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View 91 - 100 results for fine line behaviors comic strips. Discover the best "Fine Line Behaviors" comics from Dilbert.com.
Saturday May 08,
Tags Dilbert, hideous, shopping, experience, pants, Card, reported, stolen, strangled, minutes, aisle, six, floor, chalk, outline
Dilbert stands in line at a cash register thinking, "It was another hideous shopping experience, but I found exactly the pants I want." The clerk says to the man in front of Dilbert, "I'm sorry . . ." The salesclerk says, "This card was reported stolen. The real owner was strangled with his own pants just minutes ago on aisle six . . ." Dilbert looks at the pants he is holding and thinks, "That would explain why these were on the floor by the chalk outline."
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marketing, project, cloud, catbert, leadership, budget, birthday, engineer, time sheet, sales, wally, strategy, dogbert, powerpoint, project management, topper, leader, boss, change, meeting, data, management, mordac
Saturday June 19,
Tags Dogbert, man, woman, zombies, office, business-plan
Dogbert says to the seminar participants, "As a zombie, you must speak in empty generalities." Dogbert continues, "Your business plan might say 'We strive to utilize a variety of techniques to accomplish a broad spectrum of results toward the bottom line.'" A man says, "Hey! My skin is getting clammy and I have the urge to call a meeting!" The man sitting next to him says, "Me too!" Dogbert says, "Good . . . Good . . ."
Thursday July 15,
Tags ratbert, Dogbert, product
Ratbert says to Dogbert, "I think I've hit upon a brilliant new direction for expanding our product line." Ratbert says, "I call them 'Carpet Patch Kids.' Each one is made from carpet and has its own name!" Ratbert says to the carpet doll as he walks away, "Don't feel bad, Raquel. I don't think he meant it as a personal attack."
Saturday August 14,
Tags Dilbert, the boss, alice, business meeting
The Boss, Dilbert, Alice and another employee sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "Does anybody have any questions about our plan? Ask me anything - there are no 'stupid' questions." A man asks, "If you crossed the international date line on your birthday, would you still get presents?" The Boss thinks, "Oh great . . . There ARE stupid questions and I don't know the answers."
Friday November 12,
Tags Dilbert, instructor, seminar, managers, fire
The instructor says to Dilbert, "I don't think you're ready." The man continues, "Fire-walking requires complete confidence. Anything less could be dangerous." Dilbert says, "I'm just chilly." Dilbert's pants are rolled up and he has socks on his feet. The instructor says, "Fine . . . Do it with your socks on."
Monday June 27,
Tags book publishing, reject people, dismiss lifes work, gesture, witty comment, not a people person, dog, animals
"I'm going to start my own book publishing company so I can reject people all day long." "I'll dismiss their life's work with a gesture and a witty comment." "Bottom line, I'm just not a people person." "I've noticed."
Tuesday October 04,
Tags coffeee iv, exercise, given up sleep, nutrition, intravenous, caffeine, main line java, health
Dilbert: Hows the job going, Anne? Anne: Musch better, now that Ive given up sleep, exercise and nutrition in favor of coffee. Dilbert: Any adverse effects? Anne: This is the aorta of the last person who asked me that.
Tuesday November 08,
Tags donate blood, good for society, too comepetetive, thirsty
Wally and a man stand in line at the blood drive. The man says, "I don't mind donating blood . . . It's good for society . . ." The man continues, "But I'm worried that our company is getting too competitive about how much we give compared to other companies." Dilbert leaves the blood drive saying, "Man, I'm thirsty!!" His head and body have shrunk to half their normal size.
Friday May 05,
Tags hobby geography, twirling wedgie, dinosaur
Dogbert sits at a table signing copies of his book. A customer says, "My hobby is geography. Would you sign my book to each of the continents by name?" Dogbert says to the man, "Are you aware that my book recommends a twirling wedgie for people who ask for too much?" A hand reaches toward the man. Bob the Dinosaur twirls the man over his head as he gives him a wedgie. Bob says, "We find the line moves faster if I do this to the first customer."
Thursday June 15,
Tags lacking clerical support, highly trained, paid professionals, copier, analytical sklills, mindless, toner, five minutes
Dilbert and Wally are in the copier room. Dilbert stands behind Wally thinking, "Lacking clerical support, the highly trained, highly paid professionals line up at the copier." Dilbert continues thinking, "Their amazing analytical skills are squandered in this mindless task." Wally says, "No . . . It looks like the 'toner' light doesn't turn off if you wait." Dilbert says, "Let's give it another five minutes."


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I wrote a technical paper explaining how DataTrees is optimising energy and daylight simulation workflows through openBIM and web technologies. Here is a short summary and a link to the paper.
Spacio's relationship representation of spaces is very similar to the way Building Energy Models (BEM) are structured. We therefore decided to collaborate with the leader in building energy simulations in Norway to provide our industry with smarter workflows. Read the story!
The story behind Spacio, why we are dedicating ourselves to develop a new building design platform, how the development looks like everyday, what is achieved and what is to be expected.

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Urban Meyer named new Jaguars head coach
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have officially announced former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer as the franchises next head coach.
Meyer comes to the Jaguars with no prior NFL coaching experience but has 17 years of college head coaching experience, going 187-32 over his career.
Meyer's stops at the college level include Bowling Green State University, Utah, Florida and Ohio State.
He's won three national titles (2006, 2008, 2014) and never posted a losing record, winning at least 10 games in 12 years, including in each of his seven years at Ohio State.
Meyer becomes the sixth permanent head coach in Jaguars' history.
The Jags hold the top pick in this spring's NFL Draft and still have their General Manager position open.
Copyright 2021 WCTV. All rights reserved.


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Bulgarian economy grew by 2.5% in Q1 2021
Date25 May 2021/
CategoriesBulgaria News, Bulgarian Economy
Bulgaria's economy grew by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on May 18. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in Bulgaria in January-March was 26.44 billion... Read More →
Bulgaria accepted into ERM2 euro zone 'waiting room'
Date14 Jul 2020/
CategoriesBulgaria News, Euro Zone
The European Central Bank (ECB) said on July 10 that Bulgaria and Croatia have been accepted to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM2), the euro zone's "waiting room". The two countries can join the euro area after spending at least... Read More →
The 9 Critical Stages of Building a Business
Date09 Jul 2020/
CategoriesBuilding a Business, Business Development, Small Business
1. You can't sustain a business without positive cash flow. Even though profit may not be your driving motivation, you can't sustain any business without generating cash. In most businesses, this means selling something, and proving that your product or service... Read More →
How to Get Your Business Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Date30 Mar 2020/
CategoriesSmall Business
As the Coronavirus made its presence strongly felt in Europe as well, many business owners are worried about how this pandemic will affect their livelihood. Rather than letting the Coronavirus panic lead to bad decision-making, you need to focus on... Read More →
Bulgarian economy to grow by 3% in 2020 – World Bank forecast
Date10 Jan 2020/
CategoriesDoing business in Bulgaria, Investment
Bulgaria's economy was set to grow by three per cent in 2020, according to the latest World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report, released on January 9. That figure is below the 3.6 per cent growth estimate for Bulgaria's economic growth... Read More →
Bulgaria's Exports to EU Grew 6% in Jan-Sept
Date13 Dec 2016/
CategoriesBulgaria News, Doing business in Bulgaria
Bulgarian exports to the European Union increased by 6% between January and September compared to the same period of last year, national statistics show. Exports amounted to BGN 23.0345 B in the first nine months of the year, according to preliminary data of... Read More →
Our Business Development Services
Date11 Nov 2016/
CategoriesDoing business in Bulgaria
Why you need a business development service provider? Business development services enable professional firms to strengthen bonds with their existing clients, in addition to attracting new clients in other sectors of the business market. In order for organizations to achieve... Read More →
Why Do Your Businesses Need a Business Development Consultant?
Date03 Nov 2016/
CategoriesBusiness Development
In a world where the economic environment is defined by a high competitive spirit, an efficient business development seems to plan to be the best solution to counteract the effects of challenging business background. The representatives of the business world... Read More →


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Dave Blank, director of athletics at Elon University, announced the hiring of former OBU track standout Mark Elliston as the institution\'s head coach of the Phoenix women\'s indoor and outdoor track and field programs.
Elliston, who spent the last 17 years as the head indoor and outdoor track and field coach for both the men\'s and women\'s programs at Lock Haven University, replaces DeAnne Brooks, who resigned following this past season to pursue other interests after serving Elon for two years.
\"I am absolutely thrilled for this opportunity,\" said Elliston. \"I can hardly wait to begin. I am anxious to get to know the team and begin the process of pursuing a Southern Conference championship. I realize achieving that goal will take time, but that\'s what we will be working toward. I am thankful to (President) Leo Lambert, Dave Blank and the staff at Elon for this exciting opportunity.\"
The third head coach in the history of the Phoenix women\'s indoor and outdoor track and field programs, Elliston will lead Elon into its seventh campaign overall this year and fourth in the Southern Conference. Out of the 11 league institutions, the Phoenix finished sixth indoors and fifth
outdoors in the 2006 Southern Conference championships.
