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You have no clue. I've been running Amtrak trains for 18 years. There is no intentional speeding, over 10mph and you lose your federally issued lisence for 30 days, second time you get caught 6 months and probably won't have a job to come back to. That's all laid out in the CFR. Everything is recorded, no one would dare. Remember we mess up and we're right there in an accident with you. Here's what I assume happened from my experience. He was newish to that route, I've read 2 -3 weeks, thought he was somewhere else, sped up, realized it and dumped the brakes. It takes years to know a route.
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This problem has been solved for years.
We invented the legal fiction of copyright for exactly one reason. To find a way to pay artists to create their work. We wanted successful artists and a society made rich and beautiful by their work.
There are a total of 12 business models that are known to have ever made money at all. One of them is to make a product and sell it above cost. Others include things like loaning money and charging interest, leasing a property, buying wholesale and selling retail, providing insurance against risk. What all of these have in common is that none of them make any sense at all for turning art into money on the Internet.
There are a few models that obviously work just fine.
1. Become famous and sell tickets to live concerts. Been done too often to think about. 2. Become good enough to aggregate an audience, use your influence to advertise things that people actually want to buy. Every Youtube star does this. Every TV show does this. Everyone who puts on a "free" show at a coffee shop or a bar does this. 3. Build a catalog and charge for access - make sure it is sufficiently convenient an inexpensive that the "happy to pay crowd" outweighs the "I'll just copy it" crowd. Musically I know about the weird case of Magnatune. Also done by every single Porn site in existence, and you don't exactly hear the Porn industry complaining that the Internet ruined their movie business, do you? 4. Lastly, and most directly, is to recognize the obvious: Distribution online is effectively free. Creating the work in the first place is expensive. So quit trying to prop up the DISTRIBUTION industries and start paying the artists for CREATION. If you need crowd funding, take a look at Kickstarter. You want a crowd funding subscription to the service of artistic creation, head over to Patreon.
Again. This problem has been solved for years.
It may be hard to become a great artist, but there is absolutely nothing complicated about paying artists to create work that we can download and copy for free. The only reason we have this problem is because we keep listening to corporate mouth-pieces of the completely redundant distribution companies who were NEVER INTERESTED IN PAYING ARTISTS TO BEGIN WITH.
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What a wonderful article! It is difficult to capture the endearing toughness and bulls-eye vision of Dr. Nancy Packer, but this writer did a great job at bringing us into her presence. Now I can't wait to get the book!
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Delighted to read this fine description of a fine writer whom I met long ago, i960, when she and my husband studied together in the Stanford Writing Program. We are of an age, and her ideas about writing fit my own well. That is very encouraging, i must say.
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No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
Posted by Tom Fornelli
If you had been wondering whether or not the AP Poll would recognize Alabama as this year's national champion or make a statement by keeping LSU ranked at No. 1, well, the answer is right up there for you.
Alabama is on top with LSU right behind them with Oklahoma State, Oregon and Arkansas rounding out the top five.
Also, what's really interesting about the poll aside from Alabama being on top is that Alabama got every first place vote but five. Of those five ballots that didn't put Alabama at the top, only one listed LSU. The other four had Oklahoma State.
The one voter who kept LSU at the top spot was Erik Gee, from KNML in Albuquerque, N.M.. Gee told CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd in December that it would take "like a 63-0 pasting" by Alabama for the 39-year old radio host to change his vote after the BCS National Championship Game. He believes LSU won the right to the top spot with their performance prior to Monday's 21-0 loss to Alabama, and his final AP Poll vote reflected his firm stance on the issue.
