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Nursing Department acquires new manikins
Huntington, Ind.—Huntington University's Department of Nursing has acquired 11 manikins for the lab and clinical classes. Junior nursing majors will be the first to use them in the fall of 2009.
"The purpose of the manikins for the nursing and medical fields is to simulate the true clinical experience," said Kelly Barlow, nursing lab coordinator. "Higher numbers of nursing students in hospitals make obtaining clinical nursing experiences more challenging. In addition, we now have the ability to practice and prepare extensively in the nursing lab ahead of time with the manikins. This increases the nursing students' competence and self-confidence prior to the hospital clinical experience, which is a huge advantage."
Of the 11 manikins at the Nursing Department's disposal, four are VitalSims, one is a SimMan, and the remaining six manikins serve more basic functions than the others.
The four VitalSims, one male, one female, one infant and one child, all are equipped to be as lifelike as possible. Each one, when plugged in, resorts to the default setting and begins to make respiratory sounds and has a heartbeat and stomach gurgles. As the instructor changes the settings, different scenarios can happen. The manikin can have high blood pressure, the respiratory sounds of a person with pneumonia, stitches, and a myriad of other symptoms of various illnesses and diseases.
The VitalSims manikins are programmed so that students can give full head-to-toe assessments. They also have the capability to give students the experience of performing procedures including, but not limited to, catheters and intravenous therapy.
SimMan is similar to the VitalSims but more sophisticated. SimMan can do everything that the VitalSims can do and more. He will be hooked up to all the typical monitoring devices that one would see in a hospital setting, each monitoring an actual function of SimMan, including heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen level and more.
The purpose of SimMan is for students to work with him in simulated scenarios. SimMan has set scenarios and has the option of new scenarios being programmed into him. These scenarios simulate real-to-life timeframes and situations to which students will respond. For instance, during one scenario, a student may be performing a routine procedure when suddenly, SimMan's blood pressure will spike. The students must make rapid decisions and perform the necessary procedures to stabilize the manikin, or he may simulate a stroke that the student will then have to respond to as well. SimMan is so advanced that his settings allow students to "save him" or "kill him."
The remaining six manikins are less sophisticated but still useful for training. Each one allows students to become accustomed to performing sterile procedures, moving patients in beds, helping patients to the shower and restroom, as well as other basic nursing functions.
Junior nursing majors will begin clinical and lab procedures in the fall of 2009 with an anticipated graduation date of May 2011.
Ashley C. Smith
Associate Director for Media Relations
Joanne Green
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Composing a lot of music (mostly for chamber ensembles and symphonic wind bands, sometimes with electronics) Speaking at events and residencies Participating on advocacy boards and committees Writing articles and essays and Photo-blogging wildlife from the remote island on which she creates! |
Perhaps the best way to get to know Alex's music, is to get to know Alex through the personal offerings on her blog, Notes from the Kelp. Thousands of visitors join her on explorations of the San Juan Islands and beyond, using Alex's award-winning essays, photographs and music-- and her sense of humor-- as their guide. Scroll down this page to share life through Alex's eyes-- and ears. |
March 9-11, 2014: Alex is excited to come to UMKC for a couple of days to give masterclasses at the School of Music, and to join composer Paul Rudy on the ArtSounds intermedia series at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The duo, each not only a composer, but an avid nature photographer, will jointly present an evening of electronic music paired with their images that juxtapose the seascapes and landscapes they love... and, hear. Click on the poster for full info. |
April 8-10, 2014: Alex will be in residence at St. George's School to lecture during Arts Week, and rehearse PAPER CUT with director Dean Markel and the concert wind band. |
May 6-10 2014: Carthage College's band, conducted by James Ripley, will premiere the electroacoustic symphonic band work they have commissioned in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of their ensemble, one of the oldest in the United States. Alex will be there to work with the musicians and celebrate the school's history. |
Alex (looking a bit fuzzy) responds to the question, "What kind of composer are you?" in this 50-second excerpt from an interview she gave to Carey Nadeau from the American Composers Forum in June 2010: |
February 12-15 2014: On the heels of the Midwest Clinic, Alex was honored to also be a clinician at the 2014 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) in San Antonio, Texas. Joined by band directors Miller Asbill and Robert Sloan as well as composer Steven Bryant, the discussion, titled, The e-Frontier: Using New Media in Education and Performance, discussed electroacoustic band music, as well as the myriad uses of intermedia and social networks for engaging students and audiences. |
December 18-21 2013: Alex was a guest speaker at the 2013 Midwest Clinic, presenting a workshop titled, The e-Frontier: Music, Multimedia, Education, and Audiences in the Digital World. Geared for educators, conductors and composers, the discussion addressed electroacoustic band music, new digital technologies, social networking and multimedia in the classroom and concert venue. A standing-room crowd of 600 attendees packed the room, and Alex was the lead clinician, joined by five distinguished panelists: conductors Craig Kirchhoff, Jerry Luckhardt, Miller Asbill, and Peter Guenther, plus composer Steven Bryant. December 20, 2013: The VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band, conducted by Charles Menghini gave a rousing performance at The Midwest Clinic of Alex's latest electroacoustic band work, TIGHT SQUEEZE. |
November 24, 2013: Alex returned to Western Washington University, to work with students and faculty and give an extended ASCAP Composer Career Workshop exploring publishing, copyright, web presence and many other topics that can help artists thrive. The four-hour session was recorded, and can be viewed here |
September 26-29 2013: Alex was in Chicago for Fifth House Ensemble's recording session of her sextet, PERPETUAL SPARK, produced by Judith Sherman for the group's Spring 2014 release on Cedille Records. |
June 5-6, 2013: On June 6, Southern Oregon University band director Cynthia Hutton conducted Alex's electroacoustic symphonic band works IMMERSION, and PAPER CUT, during Alex's residency at the school. The previous day, five of Alex's chamber works were performed during her lecture presentation. Folks came to Ashland for the Shakespeare, but stayed for the electric whale! Click here for more info |
May 23, 2013: Alex enjoyed speaking to the audience at the San Juan Island Community Theatre to introduce the Pacific Northwest premiere of TIGHT SQUEEZE, performed by the Friday Harbor High School Band under the baton of Matthew Frost. |
May 17, 2013: Alex was one of the presenters at the ASCAP Concert Music Awards at Merkin Hall, at which Tania Leon, Jon Deak and Steve Smith were honored. |
February 13, 2013: Alex was Skyped in to speak to the audience at Brevard College, during a concert conducted by Miller Asbill giving the first of seven regional premieres for TIGHT SQUEEZE, Alex's latest electroacoustic wind band piece. |
