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by Alan Kurtz
"The flute," flutist Bud Shank informed historian Ted Gioia in 1988, "is a stupid instrument to be playing jazz music on." As Gioia later commented, "Sometimes artists are not the best judge of their own work."
Luckily, the flute—lacking even a family to call its own—is impervious to insult. Traditionally classified a woodwind, modern flutes have less wood than a twig following a feast of famished termites. Or it's grouped among reeds, despite having no such thing.
In fact the flute comes closer to the human voice than to any other instrument. Music teachers tirelessly tell students to "sing" through their instrument, even when such advice is strictly figurative. With the flute, however, a player really does sing, sometimes literally.
As for jazz, the flute was orphaned until 1956, when Down Beat adopted a new Readers Poll category initially won by Bud Shank, then monopolized by Herbie Mann (1957-1970) and Hubert Laws (post-1970).
Accordingly, our flute cocktail samples those happy-go-lucky '50s, chic '60s and adventurous '80s. We've mercifully skipped the 1970s cultural wasteland, but we do accord Hubert Laws the last word with a 21st- century track proving that some jazz elders don't just get older, they get wiser.
Bud Shank & Bob Cooper: Sweet Georgia Brown
Sweet Georgia Brown
Bud Shank (flute) and Bob Cooper (oboe)
Blowin' Country (Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 94846 2 7)
Bud Shank (flute), Bob Cooper (oboe), Howard Roberts (guitar), Don Prell (bass), Chuck Flores (drums).
Composed by Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard & Kenneth Casey. Arranged by Bob Cooper.
Recorded: Los Angeles, November 29, 1956
Rating: 97/100 (learn more)
A longtime jazz favorite, "Sweet Georgia Brown" (1925) became beloved by millions after the Harlem Globetrotters made it their theme in 1952. Amazed crowds worldwide, watching the Globetrotters' comic basketball wizardry, whistled along with "Sweet Georgia Brown." Likewise bouncing with skill and surprise is this quintessential 1950s West Coast jazz track. Although classical composers had long paired flute and oboe, Shank & Cooper here demonstrate the tandem's superior jazz IQ. With Cooper's call-&-response arrangement coyly teasing the melody, "Sweet Georgia Brown" tips off tiptop players at the top of their game.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Frank Wess: Low Life
Low Life
Frank Wess (flute)
Jazz for Playboys (Savoy 17088)
Frank Wess (flute), Joe Newman (trumpet), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Freddie Green (rhythm guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Ed Thigpen (drums).
Composed by Johnny Mandel.
Recorded: Hackensack, NJ, December 26, 1956
Rating: 93/100 (learn more)
Six months to the day after these same musicians (except Burrell and Thigpen) recorded "Low Life" with Count Basie's big band, they reconvened for this sextet version featuring Frank Wess's flute, which had become emblematic of Basie's New Testament band. Not surprisingly, Basie's busmen on holiday remain very much in Count's bag. After all, any track on which Freddie Green plays rhythm guitar is going to sound like Basie. Hell, if Freddie had recorded Beethoven's Ninth with the New York Philharmonic, we'd expect Leonard Bernstein to exclaim "One more time!" at the finale ŕ la Basie's "April in Paris."
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Herbie Mann & Buddy Collette: Give a Little Whistle
Give a Little Whistle
Herbie Mann (flute) and Buddy Collette (flute, piccolo)
Flute Fraternity (V.S.O.P. #38 CD Mode 114)
Herbie Mann (flute), Buddy Collette (flute, piccolo), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Mel Lewis (drums).
Composed by Leigh Harline & Ned Washington.
Recorded: Hollywood, July 1957
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
Disney's animated morality play Pinocchio (1940) depicts a puppet's quest to become human by resisting corruption. "And if you start to slide," he's advised, "Give a little whistle! And always let your conscience be your guide." Too bad the movie wasn't required childhood viewing for future Enron, Adelphia and WorldCom executives, who might've subsequently avoided having whistles blown on them. These five jazzmen, though, must've had front-row seats. Their integrity is impeccable. As for who's who, Buddy's on the left channel; Herbie's to the right; and that little whistle you hear is Collette's peeping piccolo. Jiminy Cricket, this swings!
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Yusef Lateef: Playful Flute
Playful Flute
Yusef Lateef (flute)
The Sounds of Yusef (Prestige OJCCD-917-2)
Yusef Lateef (flute),
Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow & Oliver Jackson (percussion).
Composed by Yusef Lateef.
Recorded: Hackensack, NJ, October 11, 1957
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
"Mohammedan leanings are shown by many bebop musicians," Life magazine reported in 1948 at the height of a short-lived bop craze. Among the first-generation boppers who embraced Islam during that period was Yusef Lateef. We mention this because, far from being the evidence of kookiness that Life implied, Lateef's spirituality has thoroughly informed his music. Exotic modes and unusual instruments reflect Lateef's unquenchable cross-cultural curiosity. Here, from opening trills to climactic passages of simultaneous humming and playing, Lateef ranges from Africa to the Amazon by way of the Middle East. A fascinating 4-minute excursion by a unique musical explorer.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Moe Koffman: The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
Moe Koffman (flute)
Instrumental Gems of the Fifties (Collectors' Choice CCM-080-2)
Moe Koffman (flute), Ed Bickert (guitar),
Hugh Currie (bass), Ron Rully (drums).
