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Come see the ever changing colours of Uluru in all its unbelievably rich and mesmerising splendor at sunset. Followed by the next morning as the sun rises and the colours grow as the sun bathes the rock faces in light.
Come see the ever changing colours of Uluru in all its unbelievably rich and mesmerising splendor at sunset. Followed by the next morning as the sun rises and the colours grow as the sun bathes the rock faces in light.
The magic of the temples of Angkor are almost beyond imagination.
I met many people on my travels who have claimed to be "templed out" – tired of seeing one similar […]
A journey to Wudang Mountain; the small mountain range in the northwestern part of Hubei, China, just south of Shiyan. This film details the 20,000 steps up this magical mountain […]
At one point in our journey I actually advocated to Cesca that we skip China. That she didn't listen, and talked me round, proves clearly that I don't know everything and Cesca has some great ideas herself.
Oh, boy were my eyes going to be opened!
Entering the country via a large bus with lay down seats was fun. It rattled through the night towards the modern city of Guilin and the Li River.
Certain cities in the world are instantly recognisable from hundreds of classic movies that have been set there. No one could mistake Paris, New York or London on film, but for me the most recognisable city of them all is the great bay of Hong Kong. I grew up on a strict diet of Hong Kong movies: from Jackie Chan cop thrillers to John Woo gangster flicks. The Hong Kong cinema actor Chow Yun Fat was considered by my friends and I as the coolest guy in the universe, bar none, thanks to his incredible performances as Ken Gor and The God of Gamblers. With these memories, I felt like I knew the city off by heart even before I visited there. I had a mental map already in my head that included combinations of scenes from Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon and the, unintentionally, hilarious Jean Claude Van Dam 90's action fest Double Impact. It was no doubt the sort of distorted mental map that everyone has when they have watched too many movies: all warped distances and colours. Larger than life could ever be.
I knew, of course, that reality would bring me down with a bump. Surely, no city could be exactly as it is portrayed in the movies?
I prepared to be disappointed.
Very little survives a man's death. I have commented before that most of the "Great's" from history did not write much down for themselves and Gandhi is no different. For while he did write many letters (all available online) he did this not because he wanted to leave lessons for you and I to follow or to build a movement around, but simply because he didn't have a telephone. If you are looking for published books then you only have one to find; his autobiography "The Story of My Experiments with Truth".
I have a copy of it, I picked up in Mumbai, and it is not what you might expect.
Jaisalmer is a town located 575 m west from the state capital Jaipur. It lies in the heart of the Thar Desert
On the road, and neatly tucked into our bus […]
Cesca left me snoozing in our room and went out to the roof top café/restaurant to take some photos of the city.
The city is blue, blue of the Brahmin caste we were told, but I can't help wondering if there is another reason for its popular -nay ubiquitous-shade. I heard one rumour that it was due to the blue paint putting off the mosquitos. However, I am more inclined to believe it is to challenge the other brightly-coloured-city it is most often confused with (Jaipur, which is bright pink!) I leaned back on the bed and spied out of the window at the huge cliff-wall behind the hotel, and then up, up and eventually to the turrets of the Mehrangarh Fort high above.
It towered over the entire city of a million people, ever watching like a sleeping dragon turned to stone by some mighty magic, frozen with one eye open and brooding over its faded dominance.
The city's name? Where else but Jodhpur: the blue city of India set amongst the stark landscape of the Thar Desert.
As a traveller you know, and even expect, the unknown to occur. You want this; for some it's the whole point of leaving their home in the first place. It's usually to do with the fun stuff like walking the Great Wall, eating Sushi in Tokyo Fish Market or jumping off a bridge in New Zealand with only an elastic band to prevent your death.
Those are the known unknown things that you decide to do only when faced with the opportunity. You know you might do them, but you perhaps only have the haziest plan about them. What this story highlights are the complete unknowns; those strange twists of fate and chance that dog everyone's lives from one end to the other. Perhaps that is being unfair to them as they are the same class of occurrence that led to me meeting my wife, my friends and finding my job.
But, they can also lead to what is to follow…
Udaipur is famous for many reasons. To those in the west it is mostly known for its gleaming white Jag Niwas hotel found in the middle of one of its many lakes. To the Indians themselves is it known as a home of the great Maharana family. To the travellers, who could never afford a night in such a famous hotel and are relegated to simply looking at it, Udaipur is mainly known for a very special ceremony involving unmarried women and coloured hats.
Udaipur was the first stop for us into Rajasthan. We had heard so much about this part of India and were looking forwards to our visit with relish. The historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in Rajputana Agency, Udaipur's fierce independence had successfully led it into the modern world almost untouched. This is in part due to its mountainous region being unsuitable for heavily armoured Mughal horses; Udaipur remained unmolested from Mughal influence in spite of much pressure.
Ask a hundred people where in the world they would like to visit most of all and a significant percentage of them will say Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. Indeed there are tours (and we met a few people on such) that fly into Delhi, drive to Agra for a day and then drive back to fly out. That these people can claim to have experienced India is to some laughable.
But then they are probably not trying to, instead they are after a unique chance of visiting the worlds greatest monument to romantic love ever constructed. For that is what this strange tomb is; one man's attempt to express his love and loss. Seen in that sense, flying half way across the world just to see the sun rise here is perhaps not so crazy after all.
Cesca and I arrived a different way, a much more down to earth way; by train. Agra was one of the few places that we had phoned ahead and booked. This is because Agra has quite a different reputation amongst backpackers; a deadly reputation.
Surrounding the great tomb is, what some might call, a shanty town. In the past it probably was, just a place for the Mountebanks, snake charmers and con artists to live when they weren't begging outside the tomb proper. Then came the era of international tourism and the arrival of backpackers. I can hardly imagine what courage it took to backpack India in those first days. I get some of the stories from fifteen years ago when my sister-in-law was in the north of India. Back then, the population was tiny compared to now and everyone much poorer. Staying in the area around the Taj, called the Ganj, was probably taking your life in your hands even just from the point of view of the water quality (drawn directly from the great river flowing behind the Taj and very polluted). You may consider this an exaggeration, but even in our more modern times there has been deaths here. The story I was told was that there was a con being played, which went like this:
Eating food in India is no joke.