February 6-9, 2013: During her visit as the Composer-in-Residence for Washington State University's Festival of Contemporary Art Music (FOCAM), Alex's new work, KETTLE BREW, for timpani, percussion and electronics on which she collaborated with percussionist David Jarvis, was premiered by Jarvis during a schedule of concerts that included one dedicated to her chamber and symphonic wind band music: 2/8, 3 p.m.: 2/9, 8 p.m.: |
January 28-29, 2013: Alex was a guest at Western Washington University, giving a masterclass at the Composers Forum, and one-on-one composition lessons. |
August, 2013: REMEMBRANCE, Alex's emotional work for string orchestra, was very beautifully brought to an audience for the first time on August 6, 2013 in Washington D.C., by the U.S. Army Strings conducted by Major Tod. A. Addison. Click here if you'd like to read about the evolution of the piece. |
February 8, 2013: KETTLE BREW was premiered by its co-composer David Jarvis at Washington State University, during Alex's visit as the guest composer for WSU's Festival of Contemporary Art Music. The electroacoustic piece is the result of a very fun collaboration that brings the words "funk timpani" and "lounge chill" together for [we're guessing] the first time. Click here to read the story of how this happened. |
February 13, 2013: If Arnold Schoenberg, Henry Mancini, and Charlie Parker ever walked into a techno dance club in Havana, TIGHT SQUEEZE is what it might have sounded like. Alex's latest electroacoustic wind band piece was premiered at Brevard College with conductor Miller Asbill, and has since been featured at the 2013 Midwest Clinic, and performed by bands across the U.S. Click here to read about the piece, and to see more weird photos of a gull attempting to swallow his lunch. |
February, 2012: PERPETUAL SPARK, Alex's newest chamber sextet, was heard in six Chicago-area concerts throughout February and into March, premiered by familiar partners to her musical crimes, Fifth House Ensemble,which will be recording the work fall 2013 for their upcoming CD produced by Judith Sherman, on Cedille Records. Dedicated to the late Mara Bershad, this piece for flute/piccolo, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, originally came to life as SPARK for solo piano, premiered by Teresa McCollough at Roulette in New York City in November 2011. |
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Listen to excerpts of PERPETUAL SPARK from Fifth House Ensemble's live premiere performance at the Chicago Cultural Center: | A bit later in the piece: |
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Flute/piccolo, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano. Performed live in New York City April 2011, by Lunatics at Large. |
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Want to hear exactly how Alex's island environment influences her music? Click on the excerpts, or listen to it stream in its entirety, below. |
Read about Symphony for winds, percussion and digital audio. Live premiere February 2011 in Minneapolis by the University of Minnesota Symphonic Band, Jerry Luckhardt, conductor. |
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Mov't 1: Depth |
Mov't 2: Surface |
Mov't 3: Beneath, clip 1 |
Mov't 3: Beneath, clip 2 |
Enjoy the live premiere performance, February 16, 2011, by the University of Minnesota Symphonic Wind Band, Jerry Luckhardt, conductor. Recorded by Minnesota Public Radio; Produced by Alex Shapiro. |
Listen to Alex describe IMMERSION, and hear the full symphony: |
BIOPLASM As if the original flute quartet version of Alex's ground-breaking 2004, BIOPLASM, wasn't texturally intense enough, conductor Michelle Grondin worked with Alex to create a version of this sonically squishy piece for an entire choir of flutes. Click here to read about-- and see a few pages of-- the music. |
Listen to excerpts from the quartet version of BIOPLASM, and imagine them played by lots of long shiny objects: |
Singing while playing |
Pitch bending, etc. |
Pitched key clicks |
Yes, some regular stuff, too! |
A [non-performing!] pianist herself, Alex has always loved composing for the instrument, and Activist Music has now created a collection of her solo piano works, available as a set of .pdf downloads. Ranging from short offerings to multimovement works, these idiomatic pieces uncover a very broad swath of emotions. To have a look and a listen, please click here |
"�Shapiro has tremendous technical skills, a deep connection to nature, and an engaging and articulate personality that has gotten her multifariously involved in the new-classical-music world� She gets more performances than any one person could attend, and despite her nature wonderland she�s socially inclined�" |
Hear Alex's response when asked to describe how she composes, in this :60 excerpt from a June 2010 interview she gave to Carey Nadeau from the American Composers Forum: |
Greg Sandow is the author of an insightful blog on the future of classical music, and invited Alex to be a guest blogger in March 2013. Click here to see what she has to say about the fun of living in the middle of nowhere and being in the center of everywhere, in an essay titled E-ing there |
SoundNotion.tv is a weekly online series for, and by, music-makers, and Alex was the guest for their April 14, 2013 episode. Click here to stream or download Alex's concepts of how all composers can use the 21st Century tools available to them no matter where they live, as well as her thoughts on issues of self worth that artists of all genders face, on this podcast titled Out There |
On July 9, 2012, Swedish Radio began streaming an interview hour that Alex shared with composer and conductor Victoria Bond, hosted by Birgitta Tollan. The interviews took place in New York City, and feature a balance of audio excerpts and conversation. Click at right, to enjoy Alex's portion of the show (and to practice your Swedish!). |
On February 15, 2012, Alex was the in-studio guest on Marvin Rosen's radio show broadcast from Princeton University, Classical Discoveries. Want some backgorund sound while you're doing other things? Click at right, and hear the entire MP3 stream of their exceptionally wide-spanning, lively two-and-a-half hour conversation, including seven of Alex's diverse works. Here's what Marvin has to say about it on his blog, Marvin the Cat. |
The leading production music library in America, Omnimusic, has launched its latest special collection titled MusicOutsideTheBox, and it includes many tracks of Alex Shapiro's unique and unclassifiable-sounding music, available to license for film, TV, games or corporate and online media. |
Alex's music is the soundtrack for REFLECTION, a short video created by artist Grimanesa Amoros. The video was premiered in December 2011 at the International Streaming Festival, Sixth Edition at the Hague in the Netherlands, and is included in Amoros's 2013 Video Retrospective in Lima, Peru. An excerpt of the video can be seen here |
Alex is the author of "Releasing a Student's Inner Composer," one of the chapters in the 2013 book, "Musicianship: Composing in Band and Orchestra." The book, edited by Clint Randles and David Stringham, is published by GIA Publications. |
Two of Alex's groundbreaking electroacoustic wind band pieces for high school musicians, PAPER CUT, and TIGHT SQUEEZE, will be featured in the field's best known book/CD series, Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Volume 10, edited by Eugene Migliaro Corporon and released by GIA Publications December 2014. |
In a segment filmed at her San Juan Island home, Alex is featured speaking about composer Morten Lauridsen at the opening of a beautiful film about his life and music, titled Shining Night. Winner of Best Documentary at the 2012 Washington, D.C. Independent Film Festival, the film was directed by Michael Stillwater, and has been screening at festivals in the U.S. and Europe in conjunction with the release of the DVD. You can enjoy a trailer of the film here. |
