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Product Developments, Investors Conferences, Divestitures, and Quarterly Cash Dividends - Research Report on LyondellBasell, Sigma-Aldrich, Cytec Industries, RPM International, and Scotts Miracle-Gro Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom PR Newswire NEW YORK, July 18, 2013 NEW YORK, July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Analysts' Corner announced new research reports highlighting LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE: LYB), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT), RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM), and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. LyondellBasell Industries NV Research Report On July 15, 2013, LyondellBasell Industries NV (LyondellBasell) announced that it has developed propylene glycol USP/EP with a specified purity of 99.9%, making it the only producer in the US to specify this minimum level of purity, surpassing the former purity benchmark of 99.8%. Jim Bartley, Americas propylene glycol Marketing Manager for LyondellBasell, said, "This sets a new benchmark for the industry. This higher purity means manufacturers can enhance the quality of their end use products." The Company informed that propylene glycol USP/EP is utilized in health-sensitive applications including pharmaceuticals, food, animal feed, and cosmetics. The Full Research Report on LyondellBasell Industries NV - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/dc7c_LYB] -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation Research Report On July 9, 2013, Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Sigma-Aldrich) announced that it will hold a quarterly conference call to review its Q2 2013 financial results on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Interested parties can listen and view the presentation slides via the Internet on the Company's website. A replay of the call will also be available from July 23, 2013 to July 30, 2013 and can be accessed either through the Company provided numbers or through its website. The Full Research Report on Sigma-Aldrich Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/75e5_SIAL] -- Cytec Industries Inc. Research Report On July 15, 2013, Cytec Industries Inc. (Cytec Industries) announced that it has completed the sale of the former Umeco distribution product line (which is currently part of the Industrial Materials segment), to Cathay Investments for a total cash consideration of GBP5.5 million ($8.6 million) subject to customary post-close adjustments. William Avrin, Vice President Corporate Development and President Industrial Materials, said, "These actions are aligned with focusing the Industrial Materials business on improving its existing business in its targeted growth markets." William Wood, President of Aerospace Materials, added, "After a thorough analysis, this initiative provides a clear path to creating a production foundation establishing high standards for quality and customer service to support growth and improved profitability of aerospace interior materials, specialty composite materials and a variety of industrial materials." The Full Research Report on Cytec Industries Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/cf91_CYT] -- RPM International Inc. Research Report On July 2, 2013, RPM International Inc. (RPM) announced that the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of c.$0.23 per share. RPM reported that the quarterly cash dividend will be payable on July 31, 2013 to stockholders of record as of July 12, 2013. The Full Research Report on RPM International Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.AnalystsCorner.com/r/full_research_report/bf23_RPM] -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Research Report On July 12, 2013, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (Scotts) announced that the Company will release its Q3 FY 2013 results on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, before the US financial markets open. The Company will also host a conference call to discuss its results at 9:00 a.m. ET. Scotts informed that the replay of the event will be accessible for 30 days following the conclusion of the call. Also, a live webcast of the call and the press release will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. Scotts further informed that the press release and any accompanying information will be archived and remain available on the site at least for a period of up to 12 month. 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Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Vampire Weekend & other guests joined Conan O'Brien @ Radio City Music Hall (videos)
Conan O'Brien & Vampire Weekend @ Radio City Music Hall (TomChau)
"Conan O'Brien brought The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour to Radio City Music Hall Tuesday night for the first of two performances. By far, the evening's highlight was the surprise appearance of Stephen Colbert, who came out onstage to rib O'Brien for leaving New York to do The Tonight Show in Hollywood...Conan O'Brien was also joined by Vampire Weekend (good practice), Paul Rudd, and Bill Hadar at last night's show which was opened by Reggie Watts. Conan encouraged audience members to live tweet the show. Videos, including of the Colbert part, below...
...Their verbal tiff quickly escalated: "We're at Radio City, there's only one possible way to fight here," Colbert said with his face literally in O'Brien's face. "Anything that gets us to separate our noses and lips," O'Brien answered. "How about a good old-fashioned dance-off?" Colbert suggested. Cue "Pour Some Sugar on Me."
I would say Colbert was winning until he ruptured his hamstring. He was about to admit defeat when -- "Don't you dare, Stephen Colbert! Don't you dare! Don't you dare!" It was the voice of Jon Stewart booming from the back of the theater. (Even those of us in the last row of the second mezzanine who couldn't see him knew it immediately.) Stewart walked down an aisle to the stage -- wearing a red satin shirt, black pants, and a gold cummerbund -- as the audience exploded into a standing ovation. The fan reaction caught on the video says it best: "Holy f--ing s--!"... [EW]
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Land of Talk @ Masonic Temple in 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
tonight in NYC
* Jello Biafra on a boat
* Michale Graves @ Europa
* Grant Hart, The Octagon @ 92YTribeca
* Peter Wolf, Kenny White @ The Bell House
* Holy Fuck, Nice Nice @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Rooftop Films w/ Braids @ Open Road Rooftop
* Ken Mode, My America, Engineer, Rosetta @ Union Pool
* The Needy Visions, Mmoss, Andy & Zeus @ Party Expo
* Curren$y, Vado, Rich Hil, Sean Price @ Public Assembly
* Twin Sister, Lost Boy, Data Dog @ Glasslands
* Fitz & The Tantrums, Cheap Seats @ Mercury Lounge
* Beige, Translations, Rewards, Picture Picture @ The Cameo
* The Besnard Lakes, Land of Talk, Holopaw @ Bowery Ballroom
* Chrome Cranks, K-Holes, Electroputas, Hollerado @ Cake Shop
* Reverend Horton Heat, Cracker, Miss Derringer @ Highline Ballroom
* The So So Glos, Grooms, Yvette, Fiasco, Ava Luna @ Monster Island Basement
* Junk Science, Tone Tank & Scott Thorough, Das Racist, Cavalier @ Knitting Factory
* Ninjasonik, Liquor Store, Unstoppable Death Machines, Fuck School, Ghost Mall @ Don Pedro
* Streetlab, Will Tendy, Free Blood, Psychobuildings, Warm Ghost @ The Studio at Webster Hall
* The Tony Castles, Darlings, Boogie Boarder, Snakes Say Hiss, Tough Knuckles @ Death By Audio
* Blissed Out, Prince Rama, Quiet Hooves, Total Slacker, Bubbly Mommy Gun, Perfect Bitch @ Silent Barn
The Whitney is open till midnight.
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The Primavera Sound Festival is happening in Spain.
Maryland Death Fest kicks off in Maryland.
Party Expo got shut down by the police last night (it was the Street Boners release party). It might be minor, and won't affect future nights, but maybe.
the Bushwick Rooftop Festival kicks off at 3pm on Saturday.
Sodom isn't play tonight since they canceled their US tour.
The Gossip played "Heavy Cross" on some show at Cannes. Video below...
The Juan MacLean's video for "Feel So Good" is below.
New Vampire Weekend video for "Holiday" below...
Yim Yames perormed with John Prine on Letterman on 5/26. Video below...
What else?
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Dum Dum Girls @ SXSW 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
Dum Dum Girls are touring with their very good friends Crocodiles in June and July along the West Coast (Dum Dum frontwoman Dee Dee is married to Brandon from Crocs, who played as part of the band at their first show in 2009 and on their LP).
After that, Dum Dum Girls go on tour with Beach House and Vampire Weekend beginning in the end of August. That includes the three-night Radio City run. Both bands open on all three days from September 15th-September 17th. Tickets for all of those are still on sale. All dates listed below.
Beach House's summer shows also include another NYC gig - Prospect Park with the National on July 27th (that is currently sold out).
You can download two Dum Dum Girls songs - (via their label Sub Pop, "the first, 'Bhang, Bhang, I'm a Burnout,' is the second song from their Sub Pop debut, I Will Be...the second is 'Pay for Me,' which was previously only available on their Record Store Day split with Male Bonding") - here. You can download two more above.
