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What are your feeling about nostalgia?
At one point, Donald Fagen says he was not about nostalgia and really didn't understand it; but some people had very strong feelings about the music. Walter Brecker said that they were about commodifying their music, which is nostalgic. They both agreed that they were hypocrites. They're doing the shows. Remember Deacon Blues, Donald?
I think they need the money. The block is called The Rent party. They promise this is the best band they have ever assembled. I love Steely Dan, waited two decades to see them live; but don't think I ever need to see them again.
I found this idea to be very interesting since much music making today is about nostalgia. I have been in two tribute bands and found it to be a horrendous experience. Lot's of egos and pretense. What do people think about the whole nostalgia craze of tribute bands and acts that should have retired decades ago doing mega-million dollar tours? Is it destroying new music making? What is the role of nostalgia in music making?
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I've really never been sure about this one, I keep changing my mind...
However, one thing's for certain...nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.
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I vary on feelings about nostalgia....sure there are times I want to go back and listen to many things I did years ago...and kind of reminisce etc....but the bad side I see from it is...
1. People never moving on...some people's taste literally never changes.
2. Radio and how stagnant it is...good example some raido in Pittsburgh is nothing but ...well Butt Rock....it's like being in the 70's... forever...which I think is horrible.
3. To add to #2 some jazz stations play material so conservative....it's hard to call it jazz
4. I guess I do become bored easily and like to hear things that are fresh and new....
I guess I am a mixed bag ...but I do not always think older is better or newer is junk. Some people do and I think it results in being very close minded about hearing anything different.
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Nostalgia is big business, period. People like what they are used to. Joe Non musician Everyman would rather see a Pink Floyd reunion tour than Mars Volta. And for the musicians who do it for the money, I don't hold it against them. They've earned the right to do it.
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As much as I love listening to old records, I think a lot of people need to get over the past. I've heard so many Led Zeppelin clones it's unbelievable and whilst I think Led Zeppelin were a good band, music has come on so far since then. Why don't I hear anybody pushing the envelope when I go out? Simply because the music taste of a lot of people is incredibly conservative. They listen to music from one decade and then decide to copy that. Revivals can be great; if they're done properly - taking elements of the old and new to push boundaries - Ska music has done this, as has a lot of 60's Psychedelia and with the second I refer to bands such as The Mars Volta and The Shortwave Set - who do COMPLETELY different forms of music with a similar range of very baseline influences.
What I'm saying is that sticking to one thing all your career can only really be done by one or two bands. And that's because they're either incredibly gifted songwriters, or have the sheer energy to pull it off. AC/DC being an example of the latter, along with Slayer - in this instance, Metallica have completely failed. On the other side of the coin, you get bands like Portishead and Radiohead who have decided to completely change their styles over the duration of their careers (Portishead's new album is absolutely NOTHING like the previous one and even the previous one was remarkably different from their first). I personally think that artistic development is a legitimate means to judge a band. Led Zeppelin even tried to change their style (with mixed results) but everybody focusses on the period up to Physical Graffiti or arguably Houses of the Holy) and I can respect even a failure on that front, but very rarely can I forgive a band or artist who do not change. Yngwie Malmsteen has been churning out the same rubbish for years. Steve Vai has arguably done much the same, even Joe Satriani is somewhat guilty, but Robert Fripp? No way. No Fripp or even King Crimson album sounds even remotely the same. And I respect that greatly.
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I saw a Beatles tribute band perform the entire White Album recently. It was great. I dig nostalgic stuff, if it's stuff I'm into. I don't want to see an Alaskan klondike panning-for-gold-tunes revival band...
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Great responses. Keep 'em comin.'
The grammatical error in the title came from changing it. I was going to ask what is nostalgia in music? Music can be very sentimental and nostalgia is a type of sentimentality.
The Dan seemed to exemplify the question. It was ironic that they didn't seem to see that themselves, then they saw the hypocrisy in it all. Much of the music on those albums was nostalgic in character: Aja, Home At Last, Deacon Blues. Royal Scam.
Those jazz rock guys in some ways inherited a tradition that was gone. There is sense of nostalgia in that. Steely Dan were the last of the tin pan alley tradition, even though they performed their own music. They might not see themselves as such. There is some nostalgia in that and I don't think they would disagree that they had nostalgia for it; I think the idea that something is lost is a big part of the classic rock tradition, esp after the decline of the hippsters. It's what Deacon Blues is about.
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Interesting question. I guess the answer depends on what exactly you mean by "nostalgia." If you mean a longing for things of the past that is rooted in the inability to grow or evolve (e.g., listening to the same mediocre music that you liked in high school), then that is a dead end. However, there is another type of nostalgia that has more to do with a bittersweet sense of the passing of time and our own mortality. That is human. It can also be the stuff of great art (e.g., Marcel Proust's masterpiece "Remembrance of Things Past"). In the context of music, there is some music that, on its own merits, is beyond time, and can never be nostalgic in the sense of being stale. Nobody would say that it's nostalgic to love Bach's solo cello suites or Coltrane's Love Supreme. Anyway, those are my thoughts as I sip a beer before bedtime..........
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We do nostalgia better now than we did in the old days :)
Before rock was corporatised and formulaic there seemed to be generally a greater joy of invention and chances to be imaginative. Rock was new, the musicians were idealistic, and their influences came from players in other genres rather than the guys who were influenced by the guys who were influenced by some old black guy hardly anyone's heard of.
The nostalgia craze seems to be largely fuelled by the original acts who are still capable of tossing aside their walking frames and performing. There's serious dollars on offer with broadcast rights that are available to celebrities. Once the last of the Grand Old Men of Rock retire to sedate and gracious living (or to their coffins) I suspect the music will fade to an increasing minority interest and the next generation of "golden oldies" will do the circuit.