Check out the final AP Poll of the 2011 season below:
1. Alabama (55)
3. Oklahoma State (4)
4. Oregon
5. Arkansas
7. Stanford
8. Boise State
9. South Carolina
10. Wisconsin
11. Michigan State
12. Michigan
13. Baylor
15. Kansas State
16. Oklahoma
17. West Virginia
18. Houston
19. Georgia
20. Southern Miss
21. Virginia Tech
22. Clemson
23. Florida State
24. Nebraska
25. Cincinnati
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Since: Jan 10, 2012
Posted on: January 10, 2012 2:17 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
What happen to the old saying "Defense wins Championships! Offense sells tickets!" We will really never know, but I believe OK ST would have scored SOME points on BAMA. But OK ST's defense would not have even come close to stopping T Rich. The SEC is the best conference and the rest of the country is trying to catch up. By the way, in '04 Mike Slive wanted a plus one type system BUT the rest of the country did not, mainly the BIG 12!!! In 1992 R. Kramer started the SEC Championship, which in effect was a playoff game, nobody recognizes that the SEC started a playoff system 20 years ago. FINALLY 20 years later all the conferences are trying to imitate the SEC in the Championship game. Where was this talk when the SEC was having "potentially" an elimination game for all these years!!!
Since: Oct 23, 2011
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:38 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
This poll is a great example why human polls should not receive as high a percentage in the BCS formula (although it is coaches not writers poll that counts to the BCS). Seriously, USC and Wisconsin in the top 10? Michigan and Baylor in the top 20? And how does Virginia Tech and Clemson even making the top 25? If the BCS system survives over a 16 team play off then there needs to be some discussion on how to have the human polls be tempered with the reality of the product we call got to watch on the field (USC excluded of course).
Since: May 29, 2008
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:33 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
Hey Londonhawg,
You are correct, BUT you do understand that if a rematch happened in a "finals scenario" as you put it...then the teams would have gotten there by ACCOMPLISHMENT (yes by winning games ON THE FIELD)!!! NOT by some stupid computer and voters simply awarding and sending them there. Huge difference dontcha think??
Since: Mar 17, 2009
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:27 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
As a huge SEC fan i will admit that was the most boring game i have ever watched.It was what i thought it would be a defensive game.I do wish there was a playoff system atleast with the top 4 teams.Would of loved to seen Alabama vs Stanford,and LSU vs Okl.St.If not it would be nice seeing the plus one system and see Alabama vs Okl.St..Not going to be one of those people who is downing LSU.They had a great season by going 13-1 and beating Oregon,Alabama,Georgia and Arkansas.Just look at the final BCS standings they beat the number 1,4,5,19 ranked teams.Not many teams could of made it through that schedule with just one lost.They just ran into a team that was better then them on that day.Alabama has an amazing defense they only give uo 8 points a game and only 180 something yards a game and only gave up 9 TDs all year.To go along with one of the if not the beast running back in college football.As a Tennessee fan it makes me realize how far behind some of the SEC teams we are.
Since: Oct 16, 2006
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:24 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
This is for Erik Gee, from KNML in Albuquerque, N.M.. ............tell us what happens when there is a playoff and an SEC team has to play another SEC team that they beat once in the regular season..........in the finals.............get a grip , what happened last night could very well happen in a playoff system.
Since: Oct 16, 2006
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:20 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
To those who said the Razorbacks are not a top 5 team, take it up with the experts. Get ready for the SEC west again next year, there should be 3 teams in the preseason top 10, at least. Congrats to the Tide.
Since: Feb 16, 2011
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:17 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
Did I mention I would love to see Dont'a Hightower in a Carolina Panthers uniform next year?
Since: Sep 1, 2007
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:15 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
Four teams in the final top 10? I'm far from an SEC fan, but holy cow is that conference stacked. Good luck to Texas A&M and Mizzou next year (you're gonna need it).
Since: Feb 16, 2011
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:14 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
Im a die hard Duke fan(yeah i know).....but props to Alabama's defense. Im not sure if DOMINANT even describes their performance last night. Congrats on a great year fellas.....
Since: Sep 12, 2009
Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:04 pm
No split title, Alabama No. 1 in AP Poll
How the hell can you comment on a game you didn't even watch??? What kind of an idiot are you?