\"We are very pleased to welcome Mark Elliston as our head women\'s track and field coach,\" said Blank. \"He brings vast experience as a former decathlete and a very successful coach to our program. Mark, his wife Kelly and their sons, Luke and Logan, are great additions to the Elon community and the Phoenix family.\"
Altogether at Lock Haven, Elliston coached seven Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship teams and 30 NCAA-II All-Americans, including three national champions. He also served the Eagles as their head coach in men\'s and women\'s cross country for 11 years, guiding a pair of athletes to All-America status.
Elliston\'s squads have received academic team awards from the United States Track Coaches Association on seven occasions and from the United States Cross Country Coaches Association five times. The USTCA has honored 18 Lock Haven athletes with individual academic accolades while the USCCCA has recognized 13 Eagles during Elliston\'s tenure.
No stranger to honors himself, Elliston was named the PSAC and NCAA-II East Regional Coach of the Year in both women\'s indoor track and men\'s outdoor track and field in 2003. He was also dubbed the 1999 PSAC and NCAA-II East Regional Men\'s Coach of the Year.
Elliston earned his bachelor\'s degree in physical education at Oklahoma Baptist University in 1986 and his master\'s degree in health, physical education and recreation at The Citadel in 1989. The Shawnee, Okla., native became a three-time NAIA track and field All-American in the decathlon at Oklahoma Baptist, reaching national champion distinction in 1986.
Prior to coming to Lock Haven, Elliston assisted The Citadel coaching staff with the cross country and track and field programs for two years during his graduate school days.


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Sulphuric fumarole
Fumarole with with bright yellow sulphur crystals spilling from the vent, Namafjall Geothermal Area, Hverir, Myvatn, Iceland. (best larger)
fumarolesulphur crystalsventsteamvolcanic landscapeNamafjall Geothermal AreaHverirMyvatnIceland
Many thanks everyone for your nice comments!
Interesting Find 😃...
interesting, nice capture of this phenomenon...:-)
Great shot of the fumarole!
We have these everywhere in Taupo areas and Rotorua it seems much of the volvanic activity is similar nicely shot
Well done and interesting close up capture to show the land texture as well as the sulfur color.
This is great Terry! I can see the sulpher rising through the hole in the rock. This is fantastic!
Nice find & excellent texture, Terry
Wow ! Excellent find and great close up ! We well see texture and colors !
Fascinating find... would there be a strong smell of sulphur here? Amazing geographic location...!!


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Your living room is the most important part of your home, from hosting parties to spending quality time with your family. It is that one place in your home where you make all your special memories.
To make new memories, with time, you have to keep updating the style and décor of your living room to keep it fresh looking and aesthetically pleasing. But, redecorating your home is a really important task, you need to know everything beforehand to prevent any blunders.
If you feel lost about redecorating your living room, we are here to help you at every step. Here is a complete guide to redecorating your living room.
How To Start With Redecorating Your Living Room?
The first and foremost question in this process is; how one should start with redecorating a living room. The answer is simple; by knowing what you want and what you have.
If you want to start redecorating your living room, you need to make two different lists.
One list will contain all the decorative pieces, furniture, and other items you already have in your living room. And, in the other list, you need to put everything new you want in your living. It can be anything, a decorative piece, furniture, carpets, cushion covers etc.
Now take the first list and cross out everything you can't replace or don't want to replace, like your TV, sofa set, furniture, or things that hold some sentimental value to you. In the next step, you need to cross out every item you think can be restyled or redecorated. If there isn't anything in your home that can be restyled, then you really need to focus on your next list. Because you need to spend less and less every other year, and for that, you need items that you can redecorate and restyle multiple times.
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I've extended my analysis to the PRFPMI case, with the current working knowledge of radii of curvature and cavity lengths. However, losses were not included.
I do not see any HOM activity within about 20nm of the carrier TM00 resonance.
Basically, what I did was use the standard formulae for the reflection and transmission coefficients of FB cavities viewed as compound mirrors. However, I modified the normal spatial propagation terms to include the additional Guoy phase accumulated by the HOMs. I created these coefficients for each arm individually, and then used (rX + rY)/2 as a mirror in the PRC, and used that to create the transmission coefficient for the PRFPMI as a whole, as a function of frequency offset from the carrier, spatial mode order and CARM offset. As a check, this produced the correct finesse for the carrier lock to the single arm and PRFPMI.
Here is a PRFPMI CARM FSR of all of the fields' power transmission coefficients, up to order n+m=5.
One can observe some split peaks. There are two causes, the biggest effect is the mismatch between ETM radii of curvatures (ETMX:59.48, ETMY:60.26):, followed by asymmetric arm length(X:37.79, Y:37.81). (I judged this by the visual change of the plot when changing different factors).
In the following plot, I broke down the peaks by mode order:
Code, plots attached!


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It used to be that the goal with cannabis was to mask the taste, but in the hands of trained chefs, cannabis is being celebrated as an ingredient in gourmet cuisine and elevated in epicurean edibles.
Throughout the country foodies are taking gourmet dinners and events to a higher level as the popularity of culinary cannabis events grows. Marijuana dinner parties aren't' new, private chefs have been doing them for years, but with continued legislation legalizing cannabis they're coming out of the culinary shadows. In major cities throughout the United States its not hard to find multi-course dinners with cannabis infused into haute cuisine. As demand continues to grow, it's easy to envision a time when cannabis dinners are as common as wine dinners.
Cannabis Culinary Events
For 4/20, several cannabis foodie events are planned in Phoenix.
Cloth & Flame, the private catering company known for its experiential dining in the desert launches the first dinner in its new Verde Series on April 20 and 21 in downtown Phoenix.
The Homegrown dinner designed in partnership with Copperstate Farms, home to the largest cannabis greenhouse in the country at 40 acres under glass, celebrates the plant with a cannabis and culinary extravaganza under the stars in downtown. The five-course meal prepared by Industry trailblazer Chef Teresa Hansen along with Chef Nick Rusticus and the Cloth & Flame culinary team infuses Copperstate Farms cannabis into each course. Chef Hansen is the founder of High Vibe Kitchen Collective and General Manager at Good Things Coming edibles. She has over 10 years experience cooking with cannabis, hemp and other adaptogenic plants.
During the eclectic evening guests will be treated to music from HI-DREAMS and a visual art experience curated by local artists Joey Dougherty and Malia Hee. A portion of ticket sales goes to benefit the Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit organization focused on cannabis criminal justice reform.
For a less formal foodie event head to the 4/20 Tasting Experience at The Clarendon Hotel and Spa in downtown. Held on the hotel's hip rooftop, the free cannabis infused tasting features bites prepared by AZ Cannabis Chef Derek Upton. Guests can also sample free dabs from HOLOH Extracts and pre-rolls from 1937 and Elephant Head Farms.
This complimentary sampling event is just the first step in an upcoming robust menu of cannabis related programming at The Clarendon. Expect to see six-course cannabis dinners twice a month at the hotel. Each dinner will focus on a specific wellness theme and feature multiple points of infusion, utilizing terpenes, concentrates and flower. It will be similar to a gourmet wine paired dinner.
Chef Upton is a big believer in the power of the plant after it helped him with a variety of health issues and helped in his journey to lose more than 150 lbs. Through his culinary cannabis Chef Upton is hoping to show others how beneficial the plant is and how marijuana is about way more than getting high.
Prior to starting his own professional chef company, Two Taste, Chef Upton worked at some of Phoenix's top tables including Café Monarch, Beckett's Table, Evo and The Breadfruit. His private clients have included Larry Fitzgerald, David Spade, Henry Rollins and Michael Rapaport. He was one of the chefs featured on Netflix's Cooked with Cannabis.
With cannabis now legal for adult-use, expect to see more culinary events and gourmet-focused cannabis brands hitting the market in the near future.


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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Members of the Town Council have approved an agreement with the developer of the former Tupperware Mill that will see the town retain a $480,000 security deposit if a promise to establish 10 percent affordable housing in the building is not met within four years.
The agreement is part of a planned expansion from 132 to 170 units in the building at 1 Tupperware Drive for High Rocks II, LLC. The contract for the security deposit will only take effect if the project receives final plan approval from the Planning Board, in an ongoing process that will also require a zoning variance.
Councilors expressed some frustration with the developer over lack of adherence to project plans originally approved in 2006, from the number of units already built, to the lack of affordable units built thus far.
"I'm in no rush to make a motion to approve this," said Councilor Paul Zwolenski.
An association of existing condo owners has been fighting the proposal, and last week, the group submitted an objection to High Rocks' current petition before the Zoning Board, with concerns about parking and infrastructure.
Zwolenski asked if there was anything in the agreement to stop the developer from leasing out the units.
"I want to make sure the value of the homes for the people paying these mortgages stays in tact," Zwolenski said. "These people paid a lot of money to buy their homes here."
Council President Paul Vadenais responded that all of the new units are expected to be rental properties.
Councilor Terri Bartomioli made a motion to approve the agreement with a three year deadline for the developer to complete the required units before forfeiting the deposit. But Ryan Hurley, an attorney working on behalf of the developer, objected to the time constraint.
"It would be very difficult for my client to do it within three years," said Hurley. "If it was three years, they probably would not move forward with this agreement. Five years would be ideal."