On one hand there are high-end coffee cafes that have prices that could only make sense to the gainfully employed. High-end coffee needs to be carefully metered out as it is too comforting and familiar a western experience to eat in such a cafe. Not only does it take you away from your local-encounters in this mighty country, but also takes a large amount of Indian coin from your purse and that directly affects how much you have to spend on the fun things.
On the other hand there are the types of restaurants that Indians eat in themselves. Entering one of these is the classic story of India – the locals stare at you, the menu is in Hindu script, you have no idea what the food is and your loud shouting for Poppadum's doesn't go over well. For these places, the average (read lowest common denominator) English person might make the classic mistake that acting like one would act in an Indian restaurant in one's own country (where Indian immigrants are very supplicating to asshole western dinners) is perhaps not the best idea when there are a million people in the surrounding two miles all of the same culture. Basically, I wonder if the English causal racism played out abroad is not the cause of many of the poisonings you hear about (just wait until this blog gets to Agra for a story of tourist poisoning that will make your hair stand on end). However, treated with respect, and a little bit of savvy regarding the menu, these "true" Indian restaurants serve generally fine if basic fair.
No, the really bad places to eat – the places where one should just walk on – are the for-tourists cafes. This isn't because they are all bad – some are great and should be cherished like diamonds in the rough – it's because when they are bad… they try to kill you.
"Can you take us to this hotel please?" I asked the tuk tuk driver.
He shook his head, "No, that hotel burned down."
"Burned down? I just spoke to them on the phone…"
He held his hands apart and looked slightly hurt that I was doubting him, "Hotel closed," he insisted, "I take you to one much better."
Time for the Bad Cop.
In India, catching a tuk tuk and negotiating the fare – or even the simple existence of the destination – is a national pastime. Not one driver, in three months, took us where we wanted to go without comment, argument or an all out fight. At first, this grates on the nerves and then you cant help but be brought down by it. Then you feel victimised for being western and (relatively) rich. You start to think that they are all out to get you personally. However, it is none of these; it is an official sport. Take it as a sport, a sparring match, and you suddenly find it fun.
And you develop tactics.
Our tactic is to use the old Good Cop, Bad Cop routine, but with a twist. The twist being that I, the large white man in slightly military clothing, am not the bad cop. Cesca is. There is something about confident English women that is like Kryptonite to a tuk tuk driver. We sometimes really played it up. Cesca would fake anger at the guy and then I would step in and take his side.
"But Darling," I would plead, "he has to earn a living, I am sure he is not ripping us off." I would then give the driver a look, one I practiced, which said 'Hey buddy, look at this, I have an angry white women here. I know you need to rip us off, you know I know, but please let's just defuse this bomb before it goes off and we both look embarrassed'. It was a kind of shared-trauma pleading look.
Worked 90% of the time. The 10% is a story for later…
It was very easy to feel a little guilty about such behaviour, but honestly this is just part of the game as well. There is no White Man's Burden, I didn't owe anyone being "gouged" (the travelers term for rip off rides).
Cesca looked the guy in the eye and scowled – something she is very good at, "We want to go to this one please?" She said proffering the Lonely Planet aloft.
This guy was not cracking, "I not take you to that one," he said.
Time for Phase Two. […]
The November terrorist attacks on Mumbai was something we had worried about before landing in the city, but to look at the place it was as though they had never happened. In any city with such a varied and ethnic population, it had probably not fully been disseminated. Sometimes, I have wondered about the quick dissemination of news. Does it actually help or hinder? Is, in a very real sense, ignorance bliss? In India, of course, they are as used to terrorism as any Londoner. Terror was in at the birth of this nation, it was in the separation from Pakistan, it never leaves. I think perhaps that they have become numb to it.
This is what I thought as I sat at the table. Leopold's cafe is a travellers legend. Not least of all because of the famous gangster novel, supposedly mostly true, called "Shantaram". In that book, which I read in two days (a sure sign that I didn't enjoy it), the main character is taken here by a local guide and it is here that he meets his friends for the first time. In my mind, I imagined something grander. Something with a "old empire" feel, like some of the journalist bars we had visited in places such as Cambodia. In fact, it is nothing of the sort. It is a cafe like a greasy spoon.
Albeit one with machine gun marks on the walls.
Welcome back to the travel blogging. Our amazing, 12 month, around the world journey had so far taken us to the far side of the world, the jungles of South East Asia and now was to come our most incredible experience yet.
Now we had arrived in India.
Over the next few weeks, I will be presenting a number of article on the subject of our travels in this most exotic of countries. We explored almost every inch of it, from the cities, beaches, mountains, deserts, jungles and wet lands. Along the way we took in some of the most holy sights in the entire world, including Elora, The great Taj Mahal, Varanasi, Sarnath, the Bodhi Tree and even stood in the presence of the remains of the Great Lord Buddha himself.
It was 3 months to remember.
To kick us off, I have this article by none other than Cesca herself. This was her experience trying to find the Gandhi Museum hidden somewhere in Mumbai. This was our pilgrimage to Gandhi:


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How BlackBerry blew it again
This past week I've been constantly fielding questions from followers asking for my opinion on BlackBerry 10. To summarize my thoughts on BB10, I would say that it is a significant stride for RIM -- but there are better smartphones on the market. The iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 are much better phones than the BlackBerry Z10, in my opinion.
I truly believed BlackBerry 10 was going to be a hit. RIM hyped it up for so long and fans stood at attention waiting.
I feel RIM delivered a good product all around, but it didn't deliver enough products. Let me explain. Every BlackBerry user that I see in the business world today is using the Bold. The BlackBerry Bold was the business phone; it had a nice screen with touch capabilities and sported a physical QWERTY keyboard. I have never seen any faithful BlackBerry users walking around with a Torch or a Storm (the RIM product that was touch-screen focused). The reason you never see anyone walking around with the Torch or Storm is because they both sucked! BlackBerry was dominant because it was the only kid on the block with a physical keyboard. People loved that feature about BlackBerry.
When BlackBerry 10 came out, RIM made the mistake of following what the cool kids were doing. The cool kids were touch screens, and BlackBerry wanted to be one so they released the Z10. Didn't BlackBerry's mother ever ask the question "if everybody jumped off the bridge, would you?" BlackBerry is allegedly going to release the Q10 soon, which will be an updated version of the Bold.
