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Grace Lai (flute) & Michael Abrams (clarinet) perform Matthew Burtner's 'A'aa' at KcEMA event at La Esquina in Kansas City (03-DEC-2010)
H ow much information is carried in [neural] spike trains? Should we use the discrete theory or the continuous one? Spike times are not discrete, and discrete calculations don't seem to give satisfactory answers. But, on the other hand, the continuous theory assumes a continuous space, and, from the available evidence, that is clearly too strong an assumption to be valid. What, then, is the [mathematical, topological, metric] space to which spike train phenomena belong? While it might be possible to define the sum of two spike trains by simple linear superposition, it isn't at all obvious how to define the difference. There is no reason to expect spike trains to be Euclidean. For example, with regard to color perception, MacAdam ellipses in color space are wildly non-Euclidean."T he acoustic and optic stimuli we received at the KcEMA event held last night at La Esquina in Kansas City were intense, sensorially immersive, emotionally evocative, and thoroughly satisfying in terms of their well-crafted dramatic arcs, accessibility, and comprehensibility. The seven works performed were selected from among 120 compositions that were submitted by composers from around the world, in response to KcEMA's call-for-scores last Spring.
Conor Houghton, Trinity College, Dublin.
- Elainie Lillios (composer), Bonnie Mitchell (visual artist) – "2BTextures": 2-movement work of abstract animation "takes the audience on an integrated sonic and visual journey into a surrealistic environment influenced by Nature." This is an edgy, edgy piece with extensive, dramatic use of surround-sound spatial movement of sound, around the Mackie speaker array that was deployed around the perimeter of the audience seating area. The computer-generated visual displays were very high-dimensionality animations, with many tens of thousands of dynamic objects projected in motion at each moment.
- Bret Battey (composer, videographer) – "Sinus Aestum": inspired by the eponymous plain on the Moon's surface, smooth and dark, "articulated by threads of white dust, like the tips of flowing waves." Music and video sequences are propelled by algorithmic processes that sample the digital imagery of surface topographic XYZ structures of this lunar plain. It reminds me of 'Swarm' software, with autopoiesis and phase-transitions generated by adaptive networks of communicating processes, much like nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations in statistical physics and chemistry, such as the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction and other processes in non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Composer as Dawkinsonian "blind watch-maker" impersonal God, initializing the universe and letting Creation auto-unfold as it may. This is utterly phenomenal and without doubt one of the most elegant unifications of light and music I have so far had the pleasure to experience. Bravo!
- Matthew Burtner (composer) – "A'aa": includes field recordings of lava flows and associated sounds emitted by an active Guatemalan volcano, and expresses deep ecology at a primeval, violent, chaotic, low frequency-spectrum, butt-thumping level via the Mackie SRS1500 subwoofer—convincingly conveying the notion that human affairs are puny compared to stochastic geophysical mechanical processes: not only beyond our control but largely beyond the reach of human technologies even to monitor or measure or predict. Burtner's Nature is uncaring; however, it is not malevolent. It does not wreak shock and awe on all sentient life-forms, human and otherwise. Instead, the shrieks and rumblings of the Earth pushing viscous molten rock are surprisingly benign; nothing is imminently about to explode; this Guatemalan volcano is somewhat like standing very close to a powerful waterfall that is not going anywhere and is not going to kill us. The lava cools, creating solid crusts, and these smash together under the pressure of still-molten material behind them, generating breaking, shattering sounds. [I very much liked the percussionist, mashing fist-sized lava rocks together. The miked grating, smacking sounds of these added high-frequency effects on top of the thundering volcano sounds. Grace Lai's flute and Michael Abrams's clarinet, both playing long, sustained notes with pitch-bending and harmonics rounded out this ecoexperience, complementing the timbres of the realtime volcano sounds.]
- Jeffrey Hass (composer), Elizabeth Shea (choreography) – "Magnetic Resonance Music": composed after his having an MRI exam, during which he "focused on bizarre, strident, extremely loud noises and complex rhythms the machine was making." The world according to Hass has humans as guinea pigs, to whom things are done or happen passively while doctor-priests tell you to hold perfectly still. Shea's choreographed movements are wonderful counterparts to Hass's impulsive quasi-chaos syncopated music. Very cool!
- Christopher Burns (composer) – "Sawtooth": mash-up of elements of visual performance and sound-art. Instead of a personal sensor-area network with transducers capturing biomechanics signals from a live performer's limbs and trunk (3-axis accelerometers, gyros, joint goniometer angles, etc.), Burns uses the video camera on the LCD monitor of his laptop computer to capture the motions of his arms and torso and hands, which he moves Theremin-style . Scene-recognition, edge-detection, and vector velocity computations from the realtime video image datastream of motions of the performer captured from the camera are translated in software and converted into both music and visual animation. The gestures are transformed into a rich palette of pitch set and crescendo/decrescendo and articulation and other motifs. Simultaneously, the gestures yield an interesting range of optical and animation effects, projected on the walls of the performance space. The spatial positions and colors and intensities and sizes (scale) where newly 'launched' animation objects appear depend on the position and speed and direction as well as 'open-hand/closed-hand' morphology of gestures that Burns makes with his hands. The result is a truly beautiful, cohesive integration of sound and light. [Just as with the recent 'Faster Than Sound' event at Aldeburgh, there are issues regarding our less-than-optimal notational idioms for scoring complex computer/electronic music – video/light-show compositions, to sufficiently specify what comes precisely when and specify interfaces for multiple disparate acoustic and optical effects in technology-interoperable, manufacturer-independent ways – so as to facilitate future rehearsals and performances by persons other than the composer/video artist/dancer(s) and on the equipments of future decades when the computers and other devices and patches we now have are long-since obsolete.]
