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Goodbye to a Statesman, and a truly Honourable Gentleman. When he passes the world will truly be diminished.
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Kress Fellowships for Language Study in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish for Graduate Students in European Art History
Middlebury College is pleased to announce the Kress Fellowships for language study, made possible by a generous gift from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Five fellowships are offered in summer 2015 for art history graduate students to attend the Middlebury summer Language Schools in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish.
These fellowships are intended for graduate students in art history with a proposed focus on European Art History. Preference will be given to graduate students who have recently been accepted or are currently enrolled in the requisite program at a Ph.D.-granting institution in the United States. In exceptional cases advanced undergraduates in Art History who are preparing for graduate study in the same field may also be considered.
Fellowships cover the comprehensive fee (tuition, room, and board) at the Middlebury summer Language Schools. They are merit-based and intended for exceptionally qualified individuals. Applicants need not be American citizens.
Kress Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis. Financial aid forms are not required for these awards, but students interested in attending the Language Schools have the option to apply for Middlebury College financial aid, awarded on a demonstrated-need basis, through the office of Student Financial Services.
Testimonials from Kress Fellowship Recipients
I needed to make significant progress in as little time as possible, and, without question, Middlebury's German School helped me achieve my goal. This year I will begin writing a doctoral dissertation on the well-known German contemporary artist-photographer Candida Höfer, and I should be the first art historian to write a committed, book-length analysis of her life and art. In light of this, I am especially grateful for having had the opportunity to experience such breathtakingly rapid improvement in my German language skills.
The quality of linguistic instruction and the dynamism of the overall environment at the Middlebury French School were unlike anything I had experienced before, and will continue paying dividends throughout my academic career. I have started planning a pre-dissertation research trip to Europe next summer, and the knowledge accumulated over the last seven weeks has greatly facilitated the process of navigating and sorting through the online resources offered by French archives.
I cannot imagine a better place to learn Italian. Having studied in Rome for a semester before this program, I can say with confidence that I have learned more Italian in seven weeks in Vermont than four months living in Rome. In the beginning, I felt very isolated. A curious type of discomfort is produced when one cannot communicate at the level to which one is accustomed. Then something strange happened. The language descended, manifesting itself in my dreams, my personality, my gestures, my thoughts, and my memories. I now have the tools and support necessary to continue developing my fluency.
My experiences at Middlebury's German School have fulfilled an essential component of my training as an art historian. My facility with German will be critical, not only to my research but also to my future career as a museum curator, wherein I hope to be able to form and foster relationships with curators, scholars, and other arts-related professionals in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

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Malmstrom Air Force Base is set to get a new commander.
Col. Robert Stanley will take over command in a Friday ceremony.
Stanley will be taking over for Col. H.B. Brual, who has been the Malmstrom commander since August 2011.
Brual will serve on the staff of Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
Stanley has been Malmstrom's vice commander since June 2011.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Popular searches on the Internet include Caterpillar (CAT) as the maker of construction equipment cut its earnings forecast for 2015.
The company reduced its earnings forecast to $12 to $18 a share in 2015, down from its prior forecast of $15 to $20 a share. Caterpillar attributed the reduction to a greater-than-expected slowdown in economic growth as well as declining commodity prices.
The company emphasized its belief that the global economy will not slip back into recession.
Caterpillar made the announcement shortly before market close on Monday, leading its stock to fall more than 2.4% to $88.73 in after-hours trading. Just a year ago, Caterpillar completed the largest deal in the company's history - acquiring Bucyrus International for $7.6 billion. At the time, the company believed the acquisition would increase earnings to $20 a share by 2015.
Foxconn is trending as the China factory where Apple's (AAPL) iPhones are manufactured has resumed production. The plant was shut down following a massive brawl on Sunday night involving 2,000 employees. Foxconn said the incident is still under investigation. Some reports attribute the brawl to a confrontation between an employee and a guard. Foxconn has called it a "personal" dispute between employees. According to reports, the release of the new iPhone 5 and heavy demand for the phone led to the decision to reopen the factory. Foxconn has not confirmed what products are manufactured at the plant in Taiyuan or commented on whether the one-day shutdown will affect supplies. Foxconn has been the subject of criticism and scrutiny for allowing poor working conditions in its factories.
C.H. Robinson (CHRW)is another popular search. The freight transport provider said it will buy Phoenix International for $635 million in cash and stock. C.H. Robinson plans to buy its smaller rival, which provides international freight forwarding shipments for customers via air, sea and customs brokerage, in order to expand its business. C.H. Robinson said it expects the deal to be modestly accretive in the first year. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012. It is subject to regulatory approval.
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Australia left it late to beat Iraq 1-0 and become the second country to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in front of 80,000 rain-soaked fans at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.
Australia left it late to beat Iraq 1-0 and become the second country to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in front of 80,000 rain-soaked fans at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.
Diego Maradona is on the brink of becoming coach of Iraq and wants to take the country to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
Tom Watson says messages of support from American troops he visited in Iraq have helped him put his Open Championship disappointment into perspective.
