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The State of Brunei Darussalam is a singular Sultanate and gateway to Borneo's mystical natural wonders. Though completely dwarfed by the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah and the Indonesian provinces that round out the rest of the third largest island on the planet, Brunei is far from small where it counts most. The crude oil and natural gas-rich fiefdom has a gross domestic product per capita bested by few nations and a human development index topped only by Singapore in Southeast Asia.
Yet as you stroll through the immaculate, perpetually rain drenched streets of the Brunei capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, there's no doubt about who rules the roost. The tiny country has been the sovereign domain of the same absolute monarchical line since the 14th Century. The current head of state, General Haji Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is most famous, or infamous rather, for a once unparalelled fortune that still tops £12.5 billion. The oil wealth has bankrolled countless extravagances, from the biggest private residence in the world, the Istana Nurul Iman, to a revolving-door harem of worldwide C-list beauty queens.
While much of this moneyed gloss coalesces in Bandar Seri Begawan, the small capital is not studded with glimmering spires, high performance luxury sedans and upscale shopping malls. BSB, conversely, is a relatively modest city where, despite the lack of a free press and the constraints of sharia law, residents quietly revel in state-funded perks like free health care and education. With gilded mosques, river villages suburbs, primary rainforest reserves and smatterings of Malay and native culture, all surrounded by Borneo's hyper-biodiversity, BSB surely ranks as one of the most unusual cities in Southeast Asia. Show up at a propitious time and you might just gain rare entry to the Sultan's palace, where, among other goodies, you can gape at an automobile collection worth £2.5 billion.
Bandar Seri Begawan's Top 10
10. Malay Technology Museum vividly recreates traditional Malay kampung village architecture.
5. Istana Nurul Iman is the gargantuan riverside palace of the Sultan of Brunei. The compound is three times the size of Buckingham Palace.
9. Taman Peranginan Tasek is a lovely public park and picnic area, with waterfalls and the odd primate.
4. Kampong Ayer is a remarkable stilt-house water village where 1 in 10 Brunei residents dwell.
8. Bukit Subok Recreational Park provides a lush sanctuary for a scenic stroll or hike.
3. Royal Regalia Museum provides fascinating insight into the Sultanate's seemingly boundless wealth.
7. Twelve Roofs House chronicles colonial history in a former British High Commission residence.
2. Jame'asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque was a spare-no-expense present to the people of Brunei to commemorate the Sultan's silver anniversary in power.
6. Brunei Museum and Islamic Art Gallery is 4.5 km from BSB proper but well worth the trip. The museum and gallery exhibits some extraordinary works of art and overlooks a picturesque water village.
1. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is the most venerable and dominant landmark in BSB and point of origin for a consummate, sonorous call to prayer.
Bandar Seri Begowan History
- Royal Regalia Museum – This museum is full of enthralling exhibits showing the history of the sultans of Brunei.
- Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque – This gold-domed mosque is a wonderful piece of Bandar Seri Begowan architecture.
- Brunei Museum – This museum is an intriguing experience for all ages with many interesting artefacts.
- Twelve Roofs House – A fantastic old house, which was once the home of the British High Commissioner to Brunei.
- Tomb of Sultan Bolkiah – The resting place of the fifth sultan of Brunei provides a fascinating experience.
Bandar Seri Begowan Art & Culture
- Istana Nurul Iman – Visit this palace during Hari Raya Adilfitri, when the public is invited to greet the royalties.
- Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque – A richly decorated complex and the largest in Bandar Seri Begowan.
- Kampung Ayer (Water Village) – Often referred to as the "Venice of the East," these structures on stilts are charming and captivating.
- Lapau (Royal Ceremonial Hall) – This is where the current sultan was crowned in 1968.
- Arts & Handicrafts Centre – This was built to encourage local skills in arts and crafts and offers the chance to purchase some of the creations.
Bandar Seri Begowan Shopping
- Kg Kianggeh – This open-air market has nearly 100 stalls selling a variety of food products.
- Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex – Contains the largest selection of shopping facilities in not just the city, but all of Brunei.
- Hua Ho Supermarket – This large market is full of local treats that have to be sampled.
- Jalan MacAurther – Buy your Bandar Seri Begowan souvenirs here.
- Chin Chin Goldsmith – A good stop for top-quality jewellery and watches.
Gay & Lesbian Bandar Seri Begowan
- As a predominantly Muslim country, sexuality in the city is very conservative and displays of public affection are frowned upon.
- There are no advertised gay venues, so to find somewhere would require word of mouth.
Bandar Seri Begowan Outdoor
- Muara Beach – This beach is perfect for a relaxing stroll or family picnic in stunning surroundings.
- Tasek Lama Recreational Park – Features a natural waterfall in a wonderful setting.
- Serasa Beach – This beach is a good starting point for those who love water-based sports and activities.
- Taman Peranginan Tasek Nature Reserve – This nature reserve makes for a great day out in Bandar Seri Begowan.
- Jerodong Park Playground – This family attraction has many exciting rides to keep everyone amused.
Bandar Seri Begowan Sport
- Kayak along the beaches.
- Scuba dive along the many shipwrecks in the vicinity.
- Visit a bowling alley to enjoy a sport that is gaining increasing numbers in the city.
- Play tennis at the courts throughout the city.
- Golf at one of the challenging golf courses in Bandar Seri Begowan.
Bandar Seri Begawan Local
With a total area of 5,765 km2, Brunei is smaller than the county of Lincolnshire - and with less than half the population at that. As such, a discussion of Bandar Seri Begawan local is practically on par with a discussion of Brunei local.
BSB incorporates the vast majority of Brunei's population of 400,000. Almost 280,000 people live in the capital region alone and, needless to say, the diminutive core of the city contains most bellwether landmarks of note. Outside of the city, river settlements, national parks and forest reserves provide a different kind of attraction.
Four districts - Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong and Tutong - comprise Brunei's administrative divisions. Districts are further divided into mukim, or sub-districts, and from there, kampung, or villages.
Brunei-Muara is the district home of BSB and, as such, of vital importance to Brunei tourists. Aside from the capital proper, other urban areas include the BSB suburbs of Gadong, Jerudong and Berakas. Of the many water mukim in the district, Kampong Ayer is by far the most famous. The popular tourist village and "Venice of the East" is home to 40,000 people and dates back more than 1,300 years. A series of coastal islands in Brunei Bay are also part of Brunei-Muara.
Temburong is separated from the rest of Brunei by Brunei Bay and the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The sparsely populated district is notable because of Ulu Temburong National Park - the first and best national reserve in the Sultanate.
Tutong district contains significant numbers of Borneo's indigenous tribes and a gem in the ASEAN Heritage Tasek Merimbun Wildlife Sanctuary.
Bandar Seri Begawan Eat & Drink
Ethnic Malay and Chinese cuisine dominate the restaurant scene in Bandar Seri Begawan, with a few notable European, Indian and Thai restaurants for good measure.
Nyonya Restaurant (Yayasan Complex) serves grandmotherly Malay comfort food.
Hau Hau (48 Jln Sultan Town Centre) .
DeRoyalle Café (Jln Permancha Town Centre) is a cosy, casual nook to linger over a leisurely breakfast or lunch.
Piccolo Fratini (Ground Floor, Unit 4A, Bangunan Aman Complex, Lot Jalan Muara) is the most popular Italian trattoria in the Brunei capital.
Nur Wanita (Unit 10 Block B, Kiarong Complex) is all the rage at lunchtime and tantalises tastebuds with excellent Thai fare.
Ayamku Restaurant (Grand City Hotel, Batu Bersurat) serves addictive and affordable chicken and rice.
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Jln Sultan & Jln Permancha Town Centre) is expat and backpacker central, thanks to reliable Wi-Fi and espresso.
Kianggeh Food Court (Jalan Residency) is hawker paradise for hungry travellers who like to pick and choose, sample and move on.
Zaika (Town Centre Block C, Yayasan Complex) is a good bet if you stick to curry and naan.
