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[Possibility of spoilers for anyone who has been living under a rock like some hermit pariah, is some form of hipster stoner who doesn't believe in popular culture or anyone who doesn't own cable or a working internet connection (but then how are you reading this article… the mind, it boggles)]
So Dion Waiters and Kyrie Irving now hate each other. Apparently Dion told Kyrie that his prepubescent abomination of a beard makes him look like a scumbag or something. Clearly, this is all a conspiracy of utter heinous lies, despite some random player from a different sport playing for the only sports team more dysfunctional than the Cavs feeling the urge to stick his nose in where it doesn't belong. Either way, seeing as the national media seems to rejoice in casting our lovable scamps in some faux-sitcom-slash-teen-angst-drama, I got to thinking. What if they fulfilled roles on some of the other major shows I've enjoyed in my 24 years of life?
Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters star in….
Breaking Cavs
Flawed genius who can do something nobody else can do, yet isn't being paid what he's worth and wants to change it? Check. Tough talking perennial accomplice who, despite his best efforts, cannot replicate the product created by his more talented partner? Check. Cast Anderson Varejao as a broody yet essential Skylar looking after the completely oblivious Walter Jr. (or Sergey Karasev), stick Dellavedova in Saul Goodman's chair as chief facilitator, and let Tristan play the lovable-yet-misunderstood Gale and that's some ratings right thurr.
Tristan wasn't worried until he realised Dion was shooting with his right hand
Now, I'm not saying Dion is a crystal meth addict, but if ever there was a man to play Aaron Paul, it's Mr Waiters. Whenever Walt is out of action or seems to lose his way, who's there to pick up the pieces? Jesse Pinkman. When Kyrie's bust his biceps or isn't feeling rock-steady, who steps up and delivers the points? Exactly. Plus you wouldn't want to be stuck in an SUV in the middle of the desert with Dion, that's for certain.
Enter Gus Fring, or in this case, Josh Gordon, and suddenly all hell breaks loose. They like each other, they hate each other, they fight each other, they fight for each other. For the most part though, they play along as the best of friends, cooking up their drugs, scheming and plotting, all while making a ton of cash – but you know it's just a matter of time before Jesse gets a bullet to the brain courtesy of Walt.
I'm not sure if Josh Gordon likes fried chicken, but he could certainly do with some meth
.. the big question is, can Walt go through this and still survive on the other end? I bloody hope so. I also see Brian Windhorst as Hector Salamanca. You think he's perfectly harmless until he blows the damn roof off.
Kyrie and Dion star in….
Friday Night Fights
I was having fun writing this until I realised Mike Brown is just not Coach Taylor, and I immediately sank into a dark, despondent hole of misery and Famous Grouse. If anyone can whip a bunch of misfit, overly confident youngsters into shape, it's Kyle Chandler's portrayal of the world's most perfect man, husband, coach and lover. Plus his daughter is gorgeous, move over Allie Clifton.
Smash Williams is Kyrie all over. Child prodigy turned collegiate superstar with one of those egos that isn't an ego ego but it's an ego nonetheless. Opting for the quickest route to the NFL as opposed to the best fit for him as a player, Smash beefs up considerably only to suffer from blown-out-of-proportion media controversy that eventually hampers his career. This is eerily familiar. I would have added that he's obviously only entertaining us for the most irrelevant part of his career, but I'm not that guy, and Kyrie isn't going anywhere.
Dion? Dion is Matt Saracen. I know I know, you must be kidding. However, I see the Saracen-Landry relationship as Dion-Delly in a nutshell. They just seem to work. Matt, like Dion, is a hard working back-up who knows what it's like to fight for a starting job, a guy who changed his role to slot into the team better, and is sleeping with the coaches daughter – wait, maybe not the last one. Landry, like Delly, is weird. Also, read this plot summary:
Matt believes that Smash, now a heavily-recruited senior, no longer cares about the team and cares only about himself and his college prospects. The two get into a fight after a game and continue fighting until Coach Taylor benches them until they can get their act together. They quickly realize they're fighting for nothing and become friends again.
Coach, he... he said.... he said he didn't know Josh Gordon was an active player for the Browns.....
Other notable castings included Spencer Hawes as beer-swilling redneck Tim Riggins, Jarrett Jack as that other guy Voodoo Tatum, and the obvious Dan Gilbert as money man and overall Dillon Panthers luminary Buddy Garrity. Come on, just look.
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Probably Lose.
Kyrie and Dion star in….
The (Front) Office
I like to think of Pam Beasley as Tristan Thompson, comfortably plump but has that element of hotness which makes you think about spending every night curled up in her bosom, so it stands to reason that Jim is Kyrie. I'm not entirely comfortable with this, because Jim is genuinely funny and I'd imagine Kyrie is genuinely not, but this makes too much sense from a buddy ball perspective. The pair relentless slash and burn a hapless Dwight Schrute, making him look foolish in front of his peers yet not really progressing much in their own careers. Meanwhile, Dwight becomes the Baron of Beets, The Hay King, is the best salesman in the place and is relentless in his pursuit of higher standing - a bit like that chippy 2 guard from Philly who's getting all the props right now.
