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THE COMMUTE: The ongoing problem of the B1 and B49 bypassing intending passengers while school is in session, which I have mentioned many times before, took no vacation during the recent Polar Vortex. I know I sound like a broken record, but I will continue complaining until something is done. The reason this practice continues is because passengers just accept it as normal operating practice and do not complain. Others believe their complaints will fall on deaf ears, so what's the use? However, complaining does get results. The MTA, like other agencies and companies, use complaints to measure how they are doing.
On January 7, when New York City was enduring its lowest temperatures since 1896, and one day after school winter recess ended, New York City buses were still not making attempts to pick up all passengers waiting for buses. This required some passengers to needlessly wait at least double the scheduled headway. Normally inconvenient, this could have had deadly results for our elderly population, were they are forced to wait 30 or 40 minutes, or longer, for a bus in such sub-frigid temperatures.
Last Tuesday, I decided to make a short trip to the post office, the bank, and do a little shopping. Rather than wait for a bus, I decided to walk and only take a bus if I saw one coming, which is my usual practice, since I rarely use buses for long trips these days. When I arrived at West End Avenue, I saw a B1 approaching with three other passengers waiting, either for the B1 or B49. The bus (#4881) did not stop although there was room for at least three more passengers. After several more minutes, a B49 (#5171) approached and also bypassed the stop. Another B49 (#4623) with only about 55 passengers aboard was marked "Next Bus Please" and also refused to stop.
I was ready to resume walking until I saw another bus in the distance. I figured if it was a B49, I could use another post office and another bank, and forego the shopping. It was a B1 (#4887), more crowded than the buses ahead of it, with about 70 passengers. However, since it was a low floor bus, it appeared very full with passengers, although there was some room in the back of the bus. This driver, however, did stop and asked passengers to move to the rear. All three passengers were able to board. The operator remarked that it was important to serve our seniors, and he knows how difficult it is for them to wait for a bus in this frigid weather. He had a heart and I thanked him for stopping.
I also told him that the three buses before him refused to stop although they were carrying fewer passengers than he was. One of the other boarding passengers immediately corrected me stating that the previous "seven" buses did not stop. This occurred between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. — certainly not the peak hour.
Where else in the city is this also happening and when will something be done about it? Years ago, buses never left passengers standing at bus stops unless they were absolutely filled to capacity. Now, even buses with available seats bypass waiting passengers on occasion and use their "Next Bus Please" sign even when there is no other bus in sight. I will be investigating this problem further and hope to report back with some positive results in the near future.
Politics Over Transit
In other news, we saw this past week how politics became more important than the public's welfare. Of course I am talking about the George Washington Bridge scandal, or the phantom-traffic-study-gate. You know, where an inordinate number of lanes on the George Washington Bridge were closed for four days last September. That caused massive traffic tie-ups, which spread throughout Fort Lee, New Jersey and posed a danger for emergency vehicles. At least one death was reported where the delay in receiving emergency aid could have made a difference. [Ed. – The Daily News reports that "The family of a 91-year-old woman who died during the George Washington Bridge lane closings won't blame her death on the government-generated gridlock."]
It was the top news of the week, in which political payback took the front seat over the public good. Before the scandal broke, the official reason for the lane closures was a "traffic study." Did anyone actually believe that reason? Why would you create massive traffic chaos in order to conduct a study? If there was, in fact, a traffic study, any sensible person would have immediately halted it after the first day and not allow it to continue for three more days. The reasons for the huge traffic jam had to go deeper. I will not take a partisan approach blaming one political party over the other, because both parties are capable of such unconscionable actions.
Another example of politics being more important than transit was Governor Cuomo's announcement to add four Metro-North stations in the Bronx. This is great news for north Bronx residents who have, for too long, suffered with overly long commutes to Manhattan. We built the massive Co-op City in the Bronx in the 1960s and it took more than 50 years to decide to serve the area with rapid transit. Unthinkable.
It also shows that the governor is considering other mass transit improvements besides mega projects for Manhattan and Select Bus Service (SBS) for the outer boroughs. Now, only if intra-city railroad fares are rationalized, so that it doesn't cost three times the price of a subway ride or more to use a railroad within the city limits. Also, why should the construction of four stations and some other improvements cost more than one billion dollars? After all, we are not doing any underground tunneling. Can't the costs be brought down somewhat? I guess I am asking too much now.
The obvious question, however, is why the MTA chairman was not allowed to announce this good news and why it had to come from the governor? The answer should be obvious. Governor Cuomo is up for re-election this year. After first stealing transit money necessitating severe service cutbacks and fare hikes, and twice defeating the Transit Lockbox bill (once by watering it down to make it mostly meaningless), he needed to show he does indeed care about mass transit for the outer boroughs. Let's just hope he also cares for the other three outer boroughs as well.