New Zealand claimed their first ever Confederations Cup point in nine attempts after holding Iraq to a goalless draw at Ellis Park Stadium tonight.
Spain secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup and continued their remarkable unbeaten run after easing past Iraq in Bloemfontein.
The 2009 Confederations Cup opened with a goalless stalemate between hosts South Africa and Iraq at Ellis Park.
Iraq's Dana Abdulrazak, who braved sniper fire and bombs in order to train, was a winner just by starting the women's 100 metres opening heats Saturday.
Iraq's national football team will face a line-up of some of Europe's top players in a friendly scheduled for October 6 in Rome, the chief of the Iraqi football federation told AFP on Monday.
Iraq has been banned from taking part in the Beijing Olympics because of a government decision to disband the Iraqi Olympic Committee, an official at the committee said.
Harry Kewell scored just after half-time to give Australia a 1-0 win over Iraq in their 2010 World Cup qualifier in Brisbane.
Skipper Younis Mahmoud's thumping headed goal crowned Iraq as the Asian Cup champions for the first time with a stirring 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the final.
Iraq skipper Younis Mahmoud has revealed he turned down the chance to move to Premier League newboys Sunderland in May.
Sunderland are close to signing former Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra after agreeing a reported £5million fee with Cardiff, while discussions are ongoing with Iraq international Nashat Akram.
Iraq have withdrawn from a World Cup warm-up match with finalists Tunisia for administrative reasons, the Tunisian football federation said on Thursday.
Carrying all the hopes and dreams of a country in troubled times, the Iraq men's soccer team fell short in tonight's bronze medal match.
The Iraqi and Italian soccer teams will wear black armbands when they play each other at the Olympic Games this evening in honour of an Italian journalist killed by kidnappers in Iraq.
Iraq's fairytale run in the Olympic football tournament ground to a shuddering halt in the shape of a 3-1 semi-final defeat to Paraguay.
Iraq opened up a new chapter in their Olympic football fairytale today as they reached the semi-finals where they were joined by Italy, Paraguay and competiton favourites Argentina.
Iraq's weary footballers fear their magical Olympic Games journey could be sabotaged by exhaustion.
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target for Portugal on the day his Manchester United teammates slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea.


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The Col. Glenn Road/I-430 area has become a popular destination for auto dealerships.
It's unclear what's in store for the current 1-acre location at 7321 Cantrell Road, if the move goes through as planned.
More Legal Bumps
Just a month after losing its long-anticipated courtroom battle with Volvo Trucks, Pro Transportation Inc. of Little Rock has been run over with more bad news.
Two creditors sued the trucking company in February, seeking nearly $130,000.
Trans American Tire sued Pro Transportation for $5,900 on Feb. 7 and Comdata Network Inc. sued it for $122,000 on Feb. 24, according to records filed in the Pulaski County Circuit Court.
The outstanding debts for goods and services date back to April 2004. Comdata says Pro Transportation's owner, Bob Fewell of Little Rock, personally guaranteed the money it is owed.
Pro Transportation's attorney, Randy Coleman of Little Rock, didn't return a call for comment.
Pro Transportation, if you have forgotten, sued Volvo Trucks in 2003, accusing it of selling lemons. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Volvo on Jan. 21.
Coleman appealed to the Pulaski County Circuit Court judge in the case, saying Pro Transportation didn't receive a fair trial and should have a new one. Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza denied the motion Feb. 24.
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Four floors of office space in downtown Little Rock were valued at $7.6 million.
First Security Bancorp of Searcy bought 44,578 SF, composed of the 7th-10th floors in the First Security Center at 521 President Clinton Ave.
Most of the space is occupied by Crews & Associates. The Little Rock investment firm relocated from its digs atop One Union National Plaza at 124 W. Capitol Ave.
The new office space was sold by Clinton & Sherman Building LLC, led by Jimmy Moses and Rett Tucker.


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"I will freeze regulations currently in the pipeline until we have an opportunity to evaluate their impact. And we will begin immediately to review existing regulations to weigh their costs and benefits. Now, I want to be clear: There are some regulations that are essential for health and safety and some that are essential to the protection of our environment. Obviously, no responsible leader would tamper with those core safeguards. But it's way past time to demand that every regulation be re-evaluated."
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EAU CLAIRE — "Joyeux Noël" ("Merry Christmas"), an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Film of 2005, will conclude the fall semester of the campus film series at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Dec. 13-16. The trilingual pan-European production will screen at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday in Davies Theatre.
Diane Krüger, Benno Fürmann, Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet and Alex Ferns head an international cast, all speaking their own languages, in a powerful film inspired by authentic incidents from the first year of World War I.
On Christmas Eve 1914, the first Christmas of "the war to end all wars," troops in many places along the front line declared a truce and left their rifles at the bottom of their trenches in a spontaneous expression of humanity. Most of the fraternizing that took place came about through music and song. In "Joyeux Noël," the catalyst is provided by Nikolaus Sprink (Fürmann), a celebrated German tenor who was called into service despite his fame; and his singing partner, Danish soprano Anna Sorenson (Krüger), who ingeniously makes her way to the battlefield.
