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Media reports are claiming that the UN's ongoing study of oil pollution in Nigeria will find Shell responsible for only 10% of the oil spilled into the Niger Delta in the last 40 years. However, even if the final report favors Shell, the media backlash caused by the BP spill, coupled with the Nigerian government's continuing intervention, will make its future in the Delta far from straightforward.
In October 2010, Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell was dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index because of growing concerns over its operations in Nigeria, and the firm has now responded by scrapping its policy of linking executive bonuses to the index. However, it is hard to say how Shell should proceed in Nigeria, as pulling out of the country could mean even worse news for the environment.
The Nigerian government has handed over control of its notoriously inefficient and corrupt state-run telecom operator to a Dutch telecoms consultancy, with a view to a later IPO. The consultancy, Pentascope International, may have to ensure heavy investment in the network to meet its contractual obligations.
The Nigerian savings and investments market experienced tremendous growth in the years prior to the financial crisis, thanks to the country's rapidly growing oil industry and strong GDP growth. In the years to 2016, the recovering oil prices are expected to sustain growth to make Nigeria the fastest growing savings and investments market in the Middle East and Africa region.
A number of recent announcements suggest that Nigeria is set for a mobile banking boom, with several banks looking to secure a share of previously unbanked or underbanked consumers. The latest announcements from First Bank and Standard Chartered suggest that the popularity of mobile banking in Africa is spreading beyond Kenya.
Gazprom has taken its first substantive step into West Africa by signing a joint venture with Nigerian National Petroleum Corp to work on exploration, production, transportation, gas refining and the construction of electric power infrastructure. Although the move will be of concern to International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria, considerable risks to Gazprom's success remain.
Recent media coverage of the social unrest in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya has referred to a "Middle Eastern crisis." However, these important oil producing nations are firmly African. The oversight is indicative of a broader media tendency to ignore similar problems taking place across Africa, where a number of elections throughout 2011 could further threaten the continent's oil and gas production.
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Pride in Famous Canadian Douglas Coupland
There is something to be said about a celebrity when their sexuality does not take center stage when discussing their achievements. This is the case with Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland. When you read into his life and his many achievements in the literary and art world, there is not even a whisper of his public romantic partnership with David Weir.
How is it that possible in a day and age when a public figures "coming out" is usually front page news? Simple. Douglas Coupland never portrayed himself as someone else, and then conveniently emerged from the closet once his talent was realized. Instead, he always wore his life with pride.
Who is Douglas Coupland?
The name may not ring a bell at first, but his bearded face is instantly recognizable. Always seen publicly impeccably dressed, with beard balm keeping his full beard in place (probably gets his tips from OptimusBarba.com), Douglas Coupland is a familiar face on the streets of Vancouver.
Born overseas in a military family in 1961, Coupland and his family made Vancouver their permanent home when he was 4 years old. His original intent was to study physics as his father did, but he gave up that pursuit after just one year and chose Canadian art school instead, specializing in sculpture. He finished his studying during the mid '80's in Japan, but had to leave suddenly due to the climate. It was this sudden move back to Vancouver that landed him his first writing gig. Today the gifted author admits that writing was something he fell into by accident.
Coupland's first novel Generation X: Tales for and Accelerated Culture was not written around the concept of an X generation, but rather was the foundation for what we all now know as the generation which came after the baby boomers. In other words, he is the man behind their identity. Yet the intellect does not see it that way, instead he feels like while writing that book he was just doing what he knows how to do, and had no plans on beginning a generation revolution.
Douglas Coupland is still a resident of Vancouver, where he lives with his long time partner David Weir, an accomplished architect. They do manage to keep their private lives very private, but out of respect for their long standing relationship, not because they have hopes of hiding anything.
It is celebrities like Coupland who best highlight a shifting sentiment towards the LGBT community. Where just a few decades ago he would have had to hide his relationship, and possibly date women to prove his masculinity, today he is able to be recognized solely for his artistic and literary contributions with barely a blink about his relationship.

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" Lamelos is a comics collective consisting of Aleks Deurloo (b. 4 May 1975, Emmen), Boris Peeters (b. 4 Aug. 1974, Venray), Jeroen Funke (b. 13 May 1976) and Sam Peeters (b. 15 April 1976). All coming from the art academy in Kampen, they have been collaborating..." [ Read more ]


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As our balloon carries the package above the clouds, the temperature will change quite a bit. As you go up into the sky the air gets colder and our package will likely experience temperatures as cold as -50F! That is much colder than the temperature on the ground where even on the coldest day of winter we only get to close to -10F.
We need to make sure our package will have enough heat inside so the equipment will keep working when it gets really cold outside.
We will be using a Styrofoam box created right here in WNY by the design engineers at Armstrong Brands in West Seneca. We chose Styrofoam for its light weight, ease of shaping and insulation. We will be adding some air activated hand warmers to provide some protection against the extreme cold.
Our student scientists found the base line temperature (coldest temperature reached under subfreezing conditions) to be at acceptable levels once multiple hand warmers are applied in close proximity to the equipment.
You can download a printable copy of this experiment by clicking on a the link(s) on the right hand section of this page.
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The military opposed Juan Perón's populist government and attempted a coup d'état in 1951 and two in 1955, before succeeding with one later that year. After taking control, the armed forces proscribed Peronism. Soon after the coup, Peronist resistance began organizing in workplaces and trade unions, as the working classes sought economic and social improvements.
Over time, as democratic rule was partially restored but promises of legalizing the expression and political liberties for Peronism were not respected, guerrilla groups began to operate in the 1960s, namely the Peronist Uturuncos and the Guevarist People's Guerrilla Army (EGP). Both were small and quickly defeated.
Jorge Ricardo Masetti, leader of the EGP, which had infiltrated into Salta Province from Bolivia in 1964, is considered by some as Argentina's first "disappeared", as he went missing after the party militants' defeat in clashes with the Argentine gendarmerie.
Prior to 1973 the major revolutionary groups were the Peronist Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Peronistas, FAP), the Marxist-Leninist-Peronist the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias or FAR), and the Marxist-Leninist Armed Forces of Liberation (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación or FAL). The FAL guerrillas raided Campo de Mayo in April 1969 and stole 100 assault rifles from the elite 1st Infantry Regiment Patricios.
The extreme left bombed and destroyed numerous buildings in the 1970s in its campaign against the government; these belonged chiefly to military and police hierarchies. But a number of civilian and non-governmental buildings were targeted as well, such as the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires, which was bombed in 1972, killing a woman and injuring her husband; a crowded theatre in downtown Buenos Aires was bombed in 1975.