Ultimately, councilors unanimously approved an agreement with High Rocks with a four year deadline.
Also on Monday, councilors voted to get a cost estimate for the work needed to either build a new police station, or refurbish the department's current headquarters at the town Annex to meet health and safety standards.
The decision followed a public tour of the facility on Saturday, Aug. 1. Several town officials, including Town Administrator Gary Ezovski, have asserted that the town needs a new station, and that the $1.4 million of bond funding available will not be adequate to complete the work.
This week, members of the town Municipal Buildings Review Task Force were before the board seeking instructions on how councilors want to move forward.
Councilor Claire O'Hara said she was disappointed more residents didn't tour the facilities.
"A lot of people said they were concerned, but there were very few people there," O'Hara said, adding of the building, "It amazes me that this town allowed this to happen. All of us are frugal but it's an unhealthy place."
"The building itself is not conducive to officers doing their jobs," O'Hara added. "It saddens me. I think we have an obligation to the people that work in this town that they have a safe and healthy building."
Zwolenski echoed her concerns.
"If anyone took the time to walk through it over the weekend, they'd see it was deplorable," he said. "It's unsafe – actually unsafe. I don't like spending money. I don't like going off of the bond. I'm doubtful that the $1.4 million is going to accomplish what we need over there."
Discussion of improvements to the town's police facilities have been underway since 2012, when the building was first evaluated by a commission working for a prior council. In 2014, voters approved bond-financing to move ahead with renovations to the current headquarters on Smithfield Road, but Ezovski has stated such work would be a waste of money, a sentiment he repeated this week.
"We do need a modern police station that allows us to at least compete with our neighboring districts," Ezovski said. "Anything that we do there will be a bandaid."
Ezovski noted that the town's debt status as of this year is $30 million, down from $36 million in 2011.
"It's not that I'm saying that I want to spend money," Ezovski said. "I'm just saying that you have the resources available to do so."
O'Hara on Monday said she wanted to move forward with acquiring an estimate for a new building, without any additional comparison estimates for renovations.
"When it was built it was a small, neighborhood school," O'Hara said. "Any money put into that school is a total waste."
But Councilor Douglas Osier said he's still in favor of focusing on renovations.
"I still believe we should honor the original bond that was passed," Osier said. "Personally, I don't think it's responsible to even talk about building a new one in this given age with COVID and all the uncertainty that's out there."
"There is a burden here that will eventually be passed to the taxpayer," he added.
Councilors voted unanimously to put out a request for proposals for estimates of both potential paths forward.


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June Bastable reviews this album for us: The superlative musicians are: Catina DeLuna (vocals, piano, body percussion, arrangements), Otmaro Ruiz (piano, accordion, arrangements), Larry Koonse (guitars), Edwin Livingston (bass), Aaron Serfaty (drums).
With special guests: Alex Acunha (percussion), Bob Sheppard (flute), Nick Mancini (marimba), Mike Shapiro, Clarice Cast, Greg Beyer (percussion), Choir: Afton Hefley, Adrianne Duncan, Francis Benitez, Naomi Taniguchi, Maya Ruiz, Pam McLean, Catina DeLuna, Nick Mancini, Jason Luckett, Otmaro Ruiz.
Born and bred in Brazil, Catina DeLuna began playing piano and singing from an early age. After graduating with a BA in Brazilian Popular Music from the UNICAMP University in Sao Paulo, she instigated two important bands: Arire,
as pianist, singer and arranger, and Serenata Brasiliera in which she performed Brazilian classics from the 1920s and 1930s whilst dressed in authentic period costume.
After relocating to the United States, Catina earned her Master's degree from Northern Illinois University where she became visiting scholar, and now, having moved to Los Angeles she teaches privately and at the Silver Lake Conservatory and the Los Angeles Academy. Catina has also toured in Japan and Singapore and has worked as voice-over artist in many radio and television commercials.
Venezuelan-born Otmaro Ruiz, Catina's collaborator and arranger on this Lado B Brazilian Project album, is a pianist, arranger and educator. Based in Los Angeles since 1989, Ruiz has worked alongside such greats as Arturo Sandoval, John McLaughlin, Tito Puente, Billy Cobham's Spectrum 40 Band, Frank Gambale, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, Frank Morgan and Robben Ford, and was Dianne Reeves' pianist and musical director for five years. He has led his own exciting and innovative Crossover Latin Jazz groups in addition to many well-received albums.
In private life, Catina DeLuna and Otmato Ruiz are also husband and wife, and together they have revitalised Brazilian jazz on Lado B Brazilian Project. (Lado B means "Side B" or "flip side").
One thinks of Brazilian music as Carnaval, samba and bossa nova, but this album goes further. The eleven sumptuous tracks on this album range from early styles to present jazz fusion with new interpretations of classics by such as Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Pixinguinha, Egberto Gismonti and several others.
To pick out just a few from this superb album, the first track has the melody and lyrics of Lavadeira do Rio layered on top of an instrumental performance of Maracatu. This clever ploy is rendered all the more beautiful by
Catina DeLuna's flawless voice, which sometimes just follows the melody without words: so thrilling to hear such perfect pitch. And speaking of "words", the fact this album is mostly in Portuguese only adds to the exotic mystery and sexiness of the whole experience.
Garota De Ipanema (Girl from Ipanema), provides a different take on the original Jobim piece, being re-harmonised, re-timed, and with some gorgeous instrumentals as well as DeLuna's glorious pure voice following the melody with and without words. Click here for Catina DeLuna's website and this particular track on the home page
O Canto Da Ema is somewhat unusual! Here we have DeLuna's voice, crystal clear as a spring waterfall, accompanied only by her own "body percussion"!
The eleven tracks are: Lavadeira do Rio and Maracatu, Garota De Ipanema, Cavalo Marinho (Baiaio Barroco), Contrato de Separação,Chovendo Na Roseira, Estrela Azul, O Canto Da Ema, Encontros e Despedidas, Lamentos, Quase Frevo, Fotografia.
The whole album is joyful, exciting, innovative, beautiful, dreamy, elegant, exotic, emotional at times: a must for anyone who loves Brazilian or Latin fusion.
Brazilian music is a road that has been well-traveled, but pianist/vocalist Catina DeLuna and pianist/arranger Otmaro Ruiz have re-examined the repertoire for their latest recording "Lado B: Brazilian Project". To take the most familiar example first, "The Girl from Ipanema" gets a welcome makeover with mixed meters, revised harmonies, an unexpected modulation and a slower, more reflective tempo. It's like a new song, and I suspect that a listener jumping into the middle of this track would have trouble recognizing the chord sequence. The opening track overlays Lenine's "Lavadeira do Rio" over an instrumental version of Egberto Gismonti's "Maracatu", thus bringing the worlds of MPB, alternative rock and contemporary jazz together. DeLuna's smooth, flowing voice is a striking contrast to the biting mercurial single piano lines she plays in her solo later in the track. The surging percussion of Mike Serfaty, Clarice Cast and Greg Beyer bring this arrangement to a stunning conclusion. There are no translations of the Portuguese texts, but DeLuna's rich voice is so well-matched to the ensemble (basically flute, marimba and rhythm section) that her contributions can be appreciated on a purely musical level. On "Contrato de Separação", her wordless phrasing is particularly elegant against the flute of guest artist Bob Sheppard and the guitar of Larry Koonse. The sound of water—which opened the album—reappears at the beginning of "Chovendo Na Roseira" ("Double Rainbow") juxtaposed with the voices of a 10-piece mixed choir. The choir reappears throughout the track, with Ruiz's superb vocal scoring and long meter rhythms offering a fresh approach to this fine Jobim composition. One of the album's highlights is a new song "Estrela Azul", which contrasts a liquid DeLuna vocal with a menacing ostinato part for bass (Edwin Livingston) and piano (Ruiz). The coda features overlapping vocal lines over a delicate guitar improvisation. The influence of Bobby McFerrin appears on the baião, "O Canto da Ema" which moves from solo voice with body percussion to a well-developed episode with DeLuna's overdubbed voices. Despite the language barrier, DeLuna breaks your heart with her passionate readings of the ballads "Encontros e Despedidas" and "Fotografia" (ably supported by Ruiz's accordion). The band's name "Lado B" is Portuguese for "Side B", noting the best tracks of an LP could be found there. Look no further than this album for a superb recasting of Brazilian music.
December 7, 2015 - Luiza Maia
Os brasileiros Gilberto Gil, Eliane Elias e Catina DeLuna são os candidatos do país a um troféu do Grammy. A lista de indicados, liderada por Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift e The Weeknd, foi divulgada nesta segunda-feira, e o resultado será anunciado em cerimônia no dia 15 de fevereiro, em Los Angeles.
Gil concorre na categoria melhor álbum de música internacional com o disco duplo Gilbertos samba ao vivo, lançado em novembro do ano passado, resultado da turnê do álbum Gilbertos samba. O registro foi feito no Theatro Municipal de Niterói. O repertório é dedicado a músicas gravadas pelo ícone da bossa nova João Gilberto, de compositores como Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes e Caetano Veloso, além de inéditas do baiano, como a faixa que dá título ao projeto.
