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Lenoir-Rhyne Athletics Teams With Chiro-Carolina Family & Sports Care
Hickory, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics and Chiro-Carolina Family & Sports Care will team up this year to give the school its first-ever team chiropractor.
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Lenoir-Rhyne Trio Earns Football Preseason All-American Honors
Leesburg, Va. - Lenoir-Rhyne University's Joe Ray, Tanner Botts and Blake Baker were all named to the 2014 Beyond Sports Network (BSN) NCAA Division II Preseason All-American Football Teams. Ray and Botts earned first-team honors while Baker was selected to the second team.
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Lenoir-Rhyne's Swimming Teams Earn Scholar All-American Honors For The Spring 2014 Semester
Norfolk, Va. - Both the Lenoir-Rhyne University's Men's and Women's Swimming squads garnered Team Scholar All-American accolades for the spring semester of 2014 by the CSCAA. The CSCAA is the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
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Lenoir-Rhyne Announces Spirit Team Auditions For The Fall Of 2014
Hickory, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Spirit Team, consisting of the cheerleaders, mascots and the SugarBears Dance Team, will hold tryouts for the upcoming fall season on Tuesday, August 19, at 7:00 p.m.
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Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Leads The Way With Five All-State Honorees
Greensboro, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne University Softball Team placed a statewide-high five players on the 2014 NCCSIA College Division All-State First and Second Teams. NCCSIA is the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association.
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2 arrested on drug charges
IRONTON - Authorities on Thursday arrested two men on indictments stemming from an ongoing investigation into cocaine and oxycodone trafficking in Lawrence County.
Members of the Lawrence Drug and Major Crimes Task Force and the Ironton Police Department arrested Chris Brown, 36, of Cincinnati, and John Spencer, 19, of Ironton, at the intersection of Chestnut and South Ninth streets, Lawrence County Prosecutor Brigham Anderson said.
During the arrests, officers seized 9.3 grams of cocaine and more than $1,100. Police also arrested a woman on an unrelated Ironton Municipal Court warrant.
Fairview seeks council apps
ASHLAND - Nominations for members of the 2013-14 site-based decision-making council at Fairview Elementary School will be taken Monday through May 10.
For more information, call the office at (606) 325-1528. Voting will be until 2 p.m. May 17 in the school office.
No bloodmobile in Ashland today
ASHLAND - The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will not be making its regular monthly visit to the Ashland Central Fire Station today.
The visit has been canceled because the bloodmobile's collection staff is undergoing training on a new reporting system. The Central Fire Station blood drive for today will not be rescheduled, but the bloodmobile will again be at the fire station from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7.
"We appreciate the blood donors who support our blood drives in this area. Unfortunately, canceling the May 3 drive was unavoidable," said Vicki James, executive director of the Red Cross' Northeast Kentucky Chapter. "The staff training will give the Red Cross updated technology to better serve our donors and partners. I hope those donors affected will come to the next drive at the Central Fire Station."
Mall to host expo for Mother's Day
ASHLAND - The Ashland Town Center will have a Mother's Day expo from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Vendors will be set up throughout the mall showcasing inspiring and interesting gifts and services in time for Mother's Day giving.
Guests can visit with representatives from areas, including beauty and accessory trends, health care, finance and food.
Vendors will include Paparazzi Jewelry, the Origami Owl, the Ashland Credit Union, The Pottery Place, the Ashland Plaza Hotel, Lia Sophia, KDMC Pediatric Care, Mary Kay and Orange Leaf.
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But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice.
Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country – a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.
Rev. Wright's Remarks: "Wrong and Divisive"
As such, Reverend Wright's comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems – two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all.
Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough. Why associate myself with Reverend Wright in the first place, they may ask? Why not join another church?
And I confess that if all that I knew of Reverend Wright were the snippets of those sermons that have run in an endless loop on the television and You Tube, or if Trinity United Church of Christ conformed to the caricatures being peddled by some commentators, there is no doubt that I would react in much the same way
But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man.
The man I met more than twenty years ago is a man who helped introduce me to my Christian faith, a man who spoke to me about our obligations to love one another; to care for the sick and lift up the poor. He is a man who served his country as a U.S. Marine; who has studied and lectured at some of the finest universities and seminaries in the country, and who for over thirty years led a church that serves the community by doing God's work here on Earth – by housing the homeless, ministering to the needy, providing day care services and scholarships and prison ministries, and reaching out to those suffering from HIV/AIDS.
Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ
In my first book, Dreams From My Father, I described the experience of my first service at Trinity:
"People began to shout, to rise from their seats and clap and cry out, a forceful wind carrying the reverend's voice up into the rafters….And in that single note – hope! – I heard something else; at the foot of that cross, inside the thousands of churches across the city, I imagined the stories of ordinary black people merging with the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion's den, Ezekiel's field of dry bones. Those stories – of survival, and freedom, and hope – became our story, my story; the blood that had spilled was our blood, the tears our tears; until this black church, on this bright day, seemed once more a vessel carrying the story of a people into future generations and into a larger world. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about…memories that all people might study and cherish – and with which we could start to rebuild."
That has been my experience at Trinity. Like other predominantly black churches across the country, Trinity embodies the black community in its entirety – the doctor and the welfare mom, the model student and the former gang-banger.
Like other black churches, Trinity's services are full of raucous laughter and sometimes bawdy humor. They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear.
The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty, the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance, the struggles and successes, the love and yes, the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright
And this helps explain, perhaps, my relationship with Reverend Wright. As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children.
Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. He contains within him the contradictions – the good and the bad – of the community that he has served diligently for so many years.
I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother – a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.
These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love.
Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable. I can assure you it is not. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias.


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---- — Timothy C. Wright, 46, of Oakwood, passed away at 9:35 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013, peacefully at his home.
He was born Feb. 28, 1967, in Danville, the son of Timothy Wright and Elaine (Lynch) Morgan.
He married Vickie Hickman on June 16, 1990, in Danville. She survives.