Aminah Arif (Spg 88 Kiulap Unit 2-3 Block B Rahman Bldg) is the best place to try Brunei's national dish, the tapioca-like ambuyat.
Bandar Seri Begawan Events
The modest ensemble of events in Brunei centre largely on royal and Islamic tradition.
National Day is a vibrant public holiday in Brunei that takes place on February 23 with much colourful ceremony.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri, or Id al-Fitr, is the annual celebration to mark the end of Ramadan.
Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day is a notable event every May 31 with a lot of military pomp and circumstance in the capital.
Hari Raya Aidiladha, or Id al-Adha, is one of the most important religious holidays on the Muslim calendar.
His Majesty the Sultan's Birthday, on July 15, is a time of mass prayer and royal ceremony in Bandar Seri Begawan.
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad is a solemn occasion in the Muslim world and Brunei.
Chinese New Year is fervently celebrated every year by BSB's considerable Chinese community.
When To Go
The weather in Bandar Seri Begawan is nothing if not predictable. Temperature fluctuation is minimal throughout the year and, invariably, from month to month, it rains. A quintessential tropical rainforest city, BSB gets close to 3,000 mm of precipitation, on average, every year. To emphasise the extent of the city's equatorial nature, consider the fact that the month with lowest average rainfall, March, still receives well over twice as much rain as any given month in Greater London.
Since it only rains 12 and 11 days, on average, in February and March respectively, the two months represent as good a time as any to visit Brunei and BSB. The rest of the year featues at least 16 days of precipitation a month and as many as 20 days a month from October to December.
Despite the lack of a discernible dry season, few complain about BSB's consistent temperature range of 73°F (23°C) to 91°F (33°C).
What To Miss
If you fly in to Bandar Seri Begawan, do not change your money at the airport. Banks in the capital offer more reasonable rates on the whole. Furthermore, be conservative with the amount of currency you exchange. If you have Singapore dollars on you or plan to visit the city-state after BSB, use them in Brunei. The Brunei dollar is forever at par with the Singapore dollar.
Jerudong Park is probably the most conspicuous and controversial gift the multi-billionaire Sultan has built to placate the people of Brunei over the years. While the colossal playland is impressive in sheer ambition and scope alone, avoid it at all costs. Theme parks and Borneo make patently awkward partners.
As much as locals beseech visitors to enjoy Brunei's few beaches, the harsh truth is that for the most part, they remain in pitiable shape. Skip the coast and discover the Sultanate's forest reserves and national parks instead, with Ulu Temburong National Park the indubitable standout.
Getting Around
Bus access from the town of Miri, Sarawak is a popular, if not slightly convoluted, option to arrive in Bandar Seri Begawan, with a few bothersome connections to complete the 4 hour journey. The main highway in Brunei links up with the rest of Malaysian Borneo and is a comfortable drive, despite the requisite immigration checkpoints. To explore the Sultanate's rural interior, car hire is the only viable option. A decent vehicle and driver do not come cheap but the petrol is alarmingly affordable.
Brunei International Airport typically handles over 1 million passengers a year, with regular flights to and from nearby destinations like Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore and Jakarta. Royal Brunei Airlines also provides regular service to London-Heathrow.
Unsurprisingly, travellers can take a boat to BSB as well. Regular ferry and speedboat service runs between various points in Sarawak and Sabah.
Within the BSB proper, a few travel options abound. Water taxis are always a fun way to get from one Brunei point to another and are eminently hailable from just about any dock in the capital. For the ins and outs of BSB's modest bus network, grab a schedule from the main tourist information office in the middle of town. Last but not least, taxis are a dime a dozen in downtown BSB.
General Information
Much of Borneo's wild splendor is accessible to visitors who venture into the State of Brunei Darussalam. The UNESCO World Heritage Kinabalu National Park for one, is a mere 200 km from the city of Bandar Seri Begawan. The small capital has less than 75,000 people and is the official home of the Sultan of Brunei, a man whose vast fortune is infamous the world over. The Sultan and his entourage live in Istana Nurul Iman, by far the most immense residential palace in the world. While his $4 billion-plus automobile collection may not be open to the public, the Sultan has been known to open the palace doors on auspicious occasions. When in Bandar Seri Begawan, be sure to take a day trip out on the Brunei River to visit the water village of Kampong Ayer. The Temburong district of Brunei has also made strides in the realm of eco-tourism.
Attraction & Activities
- Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
- Malay Technology Museum
- Istana Nurul Iman
- Water Village
- Lapau
- Hari Raya Aidilfitri
- Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day
- His Majesty the Sultan's Birthday
- Chinese New Year
Restaurants & Nightlife
- Shikai
- Savy's Brasserie
- Kimchi
- Jin Chiew Kopitiam
- Tarindak d'Seni
Brunei is dry country, in strict adherence with Islamic religious law. As a result, nightlife in Bandar Seri Begawan is restricted to the modest restaurant scene.
The capital of Brunei has an equatorial climate, with heavy rainfall and temperatures between 23°C and 32°C for the year.
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Eidson was a literally a few breaths away from having his prep career ended by the rival Big Reds. But thanks to a crafty move by the senior guard, Grand Haven is still breathing; its season still alive.
Eidson drew a foul on a desperation 3-point heave with just 2.1 seconds remaining and then calmly sank all three free throws to give Grand Haven a 47-45 lead.
Muskegon called timeout with 1.8 seconds showing the clock and set up a play for senior guard Trellis Loudermill, but his last-gasp shot was off the mark, giving the Bucs their third — and most important — victory over the Big Reds this season.
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The win sends Grand Haven (13-10 overall) to Monday's regional semfinals at Traverse City Central High School where the Bucs will face Petoskey (22-1), an honorable mention pick in Class A. Petoskey is Grand Haven coach Steve Hewitt's hometown team.
"They only have one loss, but they don't play in the O-K Red, either," Hewitt said.
Friday's win for Grand Haven avenged a loss to Muskegon in last season's district tournament. The year before that was the Bucs' last district title on their way to the state quarterfinals.
Eidson was a sophomore on that squad, but he said his second district championship is personally much sweeter.
"Two years ago, that team was more expected to win it," said Eidson, who scored 15 points. "This year, not a lot of people thought we could do it, but we proved if we play together and play hard for an entire game, we can get it done."
Grand Haven got it done Friday thanks in large part to Muskegon's multiple misses at the free throw line. The Big Reds hit just 11-of-28 at the charity stripe and missed the front-end of their final two 1-and-1 attempts.
"If we make free throws, we win the game," said Muskegon coach Bernard Loudermill, whose squad finishes its season at 11-11. "We felt we did a good job executing our game plan defensively at the end. We had a foul to give and I felt we fouled him prior to the shot.
"(Eidson) made a good basketball move. He made his free throws and we didn't and that was difference."
Eidson said the plan was to initially pass off on the Bucs' final possession and have the Big Reds' defenders chase instead of solely focusing on him. Their tight pressure altered that plan, however, as Eidson was trapped near the sideline with time ticking down.
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Those good feelings were missing throughout much of the first half, as Eidson was whistled for two fouls in the opening 3 minutes and with him on the bench, the
Bucs struggled to handle Muskegon's full-court pressure.
"Sean (Steffel) is getting a bad rap for it, but really, we didn't handle (the pressure) well as a team," Hewitt said. "Guys were too far down the court and we couldn't handle it."
Grand Haven senior Jeremy Lattig hit a pair of key 3-pointers in the first half to keep the Bucs' heads above water and down just 26-23 at the half.
"Jeremy came out and hit two big 3's and he was finishing really well at the rim," Eidson said.
The senior duo connected on a sweet fast-break opportunity late in the third quarter, as Eidson found Lattig trailing with a no-look pass, allowing the 6-foot-1 wing to convert an easy layup.
But the Big Reds still had a 36-35 lead at the end of three, and then pushed the advantage to three on a pair of occassions early in the fourth.
Grand Haven fought back and eventually tied the contest at 42-all following an acrobatic bank shot by Eidson and one of two made free throws by Matt Kroll.