Salon.com called the film "supernally lovely and supremely old-fashioned ... Trapped in the gruesome trenches of what would soon be recognized as the worst (and perhaps most pointless) slaughter the world had yet seen, ordinary German, French and British soldiers crossed the lines at Christmas to drink, hold musical recitals, swap stories and photos, play soccer and generally ignore the orders of the despots and generals at the rear."
"'Joyeux Noël' is gritty and disturbing with its extended scenes of war and destruction. It also is emotional, even a touch sentimental," wrote Claudia Puig in USA Today, who called it "a particularly potent holiday film."
Written and directed by Christian Carion, the 116-minute film is rated PG-13.
Admission is $2 for International Film Society members and UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff and $1 for UW-Eau Claire students. Tickets are available at the Service Center (715-836-3727) in Davies Center's east lobby and will be sold at the door.
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Chinese artist Liu Bolin has been disappearing for years now. Using his own body as a canvas, painting himself into the background, Bolin creates scenes that are statements about our relationship to our surroundings, and reflections on Chinese artists and their status in modern China. Beginning as performance art in 2005, his work includes series titled "Hiding in the City" and "The Invisible Man." Collected below are several of his performances from the past few years. [28 photos]
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Database Training Session: Scopus, Oct. 16 (Free Lunch!)
Scopus Training Session for Duke Faculty, Researchers, and Graduate Students
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Duke Libraries will be offering a great selection of downloadable audiobooks later this month, according [...]
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Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online Subject Categories
The Garland encyclopedia of world music online is a comprehensive online resource devoted to music research [...]
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The HathiTrust* partnership with Summon is about finding materials in new ways by taking advantage of technology. HathiTrust is a group formed by the 25 libraries participating in the Google Book Search and book digitization project. The HathiTrust/Summon partnership asks: How can we get more information to more people to enable [...]
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New York Times Online
Beginning March 28, the New York Times will start charging online readers who want to view more than 20 articles per month. Upon clicking the 21st article, users will be given an option of purchasing an online package.
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New Articles Tab Tip
When you return from Spring Break, the articles search from the library homepage will look a little different. There will be no changes to the look of the homepage or the Articles tab, but your search results will reveal an improved system for finding articles.
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Sociology Resources Online
Duke users now have access to the sociology research database SocINDEX with Full Text. This new subscription provides comprehensive coverage of sociology resources, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
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There are iPhone apps for just about anything. They've got you covered if you need to get Danish handball scores, calculate alimony, keep track of your pet's vet records, or create and test palindromes. There is more than just fun in the world of apps, though. Here are some great research tools for mobile devices.
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Writing a history paper? Need background information on your topic? Cambridge History Online provides online access to over 250 Cambridge history volumes. These volumes cover a wide range of subjects including American history, British history, economic history, general history, history of science, history of the book, and the history of [...]
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SimplyMap lets users create professional quality maps for use in presentations, research reports, business plans, or Websites. Data variables can be viewed at the State, County, ZIP Code, Tract and Block Group levels.
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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's…it's…a subject librarian!
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UNdata – A world of information
UNdata pools major UN databases and those of several international organizations into a single entry point for easy access. Users can easily browse, search and download data from a large number of statistical databases.
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Most of Duke's e-books are provided by a service called NetLibrary. The 24,000+ e-books can be viewed at the site but not downloaded, and printing is cumbersome.
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iGoogle and Duke Libraries
We've heard of several faculty and library staff members who are converts to iGoogle, which is sort of a customizable universal home page. If you use iGoogle and the Duke Libraries, you should certainly add our Google Gadget, which lets you put the tabbed search box from the library home page right into [...]
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Hang out in Facebook a lot? Do you think you might want to search the Duke library catalog and other library databases directly from there some times? You can now using the Duke Libraries Facebook application.
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Web of Science is probably the most important database for the sciences, and it's very powerful for humanities and social sciences as well. Yesterday it debuted a new user interface, so don't be startled when you see its new GREEN look!
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We recently wrote about some all-encompassing online encyclopedias. But there are also some very useful encyclopedias on specific scholarly topics. Increasingly the standard print reference works in any given field are becoming available in keyword-searchable full text online. Here are some great ones:
Oxford Reference Online has excellent encyclopedias and [...]
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Fast overview of a topic
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Holocaust Survivors Tell Their Stories
The Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive is a remarkable database that contains full-length digital videos of Holocaust survivors and witnesses. This resource that Duke Libraries just recently purchased contains over 50,000 video testimonies.
To get to this database, just click on the database tab on the Duke Library homepage and [...]
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Web Browser Search Plug-Ins
One of the comments on the LibX toolbar post asked about ways we could customize that toolbar to allow searches of specific databases, like JStor.
There is a way to search a database right from your web browser toolbar, using a customized search plugin. Most browsers come with options for searching Google, Yahoo or [...]
