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Did you know that Maine has 450,000 homes heated with oil? This dependence on a foreign fuel source makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions and price volatility—not to mention the fact that we are polluting the northeast with the highest per capita CO2 emissions of all New England states.
Using sunshine to produce hot water for showering, laundering and dish-washing is a practical way to make a positive impact on the environment while saving money at the same time. After 10 years of designing and installing hundreds of solar hot water systems in Maine's challenging climate, we've distilled our knowledge and experience into a robust design that offers the highest efficiency and durability. Maine Solar Energy can tailor its time-tested, field-proven system design to integrate with most existing water heating systems, whether it is gas, electric or oil-fired.
Solar hot water is the most common system type in Maine because it provides the quickest return on investment. This is because solar hot water substantially reduces fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, particularly when an oil boiler or electricity is being used to produce domestic hot water. A properly designed solar domestic hot water system can save more than 300 gallons of oil per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 5,000 lbs., depending on your existing situation.
How it Works
Solar hot water collectors are typically mounted on a south-facing roof or wall, but we also have plenty of experience ground-mounting systems when the roof is not a viable option. Major system components include the collectors, a purpose-built solar storage tank, copper piping, solar pump and electronic controls.
Whenever sunshine makes the solar hot water collectors hotter than the water in the bottom of the solar storage tank, an electronic sensor automatically turns on the solar pump affixed to the tank. Sun-heated antifreeze is pumped down from the collectors and circulated through a heat exchange coil located in the bottom of the storage tank, thereby transferring the heat from the sun to your domestic hot water supply. We design automatic hot water backup into all solar domestic hot water systems so that when the sun can't get the job done, you don't have to worry about cold showers. The solar storage tank has a secondary heat exchange coil located in the top of the tank, which is plumbed to your existing heating system for backup. If this is not possible, alternative solutions include using a special tank with an electric element for backup or installing an on-demand hot water heater.
Solar Hot Water Collectors: Evacuated Tubes & Flat Plates
After years of researching and experimenting with different brands of collectors, we have come to the conclusion that Apricus evacuated tube collectors www.apricus.com offer the best performance at the most reasonable price. Apricus is a global leader in evacuated tube technology based in Australia. We generally recommend evacuated tube technology over flat plate collectors because the tubes' vacuum insulation design prevents system heat losses in Maine's relatively cold climate. Plus, the cylindrical shape of the tubes enables them to better harvest low-angle wintertime sun at our northern latitude.
Evacuated Tube Array
Flat Plate Solar Hot Water Collectors
For applications where high demand will come in the warmer months (seasonal homes, i.e.), or where cost is a primary concern, we offer Stiebel Eltron flat plate collectors www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com and Chromagen Collectors. The Stiebel Eltron collectors have been manufactured in Germany by a family-owned business for more than 50 years and we have had excellent results over the years with this product.
Stiebel Eltron Flat Plates
Solar Storage Tanks
We wanted to know how much heat is lost in our solar storage tanks overnight, so we ran our own test and found that the super-insulated Stiebel Eltron tank loses less than .5 degrees F per hour. This means that if you heat your tank up to 150 degrees during the day, it will lose just 6 degrees from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. We believe Stiebel Eltron manufactures the best dual coil solar storage tank on the market. Stiebel's purpose-built tanks have 3 inches of foam insulation to store precious BTUs harvested from the sun and its two internal heat exchange coils allow for easy integration with almost any boiler-based heating system. This enamel-lined steel tank comes with a sacrificial anode that is easy to view and replace if necessary.
Estimated System Costs Before State & Federal Incentives
30-tube collector with 80 gallon storage tank for 1-2 people: $9,500 to $10,500
40-tube collector with 80 gallon storage tank for 2-3 people: $10,000 to $11,000
50-tube collector with 105 gallon storage tank for 3-4 people: $10,500 to $11,500
60-tbue collector with 105 gallon storage tank for 5-7 people: $11,500 to $13,000
Flat Plate systems are generally 8% less
*Cost variables are number of collectors, tank size, difficulty of roof installation, difficulty of pipe installation, difficulty of tank installation and project distance from Portland, Portsmouth, Bangor or Liberty.
Government Financial Incentives
The federal tax credit is 30% of total system cost.
Solar Domestic Hot Water Rules of Thumb:
Each 20-tube collector array will generate roughly 15,000 BTUs of clean heat energy per day
Each 30-tube collector array will generate roughly 22,500 BTUs of clean heat energy per day
1 Stiebel Eltron SOL 25 collector will generate roughly 21,000 BTUs of heat energy per day
1 gallon of home heating oil contains 139,000 BTUs of energy, but most oil boilers burn at roughly 75% efficiency in winter and 15% efficiency in summer to produce domestic hot water
1 gallon of propane contains 91,000 BTUs of heat energy
Solar Space Heating
If you have a super insulated home (R30 walls, R50 ceilings) and radiant heat distribution, there is a chance that solar space heating could work for you. Because it is a challenging application, we recommend that you contact us to determine if solar space heating is viable for your specific situation.
