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America the Beautiful
Linnea's Lights is an American company through and through so like most of you, we're beyond excited for the upcoming Olympics and filled with pride for our country.
It's so awe-inspiring to watch these skilled athletes who have trained their whole lives hoping for a chance at victory. Personally, my favorite summer events to watch are track & field, swimming and gymnastics. I also love seeing the kids cheer on their favorite athletes and remember back to when I was young and how the Winter Olympics Figure Skating events inspired me to take up lessons at the local rink.
The games have become so much more that just an athletic event. The Opening Ceremony is a true spectacle and I never know what to expect. The games are also a source of pride and community, something our team at Linnea's Lights relates to completely. For the next few weeks, you'll find me wearing my red, white, and blue around the studio proudly!
What's your favorite sport to watch during the Olympics?

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I have a Specialized Roubaix with a 7r carbon frame; the Tarmac has 11r. Will I notice a speed change if I ride "exactly" under the same conditions? Does the additional 4r = more speed? I am thinking in upgrading but I dont want to make the investment without some good feedback.
General rule of thumb, a stiffer frame will absorb less of the input energy and transfer more energy - hence more power from you legs means more power to the wheel.
The bikes have different designs, so the aerodynamics of the bikes and the rider on them will be different which will result in different speeds.
And then...
A stiff frame will transmit the road imperfections into the rider causing fatigue and causing the rider to expend more energy because the bike/rider is being lifted up by road imperfections where as the more flexible bike will absorb them meaning the bulk of the mass is moving forwards.
An ideal bike is stiff where it needs to transmit peddling force, but has shock absorbent qualities to absorb bumps and road imperfections while being aerodynamic for both bike and rider.
The stiffer a frame is, the more it resists flexing under load.
For the sake of demonstration, say you have a carbon frame that under a load of 400 watts of pedaling power has 2" of flexion. The actual power going to the wheels is 400 - Cost to flex.
Now you take a frame that only flexes 1". Less of your power goes into flexing the frame, so more power gets translated to the wheels, which results in a faster bike.
The stiffer a frame, the harsher the ride in general, so it may not be quite as comfortable.
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•We've been steadily working at making our 2010 Chevy Camaro SS project better than it was stock. We improved the handling with suspension parts from Detroit Speed and upped the power with a blower from Magnuson. We went faster and could turn harder, but we hadn't addressed the third aspect of a really fast car: braking.
Brakes are as important to turning in fast lap times as the engine. After all, if you can brake later and harder that means you're carrying speed deeper into a corner. Over the course of a lap all those little gains can really add up. Better brakes also mean they can suck up more abuse before showing symptoms of brake fade.
Bigger Is Better
The Camaro comes equipped with 14-inch rotors; not bad, but if you're going to run 20-inch rims then you may as well fill up that void with even more braking goodness. According to Todd Gartshore at Baer, "The benefits of moving from a 14- to 15-inch rotor are in mass and leverage. The principal gain in the larger-diameter rotor is perhaps one of the easiest lessons from physics; the lever and fulcrum used to move an object that is otherwise too large and heavy. The longer the lever arm, the greater the leverage or torque that can be exerted. In this case the lever arm is represented by rotor diameter. As diameter goes up so does the effective torque the caliper can exert. The 1-inch change itself, without accounting for a caliper with increased and more evenly distributed clamping force capability, results in over a 15 percent increase in effective torque."
The added mass helps better handle heat. Brakes work by converting speed into heat. This heat needs to be shed to the atmosphere and bigger, heavier rotors help with this energy conversion process.
The new Baer rotors are of a two-piece design. This means the center of the rotor, also called the hat, is made from lightweight aluminum. This helps mitigate the weight gain from the larger diameter. As Todd told us, "It's fair to say that even if the weight is a push between the stock 14-inch and our 15-inch rotor, moving the heat-absorbing mass into the 'fire path' provides a significantly more efficient means of absorbing and dissipating those pesky little BTU's."
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In addition to bigger rotors, the other key aspects of the Baer kit are the six-piston monoblock calipers. As Todd explained, "Monoblock calipers are applied in most all top forms of motorsports and are typically made of forged or solid billet materials. This provides the best balance of stiffness and weight savings since there are no cross bolts and hardware is minimized. It also allows the use of alloys that are more stable at extreme temperatures."
When you look at your typical caliper and hold it your hands it feels so solid that many people don't realize how much they can deform under hard use. This is where the stiffness inherent to the monoblock design and 2618 material helps maximize braking performance even under severe conditions. This gives them an edge over the cast Brembo calipers that comes standard on the Camaro SS.


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Recently this campus was inspected by representatives of the Office of Fire Prevention and Control, a branch of the Department of State for the State of New York. This annual inspection (and subsequent re-inspection) is mandated by law to insure safety from fires on all college campuses. The main cause of violations for our campus was the blocking open or obstruction of fire doors and smoke doors. The NY State Fire Code states "Fire doors and smoke door barrier doors shall not be blocked or obstructed or otherwise made inoperable. Fire door assemblies shall not be modified." Fire doors are to remain closed at all times unless held open by 'approved hold-open devices' connected to the fire alarm system. In consideration of these regulations, the following tips are submitted:
Another major violation witnessed is the use of extension cords in lieu of permanent wiring. The NY State fire code states: "Extension cords and flexible cords shall not be a substitute for permanent wiring. Extension cords shall not be affixed to structures, extended through walls, ceilings or floors, or under doors or floor coverings, not shall such cords be subjected to environmental damage or physical impact." If your area or office is using extension cords, please:
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By GWEN SISSON
Mississippi State University Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert is passionate about facilitating success and recognition for faculty and students.
ŌĆ£I want our academic programs to be the best possible and I am anxious to see our faculty and students recognized for their achievements,ŌĆØ Gilbert said.
In his role as provost, Gilbert oversees the academic programs and affiliated programs on campus. He oversees the setting of standards and assessing of academic programs, including accreditation issues. He also provides input and leadership in hiring faculty and academic administrators, and participates in and oversees the promotion and tenure decision process for faculty.
Gilbert also interacts with the MSU Faculty Senate and serves as a liaison for academic affairs to the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. It is his responsibility as provost to ensure the integrity and quality of the academic programs at MSU.
As Executive Vice President, Gilbert assists MSU President Mark Keenum in managing the operations of the campus and coordinating with the other vice presidents. He assists the Keenum in strategic planning of the university and in articulating the vision of MSU to the faculty, staff, students, alumni and to others outside of the university. It is also his responsibility to assist the President in budgetary and management recommendations that impact the teaching, research and service missions of the university.
As second in command, Gilbert serves in the PresidentŌĆÖs stead when he is away from campus.
ŌĆ£It is a great honor and privilege to serve as provost and executive vice president,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£It is a dream come true to be able to fulfill my career ambition while serving at my alma mater. Having been at MSU for almost 23 years has given me a unique insight to the operations of the university. I canŌĆÖt wait to get up each morning to get into the office and start working for Mississippi State.ŌĆØ
Gilbert said since the addition of the Executive Vice President title, the scope of the office has broadened. After the first year in the new job with interim associates, Gilbert interviewed and selected two associates to work with him that he said are outstanding ŌĆö Peter Ryan as associate provost and Julia Hodges as associate vice president.