I feel that it's the same story over and over again with our beloved Canadian smartphone company -- it just makes too many marketing and product release mistakes. If BlackBerry only planned to release one device, it should have been the Q10. Instead BlackBerry released the Z10, which nobody cared about, to be honest. We all want the Q10. Business people and general users want a physical keyboard!
I was sitting around with a few people this past week talking about smartphones. At the table were three Samsung Galaxy users, and three iPhone users. There were those users who stood up for their phone choice and didn't want anything to do with BlackBerry. But four people were in agreement that when RIM released the Q10 they would jump on it in a heartbeat if it was good. Why? Because they could write an email with a physical keyboard much faster and efficiently than they could with their respective touch screen devices. A general consensus was that it was easier to text and type while under the influence as well.
As some of you may know, I am currently rocking the Samsung Galaxy S3 as my daily driver. I am enjoying the phone for the most part. I really only dislike two things: the way email attachments are included and how music is synced. Other than that, I really enjoy the device. It is made on solid hardware and the screen is big and beautiful.
I am still attracted to the iPhone for music syncing capabilities and FaceTime.
I've been in communication with BlackBerry and that they have told me that I am on the list for receiving a Z10 to review. I am looking forward to using the device for a week or two. It will allow me to develop more stable and solid impressions.
RIM made an interesting move this past week. It announced it would henceforth be known only as BlackBerry. I think this a decent move, as it boosted morale and got BlackBerry some more press attention. However the only way it affects the consumer is that we can no longer refer to the company as RIM. It really doesn't impact the consumer.
To conclude, I am slowly losing hope in the company. They aren't making the right moves at the right times -- plain and simple. I will 100 per cent lose hope in the company if it butchers the release of the QWERTY keyboard model. If the release of the BlackBerry Q10 is done properly, and a buzz is created, I will most certainly buy the device and make it my daily driver.
What do you think of BlackBerry? Let's connect. Send me an email: db@thedavidbell or converse with me on Twitter @thedavidbell. I respond to absolutely everything. Let's talk!
David Bell (@thedavidbell) is a young entrepreneur in Winnipeg. He specializes in emerging technology and online aspects of business, including web and social media consulting. Access his company online at iBXMediaGroup.ca. He is an active member of the YouTube community (http://www.TheDavidBell.com), with more than two million views and 5,000 subscribers. He was also a Dragons' Den contestant. Email: email@example.com
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I'd like to emphasize two things MoreMedz said.
"Do not trade blows if you do not think you can win." - Don't fight a fair fight. Always have an advantage - more teammates, an ambush, MUCH more health, more items, fighting under the tower, all good ways to get an edge on the opponent.
It'll take experience to know who you can kill and who you can't, so just play it safe. Every loss is a lesson learnt.
"Get used to the role." - Try champions of different roles. See which role you like. Learn that role.
I liked being the tank - strong CC to protect carries was my main reason for tanking. So after trying out most of the interesting-looking champions per free week in a custom game with bots, I chose one of the tanks to play in a normal game.
Eventually I went and tried mages as well, then supports. Never learned AD carry until level 30. My main role now is jungler.
Try out the free week champions. Next week, try champions similar to the ones you liked. And just practice that role to get a feel for the game.
Check guides on solomid for advice on how to play/build a certain champion.
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Thank you everyone for your responses they are a great deal of help. I have been attempting to play more pvp matches opposed to bots and my progress isn't great but I am learning a great deal compared to fighting bots. Any other advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
As of right now I have been sticking with Ashe occasionally swapping with one of the free to play champs in rotation. I seem to be having a lot of issues with which items to buy for my champ and not knowing what to do when certain situations arise. I am trying to keep my cool even when I am getting pwned but its hard when your team is constantly yelling lol. Ah well I guess that just goes with the game.
Also I was wondering about what terminologies I should know. For example Carry and Support what are these champs purpose what do they do etc?
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This thread is packed with some great advice!
To echo what others have touched upon already, the dedication to improving your own play goes a long way toward actually improving your own play.
I also think you are on the right track with trying as many champions as you can in each rotation. While getting the hang of items for so many champions can be confusing at first, I think over time you'll identify a few key items (favorites such as Deathcap, Infinity Edge, Philosopher's Stone, and others) that make a good basic toolkit to be familiar with when making your own first builds for new champions. Try our recommended builds or builds recommended by others on the internet to start with, see what you like about them, and then experiment on some variations to suit each game.
Good luck out there!
I <3 Mobafire. There are quite a few guides on there that give super in-depth guides on builds and actually how to PLAY your character in certain situations...(What skills to use when, how to counter certain champs, ect)
Be less aggressive. The number one problem with new LoL players is that they pursue kills when it's not a good idea. Start out being very passive; take potshots at enemies when they're offered, and move with your team when your team moves, but don't ever charge in alone. Eventually you'll get a sense of how much damage you do and you can start moving back to aggression when you can do it intelligently.
Also, last-hit. What that means is that you shouldn't attack minions until they have a sliver of HP. It's a very bad idea to kill every minion in a wave as fast as you can, because that pushes the lane. It's not a big deal at lower levels, but eventually that will get you killed. At higher levels of play, the enemy will still be able to get last-hits on their minions under the tower, but they will be totally safe because you won't be able to harass them without the tower attacking you (towers attack minions, then champions, but if you deal damage to a champion within its range, the tower will attack you). At the same time, you will be exposed if the enemy jungler comes out of the river behind you, because it's a long way back to your tower with your lane enemy(ies) and a jungler all on you while you're out of mana from pushing creep waves. This ties into the aggression thing.
Basically, the first phase of the game is farming. If you get kills - great. But focus on safely farming minions.
Also this is really good advice, attitude is everything:
I recommend finding a character you "click" with. It sounds like you've stuck with Ashe so I will list the most common item build order for her.
1) Start off with Boots of Speed and 3 health potions
2) Pick up 2 Dorans Blade when possible
a) If you are having trouble in lane consider a 3rd Dorans Blade or a Vampiric Scepter to help survive
b) Upgrade your boots to Berserker's Greaves before continuing on
3) Purchase Infinity Edge, you will most likely need to buy it in parts and build up to it rather than purchase it in one go (B.F. Sword, Pickaxe, and Cloak of Agility, +300 gold to finish).
