't always work out that way.
The biggest change of plans I have noticed in weddings is when the ceremony is planned to be outside and is switched indoors. My best friend Layne got married last year on June 1 at Celebrations at the Bay. It was supposed to be an outdoor wedding but the weather was not going to cooperate, so it was moved inside. As much as my friend wanted it to be outside, she was completely calm with this change. Where many brides may have turned into a bridezilla and fussed about the change of plans, she knew it was out of her hands and there was really nothing she could do about it. The bottom line and the most important thing is that she got married and was happy.
The ceremony was just as beautiful and the rain helped create some awesome pictures later on.
That is just one scenario that could go wrong. There are multiple things that could happen and as a future bride I know I shouldn't worry myself about what could go wrong but at the same time I need to prepare myself and realize that little things here and there will probably happen and I need to be easygoing with any changes. It's also important for brides and grooms to remember why they are there in the first place. Not just to have an amazing ceremony or a fun reception but to say vows and commit themselves to the love of their life.
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We celebrated a friend's promotion tonight and my boyfriend got pretty wasted. I just put him to bed, but before he passed out he grabbed my arm and said, and I quote, "I would have no problem destroying you." Then he passed out.
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November 17, 2012 – We got up a bit too early for my tastes (the clock read 3:15), got ready and headed out to the airport. They had the tunnel into Boston closed for construction, so we had to detour; fortunately we had plenty of time, though we did discover that the line at the Dunkin' Donuts in the airport was about 30 minutes long. At least we had time to get food before boarding the plane.
The flight went well (we had a direct flight) and we landed in San Francisco around 10:30. We picked up the rental car and drove over to Matt's apartment. He suggested lunch at a nearby diner called Crepes on Cole; we happen to love diners, so thought this sounded perfect. They had great coffee, and Tony really enjoyed the NY Benedict (a classic eggs benedict) with potatoes. I opted for the (not smoked) salmon crepe, with capers and melted havarti cheese; this also came with salad and potatoes. The portions were quite generous, and all the food was good. We also got a couple cookies to go; ironically, we realized after the fact that they were vegan. And they tasted as good as any "regular" cookie we've tried. We highly recommend this place if you find yourselves in San Francisco.
After lunch we walked a block to the Ice Cream Bar and Soda Fountain. They're not cheap, but they are very good. Tony tried a soda with sarsaparilla, other flavorings, and a toasted marshmallow on top; it was served as a float with sweet cream ice cream. I had something that tasted like a creamsicle, also made with sweet cream ice cream.
By now it was mid-afternoon, but we wanted to take time to go to one of our favorite places, so we headed to Muir Woods for a quick afternoon walk. It had rained the night before, so we stayed on the paved trail through the woods.We rounded out the day by having dinner at Fish, in Sausalito. The food is always fresh and excellent; we had raw oysters, crab dip (fantastic), fish with fresh pasta, and a local beer. The crab dip may have been the surprise star of the show, with lots of fresh crab.
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Grandmaster Flash comes to Calgary [News]
Calgary, AB – On Jan. 14, the good people over at Hifi Club bring Grandmaster Flash to Commonwealth Bar & Stage (731 – 10 Ave SW) in Calgary for a throwback to everything great about hip-hop. If you're not familiar with Grandmaster Flash, go home and get a proper schooling. Or go home and never surface again. Because the great Flash is one of the founders of everything hip-hop production has come to be. For starters, he perfected the backspin technique, as well as punch phrasing. He made them the norm. And then he made scratching a thing. He is a founding father of hip-hop, so to speak. So if you don't know, now you know.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase online or at Sloth Records (736 – 17 Ave SW), Group Seven (1510 – 6 St SW), and Grassroots (112 – 10 St NW).
About Grandmaster Flash
The career of DJ Grandmaster Flash began in the Bronx with neighborhood block parties that essentially were the start of what would become a global phenomenon — the dawn of a musical genre. He was the first DJ to physically lay his hands on the vinyl and manipulate it in a backward, forward or counterclockwise motion, when most DJs simply handled the record by the edges, put down the tone arm, and let it play. Those DJs let the tone arm guide their music, but Flash marked up the body of the vinyl with crayon, fluorescent pen, and grease pencil—and those markings became his compass.
He invented the Quick Mix Theory, which included techniques such as the double-back, back-door, back-spin, and phasing. This allowed a DJ to make music by touching the record and gauging its revolutions to make his own beat and his own music. Flash's template grew to include cuttin', which, in turn, spawned scratching, transforming, the Clock Theory and the like. He laid the groundwork for everything a DJ can do with a record today, other than just letting it play. What we call a DJ today is a role that Flash invented.