Dum Dum Girls playing "Bhang Bhang" live, other videos, plus all Dum Dum Girls & Beach House tour dates (including the stops on DDG's current European tour), are below...
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Austin City Limits announces 2010 festival lineup (Eagles, Muse, Phish, Strokes, MIA, LCD, Spoon, Gayngs, more)
ACL 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
October 8-10, 2010 | Zilker Park, Austin, TXTickets go on sale today. The 2010 ACL lineup is below...
"The Austin City Limits Music Festival began as a modest, two-day event and now, as it enters it's 9th year, has become a perennial American music experience. Taking place at the heart of Austin, Texas in the legendary Zilker Park, ACL Festival has grown to 3 days, 8 stages and over 130 bands."
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The Black Keys played the Classic Car Club in NYC (pics), appear on the new Twilight Soundtrack (track list)
photos by Bao Nguyen
"Agh. Free Black Keys concert tonight at the Classic Car Club but lines were CRAZY!" - quiet soliloquy
"Fans have overwhelmingly expressed, in 354+ comments on The Black Keys Facebook page, that the band has "sold out" following an announcement that a new song, "Chop And Change", will be a part of the soundtrack for the third installment of extremely popular vampire movie franchise "Twilight".The Black Keys, who are opening or Pearl Jam at MSG this week (and playing a benefit at Housing Works that will also be a temporary Black Keys pop up shop), and whose sole SXSW show this year was a T-Mobile-sponsored Mog show, played a Microsoft/Verizon Kin show in NYC last night (5/15). The show took place at the Classic Car Club in Tribeca, just like the Passion Pit one did one night earlier. A free Kin Ting Tings show also happened last night at a different venue.
The Black Keys' have sold out? Yeah, sure. If anything, they've finally just sold in on their own terms.
In most cases, the term "sold out" would be fantastic news to artists in regards to shows, books, CDs, etc. It simply claims that the artist/event is doing so well that they have run out of space or items and that it is pretty much exclusive and rare - a privilege, really. It's heartbreaking to the people who did not get a chance to be a part of it, but it does hint at success, which can obviously be rendered in many different ways. For people who appreciate "underground" or lesser-known works or talents, however, "selling out" is the worst possible brand that you can get from a fan - it pretty much means that you are now not good enough to be appreciated anymore, and that you are now "mainstream" or "too trendy."" [The Black Keys Fan Lounge]
No more Kin shows in NYC, but Chicago has one by The Dead Weather coming up. The Dead Weather (who also opened a pop up shop in NYC when their last record came out), along with Metric (who play NYC tonight/Sunday), Muse (who are taking Metric on tour), Band of Horses (who also open for Pearl Jam at MSG this week), Vampire Weekend and others, also appear on the new Twilight soundtrack. The full tracklisting and more pictures from the Kin show below...
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Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rodrigo y Gabriela are probably excited right now. Their first-ever headlining show at NYC's Radio City Music Hall happens tonight (4/29). Tickets are still on sale if you want to go. At some point, Rod and Gab also added a May 1st show in Atlantic City, but that has been cancelled, as has a May 1st show at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in New Orleans. Don't ask me.
Their tour continues at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, MA on May 4th, includes a slew of European festival dates this summer, and a return trip to the United States for some more concerts in August (Boston Opera House on August 26th included) (another NYC date TBA announced around then too?).
Not counting "Glee Live In Concert!" (but counting New Kids on the Block who have the same amount of shows coming up there as Vampire Weekend) (three), the full list of currently announced Radio City Music Hall concerts is below...
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photos by Rachel Carr, words by Daiana Feuer
Jay-Z, Beyonce & Johnny Rotten
This year, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival reveals that tattoos are more ubiquitous among social scenes than ever before. A walking museum of quotes and legendary faces from Jesus to Michael Jackson decorates the backs, shoulders, calves and fingers of people fashionably reliving their favorite historical decades at this heat-stroke inducing music marathon.
I thought Wale didn't show up, but later found out that he showed up late. Baroness demonstrated the art of rocking out at least three to five times before each song reached a satisfied climax. Metal can be a real turn on, especially surrounded by sweaty good-looking people. Deer Tick performed an R+B version of "Ashamed" followed by John McCauley caressing his nipples. LA band Iglu and Hartly had enthusiasm, but is this Mickey Avalon without the drugs and prostitutes? Which leaves what? Sleigh Bells began with a booty melting bass line palpable from the VIP section across the field, soon overtaken by hipster hop metal pop for people that like beaches and children. The Avett Brothers made an exciting second Coachella appearance on the Outdoor Stage. Two years ago, the band played Sunday gospel time, all manners and simplicity, but the Bros returned with a full band, and a few thousand people singing every word, stomping to the banjo, and hugging during the sweet parts. The banjo will take over America. Just wait. Country music is infiltrating avant-garde and above ground indie worlds alike.
Standing midway between the big stages, just a few feet from yet another girl with the words "Have u seen my friend Molly?" scrawled on her back, the Avett Brothers' heart-wrenching "January Wedding" got a reggaeton remix from Calle 13 booming on the Main Stage. This Puerto Rican dancefloor marvel used a tea kettle for a mic effect, and taught the audience to say "No me jodas las pelotas" against negativity ("Don't fuck my balls"). Speaking of balls, Yeasayer's crowd went absolutely nuts screaming, but the guys barely seemed aware, transported as they were to some space station cloud. The harmonies rocked like angelic aliens-but, smile, guys. Hockey demonstrated a genuine interest in moving indie rock standards forward, especially attracting the PG-13 festival contingency. M. ward raspy singing "Roll Over Beethoven" during She & Him's set delivered tingly shivers, but Zooey Deschanel's approach to "I Put A Spell On You" did not crumble souls. Her jazzy voice and bouncy energy otherwise made for a good time that elicited repetitive shouts of "I Love You!" from the first row.
Gil Scott-Heron
Music should be at least marginally weird or infinitely classic, but Tom Morello's band, Street Sweeper Social Club, brings nothing new to either category and so seems a waste of great musicians. Get weird or the future will never arrive. That being said, the musicians Coachella digs up from history often present the most exciting moments. Rock steady ska pioneers The Specials sent a crispy, warm message to Rudy that every witness appreciated immensely, but it was outrageous that barely any photographers showed up for Gil Scott-Heron's smooth, soulful set [editor's note: ours did!]. The man is partly responsible for getting Martin Luther King, Jr. a holiday, godfathered hip hop, and that doesn't merit attention? A large crowd attended his every word, but the photos won't show it. Later on, James Murphy screamed Gil Scott-Heron's name during "Losing My Edge" as if it were the name of God. Glad he gets it. LCD Soundsystem's first single in 2002, "Losing My Edge" is a historical document worth preserving for the ages, an essence that speaks to what Coachella seems bent on capturing and rewriting every year. Echo & The Bunnymen rode the high-hat zealously-as many have copied since-giving chapped lips sugar kisses. Public Image, Ltd., could not take Jay-Z's audience away from him nor unglue Fever Ray fans from Karin Dreijer Andersson's encompassing fog spell, but I'll be damned if PiL wasn't the best show all day. John Lydon's hair stood on edge and he rolled his rrrr's heroically. His gang of old men put the good junk in post-punk.
As this first 12 hour music summary comes to a close, a few acts remain worth giving a hoot about. Grizzly Bear's hypnotic power hardly needs mentioning and Vampire Weekend knows you love "Horchata." New cool La Roux magnetizes with a disco flavor that Anita Ward might approve. As hoped, Little Dragon's gentle fire breathing soul pop fronted by Yukimi's sexy voice and adorable stage presence comes in as Friday's second favorite. The music's weird enough, bent on discovering surprises. One-woman band Imogen Heap, as well, is the queen of surprises. She moves around her instruments, looping this and dubbing that as if casually mixing a magic potion or prepping a sandwich. Jay-Z's "On To The Next One" is an appropriate theme song for the attention span needed to get your money's worth at Coachella. And then Beyonce came out. We all bowed down before her short shorts.