Dion enjoying his Bobblehead night
However, unlike Kyrie and Dion, Dwight and Jim have the love/hate thing down to a fine art. To get serious for a sec, I expect this relationship to really hit off this summer. I know there's this perceived huge personality clash, but I'm a firm believer in everybody can get along with everybody, especially if they are successful. Ego is a tricky thing to negotiate, especially in lieu of someone else's ego, but professional athletes get to the level they are at by sacrifice and hard work. Neither of these guys are strangers to either, and a bit of self-image sacrifice and combined hard work would probably help this team win 15 more games next year. That's the difference between 10 articles panning you and your development and 10 articles praising the adjustments you've made to take a leap to the next level. Winning cures all wounds.
That felt horrible. Back to whimsy. Where were we? The Office. Of course.
To be fair, the whole team is right there. Anderson Varejao is Andy Barnard (you can tell he loves his brightly coloured chinos and is a big fan of musical theatre), Kevin is clearly Anthony Bennett if Anthony Bennett could drum [insert KFC buckets/drumstick joke here], Tyler Zeller is Meredith Palmer because he's probably over promiscuous given his looks, Luol Deng is Stanley and Alonzo Gee is Toby Flenderson. All of this overseen by Michael Scott, who steadfastly stands by all his employees as if they were his own family, a true Chris Grant figure if ever I've seen one. Catch ya on the flippety flip, CG.
Also, it's bad, but Scranton is directly comparable to Cleveland in terms of Free Agent draw. Oh, and Josh Gordon is Gabe, because I hate him and I still don't know what his job is.
I had other ideas, such as The Soap-ranos featuring Andy V as the not-hot psychologist, Prison Break (My Heart) starring Jarrett Jack as Sucre and Bosh-t starring LeBron James as Charles Widmore and Delly as Claire. I'll leave you to think about these in more detail, suffice to say that Hurley is the easiest casting choice on the entire planet.
Anyways, here's to next season and more half-arsed drama from our beloved press. Just remember – it's all smoke and mirrors and none have us actually have a bloody clue what's going. The best approach? Treat it all as light-hearted gossip. If something bad happens, well, just chill out and read FTS. That's pretty much all I do anyway.


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AbstractThe credit derivatives market provides a liquid but opaque forum for secondary market trading of banking assets. I show that when entrepreneurs rely upon the certification value of bank debts to obtain cheap bond market insurance, the existance of a credit derivatives market may cause them to issue sub-investment grade bonds instead, and to engage in second-best behaviour. Credit derivatives can therefore cause disintermediation and thus reduce welfare. I argue that this effect can be most effectively countered by the introduction of reporting requirements for credit derivatives.
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Sunnyvale's Combined Public Safety Units Help To Cut Costs
The city of Sunnyvale's unique take on public safety is not only helping to cut costs, but could also save jobs in the future.
Computer Outage Hits San Francisco Police & Fire Departments
The computer-aided dispatch system utilized by San Francisco's police and fire departments went down unexpectedly on Thursday.
106 San Jose Police Officers To Lose Jobs; More Layoffs Threatened
San Jose's budget woes may already force the city to lay off more than 100 police officers, but proposed cuts could take that number even higher.
Oakland Officers Again Plagued By Radio Glitch
Problems that have plagued the Oakland Police Department's radio communications system off and on this year struck again Thursday, preventing officers in the field from talking to one another or dispatchers for about two hours.
San Jose Councilman Calls For Fire Dept. Cuts To Bolster Police
A San Jose city councilman has dared to touch the so-called "third rail" of local politics. City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio is calling for a reduction in firefighter staffing levels in favor of more police officers.
Oakland Residents Fired Up Over Proposed Gang Injunction
An Alameda County judge is scheduled to continue hearing evidence Wednesday afternoon over whether Oakland can impose a curfew and other restrictions on dozens of suspected gang members.
Mayor Lee Closely Watches San Francisco Crime Trends
A special guest showed up at the monthly review of San Francisco crime trends Thursday. Mayor Ed Lee did something that his predecessor Gavin Newsom never did, and showed up at a so-called "Comp Stat" meeting, which discusses which crimes are happening, and where.
San Jose Leaders Warn Of Hundreds Of Police, Firefighter Layoffs
San Jose officials are warning of massive layoffs this year as a result of the city's multi-million dollar deficit, which could have a major impact on public safety.
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A multi-organization safety campaign is hitting San Francisco's streets with the goal of arming every nighttime biker with tiny, blinking lights.
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Derrick Rose has played 13 games in January:
23.3 ppg
6.46 apg
4.53 rpg
**2.69 TO**<--needs to go down
131/257 - 51%
2/4 - 50%
39/57 - 68% <--needs to go up
only 4.38 attempts per game.
our record so far in January?
8-5 - not great but 3 of those losses were very winnable
one step further:
If we look at the last 3 games of December our record is
11-5 in our last 16. Counting those 3 games, Rose is still
at 23 ppg.
in those games, we have quality wins over spurs, rockets, suns,
celtics, and hornets.
I'm sure all of the above was known by everyone here, but I
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Parents and staff look set to challenge the decision to close a school in County Durham.
The county council said it was 'unsustainable' to keep open Roseberry College in Pelton due to falling pupil numbers.
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Farmers' pardons another slap in the face
Harper's act of clemency hits at CWB
As the new marketing era dawned Aug. 1, Canada's prime minister took his revisionist view of history and his ideological vendetta against the Canadian Wheat Board to a new level.
He retroactively pardoned farmers convicted of running the border with their grain trucks in the early 1990s as a protest, and who defied customs officers by stealing their compounded vehicles back. Some were later convicted of contempt of court.
