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On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry.
Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war. That Lincoln succeeded was the result of a character that had been forged by life experiences that raised him above his more privileged and accomplished rivals. He won because hepossessed an extraordinary ability to put himself in the place of other men, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires.
This capacity enabled President Lincoln to bring his disgruntled opponents together, create the most unusual cabinet in history, and marshal their talents to preserve the Union and win the war.
©2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
"An elegant, incisive study....Goodwin has brilliantly described how Lincoln forged a team that preserved a nation and freed America from the curse of slavery." (James M. McPherson, The New York Times Book Review)
"Goodwin's narrative abilities...are on full display here, and she does an enthralling job of dramatizing...crucial moments in Lincoln's life....A portrait of Lincoln as a virtuosic politician and managerial genius." (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times)
"Splendid, beautifully written....Goodwin has brilliantly woven scores of contemporary accounts...into a fluid narrative....This is the most richly detailed account of the Civil War presidency to appear in many years." (John Rhodehamel, Los Angeles Times)
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"Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative"
"Team of Rivals" surprised me in so many ways. I was surprised by how much I didn't know about Abraham Lincoln. I was surprised by how beautifully told this story is. And I was surprised by how moved I was by a story that I, essentially, already knew.
Strange to say, but by the time Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater, I had almost willed myself into thinking Lincoln was a character who could figure out the trap, and avoid it somehow. I really didn't want him to die.
Narrator Suzanne Toren breathes life into the story, and even into the nearly all-male cast of characters. I could listen to her talk all day, and she made some of the dull spots easier to get through.
Readers/Listeners will be surprised at how well they'll come to know Lincoln's cabinet and family, and how heartbreaking it is to consider the untimely deaths of three of his four children, not to mention the tragic histories that haunted both Salmon P. Chase and Edwin M. Stanton.
I listened to this shortly after listening to "1861: The Civil War Awakening" (Adam Goodheart) which makes a fascinating companion piece to "Rivals" for its more colorful descriptions of the times, and its different perspective on figures such as Gustavus Fox.
"Rivals" is destined to go down as one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's life, and any reader with even the most fleeting interesting in the 16th president would do well to delve into it.
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"Doris Makes a Difference"
Everyone has reviewed this book. It is as excellent as everyone says! I'm only writing yet another review because I believe there is a real difference between this and other great Presidential and civil war tomes - the perspective of a few, very interesting woman.
Don't get me wrong - the stars here are Lincoln and his "rivals", but a female historian just naturally carries her interest a little farther - into the lives and motives of the women who love and inspire them. Mary Lincoln becomes real here, but I also appreciate the fascinating details about lesser-known wives and daughters like Kate Chase and Frances Seward. Doris Kearns Goodwin's inclusion of these women adds yet another dimension to an already exemplary historical effort. It's an element which many fine male historians have overlooked.
"excellent book; narrator detracted from it"
great majority of characters, including the subject, are male - the female narrator was probably chosen because the author is female - but her attempt to mimic a male voice when quoting something was painfully awful. should have had a male narrator - effective telling of the story is more important than matching the voice with the author!
should have been a male voice. I disliked her attempted mimicry of a male voice when quoting something a character said.
this book was not about Doris Goodwin's life!
"Felt Like an Easedropper at Lincoln's White House"
I haven't read the print version, but the exemplary way in which the audio version was executed suggests an equal, if not better, experience.
Lincoln being driven to tears by the adoration and gratitude bestowed upon him by African American soldiers.
The scene above - also any references to the closeness of Lincoln with Seward and Stanton.Some great scenes, two, describing meetings between Frederick Douglas and Lincoln.
With Malice Toward None
This was an amazing piece of non-fiction: Scrupulously researched and presented in a way that made some fairly unwieldy material (especially in the beginning) understandable and compelling. Kearns-Goodwin justifies her place as a revered guest on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report and Sunday morning news programs.There were moments when I truly felt as though I was listening to Lincoln deal patiently with his often argumentitive cabinet.
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"Good story but a bit imbalanced"
If you just read this book, knowing what most people know about Lincoln, you will likely learn a lot and enjoy the read. For me, the book was interesting, but it seemed to systematically leave out anything essentially negative about Lincoln himself. This bothered me a bit. Although Lincoln was, and should be, a hero, a good history should show him as human, with all the faults and weaknesses that make heroism so extraordinary. Team of Rivals was more fun to read than Carwardine's or Donald's Lincoln, but both of those books portrayed much more flawed, balanced, and believable Lincoln. The best part of Team of Rivals is the portraits of the men in Lincoln's cabinet which are given short shrift in other histories. The downside is Team of Rivals has a strong point of view about Lincoln as a politician and a heroic man. Instead of presenting the evidence questioning the author's point of view and refuting it, such incidents are just left out. The author even guesses at Lincoln's pre-marital sexual experience based (it seems) on little more than guy talk and common sense (both notoriously unreliable). This is a very good read, but should not be the only Lincoln history one reads.
"Lincoln Comes Alive Through His Realtionships"
Though I was very familiar with Lincoln and the Civil War, I learned new things about Lincoln through finding out about Seward, Chase, and Stanton. Lincolns close relationship to Seward and their true loyalty to one another was touching. Chase comes across poorly, but Lincoln's patience with him is telling. Stanton is a bulwark. The story dragged a bit for me at times, but it was a very good listen.
"History makes for a fascinating story"
Goodwin has done an incredible job of bringing together a ton of information about the personalities and actions of key "players" in the Lincoln administration (including Lincoln himself). It corrected many misconceptions I had about the history and personalities that I had had about that time. Her writing definitely gets you "up close and personal" with these important historical figures. I finished the book with a much greater appreciation for Lincoln and how important he was in keeping the U.S. together during this time. His unselfish approach to saving the Union was more than the country could have hoped for at this point in history. Plus, he would have been a great guy to have at almost any party.
Even though the story focused considerably on the "team," I still enjoyed hearing about Lincoln's upbringing, his road to the White House, and his treatment of his cabinet, his generals, and others.
She may not have provided much emotion in the reading, but she did a very good job of keeping the story going at a brisk pace.
There were probably many, but it's hard not to be moved by the "end" that's coming for Lincoln.
This is the way to learn history.
"Beautifully written, narration inadequate"
This is a great book, beautifully researched and written. I wish, however, that I had bought the hard copy. The narrator's style was cold and uninvolving, although at the beginning I was hoping to get used to it. After 40 hours, unfortunately, I did not; she lacked all passion for her subject. Doris Kearns Goodwin would have been a much better choice as reader. It didn't matter to me that Toren was a woman, and she has a beautiful speaking voice. This brilliant book deserved better.
"A Reluctant Read"
My wife recommended me read this book for close to a year before I gave in. I figured that since my new drive to work was long I could read a presidential biography and make her happy at the same time. I'm VERY glad I listened to her. The book was amazing and though I always knew Lincoln was a great man, I did not know just how great until after this novel.
Lincoln - The Untold Story
"Tour de Force of mid-19-th century politics & war"
Ms. Goodwin started this marvelous novel, not at the beginning of the civil war, but much earlier in the personal and professional lives of each of the key characters. This allowed the reader to develop a much more complete understanding of the inter-relationships that were forged as Lincoln's cabinet was crafted from the great minds (and egos) of his day.
The thousands of personal correspondence that Ms. Goodwin had to read and research in order to build the elegantly flowing narrative of the lives of several great men and women contained in the novel is truly mind-boggling. She must be applauded for her diligence, passion and commitment, because the result of her work is a truly epic story.
