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RAtheMC Songs
Javier Starks ft. RATheMC & Phil Adé - Fall Back
It's unlikely that Javier Starks will run into any haters on his first foray into The DJBooth but, just in case there are any lurking in the shadows, the D.C. repper's preemptively commands them to Fall Back on...Read More
RAtheMC - OJ Simpson
It's been a little while since we've heard from RAtheMC, however, she is back with a new single named after one of the most controversial figures in America, OJ Simpson. Although the song has very little to...Read More
Pro'Verb ft. RAtheMC & Reesa Renee - Can't Forget About You
With the release of his latest street album just a few short days away, DMV representative Pro'Verb has returned to raise listener anticipation for the project. On Can't Forget About You, Grussle's gritty,...Read More
RAtheMC - One Shot
Those who read these pages regularly know time and time again I've asked, "Who's going to be the next DMV artist to truly blow after Wale?", a question that has so far gone unanswered. Could RAtheMC be that answer?...Read More
RatheMC - Intoxicated
It's been a hell of a year for RatheMC. When she dropped her last solo DJBooth feature, Spaceships, a year ago she was a relatively unknown DMV rapper. Fast forward 365 and Ra's got a video in rotation on VH1, just...Read More
Thad Reid ft. K-Beta, RAtheMC - Same As We Ever Was [Premiere]
Owww, the inaugural leak off Thad Reid's forthcoming street album, could hardly have been more aptly titled, since it was a massive hit with most of our readers (and getting hit hurts, you know?). With world premiere...Read More
Streets Buchanon ft. RAtheMC - Change Up
A commonly held belief regarding success in the music game is that fame and fortune inevitably change a person. But is that really such a bad thing? Streets Buchanon thinks not. On the latest leak off his forthcoming street...Read More
Wordsmith ft. Kontact, Black Knight, junclassic, RATheMC & SoulStice - Ladder of Success
There's no shortage of rappers dreaming of success, but only a select few with the talent and determination to actually get there. Fortunately up-and-coming emcee Wordsmith has everything it takes to climb the Ladder of...Read More
RAtheMC - Spaceships
Though the filthy rich can currently enjoy an outer-space vacation for the low, low price of 20 to 30 million dollars, it's likely going to be a very long time before we're all zooming through the cosmos in our...Read More
J-$crilla ft. Oddisee, XO, RAtheMC, Wordsmith, TEFLON & K-Beta - No Love
As one of the biggest beatsmiths in the DMV, Inner Loop Records' J-$crilla's got too many ardent supporters to worry about the critics. On the latest single off his recently released Culture of Honor mixtape, the...Read More
Greenspan ft. Feevaleo & RAtheMC - Headbop
Just as former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan helped the country recover from the '87 stock market crash and the dot-com bust, Baltimore rapper Greenspan is hoping to rectify our current deficit of good hip-hop...Read More
RAtheMC - I'm So Lebron, I'm So Kobe
Many of the geographical regions to win the most Booth acclaim have yet to make it to the big-time (New England, Pittsburgh, and the Twin Cities being a few examples). Tonight, our front page is dominated by three favorites...Read More
RAtheMC - We Ridin
The 59th entry in our DJBooth.net Freestyle Series (and the first contribution by a female artist!) comes courtesy of RAtheMC, the Strange Music up-and-comer who earned rave reader reviews for Hater Call and Get Me. On...Read More
RAtheMC ft. Fred Knuxx, Balance & Wordsmith - Get Me
With her first Booth feature, RATheMC garnered well-deserved acclaim for the distinctive brand of "retro swagger" she brought to the table. Now, she's back with the lead single off her debut studio album,...Read More
Wordsmith ft. Skyzoo, Unlearn, Donny Goines & RATheMC - Game Set Point
It's safe to assume that Wordsmith doesn't play a whole lot of tennis – otherwise, he might have titled his newest mixtape record Game Set Match rather than Game Set Point. Whether this was a deliberate...Read More
RAtheMC - Hater Call
On a fresh new mixtape record, Commissioner Mick Boogie links up with Earthling lyricist RAtheMC for a Hater Call. Off of her A Mixtape About Something…I Think!, the record shows why RA's being mentioned in the...Read More


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Melting Moment4
When I noticed a tweet and missed call from Navi this afternoon, she told me she had dropped by with a gift but ended up leaving it at my front door. Turns out she was my Twitter Secret Santa and hoped it would still be ok by the time I came home. It reached a high of 32°C which is 90°F so I was thinking it must be either cupcakes or chocolate which would surely perish in this heat.
I ended up thinking about my gift for the next couple of hours as the heat continued to soar. Nav said she placed it in the shade so I figured I could shoot home just after dessert. As soon I saw the package, I knew what it was – just as she suspected I would. I haven't had Haigh's chocolate since my last contract in the city so it was a nice surprise from my #TSS.
This is what they were supposed to look like.
Gold Star Tin with Milk Hearts
8 milk chocolate foiled hearts in gold star tin.
Cappuccino Bar
A delicious coffee fudge with a creamy topping enrobed in milk chocolate.
They were still in pretty good shape but the cappuccino bars needed saving – stat!
After 6hrs in the fridge, one question remained. Were they as good as I remember?
In a word – YES!
Thanks to Nav for the yummy present and @Obsidian_Dragon for organising the event.
Furtive Father Winter Unchained8
December 20, 2012
by Cymre in Blog Azeroth
This morning I awoke to find this year's Furtive Father Winter gift sitting in my mailbox. I couldn't wait to read about what Herculano had been up to but to surprise myself, I decided to wait until after I posted it to read all the juicy details. :P
Anyone who has spent any time with me knows that I'm a very giving sort of guy. (Editor's Note: That is not entirely accurate. He always asks for separate checks, and will stick someone else with the extra appetizer that he ordered.)
On my blog I try to offer tips for classes and gold making. In my various guild(s) I often donate gold, mats, and crafted items. Even my Battle Pets are fed a constant diet of battles. (Editor's Note: Okay maybe we stand corrected.)
So you see, my awesomeness is surpassed only by my modesty. (Editor's Note: And boom goes the dynamite.)
As part of the Blog Azeroth's 2012 Furtive Father Winter event, I was anxious to see who I would be assigned to prepare a gift for. I was pretty stoked when the word came in – Cymre, of Bubbles of Mischief and The Cym Daily fame. Now here was a person who knew how to enjoy themselves in Azeroth – Raider, Transmogger, Pet Battler, and an overall Giver to the Masses. I rubbed my chin, scholar-like, and thought to myself that this was going to be a breeze.
Boy was I wrong.
Like every scholarly man does during the holiday season, I decided to wander blindly through the various stores and hoped the Right Gift would jump off the shelf and smack me square in the face.
After a good hour of pacing around the stores, the only thing that had smacked me in the face was disappointment. Also, saleswomen. Apparently Cymre's awesome holiday gift wasn't going to voluntarily surrender itself.
Fine. We'd do it the hard way then.
"Maybe she'd appreciate some transmog gear," I thought to myself, but that idea trailed off in laughter before it even cleared my skull hole. I was the absolute last person who should be getting items for other people to wear. I mean, I have to write myself a note every day as a reminder to put on pants before I leave the cave. I can barely dress myself; there's no way I should be offering fashion tips to other people.