Sings, de Angelique Kidjo, Music from Inala, de Ladysmith Black Mambazo With Ella Spira & The Inala Ensemble, Home, de Anoushka Shankar, e I have no everything here, de Zomba Prison Project, são os outros concorrentes.
A pianista paulista Eliane Elias disputa o prêmio de melhor álbum latino de jazz, com Made in Brazil, o 23º da carreira. Ela, que começou a estudar o instrumento aos 6 anos de idade, mora nos Estados Unidos desde 1981e já foi indicado ao Grammy sete vezes. Impromptu, de The Rodriguez Brothers, Suite caminos, de Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Intercambio, de Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, e Identities are changeable, de Miguel Zenón, também foram indicados.
Também residente nos Estados Unidos, a brasileira Catina DeLuna disputa um troféu em parceria com o arranjador Otmaro Ruiz. com versão para Garota de Ipanema, clássico de Tom Jobim e Vinicius de Moraes, eles disputam a estatueta de melhor arranjo, instrumentos e vocais.
Decmber 13, 2015 - Fábio Trindade
Em 1965, na 7ª edição do Grammy Awards, mais importante premiação do mercado fonográfico, a mundialmente conhecida canção 'Garota de Ipanema', de Tom Jobim e Vinicius de Moraes, foi a grande vencedora da categoria Gravação do Ano, superando nomes como The Beatles e Barbra Streisand. Uma façanha única para a música brasileira, assim como o fato de, 50 anos depois, surpreendentemente a canção voltar a ser indicada ao prêmio.
A conquista é graças ao trabalho da pianista campineira Catina DeLuna em parceria com o arranjador (e marido) venezuelano Otmaro Ruiz, que regravaram 'Garota de Ipanema' e ganharam menção na categoria Melhor Arranjo, Vocal e Instrumental na 58ª edição do prêmio. A versão de Catina e Otmaro de um dos maiores clássicos brasileiros, e que faz parte do primeiro disco da campineira lançado nos Estados Unidos, intitulado 'Labo B', concorre com nomes como David Bowie e a canção 'Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)'.
"A música do Tom Jobim é eterna. Mesmo que já tenha sido tocada e regravada milhões de vezes, ela continua incrível", disse Catina ao Caderno C. "Tanto que conseguimos um arranjo novo, guardando as características originais da canção, mas dando uma renovada muito interessante. Muita gente nos questionou sobre regravá-la, mas eu sempre disse, com muito orgulho, que queria fazer isso. Chegar ao Grammy mostra que fizemos a escolha certa", completa.
Formada em música pela Unicamp, Catina foi para os EUA no final de 2004, quando conseguiu uma bolsa de mestrado na Northern Illinois University, na cidade de DeKalb. Em 2009, no fim do curso, conheceu Otmaro e mudou-se para Los Angeles, onde está até hoje, fazendo shows e dando aula na Silverlake Conservatory of Music. Desde então, sempre quis gravar um álbum, mas ela conta que conseguir isso não foi nada fácil.
Para fazer 'Lado B', disco com regravações de clássicos brasileiros e uma música inédita ('Estrela Azul'), Catina e Otmaro foram à plataforma de crowdfunding PledgeMusic arrecadar verba e, mesmo assim, precisaram entrar com uma boa quantia para financiar o trabalho. "O que mais impressiona nessa indicação é que 'Lado B' é um disco totalmente independente. O CD foi gravado no nosso estúdio, em nossa casa. E trabalho independente é realmente muito puxado, difícil. Foi uma conquista", desabafa.
Catina explica que ela e Otmaro fizeram, além de gravá-lo em casa, absolutamente tudo no álbum. "Desde a capa, os textos, os créditos, empacotar o CD, colocar o selinho, ficar na fila dos Correios, montar o site, tudo. E mesmo assim chegamos ao Grammy. Isso não é incrível?", agradece a pianista. Sim, chegar ao Grammy, por si só, já um reconhecimento inimaginável. Agora, sem ter uma gravadora por trás, é quase um milagre, como ela mesma admite.
Como isso foi possível? "Descobrimos aos poucos que o CD estava sendo tocando em várias rádios no mundo todo, o que não é comum para esse estilo de música, principalmente quando as faixas do CD são grandes, com mais de três minutos. As coisas aconteceram espontaneamente, já que, como artistas independentes, não tínhamos como arcar com investimento de promo para rádio", diz.
Os músicos sabem que o fato de 'Garota de Ipanema' ser uma música muito conhecida — e vencedora do Grammy — pode ter ajudado na indicação, dando como exemplo outra canção do disco, 'Chovendo na Roseira', também de Tom Jobim. "Nós fizemos um arranjo maravilhoso para ela. Porém, em inglês, a música se chama 'Double Rainbow', então talvez os americanos não a conheçam. O que é bem diferente de 'Garota de Ipanema', porque mesmo em inglês, Ipanema continua igual, o que automaticamente pode despertar uma curiosidade em ouvi-la."
A cerimônia do Grammy 2016 será realizada no dia 15 de fevereiro, no tradicional Staples Center, em Los Angeles. Catina está ansiosa pelo evento, mas diz não pensar no gramofone dourado. "Há muita gente boa nessa categoria, então só o fato de estar nela já é uma grande honra, mesmo que a gente não vença."
Reverenciar a música brasileira sem exagerar as características do país. Essa foi a ideia inicial do disco "Lado B", da pianista e cantora campineira Catina DeLuna, formada pela Unicamp, em parceria com o arranjador venezuelano Otmaro Ruiz, com quem é casada. Após finalizarem todas as etapas de uma produção independente, desde a gravação em estúdio próprio até a arte da capa, a dupla foi surpreendida com uma indicação ao Grammy Awards 2016 na categoria Melhor Arranjo, Vocal e Instrumental, pela versão de "Garota de Ipanema", de Tom Jobim e Vinícius de Moraes.
Renovar o clássico da bossa nova foi uma provocação, no bom sentido, de Catina para Ruiz. "Eu o desafiei a fazer um arranjo para 'Garota de Ipanema'. São tantas regravações dela que foi realmente um desafio fazer algo diferente, mas eu sabia que ele ia conseguir", contou a pianista.
A obra concorre ao lado de músicas como "Sue (Or In a Season of Crime)", com arranjos de Maria Schneider, famosa na voz de David Bowie. "Tem muita gente boa na premiação, então a indicação por si só já foi uma surpresa muito boa. Nada é impossível, mas não vai ser fácil ganhar", comentou Catina.
Essa indicação acontece exatamente 50 anos depois da canção original ter conquistado o Grammy na categoria Gravação do Ano, na qual também concorreram nomes como Barbra Streisand e The Beatles. A cerimônia de 2016 será no dia 15 de fevereiro, em Los Angeles.
Referências tupiniquins
"Lado B" foi o primeiro disco da cantora lançado nos Estados Unidos, onde mora atualmente. "Sou uma grande fã da bossa nova, é uma grande influência no que eu faço hoje. Mas também gosto muito dos gêneros do nordeste, do choro, do frevo, de tudo. E foi isso que buscamos colocar no CD", explicou Catina. O álbum dá nova vida a composições como "Contrato de Separação", de Dominguinhos, e "Encontros e Despedidas", de Milton Nascimento.
Scott Yanow
Singer Catina DeLuna and her husband pianist-arranger Otmaro Ruiz have teamed together to form Lado B which in English means Side B. Ms. DeLuna explained that Side B, the second side of an album, often contained surprising and lesser-known treasures. The Brazilian-born DeLuna has a beautiful voice and an expressive style while Ruiz has long been a powerful pianist. They celebrated Lado B's debut recording Brazilian Project at the Blue Whale, playing many songs from the CD plus a few others. In addition to the co-leaders, guitarist Ramon Stagnaro, bassist Chris Colangelo, drummer Ana Barreiro and percussionist Clarice Cast formed the core group. Throughout the evening there were appearances by Bob Sheppard (on flute and soprano), Nick Mancini on marimba, and three background singers (Adrianne Duncan, Afton Hefley, and Francis Benitez) that added color and variety to the music. Ruiz switched to accordion on a few numbers; I would have liked to have heard him stretch out on that instrument more. Stagnaro had several excellent solos that were always rewarding. Catina DeLuna's voice was in the forefront much of the time, taking charming vocals in Portuguese including on a few Jobim songs (such as a modernized "The Girl From Ipanema"), a poetic tribute to the ocean ("Cavalo Marinho") and some lesser-known material, both vintage and recent. The two-hour set was quite enjoyable and filled with happy feelings.
November 19, 2015 - George W. Harris
Vocalist Catina De Luna shows on this album that, when it comes to jazz, not all Brazilian music is bossa nova and vice versa. Her core team of Otmaro Ruiz/p-acc, Larry Koonse/g, Edwin Livingston/b and Aaron Serfaty are mixed and matched with a slew of percussionists as well as Bob Sheppard's flute.
There is a folk feel to material like "Lavadeira do Rio" and "Maracatu" that mixes modern with the traditional. She sounds confident and strong as she uses her own body as percussion as the only accompaniment on "O Canto Da Ema" while Sheppard provides floating clouds of flute joy on the upbeat "Cavalo Marinho" and the emotive "Contrato de Separacao" which features rich interplay with Ruiz's piano. Interplay between De Luna and a choir on "Chovendo Na Roseira" is an exciting trip through villages and city, while she shows her strength on the festive "Quase Frevo" which seques into the thoughtful "Fotografia" which closes with memorable guitar work by Koonse. While Jobim's hand is on a number of songs here, the feel is definitely part of the 21 st Century.