Stephen Harper turned to the rarely used Royal Prerogative of Mercy to issue these pardons, saying these self-declared freedom fighters were courageous for standing up to an unjust law.
"Let me be clear about this, these people were not criminals; they were our fellow citizens, who protested injustice by submitting themselves peacefully to the consequences of challenging that injustice. Those consequences are what was wrong," Harper told his audience.
Did all of those charged get pardons? Citing privacy laws, the government won't tell us.
Usually, people who receive a pardon under the federal justice system ask for one. The Parole Board of Canada considers those requests against some clearly spelled-out criteria before recommending clemency.
First of all, there must be evidence of substantial injustice or undue hardship that is out of proportion to the nature and the seriousness of the offence and the resulting consequences.
"In general terms, the notions of injustice and hardship imply that the suffering which is being experienced could not be foreseen at the time the sentence was imposed. In addition, there must be clear evidence that the injustice and/or the hardship exceed the normal consequences of a conviction and sentence."
The truth is, some farmers didn't like being required to pool their grain through the CWB. They wanted to sell directly to customers in the United States and they couldn't persuade either the duly elected government of the day or the courts to embrace their world view. Their protest was designed to provoke the response it got by leaving authorities with no choice but to enforce the laws of the day.
In fact, the protesters were counting on it. Some deliberately chose jail time rather than pay fines.
As well, "the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy is not intended to circumvent other existing legislation," the criteria state.
"An act of executive clemency will not be considered where the difficulties experienced by an individual applicant result from the normal consequences of the application of the law." In other words, any Canadians who decide to run the border can expect to find themselves in court and lose the keys to their vehicles for a spell.
"Furthermore, the Royal Prerogative of Mercy is not a mechanism to review the merits of existing legislation, or those of the justice system in general," the PBC site states.
"The exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy will not interfere with a court's decision when to do so would result in the mere substitution of the discretion of the Governor General, or the Governor in Council, for that of the courts. There must exist clear and strong evidence of an error in law, of excessive hardship and/or inequity, beyond that which could have been foreseen at the time of the conviction and sentencing," the criteria state.
It appears the Harper government wants to be remembered as being "tough on crime," except when it involves laws with which it disagrees.
The courts found farmers involved in these publicity stunts were guilty as charged and that opinion held up on appeal. "The appellants were properly charged for violating Section 114 of the Customs Act. The trial judge found that customs officers, acting in the scope of their duties, did seize the vehicles, and that the appellants did wilfully evade the customs officers' attempts to place those vehicles into custody," Madam Justice C.L. Kenny wrote in upholding their convictions.
In honouring these protesters, Harper ignores the polls that showed the silent majority of farmers in Western Canada actually supported the CWB monopoly. Despite a bit of grumbling now and again, they consistently elected a majority of directors who supported the single desk. This is presumably why this law-and-order government ignored the law that required a producer plebiscite before making changes.
The majority Harper government had the ability to bring about changes to western grain marketing without resorting to tactics that abuse both power and process. Stunts like this expose the 'straw-man argument' on which this whole purge was based.
Any relief that comes from knowing Harper is running out of ways to stomp, tromp and rub people's noses in his government's decimation of the Canadian Wheat Board is tempered by the question of what he will turn his attention to next.
Laura Rance is editor of the Manitoba Co-operator. She can be reached at 204-792-4382 or by email: email@example.com
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The harvest begins at MaetierraBy Raquel Viejo Orna | Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Today we started harvesting the Muscat à Petits Grains variety. The grapes that will eventually become Libalis, Dry Libalis and Libalis Rosé 2014 have already entered the winery!
As you already know, the white varieties in Finca Maetierra are harvested mechanically and during the night, so even though the grapes are picked in August they arrive cold at the winery.
The harvesting's starting date has returned to normality in this year 2014 -last year it was delayed approximately 2 weeks due to the weather, as we already mentioned in this post. In this campaign, the maturing cycle sped up as a result of the high temperatures registered in spring, but thanks to the cool temperatures in the months of July and August, the process balanced itself out and the harvesting period has taken place during the usual week.
Carmelo, Maetierra's oenologist, tells us that the quality is good and as far as quantity is concerned, the same amounts have been harvested as last year. During these days, the staff in the winery and in the field is living the harvesting period intensely. Harvesting starts at around for o'clock in the morning and ends at about ten o'clock in the morning, which is when the temperatures rise.
The first grape variety harvested in Finca Maetierra is the Muscat à Petits Grains. This will be followed by the international varieties, such as Riesling, Viognier, Chardonnay or Gewürztraminer, with which we will make the Spanish White Guerrilla collection.
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I actually purchased two SKS rifles from a shop in Georgia. Both had issues even though they were unfired surplus. So I decided to make one from the two. After some building, adjusting and fitting, I ended up with a very reliable and pleasant shooting rifle. I went all out and sanded down the wood frame, filled all the scratches and notches with filler and painted it with a tiger strip design. I found a bolt on rail system to support a scope and added a suppressor along with a rubber butt for comfort. Fired 500 rounds through the rifle with no jams at 250 yards. It turned out better than I could have imagined. The 7.62 round along with the add on's ended up giving me a very sweet looking and shooting rifle. Total money spent not including time in the build was around 350. I couldnt afford an AK so I did my best with the SKS. Will be happy to send a Pic or two if youre interested. Good luck.