No single moment, but the common theme that almost everyone who initially met Lincoln underestimated him until they actually got to know him. Looks, in this case, were exceedingly misleading as each would come to learn (and sometimes regret).
Ms. Toren's performance was phenomenal, not necessarily for its range of characters, but more for her ability to convey the far-reaching story and its complex characters with such subtlety that the reader can remain immersed in the tale, rather than becoming distracted by the narration.
Of course, when Lincoln was assassinated at almost the same moment that his epic struggle to end the Civil War, while keeping the warring factions of his cabinet knitted together.
I consider myself fortunate for having read this story. I learned and felt much as the lives of the characters unfolded before me.
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Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition, simply referred to as Pokémon Yellow, is the third instalment in the international Pokémon franchise and the fourth in the Japan releases. It is only for GB. Pokémon Yellow is notable as it is the first of the series to allow Pokémon to walk alongside the player character, as well as having an Electric-type Pokémon being the starter Pokémon, as opposed to a Water-type, Fire-type, or Grass-type,
Pokémon Yellow is very similar to its predecessors, using the same locations and sequences of them, however, Pokémon Yellow expands upon the basis of the original pair to become more similar to the anime series. Much like Ash Ketchum's adventures in the Kanto region, the player character begins the game with a Pikachu at the beginning of the game when you leave home and walk to the small grass Oak will intercept you but instead you will be attacked by a wild Pikachu, Oak catches the Pikachu, and you get taken to the lab, but instead of getting the Eevee, your rival pushes you out of the way and gets Eevee, so Oak gives you Pikachu instead, Pikachu grows more fond of the character over time and refuses to return to its Poké Ball, and has frequent run-ins with Jessie, James and Meowth. Additionally, the starter Pokémon of the original pair, Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle, can all be found in-game. Charmander is received from a poor trainer in the areas north of Nugget Bridge in Cerulean City, Bulbasaur is received from nurses in Cerulean City and Squirtle is received from Officer Jenny after defeating Lt. Surge in the Vermillion City gym.
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- Pokémon Yellow is the first game in the series to have only one starter Pokémon.
- Pokémon Yellow is the only game to have a pure Electric-type Pokémon as the version mascot.
- Pokémon Yellow is the only game to have a starter Pokémon that needs an Evolution Stone to evolve.
- It is impossible to complete the Pokédex without doing the Mew Glitch.
- The gym leaders' Pokémon's levels in Pokémon Yellow are generally higher than those in Pokémon Red/Blue.
- Pokémon Yellow is the first game to feature your starter following the player, the second being Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Pokémon Yellow is the only game where Pikachu won't evolve, the only way to make it evolve is to trade it, evolve it, then send it back to Yellow.
- During the game, you are able to obtain Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in different locations, so you are truly able to complete your Pokédex.
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Lately I've been hearing what I consider misguided theology on the feeling that reappears after we've forgiven someone; the feeling—despite our having extended forgiveness—that confirms in us that we're still bruised, neglected, hurt.
Some preachers claim that if you still feel the pain of the wound after having forgiven someone, then it's best to forgive them again; after all, Jesus instructs Peter to "forgive seventy times seven." If you've done this and the gnawing feeling remains, then it's quite likely Satan's throwing dirt in your face, reminding you of the wound, threatening to take you back to the toxicity of unforgiveness.
I've been here. I've spent the past twenty years hacking through jungles of unforgiveness with a machete of will, with the perception that my rescue rests on my being able to set others free of their sins against me.
Even still, this past year, particularly when I've been invested in menial tasks like emptying the dishwasher or sorting laundry, the ache of someone's cutting words or vicious actions echo in my heart. I feel the immediate urge to shut-down, to despair; but then I remember, "We battle not against flesh and blood but against the powers and principalities in this world." So I rebuke the enemy; I silence the pain. I forgive the person again, sometimes seventy times in one day.
To do this repeatedly is exhausting, never mind frustrating and futile. It's as if the power of the Gospel is lost in our hearts' inability to comprehend a matter: why won't this pain go away when I've clearly forgiven the person for her wrongdoing?
Because there was still a wrong done to me—to you—and the gash from that wound needs to be healed.
Here's where God intervenes. Here's where God asks us to close the dishwasher or dryer door and sit with Him for a while. Here's where God silences us in our striving and points to the pain. Here's where He validates our feelings.
He reminds us of what was spoken, and then He speaks truth over the situation. For me, it sounded like this:
Renee, she said you were to blame, that you were not to be trusted. But you are forgiven, Renee. You are trustworthy. She spoke those words out of her sense of abandonment, her history of neglect, her tendency to lash out when she feels she's done something wrong.
When I interact with this person now, I have an overwhelming sense of compassion and hope. I'm not preoccupied with whether or not I'm going to get burned again. I gauge her words not with a sense of mistrust but with a recognition that she, like I, still has wounds to salve. She, like I, doesn't always react appropriately. She, like I, needs Jesus.
Forgiveness is central to Christian theology: we forgive because we were first forgiven. We forgive to acknowledge someone's worth. We forgive because it's a relief to put down a weapon rather than carry it with us wherever we go.
But pain is real. Behind every act of forgiveness is a wound God wants to heal. He wants to rescue us not merely from the bondage of contempt, but from the sting of words or actions or inactions.
He wants us completely free. He wants us to know He is here to make that happen.
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Motor Control with ST MCU's Training Courses
Course Overview
The training first covers the general basics of BLDC/PMSM motors and their drive using Field Oriented Control (FOC). The training is covering the FOC control method and its implementation on STM32, including the different current sensing methods, sensors and sensorless topologies and other dedicated functions which are part of the STM32 motor control library. All theoretical presentations are combined with practical hands-on examples using the Motor Control Starter Kits, GUI, motor control libraries and real motors.
What are the benefits for you?
You will learn about the common BLDC/PMSM motor type. You will first familiarize yourself with the Field Oriented Control basics and its implementation on the STM32. You will have practical experience of the tools and motor control libraries of ST solutions. You will be able to present the STM32 main technical features and demonstrate them using the starter kit (for FAE's mainly):
- BLDC/PMSM motors basics
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- Tools, starter kit, GUI
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ST offers free multiday training courses for our microcontroller products at locations accross continental Europe. Our training team would be pleased to share their expertise on our MCU products and application development techniques with you.
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Duration: 3 days
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- ST's training courses are free of charge and include free lunch and collations at ST's premises.
Accommodation and other expenses are at your charge. For partner courses, fees and costs vary and you should consult the details of each partner course.
- The distributor FAE MCU certification test is open and available after every microcontroller training course from ST.
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Health workers have always tended to move in search for greener pastures that include better living and working conditions, improved salaries and opportunities for professional development. These workers have been moving from rural to urban areas, from public to private sector; or from one country to another.
Peter A. Mbago, Programme Manager for Health Workforce Management of the Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation (BMAF) says the effect of these movements can be devastating in a country like Tanzania where there is an absolute shortage of health personnel.
The number of staff working at the district and regional levels is inadequate and stands at about 35 percent of the manning levels required, according to the Ministry of Health Annual Sector Review, 2006.
The shortage of personnel has been exacerbated, among other things, by the growing population, spread of HIV/AIDS pandemic and other communicable diseases such as malaria and Tuberculosis (TB).
According to Ministry of Health statistics, the current doctor-population ratio stands at 1:100,000 people in rural areas, and sadly, 51 percent of all practicing medical doctors are in Dar es Salaam (commercial city).