In 1973, as Juan Perón returned from exile, the Ezeiza massacre marked the end of the alliance between left- and right-wing factions of Peronism. In 1974, Perón withdrew his support of the Montoneros shortly before his death. During the presidency of his widow Isabel, the far-right paramilitary death squad Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (Triple A) emerged.
Armed struggle increased, and in 1975 Isabel signed a number of decrees empowering the military and the police to "annihilate" left-wing subversion, most prominently the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) armed activity in the province of Tucumán.
Isabel Martínez de Perón was ousted in 1976 by a military coup. According to the International Congress for Victims of Terrorism in 2010, prior to the military takeover in 1976, there were a total of 16,000 casualties (including killed, wounded or abducted) of left-wing terrorism in Argentina, including civilians and military personnel.
Years later in 1995, Argentine intelligence officers claimed that the ERP guerrillas were responsible for the deaths of at least 700 people, in addition to scores of attacks on police and military units, as well as kidnappings and robberies.(wikipedia.org)


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Mayors From Around The Country Discuss Obama's Gun Control Proposals
Flanked by mayors and gun control activists, Minneapolis Mayor R.T.... News PhotoCampaigner,Capitol Hill,Control,Group Of People,Gun,Horizontal,Mayor,Minneapolis,People,Politics,Press Conference,R.T. Rybak,Talking,USA,Waist Up,Washington DCPhotographer Alex WongCollection: Getty Images News 2013 Getty ImagesWASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Flanked by mayors and gun control activists, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (C) speaks during a news conference January 16, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns held a news conference to call on Congress to take action to end gun violence. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)


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By ALAN J. PETERSONHelperPrice
I'm sure that most readers of the Sun Advocate are aware of our country's energy demands and the need to locate, develop and deliver natural resources to the citizens of this great country. The more independent we can be, the less dependent we will be upon the whims of some foreign country and their leadership who seem to hate us anyway.
Currently, the local Price Field Office of the BLM is accepting public comments on their most recently released Environmental Assessment (EA) pertaining to a proposal by the Bill Barrett Corportation (BBC) to drill test wells on the West Tavaputs Plateau. This is an exploratory project needed to determine the amount of natural gas in that area. BBC has made a substantial investment and commitment to our area. They have operated with a high level of environmental concern and will be using the latest in technology to accomplish their study.
Many citizens of Carbon and Emery Counties are aware of an extreme group by the name of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA). Recently SUWA was able to generate a mass mailing of anti-natural gas development against the BBC Stone Cabin 3D Seismic Study in the same general area. Through their e-mail network they generated over 25,000 comments against development of natural gas reserves that would continue to provide you and I with a natural resource that we demand. We all use natual resources such as natural gas and electrical power in our homes, businesses, schools, etc. Not only do we each benefit individually from the development and production of these resources but it would also provide a great boost to our local economy.
Another local proposed development that SUWA has been successful in blocking is the Lila Canyon Coal Mine in northern Emery County near the Carbon County border. SUWA and their national membership are having a very real and very negative impact on the economy of Carbon and Emery Counties.
If you are tired of these outsiders dictating your future, if you are tired of extremists hijacking the permitting process for proper development of our natural resources, then I ask that you get involved and speak up. If you feel as I do, that we can develop natural resources and at the same time protect cultural resources then you need to let the BLM know how you feel. The comments can be sent to the Price BLM office, The comment period ends June 4th, 2004


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This course will introduce to the student a representational drawing system of recording organic structures. Figure drawing, thru an understanding of human anatomy and animal drawing, also through similar anatomy, will both act as a drawing foundation for additional study. This course requires a sketchbook, in addition to course work, and an exit exam.
Color theory, both cmyk and rgb, will be realized through the hands-on painting experience in this course. An understanding of 3-deminsional space through collage, still-life construction and models will add to the student's formative experience.
Students will explore various drawing systems that together will help establish their understanding of the basics of defining a visual result. 1-2-3 point perspective, plan drawing, top-front-side view drawing, isometric and other systems will make up the content of this course.
Discussion and related narrative projects will help the student discover the value of the artist's role in society as a story-teller and myth maker. This course will cover ethics, codes, various other professional opportunity issues and be supported by area (external community) visiting artist professionals. A liberal arts connection can support the value of the personal story.
This course will introduce to the student a representational drawing experience of recording mechanical objects and their anatomical architecture. Natural systems will also be explored through drawing in the same way. This course requires a sketchbook, in addition to course work, and an exit exam.
The student will create work related to the graphics. Type as image, mock-ups for the poster and for comics, layout and design technical and compositional issues will all be covered. Integrated into the course, throughout, will be a historical context related to the above.
Solution focused-problem solving is a part of the artist's process. This course will be concerned with exploration, innovation, discovery and play as a means toward that end. We will work to create images and/or objects in a way to learn new methods. A final assignment will involve a cardboard "yougottobeinit" project.
In this course, the student will undergo exercises and/or projects that will support the building of the smart visual image. Sound idea generation, the metaphor, the mind map, 21 ways of wit, the visual pun and other types of incorporating intelligence in the visual image are explored as a foundation in the visual building process.
Editorial image production will be introduced in this course. Sequential story boarding, the narrative forming (beginning, middle and end of the story), roughs to finished art and construction of a book project will fill the 8 week session. Emphasis will be on the personal story as content for the work.
An opportunity to experience collaboration and flexibility will be the focus in this course. The group dynamic can produce very interesting creative solutions. Learning to work in a group, understanding the client partnership, the shedding of one's ego, the collective brainstorming process, or working with the (non-for-profit) external community can be a part of this class. A liberal arts connection can help support the collaboration aspect between the visual artist and the writer artist.
This course will sample various narrative story-telling aspects for the artist. Editorial media opportunities, comics, children's books, personally generated and developed projects and other venues are introduced to the student as avenues and directions for showcasing their talent in print or on the screen. A liberal arts connection can help support the personal story through collaboration.
The student will experience a tangible necessary synthesis between the building of the narrative and the sequential image forming of the corresponding story visuals. The book and it's many forms (children's books, the comic, etc.) are explored as examples of possible end results. The student's integration also of the hand and the pixel are emphasized.
Focus will primarily be centered around the research of and the development of a preliminary personal image portfolio direction. Projects will nurture and bring discussion toward a confidence with self-initiated projects, entrepreneurial efforts, a personal work authorship, an individual preference for a particular market venue and the corresponding artwork connection that will act as a foundation for the student's life work.
This course offers a further opportunity to research and develop a personal body of work that will represent the student's personal voice. Emphasis will be focused on the building of a visual resource library of files that acts as a foundation for the forming of the personal portfolio thesis.
