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NASA delays shuttle launch over hydrogen leakspace shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. Endeavour's launch was delayed on Saturday following a hydrogen leak, postponing a mission to the International Space Station by at least four days.
The launch had been scheduled for 7:17 am (1117 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Agency said in a statement that the leak in a venting system was detected near the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, which is attached to the external tank at its intertank area.
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Shuttle managers have set a meeting for 2:00 pm Sunday (1800 GMT) to discuss the repair options and Endeavour's launch attempt opportunities.
It will now take the space agency 24 hours just to empty Endeavour's external tank, which contains two million liters of liquid hydrogen Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen. It is a common liquid rocket fuel for rocket applications. In the aerospace industry, its name is often abbreviated to LH2 or LH2. and oxygen.
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Independent U.S. has scheduled for that day the launch of the Lunar crater observation and sensing satellite, which is due to lift off on top of an Atlas V This article is about the rocket. For the boat, see Atlas V (boat).
The Atlas V rocket is an expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture United Launch Alliance. rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) is the East Coast space launch facility of the United States Department of Defense. Located on Cape Canaveral in the State of Florida, it depends on Patrick Air Force Base, home of the 45th Space Wing. CCAFS is adjacent to the John F. , Florida.
The leak was similar to one that occurred during the first launch attempt of the space shuttle Discovery in March.
But mission manager Mike Moses acknowledged that even now NASA did not know what had caused Discovery's leak in March.
"We did not really find anything, but obviously something is going on, the second time over three flights," he said.
In the future, the International Space Station where Endeavour is planning to go is set to be a temporary home to 13 astronauts -- the first time so many people have stayed on the orbiting station at once.
The seven-man crew, which includes six Americans and a Canadian, who are heading to the ISS ISS
See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). will join another six astronauts already living on the space station including an American, a Canadian, two Russians, a Belgian and Japan's Koichi Wakata Koichi Wakata (若田 光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese astronaut from JAXA and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. .
Construction began on the ISS a decade ago, and the push is on to complete the building before NASA ends its shuttle missions in September 2010.
Endeavour's crew are tasked with installing the final elements of the Japanese laboratory Kibo during their 16-day mission.
The station has become a sophisticated platform for scientific experiments after the installation of a European laboratory last year and the arrival of the hi-tech Japanese lab that is currently being completed.
When Endeavour finally lifts off, it will be the 32nd mission to the ISS, which orbits 350 kilometers (220 miles) above Earth, and the last of three missions to assemble the Kibo laboratory.
Over the five planned spacewalks lasting some 32.5 hours, the astronauts will install a permanent 1.9 tonnes platform to Kibo, which will serve as one of the station's porches for conducting experiments in the vacuum of space.
Endeavour will also deliver a large number of spare equipment, and bring up an unpressurized storage area for keeping the experiments that have been exposed to the extremes of space.
It will also bring with it another platform that can be detached from the space station and then flown back to Earth in the Endeavour's cargo hold.
NASA is seeking to make maximum use of its flights to the space station with only another seven planned after the Endeavour's trip and before the shuttles are retired.
Senior NASA official Bill Gerstenmaier has offered assurances that the space station has the capacity to play host to 13 astronauts at once, after a fourth solar panel was erected along with other equipment including toilets, a kitchen and a machine to recycle urine into drinking water drinking water
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But he acknowledged: "It's a very complex and challenging mission for the team."
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Sia Explains Her Aversion to Fame, In Illustrated Form
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Sia Furler, a songwriting savant whose writing credits include mega hits like Rihanna's "Diamonds" and Flo Rida's "Wild One", has been making an even bigger splash as a solo act with her own hit single, "Chandelier," but there's one thing she doesn't want to achieve: celebrity.
The songstress openly shares her struggles with depression, anxiety and past addictions during interviews and on social media, but rarely performs and now avoids being photographed. Sia went so far as writing an Anti-Fame Manifesto and has been coined the "the Socially Phobic Pop Star" by The New York Times. Earlier this year, she insisted on being filmed with her back toward the camera during interviews on Nightline and Chelsea Lately. Most viewers wondered if her anti-social antics and blonde bob wig were part of a publicity ploy.
"I don't want to be famous, or recognizable," Sia told ABC News. "I don't want to be critiqued about the way that I look on the Internet."
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Tiny Qatar, with less than 278,000 native citizens (plus 1.5 million migrant workers), has the highest GDP per capita in the world. That high GDP is not shared among almost 95% of Qatar's workforce who, for the most part, are held as unpaid slaves. Indeed, Qatar has been ranked as one of the worst places in the world for workers.
In November 2010 Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup which resulted in a push to construct over 100 billion dollars worth of sports facilities, roads, and other and infrastructure. But instead of paying its workers, Qatari construction companies charge their
slaves employees outrageous recruitment fees while withholding their wages so they cannot repay those fees. To ensure that they won't leave without settling those fees, the companies confiscate their passports.
If you are wondering how these companies are allowed to abuse their migrant workers, be informed that Qatari law encourages such abuses based on the country's oppressive migrant worker system that enslaves workers and forces them to live in conditions of squalor. The system is called kafala which requires workers to be sponsored by employers and gives those employers dictatorial power to prevent workers from leaving the country.
Is there a more vile, savage and barbaric religion?]]>
Try to find "Rules of Joking in Christianity" and, except for the admonition not to joke in church, you will come up empty handed. Now go and google "Rules of Joking in Islam" and you will find no shortage of rules about joking among Muslims. After no small amount of time spent researching the topic, I have been able to distill the one, single, prime and sacred rule that all good Imams dispense to their faithful: DON'T JOKE!
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Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious. Islam does not allow swimming in the sea and is opposed to radio and television serials.
Some of my Muslim readers will object that this is not true - that they have heard Muslim jokes. However what Muslims call Muslim jokes are rather silly affairs - here is a typical Muslim joke from an Islamic website:
SunnahOnline.com, Some Humorous Talk of the Prophet
Hasan radiallahu 'anhu said: That a certain old woman came to the Prophet and requested him to pray to Allah to make her enter Paradise. The Prophet said, "O mother of so and so! No old woman shall enter into paradise." The narrator says that on hearing this the old woman went back weeping. The Prophet said to the people around him to go and tell the old woman that she would not enter into Paradise as an old woman. [At-Tirmidhi] Then he recited the verse: "Verily we! We have created those (maidens) by a creation and have made them virgins, loving, of equal age." [Al-Qur'an 56:35-37]
Get the joke? Mohammed tells an old woman that no old woman will ever enter paradise, but after she cried in disappointment, our esteemed prophet had his minions laughingly tell her that she will indeed enter paradise after all, but not as an old woman but as a young virgin - hahaha! She will be continually punctured for eternity, her virginity constantly and forever torn after a brutal assault by some suicide-bomber as a reward for his earthly deeds. Now that's a joke on her.
I think I have better Muslim jokes, but obviously they're going to be offensive to Muslims:
Mahmud: Bernie of Planck's Constant wrote that Muslims treated their Black slaves savagely worse than any Simon Legree and that Arab Muslims will never treat their fellow Black Muslims as friends.