Surviving him are his parents; Grandma Lynch; wife; one son, Lukas Wright; two daughters, Breana Wright and Kayla (Kevin Beaulier) Wright and their daughter, Lylah Beaulier; one brother, Tom (Allison) Wright; one sister, Jennifer (Terry) Townley; mother-in-law, Dee Hickman; step-dad, Terry Morgan; and three brothers-in-law, Eric (Angie) Hickman, Glenn (Tammi) Billings and Greg (Faith) Dunn.
Tim loved all of his family, including many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Tim was preceded in death by his Grandpa and Grandma Wright, Grandpa Lynch and one special father-in-law, Phil Hickman.
He graduated from Oakwood High School and worked at Danville Metal Stamping as a welder for the last 16 years. He coached many Oakwood sports for his children and the community, including youth basketball, fifth- and sixth-grade basketball, soccer, football, baseball and softball. He loved coaching the youth softball and baseball teams at Oakwood Park. He was a member of Second Church of Christ in Danville.
Tim loved playing sports, riding motorcycles, camping, hiking, fishing, and walking around town with his wife and dog "Bosco."
Tim was baptized Feb. 25, 2012, alongside his son. He loved his church, and every Sunday sat in his favorite pew through all the pain and exhaustion from the cancer that was overtaking his body. Tim was a one-of-a-kind guy, which would be very evident with just one conversation. He cared more about how the other person was doing or feeling than his own well-being. His positive attitude and love of God was an inspiring testimony to all his family, friends and community. Tim especially loved Dr. Labayog and all the wonderful and caring nurses from the cancer center and his special hospice nurse.
A celebration of Tim's Life will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, A Life Celebration Home, in Danville with Pastor Drew Mentzer officiating. A visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to Tim's family. Please join Tim's family in sharing photos, videos and memories of him through his tribute wall at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.


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Daily Echo is among the 'gold standard' of press
2:10pm Monday 22nd October 2012 in News By Matt Smith, Politics and business reporter
IT'S a year to the week since Lord David Hunt took over as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
But as a Government inquiry prepares to publish proposals on the future of press regulation and governance, Lord Hunt told the Daily Echo he believes revamped self-regulation is the way forward to preserve a free press.
Lord Hunt has spent the past year touring the country's regional and local newspapers and has found a "vibrant industry" which he said represents the "gold standard" of a free press.
He acknowledged there had been a "serious loss of confidence and trust as a result of the activities of a small minority, particularly with phone hacking" but said people largely trusted their local and regional newspapers.
The former Tory Cabinet minister said: "In my experience as an MP for 21 years the local and regional press represents the gold standard of everything you would want to see in a free press.
"It mirrors the local community, speaks out on behalf of the local community and excites debate about what should and should not happen. It's the life-blood of the local community."
Lord Hunt readily admits the PCC, which he chairs and is to be abolished, has "no teeth", calling it a "complaint handling organisation".
But he has warned a statutory system of regulation would be too inflexible and unable to adapt to the changing new digital world, amounting to a "straitjacket" on the press.
Lord Hunt is championing a "new regulator with teeth" that would uphold the rights of the individual and the freedom of the press.
He has proposed a new self-regulation system based around contract law, which he says would legally bind publishers to follow a code of ethics, and allow a new standards board to launch investigations and levy potentially heavy fines for breaches of the code.
He says he has got the agreement of all the major newspaper publishers, and websites such as Huffington Post and Conservative Home, to launch the new regulator.
Lord Justice Leveson, who is chairing the inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press, will make his recommendations to the Government by the end of the year.
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Welcome to amazing Heartlake City where summer fun awaits! Meet your new Lego Friends and join them on exciting adventures that build friendships with the girls and allow you to express your individual style and personality as you explore the city. Shop for the latest outfits and accessories, select the perfect hairstyle, decorate your bedroom and even pick out a pet. Choose how to spend your summer vacation; whether you'd rather attend horse riding camp, perfect a dance routine, play soccer, practice karate, or care for an animal at the rescue center, you can do these things and more as you express your creativity, and build fun memories with your five new friends!
Game features express yourself: Pick out your clothing, hairstyle and accessories, decorate your bedroom the way you want, choose your favorite animal as a pet and even pick out accessories for your pet! Meet New Lego Friends: Join your new friends on unique adventures. Help Andrea decide what to sing at her concert, or take photos for Emma's newspaper article. Enjoy different activities with each girl as you learn about her unique personality, interests and personal style.
Enjoy Total Freedom: Explore Heartlake City and decide how you want to spend your time. Hang out with your friends at the cafe, play soccer, attend dance rehearsal, or master skills at the karate dojo. On some adventures you'll even unlock in-game money that you can use for shopping! Care for Your Pet: Train your pet to do tricks, groom her, feed her treats, and enter her in a pet show. Each pet has a special skill that they can use to help you on your adventures. You can even trade places with your fun loving pet so you can play the game from her perspective.
Character-driven hero style gameplay, putting the player in direct control of their favourite characters. Accessible strategy gameplay using a combination of pre-planning and placement of towers, and real time play encouraging experimentation and creativity.
Place towers and alter the available paths emphasising snow and ice themed abilities including freezing blasts, ice slick sprays, slowing slush, and powdery snowballs. Face off against a variety of enemy units with unique powers including Elsa's guardians and mobs of Han's thugs. Play as Anna in her quest to save her sister, or as Elsa at other story points. Slapstick and comedic character responses that emphasise humour over violence.
Sonic Classic Collection gathers together the first four Sonic The Hedgehog adventures - Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic and Knuckles - introducing some of the most influential Sonic titles to a whole new generation of gamers exclusively for the DS. Sonic Classic Collection allows fans both old and new to speed through the much loved zones of the four original Mega Drive adventures, in a bid to collect the chaos emeralds and save the world.
Optimised to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS system, Sonic Classic Collection features a new save anywhere feature, a first in this original series, meaning that the games can be enjoyed anywhere, anytime! Gamers will also be given the chance to expand their knowledge with a wealth of extras including video and collectable pictures that are sure to be fan favourites.
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Battle Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach and save the day in New Super Mario Bros for Nintendo DS.
This brilliant platform adventure is bursting with all the fun and charm of the original Super Mario games with beautifully updated graphics for an even more immersive experience which fans both young and old will find impossible to put down.
