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Listening to Anberlin's latest and last endeavor, Lowborn, awakens the most bittersweet of feelings. Oftentimes, when bands elect to go their separate ways, they announce their termination after their full-length has been released: after it's been marinating in listeners' brans for a while. The news tends to come after their discography is complete. Fans can listen, front to back, and digest the departure slowly and in large quantities. Anberlin never got the memo, never read the unwritten rules, and decided to tear at the heartstrings of those who will miss them most.
Lowborn picks up in roughly the same terrain that Vital left off, though it's often more reserved. The controlled blips and electro ambience introduced in its predecessor give Lowborn a developed sound that befits a band in their prime. The album shows the group at their tightest and most definitive: with the perfect balance of massive swells and somber pulls spread across the tracks.
The record begins with "We Are Destroyers," a track highlighted by rolling snares and heavy bass guitar that build to an expectedly punchy and soaring anthem of a chorus: a true Anberlin staple. Following in similar territory, "Velvet covered Brick" is a thundering cut that teeters on the edge of chaos.
On the quieter side, "Stranger Ways," which could easily moonlight on the next Anchor and Braille album, contains beautifully delivered vocals amidst guitar echoes that haunt the sleepily drifting lullaby. It sets the pace for a large chunk of Lowborn, an album that comfortably rests in the mid tempo for duration of the time. Even the poppy and toe tapping "Losing It All," with its steady drum beat and plunked keys accenting throughout, floats right down the line between calming and raucous.
It's not all mellow though, "Dissenter" breaks the mold with vocalist Stephen Christian's distorted belts roaring amidst relentless smacks of scratchy synth glitches laced over toxic club beats. The chaos softens momentarily, provided a reprieve during the bridge, before returning to the onslaught. The song stands out as a staple on the album and in the band's career to date. It's easily their heaviest and most experimental recording to date. As much as I love the quieter intricacies of Anberlin, it's a shame we won't get to see them truly tear down on any more songs like this before they step out of the game.
Listening to Lowborn is the epitome of a silver-lined storm cloud; it arguably contains some of the group's strongest material, but it indisputably contains their last.
Lowborn is our right now. Grab it on Amazon, iTunes, or support your local indie store. There's still time to catch the band on tour and say farewell to arguably one of the greatest modern rock bands as they make their final bow.


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Comments on The Monorail Episode Redux TypePad 2005-11-09T22:45:23Z UChicagoLaw http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/ tag:typepad.com,2003:http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/2005/11/the_monorail_ep/comments/atom.xml/ Craig Tindall commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d8349573bf69e2 2005-11-12T03:48:43Z 2007-04-25T09:34:58Z Craig Tindall As someone intimately involved in the development of a federally-funded light rail system, I'm willing to share a bit of...
As someone intimately involved in the development of a federally-funded light rail system, I'm willing to share a bit of practical experience. First, I'd agree with Professor Strahilevitz assessment that direct democracy is no way to plan, much less build, a mass transit system such as a monorail, light rail, or commuter rail line. Voters absolutely must be involved in the initially policy decision to move forward with such an endeavor. The costs are far too great not to seek a public mandate on this type of issue. However, retrofitting mass transit system into any urban area is exceedingly complex; involving highly technical aspects of, to name a few, urban planning, transit planning, economic development, public finances, and legal considerations, most of which are far beyond what can be effectively conveyed to the vast majority of voters. Consequently, once the policy decision has been made, the professionals must do their jobs implementing the voter approved policy by making the hard technical decisions that allow the project to be completed on-time and on-budget. This is not to suggestion that a project as large as the development of a mass transit system be left without the appropriate level of public oversight. But, given the complexity of the type of issues involved and the false consensus to which direct democracy can too easily fall prey when addressing such questions, oversight is best handled through the representative form of governmental oversight.

As far as federal funding, how is the use of federal money for a local mass transit system justified? Professor Strahilevitz is absolutely correct that a city, or even a collation of cities, would have a very difficult time financing a useful light rail system (I'm speaking a bit more broadly than the specific topic of a monorail as I'm not aware of any U.S. city other than Seattle that has actually attempted to tackle such a project). After an urban mass transit system is operating, regional funds might be sufficient to augment the system, but funding a new start on local money would be difficult at best. The Phoenix area light rail system, which received federal funding this year, is 20 miles long and $1.2 billion. Half of that cost is funded by federal money.

And so, what is the benefit to country as a whole? There are quite valid standard arguments. Particularly in the west, more urbanization allows for more efficient use of resources—gasoline, electricity, etc., and urban transit systems are one method of encouraging urbanization. Because of the national market for these resources, their more efficient use has a positive national effect. Mass transit also decreases automobile usage, which contributes significantly to air and water pollution, both of which our Congress have determined to be federal issues. And so on . . . these arguments are not difficult to find. Another, admittedly more cynical argument might be merely that if the money was not used to pay for the positive benefits of urban mass transit, it would be used for something else, such as more building more roadways. Consequently, I would submit that using money for mass transit that would otherwise be spent on more roadways has an overall positive effect.

 First it should be noted that federal funding for urban transit systems such as light rail is not easily secured. The competition for these funds among large cities is strong and an arduous FTA process to secure the funds requires a high level of assurance that the system will be successful. Of course, "success" in the context of public works is often a nebulous concept. The FTA relies heavily on the transit part of the equation—how many people will be moved how far and to serve what need—and rightfully so; transit is after all that agency's charter. What is often left our out of the some arguments for and against urban transit systems, or what is buried too deeply in the deferential analysis to be generally meaningful, is the economic impact that an urban transit system can offer. For example, in September of this year, Bernard L. Weinstein and Terry L. Clower, economists at the University of North Texas reported that the Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (a light rail system with a growing commuter rail connection) had a $3.3 billion positive economic impact on the Dallas economy. The relative permanency of a light rail system encourages investments in the surrounding properties, what is referred to as "transit oriented development." A bus line, which can change at any time, does not offer this benefit. Roads, of course, are relatively permanent, but roadways, particularly the large arterials streets or highways that equate to light rails transit capabilities, offer little of the perceived life-style amenities of light rail. Retrofitting roadways in urban areas, particularly highways, tends to create boundaries and divide cities. Highways do generate significant economic development, but it is generally a very different kind; certainly not the type of the development brings permanent residents into an urban area. And, roadways have proven sorely deficient as the only viable answer to transit problems.