- Robert Ratcliffe (composer) – "Phoenix": repeated resurrection from sonic ashes "explores the possibility of combining characteristic features of synthetic‐driven electronic dance music genres such as acid house and techno" with elements of instrumental and electroacoustic composition. I am reminded of the sounds that titanium robot insects make during the raves that precede their exuberant mating season. This thing is absolutely danceable—very, very nice.
- Mike McFerron (composer) – "Prelude to You Brought This On Yourself": sonically explores the physical and emotional abuse experienced by an openly homosexual youth, and "attempts to comment on a human collective intolerant of an individual voice, who is not asking to be understood or even heard, but simply allowed to exist." The tintinnabulations of small bells are synchronized with images of people that flash in front of us, accompanied by short voice-over recordings, mostly of anti-gay hate-speech by conservative religious figures. This is a deeply moving, powerful testament to the courage and resilience of those who are harmed—be prepared to be moved to tears as you listen and watch: no mere electronic music or multimedia installation work, it is a galvanizing, effective example of art as political intervention to bring about a more just society.
Battey—'Sinus Aestum'W hy do light shows combined with music affect us in ways that are substantially different from either stimulus taken separately? Are there features of dynamic light displays that, when designed and synchronized with music, might optimally stimulate our senses and enhance the depth of our reception of the music?
I s there a point of "sensory overload" or "diminishing returns" as regards multi-sensory stimulation to accompany music? Conversely, why do periods of silence or darkness that sometimes arise in electronic music / lightshow events cause hallucinatory acoustic and optical experiences? How might composers understand and leverage these neurophysiologic phenomena to better advantage, expressively?
M ight there in the future be implantable prosthetic devices—or legal, safe, and effective "performance-enhancing medications" (esp. glutamatergic ones or GABA-ergic ones, to modulate corticofugal transmission)—that could further enhance or extend the scope of these tandem multi-sensory experiences?
W hen I fly on long trans-oceanic flights and listen to my iPod, my perceptions of music are distorted, sometimes in interesting, revelatory ways. How, if at all, would combinations of music and light in zero-gravity space environments differ? Could space-tourism include specially-composed music and accompanying light displays that would capitalize on the sensory biophysics anomalies up there, to produce an extraordinary kind of transcendence for the travelers?
M ight electroacoustic music-light compositions in the future be composed so as to be more effective for music therapy purposes, compared to current conventional "music-only" music therapy?
H ow do the experiences that people with autism-spectrum disorders have of light-sound compositions differ from others' experiences?
T hese questions occurred to me last night as I listened to the performances of electroacoustic and computer-based compositions at La Esquina in Kansas City. (The same questions had dogged me when I attended last month's 'Faster Than Sound' event in Snape.)
Burns – 'Sawtooth'N eural coding has traditionally been assumed to be one of rate-coding: the stronger the stimulus, the more action-potentials per second that a sensory neuron transmits, and the stronger the perceived sensation is.
H owever, it's now known that in various sensory systems there is 'sparse temporal neural coding'. The timing and univariate temporal pattern of action-potentials and sequences of clusters of them in a single neuron itself carries information. The bivariate or multivariate temporal pattern of concurrently-incident action-potentials in multiple neurons, which may perhaps be in different sensory pathways (such as acoustic nerve and optic nerve pathways, thalamic pathways, cortical pathways, etc.) may likewise carry [different] information.
T he processing of sensory information by the brain is difficult to understand, in part because of complex interconnections between the sub-cortical and cortical areas. connections between the thalamus and the cortex in the brain are reciprocal, with information carried both in "feed-forward" [peripheral nerves to thalamus to cortex] and "feed-back" [cortex to thalamus] directions. Sensory signals reach the cerebral cortex after having traversed many synapses along multiple pathways. Acoustic and optical signals interact in the thalamus and possibly elsewhere, in both mutally excitatory and mutually inhibitory ways.
C onor Houghton at Trinity College, Dublin, has recently examined spectro-temporal receptive fields and filter functions in studies of the neurophysiology of bird song, using analytic formalisms of van Rossum metrics and non-Euclidean spaces. Useful, I think, for human music analysis, and not just of multi-sensory music-visual works...
A nd Stephen Coombes's and Paul Bressloff's edited volume (link below) covers how the patterns of spiking activity provide a substrate for the encoding and transmission of information, that is, how do neurons compute with spikes? It is likely that an important element of both the dynamical and computational properties of neurons is that they can exhibit bursting, which is a relatively slow rhythmic alternation between an active phase of rapid spiking and a quiescent phase without spiking—which is altered by "cross-talk" (statistical cross-correlations) between the spiking patterns evoked by concurrent stimulation by music and light.
W ith regard to the 'sensory overload' question, there is a fair amount of recent research that is germane to this. In mathematics, the triangle inequality is a defining property of norms and measures of distance. This property must be established as a theorem for any function proposed for such purposes for each particular space. For example, the triangle inequality holds for spaces such as the real numbers, Euclidean spaces, Lp spaces (p ≥ 1), and inner-product spaces. Maybe it also holds for multidimensional perceptual spaces, such as ones involving simultaneous stimulation by sound and light.
