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Bicyclists seeking a short, scenic ride will find sun, scenery and plenty of company along the Jones Beach bike path. Shared with pedestrians, runners, and skaters, the path runs five miles along the southern end of Wantagh State Parkway from Cedar Creek Park in Seaford to the east side of Jones Beach State Park's East Bathhouse. This summer, thanks to $1.3 million in improvements, a recently paved, landscaped .7-mile extension keeps you pedaling past familiar beach icons all the way to the boardwalk.
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It was just another day in the forest, until the children came visiting. The animals were puzzled as well as suspicious about the motives of the children.
The day dawned bright and beautiful. The peaceful forest slowly came alive. Birds chirped happily. Rabbits hopped out of their holes. Butterflies fluttered merrily from flower to flower. Frogs jumped in and out of the pond, while fish swam around in it. Bigger animals got ready to hunt for prey. The lion stretched himself and majestically walked out of his den.
Not very long afterwards, the monkeys on the topmost branches of the trees began to cry uneasily,
More monkeys climbed up to find out what made them uneasy. Their eyes fell on the edge of the forest.
"A group of children are coming," they informed the animals gathered below.
"How many?" wondered the giraffe and strained his neck to see.
Meanwhile the smallest monkey said in a tremulous voice,
"I can see a sea of them coming."
"Where are they heading?" asked the worried neelgai.
"Towards us," replied the monkey promptly.
"We're doomed," thought the zebra. He never had happy thoughts.
"Are they carrying guns?" queried the wise bear.
"I can see flags in their hands," answered the monkey.
"I think they have weapons hidden behind the flags," a pessimistic monkey said.
"They're going to drive us all out and destroy the forest," predicted the sullen boar.
"We'll never allow them to have their way," roared the lion. "I command all animals to face them bravely and throw them out." The smaller animals trembled. The bigger animals looked concerned.
"Come on. What are we waiting for? We have to obey our king's command," trumpeted the bold tusker.
"Be quick. The children are fast approaching us," said the monkey.
The animals formed a chain to guard the forest. The bigger animals were at the centre. The smaller animals stood lower down the chain. They watched the children coming towards them.
All of a sudden, the animals raised their voices in a chorus and made the loudest possible noise. The forest quaked. The children froze, thunderstruck.
When the animals let their voices die down, the forest became still. Not a leaf stirred.
The oldest bear came forward and addressed the children menacingly,
"Go back as quickly as you can, or else…" The bravest of the children interrupted him. He took a small step forward and spoke in a feeble voice,
"We…we are…not…not going to harm you…believe me."
Another boy came up and said, "Yes…no…we…." He was too frightened to say anything else.
Just then a courageous girl added,
"Actually we're celebrating."
"Celebrating what?" asked the curious wild cat.
"A…a birthday," she replied.
Annoyed at the reply, the elephant cried, "You can keep your candles and cakes, plastic plates and gas balloons in your homes. Don't pollute our forest."
"Oh, no. We're not celebrating that kind of a birthday," said the girl. The bewildered animals waited for her to continue.
The children looked at one another, nodded and suddenly burst into song.
"It's a very special birthday;
It's what we call the Earth Day.
That's what it is today.
Greetings to you, dear Earth, we say.
To Mother Earth we will pray,
Please give us water, give us food,
In turn, we promise to do you good."
No more wasting, no more polluting,
Let's enjoy with dancing and singing."
The children held hands and danced around the animals.
"Join them," roared the lion. The animals obeyed their king's command.
It was a singular sight to see the forest that day with children and animals all dancing with happiness.