Composer Ursula Mamlok has remained dear friends with Alex since she was her teacher at Manhattan School of Music in the early '80s. When Ms. Mamlok arrived from Berlin to New York City June 2012 to attend a concert of her oboe concerto, a German crew working on a documentary titled Movements, about Mamlok's life and music, came along, and filmed a conversation between Ursula and Alex at MSM for the project. The film, directed by Anne Berrini, premiered in Berlin and New York in 2013, coinciding with Mamlok's 90th birthday celebration. A trailer for the documentary can be found here. |
Visitors to Alex's blog know she's rarely without her camera, and her photos have been used for other people's CD covers and websites. Alex is one of the winners of the 2012 IMA Marine Life Photography Contest, hosted by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art and judged by the legendary Ernest Brooks II. Alex's photo of a Bald Eagle headed straight toward her hung in the museum throughout the summer, alongside Brooks's stunning Silver Seas exhibit. That bird also spent the summer of 2013 hanging in Seattle's Museum of Flight, as a selection for its Spirit of Flight exhibit. The photo, Incoming!, (also a first prize winner at the 2012 San Juan County Fair!) can be viewed slightly larger, by clicking on the bird. |
Alex is delighted to be commissioned to compose a new electroacoustic wind band work honoring the 140th anniversary of Carthage College's wind band-- among the oldest in the nation. The piece, conducted by James Ripley, will premiere at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on May 10, 2014. | ||
Want to know what the state of Wyoming sounds like? Alex is looking forward to making field recordings amidst the rugged beauty, and using the resulting sounds as source material for a new electroacoustic band piece commissioned for The University of Wyoming Symphonic Band, conducted by Robert Belser. | ||
Michael Tierra is both a professional pianist and a professional herbalist. What better way to embrace both worlds, than to commission a suite of solo piano pieces to explore the unique traits of healing plants! If you ever wondered what echinacea sounds like, well, stay tuned. The piece will premiere in Santa Cruz, California in the spring of 2015. | ||
REMEMBRANCE, Alex's emotional, reflective work for string orchestra, was beautifully premiered August 6, 2013, by the U.S. Army Strings conducted by Major Tod. A. Addison. | ||
Alex and the organization Composers & Schools in Concert had such a great time launching Alex's 2013 electroacoustic wond band piece, TIGHT SQUEEZE, that they're partnering once again on a similar piece with an emphasis on visual multimedia, titled LIGHTS OUT. A consortium of schools around the U.S. is in place and ready to begin interacting with Alex via Skype in autumn of 2014, as Alex solicits creative visual ideas from the musicians for their 2015 premieres. If you're interested in participating, please contact Alex's agent Mark Walker: firstname.lastname@example.com; 318-381-3560. |
Susanne Kessel has recorded and toured with two of Alex's short solo piano works, FOR MY FATHER, and SLOWLY, SEARCHING,and Kessel once again will record and perform a new work for her wide-ranging 2014-2020 project celebrating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, with whom Kessel shares a Bonn, Germany heritage. | ||
When pianist Kristin Elgersma was looking for a new piece to perform with alto sax player Vanessa Sielert to add to the repertoire for their duo Duality, Alex came up with BRAT: a short, fast, encore showpiece with Victor Borge-inspired physical comedy. The music also works for clarinet, oboe, and other misbehaved keyboard pairings, and premiered at the University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music on November 14, 2013. | ||
DEEP, Alex's transcendant work for contrabassoon and electronic soundscape, has become a favorite over the years of many low register instrumentalists. Contrabass clarinetist Marco Mazzini brought the music to a broader audience with a video that went viral to over 100,000 viewers (amazing for an instrument very few people have even heard of!), and there have been numerous transcriptions for musicians around the world. In 2014, at the invitation of Daniel Baldwin, a version created for 10 double reed players will be premiered at the 2014 International Double Reed Society conference in New York City. You can feel your sternum trembling, just from the thought of this. | ||
When percussionist/composer David Jarvis mentioned his desire to commission Alex to compose a work for timpani, not only did she jump at the idea, but she immediately suggested that it be a collaboration. After all, the two share an admiration of Schoenberg, Tower of Power, and Buena Vista Social Club, and there has yet to be any concert funk-chill-Afro-Cuban timpani repertoire. Yet. Enter, KETTLE BREW. Cooking along with the kettle drums is some mixed percussion and a prerecorded electronic track, and Jarvis premiered the piece during Alex's residency at Washington State University's Festival of Contemporary Art Music in February 2013. | ||
In the interview Alex gave to the organization Composers & Schools in Concert, she expressed her enthusiasm about professional musicians working with young students, and enhancing the repertoire for high school bands. On the heels of the success of Alex's first piece for students, PAPER CUT, CSIC commissioned Alex to embark on a new electroacoustic work completed in late November 2012: TIGHT SQUEEZE. |
McFish, the duo featuring harpsichordist Kathleen McIntosh and violist Marlow Fisher, premiered TRANSPLANTED, a new duet adapted from Alex's solo organ work, TRANSPLANT, September 15, 2013 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The comedic piece is one of a suite that includes two other remarkably silly pieces, titled THREE INSANITIES. |
INTERMEZZO, Alex's duet for bass flute and harp, has been released on Jenni Olson's 2012 CD for Delos Records, titled The Dreams of Birds, recorded with harpist Marcia Dickstein. |
Now in its second pressing, the Innova Recordings release of Alex's album, Notes from the Kelp, is a collection of eight of Alex's representative chamber works. To read about the music and hear excerpts, click here |
Add some algae to your life and buy a copy: |
Or, download and enjoy all the tracks right now: |
Clariphonia: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano |
New American Piano Music: Sonata for Piano |
Music for Hammers & Sticks: At the Abyss |
Californian Concert: For My Father |
Above and Beyond: Bioplasm |
Beck and Call: Of Breath & Touch Deep |
Solo Rumores: Luvina |
La Discordantia: Slip |
60 x 60 2005: Unhinged |
Jenni Scott: Shiny Kiss |
Trio Chromos: Elegy |
Midwest Clinic: Paper Cut |
Below: Music for Low Flutes: Below |
The Dreams of Birds: Intermezzo |
Garrison Piano Competition: Scherzo |
An Robert Schumann: Slowly, searching |
Alex Shapiro:
Notes from the Kelp |
2014 | ||
Jan TBA | Tight Squeeze (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Bowling Green, Ohio |
Jan TBA | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Osage Beach, Missouri |
Jan 29 | Desert Tide (soprano saxophone, prerecorded soundscape) Kansas City, Missouri |
Feb 1 | Immersion (symphonic wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Feb 6 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Feb 8 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Antwerp, Belgium |
Feb 8 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Tyrone, Georgia |
Feb 9 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Antwerp, Belgium |
Feb 10 | Tight Squeeze (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Seattle, Washington |
Feb 16 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Honolulu, Hawaii |
Feb 20 | Immersion (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Brevard, North Carolina |
Feb 21 | Depth (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Seoul, South Korea |
Mar 1 | Below (electric guitar, prerecorded soundscape) Mexico City, Mexico |
Mar 1 | Intermezzo (bass flute, harp) Stans, Switzerland |