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Hard Limiter can also sometimes be used to remove stubborn clicks that peak well above the general level of the waveform. See the tutorial Sample workflow for LP digitization for tips on using Hard Limiter to remove clicks.
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dB limit
The amplitude level above which the input signal is processed. If the Wet level and Residue level settings are left at default, the peak level of the result will be clipped down to this level.
Wet level
The amount of the clipped signal that is fed to the output. It thus acts as a volume control for audio below the dB limit. If left at default level of 1.0, all sounds below the dB limit are fed to the output. At settings below 1.0, the volume of the result will be reduced.
Residue level
This allows a proportion of the signal that has been removed by clipping to be added back to the output. By default the value is 0.0 and so all of the clipped signal is discarded. By raising this level, some of the clipped signal will be restored, making the limit softer. More peaks and troughs of the original waveform will be retained, and the resultant volume level will be higher than that set in the dB limit.
Real-time preview
This effect supports Real-time preview - effect settings can be changed while playing and listening to the result in real-time. Text-based button controls are provided as in the image above. The Enable checkbox acts like a live "Bypass" control. Uncheck the checkbox to hear the audio without the effect applied, and recheck the box to hear the effect applied at its current settings.
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|Reviews for The Lady's War and the Gentleman's Engagement
| Skayes chapter 85 . 1/7/2014
You updated! So happy!
OMAGASH, I loved the Hobbit! I saw it twice and I want to see it again. The husband probably won't be ok with that though, until it goes into the cheap theaters. It was so hard not to drool during the Legolas parts. Sigh... he's so dreamy. I wonder what's going to happen to him in the next movie. (Btw this is skayes44. I got a fanfic account.)
Poor Elfwine! I want to just wrap him up in a hug. He's heartbroken! :( Poor Gúthwyn too. Haha I don't know what I would've done in that situation! Legolas is such a sweetheart. A guy with that much patience with kids...he's definitely a keeper. Lol! Poor Eomer too haha having to deal with his rambunctious cutie. I just love this story, girl. Keep it coming! :)
| Doll-Fin-Chick chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Happy New Year! Hope your holidays were pleasant and fun :) I'm currently in Hawaii doing an internship and boy was this a nice surprise!
You're good at describing a child's jealousy of another sib/relative/cousin taking up the adult's time and energy. I'm a bit surprised Legolas didn't intervene, but then he always seems a bit aloof about these things in your tale, and I'm sure Raniean had nothing nice to say. I'd love to see and am hoping for another all elf scene. I'm curious as to what they are thinking and saying about Legolas, because elves are def observant!
I adored the Hobbit as well! (Saw it twice already lol) It was so satisfying, though a bit darker than the previous movie. Kinda like how the trilogy got darker, I'm wondering how part three will go.
So anyway -hugs- and thanks for the update my dear! I'm hoping for some more soon, as always :)
| Kiiimberly chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Oh no. I can see where Elfwine is coming from though, especially with his parents' poor relationship. I remember being so jealous after my sister was born.
Looking forward to the next chapter.
| ZapZapYotsuba chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Ah! I really love this chapter XOXOXOXO! Guthywn, Elfwine and Legolas playtime u They are my favorite character interactions. And I don't really agree with the "Guest" comment, I am pretty sure you established that Legolas is curious about Haldor but he refuses to venture down that path due his already fragile relationship with Guthwyn. He doesn't let his curiosity out-weigh his respect and admiration for Guthwyn. I do, however, agree with your response, you definitely have time to fit the origins of Haldor in this story, but to include them now would seem so out of place. I really am enjoying these less turbulent times with Guthwyn, she was already a strong person to begin with - we know that as readers - but I feel like she herself is beginning to feel stronger or more comfortable with herself? We are always haunted by things we have done in the past, big or small but it's a matter of brushing them off and caring on with your day - this is not a matter of ignoring the past but instead not to dwell upon it day in and day out. I feel like Guthwyn is becoming stronger mentally because she is choosing not to dwell or lingering in the past. This chapter is a testament of that, a few years ago the word "rape" would have caused an anxiety attack. She could not help nor stop herself from reliving her time with Haldor :( And I remember her always saying "Make it stop, I want it to stop!", it broke my heart. But now I feel like she has slowly gained back that control she lost so long ago!
