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The renovation of Georgia's official state theatre combines the new with the old
A historic landmark with antecedents stretching back to Edwin Booth, theSpringer Opera House was built in 1871 in Columbus, GA, and stands as the state's official theatre. After quite a checkered existence, the theatre was renovated over a two–year period, from 1997 through 1999. The goal was to restore the public areas and auditorium to the way they were in 1901, yet add totally modern stage equipment and technical systems.
Located one-and-a-half hours (100 miles) from Atlanta, the town of Columbus (population 200,000) sits along the Chattahoochee River in an area that was one of the few industrial centers in the South before the Civil War. The Springer, which includes a hotel in the same building, was originally built as a road house for classical and popular theatre, music, dance, and vaudeville, and served as a cultural center in a thriving manufacturing town where iron foundries made cannons during the war [CIVIL?]. Its prosperity as a major antebellum textile producer helped fuel the early success of the theatre, which, by 1896, had recorded over four million admissions.
"This theatre is typical of opera houses built in Victorian times in small towns USA," says Lawrence L. Graham ASTC, a senior consultant with CDAI Integrated Technical Systems, the Atlanta-based firm that served as theatre consultants for the Springer renovation. Its public rooms are steeped in history, from a full-length portrait of Edwin Booth as Hamlet to Joseph Jefferson's carved table that is part of the theatre's collection of late 19th-century antiques.
Yet the Springer almost didn't survive to see the dawn of the 21st century. "It became a movie theatre, then was closed, and slated for destruction in the mid-20th century," says Graham, who describes it as "a gorgeous theatre built of red brick and heavy timber. Much of the architectural detail was still there, even after several remodelings and facelifts."
The goal of the recent renovation was to restore the theatre to its Edwardian [IS IT EDWARDIAN OR VICTORIAN?] condition. At the same time the old hotel, which had long been empty, was reconfigured as apartments for visiting artists, as well as additional public spaces for the theatre, and offices for the Springer Theatre Company, a professional regional theatre that produces 10 plays and musicals per season under the direction of Paul R. Pierce. The Springer also has a professional actors' training academy with more than 500 students and a regional touring company that performs in some 60 Southern cities every year.
The company was a driving force behind the renovation, which benefited from several large private donations. Once the theatre was "saved," the firm of Hecht, Burdeshaw, Johnson, Kidd, and Clark Architects of Columbus, GA (Ed Burdeshaw, project architect) began the initial planning for the project. "They took out lots of extraneous junk, removed previous 'improvements,' and peeled away the paint and wallpaper layer by layer," explains Graham, whose directive was to install state-of-the-art technical systems without destroying the original fabric of the building.
The new 750–seat theatre (the orchestra seats 463 including box seats, with 234 seats in the balcony) has warm, honey-colored seats and walls with gold and sage-green trim. The gold brocade front curtain has a scalloped valance in green velour with gold fringe, and can be flown in, drawn up, or operated as an opera drape. This curtain is part of a soft goods package by J.R Clancy of Rochester, NY which includes a black concert drapery set, hard teaser and tormentors, and the proscenium drapery. Behind the main drape is a fancy, 19th-century-style custom-painted act curtain commissioned by the Springer.
The original stage was still in place, and the historic barn-shaped gambrel roof over the flytower created one of the more interesting challenges in the renovation. "It was interesting to get the new rigging into place," says Graham. "We could not change the exterior of the building at all, and the flytower is just tall enough to fly things past the proscenium arch by one foot."
The original system had two fly floors and a wooden grid. This has all been replaced with 42 single-purchase counterweight sets manufactured and installed by J.R. Clancy. The head blocks sit 6' below the level of the grid with a counterweight pit in the trap room to allow enough travel for the system. The cables follow the sloping roof to a transition block at grid level, where it becomes a standard upright system. To accomodate other interferences, the lines had to be muled at an angle, and the cables had to avoid all of the wooden trusses that hold up the roof. The lock rail sits in the stage-left wing.
"In addition," notes Graham, "the soft brick of the building would not support the weight of a modern rigging system." To solve this problem, a new steel grid was erected by hand inside the building and made to fit within the existing beams. It was installed in sections and rests on girders placed at the front and back edges of the stage to avoid stress on the brick tower. The girders are supported on columns that go down into the trap room and rest on a new foundation, as the architects could not put any holes in the existing structure.
Another major challenge was the desire to insert an orchestra pit for up to 35 musicians. "They had a small vaudeville-style pit for five musicians," notes Graham. "It was very shallow and had a curtain in front of it that caused acoustic anomalies." The new, larger pit is recessed under the stage with a solid orchestra rail to help acoustically. This is dressed with a curtain, so the look is still the same. Reflective acoustic elements were built into the walls of the pit so that the orchestra can hear itself playing.
According to Graham, "The difficulty with the pit lift was that it had to be set lower than the footings of the proscenium arch, yet the theatre is near the river's edge and built on silt." They worked with the Montreal-based firm Gala to cantilever the ends of the lift 4' from the footings so that no excavation was necessary. The new pit is designed for a Gala Spiralift when the budget allows its purchase; until the Spiralift is installed, they are using a Versalite adjustable pit cover system designed and custom-manufactured by the Wenger Corporation in Owatonna, MN. This system can be installed by a crew of two in about two hours and may be legged to stand at stage level, house level, or pit level.
From the sound point of view, this renovation was also problematic. "There is a radio transmitter a block away and there had been some interference in the past," Graham says. "We tackled this from two points of view." The first was to install a new system with dedicated clean power; the second was to ensure that all grounding was done properly.
There are two sound systems in place: a performance system with manual control; and an automatic system. In performance mode, microphone signals are sent from the stage to a manual DDA QI mixer with 32 inputs and eight mix busses, located in the sound booth. At the mixer, the level of the mic signals are adjusted, and the signals are routed through any processing required.
The signals are then mixed together and sent to one of three main loudspeaker systems: a left and right speaker system with Bose Panaray 502As with controllers for reproducing or reinforcing music, and a center Frazier Cat 69 speaker for reproducing or reinforcing voice. The center speaker cluster is concealed in a square opening in the ceiling, with grilles covered in fabric that matches the ceiling.
Smaller speaker arrays with JBL Control 25s were placed under each of the two balconies to fill in the acoustic "shadow" created by the overhang of the balcony. Bose Acoustic Wave Cannons with controllers were added as bass speakers to provide low-end response, or accentuating bass response in the music. These are actually coupled to the underside of the stage in the orchestra pit to help extend their response. "The result," explains Graham, "is a smooth, even sound from the stage all the way to the back of the house."