By the end of the '70s, Flash had started another trend that became a hallmark around the world: emcees followed flash to the various parts and parties to rap/emcee over his beats. Before long, he started his own group, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Their reputation grew up around the way the group traded off and blended their lyrics with Flash's unrivaled skills as a DJ and his acrobatic performances—spinning and cutting vinyl with his fingers, toes, elbows, and any object at hand.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five went Platinum with their single, "The Message." Meanwhile, the single "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" introduced DJing to a larger listening audience than it had ever known before; it became the first DJ composition to be recorded by a DJ. The group's fame continued to grow with "Superappin," "Freedom," "Larry's Dance Theme," and "You Know What Time It Is." Punk and new wave fans were introduced to Flash through Blondie, who immortalized him in her hit, "Rapture."
The rock n' roll hall of fame also recognized Flash with an honor no one else in hip hop has received: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five became the first hip hop group ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Flash is the first DJ to ever receive that honor.
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Today was the last day — for now — of training the employees of a small local city on avoiding and responding to sexual harassment. Previous editions here and here and here.
This morning was a roomful of male cops. My female associate was not able to join, so it was an all-male room. Hilarity did not ensue.
Some overall observations, with less of a comedic spin this time:
1. A roomful of cops acted completely differently in listening to this stuff when no woman was in the room. They laughed more at some of the examples. I found myself dropping more four-letter words and relating some of the examples of prohibited conduct more vividly. I think that qualifies as irony.
2. The biggest challenge throughout is to counteract propaganda suggesting that sexual harassment laws are liberal bullshit and that anyone can be sued for any tiny inoffensive thing. While it's superficially true that anyone can get sued for anything, that is not exclusively true for sexual harassment — you can get sued for any frivolous thing in any field of law, as we document on this blog. But it's actually not easy at all to demonstrate that conduct is sufficiently severe, or sufficiently pervasive, to succeed in a claim of sexual harassment. It's important to emphasize this because otherwise many people will take the attitude "what's the point in trying to conform my conduct to the law if any stupid little thing can break the law?" So, ironically, I wound up placing as much emphasis on what is not sexual harassment as I placed on what is.
3. Even the people who appeared the most resistant to the whole thing — who sat there with hard-eyed stares and crossed arms the whole time — looked genuinely shocked and appalled when I related some of outrageous conduct that has led to sexual harassment cases.
4. Conduct is only illegal sexual harassment (as opposed to a violation of an employer's policy) when it is unwelcome to the victim. People getting training respond much better when, rather than telling them to assume everything potentially harassing is always unwelcome, you (1) point out that they sometimes make mistakes about whether something is welcome or not, and (2) tell them that, if they want to engage in risky conduct (dirty jokes, for example), they better be damn well sure it is welcome to everyone in earshot, and and accept the risk that if it is not they will be nailed. In other words, they respond better if you respect their autonomy and responsibility to the extent possible.
5. Judging by the laughter today when I explained stuff they shouldn't do at work, the cops have been spending pretty much all day Monday describing who they nailed over the weekend.
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GUTHRIE — The small video camera hidden inside the car starts recording when the doors are open.
GUTHRIE — The small video camera hidden inside the car starts recording when the doors are open.
The driver and anyone who gets inside the car is unaware they are being recorded.
The car is bait to catch the thieves.
In Logan County, the sheriff's office is using "bait cars" or any vehicle placed in a public area to attract thieves. When someone tries to steal it, law officers are alerted to where it is going with a GPS system.
Then deputies can avoid a pursuit by remotely shutting down the vehicle and moving in to make arrests, said Chief Deputy Richard Stephens, spokesman for the Logan County sheriff's office.
New infrared cameras with high resolution technology are being installed in a bait car that will soon be parked in southern Logan County for someone to try to steal, Stephens said.
Over the past three years, the bait car work has helped crack a ring of auto thefts between Oklahoma City and Logan County. Law officers have also found stolen firearms from burglaries, Stephens said.
"It has stopped a series of crimes," Stephens said.
On July 30, deputies received an alert that a bait car was moving. The vehicle had been placed in the Green Oaks Addition near Simmons and Coltrane in south Logan County in response to several stolen vehicle reports and auto burglaries in the area.
Deputies remotely stopped the vehicle and arrested three people on complaints of grand larceny of a motor vehicle.
Stephens said Logan County has had past problems with cars being stolen from the Whisper Glen, Charter Oak Hills and Sweetwater Springs areas near Charter Oak and Douglas Boulevard.
In western Logan County, there was a problem with stolen trailers and farm equipment. A bait trailer was used and deputies caught the thief when it was stolen.
Any vehicle can be decoy
The video cameras can be used in any vehicle that serves as the decoy. The county uses vehicles that are seized in criminal investigations so the department does not have to purchase additional vehicles, Stephens said.