The power of the DS is used to super effect in this fast-paced adventure as you steer Mario across fields, under water, around castles and through the air in 80 action packed levels.
The challenges remain as tough as ever, especially tracking down the 240 Star Coins which open up paths on 8 amazing world maps, and you can play single player or with a friend using a wireless connection to add to the fun.
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Marvel Super Heroes are assembling for an action-packed, brick-smashing good time! LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers an original storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes spanning the Marvel Universe to save Earth from such threats as the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds. LEGO and Marvel fans will enjoy classic LEGO video game adventure and humour, while playing as their favourite Marvel characters. In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favourites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus! The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humour.
Loving Life with Hello Kitty and Friends
Hello Kitty returns to help out her friends any way she can. Take her shopping, decorate her room and change her clothes, Kitty can now even help her friends out in the shopping mall or do some work. Featuring all of Hello Kitty's best friends, Loving Life with Hello Kitty and Friends now features Jewel Pets in a Hello Kitty game for the first time.
Play with Hello Kitty and her friends over five distinctive events: Kitty's room, help out in shops, work in the food court, do some shopping and playing together.
Features include:
- Redecorate with furniture and eat snacks purchased from the shops
- Change clothes and accessories
- Fun mini-games tailored for each position
- Choose to help out in the restaurant, flower shop, supermarket, cake shop and toy store
- Earn your living at the fresh juice shop, the ice cream parlour, the sandwich shop,
- Play from a choice of eight games with Kitty's friends
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Monster High is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2010 The characters are inspired by monster movies, Sci-fi horror, and Thriller fiction therefore distinguishing them from most fashion dolls The key of this license success is:The desire from the little girls to have dolls they used to have (cf. Barbie) but are only "for older girls" A dark and not that scary universe with a continuous touch of humour The little girls want to be considered pre-teenagers and would like to share the same centres of interest as the teenagers (cf. Twilight, Harry Potter, etc.) The refreshment of the classic doll toys The refreshment of the beauty standards. Beauty is not perfection with no scars and a perfect make up.
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Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, invites players to restore the legendary Moshi theme park to its former glory.
Players progressively unlock six zones by successfully building attractions and rescuing the scattered Moshlings (adorable, itty bitty pets for your pet monster). Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park introduces players to a brand new, exclusive Moshling that can transfer across platforms to the online world.
Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park will connect fans across the online and handheld platforms through exclusive codes and promotions, designed to increase engagement in new and exciting ways. Fans will uncover secret codes online at MoshiMonsters.com, which will unlock special areas and content on the Nintendo DS.
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Nintendo DS Disney Pixars Toy Story 3 + FREE Toy Story Keyring
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Toy Story 3 embraces all the fun of the hugely popular Toy Story franchise, while adding plenty of new twists that will keep young fans happy for hours.
Developer Avalanche Software has done much more than just rehash the plot of the new movie Toy Story 3, creating a visually stunning story-driven game that touches upon some highlights from the film, as well as adding fun new features.
The single-player option finds Buzz, Woody and friends grappling with an uncertain future as Andy prepares to depart for college and cooking up crafty plans to escape from Sunnyside Day Care.
In Playtime mode, you can replay some of your favorite mini games and Tower Defense levels.
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- Comes with Toy Story Keyring. Please note: You will receive one of the following characters: Woody, Jessie, Buzz, Bullseye or Alien
HOLY MACKEREL! Play as 5 favorite characters - SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Sandy and Mr. Krabs. Switch between them as often as you like!
JUMPING JELLYFISH: Jump in and out of gameplay at any time with 3 of your friends. With local multiplayer, if at least one player continues, so does the game! BIKINI BOTTOM UPGRADES: Level up your abilities and "gizmos" artillery to take on Plankton and his robots!
Fans of the Disney Planes movie will love the acrobatic aerial action of this fun Nintendo DS game version!
You can take on the role of Dusty the crop duster or many other characters from the film, including his arch-rival Ripslinger, as you take on a series of fun challenges.
Take on tasks such as restarting power stations by directing lightning from the clouds, launching fireworks for a display and shooting piles of coloured powder for the Indian festival of Diwali or simply explore the impressive landscapes in Free Flight mode.
Disney Planes is sure to provide hours of fun for younger gamers.
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Rebuild the five castles of Nevernear in this amazing Match 3 adventure. Match dazzling gems across 100 inventive levels in search of keys, potions, and more. Use portals, call on wizards, learn spells, and plant magical gardens to ward off evil. Play fantastic Hidden Object and Puzzle mini-games throughout the journey. Enjoy a beautiful soundtrack along with bonus wallpapers.
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COLUMBIA, SC — New rules for restaurants and delis would ban some workers from handling food with their bare hands, require eateries to use nationally certified equipment and take other steps to better protect food from germs that can make diners sick, according to a plan advanced Thursday by the state health department.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control board agreed to seek public comment on whether to overhaul the states food regulations. Department staffers said they have the support of many restaurant owners. The rules would need approval from the Legislature.
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Despite some questions about possible burdens on small restaurants, agency director Catherine Templeton said the changes are long overdue. The changes modernize South Carolinas outdated code, agency officials said.
Ultimately, its not about dinging the establishments, its about making sure the public is safe, Templeton told the board, noting that the rules will be vetted by the restaurant industry before they would become effective. The rules would be phased in over the next two years, according to plans. A public hearing is planned for Jan. 9.
Major changes include:
• No bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. That means many restaurant and deli workers will begin using gloves when preparing or handling food, although they also could use tongs or tissues.
• Lower cold-holding temperatures or higher hot-holding temperatures for food.
• More training for managers of restaurants to make them more knowledgeable about reducing the risks of food-borne illnesses
• Requiring national certification of equipment, such as dishwashers
Restaurant owners and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have collaborated with DHEC on the proposed new food rules, agency officials told the board.
DHEC board member Kenyon Wells said larger chain restaurants tell him theyre more prepared than small restaurants he has spoken with. He and board chairman Allen Amsler questioned whether small businesses might have trouble complying. Even so, Wells said he knows first-hand how improperly prepared food can cause illness. His wife once got sick from an undercooked meal, he said.
