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Re: G3* - RUSSIA/US/LIBYA/SYRIA/YEMEN - Obama - Lavrov meeting's press release
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Russia has now firmly said that Q has to do.
The game is set.
On 7/14/11 8:06 AM, Bayless Parsley wrote:
FYI Russia has not participated in any of the Contact Group meetings to
my knowledge. It is only recently that the US and Russia have been
speaking in civil terms on the topic of Libya, and certainly Washington
has realized the value that Moscow can play in trying to bring forward
some semblance of negotiation between the two sides there.
Russia probably just sees value in being able to stand apart from the
rest of the Western countries on this deal. It has no need to go to
these conferences; it can find out what was discussed without a problem
and maintain its role as the country that stands apart from the others
in the eyes of the Libyan gov't.
On 7/14/11 3:12 AM, Emre Dogru wrote:
Lavrov discusses Libya with Obama and the next day Russia announces
that it will not take part in Libya contact group meeting.
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release July 13, 2011
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Meeting with
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
President Obama met with Foreign Minister Lavrov today and discussed a
range of bilateral and international issues.A The President thanked
the Foreign Minister for his efforts to complete a new bilateral
agreement on visa liberalization as well as a new agreement on
adoptions, both of which will touch many lives in Russia and the
United States.A President Obama expressed his support for
RussiaaEUR(TM)s efforts to mediate a political solution in Libya,
emphasizing that the United States is prepared to support negotiations
that lead to a democratic transition in Libya as long as Qadhafi steps
aside. Both parties discussed the need to continue cooperation towards
a peaceful transition in Sudan and South Sudan.A They also discussed
the challenge presented by IranaEUR(TM)s failure to live up to its
obligations with regard to its nuclear program, the role of the
international community in preventing further violence and pressing
for political change in Syria and Yemen, and next steps on Middle East
Peace in the wake of the Quartet meetings earlier in the week.A
President Obama thanked Foreign Minister Lavrov for his efforts
regarding Nagorno-Karabakh and underscored the U.S. commitment to
achieve a framework agreement.A President Obama and Foreign Minister
Lavrov also discussed the opportunities for cooperation on missile
defense in Europe.A President Obama reaffirmed his strong support for
RussiaaEUR(TM)s efforts to complete its WTO accession process this
year, and discussed the necessity of granting Russia Permanent
Normalized Trade Relations.A A President Obama and Foreign Minister
Lavrov also discussed issues of democracy and human rights, including
the tragedy surrounding the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Emre Dogru
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More than 100 union workers marched through the streets of downtown Jamaica on Monday to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and to stand in solidarity with fellow union employees in Wisconsin, who are fighting to retain their collective bargaining rights.
King was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tenn., where he was showing support for sanitation workers who had been on strike and were demanding higher wages and better treatment. Similar demonstrations to the one held in Queens took place across the country.
"Today, we realize that labor is under attack," said Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica chapter of the NAACP. "We see a definite connection between labor rights, human rights and civil rights, therefore when we look at America and we see Wisconsin and you hear elected officials — governors and mayors — talking about labor is the fault of the recession and everything that went wrong financially in America, we are here to say labor is being scapegoated."
In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law at the beginning of March that would take away nearly all the collective bargaining rights of most of the state's public employees. He said the measure would help save $30 million by the end of the budget year in June. It will also force union workers to pay for more for health insurance and pension costs.
Participants in the rally could be heard chanting slogans like "Union power," "They say cut backs, we say fight back," and "The people united can never be defeated." They drew attention from passersby, who stopped for a closer look. Residents stuck their heads out of apartment windows and bus drivers honked their horns in solidarity.
Crystal Jones, a member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056, held a sign that read, "Don't steal our right to collective bargaining," and stressed the importance of unions. "We're working people too, just like those right-wing politicians who are trying to take away our bargaining rights," she said. "We need to support our families. Unions are very important to communities worldwide."
Luis Alzate, also of the ATU, said he thinks if MLK were alive today, he would have been proud of the peaceful public display, which also featured marchers from SEIU 32BJ, the South East Queens County Young Democrats and the Jamaica branch of the NAACP.
"This is to acknowledge the connection between workers rights and civil rights — something that Martin Luther King stood for," Alzate said. "In a time when many people are looking to unions as enemies, we want to enlighten people and let them know that we are here to protect workers' rights."
NAACP member Adrienne Eadi-Adams expressed similar sentiment, "We talk a lot about his dream, but we don't a lot about why he died and the cause that he died for — and it was in support of unions," she said of the slain civil rights leader. "It's so important that we never let the nation forget what a great man he was and the sacrifices that he made. It's the least we can do."
The rally was followed by a special service at Grace Episcopal Church, during which speeches by union representatives and elected officials were intertwined with religious songs and music.