Them Crooked Vultures, Passion Pit, Dillinger Escape Plan, Yo Gabba Gabba, and The Whitest Boy Alive also played sets on Friday. The Cribs were among those who could not. Coachella continues for a second day today/Saturday (Record Store Day). More pictures and videos and stuff from the first day, below...
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Big Ears Fest Day 3 - The National, My Brightest Diamond, St. Vincent, Tim Hecker & Ben Frost, more (pics, video, review)
by Andrew Frisicano
this post concludes our Big Ears 2010 Festival coverage. links to the first two posts are also below...
"When people ask what my favorite place to play is, I tell them about this place. It's like playing inside an Easter egg," quipped My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden, gazing at the deep-sea blue dome overhead at Knoxville's Tennessee Theater. The psychedelic cavern, a mish-mash of decorative styles and colors, served as the home to the Big Ears festival's largest shows, and its final act on Sunday night, with headliner the National.
The National's presence was felt long before they took the stage - in the hand of guitarist Bryce Dessner, who co-curated the fest, in the National members' supporting gigs, playing behind Doveman, Clogs and others, and in the abundance of friends and fellow Brooklyn-ites in the Big Ears lineup. Of course, those are all connected. One look at the stage during the first song of the National's encore - "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" off their forthcoming High Violet - revealed a selection of Big Ears' top acts - Nico Muhly, St. Vincent, Shara Worden and sometimes-National members Padma Newsome and Thomas Bartlett (Sufjan came out for a song, but not during the encore), all of whom performed earlier in the weekend on their own. (Read here about days one and two)
Attendees also had the chance to opt for music outside of that circle. At Big Ears Annex, Tim Hecker and Ben Frost collaborated for a set of fragile, icy noise (they both played on their own earlier too - Hecker opened for Bang on a Can All-Stars' performance of Music For Aiports and the Books at the TN Theater). Trio Konk Pack took the same stage later for improvised noises, pops and whirs - like the soundtrack to an invisible film. The night before, one could choose between Liturgy and Gang Gang Dance - two bands at the top of their respective genres - while Terry Riley's In C filled the Tennessee Theater to its elliptical rafters.
Around the corner from the Annex at the Pilot Light, KnoEars, an unaffiliated, somewhat anti-Big Ears DIY Fest, hosted an all-day lineup that included homemade noise, Replacements-style punk and more emanating into Sunday's rainy street.
Terry Riley, selected to be this year's resident guide, performed four times over the three days - all in different settings. Other repeat acts like Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), who played with Sam Amidon, the fest's first act (interviewed here), and The National, its last, were frequent Knoxville fixtures for the three-day fest, running to their own gigs or enjoying others'.
"Mr. Riley also enjoyed a fair number of other people's shows, especially the art-song band Clogs. ("They were the hit for me," he said, beaming over breakfast on Monday morning. "Great performers, great writing. I'm going to buy their CD when I get home.")" [NY Times]Doveman and Nico Muhly both played earlier Sunday in a set that included material from their recent Peter Pears project, the Footloose soundtrack, and their 802 tour partner Sam Amidon (who had to catch a flight to Germany). That show's headliner, St. Vincent, provided a counterpoint to their pianos with a set of songs steeped in squealing noise and leveling distortion.
More pictures and videos from the fest are below...
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Estimated Value: Priceless... and the bidding is currently at $1900. Other items for sale at "Crafts for a Cause" include a Chan Marshall (Cat Power) "I Love You" painting, an Aziz Ansari caricature, Natalie Portman's worn shoes, an Adam Green t-shirt, a Kimya Dawson tote bag, a Feist shirt, a Devendra Banhart painting, plus stuff by Regina Spektor, Mars Volta, Fleet Foxes, Tegan & Sara, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Sia, Norah Jones, and Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear's childhood guitar....
Item Number 128
Item Description
These are very rare, limited edition Daft Punk toy robots called "Daft Punk 1000% Kubricks" made by the legendary Japanese toy manufacturer Medicom in collaboration with the legendary Hong Kong based toy manufacturers, Silly Thing.
They have both been signed and decorated by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Momem-Christo, of Daft Punk
They sell new for $2000 for the pair.
They are 25" tall.
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Big Ears Fest Day 2 - Joanna Newsom, Clogs w/ Sufjan, Fred Armisen, Nico Muhly, Terry Riley, more (pics, video, review)
by Andrew Frisicano
Sufjan Stevens
Collaborations were the order of the day on Big Ears' Saturday, March 27th schedule (day two). At 1pm, the 802 Tour - Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and Sam Amidon with violist Nadia Sirota - performed songs written by each. The National's Dessner brothers and drummer Bryan Devendorf joined for a selection of full-band Doveman songs, and the finale was a clamoring, epic version of the folk song "The Two Sisters" arranged by Nico (part of the percussion included Nico combing Thomas's hair). Sam played his own set with help from Thomas one day earlier, and later Saturday night.
Before that, the day started with Andrew W.K.'s Q&A-heavy lecture at the Knoxville Museum of Art (he played a set of music the night before) and a Bang on a Can All-Stars set that included works by Dave Longstreth, both at noon. Dirty Projectors performed later in the day (3:45pm) at Tennessee Theatre on a bill that also included DJ/Rupture and William Basinski who went on at the same time as Liturgy (who played at the Big Ears Annex at 2pm and then again at Pilot Light at midnight).
Clogs took the stage at the Bijou Theater with guests as well. Rumors of a solo set by Sufjan Steven circulated, but he only played one of his own songs, "Barn Owl Night Killer," on piano. Clogs were also assisted by Shara Worden, Aaron Dessner and Calder Quartet. Matt Berninger was delayed en route to Knoxville, so he didn't make his duet on "Last Song," for which main Clog Padma Newsome filled in. That wasn't the actual last song - new-album closer "We Were Here" was, which featured Sufjan on vocals and banjo along with Shara Worden and guitar by Aaron Dessner. A similar show happened in Brooklyn a few days earlier.
Joanna Newsom
The Saturday headliners - Vampire Weekend and Joanna Newsom - both played to sold out crowds (Vampire Weekend at the sprawling, ornate-adorned 1600 seat Tennessee Theater with opener Abe Vigoda). Joanna Newsom's set was opened by Fred Armisen aka Jens Hannemann, a master of "complicated drummer technique." Armisen also joined her set for one song to play awkward and out-of-place cowbell.
At the Tennessee, the night ended with Terry Riley's Autodreamagraphical Tales - music from Bang on a Can over Terry reading from his actual dreams (Eastern religion and weed popped up frequently) - and In C, led by BoaC's Evan Ziporyn and featuring the rest of Bang on a Can All-Stars as well as Calder Quartet, Clogs, Nico Muhly, Nadia Sirota, Gyan Riley, and Terry on voice. The open-ended song stretched to an hour, canceling out any chance to catch late night sets from Javelin and Gang Gang Dance. Gang Gang was stil going when I arrived, but the club shut down the power mid-song and flipped on the lights promptly at 3am, sending everyone home.
A recap of Friday is HERE. More pictures and videos from Saturday are below...
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Vampire Weekend add 3rd Radio City Music Hall show (same amount of shows Lady Gaga is playing at MSG)
Vampire Weekend @ Bowery Ballroom in January (more by Bao Nguyen)
One. Two. Now THREE shows at Radio City Music Hall (the same number of shows Lady Gaga is playing at MSG, and one less than she played at Radio City).
Due to overwhelming demand, Vampire Weekend have added a third show at New York's Radio City Music Hall! The show is on September 17th, and will follow 2 sold-out nights on the 15th and 16th. Tickets will be on sale this Friday at 11am e.s.t.