October 20th, 2015 - By Dee Dee McNeil
Independent Label
Catina DeLuna, vocal/piano/body percussion; Otmaro Ruiz, piano/accordion/ arrangements; Larry Koonse, guitars; Edwin Livingston, bass; Aaron Serfaty, drums; Alex Acuna, percussion; Bob Sheppard, flute; Nick Mancini, marimba; Mike Shapiro, percussion; Clarice Cast, percussion; Greg Beyer, percussion.
Her voice is clear, poignant; flush with feeling. I am entranced. When you listen to Cantina DeLuna, (or any world artist who is not performing in English), you begin listening with your whole body, not just ears. Perhaps, because you can not understand their language, you begin listening for the emotion. DeLuna puts plenty of feeling into each of these eleven compositions, both vocally and on the piano. This production, along with the artist and her competent Lado B Band, transports me to Brazilian shores. Something about this production reminds me of an old friend of mine, the famed Brazlian composer, Moacir Santos. "Ipanema" takes on a whole new meaning when DeLuna and ensemble approach this familiar standard by Jobim. They have spiced it up with an arrangement full of creativity and surprisingly beautiful, with unexpected chord progressions. The melody remains solid, rigid atop the arrangement like a gliding seagull, flying above a beautiful wave. This is 63 minutes of rich, lovely compositions and creative arrangements. DeLuna's voice soars above the mix; helping to paint a fresh face on tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Pixinguinha, Egberto Gismonti and others. Tradition is respected, but the arrangements make a modern statement. The choir voices on "Chovendo Na Roseira" are startlingly provocative and add wonderful depth to this piece as they harmonically chant, "Here comes the rain." DeLuna whisks me to Africa with her folksy and child-like rendition of "O Canto Da Ema." Several Los Angeles musicians are featured on this piece of CD art, including Edwin Livingston on bass, Larry Koonse on guitars, and Bob Sheppard on flute to name only a few of the great players herein. The album foreword is written by Tierney Sutton.
October 20th, 2015 - David McGee
An outstanding practitioner of the Great Brazilian Songbook, Catina DeLuna and her gifted pianist husband Otmaro Ruiz, along with the superb musicians assembled as Lado B (or "Side B," its meaning explained in insightful liner notes by Tierney Sutton—an outstanding practitioner of the Great American Songbook—as "the flip side of the LP where some unnoticed gems may be found"), have created an invigorating and often beautiful journey replete with unexpected textures and rhythmic and harmonic shifts that perfectly complement Ms. DeLuna's seductive singing much as her vocal attack meshes impeccably with the musicians' adventurous spirits. Or as Ms. Sutton accurately observes: "…the featured artist here is the ensemble: a living, breathing unit, caressing these arrangements with musicality and gorgeous playing by all involved."
So it is that the message on these 11 tunes (including three by Jobim and another, "Encontros e Despedidas," co-written by Milton Nascimento with Fernando Brant) is in what is being played as much as it is in what is being sung and how it's being sung. Such an approach can produce dry, clinical results—technically invigorating but emotionally barren—but Ms. DeLuna cannot sing a note without feeling it, however much she's being a technician in a given arrangement. That's evident from the start, on the foreboding intro to "Lavadeira Do Rio," in the ache in her voice when she rises in pitch over the spare, piano-rich atmospherics; but the song soon opens up into its second part, which happens to Egberto Gismonti's "Maracuto" with a rich, swirling atmosphere underpinning her ethereal attack, with an exotic flourish provided by Otmaro Ruiz's folky accordion and a gentle, romantic flavor arising from the lush, hollow body guitar lines constructed by guitarist Larry Koonse, with added depth courtesy the call-and-response between Ms. DeLuna and the Vamp Choir (which, to American ears of a certain generation, will recall Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66). American ears of several generations will recognize the opening strains of "Garota de Ipanema," aka "The Girl from Ipanema," but this six-and-a-half-minute versions quickly darts in a different direction and at a different tempo as it becomes an exercise in theme and development led by Ruiz's delightful, arpeggiatated Vince Guaraldi-like styling's, which follows Koonse's ruminative, thoughtful nylon string guitar solo, all of which sets up Ms. DeLuna's silky, fetching return to the song's traditional verses—by the end of the invigorating workout you can hear her smiling in satisfaction as she winds down this most unusual approach to a classic song.
So it is that the message on these 11 tunes (including three by Jobim and another, "Encontros e Despedidas," co-written by Milton Nascimento with Fernando Brant) is in what is being played as much as it is in what is being sung and how it's being sung. Such an approach can produce dry, clinical results—technically invigorating but emotionally barren—but Ms. DeLuna cannot sing a note without feeling it, however much she's being a technician in a given arrangement. That's evident from the start, on the foreboding intro to "Lavadeira Do Rio," in the ache in her voice when she rises in pitch over the spare, piano-rich atmospherics; but the song soon opens up into its second part, which happens to Egberto Gismonti's "Maracuto" with a rich, swirling atmosphere underpinning her ethereal attack, with an exotic flourish provided by Otmaro Ruiz's folky accordion and a gentle, romantic flavor arising from the lush, hollow body guitar lines constructed by guitarist Larry Koonse, with added depth courtesy the call-and-response between Ms. DeLuna and the Vamp Choir (which, to American ears of a certain generation, will recall Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66). American ears of several generations will recognize the opening strains of "Garota de Ipanema," aka "The Girl from Ipanema," but this six-and-a-half-minute versions quickly darts in a different direction and at a different tempo as it becomes an exercise in theme and development led by Ruiz's delightful, arpeggiatated Vince Guaraldi-like styling's, which follows Koonse's ruminative, thoughtful nylon string guitar solo, all of which sets up Ms. DeLuna's silky, fetching return to the song's traditional verses—by the end of the invigorating workout you can hear her smiling in satisfaction as she winds down this most unusual approach to a classic song.
Which is not to suggest there are no straightforward, heartfelt, even poignant moments. The best of these is heartbreaking "Contrato De Separação" (or "Separation Agreement") in which the singer contemplates the end of a relationship in muted, restrained tones, trying to come to grips with the hard facts; her despair is underscored by a noir-ish arrangement keyed by piano, flute (soft, tender and fluttering in a masterful, delicate touch by Bob Sheppard) and percussion at a medium cool ebb—and it is indeed ebbing and flowing under the vocal, with the long, lean lines fashioned by bassist Edwin Livingston sounding like a wounded cry all their own. A scintillating arrangement of Jobim's "Double Rainbow," titled "Chovendo Na Roseira" ("Raining on the Rosebush"), is dedicated to "our dear friend Christopher Mello," who is not otherwise identified. A Google search revealed pages of results for a high achieving young man named Christopher Mello, who was a passenger on the first plane hijacked and turned into a bomb on 9/11; Jobim's Portuguese lyrics are both sorrowful and hopeful, and Ms. DeLuna's soft, caressing vocal evokes that duality. She's backed by a robust gospel choir chanting "Here comes the rain! Here comes the rain!"—after she has sung the first English lyrics on the album, "You belong to no one/you belong to no one"–as the arrangement flowers from meditative, spare bass and piano solos into a brisk, intertwining, triumphant dialogue among the instruments. Whichever Christopher Mello is being honored here, this treatment, in celebrating and mourning life all at once, hits the emotional mark squarely. When the album closes with Jobim's wistful lover's end-of-day lament "Fotografia," It seems the most ideal, contemplative farewell, with tender solos from piano and guitar and the romantic, humming strains of an accordion accentuating the memory the singer recalls of "that kiss…that kiss." Brazilian Project (a debut album funded through Pledge Music, and only Ms. DeLuna's second as a band leader) engages the senses on multiple levels but also honors the human equation informing its songs' narratives. At every step the musicians make the right choices.
September 4, 2015 - Doug Boynton
Catina DeLuna's group is named "Lado B," with the translation from Portuguese as "Side B." Anyone who's listened to the flipside of a record and found a treasure there will get the sly name, and an album that focuses on some of the side streets of the Brazilian catalog. Ms DeLuna's clear supple voice reminds me of the Lani Hall of the "Brazil '66" days, effortlessly weaving melodies with words I wish I understood.
My ignorance does not take away from my appreciation of the album, nor the fine work of Otmaro Ruiz, as both a pianist and arranger, who manages to make "Garota de Ipanema" sound brand new, and the track "Estrella Azul" is also a favorite, floating above and alongside Larry Koonse on guitar.
Make no mistake, this is a team effort – Ms. DeLuna's instrument is that intimate voice she commands so well. But everyone shines on this set – Mr. Koonse on guitar, Edwin Livingston on bass and Aaron Serfaty on drums.
Highly recommended.