"We're flexible enough to move to any area where there is a rash of thefts."
He said the bait car will be parked in a place accessible to the public but not on private property.
"We do have another target area as soon as the car is out of the shop," Stephens said. "It's in southern Logan County but that is all I can say.
"Yes, we will use the system in the future in problem areas."


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Well Sam Gagner's time with the Tampa Bay Lightning is short lived. Gagner has been traded twice in under two hours. The Lightning have traded the center to the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes needed a centerman after buying out Mike Ribeiro due to behavioral issues.The Lightning also traded B.J. Crombeen as well. GM Steve Yzerman said he wanted to make cap room and has now done that. In return the Lightning have received a 6th round draft pick and have cleared roughly $5.6 million dollars in space and the Bolts are retaining 1/3 of Gagne's salary.
TB has traded Sam Gagner to PHX, I mean Arizona. In any case, Gagner is a Coyote. #TSN — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 30, 2014
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Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 14:36:45 -0400 From: N Miller <nmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:nmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: Re: bupkis? bupkes? please help!!!!
Alison: Here are the facts.
Bobke is a Slavic borrowing (e.g. Polish bobek) and means dung. It is so defined and so spelled by Harkavy and recently by Niborski in his marvelous Yiddish-French dictionary. Both lexicographers also give bobkes! (not found in my Polish-English dictionary) defined as 'nonsense' by Harkavy and 'balivernes' by Niborski.
But while Yiddish borrows many words from the Slavic (paskudnyak, khaligan, bolshevik) it invariably (I think) forms the plural to conform with Germanic usage (paskudnyakes, etc.). Yiddish would never have bobki. And of course only those with inadequate knowledge of the language would form a plural with '-is'.
Yiddish, like Russian, is spelled phonetically. All letters are always pronounced the same. The o in bobke always rhymes with the o in love.
I hope this doesn't come too late.
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How you guys pull stuff like this off the cuff is beyond me. I love it -- made me smile (chuckling is out of the question for a bit). (But would you mind interpreting the word "bobkes"? Julie Krueger
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Half way back to normal comes the stare, and I sit, there is no other stare quite like it. My current fear of carpets is neither up nor down, for want of information, I sometimes wear a frown. I know were I in combat, I'd merely shrug and sigh, but here, re. the freeway, for an eye one thinks an eye. Cousin Job says I should know how much to ask for bumps, but actually we endure, split our bobkes from our lumps.
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text: What's your purpose in life? It's a big question, and a vital one. The Bible reveals that our real life-purpose is established forever by our Creator, God. It's to express His loving, intelligent nature as His very image, in whatever we're doing. This life-purpose is not something that comes and goes with circumstances. It's a permanent, built-in aspect of who we really are. Hear about your spiritual purpose and why it's the basis of a fulfilling life that blesses others.


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Why Have The Doors Remained So Popular?
The Doors have always defied a simple description.
Was the band pop or avant-garde? Were they pompous or profound? And what should observers make of the cult around lead singer Jim Morrison, who died in Paris in 1971 but remains a vivid presence in the minds of his fanatical fans?
The Los Angeles quartet took the pop-music world by storm in 1967 with their first hit, "Light My Fire." The group got its name from Aldous Huxley's book "The Doors of Perception."
For author and critic Greil Marcus, The Doors occupy a special place. They are still the group that blew his mind in 1967 when they played unheralded gigs in San Francisco. Marcus, author of the new book, "The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years," marvels that The Doors' songs seem to get as much airplay today – if not more – than they did some 40 years ago.


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Climate change, migration and food: The Untold Story
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Paris, 2 December 2015 – The latest global crises – the flow of refugees escaping violence and conflict, the rise of extremism – are grabbing headlines, but there's another story that is getting far less attention: how these issues are all inextricably linked to climate change and the impact it has on food security and stability in rural communities. It's a story that ultimately leads to the mass migration of people from rural areas to cities and across borders in search of opportunity or even basic survival.
"Food, Migration and Climate Change: The Untold Story" is a research report funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for presentation to international media attending the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP21) climate talks in Paris.
WHEN: Friday, 4 December at 3 p.m. (CET time)
WHERE: UN press briefing room #2 at COP21 –
WHO: Opening remarks from Kanayo F. Nwanze, IFAD President
Presentation of findings from commissioned research on media coverage, by Sam Dubberley, journalist and Director of Kishnish Media Ltd.
Media Invite No.: IFAD/06/2015
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invests in rural people, empowering them to reduce poverty, increase food security, improve nutrition and strengthen resilience. Since 1978, we have provided nearly US$17 billion in grants and low-interest loans to projects that have reached about 453 million people. IFAD is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency based in Rome – the UN's food and agriculture hub.