Basic Questions to Assess Solar Hot Water Viability For Your Home
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The latest analysis of comet grains collected by Nasa's Stardust mission shows they do not contain the most primitive material in the solar system, a revelation that has surprised the scientific community.
This elevates the importance of other sources of primitive materials from the solar system collected in our atmosphere, according to a study published in Science today by an international team including Natural History Museum scientists.
When the Stardust mission returned to Earth in 2006 it carried material from the comet Wild 2, the first sample from known to have come from the outer solar system.
Scientists had expected it to be a rich source of presolar dust, dating from before the planets formed around 4.5 billion years ago. Existing samples of presolar material collected in the Earth's atmosphere are believed to be from comets.
'Presolar material acts like a time capsule,' explains Natural History Museum mineralogist Anton Kearsley, 'telling us about the origins of our solar system, and what was here before.
'We had hoped to find lots of undamaged dust from the birthplace of the solar system on comet Wild 2, but have discovered that there are very few unambiguous presolar grains'.
'The Stardust samples were definitely collected from an object you'd describe as a comet – icy, with a gaseous head and tail, with an elliptical orbit and originating from the Kuiper Belt in the outer part of our solar system. But it seems that even if you sample directly from a comet itself, you won't necessarily get the oldest material.'
Our understanding of presolar materials mainly comes from tiny grains in meteorites such as those in the Museum's collection, and also particularly from a type of interplanetary dust particle (IDP) scooped up by aircraft flying in the stratosphere, 15–20 kilometres above the Earth's surface.
IDPs contain curious particles of glass with embedded metals and sulfides (GEMS). Most planetary scientists believe these were formed in interstellar space before being swept into the cloud of dust and gas from which our solar system formed.
Stardust collected thousands of particles, each only micrometres across a thousand times smaller than a pinhead. As comet Wild 2 rushed past the spacecraft at over 20,000 kilometres per hour, tiny dust grains became embedded in the collector.
When the samples eventually returned to Earth, some of the trapped particles were thought to look like GEMS. Laboratory analysis by the American members of the team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has now shown these GEMS-like structures were actually created during impact on the collector, and not billions of years ago.
Working with Professor Mark Burchell of the University of Kent, Kearsley and colleagues fired mineral samples from the Museum's collection into blocks of silica aerogel. This replicated the action of the comet dust being swept up on the Stardust spacecraft .
The minerals were captured as tiny dark grains at the end of distinctive pale tracks, about 5mm in length (shown in the image above). The results showed that mixtures of iron-nickel metal and iron sulphide can be created during the capture of dust, and are not reliable indicators of primitive material from before the birth of the solar system.
Another indicator of primitive interplanetary dust – a distinctive form of the magnesium silicate pyroxene mineral enstatite – is also missing from the Stardust samples.
'It seems the best preserved samples of presolar dust are those collected in the stratosphere, and not within the material from comet Wild 2,' concluded Kearsley 'They are almost certainly from comets, although apparently not like the one sampled by the Stardust mission.
The mission has shown that comets are probably very diverse, some containing material forged in the swirling disk of gas and dust which then became the solar system we know today, while others preserve even more primitive interstellar material.'
The distinction between comets and asteroids has been blurred – comet Wild 2 may have more in common with inner solar system asteroids than outer solar system comets. The relationship between comet Wild 2 and specific classes of meteorites from asteroids will be examined in further studies.
The samples from comet Wild 2 represent the first new extra-terrestrial material brought back to Earth since the missions to the moon in the 1970s. Stardust flew further than any other sample-return mission – 4.63 billion kilometres in looping orbits out to between the orbit of Mars and the asteroid belt. The Stardust mission has already been highly successful, sparking a revolution in modelling the early history of the solar nebula.
In World War II the Museum was used as a secret base to develop new gadgets for allied spies, including an exploding rat!

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has passed a bill making it a crime for people to falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits. Under the legislation, which passed overwhelmingly and now goes to the Senate, offenders could face up to a year in jail.
The Stolen Valor Act attempts to revive a law on fraudulent claims to medals that was struck down by the Supreme Court last year. The court ruled that simply lying about a medal was protected by First Amendment rights.
The bill passed Monday narrows the focus to make it a crime to seek benefits, such as money or a job, by claiming to be a medal recipient.