Pacing and thinking, thinking and pacing. It was after I watched a squirrel run up a nearby tree that it hit me – LUNCH!
But also pets. YES! BATTLE PETS!
The feel-good moment dissolved when I realized I needed an expert's help in this field. As much as it pained me, due to our love/hate relationship, I decided to swallow my pride and ask my mechanical battle pet Jeeves for assistance.
Since I couldn't get any answers there, I went to the one place where you could find pretty much anything in Azeroth. That's right, the Auction House! I just knew that, with a little searching and a little more luck, I'd be able to find a suitable pet in there somwh -
I plopped myself down on a bench, defeated. I was at a dead end. No, it couldn't end like this. I tried to think, tried to put together a strategy, make some kind of list in my head of possible ideas for -
And that's when the two Hoo-mans who had been chatting nearby decided to whip out their Battle Pets and started to, well, Battle.
I watched them and felt the anger build inside my chest. Every engagement mocked me. Every pet that won or lost, attacked or parried, every one was another stabbing knife to my stomach. I wanted to get Cymre a gift, a Battle Pet, something on her short list of pets that she didn't have, and these two pale skinned sacks of soggy meat were throwing my failure back in my face with their hey what was that?
My rage stopped in mid-boil. Did… did that Hoo-man have a Landros's Lil' XT Battle Pet? As in the Landros's Lil' XT Battle Pet that Cymre didn't have yet and would make an awesome gift?
Oookay, time to be smooth. Calm. Use that Death Knight charm. I waited until the battle was over before I approached. A respectable thing to do. "Excuse me good sir, I couldn't help but notice that you have in your possession a Landros's Lil' XT Battle Pet."
The Hoo-man started at me blankly. Typical rude Hoo-man behaviour. I was somehow able to let it pass. Must be the Holiday Spirit. "My good man, I would like to purchase that Battle Pet from you."
The Hoo-man's silly moustache twitched. He blinked twice. "I'll give you ten gold for it," I offered.
My bid was met with a shrug. "So, it's to be extortion is it? Fine. One Hundred Gold!"
The Hoo-man gave me some kind of lop-sided smile and shook his head, as if he couldn't understand what I was saying. But I knew. Oh I knew. Everyone understands the universal language of money-speak. Not only was he now insulting me, but he was keeping me from delivering Holiday Cheer.
That. Would. Not. Do.
I decided to change tactics and spoke to him in another international language – Hooman-Smashing.
Being the responsible gift-giver, I gave the Landros's Lil' XT a thorough cleaning before I sent it. Fun fact: you can get most stains out of a chassis with a high grain sandpaper and a little elbow grease.
HOLY CRAP! A TCG pet. Thank You So Much Herc. I absolutely love it!
No guesses for what I'm naming him… :D
If you'd like to see my post for Effraeti, head on over to Awaiting the Muse.
Angel Cookies3
December 16, 2012
by Cymre in Blog Azeroth
Yesterday I received my package from my #WoWSecretSanta. I must say that I wasn't expecting such a big package but it wasn't heavy so I was wondering what it could be. The front was labelled FRAGILE and when I turned it over it read Don't wait until Christmas to open me!
Aha! It's edible :P
So when I arrived home I eagerly opened my package to find a lovely card and another gift-wrapped package inside. I opened it thinking that it might be some sort of home-made treat and I was right!
My first response was this:
OMG @_Angelya you lovely, lovely lady :D
— Cymre Jones (@Cymre) December 14, 2012
At the same time, I was on a call with Coolidge who said he wanted to see a picture of the cookies. Let's just say he was jealous of what he saw but I wanted to take some pics and see what all the designs were. One by one I carefully took them out placing the whole ones in the middle. It was almost like piecing together some abstract art with the smaller pieces :P
Unfortunately, the Australian Postal Service are not always careful with packages that say Fragile – at least when they are in the larger PO Bags – but I still managed to see some intact cookies. Just look at the pet themed designs! I couldn't help but start munching on the bits and pieces and just look at all those yummy flavours… well, just take my word for it.
This is how they looked fresh from the oven:
Don't they look absolutely fantastic? Now I can say, oh I was eating the middle of the mechanical biccie last night… :P
But that wasn't all. I also received a little something from the Blizzard Store. If the cookies weren't enough, I had a new pet to play with too!
So thank you Angelya for signing your card so I could thank you straight away. I'll try and savour these as long as I can but I suspect they won't last long. :D

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Love this scrub! HG product for me. It has perfectly sized scrubbing beads and isn't too harsh. It also has a nice tingly cooling sensation on your skin. Not too expensive either, the bottle lasts a long time. I also have acne prone skin and this doesn't break me out.
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I used this a few years ago and it actually didn't become a part of my goo hoard (used it all up!) It's very creamy and great for daily use. My skin felt smooth after using this every morning in the shower. Although, not as smooth as using a stronger scrub. It didn't effect my break outs in a negative or positive way. I'd like to get another tube!
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I am soooo glad i found this product. I have very bad acne scarring and large pores around my cheeks. I have been using this for about 3 weeks and I am able to use it just about everyday with no problems. I wash my face morning and night with UltraGlow black soap (wally world $2) and either at night or in the morning I scrub with this. It def smooths out my skin and preps it for my makeup routine. It hasnt started to shrink my pores but it does seem to be helping with the scarring. Nothing drastic so far but i am in love with the way it makes my skin feel.
Best scrub I've ever tried! It really smooths out my skin and makes it feel soo refreshed but I love that it isnt harsh or abrasive...perfect consistency! I use this 3 times a week at night with no problems (I would only use a harsher scrub once a week due to my sensitive skin). Lasts quite a while (about 7 or 8 months!) but I will repurchase when I do run out.
Best exfoliator ever! I have been using this for 5 years now and every time i try something new, i always return to this. It keeps my skin clear and feels squeaky clean after i use it (every second day). When i run out my skin begins to look terrible. Love this stuff!
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Best scrub ever. Skin feels fresh and pure. Saves from breakouts as well.
This is my review after twice use: "Good choice to replace my being discontinued exfoliating - L'Occitane Red Rice exfoliating powder. Applying Clinique Exfoliating Scrub as applying mint toothpaste on my face. After using, my pore tightens and my skin feel clean. 4 points of Overall Rating." After 6 times use, my review changed as my review of Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. This Scrub is non-oily but extremely clog pore. It makes my acne worse than the past. I will never ever use and facecare products of Clinique.
I have been using this scrub for....8 years? I've made my ex boyfriend into a devoted user. I used to use this as a daily scrub, but then reserved it for a 1-2x a week scrub in the shower. It leaves my skin feeling CLEAN. I can see how others may think it's too abrasive, but I personally like it. In the shower, it just works so well with hot water and I feel like I've just had a facial. I hope this never gets discontinued.
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Love this scrub!
I can remember being a teenager and sneaking this away from my mom's makeup to use! I just loved how scrubby it was, yet it wasn't terribly abrasive on my very oily teenage skin.