The two rivals then alternated buckets — a tough scoop shot by the Big Reds' Jhamonte Melton, and a low-post score by the Bucs' Ty VanWieren — before the final frantic 30 seconds.
"I admit, I was nervous, but I knew we'd had one more shot at the end," said Lattig, who scored a game-high 16 points. "(When I heard that whistle), I just thought, 'He better not miss.' I honestly had complete confidence he'd make all three."
Forward Travell Oakes thrived on second-chance opportunities on the offensive glass throughout and led the Big Reds with 15 points. Loudermill added 14.
For Hewitt, his third district title as Grand Haven's head coach holds special meaning.
"This was a group that had lower expectations, for sure," he said. "It's a group that has struggled as freshmen and sophomores. But it's such a fun group of kids to coach because they surprise you everyday.
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YIELD: Makes 4 servings
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- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large jícama (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled
- 2 green apples (about 1 pound), cored
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
- 1 medium jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced (about 2 teaspoons)
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Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Season the steak with the salt and pepper and grill until medium-rare, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Let the meat rest for 5 minutes, then cut across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, vinegar, and sugar and whisk until the sugar is partially dissolved. Using the shredder attachment of a food processor, shred the jícama and apples; transfer to a bowl. Add the cilantro, lime zest, jalapeño, and dressing, and toss to combine.
To serve, mound 1 1/2 cups of the salad into each serving bowl and top with about 7 slices of beef. Garnish each bowl with additional cilantro leaves and about 2 teaspoons of toasted peanuts. Serve immediately.
SERVING SIZE 1 1/2 cups salad, about 7 slices beef, and 2 tablespoons peanuts
PER SERVING Calories 370; Total Fat 11 g (Sat Fat 3.5 g; Mono Fat 4.5 g; Poly Fat 1.5 g); Protein 34 g; Carb 37 g; Fiber 11 g; Cholesterol 50 mg; Sodium 670 mg
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GOOD SOURCE OF Copper, Folate, Magnesium, Manganese, Pantothenic Acid, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Vitamin K
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Friday's match-up made the difference in last weekends' seeding decisions. Monte Vista, virtually tied with De La Salle (17-6-1), beat the Amador Valley Dons out of the No. 1 seed spot. The Dons lost their pre-season opener to San Ramon Valley in a non-league game. The Mustangs were 1-0-1 against the Wolves this season.
Girls soccer
Monte Vista girls locked up the battle over the EBAL title with a 1-0 win over hometown rivals San Ramon Valley. The Mustangs were tied in league standings with Pleasanton's Foothill High before the game. A tied match Friday would have meant a shared co-title. But instead, the Mustangs (13-3-7, 7-1-4 EBAL) put the championships firmly in their own hands with a win.
The game's only goal was a corner kick a little over two minutes into the second half. Shot by Mustang Katie Monannam, the ball slid into the goal but not without contest from the Wolves' keeper Camy Senemar. It was the Mustangs' second one-goal win over the Wolves this season.
San Ramon Valley came out strong the first half. Wolves' player Gabby Parisella took several shots on the Monte Vista goal. But Monte Vista keeper Taylor Gonzales, who was reportedly playing with a broken wrist, proved to be an impenetrable force and helped the Mustangs to their win.
Boys basketball
After trailing 10-14 going into the second quarter, Monte Vista boys basketball took a 68-37 win over Granada in a league game last Friday. The Mustangs (21-2, 8-1 EBAL) kept Granada to just 23 points total during the last three quarters of the game, while they themselves sunk 20 points in the second quarter alone. Ryan Whalen led the Mustangs with 14 points. Drew McCallister and Cam Fenley had 13 each, and Brian Barbour added 11.
The San Ramon Wolves went home empty-handed Friday despite three players in double digits and an 11-point lead at the half. Amador Valley (13-9, 4-5 EBAL) outscored the Wolves 21-10 in the third quarter to take the lead, and later, the 66-61 win. The Wolves (5-4 EBAL) were lead by Joey Fuca who had 24 points. Teammates Dan Daviess had 11 points and Vai Schierholtz added 18.
Girls basketball
Monte Vista girls earned their 23rd win of the season on the basketball court last Friday in a 51-34 game against Granada. But it didn't shake off the sting of their only loss this season, two days earlier, to Amador Valley.
On Wednesday, the Mustangs (23-1-0, 9-1-0 EBAL) rallied against the Dons, but a strong offense kept the win out of reach as Monte Vista trailed in the fourth, losing 37-44.
The Mustangs rebounded Friday. Trailing 13-12 at the end of the first quarter, the girls held a 24-19 lead at the half. The win came after a 16-8 Mustang run in the fourth quarter.
Sophomore Niveen Rasheed had 13 points to lead Monte Vista.
San Ramon Valley (7-15-0, 1-8-0) girls, after winning 68-47 over Livermore, lost to Amador Valley last Friday, 46-54.
Beyond high school
High school athletes have signed letters of intent to play in college next year.
Sam Finlayson, last season's EBAL Most Valuable Player, signed up with Stanford water polo. Finlayson's brother, Peter, will be a senior on the Stanford team next season. Goalkeeper Elliot Arthur, who helped lead the Wolves to the NCS semifinals, signed with UC Davis' water polo team. Across town, Charlie Steffens of Monte Vista Boys water polo signed with UC Berkeley.
Several girls soccer players also made commitments to college teams. San Ramon Valley's Chelsea Gallegos signed with Portland State; Gabby Parisella signed with Loyola Marymount University; Bria Park signed with Cal Poly; Aubree Southwick signed with San Diego State. Three Monte Vista players also signed with college teams: Shannon Lacy committed to USC; Kate Monannam to UC Santa Barbara.
Chris Beville, of Monte Vista Boys soccer team, committed to UC Davis.


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This was a mission statement that I wrote as part of an application for chair of the Jazz Comp. department at Berklee. I didn't get the job which is for the best, I think. I enjoyed writing this though.
Feb 24, 2012
What is Jazz?
Jazz swings, has syncopation, has improvisation, has a blues influence, incorporates elements of music from any culture on earth, is musically complex, is simple. Jazz has many of these things sometimes and sometimes none of them.
What Jazz has consistently been is a music that celebrates the freedom of the individual. The soloist, expressing the current time with what is at hand, developing an individual Sound and Concept.
What is Jazz composition? Jazz composition is music written by Jazz musicians.
I think the idea of trying to be cutting edge is a problem because it can distract from the essential idea of Individual Expression and lead you away from yourself. We should not try to be new but try to be unique. It is in being uniquely yourself that you may stumble upon newness.
I think the Jazz Composition department should always have at its core the idea of being uniquely oneself while realizing that we are not purely individuals but also members of a group of individuals within a tradition.
The curriculum should include a strong emphasis on melody, harmony, orchestration, ear training and history within the Jazz traditions of small group and big band writing.
Although I am not a fan of sequenced music I realize sequencing is a useful tool and getting better all the time. With computers there is a danger of developing an unrealistic sense of what instruments can do. It might be interesting to have a class where students sequence their pieces and then have them played live.
I think Jazz Comp students should be introduced to composition ideas from the contemporary "classical" schools, maybe making something like CM 311 (Contemporary techniques in composition) required instead of an elective, possibly replacing Conducting 2 which I think is less important. Possibly something about writing "free" music, which isn't as crazy as it sounds.
There should be opportunities for live performance at every level of Jazz Composition study.
I think it's imperative that we have something like a "what if?" attitude and a questioning underlying whatever we do. "What if I try this or that?" We have no bassist, OK lets assume Bass doesn't exist, what do we do now? Write an arrangement of Speak Low for 7 trumpets. Pretend you're an alien and never hear this music before. You might ask: "how come that person is hitting a metal disc (ride cymbal) all the way through the piece?" Does that make sense or is it just convention or habit?
When you ask questions like that you get things like Jimmy Giuffre abandoning the drum set in the 50's and later abandoning groove all together or Ornette letting go of the changes. What if I play or write it this way?