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New Resource Finder Tip: Bookmarking
The new articles and databases Resource Finder has one functional change from the old: now, you can bookmark your favorite databases or searches as a way to save them. Look for "Save this Search":
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New Articles and Databases Search Interface: First Tips
The new look of the search interface for articles and databases went live this morning.
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Free Streaming Music!
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is a large collection of international music with full-length audio streams. This database is brand new and was recently acquired by Duke Libraries. It covers voices from people all around the world. Listen to old time country music, blues, recordings from African tribes, Broadway hits and much more!
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RSS Feeds for Research: Speedy Delivery
I hope many of you are reading my words right now thanks to an RSS feed – you've subscribed to this blog through Bloglines or Google Reader or your choice of aggregator. We make the RSS feed of the blog available in DukePass and it may soon be appearing on [...]
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What's new in Lexis?
If you're a fan of LexisNexis, you've probably noticed some changes in the last few weeks. The interface is more appealing and easier to navigate; its search box is larger and allows for "natural language" searches (the types of searches you do in Google); and you no longer get those annoying error messages when [...]
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The Sober Librarian: What's in a DOI?
Library staff often learn as much from our patrons – i.e. you – as they teach. My husband, who is a PhD student in engineering at another local institution of higher learning, said to me, "Why don't you do a post on your blog about DOIs?" I had never heard of a DOI. So I [...]
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Linking to Full-text Articles: Stable URLs
It's back to school time, and that means faculty and instructors all over campus (and sometimes all over the world) are putting books on reserve, setting up e-reserves through the library, and linking from their Blackboard sites to online articles that we have access to through our subscription databases. Perkins Reference and CIT staff [...]
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Even Marc Trestman doesn't know what kind of team Bears are
BY MARK POTASH Staff Reporter November 23, 2013 1:56AM
FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2013 file photo, Chicago Bears quarterback Josh McCown talks with head coach Marc Trestman during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md. During the game, McCown led the Bears to a 24-point second half when pressed into service to replace injured Jay Cutler, but he had no preparation time in that one. Now, after a couple weeks to get ready to face the Green Bay Packers on Monday, Nov. 4, McCown expects to be ready to produce against a defense that has always given Cutler fits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon File)
Updated: November 24, 2013 11:56AM
ST. LOUIS — Are the Bears getting anywhere?
At this point last season, they were 7-3 but heading downhill under Lovie Smith. Now they're 6-4 with Jay Cutler, Lance Briggs, Henry Melton and Charles Tillman on the sidelines, and not even coach Marc Trestman knows which direction they're headed.
''I look at our team as whatever [we were] on Sunday,'' Trestman said. ''We're a team that's resilient. We're a team that can focus. We're a team that has got a backbone to play in tough games. That's what we were last week.
''But we also were a team that was undisciplined in terms of penalties and a team . . . that didn't score in the red zone. That's how I define our team. It's who we are based on that game.''
We know Trestman doesn't see things the way the rest of us do. He doesn't see the big picture because, to him, it doesn't exist.
''It's hard for me to deal in all-encompassing statements,'' he said. ''Are we getting better? I don't know. We can say we've ascended, and then we have [13] penalties. Progress is really relative to the last game.''
The focus this week against the Rams is focus. Against the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens last week, the Bears were very un-Trestman-like in two areas that likely would have been lethal if not for Mother Nature. They were discombobulated in their first-quarter series and had a season-high 13 penalties.
Both were areas of improvement from the Smith era but failed them in Week 11. The Bears had two botched plays and a bad shotgun snap on their first series. They gained 23 yards on their first 11 plays. They came into the game leading the NFL in first-quarter scoring (72 points) but failed to score in the first quarter for only the second time this season.
The penalties also were evidence of a lack of the focus Trestman previously had instilled in his first Bears team. The Bears entered the game with 40 penalties. They were called for 15 against the Ravens, with 13 accepted for 111 yards.
Is that a sign that after three months of being totally locked into Trestman and his staff, the Bears are mentally drained and losing their focus? Or is it just an aberration, as Trestman presumed last week?
We'll find out against the Rams — and right from the start. The Bears are playing on the road and in a dome, but they are going against a team they should beat if they have true playoff aspirations.
The Bears have taken extra steps this week to refocus on the task at hand. Quarterback Josh McCown was encouraged — not that he'd tell us if he wasn't.
''It's going to be loud [at the Edward Jones Dome],'' McCown said. ''We're going to be dealing with the noise, but it's how we focus in practice. I've liked it the last few days. We've just got to be a little bit more tuned in Friday through Sunday.
''I'm not sure exactly, but there was a disconnect there for us [against the Ravens]. . . . We've got to study more. We've got to make sure we're dialed in to what we're doing and spend more time on it, so when we get these first few plays, we have an idea of what we're doing.''


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The Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone is an alto sax for beginner /intermediate players..
We'll go over the features and facts a bit later on, but first, here's a few user comments. . .
"Great musical instrument for the beginner" . . . read more (by Ken, Amazon).