E ven if these are one-of-a-kind experiences never to be quite the same twice, and even if the communication impact of multisensory stimulation is subadditive in terms of quantitative neurophysiology and biophysics, the qualitative expressive and aesthetic result of any particular performance can nonetheless be really, really wonderful. Congratulations to each of these composers/artists/performers on these fine compositions and 'sensorially whelming' performances at KcEMA!
M usical Ecoacoustics embeds environmental systems into musical and performance structures using new technologies. Ecoacoustics derives its musical procedures from abstracted environmental processes, remapping data from the ecological into musical domain. It draws on techniques of sonification, acoustic ecology and soundscape composition (e.g, Truax, Westerkamp, Keller and others). The data from nature may be audio information (from wind or ocean waves, for example), or it may be a signal produced from some measurable parameter such as temperature timeseries, geological change or seismic data, astrophysical data, and so on. Going beyond mere direct sonification, the composer develops a syntax on the basis of the recorded natural processes, and creates new patterns conforming to this syntax."
Matthew Burtner on ecoacoustics.
- Kansas City Electronic Music & Arts Alliance (KcEMA)
- Matthew Burtner page at Stanford Univ
- Mike McFerron website (Lewis Univ, Chicago)
- Bret Battey page at de Monfort Univ, Leicester, U.K., and software.
- Jeffrey Hass page at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana Univ, Bloomington
- Christopher Burns website (Univ Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
- Robert Radcliffe page at Keele Univ, Staffordshire, U.K.
- Elainie Lillios website (Bowling Green Univ, OH)
- Bonnie Mitchell website (Bowling Green Univ, OH)
- Mackie (LOUD Technologies Inc): SRM450 powered loudspeakers (x7) and SRS1500 subwoofer (x1) were used for this KcEMA event
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Miller Energy Completes Unprecedented Horizontal Well In Tennessee
Miller Energy Resources ("Miller") (NYSE: MILL) announced today that, on Saturday, January 12, it had tested water free oil production from the company's CPP-H-1 well. The CPP-H-1 well is the first successful horizontal well drilled and completed in the Mississippian Age Fort Payne formation in North America.
The well tested at a restricted rate of 487 BOE per day on a ¾" choke. The rate was restricted in order to conserve as much reservoir energy as possible. A breakdown of the initial production test consists of 365 BOPD, 730 MCFGPD, and 0 BWPD. The company plans to begin producing the well as soon as Miller Energy Receives EPA permission to begin reinjecting the produced gas in order to maintain reservoir pressure. The Fort Payne reservoirs are solution gas drive reservoirs, and management feels that it is critical to maintain reservoir pressure in order to maximize oil production.
Based on the initial flow tests, the company expects this will be a very strong and commercially successful well. Although this well represents an unprecedented achievement, based on what is known about the formation, the geology and the initial reservoir pressure, Miller expects that the well will produce in the range of 200 to 225 BOEPD once reinjection has started and full production has begun. The company plans to provide regular updates to the public as more results come in on this well.
Miller has also recently spudded its second Fort Payne well, and expects similar results from that new well, once complete. Two additional horizontal well sites in Tennessee have been designated for development in the near term. At present, the company has identified 25 sites on which similar horizontal wells may be developed on approximately 40,000 acres held by Miller under lease or by production in the state. The company has previously recovered approximately 9% of the oil believed to exist on its acreage and expects that future horizontal wells will significantly increase this recovery factor.
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Good morning once again. Two words and four syllables dominate this morning's transfer chatter: Wilfried Bony
Here's the back of The Mirror today, with the story claiming Liverpool are targeting Bony and that the Ivorian frontman himself has told friends he is desperate for Liverpool to make the £19m bid that will trigger his release clause.
Here's the very latest we have on Liverpool's potential double swoop on Swansea City
Of course the move that could mean there is an acceleration in business across Europe - which could affect Swansea City - is that of Alexis Sanchez to Arsenal.
The Chilean wrapped up his move for an undisclosed fee last night which paves the way for Luis Suarez to go to Barcelona which, in turn, could put a good portion of £75m in Liverpool's transfer fund...
Morning all - and no, you weren't dreaming, this really did happen last night... #SanchezSigns pic.twitter.com/EXGEzQbigl— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 11, 2014
Elsewhere ex-Swans loanee Fabio Borini is attracting major interest from Sunderland - where he was loaned last season.
They are thought to be lining up a big £8m move to bring the Italian to Wearside on a permanent basis.
Leicester City are said to have bid £6m for Brighton and Hove Albion frontman Leonardo Ulloa. It comes after the Foxes' move for Cardiff City striker Fraizer Campbell.
The player was said to have been in Leicester last month to speak to Nigel Pearson but there has been no update on his future since then.
Whether Ulloa and Campbell will line-up together remains to be seen...
Meanwhile Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio posted an update on Michu on his website last night.
He claims Napoli have almost closed a deal with Swansea City for Michu and that 'the negotiation is down to the details'.
He posted: "The club will announce his arrival within days. Napoli reached agreement with Swansea on a loan with €10M option to buy. Benitez is ready to welcome his first reinforcement."
One man who might be worth keeping an eye on for news of Michu is Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis. He's a colourful character as is evidenced by his Twitter account...
Selfie con @LDLSSCN e l'elefante più grande d'europa nel nuovo parco a tema di Roma: questa è "Cinecittà World"! #ADL pic.twitter.com/j5F9ljQAXa— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) July 10, 2014
This has been Garry Monk's view this week as some of the rumours have been flying about his players back home...