If Eminem is still fit and playing my guess is that he'll be playing nostalgia gigs in 25 years time, reminding the fans of an innocent time when hip hop was fresh and new :)
Maybe it would be good for new musicians if the old superstars stepped aside and freed up some of those promoter $$ for the next generation? Still, the public demand is there and it's probably too much fun to miss out on - belting it out with your old cronies in front of thousands of adoring fans. Everything else would probably seem tame by comparison.
Edit: I agree MFB. Bob Fripp & co are still coming up with fresh ideas, often recombining elements of their old material in new ways (something Uncle Frank liked doing). I'd expect them to still attract a nostalgia crowd, knowing he relied on to wow them by doing what he's always done - trying something different :) One thing they wouldn't expect is for him to play Schizoid Man.
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Well Fripp probably WOULD play Schizoid Man, he certainly was about ten or so years ago, but doing it in a completely different way. The tunes aren't important, it's the manner of interpretation. Jazz standards will always be great tunes, but they're only bad when people re-hash them the same way without any new invention - even if it means changing one small, small element. This is a discussion I had with JazzGregg on a bus the other day, practically word for word.
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I'm so old I forgot all about nostalgia. At least if I remember correctly I did.
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Yeah, it was a little weird.
I was talking about this with one of my band mates and he claims that it was all slap stick. They knew perfectly well what they were doing. He thought they were saying that they could not share a sense of nostalgia for their music that fans had. He saw it as a Fagen is Costello and Brecker the straight man kind of thing. Maybe with age, the biting satire in their music is being lost and it is becoming more nostalgic.
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Ya, Don & Walter have a pretty " below the radar " sense of humor. Are you talking about the docu on MSG channel recently?
The are true bonafide 'arteests' though.. agree with Bermuda there..
Ps- Ken, did you get the blurb by the Rolling Stone guy about how they refused to be photographed for the cover of the magazine??!!!
Now, what kind of knuckleheads would take a chance on committing career hara- kiri.
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i think nostalgia is all fine and dandy, unless it becomes the only means of defining your life.
it reminds me of where i come from. it also reminds me that i really, really enjoy looking for and discovering new things.
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...in the past year
I saw Rush, Tragically Hip, Gordon Lightfoot, the Rankin Family, Great Big Sea, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, and Elton John.
I did not go to hear their new stuff, I went to hear the music that has become encoded in my DNA.
Twenty years from now, I maight have an appreciation for what these guys are doing now.
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As for the actual question, can't remember where I heard it but Music is supposed to be on of the strongest triggers for memories.
What I find bad is when an artist hits something big through whatever experimentation and then feels the need to emulate that success. I think many groups just hit on a forumula and try to recapture that but only become pale imitations of themselves.
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Chris Brown is covered with so much ink that it's hard to keep up with what he has decided to permanently stamp on his body or decipher what it means, however, it seems as though his newest tat has everybody talking. He is now walking around with what looks like a woman with a blackened eye, tattooed on his neck.
And although it could be mistaken for a bizarre homage to his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, Chris is denying such. According to NY Daily News, his reps say it is of a 'random woman'.
Over the past year, Chris and his mother has spent a lot of time visiting and volunteering at the Jenesse Center, which is the oldest domestic violence prevention center in Los Angeles. He has painted a mural there and just recently he visited and assisted kids with getting ready for school. Perhaps, it is not an homage to Rihanna per se, but one of the biggest mistakes that he made that changed his life forever.
Even so, having that memory, or anything remotely close, tattooed on your neck for a lifetime is haunting.
Take a closer look below:
And here's how it looked a few weeks ago before it was completed. Some are saying it's of a two-faced woman.


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edit: I meant Michael Johnson, sorry.
When he came out in the 2nd round it really reminded me of Anderson Silva Vs Hendo in the 2nd round. They both came out with this look on their face like they were so pissed off and just started picking apart their opponent so fast. It is unbelievably rare for a fighter to get beat up so badly and come back and win in MMA. The phrase "mentality of a champion" comes to mind when I saw Johnson fight last night.
On the other hand, I look at Browne's fight, where this is the first time the spotlight is really focused in on him and he starts the fight out by throwing stupid kicks without setting them up against an MMA veteran. I would call what Browne did a mental collapse, not unlucky. You can't seriously tell me that you guys think it was in his teams game plan to come out 5 seconds into the fight and throw shit like that? He was showing off and he paid for it.
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MOOKTuesday, 16 August 2011 06:02
Harlem's own Mook is best described as the rapper nobody – not even today's hottest emcees – wants to step into the ring with. That's because the young street phenom has annihilated nearly every opponent who's battled him over the last six years, most notably, the 2004 clash against Harlem's beloved Jae Millz in which an 18-year-old Mook decisively defeated Millz in front of hundreds of spectators.
"At the time, it didn't really hit me as to how important winning that battle was," recalls Mook. "I was just a kid, and it was my first battle ever. I was just trying to prove to myself that I could do it. But then about a month or two later, everything changed."
Born John Ancrum, Mook grew up on 116th and Manhattan with his mom and great-grandmother until the age of 12, when he went to live with his great aunt, Yvonne. "My aunt had the biggest influence on me to do positive things," says Mook, who was given the nickname "Mookie" as a toddler. "I was in the streets a lot when I lived with my mom, but my aunt stayed on me and taught me how to do the right thing."
Like most 80's babies, Mook loved hip-hop. He listened to Wu-Tang Clan – Ghostface Killah was his favorite – and watched his cousins, Demont and T-Rex, recite rap lyrics around the house. It wasn't long before Mook decided to try his hand at rhyming. His skills were impressive for a 12-year-old, but Mook's main interest at the time was basketball. A high-scoring point guard at Fordham Prep, Mook had his eyes set on the NBA. Yet, it was his basketball coach who, after hearing Mook rhyme one day at a tournament, introduced the multi-talented teen to a friend named "Pop." Pop eventually became Mook's mentor, father figure and manager. "He gave me the confidence to rap," says Mook. "I didn't think I was that good at first, but he used to always tell me, 'You can be one of the best. You just gotta work at it.'"