I say that but when it comes time for her wedding night, she might regress but I don't feel like it will be a complete and utter downfall for her. Sigh, I dunno, human's are so complicated _
Anyways, awesome awesome awesome! Can't wait to read about Leggy, Elfwine and Guthwyn in the next chapter :D
| sue92178 chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
You know children so well and write them beautifully! At least we are getting to the heart of Elfwine's pain... thank you for updating!
| Elfwine chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Aw, poor Elfwine, and poor Elboron as well. I feel pretty bad for Guthwyn to. I was so happy to see this update, and I really cannot wait for more!
| TMI Fairy chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Slapping brats does wonders.
| ZabuzasGirl chapter 85 . 1/6/2014
Update immediately, please!
| CheekyOnlooker chapter 84 . 1/4/2014
I love this story so much but there is something that I loved about it that seems to be fading. What originally drew me into the series was the fighting spirit of Guthwyn and how she was bold, resourceful, and ultimately dangerous. I feel like she has lost that completely and that her personality is kind of destroyed. I understand that after everything she has been though, it might have snuffed most of that out but I would assume that she would have either made progress or became anguished at her lack of capability. What started off as a teeth gripping story I feel has become a bit of a sob story. Obviously it takes years to come back from something like that but I would like to see some more progress. Indeed she has been able to strengthen her relationship with Legolas, but I wanted her to grow in other areas. Maybe bring on a threat that would required her to fight? maybe Legolas would remind her of the fighting prowess she once possessed and offer to spar with her, perhaps inquired who originally taught her, more back story and what not. Just a suggestion. I'm really excited to read the next chapter.
| Shawny.a chapter 84 . 12/29/2013
I love how the story is going! I'm still praying that legolas and guthy end up together!
| Hiril Isilme chapter 84 . 12/26/2013
Hi there, not sure if you remember me...it's been quite a few years.
I have been following this series since I read the first installment. It is one of the most impressive pieces of Fanfiction I have had the pleasure of reading. You are very talented. I just caught up and I'm liking where it is going. Although I do find the plot slow-moving at times, I understand why it needs to be this way. There is so much vibrancy and detail to this whole story. I was a college student not long ago, so I understand what you are going through; but I really hope that you can update soon. I also was NOT expecting little Elfwine to ask THAT question.
| ZapZapYotsuba chapter 84 . 12/13/2013
Sooooo Oh oh Oh oh OOOOOOOH GOOD! XOXO
| ZapZapYotsuba chapter 83 . 12/13/2013
Yaaaay! You released these new chapters on my b-day! It made my day XOXO Great updates! So happy that you are posting again u
| Skayes44 chapter 83 . 12/10/2013
Love it! I was so surprised when I saw that you updated! Lol Eomer spoke to Elboron in a higher pitch also. :) Such a good chapter. Well worth the wait. :) Elfwine is adorable. I love him.
| Guest chapter 84 . 12/9/2013
Still a wonderful story and still one of my favorite but there is something that has been bothering me. I feel like there is a hole in the story about the fact that Haldor looks exactly like Legolas. Legolas even saw Haldor and he just seems to ignore that fact except for when he wonders about Guthwyn. Wouldn't Legolas be super curious? Would he not ask his father about having a potential twin? It just seems like it's been a secret for way too long. This is already the second sequel and we don't know why yet.
Otherwise I'm still very happy with the story. Many people seem to ship Guthwyn/Legolas but I'm hoping she ends up with Cobryn. Legolas just cannot give her what she wants or needs. She wants children more than anything but if by some very very very slight chance she and Legolas were able to have them, the children would be half immortal and doesn't that mean they grow up slowly too? So Guthwyn would miss out on watching her children grow up. Also she would grow old and wrinkly while Legolas stays perfect which would be difficult for them both, not to mention when she dies Legolas will have to spend eternity without her.