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The weekly Downtown Albany Farmers' Market has moved one block north on Broadway to Maiden Lane Park at the corner of Pine Street. Today was the first day for the change, which was made in an effort to capture more foot traffic during the lunchtime market hours, said Nancy Bielawa of the Downtown Albany Business […] [Read More]
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Price Chopper has activated the supermarket chain's automated telephone notification system to reach out to customers who purchased star fruit recently. Maureen Murphy, Price Chopper's manager of consumer services and trends, said the star fruit supplier, Melissa's World Variety Produce of Los Angeles, contacted the company Tuesday with word of the recall. "They took that […] [Read More]
Columbia County Bounty hires executive director
Columbia County Bounty, the group attempting to boost business for farmers, has hired Vicky Simons as its first executive director, a part-time job. Simons is an experienced public relations person who lives in Columbia County. With her husband, Tony Jones, she also co-founded The Independent, a newspaper that the couple eventually sold to the Journal […] [Read More]
New York ranked third in milk production last year
The state trailed California and Wisconsin, producing 12.432 billion lbs. of milk, a 2.7 percent increase from the previous year. The state was well behind California, at 41.203 billion lbs., and Wisconsin, at 24.472 billion lbs. And it just squeaked by fourth place Idaho, edging that state by just 117 million lbs. – about the average […] [Read More]
New task force to tackle syrup issues
The state Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced the formation of a Maple Task Force, charged with examining the needs and increasing the vitality of the maple syrup industry. David Campbell of Mapleland Farms in Salem, Washington County, who serves as president of the New York State Maple Producers Association, will chair the task […] [Read More]
Farm Bureau honors Bruno for service to agriculture
Joseph L. Bruno, who retired in July from the state Senate, where he served as majority leader, was honored along with Rich Jerome of Ontario County with the New York Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service to Agriculture award. Bruno was credited with ensuring a more positive business climate for farmers, and for recognizing agriculture as a […] [Read More]
Corn, soybean crop production yields trimmed
It was a good year for corn and soybean production in New York state, just not as good as forecasters earlier expected. Grain corn output, which is the type of corn used to feed cattle and make ethanol, is projected to reach 81.7 million bushels statewide, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While that's […] [Read More]
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The steel structure is about one-quarter complete at the 1,400-foot-long headquarters and distribution center that's rising at the town of Florida Business Park off Route 5S in Montgomery County. But top officials at Hero/Beech-Nut said this afternoon the $124 million building, covering more than 11 acres, will be ready to produce as many as 100,000 […] [Read More]
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The stars of MTV's "The Inbetweeners" face a rather daunting task: Following in the footsteps of the beloved (and brilliantly blasphemous) British version of the show, one that perfectly meshed the painfully awkward with the pointedly hilarious — and did so with a palette of profanity that would probably make Al Swearengen blush.
And while the U.S. version — which premieres tonight at 10:30 p.m. on MTV — certainly won't be able to match the original's, uh, colorful dialogue, it will attempt to strike the same spirit: Namely, that awful adolescent age when everything goes horribly wrong, and all your friends are there to watch. And make fun of you.
"It's all the same concept. If you get guys and girls that are that age anywhere around the world, this stuff is going to happen," Bubba Lewis, who plays Simon Cooper, explained. "It just depends on where you are located in the world that changes it and makes it specific."
"But, it's different from anything else on TV, because there is a huge part of the show that is very relatable and very real," Zack Pearlman, who plays Jay Cartwright, added. "And as silly as it might get sometimes, it all comes from a very real place. Almost all of the things that were written was stuff that happened to people, so it's definitely based in some version of reality."
So while they know they're taking a risk by bringing the show Stateside — U.K. series creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris are along as executive producers — Lewis and Pearlman say they're not trying to replicate the original show. Instead, they're building on it and bringing its spot-on, no-holds-barred legacy to U.S. audiences.
"I think a lot of the similarities between the two are that a lot of the themes are universal, and a lot of the problems and things that happen are universal," Pearlman said. "What makes it different is that this is a show written for Americans. Whereas that show is literally written for people from Britain, this is written from people who came from the U.S. and went to high school here.
"If the Germans remade 'The Inbetweeners' — Das Inbetveeners — it would be very specific to them," he continued. "It's not that we're stealing an idea; it's more like we're taking an idea and running with it."
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Anne Arundel County police say an autopsy for a woman found dead on a snowy golf course shows signs of hypothermia.
2 Found Fatally Shot In Home Near Howard University
District police say a man and a woman have been found dead in a rowhouse across the street from Howard University.
Cause Of Death Unknown For Man Pulled From Patapsco River
An autopsy is underway to determine what caused the death of a man found in the Patapsco River.
Police: Body Found On Capital Beltway Shoulder
Montgomery County police say a man's body was found on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway in Silver Spring.