Mook began to take rap seriously, writing and rehearsing his lyrics whenever he wasn't on a basketball court. Pop grew so sure of Mook's skills that in 2004, he made a $5,000 bet with Jae Millz' manager that the unknown emcee would beat Millz in a battle. Mook had never battled anyone before, but he knew he had a shot at winning. And win he did. Over 500 Harlemites flooded the State Building that day and witnessed Millz' verbal beat-down by a rookie armed with verses like:
"We don't wanna hear no mess about how you spray steel/ 'cause in the pen I heard they told you to stay still/20 niggas in the shower waiting to j millz…"
Murda Mook's name was on the lips of everyone who attended the legendary battle that night. But it wasn't until the video of it was released on SMACK DVD a month later that Mook's reputation really took off. He spent the next four years building his rep by challenging numerous well-known battle rappers such as Loaded Lux, Party Arty, and Serius Jones. Various record labels began approaching Mook, but no deals materialized. "I wasn't really recording anything at the time and didn't have a lot of material out there other than the battles," he says. "That was a mistake. I was young and didn't know the business. I was just out there battling."
Part of the reason why Mook wasn't recording music was because he had received a basketball scholarship and had enrolled as a full-time marketing student at Elms College in Massachusetts – a fact few people knew. To keep his name relevant on the streets, Mook battled rappers on the weekends. Then in 2008, he left college and moved to Atlanta with Pop, who had a studio in his home. Mook began recording songs and working on an independent album project. However, the momentum slowed when Pop was suddenly arrested and went to prison.
Picking things back up, Mook returned to NY and connected with longtime friend, Ronald "Blackface" Ashley, who became Mook's manager. Not long afterward in 2009, Mook ran into Ruff Ryders CEO, Joaquin "Waah" Dean, at a club in downtown NYC.
"I've known Dee and Waah since I was about 13 or 14," says Mook of the brothers who've led the hit-making Ruff Ryders label since 2000. "They used to hang in Harlem and were on fire at the time. I would come up to them, basketball in hand, and be like, 'I rap.' So I'd spit for them and Dee would be like, 'Yo, you nice. Keep rapping.' I'd say, 'Sign me.' And Dee was like, 'Not yet, but you nice.'"
Mook finally got his shot at a Ruff Ryder deal years later after that chance encounter with Waah in the club. A meeting was arranged the next day, and after hearing several records, Waah signed Mook to his Ruff Ryder Indy label in May 2009.
Now, with high expectations in front of him, Mook knows his music has to defy the general wisdom that battle rappers can't make albums. But Mook isn't phased by the pressure. He's confident that his upcoming, still-untitled, album project will offer the kind of diversity, introspection and originality that will take many by surprise. "I'm a street rapper," says Mook, "but by me going to college, I also know the more educated lane. I intertwine the two sides in my music and tell stories that people can relate to."
Murda Mook's journey is indeed just beginning. And if his past triumphs, luck and coincidences are any indication, this legend-in-the-making is exactly where he needs to be.
"I just want people to feel me and appreciate my work," he says. "I take this seriously. I don't do this because people get paid from it. I really want to change the way music is done."
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This is the latest of our 30 team previews, which will run through March 19. Previous: Washington Nationals preview. Next: Philadelphia Phillies preview.
Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz all departed and the Atlanta Braves kept winning.
John Schuerholz turned over the front-office reins to Frank Wren and the Braves rolled on.
Bobby Cox retired and the Braves missed barely a beat.
So there's no reason to think the winning will stop now that Chipper Jones has retired to his deer-hunting ranch.
True, walking into a Braves clubhouse missing Jones is strange after his presence provided a daily constant for the franchise since 1995. Not having the bat of a future Hall of Famer in the middle of the lineup undoubtedly will lead to adjustments for manager Fredi Gonzalez.
"He did some incredible stuff," Gonzalez says. "We'll miss that constant, but we have guys on our team right now that can step up and be that guy. Not necessarily be Chipper Jones but be themselves and be leaders."
That list starts with catcher Brian McCann, now the longest-tenured player on the roster. McCann, however, is coming off shoulder surgery and won't be ready for opening day. He also is entering a contract year, which is one reason Gonzalez predicts he will have "a hell of a season."
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Youthful leadership could come from right fielder Jason Heyward, just 23 and still coming into his own after producing the first Gold Glove season of his career. Heyward might be more of a lead-by-example type, which would suit his manager fine.
Second baseman Dan Uggla, a three-time All-Star, has some of that quiet leadership in him, too. Uggla led the National League with 94 walks last season, but his streaky bat makes it difficult for him to be vocal.
First baseman Freddie Freeman and shortstop Andrelton Simmons have outstanding futures, but it's probably a little too early for them to concern themselves much with anyone's business except their own.
Filling the hole at third base will be as challenging as filling the leadership void. Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson will compete this spring and could platoon during the season. Versatile Martin Prado, who had been an option, was traded this past offseason.
McNEAL ON BRAVES: New leaders | Upton era | Heyward primed | Minor arrives
The other big changes in the lineup will be in the outfield. Center fielder B.J. Upton scored a five-year, $75.25 million deal to leave Tampa Bay and replace Michael Bourn. And the Braves acquired Justin Upton, B.J.'s younger brother, from the Arizona Diamondbacks to take over in right.
The pitching staff that helped the Braves to the wild card last year returns mostly intact. Tommy Hanson was traded, but Tim Hudson (three wins from 200) once again will lead the staff. Kris Medlen, brought along slowly last year in his return from Tommy John surgery, will be in the rotation from the start of the season.