ŌĆ£There is a constant flow of new issues and challenges into the office on a regular basis,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£I have a standard set of meetings and interactions that are part of the weekly schedule but we are always responding to and solving problems as they arise. I take it as my responsibility to try to find new ways of addressing issues in a progressive and creative fashion, while being as transparent as possible about the operation of the office.ŌĆØ
Gilbert said it is his goal to do everything possible to advance the status and prestige of the university. Two items of high priority for Gilbert are the attainment of Association of Research Libraries status for the MSU Library System and the successful sheltering of a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
ŌĆ£I want every student that enters our university to have an optimal chance of being as successful as possible both at MSU and in their career,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£Much of the success of our students is directly related to the quality of our faculty. I am extremely proud of our faculty. Over the past several years we have hired some of the best young faculty in country, coming to us from many prestigious peer and peer-plus universities. Our students and our faculty are truly outstanding.ŌĆØ
Gilbert said he and President Keenum are committed to increasing the diversity of the MSU faculty.
ŌĆ£We are quite proud of the fact that our African American student enrollment is the highest of the 1,862 land-grant universities,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£We have as a five-year goal to increase our African American faculty members from 4.3 to 7.5 percent.ŌĆØ
Faculty salaries are continually a concern. Gilbert and Keenum regularly discuss ways to try to make salaries more competitive. Gilbert said the same goes for staff salaries.
ŌĆ£We want to be able to attract and retain quality, and so far we have been quite successful but we canŌĆÖt continue that success without constant attention,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£In our goal to increase the retention and graduation rates ... we are committed to developing new approaches to assisting with student success.ŌĆØ
Gilbert said MSU has a great set of academic programs for students and he is very proud of the opportunities available.
In 2006, MSU endowed the Honors program and transformed it into the Shackouls Honors College. Since then, MSU hired its first dean, Chris Snyder.
ŌĆ£I look to see changes in the Honor College which will enhance and expand an already outstanding program,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£This is particularly gratifying to me since I was so active as a student in MSU in the Honors Program.ŌĆØ
Gilbert recently advocated for a separate Study Abroad Office for MSU and one was established, which has significantly added to the participation rate of MSU students.
ŌĆ£I have seen international experiences change the lives of students, always in a positive way,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£I would like make available to all of our students an international experience. It broadens their horizons and opens up a new world of possibilities. I am particularly pleased that with President KeenumŌĆÖs support, a new International Institute has been formed at MSU. Clearly MSU is moving to have more of a global presence for our students, faculty, staff and alumni.ŌĆØ
Gilbert said one of the biggest challenges MSU faces is how to keep up with growing student enrollments. Gilbert said plans are in the works for a new 90,000 square-foot classroom building to address growing classroom space needs. The anticipated location is just north of and adjacent to the YMCA Building.
ŌĆ£It will be a state-of-the-art classroom building that will serve all of the colleges,ŌĆØ Gilbert said.
Keenum said GilbertŌĆÖs experience and leadership abilities have been invaluable in helping advance the mission of the university during difficult economic times.┬Ā
ŌĆ£The duties of provost and executive vice president are far-reaching, and the challenges associated with our increased enrollment have been many,ŌĆØ Keenum said.┬ĀŌĆ£Jerry has handled them with┬Āgreat professionalism and skill.┬Ā He has earned the respect of faculty, administration, staff and students with whom he has worked on these wide-ranging issues.┬ĀWe are fortunate to have Jerry on our leadership team.ŌĆØ
Amy Tuck, executive director of campus operations, agrees and said Gilbert has earned ŌĆ£well-deserved respect for his work ethic, his commitment to service, and his forward-looking vision for MSU.ŌĆØ┬Ā
Three years ago, Gilbert was part of a small group at the university, including Lynn Reinschmiedt, Nancy McCarley, Lisa Harris, and Linda Morse, which proposed a first-year reading program or common book for freshmen. As part of the program, the group develops community outreach and university activities in support of incorporating the book in the first year experience.┬Ā┬Ā
That program has become the Maroon Edition and each year, MSU has built a Habitat House as part of the program.┬Ā
ŌĆ£I think that Habitat for Humanity is a great way for the university to be engaged with assistance to┬Āthe local community,ŌĆØ Gilbert said.
Freddie Rasberry, executive director of the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity, said the organization is blessed to have Gilbert as a strong supporter.
ŌĆ£Dr. Gilbert is a wonderful person, eager to help GodŌĆÖs people in need,ŌĆØ Rasberry said. ŌĆ£His profession and his skills as an engineer bring added benefit to the Starkville Habitat affiliate as well as Habitat volunteers.ŌĆØ
Rasberry said GilbertŌĆÖs skills as an educator are quickly identified and beneficial to volunteers as he works with them, seeking to assure each volunteer has a great experience.
ŌĆ£He is very skilled, patient, and an excellent teacher,ŌĆØ Rasberry said. ŌĆ£In a nutshell, Dr. Gilbert is a humble servant willing to take time to patiently work with students to show them the skills required to build a home, giving volunteers the great satisfaction of knowing they not only helped a needy family have a home but also helped provide the family a life changing opportunity.ŌĆØ
Gilbert is a native of Jackson and graduated from Jackson Prep in 1973. He attended MSU as an undergraduate and majored in biological engineering. While an undergraduate, Gilbert was a member of the S.D. Lee Honors Program, which later became the Shackouls Honors College.
He went on to receive his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Duke in 1982. Gilbert and his wife, Leigh, met as graduate students at Duke in biomedical engineering.
He served as a visiting assistant professor of mechanical engineering at N.C. State University for a year and then joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983.
He was on the faculty there for five and a half years as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery with a second appointment in the biomedical engineering department.
He came to MSU in 1988 as an assistant professor in Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
Along with colleagues at the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Gilbert worked on developing a large animal model for postmenopausal osteoporosis in sheep. The group was successful in obtaining a National Institutes of Health Area grant in the early 1990ŌĆÖs to fund the project.
Gilbert was promoted to professor in 1993. He taught courses in biomechanics and materials, as well as engineering design and senior seminar. He was appointed interim department head of agricultural and biological engineering in 1995 and was named permanent department head in 1996.
While department head, he initiated plans to construct a new building for the department and personally led the effort in 2001 to create the masterŌĆÖs of science and doctorate programs in biomedical engineering at MSU.
Gilbert became associate provost at MSU in January of 2004. He served as associate provost until he started his current position in March of 2010.
While in the office as associate provost, Gilbert had the opportunity to work with Peter Rabideau, who was serving as provost.
In 2008, Gilbert was one of four people in the nation to be named a fellow with the Institute of Biological Engineers, but he says his children are his biggest accomplishment.