Mar 7 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Inverness, Scotland |
Mar 7 | Re:pair (oboe, English horn) Hartford, Connecticut |
Mar 11 | Tight Squeeze (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Seattle, Washington |
Mar 11 | Tight Squeeze (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Tacoma, Washington |
Mar 11 | Electro-photo Shapiro/Rudy concert (works with electronic soundscapes) Kansas City, Missouri |
Mar 13 | Depth (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Owatonna, Minnesota |
Apr 6 | Tight Squeeze (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape) Athens, Ohio |
Apr 15 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Strasbourg, France |
Apr 24 | Bioplasm (flute quartet) Ithaca, New York |
Apr 26 | Intermezzo (bass flute, harp) Frick, Switzerland |
Apr 27 | Intermezzo (bass flute, harp) Brugg, Switzerland |
May 1 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Ballwin, Missouri |
May 4 | Intermezzo (bass flute, harp) Basel, Switzerland |
May 12 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
May 13 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Fenton, Missouri |
May 21 | Paper Cut (concert wind band, prerecorded soundscape, printer paper) Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
May 31 | Homecoming (concert wind band) Lancaster, California |
The best thing about composers' websites is that they're sonic business cards! Click the MP3 icon to hear an excerpt. Click the title to learn more about it. Alex's education and career have allowed her voice to be expressed in music for... |
How did this mostly-chamber music composer get into writing for symphonic band? Listen to Alex describe how it happened, in this two-minute excerpt from an interview she gave to Carey Nadeau from the American Composers Forum in June 2010. (Quick! Click, if only to release Alex's otherwise normal-looking face from this silly still from the video): |
Alex sailing in the San Juan Islands, October 2011
Skypehearsals: Alex really enjoys interacting with students and faculty during residencies, in which she spends a few days at a university and gives master classes, private composition lessons, and lectures on the changing paradigm of the music business, and attends rehearsals and performances of her music. But when budgets and schedules don't allow for travel, Skype (or a Google Hangout) has become the next best thing. Whether for a rehearsal of a concert wind band piece or chamber work, or to bring Alex right into your lecture hall for an interactive discussion about the music business, Skype is a great tool. Alex's live feedback is valuable, and musicians love it when Alex turns her camera around to show them a source of her inspiration: the sea at her feet, with the occasional Bald Eagle or Orca whale gliding past. The technology brings a unique dimension into the art of collaborative music-making, and connects students to the person-- and sometimes to the very funny stories-- behind the notes on the music stands. |
A December 2012 Skypehearsal with Alex in her studio on San Juan Island, and band director Mary Bauer and Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Vermont, rehearsing PAPER CUT. |
Private mentoring: Alex Shapiro has a private teaching studio for those wishing to study composition and/or business skills with her online. She offers instruction in the many ways to use one's web presence to generate income, as well as specific consultations in music copying, publishing, promotion, and other necessary professional skills for today's composers. A familiar guest lecturer at universities and conservatories, Alex is available to speak to music and business school classes. |
Alex sailing in Jamaica, January 2011
Alex speaks at many events and motivates people in and outside of the music world. Whether discussing music-making, the new digital paradigm, the philosophy of self worth, or the importance of a sense of humor, Alex is an engaging and encouraging presenter who's been referred to by more than a few people as "the Anthony Robbins of contemporary music, but a lot shorter." |
Offering challenging thoughts on the new digital paradigm, the internet, free speech and the meaning of net neutrality to all artists, a number of Alex's articles have been published in essays for the online magazine NewMusicBox, as well as ArtsJournal Blogs including Sandow and Mind the Gap. Here are a few links: Read The Economy of Exposure: Publicity as Payment? here Read What I Learned About My Tiny Business From Paramount Pictures here Read As Important as the Printing Press: Net Neutrality and Artists' Freedom here Read E-ing There here |
Alex's life and approach to her music career are the subject of a ten-page article, Compose, Communicate and Connect, for the Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music, Spring 2005 issue. The article was reprinted in the autumn 2005 and winter 2006 issues of The American Composers Forum magazine, Sounding Board. To download this article, as well as to enjoy several other print and broadcast interviews, click here |
Alex is the author of "Releasing a Student's Inner Composer," one of the chapters in the 2013 book, "Musicianship: Composing in Band and Orchestra," edited by Clint Randles and David Stringham, and published by GIA Publications. |
In January 2006, Alex began a blog titled Notes from the Kelp, her personal commentary from the beach, and perhaps the very best examples of Alex's writing. She regularly posts new ponderings to a large international following of "Kelphistos." Pairing her photos and her music in what she calls a "pixelsonic" experience, Alex invites readers to share the beauty of the environment which inspires her. Visit and drop her a note! |
In February 2014, Alex was elected by ASCAP's Board of Directors to fill the Symphonic & Concert seat previously held for many years by Stephen Paulus, now unable to serve the remainder of his term due to health reasons. From 2010-2014 Alex was the elected concert music composer representative to the ASCAP Board of Review. Alex is the co-chair of ASCAP's Symphony & Concert Committee, which she joined in 2009. That same year, along with composers Stephen Paulus and Jennifer Higdon, and attorney/publisher Jim Kendrick, she co-founded a U.S. touring series of music business seminars titled, The ASCAP Composer Career Workshop. |
In 2010, Alex was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Music Center, a long-established national organization that provides advocacy and support for musicians and composers throughout the United States. At the end of 2011, AMC merged with Meet the Composer to become New Music USA, and Alex chairs its Media Council. |
In 2008, Alex joined the Advancement Board of the University of Washington's marine science research facility, the Friday Harbor Laboratories. | |||
Tune in for Composing Thoughts on WITF-FM, to stream a very animated interview Alex gave with very animated host John Clare. | ||
Enjoy virtual visits with Alex in the online magazine Tokafi, where her March 2008 (1.) interview ranges from the serious to the silly, and her August 2006 interview (2,) exposes her typically direct opinions on life and music | 2. | |
See Alex's essays about the nonmusical concepts behind a very musical career (1.), and about how composers can create income from their web presence (2.!), in the online magazine NewMusicBox | ||
Look at the one-page Q & A with Alex in the July 2008 issue of Vegetarian Times magazine | ||
Hear Alex Shapiro's live interview about composers and society, in Philip Blackburn's podcast series for the American Composers Forum, Measure for Measure. Here's Part 1 & Part 2. | ||
Experience Alex's irreverent sense of humor in her essay that debunks the myths of symphonic concerts. | ||
Blush along with Alex as you read the lovely article composer and guitarist Don Rath penned for his March 2010 blog. | ||
Watch Alex's avatar as she's once again a guest on a Music Academy OnLive live interview show in Second Life. You can view Alex's first appearance here. It's worth having a look, just to see the dress Alex's avatar, Asha, is wearing! | ||