Maybe have Jazz Comp department T-shirts that say "What if?" on the front and "Why Not?" on the back.
This is part of a Bass book I'm working on:
June 4, 2012
Where does the sound come from?
One day when I was rehearsing with Jimmy Giuffre (If you don't know Jimmy you should check him out) I was tuning. Pling pling, pluck pluck… Jimmy interrupted asking "What are you doing?", "I'm tuning", "well it doesn't sound like music".
I thought I'd tune first and then get to the music and said as much. Jimmy replied something like "you should never touch your instrument unless you intend to make music". I thought "Wow you're so strict Jimmy! "
Of course Jimmy was right. Don't take anything for granted musically (or otherwise for that matter). There's an awful lot to consider when you play, no matter what style of music. What's my tone like? Am I in tune? What kind of attack and how do I end this note? Am I dominating, supporting or equal relative to what's happening around me? Where's the time?
Everything we encounter is a teacher and if we don't take our instrument seriously we're teaching ourselves that it's ok to just pluck a couple notes mindlessly, and that can/will infiltrate our "serious" playing.
So the first place the sound comes from is your CARING what you sound like and paying attention to every note.
Think of a sprinter at the start of a race. She's waiting for the starting gun. Her feet are in the blocks. Her hands are on the starting line. She is poised and waiting. The gun fires and she's off. What happens? Her feet push off from the blocks, but if you think that's all that happens you're missing something. That would be like thinking you only pluck the string with your finger. It's the finger, the forearm the elbow, the weight of the arm, all the way back to the center of your spine between your shoulder blades. It's how you breathe and stand. Can you feel your feet on the ground?
Feel gravity through the bottoms of your feet on the ground, take a balanced stance and let your mind travel from the ground up through you between your shoulder blades and down your arm to your fingertips. Pluck an open D string with one or two fingers. Don't pull the string sideways but push it down as you pull it sideways. Let your plucking finger come to rest (follow through) on the fingerboard and the A string simultaneously. If you only pull sideways you get a dead sound. If you push down while pulling sideways (especially with a stopped note) the sound is more complex and alive. When you push down you get the string vibrating against the wood of the fingerboard, giving you that growl on the lower strings. From time to time send your awareness to various parts of your body to look for tension. The shoulders are a prime tension area.
Also be aware of how much you are moving when you play. I see players who are moving and emoting all over the place when they play but if you close your eyes and listen the playing is lackluster. Watch the great players and you'll see there is very little wasted motion. Play efficiently.


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Abhishek Bachchan has made it a point to thank everyone for their wishes on behalf of his actress-wife Aishwarya Rai, who turned 40 Friday.
The actor took to Twitter to thank his fans and even promised to ask his wife to tweet later.
"You guys are too sweet. Thank you all so much for your wishes for Aishwarya. Will get her to tweet you guys later," Abhishek posted on microblogging site Friday.
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Cancer Manigoldo (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas)
Power/Ability to:
manipulate spiritual flames.
The power to generate and manipulate spiritual flames. Combination of Fire Manipulation and Soul Manipulation.
Also Called
- Spiritual Fire Manipulation
- Spiritual Pyrokinesis
The user can generate and manipulate spiritual flames, to burn down souls and make themselves stronger with each soul they burn.
- Death Empowerment
- Ectoplasm Manipulation
- Fire Manipulation
- Spiritual Flame Blade Construction
- Spiritual Flame Empowerment
- Spiritual Weaponry
- May need to burn souls so that this fire can keep burning.
- Some can be so powerful that they can burn the user.
- The flames may not be able to hurt physical enemies, only spiritual ones.
Known Users
- Cancer Manigoldo (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas)
- Cancer Sage (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas)
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Ember McLain (Danny Phantom)
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach)
- Love Aikawa (Bleach)
- Shūsuke Amagai (Bleach)
- Momo Hinamori (Bleach)
- Pandora (Danny Phantom)
- Rin Okumura (Ao no Exorcist)
- Tobiume (Bleach)
- Vandenreich (Bleach)
- Will-O-Wisp move (Pokemon)
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Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer
On where the team needs to go from here
"Tough one. Déjà vu from the last home game we had. Should have four more points than we've got. The team kept going, fighting and that's good. It feels empty because of the way we have put a lot of effort into the games we've had and you don't get rewarded for it. I think we've played pretty well, created some good chances today, had another chance in the last dying seconds to win it and we didn't. We deserved to win. We had some good performances today. Overall, I can't fault the guys for effort."
On quality of penalty and Mike Magee not taking it
"It wasn't a good penalty kick. Mike missed his last one. Jeff scored a penalty this season. I'm 50 yards away, I can scream whatever I want, it's up to them to sort it out and who's taking it, and they decided Juan is taking it"
On the referee and Quincy Amarikwa's second yellow card
"Didn't touch him. It's maybe a foul on Quincy, he's not diving. He gets run into and he goes down. I can't comment on the referee, but he's wasn't good. He missed some plays that were important in this match."
On the morale of the team
"Nope, It's fine. We know we should have won two more games, maybe three, but we haven't. It's not like we have fumbled through the game. I thought we played well today. I thought we played well, we dominated. They had some spells, they're a good team. But you look at the chances and stuff that we did, it's just disappointing that we don't have a win."
On the missing piece to get over that hump
"The missing piece is ice-cold finishing in the last seconds of a game. Away from home it's difficult to win matches, but at home you got to win. That's how you get your points and do well on the year. We've had two games, and there is no time left on the clock, and we have a penalty kick. The players know that it is important to score that. It's just a shame we haven't gotten the points for the performances we've had. It's a long season, but you can't keep falling behind the guys ahead of you."
Jeff Larentowicz, Chicago Fire defender
On the result, missing two penalty kicks at the end of games:
"It was bizarre - to see that once is tough, but twice is even worse. It is tough to take."
On Anangono taking the penalty kick:
"Juan stepped up and grabbed the ball, and that's just what happened. As the captain and the one who's made a penalty this year I should have been the one to take the penalty but I didn't – that's on me, not on Juan."
On the second yellow on Amarikwa:
"I'm not going to comment on referee decisions. In the end, it's a red card and it's something we'll have to deal with. Quincy has been outstanding for us. It's going to be a shame to have to miss him the next game, but we'll move on."
On not getting a result:
"The last three games we've certainly been the better team – Philadelphia, Montreal and tonight. I don't think that tonight the other team really wanted to win from the start. They were slowing the game down in the first half and got fortunate on the penalty call. I think it was a penalty because Patrick [Nyarko] clipped him, they got the goal they wanted and they slowed down. In the run of play, outside the last couple of minutes when we were pushing forward, I'm not sure they get a shot on goal from open play. All-in-all it's more of the same, but if we can get wins going forward it will be ok."
On the string of draws:
"We feel like we're playing so well at the start of the year and the build-up of points we feel should have makes the draws tough to take. Again, the way the next game goes – up or down will say a lot. If we win we're unbeaten with a win. If not, things look a little differently. Everyone needs to stay positive and keep pushing. The good thing is that we've been the better team the last three games."
On the play of Harry Shipp:
"Harry has been outstanding. If I had to say two guys that have pulled us through the first seven games, it's definitely been Harry and Quincy. As soon I, and I'm sure the coaches, saw him we knew he was going to do something for us this year, and he has, and needs to continue."
Quincy Amarikwa, Chicago Fire forward
On foul that led to his second yellow card:
"Clearly I don't think it was a foul, but it's not my decision to make so what can you do?"
On his goal:
"The ball came back to Harry, I had space in the middle, pointed and he put the ball right where I wanted him to. I took my first touch into the box, put a bit of my body on Farrell, saw that the keeper's legs were open and put the ball between his legs and that was that."
On the result:
"It's disappointing to not come away with three points, but we're putting ourselves in a position to win games. Juan puts that PK in and it's a different outlook. As long as we're coming away with points we're carrying this confidence into future games and it's just a matter of time before we're coming away with some wins."