The shows at Radio City Music Hall mark their first in their hometown since their three night run around the release of their new album Contra in January. Contra debuted on the charts at #1 and their self-titled debut album was recently certified gold. Since the album's release, the band has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. They are currently in the middle of a US tour in support of Contra.
an old photo of Voivod
Titus Andronicus @ Mercury Lounge on New Years Eve (more by Zach Stern)
tonight in NYC
* Soulive @ Brooklyn Bowl
* The Silent League @ Sycamore
* Marky Ramone (DJ) @ The Frying Pan
* Sondre Lerche @ (early) Maxwell's
* Naam, Liturgy, Tournament @ Union Pool
* Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, Trey Songz @ Izod Center
* Amniotic, Twin Sister, Jersey Band @ Coco 66
* Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore @ Joe's Pub
* Pierced Arrows, Lullabye Arkestra @ (late) Maxwell's
* The Death Set, The So So Glos, Sweet Bulbs @ Bruar Falls
* Title Tracks, Pretty & Nice, Gary B & Notions @ Union Hall
* Kreator, Voivod, Nachtmystium @ Nokia Theatre Times Square
* Backslider, Chainsaw To The Face, The Communion @ ABC No Rio
* Vinicio Capossela, Marc Ribot, Frank London @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Tall Firs, Arms, We Are Country Mice, Dragon Turtle @ Glasslands
* Backslider, Chainsaw To The Face, Unmen, Bloodkitt @ Rock Star Bar
* High Teen Boogie, Little Victory, Edie Sedgwick @ (late) Cake Shop
* RJD2, Break Science, Happy Chichester @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Evan Dando, The Candles, Blair 9:30, The Naked Hearts @ Mercury Lounge
* Blacklisted, Gods & Queens, Tiger Flowers, Chambers @ (early) Cake Shop
* Pet Ghost Project, Akudama, Monogold, Papa, Teenage Prayers @ Spike Hill
* Titus Andronicus, Parts and Labor, Babies, Cloud Nothings @ Bowery Ballroom
* Alex Bleeker & The Freaks, Family Portrait, guest @ 59 Jefferson St., #402
* Free Kisses, Shark?, Byrds of Paradise, Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Shea Stadium
* Golden Triangle, Sandwitches, Coasting, Girls at Dawn @ Monster Island Basement
* Robbers on High Street, Ravens & Chimes, Queen Killing Kings @ Bell House
* Math the Band, Peelander Z, Uncle Monsterface, Eskalators, Lima @ Death By Audio
* Nude Beach, Total Slacker, Girls At Dawn, Anasazis,Mystic Underground @DonPedro
* Jason Blum, The Scandinavian, Half-Breeds, I'm Turning Into @ Pete's Candy Store
* Shara Worden & yMusic, yMusic, Sarah Small, Black Sea Hotel (Shara Worden-curated 2-night fest) @ 92YTribeca
Vampire Weekend and Zach Galifianakis are on SNL tonight.
JBM is no longer opening for Sondre Lerche at Maxwell's tonight. He is instead on tour with Rogue Wave.
Voivod play Nokia Theatre with Kreator tonight. Catch them in Austin at the free BV/M For Montreal party on 3/20.
The Girls at Dawn pull double duty tonight. They share the bill with The Sandwitches and Golden Triangle at Monster Island, and they play with Nude Beach, Total Slacker and others at Don Pedro.
The Blacklisted / Tiger Flowers / Chambers show kicks off at Cake Shop at 5pm. Flyer below...
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The Roots Picnic - 2010 date & initial lineup (Vampire Weekend, Clipse, The Very Best, Tune-Yards, Run DMC?)
The Roots Picnic 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)
As Pitchfork reported, The Roots Picnic will be happening again this year at Philadelphia's Festival Pier on Penn's Landing, on Saturday, June 5th. ?uestlove announced part of the lineup via a Twitvideo (which you can see below), and it includes of Mayer Hawthorne, Clipse, the Very Best, Neka, Tune-Yards (a recent Questlove favorite), Das Racist, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew, Pattern Is Movement, headliner Vampire Weekend and The Roots (with two side-projects, Black Thought's Money Making Jam Boys and ?uestlove with DJ Jazzy Jeff). He also says that the fest will be reuniting a certain black hat/gold chain (and it could be assumed, Adidas)-wearing hip-hop crew.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 5th at 10am.
Mayer Hawthorne headlines Webster Hall Thursday night (3/4).
Picture sets from last year's Picnic are here. Pictures from a 2009 show at Brooklyn Bowl that featured more than a few of the members of this year's lineup are here. See ?uestlove's video for yourself (where he also announces that it's the Roots' one year anniversary on Fallon - congrats!) below...
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Tickets are on sale for a September 16th show at Radio City Music Hall show which was added when the September 15th show sold right out at noon.
The Thermals @ Pitchfork Fest 2009 (more by Joseph Xu)
Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon for the Vampire Weekend show at Radio City Music Hall.
Tickets go on AmEx presale at noon for the Broken Bells show at Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Tickets are on AmEx presale at noon for the Roky Erickson (backed by Okkervil River) show at Webster Hall. Those heading to SXSW will also have a chance to see the same band at a free BrooklynVegan day party at Galaxy Room on Saturday, March 20th.
Tickets are on WRXP presale for the Julian Casablancas show at Irving Plaza (password = 1019RXP). Those in Jersey can also catch him at Starland Ballroom six days later. Strokes-obsessed fans and Julian stalkers can go to both!
Tickets are on AmEx presale for the Gossip show at Terminal 5.
Tickets are on sale at noon for the newly-added Thermals show at Brooklyn Bowl.
Tickets are on sale for the Oh No Ono show at Mercury Lounge.
Tickets are on sale for the Think About Life show at Mercury Lounge.
Tickets are on sale for the Chapterhouse show at The Bell House.
Tickets are on sale for Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine at Brooklyn Masonic Temple.
Vampire Weekend playing Radio City Music Hall, released a video starring RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal & a Jonas Brother
Vampire Weekend @ Bowery Ballroom in January (more by Bao Nguyen)
In the spring of 2006, Columbia University senior Rostam Batmanglij was entertaining literary society parties with his fledgling postmodern Afro-pop band, Vampire Weekend, and wondering if he could pull off life as a professional musician. By the spring of 2008, he was playing the band's runaway hit single, "A-Punk," on Saturday Night Live. Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut had been out only a few months, but fans and critics had been clamoring over it for most of the year. After months of feverish blog hype and the release of an EP that only stoked the fires, the band landed on the March 2008 cover of Spin, which annointed them the year 's Best New Band before their album had even come out -- a first in the magazine's history. Looking back, it still seems insane that a bunch of cerebral schoolboys in pastel cardigans could go from cramming at the library to performing on SNL in the span of a couple of semesters. But according to Batmanglij -- the band's producer, co-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and sole gay member -- Vampire Weekend was meant to be huge. "We all had a strong feeling about the band from the early days," he says. "We had this opportunity to be really out there and avant-garde, but also commercially successful." [Out]Vampire Weekend will be playing Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, September 15th. Tickets go on AmEx presale February 24th at noon. General sale starts Friday at noon.
The last time they played NYC, in January, the band did three nights at three venues: United Palace, Webster Hall and Bowery Ballroom.
They currently have shows booked around Europe, the United States (most with Abe Vigoda opening) and Australia. All those are below.
They just put out a new tennis-centric video for their song "Giving Up the Gun" with cameos by RZA, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and Lil' Jon. That's below...
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We'll get a more complete press release in the morning (and confirm what is listed below is 100% correct), but in the meantime below is a picture of the 2010 Sasquatch poster (that someone Tweeted) and the lineup as read by Bradford Cox at tonight's Atlas Sound show in Seattle (and being listed all over the Internet)....