Interact! Become one of Alex's online friends
and share your world with her. |
Internet networking sites have brought many wonderful collaborations and commissions to Alex's virtual doorstep. Enjoy watching one of her MySpace friends, artist Simon Kenevan, make a pastel study for his painting 'Afternoon Sun,' to her Phos Hilaron: |
Alex loves hearing from visitors, so don't be shy if you'd like to send her an email. To join the mailing list for concert information and news of Alex Shapiro CD releases, click here |
Your contact information will not be shared with anyone for any reason, even if sharks surround Alex's kayak and demand it. Promise! |
My compositions are a very personal expression, but I also write to give musicians pieces which they'll really enjoy playing, and to offer audiences music which will speak to them directly and emotionally. As with the sea which surrounds me here on San Juan Island, there's an ebb and flood to this happy relationship. I compose music because I have to, without expectation that others will resonate with it, yet with the hope that many might. My art is a tidepool, inviting others to enter and... with luck, thrive. Composing is a lot like making love. We're trying to please ourselves. We're hoping to please at least one other person. And, we are in fact, communicating. Passionately. Music is a passionate message to be shared, and I compose to communicate. Ideally, my work will show you not only a glimpse of me, but a reflection of yourself. |
The intimacy of the magic triangle of composer, musicians and audience is what draws me to compose. In the midst of writing, I love exploring and balancing the voice of each instrument within a group, whether a small chamber ensemble or a symphonic band. When I have the opportunity to rehearse one of my pieces with players, it's exciting to be part of the volley of interpretations and personalities. Music lives through the art of others.
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A major inspiration for my music has been the gorgeous coastal areas in which I've lived; water seems to be an inescapable theme in my life. I grew up in Manhattan, overlooking first the East River, then later, living by the Hudson. At 21, I moved to southern California and spent most of my 24 years there at the shore in Malibu and even afloat on the water itself, living part-time on a sailboat in Santa Barbara. Now, it's the serenity of Washington State's remote San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea that makes my muses so happy. When I'm not composing, I'm marveling at the abundant shoreline life a few steps from my house, and in the tidepools directly beneath my studio. This connection to the natural world has become as necessary to me now as urban life was to me years ago. I've developed a little hobby of capturing in photographs the creatures and the small, yet remarkable moments that define my daily life here. This website is riddled with them, and you can experience more of this joy with me via my blog, Notes From the Kelp |
When I'm not composing, ________ |
No composer writes in a vacuum; our output is the result of musical history. My own voice is inspired by the chromaticism and angularity of Alban Berg and Anton Webern, the lyricism of Johannes Brahms, Maurice Ravel and Bill Evans, and the rhythms of Middle Eastern and African cultures. With luck, the notes come out sounding something like... Shapiro. You can listen to brief samples of all my recent pieces on the pages of this website and draw your own opinion. I'm convinced that there has never been a better time to be a composer. There are no longer stylistic boundaries limiting our expression, and thanks to tools such as websites like this, we can share our explorations with the world, regardless of where we choose to live. I get a lot of joy from encouraging my peers to take full advantage of the freedom and power artists now possess. |
Traditionally, a composer's catalog of pieces is viewed by instrumentation, and you'll find such a listing on the Works page of this site. But I think that the music itself and the emotions it elicits are the best indicator of what a writer has to say, and so I put together the Dial-a-Mood page to offer a quick sampling of a variety of styles. It's almost as interactive as I am. |
_____________ Ideally, my music |
So, there's a bit about me and what motivates my work as a composer. If you'd like to read a little more on my thoughts about composers, listeners and life in general, my musings continue here
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Florida Access to Public Records and Meetings, Amendment 2 (1992)
The Florida Access to Public Records and Meetings Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment in Florida which was approved on the ballot on November 3, 1992.
This amendment modified Articles I and XII of the Florida Constitution to grant public access to records and meetings of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the government with exemptions.[1]
Election results
Florida Amendment 2 (1992) | ||||
Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
Yes | 3,883,637 | 83.0% | ||
No | 793,232 | 17.0% |
Election results via: Florida Division of Elections.
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The language that appeared on the ballot:
This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
" | Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, effective July 1, 1993, to grant public access to records and meetings of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the government, and other governmental entities; to allow the legislature to enact exemptions and rules; continuing existing exemptions until repealed; and to apply existing exemptions relating to records of other governmental entities to judicial and legislative records.[1] | " |
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External links
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Easy Voice Recorder
5,000,000 - 10,000,000 downloads
- Useful
- 3 size widgets
- Ease of use
- Output format
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- Layout should be enhanced
Easy Voice Recorder is a simple and handy voice recorder for Android
It's true that some devices (or even custom ROMs) come without audio recorder app. Some others bring a too poor voice recorder regarding options, formats and sound quality. If that's your case, Easy Voice Recorder is what you need.
Well, it doesn't bring thousands of options though: its added-value lies on simplicity. Easy Voice Recorder supports MP4 (Gingerbread 2.3.3 or higher) AAC, 3GP (using aAMR) and even WAVE files. You can choose output format with clear tags (Space saver: AMR, Good Quality: AAC, Highest Quality: PCM) and sample rates. You can also set name or use a default prefix for all your records (like a tag).
Easy Voice Recorder comes with a a stock player. However, you can enable "Use external player" when opening clips.
Finally, it includes 3 size widgets (2x1, 3x1, 4x1) for a quick access to recording and playing features. Neither the free version nor the pro bombard the user with advertising nor ask for excessive permissions. Useful
Please note that Easy Voice Recorder cannot record phone calls on most phones, and may not be compatible with all devices. For more information, please see the help ( http://www.digipom.com/easy-voice-recorder-help/ ). If there are any problems, please contact us and we can troubleshoot the problem together.
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Main features
★ Record to high-quality PCM and AAC, or use AMR to save space.
★ Share and manage your recordings easily, and back them up to your PC.
★ Record in the background and control the recorder with a home screen widget.
You can also use powerful Jelly Bean audio filters on supported devices, rename and delete your recordings, save them as a ringtone, integrate with Tasker and Locale, and much more.