Patrick Nyarko, Chicago Fire forward
On his performance:
"Since I got suspended, I had a week to reevaluate my game, I was struggling physically and that red card at the game in Portland affected me mentally. I decided to get back to basics and just play my game. I think it's been ok so far during the past three weeks but I'm still not happy because we're not getting the wins. I hope to keep playing the same, getting better and that we get the win soon."
On draws at home:
"It's been extremely frustrating, especially since we're dominating teams, we're out playing teams and creating the best chances and we're not getting wins – that's the most frustrating part. I keep telling the guys that if we keep playing like this we're not going to lose a lot of games and the tide is not always going to go against us like this. We just need to keep pushing and sustain that until the end of the game. We need to buckle down, even though we're frustrated, and the wins will come."
On how this year's start compares to last year's start:
"It feels differently this year because we are dominating teams. The last three weeks we feel like we deserved victories, judging from the fact that we that we've had possession and have created more chances than the other team – that's been the most frustrating part. We know we can play the soccer, now it's just how to find the victories – that's the test for us right now."
On the bye next week:
"We wish we were still playing just because we need to build momentum. The week off breaks that up, but guys are experienced and we know what we're doing right and will continued that stride when we play again."
MLSsoccer.com's Dan Haiek and Matt Doyle and break down the Fire's match vs. the Revs.
OK, so we got a little lazy on the first month of the #BeatQuincy MLS Fantasy League, my apologies.
We're making amends with the first of what will be a weekly video series for everyone in the league. In today's episode, I outline how you can win weekly prizes, make up what those prizes might be and give our four winners for the month of March.
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The Chicago Fire's performance in Montreal deserved all three points. Tactically Frank Yallop got it spot on, and Montreal looked like the road team on their own pitch. Yes, the team had an abundance of quality chances, and, not for the first time should have wrapped it up.
Now six matches in, I feel the jigsaw is starting to take shape. The Fire has learned some lessons, grown as a team, and are now poised to claim all three against New England this Saturday (3pm CT on NBC Sports Network).
Personally, I'm excited to jump on the 'Pub to Pitch' bus from A.J. Hudson's and enjoy the match without a headset. It promises to be a very open and exciting match, and here's what I'd look for from a tactical perspective…
Defender of the Year Injured?
In 2013, the Revs stood tall and kept an MLS best 14 clean sheets. After a dismal start this year, conceding four in Houston, Jay Heaps' defense is starting to show its strengths once more, allowing just three goals in their last four matches.
New England's hope of keeping the Fire scoreless will be dealt a huge blow if 2013 MLS Defender of the Year Jose Goncalves fails to overcome a right quad injury that he picked up last week. Goncalves was outstanding against the Fire last season. His strength and positional awareness often masks many of the deficiencies in partner A.J. Soares.
Soares tends to ball watch, a trait that won't bode well against the budding partnership of Mike Magee and Quincy Amarikwa. The Revs full backs also love to attack, meaning there may be plenty of space for Amarikwa to test Soares' pace and strength. From where I'm standing, there's only one winner in that battle. Excuse me, what time is it again? That's right, it's #QuincyTime!
Revs attack is riddled with talent, yet predictable
Only three Revs players have hit the back of the net this season, and the team has been held scoreless in four of its six matches. There are many reasons for this lack of production, including injuries to key players and new players gelling. My take is that this Revs 4-1-4-1 formation is too predictable at the moment.
Teal Bunbury is obviously a good player, but he's been a little too isolated by himself, and if the Fire defense do anything, don't allow him stretch his legs in behind. Daigo Kobayashi and Lee Nguyen are excellent ball players, with exquisite vision and passing ability and they'll look for Bunbury through the channels or over the top all afternoon.
The Fire gave up two big chances in Montreal last week, both errors, sending McInerney and Di Vaio racing through on goal. Luckily for the Fire, Di Vaio blazed over in the second half.
Chicago's defense has been improving every match, and I have no doubt that the Men in Red have the ability to physically brush Bunbury and Co. aside, however, have they learned enough lessons in order to stay mentally strong for 90+ minutes and eliminate any costly errors?
From battle of the Franks, to battle of the Flanks
There's a possibility that Patrick Nyarko and Harry Shipp will again occupy the flanks for the Fire on Saturday. Offensively, they'll be given room to express themselves, but defensively they've got a tough job on their hands.
New England's wingers, poster boy Diego Fagundez and Frenchman Saer Sene love to cut inside, leaving space for their full backs (Andrew Farrell, Chris Tierney, Kevin Alston etc) to attack. New York's constant rotation in midfield caused the Fire problems earlier this season, and they'll face a Revs side that also loves to roam. Discipline, shape and communication will be key when defending.
With that said, New England leave gaps and they can certainly be exposed when they turn the ball over. It's crucial that when the Fire do win the ball back, they pick a pass and look to hit Amarikwa or Nyarko in transition immediately.
When the Fire plays with pace and direction, it's a very dangerous team, but when the Fire loses its momentum and tempo, they suddenly start to play on the opposition's terms. A perfect example of this was the excellent first 20 minutes vs Philadelphia, compared to the shoddy second 25.
PREDICTION: I don't see a reason to make any changes to the team. Those 11 deserve to play from the start, but if fit, I think Dilly Duka would be a great guy to bring on against the Revs.
This is a good matchup for the Fire right now. I'll go with a first clean sheet and a first win of the season. 2-0 Fire with goals from Mike Magee and Patrick Nyarko.
Editor's Note: What's that? Kevin Egan's doing the Tactical Preview now? Nah, just lending a hand to fellow Irishman Stephen Piggott who is currently in the Republic and unable to do this week's Tactical Preview.
Thanks for your help Kevin! Follow him on Twitter @Kev_Egan!
In case you didn't know by now, Saturday's Fire/Red Stars doubleheader at Toyota Park will feature a pair of cousins as Mike Magee and Jackie Santacaterina line up for their squads in front of friends, family and their hometown fans. In case you don't have tickets, click here....
Pick up Wednesday's edition of the Chicago Redeye and get the full scoop on Mike and Jackie's competitive relationship growing up, how each of them did on a soccer-themed quiz and this video where they find out how they did:
With the growth in popularity of the game in this country comes the higher knowledge of history, both good and bad, that surrounds the game we love.
Twenty-five years ago today, the Hillsborough disaster occurred in Sheffield, England, claiming the lives of 96 Liverpool FC supporters who attended the ground to see their club's FA Cup semifinal clash with Nottingham Forest.
As has become standard worldwide, supporters of the two clubs were separated to prevent any incident, with Liverpool supporters being given the Leppings Lane Stand at the west side of the ground.
Access to the stand was only possible through a few ill-repaired turnstiles and led to serious overcrowding outside of the stadium prior to kickoff of the match. Looking to ease pressure on the entry way, officials ordered an exit gate to be opened, the path through which led to a standing section that was already overcrowded.
Crushing ensued as too many fans were located in the terraces and were pinned up against a barrier meant to keep fans off the pitch. The game actually didn't even halt until the sixth minute when fans trying to escape the crush walked on to the field along with police who ordered the match to be postponed.
About an hour north of Sheffield, a 25-year-old Frank Yallop came on as a substitute in Ipswich Town's 2-2 draw at Bradford City. Having led 2-1 at halftime, the result was a disappointing one for the Tractor Boys who dropped points to a Bradford City club below them in the Second Division table.
With the game kicking off at the same time as the cup semifinal though, Yallop and his teammates didn't find out about the tragedy until after they'd come off the field at Valley Parade.
"It was terrible," Yallop recalled to Chicago-Fire.com. "I just remember the images and panic on everyone's faces. Seeing it on the news, it was really devastating to watch -- all they showed on TV was carrying people on the advertising boards to get care from the paramedics."
Perhaps the news hit a bit closer to home for those that had just completed the match at Bradford City's ground as four years earlier, it was the site of a fire that engulfed one entire stand during the final match of the 1984/85 season. That tragedy took the lives of 56, saw over 200 injured and was started by one lit cigarette discarded underneath the all-wooden stand.