No such thing as a "running start"
NRA, ILE, American Shooter
Pics added to the gallery under SKS build.
Although they are kind of rare, I have a chi-com Norinco SKS with a chrome 16" barrel, that accepts AK magazines(from the factory, not a conversion). I got it NIB at a gunshow in Atlanta. it was mixed in with a bunch of 'normal' SKS that have fixed magazines. Kind of the best of both worlds. I added a folding stock and it's now my main ranch and farm rifle. I've shot several hogs, goats and a few feral dogs with it. Very effective little carbine. However it and the AK are (IMHO) both butt-ugly, clunky, weapons with the balance of an old tractor. The M1 carbine looks and handles much better. but I stupidly traded that one away some years ago, and now they can be a bit pricey.


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Dorothy May Carr, 99, of Lexington, Nebraska, died on Friday, February 7th, 2014, at Plum Creek Healthcare Community in Lexington.
She was born May 18th, 1914, near Buffalo, Nebraska, in Custer County to William J. and Effie M. (Wood) Koehn. Dorothy attended school in Lexington and graduated from Cozad High School. She was united in marriage to Robert Carr on March 7th, 1934, in Norton, Kansas. Three children were born to this union; Jeanne, Richard and Linda.
Dorothy was always active during her life and loved to play cards, put jigsaw puzzles together, flower gardens, crafts, photo albums, reading, dancing, family get-togethers and volunteering at the care home with the Red Cross.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington where she served as a past Deacon and Buffalo Grove Presbyterian Church. She was also a past member of the Lamplighters and VFW Auxiliary. Dorothy raised her three nephews, Steven, Roger and Robert Adams after the death of her sister Lois.
Dorothy is survived by one daughter, Linda Sweeley of Rowlett, Texas; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren; nephews, Steven Adams and Robert and wife Diane Adams of Lexington; one brother, Alan Koehn of Lexington; two sisters, Maxine Feddersen of Lexington and Carolyn Koehn of Vancouver, Washington; many other nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Harrol Hopkins; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Ruth Carr; son-in-law, Tex Sweeley; brothers, Ivan Earl, Ernie, Milo and Clarence; sisters, Glenrose and Lois and one nephew, Roger Adams.
Funeral Services were held Wednesday, February 12th, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington with Ethel Fox, C.L.P. and Reverend Caroline Vickery co-officiating.
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by Robert Leeper
The no longer new, new music revolution taking place within the Mostly Mozart Festival continued Tuesday night with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) performing three works by the enterprising Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir. It was a study in delivering not just a concert, but an experience.
The second of three ICE performances in the Park Avenue Armory's Board of Officers Room, it continued a thread of programming that, while not necessarily site specific, leaves you with the distinct feeling it could not have been performed anywhere else. At points, flickering bulbs illuminated the intimate - if austere - Officers Room. Acoustic and electronic sounds came from all corners, collided majestically in the center, and proceeded to resonate smoothly throughout the space.
Shades of Silence, the first piece on the program, began not in the Officers Room, but in the hallway outside the sliding doors. The work, scored for violin, viola, cello, and harpsichord, was a compendium of distant rattles and rustles each one exploring the farthest possibilities of the instruments. The harpsichord, used mostly as a percussion instrument, emerged as the focal point.
Without a pause, the audience was ushered into the main room accompanied by soft, relentless percussion passed from the musicians in the hall to those in the room. The squeaking of the doors added the the effect of rippling energy, as as did the sounds of the audience fumbling for seats. Into-Second Self positioned horns, trombones, and percussion throughout the small space, their dense harmonies created a feeling of intense claustrophobia while simultaneously creating a feeling great breadth to the music. Again, never breaking the ritualistic feeling of the evening, the trombones slowly left the room as the piece came to a close, the sound of their bells slowly fading into the hallway.
The true performance piece of the evening was In the Light of Air. The pulsing lights eminating from bare hanging bulbs were inspired by the breath of the performers, and gave the audience a chance to breathe with the music, letting it wash over the room. Icelandic ornaments called klakabönd ("a bind of ice"), created by the Icelandic artist Svana Josepsdottir, matched the muted colors of the room and cast shifting, snowflake shaped shadows on the walls.
Thorvaldsdottir's music itself was overwhelmingly beautiful and huge in scope. The slow moving organism draws easy comparisons to the vast sonic landscapes of John Luther Adams, and the constantly evolving, developing cadential figures bring to mind the dense polyphony of Béla Bartók's string quartets. Through a scratched notes or bow across the bridge are just as important to the structure and aesthetic of the piece, the work also allowed ample room for artist interpretation, and there were moments of intense lyricism and romance, especially from Cory Smythe's muted piano and Nuiko Wadden's harp, which often worked in concert with each other.
As the lights on the performers music stands were slowly turned off one by one, the room was plunged into darkness...and applause. Though the 5 solid minutes of thunderous clapping, foot stomping, and many call backs was well deserved, it would have been nice to have a few seconds to soak in the silence following the magisterial performance.
So far at this year's Mostly Mozart Festival, now in its final week, there's been a fair amount of Mozart, a bit of Haydn, and a whole lot of Beethoven. There have also been smatterings of contemporary music - most notably the world premiere of John Luther Adams' Sila - but most of the new music offerings are happening this week, with ICE performing three concerts at the Park Avenue Armory and Steve Schick performing Adams' The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies in the Clark Studio Theater on Wednesday.