The automatic system is basically an adaptation of the performance system, except that the microphone signals from the stage go to an automatic IRP 4040, four–input, one–output automatic gating mixer. This automatically gates (turns off) microphones when not in use, and controls levels. The mix of these inputs is sent to the center speaker system only.
All signal paths in the performance and automatic systems are routed through patchbays to allow easy reconfiguring by the user. A Sabine Real Q system provides equalization between the output of the mixer and Crown ComTech amplifiers to shape the sound for the acoustical characteristics of the room. Sabine SDA 102 digital delay units are used to delay the sound sent to the under-balcony speakers so the sound appears to come from the stage, not the speakers.
Loudspeakers are also installed in a position 24' above the stage on the back wall for atmospheric or "distant" effects, using the volume of the flytower as a reverb chamber. There are also additional speaker jacks in various remote locations. Additional audio gear includes a Lexicon PCM-80 effects processor, which adds reverb or other special effects as needed, while DBX-160XT compressors are in place to help compress the dynamic range of vocals.
Wireless microphones are from the Shure UHF-series (U4 receiver, U1 Transmitter, WL85 lavalier microphone). Playback equipment includes a Denon CD650F CD player which can cue and play individual tracks, and a Marantz PMD500 cassette deck that serves as an additional audio source.
There is also a Telecast fiber-optic link system for transmitting all of the signals between the stage manager's position and the control booth, as the proscenium wall consists of 34" masonry and no one wanted to disturb it for wiring. The crew uses a Telex intercom system for communications during shows.
The control booth is located in the second balcony, which has a very steep rake and is no longer used for seating. "The fire marshall didn't approve its use for audience seating," explains Graham. Instead, the space is used for soundproof lighting and sound booths that sit behind sliding glass windows. There is also an open position for a mixing desk and four followspot positions.
The new lighting system includes new 45° angle positions added in ceiling slots, as well as 30° angle positions on the second balcony rail. Light booms can be used in the boxes on either side of the stage, where they are concealed from audience view. The performance lighting system has three racks of 96 ETC Sensor dimmers and an Expression III console. Outlets are located as follows: three stage electric battens; 8 three-circuit drop boxes; floor pockets in the wings and across the back of the stage; boom positions between the boxes and the proscenium arch, and pockets on each box level.
The lighting rig includes approximately100 new ellipsoidal Altman 360Qs for over-stage use and 50 Altman 1,000W instruments for front-of-house. "We decided to keep most of our original stock of instruments, which included older Altman model 6 x 9s and 6 x 12s, due to the fact that they were in very good working order," explains Jason Loar, production manager at the Springer, who has also ordered two previously-owned High End Systems Intellabeams® to add automated luminaires to the inventory.
"It is my plan for this next season to purchase a number of color scrollers for the main-stage as well as our second space, Foley Hall," notes Loar. All of the lighting instruments and equipment (cable, plugs, etc.) were purchased from RSL Theatrical, a six-year-old company in Columbus that supplies most of the Springer's rented specials throughout the season. The rig is rehung and refocused for each show.
"We hire outside designers for most of our shows in both the main stage and second space shows," says Loar, who will serve as in-house designer for almost half of their shows this season. "I'm actually both a sound and lighting designer for some of our shows. For this upcoming season, Alan Greenough (our technical director) and I will work together on the larger shows of the season as designer and co-designer respectively. For the smaller non-musical main stage shows and all of our second space shows, I will act as both sound and lighting designer. Bill Rich of RSL Theatrical is our main lighting designer for the out-sourced shows."
Loar notes that the new theatre took some getting used to. "After the renovation, we had our fair share of problems and challenges in the beginning. This is understandable, seeing how we went from almost having nothing in the way of sound to having some of the most advanced equipment the Springer has seen—or heard," he admits. "But I think we have tackled those problems, and are making the best use of this gear. At least the audience is pleased."
The Springer renovation has brought a 19th-century theatre up to 21st-century standards, both on- and offstage. "There are beautiful public spaces and lobbies in the theatre and the hotel," says Graham. "Now that the Springer Opera House has been renovated, it is more a part of the social fabric of the city than it was before."


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Fried Green Tomatoes with Jalapeno Pesto Recipe
I loved fried green tomatoes when I was a child. As an adult, I was able to combine two more of my favorite culinary delights to complement this classic dish and bring it to a new level. The combination of flavor is unbelievable.Vickie Birkenmeyer West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1-1/2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 small onion, halved
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and halved
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1-3/4 cups panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 medium green tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
- For the pesto, place the first eight ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped. Set aside.
- Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. In another shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Dip tomato slices in flour, eggs, then bread crumb mixture.
- In a large skillet, fry tomatoes in oil in batches for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Layer 12 tomato slices with 1 tablespoon pesto and 1 tablespoon goat cheese; top with remaining tomato slices. Serve warm. Yield: 1 dozen.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Fried Green Tomatoes with Jalapeno Pesto in The Taste of Home Cookbook 2011, p10
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Senators Call for Work to Bring U.S. COOL Into Compliance
A bipartisan coalition of Senators is calling on USDA and the office of the U.S. Trade Representative to work with consumers, ranchers and meatpackers to ensure American families know where their food comes from. Montana's Jon Tester is leading the coalition. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson is thanking Tester for his work in garnering support for country-of-origin labeling - or COOL - compliance. Johnson says consumers have a right to know where their food comes from and U.S. farmers and ranchers what to be able to tell them.
The World Trade Organization is requiring USDA to adjust its COOL rules. According to the WTO - the U.S. can require labeling of meat, but the current rules don't meet WTO standards. The U.S. was given until May 23rd of this year to bring its COOL rules into compliance. NFU's Johnson says USDA and USTR should take even stronger regulatory actions to make sure COOL provides meaningful information about the origins of meat and other products.
The coalition of Senators - in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk - say Congress intended that COOL provide as much information as possible about the origin of all meat cuts to consumers. They say some flexibility is needed - but such flexibility can't come at the expense of providing reliable information to families about the national origin of meat products. The bipartisan coalition also is encouraging USDA to host a public comment period so ag workers and consumers can weigh in on any new proposals.
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.@markknoller I thought the D's were doing a group screening of classic Spike Lee joints #DoTheRightThing—
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The campaign that never ends has spread from the White House to Capitol Hill. While President Obama has been pushing the (brilliantly hijacked) #My2K hashtag for weeks to sell his tax hike on those making over $250,000 (i.e., millionaires and billionaires), Democratic legislators have started urging their GOP colleagues to #DoTheRightThing.