4) Purchase Phantom Dancer, again, purchase in pieces. I recommend trying to get zeal first when building Phantom Dancer
5) Purchase Last Whisper
6) after those 3 items, you have options: Bloodthirster for damage/lifesteal, Guardian Angel for a revive every 5 minutes, even an additional Phantom Dancer if you please.
7) If your build is complete, purchase elixirs from the "Consumables" tab in the shop if you have gold to spare.
Terms and abbreviations that are common in games:
Minion/Creep - the little NPCs who run at each other and fight
CS - creep score, also refers to the ability to kill creep
Last Hitting - when getting the killing blow on a minion, you gain gold for the kill
AD - Attack Damage
AD Carry - champions (typically ranged) who primarily deal physical damage
AP - Ability Power
AP Carry - champions who primarily deal magic damage
Support - a champion who's job is to assist/protect champion(s) without CSing and purchases items that generate gold to make up for the lack of minion kills
Jungler - A champion who's job is to roam around the map and gain gold killing the neutral creep camps for gold and experience while assisting other champions in lanes
Gank/Ganking - the action of getting external help from your team to attack a lane with the primary goal of getting a kill; this job is usually associated with the Jungler, but not exclusively.
Push/Pushing - staying in the lane and killing the creep with the objective to take enemy tower and/or inhibitor
Ward/Warding - the green item in the "Consumables" tab in the shop; when spoken as an action, it means to place a ward in a certain area to give vision
Are there any terms you specifically do not know that are not covered in the tutorial? I listed some of the more common ones here.
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I wouldn't say they don't get mad, but they don't stay mad.
Not getting upset at all is virtually impossible, and a silly thing to aim for; you should aim to control your emotions, not prevent them.
To echo what others have said, watch streams in your spare time. But be choosy! Quite a few of the pros don't teach anything except poor sportsmanship. I'd recommend watching Guardsman Bob, Wingsofdeathx, and Scarra. They are all excellent players, they explain what they are doing as they play, and they are respectful of the other players.
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The online petition for evasion 6.1.3 jailbreak has so far gathered nearly 2,000 signatures. However, the Apple hackers group is still not releasing a jailbreak took for the latest iOS iteration. iPhone 5 jailbreak is also unavailable for its exclusive iOS 6.1.4 firmware update.
"Since iOS 6.1.4 firmware has released solely for the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 5 is an A6 device, currently there is no bootROM dump for this device," iDesignTimes said in its report.
"If you are an iPhone 5 user with a functional jailbreak on your device DO NOT UPGRADE to iOS 6.1.4 -- you will lose your jailbreak," the site stressed. This is a warning against those who are very eager to update without realizing that a jailbreak may not be readily available.
In its over-the-air release of iOS 6.1.4 update for iPhone 5, Apple's description notes "updated audio profile for speakerphone." As in previous cases, there have been some users' complaints of battery life issues post-update. No iPhone 5 jailbreak has been made available by Redsnow, too. The update was released on May 2.
Meanwhile, on Change,org, the petition for evasi0n to release a 6.1.3 jailbreak appears to be a lost cause. The evad3rs have been consistent in hinting their efforts will be concentrated on an iOS 7 jailbreak.
"The standard iPhone is rubbish, without a Jailbreak we can't make it better. Come on evasi0n do your magic," notes petition signee Anthony Ambrose.
"We are not working on a 6.1.3 jailbreak that would be too much efforts (sic) for a minimal update. We're waiting for a major release," Evad3r Pod2g previously explained on Twitter.
"We'll probably wait until the next major release," David Wang (planetbeing), one of the evad3rs, has earlier told Forbes.
Users of jailbroken iOS 6.1.2 devices are advised to stick to the OS if they want to keep using the evasi0n tool.
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Anyone (okay, almost anyone) who rides taxicabs in Philadelphia with any frequency knows that compared to other major cities, our cabs are pretty terrible, which is part of the reason that services like Uber, UberX and Lyft are so damn popular here. Why on earth would you want to take a dirty old cab when these newfangled car services are so convenient, modern and clean? Read more »
Uber Helping PPA Bust UberX Drivers
Two weeks ago, UberX drivers in the Philadelphia area received an email from Uber HQ telling them that if they wanted to remain Uber "partners," they needed to comply with some new requirements. First, they would have to get a special PennDOT safety inspection. And second, they would need to display an Uber decal on their car. Read more »
PPA Sting Operation Nets One Lyft Impoundment
On Friday night, the new Lyft "ridesharing" service hit the streets of Philadelphia. And so did undercover agents from the Philadelphia Parking Authority's Taxi & Limousine Division. Read more »
As Lyft Launches, Taxi Association Issues Warning to Drivers
Lyft — lauded just yesterday in a unanimous resolution by Philadelphia City Council — is scheduled to launch at 6 p.m. today, and, like UberX before it, over protestations and promises of impoundment from the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Which is no doubt why we just received this rather ominous statement/warning to Lyft drivers from Dave Sutton of Who's Driving You, a "public safety initiative of the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association":
City Council: We Want UberX, Lyft
With ride-hailing service Lyft scheduled to launch today at 6 p.m. to compete with UberX, City Council yesterday passed a resolution that states in no uncertain terms that the city would like to see such services legal in Philadelphia.
When UberX launched here in October, chaos ensued, as the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which regulates taxi and limousine service in the city and considers such services illegal, impounded several cars of UberX drivers. The mayor urged peace; the president of the Pennsylvania Taxi Association compared UberX to Isis; the PPA suggested that drivers for the sanctioned Uber black-car service rat out UberX drivers; and things have been uneasy ever since.
Lyft Is Launching in Philadelphia on Friday
Ride-hailing service Lyft announced today that it will launch its service in Philadelphia on Friday, January 30th. The company had been advertising for drivers in Philadelphia this month.
Lyft is the chief competitor to Uber. Lyft is not a premium "black car" service — it is more like UberX, where passengers get rides in cars that generally aren't luxury vehicles. Lyft has rolled out a premium service in some areas. In anticipation of the rollout of Lyft, UberX lowered its prices by 35 percent a few days ago.