Romanticism seems to be the dominant flavor at this year's festival, and on Friday night the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and their music director, Louis Langrée, went for broke with a performance of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique: a watershed work that is as wild and woolly as any music ever written. Still, as lush and exotic as this music sounds to modern ears, it was written way back in 1830, only six years after Beethoven completed his 9th symphony (which the MMFO played just two nights earlier.)
But, while you can get away with performing the 9th with a classical-sized orchestra like the MMFO, there's no such thing as a period-orchestra Symphonie Fantastique: Berlioz's score specifies more than 90 instrumentalists, including four harps, four bassoons, more than 60 string players and huge batteries of brass and percussion. (Bells, anyone?) I didn't count quite that many players on stage at Avery Fisher Hall, but clearly Lincoln Center brought in some extra help for this one.
Whatever the expense, it was worth it. Langrée, who conducted from memory, clearly knows this symphony cold, leading a crisp-yet-flowing performance that allowed Berlioz' hour-long score to speak for itself. Given the unusual number and variety of instruments assembled for this performance, it's not all that surprising that the brass got off to a bit of an awkward start, flubbing the fanfare in the March to the Scaffold. But, they quickly recovered, nailing the staccato passages in the following Dream of a Witches Sabbath and driving the music - along with those aforementioned bells and a thunderous bass drum - to its ecstatic conclusion. Close your eyes, and you might just think this is the best orchestra in the land.
Prior to the Berlioz, the MMFO satisfied those who wanted their Mozart with his relatively obscure Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, which Mozart wrote on commission in Paris when he was 22. There wasn't anything substantial here: just pretty music full of manners and grace, not that that's a terrible thing on a warm summer night in August. The soloists were Xavier de Maistre, a former harpist with the Vienna Philharmonic, and the charming French flutist Magali Mosnier, making her U.S. debut. A male harpist and a female flutist? Sure, why not?
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Composer and Vocalist Lisa Bielawa says she is happiest when she's working with artistic collaborators who are friends. That sentiment is reflected in Lisa's first-ever residency at The Stone this week, where many of the performers are musicians with whom she's worked repeatedly over the years. Bielawa has chosen to use her residency to present a retrospective of her work: from Summer Music for two sopranos, written when she was 14, to a brand new work for cellist Joshua Roman.
Last night's performance showcased Lisa's relationship with three talented musicians from the contemporary music scene, performing a variety of works inspired by poetry. Cellist Eric Jacobsen opened with Synopsis #6: Why Did you Lie to Me? from Bielawa's Chance Encounter (2007), originally written for soprano and Jacobsen's chamber orchestra The Knights. Jacobsen played the solo with hard plucking intensity, the resonance amplified by The Stone's bunker-like space.
Next, Bielawa recited an excerpt from Rilke's celebrated prose poem The Lay of the Love and Death, interspersed with emotional solos by the brilliant violinist (and brother of Eric) Colin Jacobsen. Jacobsen's fingering was fluid to the point of being invisible, with an exotic, vaguely Persian sound giving way to a more friendly, down-home feel.
Graffiti dell'amante for string quartet and soprano was originally inspired by Roland Barthes' collection of poems A Lover's Discourse: Fragments, which features various declarations of romantic love. Here, Lisa sang the brief poem "Devotion" in which a male poet unabashedly declares his love for another man. She was accompanied by both Colin and Eric, who premiered the work with their string quartet Brooklyn Rider.
Pianist Bruce Levingston ended the program delivered an emotional performance of Bielawa's Elegy-Portrait for solo piano (2008), which he commissioned in memory of mezzo-soprano Alexandra Montano, a friend of both Bielawa's and Levingston's who died unexpectedly at the age of 46. (Bielawa, who turns 46 herself this year, said that the work holds deep meaning for her.) The music, which lasted some 20 minutes, felt vaguely French, not unlike some of the more dramatic mediations by Debussy or Messiaen. It ended with three heart-stopping notes on the high end of the keyboard, sending a chill throughout the room.
Lisa's residency at The Stone continues through Sunday, including two performances of excerpts from her opera-in-progress Vireo and a selection of songs accompanied by Joshua Roman (cello) and Evelyne Luest (piano). Tickets available at the door; more information on The Stone's website.
by Robert Leeper
Programs pairing Beethoven with the work of a contemporary composer have become increasingly common of late, and with the prevalence of new music at the Mostly Mozart Festival, one might expect to see just this type of programming. Instead, Wednesday night saw the Festival Orchestra sticking to well trod ground with an all-Beethoven program at Avery Fisher Hall, placing the maestro's Symphony No. 9 alongside the Overture to The Consecration of the House.
Fresh from his recent Proms appearance in London, Gianandrea Noseda led the orchestra with fiery energy. His deft movements shrank to the level of the quietest plucked viola, while carving his will into the powerful horns and timpani. He led a potent - if not particularly subtle - performance at an uptempo pace.
The Consecration of the House sufficiently whet the appetite of the completely packed house. Written in Handel's French Overture style, the stately introduction burst forth jubilantly before being interrupted by trumpet fanfares, accompanied by brisk bassoons and accents from the notably small string section.Avoiding the polemical adherence to Beethoven's original metronome markings championed by conductors such as Sir Roger Norrington, Noseda's 9th was marked by crisp phrasing and grace, without abruptness. The Festival Orchestra - small by Beethoven standards - played with a refreshingly light touch, leaving the opening murmurs in the strings to spill forth in a cascade of falling fifths before giving way to the powerful brass.