Read the rest of the product report below . . .
Contents:- Features, Pros/Cons, Alternatives, User feedback, Summary.
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"very good price" . . . read more (by Brendon, Amazon).
"easier to play" . . . read more (by Ajay Pandey , Amazon).
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Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone with 1 Year Warranty, Features
The Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone is a high quality instrument for the beginner to intermediate player. They are used in band and orchestra programs throughout the world. It is setup, adjusted and ready to play when you buy it. It is a gold lacquered alto sax and comes complete with a carrying case, mouthpiece, ligature, cap and neckstrap.
It is warranteed for one full year plus it comes with a full 30 day "unconditional" money back guarantee.
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Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone with 1 Year Warranty, Pros/cons
Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophoneis suitable for beginners and intermediate players. More than one buyer commented that a sax teacher was very surprised that an instrument at this low price was so good, and it was also commented that the price of this model new can sometimes be less than renting a beginners sax for a year.
One of the customer complaints about the Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophonewas that one user found it difficult to get a good sound, but reading so many other reviews that say what a great sound it has for the price, and how easy it is to play, that could be more about the player than the instrument. Another buyer commented that while it is a good sax for a beginner, it might not be suitable for someone who wants a better instrument after they have been playing for a while.
Conductor Model 300 Alto Sax is said to be better in sound and ease of use than some rented instruments that players have had. It gets a 4.3 user rating on Amazon, with mostly positive comments by users.
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Alternatives to the Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone
Alternatives to theModel 300 Alto Sax include the Green/Gold Alto Saxophone Lazarro which comes with 11 Reeds, Case and Care Kit. At the time of writing this report, the price is very similar to the Conductor model 300, with the major difference being the unusual looks of the green and gold, which gets an even higher user rating than the Model 300. This instrument also comes in red, pink, blue, purple, etc., offering lots of choices of unusual and individual looking alto sax's.
Other alternatives include one sax which is (at the time of writing) priced slightly lower, the Noteworthy Student Eb Alto Saxophone, and one which (at the time of writing) is priced slightly higher, the LJ Hutchen Eb Alto Saxophone with Plush-Lined Case (see our product report on this), both of which get slightly higher user ratings than the Model 300, on Amazon. The Hutchen gets mostly good reviews, with a few minor complaints including one customer who said that they felt the need to buy a better mouthpiece, and someone who said it was difficult to play in tune. One buyer of the Noteworthy had the instrument arrive with the only reed cracked. So while there are minor complaints about all 3 saxes, the majority of the user feedback is very positive, and they are all said to be good value buy people that have bought them.
If price is the main issue, alto sax's do start at prices which (at the time of writing) are a little less than the model 300. Here's a list of alto sax's in ascending price order (that sometimes includes used instruments), although some of those are unrated (at the time of writing) and some have a slower rating than the Model 300, but there are also sax's in that list with a slightly higher rating than the Model 300 too.
The other factor in comparison is the look of the sax. As mentioned above, there are a range of colors, both traditional and new, to choose from, and many of those have good user ratings on amazon. Have a look at this link for a range of alto sax's in the same price range as the Model 300.
The only real consumable with sax playing is Alto sax reeds. Other than the fact that they don't last forever, different reeds are more suitable in different stages of learning the instrument, so ask a sax teacher for guidance or do some reading on the subject.
Of course, it is certainly possible to learn sax without the expense of a teacher. There are a number of books, with or without DVD/CD's, including the Play Alto Sax Today! Beginner's Pack: Book/CD/DVD Pack, and the Absolute Beginners: Alto Saxophone (book/CD), which are both best selling alto sax learning methods highly recommended by users.
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Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone user feedback
Here's some more user comments from consumer reports by people who've used the Model 300 Alto Sax in practice . . .
"I would highly recommend this instrument to anyone" . . . read more (by AnnaM01, Amazon).
"The sound is great" . . . read more (by Frank from Reading, Amazon).
"This saxophone is good looking" . . . read more (by Mike, Amazon).
"Best possible buy for beginners!" . . . read more (by Frank from Reading, Amazon).
"superior look and a great sound" . . . read more (by AnnaM01, Amazon).
"A cool thing" . . . read more (by Ajay Pandey , Amazon).
"Great musical instrument for the beginner" . . . read more (by Ken, Amazon).
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Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone Summary
In summary, the Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone gets an overall excellent rating by users on Amazon, so why not check the current Amazon price for the Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone – Gold Lacquer w Case, Accessories and 1 Year Warranty
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Crosman Recruit: An Air Rifle For All Ages
This is a guest post by AJ "JrSquirreler" Stewart, a 14 year old airgun enthusiast.
I recently won the Crosman Recruit in a contest on Crosman's Facebook Fan Page. Since I won this air rifle in a Contest, I thought maybe Crosman was trying to "give" these things away. Boy was I wrong. The Recruit is a very nice air rifle from beginner shooters, all the way up to experienced shooters.
This air rifle also comes with a Crosman 4×15 TargetFinder Scope. Also available without scope, click here.