Autopsy: Baltimore Man Died In Police Custody Due To Heart Failure, Dehydration
He was killed in police custody. Now police are releasing information about the death of Tyrone West. A press conference was held Tuesday afternoon.
Woman Dead In Apparent Homicide In Cecil County
Maryland State Police say a 64-year-old woman is the victim of an apparent homicide in Cecil County.
Family Of Baltimore Man Who Died In Police Custody Outraged Over Withheld Autopsy Results
There's renewed outrage after the state medical examiner's office says it will not release results of an autopsy done on a Baltimore man who died in police custody.
Autopsy Confirms Md. Couple & Infant Son Died In Double Murder-Suicide
Autopsies confirm what Frederick County Police had suspected. The shooting deaths of a mother and father and their young infant son in their New Market home was a double murder-suicide.
Body Discovered In Columbia Lake Identified
Howard County Police have identified the body of a man found in Lake Elkhorn in Columbia.
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Howard County police say the body of a man has been found in Lake Elkhorn in Columbia.
Autopsy Shows Elderly Man Died Of Asphyxiation
Baltimore City Police need your help solving a murder. On Tuesday, officers were called to a home in the 2500 block of W. Belvedere Avenue.
Man Found Dead On Cecil County Road
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How Adaptation to Culture Affects Motivation in Language Learning
*+-An article on sociolinguistic competence (Dewaele, 2007) introduced me to research on language learners' ideological beliefs and conflicts with the target culture that can hinder language acquisition. Dewaele provides two examples from Kinginger (2004) and Kinginger & Farrell's (2005) research on Americans studying abroad in France which illustrate the importance of intercultural understanding and adaptation to […]Full Story »
Australian & New Zealand Universities that offer French
*+-For Francophiles based in the South Pacific region, 20 out of the 39 universities in Australia and 6 out of the 8 universities in New Zealand currently offer French: Australia Australian National University Edith Cowan University Flinders University James Cook University La Trobe University Macquarie University Monash University RMIT University University of Adelaide University of […]Full Story »
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Bodega Chakana Estate Selection Malbec 2011
Malbec from Argentina, South America
Winemaker's Notes
Densely packed and deep, with sweet flavors of black fruits and bitter chocolate perked up by herbs and licorice. Has the stuffing to support its obvious oak element. In a rather powerful and tactile style, finishing broad and sweet, with serious structure and thrust.
Critical Acclaim
The Wine Advocate - "The 2011 Estate Selection, much like the 2010, is 100% Malbec all from their Agrelo vineyard. Aged in mostly American oak, the 2011 has an inky purple color, plenty of chocolaty blackberry and cassis fruit, good acidity, sweet tannins and a fleshy, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, with briery fruit that sometimes veers toward Zinfandel but pulls back with Malbec's blacker fruit character. "
Bodega Chakana Winery
Chakana winery was founded by Juan Pelizzatti on May 2nd, 2002. Juan was driven to enter the wine industry first and foremost by his passion for wine, and also by the desire to invest his time and money on a product of agriculture. Although Juan did not know it at the time, the company was founded on the same day the Chakana was celebrated on the Andes highlands: on that same day, the Southern Cross (the Chakana for the Inca people) becomes vertical in the night Andean sky.
Juan's mission is to create an integral experience to introduce world consumers to the taste and culture of the Andes. His vision is to become one of the top 20 exporters of wine from Argentina, by consistently offering outstanding value for money. View all Bodega Chakana Wines
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Notable FactsUnlike its Chilean neighbor, Argentina's vineyards are spread out around the country. The best known region is Mendoza, almost parallel to Santiago to the west. Mendoza contains the sub-regions of Maipu (pronounced MY-pu) and San Rafael. Grape-wise, the most important white is Chardonnay, making wine similar to California's style on the variety. Another fun white grape to try is Torrontes. Almost only grown in Argentina, Torrontes makes wines that are crisp, aromatic and easy-drinking. Some of the best versions of this wine come from the northern region of Salta, with very high altitude vineyards. As for the reds, Cabernet Sauvignon is the main grape for many wines leaving the country, but Malbec, the grape Argentinians like to call their own, makes very distinctive wines that are structured, dense and velvety. Many more varieties happily grow in the country, but for export, and consistent quality, these are the primary grapes.