A seminar devoted to bringing artists in for discussions about the aspects of the practice: business maintenance, entrepreneurship, self-promotion, ethics and guidelines, contracts, records, billing, and other issues that are supported by the graphic artist guild standards and practices and also supported by the IPA (illustrators partnership association).
Students will experience in this class an emphasis and attention to the process and implementation of artwork for promotion as it relates to student competitions in the print industry. These student competitions will, with other necessary venues, foster a pro-active future involvement in self- promotion as an aspect vital to a successful professional practice. In this class, the tools of promotion (website, leave-behind, image identity, biz card/post card, etc.) will give the student an early start to promoting their work.
In this, the final course of studio, the student will focus on a continued development of the personal voice portfolio. We will update the visual material making up the refined body of work and coordinate all aspects of self promotion: the website, the postcard, the area of emphasis and all other necessary venues toward self-promotion.
This course is an attempt at creating, for the overall program, a bookend approach to drawing as an important aspect of the program experience. The student will be sent out into the external community to record and to report (visually) aspects of the local Kansas City culture through on-site drawing. Markets, museums, social facilities, area businesses, "gathering" destinations, local color, cultural icons, social service agencies, sports events and many others, all will act as examples of visual source material that can begin to tell the story of Kansas City and it's people.
Many area artists offer a wealth of experience and knowledge that can help support the endeavor of the student. Through a portfolio review, the faculty will help arrange, if possible, an internship or a mentorship opportunity with numerous and diverse Kansas City area individual artists, organizations or agencies.
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Prepare now for a sad tale. In our ongoing series titled Maine's Hidden History, we look at some of the lesser-known chapters of this state's past. Today: The only military execution to take place in Maine during the Civil War. To find out more, Maine Things Considered host Tom Porter met up recently with local historian and regular Hidden History guest Herb Adams at an historic fort in South Portland.
The 17th Maine Civil War Volunteers, with the identities of some of the members noted.
Herb Adams: "We're down in all that remains of the World War II embattlements of Fort Preble. These big earth berms and iron doors and dank cells are all that's left of the ancient fort, as well. Underneath these big earth berms are the brick walls of the old fort, which was built here in 1808 and stood throughout the Civil War, so we're as close to the exact spot as we could be, of the events we're going to talk about today."
Tom Porter: "And that was when young William H. Laird - or Billy Boy as he was known - a private with the 17th Maine Volunteers, was bought 150 years ago this month, and indeed it was just a few days ago, in 1863 that he shot was for desertion. Tell us his story will you? It's a sad one."
Herb Adams: "Sometimes, events can be so huge and awful it's hard to grasp the whole picture, so often it's one single case, usually small, and usually very sad, which comes to symbolize the whole tragic picture. And such was the case in the Civil War of United States Army Pvt. William Laird of Berwick, Maine, who bears this sad distinction: His was the only military execution in the state of Maine during all the Civil War. And it's a story of layer upon layer of misfortune and tragic timing."
Fort Preble, the site of Pvt. Laird's execution, as it appears today.
The misfortune being that Laird was probably not fit for military service in the first place. He's described as a slow and illiterate boy who joined up in 1862 to be with his friends. The trouble started, says Adams, when Laird was posted to a new unit the following year away from his buddies.
"He was transferred to the artillery and didn't like it. And he said so very loudly," Adams says. "But, alas, that's not a soldier's choice in war time, Tom. He may have been mentally challenged - he could not read or write - enlistment standards were pretty lax back then, and other soldiers in his new companies razzed him terribly, gave him no mercy. So he simply packed up and went home. Alas ,another choice soldiers are not allowed in war time."
Laird deserted and walked all the way back to Berwick, Maine from Maryland where he was based, according to one account, using the North star to guide him. When the Army arrested him, he was working in the fields back home, holding a pitchfork. He was charged with threatening an officer - something he denied.
Nevertheless his fate was sealed, and Laird was sentenced to die by firing squad. The execution took place back at Fort Preble on the afternoon of July 15, 1863.
Herb Adams: "He was marched out here in the brick walls of the old fort, and faced a firing squad of the 17th Maine regulars, the United States Army regulars. Twelve muskets were distributed, 11 loaded, one with blanks. He was forced to kneel beside his own coffin. He was given a chance to speak his last words. He admitted to the desertion, denied any assault on his officers and begged the men to do their work effectually. And the order was given, and it was. Now the story takes a tragic twist."
Tom Porter: "It's already pretty tragic, Herb."
Herb Adams: "Well, double-tragic."
During his incarceration at Fort Preble, says Adams, Laird befriended a universalist minister called Rev. Bowles.
"Rev. Bowles raised a petition signed by prominent Portlanders asking for clemency for the young man, and sent it up through channels, hoping that Lincoln's well-known sympathy for sleeping sentinels and young deserters might be touched," Adams says, "and he heard nothing."
Nothing, that is, until the evening after the execution had taken place, when the telegraph machine at Fort Preble suddenly came to life.
"Turns out the petition, in a sense, did work, and Maj. Gen. John Wool of New York had granted a reprieve of one day, so that perhaps the petition might be answered from Washington," Adams says. "Alas, it arrived too long after the fact. And that's because the New York City draft riots were raging, and the mobs had torn down the telegraph lines and delayed all messages in and out of the city for days."
So, on top of the hundreds of people thought to be have been killed in the New York draft riots, one more victim in faraway Maine is added to the list.
Photo of 17th Maine Volunteers: from the collections of the Maine Historical Society. Used by permission.
Photo of William Laird's gravestone in Berwick, Maine, courtesy of Martha Reid 19 UDC Chapter of the Findagrave Project.
Other photos: Tom Porter


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Sixteen Creekview students were honored with a trophy and certificate for placing in Reflections at the Regional level.
Reflections is a PTA-sponsored national arts program that encourages creativity and development of artistic abilities centered on a theme. This year's theme was "Diversity Means . . ." and the entries submitted were indeed diverse. The Regional Reflections Awards night was held Jan. 27 at the Senior Citizen's Center in Huntington.
Three Creekview students were honored with multiple awards for multiple entries this year. Adriana Taylor was awarded first place for her musical composition and second place for both her visual arts and literature entries. Similarly, Kelsey Sorenson won first place for her 3-D art project and took second on her photography entry. Another double winner was James Bryner who placed third in both music composition and photography.
Six Creekview students won at the Regional level and their work will go on to compete at the state level. The first place winners were Dallin Nelson for his music composition at the Intermediate level, Alysa Wilson for her 3-D art entry at the Intermediate level, Ambree Jones for her photography entry at the Primary level, MaKenna Wallace for photography at the Intermediate level, and Adriana Taylor and Kelsey Sorenson as mentioned earlier.