Pro features
The pro version offers additional power and control. Here are just some of the additional features, available on supported devices:
★ Record in stereo.
★ Record with a Bluetooth microphone.
★ Boost input volume with microphone software gain.
★ Skip silent parts.
★ Manage and organize your recordings with folders, and save recordings to your SD card.
★ Switch to the camcorder microphone for louder and clearer recordings.
★ Control the recorder from anywhere using the status bar. Recordings can also be pinned to the status bar.
With many more enhancements and additions, and more to come in the future.
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If you would like to help translate Easy Voice Recorder into your language, we would love to see you over at the translation project ( http://crowdin.net/project/easy-voice-recorder ). We also have a test group for alpha and beta testers ( https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/easy-voice-recorder-testing ).
Please test using the free version before upgrading to pro. If there are any problems, please contact us and we can troubleshoot the problem together.
Please note that Easy Voice Recorder cannot record phone calls on most phones. Some devices have known issues or may be incompatible, and recording quality varies between devices. On some devices, Bluetooth is supported only for phone calls, and not for application audio. If the app force-closes after an install or upgrade, your firmware may have corrupted the install. Please uninstall and reinstall if this happens.
For more information, please see the help ( http://www.digipom.com/easy-voice-recorder-help/ ).
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Record audio - Record audio from your microphone.
Bluetooth, modify audio settings, sticky broadcasts - Support Bluetooth.
Modify system settings - Support ringtones.
Write to external storage - Save recordings to your external storage.
Prevent phone from sleeping - Allow recordings to continue even with the screen turned off.
Network access - Required by Google AdMob and other advertising platforms.
Network state - Detect if there is an Internet connection available before trying to retrieve an ad.
- Playback can now be routed through the phone speaker when your face is close, on supported devices; option available in advanced settings.
- Added support for Romanian.
- Improvements to MTP sync when renaming and deleting files on Android KitKat.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.
Thank you for your continued support! If you like the app, please consider leaving us a rating as this helps us out a great deal. We can also always be reached by email or by the app's Help page. Thanks again!
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund.
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Originally available only in white, the SoundDock has since been released in black as well. The speaker ships with adapters for various generations of iPods (the only incompatible models are the first two iPods, which lack the dock connector on the underside). You simply pop the adapter in the SoundDock's cradle, plug in the power cord, drop your iPod in the cradle, and you're good to go. Also included in the box is a small, very basic, credit card-style remote that allows you to advance and rewind tracks on your iPod, control its volume, and shut off the unit (the iPod automatically turns on and the battery charges when you dock it).
The SoundDock performed better than we expected. It easily filled our 10-by-18-foot room with a big sound, but stereo separation was nada until we moved to a position within three feet of the speaker. The near-field sound also enhanced the little system's bass and treble definition.
A series of duets between jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter and drummer Bobby Previte on their Come in Red Dog CD sounded surprisingly live. Previte's bass drum had lots of kick, and his cymbals' crisp detail added to the realism of the sound. Hunter plays bass and guitar simultaneously on his eight-string instrument, and the SoundDock delineated every note. The Bose's richly balanced bass goes a long way toward mimicking the weighty presence of a larger speaker.
Rocking out with John Mellencamp's greatest hits once again proved the little system's stamina. Yes, a decent home-theater system will deliver even more satisfying sound and real stereo separation, but it will take up a lot more space than the little SoundDock. If you're considering Altec Lansing's InMotion microspeaker set, which also hosts iPods, that travel-friendly unit is half the price ($150), but the Bose plays louder and has deeper bass and clearer treble.
Our biggest gripe with the SoundDock is its lack of inputs, which means that you can't connect anything to it besides a dock-equipped iPod. Ideally, a speaker accessory costing $300 would be a little more flexible. Also, it'd be nice if the SoundDock, like Tivoli Audio's iPAL, had a built-in rechargeable battery, making it a truly cordless speaker that you could place anywhere.
When we first reviewed the SoundDock in 2004, it was one of the first dedicated iPod speakers available. In the years since, the the market's been flooded with competing models offering more features and decent (if not better) sound quality. The SoundDock remains well suited for use in an office, a bedroom, or a small living room--especially for those for whom the Bose name is worth paying a premium. But we'd like to see the SoundDock at a slightly lower price and--at the very least--with an auxiliary line-in port.
Editors' note: Freelancer Steve Guttenberg contributed to this review.


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Gather fresh local produce and a bottle or two from one of dozens of local vineyards and prepare a gourmet feast in the fully equipped kitchen or barbecue area – a meal that can be enjoyed with friends and family in-suite or alfresco on the balcony.
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As you travel through the Thompson Okanagan region, you will uncover more than 45 of British Columbia's best wineries. Ensconced in the region's most spectacular scenery, the estate, farm and major wineries are as diverse as the wines they produce. Often enveloped by lush vineyards, each has its own unique character whether set in an enchanting stone house or a 120-year old log home. Relax in the scenic beauty of wine country as you sip a rich, tangy Ehrenfelser or a lush Marechal Foch. Wine Tours
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November 19, 2012 at 10:24PM by
Michelle Ruiz
Helen Hunt is generating serious Oscar buzz for her role as a sex surrogate in the new film,
The Sessions
. Just what is a sex surrogate, you ask? Hint: it's not a lady who carries other people's babies. They're therapists who help heal sexual dysfunctionby having sex with patients. And they're real! From 1980 to 1992, Barbara Keesling, Ph.D., now a professor of sexuality at California State-Fullerton and author of
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As a former sex surrogate, how realistic is
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It really took me back because I worked with people, at least one guy, who was in worse shape than the patient in the movie (who has polio.) My patient (lets call him Andre) had a very severe case of cerebral palsy. Initially his mom came to us when he was in his late 20s. Hed been put in a home at a young age but he was very smart and went on to graduate from college. Like the character in
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. Andre couldnt talk; he could only sort of growl. He couldnt couldnt shut his mouth so he would kinda drool. He only had the voluntary use of one arm; the rest of his limbs were spasming all the time. I would have to grab his one usable hand and hold it still and rub it all over me.
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Oh yes. Cerebral palsy is a problem with your muscles. Because your penis doesnt have any muscles, his penis was totally normal. He had no problems with becoming hard and we accomplished losing his virginity pretty quickly. Instead, the focus was me just moving him into different positions. I literally had to psychologically brace myself to work with him and then afterward Id just sit there and go, My God, it was not easy.
What motivated you to do this?
What was going through my mind was, Im getting paid for this! It is a job, okay? Theres something in my personality where I dont get grossed out with things. And I wonder, Hmm, what can this person do? Its about the sexual bill of rights. Everyone has the right to have sex.