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What has the impact of nuclear weapons had on Indian-Pakistani conflict? By Dr. Mischa Hansel. (05/12/2015)
IA Forum interview with global business strategy expert, Sirin Koprucu, who will be leading a session at the upcoming Association for Strategic Planning Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., May 6-8. (04/21/2015)
In this week's GRI Risk Outlook: Nuclear talks with Iran, possible increases in interest rates, Israeli PM Netanyahu faces reelection hiccups, and more. (Global Risk Outlook, 03/16/2015)
Paper analyzes Pakistan's issue of sectarian divides and offers solutions. By Zulqarnain Khan. (03/05/2015)
Mark Towery, Managing Director of Geo Strategy Partners, discusses how organizations should embrace strategic planning to compete in today's dynamic, hypercompetitive market. (03/04/2015)
GRI's Weekly Outlook: Turkish central bank to ease monetary policy further. Indian Reserve Bank to keep rates on hold, and Brazilian economy continues to struggle with stagflation. (Global Risk Outlook, 02/02/2015)
The World Bank invites researchers, academics, designers, students, and practitioners from around the world to explore and use the World Bank's recently released dataset on urban spatial expansion in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. See details inside.
The historical relationship between the US and India should give one pause for being overly optimistic for substantial progress. By Searn Durns. (Global Risk Insights, 01/29/2015)
In this GRI Weekly Risk Outlook: ASEAN pushes for 'code of conduct' in South China Sea dispute, the Fed to maintain its current monetary policy stance, and the African Union and others attempt to broker an agreement in South Sudan. (Global Risk Insights, 01/28/2015).
Read about the ECB's QE program, US sanctions on Iran and more in this week's Global Risk Insight's Weekly Risk Outlook. (Global Risk Insight, 01/19/2015)
New U.S. consumer sentiment data to keep improving. Central Banks in Armenia and Turkey to deal with rouble and Fed policy. Second round of voting in Greek presidential elections. (Global Risk Insights, 12/22/2014)
A look at the India-Russia two-day annual meeting and its possible outcomes. By Kashi N Pandita. (12/20/2014)
IA Forum interview with Scott Hickie (Senior Analyst, Open Brieifing) who diiscusses corruption in the health sector. Interview by Madison J. Myers. (12/19/2014)
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Jack crevalle will put your willpower and your tackle to the test
David Sikes' South Texas outdoors column
CORPUS CHRISTI - There's a bully on the beach.
Actually, there has been an army of bullies patrolling the surf for several weeks now, frightening nearly everything that swims.
But instead of running or staying away from these intimidating brutes, people are pounding a path to Padre Island with sticks of every kind, looking for a piece of the action. It's not revenge or justice they seek. But they certainly are itching for a fight.
Picking a fight with a bully is easy. The hard part is ending the battle.
Of course, I'm referring to a bully named jack. Jack crevalle, that is — a fish both feared and coveted for the same reason.
Perhaps fear is the wrong word. Dread better describes the reaction many unsuspecting anglers feel toward this fish that sometimes swims alongside more discrete species. Dread that if we hook one, the outcome usually will not be favorable.
How many times have you been spooled by a jackfish while fishing for trout or reds?
It happens to jetty anglers more often than they can confirm. They may never see the fish they are helpless to turn. Before anglers can react to the strike, their line — along with the powerful predator stretching it — has escaped, leaving them befuddled with a "What just happened?" expression on their face.
Other times, the quick-handed and savvy angler tightens the drag on his reel and the grip on his rod, then awaits the inevitable and merciful "Crack!" of his line breaking.
If you want to annoy fellow boat anglers, try to play a jackfish until it surrenders while they watch. More than likely, after 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes, your fishing partners will cry uncle for you.
I heard a story about a kayak angler who decided to hang on for the duration. Sure, he enjoyed the battle and caught the fish after a wild ride. But the jack had towed him so far from his launch site that the angler vowed never to try that again.
These brutes don't give up easily. And it's best if you know that before you tussle with them. It's also good to know they taste terrible, or so I'm told. I am aware of a single contradiction to this accepted truth. It was published in a Florida fishing magazine on April Fools' Day.