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Specialization: Higher Education
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Higher Education is an area of specialization, along with P-12 School Administration, to be offered by Union University's School of Education. The doctorate in Higher Education, offered only on the Jackson campus, is designed to prepare college and university professionals to serve as administrators and teachers, with special attention to the needs of smaller independent institutions of higher education. It prepares graduates to assume leadership positions in the fields of education, especially higher education, as well as government, business, and research. The degree program is delivered in a combination of campus, blended on-line/campus, and fully online courses to ensure service to a national community. The primary purpose of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Higher Education is to provide experienced educators a broad and systematic understanding of educational theory, inquiry, and practice, and an ability to create and apply current research to educational problems.
Program Outcomes
The six outcomes of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Higher Education are to:
- Focus on issues, practice and research in the field of higher education
- Foster scholarly inquiry in areas of professional and intellectual interest
- Provide highly individualized experiences that meet individual career goals
- Foster analysis and problem solving skills and expertise
- Prepare leaders who effectively deal with the challenges facing higher education; including best practices in teaching and learning
- Encourage ethical service in a framework of Christian values
The outcomes and statement of purpose emphasize commitment to service in education within a framework of Christian ideals, the essence of the institution's mission and purpose. The program outcomes become much more specific when delineated as objectives in individual course syllabi.
Ed.D. Course of Study/Higher Education Emphasis
The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) curriculum has three components: Leadership Issues, Leadership Practice, and Leadership Research. The courses in the Higher Education Program emphasis for each component are categorized below:
Leadership Issues
Leadership Practice
- History and Philosophy of Higher Education
- Higher Education Policy and Assessment
- Leadership, Organizations and Change
- Strategic Planning and Marketing for Higher Education
- Legal Issues in Higher Education
- Faith and Ethics in Educational Leadership
Leadership Research
- Engaged Learning
- The American College Student
- Service-Learning
- Curriculum Design and Evaluation in Higher Education
- Comparative Higher Education
- Proseminar Series
- Leadership Internship
- Research Issues in Educational Leadership
- Intermediate Statistics
- Research Methods and Design
- Advanced Statistics and Design
- Dissertation
Doctoral Processes
Listed below are the steps or processes that the doctoral student completes
- In consultation with the program director and faculty, doctoral students are assigned a dissertation committee chair by a graduate director during the spring semester before their comprehensive exams in the fall. Selection of the committee chair is a critical step in the completion of the doctoral degree. Factors considered in selection are (1) expertise in area of proposed research, (2) availability, and (3) compatibility. A student works with his/her chair and program director to recommend two other graduate faculty who will serve on the committee. They will be assigned as early as the Fall and no later than the Spring semester of the first year of the Research-Dissertation component. In addition, the various faculty who teach one or more of the research courses (EDR 700, 710, 720, 725) serve as research design and statistics resource faculty for all the dissertation committees.
- Written Comprehensive Examinations--upon completion of all courses prior to the Dissertation (48 credit hours). Students receive clearance to take the Comprehensive Examinations when the following requirements are met: a GPA of 3.2 in the first 48 credit hours of Ed.D. coursework as specified in the student's Program of Study; an approved doctoral committee. These examinations cover issues, practice and research in Educational Leadership. The written exam is prepared by the student's doctoral committee and takes place over the course of three exam days. The exam reflects the course emphasis categories including: 1). Leadership issues; 2). Leadership practice; and 3). Leadership Research. The exam consists of questions that are designed to provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to analyze and synthesize pertinent knowledge in educational leadership while addressing significant problems and issues in their field. The exam is administered under supervision without the aid of texts or related materials. An oral Critique/Clarification with the student's doctoral committee follows. Successful completion of the comprehensive examination advances the student to Doctoral Candidacy, a requirement for registration for Dissertation credit hours.
The Dissertation - handbook & forms
The Doctoral dissertation is the culminating experience and exit requirement in the Doctor of Education degree program. It is a scholarly inquiry into an area of professional and intellectual interest. It is a highly individualized experience for the graduate student; thus, the topic of the research may vary depending on the professional goals and area of specialization of the student and expertise of the faculty. Working with an adviser early in the program and with faculty throughout the coursework, the student develops a research problem and proposal. Using the expertise and knowledge developed in the research core courses (EDR 700, 710, 720, 725), and under the direction of a faculty dissertation adviser and committee, the student conducts the research and produces a quality report of the findings. The student must achieve dissertation proposal approval by the doctoral dissertation committee as a prerequisite for registration for dissertation hours. It is expected that the dissertation will follow standard accepted research methodologies and format. Requiring a broad-based understanding of theory and research, the Ed.D. dissertation should integrate knowledge and provide solutions to problems in the educational community, focusing on a specific setting. Results should include specific solutions or changes in educational practice. As a final demonstration of scholarly competence, the student conducts an oral presentation and defense of the research.