Other winners from Creekview include Brinlee Evans and Maylee Gregersen who tied for third place in Literature at the Intermediate level, Aubrey Fausett and Brandon Hyde who both tied for third in Visual Arts at the Intermediate level, and Garrett Bryner who placed third in Visual Arts at the Primary level. In the Three-Dimensional art contest, Michael Banasky placed third in the Intermediate division, and Pierce Bryner and Abigail Wilson placed second and third respectively in the Primary division. In photography, Brock Johnson placed third in the Primary division.


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Seth MacFarlane
News about Seth MacFarlane, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Jun. 28, 2015
Philip Galanes Table For Three column shares visit with television producers Seth MacFarlane and Norman Lear, whose careers have followed very similar paths; Lear is best-known for television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons and MacFarlane is creator of television series Family Guy and movies Ted and Ted 2. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Manohla Dargis reviews movie Ted 2, directed by and starring Seth MacFarlane. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Stephen Holden reviews movie A Million Ways to Die in the West, directed by and starring Seth MacFarlane. MORE
May. 4, 2014
Q&A with Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron, stars of 2014 summer comedy A Million Ways To Die In the West. MORE
Mar. 2, 2014
Seth MacFarlane takes on new role as executive producer of new Fox version of Cosmos, which expands original, presented by Carl Sagan in 1980; says his involvement is not about rectifying his own image as one who often plays to lowest common denominator, but honoring original series, which influenced him as a child. MORE
Feb. 26, 2013
Comedian Seth MacFarlane draws criticism from Jewish, women's and family organizations, as well as from members of Academy of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for his off-color humor as host of this year's Oscars show, which got higher ratings than in previous years. MORE
Feb. 25, 2013
Alessandra Stanley observes that old Hollywood and new came together in Seth MacFarlane, host of the 2013 Academy Awards. MORE
Jul. 2, 2012
Unexpectedly lucrative opening weekend for Seth MacFarlane's movie Ted gives a boost to production company Media Rights Capital, which was built to give directors, writers and stars more earning power and control of their projects. MORE
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Google and Creator of 'Family Guy' Strike a Deal
Google will syndicate a new animation series using its AdSense advertising system to Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for the show's target audience.June 30, 2008 businessNews
Patrick Stewart, in Starz's 'Blunt Talk,' Plays a TV Journalist
Mr. Stewart tries a more comedic approach in the new half-hour show from Jonathan Ames, the novelist and creator of HBO's "Bored to Death."
August 23, 2015, Sunday
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'Ted 2' Disappoints at Box Office, but 'Jurassic World' Still Roars
Seth MacFarlane's film took in an estimated $32.9 million, or 50 percent less than analysts had projected based on prerelease tracking surveys.
June 28, 2015, Sunday
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Norman Lear and Seth MacFarlane and Their TV Families
The producers discuss "Family Guy," "All in the Family" and the people who don't get their humor.
June 28, 2015, Sunday
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Review: In 'Ted 2,' the Foulmouthed Bear Tries to Prove He's Human
In a quest to be a husband and father, the character voiced by Seth MacFarlane aligns his struggle with that of enslaved black Americans.
June 26, 2015, Friday
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'Ted 2' (With Movie Trailer): Seth MacFarlane Narrates a Scene
The director discusses the opening credits sequence.
June 26, 2015, Friday
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Watch Trailers for Fox's New Fall Dramas and Comedies
With shows starring Rob Lowe, John Stamos and Morris Chestnut.
May 12, 2015, Tuesday
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'Maleficent' Casts Spell, Burying 'Ways to Die'
Angelina Jolie and Walt Disney's live-action label turned out large crowds for "Maleficent," as Seth MacFarlane discovered there is no surer way to die in the West than making a vanity film.
June 2, 2014, Monday
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A Frontier Farce From the Guy Behind 'Family Guy'
The one-man comedy juggernaut Seth MacFarlane directed himself in this western spoof.
May 30, 2014, Friday
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The couple discuss "A Million Ways to Die in the West."
May 4, 2014, Sunday
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'Family Guy' Guy as Astrobiology Guy
Seth MacFarlane is an executive producer of the new Fox version of "Cosmos," which expands the original, presented by Carl Sagan in 1980.
March 2, 2014, Sunday
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Submission Pirate Party becomes a registered political party in Australia->
norpy writes: The Australian branch of the pirate party has today announced that their registration as a political party has been successful. According to the announcement the party will now turn its attention to preselction of candidates and development of policies for the upcoming federal election.
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HEUVELTON - The Oswegatchie Town Board is holding off on endorsing St. Lawrence Countys push to raise its sales tax to generate more revenues.
Meeting here Monday, the board decided to wait another month before saying yes or no to the proposal.
We want to hear what the other towns (in the county) have to say, said Town Supervisor Alfred (Bud) Nichols.
The county is pursuing the authorization of home rule legislation to raise its sales and compensating use tax from 7 percent to 8 percent, allowing 4 percent instead of 3 percent to remain in the county.
Board of Legislators Chairman Jonathan S. Putney, D-Waddington, sent a letter to the town Jan. 21 to explain the countys rationale for wanting the increase. But he stopped short of asking for the boards support.
Under the current distribution formula at 3 percent, the town annually collects $691,498.71. At 4 percent, the total would rise to $741,004.79, an increase of $49,506.08.
Last week during an appearance in Potsdam, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he supported the raise so long as it was requested by the county and supported by the state Legislature. But it has been blocked at the state level by lawmakers who refuse to sponsor the proposal in the Senate.
To help bolster its case, the county has prepared a five-year plan showing how it could reduce property taxes if it had a sales tax of 4 percent. With a sales tax hike, officials say, the tax levy could drop 14.3 percent in 2014.
But Mr. Nichols is unsure of the countys accountability in the proposal and whether the 2013-2018 projections will hold.
How do you know? he asked. We might never see that money.
An increase in the sales tax, supporters say, could also help rebuild the countys fund balance - now around 1 percent of the total budget - back up to 3 percent.
That is still below the recommendation of the state comptrollers office.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority hopes to facilitate solar power development across the state by financially incentivizing communities to adopt a unified permitting process for small-scale photovoltaic systems.
Assuming municipalities embrace the recommended guidelines developed through a partnership between NYSERDA, New York Power Authority and City University of New York this new process would expedite the approval of photovoltaic projects with a rated capacity of 12 kilowatts or less.
Permit determinations must be issued within 14 days upon receipt of complete and accurate applications under the new guidelines.
To encourage communities to implement the new procedures, NYSERDA will offer grants through its Cleaner, Greener Communities program.