Young lefthander Mike Minor secured a rotation spot with a solid sophomore season, and veteran lefthander Paul Maholm also returns. Prized prospect Randall Delgado was traded to Arizona, leaving Julio Teheran as the favorite for the fifth-starter job. Righthander Brandon Beachy is expected to return around midseason following Tommy John surgery.
The bullpen, anchored by closer Craig Kimbrel, again will be the club's No. 1 strength. Former Los Angeles Angels closer Jordan Walden, acquired in the Hanson trade, fortifies this unit.
No change, of course, looms larger than the departure of Jones. Yet the winning should continue. History tells us as much.
1. SS Andrelton Simmons
2. RF Jason Heyward
3. LF Justin Upton
4. C Brian McCann*
5. 1B Freddie Freeman
6. CF B.J. Upton
7. 2B Dan Uggla
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RHP Kris Medlen
RHP Tim Hudson
LHP Mike Minor
LHP Paul Maholm
RHP Julio Teheran
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* Expected to begin the season on the DL
Mr. Dependable: Craig Kimbrel. Atlanta's Mr. Dependable for nearly two decades, Chipper Jones, has retired. That leaves the Braves without a dominant starting pitcher and with some pretty good hitters, but all face questions about their consistency. So who is the team's best player? Probably the same guy who is the best closer in baseball. Already a two-time All-Star with two top-10 finishes in the NL Cy Young Award voting and a top-10 MVP finish last season, Kimbrel is close to a sure thing.
X-factor: Justin Upton. The Braves gave up a solid contributor in Prado in order to acquire the jewel of the offseason's trade market. If this trade is going to pay off for Atlanta, Upton must produce like an All-Star. He is healthy now and assuming that is what limited him last season and made him expendable in Arizona's eyes, he should star in an outfield loaded with star power.
On deck: Freddie Freeman. He already has put up two nice seasons and, at age 23, might be primed for a monster year. He hit 23 homers and drove in 94 while cutting down his strikeouts last season.
— Anthony Witrado
OFFENSE: The Braves were a little less than average in 2012, finishing seventh in the NL runs, ninth in homers and 11th batting in average. Things should improve with the Upton brothers.
DEFENSE: In two seasons under Gonzalez, Atlanta has finished first and second in the NL in fielding percentage. The defense will be even better with Uptons in center and right, and a full season from Simmons at shortstop.
ROTATION: Can Hudson keep pumping out wins? Can Medlen keep avoiding defeat? Trading Hanson and Delgado shows the confidence the club has in the depth of its rotation.
BULLPEN: Talk about building on a strength. After finishing second in the league in bullpen ERA, the Braves added the hard-throwing Walden. He joins an already strong setup crew in front of Kimbrel.
BENCH: Defensive struggles cost Tyler Pastornicky the shortstop job last season, but his bat and versatility make him an intriguing utility option. Reed Johnson and Jordan Schafer provide outfield depth, and Gerald Laird is solid behind McCann.
A major league scout analyzes SS Andrelton Simmons:
"I'm a big believer. He's a really good athlete and a really good baseball player who will make a good two-way player. He's proven he's strong enough to hit. Good defensively, throws well. Just really seems like he gets it. He's come so fast, but it's clear he has that special makeup. He was a little thin coming up through the minors, but he's addressed that. He could be a building block that will stay there for years."
The Braves have won 23 consecutive regular season games started by Medlen, dating to 2010. After moving into the rotation last July, Medlen went 9-0 with a 0.97 ERA and benefited from plenty of offensive support. The Braves averaged 5.6 runs when he started.
What could go right: Heyward is ready to take another step along the road to superstardom. If McCann and Uggla enjoy strong bounce-back seasons, and if the Uptons thrive in a change of scenery, it all adds up to another playoff berth.
What could go wrong: There's always the chance that Jones' retirement leaves a leadership void that isn't filled, and the absence of his Hall of Fame-level production blows a hole in the lineup.
Bottom line: There's too much experience, talent and success for the Braves not to make another strong run at the postseason.
Mike Berardino covers baseball for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. This feature also appears in Sporting News' 2013 Baseball Yearbook.


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EPA researchers work with the Penobscot Indian Tribe to examine the links between traditional practices and health risks from environmental contamination.
A host of traditions such as fishing, hunting, basket weaving, harvesting wild plants and medicinal roots, crafting birch-bark canoes, and building and maintaining sweat lodges have helped the people of the Penobscot Nation carry on a unique cultural identity. This traditional lifestyle is centered on sustainable interactions with the natural environment.
However, today a very modern problem threatens their time-honored way of life.
The Penobscot Indian Nation is located on the Penobscot River in central Maine, downstream from several industries that discharge waste and effluent directly into the river system. As early as 1987, discharges of dioxin and industrial waste led the State of Maine to issue health advisories limiting the consumption of fish harvested from the Penobscot River. In 1997, the advisory was revised to include PCBs and mercury. The advisories remain in effect today. The Penobscot Nation's own Natural Resources and Health Departments began issuing tribal-specific health advisories for the Penobscot River beginning in 1998.
"These troubling health studies have led Tribal members to worry about continuing their traditional practices such as gathering medicinal plants from the river, eating foods such as duck and turtle meat, or using raccoon fat to make birch-bark canoes. If tribal members lose their ability to engage in their traditional practices, there is a fear that they may lose their Native American culture altogether," says Robert Hillger, EPA Regional Science Liaison in Region 1.
Hillger is managing a study to evaluate the potential threat from specific pollutants on Penobscot tribal activities and assess the public health risks associated with continuing these practices.
The work is part of EPA's Regional Applied Research Effort (RARE) program. Run by the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD), the program provides research support on high-priority, regional, applied science needs. In addition to funding research, the program fosters scientific collaboration among EPA regional offices and ORD laboratories and centers.