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Looking for 40" 1080p TV for around £500
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Hopefully a nice simple request, I'm looking to replace my trusty Sony TV and am looking for nothing more than a 40" 1080p 2D TV for around £500. Sound quality isn't an issue for me and I'm not overly fussed with it being a 2012/new model, so any suggestions or pointers to any great deals would be very much appreciated
Are you at all bothered about smart TV? Samsung's 40ES5500 or an LG 42LS570T are pretty nice sets, I'd personally swing toward the samsung. Just personal preference. I'd also say don't not get something just because it's 3D.
A lot of people come into our store thinking it's a waste of money buying a 3D set as they aren't going to use it. But in the search for a good 2D set, you may end up with a 3D one, admittedly unlikely around the £500 mark, but you may stumble across a bargain.
I just picked a Toshiba 46TL933G just about 430 Pounds (via Amazon.de in Germany). Nothing to complain about - great picture and performance at that price!
Many thanks indeed for the suggestions, off to see what I can find on these sets... I'm def not fussed with it being a 3D set and having any smart capability is more of a "nice to have" rather than a necessity... all I really need it for SkyHD and BlueRay playback.
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The Route 33 Interchange project in Palmer Township is now more than just a concept.
With a groundbreaking ceremony last week, work can finally begin on a project that may add over 5,000 jobs to Palmer Township.
That highway project is expected to be completed in late 2014.
But the idea for the project and for development of the 800 acres surrounding it came from a concept by Charles Chrin Companies many years ago.
Charles Chrin started buying up land in the northern tip of the township in the early 2000s, according to the Allentown Morning Call.
He did so with a vision of transforming that section into a site that would foster and maybe even making it a regional draw for people.


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As a financial education company, we often see financial crises coming because employees contact us when they have financial problems or concerns they need help resolving. With the recent mortgage crisis, we began to see a major spike in calls on debt in the year leading up to the meltdown. Debt calls in 2006 increased to an all time high—representing close to half of our total calls at the time. Even worse, many callers were frantic. They weren't looking to simply reduce their debt load; they were struggling to make ends meet. They weren't asking about putting together a plan to pay off high interest rate debts; they were beginning to consider drastic options like foreclosure and bankruptcy.
It was rather like seeing a car crash in slow motion. You know it's coming and you can tell the driver to slam on the brakes or swerve out of the way, but it's too late to do much more.
Today, there's another mortgage crisis in the works—that is, NOT having one—choosing to rent when you can afford to buy; choosing to forgo building equity in a home as a major source of retirement security—something that may be more necessary now than ever before with a soft stock market and low interest rates. This emerging crisis is not yet at the car crash stage– more at the reckless driving without a seat belt stage. There is time for Americans to resolve this one, but they must change their perspective on home ownership before it's too late.
Why own a home when you can rent? We are hearing this question much more these days as people choose to "sit out" of the real estate market or disregard homeownership altogether after seeing many of their friends and family end up in short sales or foreclosures. Renting is the low-risk option for these callers. It's the only way to ensure that nightmare will never happen to them.
The problem is that it will; it's just a different nightmare. Consider this: A homeowner with a $1,500 monthly payment would still be writing the same check fifteen years later while prices everywhere increase around them. In August 2011 the Consumer Price Index included a .4% increase in rents, the biggest increase since 2008, which represents an annualized increase of 4.8%. If rents didn't even increase that much but simply kept up with inflation at a 3.2% annual increase, a $1,500 rent payment would cost that renter nearly $900,000 over the next 30 years. The same $1,500 payment made to their mortgage would be only $540,000 (because the payments don't increase with inflation) and of course would end with a final payment. There might even be some real equity in the property, even with a dismal 1% growth rate over 30 years, a $300,000 property would appreciate well over $100,000 giving the homeowner an additional nest egg for retirement.
The renter, by contrast has no equity in their home, so in addition to almost $900,000 in rent in the above example, the renter would also be giving up $400,000 in retirement assets (and that's at a growth rate of just 1%– far lower than even the lowest growth rate over a 30 year time period). At a time when retirement is becoming much more challenging, an extra $400,000 (or likely more) can make a major difference, not to mention the impact of NOT having to pay a mortgage. How much less would you have to save for retirement if you didn't pay the mortgage?
And this doesn't even include the tax benefits. The US government essentially subsidizes your house payment by allowing a mortgage interest and property tax deduction on Schedule A of the 1040. Any points you pay when you get the loan can also be deducted. Then an amazing thing happens: the IRS allows a tax exclusion on the sale of a primary residence. Owners who live in their property two out of the past five years, who have equity and sell their primary residence, receive a maximum capital gain exclusion of $250,000 (if married $500,000.) Where else can you get a tax break on an investment and then receive the proceeds tax free? I can't think of another investment like it.
So, deciding that "renting" is safer and there's no need to take the risk of buying a home or even waiting in an effort to time what is an unpredictable real estate market, buying only when prices have been up for a while, can be very costly. It doesn't bring with it the emotional trauma of a foreclosure or short sale. But it is a slow drain on your finances, that over time, could compromise your ability to retire or at the very least, to retire the way you want, when you want.
All that said, I'm by no means advocating homeownership for everyone. For many, renting is the right option, at least for now. If you can't afford to own a home, you shouldn't even consider buying—one of the key lessons learned from the mortgage crisis. Your mortgage should be under 25-30% of your income not including bonuses or promotions and you should have an emergency fund of 3-6 months expenses in savings before you purchase a home. Also, if you don't qualify for a reasonable interest rate on a mortgage due to credit problems, if your income is unstable, or if you crave mobility, renting is the better choice. Renting is cheaper than buying in the short term and has other advantages. Repairs: as a renter, when you turn on the shower and freezing cold water spurts out in your face, you simply make a phone call to the landlord and they have to install a new water heater instead of you footing the bill. Mobility: If you have a job opportunity or promotion in another state, you simply give notice and move. You don't have to go through the arduous process of selling (or not being able to sell) your home. You are free from the obligations of homeownership. Property taxes: As a homeowner, even when your mortgage is paid off you still have to pay property taxes and insurance, and those costs will continue to rise.
Gosh, isn't this yet another step towards the European style social[ist] democracy that M. Obama wanted to impose on us?
Isn't that the norm in Europe: renting, not owning?