"This is our Memphis," said ATU Local 1056 President Daneek Miller. "What are we prepared to do? Are we prepared to come together as we have today in the name of justice, peace, unity, labor, faith and oneness — or are we prepared to perish as we will if we remain separated?"

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Belated Congrats!! James River Wins Governor's Cup
2005 Virginia Governor's Cup Wine Competition Awards
June 13, 2005 - Governor Mark R. Warner awarded James River Cellars of Hanover County with the 2005 Governor's Cup, the highest honor in Virginia's wine industry, for its 2004 Dolce Vino. In total, 183 medals were awarded including 11 gold, 96 silver, and 75 bronze. Additionally, Keswick Vineyards' 2003 Chardonnay was named "Best White" and AmRhein Wine Cellars' 2004 Petit Verdot was named "Best Red."
2005 Governor's Cup Winners:
Over all choice
2004 James River Cellars Dolce Vino (Dessert Wine)
Best White
2003 Keswick Vineyards Chardonnay
Best Red
2003 Am Rhein Wine Cellars Petit Verdot


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Weekly Links: Race and the treatment of Evander Kane; Hockey media news and insight; Quintal replaces Shanahan at NHL head office; and more
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Welcome to Hockey in Society's Weekly Links post. This feature highlights articles or blog entries that are related to Hockey in Society's areas of interest and that may be of interest to the site's readers. Please check out some of the great writing that is happening in the hockey media and blogosphere!
- Arctic Ice Hockey examines the role of race in the treatment in Winnipeg of the Jets' Evander Kane. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
- William Douglas gives a historical overview of Asians' involvement in professional hockey. [Color of Hockey]
- Sportsnet is seeking input from fans and developing a Fan Advisory Panel. Fans can provide input on programming and other broadcast concepts. [Sportsnet]
- Pat Maclean looks into some of the false narratives built by media and the negative ramifications of poor information. A fantastic piece. [Black Dog Hates Skunks]
- With news the the Canadian government is slashing its budget by $130 million, the CBC has announced that it will no longer bid on professional sports, including, obviously, hockey broadcasts. [CBC]


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redmel76 Posts: 1I purchased a 2000 Taurus a little over a week ago. I got it from my mechanic's neighbor for $800. It has close to 199,000 miles on it. I'm a single mom of three, two of which have special needs, and I couldn't go without a car after my van died.
The car will run fine with just a slight slip when changing gears. Then it will suddenly refuse to come out of 1st gear, revving high, until I lift my foot off the gas pedal. I have to do that each tie it changes gears but will never get to going over about 45 mph. It gets worse and worse, bogged down, like it doesn't have any power. Then it just crawls requiring me to pull over and sit. After it sits for a while, it goes back to driving fine with only the slight slip between gear changes.
Only other issues is that I felt water hit my feet yesterday when the air was on. Just a few drops. Turned off a/c but haven't noticed it since when using a/c.
A code for the catalytic converter is now reading. When I bought the car it was a code that had to do with the coil the spark plugs go into, but that code no longer reads.
I don't have any more money to sink into this but can't keep breaking down and having to sit on side of road with my children. Please let me know what you may think it could be.
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izaclown1 Posts: 116My 03 Sable did the same type of stuff. I have rebuilt the tranny at 72k. Revving problems as well due to tranny slipping and had Throttle Position Sensor was replaced after the tranny was corrected. Fords are not always noteworthy on the trannies and sensors in a lot of models based on my experience in owning and driving them. The others stuff I have not experienced.