What other issues did your patients face?
There were people who never learned to have sex. Some were very old or super fat. Some had ALS, MS, paralysis. My mom told me I was the Mother Teresa of sex! I dont recall ever telling a client no. The most common sexual dysfunction of men in their 20s, 30s and 40s is premature ejaculation. When you never have any experience, you cant control that reflex. Patients in their 40s, 50s, 60s, its about erection. There was also sexual aversion disorder, a phobia about sex due to anxiety or depression.
So, uh, how do you treat these issues specifically?
For premature ejaculation, I taught a process called peaking. You set up a scale of from one, which is no arousal, to 10, which would be releasing the hounds. I would stimulate him by hand and hed tell me when hed feel even a two, and Id stop. Its training someone to allow their arousal to have peak-like patterns. With the more psychological patients, its relaxation exercisesbreathing techniques, muscle relaxation. We didnt always have sex.
Was it ever pleasurable for you
Being with somebody with a physical challenge, I have their best interest at heart. Im not thinking about having an
. But if you take a client who is good-looking and personable and might have, say, an ejaculatory issue... once I get em trained, yes! Oh yes.
How lucrative was sex surrogacy?
I charged the same hourly rate as a therapist$80 back then and Id think the rate would be $150 now. I was going to school in a doctorate program the whole time, seeing maybe 20 clients a week, so, yeah, I was doing well. I didnt want to have to go through a student poverty situation. Now, since the movie came out, I know some surrogates are doing package deals. But
has cut into the business quite a bit! And even though everyone gets tested, patients and therapists, HIV is a concern.
If youre being paid for sex, isnt that prostitution?
Prostitutes have the attitude of get in, get out, get off, and pay me. Were coaching and teaching. We want patients to feel like theyre now confident to go out and get intercourse on their own. As Helen Hunt's character in
The Sessions
said, I dont want your return business! This is a fixed time relationship.
What does it feel like to sexually cure someone
There is a sense of reward. Big time. I would say to criticsthink about how you would feel if you were in their position.Where else is he going to go? Who else would do this?
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- The workshop is open to all Notre Dame faculty and students.
Spring 2013
TH 1/17) (2-4:45 pm) McCartan Courtroom |
Law and Economics Symposium: "The Tragedy of the Anticommons"_ * Michael A. Heller (Columbia Law School), The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives" (2:00 pm) * Jenny Rae Hawkinsid=1992052 (Oberlin Economics), "Mitigating Hold-Up Through Complementarities and Refunds" (3:30 pm) |
M 1/21 | Daniel B. Kelly (Notre Dame Law School), "Circumventing the Anticommons: Evidence from Real Estate Transactions" |
M 2/4 | Margaret F. Brinig (Notre Dame Law) & Nicole S. Garnett (Notre Dame Law), Beyond Classroom Walls: The Shifting Educational Landscape of Urban Neighborhood Life |
M 2/11 | Betsey Stevenson (University of Michigan, Ford School of Public Policy) "Growth in Income and Subjective Well-Being Over Time" (with Daniel Sacks & Justin Wolfer) |
02/18 | James Lindgren, Northwestern Law School "Redistribution and Racism, Tolerance and Capitalism" |
M 2/25 | William N. Evans (Notre Dame Economics), Craig Garthwaite (Northwestern University, Kellogg School) & Timothy Moore (George Washington Economics), "The White/Black Educational Gap, Stalled Progress, and the Long Term Consequences of the Emergence of Crack Cocaine Markets" |
M 3/4 | J.J. Prescott (Michigan Law School): "Criminal Choice in Sentencing" |
M 3/18 | Robert Mikos (Vanderbilt Law School), "Compliance in Federal Systems" |
M 3/25 | Richard Epstein (NYU/University of Chicago Law), "The Takings Clause and Partial Interests in Land: On Sharp Boundaries and Continuous Distributions" |
M 4/8 | Ariel Katz (University of Toronto Faculty of Law), "eBooks, Antitrust, and the First Sale Doctrine: Some History and Some Economics" |
M 4/15 | Panel on "Evaluating Google Search" |
M 4/22 | Kathyrn Zeiler (Georgetown Law) & Gregory Klass (Georgetown Law), "Against Endowment Theory: Experimental Economics and Legal Scholarship" |
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02/06 | Daniel B. Kelly (Notre Dame Law School) "Ex Ante Versus Ex Post Analysis in Wills, Trusts, and Estates" |
02/27 | James R. Hines, Jr. (Michigan Law School) "Rational Intestacy and Probate Reform" |
03/05 | Margaret F. Brinig (Notre Dame Law School) & Nicole S. Garnett (Notre Dame Law School) "Accessory Dwelling Units" |
03/19 | Jeff Thurk (Notre Dame Economics) "International Protection of Intellectual Property" |
03/26 | Mark Lemley (Stanford Law School) & Mark McKenna (Notre Dame Law School) "Is Pepsi Really a Substitute for Coke? Market Definitions in Antitrust and IP" |
04/02 | Andrew W. Torrance (Kansas Law School; Visiting, MIT Sloan School of Management) "Must Patented Designs be Attractive? An Experimental Study of Aesthetics and the Ornamentality Requirement in Design Law" |
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Roberta Romano (Yale Law School) "Regulatory Diversity and Experimentation in the Basel Regime of International Financial Market Regulation" Read Paper (2:00 p.m. in Eck Hall 1130) Richard A. Posner (University of Chicago Law School; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit) "The Nirvana Fallacy Revisited" Read Paper The Crisis of Macroeconomics Read Paper (3:30 p.m. in Eck Hall 1130) |
04/23 | Amitai Aviram (University of Illinois College of Law) "Path Dependence in the Development of Private Legal Systems" |
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Robert P. Merges (University of California-Berkeley School of Law) "Justifying Intellectual Property" (Time and Place TBA) |
04/30 | Avishalom Tor (Notre Dame Law School) "Experimental Studies of the N-Effect" |
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- The workshop is open to all Notre Dame faculty and students.