The Penobscot study integrates principles developed collectively by EPA's Tribal Science Council to focus on the management of risk as applied to cultural practices. It is among the first project in EPA Region 1 to bring that collective thinking to bear on a real-time environmental and public health problem.The research has been evaluating the presence of a variety of contaminants (dioxin, PCBs, PCB congers, and mercury) in several fish species, turtles, ducks, and plants at target sampling sites along the Penobscot River. The long term objective is to help tribal, federal, state, and local decision makers determine the best scientific procedure for contaminant exposure assessment. The overall goal is a healthy, functioning ecosystem where the Penobscot Nation can maintain a lifestyle based on sustainability and tradition.


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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the appointment of seven members, seven alternates, and one consumer advisor to the Cotton Board. All appointees will serve 3-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2013, and ending Dec. 31, 2015.
In addition, Vilsack appointed one member and one alternate member to fill Alabama producer positions with terms ending on Dec. 31, 2013.
These appointees represent a cross section of the industry and I am confident that cotton producers and importers of cotton and cotton-containing products will be well served by them, said Vilsack.
The re-appointed members are: Kevin G. Rogers, Mesa, Arizona; George (Teel) T. Warbington, Vienna, Georgia; Jeffrey T. Posey, Roby, Texas; Mark Williams, Farwell, Texas; Janet C. Ydavoy, Feasterville, Pennsylvania; Sonja Chapman, Boonton, New Jersey; and John (Jack) E. Mathews, Pennington, New Jersey.
The re-appointed alternate members are: Adam S. Hatley, Mesa, Arizona; Benjamin O. Boyd, Sylvania, Georgia; Randy L. Braden, Midland, Texas; Linda F. Taylor, Wolfforth, Texas; Catherine B. Allen, Athens, Tennessee; Jonathan W. Brewer, LaHabra Heights, California.
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BETSY LAYNE - Host Betsy Layne pulled away from Belfry in overtime on Saturday night, defeating the Pirates 63-56 in an early-regular-season contest at the Dome. The win was Betsy Layne Coach Junior Newsome's 499th.
After regulation ended with the two teams tied 52-52, Betsy Layne controlled the extra period, outscoring the Pirates 11-4 to post the win.
Belfry came up empty on multiple possessions while Betsy Layne converted on its end during the overtime frame.
Betsy Layne claimed its second straight win, prevailing for the fifth time in six outings. With the win, Betsy Layne moved to 7-2.
Following a lopsided win over Riverside Christian earlier in the week, Belfry slipped back into the loss column. The Pirates dropped to 3-2.
The battle between two 2012 15th Region semifinalists featured numerous highlights for both teams.
Junior guard Dylan Meade paced Betsy Layne with a game-high 25 points. Meade was one of only two Betsy Layne scorers to reach double figures. Sophomore guard/forward Peyton Case chipped in 14 points for the Bobcats,.
In all, eight different Betsy Layne players scoring in the non-district win.
Senior guard Garran Newsome scored seven points while sophomore forward/center Lako Daniels and junior forward/center Dylan Hamilton added five apiece for the Bobcats.
Betsy Layne was nearly automatic at the free throw line, finishing seven-for-eight from the charity stripe.
Belfry faced an eight-point deficit in the first half but managed to battle back to get near-even with the Betsy Layne prior to intermission. Only one point separated the two teams on numerous occasions.
Betsy Layne outscored Belfry 17-12 in the opening quarter and led 36-28 at halftime.
Belfry, under the direction of veteran head coach Randy Casey, owned the third quarter, outscoring Betsy Layne 17-9 to tie the game 45-45. After being held to seven points in the final quarter, the Bobcats thrived offensively in overtime.
Dustin Rogers had three points and Blake Rose and Wynston Akers added two apiece for the Bobcats.
Senior center/forward Tony Messer led Belfry with a team-best 21 points. Messer carried a 24 points per game scoring average into the 15th Region matchup. Messer was one of three Belfry scorers to reach double figures. A pair of senior guards aided the Belfry offensive attack. Brett Charles scored 14 points and Josh Robinson netted 12 for the Pirates.
A fourth Belfry scorer narrowly missed double figures with Sean Hurley, another senior guard, scored nine points for Belfry in the setback.
Girls: In the girls' game played as part of a boys-girls doubleheader, host Betsy Layne defeated Belfry 32-26
Boys' Basketball: Betsy Layne 63, Belfry 56
Betsy Layne (7-2): Newsome 7, Dy Meade 25, Case 14, Hamilton 5, Daniels 5, Rogers 3, Rose 2, Akers 2.
Belfry (3-2): Charles 14, Robinson 12, Hurley 9, Messer 21.
Betsy Layne….17 1997 11-63
Belfry………….12 16 1774-56


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Thunder in the Vicinity
Wind: 7 mph
Does anyone remember the Single Chair rendered in dyed spaghetti and built on a foundation of icing snow? Or, how about an oversized Candyland board, complete with mountains of real candy? Whether the favorite was The Wizard of Oz, King Kong, or maybe you loved Santa's workshop, there is something for everyone when it comes to gingerbread. Some love to build, some to create, some love to be inspired, and some just love to look.
This year one of The Valley's favorite traditions returns after a three-year break. The Warren Gingerbread Contest, which started in 2001, is back by popular demand. The event was a holiday favorite for eight consecutive years, first at the Warren School, then the Round barn, then the Warren Town Hall for several years, then at the Big Picture in 2007, then back to the Warren Town Hall in 2009. The event is a fundraiser for the Warren After School Program (WASP) now in its 23rd year at the Warren School. This year the event will be held upstairs at the East Warren Schoolhouse with the Gingerbread show on display December 8, 9 and 10.