I'm going to #DoTheRightThing and support @HouseDemocrats call for tax cuts—
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.@HouseDemocrats calling on GOP to #DoTheRightThing, extend middle class tax cuts, protect fams & small biz during #fiscalcliff negotiations—
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I cannot understand why the #GOP will not #DoTheRightThing and protect 98% of hardworking families and small biz owners from tax increases.—
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Time for the GOP to #DoTheRightThing and stop holding middle class tax cuts hostage in favor of cuts for the wealthiest.—
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I join @HouseDemocrats in calling for Republicans to bring middle class tax cut extension to the Floor for a vote. #DoTheRightThing—
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It's time for @SpeakerBoehner to get serious about the middle class. RT if you're tired of the uncertainty. It's time to #DoTheRightThing.—
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Extending middle class tax cuts is idea both parties support, but GOP is protecting wealthiest. #DoTheRightThing—
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Another lame hashtag in place of actual negotiations? This sounds like a good candidate for a hijacking.
Tell Congress to #dotherightthing – Don't raise taxes on anyone! #tcot—
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@nikiinthehouse The only citizens being held hostage are tax payers. All in the name of class warfare & power. Shameless #DoTheRightThing—
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#DoTheRightThing @BarackObama should denounce the union violence and, for once, attempt to bring Americans together.—
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#DoTheRightThing Don't raise taxes. Cut spending. Reform entitlements.—
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Tell Dems to #dotherightthing and stop this nonsense with class warfare. Congress should be working on solutions not slogans—
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#DoTheRightThing and get your hands out of my pocket. I run a small business and over 200k tax will not allow me to hire anyone new.—
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#DoTheRightThing: reform entitlements so your children and grandchildren aren't indebted to China—
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@repbenraylujan Dems should #DoTheRightThing and not use gimmicks to go around the negotiating process.—
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Democrats: #DoTheRightThing and stop #KickingtheCan down the road right off the fiscal cliff. @BarackObama please work and stop campaigning.—
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Monday 23 September, 2013, saw me heading out of the Mother City along the West Coast road and bouncing in a mini van through the veld towards the Darling Hills where, between the Kapokberg on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other, lies a gem of a wine farm called Groote Post.
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|Our view
The deer season, hunting
With the annual nine-day gun deer season at hand, the sport of hunting in the Badger State emerges into its brightest spotlight once again. It can accurately be described as the single most-popular sporting event in state history, drawing some 620,000 people to the forests opening day this Saturday, Nov. 23.
That is one reason why this newspaper devotes a lot of attention to the deer hunt and just about every season for hunting, trapping and fishing, but there are other sound reasons for doing so.
These sports are some of the state's most important recreational pursuits. They were founded in tradition and are well established in law. The deer hunt, specifically, is the foundation of the state's deer management system — conservation at its finest.
From a tourism perspective, the North Woods and its nearly 2 million acres of public hunting grounds draw tens of thousands of hunters each year. Figures aren't available on what they spend, but nationally, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service reports that hunters spent $24 billion pursuing their sport in 2011.
Of course, dollars and cents alone do not represent hunting's true worth. It is a sport that puts people in touch with the environment and gives them intricate knowledge of the game they pursue. Its challenges build stamina and character. The sport provides millions of teenagers an exciting alternative to drugs, crime and sex.
The sport has an even brighter future now that the mentored hunting program is under way, giving thousands of 10- and 11-year-olds a chance to experience the hunt in a safe manner. Mentored hunting has a flawless track record for safety in Wisconsin, and it's no surprise considering the arm's-length rule.
Hunting is one of the oldest family sports the state has ever known. Deer camp serves as a homecoming of sorts for family and friends, pulling together generations of people who have this wholesome sport as part of their heritage. We wish hunters the best of luck, and more importantly, we hope they have a safe hunt.
Chain commission's unity
The most impressive part of reports that Eurasian water milfoil has been entirely controlled on the Eagle River Chain is that four municipalities found a way to work together in the best interests of the resources, property values and the tourism industry.
The Unified Lower Eagle River Chain of Lakes Commission represents the city of Eagle River and the towns of Lincoln, Washington and Cloverland. The partnership is a bright spot in municipal cooperation for a challenging cause.
What they've accomplished the past seven years is going from having nearly 300 acres of high-density milfoil infestations to only 70 total acres of milfoil — with most colonies now considered scattered and far from dominant.
We commend the municipalities for working through the differences they've likely encountered and for holding these precious, navigable waters as a top priority in the fight to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Behind the editorial 'we'
Members of the Vilas County News-Review editorial board include Publisher Kurt Krueger, Editor Gary Ridderbusch and Assistant Editor Anthony Drew.
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with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
WHAT: Star gazing and astronomy programs
WHERE: Open Space Visitor Center; 6500 Coors Blvd. NW; located between Montaño Rd and Paseo del Norte at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd.
WHEN: March 8; 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS: Bring only red flashlights and headlamps to preserve night vision.
Albuquerque, NM— The City of Albuquerque and The Albuquerque Astronomical Society (TAAS) are pleased to be co-hosting a public star party which will include a talk on "The Science of Astrology"; many types and sizes of TAAS telescopes on the large open patio accompanied by members eager to tell you all about the stars, planets and galaxies visible for observing; a green laser guided constellation tour; and a star chart activity in the lobby.
The event will begin at 6:00 pm. The "Science of Astrology" talk will be in the Kiva Room at 7:00 pm. The green laser tour will begin when star gazing is optimal.
Come by between the hours of 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM to view the sun through a solar telescope.
Arrive early to park and become accustomed to the dark. Please use only red flashlights and headlamps to preserve night vision.
This event is free and open to the public, so please join us to celebrate the beautiful skies of New Mexico.
Go to www.taas.org for details and a map to the Open Space Visitor Center (6500 Coors Blvd., NW, at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd., between Paseo del Norte and Montano) and send questions to [email protected]; or go to www.cabq.gov/openspace, phone 505-897-8831


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A memorial service was July 25 at Woodland Cemetery, Deer Park, with the Rev. Daniel Berg officiating, for longtime Deer Park resident Betty Lou Cuff, 59, who passed away on July 17, 2012.
Born on Nov. 6, 1952, to William and Alma Cuff, she attended school in Deer Park before graduating high school in Spokane.
She worked at Radio Shack and the Salty Dog in Deer Park before volunteering at the GreenHouse Community Center for the past eight years.
She is survived by two brothers, Leo and Jack; and one sister, Bonnie.
Lauer Funeral Home, Deer Park was in charge of arrangements.


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Congressman John Tierney raised less money in the fourth quarter of 2013 than either his Democratic challenger Seth Moulton or Republican Richard Tisei, who nearly doubled Tierney's fund-raising total.