Fast forward 15 years...I still love using this! If I am using acne treatments or medications on my skin, I won't use this scrub as often (too much exfoliation can make your face raw and tight) but it is still a favorite of my. My skin is still oily and acne-prone, although not quite as bad as it was 15 years ago :)
If I am broke, I make an asprin 'scrub' (disolve uncoated asprin in a few drops of water and LIGHTY scrub) for super cheap :) So the only real con I have is that it is a bit pricy ($19.50 I believe for 3.4 oz) so I only occasionally purchase this when I want to splurge :)


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1. Brad Hoover FB
Don't get me wrong, in spite of his mistakes during the season Brad Hoover had this job locked up. Then in round 4 of the NFL Draft the Panthers picked up Tony Fiammetta, whom most scouts had declared the best fullback in the draft. He's a solid player with strong blocking, rushing, and pass catching abilities. I believe that if he impresses in camp that the Panthers will go for the younger, cheaper talent. Brad Hoover will be 33 in November, and by cutting him the Panthers will save 540k against the salary cap.
2. Tyler Brayton DE
With Everette Brown being taken in the 2nd round as a result of a trade, Tyler Brayton is going to have to put his rear in gear in order to keep his spot. Unless he pulls off a miracle in training camp and turns himself into a modern day Rocky, the Panthers are going to go with the smaller rookie in an effort to turn him into another Dwight Freeney.
3. Richard Marshall CB
Richard Marshall will start Week 1 with Ken Lucas gone, but other teams are not going to be impressed with him right off. Until he proves himself, he's going to be a guy with a big x on his back. Teams will throw to his side of the field early and often, and I wouldn't be suprised if the team yanks him in favor a bigger corner like Sherrod Martin if he struggles on a consistant basis. We might even see the two corners splitting time on the field, who knows?
4. Na'il Diggs OLB
Here's where things start to get a bit iffy, but irregardless this is a Top 5 article. We have arguably 5 starting caliber linebackers. Jon Beason and Thomas Davis are two young locks right off the bat, and Na'il Diggs is your old, experienced veteran. The two wildcard players that could be starters are 2nd year player Dan Connor, and Landon Johnson. Dan Connor has a chance to rise up and prove to everyone that he is the next Dan Morgan (minus the injuries). If he can do that, he just might take down Na'il Diggs and secure his spot. He might have done so last year, but he was injured for the season in Week 3 so we never got a chance to see if he could do it late in the year.
Dan Conner is pretty much the successor of Na'il Diggs in the future, but it's a matter of time. Diggs is still a tremendous player and he still produces, it's only a question of whether he can maintain it or not over a 16 game schedule. If he cannot, then Connor might sneak in there late in the year and get some playing time.
5. Dante Rosario TE or Muhsin Muhammad
Arguments can be made on both sides. Moose is getting old and Dwayne Jarrett is in his 3rd breakout year, so he might rise and take control. On the other hand TE Gary Barnidge was known as a great pass-catcher coming out of college, and if his skills have matured in the next level we might have another target on the field for Jake Delhomme. I'm going to open this one up for a poll. Your thoughts please!


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Anchor Steam's tour doesn't end in UNLIMITED free tasting. They usually give you a small glass of each beer (five or six different styles, I think), and then a second of your favorite. Still a great experience, but it's not without it's limits.
$2.75 drafts, all day, everyday. Including micro brews - they make an interesting "black and tan" using old rasputin imperial stout and bass.
You can just go behind the bar and serve yourself to whatever you want. Sometimes the staff pretends to care or threatens to call the cops, ignore them. If they are persistent about paying pull our your shiv and cut em.
For the impressive selection, Toronado has amazing prices. Just got back from a weekend trip to SF and they were selling pints of Racer X on cask for $5. That's double the alcohol content (as Racer V) for the same price!
Also, all day Sunday at 21st Amendment, they sell cans of their craft beer for $2, which is cheaper than picking up a six-pack of Back in Black from Whole Foods. And after you put a few cheap beers away, you won't even notice the football fans (maybe).
Lots of good suggestions here, thought I'd add one more. $1 drafts Thursday and Friday night from 7-10pm at HiFi.
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A principal concept guiding composition of the curriculum is to provide the highest quality core graduate physics offerings in a sequence which provides for optimum training and growth of the physics graduate students.
This document is concerned with the core and normally-offered advanced courses within the graduate Physics curriculum, those being 6**, 7** and 8** level courses. It should be understood that periodically minor modifications to the existing curriculum are necessary due to:
- the addition of new courses reflecting changing composition of the faculty and their interests;
- elimination of specialized courses which are not applicable to current departmental research interests;
- regularizing the schedule of offerings of required and high-demand specialty courses.
Ideally, a well-prepared entering graduate student should be able to acquire the necessary knowledge and analytical skills, within the first full year of the curriculum, to pass the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination at the beginning of their second full year of graduate study. However, it is recognized that, for many of our entering graduate students, the reality of their training does not correspond to the ideal. In those cases, a year of full-time course work at the 5** level may be required prior to commencement of the main graduate level curriculum.
Training of graduate students in physics is roughly divided into two parts: advanced course work in physics and mathematics, and an extended apprenticeship in experimental or theoretical physics.
Current Course Requirements
At present, the course requirements for the Ph.D. in Physics and Applied Physics involve courses in four categories:
- required core courses
- applied physics courses
- a mathematical physics course
- graduate applied physics seminar
Except for the one-credit applied physics seminar, all courses are three credit offerings. The core courses are:
|Physics 603
|Classical Mechanics
|Physics 604
|Electromagnetic Theory I
|Physics 621
|Quantum Mechanics I
|Physics 704/804
|Electromagnetic Theory II
|Physics 707/807
|Statistical Mechanics
|Physics 721/821
|Quantum Mechanics II
|Physics 711/811
|Computational Physics
In addition to these core courses, students are required to take one graduate laboratory course, normally the Applied Physics Laboratory (Physics 708/808), and six hours of courses related to their area of research specialization. All of the specialty courses are listed in the university catalog. A few of the most commonly selected (and offered) courses are listed below.
|Physics 722/822
|Nuclear Physics
|Physics 723/823
|Introduction to Particle Physics
|Physics 724/824
|Solid State Physics 1
|Physics 727/827
|Atomic Physics
|Physics 841
|Many-Body Physics
|Physics 842
|Advanced Quantum Mechanics
|Physics 843
|Field Theory
The mathematics requirement is three hours. The Physics Department courses in this area are:
|Physics 601
|Mathematical Methods of Physics I
|Physics 701/801
|Mathetmatical Methods of Physics II
The graduate seminar, which is part of the physics and applied physics program, consists of Physics 697, 731/831 - 732/832. This one credit course must be taken three times by all students. For students who have presented a research paper at a national or international conference, the course is normally taken only twice (in the fall, during each of the first two years of graduate study). The requirement of the third year may be waived upon justified written request of the Graduate Committee. Note that only one waiver for this purpose is granted, no matter how many talks have been presented
An Applied Physics endorsement requires in addition six hours. chosen from the following:
|Physics 708/808
|Applied Physics Laboratory I
|Physics 709/809
|Applied Physics Laboratory II
|Physics 712/812
|Applied Physics
Note: The following courses may not be applied toward degree credit for the M.S. in Physics or the Ph.D. in Physics or Applied Physics:
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|Physics 506
|Observational Astronomy
|Physics 508
|Astronomy for Teachers
|Physics 639-640
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Controlling Your Speed Without The Front Brake
Unless you're barreling toward a brick wall and don't discover you've got no brakes until the last second, this really isn't an insurmountable problem. Resist the urge to lay 'er down and instead roll off the throttle and, when the revs are low enough, downshift until your speed is under control. Your back brake, if it's still working, will obviously help here too. Just try to avoid downshifting or hitting the rear brake if you're leaned way over in a corner. Easy peasy, you already know how to do this.