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Abe Vigoda playing cancer benefit w/ Vivian Girls & No Age in LA, touring w/ Vampire Weekend, playing NYC (dates)
Abe Vigoda @ The Smell in October (more by Rachel Carr)
If you happen to be in L.A. on Saturday, February 7th, "No Cancer: A benefit for our Friend's Mom" will be happening at a "secret" location (e-mail for info, below). Playing sets will be No Age, Vivian Girls, Abe Vigoda, Cowabunga Babes, Best Coast, Nodzzz, Darker My Love and others. A flyer and how to get info on the venue are below.
If you're in NYC, Abe Vigoda visit March 31st for a show at Mercury Lounge with Effi Briest and Cloud Nothings (who have plenty of dates coming up, listed below). Tickets are on sale now.
That show is sandwiched between dates Abe Vigoda opens for Vampire Weekend in March and April. Before those, the band plays the West Coast and Texas in early March with Lovvers.
All tour dates are below...
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It's been almost a year since the Dirty Projectors announced that upright bassist Nat Baldwin would be rejoining the band. Since then Nat has become more of a household indie name than he was when his third solo album was released. "Most Valuable Player", released on April 29th of 2008, was produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor and features contributions by Taylor and the Dirty Projector's Dave Longstreth. It was also around that time that Nat recorded a Daytrotter session which you can still download now.
Most recently, Nat contributed to Vampire Weekend's new album, Contra. He also opened the show they played at Bowery Ballroom on the night they found out that album hit #1. The pictures in this post are from that show. Tonight (1/23), you can catch Nat playing solo again at Sycamore in Brooklyn. More Bowery pics and a video below...
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Bon Iver in a graveyard in Sept. (more by Darren Kim)
tonight in NYC
* Kid Cudi @ Irving Plaza
* Spoon & Mahogany @ Mercury Lounge
* Spacecamp, Your Nature @ Coco66
* Akoya Afrobeat @ Knitting Factory
* Questlove (DJ), Q-Tip (DJ) @ Brooklyn Bowl
* MNDR, Zambri, Tayisha Busay @ Glasslands
* Vetiver, Avi Buffalo, Inlets @ The Bell House
* Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) & Steve Kimock @ Merkin Concert Hall
* Darlings, Lonnie Walker, Motel Motel, Gunfight @ Union Pool
* Free Energy, Eastern Midwestern, pow wow!, Neighbors @ Pianos
* Signal Break, Sunshower Orphans, Mr. Dream, NT Trio @ Cake Shop
* Langhorne Slim, April Smith & the Great Picture Show @ Maxwell's
* Dub Is a Weapon, Bigga Mention, Rob Symeonn @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
* Vampire Weekend, Kwame Dawes (author) @ Barnes & Noble Union Square
* Lady GaGa, Jason Derulo, Semi Precious Weapons @ Radio City Music Hall
* Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Supercute, Julia Weldon @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn
* Support Haiti Benefit w/ Lewis Black, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover of Living Colour, Rich Pagano & The Sugarcane Cups, Marshall Crenshaw, David Johansen @ City Winery
Vampire Weekend appear at Barnes & Noble tonight with Kwame Dawes. Expect a line.
Spoon announced that some tickets will be available at the door for tonight's Mercury Lounge show. Expect a line.
Lightspeed Champion is not playing Bowery Ballroom tonight.
Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver appears as part of the NY Guitar Festival tonight. You can catch him in Ohio in April.
Tonight's Cake shop show, put on by Music vs. Hunger, benefits Haiti relief. Questlove and Q-Tip DJ at Brooklyn Bowl for Haiti, too.
Various new videos below.
What else?
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New York band Vampire Weekend sees its sophomore set "Contra" debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 124,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. The set is only the 12th independently distributed album to top the Billboard 200 chart since SoundScan began powering the list in May of 1991.They knew there was a chance, but Vampire Weekend got the definitive news last night (Tuesday, 1/19) at Bowery Ballroom where they were to play their hometown of NYC for the third night in a row. Sunday was at United Palace. Monday was at Webster Hall. More pictures from Tuesday below...
Vampire Weekend not only celebrates its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, but the New York band also notches its best sales week yet. The quartet's previous best sales frame was earned when its self-titled first album opened with 28,000 copies in its opening week. That set debuted and peaked at No. 17 on the chart and has since sold 498,000.
"Contra" also is the second independently-distributed album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in the past year. It is distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance and marks the first indie set to top the tally since Pearl Jam's self-released "Backspacer" debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated Oct. 10, 2009. [Billboard]
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"Drummer Chris Tomson deserves a raise. Or something. Outfitted in a New Jersey Nets jersey and thumping away like a madman all night, Tomson did his best to lend the show some semblance of rock show urgency, veering confidently from Afropop beats to Latin rhythms to reggaeton pop-pop-pops. He essentially picked up his bandmates, slung them over his shoulder and carried them forward as best he could in the direction of a killer live show." [MTV]Holly Miranda opened for Vampire Weekend at Webster Hall Monday night (1/18). It was the VW's 2nd of 3 NYC shows in a row. The first show was Sunday at United Palace with Titus Andronicus. The last show is tonight (1/19) at Bowery Ballroom with Nat Baldwin (who also plays in Dirty Projectors).
Vampire Weekend are among the artists just-announed to be playing Coachella this year, as are Spoon who just announced a Mercury Lounge show .
More pictures from Webster Hall, including one of the setlist, below...
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Holly Miranda played Webster Hall w/ Vampire Weekend (pics) - new album soon & 2010 tour dates w/ Tegan & Sara
photos by Bao Nguyen
Holly Miranda @ Webster Hall - 1/18/2010
Hello,Holly Miranda, who was joined on stage at one point by her friends The Antlers, opened for her labelmates Vampire Weekend at Webster Hall last night (1/18). It was the headliner's 2nd of three NYC shows in a row. The first night was uptown at United Palace with Titus Andronicus. The third is tonight (1/19) at Bowery Ballroom with Nat Baldwin.
I'm am writing to you from lovely California [on December 30, 2009]. I have been here since finishing my last tour of 2009 with The XX and The Friendly Fires on the West Coast in early December.
Being as it is two days before New Years Eve, I have been reflecting on the year that has past. I cannot begin to say how grateful I am to everyone who has come out to support Timmy and I on the road. To those of you who have given us warm, home cooked meals; a cozy bed to sleep in or visited me at the merch table and kept me company. We could not have done it with out you.
From the Midwest tour with AA Bondy, the East Coast with The Antlers, Europe with The XX, and then again with The XX and The Friendly Fires on the West Coast. We have been busy, but there has been no shortage of good music and amazing people surrounding us at all times.
I am happy to announce that it looks like the coming year will be more of the same...
First I am so excited to say that we will be opening for Vampire Weekend in New York on January 18th at Webster Hall!
Secondly, beginning in February, we will be touring across the continental United States with Tegan & Sara!!! The tour dates are below.
Last, but not least, I'm happy to announce that my full-length album The Magician's Private Library will be out on XL Recordings February 23rd!
Cheers! Here's to 2010!
I hope this finds everyone safe and warm and having a happy holly day!
See you in the new year!
Holly's new cover art and tour dates and more pictures from Webster Hall, below...
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2010 Coachella line up announced (Faith No More, Pavement, Muse, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke, Jay-Z, LCD Soundystem, ???)
Wow...Public Image Ltd, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Grace Jones, Fever Ray, Devo, Hot Chip, Phoenix, Orbital, Spoon, Sly and the Family Stone, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sunny Day Real Estate, Yo La Tengo, Mew, Camera Obscura, Gil Scott-Heron, The xx, John Waters, Dillinger Escape Plan, Deer Tick, Gary Numan... Full Coachella 2010 lineup below....