In the fourth quarter, Tisei raised $435,000 and Moulton raised $253,000, while Tierney raised $228,000. Tierney still has a bigger campaign war chest with $709,000 compared to Moulton's $396,000 and Tisei's $394,000, reported The Boston Globe.
Read the full Boston Globe article here.
What do you think? Will Tierney have a tougher race this year than in 2012 when he was able to hold off Republican challenger Richard Tisei? Will Moulton beat him in the Democratic primary? Let us know in the comments section below.


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A 70-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating historic child sex abuse at a school.
The suspect, from Lancashire, was held by officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate this morning.
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Headline News Five Disney Classics Now Available on Blu-ray
Five classic animated adventures, 'Tarzan,' 'Hercules,' 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks,' the 10th anniversary of 'Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers' and 'The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad' release for the first time ever on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy.
Headline News Robin Williams Remembered
Comedian, actor and voice-over icon brought star power and improvisation-driven performance to the world of voice acting.
Headline News DHX Media Seeks World Domination with 'Supernoobs'
Brand-new animated comedy series from 'Johnny Test' creator Scott Fellows in production for Teletoon and Cartoon Network U.S.
Headline News The Foundry Announces Version 9 of NUKE, NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO
NUKE STUDIO, NUKEX and NUKE 9 all set for fall release; existing NUKE users will be able to access open betas of all three applications in the coming weeks.
Headline News NVIDIA Unveils Next-Gen Guadro GPU Lineup
NVIDIA unveils its next generation of NVIDIA Quadro GPUs, delivering an enterprise-grade visual computing platform with up to twice the application performance and data-handling capability of the previous generation.
Headline News Southpaw Technology Announces TACTIC Apps
Open source and commercial apps extend TACTIC's functionality to meet the needs of multiple industries.
Headline News Shotgun Launches iPhone Review App, Shotgun Desktop, and MARI Integration at SIGGRAPH 2014
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Headline News Vicon Redefines Motion Capture at SIGGRAPH 2014
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Headline News Plympton's 'Cheatin' Arrives in L.A. August 15
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Restauracja Gęsia Szyja
This is the only spot in town for excellent Polish food and home cooking in the best sense of the term. Golonka, or pork knee, is a house favourite, served here with sides of mustard and horseradish and a big plate of pickles. The cellar location is comfortable and romantic, with the jukebox belting out a string of French chansons on our visit.


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Fall means football, falling leaves and cooling temperatures but here at Palmetto Dunes, it also means lots of tennis. Over the span of three months, we host four diverse tournaments with a mixture of locals and visitors – both young and old!
To kick off the fall tennis season, we're hosting the 3rd Annual Palmetto Dunes Tennis Fall Classic Sep. 2-4 and if you're interested in playing you need to register by Sunday, Aug. 28. We end the month with our 26th Annual Banana Open Challenge that showcases top Banana Tournament players from across the southeast.
If you're with us in November, come out and play in our 17th Annual Wild Wing Café "Nutty Buddy" Tennis Classic. This tournament is open to visitors and locals in mixed doubles or men's and women's doubles teams. The fall tennis season is wrapped up Nov. 18-20 with the David M. Carmine's Memorial Tennis Championship. This tournament is open to all adults but juniors must have a current USTA membership to participate.
Want to stay up to date on all tennis events and tournaments at Palmetto Dunes? Find them on our website along with downloadable entry forms! Keep in mind that if you're looking for a great fall getaway, every vacation booked through Palmetto Dunes directly includes 2 hours of free tennis court time daily! We hope to see you on the courts this fall and out and about in our beautiful resort!


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Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society
(Portage County, Wisconsin)
Welcome to the Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society on the web. This
site will provide you with local resources to assist you in searching your
family tree in Portage County and the greater Stevens Point area.
The Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society, also known as SPAGS, was founded in 1975. SPAGS is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an interest in genealogy, sharing information, collecting, compiling and recording genealogical records of Portage County, and assisting members and others in tracing their local history.
SPAGS meets the first Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise announced, except in January, July and August, at the Lincoln Center, 1519 Water Street, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and is open to the public. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. and include guest speakers on various topics of interest. For our Calendar of Events, see below.
Membership in our society includes monthly meetings and a subscription to our quarterly newsletter "Pedigree Pointers". (View a sample issue.) Dues for the year are $15.00/single and $20.00/family. Please send your dues to the Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society ℅ Portage County Library, 1001 Main St., Stevens Point, WI 54481. Here is a printable membership form.
2013-14 Calendar
4 September 2013 - "Welcome back! "A Time to Share." What did you discover about your family this summer? Did you take a trip to your family's homeland? Tell us about your latest genealogical finds. Also, clean out your closet and bring genealogy related items to swap: magazines, books, maps, old newsletters, etc., or to just unload them. Dues are due! Individual $15 and Family $20.
2 October 2013 - "Genealogy in BadgerLink" How many of us know about a genealogy resource provided free to Wisconsin residents? BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and provides just such a resource to us. Kara Ripley, BadgerLink Training Librarian, will walk us through what is available on BadgerLink and how to access these wonderful resources. Due to travel requirements, this meeting will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. The presentation will be given first, followed by a brief business meeting.
6 November 2013 - "Flip-Pal " Have you ever wanted to make a digital copy of a picture or article but did not have the equipment available to preserve your find. Now you have Flip-Pal, a mobile scanner and software package which allows you to scan anywhere, anytime. Karla Leppen, Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society, will demonstrate the features of the scanner and software.
4 December 2013 - "Annual Christmas Party " This will be our holiday party. Bring a holiday treat, as well as any special holiday traditions, to share.
January 2014 - No Meeting.
5 February 2014 - "Family Tree Maker" Genealogy software can be complicated and expensive. In this presentation, we will review the functionality of Family Tree Maker purchased from Ancestry.com. Karla Leppen, Stevens Point Area Genealogical Society, is a retired Software Developer/Installer and Database Specialist. She has been a long time user of Family Tree Maker. If you have questions regarding this software, please bring them with you to the presentation.
5 March 2014 - "Land Entry Records; Providing Details of a Pioneer's Life " We all know about Homestead records and their value in describing the land of our ancestors. But there is so much more that can be found in these records. Don Schnitzler, Marshfield Area Genealogical Society, will review the history of the Homestead Act of 1862 and share his experiences working with these very informative records.
2 April 2014 - To be announced.
7 May 2014 - Election of the 2014-2015 officers will be held.
4 June 2014 - Cemetery Walk. - 6 PM , at the Greenvale Cemetery, located in the Town of Belmont in Portage County. The walk will be led by Pam Anderson.
Driving directions are provided below. The time to meet will be 6 PM so we have plenty of daylight (and hopefully warmth).