Take Phoenix as an example. As major cities go, was very late in developing highways. Until the late '80's, travelers could drive uninterrupted from Los Angeles to Florida on Interstate 10, except through Phoenix, where they were routed onto surface streets for 20-25 miles (and decidedly not through the scenic part of town) before getting back onto the interstate. Now the interstate has been completed, loop freeways generally ring the city, and state highways intersect it. All of these new highways are well used. In fact, they're full of the slow grind that accompanies rush hour traffic. Within months of the new State Route 51 being completed through north Phoenix, the beautifully and expensively landscaped median was ripped out in the downtown area to provide more traffic lanes and car pool lanes, which happened to have been paid for by federal dollars. Frankly, if we could concrete our way our of traffic problems, Los Angeles would be a paradise--but it most certainly is not. So, light rail and similar types of transit solutions should be looked upon, at the very least, as viable alternatives and implemented as such. They won't eliminate the need for new roads, but can offer benefits that are equal, if not in some aspects superior, to new and bigger roadways.

Bottom line, we all should applaud the citizens of Seattle for the willingness to try developing a new solution. Very few communities would have the fortitude to do so. The fault for failure of the Seattle monorail might be that it was the wrong solution. It does appear, as Professor Strahilevitz suggests, that fault lays in the method sought to answer the questions that such a development inevitably raises. Direct democracy cannot effectively build a public works project; it can only direct that they be done. In that light, the fault for the demise of Seattle's monorail may well lay with the politicians who improperly deferred their responsibilities to the voters.

 geoff commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d8345ffdcd53ef 2005-11-11T20:49:20Z 2007-04-25T09:33:38Z geoff As with the patent debate, the question is one of alternate mechanisms to provide incentive. Here, I think it's pretty...
As with the patent debate, the question is one of alternate mechanisms to provide incentive. Here, I think it's pretty clear what the alternate mechanism is, and it provides a nice simple explanation for Seattle's puzzling investment: Rent seeking.

It's not required in order to have innovation that all benefits are internalized; only that enough are. Here, whatever spillover the innovation might have produced, it also stood to confer substantial (perceived) benefit over cost on lots of the people who voted for it. The level may not be optimal (which I recognize is the issue), but I'd guess that rational voters might tend to over-spend on these sorts of things, rather than under-spend.

But more tellingly, the cost-benefit calculus for the technocrats on the receiving end of the $200 million investment is an easy one. They'd have willingly pulled massively more money from the citizens of Seattle (perhaps even exceeding the nationally-optimal amount) if they could have.

The real danger here, as Jacob suggests, would seem to be over-spending on innovation, not under-spending.

In other words, I think the externalities you point to here are, as Dave Haddock would say, (http://ideas.repec.org/p/icr/wpicer/31-2003.html) irrelevant ones.

 Lior commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d834953e0269e2 2005-11-10T22:06:40Z 2007-04-25T09:28:46Z Lior Jacob - that's certainly a lesson that one might draw. Between your post and Will Baude's most recent comment, we're...
Jacob - that's certainly a lesson that one might draw. Between your post and Will Baude's most recent comment, we're stumbling into a difficult empirical debate that's central in the patents literature - namely, how much encouragement do you need to provide for innovation in order to optimize said innovation, given the costs associated with encouragement? If we replace "federal subsidies for the most appealing municipal transit proposals" with "property rights" we've got ourselves the patents debate in a nutshell (with me channeling Rob Merges).

I'll admit to not having more than an educated hunch on the question of whether there has been enough innovation in public transit. It's kind of surprising to me that we haven't seen the roll-out of faster and quieter trains for mass transit, and federal subsidies might be one way of achieving those aims. Such improvements could produce tremendous benefits for owners of land located near stations. Automation and easy maintenance might be other areas where we might expect to see improvement. But your mileage may vary, and it's debatable whether the prospect of these improvements would be worth the associated costs.
 Jacob T. Levy commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d8345fc74553ef 2005-11-10T18:03:00Z 2007-04-25T09:27:15Z Jacob T. Levy I'm afraid I don't see how the funding point works. Lior's reply to Randy sounds like a prediction: we should...
I'm afraid I don't see how the funding point works. Lior's reply to Randy sounds like a prediction: we should expect that municipalities won't engage in this kind of thing without some large amount of federal funding. But surely that's neither here nor there in evaluating Seattle retrospectively; Seattle did so, even though it had no way to profit from any copycat adoption. If the monorail were a good idea, then we'd look at this fact and see something similar to the socially beneficial overoptimism that besets entrepreneurs, who often innovate more than their ability to capture future benefits should predict. We'd shrug, and thank the taxpayers of Seattle for the gift.

But in fact it was a bad idea (or so I gather; I know no more about the case than is contained in the post and the linked articles). So shouldn't we be pleased that it wasn't kept on wasteful life support with federal money? Bad ideas are more likely to be stopped sooner if the voters who ought to benefit are also the ones bearing the costs, right? Why isn't the lesson to draw here that low levels of federal support for municipal mass transit have the desirable outcome of preventing wasteful and badly-designed projects from coming to fruition?
 Lior commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d8345fae3753ef 2005-11-10T04:06:40Z 2007-04-25T09:24:11Z Lior Randy - Yes, that's what I had in mind. Hard to see what Seattle gains by being the first mover...
Randy - Yes, that's what I had in mind. Hard to see what Seattle gains by being the first mover here, even in a counterfactual world where the monorail succeeds and gets copied by other cities. Not even the politicians would get credit for the innovation, since the monorail was embraced through direct democracy. (I seem to remember that a poet and a cab driver were the ones who put the original monorail proposal on the ballot, but they seem to have made themselves scarce.)
 Randy Picker commented on 'The Monorail Episode Redux' tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c031153ef00d8349515d869e2 2005-11-10T02:45:01Z 2007-04-25T09:23:51Z Randy Picker Interesting post. I am most interested about the point of whether Seattle should have pursued this without, as you put...
Interesting post. I am most interested about the point of whether Seattle should have pursued this without, as you put it, "substantial federal assistance." I hear the idea about unproven technologies, but is the claim that Seattle can't capture enought of the upside if the technology proves successful? That there will be strong positive spillovers to the rest of the country (the world?) if the technology succeeds and therefore the country needs to share with Seattle some chunk of the downside risk via federal funding?