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"Now we know Contra has bloggers and music lovers torn down the seams, with some loving the album and the rest hating every minute of it, but last night the band had nothing but fans in the seats and played to them by mixing up tunes from their self-titled debut and their new record alike. Older favorites like "A-Punk", "Oxford Comma", and "Ottoman" were all sung along with and new tunes like "Horchata" and "Run" also seemed to get people crooning along with Ezra Koenig and company.Vampire Weekend's show at United Palace last night (1/17) was the first of their three night run that continues at Webster Hall (with Holly Miranda opening) tonight (1/18). More tour dates HERE. More pictures and some videos from Sunday (with Titus Andronicus opening), below...
Watching the band you could see the exhaustion of the early promotional efforts was starting to get to them, but the soldiered on with energy and gusto hitting every note and making sure folks were dancing along to each song. Between tunes Ezra or Rostam would chat with the crowd, telling us this may have been the longest show they had ever played. It truly seemed that way as they seemed to work in just about every song we've ever heard from the band, missing a few but we're assuming we just happened to miss those.
The show was pretty amazing, and while seeing them at the far more intimate Webster Hall or Bowery Ballroom would have been a trip, they seem to have grown to the point where the United Palace Theater is now the perfect setting for the band. The spacious, historic space seemed like home for Vampire Weekend on Sunday night and considering they spent years storming the area not too far south from there it makes all the sense in the world that this would be their homecoming show and that they would receive such an outpouring of love all night long." [PTST]
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In its seven-year history, only two high schools have won the Minnesota girls lacrosse tournament -- Eden Prairie and Blake. In six of those years, the Eagles and Bears met in the final.
That won't change this year. Eden Prairie defeated Apple Valley 13-6 and Blake took down Stillwater 9-7 Thursday in semifinal matchups at Chaska High School.
Eden Prairie (16-2) came scorching hot, scoring the first five goals and going into halftime with an 8-4 lead. Apple Valley, no stranger to playing from behind, felt as if it was in a good position, as long as it could get some help for star midfielder Katie Larson, who was held to one goal in the half thanks to an effective face-guard administered by Eden Prairie.
"We knew we had to take care of Katie and make sure she couldn't handle the ball," Eden Prairie coach Beth Patterson said.
With Larson blanketed, Apple Valley couldn't retain possession long enough to get decent opportunities on offense.
"Our game plan was to take charge of the draw," Patterson said. "It's pretty simple. If we have the possession, they don't -- and they can't score."
Patterson's plan was successful, and Apple Valley coach Alex Ross felt the frustration.
"That big deficit is hard when they possess the ball so well," Ross said. "When we got the ball back, there were some unfamiliar mistakes that we were making, so we couldn't get any momentum to spark the comeback.
Ross said the loss "doesn't blemish anything (Apple Valley has) accomplished" this season. The Eagles' win total (17) is a school record, and they can add to it in the third-place game Saturday.
Ross added that with good young talent on the varsity team and a strong youth program, Apple Valley is positioned well for the next few years to make a run at the title.
The second semifinal game was a rematch of familiar foes. Blake has defeated Stillwater in all four years the Ponies have reached the state tournament. Each year, Stillwater coach Rick Reidt said, the Ponies have come closer than the previous year.
Stillwater (14-4) gave the four-time defending state champion Bears all they could handle. The Ponies trailed by just one goal late in the second half but were unable to keep up with Blake's speedy forwards.
"They're a great team, and it was a great game," Reidt said. "This is evidence that our team has improved, so hopefully next year we can take it one step higher."
Saturday's 5 p.m. state final will match the two most acclaimed programs in the state. Blake (16-2) defeated Eden Prairie 15-10 during the regular season.
"You can expect a lot of strategy from both sides," Blake coach Laura Mark said. "You're going to see a lot of passing and dishing the ball on transition plays. It's going to be a great game, and we're looking forward to it."


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Australia women cruise into final
Australia women set the standard for their male counterparts by booking a place in the ICC World Twenty20 final courtesy of a convincing win over India.
Less than 24 hours before the men's side face Pakistan in the second semi-final, the women produced a polished display to cruise home with seven wickets and seven balls to spare in St Lucia.
Captain Alex Blackwell led by example, hitting 61 off 49 balls to marshal Australia's pursuit of 120 to win, while Leah Poulton completed the job with an unbeaten 30.
Australia's triumph, however, was founded on an impressive performance with the ball and in the field.
Ellyse Perry's four overs yielded only 19 runs and contained the key wicket of Poonam Raut, who made a patient 44 at the top of the order in a total of 119 for five.
Harmanpreet Kaur was the next highest scorer with 24, before she was run out by Perry's clever flick as she backed up at the non-striker's end.
West Indies and New Zealand women meet today to decide the identity of Australia's opponents in the final, which will be held in Barbados on Sunday after the men's showpiece event.


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What can you say about a video that speaks so clearly for itself? If you don't believe Pelosi is lying through her teeth at this point, you never will. Her story has changed repeatedly, and the one she's telling now makes no sense. You get the feeling that about halfway through her appearance, she suddenly realizes that the press isn't going to simply reprint her | Read More »


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Selected Journal Articles
Functional Neuroimaging Evidence for Hyperarousal in Insomnia
Insomnia, Self-Medication, and Relapse to Alcoholism
Chronic sleep deprivation and seasonality: Implications for the obesity epidemic
Children who sleep more eat fewer calories
The Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Insomnia
The Effect of Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) on Nightmares in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).
Does neck-to-waist ratio predict obstructive sleep apnea in children?
Ramelteon for the treatment of insomnia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pramipexole alters thermoregulation in restless legs syndrome.
The Epidemic of Opioid Use: Implications for the Sleep Physician.
How Sleep Impacts Energy Homeostasis.
The Oxford Sleep Resistance test (OSLER) and the Multiple Unprepared Reaction Time Test (MURT) Detect Vigilance Modifications in Sleep Apnea Patients.
A mathematical model of the sleep/wake cycle (PDF).
Sleep patterns of a primarily obese sample of treatment-seeking children
An Open-Label Trial of Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Nightmares and Insomnia in Crime Victims With PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults: Background, Evidence, and Overview of Treatment Protocol.
Function and Dysfunction of Hypocretin/Orexin: An Energetics Point of View/a>
Orexin/hypocretin role in reward: implications for opioid and other addictions.
New Insights Into Sleeping Disorder Narcolepsy.
New Evidence for Narcolepsy as an Autoimmune Disorder.
Sleep Researchers at SRI International Identify Possible New Treatment for Narcolepsy.
Neurobehavioral performance impairment in insomnia: relationships with self-reported sleep and daytime functioning.
Role of sleep duration in the regulation of glucose metabolism and appetite.
Odor identification accuracy declines following 24 h of sleep deprivation.
Biochemical regulation of sleep and sleep biomarkers.
Polysomnographic findings in a cohort of chronic insomnia patients with benzodiazepine abuse.
Brain may flush out toxins during sleep
Nocturia Compounds Nocturnal Wakefulness in Older Individuals with Insomnia and (relatred reflection) Nocturia and Disturbed Sleep: Where Do We Stand?
The natural history of insomnia: focus on prevalence and incidence of acute insomnia.
The Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Insomnia
Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Sleep Disorders
Risk Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance following Traumatic Brain Injury: Clinical Findings and Questionnaire Based Study
Deployment-related insomnia in military personnel and veterans.
Setting Quantitative Thresholds for Detecting Insomnia in Older Persons
The natural history of insomnia: focus on prevalence and incidence of acute insomnia.
A Quantitative Approach to Distinguishing Older Adults with Insomnia from Good Sleeper Controls
Epidemiology of insomnia in college students: relationship with mental health, quality of life, and substance use difficulties.
Review of the histamine system and the clinical effects of H1 antagonists: basis for a new model for understanding the effects of insomnia medications.
Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy vs Parasomnias.
Complex nocturnal behaviors: nocturnal seizures and parasomnias.
Insomnia with objective short sleep duration: the most biologically severe phenotype of the disorder.
Epidemiology of insomnia in college students: relationship with mental health, quality of life, and substance use difficulties.