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"Sky Is Falling Down", the new video from British melodic metallers CODE OF SILENCE — who are fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto (REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE, ADAGIO, SYMBOLICA, LORD OF MUSHROOMS) — can be seen below. Filmed in the derelict Lansdowne Parish Church in Glasgow, Scotland, on a freezing cold December day, the clip was captured by director MJ Dixon of Mycho Pictures.CODE OF SILENCE recently signed with Mausoleum Records and Rubicon Music. Produced by Paul Logue (EDEN'S CURSE) and mixed and mastered by Italian producer Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDEN'S CURSE, HARDLINE, LIONVILLE) CODE OF SILENCE's full-length debut, "Dark Skies Over Babylon", is described in a press release as "a grandiose thematic album based upon the tales of the legendary Knights Templar during the period of the Crusades." The CD is scheduled for release on January 23 in Japan, February 25 in Europe and April 9 in North America. Alongside the experienced Monsanto, CODE OF SILENCE features young virtuoso guitarist Ben Randall (POWER QUEST) who turned heads when he won "The Most Promising Young Guitarist" award at the 2008 inaugural Guitar Idol competition in London at just 17 years old. With a field of over 750 international entrants, Randall wowed judges who praised "his level of technical virtuosity at such a young age, coupled with a level of phrasing beyond his years," a hallmark of his playing throughout the CODE OF SILENCE debut. The rest of CODE OF SILENCE consists of keyboardist Scott McLean (FALLOCH, CONCEPT OF TIME), drummer John Clelland (THE CROWS, THE JACK, KARMA, THE TROUBLESHOOTERS), and bassist and band leader James Murray. "Dark Skies Over Babylon" track listing: 01. Omertà
02. Bitter Sweet Paradise
03. Sky Is Falling Down
04. Tame The Tempest
05. Dark Skies Over Babylon
06. Seventh Seal
07. Witches Of November
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All-Stars roundup: Grass Valley Junior All-Stars blast Nevada City, roll into next round
July 1, 2014
The Grass Valley All-Stars steamrolled the Nevada City All-Stars Monday, 27-2, advancing to the next round of the District 11 Junior Division All-Stars Tournament.
Grass Valley put the game away early with a 15-run first inning and never slowed, tallying runs in every inning after on their way to eliminating Nevada City.
The All-Stars from Grass Valley (2-1) put together 24 hits on the day led by Kyle Felhaber with five hits, two of which were doubles, and four RBIs. Luke Cornish added three hits and three RBIs, Ty Trathen also drove in three runs, Cody Jianano scored three runs and drove in three, Jace Wheeler drew three walks, had an RBI and scored twice, Cole Anderson scored three times and drove in three, Sam Hopper scored four runs, and Tyler Neilson added two RBIs and scored four times.
From the mound, Anderson, Kyle Cunniberti and Trathen combined to hold Nevada City to four hits and two unearned runs.
For Nevada City Seth De Sena went 2-for-3 with a run scored, Robin Jones added a hit and Jaxon Green also had a base knock.
With the win, Grass Valley advances through the tourney and will play Wednesday against the loser of the Auburn (1-0) vs. Lincoln (1-0) game.
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In other Junior All-Stars action, the Penn Valley All-Stars (1-0), who beat Nevada City Saturday, will take on Tri-City (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. tonight in a matchup of unbeatens in the tourney.
Bear River (1-1) will try and stave off elimination when they face Rocklin (0-1) at 5 p.m. today.
All District 11 Junior Division All-Stars games are being played at the field at 5550 3rd St. in Rocklin. For a full bracket and scores for all the District 11 All-Stars tournaments visit http://district11llb.com.
Major All-Stars
The All-Stars from Sierra Foothill Little League (Colfax) have been on a tear, handily beating All-Stars teams from Penn Valley, Nevada City and Grass Valley to earn a spot in the District 11 (Area 2) championship game.
Sierra Foothill (3-0) will face Foresthill in the finals at 6:30 p.m. today at Pioneer Park.
Foresthill (2-1) beat Grass Valley (1-2) in the semifinal round Monday to reach the championship, and must beat Sierra Foothill twice to claim the title.
Sierra Foothill has been impressive at the plate and in the field throughout the tourney, beating its opponents by a combined score of, 46-11.
The All-Stars from Nevada City were eliminated from the tourney Sunday after falling to Foresthill, 7-3. Nevada City (0-2) also lost to Sierra Foothill, 13-5, Saturday.
Penn Valley (0-2) was ousted on Saturday after dropping games to Sierra Foothill on Friday and Foresthill on Saturday.
In District 11( Area 1) action Bear River beat Tri-City 10-2 last Thursday and took on Lincoln Monday.
10/11 All-Stars
In the District 11 (10/11 year-old division) tourney, the Nevada City All-Stars earned an impressive win over the weekend, beating Mid-Placer, 19-5.
The win has Nevada City (1-0) in the winners bracket and it will face Lincoln (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Lincoln beat Rocklin (0-1) Saturday, 4-1.
The Grass Valley All-Stars dropped their opening round game to Auburn, and will play Sierra Foothill in an elimination game at 5 p.m. today.
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The video was shot in June 2008, about a year after my last hang glider flight there.
Hang Glider Video from Suffolk coastal floaters flying club, I have an Airwave Calypso.
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GAINESVILLE - Kim Waters has been selected to serve as the Finance Chairman for the State YMCA of Georgia in Hall County for 2012. The Finance Drive is currently underway to support the State YMCA program in middle and high schools in Georgia through Hi-Y, Tri-Hi-Y and Co-ed "Y" Clubs.
"Y" Clubs are leadership development, service-oriented faith-based school clubs for 6th-12th grade students statewide. These "Y" Club members conduct monthly school and community service projects and participate in a variety of conferences geared towards government education and Christian character.
In Hall County, "Y" Clubs can be found at North Hall High School, Chestatee Middle School, Chestatee High School, Johnson High School, South Hall Middle School, and looking to start activity at Lakeview Academy. Plans are in the works to start Clubs in the remaining county and city public schools soon. All donations will go to assist in this effort.
For more information on the State YMCA of Georgia, visit www.yclub.org or call 770-455-9622.


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If you ask Stan Heath, the difference in Gus Gilchrist from a year ago is like night and day. It could also end up being the difference between losing and winning for USF basketball. As the Bulls play their home opener tonight against Virginia, they continue to seek a strong scoring complement to star guard Dominique Jones. And Gilchrist, who averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds as a freshman, appears poised to become such a player. "It really is night and day, every aspect of the game," said Gilchrist, a 6-foot-10, 243-pound sophomore from Clinton, Md., who can play power forward and center.