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MI marked the anniversary of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area with program of events throughout 2012. The one-hundred year milestone provided us with an opportunity to reflect on the past, to honour the pioneers of the MIA, and acknowledge their foresight, their endurance, and their commitment to the success of this irrigation area.
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The Irrigation Record was a fortnightly journal published by the WC&IC from 1913 to 1917. It has been digitisation as part of the MIA Centenary and is now available to search online through the State Library's TROVE website. Articles reflect the developmental period of life in a very harsh environment, and covered significant developments in the area such as the establishment of agricultural industry, along with stories of the endeavours of the settlers to build a community.
Historical photographs, depicting the construction of the MIA's channel system, and the beginnings of local farms and communities, provided a snapshot of life in the region a century ago. The photographs show the pioneering spirit and determination which enabled the MIA to become one of Australia's most valuable food production areas. The exhibition was one of the first celebrations of the MIA Centenary of Irrigation and formed a travelling display, shown at various locations in Griffith, Leeton and Narrandera.
The MIA Centenary was launched in March 2012 at the late Sir Samuel McCaughey's homestead (now Yanco Agricultural High School). Former Member for Riverina, Kay Hull, was the Master of Ceremonies, and was joined by descendants of pioneering families who were instrumental in the development of irrigation and farming in the MIA.
Almost 600 local school students participated in an education program at both Pioneer Park and Griffith City Library, that celebrated the centenary of the MIA and focused on the importance of irrigation.
On July 13, 1912, Minister for Works, Arthur Griffith winched open a sluice gate at Yanco Regulator allowing water to surge in to the channel system for the first time. One hundred years later, the "Turning on the Water" ceremony was re-enacted at the original site.
A wall collage depicting the development f the MIA is now on permanent display in the entrance of the MI Business Centre in Hanwood.
A commemorative DVD celebrating 100 years of irrigation in the MIA is available from MI offices, or the Griffith Visitors Centre at a cost of $20 (+ postage).
A cocktail evening was held for Centenary guests, including Professor Marie Bashir AC, CVO, at the Historic Hydro on 13 July 2012.
Hosted by Dr Karl, the premier event of the centenary celebrations showcased our region, paying tribute to our pioneers and acknowledging the diversity and innovation that we enjoy today.
Two field trips took visitors to properties in the Griffith and Leeton areas. The guided tours focused on the history of the area, and modern and efficient irrigation structures and environment initiatives.
A centenary citrus sculpture was created as part of the Griffith Festival of Gardens and was on display during October 2012.
MI welcomed visitors to our Hanwood Business Centre on 19 October. A reunion breakfast was also held for former employees of the WC&IC, the commission, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Land and Water Conservation and Murrumbidgee Irrigation.
Other events included photo displays at Pioneer Park and Central Mall in Griffith, floats in the Easter Sunrice Festival parade in Leeton, and a series of Pioneer Talks at the Griffith City Library. MI also part sponsored the refurbishment of the Waterwheel Monument near the Griffith Visitors Centre. Leeton Town Band and Yanco Agricultural High School were given $500 donations for programs they ran during the year as an "in-kind" acknowledgment of their donation to our centenary events.
Photos from the July events are available on the Centenary Photos link which include the re-enactment of the 'Turning on the Water' at Yanco, and the Gala Dinner in Griffith with guest speaker Dr Karl.
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Greetings Green Wave fans,
We had another great weekend! We had a 63-point victory against UNC-Asheville which the newspaper termed a "shellacking," followed by a 9-point victory against Miaimi on the road! I was born in Miami so it was great to be home again! The game was kind of like a family reunion -- minus the t-shirts and the food -- but there was plenty of entertainment!
We played at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, but we didn't fly out until the next morning, so we had the whole evening to spend in south Miami. The coaches suggested a friendly stroll along the South Beach boardwalk to help time pass, but we, the players, were all content with going back to the hotel, ordereing movies and relaxing the rest of the night.
We objected to their suggestion, but their response was: OBJECTION OVERRULED! We ended up spending the next two hours on the boardwalk. After we had seen more than our share of strange sights and suprises, and we felt that we had walked around enough (just long enough to find a Baskin Robbins), we decided to spend the remaining hour sitting in a nearby KFC eating and reminiscing about the game -- the highlights and the lowlights.
Usually, our conversations end up being play-by-play commentaries or reenactments of one of Janell or Salome's gravity defying blocks, but this evening we talked about something else.
After we were done eating, a destitute-looking man with a smile as wide as Julia Roberts kept peering in through the window at our unfinished meals. Soon he gathered up the courage to come inside and ask us if he could have what was left of them. We gave him everything and we watched as he ran outside to his homeless friend and showed him the treasure he had just discovered.
Ater that, our conversation switched from blocked shots to how blessed we all are. We all have so much to be thankful for. Tonight we're playing Alabama and they're coming to our table with smiles as wide as Julia Roberts. We extended our generosity to the homeless man, but when Alabama comes to our house tonight, we intend to turn them away and send them back hungry! Hope to see ya there! I'll cath you on the rebound!