If You Can't Stop In Time
Well, ask yourself what you're approaching. If it's an intersection full of cross traffic, borrow a trick from fixed-gear bicycle riders and, after doing what you can to shed speed, turn with the traffic. Doing so eliminates the perpendicular trajectory with moving cars while minimizing the speed differential between you and that traffic. That also has the effect of maximizing the gaps — you should be able to find one.
If you're approaching a tight corner, now's the time to use all that look where you want to go, trust the bike stuff. Again, shed as much speed as possible, then just tell yourself you will make it around. 99 percent of the time, on the road, engine braking will be enough to slow you down in time.
If you're approaching a stationary obstacle — stopped traffic or whatever — again try to shed as much speed as possible, then just focus on avoiding whatever is there. We're small, use it to your advantage.
How To Prevent It From Happening
Say it with me: "Pre-ride check." Aircraft pilots do it and what we do is much more dangerous, so we should too. I'd never have had the brakes go out in that episode of our show if I'd taken the time to examine the bike ahead of time. Old Man Teller really should have noticed the slashed brake lines before needing to emergency brake. A mechanical failure like this will never catch you by surprise if you thoroughly familiarize yourself with your bike's condition every time you ride it.
Have you ever lost your brakes? What other mechanical failures have you overcome in a riding situation?


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A Charlotte man is facing an escape charge after he kicked out the back window of a deputy's patrol car following his arrest outside an Indian Land business July 14.
Donnie Gill, 41, had already been arrested on a shoplifting charge, but is now facing charges of unlawful escape and malicious injury to property following the incident that happened at about 6:30 p.m., according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office incident report.
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Local schools have new, more attractive and intuitively interactive websites this year.
There's only one problem, as anyone whose done an online search for a local school this month has found, you can't get to them through Google – or Yahoo, or Bing, or any other search engine for that matter.
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Whether it's tucked behind a dog kennel, disguised in a garden or hidden in the woods, seasoned narcotics officers can spot illegal marijuana growing activity anywhere.
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After several hours of deliberation, a jury returned guilty verdicts on Wednesday, July 16, for a West Columbia man charged with tossing contraband over the fence of Kershaw Correctional Institution last year.
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When legal troubles arise, hiring an attorney can be an expensive option that is out of reach for many.
That's why S.C. Legal Services (SCLS) offers several community outreach programs that can enable people to handle certain legal problems on their own.
SCLS will hold an hour-long free Pro Se Divorce Clinic at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Lancaster County Library, 313 South White St.
After the S.C. Supreme Court previously reversed a ruling allowing government councils to amend agendas during meetings now they've upheld a circuit court ruling stating autopsies are private records.
On Wednesday, July 16, the court ruled 4-1 that autopsy records are exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act because they are medical records.
In the wake of a churning sea of criticism by county officials against the Lancaster County Economic Development Corp., several residents came to the LCEDC's defense Monday night, July 14.
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Lancaster County Capital Project Sales Tax Commission members are reworking a November general election ballot question to reauthorize the county's 1 cent capital project sales tax to include more funding for county roads.
The commission expects to finalize its new proposal Tuesday, July 22, in order to present it to County Council on July 28.
Lancaster County's Christian Services has been a community staple since 1981, when Helen Warren started it as a ministry of the Church of Lancaster.
The purpose of Christian Services was to match up donors with Lancaster County residents needing financial assistance, food, clothing and household items.
The window is closing fast for county officials to make a decision on the future of the county's one-cent capital project sales tax.
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I love the Jaguars. That's the first thing I have to say. I am also a daily reader of BCC and I thought i should try this so hopefully my first post is up to par. Every year I go crazy over the NFL draft and I'm expecting this year to be the same. As the season starts to die down, it is more clear where the Jaguars will be drafting. Right now they are in the 17-19 range and they will most likely stay there unless they make a deep playoff run. After the jump I'll explain how I think the Jaguars could continue to be successful through the draft and where they could potentially find talent.
After watching David Garrard's inconsistency at quarterback, it seems obvious that a new franchise quarterback needs to be drafted. I am a big fan of Garrard and i love the the fact he is a dual threat quarterback, but our team needs a reliable passer who can get the job done in crunch time. Since Luck won't be on the board in the first round when we pick and i don't think Gene will even think about grabbing Cam Newton, Locker and Mallett look like very realistic possibilities. Honestly, I am more impressed with Mallett and i feel like he has all the physical tools to be a pro quarterback. With the multiple young threats that Gene Smith has brought to the team(Hill, Thomas, Miller, Jennings, and hopefully Dillard), we need a quarterback that can spread the ball around and go through his reads and find the open man. We are very lucky to have such a great back in Jones-Drew and a solid offensive line. Mallett could provide our team with the passing threat that would perfectly compliment Mojo. I am by no means an expert in football and just turned 18 so i haven't watched as much as many people on this site, but it feels like our team could be very explosive on offense and we are an elite quarterback away from doing very big things. Gene Smith doesn't seem to want to build this team through free agency so the only way to get an elite quarterback is to hopefully draft well.
Also, I understand that we still have multiple holes on defense and I am expecting Gene to continue to draft and bring in talent on the defensive side of the ball. My mom attended West Virginia so i am an avid Mountaineer fan, and this year they have a very strong defense. There are two players who could potentially be very solid options for our secondary. The first player is Robert Sands.He is nothing like the prototypical safety in that he is 6' 4'' and is huge. He can lay out running backs when he steps up into the box and ca also play in coverage. Playing in the 3-3-5, Sands knows how to cover and play free safety if he has to and he could be a very strong player in the NFL. Also, some of you Florida State fans may remember him from the bowl game last year when he had 11 tackles and was all over the field. He is projected as a late second rounder at the moment so hopefully he falls after the NFL combine. Another player they have is their All Big East cornerback Brandon Hogan. He would be a late round pick and has a good combination of speed and athleticism. He's a very good cover corner and was injured for their bowl game so I'm sure few of you have heard of him, but he has natural ball hawking skills. These are just a few players that I've had a chance to watch grow in college and really like their potential.
The last prospect who i think is interesting for the Jaguars is Greg Romeus. I think most football fans know who he is after a monstrous junior year at Pittsburgh. This year he has had a back injury and an extremely unfortunate knee injury and his draft status is up in flames. He is a player who has a great desire to play the game, much like Kampman, and if he had entered the draft last year, he would have been a first round pick. I've noticed that many of the players that Gene Smith brings in for the practice squad were middle round draft picks who sustained an injury and were waived. It seems to me that he is trying to continuously bring in athletes and talent in hopes that he can find a diamond in the rough. This has already worked with Jason Hill, by the way. This just made me think about Romeus because he is a tremendous athlete who could potentially be a very good starting defensive end in the NFL if he can regain even 80% of the play he had his junior year. With Kampman potentially never returning to his original form, drafting a DE somewhere in the draft could be beneficial to the d line and Romeus could be a late round steal if healthy.