Catina DeLuna, who was born and raised in Brazil and has a beautiful voice, recently formed Lado B with her husband, the brilliant pianist and arranger Otmaro Ruiz. Lado B (which in Portuguese means "Side B," the side of an Lp that often contains surprises) also features guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist Edwin Livingston and drummer Aaron Serfaty. The guests on the group's recording debut Brazilian Project include four percussionists (including Alex Acuna), Bob Sheppard on flute and Nick Mancini on marimbas. On a varied set that includes
superior pieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Egberto Gismonti among others, DeLuna and her group transform the music into modern Brazilian jazz. Even "The Girl From Ipanema" sounds like a brand new song. Catina DeLuna's vocals perfectly hit the center of each note, Ruiz and Koonse have many fine solos and the ensembles sound flawless despite the complexity of the music. Get this one! It is available fromcityhallrecords.com
Sep 7, 2015 - Raul da Gama
As if shepherding her brilliant vocals through a Brasilian soundscape were not enough, Catina DeLuna has turned the charms of her voice of longing into a diamantine faceted instrument. Here is a singer whose voice and intelligence has melded seamlessly with words, vocal line and whatever dramatic concept is at hand. That impression only intensifies – as her vocal colours grow richer – in Lado B Brazilian Project – programme of gorgeously chosen Brazilian music sung not just with her customary mastery of line and form but always with something significant to discover with each listening of one beautiful song after another.As if shepherding her brilliant vocals through a Brasilian soundscape were not enough, Catina DeLuna has turned the charms of her voice of longing into a diamantine faceted instrument.
As easily as it might be to fall into lazy listening with the better-known songs such as Garota De Ipanema and Fotografia, Ms. DeLuna's vivid performances make you examine music and lyrics anew just to appreciate her sudden burst of vocal colour (Lamentos goes into Elis Regina-zone) or her onomatopoeic effects in Quase Frevo gives the characters within the songs a near-physical presence (listen to Quase Frevo as a particularly breathtaking example). Consequently there is no such thing as a less exalted moment on this album. Here is a slice of life about a woman enjoying her 'specialness' in song after a fashion. And even among vivacious Brazilian women singers Catina DeLuna is quite extraordinary.
To boot, Catina DeLuna is an accomplished pianist and can punctuate her music with percussive effects (on O Canto Da Ema) for she has not only perfect pitch, but can keep perfect time as well. This too is a Brasilian gift that comes from a natural affinity for samba, maracatú and frevo, choro and much more that is uniquely characterised by ritmo especifico and a singular manner in which Brasilian music explores the finer points of harmonic characterisation awash with oceanic grandeur. But at least much of the credit for the re-imagination of the musical writing must go to her pianist and husband Otmaro Ruiz.
It is quite possible that the intimacy shared between the couple acts as a musical stimulant. However Mr. Ruiz's talent is much more than adoration. His fundamental gift for lyrical line is evident from the manner in which he makes it gently cure in the air, gambol in ellipses and dart suddenly into surprising and magical directions. Moreover his musical gifts stretch across the topography catalysed by a genuine pianistic talent second to none. His impulse to adorn melody is breathtaking and he can create visions of the whole landscape of the song in but a line that he seems to pull out of thin air. This is a priceless asset to the music on this disc and when Catina DeLuna steps into the frame it becomes a winning formula.
Sep 15, 2015 - Carol Banks Weber
Oftentimes, only authenticity will do.Catina DeLuna and a set of brilliant Brazilian and American musicians set about exploring a different kind of album from the usual Jobim standards people are fond of, but have heard about a billion times.
Catina DeLuna and Lado B (Portuguese for the B side) expand the Brazilian jazz repertoire to encompass 20th century music up to modern times. DeLuna herself is Brazilian. Pianist and arranger Otmaro Ruiz came from Venezuela. Between the two, they've orchestrated quite an original-sounding, vast selection of modern and modernized Brazilian jazz to sit back and decompress to.
They enlist the help of the Lado B band, including L.A. guitarist Larry Koonse, drummer Aaron Serfaty, and bassist Edwin Livingston, as well as guest artistsNick Mancini (marimba), Bob Sheppard (flute), Alex Acuna (percussion),Clarice Cast (percussion), Mike Shapiro (percussion), and a most emotionally effective choir of angels.
Brazilian Project is the group's first album, and DeLuna's second as a bandleader. On this self-produced album out since September 4, the group renders fascinating yet understated, constantly rumbling rhythms from 11 outstanding songs representative of Brazil in its entirety, including works by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Pixinguinha, and Egberto Gismonti.
Did someone say understated? Yes, well, that and effervescent, "O Canto Da Ema." The short, one-minute-30-second song relies solely on DeLuna's vocals and body percussion. She holds the steady rhythm literally in her hands, through her breath, and the downward spiral of the lovely native language.
Singing in Portuguese can be a mouthful. Very few Americans can pull it off without sounding as if they need a translator. They tend to stumble over the many syllables unthinkingly, while missing the whole breezy point. DeLuna suffers no such hazard, since she is Brazilian. Therefore, she can devote her time to meaning, the curvature of the characters in the story, the timbre of the mood, from soft and free flowing to sharp and abrupt.
In the romantic "Fotografia," another Jobim standard, she can become the picture of nostalgic regret, as Ruiz squeezes in accordion to accentuate the place as some far-off, elusive destination, perhaps Paris. Koonse — the perfect romantic foil — follows suit.
In "Lamentos" by Pixinguinha, aka Alfredo da Rocha Viana Jr., DeLuna trips gracefully over the staccato lines of the lyrics and the piano notes tumbling forth. Her own wordless tumbling as pianist Ruiz chases the circus is proof of her authentic voice.
One of the most effective pairings of old and new is "Chovendo Na Roseira," from Jobim's "Double Rainbow." Ooh a choir of angels ("Here comes the rain") in her vocal fade as the piano-led music projects to the heavens. This one will stay long after the album's put away.
Not as emotional of a jolt, but equally effective in quieter moments is the two-song opener, "Lavadeira Do Rio – Maracatu." There's so much at play here, from the sound of rain on a leisurely day, to the scraping of a percussive break, and into Koonse's indulgences on guitar with DeLuna's pomp of piano, both intro'd by a haunting vocal getaway. Lots and lots of textured mood shifts, yet nothing goes to excess or hysteria.
DeLuna and Lado B even cover Jobim's most famous hit, "The Girl From Ipanema." Lyrically, the cover fails to surpass the magic novelty of the original sensation that had Americans clamoring for more. But the guitar (and the vocal fade) on this song is all over the feel of the next big thing. The guitar floats and bobs over the gist of the song's enlightened quotient about a girl, a beach, and their magical attraction.
Besides unobtrusive, sotto-like vocals, and a firm grasp of elusive rhythms, Catina DeLuna plays piano like a dream. The L.A.-based artist is also a voice actress and a teacher, having gotten a Master's from Northern Illinois University.
Intorno alla cantante Catina DeLuna ed al pianistaOtmaro Ruiz (ma anche autore di splendidi assoli alla fisarmonica), anche marito e produttore, la musica brasiliana viene presentata dal suo lato più jazzistico. Tuttavia è per i testi si è preferito lasciare tutto in portoghese, la lingua originale di testi di autori quali Antonio Carlos Jobim o Milton Nascimento, oltre a altri autori famosi, quali Piixinguinha o Egmerto Gismonti. La band è costituita oltre che dalla DeLuna e dal marito daLarry Koonse alla chitarra, Edwin Livingston al contrabbasso e Aaron Serfaty alla batteria. Ovviamente non mancano gli ospiti speciali, Nick Mancini alla marimba, Alex Acuna alle percussioni, Bob Sheppard al flauto. La cantante risiede ora in California ed ha spesso suonato in gruppi che fanno musica brasiliana mentre Ruiz, originario del Venezuela, ha suonato con tanti protagonisti del jazz, Billy Cobham, Charlie Haden, Frank Gambale, Tito Puente, ecc. Si ascolta la sua esperienza nei numerosi assoli nel disco, completamente a suo agio sui ritmi sudamericani, ma con una forte componente jazzistica. Molto bella è l'interazione con la chitarra di Larry Koonse sul brano che apre l'album. Garota De Ipanema è stato reso famoso da Stan Getz e Astrud Gilberto, qui c'è una interpretazione molto originale e dall'aspetto piuttosto moderno. Cavalo Marinho è un poetico tributo all'oceano e vede un bell'intervento dell´ospite Bob Speppard. Estrela Azul vede la presenza della marimba di Nick Mancini che sottolinea i versi dedicati all'amore ed alle sue difficoltà nel realizzarsi. La voce di Catina DeLuna splende per tutto l'album, il portoghese è la sua lingua e questa è la sua musica,. Si arriva alla fine con Fotografia di Antonio Carlos Jobim, ormai un classico della canzone brasiliana che diventa una ballad con l'intervento alla fisarmonica di Ruiz e della chitarra di Koonse in una nuova veste armonica. Qui c'è la quintessenza della bossa nova coni suoi temi, e cioè gli amanti ("E veio aquele beijo Aquele beijo" i versi finali) , il mare, il tramonto. Gran bel disco che si fa notare per la raffinatezza degli arrangiamenti, ricchi di coloriture jazz e personali anche quando si tratta di canzoni piuttosto famose.
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Now I save attachments and I want to read file excel.
Please guide me how to read file excel.
Now I save attachments and I want to read file excel.
Please guide me how to read file excel.
The saved file?