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2009 (Junior): Played and started in 55 games ... had personal career-high's in a single-season with 163 at bats, 20 runs, 37 hits, 14 walks, 49 total bases and a .227 hitting percentage ... named to the WAC All-Tournament team after helping the `Dogs to a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament at Bulldog Diamond with five hits and two RBI's ... had her best performance of the year in WAC play at New Mexico State on March 28 where she was a perfect 4-for-4 with two home runs ... it was the first time in her career she had hit two home runs in one game ... posted three multi-run games including three runs at Boise State on April 25 ... had seven games with two or more hits ... had one triple vs. Providence on March 7 ... hit .200 or better in the last 11 games.
2008 (Sophomore): Played in 45 games, starting in 37 in the outfield ... improved her stats from her freshman year in several categories with 17 runs, three home runs and only 11 strikeouts ... had two hits vs. Pacific on Feb. 9 and a three-hit game at Utah State on March 28 ... recorded three-two RBI games, each against St. Peter's, Utah State and New Mexico State ... hit three home runs on the season, one each vs. Long Beach State, Utah State and New Mexico State ... hit the game-winning single vs. Cal in the NCAA Regional elimination game in a 3-2 win.
2007 (Freshman): Appeared in 45 games, starting 40 ... recorded five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 20 RBI ... went 1-for-3 with a grandslam versus New Mexico February 10 ... recorded a 2-for-3 outing with two doubles and one RBI against UConn March 6 ... Dean's List.
Hemet High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner who has seen time in the infield and outfield ... two-time team captain ... three-time first-team all-league pick ... helped HHS to four straight Sunbelt League championship titles ... also guided HHS to the 2004 Division III CIF Semifinals ... in career boasted a .453 batting average while setting a new school record for runs.
Personal: Born October 22, 1988 ... parents are David and Melissa Coronado ... one of five children ... hobbies include music, fashion and dancing ... biggest athletic thrill is making a diving catch ... admires her parents the most ... played summer ball for the Corona Angels ... recruited by Oklahoma, Pacific, Southern Illinois, UC Riverside and Western Illinois ... major is undeclared.
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I first heard about this news from a friend who said, "Well, have you heard? It looks like Chick-fil-A is getting attacked again." So the curiosity got me and the hunt began on reading articles.
The First Ladies, Let's Move "Americas move to raise a healthier generation of kids" campaign website http://www.letsmove.gov/ has this quote, "Helpful tips and step-by-step strategies for families, schools and communities to help kids be more active, eat better and grow up healthy," in which I could not agree more.
Providing TIPS and education .. NOT DEMANDS or Laws for our families, students and communities is the right way to go.
Put phys ed back in the schools along with Music and Dance programs that create movement. Provide CLASSES in the Culinary Arts, and eating healthy. Educate EducatORS about how to live it out and to be the example in the schools and communities. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a cup cake, chick fil A or the likes when IN BALANCE unless there is an allergy against the ingredients, etc...
Recently, our daughter, who does not have allergies for wheat, etc.. after watching Dr. Oz program on Gluten and doing her own research, she made the decision to be gluten free at ever area of her life and is making healthier choices for eating and exercise. Due to her results, our family has become more in tune with gluten free living and are making better choices for food intake as well as we are all going on runs for causes. It has been an exciting new journey. E D U C A T I O N. Props to Dr. Oz for doing just that. NO LAWS rather Education.
EDUCATION for the EDUCATORS, for parents, communities is key in this movement. Providing OPTIONS not LAWS. When food becomes a LAW, well.
FOX NEWS story from Todd Starnes is an eye opener. Here is a blurb from his article and the link you can read for yourself on FOX Nation http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/07/15/mrs-obama-declares-war-chick-fil
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By Todd Starnes, FOX NEWS
The First Lady of these United States has declared war on Chick-fil-A.
It seems the home of plump juicy breasts and hot buttered buns has run afoul of the new Smart Snacks in School program. The program is a component of Mrs. Obama's Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
The new government regulations require snack items served in public schools to have less than two hundred calories. That includes vending machines, lunch rooms and other campus food venues.
And that's really bad news for kids at South Carolina's Socastee High School. They've just learned they will no longer be allowed to buy Chick-fil-A sandwiches at school.
"They don't meet the standards," Principal Paul Browning told the Myrtle Beach Sun News. "We're struggling with it."
Hunger pains aside, there's another consequence to the Chick-fil-A ban – all the profits funded field trips for the school's special education students.
"The Chick-fil-A profits went directly to the field trips," the principal told the newspaper. "We've got to raise some money, but we will figure something out."
Maybe they could get the math students to figure out how many carrot sticks they'll have to sell to send the youngsters to Six Flags.
Ever since Mrs. Obama named herself as America's Lunch Lady, students across the fruited plain have been in full-scale rebellion. The government mandated smaller portions have been met with great resistance – especially in farming communities.
Since 2010, participation in the National School Lunch Program declined by 1.2 million students. That's a 3.7 percent drop. Red-blooded American kids are rising up and declaring, "Just Say No to Kumquats."
School leaders are bracing for the outrage when returning students learn that there won't be any more bake sales. No more cupcakes. No more Cheese Doodles. Just bottled water and fat-free kale chips – all thanks to Mrs. Obama's meddling.
Remember that the next time you see Mrs. Obama scarfing down a burrito and chili cheese fries — while telling the rest of us to eat our Brussels sprouts.
Just some food for thought.
And according to EAGnews.org article by Kyle Olson: "School bans Chick-fil-A to comply with Michelle O's lunch rules"
Others aren't taking the new federal rules quite so easily.
"I would tell her, mom to mom, to stay out of my child's lunch box. She can feed her kids whatever she wants, but if I want to feed my kids a cupcake and peanut butter sandwich, it isn't her business. Here in fly over country, we like cupcakes," former Howell, Michigan school board member Wendy Day tells EAGnews.


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On Saturday, November 23rd, P!NK will be hitting the stage at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Truth About Love Tour is moving forward once again after a number of shows in October had to be postponed due to the singer's recent bout with laryngitis.
The Truth About Love Tour began back in February and met such appreciation and acclaim that dates were quickly added to the schedule, including the upcoming performance in Cleveland, expanding the tour to an impressive 60 shows.
P!NK is known for her amazing stage performances. Her powerful voice is accompanied by incredible musical production that would impact any audience. But the acrobatic and theatrical production that fills out the production is marked by high-energy, awe-inspiring acts that raise P!NK to probably the best performer of her era.
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Sam Deal says UNC's School of Nursing, where he is the facilities manager, is filled with warm and caring individuals. His colleagues use the same words to describe him.
"Sam is a joy to be around," says Lisa Miller, associate dean for administrative services at the nursing school. "He goes out of his way to help people. He is very helpful and very caring."
Deal has been the facilities manager in the School of Nursing for 10 years. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the building, from telecommunications to housekeeping to ergonomics to emergency detail. The original Carrington Hall was built in 1969, and an addition was completed in 2005. Managing both facilities is like working on a "Model T and cutting-edge technology at the same time," Deal says, and that's fine with him.
"No two days are ever the same," he says. "You never quite know what to expect."
This year, Deal was honored with two awards at the nursing school. He received the Outstanding Staff of the Year Award and the H.O.P.E. Award, which stands for Helping Other People Excel. He's the first staff member at the school to be selected for both awards in the same year.
Miller says Deal really looks out for the school and is a great advocate for it. As an example, she said that one day a potential student and her parents came into the building right around 5 p.m., just when most people were leaving for the day. Sam, however, offered to give the family a tour and spent a considerable amount of his own time showing them around.
"He's a community steward for our University as well as our school," Miller says.
Deal, who grew up in Hillsborough and lives in Mebane with his wife and two daughters, says the School of Nursing is the best place he's ever worked.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University head coach Barry Hinson announced on Friday that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the men's basketball coaching position at Texas Tech.
"It was an honor to be involved in the process at Texas Tech and I am flattered that they approached me," said Hinson, who recently completed his first season at SIU. "I think it's important for our fans to know that I'm very happy to be the men's basketball coach at Southern Illinois. Our entire coaching staff is working relentlessly to rebuild Saluki Basketball, and that effort continues full-speed ahead."
Hinson has a 219-157 career record in 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach at Oral Roberts, Missouri State and Southern Illinois, and his teams have made four post-season appearances. Last year, he took over a Saluki squad that finished 8-23 the year before and improved the won-loss mark to 14-17. Hinson finished third in the 2013 MVC Coach of the Year voting.