Ahmed: Bernie is wrong - I used to have many black friends - until my dad sold them.
Q: What did God say when he made the first Muslim?
A: Oops!
Q: Why haven't any Egyptian Muslims died from West Nile virus?
A: Mosquitoes don't land on crap, only flies do!
Q: What would you call the Flintstones if they were Muslims?
A: Advanced Muslims.
Here's a typical Afghan recruitment slogan: Be Allah you can be!
Q: What's the difference between an American girl and a Muslim girl?
A: American girls get stoned before they commit adultery.
Q: What do you call a Muslim having sex with a non-Muslim girl?
A: Rape!
Q: How do you get a homosexual out of a tree in Iran?
A: Cut the noose.
Q: How long does it take a Muslim to take a dump?
A: 9 months.
Q: How does a Muslim father keep his daughter from going out?
A: He pours more gas on her.
Q: What do you call a field full of Muslims?
A: A shooting range.
Q: What do a slinky and a Muslim have in common?
A: Both are useless but fun as hell to watch falling down the stairs.
Q: What would you do if you had enough money to send half the Muslims back to the Middle East?
A: Send all of them back half way.
You can find more than a 1001 Muslim Jokes here.]]>
I have, at great expenditure of energy and time, rummaged through quite a number of archived posts of hot totties from the aforementioned website and herewith present for your viewing pleasure 13 hand-picked Gorgeous Ginger Girls.
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Between 1901 and 2014, the Nobel Prizes in Science and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded to 761 individuals (see my article Number of Jews who have received the Nobel Prize). Had those prizes been awarded in proportion to population percentages, Muslims would have garnered 190 of them. So how many Nobel prizes did Muslims actually win? Would you believe a piddling, measly four prizes!
If I happen to mention that Jews with a hundreds times fewer population have almost 200 Nobel Laureates, a number of my Muslim readers will offer excuses as to why this is so; however, as I wrote in my article Why Jews Win So Many Nobel Prizes and Muslims Do Not:
Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan, is one Muslim who did not make excuses for Muslim backwardness and lack of Nobel Prizes; he repeatedly pointed out in his speeches that the few Muslims who had won the Nobel Prize only did so because they were working at non-Muslim institutions. He realized that it is Islam that is holding back the Muslim people.
But is there any one thing about Islam, more than any other, that makes Islamic countries so backward, so ignorant, so primitive, and especially so savage?
The West's leading scholar of the Middle East, Bernard Lewis, offers his opinion in an interview with the Wall Street Journal:]]>
WSJ, 2 Apr 2011, The Weekend Interview With Bernard Lewis: 'The Tyrannies Are Doomed'
"My own feeling is that the greatest defect of Islam and the main reason they fell behind the West is the treatment of women," he says. He makes the powerful point that repressive homes pave the way for repressive governments. "Think of a child that grows up in a Muslim household where the mother has no rights, where she is downtrodden and subservient. That's preparation for a life of despotism and subservience. It prepares the way for an authoritarian society," he says.
As I wrote in my article List of Chinese Nobel Prize Laureates: "Religion or Governments that deny freedom and liberty just do not create anything."
Unless Muslims reform their religion, abrogate all the violent, anti-Christian, anti-Jewish, and misogynistic portions of the Quran, and stop emulating their savage, brutal, pedophilic, bigoted, slave-holding, whoremongering prophet Mohammed, piss be upon him, they will continue to be the world's most ignorant, most-disease-ridden, most primitive, most barbaric of societies.
For more info on Islam's Treatment of Women read Misogyny in the Muslim World: Bound by Culture or Religion? at the Huffpost.]]>
A classmate recently asked me for some advice on writing her resume. Thanks to the Internet, there is no shortage of templates one can use to help get started, and I suggested she merely had to google the term "Resume template." In addition, I pointed to a website that offered resume buzzwords she could use to pepper her page with, that is, power words and phrases that add zing and positive feelings to the resume.
But all the correct formatting, the right power-words, and all the resume pitfalls to avoid will be for naught, I advised her, if she used her real first name, which happens to be Ebonic. As I pointed out in my article The 13 Most Important Traits of an Ideal Employee, most employers will try to avoid hiring people with Ebonic names such as Tabiqwa or Bershawn. It's not because all employers are racist but because many will assume that anyone stupid enough to keep an Afro-centric name is also too stupid to be a good employee.
But let's assume that a fair number of white human resource personnel are indeed racist, bigoted or Xenophobic, then wouldn't logic dictate that, just to be safe, one should not use a name with an obvious ethnic or racial identifier? Legally changing one's name is not a bad idea - and anyway, your friends and family can still call you Trayvon or Lavatoria or any other stupid appellation, but at least your job interviewer won't prejudge your resume based on that and shitcan your application without even seeing you.
As for me, I was born with the Hebrew name Benzion. Although I legally changed it when I turned 18, I called myself Bernie from the time I was 5 years old. Fortunately for me, my kindergarten teacher could not pronounce my name and so called me Bernie. I say fortunately because otherwise I would have spent the next 64 years correcting people on how my real name is pronounced.
I am not saying there is something wrong with honoring your ancestry, but if you want to succeed in life, get an American name.
I believe that before this century ends, many citizens of foreign countries will be giving their children American names, and wisely so.
If you feel comfortable keeping your children tucked away in some small village that is cut off from all contact with the outside world, then by all means name your children zhinpingpow or some other unpronounceable non-American name. On the other hand, if you want your children to be successful, you will take my advice.
You may think, "what's in a name?" however, who would have Hailed Adolf Schicklegruber as Fuhrer when the Name Hitler works so well?]]> At one of my businesses, my workforce is 99% foreign-born but I insist that they have work names that can be pronounced by my customers, my vendors, and the rest of the company. I don't need to lose customers because they can't remember if they spoke to zhang zi zhu or phang ving puung.
I'm just letting you know the reality.]]>
In my article Two Agonist-Antagonist Rants, I mentioned that I am currently studying human anatomy for a future business venture which will start sometime in the spring of 2015. I would like to mention something very interesting regarding Chinese students attending those very same classes.
Many of them barely speak English. That's right - young Chinese students who have not been in this country long enough to speak our language well are taking classes that require them to know the names of muscles, the bones they attach to, the function and pathology of those muscles, and their scientific names. I would venture to say that most Americans would find the lessons too difficult, the concepts too arcane, and the discipline required to pass the exams too arduous; so how do these English-language deficient Asians do it?
They help each other out and they strive to become white. Asian graduates who have previously taken those courses help their novice compatriots who take great pains to eventually learn proper English and become assimilated Americans.
More than a century and a half ago Chinese immigrants flooded California during the Gold Rush. They formed self-supporting communities and have continued to do so into modern times (1).
Despite more than a century and a half of anti-Asian bias and discrimination, the descendents of these immigrants have become the most successful ethnic group in America.
It isn't bigotry and prejudice that holds one back, it's culture. And Asian culture values education. Black culture does not. Asians help each other out, blacks do not. It isn't racism holding blacks back, it's black culture. You hear that Reverend Sharpton?]]>
The Washington Post, Why Asian American kids excel. It's not 'Tiger Moms.'