The quick pace did have its issues, mostly apparent in the Adagio. Noreda danced nimbly through, leaving behind a nice melody but little of substance to hang onto. An opportunity to savor Beethoven's genius in a spiritual dimension was lost.
But, that same celerity propelled the symphony's choral Finale to a thrilling conclusion. The Concert Chorale of New York sang brightly, never stumbling over the breakneck pace. Singing one of the most nerve-racking bass parts in the repertoire, Ildar Abdrazakov took it in stride with a rich, easy-flowing voice. He was joined by soprano Erika Grimaldi, mezzo-soprano Anna Maria Chiuri, and tenor Russell Thomas.
Always difficult to do Beethoven in an interesting way, Noseda's refreshing look at Beethoven fell right in line with Mostly Mozart's emphasis on innovative, challenging programming. Perhaps it wasn't such a familiar choice after all.


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Poor food and service; nice location
Wife started with Ahi Musubi ($19) - very bland, basically diced ahi gently mixed into rice and rolled. No noteworthy flavor.
Friend had Big Island Greens ($11) - lettuce with a few small slivers of asparagus and potatoes. The vinaigrette was barely there, and the salad was described as tasting "like a small plate of lettuce."
Wife and I shared the Lamb for two ($94). Wife is Asian and prefers rice as a starch, which we were promised. The lamb arrive without starch. It tasted salty - very salty. They brought 2 small tourines of sauces, but they did little to cover the saltiness. I can't even remember tasting lamb, just salt. the rice arrived just as we gave up on eating the lamb (I made it through 3 our of the 4 pieces; wife only managed to choke down 2 pieces).
Friend ordered N.Y. Steak ($49). It was described as stringy and not flavorful. He ate about half of it.
Friend's date ordered poached Onaga ($40). It was a small piece of fish and did not come with any sides (such as starch). Flavor was a type of curry. The fish was dry. She is a local girl who has eaten onaga many times, and said this was one of the worst preparations she has had.
Only friend's date ordered dessert - the warm chocolate cake. It came with a small side of strawberry sorbet. She enjoyed it.
Coffee and iced teas were $5 each, and they charged $5 for each re-fill.
I don't understand how anyone can be satisfied with this restaurant. Perhaps some believe that if the restaurant is next to a beach and has fancy place settings, the food MUST be good, so they convince themselves that it is. Sadly, it is not. It's better than Zippy's for sure, but far, far, below Alan Wong's, 3660, and Roy's. The food is even below Sam Choy's, OnJin, and Kakaako Kitchen. Very disappointing, with the apparent exception of the warm chocolate cake dessert.
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Having read the previous review I was reluctant to dine here but having eaten here many times in the past, I felt that we should experience the restaurant, if for nothing else the beautiful room and ambiance. Something new which Hoku's is offering (and perhaps this was just for a limited time) was a five course tasting menu which was excellent. We began with oysters prepared three ways followed by an outstanding mushroom and truffle risotto in parchment paper. The salad was the Waimanalo Valley greens nicely dressed with a white balsamic vinagrette. After a refreshing amuse bouche the main course of filet and lobster tail was served - both perfectly prepared and delicious. Finally for dessert we were served a platter of various pastries which were very good, but after such a filling meal we could only have a taste of. The wine list continues to offer a large selection of new as well as old world wines and the service was impeccable. We dined at some very fine restaurants during our recent visit, but glad that we had this dining experience at Hoku's on our last night of our trip.
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It"s been a while since we"ve heard from Esna, and not just the fans are looking forward to her official debut!
Continuing from the last teaser video, Girls" Generation"s Sooyoung, 2PM"s Jun.K, and the Far East Movement are cheering on Esna"s debut and upcoming release "I, I Love You" on August 14 KST. Sooyoung says she"s really looking forward to Esna"s debut, Jun.K reveals that Esna was a guide vocalist for many of his songs, and Far East Movement congratulate her.
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DAYTON -- A young philanthropist is setting an example.
The 4-year-old boy is the youngest to make a donation to Dayton Children's Hospital.
The donation drive kicked off in November, and it ended when Brackston Morris turned 4 this weekend.
His mom says it was his way of trying to make his friend feel better.
"It all began around November of last year. We were here visiting friends, and Brackston decided that he would like to bring his friends here at the hospital a present, to make them feel better," said Stephanie Morris, Brackston's mom.
Brackston asked his family and friends to buy the donations from Kohl's, through the Kohl's Cares for Kids Campaign, which gives money back to Dayton Children's.
He wanted books, stuffed animals and blankets.
"He decided that blankets make him feel better and that when we read it makes him feel better," said Morris.
"To have a 4 year old and someone who just turned 4 be that forward thinking and wanting to do something kind, you don't have a lot of 4 year olds that really come and want to to that," said Karen Mueller, manager of the Child Life Department at Dayton Children's Hospital.
Brackston is the youngest person to donate to Dayton Children's, and the hospital is grateful.
"We really depend on people in the community to help us in that way," said Mueller. "For us it means we can really help that patient have a positive experience."
"We needed to do something, and it was just that simple for Brackston, he decided that we needed to buy them presents and we needed to visit them. As an adult we over-analyze that and as a child it's just that simple, we needed to dig in and help," said Morris.