This imbalance is noticeable to almost all regions and poses a major challenge to the nationwide provision of health services.
In addition to the personnel crisis, according to studies conducted by both the Clinton Foundation and the Capacity Project in Tanzania, one of the most critical gaps in human resources in Tanzania points to the need for improved performance management at the facility level.
Over-loaded health workers, understaffed facilities, and weak or non-existent performance systems negatively impact worker productivity, and engagement, and contribute to a seeming lack of ownership and empowerment from workers regarding their jobs and responsibilities. Its impact, however, is most severe in the rural areas where quality of health care is seriously affected.
Much is known already about the factors that influence health workers' choices of location and their decisions to go stay in or leave these areas in rural areas. Often various retention schemes are proposed without strategies to understand factors that influence health workers' decisions to go to, stay in or leave remote or rural areas. In some other areas, many efforts have not been sustainable, leaving adverse impact in the rural areas.
It is in this context that that the Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation (BMAF) launched a programme to support rural areas increase access to health workers through improved recruitment and retention. Through a four-year Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The BMAF has supported the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) to improve recruitment through reviewing the information on the advertisement of various vacant posts to give more information on the preference of working stations and more contact information for easy tracking.
Further, the posting letter was reviewed to give more information to Local Government Authorities for easily tracking posted officials and have an opportunity to elaborate opportunities and profiles of the respective working station.
Sometimes health workers refused to report after hearing bad stories or misinformation in the area they had been posted to.
This initiative result to an increase of new health workers posted to local government authorities from 66 percent in 2009/10 to 84 percent in 2010/11 and notable signs have been recorded in the ongoing recruitment for 2011/12.
At district level, BMAF have trained more than 800 Council Health Management Team Members (CHMTs) from more than 70 districts on Human Resource for Health Management based on national policies, regulations, local environment and the WHO global policy recommendations on how to improve retention of rural and remote health workers. Health managers were trained on how to:
lProvide a comprehensive orientation to the newly recruited staff through the developed orientation package. This package sets clear objectives of the induction, individuals responsible for the orientation and a check list of activities to be performed. The package comprehensively introduced new staff to the new environment and kept him/her attractive to the new life in the district;
lProvide a good and safe working environment in order to make the working environment professionally attractive and thereby increase the recruitment and retention in remote and rural areas
Improve living conditions for health workers and their families as these factors have a significant influence on a health worker's decision to locate to and remain in rural areas.
Expose primary and secondary school students on various Regions on various science disciplines as these can have a positive influence on joining health institutions thus attracting and recruiting health workers to specific/local rural areas.
lUse sustainable financial incentives (through the government budget or own source), such as hardship allowances, free housing, paid outreach services, etc., sufficient enough to outweigh the opportunity costs associated with working in rural areas, as perceived by health workers, to improve rural retention.
Ensure that workers receive frequent feedback on their performance according to the expectations defined, and are able to discuss issues and challenges in an open and supportive environment through the Open Performance Review and Appraisal System (OPRAS)
Develop and support career development programmes and provide senior posts in rural areas under Mkapa Fellows Programme and Global Fund Round 9, so that health workers can move up the career path without necessarily leaving rural areas
Mbago further says, "All councils which were able to apply the above BMAF-led innovative methods have an average of retention of reported staff by 85 percent according to the data obtained in October 2011 from the coaching and mentoring visits in the respective Districts'.
Fortunately, success recorded on the earlier programs enabled BMAF to acquire more funding through global fund round 9. Through this program, BMAF in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, intend to realize a 97 percent increase in student intake in the health professions, and to see districts strengthened to attract and retain skilled health workers in 70 hard to reach areas throughout the country by recruiting skilled 460 health workers; and improved staff work environment, especially housing and accommodations through rehabilitation and construction of 700 houses for health workers in these rural areas in Tanzania.
This will lead to reduced percentage of rural-urban health worker disparity, improve equity and access problems in rural areas including those related to HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
Through implementing these programs, sustainability is another critical element that is being considered, both from a financial and a time perspective. All interventions start with all districts incorporating the initiatives in their respective Comprehensive Council Health Plan and consequently funded by the government budget or the respective LGA's own source.
"Experience gathered on the implementation of this initiatives shows that most effective interventions do not work in isolation, hence the need for a combined or 'bundled' approach that addresses the multiple aspects of management, regulatory (policy), education, and financial incentive as cleared marked by WHO on its global policy recommendations is vital on improving health systems in Tanzania," Mbago explains.


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Travel to the U.S. and Fairbanks
Traveling to the U.S.
Information on traveilng to the U.S., to include documents needed for entry and what you may encounter during the entry process is detailed in this document. Important things to remember:
- When making flight reservations, allow enough time to make connecting flights. It could take an hour or longer to clear the U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoints (Two checkpoints: 1) Immigration and 2) U.S. Customs).
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On specific days during New Student Orientation, the Nanook Shuttle (a UAF sponsored vehicle) will meet you at the airport and take you to campus housing check-in. Please visit the Orientation Travel Information for the specific times and dates that the Nanook Shuttle will be running. There is no cost for this service. The shuttle will be running a constant loop from the Fairbanks International Airport to UAF during the days when it is running. We will pick up the first flight of the day and run until the last flight of the day. Be sure to look for a sign with the New Student Orientation logo near the baggage claim area.
If you are a graduate student, you can e-mail your graduate department or supervising professor; it is not unusual for the department to make arrangements for someone to meet a new international student. That said, we cannot guarantee that there will be someone to meet you at the airport — but the sooner you start asking and letting people know your plans, the easier it will be to make arrangements. It is also very easy to take a taxi from the airport to campus. The ride will cost about $20. Be sure to have enough cash available (in U.S. dollars), in case you need to take a taxi (only some taxis can accept credit cards). If you are living in campus housing, ask the driver to take you to UAF Bartlett Hall (the dorm on the hill) for check-in.
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Local hotels often offer discounts to UAF students who arrive in Fairbanks before the residence halls open. When you contact them, let them know that you are a UAF student who is coming to start school, and that you learned about the discount from Orientation website.
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- "You sure know how to get yourself into trouble, don't you, baby?"
- ―Johnny Klebitz.
- "You sure know how to get me out of it, Johnny."
- ―Ashley Butler.
Coming Down is a mission in The Lost and Damned. It is given by Ashley Butler to Johnny Klebitz.
After the successful completion of a job from Stubbs, the player will receive a frantic phone call from Ashley Butler, who is holed-up in a crackhouse and needs help. The player then drives to Vespucci Circus and goes to meet Ashley on the second floor. Upon arriving, the player is attacked by a group of drug addicts equipped with either very basic weapons (pistols, baseball bats, etc) or bare fists. Mowing through these foes rather easily, Ashley can be found in the back part of a drug-addled apartment on a mattress.
After a brief cutscene, the player then has to escort her out of the building and drive her back to her apartment. In a cutscene, she expresses the desire to just pick up and leave forever and ride off into the sunset with Johnny. However, knowing about her addictions, Johnny chooses to leave her to her misery.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Go to Ashley
- Go upstairs and find Ashley
- Find Ashley
- Take out the drug addicts
- Go to Ashley
- Take Ashley home
- Drug Addicts
- Skinheads
- Dominican Gang
- When Ashley tells Johnny to hit her; hitting her will make her say something like "That's enough."
- Johnny can call Ashley when he enters the building to find out where she is specifically.