The jack crevalle is built for speed and sport. With jacks, it's not catch and release — it's more like a tug of war, followed by a good riddance. You're left with a bruised belly and an aching forearm.
If you've got the time, temperament and tackle, they can be a hoot to catch in the surf. If you have a greater abundance of time, then come to the fight with a fly rod. Sure, you'll be punching above your weight, but what have you got to lose except a little time and tackle? No one is keeping score.
This unfair fight has long been my desire. And for several years, I've been expressing this desire to Billy Sandifer, who all but promised to make it happen. When Billy retired as the only guide sanctioned to offer charter fishing trips on the national seashore, he reminded me we had unfinished business.
This was to be our year. And as fall approached, Billy brought his heir apparent into the conversation.
Jeff Wolda may be a respectful upstart guide on the national seashore, but the nine-year Navy veteran denounces any suggestion that he has big shrimp boots to fill.
He's got nothing to prove with a fishing rod, though he certainly could. Wolda has stood alongside the most stalwart volunteers with the Big Shell Beach Cleanup as a section leader. As with his service to this country, Wolda has withstood unbearable conditions to uphold his obligation to Billy and to the beach he surely loves.
The window of opportunity is brief for the fall fishing frenzy, and I'm sorry to say it's nearly closed. And this year, surf conditions further limited our chances of taking advantage of the most spectacular beach display of predator-prey activity.
It can start as early as July, when dusky anchovies come through on their southbound migration. They appear as dark or reddish shadows against a green tide, often attracting black terns and other birds that hover, dip and dive over the schools.
Tarpon, Spanish mackerel, ladyfish, jack crevalle, kingfish, blue runners and other aggressive species froth the surface with feeding activity. It's a fun time when conditions bring it all near shore.
Then, with the first couple of cool fronts, the finger mullet from the bays start coming in, and it really gets fun. That's what put Billy, Jeff and me on the beach twice about two weeks ago. That, and a bird count that Billy organized with several Texas Ornithological folks such as Petra Hockey, Mel Cooksey and Jimmy Jackson.
And twice we struck out because of high winds. We found good water the second trip, but baitfish and birds stayed far off the beach.
Then I got the call I'd been waiting to hear. The message from Jeff was clear and unequivocal.
It was not so much a prediction as it was a mandate based on a fresh experience. A gentleman from Missouri had chartered Jeff on a day that proved epic. Conditions were so right that Jeff uncharacteristically predicted success.
Thirty miles they rode southward on the sand without a sign to indicate he was right. Not a bird or a predator in sight, and hardly enough baitfish to settle Jeff's nerves.
Thoughts of nature's revenge crossed his mind. Why had he so boldly promised a prize that was not his to give? And why had he revealed this prediction to a man from the Show Me State?
Light winds, 2-foot seas and a clear green surf met them at the 30-mile marker. Jeff searched downbeach with his binoculars. What he saw made him smile and drop quickly into the driver's seat.
They headed toward a flock of feeding birds — mostly gulls, terns and pelicans. As they approached, Jeff could see dense schools of baitfish and scores of jacks alongside 5- to 6-foot sharks slashing in the first and second guts.
Spot croaker flew from the surface and flung themselves onto the beach to keep from being engulfed by hungry jaws too many to count. If you've witnessed a street fight or been involved in a billfish adventure, then you can imagine the scene. The pace was chaotic and the action frantic, mingling adrenaline, saltwater and sand.
Jacks in the 20- to 35-pound range were close enough to touch. Each wave, backlit by a brilliant sunrise, displayed the silhouettes of marauding predators.
The hookup was immediate. The gentleman from Missouri wrestled two powerful bullies into submission, which absorbed more than a half-hour. He needed a break.
The show continued downbeach with jacks, bull sharks, blacktips and spinners performing in the frothy surf within casting range. The temptation was too much to bear.
Joe Quarando, the guy from Missouri, told Jeff he wanted to catch and release a shark in celebration of his 66th birthday. And so he did — a 5-foot spinner.
In the surf, there is a pecking order. And when the bullies of the beach became satiated, they move offshore, allowing redfish, Spanish mackerel and pompano to compete for the leftovers.