By no means do i care if anyone from West Virginia University ever plays for the Jaguars. I would just like to see the Jaguars finally rise to national prominence. I trust Gene Smith's drafting even though i was skeptical at first. He's caught everyone by surprise the last two years. The players he has brought in have produced and are in position to win us the game on Sunday against Houston. I believe Mallett and Sands could continue to add great talent to the team and hopefully help the Jaguars build a run similar to the Colt's.
Let me know what you think. Hopefully I'm not completely off base here.
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Hogan- http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=69021&draftyear=2011&genpos=CB
Romeus- http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2010/11/17/1820106/injuries-torpedo-greg-romeus-draft-stock


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Selena Gomez Biography
- Selena Marie Gomez was born in Texas on July 22, 1992.
- Her 1st TV role was in Barney and Friends.
- There she met her BFF Demi Lovato.
- Since 2007, she plays a key role in Wizards of Waverly Place.
- She is discovered during a great audition Disney Channel.
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Gov. Pat McCrory wants to blow up the state's current $13 billion a year Medicaid program, by overhauling it in an effort to reduce costs and inefficiency for the elderly and disabled.
McCrory made the announcement at the state DHHS offices at the Dorothea Dix campus in Raleigh.
"We have to improve Medicaid for the state's most vulnerable people," McCrory said.
He called for better customer service, a constant theme of his administration.
"We must have a system that puts people first."
McCrory said his administration will need the support of the federal government and General Assembly. He has already met with Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"Medicaid reform is long overdue and essential for the future health of North Carolina," McCrory said. "We're bringing all partners together to improve care, customer service and efficiency, but most importantly, to deliver right care at the right place at the right time to improve results for our state's most vulnerable citizens."
The Medicaid program spends about $13 billion in state and federal funds a year to provide health coverage for more than 1.5 million North Carolina residents - most of them poor children, older adults and the disabled.
McCrory last month ordered state government offices to trim costs to help keep the budget balanced because he said the state Medicaid program was expected to spend at least $200 million more than projected.
McCrory did not address the future of the Dix park. The city of Raleigh has a lease for all of the Dix land, but a bill that has passed the state Senate would void that lease and offer the city only 200 acres.
McCrory has not taken a specific position on Dix yet.
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Amherst, VA - An Amherst man has been charged with malicious wounding after deputies say he got into a fight and cut a person.
Matthew Alan Waltz, 25, is being held on a secured bond pending his advisement hearing.
The Amherst County Sheriff's Office says Tuesday just before 2 p.m., a fight broke out at Sardis Grocery.
That's when they say Waltz cut someone.
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There was only one van that the hotel used to ferry passengers to both the ship terminal and the airport, so we decided to take a cab instead. It was only a few dollars, and let us go on our schedule instead of the hotels. The only downside here was that when we were let out at the baggage drop off area, the bag porters were VERY pushy for tips. This was a short cruise (4 nights) so we had small suitcases for everyone and I should have just rolled them aboard myself and avoided the bag handlers.
Embarkation was easy as we had completed all of the paperwork online, and thus it took us only a few minutes to get our seapass cards and we were onboard. We bypassed the welcome aboard pictures (I have enough) and just walked up to the Windjammer to get something to eat.
Our cabins were ready by 1:00 and we dropped off our bags. I splurged this time and booked an Owner's Suite for us, and a cabin next door for our kids. The vacation planner had warned us that we would never want to go back to a standard balcony room again. Since this was a short cruise, the difference in price to upgrade to this cabin wasn't out of reach, and we wanted to try it. Wow, what a difference it makes. Plenty of room to stretch out and relax, and the balcony is 2x the size of a balcony for a junior suite. The room could easily accommodate all of our family together in the living area and there is also a small dining table in the room. We had taken a 14 night cruise in the Western Mediterranean last summer (July) and we would have loved to have had this much room during that long cruise!
Other people on this ship have similar personalities that really make the whole trip such a pleasant experience.
The only exception is the cruise director. Last summer, the cruise director was a British fellow named Seymoor who could have headlined as a stand up comedian in any number of venues. This year, they have an Aussie fellow who is OK, but not really that great. For example, he really couldn't get the Love and Marriage show going at all, and just wasn't that quick witted. But again, he was OK.
Overall, this was a great cruise. It was a nice break for the family, aboard a ship that everyone is familiar with. This ship is is good shape, and is very clean overall. The only time it seems crowded was at breakfast and disembarkation. Otherwise, it didn't seem too crowded at all.


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Jennifer Lopez & Casper Smart's Rio de Janeiro Departure
Ready to jet out of the South American locale, Jennifer Lopez had boyfriend Casper Smart by her side at Rio De Janeiro International airport on Monday (February 20).
The "Papi" singer made a quick trip to Brazil this weekend with her dancer beau for the annual Carnival festival.
The previous day, J Lo tweeted, "Just landed in Rio!!! Hello everyone!! My first time here during carnival!!!! #ILoveBrazil".
Lopez did a Carnival-themed commercial for the beer company, Brahma, who set up and paid for her visit.
The commercial features the 42-year-old pop star effortlessly dancing the fast-paced Samba and has been airing in Brazil for the past few months.
Enjoy the photos of Jennifer Lopez and her boyfriend Casper Smart at Rio De Janeiro International Airport (February 20).
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Convicted in Trial Over Claimed Siphoning of $60M from Astor Estate, Lawyer Is Disbarred
Posted Feb 18, 2010 3:44 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
Convicted in a high-profile criminal estate-fraud case last year, New York lawyer Francis Morrissey Jr. was disbarred today.
Rejecting his lawyer's request to wait to see what happens with Morrissey's appeal of his conviction for forgery and scheming to defraud heiress Brooke Astor of some $60 million allegedly siphoned from her $200 million estate, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court today ordered Morrissey's name struck from the roll of attorneys, reports the New York Post. The action will be retroactive to Oct. 8, 2009, the date of his conviction.
With the help of Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, Morrissey "looted [her] estate during the period from approximately 2001 to 2007, when her mental capacity was diminished," the panel says in a three-page ruling.
The newspaper doesn't include any comment from Morrissey or his lawyer. He was sentenced to a one- to three-year prison term for his role in the Astor estate fraud.
Related coverage:
ABAJournal.com: "Brooke Astor's Son & Lawyer are Found Guilty in $60M Estate Fraud Case"
ABAJournal.com: "Lawyer Led Astor's Son Astray in $60M Fraud Says Ex-Jury Holdout (a Lawyer)"
ABAJournal.com: "Brooke Astor's Son Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison"
CNN: "Brooke Astor's son sentenced to prison "
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By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – There was good economic news Friday in a community hit hard by layoffs. More than 100 jobs will be coming to Tifton next year when a major pillow and bedding company opens a manufacturing plant.