08/30 | Daniel B. Kelly (Notre Dame Law School), Strategic Spillovers |
09/13 | Margaret F. Brinig (Notre Dame Law School) and Nicole S. Garnett (Notre Dame Law School), Catholic Schools and Broken Windows |
09/17 | Robert C. Ellickson (Yale Law School), Legal Constraints on Household Moves: Should Footloose Americans Envy the Rooted French? (2:00 pm in Eck 1140) -Responses: Nicole S. Garnett (Notre Dame Law School) Edward L. Glaeser (Harvard Economics Department) Edward L. Glaeser (Harvard Economics Department), Can Cheap Credit Explain the Housing Boom? (3:30 pm in Eck 1140) -Responses: William N. Evans (Notre Dame Economics Department) Robert C. Ellickson (Yale Law School) |
09/27 | G. Marcus Cole (Stanford Law), "Is Mobile Phone Banking Really Banking?" |
10/04 | Colleen M. Baker (Notre Dame Law School), "'Too Big To Fail,' Round II?: Governing Central Counterparty Clearinghouses" |
10/11 | Francisco Pérez-González (Stanford Finance) and Hayong Yun (Notre Dame Finance), "The Real Effects of Derivative Markets: Evidence from Electric Utilities" |
10/25 | Paul J. Stancil (University of Illinois College of Law), "Standardmaking" |
11/08 | Doug Allen (Simon Fraser Economics Department) and Margaret F. Brinig (Notre Dame Law School), "Child Support Guidelines and Divorce Rates" |
11/15 | Kasey Buckles (Notre Dame Economics Department), Melanie Guldi (Mt. Holyoke Economics Department), and Joseph Price (Brigham Young University Economics Department and National Bureau of Economic Research), "Changing the Price of Marriage: Evidence from Blood Test Requirements" |


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"Our school was abuzz from Mitali's visit ... this was the BEST author visit we've ever had."— various librarians and teachers
LIFE BETWEEN CULTURES Venue: Upper Elementary or Middle School Classrooms, Libraries, or Assemblies
Using a personal, humorous slide show, Mitali shares candidly about her experience of growing up between two cultures, exploring some of the tensions immigrant kids face, and introducing some of the richness of Bengali culture. Students are encouraged to ask questions, and discussion throughout sparks lively responses from participants. Read some wonderful letters from kids responding to "Life Between Cultures."
STORIES ON THE FIRE ESCAPE Venue: Middle and High School Large Group Assemblies
During the teen years, one thing's for sure: your life story gets much more interesting. Of course, that might mean your heart ends up a bit scorched in places. Good stories have the power to heal those burns. In this personal, engaging presentation, students reflect on the power of stories as they listen to funny and poignant memories from Mitali's teen years. Read some wonderful thank you notes from students.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD Weaving the Magic Carpet of PlaceVenue: Workshop for Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, or Adult Writers
Writing well about place intensifies plot and brings characters to life. In this workshop, students consider how good writing engages all five senses, underlines a literary theme, and takes readers on journeys to other places. A directed exercise allows participants to apply and demonstrate what they've gained from the workshop. Read samples of great writing produced by eighth-graders during the workshop, and enthusiastic student responses to the presentation.
HOW TO WRITE A PERSONAL NARRATIVE ... Without Losing Your MindVenue: Workshop for Elementary, Middle School, High School, or Adult Writers
Using modern-day examples of a hero's journey as well as a memory from her own life, Mitali Perkins uses slides, stories, and revision examples to inspire students to dig deep, tap into all five senses, and craft an unforgettable personal narrative of a childhood memory.
BANGLADESH 101: RICKSHAW GIRL AND ALPANA ART LESSON Venue: Elementary Classrooms
During this one-hour session, students learn about the author's Bengali heritage as featured in Rickshaw Girl, and how the lives of girls in Bangladesh are changing for the better. They participate in an alpana art in lesson prepared by the author's mother, Madhusree Bose, a California Teacher of the Year and expert alpana painter. Teachers may prepare for the visit by using this study guide.
VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT Ask Mitali Anything!Venue: Yours, via my Mac
Classrooms or groups can chat with Mitali via Skype about writing in general, any of her books, life between cultures, or any other topic under the sun. She sits in front of her Mac web cam with a cup of tea, you're gathered in your venue, and the discussion flows from there. See a brief sample here:
TRAVELING COMPANIONSExploring the Powerful Relationship Between Mothers and DaughtersVenue: Mother-Daughter Book Clubs
In an informal, intimate setting, participants explore "traveler's tips" for mothers and daughters who want to journey together through the years. If the group chooses to read one of Mitali's books before the event, discussion and sharing may circle around the novel.
BOOKS AS WINDOWS AND MIRRORSVenue: Plenary
In a challenging, inspiring talk for librarians, booksellers, parents, and/or educators, Mitali explores how and why stories empower kids to cross borders, widen hearts and imaginations, and build bridges of peace between cultures. First presented at BookExpo America.
STRAIGHT TALK ON WRITING RACE Ten Tips For Writers and Teachers Venue: Workshop or Plenary
Should a book for kids include descriptions of a character's race? Listen to Mitali present her top ten tips about describing the race of characters with examples and stories, helpful both for authors and for educators evaluating books for young readers.
PAJAMA PROMOTION Using Social Media to Generate Buzz About Your Books Venue: Workshop or Seminar
Pajama Promotion introduces the basics of online book promotion for authors without big publicity budgets. This could cover a range of topics, depending on the audience's need—how to spruce up your site, write a good blog, use social networks, partner with bookstores big and small, plan a blog tour, and/or exploit the power of film, all from the comfort of your preferred writing nook. Gained: time to write, a reputation as a savvy promoter, buzz about your books. Lost: a fear of being overwhelmed by the Big Wired Unknown.
BOOKS BETWEEN CULTURES How Stories Help Kids Keep Their Balance Venue: Workshop or Plenary for Educators, High School
What are the tensions facing kids growing up on the margins of race and culture? How does pop culture squeeze against them? What can stories offer and why? What questions should we ask about books as teachers, parents, and librarians when it comes to race and culture? Get equipped and inspired. This popular talk was presented at the American Association of School Librarian's National Convention, the Public Library Association's National Convention, YALSA's Teen Lit Symposium, and the American Library Association's Annual Convention, among others.
RISKY BUSINESS: NOT YOUR MOTHER'S PUBLISHING INDUSTRY Venue: Plenary or Seminar
"How can I brand myself?""How can I promote myself and my work?""How can I write or illustrate an award-winning bestseller?"
Today's publishing world is changing so fast, our heads spin with questions like these. Mitali Perkins leads writers through a session showing them that these really aren't the right questions to ask, and why and how a vision statement is crucial to surviving--and succeeding--as a writer.
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When life gives you the Triforce, make Triforce grenades.
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December 29, 2010Swordsmen don't like to be burdened by unnecessary items. Like swords.
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Come to think of it I'm not sure why she doesn't keep extra booze.
Took you that long to think of it, eh.
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Maybe because there is no such thing as extra booze
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Well I haven't exactly endeared myself to a number of people including one whom I apparently drove away from RW BF some months ago.
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We used to have a sub forum for that. And we have several beer and wine threads somewhere - probably under nutrition. We can hook you up. I just finished off a bit of shiraz and I am contemplating more wine or maybe a polygamy porter.
Did someone say wine? I'm more of a Moscato person myself, but you had me at the word "wine".
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