Never ever seen a house for rent in norden eu.
if we exclude vacation homes (temporary housing).
So in the norden part of eu its buying a house or rent/buy an apartment .
there is no market for renting a house, because its stupid to do. and indicate that you cant afford living in it for the long run.
The intrest on the loan and other stuff cost less then the rent almost always in the long run.
You're right on the money. Be responsible about it, look at it as a long term asset and don't pull out cash from your equity every couple of years and it's still a very good way to put money away for retirement. Even if you were to pay it off over 30 years, if you can't afford a 15 year mortgage at this time, the rates right now are so low for fixed rate purchases it's ridiculous.
You also make a very valid point about renting versus owning, because when you do retire, you have to have a place to live and property taxes, no matter how high they go will always still be a fraction of what you would pay in rent. In addition, your mortgage should be paid off by then and you have the equity in your home in order to downsize and buy a smaller home, if you need the money that is in your house.
All those hundreds of thousands of dollars you would pay in rent over the next 20-30 years will show you nothing in return. Home-ownership is still the best way to supplement your retirement strategy.
How many Americans will actually live in the same home for 15 years let alone 30. If you are upwardly mobile, you will move every 3-5. In that case having two mortgages or losing money every move is not a winning strategy.
One of the major causes of the jobless recovery is the inability of many talented people to move from their present locale. I would very much like to sell and move but in doing so would lose my shirt so instead I stick it out. And next time i will not buy because the stress of homeowning and buying just is not worth it.
Some people do stay in their homes for a long time but I fully agree with you prfss, unfortunately there are a lot of markets that are still very constricted and are preventing a lot of people from moving because of the amount of money they will lose when they sell. It's affecting the overall recovery as well. Until we get back to being mobile again, as far as the housing market is concerned, growth and recovery will probably continue the way it is, unlike the recoveries in the past which were fueled in part by housing.
So, in that sense, I can understand why you would be dissuaded from owning a home again until that part of the housing market is fixed because you shouldn't have to sell for a loss if you need to move for a job and at the same time, you shouldn't be restricted to just renting because you move for work every few years.
There are still a lot of markets that are alive and functioning like a housing market should but for every that is, there's at least one that is constricted. I believe her main point is that it is much better to own your home before you retire, which seems like a no-brainer, but I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't think about it until it's too late.
Good point- the home ownership model of 30 year mortgages would make a lot more sense in a world of near-lifetime employment.
The rule of thumb I know is that if you don't intend to stay in a house for more than five years, buying may not make a lot of sense.
100% agree with you. Home ownership substantially affects the mobility and chances at finding a better job.
I see no reason to be alarmed. The Homeownership rate in the US has been amazingly steady: from 62.1% in 1960 to 65.7% in 1997. It peaked in 2004 @ 69%, and now it is trending back to the historical average. Homeownership is an achievement by responsible adults, and should not be thrust upon those who are unable to sustain ownership. Cheap loans with heavy subsidies have been a disaster, and it will take time to digest this mess.
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Two other factors should be considered when making the Rent vs. Buy decision: Rent increases and inflation.
Now that so many people have decided (or been forced) to rent, there's lots more competition for the best homes. More competition means higher rents.
US fiscal policy has all but ensured higher inflation. Inflation rewards borrowers by reducing their real interest costs. At the same time, tenants are punished as landlords pass price increases down as rent hikes.
There is a myth in development by the moneyed interest. That people are choosing to rent instead of buy.
A more complete perspective would include that people are getting out of financial boondoggles and reassessing the options, one of which is renting. There is no "new rental class" they are appropriately defined as " once bitten twice shy.
NO doubt cause for concern but, hardly a new class and certainly not an indictment of executive policy as one commenter implied.
Advising someone who has lost an investment home, starter home or life long dwelling to buy again is reckless advice.
Buy a home! Out of context great idea but given the current climate, it misleading to imply that an potential upcoming rental crisis is anything more than a scare tactic.
First, let's accept the fact that the term "homeowner" has been misused: millions of American only recently realized, that you can call yourself a "homeowner" only after you pay off your mortgage (that is, in 30 years for the majority of people). In the meantime, you don't own your place; your bank does. And you are essentially renting it.
Second, let's admit that the real estate in US is overpriced, thanks to the bubble. Just like on the stock market, self-correction eventually takes place. In case of real estate market, this process will take another 10-20 years. I expect the house prices to go down another 10-15%.
I live in New York, make just nearly 6 figures, and know for sure that I cannot afford to buy apartment in this city without substantially lowering quality of my life. I do not want to be like those people who after purchasing a tiny studio in midtown for 400k, are now shopping at Gap and JC Penney, vacation in Miami once a year, and dine out only on special occasions. Thank you, but I'd rather rent (the secret is to keep rent under 30% of your income) my studio, so I could travel abroad and domestically 2-3 times a year, treat myself to sushi every week, buy latest gadgets, shop at the stores that I like, and still have enough money left to be invested in stock market and a interest-bearing account, so I could buy a house when I retire. Which will be in Costa Rica, Greece or Philippines, of course, and definitely not in the US.
The very notion of "American dream" always revolved around "ownership". Thanks to the crisis, American mentality is changing. They realize that they don't need to OWN things to enjoy them. Why would you need a house when you can rent a big apartment? Purchasing house limits your mobility and you don't own it until you pay off the mortgage. Why would you buy a car, when you can rent it only when you need it? Why would you buy an overpriced blu-ray DVD when you can stream the same movie in HD online? Why would you subscribe to expensive cable if you don't watch 95% of the channels and programs? Stream the shows that you like on Hulu or Amazon instead. And the list goes on and on.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Did you see Alexander Ovechkin's ridiculous goal last night against the Canadiens? The guy is just not of this world. But it might only be No. 2 of his sensational career, eclipsed by his directly-to-the-Hall-of-Fame classic in 2006 at Phoenix. You can check out both of them below.
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A collection of blood in any region of the body due to dilation and retardation of the circulation in capillaries and veins.
reservoir res·er·voir (rěz'ər-vwär', -vwôr', -vôr')
A fluid-containing sac or cavity.
An organism or a population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.
A large or extra supply; a reserve.