Greenvale Cemetery (also known as Dopp or Towne Cemetery) - Map
Section 36, Town of Belmont, 44° 14.940' N, 89° 14.690' W
Driving directions from Stevens Point:
- Drive south on WI I-39/US-51 for 21.3 miles
- Take exit 136 for WI-73 .
- Turn left onto WI-73 S toward Plainfield
- Drive east about 2.5 miles, going through Plainfield, continuing to the Hwy P/Hwy 73 intersection . Continue straight east on Hwy P , about 11.4 miles.
- Turn left onto WI-22 N
- Drive 2.5 miles north . The cemetery is on the right.
Each Meeting will have a "Show and Tell" time. Everyone is encouraged to bring information relevant to the topic of the meeting. Each meeting will also include a short presentation by a member on their ancestral homeland.
Note: Entering a name in the search box above will return limited results. HOWEVER, there is a way to search for all occurrences of a name or term within our site. To do so, you need to follow the directions below.
Use the Google search box above.
Copy and paste the following address into the search box replacing "boyer" for the name you wish to search. Make sure there is a space between ~wispags/ and the name or term you are searching.
site:http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wispags/ boyer
The above search yields all the pages containing the word "boyer." You can use the modifiers "and" or "or" to get different results.


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Nationals targeting left-handed reliever J.P. Howell
Dec 29, 2012, 8:59 AM EDT
After watching Sean Burnett, Mike Gonzalez and Tom Gorzelanny all sign elsewhere this offseason, the Nationals are in the market for a left-handed reliever. The pickings are starting to thin out, but Dan Kolko of MASNSports.com reports that J.P. Howell remains the club's top choice in free agency.
Howell, who turns 30 in April, posted a 3.04 ERA and 42/22 K/BB ratio over 50 1/3 innings this past season with the Rays. He has held left-handed batters to a .241/.323/.351 batting line and a .675 OPS during his career. Considering what some of the other left-handed relievers have received this offseason, it wouldn't be surprising if he lands a multi-year contract.
As of now, Zach Duke is the only left-handed reliever on the Nationals' 40-man roster. Bill Bray signed a minor league deal with the club earlier this offseason, but he was limited to just 14 relief appearances with the Reds this past season due to back and groin injuries.
HBT Daily: You had ONE JOB
Aug 20, 2014, 1:31 PM EDT
Jenna and I talk about the tarp problem at Wrigley Field last night
John Lackey gives Pat Neshek a ball autographed by Babe Ruth in exchange for his jersey number
Aug 20, 2014, 1:03 PM EDT
A long and rich tradition of giving up expensive things for a jersey number continues.
Spotted at the Des Moines airport: 1,023 career homers
Aug 20, 2014, 12:48 PM EDT
No biggie, just two 42-year-old should-be Hall of Famers with a combined 20 All-Star game appearances and 1,023 career homers running into each other in the Des Moines, Iowa airport.
Rockies consider September call-up for Rafael Betancourt after Tommy John surgery recovery
Aug 20, 2014, 12:16 PM EDT
When the Rockies declined their $4.25 million option on Rafael Betancourt and re-signed him to a minor-league deal the assumption was that he wouldn't be a factor this season following Tommy John elbow surgery last August.
Carlos Gonzalez may miss the start of spring training
Aug 20, 2014, 11:51 AM EDT
Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez underwent season-ending knee surgery Monday and now there's some doubt whether he'll be fully recovered for the beginning of spring training.
Hector Sanchez suffers second concussion while rehabbing from first concussion
Aug 20, 2014, 11:19 AM EDT
Sanchez's rehab assignment was previously put on hold when he took a foul ball off the mask two weeks ago and that same thing happened Saturday at Triple-A.
Jim Henderson undergoes shoulder "clean up" surgery
Aug 20, 2014, 10:47 AM EDT
Milwaukee had already shut down Jim Henderson for the season with shoulder problems and now the Brewers announced that the 31-year-old reliever will undergo a "clean up" surgery on his labrum and rotator cuff.
Ron Gardenhire's ejection on Monday came because he asked the ump to "check the ball."
Aug 20, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT
If we all acted the way umps act
Elbow soreness puts Zack Greinke's next start in doubt
Aug 20, 2014, 10:15 AM EDT
Zack Greinke skipped his usual between-starts bullpen session because of elbow soreness and Dodgers manager Don Mattingly declined to say whether he expected the right-hander to take his next turn in the rotation Thursday against the Padres.
Derek Jeter, Andrew McCutchen do the ice bucket challenge
Aug 20, 2014, 9:41 AM EDT
In addition to raising awareness of a good cause, Jeter's challenge raised awareness of CC Sabathia's actual existence.
A.J. Burnett says he'll probably retire after this year
Aug 20, 2014, 9:12 AM EDT
And if he does, he'll leave $12.75 million on the table.
Curt Schilling reveals that he was diagnosed with mouth cancer, blames smokeless tobacco
Aug 20, 2014, 8:43 AM EDT
Another star player reminds us of the dangers of smokeless tobacco use.
Clown shoes in Chicago: the Cubs grounds crew couldn't get the tarp on the field
Aug 20, 2014, 7:19 AM EDT
And the Giants — in a playoff race — aren't happy that they lost a shortened game as a result.
And That Happened: Tuesday's scores and highlights
Aug 20, 2014, 6:54 AM EDT
A bases-loaded walk helped the Tigers win a game. A walkoff plunking gave the Cardinals the win. And the crew in Chicago couldn't get a tarp on the field. Can anyone around here play this game anymore?
Jacob deGrom to return to Mets' rotation Saturday
Aug 19, 2014, 11:15 PM EDT
Mets rookie right-hander Jacob deGrom threw all of his pitches in a bullpen session Tuesday in Oakland without experiencing any discomfort in his shoulder and has been cleared to return to the starting rotation Saturday night against the Dodgers.
Nationals rout Diamondbacks for eighth straight win
Aug 19, 2014, 10:22 PM EDT
The Nationals are the hottest team in the majors. Stephen Strasburg yielded just three hits over eight inning of one-run ball and shortstop Ian Desmond went 3-for-4 with four RBI in an 8-1 stomping of the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.
Orioles demote Ubaldo Jimenez to the bullpen
Aug 19, 2014, 9:36 PM EDT
The Orioles' four-year, $50 million deal with starter Ubaldo Jimenez is already looking like a disaster. Jimenez registered a 4.83 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over his first 20 outings this season and now MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli reports that the right-hander has been demoted to the bullpen for the stretch run.