Young Asian Americans have all kinds of good role models to emulate. Their communities and families make sure they get extra help when they need it. Their families, even on limited resources, manage to seek out and move to neighborhoods with good schools. And they aspire to success with specific goals in mind: medicine, law, engineering and pharmacy. And they aim for the best schools.
First off, just what is the meaning of a 'lone wolf' and what is the purpose of using such a term? Wikipedia tells us: "The term "lone wolf" is used by US law enforcement agencies and the media to refer to individuals undertaking violent acts of terrorism outside a command structure." The definition tells us the purpose: to dissociate an act of terror from those who inspire it; that is, if a Muslim commits an act of terror, we should ignore the ideology that inspired it.
As far as our government is concerned, there have been no Muslim terror attacks in the US:
Breitbart News Network, 7 Other Lone Wolf Islamic Attacks Inside the U.S.
... the Obama administration has repeatedly treated "lone wolf" Islamic terror inside the United States as though it were non-terrorist crime ...
The Obama administration takes great pains never to label Islamic terror as such inside the United States; instead, we are told, we should focus disproportionately on the threat of right-wing groups like the Tea Party.
Consider the following: it's 1943 in America and a recent convert to Nazism attacks and kills two policemen. Would anyone in their right mind say that this was a lone wolf attack and nothing to do with the Nazis in Germany? Is it really necessary to find a direct order from Adolf Hitler on the person to blame Nazism for the attack?
Suppose a long-time adherent of Nazism suddenly decided to kill 13 fellow soldiers at an army base, would we call that a lone wolf attack or insanely worse, work-place violence? If we had, America would have lost World War Two for lack of identifying our enemy. And by the way, why would we, in 1943, ever allow a Nazi sympathizer to be on an army base? Why are we allowing Muslims, especially devout Muslims, to be in our military? Are we that stupid?
Some of my readers may object that just because some Muslims use the Quran to guide their terrorist acts does not mean all Muslims will become terrorists. My response? Who cares if not all Muslims are terrorists? As I wrote in a previous article 90% of Nazis were not Evil, that is, 90% of Nazis never killed anyone, but does that mean they were never a threat to western civilization?]]> Most Muslims are not terrorists because they have not understood the Quran. The reason so many recent converts go Jihad is because they earnestly read and understood the Quran. When they go on Jihad, it is not an act of a 'lone wolf,' it is an act of a soldier in the war against the infidel. Soldiers in a war do not need a written direct command from the general to know what to do when in enemy territory: he knows his duty is to render destruction against all those who stand in the way of dar al-Islam, a world caliphate.
When it comes to Muslims, there is no such thing as a lone wolf attack.]]>
All Africa, Liberia: Dead Ebola Patients Resurrect?
Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their 60s and 40s respectively, died of the Ebola virus recently in Hope Village Community and the Catholic Community in Ganta, Nimba.
But to the amazement of residents and onlookers on Monday, the deceased reportedly regained life in total disbelief. The New Dawn Nimba County correspondent said the late Dorris Quoi of Hope Village Community and the second victim only identified as Ma Kebeh, said to be in her late 60s, were about to be taken for burial when they resurrected.
It could very well be that the women were so ill from another disease that they appeared to be dead and assumed to have died from the Ebola virus and revived. However, some websites have taken such stories and embellished them with absurd photos along with this headline: "Africa Confirms 3rd Ebola Victim Rises From the Dead, Releases Picture of First "Ebola Zombie" Captured":
I have not the slightest doubt that there are millions of people who will believe such stories. How do I know? Just take a look at the millions of morons in this country who believe Islam is a religion. If a gun were put to my head and my life were staked as to whether which proposition were true: Ebola zombies coming back to life or Islam is a religion, I would pick the former - why? Because I cherish life and I want to live.]]>
If grafitti is starting to spread fears of Ebola, you know that social media isn't far behind, especially with fake news about Ebola. The latest email sent to me warned about Ebola found in packages of hair extensions, or what some may call a killer weave. Since I don't use hair extensions (I think they're the worst thing you can do to your scalp), I didn't get alarmed, but I could see how this could shake up a sister.
The email even included a doctored up image from a CNN newscast:]]>
Received a clip via text message, showing CNN news anchors (Anderson Cooper and another) discussing how Ebola has been found in numerous packages of hair extension in the US. Is this true?
Snopes debunked this Ebola rumor here. Here is the original, undoctored image of the CNN report:
The Ebola scare rumors begin.]]>
I made a mistake. When I make a mistake, I admit it. In last Monday's article Ebola Trivia Questions, I made the assertion that Islam is world's deadliest disease. A reader from Texas sent me an email disputing that assertion. After a brief investigation it became clear that I was terribly wrong. Islam is not the world's deadliest disease. It is the world's third most deadly disease.
Here are 13 deadly diseases, many of them preventable with swift and certain action:
That a few of these diseases no longer kill millions is because we recognized the threat and took action against them. Until the world recognizes the threat posed by Islam, many millions more will suffer or die.
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Conservative Tribune, BREAKING: Muslims Could be Spreading Ebola Already...The Reason Why is Disturbing
You certainly won't hear this news from Washington or its media lackeys (goodness no, it's not politically correct). So here it is: Islamic burial rituals are contributing to the Ebola outbreak.
According to AINA, a great many Ebola victims are Muslim (some 73% of Sierra Leone's population, 85% of Guinea's, and 13% of Liberia's), and what Muslims do with their dead could be part of the reason why health officials are having such trouble containing the disease in West Africa.
According to Sharia law, when a Muslim dies, relatives of the deceased wash the body in a bathing ritual known as Ghusl, but not before compressing the abdomen to rid the body of any fluids still therein. A dead body must be washed in order for it to be considered pure and thus make a successful ascent to Paradise. Once the body has been purged of remaining fluids and bathed thoroughly, relatives cover it in a linen shroud.
Even a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson agreed, "Funerals and washing dead bodies in West African countries have led, to a great extent, to spread the disease."
Before the arrival of Microbrachius dicki about 385 million years ago, aquatic animals reproduced by spawning; that is, the female laid down a bunch of unfertilized eggs while the male spread his spermatozoa over them. Then little dicki (no insult intended) came along and started the wonderful process we call copulation.
The primitive bony fish, a little over 3 inches long (and here let me mention that size does not matter), lived in ancient lakes in what is now Scotland. Here's the story:
phys.org, 19 Oct 2014, Sex? It all started 385 million years ago (w/ Video)
It may not have been love as we know it, but around 385 million years ago, our very distant ancestors—armoured fish called placoderms—developed the art of intercourse.
Placoderms have previously been found to be the most primitive jawed animal—the earliest known vertebrate forerunner of humans.
But they now have an even more honoured place in the book of life.
Microbrachius is the first known species to copulate in order to carry out internal fertilisation, according to a paper published on Sunday in the journal Nature.
Male fish had bony, L-shaped genital limbs called claspers which transferred sperm into the female, a more effective way of reproduction compared to spawning in the water, the study says.