Chicago training, great environment to work.
pic.twitter.com/aTnbuWDeeR— Garry Monk (@GarryMonk16) July 9, 2014
So what are the options for Fraizer Campbell?
With Leicester seemingly looking elsewhere, the other club linked has been Crystal Palace. This morning they have announced they have tied up a deal for striker Marouane Chamakh.
He has put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal to prolong his stay at Selhurst Park. Whether Campbell will follow, time will tell.
Cardiff City striker Fraizer Campbell's move to Leicester City collapses over wage demands
More on that story on Fraizer Campbell - Leicester City have ended their interest in signing Cardiff City striker Fraizer Campbell after refusing to meet his wage demands.
Leicester and Palace are the only clubs to have triggered Campbell's release clause, which was set at £800,000 and rises to £900,000-plus with add-ons in terms of appearances and goals.
Now Leicester have been frightened off by Campbell's demands for £40,000-a-week wages, but Palace remain in talks.
Here's the full Fraizer Campbell story
Sky Sports now reporting Liverpool are in 'advanced talks' with Swansea over a move for striker Wilfried Bony.
Liverpool have targeted a move for Bony as they prepare to lose Luis Suarez and the Ivory Coast international is thought to be keen on a move to Anfield.
It's that time of the morning again...we've scanned the tabloids and broadsheets fastidiously to bring you another Paper Talk feature.
Few interesting lines there in the papers.
Looks like the Swans have a fight on their hands with Everton for Besic and Kyle Naughton? That's a new one in th Times today.
As for Medel, perhaps not surprising in the least he has welcomed the interest of such a club as Internazionale.
Following news of the collapse of Fraizer Campbell's potential move to Leicester City, you just wonder if there is even a remote chance he may be a Cardiff City player when they kick-off against Blackburn on August 8.
Earlier this summer we compiled all the strikers left on Cardiff's books. It's fair to say they have a few options to pick from!
One bit of news that came out yesterday that ensures Cardiff City will definitely be facing one of the Championship's form strikers come August 8.
Jordan Rhodes has signed a new deal at Blackburn keeping him at the club until 2019. David Dunn has also signed a new deal today as Rovers tie down the men they want to spearhead their Championship campaign.
In case you missed it yesterday's interview with Jordan Rhodes, you can watch it here: https://t.co/KuqWDX8WxA— Blackburn Rovers (@OneRovers) July 11, 2014
Big, big news as this Bony story looks like it has the makings of a real summer transfer saga. Huw Jenkins says Liverpool have not been in touch over Bony despite claims of 'advanced talks'
Here is that breaking Bony story. Looks like Jenkins is not prepared to fight for Bony.
FC Barcelona announce a deal to sign Luis Suarez from Liverpool for five seasons.
From today, we're all following @luis16suarez. Welcome to @fcbarcelona #SuarezFCB http://t.co/tOzYobZiVN pic.twitter.com/HRwptQgTaJ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 11, 2014
Liverpool have confirmed the Suarez transfer from their side of negotiations.
They have released a statement saying the following: "Liverpool FC confirms that Luis Suarez will be leaving the club after a transfer agreement was reached with FC Barcelona. The player now has permission to complete the usual formalities, which will then conclude the transfer.
"We would like to thank Luis for his contribution and the role he played in helping bring Champions League football back to Anfield.
"Everyone at Liverpool Football Club wishes Luis and his family well for the future."
.@luis16suarez will sign for five seasons and be presented next week #SuarezFCB http://t.co/tOzYobZiVN— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 11, 2014
Rodgers quotes on Suarez going - remember this could all have a direct bearing on Wilfried Bony's future...
"Luis is a very special talent and I thank him for the role he has played in the team in the past two years, during my time at Liverpool.
"We are focused on the future, as we strive to continue with the progress we have made and build on last season's excellent Barclays Premier League campaign.
"I am confident we will improve the team further and will be stronger for this coming season, when we will be competing on all fronts; domestically and in the greatest club competition in the world, the Champions League.
"If there is one thing the history of this great club teaches us, it is that Liverpool FC is bigger than any individual. I hope our supporters continue to dream and believe that we are moving forward and with continued improvement and progression, together we will bring the success we all crave and deserve."
They always say a World Cup year makes it a busy transfer window. Now we have had Suarez's mega-deal, Sanchez to Arsenal, Mandzukic to Atletico and other deals like Herrera and Shaw to Manchester United.
Toni Kroos is expected to join Real Madrid and Sami Khedira may then leave for Arsenal too.
The window truly is hotting up now...
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Suarez has been having his say on his own move:
He said: "It is with a heavy heart that I leave Liverpool for a new life and new challenges in Spain. Both me and my family have fallen in love with this club and with the city.
"But most of all I have fallen in love with the incredible fans. You have always supported me and we, as a family, will never forget it, we will always be Liverpool supporters.
"I hope you can all understand why I have made this decision. This club did all they could to get me to stay, but playing and living in Spain, where my wife's family live, is a lifelong dream and ambition. I believe now the timing is right."
Suarez scored a hat-trick against Cardiff City at the CCS last season as well as two at Anfield.
Meanwhile against the Swans, he went scoreless.
Everyone at #LFC wishes @luis16suarez and his family well for the future pic.twitter.com/8ODQXoRYEH— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 11, 2014
League One side Crawley Town have signed Swansea City midfielder Gwion Edwards for an undisclosed fee.