USF opened its season Friday with a 67-61 win at Southern Methodist, and Gilchrist shined, with a career-high 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting along with nine rebounds, two shy of his best total last season.
It was the kind of dominant game Gilchrist was touted as being capable of when he was rated by Scout.com as the nation's No. 9 center coming out of high school in 2007. He signed with Virginia Tech but was granted a release after the campus shootings there in April 2007. He enrolled at Maryland but left after learning that an ACC transfer rule would cost him a year of eligibility.
He joined the Bulls last season in December and started 12 games, finishing as the team's No. 3 scorer as he tried to meet the high expectations that followed him to USF.
"He hadn't played organized basketball in two years. You don't just walk onto the Big East stage," Heath said. "I'd say 10 points and four rebounds is pretty good for a freshman."
Physically, Gilchrist looked like he hadn't played in two years, his minutes limited by fatigue that hurt him on both ends of the court. His relative sluggishness was initially thought to be simple rust, but USF's trainers later diagnosed him as being anemic and have been able to correct that with iron supplements.
That's not the only iron that has helped Gilchrist, who was busy in the weight room in the offseason. He said he came to USF able to bench-press about 135 pounds, and now he's up to "around 300," with the confidence that comes with that strength.
"I play defense better, because I have my legs under me," Gilchrist said. "I also can play down low a little more, be physical, get rebounds, and that's going to help the team. Last year, our leading rebounder was Dominique Jones. He's a great rebounder, but he's also a guard."
Thanks to Gilchrist and 6-11 junior college transfer Jarrid Famous, Jones is going to have trouble leading the Bulls on the boards again. One area Heath will be watching is Gilchrist's attitude, hoping to see more energy in the way he carries himself on the court, whether he's playing well or not.
"He still has growth there," Heath said. "I think his body language — he doesn't see it, but we see that. It's something he has to work on. … I'd like to see him smile a little more. I'd like to see him interact with people a little more. That's just a process he's got to go through. He's an only child, has been an introvert most of his life, but I'd like to see him grow out of that."
As Heath eyes a big step forward for his team after going 4-14 in the Big East last season, he sees the same high potential in Gilchrist.
"I think this is the year for him to be a little more consistent, to have a better feel for how to play at this level," Heath said. "I think we're seeing that in workouts and practice. I still don't think he's scratched the surface of where he can be, but I think he will get there."
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Just for Kids
At Rosa Mexicano, we've turned authentic Mexican cooking into "juego de niños" (that's Spanish for "child's play"). Our popular "Rock the Guac" program combines the authentic flavors of Mexico with fun for all ages. Parents are even welcome to join the festivities along with their children at any visit to the restaurant. We'll teach tomorrow's culinary stars how to prepare our famous tableside guacamole. Every child will also get their own "Rock the Guac" apron and photos if desired. So move beyond mac n' cheese and come "Rock the Guac."
Our Young Amigos guests can enjoy thier choice of entrée, ice cream and beverage. Served with Mexican rice, black beans and fresh roasted corn or green salad.


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Contact InformationAlbany Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, Inc.
P.o. Box 3632
1501 Newton Road
Albany, GA 31701-3487
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Type of Entity: Non-profit Corporation
Entity Creation Date: Mar 27, 1980
Days in Business: 13692 days
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Albany Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, Inc. is located in Albany, Georgia and is listed as an active/compliance Non-profit Corporation. Albany Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, Inc. was started on Mar 27, 1980 which was 13692 days ago.
EmployeesRugenia Watts: Secretary
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These projects show that LED lights aren't just a substitute for other lights, they're a whole new, exciting set of tools.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 14, 2011
Elemental LED, a San Francisco Bay Area-based LED lighting company, has launched a new monthly initiative, which provides incentives for employees to create their own projects that utilize LED lights. Managers launched the program in the beginning of May, and employees showed off their first projects last week.
Every month, each participating employee will be given a modest budget to be spent on any of the LED lights and accessories in Elemental LED's catalog of products. At the end of each month, management will host a show and tell, in which each employee is given the opportunity to show off his/her creation. Everyone present will vote on their favorites, and the winners will receive gift certificates to local restaurants and stores.
Projects that were shared for the month of May included: A movie box lit by LED light bars; a color changing LED-lit alien helmet; a motorcycle headlight retrofitted with LED dome lights; an art piece inspired by Shaun Kasperbauer, and composed of empty plastic bottles and color changing LED strip light; a bike rider kit including LED strip light retrofitted to a bike helmet and messenger bag for safety; and several other submissions.
"The first month of the Employee DIY project was a major success. I was incredibly impressed by the creativity and innovation people put into their LED lighting designs, and can't wait to see what people come up with in the months to come," says Elemental LED Marketing Manager Charlotte Dick.
Creative Engineer Dan Nelson adds, "Now that the use of LED lights has become more mainstream, we wanted to help bring attention to what you can accomplish with LEDs that you can't with ordinary light fixtures and bulbs. These projects show that LED lights aren't just a substitute for other lights, they're a whole new, exciting set of tools."
The Employee DIY project will benefit the company in several ways. It will help the company generate content for the LEDucation section of the company's website, and generate interest in the company from people who visit outside sites like instructables.com. It will also incite creativity, innovative thinking about the uses of LEDs, and a sense of ownership among employees at the company, which managers hope will trickle through to customers on the phone and online.