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Recent Scranton News
- As locals wait for word on family in Puerto Rico, vigil planned for Friday
- City to close 200 and 300 blocks of North Washington Ave. Friday for Spirit Ride
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- Airport sets public meeting on master plan
Scranton police said they are optimistic they will find the culprit responsible for hitting a city bridge, forcing it to close four days ago.
"The investigation is still active, but we do feel we will have the person responsible for the damage to the bridge. We're confident," said Police Chief Carl Graziano.
On Friday, city police launched an investigation into the hit-and-run under the Moosic Street bridge, in which a vehicle entering the Central Scranton Expressway from Cedar Avenue clipped and severely damaged all eight beams supporting the bridge. The bridge connects Moosic and Spruce streets and serves as a primary artery into downtown Scranton.
One day later, on Saturday, city police impounded a truck they found in a parking lot in Dunmore, though Chief Graziano would neither confirm nor deny the truck is part of the investigation.
Meanwhile, a team from the state Department of Transportation's Harrisburg office is in the early stages of designing a new bridge, which officials say could be finished - at the soonest - in early 2013, PennDOT spokesman James May said Monday.
PennDOT likely will foot the cost of the estimated $1 million project - a project not included in the state's 12-year transportation program. However, officials say they are hopeful the project's funding is eventually covered by the individual responsible for the damage.
The new project could delay some "long-term" projects as the bridge reconstruction vaults to the top of PennDOT's priority list, Mr. May said.
"It's a well-traveled bridge that is not accessible right now," Mr. May said. "There is a great sense of urgency for us to act quickly."
The County of Lackawanna Transit System announced a detour to a couple of its routes that is in effect until further notice.
On the No. 21 East Mountain/Wintermantle and the No. 25 Valley/Hilltop, heading outbound, the route will run from Spruce Street to Pittston Avenue to Hemlock Street to Prospect Avenue and back to Moosic Street. Inbound, the route will run Moosic Street to Pittston Avenue to Birch Street to South Washington Avenue and, finally, to Lackawanna Avenue.
Meanwhile, local businesses worry the bridge closure will affect customer traffic. Dooley Adcroft, the human resources manager at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., 511 Moosic St., said he worries people will not want to go out of their way to get a morning coffee.
"The winter season tends to be the best time for us in terms of traffic," Mr. Adcroft said.
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CARSON, Calif. – The Armenian city of Vanadzor is one of contrasts, with picturesque architecture dating back to the Bronze Age flanked by an unsightly chemical plant.
Likewise, one of Vanadzor's most successful exports, Australian-based Vic Darchinyan, is a paradoxical character who splits opinion in the boxing world.
A little man with a giant punch, Darchinyan systematically demolished Mexico's Cristian Mijares with a ninth-round knockout at the Home Depot Center on Saturday night.
The victory established him as the first man to unify the 115-pound title and provided dynamic entertainment for the watching television audience.
On the surface, the 32-year-old Darchinyan has little downside. An aggressive and unorthodox puncher, he offers guaranteed entertainment and has a chance to emerge as one of boxing's genuine stars.
However, the boorish manner in which he conducts himself out of the ring does nothing to help the sport that he clearly lives and breathes.
In this era when fans increasingly are indicating they have tired of the histrionic and self-promoting antics of fighters with more mouth than merit, Darchinyan does himself no favors.
He showed little grace in victory, interrupting the Mijares camp as they spoke at a postfight news conference and sarcastically imparting his "thanks for the belt."
Such a lack of class was uncalled for and conflicted starkly with the poise and determination he had shown less than an hour earlier, in what must rate as one of the most impressive performances of his 33-fight career.
Yet if he can keep fighting like he did against Mijares (36-4-2), it may not matter.
"I have got a fighter who talks a lot of [expletive]," said promoter Gary Shaw. "But he backs up that [expletive]."
Darchinyan promised before the fight to destroy Mijares and he did so. He was ahead 79-72 on all three scorecards when the contest ended with Mijares flat on his back in the final second of the ninth – thanks to a crushing straight left.
From the moment an uppercut dumped Mijares on the canvas in Round 1, there was going to be only one winner, as his clubbing left hand hit the target again and again.
Mijares looked a far cry from the polished performer who racked up seven straight title fight victories in 2007 and 2008.
Most critics had predicted another triumph for the popular Mexican, whose personality and looks have attracted a strong following.
But Darchinyan was a different prospect altogether and never allowed his rival to get into his rhythm.
"A lot of people thought Vic was like Jorge Arce [whom Mijares beat in April 2007]," Shaw said. "But Vic is different. He is the Mexican-killer."
Darchinyan's only defeat remains his knockout at the hands of Nonito Donaire in July 2007, a blemish on his record that many believed would hasten his demise from the elite level.