Municipalities that adopt the unified permit and procedures will be eligible for between $2,500 and $5,000 depending on population and applications will be accepted until Sept. 30, 2014, or until funds are exhausted, according to a NYSERDA news release.
Municipalities may customize the permit application form and set their own permit fee as they see fit.
To be eligible for expedited permitting, projects need to meet 13 criteria one of which specifies that the installation project must not require a zoning variance.
In other words, the recommended process would not resolve possible confusions associated with changes in local zoning laws such as the recent case of Roger D. Alexanders proposed solar project in Cape Vincent.
There was an initial mix-up as to whether the proposed project falls under Cape Vincents old law or the revised zoning rules, but Cape Vincents town Planning Board determined the project was not subject to a site plan review because Mr. Alexander, owner of Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park, already had been issued a permit for the work.
However, the validity of the permit is still being debated and Mr. Alexanders County Route 7 neighbor Mary C. Grogan plans to challenge the project before the local Zoning Board of Appeals or take legal action if needed.
The incentives are part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos NY-Sun initiative to quadruple in 2013 the amount of solar capacity in New York that was added during 2011, according to NYSERDA.
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This session accompanies the special exhibition Designing Modern Women 1890–1990 and, in particular, the recent acquisition of Charlotte Perriand's innovative kitchen design, produced for Le Corbusier's masterwork of modernist multiple housing, the Unite d'Habitation. Consider the innovations of Perriand's design in relation to your own domestic experiences, and discuss just what made this work so important.
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What is the best book for beginning Perl? Where to learn Perl from the basics? I only know bash/Linux at an intermediate level. I would like to learn Perl because it has the same syntax on every operating system unlike some shell scripting languages.
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It sounds like you already know how to program and the canonical source for starting with perl for people who know a bit about programming is "Learning Perl". I think it's a pretty good introduction but it can be a little slow at times for an experienced programmer so you could also look into Apress books on perl, they are my second favorite publisher for introductory programming books.
I think you could start with Beginning Perl by Simon Cozens. It gives a really nice introduction into whe world of Perl and it's available online for free.
/It was written in 2000 and possibly might be little out of date so take a look at the Modern Perl by chromatic./
I felt empowered by the seminal Perl Cookbook. (search for pdfs on the internet) Read it together with Learning Perl (for instance) when you need to deal with programming problems you need to solve.
I also benefitted from reading randal schwartz' columns on stonehenge.com. He wrote them over 15 years for some computer magazines. An article usually starts with a small problem that he solves, usually with some clear and creative perl code, and some explanations along the way.
The older columns are often easier to read (may be a bit outdated). Just skim a few.
I would start with
It's not complete and it never gets into much detail but will give a brief overview over basic features and enables you to write simple Perl scripts within hours.
Randal Schwartz's Learning Perl is an excellent by-example introduction to Perl. Programming Perl (Wall/Christiansen/Orwant) and Perl Cookbook (Christiansen/Torkington) are two of the best-written computer science books I've ever seen.
No-one has mentioned the Perl Pocket Reference, so I'll mention it here. Along with Learning Perl and Programming Perl, it forms the Trinity of Perl manuals, IMO.
Also, see: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlbook.html for a list of canonical Perl texts.
If you're fairly adept at learning new languages, you should check out Data Munging with Perl. It starts with some simple problems and demonstrates "the Perl way" of dealing with them. It covers using Perl as opposed to learning it, but if you like learning by example this is a good book.


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Cornell Cooperative Extension associations in the north country are asking growers to report any findings of leek moth, a pest that prefers onions, garlic, chives, shallots and leeks, so they can identify its range.
The leek moth adult is nocturnal and rarely seen unless trapped.
The pest was first detected in Northern New York in 2009 in Plattsburgh. It was found near Canton in 2010. Other sites in St. Lawrence County were added in 2011. Commercial growers in Essex and Jefferson counties reported finding the moths in 2012.
The adult moth is speckled brown, black and white with a white spot midway down its outer pair of wings.
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LOWVILLE Construction bids for the Lewis County General Hospital dialysis addition project have come in below $1.5 million, as projected.
I think we got great participation, said Rick W. Tague, president of Bernier, Carr & Associates, Watertown, which is handling design work for the project. Now, we just need to do our work to make recommendations.
Having at least seven or eight bidders for each construction contract is very favorable, added Thomas W. Ferguson Sr., the hospitals director of facilities management.
Following the Wednesday morning bid openings, Mr. Tague and Mr. Ferguson indicated that the low bids appeared to be within the anticipated range for the project, expected to have a total cost of $1.7 million.
However, Bernier, Carr and hospital officials must review the bids and ensure the apparent low bidders will be able to handle the project before contracts can be awarded by the hospital board of managers, likely at a special meeting.
Assuming low bids for each of the four contracts stand, construction costs would be $1.38 million for the base project or $1.47 million if installation of a new generator and additional stormline are included.
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n General construction Northern Tier Contracting, Gouverneur; $1,175,300 total, with a base bid of $1,168,400 and an additional $1,900 for a generator pad and $5,000 for an additional stormline. The next lowest total bid was $1,269,400, while the highest was $1,750,007.
n Mechanical Lawman Heating & Cooling, Sackets Harbor; $102,100. The next lowest bid was $107,295, while the highest was $159,500.
n Plumbing Lawman Heating & Cooling; $56,110. The next lowest bid was $57,769, while the highest was $79,600.
n Electrical Watson Electric, Norwood; $141,400 total, with a base bid of $54,000 and an additional $87,400 for a new generator. The next lowest total bid was $146,195, while the highest was $198,600.
There were 10 bidders for general construction, nine apiece for plumbing and electrical and seven for mechanical.
Bernier, Carr has designed a 7,200-square-foot addition to be built off the west side of the Medical Arts Buildings first floor and basement to accommodate the dialysis center. After its built, the hospital would turn it over to DaVita Inc., which would do more than $200,000 worth of additional interior finish work, then operate the center.
The project is to be funded primarily by a $904,837 state Department of Health commissioners discretionary grant, a $300,000 Empire State Development grant and roughly $100,000 from Lewis County Hospital Foundation collected through various fundraising efforts.
The county is expected to cover the balance of project costs with reserve funds until the hospital can pay off the debt, likely within a few years. Hospital officials continue to seek additional funding for the project.
Construction is expected to start in May and run through the end of the year, with an opening planned by March.
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With Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo calling for stricter gun laws, north country gun dealers and enthusiasts are divided over what should be done to prevent another mass killing.
Included in the governors proposals are further restricting magazine capacity reducing the legal limit from 10 rounds of ammunition to seven and requiring background checks on all private gun sales as well as ammunition purchases.
It would pretty much end the firearms business in a realistic way, said Joseph J. Russell, owner of Hilltop Hunting and Fishing, Canton.