The 21-year-old, who scored two goals in six appearances during a loan spell at Crawley last season, has agreed a two-year deal with the Reds.
More on Gwion Edwards' move:
The Lampeter-born product came through the ranks at the Liberty Stadium and he scored his first international goal back in May when he netted for Wales Under-21s against England on his home ground.
"I will always be grateful to the management, staff and players at Swansea for all their help and hard work at the start of my career," he said.
"But I am delighted to be joining Crawley and I'm looking forward to the next stage of my career."
More on Wilfried Bony and the impact of Luis Suarez's move and a possible release clause. All very worrying if you're of a Swansea City persuasion.
LOAN NEWS: #CardiffCity defender Ben Nugent joins @YTFC on loan deal until 4th January 2015. http://t.co/Hh2MaJ8cGB— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) July 11, 2014
Here's the full story on Ben Nugent's loan move to Yeovil Town...
I'm so tired I've put Luis Suarez to Cardiff City when I *Obviously* meant Barcelona. That would have been some story but I think they've got enough strikers. Enjoy your weekend.


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Three months after 26 children and educators were gunned down in Newtown, Conn., the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the measure on a party-line 10-8 vote. The bill also would bar ammunition magazines carrying more than 10 rounds.
Thursday's vote marked the fourth gun-control measure the committee has approved in a week and shifted the spotlight to the full Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he will decide soon how to bring the measures to the chamber, where debate is expected next month.
"Americans are looking to us for solutions and for action," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. He said that despite gun-rights advocates' claims, the Second Amendment's right to bear arms is not at risk, but "lives are at risk" unless lawmakers can figure out how to keep firearms away from dangerous people.
The other bills would require federal background checks to more would-be gun buyers, make it easier for authorities to prosecute illegal gun traffickers and boost school safety aid.
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Barring assault weapons was part of Obama's plan for reducing gun violence. But banning the high-powered weapons has encountered strong opposition from congressional Republicans and elicited little enthusiasm among moderate Democratic senators up for re-election next year in GOP-leaning states in the West and South.
The measure's sponsor, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and her supporters say the ban would help eliminate the type of firearms and magazines that have been used with deadly effect at Newtown and many other recent mass shootings.
On a Constitutional grounds this should be easy to pass.
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Politically the "assault weapons ban" may be tough to pass because of the popularity of these weapons, but there really is no Constitutional impediment.


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It's not often that a writer has a chance to compare a prior opinion to an actual recording that ensued from a concert at which he was present. I was duly impressed by the Santa Fe-based Southwest Jazz Orchestra's performance last July 1 at the Albuquerque Museum of Art, and equally so by the ensemble's inaugural CD, nicely recorded that evening by Art Welter. In other words, the concert, as a whole, was as admirable as I'd remembered.
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At least 14 inmates, mostly from al-Qaeda, have escaped from a prison in Yemen's capital after heavily armed gunmen mounted a bomb, grenade and gun assault on the main jail in Sanaa.
Eleven people were killed during the attack, a security source said. Seven policemen were killed, two policemen and two gunmen were wounded, and one of the attackers was captured, according to the interior ministry.
Officials said the assault started with a car bomb that exploded at the gate of the Sanaa Central Prison, which is located along the main road leading to the airport. Gunmen then exchanged gunfire with prison guards, when a number of prisoners fled amid the chaos.
Witnesses said that explosions and gunfire could be heard several kilometres away from the prison, which has al-Qaeda members among its inmates.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Yemen is grappling with a growing threat from one of al-Qaeda's most active wings, which has killed hundreds of people in assaults on state and military facilities in the past two years.
Police have sealed off the road to the airport which runs through the neighbourhood where the prison is located.
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In October, security forces foiled an attempt by some 300 al-Qaeda inmates to escape after they mutinied in another Sanaa prison. A number of guards and inmates were wounded but none were killed.
Nasser al-Wuhayshi, chief of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - seen by the US as the network's deadliest franchise - vowed in August to free imprisoned members of his network.
Wuhayshi himself escaped from the same Sanaa prison with 22 other members of his group in February 2006 and was named as the group's leader a year later.
AQAP has taken advantage of the weakening of the central government in Sanaa since a popular uprising that toppled President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011.
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Give Your Home a New Look — Put in New FlooringWritten on November 16, 2014 at 8:19 am, by admin
Did you know that if you're looking for flooring san diego your choice of flooring for your home greatly affects your home's appearance as well as how comfortable you feel? Your home will actually look completely different by just changing the floors. You'll find that there is a wide variety of flooring options to choose from. Area rugs are an inexpensive flooring option if you want simple and cheap. If you can afford it, you can go for the more expensive hardwood floors.