Tony La Russa denies that Kirk Gibson's job is safe
Aug 19, 2014, 8:41 PM EDT
USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported Tuesday morning that the Diamondbacks "currently plan to bring back" manager Kirk Gibson next season. But the club's new chief baseball officer — Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa — is now denying that anything has been decided on the Gibson front.
Padres option Jesse Hahn to Double-A as part of designed plan to limit his innings total
Aug 19, 2014, 7:57 PM EDT
Jesse Hahn has been optioned to the minor leagues as part of a planned-out strategy to limit the rookie's innings total in 2014.
Yadier Molina hopes to resume swinging this week
Aug 19, 2014, 7:01 PM EDT
Great news here for the second-place Cardinals. Injured catcher Yadier Molina told Jim Hayes of FOX Sports Midwest on Tuesday afternoon that he is hoping to be cleared to begin swinging a bat on Wednesday or Thursday.
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Ewen McKenzie In 1882, a Queensland team first took on NSW in a two-match rugby union series before the Queensland Rugby Union was officially formed at Brisbane's Exchange Hotel on November 2, 1883.
Ghosts of '92 stalk Newlands
Ewen McKenzie Table Top Mountain is a prominent landmark that dominates life here in Cape Town. It's so damn big that the locals will never have to worry about finding a house with mountain views as you can't help...
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Versatility the key to World Cup glory
Ewen McKenzie A little over a year ago, I read a lot of comments on rugby blogs suggesting the Wallabies didn't have the cattle to win.
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Depth is the greatest test in Super Rugby
Ewen McKenzie The depth of talent within a squad is crucial for any Super Rugby campaign.
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Form follows function ... the Cup is a different beast
Ewen McKenzie Winning a rugby World Cup has become the all-consuming goal that now drives four-year cycles for players, coaches and even administrators.
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England's all-black strip fails most important test
Ewen McKenzie The Rugby World Cup has kicked off with a bang but the elements that have caught my attention aren't all necessarily related to who is winning and losing.
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Changes under the surface of the deep blue sea are not easy to see, but the effects of industrial fishing, pollution, and climate change are having a major impact on our oceans. The David Suzuki Foundation is working through a variety of approaches and with many other organizations to ensure that our oceans are well managed and protected.
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Introduction to Intelligence Studies
Textbook available for purchase on Amazon.
Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States Intelligence Community (IC) has undergone an extensive overhaul. Perhaps the greatest of these changes has been the formation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. As a cabinet-level official, the Director oversees the various agencies of the IC and reports directly to the President. The IC today faces challenges as it never has before; everything from terrorism to pandemics to economic stability has now become an intelligence issue. As a result, the IC is shifting its focus to a world in which tech-savvy domestic and international terrorists, transnational criminal organizations, failing states, and economic instability are now a way of life.
Introduction to Intelligence Studies provides a comprehensive overview of intelligence and security issues, defining critical terms, and reviewing the history of intelligence as practiced in the United States. Designed in a practical sequence, the book begins with the basics of intelligence, progresses through its history, describes best practices, and explores the way the IC looks and operates today. Each chapter begins with objectives and key terms and closes with questions to test reader assimilation.
The authors examine the "pillars" of the American intelligence system—collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert operations—and demonstrate how these work together to provide "decision advantage." The book provides equal treatment to the functions of the intelligence world—balancing coverage on intelligence collection, counterintelligence, information management, critical thinking, and decision-making. It also covers such vital issues as laws and ethics, writing and briefing for the IC, and the emerging threats and challenges that intelligence professionals will face in the future.
Integrating Intelligence Methods into Criminal Investigations: The Mississippi Approach to Solving Cold Cases.
The International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) Journal (Volume 20, Number 1 — September 2011).
Dr. Carl Jensen, University of Mississippi; Whitney Nickels, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
Intelligence, Security Studies Center and London School Release "Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues" Book
OXFORD, Miss. — The complex thinking patterns behind dictatorships, suicide terrorism and other irrational choices are examined in a new book co-edited by research center directors at the University of Mississippi and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
In "Beyond Rationality: Contemporary Issues" (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011), scholars from a variety of disciplines — including psychology, philosophy, business and criminal justice — explore the concept of "irrationality" in an increasingly complex world. Combining both theory and practice, the essays provide useful insights into why citizens often readily support people and systems that ultimately undermine civility and humanitarianism.
Carl Jensen, director of UM's Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, and Rom Harré, director of the Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the London School of Economics, served as co-editors of the volume.
"Rom is a world-renowned scholar in a variety of disciplines and I was thrilled when he agreed to be an editor. As it turns out, he's very down-to-earth, exceptionally easy to work with and a great story teller," Jensen said. "In a world that appears increasingly chaotic and unpredictable, understanding the irrational is essential. We hope our book helps provide meaning for those in academe, as well as the general public."
Walter Flaschka, CISS network administrator, designed the cover of the book, which features "The Children's Khorovod" (also known as "Barmaley Fountain") photographed by Emmanuil Evzerikhin during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
"The statue is based on a poem by Korney Chukovsky about irrational fear and suspicion of the unknown," Flaschka said. "Evzerikhm's photograph captures the possibility of innocent and happy life and the catastrophe of war and violence."
Since entering into a partnership in 2009, both centers have sponsored "Beyond Reality," a series of conferences that yielded the essays included in the book. The partnership was due in large part to the collaborative work of Marie Barnard, assistant dean of UM's School of Applied Sciences.
"This is an example of how CISS is partnering with the top scholars in the world to collaborate on investigations that delve into issues related to our nation's security," said Barnard, who is also executive director of CISS and research assistant professor of health promotion.
A senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corp., Jensen served as a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 22 years. In the FBI, he worked as a field agent in the Atlanta and Cleveland divisions, a forensic examiner in the FBI Laboratory and an instructor-researcher in the Behavioral Science Unit.
Previous positions Harré has held include distinguished research professor at Georgetown University, university lecturer in the Philosophy of Science at Oxford University and fellow at Linacre College. He has been a leading advocate of psychology as a moral science, pioneering the new approach of positioning theory.