Mr. Russell, a longtime gunsmith and dealer, said the reasoning behind the proposed regulations is flawed.
I have carried a gunsmith and gun dealer license for 32 years, he said. It was just renewed and it took three months to renew, and I have never been charged with a crime in my life. I think that was the 51st time that I have been fingerprinted. I would say we are channeling our efforts in the wrong direction.
Richard Jones, owner of North Woods Outfitters, Potsdam, agreed.
Its not going to accomplish anything, he said. Its just going to make our life a little more difficult.
In particular, Mr. Cuomos proposal to require background checks on all ammunition sales is causing alarm for gun dealers.
Theyre wasting my time and my professional efforts. Theyre turning me into a paper shuffler, Mr. Russell said.
Background checks on ammunition purchases would slow everything right up, Mr. Jones said, adding it would increase the cost of doing business because of the added time it would take to close transactions.
The state already has some of the nations tightest gun laws.
You cant have bayonets. You cannot have a flash hider that is removable, because they think youre going to put a silencer on it, Mr. Russell said. You cant have a magazine over 10 rounds unless youre law enforcement. You cant have a collapsible stock or a stock thats capable of being shortened.
But Miles E. Manchester, a Potsdam resident with a background in hunting and marksmanship, said he recently purchased a rifle in a private transaction he thinks should have had more governmental oversight.
After seeing an ad in a local paper for an AK-47 with two 30-round magazines and 800 rounds of ammunition for $800, Mr. Manchester said he couldnt believe it would be a legal purchase.
I said, Is it possible that I can just call this number and buy this? he asked.
To find out, Mr. Manchester purchased the AK-47, which was sold by a private citizen, not a gun dealer, without a background check or registration.
Here I am with a rifle I dont particularly want, but I got it to prove a point, he said.
Mr. Manchester turned his gun over to the state police. After holding the semi-automatic rifle for six weeks, the police returned it to him.
Because the gun has a stamp that identifies it as being made in 1980 before the 1994 state assault weapons ban Mr. Manchesters AK-47 is legal, even with 30-round magazines and a bayonet mount. The only difference between his AK-47 and a military-grade weapon is it isnt fully automatic, and the flash suppressor cannot be removed to attach a silencer.
To me, this is the gaping hole that these weapons are legal here in New York state, Mr. Manchester said. I see three groups of people I dont want getting a hold of these types of weapons: the mentally ill, out-and-out criminals and insurrectionists.
In theory, Mr. Cuomos proposals will mean even private gun sales will have to be accompanied by a federal background check a move Mr. Manchester believes is wise.
But Mr. Jones said he isnt confident it will make much of a difference.
I dont know how youd even regulate it, Mr. Jones said. There is no way to enforce that law. They really dont understand the volume of guns that are out there.
And Mr. Manchester said he is also concerned that there may be overreach here that will not be very effective.
Mr. Russell said the state is already one of the most restrictive in the nation, and it didnt stop that fellow in Webster because the justice system let us down 20 years ago when he killed his grandmother.
Mr. Russell was referring to the Dec. 24 shootings in Webster, a Rochester suburb, by William H. Spengler, a convicted felon, of four emergency responders. Two firefighters were killed and Spengler also died. He was convicted of killing his grandmother with a hammer in 1980.
In New York we dont have a viable death penalty, Mr. Russell said. It doesnt seem that there is any longer any deterrent for a criminal.
Mr. Cuomo is expected to announce the specifics of his gun law reform package this week.
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From the culture on offer at the Glasgow School of Art to the picturesque scenery of the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow has its own unique personality and pride.
As well filling your days with quirky museums like the Scottish Football Museum, your nights are also taken care of with a host of pubs, bars, clubs and restaurants to revel it up with Glasgow's hearty partygoers. The once buzzing rave scene has evolved into a more chilled-out nightlife, for which both parents and police alike seem grateful!
As far as the food goes, it's on the up and up. You can try deep-fired Mars Bar from the local chippie if you want, but if you prefer to move beyond the Glaswegian clichés, a growing number of international restaurants are dotted around the city. Alternatively, you can't beat the brilliantly named Ubiquitous Chip (now in its 40th year) to experience true Scottish fare.
The River Clyde boasts attractions from start to finish, so no matter what floats your boat, Glasgow is where you're likely to find it.
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Glasgow History
- Willow Tearooms – A famous tearoom from the 1800s.
- Fossil Grove – Discovered in 1887 and includes fossils of extinct Lepidodendron trees from more than 350 million years ago.
- Bothwell Castle – A large, medieval castle that is more than 500 years old.
- Glasgow Cathedral – Home of Saint Mungo, patron saint of Glasgow.
- Provand's Lordship – Oldest home in Glasgow, which was originally built in the 15th century.
Glasgow Art & Culture
- Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery – Located on the University of Glasgow campus.
- Grand Ole Opry – Offers western-themed entertainment, good food and fancy drinks.
- Glasgow Science Center – Features science-themed entertainment for all ages.
- St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art – A collection of art that captures the spirit of many world religions.
- Mitchell Library – Home to the largest public reference library in Europe.
Glasgow Shopping
- Glengoyne Distillery – Offers guided tours and whiskey tastings.
- St Enoch Centre – This is the largest shopping centre in Europe and Scotland.
- Argyll Arcade – Built in 1927, this is the oldest covered shopping centre in Britain and contains more than 32 jewellery shops.
- Victorian Village Antiques – This shop has a wide range of jewellery and memorabilia for those who love antiques.
- Barras Market – Outdoor marketplace that sells everything from computer games to electronics to antiques.
Glasgow Gay & Lesbian
- Glasgay! – This is a queer culture festival that began in 1994 and is held in November every year.
- Pride Glasgow – Bi-annual pride parade held on various days during the summer.
- Polo Lounge – A popular, laid-back gay and lesbian club in Merchant City.
- Cafe Latte – Serves coffee during the day and turns into a hip GLBT club at night.
- Glasgow LBGT Centre – Provides information about local GLBT events and hotspots.
Glasgow Outdoor
- CosyBike – A unique bike tour of the city featuring a route near Kelvingrove, Clyde Waterfront and Glasgow Green.
- Busby Equitation Centre – A place for equestrians to enjoy horseback riding in Glasgow.
- Royal Troon – Those who love golf can play a few rounds at the course that once hosted the British Open.
- The Time Capsule – Outdoor amusement park with water slides and activities for kids.
- Waverly – A paddle steamer that provides cruises from April to September.
Glasgow Sport
- Jelly Club – A place for kids ages 13 and younger to work off excess energy through fun exercises.
- Celtic Park – This is where the Rangers and Celtic play football.