Video Walkthrough
After the Mission
Johnny can give both Ashley and Angus a call.


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|This is the article on the character named Utakata. If you are looking for the article on the genjutsu used by Itachi Uchiha, head to Ephemeral. For other uses, see Utakata (disambiguation).
|editUtakata [1]
|ウタカタ Utakata
|Volume #55, Naruto Chapter #515
|Naruto Shippūden Episode #144
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
|Appears in
|Anime, Manga, Game
|Voice Actors
|June 16
|Blood type
|Tailed Beast
|Saiken (Forms)
Utakata (ウタカタ, Utakata) was a missing-nin from Kirigakure and the jinchūriki of Saiken, the Six-Tails, which has been captured and sealed by Akatsuki, causing his death when the beast was extracted. However, upon his reincarnation, Saiken was resealed within Utakata.[2]
Prior to the events of the Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc, Utakata promised himself to never use Saiken's power and trained with his master Harusame. Eventually, Utakata would come to claim that Harusame betrayed him, almost taking his life, for the tailed beast's power.
According to a member of Kirigakure's ANBU, his master did not, in fact, betray him, but was actually trying to extract Saiken from Utakata. The process didn't go as planned, and instead of removing the tailed beast, Harusame forced Utakata's transformation into Saiken and was killed by it. With only fragmented memories of the incident and the impression of betrayal, Utakata grew disillusioned and sceptical of the relationship between a master and student. He became a wanderer, constantly fighting off people who were after him, particularly the hunter-nin sent from Kirigakure to retrieve him.
One day, he was attacked again. A girl named Hotaru, who happened to be there, assumed the assailants were after her. Utakata managed to fend off his attackers, but was injured in the process. Believing that Utakata had saved her, Hotaru took him to her family's fort for treatment. After he recovered, Hotaru begged him to train her in his ninjutsu, but Utakata adamantly refused, not wanting to become anyone's master.
Utakata is described as a "charming" individual.[3] In the anime, where Utakata's character is given a bit more depth, he is usually depicted with a stoic, calm and carefree personality, preferring solitude and is not particularly talkative. Although, if the sensitive subject of student-master relationships is brought up, it typically manages to rouse his annoyance and anger. Hotaru is often on the receiving end of Utakata's ire on this matter as she constantly nags him to become her "master" (師匠, shishō).
As a result of his complicated relationship with his late master, he utterly despises the word, having remarked that he isn't foolish enough to ever take on the title. In one instance, he said, "I told you not to call me master", to Hotaru as he floated away in a bubble. Hotaru's unyielding attachment and reverence to Utakata flusters him. Despite Utakata's genuine protective feelings for Hotaru, they are hard for him to acknowledge and express due to his nomadic nature and scarring past, though he acts on them if ever Hotaru is in danger. When Hotaru showed Utakata the kinjutsu that had been sealed into her, he visibly displayed anger and outrage that someone would do something like that. He also has a strong sense of honour, often determined to repay his debts to others (like his assuming a guardian role to Hotaru since she and Tonbee saved him). Like Naruto, he has resolved not to rely on his tailed beast for power, aware of the destruction it may cause, an indicator of his maturity. Tonbee also commented that Utakata lacked "greed".
Interestingly, Utakata seemed to have a better relationship with his tailed beast than most, as he could ask it to fully release its power without it forcefully overtaking Utakata's consciousness. Saiken accomplished only the task wished by Utakata and receded into him without any resistance.[4]
Utakata is a tall, thin young man with pale golden eyes and brown hair that reaches to his shoulders. His side parting lets a large portion of his bangs cover the left side of his face. He wears a long, light blue kimono adorned with a small emblem of three bubbles on the back, and a pair of black pants underneath, with an orange sash. The kimono hangs loose, exposing his chest. In it, he carries a bamboo jug filled with a soap solution, and a pipe.
In the anime where his background is expanded on, it is shown that during his time in Kirigakure he wore a full body grey suit along with a variant of the village's flak jacket which had very low shoulder guards as well as a zipper and a pouch on the upper right chest. He also wore the village's forehead protector, fingerless gloves, as well as bandages on his forearms.
In the anime, he was shown to be agile and nimble in battle, effortlessly dodging and out-manoeuvring all of Naruto's attacks and the assaults from Nangō, Akaboshi, Benten, and Chūshin. He is very observant as he noticed that Akaboshi and his group had a change in their chakra flow. He is also knowledgeable in tracking and herbal remedies.
After his reincarnation and serving as one of Tobi's Six Paths of Pain, Utakata is seen with both the Sharingan and Rinnegan. Combining the perceptual and predictive abilities of the former with the shared field of vision ability of the latter, allowed Utakata to use his attacks in a more precise and coordinated fashion as well as react to enemy attacks more efficiently, both individually and in conjunction and with the other jinchūriki.
Nature Transformation
Utakata fights using soap bubble (しゃぼん玉, shabondama) ninjutsu from the Bubble-line (バブル系, Baburu-kei) of Water Release ninjutsu, performed with a unique kind of bubble-blowing relic.[5]
In the manga Utakata's bubbles have shown an explosive property as seen with his Water Release: Bubbles Technique which themselves can explode on contact with the target or be manipulated to explode all at once by the user.[6]
In the anime, this style of ninjutsu is shown to be very versatile. Capable of tactics beyond simply harming opponents, the bubble technique grants Utakata a wide array of offensive and defensive options in combat. With the Explosive Bubble technique — an example of an offensive skill, Utakata emits streams of explosive bubbles that detonate at will. Utakata can also craft dozens of ink-filled bubbles that can immobilise and kill opponents instantly without leaving any trace of them, another offensive variation. Defensively, the bubbles are equally adaptable. Using the Floating Bubble Technique, Utakata can transport and conceal himself simultaneously. He can also create an enormous bubble barrier to protect himself or his allies from attacks like an explosive tag.
Utakata is able to create some bubbles without the use of his bubble blower. In one instance, when Shiranami's technique was pursuing a messenger bird, Utakata popped his floating bubble and conjured another beneath his feet while his bubble blower was occupied with defending the bird.
Jinchūriki Transformations
Main article: Utakata's Jinchūriki Forms
When Utakata loses his temper, he taps into Saiken's power, enabling him to discharge a burst of Saiken's chakra, similar to that of Naruto's and Killer B's. Before unleashing the tailed beast, Utakata's eyes turn golden. Although he is not one of the four mentioned to be able to fully control their tailed beast, Utakata is able to use the power of each level of Saiken's chakra up to the full Six-Tails form, like Yugito Nii. And despite promising to never use Saiken's power, he was able to stop and absorb a powerful technique, Fury, without any harm by summoning it out of desperation.
When he was reincarnated and the Six-Tails was resealed back into him. Utakata was able to partially transform into Saiken, manifesting one tail. When attacked and immobilised by B's clone, Utakata transformed into his Version 2 form to avoid being sealed away. When he attacked B in his Full-Eight Tails Form, he was shown to able to secrete a corrosive, alkaline substance in this form, which was strong enough to burn the skin of the Eight-Tails. When Tobi forced Utakata to enter his full Six-Tails form, he was able to emit a corrosive gas from its mouths.
Part II
Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc
Main article: Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc Wishing to repay the debt of having his life saved, Utakata agreed to make sure Hotaru and her grandfather's secret technique would safely be delivered to her clan's village.