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SALT LAKE CITY — By the third grade, students are expected to be reading to learn, not learning to read.
But with a troubling number of students failing to meet that expectation, the third grade has emerged as ground zero for educational reform and student improvement.
In Utah, third-grade scores are a key component of the state's educational goals, and nationally, states have passed legislation geared toward third-grade proficiency and more and more are looking toward the controversial option of holding back students who underperform.
Last year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the results of a multiyear study, in which a cohort of students was tracked to observe the connection between elementary proficiency and high school graduation. The study found that 88 percent of the students who failed to graduate tested below proficiency in reading in the third grade.
Matthew Ladner, senior adviser of policy and research for the Foundation for Excellence in Education, recently shared the results of that study with guests of the Parents for Choice in Education's annual symposium. He said the research is clear that targeting literacy at a young age is key to academic success later on.
"In a very real sense you have a literary window," Ladner said. "If you miss that window of opportunity, it becomes progressively harder to pick it up later."
The concept has not gone unnoticed in Utah, where graduation rates — particularly those of minority students — are among the worst in the nation, according to U.S. Department of Education data.
Gov. Gary Herbert's budget recommendations, released last month, include $10 million for the continuation and improvement of early intervention programs. The state's Prosperity 2020 education goal — which calls for two-thirds of adults holding some form of post-secondary degree or certificate by the year 2020 — also includes a charge that 90 percent of third-grade students score proficiently in math and language arts.
Currently, 43 percent of Utah's adults hold a degree or certificate, 76 percent of seniors graduate from high school and 79 percent of third-graders score proficiently in language arts.
Other initiatives in the state have also targeted childhood proficiency. The United Way of Utah and Utah Valley University recently launched a partnership aimed at improving literacy and numeracy in Utah County, where roughly 30 percent of third-grade students test below grade level.
Legislative action
In the Legislature, Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, plans to present a bill that would establish a statewide high-quality preschool program for at-risk children — based on a successful Granite School District model — and education officials are moving ahead with implementing computer adaptive testing, which will provide more precise data for tracking student performance.
At its November meeting, the Governor's Education Excellence Commission voted unanimously to recommend that state lawmakers pass a resolution in support of the Prosperity 2020 goals. According to the Education Commission of the States, 14 states passed legislation in 2012 aimed at improving third-grade literacy, for a combined total of 32 states — and Washington, D.C. — that have policies in statute to improve proficiency in the third grade.
Ladner said that learning to read is similar to learning to speak a language, in that it is easier to pick up the skills in younger years as opposed to later in life. Most states typically begin tracking student proficiency in the third grade, Ladner said, but he argues they should start sooner.
"The K-3 period is absolutely critical," he said. "Most state grading systems begin in grade three. We're not tracking nearly enough in what happens in those grades."
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After surviving one of the most dreadful winters on record, we are trying hard to hang onto summer as long as we can. I know it's the same for a lot of you! We entertained a bit over this long, holiday weekend, and I thought I'd share a couple of the desserts I served that are perfect for a warm summer night! (Or, quite frankly, any 'ol time!)
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with Cheesecake Filling
I took this dessert to a party last weekend, and served them again at my house this weekend. Both times, they were a huge hit! Best thing is they're really easy.... here's how to make them.
(Click here for a printer friendly, downloadable recipe for Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with Cheesecake Filling.)
In a double boiler, melt half a bag of Ghirardelli 60% Bittersweet chocolate chips.
Place them back on the wax or parchment paper. When all have been dipped, place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 5 minutes to quickly set the chocolate.
With a mixer, combine an 8 oz package of softened cream cheese, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla until smooth and creamy. Place in a pastry bag (or zip loc bag with corner cut) and pipe the filling into each strawberry.
Garnish each with 5-6 mini chocolate chips and refrigerate until ready to serve. Easy, isn't it?!!
Caramel Apple Grapes
Most of you probably know about these bite-sizes bits of yum, but just in case some of you don't know about these little treats, you really need to try these, too. If you like caramel apples, you'll love these because, unbelievably, these three ingredients taste just like eating a caramel apple!
(Click here for a printer friendly, downloadable recipe for Caramel Apple Grapes.)
Wash and dry a bunch of green, seedless grapes. (Make as few or as many as you'd like! Be warned, you can't stop eating them!) Melt some vanilla almond bark either in a double boiler or in the microwave. Spear each grape with a toothpick, dunk into the melted almond bark, and roll in chopped peanuts. Set on a serving plate and refrigerate. That's it! Tastes just like a little bite of caramel apple and the perfect pairing of salty and sweet. Yum, yum, and oh so refreshing enjoying a cool dessert on a warm summer night.
One more thing I have been enjoying this summer is this delicious Blushberry iced tea from Tazo. When Lynne and I were visiting the Patchwork Garden Quilt Shop in NY, shop owners Joan and Bev served this wonderful iced tea. Now, to know me is to know I am an iced-tea junkie, and am very particular about my iced tea, too. Has to be fresh brewed. This is delicioso!! Hard to find, but Target has it in our area.
So, thanks for visiting my blog, and I hope at least one of my summer favorites piques your interest. Give them a try while summer is still here.
Fall is by far my favorite season, and while I look forward to it, I'm not hurrying the seasons along.
Enjoy your day off and hope you do something you love!
(Hhmmm, like eat and sew?!)