When I took the Recruit outside, at first I was a little disappointed. The accuracy was kind of lacking, but that was just because of the "Break-In" period. (About 100 Shots) If you are buying the Recruit for your child, then I would suggest you go with the most economical decision and buy Copperhead BBs. But if you are really looking to get some accuracy from this gun, instead buy Crosman Field Hunting Pellets, as they will provide a lot more accuracy then BBs. Another way to improve your accuracy is to upgrade the optics and mount a nice CenterPoint 4×32 Air Rifle Scope. (You will still have a few "flyers" due to a non- rifled barrel.) I bench shot at 10 Yards with the Recruit (Crosman Pellets, CenterPoint 4×32 Scope) and hit about a ½-1" group. (See Below)
The Crosman Recruit shoots about 680 FPS with BBs and 645 FPS with Lead Pellets (About 4-5 FPE) that means it is good for Plinking in the back yard, and SMALL pest control.(Sparrows, mice, etc.) Due to the lack of FPE you just can not humanely take large pests like squirrels.
1) Adults may need to pump the Recruit for younger children.
2) Wear a pair of safety glasses when shooting, for the BBs tend to ricochet.
3) Have Fun!
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|May 29
Editor says, what if Pope Nicholas V formed the tenth crusade in time to lift the siege of Constantinople? muses Jeff Provine on the This Day in Alternate History web site. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).
In 1453, on this date, according to the Julian Calendar, the Tenth Crusade, led by united Christian forces directly under Pope Nicholas V gathered from a wide alliance of Venetian, German, and Genoese troops, broke the Ottoman siege at Constantinople.
Constantinople Siege RaisedIt would serve as the crowning moment of Nicholas' impressive eight-year term as pope and herald a new age of military security in Christendom from outside threats. Dubbed the time of the "Third Rome", the triumph would mean the end of the Byzantine period and domination over the European Muslims.
Constantinople grew up from the humble Greek town of Byzantium when Emperor Constantine decided to shift his capital in 330 to escape Roman factions and intrigue as well as establishing quick connection to frontiers where barbarian threats could arise. The Byzantine Empire continued even after the fall of Rome to German invasion and grew wealthy by controlling the key point of trade between the West and East as well as the Bosporus, the only shipping route from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Despite centuries of decline since the golden age of Justinian where the Byzantines dominated an empire almost as large as Rome's had been, Constantinople continued to hang on as a crucial lynchpin of world trade and civilization.
Meanwhile, the world changed around stagnant Constantinople. The Orthodox Church broke with the western Rome due to differences such as the veneration of icons and, especially, attacks such as the sacking of the Church of Holy Wisdom in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. The Byzantines lost control of Anatolia, which broke into various principalities, one of which was ruled by Osman I in 1299, who held a vision of an empire as a tree with roots spreading through three continents and leaves blotting out the sky. He defeated the Byzantines at Bapheus in 1302, which was the first display of the quick expansion of the Ottomans through Anatolia and then, under Mehmed I, into the Balkans (1413-1421). Though the growing Ottoman Empire was just a few miles from Constantinople, it would be more than a century before they could muster enough force to conquer the city, merely demand tribute. Upon taking the Ottoman throne in 1451 at age nineteen, Mehmed II immediately set upon building up his navy and preparing to take Constantinople. He finally arranged a force estimated at around 100,000 soldiers with some 320 ships and established a blockade and siege in April of 1453.
Appeals from Constantinople did not go unheard, however. Pope Nicholas V began to call for a crusade for the liberation of the Bosporus from the Ottomans. No king seemed willing to head the expedition, and so Nicholas volunteered himself, using unprecedented powers hinted at in the declarations of Papal supremacy in the Council of Constance in 1418. He still needed armies, which he could gather freely as the Western Schism finally ended with the resignation of Antipope Felix V in 1449. While he would gather great support from Spain, France, and the Italian States, his greatest ally came as Frederick III, King of Germany, whom he crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1450, on the condition that he aid in the pope's new crusade.
Just as the citizens of Constantinople were beginning to give up hope while seeing visions mysterious fogs darkened the city, a total lunar eclipse passed, and St. Elmo's fire was seen above the Church of Holy Wisdom, the Papal forces arrived. Winning the battle at sea, the crusaders cut off the Ottoman forces, who were in the midst of a final assault on Constantinople. The defenders held part of the city, and the Ottomans attempted to use defenses they had seized against the papal army. Eventually the Ottomans would be overwhelmed, and young Mehmed II would be killed in the fighting, which would rage for months to come as the crusaders stormed the rest of the Ottoman territories.
Rather than set the Byzantines up again, the territories were divided among the conquerors. Venice and Genoa received their outlying islands and sections of Greece while Frederick's empire expanded over much of the Balkans. Pope Nicholas would die in 1455, but he began the healing of the rift between Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy, which would be completed in a series of councils loosening strict dogma on political grounds. Nicholas's interest in humanism and the arts would be embraced, widening the Renaissance and establishing a new era of hierarchical unity through the Church, accepting reforms proposed out of Germany through men such as Luther and Calvin.