ŌĆ£Of the things in my life I am most proud of, I would have to say that it is my three children, Peter, Sallie and Caroline,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£Peter and Sallie are MSU graduates, and Caroline is a junior at MSU. They all have unique talents and will make a significant mark on the world.ŌĆØ
Peter is a doctoral graduate student in computer science at Duke University, while Sallie is an employee of International Paper in Washington D.C.
Gilbert said his parents have had the largest influence on his life in general.
ŌĆ£Both were products of the Great Depression and instilled in me the values of hard work, integrity and respect for others,ŌĆØ Gilbert said.
In his career, the number of influential individuals have been numerous, including his ninth grade English teacher Beatrice Moore, his department head at MSU Bill Fox, his mechanics teacher Z. Warsi and his graduate school advisor Jim McElhaney.
ŌĆ£There have been countless others,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£In fact, I try to take away something of value from all of the interactions and relationships I have with people because I think there is a lot to learn from others. I have sometimes surprised students by telling them that professors often learn things from their students, particularly their graduate students.ŌĆØ
His wife, Leigh works in the Central Office of the Starkville School District. When they arrived in Starkville, in 1988 with small children, they became very involved in the public schools of Starkville.
Gilbert and several colleagues, including Jonathan Pote and Tom Cathcart, formed the Starkville Foundation for Public Education in 1989 to help enhance the public schools. He continued to serve on the board until a several years ago and ran the grants program.
He is also a member of the Starkville Area Arts Council and served one term on the SAAC Board of Directors.
The Gilberts are members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, where he has taught preschool and/or first and second grade Sunday School for over 12 years.
For the Gilberts, life in Starkville is ŌĆ£very happy.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£I say never say ŌĆśnever,ŌĆÖ but I am very pleased with my job and living in Starkville,ŌĆØ Gilbert said. ŌĆ£It is my goal to continue to help Dr. Keenum carry out his vision for Mississippi State.ŌĆØ


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You know, I can't find the article of the constitution that permits them to do anything on the Obama Administrations agenda, so I REALLY don't know which Article of the Constitution says the Vice President shall be the official national court jester.
My last post about the Health Care Summit failed to find any diamonds in that rough...until now...
Biden: "It's easy being vice president. You don't have to do anything"
Unidentified lawmaker: "It's like being the grandpa and not the parent,"
Biden: "Yeah, that's it!"
To digress for a second...did anyone notice how quickly Obama's "smile" became a "holy crap I'm really the president" face?
Anyway, to be fair to Joey B the VP, we don't actually want him to do anything! Honestly, he just needs to sit there and look
pretty busy like we deserve him less like a vegetable.
Also, Jay Carney, Biden's spokesperson clarifies that he was "obviously joking, as any review of his schedule and responsibilities would make abundantly clear." So if he says so while darting his eyes constantly to see if Congressman Joe Wilson is in the room then it must be true.
I would be happy to take Carney up on his offer to review the schedule of events written up for Biden, but frankly I'm afraid that it may be....no....I'm not going to say it because its not fair to Joe...he made one mistake long ago and I'm not going to take the opportunity to exploit that mistake for the sake of making any cheap shots because thats not what The Looking Spoon is all about....and I'm not going there...
Ok I went there, and while the scandal about the speech he plagiarized is 22 years old now, I'm not sure it's actually old news, because I just found a leaked copy of the cover of his upcoming memiors...
I guess all he has to do now is get all the other monkeys and typewriters in the same room as him and just start writing it.


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APP OF THE DAY: Guitar World Lick of the Day review (iPhone/iPad)
Everyone has been raving about Apple's new GarageBand for iPad app and rightly so as it's the most comprehensive music app around. What's more, you can put a tune together even if you're seriously lacking in musical talent, thanks to the virtual instruments on screen. For those that want an app that's a little closer to the real deal, this neat offering from axe mag Guitar World may just fit the bill.
Guitar World Lick of the Day (iPhone/iPad)
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- iOS 3.0 or later
- Price
- Free+in-app subscription
- Where
- iTunes
This clever app offers a list of available licks for you to choose from, which you download within the app. You're then presented with a tutorial video from one of Guitar World's award-winning instructors or celeb axe-wielders like Zakk Wylde and Joe Satriani. You'll also get written performance notes explaining how to play the lick, along with scrolling musical notation.
You can choose between a standard music stave or guitar tab, and there's also a virtual fretboard displayed beneath the music (which can be inverted for the lefties among you). There's also a handy practice mode where you can alter the settings to control various features like music notation tempo, looping and a metronome.
The app itself is free so that can download it a have a sneak peek to see if it suits you. You'll get several free licks and you'll receive more from time to time as well. However, if you want to get the full benefit then you'll need to shell out for a subscription that will guarantee you one new guitar lick per day. You can purchase a one-, three- or six-month subscription, priced at £1.19, £2.99 and £5.99 respectively. A great deal for any iDevice-toting gee-tar aficionados who want to expand their repotoire.


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Having gobs of power on tap is cool. Getting it free is cool, too. And concealing it from the outside world while never having to worry about turning it on is even cooler, still. Only a turbocharger can give you the best of all worlds, and we wanted to know what makes them tick and why they have suddenly "appeared" on the market as the best power-adder available. We know that turbos are nothing new and have been making power on automobile engines for decades. Unfortunately, turbocharging has been overlooked in the past as a viable power enhancer due to its inherently high cost and troublesome installation. That is until now.
While it's true that turbos will always be a costly bolt-on, huge advances in computers and Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) technology have given the average street enthusiast access to usable turbo systems for his everyday car. And it's these advances that have allowed regular-guy racers, who are not typically fond of installing computers with complicated EFI and the expensive exhaust systems needed to drive a turbo, to overlook these difficulties and take advantage of all the power a turbo can make. Today, records are being broken in just about every form of motorsports thanks to turbos, and there's relatively little chance of that trend slowing down any time soon.
What Makes A Turbo Better?
A turbocharger is a very efficient way to supercharge an engine by pumping more air into it than it could breath normally. Turbos are also as close to free horsepower as we might ever get. That's because, unlike a blower that's driven off the crankshaft, a turbo uses the engine's exhaust gasses to drive it. And unlike nitrous, a turbo is on all the time and requires little maintenance. But, as with blowers and nitrous oxide, turbos also need extra fuel to burn with all that extra air, so any turbo upgrade will probably require a fuel system revamp, as well. While turbos have been tried on carbureted engines with moderate success in the past, it's been the giant leaps in racing EFI that have given turbos a new resurgence of success. And with the cost of EFI systems reaching very affordable levels, bolting a turbo onto your '68 Camaro doesn't seem so daunting.
Factory-installed turbo systems of the past also gave the whole idea a bad rap. While automakers were trying everything in their bag of tricks to up the power and economy of their mid-'80's cars, the technology required to back them up just wasn't there. Many OEM turbo systems failed, and aftermarket turbocharging was, so to speak, shelved. Then, with the huge insurgence of "street-car"-type drag racing came a new whole new addiction to any kind of power adders. While nitrous still plays a dominant role in that type of racing, turbos are taking over fast.