About Elemental LED:
Elemental LED is where style and affordability meet sustainable lighting. Elemental LED offers a wide selection of LED lighting products for home and business owners, including LED strip lights, light bars, puck lights, wall washers, light bulbs, controllers, power supplies and more. Products include color-changing, dimming and waterproof functionality. Elemental LED offers in house engineering and comprehensive customer service and education, from live phone support to online tutorials. LED lighting technology is the safest, hippest, and most energy efficient way to light up the world. Learn more at http://www.elementalled.com.


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Fortunately our everyday life is sometimes brightened up with the sparkles of joy, which are called holidays. They remind of the gentle sun's rays that shine to cast away the gloom of the winter day. Both personal and common holidays have a great potential in replenishing our supply of vital energy.
Valentine nail art is absolutely indispensable to make the holiday spirit complete. Valentine nail art is sure to instill in you the feelings with which Valentine's day is generally associated – love and affection. Valentine nail art will not only make your manicure special, it has the capacity of making you actually believe in a revival of love.


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Experts adding to psychology articles on Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anybody can edit–but have you?
That's the challenge the Association for Psychological Science is posing to its members. Wikipedia is home to more than 6000 articles related to psychology, but experts say many are written by lay people, and the quality is spotty.
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A Clairemont condominium resident was helped from his home Friday morning when a fire broke out in a wall, a fire dispatcher said.
Firefighters went to the complex on Balboa Avenue near Genesee Avenue about 9:20 a.m. and saw light smoke coming from the ground-floor unit, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said.
One person who called 911 told dispatchers that an elderly man who lives in the condo had evacuated, then went back inside until the caller brought him out again. It appeared that neither person was injured.
The fire was burning in a wall behind the fireplace, the dispatcher said. Firefighters got the flames knocked down by about 9:40 a.m. The cause of the blaze was under investigation.


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Marilyn Minter adds her always sexy touch to Christmas. Her submission to the Works on Whatever program of the Art Production Fund is a 6-foot vinyl tree. The full wack runs $125, if you'd like to just get sexy with the star, that runs a super affordable $10. Full info at Art Production Fund. (via TWBE).
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Lovely lady shows us, youtube-webcam style, how to apply makeup that hides those blemishes such as major swelling and bruises and black eyes and... then she jumps at the sound of the door opening and my heart breaks.
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Nearly one in four women in Europe suffer from domestic violence.
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David Hyde Pierce: I'm gay
Yes, the gifted comedic actor, best known for playing Frasier's brother Niles, has come out. The news had been leaking out on a few obscure Web sites the past few days, but it popped up Friday on IMDb.com, sourcing a CNN interview.
And in other breaking news sure to shock and surprise: Lindsay Lohan's a mess, the war in Iraq is going poorly, and Anna Nicole is still dead. [Photo: Getty Images]


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TFA announces annual Playwriting Contest
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TFA's seventh annual festival of new plays, Spring 2007
Fairfax, Virginia, August 22, 2006George Mason Universitys professional theater in residence, Theater of the First Amendment (TFA), announces the return of a unique mentoring program and competition for all Fairfax County high school playwrights. Selected applicants have the opportunity to work with a professional playwright, director or dramaturg on play development during the fall. At the end of the mentoring period, the students submit their final plays to TFAs First Light FestivalCompetition for High School Playwrights. The winning entry receives a professional five-day workshop and public reading at the Seventh Annual First Light Festival on Saturday, March 17, 2007. To apply, print the application form from the TFA website (www.gmu.edu/cfa/tfa) and mail it with a 2-page writing sample to: First Light Festival, Theater of the First Amendment, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, MS 3E6, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. All applications must be received no later than October 2, 2006.
Once selected applicants are notified by email, they are required to attend an informational session led by local professional playwright Gwydion Suilebhandiscussing the aspects of writing drama on Sunday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. in TheaterSpace, on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. Students will then meet with professional artist mentors to assist in the creative process from October through the final draft submission deadline of Friday, December 15. This unparalleled mentoring program and subsequent competition are free to all Fairfax County high school students.
All students are encouraged to attend the First Light Festival, March 17 and 18, 2007 to support the winning high school play, hear readings of other works by professional playwrights, and the winner of the George Mason undergraduate playwriting competition. The First Light Festival is a production of Theater of the First Amendment, the professional theater in residence at George Mason's Center for the Arts. For more information about the competition, see the TFA website at http://www.gmu.edu/cfa/tfa/firstlight.html. Entrants may also email Suzanne Maloney (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Kristin Johnsen-Neshati (email@example.com) with questions. Please include "First Light Festival" in the subject line.
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In celebration of truly free speech, we provide playwrights the resources to explore and create new work. We provide audiences the opportunity to experience thought-provoking plays.
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Theater of the First Amendment (TFA), George Mason Universitys professional equity theater company, is a part of GREAT PERFORMANCES AT MASON. TFA focuses on new works, rediscovered classics and family productions. TFA draws on a large and varied pool of talent, primarily from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area one of Americas most vibrant theater communities. Whenever possible and suitable, the Mason student talent pool is tapped to fill positions, providing students invaluable on-the-job professional training. Students, who compete at open auditions, may also perform age-appropriate roles. The continuity of long-standing relationships with area actors, directors and designers, as well as the ever-changing variety of fresh faces in the George Mason student population comprise an artistic body that is both vital and enduring.
The company has received 12 prestigious Helen Hayes Awards and more than 36 nominations. In its continuing commitment to enriching the academic experience at Mason, TFA participates enthusiastically in the "free tickets for Mason students" program. Whether attending performances as a course requirement, or for the personal desire to view exceptional live drama, the interaction between students and the members of TFAs active subscriber base creates a diverse audience enhancing this unique theatrical experience.