Jeff had more than satisfied the expectations of the guy from Missouri. He was fully bullied and beat but certainly not beaten. Could he show me the same?
The next day, Jeff stood by and watched as I landed my first jackfish on the fly, a modest 18-pound brute on 10-weight tackle.
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CHENNAI: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa on Friday demanded that elections to the Chennai Corporation wards and other local bodies in the State should not be held under the guidance of the present State Election Commissioner (SEC).
In a statement here, Ms. Jayalalithaa said the AIADMK would not take part in the by-elections slated for February 8. The party had taken a "firm stand" that it would boycott all the local body elections if they were held under the present SEC.
Reiterating her demand for holding re-poll to all the 155 wards of the Chennai Corporation under Army security, she demanded immediate resignation of Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi and Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin owning moral responsibility for the irregularities in the local body elections.
She also demanded the resignation of the SEC and the Director General of Police. If they failed to do so, legal steps should be initiated to dismiss them.
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Ms. Jayalalithaa also flayed the announcement on convening the Corporation council meeting under the chairmanship of the Deputy Mayor. None of the decisions taken by the meeting would be valid or acceptable, she opined. The administration of the civic body should have been handed over to the Corporation Commissioner close on the heels of the High Court verdict, she said. Irregularities had been committed in the civic elections at various places including other Corporations, she added.


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Best EPs of 2012
EPs seem to have grown in popularity this year, as several artists released fun-sized albums. Here are a few of our favorites. What were yours?
Honorable Mentions that barely missed the Top 5: Punch Brothers, Ahoy; Brent Cobb, Brent Cobb; Dierks Bentley, Country & Cold Cans; Julie Roberts, Covered; Zoe Muth & The Lost High Rollers, Old Gold
5. Stetson and Cia – Stetson and Cia
Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes deliver strong songwriting on tracks like "Dead Easy Mine and "It's Been Too Long," their warm harmonies and banjo-and-guitar arrangements making this one of the most enjoyable EPs of 2012. Here's hoping that the future brings us more music from the now married duo. –Juli Thanki
4. Emily West – I Hate You, I Love You
Built on a foundation of a lost record deal, relationship turmoil and emotional angst, Emily West's six-song EP is one of the best releases of the year. She stretches her vocal talents and the country genre's boundaries to incorporate the influence of Burt Bacharach on her music, but it's the autobiographical storytelling that steals the show. –Ken Morton, Jr.
3. The Mavericks – Suited Up and Ready
Though they'd been apart for nearly a decade, The Mavericks sound as good as they ever did on Suited Up and Ready. Raul Malo's golden voice leads the band through five tunes–ranging from the heartbreaking ("That's Not My Name") to the sultry ("Come Unto Me")–that leave us anticipating the release of their full-length record, In Time, in late January. –JT
2. Lori McKenna – Heart Shaped Bullet Hole
Nashville insiders have known for many years is that singer-songwriter McKenna is one of the best in her craft. On this EP, six very strong songs explore the good, the bad and the ugly of putting your heart out there for another. –KMJ
1. Elizabeth Cook – Gospel Plow
Cook's got a ribald sense of humor, evident on her radio show and songs like "Yes to Booty" and "Sometimes It Takes Balls to be a Woman," but this EP shows her spiritual side as Cook covers several of her favorite gospel songs, including a moving version of the Velvet Underground's "Jesus." –JT
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Can't really argue with that, though I'd put Lori McKenna at the top. I was a little underwhelmed by Emily West's EP – as much as anything, I just think she's recorded better music in the past.
I'd have found a spot for Zoe Muth's Old Gold but I can't argue with any of these choices.
No argument here. I've never really understood the fanfare behind Emily West, but you can't go wrong with Lori or Elizabeth.
Love the Emily West EP. Lori & Elizabeth may be better songwriters, but for me, as a listener to rather than a reader of lyrics, Emily is way ahead of both on vocal ability. There may be some L & E songs that I would like a whole lot better if Emily or some other artist was doing the singing. Obviously tastes differ and I'm not suggesting that mine is better than anyone else's. It's great that we can all find new music to enjoy.
I was a bit disappointed with the Maverick's EP. In this case, the fault for me was the material rather than Raul Malo's vocals.