The service begins at 6 p.m. Friday. To use it, you'll need the Lyft app.
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The Philadelphia Parking Authority has enlisted a novel army in its ongoing war against the city's illegally operating UberX car service: the Uber Black licensed limousine drivers, whose customers the cheaper UberX drivers have been siphoning away. Read more »
Your UberX Driver May Be a Deranged Killer (and May Charge You Surge Pricing)
Since the Philadelphia Parking Authority impounded six UberX cars last weekend and then released them, there's been nary a peep from the PPA about the controversial car service, which now seems to be operating with impunity here. I alone have used UberX several times this week within city limits, and it seems like the "cheaper-than-taxi" alternative is here to stay. Here's what you need to know.
PPA Releases Impounded UberX Cars
Over the weekend, the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which oversees all taxis and limousines in city limits, impounded six UberX cars in an undercover sting operation, saying that UberX was operating illegally here. Uber cried foul. Mayor Nutter told everybody to chill the heck out. And as of Tuesday at noon, the PPA had released four cars and said that they are expecting to release the remaining two shortly. Read more »


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CF's work in education focuses on promoting opportunity and improving children's lives though incentive-based reforms. Instead of repeating the failed attempts to reform education through new rules or additional funding, such reforms use competition to improve education. Incentive-based reforms include providing choice within the public school system through charter schools and cyber schools, providing families with private school options through vouchers or tax credit-funded scholarships, and measuring and rewarding success in education for both schools and teachers. Only when parents are able to choose the best school for their child, have an abundance of educational choices and ample information, and schools are forced to compete for students will we provide the best education to Pennsylvania's youth.
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Our Undemocratic Teachers' Unions
Is American democracy under assault? That's a question often asked when businesses exert political influence, unelected bureaucrats misuse power, or reporters engage in slanted storytelling. It's time to add public-school unions to the list: These undemocratic interest groups dominate America's urban education system to the detriment of students across the nation.
Stunning Violence in York City Signals Need for Meaningful Reform, not More Funding
March 18, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Would you send your child to a school district that teaches 8 percent of the county's students yet accounts for 87 percent of its student assaults? In 2012-13, York City School District tied for second-lowest in academic performance in the state. New research reveals that York City is also one of the most violent school districts i
New Charter School Proposals Offer Hope for Thousands in Phila.
This afternoon, Philadelphia families who have endured enrollment lotteries and thousand-student waiting lists may finally be granted more education options, as Philadelphia's School Reform Commission will rule on 39 pending applications for new charter schools.
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What are some solutions to fixing the environment in failing school districts? Providing families with the flexibility in choosing where their children go to school, rewarding the best—not just the most senior—teachers, and allocating funding based on student need would be a great start.
But with his recent budget proposal, Gov. Wolf has shown that he favors spending more, not spending more wisely, on struggling schools.
James Paul, a CF senior policy analyst, compares this strategy to buying a new car and taking it home, only to realize it needs numerous repairs. After demanding answers from the car dealer, would you agree to buy the same exact car—but for even more money?
Listen to James' interview with WSBA's Gary Sutton to hear more about the benefits of school choice.
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More Evidence: Charter Schools Thrive in Philadelphia
There's a reason why Philadelphia families endure charter school lotteries in which less than two percent of 5,000 applicants win seats. These schools are producing terrific results in the classroom—and a new study from Stanford confirms it.
Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) compared the performance of urban charter schools to traditional public schools (TPS) in the same neighborhood. After analyzing 41 urban areas in 22 states over a five-year period, CREDO found that charter students receive 40 additional learning days per year in math and 28 additional learning days per year in reading. The results are just as impressive in Philadelphia, where charter students receive the equivalent of an additional 40 days of reading and math compared to TPS students.
What is the CREDO methodology for comparing performance between sectors? The authors match charter students with a "virtual twin" in TPS and track academic achievement over time. Each set of twins have the same (or similar) grade, race, gender, socio-economic status, special education status, and English language learner status.
Strong charter school performance is mainly attributable to high achievement among low-income students, Black and Hispanic students, and English language learners. Across the country—and particularly in Philadelphia—charter schools are excelling at educating students who typically lag behind their peers.
CREDO's authors have found that learning gains increase for charter students as they remain in the charter sector for multiple years. And the benefits of charter schools span from the elementary to middle to high school level. Most importantly, the CREDO findings reject the tired narrative that certain groups of students are incapable of achieving in the classroom.
There is no charter school "secret sauce." Successful operators in Philadelphia prove that with a few important changes—and a new set of incentives—all students can learn, grow, and achieve. The only thing holding back more students from recognizing their maximum potential is an under-provision of charter schools.
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Changing the Culture at H.R. Edmunds
The first Winter Concert was the turning point. That's when students at The Philadelphia Charter School for Arts & Sciences—formerly known as H.R. Edmunds—began believing in themselves.
"Our kids learned they had something to be proud of. They started to take classes more seriously. It was amazing to see," said Judith Taggart, Dean of Students for grades K-2.
By all accounts, the concert was a resounding success. But things weren't always so rosy at the Northeast Philadelphia school.
Prior to 2012, H.R. Edmunds was a traditional public school known for violence and dismal academic performance. The situation became so dire that the district brought in an independent operator to run the school and assume management. Edmunds was awarded to String Theory Charter Schools as part of Philadelphia's renaissance schools initiative.
The new leadership team decided to kick off the year with a musical performance from an established performing arts school in downtown Philadelphia. The administration intended to show their new charter students what they should aspire to achieve.
As the performance began, the Edmunds students laughed. They booed, hissed, and jeered. The children never before witnessed a live concert, and they never learned how to conduct themselves in an audience.
Fast-forward a brief four months later to the 2012 Winter Concert: The same students laughing and jeering in September were now up on stage themselves, playing instruments and performing. This was a 180-degree turnaround. The culture changed.
Michael Rocco, principal at Arts & Sciences and a three-decade veteran of Philadelphia public schools, is proud of the new culture emanating from his classrooms. He attributes much of the school's success to its longer school day and unique curriculum. In addition to the core subjects, K-5 students try their hands at various musical instruments, ballet, creative writing, and foreign language. By 6th grade, each student declares a concentration and focuses exclusively on this subject for 90 minutes each morning.