Admission Requirements
Doctoral programs require considerable faculty time and resources, necessitating the admission of a limited number of students each year. Applicants for the doctorate must meet graduate admission requirements (see graduate catalogue) as well as Ed.D. criteria:
- Baccalaureate and Master's degrees from regionally accredited institutions
- Documentation of at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
- Grade Point Average—3.2 or higher on graduate credit hours.
- Interview—submission to an interview by graduate faculty pertinent to the student's potential for doctoral study
- Graduate Record Examination—submission of scores from the GRE taken within the past 5 years.
Application Procedure
Classes for new cohorts begin each June. Students may be admitted throughout the year in an ongoing process so that they can begin the necessary prerequisites and complete their doctoral admission file.
The items below must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies in Education in Jackson. After they have been received, the applicant may be contacted to schedule a formal interview with graduate faculty in education. When a decision is reached, students will be notified of their status by letter.
- A completed doctoral application
- A $50 application fee
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions where the student has taken work
- A personal statement which: (a) reflects the individuals' professional experience; (b) discusses future professional plans and goals; and (c) includes a rationale for pursuing the doctoral degree. This statement is not to exceed 300 words.
- Official score report from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE)—taken within past 5 years
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- History and Philosophy of Higher Education (3 credit hours)
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The number of Malaysian students in the United States in 2009-2010 increased by 4.2% to 6,190 from 5,942 previously, the Malaysian-American Commission on Education Exchange (MACEE) said.
Its executive director Dr James Coffman attributed the increase to the aggressive promotion by EducationUSA in Malaysia.
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LAWRENCEVILLE -- Brian McCann has been working to raise money for childhood cancer for most of his big league career.
After becoming a father himself, though, the cause adopted by the Atlanta Braves catcher and Duluth High School alum has become even more personal.
"It's a whole new perspective," McCann said Saturday, at his fourth annual celebrity softball game to raise money for the Rally Foundation.
"Your life changes as soon as you have a kid, and we realized that in July."
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Now-former Braves third baseman Chipper Jones, a sort of co-sponsor of the event, and current Braves reliever Jonny Venters both took part in the festivities as well.
"Childhood cancer is something that afflicts many, many families across America," Jones said, "and if we can do our part to raise a little bit of money, raise some awareness and help find a cure, then we owe it to each other to help do that."
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Saturday marked the second consecutive year the McCanns' softball game was held at Coolray Field.
During a home run challenge, participants like Jones, Weiss and a few minor leaguers took turns making attempts to launch softballs over a pair of fences -- $100 to the Rally Foundation for shots over the short porch, $300 for homers over the regular outfield fence.
An actual game followed, with "Rally Kids" and paying fans watching from the stands. The weather was much better that last year's version, when a night contest was hampered by 30-degree weather and brutal winds.
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"It's a huge part of what we get to do," McCann said. "We have a platform to speak, and my wife and I chose this foundation to support. And like I said, it just keeps getting bigger and better."
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I commend Brian and Ashley McCann for working for such a worthy cause. American Cancer Society directs only 1% of it's money to childhood cancer. It's so heartening to see this young couple step up to the plate for these deserving kids.


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Thanks for the great letters from all you lucky folks who bought a CD or two from my last review. I do appreciate it.
Also, thanks for the letters of condolence from all of you who alertly read the by-line at the bottom of my previous article. It said, …"He has the distinction of being fired from every FM radio station in Tokyo — one of them three times…" One nice lady said she felt sorry for me and wished me well. Aw shucks. Don't worry about me. I wear my being fired from every FM station as a proud badge of honor. If you have ever heard FM radio in Japan, then you'd understand why. It's bleeding awful. They are all Top 40 stations. Imagine if Clear Channel owned every radio station in your area and that was all you could tune into — FM hell. That's what FM radio in Japan is like. Every station is not owned by the same company, but they might as well be, they all play the exact same music. If Brittany Spears has a new hit song out, you can bet that every lame-o station in Tokyo is playing it… Sometimes at the very same moment. Can you imagine that? No, don't even try to — you might get sick. So don't feel sorry for me. I made the best shows that those loser stations ever had. My shows were consistently number one in ratings. If the people running these stations don't get it, then that's their problem (and it is as their problem as ratings have slowly and consistently declined since the inception of FM in Japan in 1979).
Also, I should mention that there are only five FM stations in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Twenty-seven million people here and we only have 5 lousy stations. There are four just outside of the Tokyo area. I've also been fired from all of those too. But hey! Who's counting, right?