George Mason Universitys Center for the Arts is the professional presenting arm of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The College of Visual and Performing Arts exists to create an academic environment in which the arts may be considered both as individual disciplines and as interdisciplinary forms that strengthen each other. Believing that an education in the arts is deepened by regular contact with the work of distinguished visiting artists, the College draws on a variety of professional presenting and producing units where artists from across the country and around the world regularly perform, give master classes, work with students during extended residencies, and interact with the community in a variety of other ways. These programs at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, TheaterSpace, Galleries, Harris Theater, and other venues, provide a diverse selection of challenging and entertaining cultural experiences for the University community, as well as Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C. area. The College houses four academic departments: Art and Visual Technology, Dance, Music and Theater.


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A truly fascinating bit of astronomical history.
A working model of a possible version of the intricate mechanism, made by Michael Wright (no known relation to our Chairman) of the London Science museum can be seen on >>>YouTube<<< . The mechanism even catered for the eliptical orbit of the moon mimicking how at times the moon moves across the sky faster than at others; and, how it could follow the Saros, Metonic and Callippic cycles of the sun to predict solar and lunar eclipses. Truly amazing!
Geoff also explained how more recently x-rays and advanced photography methods were used to reveal the true complexity of the device.
These study have facilitated the creation of computer models of how the device worked. You can download videos of an excellent virtual model from www.mogi-vice.com. (NB. you may also need to download new 'codecs' to view the videos).
More information is available from the Antikythera Mechanism Reasearch Project (AMRP) website
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There's just too much good happening in biotech for those stocks to be held down for so long. We are seeing the money return to Regeneron (REGN), Celgene (CELG), Biogen Idec (BIIB) and Gilead (GILD), because they all delivered remarkable quarters but had the misfortune of reporting during the time when we were all focused on Ukraine-Russian tension. Plus, we were of the opinion that the U.S. economy was getting stronger and stronger, and these stocks are the ones that must be sold.
Of course, now, after we see the retail sales numbers and we watch commodities come down in price, including oil, the consensus is rapidly shifting to a slower-growth scenario. How is this possible in the time of rising employment and a decline in raw costs?
I think it is a combination of things. First, when interest rates go down relentlessly, the market makes a collective judgment that things have slowed in America. I have long since learned that you shouldn't question the consensus on a short-term basis.
We are a very "guru-ed" market, meaning we pay huge attention to people who know more than we do. When I think back to the Delivering Alpha conference, the most forceful presentation came from Stanley Druckenmiller, a very, very smart hedge fund manager who was adamant that the Federal Reserve should be raising rates, and he had the charts that showed that the economy was so hot that we should have a fed funds rate that should be much, much higher.
Now I agree with Druckenmiller that the Fed is pretty nuts to try to hold interest rates down here through buying bonds. It needs to taper more heavily, and then it needs to sell its bonds.
Where I disagree with him is the notion that somehow the Fed really is keeping interest rates down with its bond buying. Rates are down huge because the U.S. is running less of a deficit than it was, and at the same time the demand for U.S. paper from around the world is off the charts. The nations that are competing for money are often competing with lower rates and worse balance sheets.
We aren't used to this, because the world is supposed to be priced off of Treasuries. But in reality, the world is priced off of German bonds, because Germany is much more solvent than we are. Why people don't understand this is a mystery to me. We are just another bond house in the pecking order with a huge amount of supply and a lot of demand, prized for our liquidity, not for our balance sheet.
In the short term, it is true that the U.S. is running ahead of plan. It is always possible that healthcare costs are actually going down. I am now hearing that the market is setting healthcare costs now that the Affordable Care Act is in place and that the market is lowering healthcare because individuals are now actually having to pay for far more than they thought, while they are protected really only from catastrophic illness.
It is possible, though, that as we get more and more facile with the Affordable Care Act, hiring will slow down -- thank you to my colleague Matt Horween for endlessly pointing this out -- and we lose the prop of additional hiring. We know that government spending keeps going down at the federal level. So demand for money may have already peaked, and rates are going to stabilize at levels that are still too high compared with where they were last year, where they belong.
If all of that is the case, then why would anyone want to own anything but the highest growth companies that do better in a slower-growth, low-inflation world that we are now developing? That's why the Four Horsemen of the Big Pharma apocalypse are moving: slower growth, lower inflation.
That has always been their ticket.
Same with the Internet names. They are slower-growth, slower-inflation names. That's why the research calls were so timely this morning on the Internet security calls, as well as the Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) praise. It's also why the Amazon (AMZN) story about a PayPal competitor has resonance. That gives you accelerated revenue growth when the world is slowing. It's why Tesla Motors (TSLA) has been coming back and why Netflix (NFLX) is about to run again.
I nailed the thesis of lower inflation but have been thrown off a tad by a thesis of better consumer spending on the basis of that lower inflation. It might be happening, but the price-cutting for merchandise is so glaring and the stalled housing market is so obvious that money managers are simply reaching for their old playbook of buying the highest growth stocks when we have the lower-growth economy.
The bond market masters are always supposed to be so smart and the stock guys so dumb. Boy, has that not been the case for ages. Right now, the stock guys aren't looking through the bond market, and they aren't willing, like everyone else I hear, to call the top in bonds. They are just buying what they know to buy when we have a bias toward lower rates, lower inflation and slower growth, namely the fastest-growing companies out there.
Yes, we see other stocks going up that had been brought down by Russia-Ukraine tensions, signaling that a diplomatic solution might be at hand. We have the consumer packaged goods stocks going up because their raw costs, chiefly energy, are going down, but we have leadership again, and have leaders, will travel.