- Firhill Stadium – This is where the Glasgow Warriors play rugby.
- Kelvin Hall Arena – Where the Glasgow Rocks play basketball.
- East End Healthy Living Centre – A sporting complex that features eight areas for football, tennis courts and an eight-lane, 400m running track.
Glasgow LocalCity Centre
If you love to shop and really don't want to go to London, Glasgow's shopping district is the place. Centred on Argyle Street and Buchanan Street, it's got everything from designer stores to high-end chains. But the City Centre is about more than just shopping. With George Square at its heart and serving as a grand reminder of the time when Glasgow was second only to London in importance across the British Empire, the City Centre is also Glasgow's cultural quarter. The Theatre Royal, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Gallery of Modern Art can all be found here.Merchant City
To the east of the City Centre is Merchant City. Named for the businessmen who made their fortunes during the Industrial Revolution and settled in the area, it is now filled with trendy youngsters and families mingling happily. But while the area has become quite gentrified the buzz is very now.
Merchant City, like much of Glasgow, is a mix of the old and the new. Royal Exchange Square (best experienced at night) and the Tolbooth Steeple are both examples of the former, while the spectacular Clyde Arc (dubbed 'Squinty Bridge' by the locals) is all-new and provides a fantastic backdrop while sipping a glass of wine on the river's edge.Possilpark
Although Possilpark has a reputation for being a bit rough around the edges, there are some little gems hidden in and around, and the locals are lovely. You'll find some great people-watching opportunities here, and, to be honest, Glasgow is at its best when viewed through Possilpark's gritty charm.
This is where you'll find the main shopping area along Saracen Street, as well as the Millennium Centre. There are a few excellent bars to waste your time in, such as Booly Mardy's, The Drake and Boudoir Wine Bar. Strike up a conversation with the bartender, and when you find you can understand him, you'll know you've had too many!
Glasgow Eat & Drink
Wee Curry Shop Homemade curries for any time of day or night. Line your stomach with the bargain buy – the two-course lunch. City Centre
Buttery This is elegant fine-dining so don your Sunday best and sit up straight! Scottish and British fare. West of the M8
Brutti Ma Buoni This place is very cool, if only for the descriptive menu items like 'ugly but good' pizza and 'angry or peaceful' prawns. Brilliant. Settle in for tapas and a beer. City Centre
Where the Monkey Sleeps A little hippy hideout offering panini, great coffee and a few inventive dishes for the daring to sample. City Centre
Cheese Bar and Deli Generous cheeseboards served with walnut bread or poached pears. Fondue rears its old head, which is a pleasant '70s surprise. City Centre
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How do I tell when a riff becomes a melody, or is it even important to know? Can you construct a song around a riff - what are some suggestions on how to construct a song in that manner?
I think you could look this from multiple points of view; many riffs do contain melodic motifs; however they are also in a lot of cases very rhythmic. So given a sliding scale with rhythm at one end and melody on the other, you could place different riffs in different places on the scale.
Looking at genres of music such as the more extreme areas of metal, there are riffs that are very melodic and complex, but because of the cutting nature of them and the way the are muted and picked, sound very rhythmic.
That being the case I would 'hypothesize' that one large difference between a melody and a riff in a lot of cases, is a rhythmic aspect found in the riff.
You can definitely construct a song around a riff; bands have been doing it since the early days; check out Rolling Stones songs like 'Satisfaction' and Jumping Jack Flash. The entire genre and many sub-genres of hard rock and metal are hugely riff based.
Both a riff and a melody are sequences of notes that, at least to the listener, form the centerpiece of a piece of music.
We call such a sequence a riff, if I'm not mistaken, when it is at least partly in the bass or another lower part, offset against higher parts, strengthening the foundations of the chords, and is repeated throughout the song, or at least several times; we call it a melody when it is in a higher part (which then, by virtue of carrying the melody, becomes 'the lead'), and is longer or less repetitive than parts below it, and (often) doesn't just embellish chords but shapes them around it.
So the difference is rather fluid.
There is no rule to absolutely distinguish between them all the time but, the wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostinato#Riff does a remarkably good job. I think the cited definition by Richard Middleton captures it:
"[riffs are] as "short rhythmic, melodic, or harmonic figures repeated to form a structural framework". "
Here are some general characteristics that will typically hold:
Riff example: Jumping Jack Flash:
Rolling Stones, Jumping Jack flash Bar 10 introduces a 2 bar guiter riff, that can be reduced to:
It consists of 11 notes, of which 5 are b, 3 a and 3 d. The makes the total range just a fourth. The notes do not follow a very articulate countour, and the most salient part of the line is the repeated a.b.d... pattern. These two bars are themselves repeated most of the song, and make up the verse.
If you now apply the first test I mentioned, you'll find that even tapping the rhytm (no notes involved), will already invoke the drive of the song. This is clearly a riff.
Melody example: Paint it Black
Rolling stones, paint it black Bar 9 introduces a vocal melody line. The first phrase has 13 notes, startning at f and ascending to b-flat, only to descend again back to f, after which the prhase ends with a motive on e and g around f; It has a total of 5 different pitches e(2), f(5), g(3) a(2) b-flat(1). Already you can see that there are more notes that are more balanced than in the jjf example. The rhythm by contrast is way less prominent here - it consists almost exclusively of quarter notes. The phrase is repeated almost identically at bar 13. A new phrase starts at bar 16, where the melody leaps an octave to the f. This is felt as a climax, and the melody then descends down to eventually settle around c, which is not coincidentally the fifth of t.
If you apply the first test, you'll notice that you don't get very far by simply tapping the rhytm. However, once you sing the pitches, you'll find that it even doesn't matter too much in what rhythm you sing it, you'll recognize it as the song. So this is clearly a melody.
Interesting Hybrid: Beethoven, 5th symphony
Sometimes, it's not so clear. Beethoven 5, part 1 is een interesting example. The famous 4-note opening motif could be seen as a riff: it's very short, has a very prominent rhytmic nature, spans only a third, and it is repaeted over and over and over. However, the repetition is combined with constant and systematic variation; the motif itself is constantly changing pitch, and is distributed among many instruments, switching instrument almost every occurrence as if it's a relay race. If this is a riff, it's not a very typical one.
We could try and interpret the constant change of the motif as phrases of a melody, and we can see it has some of the characteristics I mentioned are typical for melodies: it clearly builds towards a climax, and it has a melodic range that far exceeds the third of the original motif. However, if we strip this melody from the rhythm, we find that it retains almost nothin of the character of the original material. So it's not simply a melody either.