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a pond, or reservoir, for holding water (Heb. berekhah; modern Arabic, birket), an artificial cistern or tank. Mention is made of the pool of Gibeon (2 Sam. 2:13); the pool of Hebron (4:12); the upper pool at Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; 20:20); the pool of Samaria (1 Kings 22:38); the king's pool (Neh. 2:14); the pool of Siloah (Neh. 3:15; Eccles. 2:6); the fishpools of Heshbon (Cant. 7:4); the "lower pool," and the "old pool" (Isa. 22:9,11). The "pool of Bethesda" (John 5:2,4, 7) and the "pool of Siloam" (John 9:7, 11) are also mentioned. Isaiah (35:7) says, "The parched ground shall become a pool." This is rendered in the Revised Version "glowing sand," etc. (marg., "the mirage," etc.). The Arabs call the mirage "serab," plainly the same as the Hebrew word _sarab_, here rendered "parched ground." "The mirage shall become a pool", i.e., the mock-lake of the burning desert shall become a real lake, "the pledge of refreshment and joy." The "pools" spoken of in Isa. 14:23 are the marshes caused by the ruin of the canals of the Euphrates in the neighbourhood of Babylon. The cisterns or pools of the Holy City are for the most part excavations beneath the surface. Such are the vast cisterns in the temple hill that have recently been discovered by the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund. These underground caverns are about thirty-five in number, and are capable of storing about ten million gallons of water. They are connected with one another by passages and tunnels.
an open-air storage area (usually formed by masonry or earthwork) where water is collected and kept in quantity so that it may be drawn off for use.
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The Flight of the Red Sea Swallow - The Voice of the Wail!
Every year the University of Pennsylvania Department of Music presents a concert called The Voice of the Wail! The title is a take-off on the famous 1971 piece by Penn Professor Emeritus George Crumb Vox Balanae (The Voice of the Whale). Works presented are by composers drawn from the Penn musical family - emeritus and current faculty, and alums. In the inaugural concert in March 2012, Vox Balanae was featured.
This year concert was given on January 11. The program consisted of Matthew Schreibeis's In Search of Planet X, James Primosch's Fantasy Variations (Piano Trio), Anna Weesner's The Space Between, my own The Flight of the Red Sea Swallow (ballad version for flute and piano), and Richard Wernick's String Quartet No. 8.
The instrumental ballad The Flight of the Red Sea Swallow was written originally for violin and piano and was premiered by Maria Bachmann in 2011. I arranged it for flute and piano in the summer of 2012 and this was the version presented on the Wail! concert this year. The performers were the splendid flutist Michele Kelly and the remarkable pianist Matthew Bengtson.
Wail! Composers: Jay Reise, Richard Wernick, Matthew Schreibeis & James Primosch
The Flight of the Red Sea Swallow Premieres in Cuba
The Flight of the Red Sea Swallow (poem version for flute and piano) received its world premiere in Cuba on November 28, 2012 at the Havana International Festival of Contemporary Music. This poem version is an adaptation of the ballad with the same title, and was prepared especially for this concert. The performers were the incredible flutist Christina Jennings and the wonderful pianist Mark Loria. The performance was part of a concert presented by Orchestra 2001 as part of the Havana International Music Festival, 2012. Other works on the program included pieces by George Crumb and a recital of contemporary Latin American works by pianist Ana Cervantes.
Andrew Rudin, Teresa Fernandez, Jay Reise, Cuba 2012
The Warrior Violinist Appeals to Kids
The Warrior Violinist, a fairy tale for narrator, violin and cello, with a libretto by the composer was premiered by Auricolae Children's Troupe at St. Bernadette School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania and Francis Scott Key School in South Philadelphia, September-November, 2012. Support for this project was provided by a Community Partners Grant from the American Composers Forum, Philadelphia Chapter. David Yang was the mesmerizing narrator and the expressive instrumentalists were Guillaume Combet (violin) and Naomi Gray (cello).
The Warrior Violinist tells the story of a poor young boy who plays the violin but aspires to win the love of a princess.
The Warrior Violinist was recently recorded in London and is scheduled for release later this year.
Click here for the libretto.
David Yang, Guillaume Combet, Naomi Gray at FS Key School, 2012
Rasputin a Success at the Saaremaa Festival in Estonia
Rasputin was presented at the Saaremaa Opera Days, a festival on the beautiful island of Saaremaa off the coast of Estonia, in July 2012. It was performed before an audience of about 2,000 in the great medieval Kuressare Castle by the Helikon Opera of Moscow who have been presenting it in repertory since 2008. The cast was excellent with many of the principal leads from Moscow reprising their parts in Estonia: Rasputin - Nikolay Suslov; Tsar Nicholas II - Andrei Palamartshuk; Empress Alexandra Feodorovna - Natalya Zagorinskaya; Prince Felix Yusupov - Vassily Efimov; and the brilliant young conductor Konstantine Chudovsky.
The review in Eesti Päevaleht (24. July 2012) noted,
"Saaremaa Opera Days, after achieving success in the traditional classical repertoire of modern opera, presented Rasputin. [Composer] Jay Reise captured the audience and Rasputin was well received. [His] score was full of postmodernism quotations and allusions to other works. It was all set up very intelligently, so that there was a clear conflict of musical and dramatic sequence of events. Human ambition and struggle for dominance was a major theme. Dmitry Bertman staged and dramatically highlighted this confrontation to great effect."
Rasputin will next be performed by Helikon in Moscow November 8-9, 2013.
Rasputin at the Saaremaa Opera Days Festival, Estonia 2012
Kuressare Castle at the Blue Hour
To the Point CD on Audiophile Audition's
Best of the Year Discs for 2011
Fine Reviews for The River Within on CD
The River Within (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra), premiered in 2008 by Maria Bachmann and Orchestra 2001 in Philadelphia's Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center, was released on CD by Innova Recordings in June and was greeted with excellent reviews. The concerto is presented on an album of orchestra music performed by Orchestra 2001 Philadelphia's award-winning ensemble which specializes in music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The CD also features works by Jennifer Higdon, Andrew Rudin and Gunther Schuller. James Freeman conducts all the pieces except for Schuller's Concerto da Camera which is led by the composer.