In the past three years the Tift County area has lost more than 2,000 jobs but city leaders have slowly been bringing new jobs to the area.
American Textile Company based in Pennsylvania will open a plant in Tifton creating as many as 120 jobs.
Building number 218 in the Tifton-Tift County Industrial Park is the 214,000 sq. ft. facility American Textile Company will occupy.
"We were in the hunt for this thing with 10 other prospects from South Carolina to Georgia," said Mayor Jamie Cater, Tifton.
State leaders site Georgia's competitive resources, progressive business infrastructure, and Tift County's skilled pool of labor as a major selling point.
"Our Chamber and Development Authority has been working tirelessly and we have a lot of good things in the pipeline," said Carla Hall, Incoming Chamber Chair.
The 120 jobs will be created over five years, the company plans for 50 immediate hires and a job fair later on.
ATC has pillow manufacturing facilities in Duquesne, Pa.; Salt Lake City, Ut.; Dallas, Tx.; and now Tifton
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TWO Hampshire teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of an 18-year-old.
Police were called by the ambulance service to a house this afternoon where they found the man in cardiac arrest.
He was taken to Basingstoke hospital but despite efforts to save his life, he was pronounced dead.
Officers were called to the house in Frescade Crescent, in Kings Furlong, Basingstoke at 2.30pm.
Police are speaking with his next-of-kin but have not released his identity.
A post-mortem examination will take place by a Home Office pathologist to establish the cause of death.
A 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl, both from Basingstoke, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.
Officers will conduct house-to-house enquiries this evening in the Frescade Crescent area.
They said they are not looking for anybody else in connection with the death.
Two police cars were seen parked outside the house this evening.
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POUND - Powell Valley outscored Pound 30-16 in the second half to earn a 47-35, come-from-behind Lonesome Pine District win Saturday.
The Lady Vikings (10-12, 6-8) rebounded from a loss Friday to enter postseason play on a positive note.
Brette Harding led Powell Valley with 12 points while Chabrae Roark added 10.
Junior center Kearsten Boggs paced the Lady Wildcats (10-12, 5-9) with a game-high 18 points.
(Late Boys Game) Tri-Cities Christian 52, Mountain Empire 49, OT
BLOUNTVILLE - Jeremy Williams scored 13 points to reach 1,000 for his high school career as Tri-Cities defeated Mountain Empire on Friday night.
The 6-foot-5 Williams, who reached his milestone just minutes into the game, also led the Eagles in rebounding with 15 boards and blocked six shots.
Tri-Cities (15-13) was led by Zach Lindamood with 18 points.
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How's going to Hawaii for a field trip? It's something that's not commonly heard, but thanks to the technological advances of today, Ms. Moore's first grade class at Pearl Watson Elementary School in Lake Charles was able to do just that ... virtually, at least.
Through Skype's 'In the Classroom' program, Moore has started Skyping with classrooms in schools all over to learn about different cities and parts of the country.
"We've Skyped with local schools like Oak Park," said Moore. "But we've also Skyped with schools in further places, like Chicago."
On Tuesday, Moore's class Skyped with a classroom in Hawaii sharing images of Louisiana staples like the state seal and Mardi Gras masks. In return, Moore's class learned about the founding of the state of Hawaii, the state flower and heard a traditional Hawaiian song.
"I learned how to say 'hi' in Hawaiian," said student, Mariah Bates. "I asked them how the weather was ... they said it was rainy and here it's sunny."
"Kids need to learn technology," said Moore. "This is a way to have them learn educational things on the computer."
Moore hopes to continue the virtual field trips throughout the year.
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against a Lauderdale County man charged with murder will go to a grand jury.
Shannon Brewer is accused of stabbing Mark Dishon multiple times before slashing his throat and shooting him in the back of the head in Lauderdale County in November.
He is also accused of assaulting a woman at Dishon's home.
Investigators said Brewer confessed to murdering Mark Dishon.
Prosecutors had several witnesses testify as to what happened the night Dishon was killed.
The case's lead investigator, Richard Richey, spent just over an hour on the stand answering questions from both the prosecution and defense.
Brewer's brother, Jerry, is charged with theft.
The brothers fled to Florida shortly after the murder. US Marshals caught them in Tallahassee and brought them back to Alabama.
The brothers are currently being held in the Lauderdale County Detention Center.
A trial date has not been set.
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LA CRESCENT, Minnesota (WXOW) – Honey bee populations have been dropping worldwide. In the U.S. much of this decline is due to "colony collapse disorder" or CCD.
"The behavior is basically the bees leave the hive and don't come back," said Phil Pellitteri, entomologist with the UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab. "And so the colony just falls apart."
The hive abandonment occurs in the winter when the colony is under the most stress. In fact, Pellitteri said surviving the winter is why these bees store honey.
"If it's excessively cold, or if you have relatively few bees, or if you have relatively small amounts of honey, the colony dies out in the winter," said Pellitteri. "They starve to death, they can't generate enough heat and freeze to death, there's all kinds of complications. So in order for the bees to be successful they have to have a lot of food and there has to be a strong colony."
Currently, the cause of colony collapse disorder is unknown. But scientists believe it's a combination factors.
"When you go back to what's happened to honey bees in the last 20-30 years," said Pellitteri," there's two parasitic mites that have come in, there's new virus diseases, there's definitely a concern about diet, there's a concern about pesticides, there's a concern about the chemicals we use to try to get rid of the mites which might cause problems, and this all kind of folds into the disorder story."
Interestingly, some honey bee colonies are more likely to be affected than others.
"It appears that the bees that are the most prone to it are bees that are under stress," said Pellitteri. "In particular, the people who have suffered the worse from it are commercial bee keepers that move their colonies… When bees are happy and healthy they don't seem to get the disorder."
To complicate matters, some loss over the winter is normal, regardless of CCD.
"This past year we lost probably 30% of our colonies in the state [of Wisconsin]," said Pellitteri. "To be honest, that's pretty typical for a severe winter. It's just natural. This is a harsh climate when you think about having to survive on your food stores. It's interesting, the year before that our losses were unusually light, about 15%, but it was also a relatively mild winter."
Colony collapse disorder came into the limelight about five years ago with a few major winter losses. However, not everyone believes this problem isn't new.
"Some people argue that this goes back over 100 years," said Pellitteri. "That there were similar types of problems seen in honey bees at different times. They used to call it 'fall dwindle disease' among others."
Honey bees are non-native to North America but are none the less responsible for pollinating a large percentage of the fruits and vegetables that grow in American soil. Their declining numbers are a source of concern for the food industry.
"Many of our crops have been designed specifically to attract honey bees," said Pellitteri. "They've been bred for the purpose of attracting honey bees, so honey bees will pollinate them."
For years, growers like Ralph Yates, manager of Fruit Acres Inc. in La Crescent, have been bringing in bees from commercial bee keepers to aid in pollination.
"We've always done this," said Yates. "This is part of apple growing and fruit production. We bring in bees from commercial bee keepers, you have them here for pollination during blossom time and at petal fall time, when the blossom is finished and the bloom is dropped off of the trees, then the bee keepers remove the bees and we're able to go about our business."
This has prevented the orchard from seeing any losses due to CCD. But Yates said it is a serious matter for growers and consumers alike.