I think this is where the term "theme" comes in handy. Theme is a broader term than both riff and melody and it expresses the idea that there is some persistent musical idea without exactly specifying whether that idea is mostly melodical or rhytmic in nature. In that respect we are clearly dealing with a theme, but neither of the terms melody or riff is really appropriate for this music.
A riff could be the melody, part of the melody, or at least generally recognizable as belonging to a specific song. IOW, if you played a riff in a song it was not written for, it might work perfectly well, but it might make a listener think of the song it actually was written for. As opposed to a lick, which is applicable anywhere it will fit, and does not define any particular song.
Not important. A riff is contains melodies and could be thought as a compound melody in most cases. Usually a riff is played as a sort of substitute for the harmony rather than for melodic reasons.
There are some songs(many actually) that simply use the same riff throughout with almost no variation(but have other instruments that add variety and contrast).
You really should learn to google, there is a lot of good information out there already.
A melody is song-specific. For a given tune, the melody is always the melody and you always play a series of notes to achieve it. A riff can be anything, it's not song-specific, and it exists on its own. Like a 'lick'. You could refer to a melody as a riff and vice versa, but in the language of music a melody is a paired series of notes that goes with a tune. The theme to Zelda has a melody, After You've Gone has a melody. Me playing anything on my axe is a riff.
Granted, I'm talking about the melody and not a melody, which could be anything in the world (a bird just chirped outside).
A standard musical stave with Bass and Treble cleff can fully transcribe a melody i.e. the individual notes with all their different pitches and timings which can be played on any musical instrument.
If you buy guitar tablature books however, you are shown how to play a riff i.e. the individual notes with all their different pitches and timings but also a great deal of secondary information of how it can be played specifically on the guitar. For example guitar tablature will provide details of hammer-ons / pull-offs, palm-muting, slides, harmonics, bends / releases. Also, given a set of notes alone, they can be played in many different positions on the fretboard. Recreating a sound authentically will come down to being in the same tuning and playing the notes using specific strings and frets which tablature will also point the reader to. And all this before we discuss recreating which guitar effects are used: light-distortion, tremelo, chorus, compression etc.
A melody is instrument agnostic, you can whistle a melody. A riff is the execution of a melody on a specific instrument and played a specific way. In the domain of this site we talk almost exclusively of guitar riffs. I could whistle the opening to Whole Lotta Love but until it's played on a guitar with distortion using the same finger positioning and technique as Jimmy Page, it's not a riff.
Melody: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melody
Riff: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riff
I think that defines it. I see no difference between a melody and a riff. A riff is a musicians choice of words to describe a melody. Possibly using the word riff as to describe a more rhythmic melody, but still a close definition of melody.
I see them as related. A riff can function as the melody although a melody can be many things. A melody is usually what catches your attention as the main "hook" of the song. I think of it as a motif, repeating over and over again.


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Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Concomitant Use of Rifampicin and Efavirenz 600 X 800mg (IPEC-EFV)
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Rifampicin is a potent inducer of the CYP450 and decrease the plasmatic concentration of NNRTI and Protease Inhibitors. In our study we are going to compare the 600 an 800mg doses of efavirenz concomitant of rifampicin use to treat tuberculosis. The hypothesis is that the 800 mg dose would be more adequate than the 600mg
HIV Infections
Drug: efavirenz
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Anti-retroviral Efficacy, Tolerance and Other Pharmacologic Interactions of the Non Nucleoside Analog Efavirenz in Association With Rifampicin to Treat Tuberculosis and AIDS
- proportion of patients with viral load < 80 at the end of tuberculosis therapy proportion of adverse events in each group [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Immunologic reconstitution Genotyping resistance [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 2
Efavirenz 800 mg (tablet) QD during 5 months associated with two nucleoside analogs during tuberculosis therapy with rifampicin
Drug: efavirenz
600mg X 800mg QID during TB therapy with rifampicin associated with other antituberculosis drugs in patients concomitant treated for tuberculosis and AIDS
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Efavirenz 600 mg (tablet) QD during 5 months associated with two nucleoside analogs during tuberculosis therapy with rifampicin
Drug: efavirenz
600mg X 800mg QID during TB therapy with rifampicin associated with other antituberculosis drugs in patients concomitant treated for tuberculosis and AIDS
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The study consist in a open label randomized clinical trial comparing efavirenz 600mg QID versus efavirenz 800mg QID in patients with tuberculosis (treated with regimens including rifampicin) and AIDS diagnosis. The total duration of the study is 6 months for each patient. All eligible patient will be treated with a fist line regimen for tuberculosis according to Brazilian guidelines: rifampicin (600mg QID); isoniazid (400mg QID) e pyrazinamide (2g QID) during 6 months for a weight of 45 kg or more and adapted doses for persons with less than 45 kg. For patients with previous history of TB therapy etambutol 1.200mg QID will be added to the regimen.
Both groups will receive nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI)and a non nucleoside transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) to treat HIV. The ITRN of first choice will be zidovudine and lamivudine association. Patients presenting contra indication for the use of those drugs will receive others NRTI. The NNRTI is efavirenz (800 or 600mg).
Antiretrovirals will be initiated 30 days after stable TB therapy. In case of adverse events during TB therapy that lead to treatment interruption, the study drugs will be delayed until the 30th day after triple therapy for TB. During HIV therapy NRTI can be changed in case of intolerance
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults with tuberculosis diagnosis, HIV positive.
- Agreement to avoid not allowed drugs during the trial, agreement to participate in the study (informed consent)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active liver disease
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
- CD4 counts >350
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00533390
|Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo
|Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil
|FIOCRUZ Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas
|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21040-900
|Principal Investigator:
|Valeria C Rolla, MD DSc
|Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Maria Cristina S Lourenço, MSc
|Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Flávia M Sant'Anna, MSc
|Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Mariza G Morgado, DSc
|Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Pedro E Americano do Brasil, MD MSc
|Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Carolina S Smaltz, PhD student
|Instituto de Pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas, Fiocruz
|Study Chair:
|Jose L Teixeira, Pharmacist
|Instituto de pesquisa Clinica Evandro Chagas
|Study Chair:
|David J Hadad, PhD
|Federal University of Espirito Santo
|Study Chair:
|Reynaldo Dietze, PhD
|Federal University of Espirito Santo
|Study Chair:
|Moises Palaci, PhD
|Federal University of Espirito Santo
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Valeria Cavalcanti Rolla, MD, PhD, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00533390 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 19, 2007
|Last Updated:
|December 28, 2012
|Health Authority:
|Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency
Keywords provided by Oswaldo Cruz Foundation:
Treatment Naive
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Actinomycetales Infections
Bacterial Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Mycobacterium Infections
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Antitubercular Agents
Antiviral Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Leprostatic Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Pharmacologic Actions
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Therapeutic Uses
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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