This, however, was an emphatic reminder he still has the goods and is among the very best in the lower weight classes.
A rematch with Donaire, who beat Moruti Mthalane of South Africa in Las Vegas on Saturday night, is highly unlikely.
Instead, Darchinyan is looking at Fernando Monteil and Israel Vazquez as potential fights to boost both his reputation and earnings.
"I look at boxing a different way," Darchinyan said. "For me it is just about the boxing. When my son grows up I want people to know he is Vic Darchinyan's son – and for that to mean something.
"I want people to remember me, and it is not just about staying in one division and defending your title so many times."
First though, there will a trip to his native Armenia, to where it all began in the amateur ranks.
There will be a round of interviews, some promotional appearances and a chance to catch up with old friends.
And, of course, a visit to Vanadzor, the ancient city where the delighted locals can greet a favorite son who has secured his own place in boxing history.


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Last year's scandal surrounding Brazil's National Development Bank is making some wonder whether it can still successfully lead Brazil's privatization process
From LatinFinance, Number 105
by Jennifer L. Rich
Last year's scandal
surrounding Brazil's National Development Bank is
making some wonder whether it can still successfully lead
Brazil's privatization process.
Scandals can soon dull the shine
on even the most glorious of achievements. Just ask officials
at Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES), the
institution in charge of a privatization process that brought
in a whopping $37.3 billion last year.
The bank's glory lies
not only in the size of privatization proceeds raised in
1998—a figure which is not much less than the $48
billion garnered through state sales between 1990 and
1997—but also in the fact that 60% of that amount came from outside
the country during a year in which foreigners were fleeing
emerging markets in droves.
Indeed, 1998 saw the largest
participation of foreign capital ever in the nine years that
Brazil has been selling state assets—a process that
reached a crescendo last year with July's $18.9
billion sale of telephone company Telebras. In that sale, 13
new telecommunications operators, dominated by
Spain's Telefonica, Telecom Italia and US-based
MCI, promised to lead the country's phone
system—and Brazil itself—into the 21st
Yet despite the fanfare
surrounding Telebras and the enormous feather it put in
BNDES's cap, the telco's sale also
ironically forced an abrupt shift in leadership that some
observers see as a considerable body blow to the once confident
Last November, Brazilian weekly
news magazine Veja released taped conversations
between then-BNDES President Andre Lara Resende and
Communications Minister Luiz Carlos Mendonca de Barros that put
in doubt their objectivity in choosing buyers during the
Telebras sale. And although Lara Resende and Mendonca de Barros
considered themselves exonerated by the failed bid of the
consortium that they were accused of favoring, the two men were
eventually forced to resign as political pressures heated
The changing of the guard brought
on by Lara Resende's downfall has resulted in both
old and new faces holding the reins of power at the BNDES. The
bank's vice president, Jose Pio Borges, who had in
fact also offered his resignation in the wake of the scandal,
was finally persuaded to assume the presidency in January.
Meanwhile, the president of Lehman Brothers in Brazil, Jose
Luiz Osorio de Almeida Filho, was appointed as the new director
of privatization for the bank.
BNDES veteran Pio
Borges' ability to lead may not be in doubt, but
the shake-up has raised serious doubts as to whether the BNDES
can now successfully sell the remaining assets on the auction
"Although it is not going to
affect the BNDES's reputation or (its) staff, the
scandal could affect the BNDES's role as a major
force behind privatization," said Francisco Gros, managing
director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, an adviser to the
government on the Telebras sale.
And if ever there were a time when
the wheels of Brazil's privatization juggernaut
needed to run smoothly, it is now. Investor jitters over a
ballooning fiscal deficit, an ever shrinking reserve base and a
recently devalued currency have only heightened the urgency to
complete the privatization process.
Even under normal circumstances,
Brazilian privatizations are difficult at best. Assets are
generally large and have extensive and normally undefined
contingent liabilities. But some experts are wondering how far
the BNDES will stick out its neck so soon after the Telebras
scandal chopped off its head.
"The BNDES felt quite good about
everything it did, and I think these guys feel fairly hurt by
having had their ears pulled," added Gros. "The message we are
getting from the BNDES is: '…if you are in government,
you can't take any initiative. We are being asked
to be mediocre, so we aren't going to do anything
going forward.'"
Signs of
Pio Borges and the highly-regarded
BNDES staff plan to auction 13 companies at the federal level
this year, including electric generators Furnas, Chesf and
Eletronorte, as well as São Paulo state bank Banespa.