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Mapping novel genes for SCN resistance and breeding for soybean cultivar with SCN resistance in maturity group II-IV.
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The objective will be achieved by mapping QTL for SCN resistance in a mapping population developed by USDA-ARS scientist in Tennessee by genotyping with SNP markers. He will conduct the phenotyping on it. The SCN resistant breeding lines will be developed by crossing SCN resistant soybean lines from other states to the SCN resistant cultivars from Ohio and selecting for the resistant progeny.
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Let $D$ be a nonempty subset of the reals that is bounded above. Is the supremum of $D$ a limit point of $D$?
My Reasoning: I think this is false for these two cases. Case 1:If I look at $D = \{n \in \mathbb{Z} | n \le 0\}$ the supremum is $0$. And since I need a convergent sequence $\{x_n\} \subset D/\{0\}$ the converges to $0$ for it to be a limit point I can say in this case if I look at $\epsilon = \frac{1}{2}$ for the converges of the sequence it will fail to converge and so $0$ isn't a limit point.
Case 2: Also if I look at $D = {0}$ then the supremum is $0$. And $D$ is a subset of the reals. So if I look for a sequence $\{x_n\} \subset D/\{0\}$ I can't make one because $D/\{0\}$ is the empty set.
My question is this. Since the problem asked about an arbitrary subset of the reals $D$, can I define $D$ to give a counterexample like above or have I misunderstood the question?
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"This book is a smattering of photos I have collected using only my iphone and just so happened to have the best camera with me. They represent my mind and thought process as I see the world. At it's basic element, an image does not have to be huge in megapixels, magic or made with lots of dollars. All it needs to do is show you an emotion and move you.
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Homing In on a Woman's Heart
Date: February 28, 2010
Pamela Ouyang and Nisha Chandra-Strobos say that in women, heart disease is still under-recognized.
It's a staple of romantic comedies that in matters of the heart, women differ from men. In the treatment and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, however, that has not been the case.
For the most part, women's and men's hearts have been treated the same way, largely because the most commonly used measures of risk and methods of treatment are derived primarily from research on male patients. The results of these studies have been assumed to apply equally to women, but accruing evidence shows that men's and women's hearts may not be nearly as alike as previously thought.
In fact, convinced not only by their own research but by their clinical experience as well, Nisha Chandra-Strobos, chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and her colleague Pamela Ouyang felt compelled two years ago to launch a women's heart program within their clinic. Today, their undertaking has evolved into the Women's Cardiovascular Health Center, which Ouyang directs.
The need is critical, says Chandra-Strobos, because heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, in part because symptoms are under-recognized.
Recent studies have begun to demonstrate that women's heart problems may not present in the same way that men's do and also that heart disease has a different trajectory in women. Though men typically present with heart problems about a decade earlier in life than women, Ouyang and Chandra-Strobos are seeing more women with heart problems in their 40s, and some of their patients are even in their 20s.
The most important difference between treating men and women heart patients, says Ouyang, director of the center, is the greater difficultly in determining if a woman is at risk in the first place. Commonly used measures such as the Framingham Risk Score may not be as able to capture an accurate picture of risk in women.
For instance, many women under 65 who present with a myocardial infarction, if assessed the day before the heart attack, would likely qualify as low risk because the traditional risk assessment scores do not take into account factors such as stress and depression, presence of rheumatologic disease and presence of metabolic syndrome that may constitute higher risk in women than in men.
And there are risk factors specific to women, says Ouyang, such as pregnancy-associated diabetes and hypertension and elevated levels of testosterone before menopause.
Besides being informed by the research Chandra-Strobos, Ouyang and their colleagues are conducting (Chandra-Strobos' research explores how women with heart disease are receiving care; Ouyang is focusing on sex differences in cardiovascular risk and disease), the Women's Cardiovascular Health Center provides comprehensive evaluations that include not only a cardiologist but also a nutritionist and psychologist.
"We want women to understand that they're at risk," says Ouyang. "We're looking at women's heart health from all aspects—young and old, pregnant women and perimenopausal women."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Counterparty, the 9-5 favorite, beat Adjacent by a half length in the $79,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares on the turf, the closing day feature on Sunday at Belmont Park.
Javier Castellano guided the 4-year-old trained by Todd Pletcher to her third win in five starts. The time was 1:34.65 for the one mile on the firm course.
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The Syndera Journey
Syndera, a defunct privately held company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Monterey, California sold their core software assets to TIBCO in 2008 for $1M USD. Syndera was based on the concept of application syndication,providing "visibility into software assets across the enterprise and provides a way to re-use these assets to pre-integrate applications." On February […]Read more
Modelling Air Traffic Control
Today I will discuss a general approach to model air traffic control (ATC) using our CEP/EP reference architecture which is an application of the mature JDL multisensor data fusion model. ATC is an excellent working example of complex event processing. Radar and GPS provide the basic sensory information to accurately track and trace the position of each aircraft […]Read more
Technology Tales from Thailand: KBank Fraud Management
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Richard Veryard on Uncertainty
I enjoy reading Richard Veryard's blog posts. Richard does not have an agenda, per se, or at least not one I have identified. Richard is not trying to sell us anything; he seeks facts and truth with an open, Zen mind. In his second post Faithful Representation 2 and continuation, Responding to Uncertainty, Richard explores models, […]Read more
A Blast from the Past: Processing Patterns for Predictive Business, March 2006
For readers interested in complex event processing and a few of the challenges the industry faces, here is a presentation from 28 months back called Processing Patterns for Predictive Business. This presentation was delivered at the first Workshop on Event Processing – Presentations at IBM Research Labs, Yorktown Heights, March 14-16th 2006. The same key points of […]Read more
TIBCO Leaps Ahead in CEP with Insightful Acquisition
TIBCO Software shows, yet again, why the team in Palo Alto far outpaces the rest of the field with their announced acquisition of Insightful. Everyone who follows The CEP Blog and my vision for the business use of CEP understands how much energy and passion I have put into explaining why the crude time-series analysis of streaming data cannot possibly […]Read more
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Today is an especially joyful occasion on The CEP Blog. I am pleased to announce that one of the world's top experts on CEP, Dr. Rainer von Ammon, has joined the blog. Dr. Rainer von Ammon is managing director of the Centrum für Informations-Technology Transfer (CITT) in Regensburg. Until October 2005 he was Professor for Software Engineering, specializing in […]Read more
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For the last week a theme keeps popping up. I forgot to grow up. Oh my God, how did I miss it??? Perhaps….BOOZE?
" Back in my rummy days, I would tremble and shake for hours upon arising. It was the only exercise I got" [W.C. Fields].
- I don't know how to re-charge a car battery. John had to do it 4 times this week. "I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times just to make sure" [Mae West].
- I don't know squat about world events, and when I try to enlighten myself, I notice a smudge on the wall and wander off to clean it. "The Covers of this book are too far apart" [Ambrose Bierce].
- I don't have skills to get a job whose pay would cover the cost of someone else doing the dishes. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" [Thomas Alva Edison].
- I can't bartend or waitress because I have never worked in a restaurant without being fired for faceplanting into a booth. "He who sleeps on the floor will not fall off the bed" [Robert Gronock].
- I am mocked for my lack of computer skills. In fact, John has to be an administrator here; therefore I can't write much about him (except for a couple of posts back when I was so wild with rage that I couldn't help myself). "If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent" [Italian Proverb].
- I have issues with food. I refuse to taste while concocting meals, so they usually come out fairly inedible. "I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking" [Katherine Cebrian].
This is a whiny, poor-me post. I'm going off to brainstorm about the things I CAN do. "I have always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific" [Lily Tomlin].