The Bradford City fired occurred just weeks before another stadium crush in a match involving Liverpool occurred at the 1985 European Cup final at Heysel Stadium in Belgium. On that day, 39 people, most of which were supporters of Italian side Juventus, lost their lives and resulted in English clubs being banned from European competition indefinitely.
Perhaps in part because of the Heysel incident, many pointed the blame for the crush at Hillsborough on Liverpool supporters. Claims of drunkenness and fans without tickets trying to gain entry into the ground were bothgiven as contributing factors for the incident. In the end, the Taylor Report (published in 1990) found the main factor to Hillsborough to be failure of police control.
More recent inquiries from the Hillsborough Independent Panel exonerated Liverpool supporters of wrong doing in the incident, placing the blame squarely on public safety officials.
"It was sad because people had gotten to the game early to see a semifinal," Yallop said. "From mistakes made by the police, 96 people lose their lives. It's a tragic accident."
The Taylor Report's main recommendation saw stadiums in the UK made to be all-seater in order to make crowd control easier and safer, which greatly reduced the capacity of many stadiums in the country.
Twenty-five years on from Hillsborough, tributes from clubs and supporters around the world have poured in and tonight ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series tackles the events at Hillsborough (7pm CT on ESPN). ESPN's Keith Olbermann spoke to Director Daniel Gordon about the film on Monday:
It's part of the magic of footy mythology that even with 22 players on the field, every game seems to center around the actions of a few trolls or the one great Prince. The other 20 or so characters stay in the background. But what makes the mythology live and move through time is that inevitably the seemingly inconsequential side characters develop their own story.
In Chicago, right now, that story is Quincy Amarikwa. For five years, his role in the fight scene was as a spear-holding extra, stabbing at people now and then as the camera panned by overhead. But now, the guy is hot. He's wearing face paint and screaming at people from his horse. I mean he's not only, finally, getting a run of starts, but he's already matched his top goals number in April. He's got not one but two hashtags of his own, he's running an internet marketing consultant business, he's teaching Sparky how to do laundry, and he's even risen to Fantasy fame.
After another goal in the Battle of the Franks in Montreal, people all over the league are taking notice. Not that Amarikwa is hiding. That's not his style. Saturday's matchup against former manager Frank Klopas brought a lot of cute nostalgic quotes, but Amarikwa was the only one who cut through the platitudes, saying, "Obviously it was nice to show him why I should have played more last year."
It's something that Amarikwa is used to, this approach of proving yourself. In a recent interview, he explained his approach as a substitute: You got five minutes to prove it, so prove it. Maybe that's why his substitute appearances were always marked by an almost impossible level of energy, physicality, hustle, and pace. He might only have five minutes, but he would bust those five minutes apart.
You can see as much in highlights from his past appearances. Turning guys, taking people on, ripping shots - no matter who the great Prince was in a particular game, Amarikwa demanded your attention. He was jumping in front of the camera, demanding his own scene. In San Jose, Colorado, and Toronto, fans loved the guy because he scared opponents - he's direct, pesky, tireless, sharp elbowed, and jacked. In his long haired days he looked like a Samoan rugby player. With his low center of gravity, giant thighs, and changes of direction, he now resembles an NFL fullback.
The problem was goals. Amarikwa was never a prolific scorer. Scoring 4 goals in 5 seasons as a striker isn't enough to get yourself a starting job.
And so, for five years, his MLS job description read something like this: "Impact substitute, sparkplug; i.e. ability to change game and create chances - not necessarily the one to take those chances."
That is, until last year, when Amarikwa was already on his way to dropping the spear and grabbing his own horse. The two bikes against Montreal (HE BIKES WHEN HE WANTS) may have been overshadowed by the excruciating miss in Toronto in September, but he continued to impress. His scoring rate per 90 minutes shot upwards.
Instead of contributing intangibles, he was contributing goals. The flying side volley against RSL helped turn the Fire's season around, and looking back now, it feels like an apt little analogy for his career so far. Because at first glance you watch it and you say, ok, a nice athletic goal late in a game, those are important. Good work. But then you watch the replay and you realize just how quick, how airborne, how technical the finish was. And you say to yourself, wait a minute, wow, that's a real goal scorer's goal.
This year, Amarikwa has started the season with three goals and an assist in five starts. He's the hottest player in the squad. And with manager Frank Yallop rewarding players' good form with minutes, Amarikwa is currently keeping DP Juan Luis Anangono on the bench.
It looks like Amarikwa found the efficacy he was lacking. He's transformed his old five minute blitz - all fight, opportunism, and "eff you" - into a 90 minute attack. It's the step we all wanted, and his mouthwatering partnership with Mike Magee is only just beginning.
What it means is that now, suddenly, the former side character Amarikwa isn't only creeping into the Prince's stories. He's developing a myth of his own.
Ben Schuman-Stoler is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @bsto.
#QuincyTime continued to take on a life of its own on this weekend when Fire forward Quincy Amarikwa scored the 54th minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Montreal on Saturday.
With the goal, Amarikwa has already equaled his total for the whole of 2013 just six matches into this season and has been involved in a goal in five of those games. Just to take it one further, Amarikwa has five goals and one assist in his last eight Fire appearances dating back to October 4 last season.
He started only five of those games.
So while the Fire are still winless in six matches (but unbeaten in five), Amarikwa seems to be the revelation early on this season. With the Fire having given up seven goals from dead ball sequences before Saturday, it was nice to see Amarikwa bury a set piece second ball for the Fire for a change.
One more look…
And for the second time this season, Quincy brought out the #cf97NaeNae to celebrate…
An MLS journeyman who's calling card has been coming off the bench, Amarikwa scored just four goals in his first 67 MLS matches but with six goals in the last year, he's already doubled his career goal total in 20 games with the Fire. As he continues to show efficiency on the field, I posed this question on Twitter Saturday…
It's still early but just wondering, could @QuincyAmarikwa score double digits this year? #cf97
— Jeff Crandall (@jefecrandall) April 12, 2014
What do you think are the reasons for Amarikwa's turnaround with the Fire? Will he become the eighth Fire player to hit double-digit goals by year's end? Give me your thoughts below!
Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer
On his side's performance
"I thought we played very well the whole game. We really deserved the win, I think, today. Having said that, going a goal down right before halftime is never a good time. My team talk was to keep going. We were going to get chances, get that equalizer and hopefully go on to win the game. I'm very proud of the way we continued playing against a difficult side."
On how to get their first win
"If we keep playing like that, the wins will come. For me as a coach, I could only ask for effort, play and to create chances. We're getting punished for the odd chance the opposition is getting right now. In our last two games we've played well enough to win both games, but we haven't. So we got to keep going and not worry about it."
On the Jack McInerney and Marco Di Vaio partnership
"I had a feeling they may do that, with Jack coming into the team and them going for a home win. We were prepared for that. I think both of them run in behind very well. And to be honest, if you look at their goal, they did it well."
Forward Mike Magee
On the game's outcome
"Today was a good result. We've improved as the season has gone on. Today I felt we had a couple of missed opportunities. We were the better team, and you know it's just unfortunate."
On his side's confidence heading into the second half a goal down
"Obviously you don't want to give up a goal at the end of the half. At halftime, we said to keep doing what we were doing, keep plugging away and don't break our shape. We felt like we were going to get the equalizer and we also felt like we were going to get the winner, but it didn't come."
Forward Quincy Amarikwa
On scoring the equalizer
"We were confident to get everyone in the box as much as possible, just force the issue and pressure until something fell our way. I think Montreal was on their heels most of that sequence up until that goal and I felt it was just a matter of time until one of us put it away."
On what is needed to get their first win of the season
"A shutout. I mean if we can hold another team to zero goals, we'll win. We're scoring goals every game and that's what you want out of your offense. Collectively as a team, we just need to lock it down and not have any lapses in defense."