Then use Excel Application Scope
In that use read range
What fill path in Excel Application Scope?
if i don't know file name.
You should save the attachment in a new folder and then read file from that folder using
Directory.GetFiles(FolderPath)(0) for first file
I use activity assign but error.
What wrong?
That means that folder doesnt have that file
First Print it in message box to check is it coming or not
I try write range in excel.
data to coming.
What are u doing in that assign?
exceldatatable = read range in excel
Is output datatable having data if yes
Then check whether the variable of read range having scope global or not
thank you
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Hi ImPratham45,
I want to read sheet excel but i don't know name sheet.
Please guide me.
How many sheets are there in a file
and u know the name of the file?
1 sheet in file and I don't know file name.
U can use get workbook sheets activity
or Use Application scope variable for workbook
Say Wb is variable then
I don't understand about Say Wb is variable.
Now I user excel application scope as below.
Why I use read range, It error.
Its an list of sheets
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(Copy of Circular Letter.)
Archie M. Stevenson, Chairman; Charles M. Campbell, Secretary,
16 Hughes Building, Denver, June, 1901. Dear Sir—By direction of the Joint Committees on Entertainment and Arrangements of the Colorado members of the American Bar Association and the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, I have the pleasure to inform you that the American Bar Association will hold its Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting at Denver, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 21st, 22nd and 23rd of this year. As Denver is easily reached from the East, the South and the Middle West, the Northwest and the West, it is hoped that many members of the bar, who have planned trips to Buffalo and elsewhere, can arrange for a few days in Denver, so as to have the benefits of meeting with the Association. Denver is one of the most beautiful cities in the United States, and the scenery of the State is unsurpassed. Denver is the commercial center of one of the wealthiest sections of the country, which stretches westward from the · Mississippi and Missouri Rivers to the Pacific Ocean. These facts, as well as the climatic advantages of Colorado render Denver at once convenient and attractive for the meeting of the Association.
In addition to the historical and antiquarian material of Colorado that proves so attractive to the modern inquirer, many lawyers, who visit Colorado for the first time, will be brought in touch with two important systems of law-Mining, and Irrigation Law. These systems of law have not only been the subject of much legislation and frequent litigation within the past twenty years in all of the Rocky Mountain and Trans-Rocky Mountain region, but also afford, notwithstanding their points of resemblance to the legal history of other countries, most instructive examples, not merely of the growth of law, but of the inherent vitality of common law principles and their adaptability to changed conditions and new surroundings.
The sessions of the Association will be held at the Broadway Theater, The headquarters of the Association will be the Brown Palace Hotel.
The Colorado members of the American Bar Association, and the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations will extend an invitation to the members of the American Bar Association and the ladies of their families to make an excursion to Cripple Creek, Glenwood Springs, Leadville, Marshall Pass and Colorado Springs, August 24th, 25th, 26th and 27th.
As the Association has not previously visited a city west of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the choice of Denver as a place of meeting by the Association is an important event for the bar of the West. The honor conferred by the Association upon the State is fully realized and appreciated by the Bar of Colorado, who will not only do everything within their power to make the meeting a memorable one, but will also bespeak for their visiting brethren a cordial reception and a hearty greeting and welcome.
The presence within the State of the Association that has been of so much assistance in the development of professional education, will assure the active personal interest of lawyers and laymen of the State alike in the work and deliberations of the Association, as well as stimulate among the members of the bar of the West that laudable pride and ambition which every lawyer has a right to feel in so great a profession. Trusting that you will be able to attend the meeting, I remain,
Very truly yours,
CHARLES M. CAMPBELL, Secretary.
The Secretary:
The details of the program of the meeting have not yet been -if determined upon-at least made known to anyone that I know of in this community. The qualification for membership is indicated here-perhaps I had better read this card:
NOMINATION OF NEW MEMBERS. Any lawyer who for five years next preceding has been a member in good standing of any State Bar, is qualified for membership in the Amer. ican Bar Association Annual dues are five dollars, for which a member is entitled to attend the annual dinner, as well as receive all publications of the Association free of charge. Annual dues are payable only to Treasurer of Association on notification of election by Secretary of Association. There is no admission fee required. It is desirable that all applications for membership, as far as possible, shall be submitted to the Local Council for Colorado, to be voted upon not later than Monday, August 12th, 1901, so that the recommendations for election made by the Local Council can be referred to the General Council of the American Bar Association at its first session, Wednesday morning, August 21st. For further information apply to or address,
The Secretary:
Mr. Chairman, something probably should be done regarding this committee. We have a committee authorized at a previous meeting of the Association, and if this committee is to be continued the Association should at this time so decide; otherwise,
with the closing of the year of the Association this committee will probably be superseded by another. The committee appointed by the President consists of the following: L. M. Cuthbert, J. H. Voorhees, R. H. Whiteley, A. T. Gunnell, E. C. Stimson, Joseph II. Maupin and John A. Ewing.
Charles E. Gast:
The next in order is nominations. I am told that it has been the practice to name a committee for making nominations. What is the pleasure of the Association in that respect?
Albert A. Reed:
Mr. President, I move that the President appoint a committee to make the nominations for the various offices to be filled by the Association-a committee of five.
Motion seconded and carried.
I will name Mr. Gast, Mr. Dines, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Ilood, Mr. Downer. This committee can report at what time this afternoon? Two o'clock?
Charles E. Gast:
The next subject in order is the place of meeting next year. Any suggestions upon that subject?
Charles E. Gast:
Mr. President, I move that the next meeting of the Association be held at Colorado Springs, or some place in the immediate vicinity thereof, the particular place and the particular time to be left to the discretion of the Executive Committee.
Motion seconded and carried.
The President:
There are now to be appointed some delegates to the American Bar Association. As the society meets in Denver this year I suppose it is especially desirable that there be delegates.
James W. McCreery:
Mr. Chairman, I move that that matter be referred to the Committee on Nominations, with authority to nominate persons as delegates in the same report officers are nominated.
Charles E. Gast:
I think the rules of the American Bar Association limit to three.
The Secretary:
Your motion is that the committee appointed name three persons?
James W. McCreery:
The Secretary:
We are in receipt of this letter from Mr. A. McDonald, Washingtor, D. C., which requires action:
"The Cairo," Washington, D. C., July 9th, 1901. Moses Hallet, Esq., President Colorado Bar Association, Denver, Colorado:
Dear Sir-I am desirous of getting a few of our leading State Bar and other legal associations to pass a resolution (enclosed) in favor of a laboratory for the study of the criminal, insane and defective classes. Will you be so good as to bring the resolution before your association at its next meeting. The endorsement would be of great assistance here in Washington. Fifteen of the leading Medical Associations have passed the resolution from their point of view.
That the plan has the support of the best specialists may be seen from the enclosed list of those who have written letters in favor of it. The resolution is simply to suggest points that might be acted upon. If
you wish for any of the Government works on enclosed list, kindly let me know. When and where does your association meet?
Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience and thanking you for any thing you can do, I am,
Very respectfully,
(Resolution enclosed.) Resolved, That we are in favor of the establishment of a PsychoPhysical Laboratory in the Department of the Interior at Washington, for the practical application of physiological psychology to sociological, jurisprudential and abnormal or pathological data, especially as found in insti. tutions for the criminal, pauper and defective classes and in hospitals and also as may be observed in schools and other institutions.
Harry N. Haynes:
I do not think, Mr. President, that we ought to adopt that resolution without knowing something about the matter. The fact is that man doesn't know what he wants; that resolution is couched in rag-time, and I don't think we ought to pass it in the absence of more precise information.
Tyson S. Dines:
In order that we may not, possibly, turn down something that may be good when we understand it, I move that the Secretary of the Association be requested to refer this matter to Mr. John F. Shafroth, our member of Congress, for such information as he may be able to obtain for the use of the Association upon that subject.
Motion seconded and carried.
The President:
The Association will be in recess until 2:30.


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Many congregations also hosted special Earth Sunday worship services. Among them were four congregations that were recognized for reaching new levels in the "Green Congregations Challenge" issued by the SNEC's Environmental Ministries Task Team. Read more below.And if you missed out on celebrating Earth Day – or want to keep your energy and commitment going – join the Interfaith Summit – Together in Climate Chaos, Interfaith Solidarity for Climate Resilient Communities on Sunday, May 1, 4-6 PM. Attend in person at the North American Indian Center of Boston or online. Here's a recap of some Earth Day events around the Conference:
Great Tide Rising – Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS)
Members of six UCC congregations – East Weymouth Congregational, Old South Church, Church of the Covenant, Eliot Church in Newton, First Congregational Shrewsbury, and First Church Cambridge – joined in a rally held at the Weymouth Compressor Station on April 23. The compressor station is a threat to the health of the local community – including over 3,000 children living within one mile of the site – and a threat to a transition away from fossil fuels. Learn more about the compressor station and get involved with the coalition opposing it here: https://www.nocompressor.com/
Photo: Rev. Gretchen Elmendorf, Pastor of East Weymouth Congregational Church, spoke about the harm to her community that the compressor station causes.
Celebrating new Green Congregations!