Let's just say that I'm not corporate schlock material. I want to play good music, new music, something a bit different that's interesting for people who really like music. I want to play music for people who are sick and tired of the same old thing over and over. I want to play music for people who want to live! People who enjoy adventure! Unfortunately, that's where the problem always arose for me here. The station drones thought that if a song wasn't on the Billboard charts, then it couldn't be any good. I thought, as a general rule, that if a song was on the Billboard charts, then it must be crap. So that's it. I'm right. They are wrong. Period.
Okay, now that I've gotten that off my chest, let's get into some of the crazy and groovy tunes I've got for you adventurous folks today!
Ill-Conceived PDQ Bach Anthology — PDQ Bach
List Price: $18.98
One of the stations that fired me was run formerly, quite successfully, by the father. Then the father retired and let his idiot son take over. The son — like someone you all know and love so well — is a total moron. Need I say more? The dad was fairly cool and he and I got along quite well. One day he came into my studio with another gentleman from England and he asked me if a Classical Music station in Tokyo could be profitable. "Of course." I answered. That's an easy call, actually. If everyone else is playing Top 40, then it only makes sense to go after a niche market. 8—10% of all record sales in Tokyo are Classical Music. All you need to do is get the word out and capture 100% of that 8—10% and you'd be pretty healthy, I'd imagine. Also, the Classical Music Market would yield some pretty heavy-hitter sponsors: Toyota, Japan Airlines, Honda, etc, — instead of companies that sell pimple pads.
I then went on to play some music for him that I thought fans of Classical Music as well as fans of Pop Music would just love. First up to bat would just have to be PDQ Bach.
In the CD booklet, PDQ claims to be, "The twenty-first of Johann Sebastian Bach's twenty children." What can I say about PDQ? I think the guy is genius. He definitely has a great sense of humor too. The music is par excellence! PDQ handles his Classical Music from a totally different perspective than you've ever heard before. He introduces each record as if he knows what was going on in the original composers mind, then he twists them and turns them upside down for a rollicking fun and beautifully constructed and performed "masterpiece." My favorite song is "Classical Rap." PDQ takes Vivaldi and uses it to rap about the pitfalls of being the world's greatest Classical rapper.
How about these rap lines:
"I'm doing pretty well for myself right now,
I'm pulling down about $80 thou,
My wife makes $40,
she's a Vassar grad,
and for a woman,
that ain't half bad…
So we're talkin' 6 figures here,
but I want to make one thing crystal clear,
I have to laugh,
and I have to scoff
at people who think that we're well off.
Anyone who thinks we're sittin' pretty,
doesn't know what life is like in the big, bad city.
You gotta buy your apartment,
but the mortgage will be
a mere pittance compared to the maintenance fee.
To get a light-bulb changed in the hall
takes 27 men — it's a union call…"
He then goes on to complain about the costs of tipping the doormen, the cleaning lady, waiters at French restaurants, the valet parking, etc., And don't forget the membership fees to stuff like the Golf Club, Book-of-the-month, the Monthly Flower Club, the Zoo, etc,… Finally I just crack up at these lines:
"You will never have money,
you can never relax,
with a federal, state, and city income-tax.
And you can't do your own returns, oh no!
You might end paying what you owe!"
If you like humor and if you like Classical Music; if you think Spike Jones is funny; or if you'd like to wean those kids off the Hit Parade of Hell, then PDQ Bach is as good a bet as you can get!
Harpo in Hi Fi/Harpo at Work — Harpo Marx
List Price: $18.98
According to the FBI dossier on all you LRC readers, I see where just about all of you are Marx Brothers fans. With how incompetent our government is today, I wonder how this all came about? Could it be that you've all watched the movie, Duck Soup, one too many times?
The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (The Cocoanuts / Animal Crackers / Monkey Business / Horse Feathers / Duck Soup)
List Price: $59.98 On Sale Now: $44.99
Harpo Marx will always be remembered as one of the world's best-loved and funniest comedians. But that doesn't take into account that he was also one of the world's foremost self-taught serious and uniquely tasteful musicians.
This CD is a steal at $18.98. It features Harpo's first two solo records in full and has Harpo doing renditions of the songs that were the hits of the day as well as a couple of Harpo originals. The sound quality is great and the label, Collector's Choice, has done a fantastic job of putting this rarity together. Harpo does his renditions of "I Got Rhythm," "My Funny Valentine," and "Autumn Leaves," just to name a few. There are 24 tracks in all and this is the perfect choice for winding down after a tough day at the office. Buy this CD and see a side of Harpo that you probably never knew existed.