The reasons for turbos moving ahead of nitrous on the racetrack are the same as on the street: advances in EFI technology. Using a turbo offers greater reliability, and it's a more easily controlled power enhancement. Sure, the costs can be 5-10 times greater to build a competitive turbocharged race car, but when you're standing in the winner's circle, nobody remembers how much it cost to get there.


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Tottenham's touring squad for Australia trip
Get to know the 22 Tottenham Hotspur players heading to Australia to take on Sydney FC.
May 28, 8:10 pm
Get to know the 22 Tottenham Hotspur players heading to Australia to take on Sydney FC.
May 28, 8:10 pm
All the big moments from the A-League grand final between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.
May 17, 7:23 pm
Star players from Group A and B for the 2015 Asian Cup
January 8, 7:07 pm
Check out some of the new names ready to light up the A-League in season 2014-15.
October 3, 6:59 pm
We take a look at the big transfers for each team before the upcoming English Premier League season.
August 14, 2:48 pm
Juventus are coming to Sydney for a one-off clash with the A-League All Stars, and they are bringing with them a cavalcade of talent.
August 6, 1:18 pm
These players have been some of the biggest names in football to play Down Under in the A-League.
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The transfer season is always an exciting part of the football year and this transfer window has seen plenty of activity.Yahoo7 takes a look at some of the most important transfers so far.Who do you think will have the biggest impact at their new club?
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Did any one catch the show and see the worst ref ever
Roy Babcoco vs Alex White
2ND Rd. 4:45 in Roy is on his back white land a few solid shot's to the chest and gut then rip's a hay maker lands flush on Roy's jaw very nice and very clean shot KO's him in to next year. White stops right then and is staring at the ref looking for him to stop the fight but the ref just stand over him looking at the man out cold but does not call the fight and i'm not sure if Alex says he out or if the ref ask is he out i really think the right ask is he out.
White end's up hitting him one more time bell dings and the Dr, come in and stops the fight
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Wednesday, February 5 @ 11am
Join Miss Kristine and Miss Alex every Wednesday for a fun-filled hour of stories, songs, and crafts. This program is geared toward a wide range of ages, including families with toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-aged children.
Friends are forever. Laugh and giggle with your storytime friends while we read stories about friendship.


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Anna Ruth Oaks, 94, of Monmouth died at 10:20 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, IL.
Lewis, Marvin L.
Marvin R. Lewis, 57, of Monmouth, passed away at 6:06 a.m., Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA.
Harriman, Louise H.
Louise H. Harriman, 90, of Knoxville, Illinois formerly of Wataga, Illinois died at 11:10 am Friday, December 12, 2014 in Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville.
Thomas, Bertha A.
Bertha A. Thomas, 96, of Galesburg, Illinois died at 3:52 AM Friday, December 12, 2014 in the Marigold Heath Care Center, Galesburg.
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Most people visit Jorhat en-route to Majuli, the world's largest river island. Majuli is 12 kilometres from Jorhat, in the middle of the Brahmaputra River. The main attraction of Majuli is its Satras, Hindu Vaishnavaite monasteries that also function as centres for Assamese arts.
The institution of the Satra was founded in the 15th Century by the Assamese poet, composer and philosopher Sankaradeva. At the Satras, Vishnu is worshipped through dance dramas re-enacting the stories of the Mahabharatha, with music and poetry. The Satras of Majuli, no more than 5 kilometres away from one another, are rich with a tradition that marks Assamese Hinduism from all other traditions.
This strategically located district of Assam is a nature lover's paradise and has a lot to offer a visitor. The Kaziranga National Park is also close by and draws large crowds every year.
Jorhat is connected by road, rail and air to other parts of Assam and major cities of the country.
Population: Approximately 9,01,206
Main Language(s): Assamese, Hindi and English Time Zone: GMT + 05:30
Phone Area Code: 0376
Best Time To Visit: The best time to visit is during the Bihu festival in April and Raasleela festival in November, but one can visit all year around. During the rainy season it tends to get flooded, but it makes getting around by boat easier. The spring festival of Baisakh, in April is also a good time to make a visit.
Airport Distance from City Center: 6 kms
Taxi Rates from Airport to City: Taxi service available from Airport to Kaziranga wild life sanctuart for Rs. 1000 (Approx. 90kms) and Rs. 150 from the airport to city centre
The Satras of Majuli
The Vaishnava Satras were founded by Sankardeva, the father of Assamese culture. The historic and auspicious 'Manikanchan Sanjog' was the first Satra in Majuli. At one time there were 65 satras which propagated ethnic and socio-cultural ideals. Today there are only 22 Satras in Majuli and the rest have been shifted to other safer places due to floods and erosion.
Dakhinpat Satra
The Dakhinpat Satra was founded by Banamalidev, an exponent of Raasleela, which is now observed as one of the State festivals of Assam.
Garamurh Satra
This Satra was founded by Lakshmikantdeva. The Raasleela is performed here with great enthusiasm. Some ancient weapons are also preserved here.
Auniati Satra
Founded by Niranjan Pathakdeva, this satra is famous for the 'Paalnaam' and Apsara dances and it also has considerable collection of old Assamese utensils, jewellery and handicrafts.
Kamalabari Satra
The Kamalabari Satra founded by Bedulapadma Ata, is a center of art, culture, literature and classical studies. Its branch Uttar Kamalabari Satra has performed cultural programmes of satria art in several states of India and abroad.
Bengenaati Satra
This Satra is a storehouse of culturally important antiques and an advanced center of performing arts. The royal robes belong to the Ahom king Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha, and an umbrella, both made of gold, are preserved here.
Bilvesvar Siva Temple
About 35 Km. north of Jorhat lie the ruins of this old and small temple, along with a tank built by Rucinath Burgohain.
Kaziranga National Park
Among the nearby tourist places, Kaziranga National Park is the most famous and is known through out the world for its one-horned Rhinos. The animal is often found along with the magnificent wild buffalo, the sambhar, the swamp deer, the hog deer and occasionally with wild elephants and various water birds. The sanctuary is easily accessible by road from Jorhat. Kaziranga National Park is open for visitors from November to April.
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Dol - This spring festival of colours also called Holi in other parts of India. The festival is a celebration to the triumph of good over evil. People put wet and dry colours on each other. Folklore and dances are performed around the fire to welcome the new season.
Bihu - It is a regional agricultural festival, started by King Biswa Singh. Bihu is celebrated over the entire harvest season from seeding to reaping.
Baisakh or Bohag or Rangoli is a crop-growing festival that goes on for 3 days, in April. This is one of the best times to make a trip to Assam.
Kati Bihu or Kangali is celebrated during the harvest season, which falls in the middle of October.
Magh Bihu or Bhogali, is the festival celebrated during crop collection and continues for 2 days all over Assam.
Ali-ai-lvigang, a festival of the Mising month GINMUR tribe of Assam, is also celebrated here during the first Wednesday of the POLO. (February-March)
Bathow Puja, performed by the Sonowal Kacharis tribe is a ritual in which Lord Shiva is venerated.