However, Nicholas's humanism would be notably prejudice in the religious superiority of Christendom. His expansion of slavery against "Saracens, Pagans and other enemies of Christ wherever they may be found" in the 1452 papal bull was meant originally to encourage conquest by Portuguese in Africa, but the rest of Christendom would seize the opportunity. A new world superpower increasingly centralized through the Holy Roman Empire and Holy League would sweep through the Middle East and North Africa in further crusades, wantonly conquering and eliminating other cultures for centuries until Enlightenment ideals of separating church and state sparked mass revolt.
Story Tags Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Jeff Provine Blog Era: 10th to 16th Centuries Source: Jeff Provine's Blog Labels: Constantinople, Byzantium, Turk, Crusade, Christian.
Editor says, in reality Nicholas V did not work to form his crusade until after the fall of Constantinople. He would never gather the necessary forces before his death, and Mehmed II would establish Constantinople as the new capital of the Ottoman Empire, which would last another four and a half centuries while dominating the eastern Mediterranean. Editorial comments are entered in [light green] typeface.


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Ozzie Guillen's answer on whether he deserves an extension: "Nope, because I'm part of this [losing] group." | AP
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White Sox general manager Ken Williams insists he is "just listening'' to what manager Ozzie Guillen is saying about his seemingly uncertain future. Guillen has asked for a contract extension beyond 2012, but he said something else Friday that might perk Williams' ears.
Asked if he would give himself an extension if he were a GM, Guillen was blunt.
"Nope, because I'm part of this [losing] group,'' he said. "But you always knock on the door to see what you get. I don't think they have to [give an extension], but my job is just to make sure to ask, you know what I mean?
"People keep asking me the same thing,'' he said of his situation. "I'm like, if I'm back, good, if not, you move on. Whatever happens will be for the good of the organization. Not Jerry [Reinsdorf] or Ozzie or Kenny, for the organization.''
But Williams admitted in so many words that the organization is in transition as he talked around the subject of Guillen's future.
"We have one week left in the season, and I'm sure we'll all get to all of that soon enough. No need to rush it,'' Williams said. "It's been a disappointing season. We had a club coming out of spring training we thought could do some special things and we haven't gotten the consistent play we hoped for. We'll just regroup at the end of the season and get after it again.''
But when asked about the annual organizational meetings — when regrouping typically starts — he said they have "not yet'' been set.
"We have to get on the other side of some things,'' he said.
Those things include Guillen, his coaching staff, free agent Mark Buehrle and whether it's rebuilding time or blending time.
Williams avoided discussing Buehrle, though he might have given an answer when he said it's unlikely the Sox will add to the payroll next season.
"We have to listen to the marketing department and the sales department," Williams said. "What [revenue] can we reasonably expect coming in? I do know we won't have any room to add [payroll], I can tell you that. I wouldn't even expect we stay the same [as this season]. I would expect we might have to trim a little bit. But again, that decision hasn't been made.
"A lot goes into the mix, and today there are no answers yet.''
That includes if he even has planned a sit-down with Reinsdorf and Guillen.
"I would rather do it privately,'' he said. "Whether or not we have plans to sit down or when, where, how, what the ultimate result is going to be and all that, it's speculation that is dangerous. And it's unnecessary.
"Now I know that it hasn't been exactly private, but everybody is better served if it is. It's just a more respectful way to do business.''
Williams made light of one of his comments suggesting everyone has "an expiration date.''
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Junior tennis squads representing the USTA Florida Section swept to titles in the 12s, 14s and 16s divisions during the USTA Zone Team Championships in late July. Each of the three squads recorded perfect 5-0 team match records during their events.
"It was the best year we ever had at the Zonals," said USTA Florida Competitive Tennis Coordinator Andy Gladstone. "Every one of our teams won, I'm happy for the kids."
Each USTA Florida Zone Team was comprised of 12 players, six boys and six girls, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
The USTA Zone Team BG12 Championships were held July 25-29, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn. The team was led by Russell Benkaim, Dylan Breslaw, Patrick Cacciatore and Anuj Watane, who were all a perfect 10-0 win-loss during the week in singles and doubles. Other team members with outstanding win-loss records were Christian Alshon, Harry Cacciatore, Emma Decoste and Mira Gladstone.
The team was coached by Megan Fudge, who recently moved to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to be with her husband and new university assistant coach Ryler Deheart. Other USTA Sections competing in the USTA Zone Team BG12 Championships were Mid-Atlantic, Caribbean and Southern.
The USTA Zone Team BG14 Championships were held July 25-29 in Arlington, Tex. Florida's team was led by three undefeated players posting a perfect 10-0 record in singles and doubles: Laura Fabrizi, Andre Johnson, and Cheyenne Lilenthal. Other team members with outstanding win-loss records were Anna Bright, Alex del Corral, Megan Horn, Noah Makarome, Alyssa Pujals, Davey Roberts, and Stephanie Taylor.