The females, for their part, developed small, paired bones with which they locked the male organs in place in order to copulate.
If the new study is right, the "claspers," over hundreds of millions of years, evolved into the penis.
The following YouTube video is rather explicit so view only if you are not easily offended by scenes of copulation.
YouTube, Microbrachius dicki - first-known animal to have sex
For feminists, copulation may be an evolutionary step backwards compared to spawning, but I believe, contrary to the current Islamic belief that the clitoris is an unnecessary and problematic appendage, that it's a good thing that women get to enjoy a little dicki before reproducing. If you do not live in a Muslim country, then you've come a long way, baby.]]>
The correct answers are: Christians, Muslim countries, and Islam:
Digital Journal, 23 May 2014, The darkest season: A 'Christian Winter' in the Middle East
A horrific image of a young Christian woman in Syria who was gang raped by over a dozen jihadists and then murdered in her home. Signs of torture are obvious as her eyes are gouged out and a large wooden crucifix is jammed into her mouth. The jihadists also appear to have made an unsuccessful effort to severe her left breast. This image was released to the public by the parents of the young woman who want the world, especially the West, to know the plight of Christians in Syria.
Originally lauded as a progressive alternative to tyranny in the Middle East, the Arab Spring has been a season of persecution for Christians. As persecution reaches pandemic proportions, the very survival of Christianity in the region is in question.
Despite the fact that the MENA region (Middle East-North Africa) is the ancient homeland of Christianity and that this faith and it's followers have existed here some 2,000 years [and 600 years] before the founding of Islam, fanatical Muslims are seeking to rid the entire region of Christians and claim it as their own.
There are currently 12 to 14 million Christians living among 350 million Muslims in the MENA region. If persecution persists at it's current rate, or worse, accelerates, the Christian population will plunge to as low as six million by the year 2020.
Every day I hear the call by ordinary American citizens for our dysfunctional government to ban everyone coming from a region where so many of its inhabitants are infected with the deadly Ebola disease. But shouldn't we be banning everyone actually infected with the world's deadliest disease? More Americans have died in the past few months from Instant Jihad Syndrome than from the Ebola virus. Do the math - ban the right disease carriers.]]>
Constant reader B.W. alerted me to citizen-inspired suggestions to make changes to Medicare, specifically Medicare Part G for senior citizens who are not currently eligible for government-paid nursing home care. If you are not aware of this new program here are the details:
Medicare Part G - Have you signed up?
You're a sick senior citizen and the government says there is no nursing home care available for you. So what do you do?
Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older, a gun (part G) and 4 bullets.
You are allowed to shoot four Politicians.
This means, of course, that you'll be sent to prison where you'll receive three meals a day, a roof over your head, central heating & air conditioning, cable TV, library and all the health care you need.
Need new teeth? No problem. Need glasses? That's great. Need a hearing aid, a new hip, knees, kidney, lungs, sex change or heart? They're all covered.
As an added bonus, your kids can come and visit you at least as often as they do now!
And who will be paying for all of this? The same government that just told you they can't afford for you to go into a home.
Some side benefits: you get rid of 4 useless politicians and because you're a prisoner, you don't have to pay anymore income taxes!
Is this a great country or what?
Disclaimer: This post is meant as satire. I do not really want my readers to go out and murder any politician even though they are destroying our country as Harry Reid is doing. However, I would not shed a tear if someone were to gun down certain evil prosecutors.]]>
Three years ago, a reader alerted me to a blog post that made the assertion that "In its entire history, Islamic civilization has invented and contributed less to human advancement than a pack of donkeys." My response to my reader was that this was highly insulting to donkeys.
Here's the article:
Almost Midnight in the West, 30 Aug 2011, Extra! Extra! Hindu tells truth about Islam!
History and current events show that Islam is the worse curse which can befall mankind. Islamic countries are poor performers in every area be it economic, artistic, or scientific. Where are the Muslim telecommunications companies? Can I buy a Muslim vehicle or any type except a donkey cart. And even that donkey cart will have Western designed and manufactured axles,wheels and tires!
Where are the equivalents of Shakespeare, Dickinson, Newton, Beethoven, Einstein, Lloyd-Wright, Steve Jobs, Rembrandt, Rodin, Bohr, Menuhin, Callis, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Verdi. And I could go on and on and on.
But Muslims can't. There are no equivalents in their world of death and hate and ignorance.
Jews account for more than 181 Nobel Laureates, about 22% of the total number of folks in that exclusive club. Muslims say they have won 15 Nobels. But six of them are Peace Prizes, including those awarded the likes of Obama and Yaser Arafat, and the other winners are not Muslims!
So as outrageous as it sounds it is true to sayIn its entire history, Islamic civilization has invented and contributed less to human advancement than a pack of donkeys.
Before any of my Muslim visitors counter with examples of the great scientific achievements made during the so-called Golden Age of Islam, let me say that the discoveries of that period were made by the citizens (forced to become Muslims) of the now conquered portions of the previous Persian, Mesopotamian, Indian, Egyptian, Greek and Byzantine civilizations. That is to say, the period should actually have been called The Golden Age of the Conquered Peoples of Islam.
As I wrote in my article Muslims Did Not Invent Algebra:
When Arabs overran Persia, Egypt, Constantinople and other countries they found great literature and books of discovery. But ascribing greatness to Muslims for translating the ideas of others into Arabic is like saying the Nazis were artistic geniuses for invading the museums of Europe and carting off the great works of art back to Germany.


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KARACHI (Reuters) - Captain Mahela Jayawardene became the 10th batsman to score a century against each of the other test countries on Saturday on the opening day of the first test against Pakistan. Jayawardene (136 not out) and Thilan Samaraweera (130 not) shared an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 229 in Sri Lanka's 406 for three at the close. The Sri Lanka captain hit his 25th test hundred from 169 balls with 15 fours while Samaraweera made his eighth century from just 127 balls with 17 fours. Jayawardene, 31, who will step down as captain after this series, also became the first Sri Lankan and only the 20th player ever to reach 8,000 runs. Pakistan's rustiness was evident in their first test for 14 months as the Sri Lanka batsmen scored at a brisk pace, making 158 runs from 35 overs in the final session.
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Twin double hundreds put Samaraweera among eliteProlific Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera Monday earned a place among cricket's elite by scoring twin double hundreds in back-to-back Tests. The right-hander became the sixth batsmen to achieve the feat, joining Australia's Don Bradman, England's Walter Hammond, South Africa's Graeme Smith, India's Vinod Kambli and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara.
Swansong for Jayawardene in second TestMahela Jayawardene will seek a winning farewell as captain when Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second and final Test starting at the Gaddafi Stadium here Sunday. The 31-year-old, who has led Sri Lanka in 27 Tests with 15 wins, will step down as captain after this series to concentrate on his batting.
Pakistan, Sri Lanka take dig at Test pitchPakistan and Sri Lanka criticised the lifeless wicket prepared for the drawn first Test here, with captains fearing such tracks will turn five-day cricket dull and make bowlers an endangered species. "Test cricket gets boring if we play on such wickets," Pakistan captain Younus Khan said on Wednesday after the first Test petered out into a draw with 1,553 runs scored for the loss of just 18 wickets.