Jaime Mong, Dean of Students for Grades 6-8, explains that when new management took over, "students were surprised their tests were actually being graded." Prior to the charter school transition, Edmunds children had routinely submitted assignments and failed to receive a grade—let alone substantive feedback.
The structure and incentives at Arts & Sciences are unique from Philadelphia's traditional public schools. Teachers are hired at will. "It's essentially a one year contract for everyone," Rocco explains.
It's impossible to argue with the results in the classroom. Arts & Sciences' School Performance Profile (SPP) score has dramatically improved every year. In 2013-14, the SPP score exceeded the district average by ten points.
School leaders anticipate even better results in the coming years. It all starts with the new culture of high expectations. "This is our family here at Arts & Sciences. We know these kids," said Dean Taggart. "We care for them."
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Fredonia will host two leading experts in START-UP NY and New York State Innovation Hot Spot this Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Fredonia Technology Incubator located at 214 Central Avenue in Dunkirk. All business, campus and community members are invited to attend this event, which is free and open to the public.
HAIL! Fredonia Records, the university's student-run record label, has announced that it is partnering with WhyHunger, a global organization dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. Hail! Fredonia recording artist Ladies First — which includes 10,000 Maniacs' and Fredonia alumna Mary Ramsey, '95, along with recent graduate Savannah King, '14, who began touring with 10,000 Maniacs as a support musician this winter — has released its own rendition of the classic Badfinger hit, Sweet Tuesday Morning. Ramsey and King have joined forces with Joey Molland, the last surviving member of Badfinger, to produce and release the single exclusively on iTunes on March 31.
Alumnus James D. Douglas, director of Human Resources at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., will be the keynote speaker at the Fredonia's Commencement, slated for Saturday, May 16 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse.
The International Education Center will be hosting the seventh annual 5k Slush Rush on Sunday, March 29. The race kicks off at 9 a.m. outside of Steele Hall, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. inside Steele. The course will remain on campus, with finishers completing the race at Steele Hall.
State support at Fredonia has dwindled to just 11.9 percent of its current operating budget. The balance of the more than $110 million needed to run the university during the 2014-15 fiscal year is expected to be entirely self-generated, and has resulted in a budget shortfall of 5.5 percent. That's just one example to be found among the more than 64 SUNY campuses, and why system leaders in Albany and on campuses across New York are reaching out to state legislators, encouraging them to increase the amount of state funding.
Colleges Against Cancer's annual 12-hour fundraiser, Relay For Life, is slated for Saturday, April 18 from 4 p.m., until Sunday, April 19, at 4 a.m., in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse. The event is being promoted as a fun-filled, Disney themed night to help cancer patients know that "When you wish upon a star, the cure for cancer isn't far."
Earth Week has been celebrated at Fredonia for many years and the tradition will continue in 2015, with various events being offered by faculty, staff, and students. In recognition of the university's commitment to sustainability and the principles outlined in the Power of Fredonia strategic plan, the campus will celebrate "Earth Month" in April.
Hillel, the campus' Jewish student organization, will be celebrating Jewish History Month starting April 1 with several campus events, all free and open to the public. Hillel is a group designed to provide a caring community for people interested in Judaism and people of all faiths and beliefs are welcome.
A group of Fredonia's international students were immersed in U.S. government and history during a week long excursion to Washington, D.C. over spring break. The International Student Services office organized the trip as one of its many events planned to provide support for international students.
A roundtable discussion exploring multilingual parenting, as experienced first-hand by six Fredonia faculty members, will be held on Thursday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Williams Center Room S204.The discussion, sponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures, is free and open to the public.
On March 25 the traveling exhibition, "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War," will open in Reed Library, examining how President Abraham Lincoln used the Constitution to confront three intertwined crises of the war. Other related activities are planned.
"Discovering the Truth: Forensic Science in Action," a three-part Convocation lecture series on forensic science, will continue with a lecture by Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, a forensic anthropologist at the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute on Thursday, April 9 at 6 p.m. All talks will be held in McEwen Hall Room 209.
Brittany Georgalas won't receive her degree in Animation and Media Management until May, but she's already got a "jump start" on her career with the publication of "Feleap the Frog and the Great Big Circus Adventure," a children's book that she wrote and illustrated. See how a class project turned into a career starter for this Melville, N.Y., native.
The indie pop band Hellogoodbye and the alternative rock band X Ambassadors, from Ithaca, will perform in a spring concert at Fredonia on Sunday, April 12, at the Steele Hall Fieldhouse. Spectrum Entertainment worked with a national college talent booking agency to select the bands. The Fredonia student group New Masons, which won the Battle of the New Bands earlier this semester, will be the opening act.
"Greening the Local Economy" is the theme for the next College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Lecture Series on Wednesday April 1. The discussion will take place in the Williams Center Room 204ABC at noon. Panelists will explore ways in which campus and community partners are working in the region and globally to generate economically sound means of improving sustainability at the local level.
Reed Library, in cooperation with the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is pleased to announce that "The Big Read" book selection for 2015 is F. Scott Fitzgerald's, "The Great Gatsby." The events of The Big Read kick off the week of March 23, with many activities throughout Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties.
Pride Alliance will be hosting its 10th annual spring drag show on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Steele Hall. The campus community is invited to enjoy a night of student and alumni performers pumping up the crowd with "power anthems." A new headliner will be hosting the event this semester; drag king Christine Gaye.
The northern long-eared bat – a candidate for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act – has been identified at Fredonia's College Lodge property. Jonathan Townsend, a research biologist who earned a master's degree from Fredonia in May 2014, documented the presence of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in an acoustical survey undertaken in August 2014.
Reservations are being accepted for a celebration of Italian cuisine sponsored by the student club Unione Italiana, to be served Sunday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at the Williams Center Horizon Room. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.
The Psychology Club will host the eleventh annual 'Out of the Darkness Walk' on Saturday, March 28, benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Registration for the event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the campus clock tower, on the corner of University Parkway and Symphony Circle. The three-mile walk will begin at noon.