1972bigdaddy Posts: 2Known solutions: First smoke test for vacuum leaks which start the following issues. Then failures of camshaft position sensor on a DOHC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKaKWdyHQZg
happens and IAC fails to operate properly and Some have even had the Massairflow Sensor fail. the root cause is the vacuum leaks even if very small is all it takes. Manifold gaskets leak, even the intake hose gasket dries and leaks, pcv hose, all those plastic vacuum hoses can get brittle especially the rubber hoses on intake assembly. For those where weather changes happen a lot. Be ready to check for vacuum leaks after every season change. Should give anyone reading this some direction. -
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Good News Translation (GNT) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus - To all God's people in Philippi who are in union with Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and helpers: | 1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: |
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. | 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
3 I thank my God for you every time I think of you; | 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. |
4 and every time I pray for you all, I pray with joy | 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy |
5 because of the way in which you have helped me in the work of the gospel from the very first day until now. | 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, |
6 And so I am sure that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it on until it is finished on the Day of Christ Jesus. | 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. |
7 You are always in my heart! And so it is only right for me to feel as I do about you. For you have all shared with me in this privilege that God has given me, both now that I am in prison and also while I was free to defend the gospel and establish it firmly. | 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. |
8 God is my witness that I tell the truth when I say that my deep feeling for you all comes from the heart of Christ Jesus himself. | 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. |
9 I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment, | 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, |
10 so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity and blame on the Day of Christ. | 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, |
11 Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God. | 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ--to the glory and praise of God. |
12 I want you to know, my friends, that the things that have happened to me have really helped the progress of the gospel. | 12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel. |
13 As a result, the whole palace guard and all the others here know that I am in prison because I am a servant of Christ. | 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. |
14 And my being in prison has given most of the believers more confidence in the Lord, so that they grow bolder all the time to preach the message fearlessly. | 14 Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of God more courageously and fearlessly. |
15 Of course some of them preach Christ because they are jealous and quarrelsome, but others from genuine good will. | 15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. |
16 These do so from love, because they know that God has given me the work of defending the gospel. | 16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. |
17 The others do not proclaim Christ sincerely, but from a spirit of selfish ambition; they think that they will make more trouble for me while I am in prison. | 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. |
18 It does not matter! I am happy about it - just so Christ is preached in every way possible, whether from wrong or right motives. And I will continue to be happy, | 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, |
19 because I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ I shall be set free. | 19 for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. |
20 My deep desire and hope is that I shall never fail in my duty, but that at all times, and especially right now, I shall be full of courage, so that with my whole being I shall bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. | 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. |
21 For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more. | 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. |
22 But if by continuing to live I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose. | 22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! |
23 I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing; | 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; |
24 but for your sake it is much more important that I remain alive. | 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. |
25 I am sure of this, and so I know that I will stay. I will stay on with you all, to add to your progress and joy in the faith, | 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, |
26 so that when I am with you again, you will have even more reason to be proud of me in your life in union with Christ Jesus. | 26 so that through my being with you again your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me. |
27 Now, the important thing is that your way of life should be as the gospel of Christ requires, so that, whether or not I am able to go and see you, I will hear that you are standing firm with one common purpose and that with only one desire you are fighting together for the faith of the gospel. | 27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel |
28 Don't be afraid of your enemies; always be courageous, and this will prove to them that they will lose and that you will win, because it is God who gives you the victory. | 28 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved--and that by God. |
29 For you have been given the privilege of serving Christ, not only by believing in him, but also by suffering for him. | 29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, |
30 Now you can take part with me in the battle. It is the same battle you saw me fighting in the past, and as you hear, the one I am fighting still. | 30 since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. |
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Where is she now? Andrea K. Prasse has graduated from embarrassing herself to attempting to wreck homes. She is currently employed at Shell where she uses company resources to engage in adulterous affairs with married men. Way to go loser girl!
And please, Mr. President, don't forget DonCosta Seawell, the cadet convicted of raping a disabled civilian woman and accused of raping two cadets. After his early release from a military prison, Seawell was exposed by the vigilante anti-pedophile Internet group perverted-justice.com for trying to sexually entice an adult posing as a fourteen-year-old girl in a chat room. He also contacted his disabled victim -- a clear violation of his probation -- and has landed back in the brig.
The only man to face real punishment for assaulting a female cadet is Douglas Meester, who's scheduled to be court-martialed five days after your visit. He has been charged with rape, forcible sodomy, conduct unbecoming and indecent assault. But is this a case that really exemplifies the decade-old problem at the Air Force Academy? Although forty percent of academy sexual-assault cases since 1993 were found to have involved alcohol, there is some question as to whether the sophomore's accuser, Justine Parks, was really unconscious after a night of body shots in Meester's dorm room. Parks told investigators that she "knew for a fact that [Meester] probably thought what we were doing was consensual." It would appear that this court-martial is an attempt by Air Force officials either to show the public that they don't tolerate behavior such as Meester's or to discredit not only Parks, but all victims.
Sometime after this trial, the Air Force Inspector General is supposed to release the results of its investigation into how top academy brass handled specific cases. Also expected soon are the results of the long-awaited Defense Department Inspector General investigation, a separate inquiry requested by Allard, among others. The women who have gone public in the last year were promised a chance to tell their stories directly to members of Congress as soon as the Defense Department IG report is completed, but it has been delayed time and again.
It may not matter, though, since both IG reports are rumored to absolve the previous leaders of any wrongdoing. Ring a bell? The Air Force General Counsel report from June 2003 found "no systemic acceptance of sexual assault at the academy, no institutional avoidance of responsibility, or systemic maltreatment of cadets who report sexual assault."
Unfortunately, the Fowler Commission, an independent panel assembled at the behest of Congress, discovered the exact opposite. When the seven commission members looked into the academy, they found "a chasm of leadership" there that "helped create an environment in which sexual assault became a part of life." Interesting how the findings differ when an outside body investigates. The commission, named after its chair, former Florida congresswoman Tillie Fowler, also found fault with the academy's honor system, which, as Westword detailed last summer, has seen its share of problems over the years ("Honor Rolled," July 17, 2003). As soon as cadets enter the academy, they agree to abide by this code: We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does. Those who claim to have been kicked out of the academy on bogus honor charges say the cadets who run the system often go on witch hunts, leaving unpopular cadets at their mercy. Others say that little stock is placed in the toleration clause of the code, as cadets are reluctant to turn in friends for lying, stealing or cheating. Although the Fowler Commission did not recommend changing the honor system, it did note deficiencies in it "that helped contribute to this intolerable environment."