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No one goes till everyone goes. That's the way it's always been on Trap Day on Monhegan, when the island's lobstermen first set their traps off the darkened shoreline of one of Maine's most storied offshore communities.
Over the years, Monhegan has maintained very different lobstering traditions from anywhere else on the Maine coast. To begin with, since 1998 Monhegan has had its own vigilantly guarded, jealously regarded fishing zone: in an area arcing two miles from its shores to the north, east, and west and three miles out to sea to the south'ard.
For another, 90 years ago Monhegan's lobstermen voluntarily established their own ban on harvesting small lobsters–a harbinger of lobster management for the entire coast. Then they agreed among themselves to limit the number of fishermen who may set traps as well as the number of traps each of them may set in his or her zone, in order to conserve their lobster stocks and prevent overfishing.
And lastly, Monhegan's lobstermen fish primarily in winter, when other lobstermen have already hauled their gear out and when the market's supply of lobsters is low, but prices are higher.
A lot has changed in Maine's lobstering communities, including Monhegan's, but the most important traditions around Trap Day haven't changed in the past century.
On September's last day, islanders begin re-enacting old rituals as Monhegan's fleet of rusted, unmuffled pickup trucks lumber down to the wharf, swaying like ancient beasts under their towering loads of traps, retrieved from cluttered dooryards and beneath spruce trees all around the village. Watching this progression, Sherm "Shermie" Stanley, now one of the island's most experienced captains, dryly remarks, "All the trucks are getting lopsided … like the lobstermen."
Down at the harbor, they stack their lots of 300 wire traps apiece, neatly coiled lines, and color-coded buoys, each on his or her assigned area of the congested town wharf. Monhegan's dozen lobster boat captains include two women. Chris Cash, the older of the two female captains and three months pregnant, fishes from the Priscilla Earl, a long, narrow-beamed wooden boat with a pedigree from a successful Cranberry Isles fisherman. Her pickup is emblazoned with an advertisement from her summer island business, "Cash Rentals."
Amid the bustle on the wharf, community members, friends, relatives, and visitors get into the swing of Trap Day–literally. As traps are added to the pile, you marvel at how even slightly built men and women carefully use the sinew, bone, and rhythm of their bodies to hoist them into place. The most graceful grab the top of a trap with both hands, roll it up onto their thighs, and then in one swift movement, lift it overhead while snapping their backs forward to pitch it higher.
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OKALOOSA ISLAND — A week of activities celebrating the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) culminated Friday with a family day at the beach.
About 1,500 soldiers and their families showed up at Eglin Beach Club with umbrellas, beach toys and sunscreen for one of the first events of its kind since the group moved to the Emerald Coast.
"We have right now more folks home than we will any other time of the year," Lt. Col James Brownlee said. "(And) we have a saying in the 7th Group: 'It's a family business.' We're just bringing the family together."
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In addition to the normal beach activities, free food and drinks were provided along with competitions from volleyball to weightlifting.
"It's nice to get all the families together and introduce the kids to each other," Staff Sgt. Lucas Ponsler said.
He attended the event with his wife Augusta and their 1-year-old son, Xander. Their two older children weren't able to come because they were taking tests at school.
"I wish we could have kept them home," Augusta said with a smile. "They would have loved it. We don't often get to hang out with military families with kids."
Although the couple's two older children weren't alone in missing the fun, many students in Okaloosa County were given excused absences to attend, Deputy Superintendent of Schools Kaye McKinley said.
"The reason we're doing it is to support the military child and support them in the reintegration of their family," she said.
Any student who didn't have a test scheduled for Friday was given an absence, she said.
Many soldiers said they recently had returned from long deployments, so they were grateful for the time to hang out with their families at the beach.
Col. Antonio Fletcher, commander of the 7th Group, said while the day was intended to be fun, it also served an important purpose.
"Really, it was an opportunity to give back to the families," he said.
Friday's event was part of a weeklong celebration by the 7th Special Forces Group. It will wrap up today with a formal ball.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa You've never met Hudson Boyd, so you look for the real big guy in the Cedar Rapids Kernels clubhouse. You finally find his locker, but the dude sitting in a chair in front of it is this svelte kid nowhere near the 268 pounds the roster lists him.
Hudson Boyd? Yep, Hudson Boyd.
"The only way to get people off your back about it is to change it," said Boyd, the starting pitcher in the first game of a double-header split Wednesday night with Burlington at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Cedar Rapids won the opener, 6-5, and Burlington the nightcap, 6-4.
"I was tired of being called fat and heavy, so I decided to change it," Boyd said. "I feel a lot better about it. Hopefully that leads to better things on the field."
Boyd said he carries about 225 pounds on his 6-foot-2 frame, 45 fewer than when he signed for a million dollars with the Minnesota Twins in 2011. He was drafted 55th overall out of Verot High School in Fort Myers, Fla., where the Twins conduct spring training and have their high-Class A minor-league affiliate.
The 20-year-old right-hander didn't begin his professional career until last season, when he went 2-5 with a 2.95 earned run average in 13 starts for Rookie-level Elizabethton. He has been decent in seven starts for the Kernels, giving up five runs in five innings of a no decision Wednesday.
Credit some of the inconsistency to adjusting to a new level and pitching with an entirely different body.
"He started out being pretty overweight when he first signed," said Kernels pitching coach Gary Lucas. "I think he's learning to pitch a little bit with less mass. Maybe that's an adjustment that's going to take a little while."
"I noticed a difference in spring training," Boyd said. "Maybe not with the pitching, but just getting through an entire day and not getting as tired and stuff. Next day, I wasn't as sore as the day before. I'm getting over my front side better, which helps me keep the ball down a lot more. It definitely helps a lot."
There have been some guys over the years who have been successful major-league pitchers despite being plus sized. C.C. Sabathia of the New York Yankees immediately pops to mind.
But Lucas was asked if Boyd had to lose some weight in order to have any sort of professional career.
"The whole beneficial package with him is on the plus side if he does," Lucas said. "Because he can move around a little bit better, he can pitch deeper into games. If he projects as a starter, he's going to have to go in all kinds of weather, all kinds of situations. There are all kinds of demands on him ... He's going to have to be in tip-top shape to handle 25 starts a year. Could he have gotten by for awhile? Yes. But there were some adjustments needed in his stature immediately, and he will agree with that."
"Honestly, I don't feel like I worked any harder to do it. I just feel like I ate a lot better," Boyd said. "I changed my diet, made a lot better decisions. Like, I don't drink soda anymore. Stuff like that. Just portion control, too, I guess. I try to eat as many vegetables now as I can."
The Kernels (25-12) won the opener with a run in the bottom of the sixth. Michael Quesada reached on a one-out infield hit, pinch runner Jeremias Pineda stole second and scored from third on a two-out wild pitch.
Reliever Josue Montanez threw two shutout relief innings for the win. Quesada, Pineda and Montanez all arrived in town Tuesday from Twins extended spring training.