This year, local nonprofit group Open Hearth has stepped up to sponsor this event, as WASP (a 23-year staple at the Warren School) is experiencing tight financial times and could not put on this event without help.
WASP invites all Valley citizens to join in this holiday magic. To help facilitate individual projects, WASP will be making 300 pounds of dough on November 6 in the giant mixer at American Flatbread (who generously donated their kitchen for the project). The building gingerbread dough goes on sale on November 12 at the Warren School and the East Warren Community Market. All proceeds go to the fundraiser. There will be a workshop at the East Warren Schoolhouse on November 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. for tips and training and a candy sale.


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Biomedical Interventions: Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
Implementing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Nyanza Province, Kenya: Lessons Learned During the First Year
This article discusses lessons learned in Kenya's voluntary medical male circumcision scale up and assesses VMMC services in 16 government health facilities in Kenya' Nyanza Province. The paper focuses on the ways that challenges were overcome at national and local levels. The article is designed to share lessons with other VMMC programs in Africa.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Strategies for Meeting the Human Resource Needs of Scale-Up in Southern and Eastern Africa
The human resources aspect of scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) in eastern and southern Africa is the focus of this paper. It identifies ways to overcome the shortage of health professionals in countries where VMMC has been identified as a priority intervention. Based on a review of the literature and of a VMMC program, the authors describe various measures: task management strategies, surgical and non-surgical efficiencies, short-term redeployment of staff from other parts of the public sector, and recruitment of underutilized health workers such as those who have recently qualified or retired, as well as medical volunteers from overseas. They highlight examples from existing campaigns, such as relocating public sector staff in Tanzania, training nurses to conduct VMMC surgery in Kenya, and finding ways to utilize untapped nursing resources in Swaziland, to show how innovative approaches can overcome human resources shortages.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Translating Research into the Rapid Expansion of Services in Kenya, 2008–2011
The experience of Kenya, where approximately 290,000 men have undergone voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) since 2008, serves as a model for VMMC scale-up in other countries, according to this paper. Two crucial factors are the Government of Kenya's leadership in prioritizing VMMC in the country's HIV prevention efforts and the adoption of a strategy targeting 80 percent circumcision of all uncircumcised men by 2012. Widespread support for VMMC is attributed to the government's prompt and ongoing engagement with politicians, community leaders, and civil society organizations. The implementation of VMMC programs has been characterized by innovation and flexibility, which has also contributed to their success, the paper states.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Matching Demand and Supply with Quality and Efficiency in a High-Volume Campaign in Iringa, Tanzania
This paper describes Tanzania's experience in running a high-volume voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) campaign in which over 10,300 men were circumcised in six weeks. The number of procedures was 72 percent higher than the target, with less than 1 percent of cases encountering an adverse event and almost universal HIV testing throughout the campaign. Such good results were achieved by implementing measures to improve clinical efficiency, such as using the forceps-guided circumcision method and enabling surgical teams to operate on an assembly line of patients. Community-based client preparation and mobilization were crucial to stimulating demand for the procedure. Tanzania's example shows that VMMC can be scaled up to high volume without adversely affecting service quality, the paper concludes.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Challenges of Costing Demand Creation in Eastern and Southern Africa
This study looked at voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) demand creation with two key issues in mind: the main elements of a demand creation campaign and the impact of challenges to demand creation on the overall cost. The authors conducted qualitative interviews with seven experts who had experience in managing VMMC demand creation budgets and offering technical assistance to government VMMC programs. Given the diversity of views among informants, demand creation should be tailored to specific country contexts, the authors found. Costing exercises depend on individual country and program variations, as well as the extent and quality of programs. The authors also note the lack of data on what factors prompt eligible men to make the decision to go for VMMC. The paper offers a seven-step process for VMMC cost estimation based on key assumptions, but calls for more research into the identification and costing of core components of a VMMC demand creation program.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: A Framework Analysis of Policy and Program Implementation in Eastern and Southern Africa
This paper looks at the differing degrees of progress in scaling up male medical circumcision (MMC) programs in countries in eastern and southern Africa where MMC is considered a priority. It categorized the countries according to how quickly they adopted MMC policies after the World Health Organization and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS issued recommendations for scale-up in 2007, and assessed the volume of MMCs conducted from 2008 to 2010. Among the countries considered early adopters, only Kenya is approaching the recommended 80 percent target coverage, having achieved over 60 percent coverage by the end of 2010. Overall, coverage was only 3 percent of the target, at 550,000 MMCs. The study found potential predictors of early adoption include having a national policy and focal person, as well as running a pilot program and developing an operational strategy. However, early adoption alone is not predictive of rapid scale-up of MMC—it also requires sustained leadership and country ownership, the authors conclude.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision: Logistics, Commodities, and Waste Management Requirements for Scale Up of Services
Costing estimates for the implementation of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programs should include the cost contribution of the supply chain and waste management as these can account for a significant proportion of total costs, according to this paper. The standard list of commodities for scale-up of a VMMC program that was developed by U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief programs in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS was used in the process of program planning for a VMMC campaign in Swaziland that targeted 152,000 VMMCs in one year. Once the researchers added the cost of the supply chain and waste management, as well as commodities for HIV counseling and testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, they found that these items almost doubled the total cost, adding approximately $60 to the bill per circumcision.