Just bad busniess all around. Plus Cobryn deserves some loving too, even if it's only from friendship and the love of his kids


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New Study: Nectar-drinking Traits in Bats Evolved More Than Once
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Contradictory explanations for the evolution of nectar-drinking in a diverse group of bats have long puzzled scientists, but new research led by the American Museum of Natural History and Stony Brook University provides a clear answer.
The conflicting explanations come from two different types of data. Genetic data suggest that nectar feeding evolved twice in New World leaf-nosed bats whereas earlier analyses of the bats' anatomy point to a single origin of nectar feeding. These bats are found in Central and South America and, uniquely among bats, eat nectar, fruit, frogs, lizards, and blood.
Eyeless Australian Cave Fishes' Closest Relatives in Madagascar
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Researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and Louisiana State University have discovered that two groups of blind cave fishes now separated by about 6,000 miles of open ocean are each other's closest relatives. These eyeless fishes, one group from Madagascar and the other from Australia, descended from a common ancestor before being separated by continental drift nearly 100 million years ago, the scientists say. Their study, which was published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, also identifies new species that add to existing biological proof for the existence of Gondwana, a prehistoric supercontinent that was part of Pangaea and contained all of today's southern continents.
The cave fishes, of the genus Typhleotris in Madagascar and Milyeringa in Australia, are small—less than 100 millimeters long—and usually lack pigment, a substance that gives an organism its color and also provides protection from the sun's ultraviolet radiation. These characteristics, coupled with a lack of eyes and enhanced sensory capabilities, are common in many cave organisms.
Fossil of Giant Lizard Described From Mammalian Collections
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Several years ago, Dr. Nikos Solounias, a visiting researcher specializing in the fossil record of animals from Samos discovered lizard bones mixed in with mammalian fossils that Museum paleontologist Barnum Brown had collected from Greece in 1924. Solounias showed the lizard bones to Jack Conrad, a research associate in the Museum's Division of Paleontology, who recognized them as those of a varanid, a giant lizard typified by the Komodo dragon. In a new paper in PLOS ONE published last week, Conrad and colleagues Ana Balcarel and Carl Mehling have identified the 30-odd bone fragments, which fit in a box 8 inches long, as the remains of the oldest giant lizard ever to walk the Earth. If proportioned like its relatives, the new species—Varanus amnhophilis, or the Samos dragon—was 6 feet long.
What Was It: Questions for Michael Novacek
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Have a question for a paleontologist? On July 18, head over to leading technology blog Gizmodo at 1:30 pm for a chance to ask the Museum's Provost of Science Michael Novacek what led him to become interested in his field, and anything else you wanted to know about paleontology but were afraid to ask.
Nearly 20 years ago, Dr. Novacek was one of the discoverers of the Gobi Desert's Ukhaa Tolgod, the richest Cretaceous fossil vertebrate site in the world. He has also led paleontological expeditions to Baja California, Mexico; the Andes Mountains of Chile; and the Yemen Arab Republic in search of fossil mammals and dinosaurs.
Earlier this month, blogs Gizmodo and iO9 launched What Was It, is a series of short interviews that asks the luminaries of science and technology what inspired them. Read interviews with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, and astronaut Mae Jemison, then join the conversation with Dr. Novacek on July 18 at Gizmodo.com.
Podcast: Masters of the Planet with Ian Tattersall
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After millions of years of evolution, only one human species remains: Homo sapiens. In this podcast, join Museum Curator Emeritus Ian Tattersall in a discussion about his recent book, Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins—a history of paleoanthropology and an account of how Homo sapiens survived while other human species went extinct.
Dr. Tattersall's talk was recorded at the Museum on April 2, 2012.