Younus doesn't lose heart on record failureStar batsman Younus Khan Wednesday said he was not heartbroken over failing to trounce Hanif Mohammad's best Test score for Pakistan, predicting more opportunities in the future. "I am not disappointed, there will be more opportunities for me and I can break records in the future," said Younus, who was dismissed for 313, 24 short of Hanif's 334 against the West Indies in Barbados 51 years ago.
Pakistan put Afridi and Tanvir on standby for 2nd TestKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan have put all-rounder Shahid Afridi and pace bowlers Sohail Tanvir and Abdur Rauf on standby for the second test against Sri Lanka. Chief selector Abdul Qadir said the same 15-man squad named for the drawn first test would be augmented by five reserve players for the match in Lahore which starts on Sunday.
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This is my third version of Butterick 5353, this time in a late 60s inspired Alexander Henry print. Love that cat eye and huge mustache! It reminds me of one of my favorite Beatles songs, "Within You Without You." Super trippy. : )
The dress is fully lined in white Bemberg rayon for a static-free finish.
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100% cotton shell, Bemberg rayon lining
Feb 26, 2014, 05.34 AMby Denise Wild
Wow- cool fabric! Nice job!
Feb 26, 2014, 01.16 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks Denise! :)
Feb 20, 2014, 06.49 PMby slmnstyle
This is great, I love the fabric, and the fit is spot on!
Feb 21, 2014, 08.44 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks! It took a few muslins to get the fit right, but totally worth the effort.
Feb 20, 2014, 01.44 PMby kisses
All nice dresses…like the black & white and polka dots fabrics
Feb 21, 2014, 08.44 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks! I do love polka dots. :)
Feb 20, 2014, 12.07 PMby libra-s
All 3 versions are absolutely beautiful!
Feb 21, 2014, 08.45 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks so much!
Feb 20, 2014, 11.10 AMby Ellen Hatteland
Very nice dress – and lovely sewn :-)
Feb 21, 2014, 08.45 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thank you! The full lining makes such a big difference in how the dress feels.
Feb 20, 2014, 06.26 AMby cris orange
Like that colour combinations, but especially the first one.
Feb 21, 2014, 08.46 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks! I just love that turquoise dress – the color is eye-catching.
Feb 20, 2014, 06.08 AMby liesielove
Very nice dress. Like the belt that goes with it.
Feb 21, 2014, 08.46 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks! I love that the contrast waistband is built right into the pattern. No worries about finding a matching belt.
Feb 20, 2014, 06.03 AMby Mary Athey
All three are fabulous. Both print and solid work so well with the coloured waistbands. Love these x
Feb 21, 2014, 08.47 PMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks so much! The contrast waistband is a nice touch in the pattern.
Feb 20, 2014, 01.17 AMby Ximena Cuenca
And the way you used the yellow belt is fantastic! Very fresh contrast.
Feb 20, 2014, 01.46 AMby AllspiceAbounds
Thanks so much! I love bright yellow with black/white/gray.
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You'll be on fire wearing this Devilish Delight Adult Womens Costume. Who would've thought the devil could be so beautiful? When they see you in this shimmery red gown with gold detail, attached two tone metallic cape, jeweled brooch, peplum, and glitter horns, they will no longer recognize right…
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Let your imagination take flight when you embark on a Halloween adventure in this red and black Night Wing Devil tween costume. It's a little bit Goth and a lot of cute. Get away with whatever you can in this 100% polyester garment, complete with tutu skirt, wings, red horned headpiece and…
Devil in Da Hood Tween Costume
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Devil Lord Adult Costume
Abandon Hope, all ye who enter here, is written on your welcome mat in this Devil Lord adult costume. It's time to break in the freshly damned souls in this scary Halloween costume, complete with red robe and devil tails belt. Add a devil makeup kit, sold separately, for some flame-kissed cheeks.
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It's a cardinal sin to look this cute in a Darling Devil Toddler Costume! But don't call the exorcist just yet, there's still hope for the little one in this great kids costume, complete with red Velvet and Polyester Jumpsuit with long sleeves and attached tail, Cape, and Hood headpiece with horns.…
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Sexy Devil Tail
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Pet Devil Wings
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RAchel Updike's 9.900 score on vault marked the highest individual score on any event at the meet.
Dec. 9, 2012
St. Charles, Mo. - Mizzou Gymnastics opened the season with its annual exhibition contest on Sunday at Lindenwood University. Instead of competing Black against Gold in the Hearnes Center, Mizzou competed against the Lions in Lindenwood's first-ever gymnastics meet.
The Tigers looked solid in their first outing of the 2012-13 season, and if today's meet were an actual competition the team would have scored a 194.550. Lindenwood University put up a 189.800 in the competition as well.
As is customary at an away dual meet, the Tigers started on the uneven bars, and nine gymnasts made the lineup. Katelyn Trevino led the team through the event, scoring a 9.775. Freshman Miranda Eubank also had a strong showing on the bars as she scored a 9.675. Briana Conkle put up a 9.675 as well, and sophomore Laura Kappler scored what would be a career-high 9.700. The top five scores combined to a team total of 48.600.
Anchoring the vault lineup, Rachel Updike matched her personal best with a score of 9.900. Tori Howard also scored well, recording a 9.800 on her vault. Sandra Ostad posed a 9.700 score on vault and both Eubank and Trevino put up 9.600 scores. The Tigers finished the vault with a team score of 48.600 to make the running tally 97.050 after two events.
Mizzou really picked up the pace on floor, finishing with a team score of 48.700 on the event. Tori Howard showed off yet another energetic floor routine, and she scored a 9.875. Katelyn Trevino also shone in her routine, earning a 9.800 score. In the lead-off spot, Medrea posted a 9.675 score on the event, and Rebecca Johnson and Briana Conkle earned the same.
Missouri had its best performance of the night on the balance beam as the team scored a 48.800 overall. Kappler led off the rotation with a 9.750 score, and Medrea followed that up with a 9.775. Both Mackenzie McGill and Howard scored 9.725 on the event as well. Updike again led the team on the event with her 9.825 score.
The Tigers will open the regular season on January 11 with the annual Pink Out competition. Mizzou will host two-time defending national champion Alabama at 6:30 p.m. in the Hearnes Center. Keep checking in to MUTigers.com for more information on Mizzou Gymnastics. Fans can also follow the team on Twitter (@TigerGymnastics) and Facebook (facebook.com/MizzouGymnastics).
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Cutting a hole in the bottom of a movie tub of popcorn and placing male genitals inside in hopes your date will reach in.
"Getting a Redenbacher"
by BigRay541 December 24, 2011
A man dating a woman significantly younger than himself.
This girl in my Econ class is dating some Redenbacher with his own private jet. He's probably making the payments on it with his Social Security checks.
by Not a Redenbacher July 18, 2008
an older man who usually preys on younger woman
hey man did you see hugh heffner...he's a total redenbacher
by adam quincy barnett July 18, 2008
A man who dates women who are much younger.