Whether you want to give just one room in your house or your entire house a completely new look, keep reading because we'll be sharing a handful of flooring ideas and suggestions. Many people appreciate the look and feel of wood flooring but are reluctant to take on such an ambitious task. Engineered wood planks are a good option. Aside from being easy to install, these floors look just like real wood flooring. This flooring option makes an excellent weekend DIY project, saving you money you would otherwise have to pay for professional installation. This flooring option is installed by snapping together the pre-finished planks. You wouldn't even need to glue or nail the planks together. While these planks contain wood, they also contain other materials to make them easier to work with. Of course, if you're set on having genuine wood floors, engineered wood planks don't quite fit the bill. Basements are among the most challenging in terms of flooring. Because basements are usually damp, floors can easily get damaged. At the same time, though, you'd like to give your basement that finished look and in most cases, this calls for having new flooring installed. For basements, sheet vinyl flooring is recommended because it can withstand moisture. Your basement floor may be made of concrete. You can cover your concrete floor with pile carpeting to give it a warmer, cozier feel. You probably won't want to put very expensive carpeting in the basement, as it may have to be replaced regularly. When you're deciding on the type of flooring to get, keep in mind your budget. For instance, most homeowners would want their floors to be hardwood. However, this flooring material is just too expensive for them to afford. Expensive hardwood flooring include floors made of oak, cherry, and maple. However, these floors are an excellent investment if they are something you can afford. If hardwood floors are beyond your means, try looking at several inexpensive alternatives. You can go with carpeting, vinyl, or even ceramic tiles. When you're deciding on the flooring type, don't just look at how much you will have to pay for the flooring right now. You need to also consider your long-term costs. Very often, when you save money up front, the floor has to be replaced a lot sooner, so it may not be saving you anything in the long run. When you're picking new flooring for your home, make sure you pick one that the entire family will be pleased with. Practical issues you should consider include comfort and appearance. How will the flooring do over the years? You'll want to go with a type of flooring that will last many years.
How To Earn More Money As An Internet Marketer Using Web Design Tips That Really WorkWritten on August 10, 2014 at 6:42 pm, by admin
Internet Marketers – they have to have websites. Most people understand why. At keenace where they sell San Diego SEO and Website Design services on the Internet requires each person to have a website to do this with. You need this as a type of "home base" to operate from. You need to offer what you have for sale from a location, a home base, that is well designed and reputable looking. A difficult, but subtle, art form, building a website and creating it with professional web design, is not the easiest thing to do. So if you hire a web designer , a professional, this is a good thing to do. The following information will give you a better understanding of what needs to be done.
Clean and simple – this is how your website should look. Definitely check out the site if you need San Diego SEO and Website Design .The nav bars should be easy to access. Never use anything that blinks or flashes. By following these tips, your web design will help you sell more products or services. Unless you are selling your own web design services, you really don't want the design itself to distract people from buying. Utilizing whitespace is very advantageous. It gives the visitor breathing room while looking things over. You will make less sales on your website if it is too difficult for the visitor to sift through everything on your website in order to go through the purchase process. You need to have a simple, clean website to make money online.
Testing your website on different web browsers is essential, especially prior to launching what you have to offer. It could become very problematic and a great waste of time if you are having to field complaints from those that use Opera, Internet Explorer, and other browsers that have problems. You really need to take the time to check out the different browsers. If you find that they are all loading your website properly, then potential customers will be able to make purchases on your website regardless of the country they are from.
Just be sure the intention of your website shows your viewers what they want to see. This can be realized by means of your portrayal through your images and written description. Wording that exudes self confidence about your product will promote the interest of your viewers. Of course the overall image matters as well. Telling them to buy now does no good if there isn't a prominent and easy to see buy now button they can click. Figure out what your primary goals are and work with your designer to create a web design for your IM site that will help you achieve those goals.
Web design is a subtle art. The style is not flamboyant. The objective is to give a type of subliminal message that appeals to the subconscious of the viewers and spurs them into action. If you think about it, you have probably been on a site that you enjoyed simply because everything was laid out nicely. Also, if you remember, there were probably certain sites that simply were not enjoyable because they were not aesthetically pleasing to you. With some luck, we will have given you a few helpful suggestions that will give you promising results to you internet venture.


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Exodus Release Ripping Track 'Salt the Wound' Featuring Metallica's Kirk Hammett
Exodus have just unleashed a tasty new track from their upcoming 10th studio album, 'Blood In, Blood Out.'
Exodus have just unleashed a tasty new track from their upcoming 10th studio album, 'Blood In, Blood Out.'
Exodus will welcome Kirk Hammett, Chuck Billy and more for their 'Blood In, Blood Out' album. See the track listing here.
Dave Mustaine claims that bringing guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza back into Megadeth would be like putting "a rotten tooth back in your mouth."
Metallica's Kirk Hammett is reconnecting with his former band Exodus, laying down a guitar solo for a song on their next album.
Metallica's Kirk Hammett will be signing two raffled Hasbro ESP LTD M-10 'Transformers' electric guitars at Comic-Con.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is set to perform with his old band, Exodus, at the Fear FestEvil show during Comic-Con in San Diego.
Rob Zombie, Duff McKagan, Steve Jones, comedian Fred Armisen + Kirk Hammett to participate in Aug. 24 gathering for Johnny Ramone.
We've got a big update on Metallica's next album. In a new interview, guitarist Kirk Hammett shared that this September, the thrash legends will "buckle down" and begin cranking out a brand new record.
Metallica have covered their fair share of songs over the years, but guitarist Kirk Hammett is taking on a track that most fans would never expect. The rocker is set to cover 'Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)' for a new compilation.
Music is a passion for the members of Metallica, but it's not their only passion. Guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Rob Trujillo have also found enjoyment riding waves, and their love of surfing has led them to being named the keynote speakers at the upcoming Surf Summit 17.


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"Evidence showed that Poulsen knew the business model NCFE presented to the investing public differed drastically from the way NCFE did business within its own walls," U.S. Attorney Lockhart said. "Their actions were designed to hide a financial house of cards from investors, eventually costing investors $2 billion."