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While a slowdown in the economy might mean franchising is a more attractive way for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, the credit crunch also means that potential franchisees will likely have a tougher time scaring up the money to get going. In the past, franchisees often tapped their home equity or retirement funds to raise initial cash, then turned to lenders to finance the balance. Now they've been dealt a triple whammy: Home values and stock values have plummeted, and lenders are demanding anywhere from 15% to 30% cash up front, then scrutinizing credit scores and business plans.
No industry is immune, but some franchise concepts are getting hit harder than others, says Reginald Heard, president and CEO of Bankers One Capital, a Danbury (Conn.)-based debt and private equity placement firm. Hardest hit: full-service restaurants, along with other chains seen as vulnerable to consumer belt-tightening.
Still, there's plenty franchisors can do to help would-be partners navigate the tough lending market. Some are trimming their startup fees and helping prospective franchisees cut costs by, say, working out of their homes instead of using leased spaces, says Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the International Franchise Assn. You should also register with the Small Business Administration's Franchise Registry (www.franchiseregistry.com), a national database of franchises that qualify for SBA-guaranteed loans. "Smaller banks rely on this registry when approving loans," says Heard.
It's also in your best interest to study up on which institutions are still lending money and build relationships with those lenders. "Look at banks that are true balance-sheet lenders," says Heard. "They don't rely on the secondary markets to make loans, and they're still lending." You can also look beyond traditional lending: Certified development companies, which are nonprofits set up to boost local economic development, offer funding for capital assets, such as real estate or equipment.
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Q: Explain your Dragon's Den experience?
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The headlines say it all:
"We're in the grips of one of the worst allergy seasons in history." (The New York Post)
"EXPERTS AGREE: SPRING HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY BAD." (San Jose Mercury News)
"A yellow haze of pollen descended on the Southeast in the past week, coating cars and porch furniture and making people miserable in one of the worst allergy seasons in years." (Associated Press)
"If your allergies are worse than ever this spring, you're not alone." (New York Daily News)
OK, we get the point. All over the country, it's been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad allergy season this year -- except the first headline is from a 2005 news report; the second from 2006; the third from 2007 and the fourth from 2009.
Oh, and this just in: 2010 is shaping up to be a "monster of an allergy season." (Associated Press)
As surely as the birds fly north on the warm winds of spring, so too flies the tree pollen -- north, south, east and west -- which means lots of itchy eyes, sneezing and general misery for the nation's 25 million allergy sufferers. And, of course, every year, that also means a bumper crop of doomsday allergy stories, usually with the word "worst" in them.
But this year is -- really, we promise -- the worst year in memory, according to allergy and weather experts, some of whom cite the unseasonably balmy, relatively rain-free April as the culprit. Others blame a wet fall and a snowy winter, while still others argue climate change is to blame.
Whatever the case, "It has never been this bad, I can tell you that," said Trish Martin of Wilkinsburg, who has been going to bed with the windows shut and cold compresses on her eyes every night.
"I'm just trying to stick it out past April," said Ms. Martin, a medical assistant at Metro Family Practice in Wilkinsburg, who relies heavily on antihistamines to get her through the day. "And just yesterday a little girl, 8 years old, was in here with allergies, too. She'd rubbed her eyes until they were all scaly and bleeding, poor thing."
A report recently issued by the National Wildlife Federation noted that with spring arriving earlier in many areas than just 20 years ago, pollination is starting sooner, too. Changes in climate have increased habitat "conducive to more allergenic trees," such as oak and hickory naturally replacing pines, spruces and firs, which don't cause allergies. Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the air (a 40 percent increase since Colonial times) are fueling rampant plant growth, the report said, listing seven states as "hot spots" at risk of high increases in tree pollen, including Pennsylvania.
The spring hay fever season is, indeed, "earlier than it's ever been, and the pollen levels are lasting longer at high levels than they ever have," said David Skoner, director of the Division of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology at Allegheny General Hospital.
The hospital's rooftop pollen counter -- aka the Burkhardt Volumetric Spore Trap -- measures the amount of tree, grass and weed pollen in the air at 24-hour intervals. That data is passed on to local media, weather forecasters and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology -- which then posts the results along with similar counts on its website.
In 2009, it recorded a huge spike in late April in overall amounts of pollen, but that high number subsided to low or moderate levels very quickly, whereas this year, high levels of pollen showed up earlier and lingered longer, thanks to unseasonably warm April temperatures.
For example, oak tree pollen, a major irritant, spiked at "very high" levels on April 7 this year, unlike last year, when those numbers didn't spike until April 27, Dr. Skoner said.
Allergies are triggered when pollen and other allergens enter the lungs and bloodstream, prompting the immune system to view them as dangerous substances. The body tries to expel them by flooding the bloodstream with histamine and leukotriene, which irritate nasal passages, sinuses and eyes and trigger sneezing.
A whole arsenal of medications are available to help manage symptoms, but many -- nasal steroids, for example -- need to be started a few weeks prior to the onset of allergy season. This year physicians and their patients were caught unawares, said Deborah Gentile, director of research at AGH's allergy division.
She and others say they get more complaints about allergies after a harsh winter, and, indeed, some scientists have speculated that severe weather triggers more pollen production -- a survival mechanism by plants to create more plants -- and more allergenic pollen, to boot.
"I think it's related to the winter we had," Dr. Gentile said. "We've found that harsh winters actually seem to make vegetation grow back stronger, which is why we're seeing so much more pollen than in previous years."
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"Many areas of the country have been experiencing unseasonably warm weather over the past few weeks, so trees that had a pent-up need to pollinate pollinated suddenly. A combination of all of these factors caused pollen levels to explode."