(Coined on the Daily Show on 7/17/08)
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Hugh Hefner is a redenbacher.
by D in the NYC July 17, 2008
A man who dates younger women.
Bruce Willis, Woody Allen, Michael Douglas are all redenbachers.
by A-jay July 17, 2008
An older man who dates and/or sleeps with younger women. Like a dude version of the cougar. Slang introduced by Kristen Schaal on the Daily Show on July 17, 2008 after the popcorn magnate (and pussy magnet) Orville Redenbacher.
"Check out that guy over in the corner with the blonde."
"She must be like sixty years younger than him. What a freaking Redenbacher that dude is."
"She must be like sixty years younger than him. What a freaking Redenbacher that dude is."
by edthegurl July 17, 2008
An older man that dates a younger woman
My uncle is such a redenbacher, he's dating a girl thirty years younger than he is!
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Athena has enjoyed tremendous success as a singer/songwriter, actress, musician and teacher. She is originally from Toronto, but is now based out of New York City.
Athena has released 5 CDs, toured North America (both as a singer/songwriter and as an actress), and taught voice, piano, guitar, songwriting and acting for the past 13 years. She has shared the stage Sarah McLachlan and Jim Carrey, and taught songwriting to girls with Lisa Loeb (the teaching project with Lisa Loeb was made into a documentary and premiered at Tribeca Cinemas). Her music videos LOVE IS LOVE and LOGICAL SONG charged #1 on MTV's LOGO TV.
As a teacher, Athena has worked at numerous schools, organizations, and colleges across North America, including Oregon State University, Montcalm College, Manhattan New Music Project, TADA!, and The Ontario Science Center. She teaches privately (voice, piano, guitar, acting & songwriting), and facilitates workshops to kids and adults on topics ranging from "Vocal Technique", to "Booking Your Own Tour", to "Creating Original Musical Theater",She also conducts staff development workshops on "Communication and Socialization through the Arts for Autistic Populations" in New York City schools. Athena teaches all ages (age 4-99) and ability levels (gifted - special needs).
As a singer/songwriter, Athena has released 5 original CDs and numerous dance singles. Her latest full length album, "Little Girl Dreams", was produced by Emmy/Grammy Winning Producer Cynthia Daniels (Melissa Etheridge, Dave Mathews Band, "Producers" on Broadway). Athena's music is storytelling pop with a theatrical twist. She combines a dramatic 4 octave range voice with gorgeous piano and guitar arrangements. She performs regularly in the New York circuit, at notable clubs including the Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, and Jacob Javitz Center. She has been featured in radio, TV, newspapers and magazines around the world.
As an actress, Athena has appeared in numerous commercials, Film, TV and Off-Broadway productions including Hush (Players Club in NYC and Hudson Theater in LA), Fran in The Day They Shot John Lennon (Redmill Theater), "Tina" in Love Sucks (NYMF Festival) and principle roles on the History Channel and CNN. She won Best Comedy at Canada's YTV Youth Achievement Awards (Judge Eugene Levy). She currently performs as a Lady Gaga Impersonator at corporate events across the country.
Athena's training began with classical piano at age 4, voice at age 8, acting at age 9, and guitar at 16. She began working as a professional actress in Film & TV at age 12, and recorded her first album at 20. She majored in Theater at Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, and earned a BFA in Music from Concordia University in Montreal. She regularly attends master classes in New York, with internationally renowned teachers such as Neil Semer, Kimberly Vaughn, Garry Dial, Francine Kay, and Maggie Maes.
As a performer, Athena is bold, imaginative, and chilling. As a teacher, Athena is patient, creative, and inspiring.
*** Lesson Details ***
Athena enjoys teaching all ages and abilities, from 4 year old beginners, to seasoned professionals, to adult hobbyists. She is a patient, fun, thorough, flexible, and imaginative teacher. She teaches most musical genres, from classical, to musical theater, to jazz, to pop. She can prepare you or your child for upcoming auditions (musical or theatrical) and provide valuable insight into the entertainment industry. Athena also does art therapy with all varieties of special needs, from Autistic to Alzheimer's. Whether you are an absolute beginner, a hobbyist, or a professional in need of a savvy coach, Athena will create a lesson plan suited to your individual learning style, interests and needs.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Microphone & speaker
Recording device
*** Specialties ***
Piano, Voice, Guitar, Songwriting, Acting
Bel Canto, Classical, Musical Theater (Legit & Belt), Pop, Rock, Jazz, Music Theory, Composition & Songwriting, Monologue Preparation, Acting Audition Preparation, Pop Singing, Rock Singing, R&B Signing, Songwriting, Guitar Accompaniment, Piano Accompaniment, Performance Confidence, Business of Music, Business of Acting.
• I have over 20 years experience as a music teacher, conductor, theater/orchestra director and a performer in Russia, Norway and the United States.
• I possess excellent interpersonal skills and over the years developed the ability to communicate efficiently and connect with every student I teach.
• I am creative and enthusiastic while working with people of all ages.
• I have a reputation of being passionate about achieving professional goals.
09/08- Present NYC Board of Education, P.S. 48
• Band & Orchestra Director
• Teach children K-5 to play musical instruments in small groups and large ensembles
• Organize and perform Winter and Spring Concerts
02/08- Present Yakov's Music for Gifted & Talented, Inc, Brooklyn, NY
• Founder and Music Director
• Teach various musical instruments and vocal
06/07-06/08 Rockaway-Five Towns Symphony, Lynbrook, NY
• Music Director, Conductor
• Conducted weekly rehearsals (night) and 3-4 concerts during the concert season
10/03-06/08 Globe Institute of Technology, New York, NY
• Adjunct Professor of Music
06/07-08/07 JCC of Cherry Hill, NJ
• Musical Theater Director
• Taught acting, improvisation, singing. Produced musical shows.
10/06-06/07 JCH of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY
• Musical Theater Director
• Produced musical theater shows
• Taught students of ages 5-12 various vocal selections
09/00-06/07 NYC Board of Education, District 20, P.S.200; P.S.179
• Band / Orchestra Director
• Taught all woodwind, brass and percussion, violin, piano
05/99-06/06 School for Musical Performance, Brooklyn, NY
• Instructed students on Piano, Guitar, All string and wind instruments and vocals.
• Prepared students for the auditions to the prestigious schools and other music organizations.
1993-1997 St. Petersburg Radio Orchestra, Russia
• Principal Bassoonist
Other work experience:
• Performed as a bassoonist with The Kirov Opera & Ballet Theatre, the Mussorgsky Opera & Ballet Theatre, The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, The Chamber Opera Orchestra of St. Petersburg and other Symphony and Chamber orchestras of St. Petersburg, Russia
• Performed Solo Recitals in Russia, Poland, Norway and United States
06/98 The St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, St. Petersburg, Russia
M.A. in Music: Major – Bassoon Performance; Minor – Conducting
06/91 The St. Petersburg College of Music named after Rimsky-Korsakov, Russia
B.A. with a Double Major in Orchestral Performance (Bassoon) and Music Education
*** Lesson Details ***
Hi there!