Fernando Perrone, the interim head of privatization at BNDES,
told LatinFinance in January that conservative
estimates put the government's take at $20
Yet the unsuccessful auction of
Alagoas electric company Ceal in December only fueled talk that
the privatization program was facing trouble in 1999. Although
companies involved in the sale cited unresolved liabilities and
an overly-high base price for the failure, one local
businessman at the time referred to the defeat as the "breaking
of the spinal cord" of the BNDES's command over
the privatization process. Others disagree.
"Obviously, it is a pity that we
lost people of the caliber of Andre Lara Resende, but the game
is a political one and that is the name of the game," said
Winston Fritsch, president of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson do
Brasil. "I don't think that the mission of the
BNDES will change in the eyes of the people who have to do the
Perrone at the BNDES agreed: "I
can't think of any objective reason why the BNDES
would change its form of conducting the program. Why would you
want to alter a program that is so successful and so
The bank had a minor victory in
mid-January in auctioning off two of the four mirror telecom
companies for a total of R$115 million. Each asset, however,
had only one bidder. The Tele Norte Leste mirror was sold to
the Canbra group, which includes Bell Canada, WLL and Qualcomm
for the base price of R$60 million. The Bonari group, which
includes the UKs National Grid, Sprint and France Telecom,
bought the Embratel mirror for R$55 million, 37.5% above the
base price of R$40 million. Nevertheless, the
BNDES's role in the sale was barely mentioned in
the press.
"Since there is no major
privatization going on in the very short term, I think that
they are trying to be very low profile for the time being,"
said Marcelo Serfaty, chief economist at Rio-based Banco
But, he added: "I
don't see any kind of reduction of the presence or
the importance of the BNDES in the privatization program. What
they will probably do is just not go so far in exposing their
How important are privatization
proceeds to the country in 1999? When the Brazilian government
formulated its $28 billion fiscal adjustment package last fall
as a precursor to its loan agreement with the International
Monetary Fund, it estimated privatization revenues of $20
billion for 1999. Economists, however, aren't as
concerned with the numbers.
"The impact is indirect," said
Carlos Kawall, chief economist at Citibank in São Paulo.
"If the privatization program is set back $5 billion in the
first half of the year, the impact on the economy is the
interest that you will have to pay on the $5 billion in debt
that you won't be able to retire. You get an
expenditure that is around $600 million. For a government that
has to cut $28 billion next year, $600 million is not
The fiscal adjustment measures
that are nearing full passage in Congress should be a long-term
fix to the country's domestic debt problems,
eventually relieving the need for privatization proceeds.
But the real problem is not the
IMF, which has already sent a team to Brazil to rework fiscal
and monetary assumptions after the real was left to float in
January, but international investors. The debate in
privatization circles is one of timing.
Serfaty at Pactual advocates
stepping up the privatizations scheduled for this year. "We
need to show the international market that there is confidence
in Brazil," he said. "I think that privatizing Banespa would be
a great idea, especially considering that Citibank announced
that it would be a buyer at the right price. That would create
a better perception for Brazil."
The Brazilian government, for its
part, announced late in January that Banespa's
sale, which was tentatively scheduled for April, would be moved
back to May. And the exact schedule for 1999 privatizations has
yet to be divulged by the BNDES.
January's devaluation
of the real comes as a mixed blessing for Brazil's
privatization efforts. A cheaper real means that assets should
draw more interest from foreign investors. And direct investors
that feared growing foreign exchange risk now have much less to
worry about. But the government must now cope with companies
that may be worth less because of dollar-denominated debt
burdens or high imports. It is in this type of situation where
the BNDES' expertise is the most needed, say some
"By themselves, the BNDES
can't change the direction of investor sentiment,
but they can certainly help nudge some of these
privatizations," said Gros. "Obviously, the issue is whether
foreign direct investors are going to want to put resources
into Brazil right now. But what the BNDES can do is assure
maximum competition and maximum price."
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The BNDES role also extends past
the federal level. As a case in point, the government of the
state of Paraiba undertook in December to auction state
electric company Saelpa. The state, despite advice from
consultants, chose to add the expected premium on to the base
price of the asset. The auction failed.
It is in these state
privatizations that observers say BNDES expertise could provide
welcome support to the dozen or so companies on the auction
block in 1999.
"The BNDES can have an important
role in advising the state governments that will
now—as part of their own reform and because of the
financial pinch they will be feeling in 1999—start a
second wave of privatization in the states," said Fritsch at
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Port Isabel man sentenced without parole for sexually assaulting a child
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:26:25 GMT —
Miguel Angel Aguilera was sentenced to 33 years in prison after being found guilty for aggravated sexual assault of a child, who was under the age of six.
A judge on the 138th state District Court sentenced Aguilera Monday.
Since the victim was under the age of six during the time of the assault, the 22-year-old has no possibility of parole or early release.
A jury found the Port Isabel resident guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child, Friday.