Along the way, though, he met Naruto Uzumaki and his team, who had also been assigned to protect Hotaru. Seeing that the Leaf ninja were strong, he felt that he could trust them to guard Hotaru without him, freeing him from his debt. He then left, despite Hotaru's pleas for him to stay, as he noted that he was not foolish enough to want the title of "master" (師匠, shishō).
Later on, he was seen resting under a tree, eventually falling asleep and having a dream regarding his past with Hotaru at the fort, which turned into a nightmare about his own master's betrayal. Shortly after awaking from this nightmare, Utakata spotted a flicker of a shadow, and decided to investigate.
He came across a group of bandits, none other than Akaboshi's team, who were talking about the kinjutsu. Utakata confronted them and mused about taking the technique for himself, if it was so tantalisingly powerful. He then proceeded to fight them, easily besting them and their technique, until, however, they cornered him with a barrier, which then exploded with Utakata still inside.
When Akaboshi and his group managed to find Hotaru and surround her in the forest, Utakata arrived and saved her from the group, who were shocked to see Utakata still alive and unscathed from their technique. Utakata fled with Hotaru in a bubble to some place safe nearby. Utakata was about to leave Hotaru again, but Hotaru, trying to convince him not to leave her alone, partially took off her shirt, showing him something on her back that shocked him.
All of a sudden, the Kirigakure ANBU found Utakata and wrapped him up with their Water Release: Water Whip technique and began subduing him with their Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder. The captain revealed to Hotaru, who he was holding hostage, that Utakata was in their bingo book, and was wanted for killing his master. Naruto and his team arrived and managed to loosen one of the water whips holding Utakata. Both parties began to fight, but the leader of the Kirigakure ANBU appeared, and discussed the situation with Yamato. Due to Hotaru's insistence to be with Utakata, it was agreed that until she was safe, they wouldn't hunt him, but afterwards, they'd resume tracking Utakata down. Tsurugi, the leader, asked Utakata to return to Kirigakure, saying that the village changed, no longer earning the nickname of Village of the Bloody Mist. Utakata refuses, and says that he'll keep doing as he pleases.
After the groups part ways, Hotaru begins hurting from an injury sustained during the earlier altercation. Utakata has Naruto collect medicinal herbs. When Naruto returns, he witnesses what was done to Hotaru's back, where her clan's kinjutsu was put. Utakata voices his absolute disdain for people who selfishly take advantage of people's loyalty, only to treat them as tools.
Utakata is shocked to learned that Hotaru actually requested for the technique to be sealed in her. She explained that she wanted her grandfather's dream to restore their clan's glory to come true. When Tonbee voiced his sorrow that by now the clan had probably lost too much strength to ever return to such a status he suggested they end the potential danger of the kinjutsu by destroying it. Utakata was surprised that Hotaru's grandfather had created a way to safely remove it from Hotaru's body. When Tonbee insisted that no true master would do such horrific things without a way to undo them, Utakata wondered if the same was true for his master, when Hotaru at first insisted, he slaps her, and later apologised. Once Hotaru was convinced to have the forbidden technique removed and destroyed, Utakata resolved to find Tsurugi again to learn some answers about his late master.
When unable to find Tsurugi, he finds a messenger bird with a note for him. While it is from Hotaru saying she found Shiranami, Utakata is still uneasy, feeling something is wrong. He goes to the location Hotaru wrote and finds that Shiranami is actually the leader of the bandits. He also find Akahoshi and his group trapped Naruto in their technique. Utakata then uses his demon chakra to scare the bandits and make them run. Afterwards, he and Naruto track Shiranami back to Hotaru's village, where it is discovered that Shiranami took control of it with his technique. Fortunately, Yamato and the others arrive to hold back the villagers while Utakata and Naruto went on to save Hotaru.
When they arrive, Shiranami was using Hotaru to gather raw chakra needed to use Fury, and binds the two jinchūriki with his Character Bind Technique. Both however used their tailed beasts' chakra to break their bonds and went in for the attack, only for Shiranami, who has control of the kinjutsu, to use Fury. Although injured by Fury, he survived and as Naruto took on Shiranami, Utakata moved to save Hotaru, before the kinjutsu was used a second time. Utakata suppressed the explosion by transforming into his full Six-Tails form. With Shiranami defeated and Hotaru safe, Utakata accepts his role as Hotaru's master, but first leaves to gain permission from ANBU to travel and train with his new student.
On his way, he discovered a bloodied ANBU mask and is confronted by all Six Paths of Pain. Pain attacks Utakata, using the Asura Path to cripple him in a landslide. Before he is captured, he sends a myriad of bubbles to Hotaru, who was unaware of his impending fate. After his capture, Akatsuki extracted Saiken from Utakata, resulting in his death.
Shinobi World War Arc
In preparation for the Fourth Shinobi World War, Utakata was reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi to fight against the Allied Shinobi Forces, before being mobilised alongside the other deceased jinchūriki.
As dawn broke on the second day, it was revealed that Tobi had turned the reincarnated jinchūriki into his own customised Six Paths of Pain, with each having a Rinnegan and Sharingan in place of their left and right eyes respectively. The jinchūriki also had their respective tailed beasts resealed into them, and each had a chakra receiver implanted in their bodies.
Utakata later travelled together with Tobi, in pursuit of Naruto Uzumaki and Killer B. Encountering their targets, the reincarnated jinchūriki were sent into battle. After the enemy had been repelled by Yagura, Utakata surrounds them with his Water Release: Bubbles Technique, before engulfing the area in a series of explosions with a snap of his fingers. However, when this initial assault failed, he, like the others, unleashed the power of thier respective tailed beast by materialising the first of its tails.
Incapacitated in the wake of the Eight-Tails' devastating attack, after B's recent transformation, Utakata was then restrained by the latter's sealing technique. However, before the technique's completion, he managed to escape by adopting his Version 2 form, only to be caught by the Eight-Tails when he charged at the beast. Utakata then proceeded to free himself from the crushing grasp using his Leech Gap technique, burning the Eight-Tails' hand in the process.
Regrouping with the other reincarnated jinchūriki, after Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy's intervention, Utakata charged towards the pair. Avoiding Kakashi's strike and then repelling both with his tails, Utakata is forcefully transformed into his full Six-Tails form by Tobi. He then proceeds to expel a large amount of corrosive gas from the beast's mouth, forcing the opposition to momentarily retreat, until Guy dissipates the gas. After Son Gokū is resealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Tobi, intent on going all-out from this point onwards, forces the remaining jinchūriki to transform into their respective tailed beasts.
Unleashing a Tailed Beast Ball along with the others, the jinchūriki instead resorted to a direct assault when these attacks are deflected by Naruto, only to then be repelled as the latter adopts his Tailed Beast Mode. In the resulting chaos, Utakata manages to immobilise the Nine-Tails' right arm by swallowing it whole, but is ultimately wrenched free after being swung into the Two-Tails. With this, the rival beasts regroup and prepare a collaborative Tailed Beast Ball, launching it towards their opponents only to have it diverted by an opposing one.
Attempting to remove the opposition's chakra receivers in the ensuing blast, Naruto enters the joint consciousness of the tailed beasts, where he meets Utakata along with the other jinchūriki and their respective beasts. During this encounter, he speaks of how they promised Son to remain here in order to tell Naruto something, just before introducing himself alongside his beast, Saiken.
After Saiken was resealed into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Utakata and the other jinchūriki's corpses were collected by B and held in the Eight-Tails' tentacles. With the release of the Impure World Reincarnation, Utakata and the others were enveloped in a light of sorts before their bodies started to deconstruct and his soul returned to the afterlife.