A Model for the Roll-Out of Comprehensive Adult Male Circumcision Services in African Low-Income Settings of High HIV Incidence: The ANRS 12126 Bophelo Pele Project
This project focused on identifying whether it is possible to implement a large-scale, high-quality adult male circumcision (MC) program in settings with high HIV prevalence, low levels of MC, and low incomes. Prior to rolling out adult MC services, the researchers took care to consult with the local community in Orange Farm township in South Africa. Surveys showed a high level of support from the community for the project, and a willingness among adult males to obtain MC. The project set up a high-volume surgery room in an existing facility, trained teams of providers, procured necessary equipment, and began dedicated communication and outreach activities to bring clients in for MC. They performed 14,011 procedures over nearly two years, with minimal adverse events. Participant and community satisfaction levels were high. While this project demonstrated the feasibility of providing high-quality, large-scale MC, only 28% of men seeking MC obtained HIV testing and counseling. One point of concern, however, was that only two-thirds of the men returned for their follow-up visit.
The Number of Procedures Required to Achieve Optimal Competency with Male Circumcision: Findings from a Randomized Trial in Rakai, Uganda
To safely implement male circumcision (MC) where the potential impact is great, programs must have skilled providers. This study in Rakai, Uganda followed a team of six newly-trained MC providers over 3,000 circumcisions to identify when they reached full clinical competency in the procedure. All providers received two or more weeks of training by an urologist; none had previously performed adult MC. Training included preoperative preparation and aseptic technique, local anesthesia, the sleeve circumcision procedure, suturing, hemostasis, and management of surgical emergencies and adverse events. The trainees performed 15–20 supervised circumcisions during training. It took providers an average of 40 minutes to complete one procedure during their first 80-100 circumcisions. As provider competency increased, this time declined to between 20 and 25 minutes. Similarly, moderate to severe adverse events (requiring treatment or surgical intervention) occurred in nearly 9% of the first 20 procedures, declined to 4% for the next 20 to 99 procedures, then leveled off to 2%. The authors conclude that newly-trained clinicians should perform their first 35-40 procedures under supervision while they gain competency in the procedure to minimize adverse events.
New Data on Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention: Policy and Programme Implications
This statement and recommendations follow an expert review of newly-published evidence on the effectiveness of male circumcision (MC) for HIV prevention. A wide range of stakeholders attended, including researchers, women's health advocates, government representatives, and members of civil society. The group agreed that the evidence on the effectiveness of MC for HIV prevention was "compelling," and provided a number of policy and program recommendations resulting from the research. Topics addressed span epidemiologic, communication, cultural, human rights, and gender issue, among others. These conclusions and recommendations can help guide policy makers and program managers as they move from MC research to program implementation, roll out, and scale up.
Safety of Over Twelve Hundred Infant Male Circumcisions Using the Mogen Clamp in Kenya
Male circumcision in clinical trials demonstrated a reduction of between 50 and 60 percent in HIV acquisition. As male circumcision scales up in many countries, national strategies will most likely recommend infant circumcision. This study, conducted between September 2009 and November 2011 and involving 1,239 babies that received infant male circumcision (IMC), reports on type and severity of adverse events (AE) within an IMC intervention in Kenya. Data came from two sources—one a case/control IMC study and the other derived from routine monitoring of IMC services. In the study reported here, median age for IMC was four days, and 96 percent of post-operative reviews took place within seven days. The total AE rate was 1.5 percent, with most AE occurring in infants one month or older (3.5 percent). AE did not differ depending on provider type or experience level. Almost all parents (96 percent) reported being very satisfied with the experience. The study demonstrates that IMC can be highly successful and safe in developing countries where circumcision is not predominantly practiced.
HIV Prevention: Male Circumcision Comparison Between a Nonsurgical Device to a Surgical Technique in Resource-Limited Settings: A Prospective, Randomized, Nonmasked Trial
The authors report on a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in Rwanda comparing procedure and recovery times for circumcision via the nonsurgical PrePex male circumcision device and the dorsal-slit surgical method. Of 217 subjects aged 21 to 54, 144 were randomized to the PrePex arm and 73 to the surgical arm. Mean procedure time for the PrePex arm was 3.1 minutes, significantly shorter (p < 0.0001) than the mean procedure time, 15.4 minutes, for the surgical circumcision arm, with no adverse events reported for the PrePex device. On the other hand, mean healing time was longer for individuals in the PrePex arm (31 days) than for those in the surgical circumcision arm (23 days). In addition to a shorter procedure time, say the authors, PrePex has other important advantages for resource-constrained settings: it is bloodless, does not require anesthesia or a sterile setting, and can be carried out by nonsurgeons, such as nurses. The authors suggest that these results favor nonsurgical circumcision methods for Rwanda, which has launched a two-year campaign to circumcise two million men but has only 21 surgeons in the entire country.
Safety of Task-Shifting for Male Medical Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This systematic review assessed the safety of medical male circumcision (MC) by non-physician providers (nurses, midwives, surgical aides, and clinical officers). The authors found task shifting of MC to trained non-physician providers in a supportive environment does not increase the frequency of adverse effects and is thus very different from MC performed by untrained or minimally trained lay providers with little or no supervision or supportive equipment. The authors, who reviewed 25,000 procedures carried out by trained non-physicians, found rates of adverse events similar to MC conducted by doctors or specialists, including urologists and surgeons. According to the authors, the quality of training and supervision and the availability of safe equipment are more likely to affect MC safety than the cadre of health professional conducting the procedure. Another safety factor is the number of circumcisions performed; one study found that adverse events averaged 3.8 percent for the first 100 procedures by trained personnel, but fell to 0.7 percent after 400 procedures. The authors also found that practitioners with more experience with MC require less time to perform it and encourage further research into the cost-effectiveness of task-shifting for MC, particularly since some men seeking MC turn to informal providers to avoid charges, often resulting in adverse effects. More research is also needed to understand other factors that may contribute to safety, including the length and duration of training, the availability of supportive medical materials, providers' experience and skill set, and reporting of adverse events.


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Thursday, April 24, 2014
It has been called the prettiest tree in Goose Creek.
Thats a phrase Bill and Carol Roach have been told by neighbors and passers-by and have been using themselves.