Orchestra 2001: To the Point
JENNIFER HIGDON: To the Point for string orchestra
ANDREW RUDIN: Canto di Ritorno (Concerto for Violin(1) and Small Orchestra)
GUNTHER SCHULLER(2): Concerto da Camera
ROMEO CASCARINO(3): Blades of Grass
JAY REISE: The River Within (Concerto for Violin(4) and Orchestra)
(1) Diane Monroe, violin
(3) Dorothy Freeman, English horn
(4) Maria Bachmann, violin
Orchestra 2001, James Freeman and (2) Gunther Schuller, conductors
Innova Recordings 745 (Distr. by Naxos)
"The most recent work here, Jay Reise's The River Within – composed in 2008 for Orchestra 2001 and soloist Maria Bachmann – is also a violin concerto. One, in fact, that shares some affinity with Jennifer Higdon's To the Point, its own "rhythmic polyphony" owing something to the hypnotic 'foreign' influences of jazz and the Carnatic music of southern India.
Composed for a Classical-sized orchestra, it adds spice to its formalist leanings by stripping the orchestral forces back to single winds and brass with the addition of piano (which operates as the default continuo) and a small selection of percussion instruments. The result is something both predictably spare and surprisingly lush, solo winds and brass proving slickly adept at providing astringently contrapuntal commentary on a solo violin line that, itself, soars into virtuosic reveries of 19th-century dimensions. Bachmann seems wholly inside the sinuous, labyrinthine twisting and turning of the music, the orchestral accompaniment delivering elegant framing and support." - The Classical Review
"This fascinating program concludes with "The River Within" by Jay Reise. This is a full three movement concerto for violin, taking its title from a passage in a novel from 1887 by J.K. Huysmans citing the inexorable flow of a river. In three movements – fast, slow, fast – the structure is pretty traditional. However, Reise describes his use of " rhythmic polyphony"; some use of cells of rhythm derived from both Eastern music as well as jazz. This is a very exciting piece, easy to listen to and propulsive but not at all ' harsh'.
Reise has written many different works in all genres, including opera. He is presently a professor of composition at the University of Pennsylvania. Soloist Maria Bachmann performs the work with technical flourish and style throughout." - Audiopfile Audition
"The final work on the disc is The River Within (2008) a concerto for violin and orchestra by Jay Reise. Reise teaches at the University of Pennsylvannia and his music has been performed quite widely. The work is inspired from a 19th century novel by J.K. Huysmans. The piece is cast in three movements, designed in more traditional form. The primary difference here is Reise's decision to use single (i.e., not paired) winds and brass causing more intriguing color combinations. What is interesting is that Reise does use his winds and brass combinations in clear lines that cut through and support the soloist very well. One of the techniques, described by the composer as "rhythmic polyphony," takes rhythmic motives and develops them within a phrase essentially implying a cadence. Traditional harmonic and linear writing are on display as well which aid in the accessibility of what turns out to be a rather engaging work. The opening movement's focus on rhythm, gives way to a slow central section whose opening measure are quite beautiful and continue to be so even as the tension builds underneath. The harmonic language here is most interesting to hear unfold. The final movement seems a blend of the rhythmic polyphony Reise mentions in his program note and the long linear solo writing that comments upon and essentially deconstructs and reworks these ideas. The movement is more a conversation between ensemble and soloists at times and the energy takes off and is reigned in repeatedly with a fine dramatic sense over the 9-minute playing time." – Cinemusical
"..The River Within, a fantastically vibrant piece by Jay Reise.." – Sequenza 21
Massy, France –- December 4, 2010 Rasputin, opera in two acts with music and libretto by the composer, had its French premiere December 4-5, 2010 to sold-out houses at the Opéra de Massy just outside Paris. The production was that of the Helikon Opera which staged the work in Moscow in 2008-09.
The stage director was Dmitry Bertman and Konstantine Chudovsky conducted the Orchestra de l'Opéra de Massy. Nikolai Galin sang the title role, Natalya Zagorinskaya sang the role of the Empress Alexandra, Nicolai Dorozhkin was Nicholas II and Vasily Efimov sang the chameleonic role of Rasputin's assassin Prince Felix Yusupov.
VIEW excerpts from RASPUTIN on YouTube
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Click "Rasputin" to your right → for a libretto.
Lunahuaná Premieres in Philadelphia
Lunahuaná, an 8' piece for percussion 2 players, was premiered at the Orchestra 2001 concerts November 6-7 at Trinity Church, Philadelphia and Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College. The two percussionists were William Kerrigan and David Nelson. Given the complexity of the rhythms and the large space separating the two performers, Orchestra 2001 Artistic Director James Freeman conducted – an option suggested in the score.
The theme of the concert was "Chinese Visions" and included works by Chinese-American composers Tan Dun and May-Tchi Chen as well as Scottish-American Jennifer Barker. All the works were clearly derived from or inspired by indigenous music.
Last year, on a trip to Ayacucho, a town located deep in the Peruvian highlands, I was struck by some music I heard which sounded for all-the-world like Peking Opera. Peru and China are both on the vast Pacific rim and many sounds, sights, and sensations in Ecuador, Peru and Chile echo those of China and Japan. So I was pleased that Lunahuaná was included on a program centered on "Chinese Visions".
Lunahuaná was inspired by a trip to the Peruvian village at the edge of the highlands in the summer of 2009 where I began the piece. The name comes from two Quechua words, RUNA: people; and HUANAC: chasten. RUNAHUANAC: that which makes people take warning. Lunahuaná is located at a permanent point where the threatening clouds and the sunshine-blue sky buttress up against each other. Raucous fiestas take place among the barely perceptible echoes of ancient civilizations and the ghosts of the conquistadors.
Percussion I plays the vibraphone along with a few cymbals and crotales or antique cymbals). Percussion II performs on tubular bells and marimba along with the "Battery" – a raucous group of non-pitched instruments prodded along by a persistent whistle suggesting a fiesta atmosphere with a buzzing crowd.