Video Games
Utakata is a playable character in the following video games:
|Game name
|Japanese release
|English release
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
|18 April 2013
|5 March 2013
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
|4 February 2016
|9 February 2016
|Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
|11 September 2014
|16 September 2014
- Utakata (泡沫) refers to bubbles on the surface of a liquid. Idiomatically, it also means "transient", "ephemeral".
- He has two musical themes that are remixes of Guren's theme. One is the end part of the theme called The Rain Stops, and the other is called Reflection.
- In the anime, it was shown that Kirigakure's bingo book states that Utakata is worth a bounty of 5,000,000 ryō.[7]
- In order to prevent the jinchūriki from becoming a traitor to his or her village, it is tradition for the host to be selected from the family of the village's own Kage. Due to this fact, Utakata could be connected with one of the Mizukage, though regardless of the connections, it ultimately did not prevent Utakata from defecting.
- In the anime, Naruto and Utakata had met during the events of the Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc. In the manga, however, the two did not meet until the Fourth Shinobi World War.
- (To Hotaru) "I am not foolish enough to be someone's master."
- (To Naruto) "They think of us… as mere tools. Tools… who don't speak."
- "My hatred had shut my ears off… But I did hear…"
- (Last words) "Hota…ru… you… must live…"


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Chief Justice Gary R. Wade wrote that, although instances of people impersonating voters at the polls have not been documented in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a 2011 law requiring photo identification at the polls, ruling that lawmakers had the authority to take steps to guard against fraud.
The court ruled unanimously Thursday against the City of Memphis and two voters in Shelby County who had argued the ID requirement placed an unfair burden on the poor, elderly and others who lack driver's licenses.
Chief Justice Gary R. Wade wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court and many other state courts have upheld similar voter ID requirements. He also said that, while instances of people impersonating voters at the polls have not been documented in Tennessee, such cases have occurred elsewhere.
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George Barrett, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said he was disappointed and would consult his clients before making a decision on any other potential steps.
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Supreme Court justices ruled 4-0, with Justice William C. Koch Jr. concurring, that the photo ID law was not an undue burden. They noted that voters who lack ID cards can get one free of charge or can file an affidavit at the polls stating they were too poor to get one. Older voters also can obtain an absentee ballot, and those who forgot to bring an ID can vote provisionally.
The court set aside the question of whether library cards should be allowed, noting that the state legislature passed a law specifically banning them last spring.
Hargett said the photo ID law is meant to be "one more tool in the toolbox" toward preventing fraud. He said the law is one of several steps his office has taken, placing it alongside efforts to prevent disenfranchised felons from voting, purges of deceased voters from rolls and checks of voter records to ensure Tennesseans do not also cast ballots in other states.
"We've worked very diligently to make sure only eligible voters are on the rolls," he said.
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First Broadcast of America's Town Meeting of the AirMay 30, 1935When America's Town Meeting of the Air originally started broadcasts, it was on an experimental basis, but the show quickly became enormously popular.... Read more12/69
Rosalyn Turek, piano recitalOctober 18, 1935A concert artist and educator Rosalyn Tureck (1914-2003) was the recipient of the first Town Hall Endowment Award, and the first woman invited to cond... Read more13/69
Eight Year Old Prodigy Ruth SlenczynskiNovember 25, 1935Ruth Slenczynski, Eight-Year-Old PianistThe child prodigy who made her debut at age five and was acclaimed by European critics. Ruth Slencynski'... Read more14/69
Marian AndersonDecember 30, 1935Marian AndersonKosti Vehanen at the piano After being denied an operatic career because of discrimination against African-Americans, Marian Anderson ... Read more15/69
Town Meeting: Young America Looks ForwardFebruary 27, 1936First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt appeared as Chairman on "America's Town Meeting of the Air." The topic was "Young America Looks Forward,&rdqu... Read more16/69
Alice Tully Sings at Town HallNovember 28, 1936Alice Tully, U.S. singer, music promoter, and philanthropist, for whom the famous Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center is named, performed here at To... Read more17/69
Isaac Stern Has His New York Debut at Age 17October 12, 1937Town Hall has long been a place where musicians make their New York debut. Famed violinist Isaac Stern made his New York debut here in 1937, and ret... Read more18/69
Town Meeting: What is Humanity's Greatest Need Today?May 8, 1938Novelist Pearl Buck appeared with Carl Sandburg, Forest Ray Moulton and Frank KingdonModerator: George V. Denny, Jr. Pearl Buck (1892-197... Read more19/69
Lily Pons Song RecitalDecember 26, 1938Lily PonsFrank LaForge, composer-pianist at the piano Frances Blaisdell, flautist and The Renaissance Quintet French-American coloratura soprano Lil... Read more20/69
Billie Holiday PerformsApril 11, 1942Billie Holiday performed at the fourth Town Hall Jazz Concert. Holiday would return in 1948 for her first major solo show.(Photo by Chuck Stewart) Read more21/69
Town Meeting: Let's Face the Race QuestionFebruary 17, 1944Langston Hughes discussed how "the Race Question" should be handled in America. Although discussing "a question that [was] consider... Read more22/69
Eddie Condon Town Hall Blue Network Broadcast SeriesSeptember 9, 19449, 16, 23 & 30 September 1944—Live RecordingComprising programs 17, 18, 19 & 20 From 1944 to 1945 Eddie Condon (1905-1973) lead a serie... Read more23/69
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie ParkerJune 22, 1945Diz and Bird were joined by Max Roach in this 1945 concert, the record of which was not initially released, either due to the controversial nature of ... Read more24/69
Town Meeting: What Can We As Individuals Do To Help Prevent World Famine?May 2, 1946In an unusual debate in which all four speakers were in agreement, Former Mayor of New York Fiorello LaGuardia visited The Town Hall to participate ... Read more25/69
Town Meeting: Should the Communist Party be Outlawed in the United States?April 3, 1947Joseph R. McCarthy joins Elis Arnall, Edward Arthur Hayes and Leo Cherne Moderator: George V. Denny, Jr.Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) was an American se... Read more26/69
Town Meeting: What Can We Do to Improve Race and Religious Relationships in America?October 7, 1947Clare Boothe Luce joins Charles P. Taft and Walter White. Interogators: Max Lerner and Moderator: George V. Denny, Jr. American... Read more27/69
Sarah Vaughan and Lester Young: One Night StandNovember 8, 1947Released in 1997 by Blue Note, this album features two legendary performers, mostly performing separately, but coming together for the final number &l... Read more28/69
Burl Ives Plays Seven EncoresMarch 5, 1949Burl Ives played for a full house, with hits like "Frankie and Johnnie" and "Lolly Too Dum Day". Per audience demand, he played seven encores. Read more29/69
Town Meeting: Are We Depending Too Much on Government for General Welfare?November 1, 1949Huberty Humphrey and Owen BrewsterModerator: George V. Denny, Jr. Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) was a Senator from Minnesota and Vice President u... Read more30/69
Kurt Weill Concert featuring Lotte LenyaFebruary 3, 1951Program: The Three Penny Opera in concert version as well as excerpts from One Touch of Venus, Knickerbocker Holiday, and Mahagonny Austrian ... Read more31/69
Billy Taylor Trio at Town HallDecember 17, 1954Billy Taylor performed many well-known standards at this show accompanied by bassist Earl May and drummer Percy Brice, but he also premiered a (very) ... Read more32/69
Duke Ellington for the Fresh Air FundApril 17, 1957Duke Ellington performed at Town Hall at a benefit concert for the Fresh Air Fund, an agency providing free country vacations to New York City chil... Read more33/69