For more information on the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, visit http://www.olemiss.edu/ciss/
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Back on July 12th, in a game against the Calgary Stampeders, Chad Owens was returning a punt. As he cut across the field he was tackled by a pair of Stamps, who fell on Owens. The weight of the two players bent back his foot, causing the discomfort. On Saturday, Owens returns to the field as the Argos take on the Eskimos. Mike Hogan of TSN Radio 1050 has more. ...more
It's the football equivalent of a hockey team losing its entire blue line. The first six players at one position are injured, and now it's a case of next man up. For the Toronto Argonauts, it's the receiving corps that has been decimated by injuries. Mike Hogan of TSN Radio 1050 has more. ...more
As a kid he'd watch from the upper deck of Rogers Centre, back in the days when fans were allowed to sit in that area. Saturday afternoon Jermaine Gabriel will make his first CFL start far, far below those nosebleed seats. ...more
A running back is like a city bus. If you miss one, just wait five more minutes and another will come along. It's a rather harsh maxim but the Toronto Argonauts are hoping that's the case because Chad Kackert has been forced to step away from his starting job after breaking his lower leg last season. As Mike Hogan of TSN Radio 1050 Toronto explains, replacing a back of his talent will not, despite the adage, be easy. ...more
When it comes to the most important position on the field, the Toronto Argonauts are in a very good place. Future Hall of Famer Ricky Ray is in his prime and back for a third season in double blue. The 34-year old was magnificent in 2013, throwing for just under 2,900 yards despite missing eight games, tossing an impressive 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions, completing 66 per cent of his passes in the process. ...more
One is a legend in the CFL. The other is in his first pro training camp. For Ricky Ray and Anthony Coombs, the connection they share is more than just playing on the offensive side of the ball; more than just wearing the same double-blue uniform. They are brothers -- union brothers. TSN Radio 1050's Mike Hogan has more. ...more
Mike Hogan is the play-by-play voice of the Toronto Argonauts on TSN 1050 Radio and contributes articles about the team for TSN.ca. On draft day, he was granted the rare opportunity to report on this year's draft from inside the Argos 'war room'. ...more
It could be a two-for-one bargain. When the Toronto Argonauts signed Shea Emry to a free agent deal in February, they did so expecting him to be an impact player on the field. As Mike Hogan of TSN Radio 1050 writes, there's another intangible he hopes to provide; leadership. ...more
With the CFL's free agency period set to kick off, the biggest question for Jim Barker and the Argos concerns the status of three of the team's key pieces from last season, Pat Watkins, Robert McCune and Swayze Waters. TSN 1050 Argos insider Mike Hogan has more. ...more
Wanted. CFL coaches. Several openings available. Send your resume to Scott Milanovich c/o Toronto Argonauts. Experience preferred. That may sound a bit extreme, but the Toronto Argonauts coaching staff has been decimated in the off-season. ...more
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OCR extends deadline for child participation programmesTuesday, July 31, 2012
THE Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) has extended the deadline for its two child participation programmes to September 28, 2012.
Applications for the programmes, which are aimed at increasing awareness about child abuse among children and encouraging them to report child abuse, were originally to close by July 20, 2012.
However, due to several requests, the OCR has extended the deadline to the end of September to allow more time for interested children to participate, especially those within the school system, who would not have had an opportunity to do so otherwise.
The Child Ambassadors Programme is an initiative where children will be invited to serve for a minimum of one year as volunteer ambassadors for the OCR and help to promote the reporting of child abuse.
The jingle competition will feature children submitting entries encouraging other children to report child abuse. The winning entry will be integrated in the OCR's public education campaign.
Both programmes are open to children between the ages 10 to 17 years old.
Information is available at www.ocr.gov.jm or on the OCR's Facebook page (Children's Registry) and Twitter account (@OCRJA).
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Rain is falling in the Bay Area at the moment, which could spell trouble for Monday night's decisive Game 7 at AT&T Park. Forecasts call for the rain to let up as the day wears on, but then hit again in the late evening, per the National Weather Service:
Today - Showers, mainly before 11am. High near 66. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tonight - Showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
The radar as of Monday morning:
With rain also expected Tuesday, and the World Series set to begin Wednesday, it seems likely that MLB will do its best to have Game 7 played Monday night to avoid scheduling complications. All postseason games must go all nine innings, meaning even if Game 7 is postponed, it will be completed when weather permits.


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A hazmat incident in Philadelphia sent two people to the hospital late Sunday night.
Officials say a piece of equipment malfunctioned at a gas plant in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section, spilling 50 gallons of carbonic acid into the Delaware River.
The incident happened around 11 p.m. Sunday at the Kinder Morgan Company facility.
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Tomaž Šalamun
Acclaimed Slovenian Poet
"All of [Salamun's poetry] has provocation and imaginative intensity and aesthetic risk." —Robert Hass
"[Salamun has] a gift for remarkable images and detail, both surreal and quotidian; and an acute sensitivity to the astounding variety of the world and of history" —Boston Review
"Tomaz Salamun's poems never cease to show me what language can be, as they come from a place of turbulent winds and the wild earth." —Dorothea Lasky
Considered Slovenia's greatest living poet, Tomaž Šalamun (pronounced Toh-MAH-sh SAH-la-mahn) has been dubbed "Nobelisable" (a candidate who could perfectly well win the Nobel Prize) by several major European newspapers (The Guardian, El Mundo, FAZ) and "One of Europe's great philosophical wonders" by Jorie Graham. He was born in Zagreb in 1941, and is one of the foremost figures of the Eastern European poetical avant-garde. He is revered by many American poets for his unique surrealistic style. His books have been translated into twenty-one languages, and nine of his thirty-seven books of poetry have been published in English. His first collection, Poker, was published when he was only twenty-five. His most recent collections are There's the Hand and There's the Arid Chair (Counterpath Press, 2009, translated by Thomas Kane and others); The Blue Tower (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011, translated by Michael Biggins); The Book for My Brother (Harcourt, 2006, translated by Christopher Merrill and others); Poker (Ugly Duckling Press, 2003, 2008, translated by Joshua Beckman); Row (ARCpublications, 2006, translated by Joshua Beckman); Woods and Chalices (Harcourt, 2008, translated by Brian Henry), On the Tracks of Wild Game (2012), Soy Realidad (Dalkey Archive Press, 2014, translated by Michael Thomas Taren and the author), and Justice (Black Ocean Press, 2015, translated by Michael Thomas Taren and the author). His selected poems, translated into Chinese by Zhao Si, will appear in Beijing in May 2014 by The Writer's Publishing House.
In 1964, as editor of a literary magazine "Perspektive," he was threatened to be jailed for twelve years, but due to fast world media reaction, he was released before the process started. He has a degree in Art History from the University of Ljubljana. Poetry, says Šalamun, came to him as a revelation, dropping, "like stones from the sky." Publishers Weekly writes, "Šalamun has become an influence, and a mentor, for plenty of young American poets. One reason lies in Šalamun's postmodern mix of giddy and global with the earthy retrospect he takes from his homeland....[He] makes his new collection a whirlwind tour of sites and moods...." Šalamun's first visit to the US was in July 1970, when he was personally invited to exhibit his work at the MOMA in the famous Information Show.