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4-star romantic hotel with an outdoor pool in Santorini (Imerovigli)
This romantic hotel is located in Santorini (Imerovigli), near the airport, Skaros Rock, Petros M. Nomikos Conference Centre, and Archaeological Museum. Also nearby are Museum of Prehistoric Thira and Wall Paintings of Thira Exhibition.
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In addition to a restaurant, Grace Santorini features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a poolside bar and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, iPod docking stations, and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Grace Santorini features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This romantic hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a ferry terminal shuttle.
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- Number of floors - 7
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South East Asia, a quarterly forecast for the region prepared specifically for the finance profession.Produced by Cebr, ICAEWs partner and acknowledged experts in global economic forecasting, it provides a unique perspective on the prospects for South East Asia over the coming years. We focus on the largest economies of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The past year was a turbulent time for the world economy. The eurozone saga dragged on, the Arab Spring swept further across the Middle East, extreme weather pushed up global food prices and worries about the US fiscal cliff unsettled markets.The latter has been settled for the time being, but fiscal consolidation in the US still faces major political and economic challenges. In Western economies the structural problems of population ageing and rising fiscal entitlements are endangering the solvency of nations that were believed to be risk-free borrowers just a few years ago. Combined with unconventional monetary policy designed to cushion the aftershocks of the financial crisis, trust in the G7 nations as custodians of global political and economic stability is being eroded.Amid these developments, the global balance of power is shifting east at a fast pace. But 2012 has also exposed fractures in the seemingly inexorable rise of Asian giants, India and China. Disappointing growth and doubts about whether high growth rates can be sustained are one aspect of this. Another is that the political stability of both countries was damaged; in India scandals and policy U-turns exposed some ineptitude in the political class, while in China the legitimacy and control of the Communist Party was being undermined by a growing number of public protests and a technology-driven rise in the freedom of expression. ASEAN did well economically against this background, which is expected to continue to remain difficult in 2013. This report concludes that a similarly strong performance can be maintained over the forecast horizon if the global economy gathers momentum despite the challenges facing various quarters. As a motor of world growth, much depends on China. But the next section shows that this dependence is a two-way street with ASEAN. ASEAN supports Chinese exports as eurozone and Japan trail off The rise of China has made a large contribution to the economic success of South East Asia over the past decade. Although there is direct competition on some labour-intensive goods, manufacturing in countries such as Malaysia and Thailand has long moved up the value chain. Semiconductor makers, for instance, providehigh-value-added components for assembly in China. Now that China itself increasingly produces sophisticated products, countries with lower labour costs especially Vietnam are benefiting from a shift in labour-intensive manufacturing as many factories relocate away from Chinas coastal regions. Meanwhile, the immense hunger for raw materials driven by Chinas investment in physical infrastructure and productive capacity has pushed up raw materials prices, providing a boost to ASEAN export earnings. Trade goes both ways, however. Figure 1 illustrates the growing importance of ASEAN as a buyer of Chinese products. Rising incomes and consumer spending have boosted purchasing power across the region, allowing households to buy more and more Chinese-made products ranging from clothing to consumer durables such as air-conditioning units and iPads. As a result, measured on a 12-month rolling basis, the share of Chinese exports going to ASEAN has been rising steadily, going from 6.5% at the beginning of the 2000s to hit the 10% mark in December 2012. As overall exports have risen steeply, this rise in trade share has meant a 12-fold increase in the nominal dollar value of trade since 2000.This picture contrasts with a falling share for traditional economic heavyweights, Japan and the eurozone. In early 2000, Japan was still the most important customer of China behind the US, but its export share has fallen from 16.5% then to below that of ASEAN, with 7.4% at the end of 2012. The eurozone has been falling back in terms of its Chinese export share since the financial crisis. A recession expected to last well into next year or even beyond means that its becoming a less important trading partner. NAFTA, the free trade area comprising Canada, Mexico and the US, has been better able to maintain its purchases from China, but as emerging markets hunger for consumer goods swells, it too will see a falling share of Chinas foreign sales. Taken together, the key industrialised nations accounted for 61.4% of Chinese exports in early 2000; this had fallen to 53.6% at the end of last year, with a clear downward trajectory. Figure 1: Chinese exports to selected regions as a share of total Chinese exports, 12-month rolling basisSource: General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of China Exports to ASEAN have not only risen, the region has more than compensated for the fall in exports to Europe. Figure 2 demonstrates that ASEAN purchased $34bn more Chinese goods in 2012 than in 2011, compared with a fall of $22bn for the EU and near stagnation for Japan. The ASEAN increase has been as big as that of NAFTA but, since the base is lower, it has represented a 20.2% annual rise, compared with just 9.1% for North American buyers. As economies mature, services generally become a larger part of the economy. Although what is produced locally think haircuts increased economic development often results in the purchase of services from specialised providers abroad, a topic we turn to next.Figure 2: Chinese exports in 2011 and 2012 and change over this period, $bnSource: General Administration of Customs of the Peoples Republic of ChinaRead full story HERE
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Apartments have some character - arched ceilings and hardwood in closet areas. Nice picture window in living area. All new light fixtures, linoleum, some new cabinets and appliances are neutral. Also has window in kitchen. Has add'l storage 4x4 room in basement. Hallways are oak paneled and carpeted. Mail boxes are inside the building. Manager not at building. Must have appointment. Non smokers only. Fax guest card per Carole's request!
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