Star Wars Trilogy [6 Disc] [Box Set] [Soundtrack] — John Williams
List Price: $59.98 On Sale Now: $47.99
Okay, okay, Star Wars time again, is it? Okay folks, that means your kids (and husband) are going to go Star Wars nuts over Star Wars toys and junk very soon, if they haven't already. That also means that, this Christmas, you won't be able to buy anything that they want — isn't that the way it always is?
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon (Galactic)
Price: $29.99
So old Mike is here to help you out. For you fans of Star Wars "stuff" — toys, figurines, dollies, etc., I recommend the above box set. I believe that as a "collectible" or as a present, this is your best bet. It's on sale. Six CD's for $47.99, that's $7.99 per disk. And it's in a handsome box, which makes it look presentable as a present — or collectable for yourself. Plus, you get free shipping. What more could you want?
Here's what Amazon.com has to say:
Given that it's largely credited with reinventing Hollywood — or at least fostering its overweening box office expectations — it's hard to imagine that the genesis of George Lucas' sprawling, multi-billion dollar Star Wars franchise was once considered a risky studio proposition at best. But Lucas himself has wisely singled out the robust, retro-romantic music of composer John Williams as the unlikely artistic linchpin that holds all of the saga's disparate dramatic, thematic and technical elements firmly together. Boxed together here then are three of the most successful and influential film scores of modern Hollywood, work that draws as much on Williams' masterful sense of classical music history as it does his own well-studied melodic and arranging instincts. Each of the three double-disc collections here contains all of the music written for Star Wars: A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (and even Alfred Newman's introductory "Fox Fanfare"), newly upgraded via Direct Stream Digital remastering that adds stunning new presence and clarity to Williams' rousing, epochal scores. Each chapter also features a lenticular 3-D cover and newly designed fold-out film poster, as well as encoded disc features allowing online access to elaborate new Star Wars screen savers; the ultimate musical compendium of the original Star Wars triptych.
Now, if you just want the music for the new movie only, here's the link to that. I still think you'd be better off buying the box, though.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack] — John Williams
List Price: $18.98 On Sale Now: $13.49
The last time I actually went to a movie theater to see a movie was about five years ago. I went to see some Charlie Chaplin silent movies as they were meant to be shown. Before that I saw the Japan premiere of Star Wars Episode One. What a crap movie that was. The best part of the movie was when, in a quiet theater of about 1000 people, the good guy killed the bad guy and I jumped from my seat and yelled, "Woah, yeah!" Everyone just stared at me and my wife told me to shut-up and sit down. Besides that, it was quite an uninteresting and uneventful evening. Even my kids were bored.
The Chaplin Collection, Vol. 1 (Modern Times / The Great Dictator / The Gold Rush / Limelight)
List Price: $79.92 On Sale Now: $63.94
This Pop Movie Culture stuff gets to me. They all go in cycles. First we get the space movies, aliens and invasions included; then we get off onto some silly dinosaur kick; then we go to some dance craze; then it's back to the alien nonsense again. Recently, the Terrorist Craze has been a pretty popular notion, I gather.
A far as movies and stories go, well, beauty in the eye of the beholder. Instead of paying $17 to wait in line to see a dumb movie, I'd rather wait until the movies come on TV to miss it — I don't watch TV either. But there have been some really super movie soundtracks that I can highly recommend.
Planet Of The Apes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — Also Featuring Music From Escape From The Planet Of The Apes [Soundtrack] — Jerry Goldsmith
List Price: $16.98 On Sale Now: $14.99
The first is the soundtrack from the original Planet Of The Apes movie. Now this was a great soundtrack. The movie? Well,… I remember watching as a kid at a drive-in theater with my mom and dad and I was terrified. The guy in the next car to us was laughing his head off. So I guess the movie had its merits. If you are wondering what is more enjoyable: Charlton Heston in a loincloth or the excellent soundtrack from the movie, then I think you'd better stick with the soundtrack. This movie came out in 1968 and the music is a trip. Jerry Goldsmith composed all the scores and this must have really blew people's minds when it came out. I highly recommend this superb soundtrack.
Come to think of it, that record jacket looks pretty darned silly too! That's definitely worth a laugh or two.
Planet of the Apes — DVD (Widescreen 35th Anniversary Edition) (1968)
List Price: $26.98 On Sale Now: $24.28
A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos's Complete Original Score [Soundtrack] — Wendy Carlos
List Price: $16.98
This is my favorite movie score of all time. It was one of the most eagerly awaited film scores to be released. This was the first completely electronic score to be composed for a major motion picture. Stanley Kubrick could have picked no one better to do the job than Wendy Carlos, either. And think about this, this music is not digital — it was created completely on an old Moog synthesizer. Moog synthesizer's were analog and could only play one note at a time, that means that this soundtrack must have been a major pain in the you-know-what to record. But here it is in all its glory. Just put on the headphones and relax in the Beethovian world that Carlos created. This album is legendary. One listen and you'll see why too! And while you are at it, you might want to really get into another world by reading the original Anthony Burgess novel at the same time too.