Would you just like to learn a few songs on the piano, violin or guitar? Or you'd like your child be become next Joshua Bell or Evgenij Kissin? My lessons are designed with each individual student in mind. I will start my lesson with introduction and proceed with warm-up routine. I always make sure that the student is comfortable with the pace that I am offering. I am mixing elements of music theory, history and performance techniques in order to help my student to embrace the beauty of music making experience. All my students are ready to perform at the recital after just 3-4 months of lessons.
*** Studio Equipment ***
I teach using Fisher Baby Grand Piano. Fender guitars. Major brands band instruments; yamaha, selmer, gemeingardt, etc.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Fender Guitar, Yamaha Flute/Saxophone, Casio Digital Piano, Custom Violin made in England.
*** Specialties ***
suzuki violin, classical, jazz
On any given day you may find Cole K. improvising in a small club in Brooklyn, circuit-bending a Speak And Spell, or arranging horn parts for pop stars. He is a trumpet player, electronic musician, and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. K. is currently involved with a variety of projects including chamber indie band Cuddle Magic, People's Champs (west African influenced dance music), and his own solo project for trumpet and laptop. He, along with The Superpowers Horns, arranged and recorded the horn parts for Beyonce Knowles' two most recent albums (4 and Beyonce.) He attended New England Conservatory of Music where he received a Bachelors degree in Jazz Studies.
Cole tailors each lesson to the students needs. From learning the fundamentals of your instrument to expressing your individual creativity, the process is focused and fun. Cole has taught 4 year olds to write songs and 40 year old how to play jazz trumpet.
Professor Nick R. (guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, dobro/resonator/slide, tenor guitar, baritone resonator, bass, drums, composition) is currently the adjunct professor at Essex College, Jazz clinician for over 16 years via Kupferberg Center (Queens College) and has been on the staff at Great Neck Music Conservatory. Nick has given lectures at Manhattanville College, at Queens College and at schools, nationally.
-Just Jazz Guitar magazine interview [February 2015 issue]
-Vanity Fair magazine (August 2013) interview
"Summer of 2013, Nick R. performed at Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's home. It was an honor to meet Paul McCartney and jam with him while he played toy harmonica. Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Iridium, Bluenote, Birdland, U.N., IAJE, Cape Cod Jazz Festival, NJPAC, Sweet Rhythm, Smalls, Zinc Bar, Smoke Jazz Club, internationally: Japan, Spain, Russia, Brasil, St. Kitts, Canada, France, Bermuda, Sweden, Israel
-Toured/recorded and/or worked as sideman with Jimmy McGriff, Teddy Charles, Sonny Dallas, Victor Jones and Cultur-versy, Vince Giordano & The Night Hawks, Frank Vignola/Joe Ascione, Miles Griffith, David Pleasant, Jim Nolet (former violinist for the Jazz Passengers), Anastasia Rene, Jon Weber, Mona's Hot Four, Gordon Au's Grand Street Stompers, Michael Arenella's Dreamland Orchestra, with Jesse Gelber, Raphael McGregor, Emily Asher's Garden Party, and many other groups.
-Appears in Sam Mendes Film "Away We Go"
-Movie Soundtrack: King George.
-Guitar/banjo: "Jew Grows in Brooklyn," "Take Me Along," "The Big Apple Circus" + others.
-Banjo/Guitar Chair: "New Girl In Town" (Irish Rep Theatre)
-Author: Metallica Legendary Licks series,volume 1 & 2)
-Editor GRP chords (both Cherry Lane Music/Hal Leonard).
M.A. from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College
(partial scholarship)
B.S. from S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, graduated magna cum laude. Dean's list all semesters
-Published interview (book): A New Face of Jazz (Cicily Janus)
-Playing guitar/banjo on first episode of new PBS cartoon "Peg and Cat"
- Current adjunct professor at Essex College
-Guest lecturing professor at Manhattanville College
-Substitute adjunct professor at Queens College
-Winning participant: I.A.J.E. with Miles Griffith's New Ting 2007. Performance and educational certificate granted.
-Winning participant; part-scholarship award: 2004 International Jazz Workshop at BANFF Centre, Canada (dir, Dave Douglas)
-Winning participant; full-scholarship award of the 2001 JAS academy in Aspen Colorado (dir, Christian McBride (Down Beat Dec. 2001)
-Studying Bol (Indian rhythmic system) with tabla player, Pandit Samir Chatterjee 2006-2007; 2013-current
-Studied with Pat Martino, Billy Bauer, Ben Monder, Tony Purrone, Pete Bernstein, Dr. Stephen Salerno, Dr. David Belser
-Studying African Rhythms with drummer, Harvey Wirht
*** Lesson Details ***
With over 20 years teaching experience, Nick is patient with children & adults. He has a creative, unique pedagogy emphasizing hearing through singing, ear-training & natural, organic listening. Nick instills healthy absorption of music while students have fun learning their music, sight reading, internalizing with focus on rhythm and time.
As a student, you will get to work on music that you, the student select as well as work on sight-reading, technique, ear-training. We will also work out of method books and use other sources of information.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Chairs, music stands, instrument stands, classical foot pedals, classical guitar pillows, guitar amps, guitar, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, drum set. Students usually provide their own instruments but it's possible to borrow an instrument during the lesson at the studio on the first lesson. (free street parking right in front!)
*** Specialties ***
Nick's pedagogy emphasizes ear-training, singing, reading and truly hearing the music we are working on. Rather than rote teaching and guitar tablature, he instills natural listening, transcribing, sight-reading and proper technique. Lessons are always enjoyable as Nick observes each student's unique needs and listen's to their song preferences and musical goals. Students have the opportunity to learn pieces and genres they select and they are trained to figure out tunes by ear (ear-training) and transcribe.
Nick teaches:
-classical guitar and Brazilian guitar (nylon 6 string and nylon 7 string guitar)
-acoustic steel string guitar, electric 6 string and electric 7 string guitar
- jazz guitar + an eclectic mix of styles: blues, Brazilian music, Latin Jazz, Afro-Peruvian, Indian music, rock, heavy metal, funk, R & B, Motown, reggae + other genres.
- tenor banjo (traditional jazz, jazz from New Orleans, Dixieland and world music)
-5 string banjo (Earl Scruggs finger picking [bluegrass and country])
-tenor guitar
-resonator slide/Dobro.
-baritone resonator (slide)
Matt, 36 years old, has enjoyed working and teaching as a professional musician for at least 15 years. He began studying music and playing the saxophone at age 11. He currently lives and works in the New York City area after moving there from Philadelphia in early 2001, after graduating from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1999 with a Bachelors in Music.
Throughout his musical career, Matt has performed and worked in a variety of capacities including as a composer and recording studio engineer. His main area of expertise is performing as a jazz saxophonist on alto, tenor, and soprano saxophones, and he regularly plays throughout New York City in restaurants and jazz clubs.