Weather experts here weren't completely buying that argument, however, noting that after February's huge snow totals, there was only half an inch of snow in March in the Pittsburgh region. And until this weekend's rain, relatively little precipitation was recorded in April.
"The vegetation here has actually been pretty dry," said Zaaron Allen, a senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service's bureau in Moon, adding that the agency has actually issued a preliminary "red flag" about a fire risk.
Mr. Allen was also skeptical about the argument that climate change is behind the recent spate of intense allergy seasons, noting that climatology examines weather data over hundreds and thousands of years.
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While the experts argue and scratch their heads, 14-year-old Johonna Bauer is trying not to scratch her eyes or her nose, "which has been itchier than in other years," she said.
Usually "her allergies don't hit her until May," added her mother, Lori, of Mount Chestnut in Butler County, "But this year she was feeling it by the end of March. I don't know how much it's worse, but it just seems to be coming on stronger, quicker, sooner."
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Will Middlebrooks must have missed this whole major league thing.
Middlebrooks has raked since being recalled from Pawtucket on Aug. 10, proving that his prolonged big league slump earlier this season could indeed be just a footnote in a very successful career. The hot streak comes at a good time for the Red Sox, and it might ultimately force manager John Farrell to make an important lineup adjustment.
Middlebrooks on Wednesday drilled his second home run since rejoining the Red Sox as Boston coasted to a 12-1 win in San Francisco. His two-run blast, which was his 11th homer of the season, opened the scoring and put the wheels in motion on a very productive afternoon for the Red Sox' offense.
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Pop--or James Osterberg, as his parents named him forty-some years ago--first came up with the idea of communicating directly with listeners from Henry Rollins, the punk impresario who makes a guest appearance on Iggy's genuinely impressive new album, American Caesar. After admiring the quarterly newsletter Rollins has been churning out over the past several years, Pop boldly imprinted the surface of the Caesar disc with a handwritten message: "If you want to know more about me, write me and I'll reply."
"I thought once a month I'd write a generalized prose poem about the feelings that I was going through and send out copies," Pop says. "But of the first five letters I got, three of them said, `If you fucking send me a fucking mimeographed sheet, you're a complete shit. Don't you dare.'"
And so Pop made a personal commitment to write a personalized letter to anyone who bothered to write to him, without regard to how many people might take him up on his offer. Since then, plenty have. "A month or five weeks ago, I'd received five or six hundred letters. But I was just home in New York for a few days, and my manager brought many large boxes stuffed with mail," he says, chuckling. "I just kind of gasped."
Given this onslaught, few would blame Pop for reneging on his pledge; after all, even in the unlikely event that no more letters arrive, it may well take years for him to answer the ones already in his possession. But Pop is not a man known for taking the easy way out. As both the leader of the late, lamented Stooges, which some observers have dubbed the original punk band, and a solo artist known for work so unflinching that it sometimes verges on the embarrassing, he has built a reputation for doing what he says he will do, consequences be damned. He may not have given a lot of thought to the repercussions of his actions in this case, but he knows that's no excuse. Besides, he says he's enjoying his new hobby. "In the kind of work I do, there are a lot of lull periods, where there's nothing really constructive I could do," he concedes. "And I real don't want to watch the TV or read Tom Clancy novels. So the letters are good company." He adds that the mail he's received thus far has been marked by what he calls "some degree of seriousness and diginity. Whereas fifteen or twenty years ago, I'd get letters where somebody would send me a photo of the bottom half of their naked body and write something like, `I want to barf in your ear.' So things have really changed."
To say the least. When Pop first rose to prominence on the music scene, he was the prototypical rebel boy, a snotty Dionysus whose reckless pursuit of pleasure and open expression would have left a lesser man dead. The Stooges--the late-Sixties lineup included bassist Dave Alexander and brothers Ron and Scott Asheton on guitar and drums, respectively--were known for absurdly energetic live shows during which Pop often would risk life and limb in the name of entertainment. This is a man known for (sometimes intentionally, sometimes accidentally) slashing his arms and/or torso during performances, yet refusing to leave the stage even as blood collected in pools at his feet.
"There were times when there was definitely a cause for alarm, and times when I was alarmed," he admits. "Not often, but several times--and those times would generally involve altercations or drugs. I think the worst was once when I took a psychedelic after not taking one for a long time. We were playing this old ballroom, and when I got out there, I looked at the ceiling, and the ceiling suddenly was so much more interesting than what I was doing. The band would start one song after another, and I'd say, `That song is stupid. I don't want to sing that.' So then they'd play another one, and I'd say the same thing. We went through my whole repertoire, and I didn't like any of them. So I said, `I'll see you guys later,' and tried to walk off--but my tour manager pushed me back, saying, `You've got to last at least 55 minutes or you won't get paid.' So I went back out there, but only because he wouldn't let me leave."
In between these self-destructive shenanigans, Pop actually managed to make more than his share of astounding music. The Stooges, released by Elektra, was highlighted by "1969" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog," a pair of pre-metal classics, and production by John Cale, whose group the Velvet Underground had a large influence on Iggy. This work was followed by 1970's Funhouse, an even more abrasive and startling broadside, and 1973's aptly titled Raw Power. Not long thereafter, the Stooges went up in smoke, and Pop dived headlong into a personal odyssey of lechery and degradation that took place mainly in Berlin. His co-conspirator during this period was David Bowie, who resurrected Pop's career by producing for him a trio of albums issued by RCA: 1977's The Idiot, an effective slab of weirdness, yet one that sounds more like a Bowie album than anything else; the more typical and more enjoyable Lust For Life, released the same year; and 1978's TV Eye, a lousy live album.