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Susanna Phillips' Set for the Met, Carnegie Solo Debut and STREETCAR in Chicago in 2012–13 Season
Among Phillips's numerous recital engagements are concerts with harpist Sivan Magen in Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as her winter tour with pianist Myra Huang, which stops in Sarasota, Philadelphia, her hometown of Huntsville, AL, and Carnegie Hall. She'll also give concerts with violist Paul Neubauer and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott in Sedona, AZ (April 14) and San Diego (April 26), and in May, she'll join Huang and tenor Joseph Kaiser in Boston (May 1) and New York (May 5).
In June and July, Phillips wraps up her season on the operatic stage, reprising her interpretation of the Countess in Jonathan Kent's celebrated production of The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera. A favorite of Santa Fe audiences, Phillips was an apprentice there in 2004, made her Santa Fe Opera debut as Pamina in 2006, and subsequently appeared as Così fan tutte's Fiordiligi in 2007, the Countess in 2008, and Don Giovanni's Donna Elvira in 2009.
Additional information about Susanna Phillips is available at susannaphillips.com, and a list of her upcoming engagements follows.
Susanna Phillips – upcoming engagements
Oct 14
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn, NY
Recital with Sivan Magen (harp)
Oct 22
Alice Tully Hall
New York City, NY
Musica Sacra
Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate
Haydn: "Lord Nelson" Mass
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Oct 26
House of the Redeemer
New York City, NY
Recital with Sivan Magen (harp)
Nov 28, Dec 1, 5, 8, 11, 15 & 20
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
Jan 12 & 13
Historic Asolo Theater
Sarasota, FL
Recital with Myra Huang
Jan 25
Trinity Methodist Church
Huntsville, AL
Recital with Myra Huang
Feb 1
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, PA
Recital with Myra Huang
Feb 8
Carnegie Hall - Weill Recital Hall
New York City, NY
Recital with Myra Huang
Feb 28, March 2 & 3
Baltimore Symphony
Baltimore, MD
Mozart: Requiem
March 14
Carnegie Hall
New York City, NY
Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella) *in concert
March 26, 29, April 3, & 6
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Previn: A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella)
April 12
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Madison, WI
Canteloube: Selections from Chants d'Auvergne
Mozart: "Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" from Don Giovanni
Mozart: "Bella mia fiamma, addio – Resta, oh cara," K. 528
April 14
St. John Vianney Church
Sedona, AZ
Concert with Paul Neubauer (viola) and Anne-Marie McDermott (piano)
April 18
American Pianists Association
Indianapolis History Center, Indianapolis, IN
Recital with APA finalists
April 22
Carnegie Hall
New York City, NY
Oratorio Society of New York
Paul Moravec: The Blizzard Voices; songs by Copland and Ives
April 26
Mainly Mozart Festival
San Diego, CA
Chamber music concerts with Paul Neubauer (viola) and Anne-Marie McDermott (piano)
May 1
Pickman Hall
Boston, MA
Recital with Joseph Kaiser (tenor) and Myra Huang (piano)
May 5
Morgan Library
New York City, NY
Recital with Joseph Kaiser (tenor) and Myra Huang (piano)
May 9, 10, 11 & 12
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
St. Louis, MO
Berg: Act III of Wozzeck
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
June 28, July 5, 10, Aug 3, 8, 13, 20 & 23
Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe, NM
Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (Countess)
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Turkish agricultural products lag behind Greek goods in the Egyptian market due to high customs duties and a lack of promotions, an official from an agricultural federation has said.
"Greek products, which are exempted from customs duties, dominate the Egyptian market but consumers want to buy quality Turkish goods even though their price is higher," said Halil Öztürk, the head of the Turkish Fruit and Vegetable Commissioners' Federation.
Egypt is an important export market for Turkey as there is a huge demand for Turkish goods, so exporters want the Turkish government to settle customs duties with Cairo, he said.
In his remarks, the exporters' representative said Turkish producers could ship their products to the Egyptian cities Cairo or Alexandria by first shipping them through Syria. He asserted they can not export the goods directly to Egypt also because of lacking the opportunity to promote Turkish goods in Egypt market.