The team was coached by Jason Gilbert of Miami. Other USTA Sections competing in the USTA Zone Team BG14 Championships were Texas, Missouri Valley, Caribbean and Southwest.
The USTA Zone Team BG16 Championships were held July 25-29 in Waco, Tex. None of the Florida 16s team members went undefeated during the week, but 9-1 records were posted by Kimbery Herrock, Alec Josepher, Daniela Nasser, and Christi Woodson. Other team members with only two losses were Jake Gabay, Stephen Madonia, and Jaclyn Switkes.
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Dickson is the Assistant Coach at University of Miami. Other USTA Sections competing in the USTA Zone Team BG16 Championships were Texas, Pacific Northwest and Northern.
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|Vigil Service: 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 22, 2011 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Lake View
|Interment: April 23, 2011 at Ferguson Cemetery, Lake View
|Donavon R. Rehm, 84, of Lake View, IA, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Arbor Springs, W. Des Moines, Iowa.
|Don was born on August 21, 1926 in Early, IA to Matilda (Lang) and Robert Rehm. In August 1950, he married Joy Carnine and together they had four children, Mari, Mike, Jeannie, and Bill. In April 1984, he married Arlene Mendenhall. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and farmed for many years in Sac County. Don also was a federal crop adjuster working with his fellow farmers in several states across the country. He enjoyed woodworking, hunting, cars, motorcycles, and all sorts of music. He was an avid gun collector and operated Dons Gun Shop in Sac City. Don was a member of the Lake View V.F.W. Post No. 6537, the Lake View Lions Club, and the Knights of Columbus.
|Don is survived by his children: Mari (Jim) Kemis of Ames, IA, Mike (Kim) Rehm of West Des Moines, IA, Jeannie Artley of Watertown, MN, and Bill (Kim) Rehm of Lakeville, MN; brother, Ed (Mairlys) Rehm of Sac City; sisters-in-law Ruth Rehm of Wall Lake, IA and Margaret Ann Briscoe of Kansas City, KS; grandchildren Derek Rehm, Anna (Adam) Douglas, Samantha Rehm, Jason Kemis, Jack Artley, and Rebecca Rehm; great granddaughter Scarlett Douglas; many nieces and nephews and extended family members and friends.
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I totally agree Arctic Mama, I find too may people try to tweak too early on with bad results and end up going off plan (me included). But, I can only hope that I have learned my lesson this time around. I personally believe in strict extended induction for as long as possible if you want consistent losses and have severe metabolic issues and quite a bit of weight to lose like I did. I didn`t start adding in IF until I was within 10 lbs or so of my goal. I didn`t feel restricted as some folks say they feel, I was just so happy to be able to eat until satiety and lose weight, without massive cravings and exercising to exhaustion. After all the low fat, low calorie, calorie counting, depression years I felt hope after educating myself about the science behind low carb and haven`t looked back. I enjoy being a fat burning machine, everyone must find their own way,this is just my opinion from personal experience.
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Well, I have pretty much been on some type of diet for about 30 years. It isn't fun. I have struggled with being overweight, having an obese BMI, yoyo dieting and binge eating disorder. I could never really stick to a diet or (plan) so I eventually gave up on those and just took up extreme exercise as a tool for weight management. It sort of worked, until I had a baby. And now that I am getting older all the exercise seems to get me is injury and to a place where I have no time to do anything else, other than exercise to keep my weight down. I am so tired of being controlled by weight issues and food.
Even though the Atkins diet has some pros and cons, the theory behind it is good will probably work for me eventually, but I do have to tweak it to make it work, because I have metabolic issues. I don't know if Atkins would have worked for me years ago if I had tried it back then, because I didn't have the knowledge about myself, and what works and what doesn't work for me. Or even how to modify a plan to make it fit my needs. I think for people who don't have serious metabolic issues it is probably a great plan, and many people could have success just following it the way it is. Maybe if I hadn't done all the experimenting with my diet that lead to so much frustration over the years, maybe I wouldn't be in the position of knowing now, how to modify atkins to make it work for me. I know the JUDD plan for example would not work for me because of how unstable my insulin levels can be. I haven't been officially diagnosed with type II diabetes but my dad developed it in his mid 50s, so I am probably on the same pathway.
So for me, doing my own plan works but only because my body is unique in the way it reacts to food. At least the food that is mostly available to us. I'm just flabbergasted by the fact that other people can seem to eat potatos and bananas, which is naturally good food, and don't have any issues with them at all. For me, it has to be more than just "eating clean."
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I agree that you really need to know what you are doing if you want to formulate your own plan (as opposed to tweaking established ones).
I also believe you need to know what is best for yourself based on past experience. What is best is not always what you want. It is also important to be open to new things because there is always more to learn.
I've made tough decisions because I know they are best for my health & for my fat loss even though I'd rather not have done so. It would have been so easy - and fun - to make a plan that includes all my favorite low carb foods but an honest look told me that would not get me where I want to be. I am reaping the rewards & I find I don't even miss the foods I have chosen not to include in my plan.
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