Whether you like having just a few libations with some of the club's most ardent supporters, enjoy the beautiful landscapes of rural Indiana, Michigan and Missouri, or just really like seeing the Chicago Fire play away from home, Section 8 On Tour Bus Trips (#S8OT) have something for everyone.
Returning this year, the Independent Supporters Association is offering all Fire supporters an away season ticket, which guarantees round trip bus fare and match tickets for this season's Fire away games in Columbus (May 24), Kansas City (July 6) and Toronto (August 23) for just $200.
While the execution of an Away Season Ticket isn't something new to Section 8 Chicago, it does return for the first time in a number of years because of the way the MLS schedule fell for the club's three closest away trips according to ISA Chairman Jeff Marinacci.
"The stars aligned for us," he told Chicago-Fire.com this week. "When we saw the schedule, having Toronto on a summer weekend makes it an easy sell. Though Columbus or Kansas City are good road games, Toronto just offers so much more, the trip is worth doing outside of just going to watch a match."
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Toronto nightlife no doubt has more to offer than Kansas City or Columbus but what Marinacci is referring to is the fact that the past few seasons, the team has played away in Toronto at midweek in September, making it difficult to coordinate a strong contingent of Fire supporters to travel by bus.
This year the Columbus and Toronto trips both fall on Saturdays, while the Kansas City trip falls on the Sunday of Independence Day weekend making the travel much easier all around.
As they do on all buses, Section 8 Chicago is subsidizing an additional $35 per person on the 2014 Away Season Ticket on top of the $50 subsidy provided for individual bus travel to these matches.
"Our commitment to spending our money is to support the guys on the field home and away," he said.
A great deal no doubt, not what if someone buying can only make it on one or two of the trips instead of the full complement of three? Marinacci said that while there is no partial away season ticket (and no refunds), the ISA will accommodate ticket transfers as coordinated through email@example.com.
Now through mid-May (when bus tickets for the Columbus trip will cut off), Section 8 Chicago is in a heavy push to sell the Away Season Ticket for the year. As part of that push, the ISA will be raffling one off during Saturday's Watch Party at A.J. Hudsons.
Next Saturday, the ISA will raffle off a second Away Season Ticket, purchased by the Club, at their tailgate in the north lot prior to the Chicago Fire/New England Revolution match.
If you'd rather just support a great initiative to get more Fire fans out on the road this season, go ahead and buy your Away Season Ticket by clicking here.


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Christmas Memories: Pungent scent of cedar remembered
Hazel Bell Nicholas, 92, Marietta: As the Christmas holidays approach, there are whispers upon the air that become more audible, smells and feelings return, to thrill the waiting heart of this 92-year-old great-great grandma. They are reminders of when Papa cut our Christmas tree.
Have you ever had just a smell, a sound or a feeling that uncovered a childhood memory, a happening about 82 years ago? Then you would know what this season does to, and for, me. Today, as we travel down any highway, we see an abundance of cedars. Not so in my youthful days. Just today, something occurred to me; Papa must have "scouted" out the little cedar before "finding" it for his one-and-only daughter. Back then, I knew Papa could perform miracles, and that feeling never disappeared, even after his death at age 71. That December day was damp and cloudy, so when Papa said, "It smells like snow," I knew it would snow soon. I heard him call for ole dog and me, "Come sister, let's go find a Christmas tree!" So, a yelping dog, excited girl and loving dad went off into a wooded area to find something special. I looked for any green tree, but none could be seen. Suddenly Papa's voice came upon the cold air. "Come see what I've found!" Ole dog beat me to where a small cedar trembled upon the ground and the fragrance filled the December day. The dog and I jumped for joy, anticipating what was soon to come. Papa shouldered the tree and ax on each side, and away we went home. Mission accomplished! Soon, the small tree was standing in a corner of the cold room where my brothers and I slept. Then began the fun of stringing white fluffy popcorn and making chains from paper and putting them together with flour paste that Mama made. On Christmas morning, there was a pair of brown mittens that Great-Grandma had knitted and a small "china" doll from Santa. Little cars for the boys and, as though by magic, fruit, a coconut, hard candy and some funny books were beneath the tree. The candy, fruit, coconut and small toys were loving symbols of an era that nevermore will be. Only the memories that have outlived all but two family members remain. Old doesn't mean a loss of youthful memories; it just means I can't climb trees as I once did. But memories take me to places where I smell crushed cedar, hear ole dog barking and Papa call, "Sister, let's go find a Christmas tree."
Newlywed discovers turkey dinner surpriseRuby Griffith, Yukon: It was my worst Christmas ever. As a newlywed in Mason, my teacher-husband wanted to show me off to his superintendent, so he invited him with his wife for dinner. He even planned what he wanted cooked: a turkey, with banana pudding (his favorite) for dessert. All went well, I thought, until I started carving the turkey, and the knife struck some object in the cavity. This being my first turkey, I did not know the bag of giblets was stored inside the turkey. Ugh! And if this wasn't bad enough, as our guests were leaving, I noticed there on the kitchen counter was an untouched banana pudding.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Dr. Walker Whaley built his multimillion dollar home between 1992 and 1993.
But two years ago, it started falling apart. His problem? Termites.
"I'll show you where you can look through a hole in the wall,"
said Whaley.
The damage is everywhere - the living room, the bathroom, the balcony. "We noticed it when we were having some construction done on the other side of the house about two years ago," he said.
Whaley doesn't know the extent of the damage, but his wife has had enough. Recently a structural engineer examined his home and gave him a dismal report.
"He gets to the door and I said, 'what do you think?' He said, 'toast'. He said, you don't want to be in the house if the wind starts blowing," said Whaley.
Whaley has a repair bond with his pest control company. The Florida Bureau of Entomology met with Whaley and the company, which agreed to pay for repairs per the contract with Whaley.
"I'm not sure it can be corrected, I'm not sure it can be fixed," he said.
One construction company declined to bid on the repairs, and another company estimated it would cost 1.8 million to repair.
Whaley is waiting to see what his pest control company will do, but he wants his experience to be a warning to other homeowners.
"The message is, people need to be aware of who is treating their house and what they're using," said Whaley.
Attorney Greg Crosslin represents the pest control company. He said he has talked to Whaley and his attorneys, and different builders.
"Florida Pest Control & Chemical Company intends to honor the obligations of its service agreement," said Crosslin in a statement. "As a pest control operator we are not responsible for defective design or defective construction of homes. We welcome the opportunity to resolve the issue."
Termites are swarming right now and the Florida Bureau of Entomology said this is the time to protect your investment. Before you hire a pest control company to inspect and treat your home, find out if it treats subterranean termites or dry wood termites or both.
Also, find out if the service contract include a bond, is it a repair bond or a retreat bond and what are the limitations?
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Recently, the nation marked the 42nd memorial anniversary of the late former international, Tesilimi Balogun. 'TANA AIYEJINA takes a look at the glorious career of the man regarded as Nigeria's best player ever by those who saw him play
Nicknamed Thunderbolt because of his killer shots, those who watched Tesilimi Balogun play still insist Nigeria has never had a better shooter of the ball and dribbler than him.
In fact, a popular myth says the 6 feet 2 inches tall Balogun once killed a goalkeeper with a ferocious shot that pierced through his belly.
Even though that has since been dispelled by his family, close friends and those that watched him play, the fact remains that Balogun was a footballer, whose ferocious shots from any part of the field, caused problems for keepers.
"One of the funny tales is that of the goalkeeper who died after trying to stop my father's shot. Well, the truth is that he did not tear his stomach with the shot. The goalkeeper had an injury trying to stop his shot and because the medical facility at the time was not as efficient as we have today, he died of injury," Balogun's son, Kayode, told SUNDAY PUNCH.
"But my father did not have the intention of killing the goalkeeper with the shot. It was a match and he only tried to score for his side."
Former Nigeria coach, Adegboyega Onigbinde, a close friend of the late footballer, added, "That was an exaggeration. But it was as a result of his terrific shots that he was given the nickname Thunderbolt because when he took a shot, it was accurate and hard."