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
List Price: $13.95 On Sale Now: $11.16
So, for you droogies, here's what Anthony Burgess wrote:
.".. a human being is endowed with free will. He can use this to choose between good and evil. If he can only perform good or only perform evil, then he is a clockwork orange — meaning that he has the appearance of an organism lovely with colour and juice but is in fact only a clockwork toy to be wound by God or the Devil or (since this is increasingly replacing both) the Almighty State. It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil.
…I don't think I have to remind readers what the title means. Clockwork oranges don't exist, except in the speech of old Londoners. The image was a bizarre one always used for a bizarre thing. "He is as queer as a clockwork orange" meant he was queer to the limit of queerness. It did not primarily denote homosexuality, though a queer, before restricitve legislature came in, was the term used for a member of the inverted fraternity. Europeans who translated the title as Arancia a Orologeria or Orange Mecanique could not understand its Cockney resonance and they assumed that it meant a hand grenade, a cheaper kind of explosive pineapple. I mean it to stand for the application of a mechanistic morality to a living organism oozing with juice and sweetness."
The first time I ever saw Clockwork Orange was when I was a college student and I walked into another class and they were watching this movie. I thought, "What the heck is going on here?" I sat and watched for a little while. Later, when the film finished, I decided to skip all of my classes for the rest of that day and I sat and watched this timelessly frightening — and sometimes comical — movie at least four times in a row. It still stands as one of my favorite films of all time. And while we're here, I might as well link you to the DVD:
A Clockwork Orange (1972)
List Price: $19.97 Now On Sale: $14.98
Easy Tempo V.7 [Import] — Various Artists
List Price: $32.49
Don't let that $32.49 price tag put you off. This is one of the best CD's I own and I own more than 10,000. In fact, I was surprised when I found this CD listed on Amazon. I had searched for this gem for years before I finally got lucky.
This is by far the best of the Easy Tempo series. It's a totally fantastic and funk-a-delic collection of Italian B-movie soundtracks from the 1960's and 70's. And it's way groovy, baby. In fact, I know that Austin Powers plays this CD constantly in his car. The songs on this particular album cover the period of 1966 to 1975, but all share a go-go beat and a terrifically sexy undertone. This collection has a cooler "rock" influence than others in the series, and that's what makes it so enjoyable to listen to. You'll love this fun, but still incredibly easy to fall in love with Lounge music CD.
Austin Powers 3-Pack (International Man of Mystery / The Spy Who Shagged Me / Goldmember)
List Price: $26.97 Now On Sale: $24.27
The album just oozes with Lalo Schifrin (Mission Impossible) references and catchy riffs borrowed from 1960s rock classics. This album, as is, would be the perfect soundtrack for a swinging international man-of-mystery bachelor pad party — minus the Britanny Spears nonsense — and will definitely make you the coolest kid on your block. Not only is it too cool and great for parties it's also just fab for tearing off the necktie and winding down with a Martini or a shot or two of Scotch. But beware, if you play this CD too much, the neighbors may think that Hugh Hefner has moved into your pad. Don't say you weren't forewarned!
Music From Mission: Impossible (1966—1973 Television Series) [Soundtrack] — Lalo Schifrin
List Price: $11.98
The Complete Mercury Recordings [Original Recording Remastered] — Flatt & Scruggs
List Price: $18.98 Now On Sale: $14.99
Y'all know who these two guys are. They made the theme song for the classic TV show, The Beverly Hillbillies ("The Ballad of Jed Clampett") and they used to appear on a TV show called, Hee Haw. Is Hee Haw still on TV? Anyway, I don't care if you claim to not like Country Music or Bluegrass. Nobody dislikes this music. I love it. These two guys can play their instruments as easy and effortlessly as you or I can scratch our heads. And that's what you'll be doing if you listen closely to this fabulous record. Just how does a human play that fast and that well? Heck if I know.
This is all of Flatt & Scruggs from the Mercury years and it's a steal at only $14.99. Until now, this music was only available on various albums or records, but now you can find them all in one place. If you want to hear some real music or turn your long-haired heavy metal playing son onto some mighty fine playing and show him how it's really done, then this is the record for you! Fantastic for playing while you are stuck in those long rush-hour traffic jams too!