Complex nocturnal behaviors: nocturnal seizures and parasomnias.
Relationship between Food Intake and Sleep Pattern in Healthy Individuals
Complex nocturnal behaviors: nocturnal seizures and parasomnias.
Altered sleep patterns "early sign" of Alzheimer's
CBT for Insomnia in Patients with High and Low Depressive Symptom Severity: Adherence and Clinical Outcomes
Ethanol as a Hypnotic in Insomniacs: Self Administration and Effects on Sleep and Mood
Lack of sleep may make vaccines less effective
Truckers Drive Their Own Assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Collaborative Approach to Online Self-Assessment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Studies Probe Effect Of CPAP And Sleep Apnea On Hypertension
How short, disrupted sleep increases risk of diabetes, obesity
Biochemical Regulation of Sleep and Sleep Biomarkers
Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep in a Genetic Model of Depression in the Mouse: Effects of Muscarinic and 5-HT1A Receptor Activation
Why We Sleep: The Temporal Organization of Recovery
Role of sleep duration in the regulation of glucose metabolism and appetite.
Insomnia and daytime cognitive performance: a meta-analysis.
Sleep, Hormones, and Circadian Rhythms throughout the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Women and Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Cutaneous warming promotes sleep onset.
A Clinical Approach to Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Geriatric approach of sleep disorders in the elderly
The nature of spontaneous sleep across adulthood
Sleep, Hormones, and Circadian Rhythms throughout the Menstrual Cycle in Healthy Women and Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Clinical Features and Response to Treatment
The Neuropharmacology of Sleep Disorders: Better Sleeping Through Chemistry?
Neurochemical regulation of sleep
Sleep Duration and Circulating Adipokine Levels
Leptin and hunger levels in young healthy adults after one night of sleep loss.
Insomnia treatment by olanzapine. Is sleep state misperception a psychotic disorder?
REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) and its associations in young patients.
Sleep, learning, and memory - Harvard Medical School
Brain Structure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Narcolepsy and other hypersomnias in children.
The relationship between nurse work schedules, sleep duration, and drowsy driving.
Why brainy animals need more REM sleep after all
Does the reproductive cycle influence sleep patterns in women with sleep complaints?
Light-dark cycle synchronization of circadian rhythm in blind primates
Sleep, Appetite, and Obesity—What Is the Link?
Sleep Duration Affects Appetite-Regulating Hormones


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Admissions for one of the most-watched educational programs in the country opened last week in Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin Flexible Option has caught the attention of the national media - features in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, for example - as well as the education community throughout the country.
It's a joint project of the UW System and the UW-Extension. The reason the program is getting attention is because it allows people to earn credits for what they already know, through on-the-job experience, the military, or other coursework.
For example, instead of taking classes on subjects you've already mastered through work experience, you can take an assessment and test out of a competency, thus shortening the time and money needed to earn your degree.
It's flexible in that it doesn't require traditional classroom instruction or adhere to traditional semesters and academic years, and you can work at your own pace from anywhere.
The first applicant in the Flex Option program was Aaron Apel, a UW-Madison employee looking to get an IT degree. Though he has worked in IT, he lacks a degree. Through his work experience, he will be able to earn credits if he passes assessments in degree areas.
"With a full-time job, three kids and helping my wife with her business, my life doesn't fit into college semesters," Apel said in an interview with UW-Extension. "To finish my degree and progress in my career, I need this flexibility to work at my own pace and use what I've already learned from my job."
If you have an associate degree in nursing but are unable to get a bachelor's degree because your work and family life don't allow you to regularly attend classes, this program can help.
Once you earn your four-year college degree, you may be able to qualify for a different job or it might enable you to get a raise.
The cost of the program varies. You can pay $2,250 to take as many tests as you can finish in a three-month period or you can spend $900 per test with no deadlines.
The UW System is on the cutting edge of adult education here with a program that acknowledges the realities of our world, that not everyone conforms to the world of academia and that, sometimes, it's simply life that stands between you and a four-year degree and possibly a better job and better pay.
It also acknowledges a world in which more and more jobs require a higher degree of education in a state where only 30 percent of its residents have a degree.
While we support the new program, we encourage the UW System to monitor the results. The credits earned should follow the same rigorous requirements of those in the classroom. Being flexible doesn't mean standards should be diluted. It cannot be allowed to become a handout.
It's a program that merits the national attention and bears monitoring because of its potential.


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Located off of County Road 158 in the northwest portion of Tallahassee, Villas of Westridge is a community that is home to many single college students and young families. The Villas are just south of Interstate 10, making commuting to work and schools convenient for residents. For residents who need or want to utilize public transportation, StarMetro buses run several routes in the area.
Villas of Westridge is located in the Leon County School District. Children living in the community can attend Astoria Park Elementary School, Stars Middle School, and Amos P. Godby High School. College students have great options of schools within driving distance of the neighborhood. Tallahassee Community College is only one and a half miles away. Florida State University is just over two miles from the Villas of Westridge.
Near the Villas of Westridge, dining and shopping venues are plentiful. Residents have convenient access to the Tallahassee Mall, only two and a half miles from the community. The mall is anchored by Belk, Ross, and Burlington Coat Factory. The mall includes a Barnes and Noble, Bath and Body Works, and GNC Live Well. There are many apparel and specialty shops and several food venues. Restaurants near the neighborhood include Waffle House, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar, Golden Dragon, Pizza Hut, and Subway.
Residents seeking outdoor sports and recreation can find it at nearby parks. Levy Park is a three miles from the neighborhood and offers swimming pools, picnic areas, and a playground. Additionally, there are ball courts for football, basketball, tennis, and soccer. The Los Robles Park is four miles away and is a good park for picnics because of the large, shaded picnic area.
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The Arab Spring has evolved fully into the Winter of Our Discontent. An American offer to negotiation with Iran over nuclear weapons and its apparent rapprochement have set in motion serious changes beyond the forecasting ability of any so-called analysts.
Let me cite two examples. Saudi Arabia was once an ally of the United States, notwithstanding its promotion of Wahabbist ideology around the globe. This nation of princes bought U.S. weapons, paid handsomely for visits by public officials and, most significantly, relied on a U.S. nuclear and defense umbrella for national security.
That is now virtually at an end. From the Saudi standpoint, the end of the sanctions – effectively abrogated with the Iran negotiation agreement – and the tilt by the State Department away from the Egyptian military government, have sent a powerful message to King Abdullah that Saudi and American interests are clearly at odds.
Public expression of President Obama's "political weakness" and "foreign policy incompetence" were unprecedented in Saudi circles. But, this is commonly expressed today. There is the recurring belief that Obama will allow Iran to possess nuclear weapons or, at least, possess enough refined uranium to produce nuclear weapons, thereby putting at risk Saudi oil fields located in Shia areas of this Sunni nation.
From the Saudi point of view, the rise of Iran as a potential nuclear power is unacceptable. The combination of a political and military threat has precipitated a leap to Pakistan for the purchase of a Saudi nuclear weapon. Proliferation is accelerating.
Should the Saudis possess the bomb as a deterrent, Sunni friends in Turkey and Egypt will demand the same. The genie of self-denial is out of the bottle and Sunni nations that may disagree on tactics are fully united in an anti-Iran strategy. Left out of this equation is the United States, even though the U.S. once had cordial ties to Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
That, of course, brings me to the question of the U.S.-Egypt relationship. With the overthrow of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood government, the United States has maintained a distinctly cold attitude to the military leadership contending that it is an illegitimate government underserving of diplomatic legitimacy. The uprising against Morsi has been depicted as a "military coup" preventing the dispatch of Apache helicopters to Egypt. These Apaches had been promised to fight the war in the Sinai against well-armed terrorists, including al Qaeda operatives. Now they are frozen in State Department bureaucratic files.