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Denial: Who hasn't delayed opening a bill, to avoid it?
Who amongst us hasn't delayed opening a bill or bank statement, because we want to postpone reading the unpleasant news?
Source: John Russell (paraphrase), http://www.climatebites.org/climate-communication-metaphors-and-soundbites/the-consequences-are-bad/risk-a-probability/qits-all-a-game-of-oddsq
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On the other hand, it can very intimidating for me to engage people on the subject of climate change. The fear that they will cut down my position, subject can be so daunting and somber, and my hesitation that I will not reach them effectively. However, a quote from Jerry Seinfeld gives me hope. He once said, "In comedy, unfortunately, sometimes people get hurt, but you still have to try anyway."
As we exchange ideas fellow climate change communicators, it is important that we keep giving each other hope and encouragement. We can get scared talking about climate change and our audience can easily slip into denial because the subject scares them also. Keep the Faith! Thank you for creating Climate Bites as a place for hope and positive inspiration for communicating climate change.
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Humble thanks.Thanks for posting this, Tom.
I say these things and sometimes, because I say them myself, it takes other people to recognise its value as a metaphor.
Oh, and it's 'Russell' with two 'l's!
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It struck me, staring at an unopened medical bill, how true your comment was. IPlus think its important to recognize that denial and procrastination are universal human traits, so a little humility and empathy with rank-and-file folks who want to deny climate change (as opposed to professional misinformers) is called for.
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June 27, 2016
By Doug Cunningham
Talks are underway on a new contract between the UAW and John Deere & Company. The union says its goal is an agreement that benefits the approximately 9500 John Deere workers it represents, the company and the communities where John Deere employees work and live. The current contract expires September 30th. The talks will affect John Deere operations in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Georgia and Colorado.
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Procurement Card
The Procurement Card (ProCard) Program allows departments the opportunity to use a University credit card to purchase certain goods costing less than $2500.00. The University benefits by having a more efficient, cost-effective method of purchasing and payment for small dollar transactions. If a department decides it is appropriate for their use and would like to participate, the cardholders shall be expected to follow the established guidelines and shall be held accountable for use of the card.
The program complements the existing purchasing and payment process. Use of the card does not replace current travel or competitive bid regulations, nor does it allow departments to bypass Purchasing policies and procedures.
Important Links:
Procure-to-Pay Guidelines(effective 01/01/15)
ProCard Quick Reference/Pocket-Guide
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The phobia, which hasn't actually been officially categorized as a medical disorder, was coined by author Peter O'Donnell in his 1985 novel "Dead Man's Handle." It got online and spread easier than creamy peanut butter on warm toast.
The term itself comes from the Greek word arachi, which means "ground nut," and ... who are we kidding? It's impossible for anybody to take this one seriously.
That is, except for the good people at the CTRN Phobia Clinic, who, seeing an opportunity to make money off the gullible, latched onto the word as a serious, debilitating illness. As the clinic's website promises, for as little as $1,497 you too can work toward the "guaranteed lifetime elimination of Sticky Peanut Butter Phobia."
Now, that's truly scary.
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He's seeking out our new art forms, new creations. He's our alien art critic, flying from University Circle to Playhouse Square to Lakewood to Akron to discover this fall's best in arts and entertainment. Follow that glowing saucer in the sky to the most fascinating art objects we could identify.
Barcelona's Modernist Masters
Clevelanders who've repressed pangs of longing while driving through University Circle can reunite with the Cleveland Museum of Art next month. The museum, amid its renovations, is staging an ambitious and historic exhibit, Barcelona & Modernity: Picasso, Gaudí, Miró, Dalí.
Created in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this exhibit, which runs from Oct. 15 through Jan. 7, is the first in North America to explore the 71-year period from 1868 to 1939, when Barcelona emerged as a pivotal center of modernist art.
The exhibit features more than 300 paintings, sculptures, posters, photographs, textiles, furniture, decorative objects, architectural designs and models from this intriguing period. Some of the works are borrowed from other museums. Others are popular pieces from the CMA's permanent collection.
One CMA painting, Picasso's hauntingly memorable "La Vie," inspired the exhibit. Seeking to better understand the piece, William Robinson, CMA's curator of modern European art, traveled to Barcelona and got to know its artistic heritage.
"The story of this city is extremely complex," Robinson says. "We began by researching a single painting and ran into the complexity of Spain. We discovered there's no way to separate Barcelona's art from the history of modern Spain … a place of many cultures and languages." The exhibit examines the connections between Barcelona's art, architecture and culture and the relationships and influences among its prolific artists.
Barcelona and Modernity inspired the Contessa Gallery in Legacy Village to hold its own show, The Spanish Masters, Oct. 20 through Nov. 19. It includes works available for purchase by Picasso, Dalí, Miró and others. Steve Hartman, owner of Contessa, thinks the confluence of exhibits will give viewers an enhanced perspective on the period.
"With the gallery show, people can participate with the art," Hartman says. "They can have the pride of ownership. People can pass on works as a legacy to future generations of their family, or even to the museum."—Tori Woods
Zany Knights Besiege Playhouse Square
Playhouse Square patrons, take heed: A watery tart will be throwing swords; a moistened bink will be lobbing scimitars. And although it's no basis for a system of government, it should make for an evening of theater that's, well, completely different.
The 2005 Tony Award-winning musical "Spamalot" was lovingly ripped from the classic film "Monty Python and Holy Grail." Original Python Eric Idle penned the story and co-authored the songs. "Spamalot" has tickled fans, newcomers and critics alike with its zany blend of British comedy and saucy show girls.
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table will dance (whene'er they're able) into the State Theatre from Oct. 3 through 15. Their quest for the Grail takes them past a murderous bunny and knights who say, "Ni!" The play is not a strict adaptation of the film; plenty of puns from other Monty Python works, thinly veiled spoofs of musical theater and overall silliness abound.
If your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries, or you just love to chortle and chuckle, this Spam's for you. Bringing your own coconuts and banging them together is strictly optional.—TW
An Austrian Gala
Prepare for an elegant evening filled with 18th- and 19th-century Austrian music as the Cleveland Orchestra celebrates 75 years in stately Severance Hall.
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, who is Austrian, hand-picked the Severance Hall 75th Anniversary Gala's all-Austrian program.
"It's part of his heritage, it's part of his blood," says Frank Dans, the orchestra's artistic administrator. "This is international music, very appropriate for the gala, and for Franz."