Pickin' on the Beatles, Vol. 1 & 2 — Pickin' On
List Price: $19.98
So your kids won't have an open enough mind to actually sit down and listen to Flatt & Scruggs, eh? Well, that's a darned shame. Alright, then, let's go to Plan B. Here's some of today's finest young Bluegrass musicians getting together for a hootenanny playing Beatles numbers. And you are darned tootin' that these good ol' boys are having a good time and will be getting everyone else into the fun.
Some mighty fine picking and playing of some mighty fine tunes. Shoot, this might even be better than the originals. And I just ain't whistling Dixie here, either. Try this record out for some great songs done in a way that you could have never imagined. Five stars and a bottle of Moonshine!
Well, that's it for today. I don't want to break the bank. Check out all these fine CD's and DVD's and, as my North Carolina born dad would say, "I guarn-dam-tee you will be more than satisfied." And don't forget, that old gift-giving season is right around the corner and will be here sooner than you think (I've finished my Christmas shopping already — no kidding). So what are you waiting for?
Drop me a line and let me know how much you enjoyed today's selection and gift ideas. Until then, stay Cool & Strange (and groovy), baby!
Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers [send him mail] was born and raised in the USA and moved to Japan in 1984. He has the distinction of being fired from every FM radio station in Tokyo — one of them three times. His first book, Schizophrenic in Japan, goes on sale in July.


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Gator Women's Hoops Complete Season Sweep of Kentucky
Published February 10th, 2014
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - January Miller scored 20 points, including 3 of 4 late free throws, to lead Florida in an 86-80 upset of No. 15 Kentucky on Sunday.
Florida (17-7, 7-4 SEC) led by as much as 10 in the first half, but Kentucky (17-6, 5-5) scored the last six before intermission and trailed 40-36 at halftime.
The Wildcats tied it at 40 just 1:30 into the second, but the Gators ran off 14 straight points before Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell called timeout. His club started to chip away, cutting the deficit to one on Azia Bishop's layup at 73-72 with 3:57 left.
But Florida countered with a Lily Svete 3-pointer and made four of six free throws down the stretch.
Kayla Lewis added 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Gators, while Svete finished with 17.
Jennifer O'Neill led Kentucky with 20 points. DeNesha Stallworth had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
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IO (www.ioi.dk) is the place where my life and CG had crossed paths again.
I started out doing some 3D for Freedom Fighters, a game published with EA.
I worked all in all 3 years in IO, shifting at a point from level design to the art department.
In 2005 I left to travel the world. Since then I wondered through the offices of IO for some quick work and was always treated like it was my home and natural habitat.
Freedom Fighters was my 1st touch with game production. I started doing the simplest of 3D background art for all levels and later, when my 3D skills became trustable enough, moved into level design on Governor's Island with 2 of my colleagues.
Hitman Contracts was a speed product, designed from start as a painkiller to Eidos's agonizing deterioration in stocks. It was, in my opinion, a very polished, professional act of game manufacturing with a timeline of 8 months, and the process completely controlled from day zero to the last.
By the end of that project, however, I was insistent on moving into art and IO started up their art department, under Martin Guldbaek. Our 1st job was Project M that turned later into Kane & Lynch.
Kane & Lynch started very differently from how it ended up. It had quite a few shifts
In character until it settled down where it did.
I did some general art for this project as an IO Interactive employee in Copenhagen,
Depicting environments, atmosphere, characters and storyboarded some scenarios. Some went into the game- some didn't.
As usually was the case with IOI, I was given great freedom with my art and ideas to offer the level designers and art director whatever came into my mind and had visual form.
ChimpKing was a 4-month long project designed to form a look for a game pitch contracted by IO Interactive.
Janos Flosser, the creative head of the group defined the project's guidelines: "make a game with chimps" and work went from there on, covering all ranges of design and concept in the way I thought might best describe such a game.
I started with some quick chimp sketches while studying chimp behavior, societies, environments and most than all- look & movement.
From there I quickly spread my work onto other species and inter-species interactions, then environments, colors and scenarios.
Styling went toward cartoonish and when we reached the point of 3D we contacted Yuval Nathan who helped with everything:
improving on design, modeling, rigging, shading, animation, story and overall concept.
Storyboarding on a big scale was something I started with when coming back to Israel from my year's travel. I started freelancing as a storyboarder and occasionally doing concept art for TV. On my customers' list I have
> Phone & cellular companies: Bezeq, Cellcom, Pelefon
> Banks: bank of Israel, bank Hapoalim, bank Igud
> Food & such: Strauss, Shufersal, Nestle, Spring, Tnuva, Yotvata, Telma
And others such as the Kosovo government, Teva, Volvo, AIG and more.