Carlos MontoyaOctober 11, 1957Leading flamenco guitarist, Carlos Montoya (1903 -1993) began playing in Cafes Cantantes at age 14. He toured Europe, Asia and the US playing major co... Read more34/69
Betty Allen's New York DebutJanuary 5, 1958Internationally known opera singer Betty Allen made her New York recital debut at Town Hall. Allen was part of the first wave of African American op... Read more35/69
American Opera Society presents The Coronation of PoppeaFebruary 25, 1958Conductor, Arnold Gamson, Chorus director, Margart Hills, Director, George Mully Cast: Donald Gramm, Frank Porretta, Glade Peterson, Leontyne Price, ... Read more36/69
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town HallFebruary 28, 1959Thelonious Monk introduced a new band at this iconic performance. Having previously been known as an outstanding leader of smaller bands, Monk was joi... Read more37/69
Nina Simone at Town HallSeptember 15, 1959This celebrated album showcases Nina Simone's impeccable skills as both a singer and a pianist, and is widely considered as some of her very bes... Read more38/69
Igor Stravinsky ConcertDecember 20, 1959Igor Stravinsky was recognized as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky performed at Town Hall with four other composers - ... Read more39/69
Bob Dylan's Town Hall DebutApril 12, 1963On April 12, 1963 at Town Hall, Bob Dylan played his first major concert. Over a thousand people attended and Dylan played mostly original and unknown... Read more40/69
The Judy Collins Concert (Live)March 21, 1964The Judy Collins Concert (Live)Twenty-four-year-old folksinger Judy Collins' performance at Town Hall in New York City on March 21, 1964, was bi... Read more41/69
Pete Seeger Children's Concert at Town HallApril 28, 1964Live RecordingPete Seeger Children's Concert at Town Hall Grammy-winning folksinger, national treasure, and untiring environmentalist, Pete Seeger (1... Read more42/69
Mabel Mercer & Bobby ShortMay 18, 1969This album features the pairing of two generations of sophisticated cabaret singers -- Mabel Mercer and Bobby Short -- in a concert at Manhattan's Tow... Read more43/69
Legendary Ladies series launches with Bette DavisFebruary 11, 1973Bette Davis appears in the first of the "Legendary Ladies" series dreamed up by veteran film publicist John Springer, the idea - to present great scen... Read more44/69
Joan Crawford Live at Town HallApril 8, 1973Joan Crawford makes her last public appearenc in the "Legendary Ladies" at the Movies series. The series presented great scenes from the legends ... Read more45/69
Philip Glass EnsembleFebruary 12, 1981Performs 3 concerts: 12 & 15 Feb: Einstein on the Beach, 1st Complete Concert Version13 Feb: Music with Chaing Parts, Music with Similar Moti... Read more46/69
town hall concert live recordingFebruary 22, 1985When the legendary Blue Note label was relaunched in the mid-'80s, this concert was part of the celebration. Miles Davis' classic rhythm section (Ron ... Read more47/69
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano, appears as part of Town Hall's Select Debut seriesMarch 30, 1987Harolyn Blackwell's career began on Broadway in a revival of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story in 1980, but she soon discovered her true... Read more48/69
Sharon IsbinNovember 9, 1988Sharon Isbin has been acclaimed for expanding the guitar repertoire with some of the finest new works of the century. She has commissioned and premier... Read more49/69
Meredith Monk with Nurit TillesDecember 10, 1988The Town Hall Not Just Jazz series featured Meredith MonkComposer, singer, filmmaker, choreographer and director Meredith Monk (1942-) is a pioneer in... Read more50/69
Archy & Mehitable, a back alley musical, with Taylor DaneMarch 11, 1989The Town Hall's Century of Change series presented the back alley musical, archy & mehitable, starring Taylor Dane and Lee Wilkof.Taylor Dayne, Am... Read more51/69
Gene Harris and the Philip Morris Superband Live at Town HallSeptember 23, 1989a live recordingThis CD documents one of the first concerts by Gene Harris' star-studded big band, an orchestra heard at the beginning of an 80-day wo... Read more52/69
Scott Joplin's TREEMONISHA an opera in 3 actsDecember 5, 1991The Town Hall Century of Change series presented Scott Joplin's opera TREEMONISHA with La-Rose Saxon, Eddye Pierce Young, Lisa Polite, Curtis Rayam, C... Read more53/69
JVC Jazz Festival presents a night of Chesky Jazz LiveJune 24, 1992a live recording The music on this CD comes from the June 24, 1992, concert at Town Hall in New York City, with a host of artists featured. Trumpeter... Read more54/69
Wayne ShorterDecember 1, 1995Wayne Shorter's first New York concert in five years. Backed by his current septet -- with drums, percussion, electric bass, electric guitar and ... Read more55/69
A Tribute to Oscar PetersonOctober 1, 1996Live Recording Oscar Peterson suffered a stroke in 1993 and made a partial comeback. Although his left hand was weakened, the pianist's right hand wa... Read more56/69
Natalie MerchantJune 17, 1997Lead singer, and primary lyricist for the 10,000 maniacs, performed music from her first solo album Tigerlilly. The album that launched her solo caree... Read more57/69
70s Jazz Pioneers Live at the Town HallMarch 20, 1998a live recording The '70s were a very creative and banner decade for jazz. On March 20, 1998, trumpeter Mark Morganelli celebrated the richness... Read more58/69
Joan ArmatradingAugust 4, 1999Three-time Grammy Award-nominee Armatrading made her first NY appearence in three years. Ann Powers of The New York Times reviewed the concert, "Some ... Read more59/69
Eddie Izzard begins 3 Night StintJune 22, 2000After a sold-out tour of the UK, British comedian Eddie Izzard brough his hilarious one-man show Circle to Town Hall for three nights from June 22-26,... Read more60/69
Joan BaezMarch 5, 2002Joan Baez made her Town Hall debut. The legendary folk-singer appeared to promote her upcoming album Farewell Angelina. Read more61/69
Town Hall's Brave New World, a Sept. 11 Theatrical RemembranceSeptember 11, 2002Designed to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Sept. 11, a Brave New World was a theater marathon featuring fifty new plays and songs created by ... Read more62/69
Elvis Costello begins three nights at Town HallSeptember 22, 2003Elvis Costello appeared at Town Hall for three nights to promote his new album, ''North'' (Deutsche Grammophon), accompanied only by Steve Nieve on pi... Read more63/69
Marianne FaithfulMarch 12, 2004Ms. Faithfull appeared to promote her new album, "Before the Poison" (Anti-/Epitaph), which featured collaborations with the cult figures P. J. Harvey... Read more64/69
Gilberto Gil and David ByrneSeptember 21, 2004Gilberto Gil, one of the stars of the tropicalia movement, which revolutionized Brazilian pop, performed at Town Hall on a double bill with American P... Read more65/69
Sarah McLachlan w/ Blind Boys of Alabama & Leigh NashNovember 29, 2006A recording of the etown podcast live from Town Hall in New York City. First, ultra-talented, multi-award winning singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan re... Read more66/69
Bright Eyes begins 7 night run at Town HallMay 25, 2007During a 7-night stint at The Town Hall in New York City from May 25 to June 1, Bright Eyes welcomed the following guests on stage for special perform... Read more67/69
Jerry Lee LewisMarch 25, 2008The last living legend from Sun Studios' Million Dollar Quartet, Jerry Lee Lewis, was rockin' and a rollin' on the Town Hall stage. ... Read more68/69
Robin WilliamsNovember 23, 2009Robin Williams brought his latest show Weapons of Self Destruction to the Town Hall stage. The show made fun of everybody no hold barred. He coverd a ... Read more69/69


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Auroville Solar Bowl
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Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India, near Puducherry in South India. As part of the research being done in Auroville in the mid-nineties, a large concentrating solar collector was constructed, known as the Auroville Solar Bowl began construction under the direction of John Harper. The Scheffler Community Kitchen concentrator focusses the light to create steam, which is used in the kitchen for cooking. The innovative decision to integrate in the building a fixed spherical solar bowl concentrator with a 15 meter diameter determined, to a large extent, the design and technology applications used within the building itself. They decided upon a solar bowl with a single concave mirror rather than separate parabolic reflectors, because stability of the whole system is an essential factor for us given the strong winds that prevail during the monsoon.