In a football career that spanned over 15 years, the forward, a pioneer member of the Red Devils, as the national team was once known, was capped six times, scoring goals and played in seven FA Cup finals, winning five.
Born in Lagos in 1927, many tipped Balogun to become a future table tennis star while growing up in Port Harcourt but on his return to Lagos in the 1940s, he joined Eleven Stars FC and table tennis' loss, became football's gain.
He moved to Apapa Bombers in 1942 and spent two seasons there before switching to UAC XI in 1944. He also played for Marine Athletics, Railways XI, Jos XI, Pan Bank Team, Dynamos Club and SCOA XI. before moving abroad to join
He toured the UK with a Nigerian select team known as the UK Tourists in 1949. Playing barefooted alongside his teammates, he impressed in the nine friendly games they played, thus convincing officials of Peterborough United to sign him in 1955.
He was initially taken on trial at Skegness Town in the 1956/57 season, but was signed on by manager Jack Taylor for the rest of the season. He made his league debut and scored in the 3-1 win against Watford at Loftus Road on October 13, 1956.
Balogun went on to make 16 appearances, scoring seven goals in all competitions in the 56/57 season.
He also played for Queens Park Rangers, where he scored three goals in 13 appearances in the Football League. After leaving QPR, he returned to non-League football at Holbeach United.
The UK Tourists had their first Grade A match in Freetown, against the Sierra Leonean national team, at the end of their tour of the UK. Balogun capped a fine outing with the second goal in a 2-0 win for the Nigerians.
His last outing for Nigeria was in 1960, when the Red Devils— as the national team later became known— lost 2-1 to the United Arab Emirates in a game to mark the installation of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe as Governor-General of Nigeria.
Onigbinde recalls vividly, his experience with Balogun, on his return from the UK in 1958, at the instance of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the then Premier of Western Region.
Today, Onigbinde is one of Nigeria's most accomplished coaches, having led the national team to a final spot at the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations and becoming the first indigenous coach, 18 years later, to coach the Super Eagles at the World Cup.
He has also held key technical positions in FIFA and CAF, but he attributes his success to Balogun, who convinced him to go into coaching.
Onigbinde said, "We met in 1958, when he came back from Europe and was employed by the Western Region sports council; he wanted me to come to Ibadan. As at that time, I was already a Grade 2 teacher taking care of my family and I considered that if I left for Ibadan, how would I take care of the family? There was no money in football then. It was only when you won a cup that they will give you some cash. So I stayed away but as fortune would have it, I had to do my Teachers' Grade 2 course in St. Luke's Teachers' College, Ibadan, between 1960 and 1961.
"I was playing and coaching the college team and occasionally, I would invite Thunder Balogun to help me out. So, we became close from that point and he insisted that I attend a coaching course at the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan.
"He made sure I attended the two-week course and we became even closer and he said he saw certain qualities in me, which would make me a great coach. I wish he were alive today."
The Lagos State Government named the state's best stadium after Balogun in appreciation of his efforts in football development in the country.
His family have also set up various football projects to ensure that the legacy he left behind is kept alive.
"We have established a foundation in his (Balogun) name to assist sportsmen and women who gave their best for Nigeria during their youthful days. Now that they can no longer serve, they need our support and that is where we come in. We've been doing it in the past four years," Balogun's son, Olamide, said.
"We also have the Teslimi Thunder Balogun Academy; there is the U-13, U-15 and U-17. There is also an U-15 and U-17 competition named after him."
Balogun was a man of many firsts in Nigerian football history. He is the first Nigerian player to score on his Grade A debut for the national team; the first player to net a hat-trick in the glamorous FA Cup, in Pan Bank's 6-1 humiliation of Warri in 1953, and also the first African to qualify as a professional coach.
He was an assistant to Hungarian Josef Ember— then Nigerian coach—at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
Onigbinde does not mince words in saying the late legend is the best Nigerian footballer ever, even though most people in the present generation hardly saw him play.
He said, "I have always said that he is the greatest footballer Nigeria has produced. He combined almost everything as a player: skill, technique, speed and everything. I am still convinced that he was the greatest footballer the country ever produced.
''One great thing the present generation of footballers can learn from Balogun is dedication. He was dedicated to the game, and was always very serious with anything he laid his hands on. Thunder Balogun was just great.
A proverb says thunder does not strike twice in the same place. The one time it did in Nigerian football, through Balogun, it had an amazing impact. Will it strike again?
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PETA was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals. PETA is an international nonprofit charitable organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, with affiliates worldwide.
PETA believes that animals have rights and deserve to have their best interests taken into consideration, regardless of whether they are useful to humans. Like you, they are capable of suffering and have an interest in leading their own lives.
The very heart of all of PETA's actions is the idea that it is the right of all beings—human and nonhuman alike—to be free from harm. Our world is plagued with many serious problems, all of which deserve our attention. Cruelty to animals is one of them. We believe that all people should try to stop animal abuse whenever and wherever they can.
Since 1980, PETA has campaigned to establish a global society in which humans consider the needs of what Henry Beston, noted American writer and naturalist of the mid-20th century, so beautifully called "the other nations." We uphold the rights of individual animals to be respected. For most, that means simply leaving them alone.
PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry.
In today's world of virtually unlimited choices, animal exploitation is simply unacceptable. We can eat better, educate ourselves better, clothe ourselves better, and entertain ourselves better without torturing and killing animals.
We have the power to spare animals excruciating pain by making better choices about the food we eat, the things we buy, and the activities we support.
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Regardless of your country mood, you can find what you are looking for at YouTube.com. I get excited every time I go to YouTube.com and get to watch free country videos and fan taped country performances. I just love how easy YouTube.com is to use and how much country music is available. Many country artists and their labels upload stuff themselves. My favorites are the live performance clips. No matter how crappy the quality, it is just fun to watch. So if you are one of the few people that didn't know about all the country music available on YouTube, check it out. You won't regret it. If you are very familiar with country music on YouTube.com, please check out a few of my current favorite YouTube country music links below and comment about cool music links you have found.
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BIG HEROES! BIG VILLAINS! AND BIGGER ADVENTURES this week, Share Your Universe with a brand new episode of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriorsthis Sunday at 9 ET/PT inside the Marvel Universe on Disney XD.
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Spider-Man and his friends team up with The Avengers to stop Loki and Doctor Octopus from using an army of Venomized monsters to destroy New York City. Spider-Man's new and old worlds must join forces to destroy these monsters! But which team will Spidey choose to fight alongside when the battle is over?


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Welcome to the UB Rescue Network!The purpose of this board is to allow members who can not take on any more rescues, or who can not reach a certain rescue, to post regarding bettas - as well as other fish and aquatic reptiles/amphibians/invertebrates - in need of good, permanent homes. It will also serve as a place for willing transporters and foster homes to advertise their services. My hope is that with the addition of this board, we can help place more aquatic life with loving, compassionate owners.
However, before you begin posting, please read the following guidelines for posting:
- You may post about neglectful conditions in pet stores for phone call/letter-writing purposes only.
- You may cross-post animals on Petfinder and other pet adoption listings.
- You may cross-post animals on Craigslist/Online Classified Ads.
- You may cross-post animals in shelters.
- You may post animals you know of for adoption from private owners
- You may not post private adoptions of your own; we have a board for that already.
- You may not post encouraging people to buy fish from negligent stores.
- If you are posting about an animal listed on another site, you must include a link to the original posting.
- If you are willing to foster or transport the animal you are posting about, please note so in the topic.
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- Poster Willing to Transport?
- Willing to Foster/Transport IF Approved by Poster?
- Quoted Text of Original Listing
- Link to Original Listing
- Location of Animal
- Contact Info of Current Owner
- Species of Animal
- Any Special Needs/Health Issues
- Conditions of Adoption Set by Current Owner
- Owner Willing to Transport?
- Willing to Foster/Transport IF Approved by Owner?
Thanks in advance for your care and compassion for all aquatic life!