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An important constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish has been introduced in the state legislature in Boise. The NRA has been collaborating with state House and Senate leadership to produce this much-needed constitutional amendment that would provide truly meaningful protections against anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. House Joint Resolution 2 incorporates the agreed-upon language and has been assigned to the House Resources and Conservation Committee for its consideration.
Thanks to cooperation from the state legislative leadership, HJR 2 contains most of the core tenets of the NRA's model Right to Hunt language that has been developed over the last seven years. For instance, HJR 2, introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee, would guarantee the rights of Idahoans to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife "by the use of traditional methods." This would eliminate any opportunities for well-funded animal rights activists to ban the use of certain methods like archery tackle or dogs for hunting. In other jurisdictions, these groups have sought to ban these "cruel" and "unsporting" methods and HJR 2 will help to ensure they do not succeed in Idaho.
In addition, HJR 2 specifies that hunting, fishing and harvesting of wildlife shall be used as a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. This provision would ensure that sportsmen will continue to be used as the state's responsible game managers instead of the taxpayer-funded sharpshooters and unproven, expensive wildlife contraception schemes employed in other jurisdictions.
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Solar-powered campuses are still a possibility for Auburn Union School District, but a two-year-old agreement with iecRenewables, LLC is on hold while the board of trustees explores other options.
The board received an update on the project in meeting last week, as Superintendent Michele Schuetz explained the dilemma of planning ahead with evolving technology.
"There are a lot of new energy programs that have come to be since Jan. 1, and we are doing our research and working with PG&E and other companies to see what would benefit the district," she said. "The solar project is still a priority of the board and the district, but we're now just doing our research to make sure that we find the best program that meets both the energy needs and the fiscal needs of the district."
In the prior agreement, iecRenewables would reserve ownership of the panels and sell their energy output back to the schools at a lower-than-market rate, but now district administrators wonder if they could do better.
Schuetz said she and Chief Business Officer Monica Williams have been meeting with representatives from various companies over the past several weeks, gathering information on their respective energy programs so the board could compare them. The board's next meeting is on Wednesday at the district office.
"We still like what (iecRenewables) did. We just want to make sure that we've utilized all the funding sources, all the rebates, all the changes in energy (legislation) that we can to best support the district," Schuetz said. "We're being very thorough."
The goal is still to harness 80 to 85 percent of the district's energy needs through solar panels on car port roofs and on constructed embankments next to buildings, but exact locations depend on cost-effectiveness. Schuetz said the original plan had solar panels at E.V. Cain, Rock Creek, Auburn Elementary and Skyridge, but Alta Vista and the district office were not large enough to generate savings. She believed this would still be the case unless new information recommends otherwise, though the original cost estimate of $3.5 million over 25 years is no longer current.
"Different companies that we've worked with have given us a different escalation rate, so we're just trying to define what that might look like, so that's going to change," Schuetz said. "In order for us to move forward, it would have to be a substantial savings to the district, and that's the research we're doing right now."
Williams was hopeful the project could be paid for with energy cost savings and alternative funding options like grants, tax incentives, rebates and other sources.
Schuetz said she would like to see the board accept a new proposal as soon as possible, but it can't afford to rush into this large of an investment
"The quicker it gets implemented, the quicker the savings start, but we also want to be very responsible in our decision, because we're making a decision that's going to impact the district over many years," she said. "We have meetings scheduled for the next couple months to do our research, and then we'll be taking it back to the board probably sometime in March or April."


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Doctors, Patients and Refugees Prepare Legal Battle Against Health-Care Cuts
Category: Canada Published on Monday, 25 February 2013 08:35 Written by Sam Dixon
It has been unraveled that doctors, patients and refugee lawyers are all converging to collectively support a legal battle against the recent cuts of Conservative government in the refugee health care. The lawsuit is lead by two advocacy groups, namely Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and three patients, that are claiming that these the cuts are unconstitutional and are in confliction with the fundamental human rights of refugees.
The details regarding the lawsuit are scheduled to be publicized in a detail-oriented news conference in Toronto, whereas the lawsuit will be filed in Federal Court on Monday morning. The government recently altered the Interim Federal Health Program, that essentially offers temporary cost of medical coverage to refugee claimants, along with those who are not eligible for provincial coverage, by implementing several cuts to a variety of healthcare services, including pharmaceutical, vision and dental care. The government claims that the motive behind these cuts was to ensure that there were no fraudsters receiving any healthcare extras which average Canadians don't receive. They say the cuts are not claimants, but failed asylum seekers poised for deportation.
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Dirty Ghosts' front woman Allyson Baker has been a guitarist in both Toronto and San Francisco's hardcore scene for years, and now she's stepped up to the microphone with Dirty Ghosts, whose "Katana Rock" video directed by Derrick Beckles (creator of TV CARNAGE, Adult Swim's Totally For Teens and the upcoming series Hot Package) marks the second collaboration for these two.
The video for the song carries over elements of Dirty Ghosts' hardcore background, combining an Argento influenced series of lit rooms. Images of layered psychedelia wash over projections of songstress Baker while she belts out the crafted, driving urgency of Katana Rock.
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WHEN: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM WHERE: NESIT Learning Center, 290 Pratt Street, Meriden, CT By now you've probably received your latest electricity bill and said "what the hell!". The recent rate hikes are significant and will have you thinking twice about how you use electricity. Come and join us and find out how you can save money on your electricity bill. We'll start with the basics, explaining the concepts of volts, amps and watts and show you how electricity usage Read More +
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Saw a cool jointed robot featured on Thingiverse.com by Shira, and thought I'd try to print one out and assemble it. Shira's a graphic designer by trade and a sculptor that likes create articulated dolls. Her design stuck out because it was cute and secondly designed for some of the parts (arms and neck) to be moveable with a single print run. The directions were pretty straight forward, although I had to use rafts and other tricks to get the pieces to print out ok Read More +
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With our new Epilog laser engraver laying around, I took it upon myself to find a way to use this asset. Thinking of projects that would otherwise be intricate and complex, I had one of those "ah-ha" moments: my iPhone 5. Within 30 minutes of google searching and photoshop tinkering, I had a professional layout of my company logo with my name and website. Gary loaded a test sample into the machine and it looked perfect. Holding my breath, for the fear the machine may Read More +
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When a band shifts in direction, as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club did with its move from fuzzy drone-rock to a more rustic-roots sound on its recent third album, "Howl," it can be hard to tell whether it's a statement or merely a side trip.
Whatever this is, the San Francisco-originated group made some clear statements from the moment Peter Hayes stepped on stage Monday in the band's first of two nights at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre.
Rather than take up his guitar, Hayes sat at a piano for a solo song — and not even a familiar one, but the B-side "Feel It Now."
Hayes then switched to guitar, but remained alone for two more songs, mining an acoustic blues-folk vein quite effectively before being joined by co-founding singer-bassist Robert Levon Been and drummer Nick Jago, plus auxiliary member Michael "Spike" Keating. And later, Hayes returned to the solo, blues-oriented format to start the encores.
In between, B.R.M.C. did showcase its old approach. But by bracketing it thusly, it tipped the scales of its references from '80s English goth-rock to vintage Southern Gothic.
Certainly anyone coming to hear the old sound could not have been disappointed — and not just because the opening acts, Morning After Girls and Elefant, provided enticing takes on fuzzy garage and '80s Anglo-influenced rock, respectively.
The headliner's generous set evoked plenty of Jesus and Mary Chain and Love and Rockets, as well as turns toward Iggy Pop ("Six Barrel Shotgun") and on "Red Eyes and Tears" a combination of glam giant T. Rex and gothfathers Bauhaus.
But the new context brought out new depths.
Expanding the range with blues and gospel and, on the song "Promise," approaching the broken-lonesome sound of the Band (with Been on piano and Hayes on trombone) made the real statement: This is a band intent on fulfilling the great promise it showed when it first emerged in 2000.