"50-60% of the food supply is dependant on pollination by bees," said Ralph Yates, "And when you look at who's doing all the work out there it's not so much wild bees but probably 90% of the pollination is taking place with so-called domesticated honey bees."
Without the help of the rented bees Yates said his yields would be greatly diminished.
"I just don't think we'd get the pollinating out here that we have now and the fruit production would drop as a result," said Yates. "You have to have a bee visiting that blossom for either self-pollination or cross-pollination, but you need that bee out there."
And without the help or rented bees, Yates said the orchard would be in a bind.
"Except for the wild bees there aren't too many options," said Yates. "This is why it's critical that we hope to get this problem solved and get to the bottom of it."
While domesticated honey bees play a significant roll in crop pollination, they aren't the only players. Some 400 other species of bees exist in the state of Wisconsin.
"Sometimes when people talk about honeybees becoming extinct that the end of the world was here," said Pellitteri. "That's probably really an exaggeration. On the other hand, it would grossly affect yields and make things much more difficult."
Colony Collapse Disorder doesn't appear to be affecting them in the same way, but their population is also suffering because of habitat destruction.
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I am an Indian IT Professional from Saudi Arabia. I recently bought an N97 and upgraded the firmware to v12.
BUGS BUGS BUGS... I seriously dont know when Nokia will grow and create bulletproof OS!
Following are the most annoying bugs/problems I have faced so far:
Well? Is NOKIA LISTENING?
12-10-2009 13:13
Sadly I had the problem of a delay of the alarm - 5 minutes - delay in the last 2 days.. I set up the alarm to 07:30 and it started 07:35 the following day I set it up to 08:00 and it started at 08:05 !!!
I had this problem earlier when I just got the phone, and unfortunately it came back again yesterday and today.
Another problem I had today - I disconnected the charger but the phone stuck, the light of the charging did not go off and the phone was freeze - I had to take the battery our to re start it.
Any advise ?
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There certainly are immense number of problems with N97. I am happy that you too have put it out. Kindly check out my complaint on the same issue and added with poor response to replace my handset which packed up within one day. I have been running around for the problem and there is no solution in sight,.


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Please: Help me find the member at who honored me tonight at FMCA's Indianapolis convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
This afternoon was the Military Veterans meeting, so I was wearing my Stars and Stripes shirt with my U.S. Navy Woman Veteran sleeve patch. Tonight, I was handed a card after the evening entertainment.
On the front, behind the Yellow Ribbon, was printed: Thank You For your Service and Dedication to Our Country.
On the reverse side: Dear American Hero, I am not certain for all you have done to secure my freedom. Please accept this simple card as a small token of my appreciation. Signed: May God Bless You, A grateful American citizen.
The gentleman handed it to me after the Dutton's performance at evening entertainment. He was wearing a patriotic shirt with our flag and an eagle.
I want to personally thank him for bestowing such an honor!
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I wasn't there but I would also like to thank you for your service and dedication to our country. May God bless you.
Jim Boguslaw, Another grateful American citizen
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I have also been handed that card it was a great honor to receive and also to now be able to hand them out. I am just sorry it has taken so long to receive thanks from a grateful nation. I wish it had be me to give it to you but I am happy that someone has, you have given a lot to make this country great, thank you for you service.
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Indian Concepts in the Music of John Coltrane
Carl Clements
John Coltrane was at the forefront of many important directions in jazz in the 1950s and 1960s, including those that have been labeled hard bop, modal jazz, avant-garde jazz, and world music. One interest that became an increasingly dominant focus for him in his later years was the study of Indian music and spirituality. While Coltrane's music remained firmly rooted in jazz, this exploration was an important part of the development of Coltrane's personal style from the early 1960s to the end of his life in 1967. A number of factors inspired Coltrane to explore Indian music and thought, and an investigation of specific applications of these ideas in his music will provide some insight into his stylistic motivations.
Coltrane exhibited a constant drive to absorb new
ideas throughout his career. The years between 1955 and 1960 were a period of
dramatic transition in his stylistic direction. In the late 1950s he began to explore modal
jazz with Miles Davis, and by the time he recorded "My Favorite
Things" in 1960, it was apparent that this harmonically static approach
to improvisation was becoming a crucial element in Coltrane's evolving
style. In even later recordings such
In the course
of his search for structure within this loosening of harmonic boundaries,
Coltrane began studying Indian and other non-Western scales and modes. Lewis Porter notes that Coltrane started
paying particular attention to the music of the Indian sitar master Ravi
Shankar in early 1961.1 "I collect the records he's made, and his
music moves me" Coltrane stated. "I'm certain that if I
recorded with him I'd increase my possibilities tenfold, because
I'm familiar with what he does and I understand and appreciate his
work."2 Following their
introduction in 1964, Shankar and Coltrane began to converse about Indian
music. Regarding these lessons,
Shankar recalled: "I could give just bare beginning and main things
about Indian music and he became more and more interested."3 Coltrane
had intended to spend six months studying with Shankar in 1967, but died
before this could take place.4 The importance of Shankar to Coltrane is
evidenced by the fact that the latter named his son
Coltrane also
developed an interest in Indian religion and philosophy. Though raised in a Methodist household, he
did not consider himself to be specifically Hindu, Christian, Muslim, or any
other single faith. However, by the
mid-1960s, the religion and philosophy of
Coltrane integrated Indian music and concepts
into his style in a number of ways. On
the one hand, he incorporated various structural elements of Indian music. These include the use of the drone, ideas
of melodic development, and rhythmic and metric considerations. On the other hand, he drew from Indian
religion and philosophy in both literal and abstract ways. While none of these elements dominated his
playing and composing, as a whole they reflect Coltrane's profound
interest in drawing from the music and thought of
The Indian use of the drone was a significant
influence on much of Coltrane's music after the late 1950s, beginning
with his 1959 composition "Naima" from the album Giant Steps. "
Alap, the free-meter introductory portion of a performance of North Indian classical music, also inspired Coltrane in some of his work. In the development of the Hindustani (North Indian) alap, performers explore the various ways they can arrive at the successive notes of the raga. At times, Coltrane would similarly focus a portion of his improvisation on a single note. The entire piece "Psalm" is somewhat reminiscent of an Indian alap both in its rubato presentation over a bass drone and its tendency to continually return to a single note. While this concept is not uniquely Indian,8 the drone and free-meter presentation point to the Indian alap as a likely inspiration.
"Song of Praise" (1965, from The John Coltrane Quartet Plays) also exhibits features of Indian alap. Like "Psalm," the entire piece is presented in free meter over a bass drone. "Song of Praise" creates a further parallel with the first part of an Indian alap, as can be seen in Example 1. In Hindustani alap, the performer first establishes the tonic. Subsequently, each important note in the raga is systematically introduced until the middle-register tonic is stated. In Example 1, which shows how the first part of "Song of Praise" reflects this feature of alap, Coltrane's performance is divided into numbered phrases, each of which cadences to the circled note (the phrase number can be found over each circle). As with the Hindustani alap, he first emphasizes the tonic D in the lower register in line A phrase 1. Phrase 2 resolves to G a fourth above D. Phrase 3 returns to the lower D. Phrase 4 introduces G a fourth above the D; phrase 5 states the fifth (A); phrase 6 establishes the major seventh (C#); and phrase 7, after touching the high G, resolves to D in the middle register. Thus he has used the notes D, G, A, and C# to established an internal structure resembling that of Hindustani alap development.