Cameron County Assistant District Attorneys Stephanie Rollins and Brandy Bailey, members of District Attorney Luis V. Saenz Child Abuse Unit, prosecuted the case.
Still, the number of years a child sex predator serves behind bars will never equal to the lifetime of pain a victim endures, Saenz said in a statement.
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posting again for LRCollier after seeing his work using Caity's tutorial
Name - Makrinos
Race - Gnome (male)
Guild - there is no cow level
Class - Warlock
Gear - Full 277 Warlock T10
same idea as the rogue one you posted for kendren, character on the left using a casting animation, name/guild on the left (same font would be awesome). black/gray/orange color scheme to match warlock 277 T10. thanks and keep up the awesome work!
of course, sorry. http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sh...njuros&cn=LunyOriginally Posted by LRCollier
Hey mate, thanks for giving it a go .. tried to PM but the verification letters aren't showing up :SOriginally Posted by Panoramixe
yeah i forgot to say what hair i wanted but when i remembered I was a bit too late :P ... well you got the hair style right but not the color (white) .. also i didnt know i would like worse than i expected without a tabard on so can you add the warsong gulch tabard as my tabard? (http://www.wowhead.com/?item=19505)
I know im being an ass and asking for loads but last thing, i was hoping you could mirror the blades edge arena so that the gate shows since this way it looks really dull with a wall and a bridge
thanks a bunch mate
Originally Posted by Perfect
Here's some tries:
If you want anything changed let me know.
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Thanks a lot for the sig. It looks awsome, just what I had in mind ;DOriginally Posted by Safhira
Why is the shield generator always outside the shield?
..wowOriginally Posted by LRCollier
this sig is flawless tyvm
Name: Cathtastic
Class: Druid
Race: Tauren
Gear: Preferably in full tier 10 with Val'anyr, as I am close to having all thirty fragments and tier 10 is well on its way.
Guild: I would prefer to have this kept blank as I am in the process of changing guilds.
Style: Go wild! I want something eye-catching, and preferably green, but if you have a different idea that could work, go for it! Something different always impresses me.
Thanks a lot, I admire you guys so much.
Name: Dracos
Class: Mage
Race: Blood Elf
Gear: Full Tier 10, ilvl 264(green version) would be cool but without the helm on. You can check my armory for what my character looks like without the helm:
Realm: Dethecus
Guild: Horatii
Style: Im an arcane mage so I would like to see some sort of arcane theme. I like the dark blue and purple colors. Casting arcane blast or missiles could be cool. Action shot would be best. You guys are the artists, im sure you can come up with something very cool.
Thanks! These sigs are amazing! Im very impressed! I can't wait to see what you come up with!!
Hello. You guys made me sign up to MMOchamp!
I love your work, so please grace me with a sig ^_^
Armory: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...am&n=disgraced
Name: Disgraced
Class: Death Knight
Race/Gender: Night elf female with the long, dark blue hair.
Realm: Hellscream
Guild: Fates Downfall
The gear I'd like is shown here : http://www.wowhead.com/?compare=5113...;6;64784:4+1:0
I'd like her holding http://www.wowhead.com/?item=51133 under her left arm, and holding http://www.wowhead.com/?item=50798 over her right shoulder.
As for the surroundings, I'd like many dead scourge by her feet. For the background, I'm not so sure about the color. Maybe something dark and fitting for a death knight, or possibly ICC/Icecrown in general.
Sorry if this is too specific, but just do whatever you can or whatever looks best to you ^_^ You're the artists. :3 Thank you!!
*Edit: If her standing up makes it look too squished in, maybe you could just have her sitting down on the ground with her helm by her side, her left arm over her knee, but the blade still over her shoulder, and dead scourge still around her. Thanks
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Just thought I'd inform you guys that there's not any help needed anymore. After deleting my first request (same as the one quoted), and reposting without getting any response i decided to give it a go myself.Originally Posted by Memorïa91
Keep up the good work though (:
Hey guys, just reposting my Sig request, i think it may have been missed :-[
Name - Zariya
Race - Female Orc (high ponytail hairdo, brown hair)
Server - Hellfire EU
Guild - Devils Own
Class - Warrior (Fury for pve, Arms for pvp)
Wondering if you someone could do a sig where it shows t10 warr set on the left and relentless pvp set on the right?
fury weps shadowedge and cryptmaker, arms wep shadowedge.
Just a lil image I was going for :P
also a dark background with maybe orange or goldish highlighted area's if possible, but ofc you're the artists so please do what you think will look best
Thanks in advance
Thanks alot! its perfect.Originally Posted by LRCollier
One more thing though... you dont have to do it but I would appreciate it. Im no good at photoshop at all and if possible, could you make an avatar of that sig with the name incorporated somewhere please?
thanks again and good work!