Interview in BOMB Magazine with Charles Simic
Šalamun's many prizes include the Preseren Prize, the Jenko Prize, a Pushcart Prize, the European Prize for Poetry by German town Münster in 2007, and 2009's "The Golden Wreath" from Struga Poetry Evenings in Macedonia. He also received the 2003 Altamarea Prize in Trieste, Italy, and the Festival Prize at Costanza, Romania, in 2004. In 2013 he received the Montenegrin international Njegoš Prize, the most important prize in the Balkans. He is a member of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Art. He occasionally teaches in the US, where he was also a Fulbright Fellow at Columbia University, a member of the International Writing Program at Iowa, and a Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of Slovenia in New York. In spring 2008 he was appointed as Visiting Professor in Creative Writing and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence by the University of Richmond; and in 2011 he taught at the Michener's Center MFA in Austin, Texas. He is a member of the 2014-2015 Black Mountain Institute Bennet Fellowship in Las Vegas.
He lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Considered Slovenia's greatest living poet, Tomaž Šalamun is the author of thirty-seven books of poetry, nine of which have been published in English. The Book for My Brother; Poker; Row; Woods and Chalices; On the Tracks of Wild Game; Soy Realidad; and Justice, which is forthcoming in 2015. His selected poems, translated into Chinese by Zhao Si, appeared in Beijing in May 2014. Šalamun's many prizes include the Preseren Prize, the Jenko Prize, a Pushcart Prize, the European Prize for Poetry by German town Münster in 2007, and 2009's "The Golden Wreath" from Struga Poetry Evenings in Macedonia.
"Slovene Invasion" on poetryfoundation.org
About ON THE TRACKS OF WILD GAME (Poetry, 2012)
Tomaž Šalamun wrote the poems collected in On the Tracks of Wild Game in a time of personal crisis during the politically repressive years of the 1970s. It was with this book, which saw its first publication in 1979, that Šalamun made a complete transformation in moving from art-making to poetry.
About THE BLUE TOWER (Poetry, 2011)
The work of this "eminent, still-wild spirit of Central Europe" (Publishers Weekly) continues to electrify. In The Blue Tower, language is re-made with tenderness and abandon: "Rommel was kissing heaven's dainty hands and yet / from his airplane above the Sahara my uncle / Rafko Perhauc still blew him to bits." There is an effervescence and a sense of freedom to Salamun's poetry that has made him an inspiration to successive generations of American poets, "a poetic bridge between old European roots and the American adventure" (Associated Press). Trivial and monumental, beautiful and grotesque, healing, ferocious, mad: The Blue Tower is an essential book.
About THERE'S THE HAND AND THERE'S THE ARID CHAIR (Poetry, 2009)
Poems born in "a time of abrupt needs," There's the Hand and There's the Arid Chair catalogues those individual and imperative fancies that, in the cosmos of Tomaž Šalamun, eternity aims to replace: A genealogy of dressmakers and songbirds. A topography of hulking oil tankers and coldwater flats. A biography that locates the poetic "I" as, at once, a primordial being and a tamer of beasts, a monster and a guardian angel. With uncanny and sometimes harrowing grace, Salamun plumbs every reach of the imagination in search of a space where we can simultaneously delight in and mourn the disintegration of the body. And it is here, in this borderland of the unreal and the everyday, that love is consumed so its contours might not be forgotten, that life carries on in the dying wish that a bicycle might be purchased. There's the Hand and There's the Arid Chair brings nine accomplished translators into collaboration for a new book by this "major Central European poet." —The New Yorker
About WOODS AND CHALICES (Poetry, 2008)
Inspired by Rimbaud and Ashbery, the Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun is now inspiring the younger generation of American poets—and Woods and Chalices will secure his place in the ranks of influential, experimental, twenty-first-century poets. Salamun's strengths are on display here: innocence and obscenity, closely allied; a great historical reach; and questions, commands, and statements of identity that challenge all norms and yet seem uncannily familiar and right—"I'm molasses, don't forget that."


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---- — My Christ-mas catalog from Hammacher Schlemmer arrived a little later than usual this season. I know because last year I remember using it to swat flies at our July Fourth cookout. So once again, to save you the trouble of wading through all the gift ideas, I offer a few of my favorites. And, yes, these are all real. Try to resist.
SHARK BAIT SLEEPING BAG: Your kids feel safe and secure in their home and are finally sleeping nightmare-free. Why not surprise them with a life-size shark sleeping bag? The brochure photo shows a toddler, snuggled inside the bag, with only his head sticking out of the shark's mouth. According to HS, this neat gift "devours children with shark-induced slumber." Soothing, huh? But there's more: "It facilitates restful sleep even while the child is being digested." My suggestion is to wait and buy this on Craigslist for one-tenth the price on Dec. 26.
FOLD-AWAY ADULT BUNK BEDS: This is the perfect gift for parents who are preparing their young teens for life in a penitentiary. HS claims it can be put together and taken apart without tools, which is important because you don't get to play with screwdrivers and hammers when you are in maximum security. The manufacturer says the beds are guaranteed for life, so don't waste this set on a kid who only aspires to petty larceny.
THE GYROSCOPIC WATCH WINDER: I had no idea what this was. In the old days, I just twisted the stem with my thumb and forefinger every night. Then the self-winding watches were invented and that really freed up my evenings. Now I discover you need some fancy instrument to wind your expensive watch properly. Apparently, a gyroscope is the most efficient and accurate way to do this. But is it pronounced jiro-scopic, hero-scopic, or gearo-scopic? Even the waiters at the Greek restaurant weren't sure.
WORLD'S LARGEST GUMMY BEAR: HS says this is 1,000 times larger than a traditional gummy bear. But is it snack food or a big game trophy? HS advises that it tastes best when kept in the fridge and then sliced into cutlets, which is a term that should really be reserved for veal. The giant gummy bear is cherry flavored and serves 12 kids. Or 106 adults.
THE SPINNING SPAGHETTI FORK: Are you tired of driving all the way over to Olive Garden or Bucca di Beppo, pouring over their exhaustive menus only to have to actually twirl the spaghetti on your fork yourself? The spinning fork has "a thumb activated button that turns the device at 22 rpm … and it fits neatly in your mouth without creating a mess." This is the exact same copy as on the next page about their electric toothbrush, which is $75 more expensive. So I'd buy the fork. You're welcome.
THE SLEEP-TALKING AND SNORING HOUND: This life-size Gund stuffed animal is for kids, but it's also the perfect gift for the woman whose husband is away on frequent business trips. The soft and fluffy hound snores and even talks in its sleep, saying things like, "I love bacon." Your new companion can be spot cleaned. It's like your hubby never left.
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Dick Wolfsie is a television news reporter, syndicated humor columnist and author. He can be reached at email@example.com.