Other EP's I really liked this year include Striking Matches and Kristen Kelly.
What, Buffy Lawson's "I'm Leaving You For Me" didn't even make honorable mention? How am I supposed to take this list seriously?…(lol)
I wish Cia Leigh Cherryholmes had married a guy who could co-write songs I would find far more musically interesting than this material! However if these two ever decide to do an album covering classic bluegrass duet songs, I'm in!
Everything Emily West does is always at least interesting at a minimum. Its nice to see her staying in the game at all these days.
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Now I might be in the minority here but I'm a bit of a hippy at heart. If any of you haven't heard about the 12/12/12 event its where everyone has got assigned a half a hour to have a guided meditation at the same time. The one in England (UK, where I'm at) has already happened but I think the American one isn't for another 9hrs. You can find out your time zone on www.themastershift.com
I know this kind of thing isn't for everyone as a lot of you aren't coming to GB for this sorta stuff but thought id make a thread just in case there were some of you that would be interested in taking part.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
Oscar Wilde is important both as an accomplished writer and as a symbolic figure who exemplified a way of being homosexual at a pivotal moment in the emergence of gay consciousness.
On May 17, 2012, the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), forcefully condemned so-called "conversion therapy," which attempts to "cure" gay men and lesbians by converting them to heterosexuality. The organization declared that such therapies "lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people." The PAHO declaration is just one story about reparative therapy that has been in the news lately.
In the statement issued by PAHO, which may be read in its entirety here, PAHO Director Dr. Mirta Roses Periago said that "Since homosexuality is not a disorder or a disease, it does not require a cure. There is no medical indication for changing sexual orientation."
The document notes that while no rigorous scientific studies demonstrate any efficacy of efforts to change sexual orientation, there is evidence that efforts to change sexual orientation has been associated with feelings of guilt and shame, depression, anxiety, and even suicide.
Dr. Roses declares that "These supposed conversion therapies constitute a violation of the ethical principles of health care and violate human rights that are protected by international and regional agreements."
PAHO makes a series of recommendations for governments, academic institutions, professional associations, the media, and civil society, including the the denunciation of reparative therapies and the clinics offering them and the development of "mechanisms of civil vigilance to detect violations of the human rights of non-heterosexual persons and report them to the relevant authorities."
PAHO, which celebrates its 110th anniversary this year, is the oldest public health organization in the world. It works with its member countries to improve the health and the quality of life of the people of the Americas. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization.
As John Becker has commented on Truth Wins Out's website, "With today's historic position statement, it's clear that the Pan American Health Organization agrees with Truth Wins Out: the time has come to officially ban the destructive, unethical, scientifically unsound practice of reparative therapy and end this scourge once and for all."
A bill working its way through the California legislature will not ban reparative therapy entirely, but will, if passed, impose severe limits on it.
The bill, sponsored by state senator Ted Lieu, would make it illegal for psychologists in the state of California to provide gay and lesbian conversion or reorientation therapy to persons under 18 years of age. The measure would also require adults seeking such treatment to sign informed-consent forms indicating that they comprehend the possible dangers inherent with this kind of therapy, including depression and suicide.
"This therapy can be dangerous," Lieu has said. He and supporters of the bill said conversion counseling is ineffective, can cause severe depression and guilt, and can even lead to suicide.
The California bill quotes a 2009 American Psychological Association report that defines conversion therapy as "unlikely to be successful and involves some risk of harm."
Peter Drake of San Francisco testified at the California Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bill that he had undergone conversion therapy treatment for three years.
"I have a personal, painful experience with the harm that can be done by reparative therapy," Drake was quoted as saying by the San Francisco Chronicle. "My depression worsened during the treatment, and there was no change in my sexual orientation. . . . This is a form of medical malpractice, with practitioners who make claims about healing something that is not an illness."
The bill was voted out of the committee, but has yet to be debated on the Senate floor or in the Assembly.
Wayne Besen at Truth Wins Out, has a powerful editorial calling for the end of reparative therapy. Describing reparative therapy as "a destructive form of consumer fraud, where avaricious practitioners try to profit off their victims by instilling a deep sense of shame and guilt," he observes that "There is not one shard of evidence supporting such efforts, while there is a long trail of blood and tears from the human casualties who bought into the lie that they were abnormal and needed to be converted into heterosexuals."