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These recordings put Pop back on the music map just as the growing importance of the punk and new-wave movements established him as a innovator. However, this designation did not prevent his subsequent recordings from ranging wildly in quality. He made three not-very-good discs for Arista, one quixotic, frequently laughable one (1982's Zombie Birdhouse) for the ill-fated Animal imprint, and two more uneven platters for A&M. If not for a new deal with Virgin Records and a pair of moderately successful singles ("Something Wild" and "Candy," the latter a duet with the B-52s' Kate Pierson), Pop currently might be little more than a trivia question. Instead, thanks to American Caesar, he's in the middle of a career renaissance. The album perfectly encapsulates all that's good about Pop; it features musically raucous punk ("Wild America," "Hate"), lyrical nakedness ("Jealousy," "Fuckin' Alone"), inspired lunacy ("Caesar," a twisted rewrite of "Louie Louie") and, on "Mixin' the Colors," an upbeat salute to the trend toward mixed marriages. Pop points to the latter when countering those observers who've pegged him as a nihilist.
"The people who have grafted words like `nihilist' on rock and roll are the people who didn't like rock and roll in the first place," he says. "I mean, can you picture someone going to a Gene Vincent gig and saying, `Man, that tune was pretty nihilistic'? Or someone telling Chuck Berry, `Hey, Chuck, I think Johnny B. Goode must have been a pretty nihilistic guy, because he just liked to sit by the railroad tracks, and he never did anything for himself until his mother told him to'? There's a whole fake-positive side to rock and roll now that is completely destructive. It cheapens the issues it pretends to uphold, and it depresses people who know they're being lied to. That's why, if I do one thing, I tell the truth."
Not that Iggy is perfect. In responding to a recent letter from a 23-year-old woman who was wondering if she should quit her soul-draining job because of her hypocritical co-workers, Pop says, "I told her that I'm in show business, and some of my standards aren't as high as they might appear. About half the time I push to meet my standards, and the other half I sit back and laugh at how ridiculous it is for me to impose these standards on myself anyway. So I told her to push a little and give a little." He laughs before adding, "And don't quit your day job."
Pop is taking his own advice, but he's also branching out. In addition to writing music, he's also freelancing articles for publications such as Details and Interview. "And I wrote an advice column for Sassy," he says. "So maybe I should be glad I'm getting all these letters. It's good practice."
Iggy Pop, with Chainsaw Kittens. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, Ogden Theatre, 935 East Colfax, $18.50, 290-TIXS or 830-2525.


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11. Katara • 408'1"
When Katara pulled into the International Yacht Club Antibes last summer, her height prompted one onlooker to comment, "It is like an extra wall at the end of the jetty." Those involved in her construction and ownership have been quite tight-lipped, so few details are available, other than that she's visited the USA, the Caribbean, and Europe over the past year. Katara flies the flag of Qatar and could be owned by the emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, though it's not confirmed.
12. Alexander • 400'2"
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A wins the award for Most Difficult Yacht to Google. (Go ahead, try it.) Her owner, Russian banking and steel magnate Andrey Melnichenko, christened her in honor of his wife, Aleksandra, as well as himself. Lest they risk missing a view from their master suite, perched high within the helmet-like superstructure, the bed rotates at the touch of a button, on a platform that also turns independently. Overall, A boasts 23,600 square feet of relaxation space, almost all of which is indoors.
14. Turama • 381'11"
Seventy guests can stay aboard Turama, which is available for private and corporate charters. If you enjoy a good game of poker, or even just a rousing round of Go Fish, check out the dedicated card room. When you win fair and square, treat yourself to some relaxation time in the sauna, located a few paces away. Or, tickle the ivories on the main saloon's grand piano. Should your card game go long into the night, get a cup of freshly made java at the Espresso Cafe on the "reception deck," one level down from the main deck.
15. Atlantis II • 379'7"
The heirs of Stavros Niarchos, the famous Greek shipping baron who had a long rivalry with Aristotle Onassis, have used this yacht since his death in 1996. She rarely cruises, though, remaining much of the time in Monaco. Niarchos commissioned her as a replacement for Atlantis, which he gave to King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (later named Issham Al Baher).
16. Luna • 377'3"
This is the second of a few yachts belonging to Roman Abramovich (see no. 1). She's an expedition-style yacht, the largest such in the world. There's a pool on her aft deck, and her swim platform is more like a beach club unto itself, given its beam and depth. Other than the fore-and-aft helipads, few other details are known, though Donald Starkey Designs is responsible for her interior.
17. Pelorus • 377'3"
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Saw this topic on Huffpost and googled.
I'm not a TV watcher so I hope someone can correct me on this.
Huffpost. " gaycism is "the wrongheaded idea that having gay characters gives you carte blanche to cut PC corners elsewhere." so on TV shows featuring gay characters, they have the gay characters make racist statements, or have racial stereotypes, for cheap humor? also " thinks he's entitled to say whatever he pleases because he's been oppressed, so he's allowed to oppress other people and call it being an "equal opportunity offender." He's earned the right to be a racist, insensitive asshole..."
Observer.com "Gay male humor has historically been predicated on an irreverent disdain for propriety—which, in this day and age, has apparently come to include the gleeful bashing of ethnic minorities."
I can't say how angry this makes me at so many levels. I know it could be a minority within a minority. I know there is racism within the LGBT community, just as there is homophobia and antigay bigotry in various ethnic communities. But I can't even be articulate about this, it pisses me off so bad.
I'm really, really, really glad I don't watch TV. And that includes the LGBT "Must See TV" of Glee and The New Normal.
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