The Women's Student Union will be hosting various free events throughout the month of March and the beginning of April in honor of Women's "Herstory" Month, with the theme, "Women's Herstory Month: Feminist Past, Present and Future." Programs will review the history and progress of feminism over the years.
A new 3+4 articulation agreement between Fredonia and the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will enable Fredonia students to fulfill requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree and Doctor of Pharmacy degree in less time. Instead of taking four years to complete an undergraduate degree and another four years to complete the doctor of pharmacy degree – for a total or eight years – students can complete both programs in seven years.
Fredonia has established a first-of-its-kind agreement with the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University of Albany to offer a combined bachelor's and master's program open to all majors. An information session for Fredonia students will be held Tuesday, March 10 at 5 p.m., in the Politics and International Affairs Reading Room, Thompson Hall Room E-369.
The Fredonia Blue Devils' Advocates have made history by qualifying for the National Championship Rounds of the American Mock Trial Association. Of more than 650 teams competing in regional competitions this spring, less than one-third earned a bid to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS).
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Department of Visual Arts and New Media Assistant Professor Roslin Smith and junior Video Production major Sarah Pietras will both be honored at the Niagara Film Festival for the short film titled "A Day in the Life of a Whiteboard" and the documentary, "Priscilla's Legacy."
Jillian Burgess, a senior Psychology major from Rochester, N.Y., has been named Student of the Month for February by the Office of Residence Life. Ms. Burgess is being recognized for her involvement in a wide variety of both academic programs and campus activities.
The work of photography Professor Liz Lee has been published in the new edition of "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes," by internationally acclaimed artist and photographer Christopher James.
Caeli Faisst, a junior Theatre Arts major, has been invited to participate in the first annual SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) at Brockport on April 10 with her original play, "Echoes of Emily." The play strives to breathe new life into the work of the celebrated and complex poet, Emily Dickenson.
Associate Professor Birger Vanwesenbeeck of the Department of English is the co-editor of a new volume with essays on author Stefan Zweig that was just published by Camden House. "Stefan Zweig and World Literature: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives" is the first critical study of Zweig in English to appear in North America in over 25 years.
"The Scrutiny of Objects: Sculptures by Robert A. Booth" opens with a reception March 13 and runs through Aug. 30 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. Professor Booth explores familiarity and the understanding of place, purpose or function.
Fredonia Enactus will host the "Bucketz for Billups" 3 on 3 basketball tournament in honor of alumnus Amir Billups to raise funds for the Dunkirk Boys and Girls Club of America on Saturday, March 28 at 4:30 p.m. in Dods Hall. The event will commemorate the life of Mr. Billups, a star athlete in Western New York who played basketball at Fredonia.
Fredonia defeated nationally ranked St. John Fisher, 17-10, in women's lacrosse on March 24. The Blue Devils improved to 6-1 with the win over the Cardinals, who fell to 5-2 and entered the week at No. 17 in the IWLCA NCAA Division III poll.
The Fredonia diving team walked away from the NCAA Division III Championships in Shenandoah, Texas with four All-Americans. All four Blue Devil divers competing in the championships -- two men and two women -- earned either All-American or Honorable Mention All-American honors.
Fredonia won its second and third games of the spring March 16, 4-2 in come-from-behind fashion over Calvin and a 9-5 slugfest over Fairleigh Dickenson-Florham at the Dot Richardson Spring Games.
The Department of Theatre and Dance, in association with the School of Music, continues the 2014-15 Walter Gloor Mainstage Series with its production of a groundbreaking '60s musical."HAIR - The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" opens Friday, April 10 in Marvel Theatre for a six-show run.
The Western New York Chamber Orchestra, a professional ensemble-in-residence at Fredonia, will present a staged concert production of Mozart's operatic masterpiece, "Don Giovanni," on Sunday, March 29, at 4 p.m. in King Concert Hall, featuring guest artists and current students.
Classical musicians are invited to a week-long intensive workshop designed to explore the art of performing with oboist Colin Maier from July 5 to 11. Additional academy faculty include Fredonia oboist Dr. Sarah Hamilton and Dr. James Ivey of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Fredonia's Department of Theatre and Dance will once again host the Playground Drama Day Camp, a fun introduction to theatre and the arts for children ages 7 to 18, between Aug. 3 and Aug. 22. Established as one of the highlights of Fredonia's summer season, there will be three one-week long programs to introduce a wide range of opportunities for the Playground Players to explore their interests in the dramatic arts.
Photographs, ceramic sculpture, drawings and a mixed media installation by five artists will be on display beginning Feb. 27 in a new exhibition at the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery. "These Are a Few of My Favorite Things" features works by Jason Briggs, Linda Cordell, Fotini Galanes, Lorrie Fredette and Chris Walker.
Under the supervision of Fredonia dance faculty Sam Kenney and Angelika Summerton, 18 students from the Department of Theatre and Dance had the opportunity to attend the American College Dance Festival Conference at Ohio University from Feb. 28 to March 2.
"Some Like It Hot," Fredonia's premiere all-female a cappella group, will be hosting its eighth annual invitational, "ACAFEST," on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room. The public is invited to enjoy a night full of music, old and new, from both on and off-campus a cappella groups.
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Using the Brittany ferry from Plymouth to Roscoff made the trip a load easier…jumped in the van on Thursday night, drove down the road to the ferry and woke up the next morning in France. One last check of wheres windy followed by Two 10 hour driving days and plenty of baguette, cheese, chorizo, coffee and Julia's snoring and we arrived to a 25 knot Nortada in Sagres. We windsurfed like nutters for a few days there before heading south to Tarifa where we caught up with friends and battled freestyle in 40 knots (but failed to get the camera out once…). Then back to Sagres for a full week before heading north to catch wind and waves in the Northern parts of Portugal. Unfortunately the wind didn't materialize up there, perhaps a little unlucky and late in the season with the coast shrouded by cloud. However, we surfed some big days in Galicia and shared some smaller ones with a huge pod of dolphins. At the end of the trip we chased the wind home sailing a few new spots on route.