Burlington (13-21) scored early against Kernels starter Steve Gruver and never trailed in the nightcap. Tyler Grimes had a two-run home run for Cedar Rapids.
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A building which became a lifeline for Cockermouth businesses after the 2009 floods could become the town's newest shopping arcade, creating up to 30 jobs.
Tithe House, the former JobCentre, became Mitchells at Main Street after the deluge while the town got back on its feet.
Mitchells now wants to transform the vacant Station Street building, which it owns, into a permanent arcade of shops, offices and a cafe.
It has applied to Allerdale council for permission to open the complex.
John Rockliffe, Mitchells director and head of its land agency, said: "If we get the go-ahead, 30 jobs will be quite a boost for the town.
"Before the floods it was used by the Department for Work and Pensions, but there is no demand for office space when there is no car parking.
"There is good quality office space available at Dovenby Hall and on Lamplugh Road, where there is car parking.
"We have been approached by a number of people who want to set up a business in the town but didn't want the high prices of retail units elsewhere.
"There is a certain demand for cheaper smaller retail units with a short lease and that is the market we are targeting.
"This is another example of Mitchells supporting Cockermouth, improving the shopping experience of the public and drawing more people into the town."
Mark Wise, Mitchells director and auctioneer, said a diverse range of businesses would help to increase footfall and help other businesses in the town.
He said: "It will be a big boost for the town. There will be more retail space to bring in different things.
"It is very good we can offer something different and bring a variety of people in.
"We have always seen that when we hold a big event, such as Woolfest or the food festival, people are very happy to come into the town so if there is more for them to see they will continue to come back on other days.
"It will help to broaden the town centre and bring people up to this end of town and increase the whole retail experience.
"The building does have constraints due to parking which does place certain restrictions on it, but this is the best way it can be utilised with those restrictions."
Mr Rockliffe added: "We don't see it as competition for the Main Street businesses because they are in a prime location."
In its planning application Mitchells said it had looked at a number of empty units in Station Street, Main Street, Market Place, Market Street and Castlegate, but none had the required floor space required by the company.
It said it wanted to have a high quality, modern retail facility that would increase consumer choice, improve the range of facilities and bring investment in town but without having a significant adverse impact on trade or turnover in the town.
The building became a lifeline for many town businesses, including Cockermouth Paper Shop, Milburns Solicitors, Cockermouth Travel, The Toy Shop and Allison's, as a temporary base when they were flooded out in 2009.
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An investigation into extortion charges against the political action committee Citizens Improving Gulf County and its president was closed last week with no formal charges filed.
The case was closed without charges on Oct. 16, but reopened Oct. 25 based on "new information", according to the public information officer for the State Attorney's Office.
Hess, in an unsigned letter closing the case last Wednesday, two days after The Star and its sister paper the Panama City News Herald renewed a request to see the file, arguing that once the file was public record – as it was when closed Oct. 16 by Hess – it remained a public record, said he found probable cause that an act of extortion had been committed.
"However, a jury could just as well have concluded that it was no more than dirty politics," Hess wrote to Special Agent Renee Hatton with the FDLE.
A "heated discussion" transpired during an Oct. 25 BOCC meeting, Hess wrote Hatton, and "subsequently a number of phone calls" were made to Hess's office about aspects of the case, "one of which was revisited", he wrote.
"A criminal history obtained during the initial investigation shows that (PAC president Jim Garth) is a felon having been convicted in federal court of misapplication of bank funds. He has voted in Florida elections but it does not appear that his civil rights have been restored."
Hess noted that is a third degree felony for a person to vote knowing he is disqualified.
Hess said in a letter to Garth and Supervisor of Elections Linda Griffin that research showed Garth had a felony conviction in Georgia, had "apparently" never had his civil rights restored and therefore was ineligible to vote in Florida elections.
Hess, in his letter to Griffin said the Garth could apply to have his rights restored in time for the 2014 elections.
In an Oct. 16 letter to Florida Department of Law Enforcement agent Matt Herring closing the original extortion case, Hess made no mention of a voter qualification issue involving Garth, though according to the Dec. 19 letter is was discovered during the initial investigation.
Hess said a letter would be sent to Garth and Griffin that he was disqualified to vote.
"Beyond that, I see no reason to pursue this matter," Hess concludes in his letter to Hatton. "The investigation into the extortion complaint and the voter disqualification issue may be considered closed with no action required."
In a statement, Garth responded.
"It is now obvious that a real life 'witch hunt' has been in progress against Citizens Improving Gulf County and its key members including myself," Garth wrote. "The public needs to know that our membership consists of veterans, distinguished military retirees, retired Florida State law enforcement officers, local business owners and concerned citizens. Having to go back almost 40 years and only finding a very old resolved issue concerning myself is testimony to how desperate certain County Commissioners were to shift the focus off of their behavior and questionable violations.
"I am pleased this file which has serious questionable handling is finally available and that the State Attorney's Office concluded that there are no grounds for any charge against myself or any member of Citizens Improving Gulf County. However, the investigation by the Florida Ethics Commission against Commissioner Yeager's employment with Preble-Rish Engineering has yet to be resolved and is still ongoing.
"Citizens Improving Gulf County is encouraged by the findings and is now more resolved than ever to expose corruption in Gulf County."
The probable cause for the original "extortion" investigation, according to the case file, is found in affidavits from county administrator Don Butler and former County Commissioner Bill Williams relating that a third-party, St. Joe Beach resident Tom Graney, a long-time confidant of Williams, had communicated information that the PAC had information it was prepared to make public if Commissioner Warren Yeager pursued re-election.
Williams' affidavit relates a conversation with Graney on June 15; Butler's a conversation on June 17.
In a June 19 statement, State Attorney investigator James Jensen told Herring that Graney had contacted Williams and Butler to "extort" Yeager out of the race.
If Yeager did not drop out, Jensen related to Herring, Graney had indicated the PAC would release information damaging to Yeager's personal life and professional career.
Hess formally launched the inquiry June 19.
"That should not be probable cause to do anything," Graney said. "What a silly process."
Graney has labeled the investigation a "Keystone Kops comedy routine."
Herring and Jensen provided Williams with a recording device to record a private conversation between Williams and Graney on June 28, which lasted nearly 90 minutes.
Graney said the conversation was to alert Williams, who was still debating a run for re-election to the Board of County Commissioners, about the information that was out there about the various BOCC races.
Graney said he may have been "injudicious" in some of his comments to Williams, agreeing too freely to some of his friend's assertions, but that the basis of the conversation was to provide the local political landscape and advice to a friend he had backed for eight years.
Graney told Williams in the recorded conversation that he did not interpret the information from the PAC to be blackmail, but "politics" in which methods may be unethical but not illegal.
The term blackmail, according to the file, was used by deputy county administrator Michael Hammond in a phone call related by Butler in his affidavit and by Williams during his recorded conversation with Graney.
Williams used the term at least five times during the Oct. 25 BOCC meeting.
Yeager was reelected.