The Southern Poverty Law Center has also begun to focus on the issue of reparative therapy. They have recently filed a complaint with two professional psychiatric associations urging them to investigate the unethical use of conversion therapy by a Portland psychiatrist, who allegedly subjected a 22-year-old University of Oregon student to conversion therapy.
Finally, Benedict Carey at the New York Times tells the story of Dr. Robert Spitzer's decision to apologize for his influential 2001 study that lent some credence to the efficacy of reparative therapy. Spitzer's apology is also discussed here.
In the video below, from July 2011, John Becker talks with David Pakman about his infiltration of Marcus Bachmann's clinic to expose the practice of reparative therapy.
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Grand designs on 'Les Miserables'
Gary John La Rosa's challenge in staging "Les Miserables" is expectations.
After all, theatergoers have very likely read Victor Hugo's book, seen a touring version of the musical or sat through the recent ambitious film by Tom Hooper.
But La Rosa started with one assumption: "Challenging an audience's imagination is a much more exciting way to tell a story."
The much-anticipated musical opens this weekend at Playhouse on the Square and kicks off the POTS season in grand style.
"The film has changed the perception of the epic," La Rosa says. "It created an unusual canvas with every eyelash and detail and crowds of thousands so that what was big to begin with became overwhelming. I want to give it a real intimacy and humanity while still being grand and epic in storytelling."
But he also wants to do it without re-creating someone else's vision, "so I find my own vocabulary."
Of course La Rosa can't replicate a Broadway extravaganza, nor does he want to. "There are technical constraints, the size of the stage, rehearsal budget, size of the company and all that," he says. "So I've tried to find a way to satisfy the audience with certain expectations and be true to the novel and tell a wonderful story in a very heartfelt and accurate way."
And if it's not Broadway-big, it's still going to be impressive.
"I was given the glory of a 31-member cast, which is quite large, and I was given a fine orchestra," he says. "So it became a question of how to re-envision a show with expectations the audience has in terms of size and scope and yet still find a way to tell it so that it will work in this space — you have to find a way to make it manageable."
One of his goals is to evoke the time with authenticity. "It's extremely important to be historically accurate and true to the original piece," La Rosa says. "We've gone to great lengths to educate the cast. I insisted everyone read the novel, which isn't easy (the word count is 530,982), and we have a dramaturge researching and presenting information daily. We talk about the lives of the people, life expectancy, monetary currency, locations and distances traveled. And not only do we educate the cast about that, but we're re-creating costumes and set pieces and props that will also be true to the period."
La Rosa lives in New York but has done plenty of work in Memphis, including winning an Ostrander Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his production of "next to normal" at POTS. He also directed the world premiere of Michael Ching's opera/a cappella tour de force "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2011.
So, when casting for "Les Misérables," he was reminded of what he says is the extraordinary talent here. And the payoff has been a great enthusiasm as the show has been coming together. "I get chills at rehearsal," La Rosa says.
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Girl Scouts of Northern California's 2015 Cookie Season has Come to a Close.
A HUGE thank you to our generous cookie customers, amazing cookie-selling girls, their supportive families, and our incredibly dedicated volunteers for all you've done for the 2015 Cookie Season!
Congratulations to our 2015 High 5 for 5 Winners!
We've drawn our lucky winners of our High 5 for 5 cookie contest! During this year's sale, if our wonderful cookie customers bought 5 or more boxes of cookies, they could enter for a chance to win either 5 cases of cookies or a 7-pack sampler - and we had more than 17,750 entries!
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PIKEVILLE - The University of Pikeville has signed a volleyball player from Regional Christian School. Brooke Mounts is a defensive specialist who was a member of the Beta Club and an honor-roll student at the school.
Coach Shannon Gassman's Bears will open the 2012 season in the Labor Day Volleydawg Classic in Lebanon, Tenn., on August 31. The Mid-South Conference has not yet released its preseason volleyball poll. Pikeville competes in the Mid-South Conference along with Bluefield, Campbellsville, Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Georgetown, Lindsey Wilson, Rio Grande, Shawnee State, St. Catharine and UVA-Wise.