Works include songs from Mahler's song cycle Des Knaben Wunderhorn ("The Youth's Magic Horn"), Johann Strauss' "Emperor Waltzes," Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453.
"This orchestra is very good with Mozart, which is very dear to [Welser-Möst's] heart," says Dans.
The Sept. 30 gala will kick off the orchestra's 2006-'07 season. German bass baritone Thomas Quasthoff and Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will perform. "Both are favorites with Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra," says Dans. "Andsnes is one of the world's greatest pianists, very young and always elegant. Quasthoff is one of the best known baritones in the world, and usually works with orchestras."
Tickets start at $500 and include cocktails at 6 p.m., the 7 p.m. concert, dinner and dessert at 8:30 p.m.— Adria Barbour
Almodóvar's Intensity
Pedro Almodóvar's provocative films, favorites at American art-house theaters, are melodramatic and satiric at the same time, often centered on the blending of gender and sexuality, always intense and interesting. The Cleveland Cinematheque is showcasing the acclaimed Spanish director's work in a film series from Sept. 22 through Oct. 1.
The series includes "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (1988), one of the most successful films in Spanish box-office history, a farcical tale of a woman whose lover has left her and the tangled relationships that ensue when she tries to find out why.
"All About My Mother" (1999), an Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, follows a woman's search for her son's father to tell him their son is dead, only to find out the father is a transvestite.
"Bad Education" (2004), about two boys struggling with their sexual identities at their Catholic school and the turns their lives take afterward, is based on events at his childhood boarding school. It took Almodóvar 10 years to write. "This is a disturbing film that challenges the viewer's comfort," wrote Jeff Strickler of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. — AB
Hamlet's Secret
When William Shakespeare's plays were first produced, male actors dressed in women's clothes to play the female characters. The Beck Center's production of "Hamlet," which runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 22, is turning that upside-down. Local actress and playwright Sarah Morton will play Hamlet.
Director David Hansen got the idea from a 1921 German film adaptation of "Hamlet" that stars Danish silent-film actress Asta Nielsen as a female Hamlet who's lived her life disguised as a man. The Beck Center's "Hamlet" follows Shakespeare's original text, but hints at Hamlet's secret female identity through a wordless shadow play.
Many moments in the story will resonate with added meaning, Morton says, such as other characters' warnings to Hamlet that "his" grief is not manly. "So much of Hamlet is about theatricality, playing a role and taking action, [and] the split between public and private," Morton says. "There are so many times when Hamlet turns around and he or she's by herself. I'm trying to articulate what he or she is feeling at a particular time, and the isolation that comes from not being able to articulate it."
We suspect it'll be especially tough to break the news to Ophelia.— Erick Trickey
An Outdoor Museum Comes Alive
Resplendent angels in granite and bronze created as a memorial for a lost wife and a tribute for an honored statesman star in the Angels of Lake View and Other Sculptures Tour. On Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. and Sept. 24 at 1 p.m., Dale Hilton of the Cleveland Museum of Art will lead tour participants on a walk across Lake View Cemetery. The tour visits the Haserot Monument, the John Hay Memorial and other angels sculpted for dearly-departeds, and Hilton will explain the poignantly beautiful sculptures.
The cemetery — almost an outdoor museum, alive with Cleveland's past — is a peaceful, final respite for a roster of notable Clevelanders. It is also home to dozens of architectural works meant to memorialize their larger-than-life namesakes. Historical architect Dale Serne's Architectural Walking Tour, on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m., can help visitors appreciate the context and significance of the memorials, from the regal President Garfield Monument to the white obelisk marking John D. Rockefeller's grave.
Reservations are limited, so sign up early. (216) 421-2665, ext. 0.— TW
Deca Dance
Sixteen dancers from Israel and nine performances will be forged into one show Oct. 12 at the Palace Theatre that promises to challenge and entertain.
Batsheva Dance Co. performs "Deca Dance," a highlight show that reconstructs and showcases nine works that have long been part of the troupe's repertoire. Each is choreographed by artistic director Ohad Naharin. Accomplished dancers perform in varying styles to a broad spectrum of music. A series of "striking moments" can be expected as the dancers interpret political and historical events such as violence in the Middle East and the Holocaust. "Naharin has a contagious affection for strange, extravagant choreography in motion and at rest," reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
The avant-garde dance moves and the range of emotions, from intimate to boisterous, should appeal to seasoned steppers and casual dance fans alike.—TW
Funny Man, Angry Elf
He talks pretty one day, very soon, in Cleveland. Writer and NPR radio personality David Sedaris brings his self-deprecating awareness, pointed social commentary and biting wit to the Palace Theatre on Oct. 6. The prolific humorist and satirist will read new, unpublished works and engage the audience in a question-and-answer period.
As unquestionably funny as he is on the page, seeing him read his work brings a new, delightful dimension to the Sedaris experience. His vocal inflections as he reads are priceless, and the off-the-cuff comments and anecdotes he sprinkles throughout his planned readings include frequent gems. Sedaris personably greets his crowd after performances and signs books while carrying on a seemingly tireless banter with his fans.
Starting Nov. 24, Cleveland Public Theatre carries on the joie de Sedaris with its performance of "Santaland Diaries." Adapted from Sedaris' original radio essay, the play tells of his exploits while working as an elf at Macy's. Actor Andrew Tarr will reprise his role as the angry elf from the 2005 production. This shot of sardonic humor should neatly cut the oft-saccharine holiday spirit.—TW
Audio and Visual Experiments
What do you get when you combine electronica, neo-disco and breakbeats with video art? The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland's Dec. 8 show, TEMPO.
The annual experimental audio and visual showcase highlights three local artists: DJ Jeremy Bible, rock group Infinite Number of Sounds and video artist Kasumi.
"I was looking for local talent that excelled in their field, that had a reputation outside of their city," says Jude Goergen, former community relations manager of MOCA. "Each is well-respected within their own scene. They've each played nationally and internationally. I really wanted to focus on local artists that are branching out."
TEMPO will combine electronic audio with visual projection to create a hyped-up contemporary musical show. DJ Jeremy Bible will spin his music, which ranges from dark electro, down-tempo styles to breakbeats and neo-disco, followed by a performance from the instrumental electro-rock group Infinite Number of Sounds. The evening will end with a video by Kasumi, a Cleveland Institute of Art professor, experimental filmmaker, video artist and musician whose sometimes-abstract images are often set to breakbeats and other electronic music.— Adria Barbour and Joanne Bello
Preserving New Orleans Jazz
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, playing the State Theatre Oct. 27, brings a sound rooted in more than a century of music and a mission that's more relevant than ever. The best-known ambassadors of New Orleans music, the band tours the world, keeping alive the city's early jazz styles from the 1920s and earlier.