Again, a familiar theme seems to be playing itself out. In recent weeks, seventy cadets were implicated for cheating on a military etiquette exam. So far, twenty cadets -- all of them freshmen -- have admitted to violating the honor code. Six have resigned; the rest are waiting to learn what sanction, if any, they'll face. Cheating scandals rocked the academy in the late 1960s, in 1972 and in 1984, and yet the honor code has only been tinkered with piecemeal. As Sean Dariushnia, a former cadet who claims he was wrongly accused of cheating on a test in 1993, told Westword, "I don't know what causes people to act the way they do at the academy, but it seems to be repeating itself over and over."
Another piece of repeating history is the lax oversight by the Academy Board of Visitors, which was criticized in months past for having little involvement in the institution it's charged with supervising. Because of the rape scandal, boardmembers have agreed to meet quarterly instead of twice a year. Additionally, James Gilmore, a former governor of Virginia and one of six members appointed by you, Mr. President, has vowed that as chairman, he will not allow the board to just be honorary. Despite these outward displays, only eight of the fifteen members attended the last meeting, on May 15; sometime in the next sixty days, those who showed will send you a letter of their own, detailing their views and recommendations for the academy.
More than likely, they'll mention the fact that one in five male cadets still doesn't feel that women belong at the academy, despite the efforts of the past year. The new superintendent, Lieutenant General John Rosa, is surveying cadets twice annually in an effort to gauge the progress being made. A survey conducted on August 27, 2003, showed that 22 percent of male cadets don't think women should be training alongside them. The second survey, given to seniors in March, yielded similar results. Those are the same seniors you'll be addressing on June 2.
Where is she now? Andrea K. Prasse has graduated from embarrassing herself to attempting to wreck homes. She is currently employed at Shell where she uses company resources to engage in adulterous affairs with married men. Way to go loser girl!


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"This is radical music in the best sense, taken back to basics but to basics that are relational in essence. [...] Figures and Grounds is a beautiful and sensuous record."
"What I admire most about Figures and Grounds [is that] electronics heighten the visceral sting of their acoustic found sounds, but without the musicians relying on electronics to do the work for them, or worse, allowing electronics to paint a homogenised gloss over the music."
"The four players deliver a vibrant, free-flowing session. [...] As an exemplar of the use of electronics and processing with a small improvising group, Figures and Grounds is a great success."
"La réactivité, l'attention, la spontanéité et la richesse des propos et des interventions surprennent et envoutent par leur force émotionnelle, leur richesse structurelle et texturale, ainsi que par leur caractère aventureux. [...] Spontanée, chaleureuse, intense et profonde, une musique très énergique qui accèdent à des territoires riches et nouveaux."
"Det är ovanligt öppet, flytande och inbjudande. Samtidigt som alla musiker hela tiden tar sin konst på djupaste allvar utan allt flams."
live at the Vortex, London
Evan Parker's "Might I Suggest" Festival
January 2012
"For the first of six Anglo-German collaborative concerts at the Vortex, devised by Evan Parker and generously supported by the Goethe-Institut, Systems Quartet offered a reassuringly uncomfortable collision between live instrumentation and electronic intervention in what Parker reckoned would probably be the most confrontational event of the series.
Axel Dörner with his specially adapted Firebird slide trumpet and laptop, and Rudi Mahall on a substantial bass clarinet, took up the leftstage, complemented to the right by the black-clad rhythm section of Adam Linson on string bass and electronics and Parker's long-time collaborator, percussionist Paul Lytton.
They served up a complex sonic brew, rarely straightforward, often juddering in and out of bleak, mechanically-hinted environments, with the spectre of electrical malfunction hovering overhead. The insinuation of unlikely processed sounds and a perpetual unravelling of morphed transformations suggested the shifting scenes of a film's soundtrack. Frenzied and frenetic, rising to the density of sound associated with the ICP Orchestra, they could equally drop to ethereal, delicate pulses and waves.
Paul Lytton used his fingers so lightly on his snare that a ladybird might have been scuttling across the skins. Dörner blew on a mike which picked up the edges of his breath; he sampled and reprocessed sounds so that for moments there would, disconcertingly, be no active players, even though virtual duets were being enacted.
Sparks and crackles, thunderous semaphore and various strands of interference were introduced to build up a spacious yet condensed landscape. [...] Linson's intense application to fretboard and bridge confirmed an anchoring presence, linking in to Lytton's exceptional, low-key percussive invention with great assurance.