On Earth Sunday, four congregations were recognized for their efforts toward the Green Congregation Challenge, with two churches being recognized for the first time and two achieving the highest level, Level 4 (the first congregations to reach this status)! Join us in celebrating:
Kensington Congregational Church (CT) – Level 1.
Among the work completed, members of Kensington Congregational Church created a pollinator garden on church grounds, where the emphasis on native plants creates an environment where pollinators can thrive and the KCC community can experience God's creation on a daily basis.
United Church of Bernardston (MA) – Level 1.
Their work focused on building upgrades to reduce their carbon footprint: power strips, reducing the settings on the water heater, faucet aerators, LED lights, replacing fluorescent lights and ballasts, cleaning filters, ducts and refrigerator coils. They are beginning an energy audit, adding "green tips" to their publications, using mugs instead of disposables, working with neighboring businesses on recycling best practices, launching a composting program, beginning a discussion series, and exploring the UCC Creation Justice program.
South Church, Andover (MA) – Level 4.
South Church Andover is leading the way to promote "net zero" energy usage derived from fossil fuels. Among their efforts to promote renewable energy usage, they have installed electric vehicle charging stations at the church.
Old South Church in Boston – Level 4.
Old South's environmental actions have included supporting protests of the Weymouth Compressor Station and encouraging members to vote their creation justice values in each and every election through the Creation Care Voter Pledge.
Congratulations to our newest Green Congregations!


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Summer was put on hold in the UK after months of lockdown and restrictions on travel. With the economy slowly getting back on track, flights abroad are once more taking off, and Brits are able to go on holiday.
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Check on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website here for advice relevant to the country you are visiting.
Read More: Spain lockdown: Will the air bridge with Spain be scrapped?
- Holidays: Center Parcs slashes all UK holiday prices for 2020
Upon arriving in Spain for example, you don't have to quarantine upon arrival but you will have to:
- Provide the Spanish Ministry of Health with mandatory contact information and any history of exposure to COVID-19 48 hours prior to travel
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Holiday snub: Ireland reveals destination 'green list' [INSIGHT]
Hand luggage: Three key items to pack this summer or risk fines [EXPLAINED]
France holidays: FCO travel update as France issues tougher rules [ANALYSIS]
- Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling remains 'modestly higher'
Countries you can't visit in Europe
Armenia – Most foreign nationals who have journeyed from or via countries with outbreaks of coronavirus within 14 days of travelling cannot enter Armenia. This includes the UK.
Georgia: UK travellers are banned from travelling to Georgia.
The Georgian government has announced the border will not open in July, pushing back it opening until at least August.
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The United States: A travel ban is in place across the whole of the United States.
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Canada: Canada has closed its borders to almost all foreign visitors, including those travelling from the UK.
The Canadian government is still warning against all but essential travel out of the country, and it is unknown when borders will reopen again.
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Canada is included on the list of permitted travel locations from the FCO but currently, any tourists will be denied entry.
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Abbott Incorrect on Law Cited in Debate – Has Power to Settle School Finance Lawsuit
Greg Abbott was wrong when he said he couldn't settle a school finance lawsuit because of state law - and we've got the research to prove it.
When pressed by Sen. Davis during the debate on whether or not he would settle the school finance lawsuit, Greg Abbott said:
"There's another thing coming between me and settling that lawsuit, and that's a law you voted on and helped pass in 2011, that removes from the Attorney General the ability to settle lawsuits just like this."
Abbott is completely wrong, according to the law the bill he cited amends. The law actually says he can settle any lawsuit, so long as he makes the settlement conditional upon the subsequent approval of the Legislature. The only thing "coming between" him and a settlement is his choice not to seek a settlement.
Ed Espinoza, Progress Texas Executive Director, issued the following statement about Abbott's mistake:
"This is a perfect example of Greg Abbott excuses that separate rhetoric from reality. Now that we've offered this research to the Attorney General, will he settle the suit?"
Here are the facts:
- On his opposition website highlighting his statement from the debate, Abbott cites Senate Bill 899 from 2011 as the law in question.
- That bill from 2011 slightly tweaked a previous bill, Senate Bill 2031 from 2007, which established Section 111 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code (see it in full by scrolling to page 440).
- SB 2031 from 2007 does limit the Attorney General's ability to settle lawsuit - but it also explicitly says (emphasis added):
A settlement described by Subsection (a) entered into without the prior consent or approval of the legislature is void unless the settlement is expressly conditioned on obtaining subsequent approval by the legislature in accordance with this chapter.
- On May 23, 2007, while discussing a 3rd reading amendment to SB 2031, Republican State Rep. Dan Gattis made it very clear that the attorney general can settle any case on the condition that the Legislature has to approve it. Starting at the 6:09:42 mark of the video archive of the Texas House floor from that day, Rep. Gattis says:
"One of the things that is also in the bill, was already in the bill, that says they can enter into an agreement that would commit us -- let's say it would cost a million dollars every bienneium forever - they can enter into that agreement as long as they make it contingent on us approving of that, which I don't think would be that big of a deal.
Senator Wendy Davis was elected in 2008, and therefore did not cast a vote for the 2007 law.
However, three other Republicans running on the statewide ticket –Sen. Dan Patrick, Sen. Ken Paxton, and Sen. Glenn Hegar – were in the Legislature at the time. All three voted for SB 2031 in 2007. (Source: Senate Journal, House Journal).
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Let's just call it "Personal Attack Week" in the governor's race.
The week began with Minnesota Democrats Exposed blogger Luke Hellier alleging Mark Dayton's lawyer pulled documents from a 1999 divorce file. On Tuesday, rightblogger Sheila Kihne trumpeted news that New York City turned up no records of Dayton teaching there, though it's been a part of the DFL governor candidate's biography for decades. Finally, this morning, City Pages — no friend of GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer — revealed that Emmer's 20-year-old son Tripp had pleaded guilty to a petty misdemeanor for underage drinking in July. For good measure, CP published Facebook photos of the younger Emmer partying.
Beyond the fact that none of the stories help us figure out who can close Minnesota's $6 billion deficit, each had its problems.
Hellier's and Kihne's pieces amount to insinuations. Hellier turned out to be wrong about who pulled the documents; it was Dayton's ex-wife's lawyer; conservative compatriots Power Line were more up-front about correcting the miscue. Kihne's digging was incomplete; Dayton's campaign quickly produced a teaching certificate and a program from a city school.
City Pages' story wound up being confirmed, but it involved the candidate's kid, not the candidate himself.
Nevertheless, MinnPost amplified Heller's accusations in a Doug Grow story; Politics in Minnesota and other outlets vetted Kihne's charge. City Pages' allegation was recounted on Minnesota Public Radio, but only after the Emmer campaign released a statement acknowledging the incident.
One outlet that resisted the cavalcade of sideshows: the Associated Press. According to AP Minnesota news editor Doug Glass, the wire service's reporters discovered the younger Emmer's arrest last month but declined to run a story.
Here's how City Pages editor Kevin Hoffman defends publishing his piece:
"Obviously, the family of a political candidate is off-limits. But we decided the candidate made it an issue by having his son star in a campaign commercial, [and] the campaign or someone else scrubbing photos from a Facebook page. [Candidate] Emmer's two DWIs and reform for DWI laws in this state have been an issue in this campaign, and his son is now in the court system, a record freely available on the court's public website. … If all those stars aligned, we might not have published it."
AP's view, according to Glass:
"We ultimately decided it wasn't a story for us for a few reasons. I don't see the younger Emmer as a public figure at this point. The arrest was not a DWI arrest; if it had been, we would have been more likely to run it given his father's history. And the narrative of the arrest, with a citation issued right on the spot, appears to remove any chance that someone exerted influence in the case."
Pat Lopez, the Star Tribune's political editor, says that before she went on vacation late last week, the paper was unaware of the Emmer family allegations. Her boss, assistant managing editor Kate Parry, won't say if the paper learned of the allegations between then and City Pages' publication, explaining, "We just don't talk about stories we haven't published. … What I can tell you, as of this moment, this does not meet the bar of when a candidate's children is news."
Where is that bar? Parry says the circumstances are complex. If the arrest had been for a DUI, it would've been more serious and upped the chances of seeing print; had there been damage to property, same thing.
In 2002, the paper earned the then-Governor Jesse Ventura's enduring enmity for reporting on Governor's-mansion partying by Ventura's son Tyrel. That involved a taxpayer-funded entity and alleged property damage. Also, Ventura was what Parry called an "older child" — he was 22 at the time.
Hoffman says City Pages came upon the younger Emmer's conviction after getting the Facebook tip from an unnamed source not connected to a rival campaign. The weekly newspaper then did a check of court records and confirmed the linkage via a hockey website, which had the younger Emmer's birthday.
For his part, Glass says AP did not learn of the arrest via a tip or a leak from a political campaign.
As for the GOP bloggers' allegations about Dayton — which inevitably include the "Why isn't the mainstream media reporting this?" — Glass and Parry say, don't be so sure we're not.
Glass says AP does monitor and follow up on stories that explode in the blogosphere. "We don't want to rule out a whole bunch of things because personal things can be important as well. [But] we know the kinds of messages each side wants to frame about the campaign, and we say, 'Let's not be used to put out a story that's not a good story, or would be thin.' We want to spend our time writing about relevant issues, things that are important."