Öztürk said there was actually a huge demand for Turkish fruits and vegetables in Egypt, with apples at the top of the list. He said they had reached out to Egyptian tradesmen and invited them to Turkey, agreeing to export 5,000 tons of apples in principle but the deal could not be signed due to a 21 percent customs duty.
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The greedy python eats everything, from a mouse to an elephant. Nothing is too big for this snake! Children and adults alike will enjoy this humorous tale of a snake too greedy for his own good!
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Author: Richard Buckley
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
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- Pages: 24
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I was told that damage to my hose occurred from underneath my car. The fluid is leaking, but nothing is seen on ground. We suspect that damage was done by a rock or someone could have damaged the hose, and that fluid was highly flammable and auto was dangerous for me to drive. What could have caused hole in hose, and is fluid so flammable that I cannot drive even a short distance? Cost for repair was almost $1000.00. Can I get it done cheaper - ford_1
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Power steering fluid itself is not flammable it is mineral oil, it is flammable if it is allowed to get on the hot exhaust manifold. This oil leaking will over time deteriorate rubber bushings in the suspension that it comes in contact with and if let low the steering components will run hot and become damaged. The hose may be seeping as opposed to out right gushing oil, top it up with fluid, turn the steering from side to side and see if the fluid leaks or fluid level is seen to drop. You are always able to get a second opinion/price for this work. Ask them to wash off all the old remaining oil. - patrick mannion
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Lesson in Honesty
Fred B. McKinley
Immediately before the beginning of my second-grade school year during 1950, Dad announced that we were going to San Augustine [Texas] to purchase some clothes and other supplies. Most children of that era and background did not receive new school apparel other than at the start of a school year. Those garments were expected to last for a full nine months, so when we came home from school, we took off our school duds and replaced them with play attire, usually the tattered ones that remained from previous terms.
My clothes usually came in the form of underwear, socks, shoes and three pairs of striped overalls. Mother still supplied the inventory of homemade shirts, but what really excited me this year was that I was going to get cowboy boots and my first real pair of blue jeans. Those striped overalls were finally being retired.
We didn't own a car, and since San Augustine was over eight miles away from our home in Chinquapin, Dad and I hitched a ride into town with a distant relative and neighbor, Clyde Lewis. At the time, Clyde owned a beat-up Chrysler with a distinctive appearance, and there wasn't another like it in the county, as far as we knew.
I remember that particular Saturday morning well. I climbed into the back with my clean, crisp overalls and freshly ironed shirt, fighting to beat the grime off the seat in order to find a place to hunker down without getting too filthy. It was hot, and the windows were rolled down. Dust from the red-dirt road, parched by the summer sun, filled the interior, making it extremely difficult for me to catch a breath of fresh air.
When we arrived in town, Clyde drove around for a spell. He couldn't find the parking place that he wanted, so he dropped Dad and me in front of the dry-goods store. He informed us that when we were through with our business affairs, we could place our goods in his car, which would be parked somewhere near the courthouse square. The fact that we had no key caused no special difficulty, because auto security was unimportant in those days. Besides, the trunk lock on Clyde's car hadn't worked in ages.
At that time, I considered that the three most important things in life—with the exception of my parents and grandparents—were my dog and cat and the thrill of buying those new blue jeans and cowboy boots. My present footwear, literally worn to a frazzle, had been scuffed by a great deal of kneeling, sliding and playing marbles on the schoolyard, so it was time for a replacement.
After what seemed like hours of searching, Dad and I found the perfect pair of boots. These beauties, which were a red, almost crimson, color with black tops, were the most impressive things that I'd ever seen. My heart raced with anticipation at the thought of wearing them to school for the first time. Surely I would be the envy of every boy on campus, especially when they saw me with those new blue jeans.