One of the problems they had when they built first model at the Centre Guest House was devising a system to track the sun. According to Harper "Now, because of our experience in putting together the Matrimandir heliostat to supply a steady beam of light into the chamber, we have the knowledge to handle this technical aspect. To me, building this bowl has been one step towards the future. With this bowl we will be producing steam for cooking, but eventually the heat that you trap could be used for a variety of purposes such as pumping water, producing mechanical power, industrial process heating, etc. One can envision the whole of our Industrial Zone running on solar energy.. It is a question of orientation. Walk across an open field on a bright sunny day - you can feel yourself being roasted and scorched by the burning sun, or you can feel a great joy in the perception that you are being bathed in a powerful flood of rich golden energy!"
Installed at the Auroville Solar Kitchen in the village, the solar bowl is positioned at the western end of the first floor. Composite granite blocks were used for the foundations. Walls in compressed earth blocks support the whole structure. A total of 96 prefabricated ferrocement elements were cast and hoisted in place to form a perfect fixed spherical bowl. A tilted fixed mast supports a moving receiver which can rotate in all directions around a double-axis articulation placed at the centre of the sphere and balanced by a counterweight. A computer programme ensures the automatic tracking of the whole system with scope for seasonal changes. The solar bowl had also to be hybridized with a conventional diesel fired boiler back-up system for cooking on an off-on basis. The interface is through a heat storage tank using thermic fluid storage (1.4 m3) with one-hour heat storage capacity. Possible future replicability for community cooking, power generation, desalinization and cold storage have been kept in mind.
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- http://www.auroville.org/research/ren_energy/solar_bowl.htm
- http://www.auroville.org/thecity/architecture/appr_technology/experiments.htm


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January 30, 2012
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You could see it in his eyes. He wanted, perhaps needed, to be a Red Raider.In a camp that featured former Texas Tech commit Marcus Johnson, future Oklahoma State receiver commit Blake Webb, a really good receiver in now-Rice commit Dennis Parks, this really big kid with 4.8 speed in future Tech commit Anthony Smith and onlookers like Tech commit J.J. Lollar, the kid was working his tail off.Problem was he will initially strike you undersized. After all, he's just five-foot-eight.Would he be able to pass block? Is he strong enough to take the weekly beating Big 12 defenses can put on you?We first met Quinton White June 10, 2011, at the Cypress Ridge football practice field on the first day of two days the Tech coaching staff spent in Houston for Red Raider football camps. Lollar, having already committed to Tech and a high school teammate of White's, had brought White and another friend to the camp from College Station and White couldn't have been more ecstatic to be there. The fact RedRaiderSports.com wanted to talk to him was a big deal.He did his interview with a big smile on his face and you could tell he'd spend the night praying for an offer from the Red Raiders. Even living in College Station, White's childhood favorite was Tech.He had a surprisingly good vertical, he had an elite 40-yard dash time and his footwork was unmatched in the running back drills with tree trunk legs. Definitely a Division I talent.The offer didn't come right away though. White subsequently committed to Tulsa in favor of offers from the Service Academies, Louisiana Tech and Larry Coker's new Texas-San Antonio program.The biggest thing holding White back was the fact the Red Raiders had taken three running backs in the 2011 recruiting class. Ronnie Daniels, DeAndre Williams and Kenny Williams combined with veteran Eric Stephens provided what seemed like insurmountable depth. With the depth at the running back position, there were just more immediate places Tech needed to add depth for the 2012 football season and beyond.But that depth quickly became surmountable. Daniels had off the field issues to work through, Stephens sustained a compound knee injury and later in the season Washington went down with a knee injury.To this day, no one knows exactly how Daniels, Stephens and Washington will respond to their respective issues. Back to White though, with Stephens and Daniels already out of the picture it became clear there was probably a need for an additional running back in the 2012 recruiting class.So Houston area recruiter and outside receivers coach Tommy Mainord turned to the best running back the coaching staff had seen through four days of camp in Dallas and Houston -- White.The running back switched his commitment as soon as he was offered."It felt really great," White said when we called him just after we learned of his commitment. "When they told me I had a scholarship, I just went crazy in the coaches room." Lollar recalled White ran to the weight room to find him and was going absolutely nuts.It's always good to have recruits that want to attend your school off the bat. White's enthusiasm to come to Tech and prove himself is something we have to commend. But we admire his patience even more.White's story ranks among the top recruiting moments of the recruiting cycle, but there are a few more we feel need to be relived before we begin to turn our attention onto the Class of 2013.1. Post spring game rushThe Red Raiders got their first recruit of the 2012 class when Snyder (Texas) athlete Keenon Ward chose the local team following Tech's annual spring game.A day later, a flurry of commits came in.Tech got its quarterback in Abilene (Texas) Cooper quarterback Clayton Nicholas, a Rivals250 athlete Reginald Davis and Corona (Calif.) Santiago cornerback Thierry Nguema agreed to greyshirt and join the Red Raiders in 2012.Tech also got two current basketball players in Jaron Nash and Kader Tapsoba in part because of the spring game atmosphere.2. Extremely successful JuneLollar, now-U.S. Army All-American Michael Starts and Rivals250 receiver Dominique Wheeler committed to play Tech football in June without attending camps, and Tech made a killing between in-state summer camps in Coppell and Rockwall in the Dallas area and Cypress and Pearland in the Houston area.By the time the camps were done, the Red Raiders had snagged Smith, defensive athlete Kris Williams, highly recruited cornerback La'Darius Newbold, center Jared Kaster and safety Micah Awe off the market.Linebacker Ryan Flannigan and offensive tackle Trey Keenan also committed to Tech after unofficial visits.3. Rough seasonBack in Lubbock, and after defensive end Chase Robison's August commitment, the Red Raider football team struggled to a 5-7 record. It was the worst season in recent memory from a wins and losses standpoint. However, the Red Raider recruiting class stayed strong.Only Johnson defected. He went from Tech to Texas A&M and ultimately on to Texas, but he had wanted to be a Longhorn from the get-go.Tech did a great job locking up a majority of its freshmen in the summer before the season could play a big role in deterring kids away from the Red Raider program, but it opened the doors for a lot of second chance players to put on the red and black.4. A JUCO ChristmasAfter Tech's season-ending loss to Baylor, the coaching staff scattered off to find junior college players that could come in and add depth to the team as soon as the players stepped on campus.December consisted of a wild goose chase with current Oklahoma commit Kasseim Everett.However, the Red Raiders rebounded with a huge get in Gulf Coast (Miss.) 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