Example 1: Excerpt from John Coltrane's "Song of Praise"
Transcription by Carl Clements
Beginning at line C phrase 8, Coltrane repeats the systematic note development of lines A and B, as can be seen from the circled notes in phrases 8 through 14. This time, however, the cadences are more elaborate and embellished, and culminate on the upper register tonic in line D, phrase 15. After this second systematic development, he explores the highest register of the instrument and treats his phrases and cadences in a much freer manner over the instrument's full range. This repetition of the ascending note development is suggestive of the typical progression of full presentation of alap, in which note by note development is repeated with increasing intensity.
A further structural element in "Song of Praise" that parallels Indian music appears in bassist Jimmy Garrison's free-meter introduction. This solo makes extensive use of pedal point in several ways. Of particular interest is his alternation between moving lines and pedal point, as shown in Example 2a. This bears a close resemblance to the use of bol patterns played in the jor section of alap by players of the Hindustani sitar, as shown in Example 2b.9 In this excerpt from Ravi Shankar's performance of Rag Malkauns (1968, from The Ravi Shankar Collection - Sound of the Sitar), he maintains a C# pedal and, as is typical of this style of playing, alternates rhythmically between stroking the fixed pitch chikari drone strings and playing melodic patterns on the main strings.
Example 2a: Excerpt from Jimmy Garrison's bass solo in "Song of Praise"
Transcription by Carl Clements
Example 2b: Excerpt from sitarist
Transcription by Carl Clements
Some of Coltrane's rhythmic ideas also seem to
be inspired by Indian music, particularly his use of unconventional time
signatures. Tal is the guiding
rhythmic principle of the classical music of
Beyond explicit applications of Indian musical ideas, Coltrane also drew from extra-musical Indian elements. One example is his interest in the Indian concept of rasa, the "emotion or mood" of a raga.11 In an interview with Nat Hentoff, Coltrane said that he had "already been looking into those approaches to music—as in India—in which particular sounds and scales are intended to produce specific emotional meanings."12 He also wished to be able to tap into what he believed to be the mystical power of music:
I would like to discover a method so that if I want it to rain, it will start right away to rain. If one of my friends is ill, I'd like to play a certain song and he will be cured; when he'd be broke, I'd bring out a different sound and immediately he'd receive all the money he needed.13
This same concept appears in a variety of Indian stories about the power of music. O. Gosvami writes that, when properly performed, "the Raga is believed to have the power to move the elements in nature, in man and in animal," citing examples of performances in which Rag Dipak generated intense heat and Rag Megha brought on torrential rains.14
The titles of many
of Coltrane's later compositions suggest broad spiritual concepts that
might be associated with Indian and other religious thought. Besides "
In "
The first verse of
this discourse reads: "The Blessed Lord said: What I am going to tell
thee, the uncarping, is the thing most secret, the essential knowledge
attended with all the comprehensive knowledge, by knowing which thou shall be
released from evil."19
The ideas of "
Coltrane was not the only jazz musician in the early- to mid-1960s to look to Indian music for inspiration, as can be seen in the works of Yusef Lateef, Harihar Rao and Don Ellis, and John Mayer. Coltrane was apparently among the first to do so, however, and his high profile in the jazz world inspired many others to follow suit. Former bandmates Miles Davis, Pharaoh Sanders, and Alice Coltrane later drew from Indian sources to varying degrees. By the late 1960s, Indian ideas had begun to permeate Western popular and art music, from the Beatles to Philip Glass. Coltrane and Ravi Shankar were likely two of the most prominent catalysts for this movement.
Musicians such as
John McLaughlin, Dave Liebman, and Jan Garbarek continued to carry on
Coltrane's work from the early 1970s to the present. Each of these
musicians acknowledges the significance of Coltrane's music to the
development of their individual styles, and their distinct backgrounds are
indicative of the range of his legacy. The phenomenon of Indian-jazz fusion has
become thoroughly international, with musicians from the United States,
Europe, India, and elsewhere presenting their own interpretations of this
merging of musical systems. This is
evident in the music of such stylists as Steve Coleman,
—Carl Clements
1 Lewis Porter, John Coltrane: His Life
and Music (
2 1961 interview by Francois Postif, quoted in Porter, 209.
3 Gerry Farrell, Indian
Music and the West (
4 Ibid.
5 Porter, 259.
6 Bill Cole, John Coltrane (New York: Schirmer, 1976), 97.
7 Porter, 209. This composition, according to Bill Bauer,
may be based on a Vedic chant from the Folkways album Religious Music of
India (New York: Folkways 4431, 1952, recorded by Alain Danielou). See
also Soniya K. Brar's elaboration of this concept in her Master's
thesis "Transculturalism and Musical Refashioning: The Use of
Hindustani Musical Element in the Works of John Coltrane" (
8 Lewis Porter points to the use of the "recitation tone" by black American preachers as a source for this concept. See Porter, 246.
9 The Ravi Shankar Collection - Sound of the Sitar (
10 N.A. Jairazbhoy, The Rags of North Indian Music: Their Structure and Evolution (London: Faber, 1971), 33.
11 Ali Akbar Khan
and George Ruckert, The Classical Music of
12 From Nat Hentoff's notes to Coltrane "Live" At the Village Vanguard. Quoted in Porter, 211.
13 From Clouzet and Delorme, "Entretien avec John Coltrane," 12-13. Quoted in Porter, 211.
14 O. Gosvami, The Story of Indian Music: Its Growth and Synthesis (Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1961), 245.
15 Nat Hentoff, Jazz Is (New York: Random House, 1976).
16 Farrell, 191.
17 Porter, 265.
18 Ibid.
19 Sri Aurobindo
translates these verses as: "I am the ritual action, I the sacrifice, I
the food-oblation, I the fire-giving herb, the mantra I, I the butter, I the
flame, and the offering too I am. "I am the Father of this world, the
Mother, the Ordainer, the first Creator, the object of knowledge, the sacred
20 Eric Nisenson, Ascension: John Coltrane and His Quest (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993), 111.
—Carl Clements
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Eugene "Gene" E. Gann, 88, of East Peoria, IL, passed away at 3:42 a.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
He was born February 27, 1924 in Sikeston, MO to Luther and Nona (Mathenia) Gann. He married Eileen Pruitt on April 15, 1944 in Madison, IL. She preceded him in death on April 10, 2007 in Peoria.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, 1 son, Ronald L. Gann; 1 great-grandson, 1 brother and 1 sister.
Surviving are four children, Larry E. Gann of Brighton, CO; 3 daughters Phyllis E. Beard of Isabella, MO, Joyce A. (Dave) Taylor of East Peoria, Gloria L. (Gary) Steeg of Chillicothe, IL; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-granddaughter.
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While it isn't required, you could also add ticket stubs, notes, or pictures to the journal. The real value of this gift is the reflections written in your own hand, but adding a few visuals can help personalize it.
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