Lunahuaná – LISTEN
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See these titles under Works for audioclips:
Orchestra - The Selfish Giant
Instrumental - Concerto for Cello & 13 Instruments
Chamber Music - Lunahuaná
Piano - Six Pictures from 'The Devil in the Flesh' (6."The Madwoman on the Roof")
Upcoming Events
NOVEMBER 8/9/2013 RASPUTIN (Opera in Two Acts, libretto by the composer) - Helikon Opera, Moscow
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JANUARY 24, 2014 MEMORY REFRAINS (String Quartet in One Movement)
Daedalus Quartet, Rose Recital Hall, Philadelphia
(Version for flute and harp) Mimi Stillman, flute; Elizabeth White Clark, harp, Arthur Ross Gallery, Philadelphia
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Rasputin Opera in Two Acts
(Moscow, 2011) "A challenging but entirely rewarding experience." - The World of Opera (The Opera Critic) Read the full article here.
(Massy, 2010) "The score is often beautiful, even flamboyant...a very fine show, which certainly deserves to experience a much wider international distribution." - ForumOpera.com
(NYC Opera world premiere, 1988) "The new opera is a spellbinding, challenging and profoundly beautiful creation." – The Washington Times Read the full review here.
(Moscow premiere, 2008) "Reise's score...serve[s] quite nicely to underline and reinforce the dramatic events on stage. Especially effective is Reise's use of traditional tonality -- including quotes from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" and the Russian imperial hymn -- for the music of Nicholas and Alexandra, as well as atonal dissonance to conjure up what he calls, in a program note, 'the brutal and chaotic new world of the 20th century'." - Moscow Times
(NYC Opera world premiere, 1988) "…audaciously colorful opera" - Philadelphia City Paper
Lunahuaná "Typical of the Penn-based composer, his choice of notes was elegant and, more important with percussion, his ear for timbre was incredibly precise. This short, winning piece doesn't take easy ways out." - Philadelphia Inquirer
"City in the clouds - The title of Jay Reise's Lunahuaná refers to a Peruvian mountain city perched where the sky is permanently divided between threatening clouds and blue sunshine. Lunahuaná is composed for two percussionists, who mostly play the xylophone and the marimba, but the interactions are so complicated that Freeman had to conduct a work that looked like it should be a conductorless chamber piece. Reise's music follows the general pattern suggested by the geographical reference, but this piece would beeffective even if you'd never heard of the extra-musical symbolism." - Broad Street Review
Yellowstone Rhythms for Bassoon and 10 Players "..nature in its most songful state." - Philadelphia Inquirer
The River Within (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra) "... fluidity and mastery that creates an optimum showcase for his attractive thematic ideas." -Philadelphia Inquirer
The Devil in the Flesh and Other Pieces (Recording featuring Marc-André Hamelin) "Satori …with its starlit rotations and seemingly suspended atmosphere, makes a striking impression. Six Pictures from The Devil in the Flesh.. [is] a fine group of virtuoso pieces…[with] a riotously sizzling finale." - American Record Guide
Memory Refrains "One hesitates to burden any recent composition with the designation "masterpiece", but Memory Refrains is surely music that deserves to be taken up by other major quartets so as to become a post-Romantic repertoire staple." - Philadelphia Music Makers
Powers That Be "… the kind of transcendence that lets you know you're in the presence of greatness." - Journal of the Scriabin Society of America
The Selfish Giant (Choreographic Tone Poem based on the story by Oscar Wilde) "It had epic quality. The full organ, the rolling timps and the squabbling brass at the start had weight. A clumsy giant's angry dissonances were peeled back to reveal strings pulling anguished chords." - Evening Standard (London)
Concerto for Horn and 7 Instruments "… what Richard Strauss might have written had he had the guts to be atonal.." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Open Night - Poem-Caprice for Six Players "..magnetism was immediate in the heart- grabbing opening violin solo of the sextet… the piece unfolds with a reasoning that's hard to explain but great to feel. melodic lines of almost Wagnerian breadth… inflected with the kind of emotional eventfulness that doesn't require a slow buildup.." - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Transcription of Scriabin Etude Op. 2 No. 1 for left hand "Jay Reise's skillful transcription was such that it lacked nothing of the original sounds. That took quite a bit of doing by Reise, and indeed a good deal more from pianist Gary Graffman. Yet it all worked out beautifully." – The San Francisco Classical Voice
Click here for a libretto of Rasputin in English.
Rasputin in France
Opera by Jay Reise to have French Premiere
Read the Washington Times Review of the World Premiere.
See excerpts of the Helikon production of Rasputin directed by Dmitry Bertman.
RASPUTIN HAS FRENCH PREMIERE Massy, France –- December 4, 2010 Rasputin, opera in two acts with music and libretto by the composer, had its French premiere December 4-5, 2010 to sold-out houses at the Opéra de Massy just outside Paris. The production was that of the Helikon Opera which staged the work in Moscow in 2008-09. The opera was sung in Russian with French surtitles.
The stage director was Dmitry Bertman and Konstantine Chudovsky conducted the Orchestra de l'Opéra de Massy. Nikolai Galin sang the title role, Natalya Zagorinskaya sang the role of the Empress Alexandra, Nicolai Dorozhkin was Nicholas II and Vasily Efimov sang the chameleonic role of Rasputin's supposedly bisexual assassin Prince Felix Yusupov.
Other leading cast members were Mikhail Seryshev as the monk Iliodor. Iliodor was Rasputin's theological rival who later emigrated to America, became a janitor in New York City and wrote an autobiography entitled "The Mad Monk of Russia". Mikhail Davydov played the Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich (who supposedly had affairs with both Yusupov and Coco Chanel). Doctor Sokolsky, sung by Dmitry Ponomarev, is a character of the librettist's creation, fusing the royal family's Doctor Botkin with one of the conspirators, Dr. Lazovert. The doctor's discrediting and suicide in the opera are fictional. Alexandra Kovalevich was Yusupov's wife Irina, Mikhail Verbitzky played General Zhevadov (modeled to a limited extent on the conspirator Pureshkevich), and Yury Ustyugov played the cabaret master of ceremonies. The sets were designed by Igor Nezhny an the costumes were the work of Tatiana Tulubieva. Lighting was directed by Damir Ismagilov. The choreographer was Edwald Smirnov and the choral director was Denis Kirpanev.
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