Matt's area of expertise in teaching is beginner to advanced studies on the saxophone, beginner to intermediate studies on the flute and the clarinet, music theory, and jazz improvisation for any instrument. Whether he is teaching saxophone, flute, or clarinet, his teaching approach places emphasis on giving the student an in depth understanding of his or her instrument. He puts the utmost importance on explaining advanced concepts in the simplest of terms in order to insure that the student fully comprehends the objectives of each lesson. Such concepts that he covers regularly and places importance on are sight-reading, ear-training, and creativity.
As a regularly performing musician in New York City, Matt can be seen every Sunday night from 7 pm to 10 pm at Ba'sik (a new and very popular bar in Williamsburg Brooklyn, just off of the Graham ave stop on the L train) where he leads the open jazz jam session. A few of his adult students have even been able to reach a level in jazz improvisation that they've been able to come out and sit in with the band.
In addition to teaching woodwind instruments and jazz improvisation, Matt also has experience teaching Sibelius music writing software, and audio engineering with Pro-tools LE and Logic Pro.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the NYC area is very different geographically from other parts of the country, especially in terms of transportation, I may appear outside of your area in terms of where I am available to travel. If you are very interested in taking lessons with me, but you are outside of my travel zone, please feel free to follow up with a Takelessons counselor and have them contact me personally to see if we might make an exception. I am available to travel to virtually all areas of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan as well as Jersey City and Hoboken. if my location in Williamsburg Brooklyn is not convenient for you, and you are unable to have lessons in your home, then there is also an option where I can most likely find a very affordable teaching studio in an area that is more convenient for you that we may rent by the hour and split the cost for your lesson.
*** Lesson Details ***
Matt believes that any student, regardless of age or experience level, learns best when engaged in an activity that he or she understands and enjoys. Part of his success as a teacher can be attributed to his willingness to take into account every student's particular musical interests and strengths, and in tern, he teaches directly to those areas. For instance, in the initial stages of developing a student and teacher relationship, Matt requests that the student compile a "wish list" of approximately ten pieces of music that he or she would like to be able to play. This list may include pieces in such genres as classical, jazz, and popular music, just to name a few. It is through this list that the student can begin almost immediately learning exactly what he or she likes, and by default, Matt can then teach the student all of the technical components needed to perform on his or her instrument, as well as determine the specific areas where the student needs to receive more focused instruction. More importantly, this "thinking outside of the box," customized approach provides a fun atmosphere and enables the student to enjoy learning the art of playing music by not being solely dependent on instructional booklets which many students, regardless of age and experience, find boring and tedious.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Additional saxophones for students who do not currently have a saxophone to use during a lesson. Recording equipment, including software and microphones. Mac book pro with music writing and recording software. Full 88 key keyboard.
*** Travel Equipment ***
Additional saxophones. Macbook pro with recording and music writing software
*** Specialties ***
music, music theory, home recording, saxophone, clarinet, flute,
all styles
Welcome! My name is Karmyn Tyler Cobb and I am a professional singer/actress and vocal teacher/technician. In my journey to become a vocal artist, I struggled to find the proper technique that allowed me to sing both classical and musical theatre. Being a professional vocalist, I had to find something that worked and worked NOW.
Along with the guidance and genius of Dallas-based vocal teacher and composer, Bill Bauer, I have developed a safe, powerful technique for all vocal genres. I guarantee that you will sing and/or speak better than you ever have.
I have taught both singing and acting for over 15 years and have the honor of working with some amazing students including, American Idol finalist Rachel Hale, Singer/Song writer Sara Skinner, Actress Molly Quinn, Actor John R Colley, Ark-La-Tex's country star, Klancy Johnson, singer/actress Tara Clem and many, many more.
Here are some examples of how I can help: vocal node/polyp elimination therapy, increasing vocal range, eliminating "breaks" in your range, supported sound, natural breathing techniques, body alignment, conquering performance anxiety, stage presence, song interpretation, and positive internal programming.
Whether you are a beginner and want a solid technique, or you have experienced bad training and need to retrain, I guarantee I can help.
In 1998, upon college graduation, I began teaching private vocal lessons. I have taught for two schools of music, First United Methodist Music School in Texarkana, Arkansas and Burbank Music Academy in Burbank, California. In 2007, I began offering vocal lessons online through Skype. My current studio is located in Manhattan.
I've been a member of the National Association of Teacher's of singing for 6 years and am also a member of Actors Equity, SAG-AFTRA, NARAS (the Grammy's) and a lifetime member for the music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota. I hold 2 Fine Arts degrees in Music and Drama as well as a Bachelor of Applied Arts; Sciences in Administrative Leadership with an emphasis in Psychology.
*** Lesson Details ***
In your lesson, I start where you're at. I identify immediate problems and then put you on a regimen to move you toward your vocal best. I am a stern but encouraging teacher. I expect a vocalist to practice.
Whether a beginner or seasoned performer. My goal is to get your voice to a place of ease in production and to articulate your performance in a way to connect with your audience.
Each lesson is recorded and emailed so you can listen and practice. Practicing is imperative to building your vocal muscles and performance skills.
Here is a list of other benefits that I provide: ear training, finding your true voice - not just an imitation of your favorite vocalist, smart career goal setting, overcoming stage fright, audition/interview techniques, positive self-programming, finding your acting "type"career marketing strategies, how to work "where you're at", scene study, monologue preparation, and a building basic musical theatre audition book.
The following is available in my studio:
-an Mp3 of your warm-ups either on CD (you provide), flash drive (you supply) or a download via website,
-music track editing (includes cutting, tempo changes, key adjustments, etc. (I usually do music editing outside of a lesson.),
-stage choreography/blocking,
-microphone training,
-and studio recording training.
*** Studio Equipment ***
Yeti microphone, H4n Zoom recorder, Audio Technica AT 3035 microphone.�
-Music Editing Software: Pro-Tools, Cubase LX, Audacity, Garageband, Sony Sound Forge
-Video Editing Software: Final Cut, Sony Vegas, iMovieI
-I also utilize Sing & See in my studio for vocal analysis�when needed.
*** Travel Equipment ***
I currently do not travel to homes.
*** Specialties ***
Along with the guidance and genius of Dallas-based vocal teacher and composer, Bill Bauer, I have developed a safe, powerful technique in the art of vocal production for all vocal genres. Some of which include supported belt singing and Bel Canto-style singing.
I am also a trained Opera singer and jazz vocalist and have trained in Vocal Pedagogy both in college as well as with the National Association of Teachers of Singing of which I am a full member.
I am a former Miss Louisiana and talent winner at Miss America. I have judged numerous local, state, and national pageants across the country.
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Battery Life displays the remaining time until the battery of your laptop is charged or discharged. You can view the remaining percentage and time revealed in the primary panel. You can also view the remaining time when you hover the mouse cursor over the program's icon from the system tray.
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The lack of configurable settings makes it an ideal tool especially for less experienced users. However, it would have been useful to see support for custom sound notifications and popups messages that could let you know if the battery level gets below a user-defined value. The utility is not able to prioritize the running processes, so they don't eat up too much power.
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All in all, Battery Life offers a simple software solution when it comes to helping you monitor the battery usage of your laptop, and is suitable especially for rookies.
Reviewed by Ana Marculescu, last updated on May 6th, 2014
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