The nervous anguish of the siren sounds, the waves of weather and insect swarms were complemented by the odd touch of humour. [...] The musicians' instincts and experience made it all hang together with finely-wrought coherence."
"The London jazz club's second annual Evan Parker-curated "Might I Suggest" Festival presented a six-night programme celebrating Anglo-German musical collaboration. [...] The festival opened on Tuesday, with the Berlin-based Systems Quartet's blistering free-jazz aesthetic souped up by ad-libbed electronica. [...] Their acoustic material followed the standard contours of through-improvised performance – sparse beginnings, full-blooded climaxes and spiky duets punctuated by moments of calm. It was lifted out of the ordinary, though, by the periodic injection of mightily distorted samples of what the musicians had just played."
Casserley and Linson "open up impressive vistas."
"This studio meeting delivers a wide range of surprising (and often gritty) textures. A difficult though rewarding listen."
"The buzzing intensity this duo creates is just the ticket."
"An entrancing effort that stands out in radiant colors among similar undertakings of this ilk."
"Ecco un esempio da non perdere di quintaessenza della musica elettro-acustica!"
"Casserley et Linson transforment le temps et l'espace et plusieurs écoutes successives n'en altèrent le rayonnement multidimensionnel. Fascinant."
Adam Linson (born 1975 in Los Angeles) is active internationally as a double bassist, improvisor, composer, and scholar, who performs acoustically and with live electronics, solo and in a wide variety of ensembles, and can be heard on several critically acclaimed albums. He also designs, develops, and performs with real-time interactive computer music systems. He has published on a range of topics including the ecological psychology of improvisation, the philosophy of art and artificial intelligence, and the historiography of music technology.
Linson recently took up a CMPCP Visiting Fellowship at the University of Oxford, Faculty of Music to conduct research on perception, cognition, and action in improvisation. He completed a PhD using artificial intelligence and robotics to investigate cognition in collaborative improvisation, funded by the Open University Centre for Research in Computing (UK). He has a Master of Fine Arts in Music/Sound from Bard College, and a BA in Philosophy from the University of California, San Diego, where he also studied composed and improvised music under George Lewis and classical double bass under Bertram Turetzky. His extensive experience as a software engineer and GNU/Linux specialist ranges from large-scale distributed architectures to embedded systems.
Linson's sustained involvement with interactive computer music is documented on albums with the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble in 2004 (ECM); solo double bass and electronics in 2006 (psi); a 2007 duet with Lawrence Casserley, released in 2009 (psi); the John Butcher Group in 2008 (WoW); and a January 2008 recording, released in 2011 (psi), with Axel Dörner, Paul Lytton, and Rudi Mahall, collectively known as Systems Quartet. In February 2012, the premier performance of his piece Looms (for improvisors and 16-channel spherical diffusion) was given with Evan Parker on soprano saxophone and Linson on double bass, at the Electric Spring festival in Huddersfield (UK).
Notable acoustic guest performances include concerts in Paris and Brussels as part of the Evan Parker Trio with Paul Lytton, and in Berlin with the Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio featuring Parker and Paul Lovens. In addition to collaborations with numerous improvisors in groups of various sizes, he has performed in duets with Richard Barrett, Tom Blancarte, Lawrence Casserley, Peter Evans, Aleks Kolkowski, Okkyung Lee, Rudi Mahall, Jon Rose, John Russell, Joel Ryan, and Nate Wooley.
From 1999-2009 he was based in Berlin, Germany, where he began many continuing musical collaborations with distinguished improvisors. In 2004 and 2008, he was an artist-in-residence at the Studio voor Elektro-Instrumentale Muziek (STEIM), Amsterdam. His compositions for chamber ensembles and contemporary dance productions have been performed in Europe and North America, and his performances and recordings have been broadcast on US and international radio, including BBC Radio 3 in the UK and SWR in Germany.
Selected past festival performances include GIOfest VII, Glasgow (2014), with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, the London Jazz Festival (2013) with John Russell's Quaqua Ensemble; Banlieues Bleues, Paris (2012) in a sextet with Evan Parker, Ikue Mori, Mark Nauseef, Matt Wright, and Toma Gouband; Freedom of the City, London (2011) in a duet with Lawrence Casserley, an octet with Evan Parker, and with the London Improvisors Orchestra; the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK) with the LFO Orchestra (2010), the John Butcher Group (2008), and solo double bass and electronics (2006); the Guelph Jazz Festival (Canada, 2010) on solo double bass and electronics; the London Jazz Festival (2009) with Lawrence Casserley; the Total Music Meeting in Berlin (2008) in a quartet with Evan Parker, Peter Evans, and Richard Barrett, and a quintet with Fred van Hove, John Edwards, Louis Moholo-Moholo, and Tomek Choloniewski; and the MusikTriennale in Cologne (2007), as a guest performer with the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble.
Linson is currently based in the UK.