"When corporate officers elect to betray the public's trust for personal gain, the very core of how and why our corporate system operates is immediately and negatively impacted," Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division Jose A. Gonzalez said. "As signified by today's NCFE sentences, the IRS gives priority to investigations involving the alleged breach of the public trust by corporate officials at any level."
FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge Keith L. Bennett noted the significant sentences imposed on both Poulsen and Parrett. "This should serve as a warning to those who might be tempted to manipulate the complexities of our financial systems to defraud others. The FBI stands ready to root out those who would do so, bring them to the judicial system and ensure they lose both their ill-gotten wealth and their freedom."
Witnesses testified at both trials that Poulsen, Parrett and other NCFE executives engaged in a scheme from 1995 until the collapse of the company to deceive investors and rating agencies about the financial health of NCFE and how investors' money would be used. NCFE bought accounts receivable from healthcare providers using money NCFE obtained through the sale
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December 22, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman says recommendations his department plans to make about the state's new teacher evaluation system will be similar to those suggested by a group the governor commissioned to review the process.
Huffman spoke to reporters on Thursday before speaking at a summit for elementary school teachers.
Earlier this week, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, or SCORE, released its study, which addressed educators' concerns about student testing data.
The report said about two-thirds of the state's teachers should be allowed to opt for a smaller portion of their evaluations to be based on such data.
Huffman didn't discuss specifics, but he said his report will also deal with value-added testing data. The report is due to lawmakers next month.
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Need: Kashmiris With Disabilities have almost no help
Sami Wani got his training in physiotherapy, and returned home to Kashmir to begin his work. He first got a job with a clinic in the summer capital, Srinagar. He soon noticed that there were no children with disabilities coming to the city clinic from his home district of Ganderbal - only 35 km north of Srinagar. He knew there were children and adults with disabilities there. Why weren't they coming to the city for treatment?
Sami and his brother did a survey of the local people to find out. What they found was that either the people did not know that anything could be done to help, or they could not afford even the bus fare to get to the city and its clinics. Sami wanted to help the children and adults with disabilities outside the city, so he set about to figure out how to do this. He researched all the NGOs helping in this field that he could find on the Internet, and sent e-mails to all of them, asking for help. Only one replied. A small NGO from New Zealand, called MEND - Mobility Equipment for the Needs of Disabled. The founder of MEND was doing work in this part of the world, so made arrangements to meet Sami. He was convinced that Sami was serious about really helping Kashmiris with disabilities, so he told him to quit his job, start helping the local people in his district, and he would pay Sami's salary. That was in 1999. Sami began in a single rented room in his village, providing physiotherapy and special schooling to 3-5 children with disabilities. He gathered support anywhere he could find it - the police, the military, his family, and of course, MEND. And his work grew and spread in the remote mountain villages of Kashmir, where the most people with disabilities can hope for is a tiny monthly allowance from the government. No therapy, no rehabilitation. In 2005 Sami's father gave some land and helped Sami build the Hope Disability Centre. In 2008 the Hope Disability Centre was selected as a finalist in the BBC World Challenge. In 2009 Handicap International chose the Hope Disability Centre for a 12 month trial partnership.
I heard about Sami's work when I was in New Zealand, and came to volunteer in April, 2009 for 12 weeks. When the Handicap International project started, I returned - this time for a year. I am here until November 2010. If you would like to transform a life, and the family as well, a small donation goes a long way here. If you would like to join me as a volunteer, you could not find a more beautiful place, or friendlier people. Diane Emerson
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Hello Diane,
I did a story on the centre and has visited the place. Sami and u r doing great work.
Keep going.
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My classes are linked with my research interests. The introductory course I teach explores the impact of the city on human life from the Neolithic period to the seventeenth century, while my advanced courses focus on the European Middle Ages, particularly the religious, intellectual, and legal developments of that era. Medieval conflicts over religion and politics, and the medieval revival and reinterpretation of classical governmental notions, had surprising and profound consequences for later European, American, and even global society. The last course I have developed, "Representation, Rights, and Democracy, 1050-1792," treats one of these developments: the evolution of the unique conceptions of government and the citizen-subject that we now closely identify with modernity. My recent research explores the pivotal shifts in European political thought that emerged during the bitter conflicts among ecclesiastical leaders, secular authorities, and religious dissidents in the fourteenth century. The articles I have published so far have centered on lesser-known controversialists of the period; a book-length project will examine the full impact of their debates.
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Today was my aunt's birthday and I went to her house for birthday cake.
Oh, AND I spoke to a man today on whom I have a small crush. I know, I know, I have a boyfriend. But I can still enjoy an attractive person should I happen to see one :)


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Obama's inaugural raised $43 millionApril 22, 2013 @ 9:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's inaugural committee raised more than $43 million for his second inauguration, with corporations chipping in a major portion.
Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the committee fell about $7 million short of its $50 million fundraising goal.
For his first inauguration, Obama raised $53 million in private money, turning away corporations and individual contributions exceeding $50,000. This time, Obama reversed that policy.
The biggest sum came from AT&T Inc., who gave $4.6 million. Microsoft Corp. donated $2.1 million. Boeing Co. and Chevron Corp. gave a million each.
The largest individual donation of $500,000 came from Timothy Gill, a technology entrepreneur and gay rights activist.
The government pays for official activities like the swearing-in, but donations fund the inaugural balls and other celebrations.