They planted a granddaddy grey beard, aka a fringe tree, in 1995. It has since grown about 30 feet wide and 30 feet tall.
It blooms for about two weeks in the middle of April as white fringes grow over green leaves.
At its location on the front yard of their Hunters Woods neighborhood residence, the tree can be seen from a distance from three different streets.
They dont normally get this big, Bill Roach said of the tree. People thank me for having it up in the morning and at night.
This year he put four flood lights under the tree so it stays lit from 8 p.m. until dawn.
A friend dug up the original seedling in the back of his mothers yard 18 years ago and gave it to the Roaches. Back then it was the size of a thumb.
When the blooms fall off, the tree is green and Roach takes the lights down until the fall, when the leaves turn a golden color.
It seems like its planted at a perfect place where it gets sun in the morning and afternoon, Roach said. Every day youll see more and more green.
With this years ice storm Roach was afraid the tree may not bloom.
It came in erratic this year, Roach said. It was only on one side for the first few days.
Seedlings fall off and grow into baby trees under the big tree. Some of these tiny trees have been placed in pots. The Roaches are also growing a much smaller granddaddy greybeard near the back of their driveway.
The shape of the tree is fantastic. It blots out the house.
Roach said he has taken pictures of it from every angle. Several people who drive by also stop to take their own photos.
Its just so pretty, Roach said. It really is. People ask me where you can buy them. There used to be a nursery in Summerville but they went out of business. I have no idea where you can buy them.
It looks like its glowing. It has a fragrance.
The tree is located at 100 Fox Chase Drive.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Elston Turner scored 22 points even with his broken left pinkie wrapped up in a splint, and the Texas A&M Aggies beat Auburn 71-62 Wednesday night in their first Southeastern Conference tournament game.
Texas A&M (18-14) came to the tournament having lost four of five. But the 11th-seeded Aggies drew the SEC's last-place team in Auburn, and now they will play sixth-seeded Missouri on Thursday night in a matchup of the former Big 12 teams.
Alex Caruso added 14 points, and Kourtney Roberson and Fabyon Harris had 11 apiece for Texas A&M.
The Auburn Tigers (9-23) wrap up the season losing their last 10 games and now have lost 11 straight in Nashville. Coach Tony Barbee has yet to win a tournament game in his first three trips. Frankie Sullivan scored a team-high 19 points, and Chris Denson added 15 points.
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Recently an article (oped) on CNN.com highlighted an education experiment conducted by Sebastian Thrun of Google fame. The experiment was essentially an attempt to provide very high quality higher education at a very low cost to a wide range of participating students. The course was a grad level artificial intelligence class taught at Stanford University that was delivered over the web for free and reached 160,000 'students' - including the 200 Stanford attendees. This model now used by Sebastian Thrun's website Udacity.com, by way of online delivery, while not new (see Khan academy, Coursera, the MITx project, etc.) does underscore the ability to scale higher education to a much wider audience to include students that are unable to attend the institution for a myriad of reasons – such as the cost of enrollment.
Cost considerations are not limited to those that are traditionally required to enroll in a course but also to those that are required to ensure the student is armed with the appropriate materials to help them succeed in their courses – and here is where digital course materials provide value. While open educational resources are available and other online content that may be free is at a students disposal, they don't always provide the level of quality pedagogy that is found in course content that is developed and put through the rigorous scholarly review and editorial process found in published higher education materials.
The move to digital course materials is also driven by the same attention to cost to the student where the digital versions are much lower cost and can scale to be available to an almost limitless number of users. Marrying the new and creative methods for delivering quality higher education to a much wider pool of students with digital course materials that can greatly (and arguably better) assist the learner in grasping content and promote better learning outcomes is something that definitely has a place in the evolving higher education space and CourseSmart is excited about taking a leadership role in this evolution.


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I've been working on a way to make these jigs a few at a time. Right now I'm trying to decide the best way to make the base for the main part of the jig to slide in. The materials used in the pictures is all cold roll steel which has a nicer finish and should be a little harder than hot roll. That also means it's more expensive than hot rolled steel.
What I would need to know is how many people would want the cold rolled style base like I'm showing or use the hot rolled angle iron base like the original 555th jig. I think to make the newer one work better it will need a base and some gussets to keep the middle from expanding. It would probably be a good idea to do something similar on the angle iron base also.


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Stephen Todd Higby was born October 19, 1963 in Benton, AR., to Robert and Sharon (Henningsen) Higby. He passed from this life August 14, 2011 in Antlers at the age of 47. Todd and Joyce Martinez had been married for over 24 years, and they had lived in the Antlers area for the past 17 years. Todd enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was an active participant of the local Boy Scouts. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife: Joyce of the home; sons: Marty Higby of Antlers and Alex Wallis & wife Lindsey of Broken Bow; grandchild: Lexton Wallis; father: Robert Higby & wife Eva of Antlers; mother: Sharon Henningsen; sister: Terrie Bondi & husband Ben of Mary Ester, FL.; two stepsisters: Kim Prescott of Tulsa and Jackie Halcomb Neese & husband Jarod of Antlers; three stepbrothers: Kevin Ingram of Kitchener Ontario, Canada, Tim Ingram of Antlers, and Scott Prescott & wife Jennifer of Kewannee, IL.; as well as many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Mills & Coffey Chapel with Pastor Terry Vaughan officiating. Musical selections will include: "Life Ain't Always Beautiful," "Tears In Heaven" and "Go Rest High On That Mountain." Honorary Pallbearers are: Morris Calder, Joe Rodriguez, Andy Hale, David Phillips, Tim Ingram, Lee Step, Robert Wallace, Todd Jones, Alan Brown and Jarod Neese. Family and friends may send online condolences at www.millscoffey.com [1].
Funeral services conducted by Mills & Coffey Funeral Home in Antlers.
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