That day I got four pairs of Wranglers and that excited me even more. The clerk at Clark and Downs Dry Goods wrapped the purchases and tied a string around everything to make handling the bulky packages much easier.
Dad and I walked to the vicinity of the courthouse square and searched for Clyde's car. It made no sense to lug our bundles around all day, so we decided to do as our good neighbor suggested and store them in the trunk. Clyde had found a parking spot just where he'd indicated.
After opening the trunk, Dad moved a bunch of junk around—Clyde wasn't very tidy—and placed the parcels inside. We left then to visit my Uncle Paul Wright, who owned a grocery store just across the street. Earlier, Clyde said that he would look us up when he got ready to head for home.
Uncle Paul had left the premises to run an errand, so we walked around town for a couple of hours. Dad said that we didn't have time to go to the show—the term used to describe the Augus Theater—that day, so he took me to Stripling's Drug Store, where I enjoyed a huge bowl of vanilla ice cream, my favorite. After that, I admired the new toys at the Western Auto and the Five and Dime.
Clyde finally met us on the street and asked if we were ready to go. With our business concluded, we decided to strike out for Chinquapin. By the time we reached the car, he had moved it from the original location, but no matter, we got in and left.
When we pulled in at home, Dad and I got out. Clyde remained in the car and left the motor running. We opened the trunk to retrieve the packages, but to our amazement and complete shock, they weren't there. Someone had stolen my new clothes—and my heavens, the boots were gone as well! Clyde expressed a certain measure of sympathy about the incident and then sped away in a cloud of dust, leaving Dad and me to wonder about the identity of the rotten, no-good, sorry, low-down culprit who had stooped so low to effect the most hideous crime known to humanity.
Dad assured me, however, that we would return to San Augustine the very next Saturday and replace all the stolen goods. That didn't help much at the time, because I just knew that I would never find another pair of boots that I liked. But things turned around, Dad kept his word, and on the following Saturday, everything, including identical boots, was replaced. We chalked up the whole thing to experience and promptly forgot about it.
About two months later, Dad, Mom and I were seated on the front porch one late afternoon when we saw Clyde's car coming down the road from the direction of San Augustine. That was unusual, because we hadn't seen him pass earlier, and besides, he usually asked if we wanted to go into town or whether we needed anything. We did notice, however, that as the car came nearer, an old man sat behind the wheel. Maybe Clyde had sold his car...but we hadn't heard anything about that either. Something strange was going on.
The old man stopped in front of the house, killed the motor, got out slowly, walked through the gate and up to where we sat. He inquired of my dad, "Are you Mista Fred?"
Dad answered in the affirmative and asked how he could help.
"Well, suh," the old man continued, "I jus' might have somethin' that belongs to you and yo boy. I found it a while back while I was lookin' in my turtle hull for a jack." For those of you who may not know, "turtle hull" is the country vernacular for an auto trunk.
The family was puzzled by the old man's statement, but the answer soon revealed itself as he walked to his car, opened the trunk and removed the "lost" packages that contained my school clothes and red cowboy boots. The conversation soon turned to the similarity of the old man's car with Clyde's, including the fact that both trunk locks were defective. Mother fixed him a cup of coffee, and we all sat around discussing this out-of-the-ordinary situation. Dad thanked him for his trouble, especially for returning the misplaced items to the rightful owners.
When the old gentleman left, my parents used the episode to demonstrate the fact that honesty pays. But for me, the most valuable lesson I learned is neither to form conclusions too hastily, nor to judge a book—or a car for that matter—by its cover.
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Our story
FutureRising was established in 2011, it was setup by Adam Oldfield and Donald Fogarty out of their own frustrations at getting a job. After lots of research, events, testing and focus groups we have grown to fully understand the gap between education and the workplace.
This has put us in a position to provide the tools that everyone needs to create, improve and define their careers. Thanks to investment from senior industry figures and partnerships with companies and universities, we are well on our way to providing a complete service centred around a free accessible platform.
Our current products and services are for the creative industries, expect us to expand on all fronts soon.