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But as they wait for that to happen, some say more damage is being done.
"The report was requested by the minister last year in response to issues that were raised by our members," said Elisabeth Ballermann, president of the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA), a group that represents 23,000 health-care professionals in Alberta including paramedics.
She said the report, prepared by the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) about the province's ground ambulance services, was originally slated for release in October 2012 but was postponed.
Now she said she doesn't expect to see it for another month.
The ministry said this isn't true. According to Fred Horne, Alberta's minister of health, the report was on time and he expects to release it to the public within a week.
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And she said a symptom of what she calls a more systemic health-care problem is playing out in Camrose, where the local ambulance fleet faces possible cuts.
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Professionals, amateurs, teachers and students from around the region take part in this musical phenomenon, learning from renowned clinicians and music faculty.
Cellists of all ages are invited to participate in this year's Cello Choir and workshop. The festival is designed for cellists of all ages and ability levels. We especially invite out-of-state cellists to join us!
The event will begin on Friday, September 12 with afternoon master classes and an
evening recital in the Daniel Recital Hall, and will continue on Saturday with a full
day of rehearsals and clinics, culminating in an evening performance of 'cello choir
music in McAlister Auditorium. Instruments will be on display from sponsoring shops.
Additional supporters include Bernhardt House of Violins (Greenville), Jim Clinton
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This annual event alternates between the University of South Carolina, Furman University, Bob Jones University, Converse College and the College of Charleston.
35th South Carolina Cello Choir
Dates: Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, 2014
Location: Furman University Music Department, Greenville, S.C.
Clinician: Melissa Kraut and Alan Weinstein
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As far as my career goes, I've had a windy road. I started off an English major in college and had my happy place in poetry and creative writing classes. After sophomore year, a rough year of my life, my path changed, mostly because that critical voice grew stronger in my head. Why is it that when we're struggling with something that voice just seems to drown out the others?
I felt as though writing wouldn't take me anywhere, I needed something more logical, stable, responsible, all of those joy-stealing words. So I switched into cognitive science thinking I would be a neurologist. (I am not a neurologist.)
Ever since, I've longed for that thing that lit up my insides. I tried being a baker, a massage therapist (which actually was really fun), and then we moved to Guam where my chances of having a career fell flat. I took little side jobs, but grew more anxious than ever.
Working for the wildlife refuges slowly brought me back to myself. I rekindled my creativity designing a brochure for the Adopt A Whooping Crane program, and fueled my passion for nature and the environment. Lately I've just been feeling this persistent nudge, but every time I stopped to listen all I heard was the critical voice. Well something changed because I finally told that part to stop, and listened to my heart. It brought me to tears, but I'm finally giving myself the chance to become the person I was going to be before sophomore year of college.
So this Memorial day, not only are we honoring my husband Lieutenant, Navy Pilot, amazing man; as well as my father Army Colonel (Ret.), and all the others who have served (including the families who hold it all together), but we're also celebrating a new way of life. Of following hearts, dreams, and putting down old burdens.
Oh yea…and I made a really delicious burger. : )
Greek Burger with homemade Tzatziki sauce
If you love a gyro, you will love this burger! All the greek flavors in this grass fed beef patty…add the usual toppings and you will be surprised at how fresh and flavorful this burger is.
1 lb Grass Fed Ground Beef
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
2 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon Fresh Dill, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Fresh Oregano, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
dash of Cayenne (optional)
Tzatziki sauce:
1 8 oz. cup Plain Greek Yogurt
1 Tablespoon Sour Cream
1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
2 teaspoons Fresh Oregano, finely chopped
2 teaspoons Fresh Dill, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
Red Onion
Sesame Seed Buns
(Be sure your meat is thawed!!)
1. Gather all of your herbs and chop finely into tiny little pieces. In a large bowl add the beef, herbs, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir together until mixed evenly.
2. To make the sauce add the sour cream and yogurt to a small bowl. Then chop your herbs and add them to the bowl along with the salt, pepper and garlic as well. Then add the lemon juice and stir well. Set aside in the fridge.
3. Grill your burger! We haven't bought a new grill yet so I used a cast iron grill pan, buttered well and grilled 4-7 minutes on each side depending on how well done you like your burger. Be sure to toast the bun!
4. Build your burger with spinach, sliced onion, sliced cucumber, and tomato.
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Researcher discovers 11 new sweat bee species, four in New York City area
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Next bathroom has two sinks. There is a closet on the wall, and I was wondering if I could take one sink and use the plumbing and turn it to go into the area that the closet was on. I would remove the drywall and then have access to the copper pipes. Is there any reason this would not work? (Background...I have two bathrooms next to each other and they are funny shaped, not square or rectangle. I am trying to undo the funny shapes by moving one sink from one to the other... I kinda know the piping is facing into the original bathroom its in, and I know I most likely have to undo the copper piping, but I was kinda wondering if I could just buy adjustable and ???? |
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The Ensco deal to buy Pride International looks like it is going to get a bit messy. A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of shareholders in Pride International to stop what it alleges is an unfairly priced merger with Ensco, the UK-based drilling services company.