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Why do people always "cheat" on Kim with broads who look exactly like her? LOL!
Yeezus On Fire: Flaming Kanye West Gets All Deep And Stuff About Fine Artistry, God, Sex, Alcohol, And Being "The Voice For The Future" In Interview Magazine [Photos]
12 Years A Slave director, Steve McQueen, spoke with Kanye West for Interview Magazine's February issue.
Kanye West Sits Front Row At Givenchy Show At Paris Fashion Week [Photos]
Cops shouldn't have a hard time tracking down Yeezy to ask him about the alleged beatdown he gave a man that insulted Kim Kardashian.
Wanna Get Away? Fade Administrator Kanye West Jets To Paris For Fashion Week As LAPD Investigates His Latest Brawl!
Even under legal scrutiny, Kanye will not be marginalized…
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Billboard reported that Kanye West's Yeezus Tour was among the highest grossing of 2013.
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My Thoughts on Kevin Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis is a member of the Chicago White Sox. Will Middlebrooks is here to stay. There was never a real controversy. Trading Youkilis wasn't the right move–it was the only move.
I was wrong. Close to two months ago, I argued that if Youkilis was healthy, Middlebrooks would not overtake him. The husky corner infielder was healthy–he simply did not produce. The young kid from Texarkana, Texas, did. Youkilis, who willed himself into becoming an All-Star caliber major leaguer, spent more time arguing with umpires since he return from the disabled list than he did putting together quality at-bats. Middlebrooks, on the other hand, chose to do his talking on the diamond, rather than in the runway that leads to the clubhouse at Marlins Park in Miami.
Injuries, declining performance, and the emergence of a bright young star combined to spell the end of the Youkilis Era in Boston. But it was a heck of a good run.
If you're someone like myself–a high strung individual who feels anxious when he is not able to watch or listen to the Red Sox when they're on–then you possess a deep rooted appreciation for the way Youk approached the game. It didn't matter whether it was April or September–each game mattered immensely to the Cincinnati native. I hang on the result of each pitch whether it is overcast in May, blisteringly hot in July, or refreshingly cool in October. So did Youk. If Youkilis made a soft out in a game, it wasn't "that's okay, I'll get him the next time." It was a failure. It was an opportunity missed, a chance to help his team squandered. Fans saw pieces of themselves in Youkilis.
The former Gold Glove winner will always be cast in the same "dirt dog" light as fellow champion Trot Nixon, but Youk was more than just a dirty uniform. In 2008, a year that saw Youkilis finish with a smooth .312/.390/.569 slash line, the gritty then first baseman finished third in MVP voting behind teammate Dustin Pedroia and Justin Morneau. Not bad for a guy who used to provoke talk radio callers to refer to him as You-Kill-Us. That year was simply the apex of a Red Sox career that included two World Series titles. He served as a vital cog on the 2007 championship team.
I'll never forget the job Youkilis did in the 2007 ALCS against the Indians. The Red Sox rallied to overcome a 3-1 series deficit and beat the Tribe, spurring them on to a World Series win over the rusty Rockies. Youk had 28 at-bats in the ALCS. He collected hits in 14 of them. You could rely on him.
When Youkilis was right, he grinded out at-bats. Nothing was made easy for the poor guy on the mound. He got on-base. He scored runs. He drove them in. He was productive. As fans, we trusted him. When Youkilis came to the plate, we felt like we were in good hands. In baseball, you're going to make an out more often than you get a hit, but with Youkilis, you never felt cheated. For at least four plate appearances each game, you got your money's worth.
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Photo credit: Cris Cyborg Santos wearing gladiator skirt for MMA fight with Yoko Takahashi at Elite XC October 2008. Unanimous decision after 3 rounds for Cyborg.
Women who participate in MMA and other combat sports have a hard time getting people to understand why we love sport fighting. Now, female boxers, who will be participating in the Olympics for the first time in 2012, are being asked to wear skirts instead of shorts when they're competing in the ring.
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF), founded in 1974 by tennis legend, Billie Jean King, is dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports. They promote sports to young girls, ages 8 to 13, through their GoGirlGo! programs. In addition, they provide financial support to female athletes (including athletes heading to the Olympics) in the form of travel and training allowances.
Recently, they held their 32nd Annual Salute to Women in Sports Awards Gala hosted by ESPN's Bonnie Bernstein. The event was attended by many notable female athletes, among them WSF President, retired professional boxer, Laila Ali.
WSF posted a response and a request to the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) on their website.
"Apparently, the AIBA is trying to highlight the differences between male and female athletes." WSF said in response to Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, President of the AIBA saying, "I have heard many times, people say, 'We can't tell the difference between the men and the women,' especially on TV, since they're in the same uniforms and are wearing headgear,'. After we hear about it's comfort and how easy it is to compete in the uniform, it may be compulsory. But we are still working on it."
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Gemesis Is Proudly Selling 'Lab-Created' Diamonds
Gemesis has just launched its e-commerce site, which will make it easy for consumers to purchase one or more of its "lab-created" diamonds. Jewels that many people would label fakes.
However, the company is proudly touting the value of these unnatural gems. The company is quick to point out that the quality of its diamonds are "equal to the best quality mined diamonds." Moreover, they say their diamonds are "all certified as Type IIa," a rare marker for mined diamonds.
And perhaps, most importantly given a recent BBMG Conscious Consumer Report, these gems are sustainable and conflict-free.