Is this okay?
Perfect thanks a million.
Oh that's very nice indeed. Thanks very much i love it.Originally Posted by Amuno


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Until now, New Hammer have been very keen to stress the New, but there's a lovely retrospective feel to this poster image that bodes well for the film.
All it lacks is the legend 'A Hammer Film' emblazoned somewhere near the top.
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MySpace and Facebook have come to reflect class divisions in American society, according to an informal research project.
Since Facebook opened up last September, ongoing press coverage of MySpace as a dangerous place and Facebook's positioning as a home for those with elite aspirations have help create a socioeconomic divide between the two sites, argues Danah Boyd, a Ph.D. student at the School of Information Sciences at University of California at Berkeley.
"The goodie two shoes, jocks, athletes, or other 'good' kids are now going to Facebook," Boyd observes in an essay titled "Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace." "These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college."
Facebook appeals to the ruling class, as Boyd sees it.
"MySpace is still home for Latino/Hispanic teens, immigrant teens, 'burnouts,' 'alternative kids,' 'art fags,' punks, emos, goths, gangstas, queer kids, and other kids who didn't play into the dominant high school popularity paradigm," Boyd insists. "These are kids whose parents didn't go to college, who are expected to get a job when they finish high school. These are the teens who plan to go into the military immediately after schools."
Boyd believes the design choices of the two sites reflect and appeal to different sets of users. "Most teens who exclusively use Facebook are familiar with and have an opinion about MySpace," she says. "These teens are very aware of MySpace and they often have a negative opinion about it. They see it as gaudy, immature, and 'so middle school.' They prefer the 'clean' look of Facebook, noting that it is more mature and that MySpace is 'so lame.' "
The glitzy MySpace aesthetic, Boyd argues, "resonates far better" with those of lower social rank.
Boyd points to the military's ban on MySpace last month to illustrate the divide between the two sites. "A month ago, the military banned MySpace but not Facebook," she observes. "This was a very interesting move because the division in the military reflects the division in high schools. Soldiers are on MySpace; officers are on Facebook."
Boyd says she don't quite know what to do with this work, but she hopes it will prompt some questions. "What does it mean that, in a society where we can't talk about class, we can see it play out online?" she asks. "And what does it mean in a digital world where no one's supposed to know you're a dog, we can guess your class background based on the tools you use?"
Boyd says she has analyzed more than 10,000 MySpace profiles, logged some 2,000 hours online at MySpace, and interviewed 90 teens from a variety of backgrounds in seven states. She acknowledges that her approach to ethnography has underemphasized rural areas and the Deep South, and notes that she doesn't have access to Facebook profiles.


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The latest from Stereolab, a band scheduled to appear December 2 at the Bluebird Theater, is garnering reviews that vary from average to mediocre for a very simple reason: Critics grow tired of raving about cult acts that resolutely refuse to enter the mainstream and eventually turn on previous objects of praise out of sheer boredom. But while Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night isn't Stereolab's finest disc (1996's Emperor Tomato Ketchup still holds that honor), it's a consistently engaging one that finds the group maintaining an impressively elevated level of creativity -- and I'm not afraid to admit it.
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Once again, Tortoise's John McEntire is on hand as co-producer, and his interest in avant-garde jazz colors the disc from the very beginning: Track one, "Fuses [259K aiff]," is introduced by a Max Roach-like drum pattern, swirling, spitting brass, and dancing vibes courtesy of Dominic Murcott that eventually share space with the contrapuntal nonsense vocals of Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen. Yet the bravura nature of the performance is muted by cool intellect that's in ample supply throughout songs whose variety demonstrates the increasing confidence and range of Stereolab mastermind Tim Gane and the outfit as a whole. " People Do It All the Time" offers up martial pop interspersed with High Llamas-type burbling (the Llamas' Sean O'Hagan is responsible) and dada lyrics with a lefty edge ("Fragile/Rare/Occasion out of chaos"); "Free Design" juxtaposes a swinging rhythm with programmatic rhythms and deadpan crooning; "Blips, Drips and Strips" is a heady trip to a lounge of the future; "Italian Shoes Continuum" ambles at the speed of dreams; and "Puncture in the Radar Permutation" transplants a Kurt Weillian cabaret to the far edges of the galaxy.
As usual, Gane and company keep their feelings at arm's length, thereby incurring the wrath of listeners who prefer being engaged emotionally rather than intellectually. But visceral appeal is easy (even a knucklehead like Fred Durst can manage that), while coming up with sounds that tickle and seduce the brain à la "Come and Play in the Milky Night," Cobra's lovely denouement, is a skill beyond all but a few. Noting that in print might not be as grabby as implying that Stereolab's wad has been shot. But, fortunately, it's the truth.