The lawsuit also alleges Pride's directors breached their fiduciary duty to shareholders by agreeing to a low share price and a restrictive merger contract that would preclude considering other offers. From the filing:
Even if the Pride Board receives an intervening bid that appears to be superior to Ensco's offer, they are precluded from even entering into an alternate agreement. This provision prevents the Pride board from exercising their fiduciary duties and precludes an investigation into competing proposals.
Pride is declining to comment. And Ensco has yet to return calls. But one could assume they are pretty busy.
There are indications that SeaDrill, a Norwegian drilling contractor that owns 9.4 per cent of Pride, might get involved on some level, as well.
Hilde Waaler, spokeswoman for SeaDrill, said the company had had "discussions" about whether to make its own bid for Pride. But it is now focused on responding to it Ensco's bid. When asked if that response would be as a bidder or shareholder, her answer left open some room for interpretation:
Depends on what we'll finally decide to do. We just learned about the offer. Hence we need to analyse the offer and conclude only thereafter.
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The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door has its share of so-bad-they're-good moments – and details, and chunks of dialogue – but not nearly enough. Mostly, they're just…
The Boy Next Door has its share of so-bad-they're-good moments – and details, and chunks of dialogue – but not nearly enough. Mostly, they're just…
Avery's more than capable behind the camera, he just needs to be met halfway by his screenwriting, which dwells in overly familiar territory.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
"Life Itself" won the 2015 Best Documentary award from the Producer's Guild of America.
An excerpt of Eric Kohn's Indiewire article on Oscar snubs.
A note of thanks from Chaz Ebert to the wonderful people behind "Life Itself."
A look at Kimberly Pierce's 2013 version of "Carrie."
A look at Kimberly Pierce's 2013 version of "Carrie."
An FFC comments on Roger Moore's best James Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me."
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A feature article on "Black or White," including interviews with Kevin Costner, Anthony Mackie and director Mike Binder.
Lucien and Regina are a thirtysomething couple who forage for wild mushrooms in forests and sell them door to door to Manhattan restaurants. Lucien is a mycological authority. The tone of their marriage is set in an early scene, when he discovers a motherlode of mushrooms and calls out for her in the forest with a voice so loud and harsh you'd almost think this was her fault.
Regina (Tiffany Esteb) is a loving and forgiving woman. Lucien (Jason Cortlund) doesn't deserve her. He believes her slavish obedience is his due. They are both expert chefs — so subtle, exacting and perfectionist, you feel it is a sacrilege to actually put their food in your mouth and eat it. Better to simply regard it and meditate on the chefs' greatness. Cuisine elevated to such an extreme is a tiresome conceit.
Lucien is passive-aggressive, barely containing himself at times from active aggression when Regina is so bold as to question their lifestyle. When times turn really hard for them, his response is to pull out an atlas and map a nomadic journey from Oregon to Mexico, paying their way with mushrooms. A road test of this strategy goes wrong when he ventures into the New Jersey Pine Barrens and meets a couple of Russian mushroom hunters with machetes, who suggest he hand over his mushroom basket.
"Now, Forager: A Film About Love and Fungi" is more about fungi than love. Starring Jason Cortlund, who also wrote and co-directed, the film convincingly portrays Regina's growing exasperation with his character. One review says the characters "lack chemistry." Say what? Of course they do. Regina is offered a well-paying kitchen prep job by a friendly restaurant owner, and when she accepts, Lucien treats it as disloyalty. The owner lines up a position for her, cooking in a Basque restaurant on Long Island, where her own food snobbishness comes into play.
Meanwhile, in the movie's best sequence, the desperate and broke Lucien is offered $2,500 to cater a "sit-down buffet" for a rich woman (Gabrielle Maysles) who will require, I believe, dozens of appetizers and 47 fresh lobsters. Lucien begins to invent exquisite appetizers, and this insufferable woman begins to page through cookbooks that look previously untouched and suggest that some dishes could use "a little hot pepper." She fails to observe the rage boiling inside him.
The images of wild mushrooms by Cortlund himself (editor of the newsletter of the New York Mycological Society), and the shots of food prep by cinematographer Jonathan Nastasi, approach art. "Now, Forager" is a uncompromising film about two people who don't deserve each other — but maybe nobody deserves either one of them.
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What's represented here in 'Pete's Patches Omni' is pretty much every single Spectrasonics Omnisphere patch I've used and designed for Albums, Tours, and other projects over the last 5 years to date (December 2013).