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Every year the Wilson College's drama club, the Kittochtinny Players put on a play. This year, the play is a bit different.
I love movies about making movies. When I heard last year the film Hitchcock, starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, was about one of my favorite directors making Psycho, one of my favorite films, I couldn't wait to go see it.
In the wake of the September 11th attacks there have been dozens of movies made dealing with the homefront aftermath of the events, the multiple wars conducted in the name of freedom and countless theories as to how we became a target and got involved in what seems to be endless war with people that may or may not even exist half-way around the world. Most of these films are poorly done, jingoist fodder and usually forgotten a few weeks after their release.
Wreck-It-Ralph is one of few solo Disney films (without the assistance of the wizards at Pixar) of the past decade or so that actually works.
The Wilson College Department of Fine Arts and Dance organized the Juried Student Art Exhibition 2013, which was held in the Bogigian Gallery from Feb. 27 – Mar. 22. The Juror for this year's exhibition was Holly Strayer, regional artist and art educator at the Chambersburg Area Senior High School.
The art department just might be Wilson's best kept secret. Assoc. Professor of Fine Arts Philip Lindsey and Assoc. Professor of Fine Arts Robert Dickson are making big things happen for their department.
I cannot think of a better actor today than Daniel Day-Lewis. With little more than a dozen films during his career, Day-Lewis has raised the bar for what it means to be a screen actor. He does so again with Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's long awaited cinematic interpretation of the sixteenth president's life, but here the director does something different than the standard birth to death story.
A movie that everyone's talking about, Argo, the newest film from actor/director Ben Affleck, is catching a great deal of early Oscar buzz, and shockingly it's justified.
Orchesis, Wilson College's modem dance ensemble, presented their performance on Nov. 9 and 10 at Appenzellar-Buchanan Dance Studio.
Joaquin Phoenix looks like hell in The Master, the new experience from Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson, his first film since his masterpiece There Will be Blood five years ago.
The darkest chapter by far in the groundbreaking series, as well as the first PG-13 movie I would advise parents to view before their children; The Dark Knight Rises arrived to theaters a few months ago to millions of movie goers waiting with bated breath as to how director Christopher Nolan would end his critically acclaimed revamp of the Batman mythology. Will Bruce Wayne/Batman (Christian Bale) die? Will Gotham flourish or burn in flames? And, this reviewer's most asked question, will Anne Hathaway sink her claws into or merely scratch the surface of the role of Catwoman?
Twenty four dancers wearing casual dress, but serious faces seized the dance studio. Dancers walked around the chairs, suddenly stopped walking, sat on chairs and began moving to the music. Audiences who sat in front of the dancers tried to understand and interpret the dancers' movements.
I've received several negative comments for my pick as the best film of 2011: Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, a movie that divided critics and audiences, some calling it a pretentious piece of crap and others calling it an astounding masterpiece. I obviously agree with the latter and hopefully this review will make clear why this unique film made its way to number one on my (and many others) top 10 list.
Indie-pop rock band Fun. released their second album, Some Nights, on Tues, Feb. 21. Fronted by Nate Ruess, formerly of the The Format, the inventive New York Trio delivers spacious, theatrical sounds with some hit and miss success.
Act of Valor, a film directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh, premiered on Feb. 24, 2011. The film focuses on seven Navy SEALS, who jump from country to country tracking a terrorist cell with links in multiple countries. While the film provides the look and feel of action, without the strength and acting of the action film genre.
As the new year begins, a look back into this year's top artists offerings illuminates the new and enduring artists to come.
The Artist, a black and white silent French film about a mega-film star of the 1920s golden age of Hollywood and his decline with the advent of talkies, is an extraordinary movie sure to make you embrace the art and love of movie making more than anything else ever before released in recent memory.
Every Monday on the hardwood floors of the Appenzellar-Buchanan Dance Studio, 40 arms sway back and forth while 40 feet plie in ballet formation. The arms and legs belong to students, faculty, staff and community members who participate in the first free ballet class offered courtesy of the Fine Arts and Dance Department.
I have to admit that as I write this review for Contagion, a new epidemic dramatic thriller from the always unpredictable Steven Soderbergh, I'm periodically blowing my nose and coughing. There's probably some irony in that, but I'm in such an over-the-counter drug induced state, I can't figure it out.
Fashion and hair styles come from popular culture. Often, inspiration comes from the most unique places, notably psychedelic cartoons, animé or celebrities with a flair for difference. Most students rush to class without much thought given to how other students style their hair.
Leading scholar of Loïe Fuller and Artistic Director of Time Lapse Dance, Jodie Sperling, visited campus on Wed, Nov. 30 to dedicate a lecture on the connection of Fuller's art, modern cinema's use of lighting and modern dance.
Despite his entrance onto the country music scene four years ago, and his Grammy nomination in 2011, David Nail is still considered a relatively unknown artist in the genre. His second album, The Sound of a Million Dreams has already surpassed his previous work, no doubt due to its unique music and relatable lyrics that fans will grow to love.
It's the end of the world as we know it, but do you feel fine? If you are a character in Lars von Trier's new film Melancholia then it depends on your mental state.
On Fri., Nov. 11 and Sat, Nov. 12, Orchesis performed in the Appenzellar-Buchanan Dance Studio. The Orchesis ensemble's performance not only presented a dance, but also delivered a message.
While North American pop-rock bands are drowning in unoriginality, an underground quartet from Glasgow, Scotland is breathing life to the genre. After rising to popularity in the United Kingdom, Twin Atlantic released their first full-length album, Free, produced by Gil Norton (Jimmy Eat World, Bayside, Foo Fighters) on May 2, 2011.
For all those Drake lovers out there, expect his new album Take Care to hit stores on Mon, Oct. 24. The rap world and Drake fanatics are raving about his upcoming sophomore album. It has been over a year since his last album Thank Me Later.
This year, Arts Day was held on Wed, Oct. 5. Activities took place in Lenfest Commons and Lortz Hall as well as outdoors. The activities started around 10:00am and lasted the entire day.
Youth is the second studio album from singer Matisyahu, releaed after the Live at Stubbs Austin, TX studio album. His album continues to attracts new fans. It resides among the Billboard's top 200.
The college campus was invited to attend the opening reception of Mary Hochendoner's paintings on Thurs, Sept. 29. The exhibit ran from Sept. 8 to Oct. 14 in the Bogigian Gallery located in Lortz Hall. Her work has a dreamy obscurity that Hochendoner says, "appears and disappears suggesting the reality of emptiness."
The California-based rock band, Thrice, is notorious for delivering studio albums which represent nearly every type of genre. Their newest release, Major/Minor takes the best parts of their first three albums and combines them into a raw, grunge sound reminiscent of the 1990s.
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter give the three best performances of the year in The King's Speech, a British drama by director Tom Hooper about a somewhat forgotten figure in British history, King George VI, probably best known today as the father of Elizabeth II.