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Jesus and the other names: Christian mission and global responsibility
Orbis Books, 1996 - Religion - 193 pages
"What are Christians to make of their mission in an pluralistic world?" asks Paul F. Knitter, author of the landmark work in interfaith dialogue No Other Name? As a recognized scholar and participant in interfaith dialogue, Knitter is in a unique position to explore the key concept of what Christian mission must entail in a world that will remain a world of many religious faiths for the foreseeable future. From the first chapter of Jesus and the Other Names, which recounts his own theological and dialogical odyssey, Knitter constructs what he calls a "correlational, globally-responsible theology of religions" as a necessary correction to traditional pluralist and exclusivist approaches. By anticipating and addressing his critics - both conservative and liberal - Knitter makes a powerful argument for a reconstruction of mission faithful to the Christian imperative and dynamically attuned to the plurality of the world. Jesus and the Other Names will give pause to those who believe Christian missioncan be carried on as it was in the modern era. Sure to inspire debate as well as dialogue it offers a more humble, but perhaps more "Christic", postmodern approach to mission in the new millennium that has little to do with earthly glory and nothing to do with the sense of cultural superiority that has so often - and often so tragicallyaccompanied modern missionary movements. Theologians, missiologists, Christian historians, can all benefit from its thoughtful and timely message.
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The Cast Of 'Boardwalk Empire' Tell Us What's In Store For Season 4
'Boardwalk Empire' will return to HBO this Sunday (8 Sept.) - stars Steve Buscemi and new arrivals Jeffrey Wright, Ron Livingston and Patricia Arquette have revealed what's in store.
This Sunday, 8 September, we'll be heading back to the 1920's when Boardwalk Empire returns for it's fourth season. The Golden Globe-winning crime drama will return to see crime lord Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson (Steve Buscemi) pick up the pieces of last season, and with a trio of new faces - Jeffrey Wright, Ron Livingston and Patricia Arquette - the upcoming season may just be the most exciting one yet.
Steve Buscemi is back as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Set at the height of Prohibition in 1924, this season will see Nucky attempt to reassert his dominance over Atlantic City follow the epic power struggle between himself and Gyp Rosetti (Bobby Cannavale). Buscemi and his new cast-mates spoke to reporters at the premiere screening of the first episode of the fourth season, detailing the moonshine-laden path that the upcoming episodes will have in store for their respective characters.
"First episode I kill everybody, and I can't really say much more than that," Buscemi joked with reporters for CBS. "He's not a politician anymore so you don't see that side of him and he's not living in the Ritz, so he's keeping a little bit of a lower profile. He's still running things though, basically."
Newcomer Jeffrey Wright, who plays the enigmatic Valentin Narcisse, tried not to give away too many spoilers when he spoke on the red carpet. Instead he discussed his warm welcome on to the show by the cast and crew, saying that he was "welcomed with open arms, in spite of the misbehaviour of my character. Which is kind of fitting in the Boardwalk Empire empire, but it's great and I'm having a ball."
Ron Livingston (L) and Jeffrey Wright (R) will star in the fourth season of the show
Ron Livingston described his character, a wealthy businessman from the mid-West named Roy Phillips who gradually becomes romantically involved with the conniving Gillian Darmody (Gretchen Mol), as a "well to do man" who arrives to Atlantic City like a fish out of water. He continued, "he's not from this world, he's not from Atlantic City, he's not from the world of gangsters. He's kind of got a set of more innocent eyes."
Playing the role of Tampa, Florida-based speakeasy owner Sally Wheet in the series, Patricia Arquette described her appointment on the show as "very exciting, because it's a little like a blind date. You only get a little material so I never know where the character's going, but I have so much faith in the writers and the whole crew and cast to create this artistic vision. I'm such a big fan of the show so I was really grateful to participate."
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Consent and coercion: examining unwanted sex among married young women in India.
International Family Planning Perspectives 33(3):124 (2007) PMID 17938095Although there is a growing body of research examining the issue of nonconsensual sex among adolescents, few studies have looked at coerced sex within marriage in settings where early marriage is common, or at sex that may not be perceived as forced, but that is unwanted. A cross-sectional study, us...
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Johnny Farina of Santo and Johnny - Sleep Walk
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Doors 6:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
The Quintessential Steel Guitarist of our contemporary era, Johnny Farina of "Santo & Johnny" has been touring Europe and America for the past Fifty years, regularly performing at Concerts and Festivals and has also been well received in Mexico and Australia, too. "Santo & Johnny" collected a Gold Record in 1959 for their prolific original instrumental tune – "Sleep Walk" – which they wrote and released that year. This song has been covered by more than Two Hundred different artists in its long history and has been heard in over Twenty Movies, TV Programs and Series and TV commercials as well, from 1959 to 2013.
Even more remarkable is the fact that this composition has recently been credited with over Four Million Certified Airplays since its release in 1959!
"Santo & Johnny" had a TV Show in Italy and were also inducted into the Hall of Fame there for the success of their instrumental version of "The Godfather Theme" –which remained in the Number One position on the charts in Italy for Twenty Six weeks in 1973, and for which they also earned a Gold Record.
As a solo artist, Johnny Farina has been recognized, as well, by David Hinckley of "The Daily News" in 1996, who wrote that this "….'59 hit instrumental keeps on twanging."
And Robbie Woliver of "The Long Island Voice" commented in 1998 that "Sleep Walk" is "….part of our collective being, it's in our DNA. You know it, even if you never heard it." In the same year, Johnny was also awarded the Long Island Music Awards "Hall of Fame Award" for "Sleep Walk" at their annual Awards Ceremony.
Capping this Award, "Sleep Walk" was recognized again in 1999 with a Grammy Award for the Best Pop Instrumental Performance, as recorded the year before by "The Brian Setzer Orchestra" (Former Front Man and Guitarist of "The Stray Cats").
In 2002, "Santo & Johnny" were inducted into the "Steel Guitar Hall of Fame" in St. Louis, in acknowledgement of their outstanding work on this unique instrument over the years. Following that, Johnny was recently awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2011 for "Sleep Walk" in recognition of its repeated use in full length feature films at the "Long Island Film Festival".
In total, Johnny Farina and "Santo & Johnny" have recorded and released 35 Albums and over 50 Singles worldwide in their career, spanning over Fifty years to date. And during this performance you will hear such classic tunes as "Tear Drop" – "All Night Diner" – "Caravan" – and of course – "Sleep Walk."
$15 In Advance - $20 Day of Show
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