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[Update2] [33 M] with [32F] wife of 4 years, hit rock bottom (self.relationships)
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My wife and I are both PhD students. Normally she was the one leaving on research trips, while I stayed at home. I ended getting a (insert first responder job) to help pay the bills for the bigger apartment she absolutely needed when we got married a few years ago - and to help pay for my preliminary research. She got her trips funded through professors. My job was nice, but dangerous. There was a gym and I could work out on the clock, always keeping in shape for the combination of hard work and academic pressures.
The marriage had issues. There was very little action in the bedroom, and she chalked up to having a low libido. I kept fit, worked hard, and handled things. I got attention from other women, but turned it down. I tried really hard to do things to get things moving in the bedroom, but nothing worked. I once went 7 months without sex from her. After complaining about this, she ended up giving me sporadic grudging duty sex just to keep me from losing my mind.
Well, finally I came through and succeeded and got the big grant. I was going to go abroad in one stretch. She had been abroad for a similar amount of time, but broken up in chunks. Recognizing the unfairness in this, I arranged for her to visit me halfway on my dime. We had a good time, then she went home.
A few months after going home, and while I was still in my research location, she flew abroad and went to her research location. She "felt alive there," and her libido opened up. Soon after this, she met "D." Very soon after they met, the first kiss happened. She withdrew, but they were making out within a few more days. This led to making out in the bedroom, which of course goes to where the panties slip to the side. Sometimes this led to a finish, sometimes it didnt.
She became very attached to him, and to the dopamine high she was on. She cried when she left and confided in one of her friends on how much she cared about him. She wasnt sure whether our marriage or this relationship with him was going to go on for about 2-3 weeks after she went home. Their relationship fizzled, and she decided to try to make it work with me. She was not going to tell me about the affair.
The problem is, I suspected something was drastically wrong. You can see in the previous posts some of the erratic demands on "having to move right now," and refusing to compromise with me. She was also, in hindsight, making her lover more of a positive, and, as a result, I had to have more negative attributes. She gaslighted me when I asked about him, considering she peppered her page with pictures of him, some in some loving poses. I was no where. She also found me a nuisance when I would call. My work was dangerous, and I really wanted to hear her voice. I had a suspicion something was wrong, but I had no idea.
So, it was time for me to go home. Our homecoming was awkward and strained. She was just not really into it. Further complicating things, the next day we discovered we had to move because the landlord was losing the house and not able to renew our month to month lease. I was super busy before abroad with research, and instead of coming home and relaxing, I became super busy again. I had no time to explore my conflicted suspicions.
That was when I discovered a pus discharge from my firehose. They dont test for all bacterial strains that cause this, but the medication for chlamydia and gonorrhea cleared it up. My tests for 4 bacterial STDs came back negative. Now I wasnt sure what I had. I was in a disturbing grey area, and I was about to leave the country again for a few months to finish my work. It could have been another bacterial STD, or not. This is when I discovered she had been misleading me on her student loans. I found it was, in fact, $170,000 dollars.
During the move, I first got a lawyer to draft up a post nup agreement to leave her debt to her. When I wanted to talk to her about her financial plan for paying the loans, I was put off by her statements that the loans were hers and she was just going to take care of them. She didnt want to hear how this was going to impact the marriage.
When I left, I gained some clarity to process the whirlwind of information. I started to put everything together. There really was no other possible causes for my penis discharge. The chlamydia and gonorrhea cleared it up in normal time. All the pus and burning urination went in a normal time for a bacterial STD. This was where one of her friends that I had been chatting with, confirmed the affair and came out because of safety reasons for all parties.
I got a ticket home for the very next morning and confronted my spouse with her friend, in person. This put my spouse of guard. She tried to deny it as just making out, but I wasnt having the gaslighting anymore. I had proof and backup proof. This wasnt an inquiry, this was an intervention. She asked if we were getting a divorce, and I said I cant come back from this. She collapsed, and I left. The next few days I got my things in a storage unit and went back overseas. We also got tested for everything, an came up negative.
Now, she is desperately doing all the things I've been asking her to do: Share some cooking responsibilities, go to counseling, work on the dead bedroom, stop keeping secrets, work on finances, and discover why she cheated. I've postponed filing for divorce to let all ofthis process, so I'm not making decisions in shock. I'm not going to twist the knife on her, and let her keep her reputation that she values, but I dont think I can come back.
I just keep thinking of the romance that I had waited and worked for for so long, and she gave it to another man. When I was at risk from a dangerous project, the thought of coming home kept me going. Now I learn she was in a dopamine high of passion and sex with another man during this time. I'm just getting severely mindfucked by hearing all the things I wanted to hear. Normally, I'm 100% into the walkout, im just finding myself stammering here.
This is all so fucking overwhelming, that I cant process it all. Yes, I'm going to counseling myself to deal with this, no matter what I choose.
tl;dr: This is too complicated for a summary, but for starters, I posted two threads above, and I eventually found out my wife had sex with another man. This is leading to a huge mindscrew for me.
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