Preservation Hall itself, a small, spare room in a 1750s French Quarter building with no seats, air conditioning or drinks, reflects the group's purist attitude. The band's popularity since its 1961 founding rests on its fidelity to tradition, not trend.
Still, it's impossible to preserve music completely unchanged. The band's thrilling solo trading owes more to Dixieland revivals than the tight ensemble playing of the '20s, and a new generation of band members have dabbled in jazz arrangements of Cajun, gospel and rock tunes.
Even so, New Orleans standards still anchor the band's set lists. And though five of the seven core members lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina, their concerts are still filled with joy — especially when they rouse their audiences with the classic "When the Saints Go Marching In." — ET
Defying Gravity with Elegance
Adorned in traditional Chinese costumes, the Golden Dragon Acrobats combine ancient theatrical techniques and acrobatics to thrill audiences. Their brilliantly colored costumes blur as they perform their balancing, juggling, comedy, magic and dance.
The 20-plus-member company from Cangzhou, China, is world-famous for defying gravity with elegance. Training for this group often begins at age 4, and it shows. Members gracefully perform unthinkable tricks such as building a human pyramid atop a moving bicycle and balancing on a one-sided ladder propped atop the back of a chair.
The 17-segment show proves that they can do just about anything, from juggling soccer balls and umbrellas to balancing on the most slender of props. The two-hour show is set to a mixture of hip-hop music and tribal drums, while the costumes combine Chinese sashes with modern dance, linking the traditional and modern. The Golden Dragon Acrobats perform on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at the EJ Thomas Hall in Akron.— JB
The STokes Brothers, From the Projects to History
They're the first family of Cleveland politics, role models for two generations of local leaders. Now, the lives and times of Carl Stokes, the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, and his brother, Louis Stokes, Ohio's first black congressman, are being commemorated in the Western Reserve Historical Society's exhibit, Carl & Louis Stokes: From the Projects to Politics. It opens to the public Nov. 18 and will be on display through mid-2008.
The exhibit covers "over six decades of historical memory that will elicit all types of emotions and perspectives of what those times meant," says Susan L. Hall, the historical society's associate curator for African-American archives. Pictures from the Stokes brothers' childhood illustrate their upbringing in the Outhwaite and Cedar-Central housing projects. A film of a protest by the Future Outlook League, an activist group whose founder mentored Carl, depicts the struggle against discrimination in Cleveland. Photos of Martin Luther King Jr. show him visiting Cleveland to help Carl's mayoral campaign. Oral histories, replayed from tape, preserve the recollections of those who knew the Stokeses well — some of whom will no doubt attend the benefit gala celebrating the exhibit's opening on Nov. 17. — ET
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What a dreary day, but at least it wasn't snow! We reached a high of 55 at 5am while we spent most of the day in the middle and upper 40s thanks to the rain. Officially at Philly International as of the 5:30pm climatology report about 3/4 of an inch of rain has fallen, but most of the region has seen closer to an inch(if not more; Southern NJ and Delaware were around 1.50").
Overnight rain shall continue with lows in the upper 40s to around 50 as there may be another inch of rain through the early morning. Sunday itself will be composed of steady heavy rains with highs in the middle and upper 50s and possibly another inch of rain! When this is all said and done I believe that the entire region will have seen 2-3" of total rain.
Monday's our transition day as the low pulls away and high pressure moves in; it will be a clouds to sun type of afternoon with highs in the middle 50s, but Tuesday and Wednesday it will be gorgeous with highs in the lower 60s!
We'll cloud up again come Thursday with a warm front pushing northward and then a cold front overnight into Friday(that will stall on top of the region until Saturday). Highs on Thursday will make a run toward the middle 60s while Friday and Saturday will be overcast with some rain as highs will be around 60.
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Susan Cabot and Joseph A. Jr. and Talva Maslach, all of Canfield, and Lou and Loretta Liguore of Poland are announcing the engagement of their children, Amanda M. Maslach of Canfield and Lenard H. Liguore of St. Ignace, Mich.
Fellows Riverside Gardens will be the setting of the April 13 wedding ceremony, and a reception will follow at the B&O Banquet Center, both in Youngstown.
Invitations will be extended for both.
The future bride is a cutting specialist and stylist for Casal's Spa and Salon in Canfield.
The prospective groom is seaman at U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Ignace in Michigan.
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Given an elliptic curve $E$ there is the multiplication by $n$ map $[n]: E \rightarrow E$.
If $K(E)$ is the fraction field then this map makes $K(E)$ a degree $n^2$ extension of itself.
My question is what are some techniques for dealing with the field theory of this extension? Can one write down generators for this extension in terms of the coefficients of E?
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Gift Guide: Wedding Gifts Under $50
We know that times are tough out there, with too many people and not enough jobs. Or too many people without enough money, perhaps. Either way, belts are tightening and budgets are clamping down- but that doesn't mean the rest of your life is stopping. Friends and family still want to see your smiling face at parties and get-togethers, even if you're grumpy about that state of your 401K. As it happens to be summer, it is also wedding season, and man, weddings are expensive! Just to attend one can cost a pretty penny. No worries- dust off a dress you already own and peruse our list of guilt-free wedding gifts. You can certainly give a thoughtful and unique gift that will thrill the happy couple without bankrupting yourself. Stop digging in the couch cushions for change and check out this round-up of very cool and affordable wedding gifts.
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Kate Spade New York Posey Vase
Menu Wine Runner
Jonathan Adler Bird Salt + Pepper
Carved Wooden Bottle Openers
Hand-carved wood with brass details, these bottle openers are as stylish as they are rustic. Pick from a menagerie of animals- we're partial to the sweet elephant.
$30 at Pop Deluxe | Buy
Satellite Bowl
Lacquered wooden spokes make this bold bowl, aptly named Satellite, a striking centerpiece. Uses include containg fruit, serving bread and making your dining room table infinitely cooler.
$48 at MOMA Store | Buy
Charley Harper Sunset Glasses Set
Todd Oldham has brought Charley Harper's iconic illustrations to a new glassware collection exclusively for Fishs Eddy. This beautiful and unique set makes for a perfect wedding or hostess gift for fans of good design or those with fond memories of Harper's work.
$34 at Fishs Eddy | Buy
(Set of 6)
Paintchip Placemats
Bone up on the color wheel over breakfast with a clever pair of placemats that mimic paintchip samples from Avril Loreti. Multiple hues are available to match your spot on the color spectrum.
$36 at Avril Loreti | Buy
(Set of 2)
Teak Servers
Happy Days Punch Bowl
Who says punch bowls are old fashioned? This cheerful acrylic bowl from designer Matz Borgstr�m is ideal for cool al fresco refreshments, and the modern design and sleek style will make it a tabletop stand-out.
$40 at Broadway Panhandler | Buy
Pierced Heart Truffle Plate
Mr. And Mrs. Cocktail Glass Set