If you did not pay attention last year, the self-titled debut album, Fences, may have flown under your radar. With just ten tracks, Fences does not look like a full-length studio album should. However, looks can be deceiving. Fences is one of the best albums of 2010 that you might have missed.
On Mar. 5, a different kind of music filled the Alumnae Chapel. At 7:30pm the Brandywine Harp Orchestra filled the chapel with harp music. Their songs included selections such as "Brian Bory's March," "Swan LK 243," "Moondance," "King of the Fairies" and "America the Beautiful".
On Fri and Sat, April 16 and 17, the Wilson college dance ensemble, Orchesis, showed its Spring performance. Dealing with many different issues like women's condition, duality and the crossing of boundaries, the pieces were more political than ever before according to its main choreographer, Paula Kellinger.
Poet D.O. Moore needed no preparation before Assoc. Prof. of English, Michael Cornelius introduced her to the audience last week at the Wilson Writer's Series. She seemed excited and ready to share her work with the crowd as everyone applauded her appearance at the podium.
The heavy and light sentiments swing back and forth throughout Elisabetta Gut's exhibition. Sometimes the splash of colors and delicate pieces make you smile and recall your carefree childhood, other times the deep tone and expressive rendering of paints strike your heart with sympathy and agony.
There is new drama at Wilson College. Theater 100 (THE 100) and Prof. Richard Shoap are its source.
Ryan Payne performed at Wilson Thompson Chapel on Wed, Mar. 22. The Ryan Payne Band's infectious hooks and poignant lyrics have been inspiring and encouraging fans since its beginnings.
I had the opportunity to hear the three-piece, East L.A. Psychobilly band, The Rocketz, play live this past weekend. Buying their most recent album Rise of the Undead was top priority by the end of the night. Their live energy transfers well to their album.
As the year comes to an end it is time to look at some standout albums of 2010. If you haven't picked these albums up yet, there is still time.
Peruvian rapper Immortal Technique's first album, Revolutionary Vol. 1 has been around for almost nine years, and to this day it demands to be heard. The underground artist compiled some of the most brutally realistic and emotionally powerful lyrics in the past decade.
With their new album The Suburbs, Arcade Fire announces their return to indie rock and reminds listeners what true writing talent is. Hailing from Canada, Arcade Fire is fronted by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne and backed by five other members.
Even over the phone, the sister songwriters—Brechyn and Larissa—and singers of local Mercersburg band The Hello Strangers, have a captivating presence that transfers just as well on the phone as it does in their music.
Pop punk music is characteristic for its shaggy haired front men and regretful messages spoken through minor-chord melodies. A Philadelphia-based quintet, Soletta, provides an optimistic get away for the faithful pop-punk audience with their second EP The Road Back Home released in August .
Before three dimensional images, before highly realistic characters, before orchestrated soundtracks, there was 8-bit video games. Graphics were simple, the music simpler.
The Gorillaz are back with their third project, Plastic Beach, a far cry from the hip-hop of their past two albums.
I hate movie reviews that praise a new film with such grandiose acclaim like "the greatest film ever" or "the best performance of all time." These kinds of snippets put such unrealistic expectations on the film and ultimately disappoint most audience members. That said,
I have to admit, the first time I watched Toy Story 3 a few tears came to my eyes. Who would have thought a movie about bits of plastic and cloth could elicit so much emotion? But the Toy Story films are about a lot more than toys; they are about friendship, recapturing childhood and, most of all, love.
Office based sitcoms such as The Office and Parks and Recreation are windows that reflect, magnify and show an audience the humor in everyday office routines and relationships. These shows work on a cultural level playing field. Too bad, there is not a cultural level playing field in the new NBC sitcom Outsourced.
Over the years HBO has continued to produced outstanding mini-series and made-for-TV movies that rapidly became the benchmark for which all other television productions are judged. While many of their films focus on prominent historical figures such as John Adams, Elizabeth I and Franklin Roosevelt, from time to time they release a movie on lesser-known, but nevertheless, important figures such as, most recently, Jack Kevorkian and Temple Grandin.
Director and co-scriptwriter Niels Arden Oplev gives an interesting and not altogether successful film treatment of the late Stieg Larsson's international bestseller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But even with some major flaws, Larsson's timely theme of the novel, the treatment and perception of women in Sweden, is still intact.
Inception is a mind-bending sci-fi laced with action and mystery starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joeseph Gordon-Levitt and Ken Wantanabe. It was also one of the biggest box-office hits of the summer.
Bigelow's Hurt Locker changes the gender dynamics of filmmaking.
Amid controversy sponsored by some religious and parent organizations, as well as a large movie theater chain refusing to show the film, Kick-Ass emerges gleefully unabashed of its obscenity and, surprisingly, is one of the most entertaining movies I've seen in quite awhile. I do not, however, recommend this movie to everyone.
The Wilson College Department of Fine Arts and Dance is taking submissions for works of art for the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. Any enrolled Wilson College student is encouraged to enter.
Wilson's modern dance ensemble, Orchesis, is putting on the final touches for their Spring performance in April. This year, the theme of the dance(s) focus on the idea of working on the cutting edge, "art you don't see in mainstream media," says Paula Kellinger, Prof. of Dance and advisor of Orchesis.
Orchesis will sponsor a dance performance that features dance styles other than modern dance. It calls for student choreographers to join and plans to present a performance called "The Outlet" in April.
This month Shippensburg University will be hosting their annual performance of "The Vagina Monologues" on Feb. 16 through Feb. 19.
On Tues, Nov. 28 Richard Shoap, director of The Antigone of Sophocles, An English Version and Wilson's adjunct Prof. of Theater, finalized Antigone's casting results. Antigone's Assistant Director and President of the Kittochtinny Players, Candice Grant, collaborated with Shoap during the decision making process. Auditions took place on Sun, Nov. 21 and Mon, Nov. 22 in the Allen Auditorium of Warfield Hall. During the auditions, potential candidates warmed up with a theater game. Shoap then assigned them scenes from the play's script to read. Each candidate read about three or four times.
On Fri. Oct 15 at the Appenzellar-Buchanan Dance Studio, choreographer and performer Jeanine Durning presented her spoken word and dance performance titled "inging."
The Wilson College Bogigian Gallery welcomes two alumnae to showcase their paintings at their alma mater.
The two alumnae, Libby Manchester Gilpatric '62 and Linda Sargent Beach '71, attended the reception on Fri, Oct. 29 and each gave an artist's talk.
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Fazielah Williams has lived in and loved her Mother City since birth. Having lived all over the Peninsula during her childhood, she now calls the picturesque City Bowl home and likes nothing more than watching the sun set over Table Bay from the window of her apartment.
A lover of the arts and proud Cape Town fanatic, Fazielah began her writing career by spending many hours as a child conjuring fantastical stories that featured independent heroines from faraway lands who saved the Prince instead. This Capetonian princess has enjoyed stints as a magical arts PRO and TV publicist before finding her calling as a travel writer.
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It's a chilly Wednesday in beautiful Cape Town today and I'm asking you once again, Mother City lovers, Where Would You Rather Be today?
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