Composed by Moe Koffman.
Recorded: Toronto, Canada, February 7, 1957
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
As Canadian flutist Moe Koffman's 2-minute "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" swung for three months on the U.S. pop charts, he and his swingin' shepherds flocked their hit on TV robed as Franciscan friars, cowls and all. Although the connection between flutes, shepherds and Franciscans was never explained, Moe's follow-up "Little Pixie" sold well enough to make him a 1˝-hit wonder. As for why "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" became the token totem of late '50s jazz, it was probably the reverb. This track appears to have been recorded deep in the echoic catacombs of Carlsbad Caverns. Maybe the cowls were protection against bats.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Paul Horn: Mirage for Miles
Mirage for Miles
Paul Horn (flute)
Sound of Paul Horn / Profile of A Jazz Musician (Collectables COL 7531)
Paul Horn (flute),
Emil Richards (vibes), Paul Moer (piano), Jimmy Bond (bass), Milt Turner (drums).
Composed by Paul Horn.
Recorded: Los Angeles, March 30, 1961
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
The exceptional versatility of jazz flutists transcends the fact that most were primarily saxophonists. Even fulltime flutists such as Herbie Mann and Hubert Laws were discontented with a single genre. Nobody encapsulates this restless eclecticism better than Paul Horn, who spent two years with Chico Hamilton, graced Roger Corman's beatnik flick A Bucket of Blood (1959), performed a jazz mass, took up tran- scendental meditation, recorded unaccompanied solos at the Taj Mahal and Egypt's Great Pyramid, and played duets with killer whales. With this stylish allusion to Miles Davis's "So What," Horn shows his killer jazz chops and wails without whales.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Roland Kirk: You Did It, You Did It
You Did It, You Did It
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute)
We Free Kings (Verve 826 455-2)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute), Hank Jones (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass), Charlie Persip (drums).
Recorded: New York, August 17, 1961
Rating: 98/100 (learn more)
Among the portable pawnshop of strange instruments slung around Roland Kirk's neck was an ordinary transverse flute. Ordinary, that is, until he played it. Not even the Marquis de Sade could have more thoroughly debauched this genteel staple of 18th-century Parisian salons. Under the roguish Captain Kirk's aegis, the celestial flute beamed down to earth faster than a photon torpedo. Throughout this slow, accusatory blues, the Captain spits, snarls, grunts through, and otherwise gutturally accosts his flute for 2˝ wrenchingly expressive minutes. Oh, and lest we forget, it's funnier than a Marx Brothers movie. A fabulous track by an incomparable jazzman.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Herbie Mann: Comin' Home, Baby
Comin' Home, Baby
Herbie Mann (flute)
Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut (Rhino Atlantic)
Herbie Mann (flute),
Hagood Hardy (vibes), Ben Tucker & Ahmad Abdul-Malik (basses), Rudy Collins (drums), Ray Mantilla & Chief Bey (percussion).
Composed by Ben Tucker & Bob Dorough.
Recorded: New York, November 17, 1961
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
Herbie Mann's 1957 decision to flute exclusively was an unprecedented risk. Hard as it was to earn a living playing only jazz, fulltime fluting would be a fluke fit for a flake. To his lasting credit, Herbie Mann-aged this feat, establishing himself as jazz's most popular flutist for over a decade, and in so doing also solidifed the flute's rightful place in jazz. Recorded live, "Comin' Home, Baby" demonstrates Mann's appeal as he nimbly hang-glides above a steady 12-bar blues vamp anchored by two bassists and three drummers. (Pretty hard to miss the beat with that crew.)
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Eric Dolphy: Gazzelloni
Eric Dolphy (flute)
Out to Lunch (Blue Note 98793)
Eric Dolphy (flute), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes), Richard Davis (bass), Tony Williams (drums).
Composed by Eric Dolphy.
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 25, 1964
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
Eric Dolphy, artwork by Michael Symonds
Summer 1963. Manhattan. Avant-garde composer John Cage is performing his Variations III, in which individually amplified Slinkies suspended above the stage go BOING-BOING. Great stuff. Anyhow, during intermission, whom do we meet in the audience but Eric Dolphy! Introducing ourselves, we tell him how much we admire his work and ask whether Cage's sonic experiments might apply to jazz. "I don't know," Eric replied. "But I like what I'm hearing." The next year, his atonal tribute to Italian avant-garde flutist Severino Gazzelloni reinforced our wonder at the borderless map of Eric Dolphy's imagination— adventurous, uncompromising and, for listeners, relentlessly rewarding.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Dave Valenin: Mountain Song
Mountain Song
Dave Valentin (concert flute, pan pipes, bamboo flutes, Romanian pan flute, porcelain flute, Peruvian bamboo bass flute, assorted whistles and sequencer)
Live at the Blue Note (GRP GRD-9568)
Dave Valentin (concert flute, pan pipes, bamboo flutes, Romanian pan flute, porcelain flute, Peruvian bamboo bass flute, assorted whistles and sequencer).
Composed by Dave Valentin.
Recorded: New York, May 31, 1988
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
Armed with flutes of various nationalities and sundry construction, Dave Valentin adds sequencing and other electronic effects for a crowd-pleasing live display of what promises to be god-awful gimmickry. This promise goes spectacularly unfulfilled. Instead, Valentin's self-described "mind painting" is a vivid tropical landscape exploding with exotic colors and unclassifiable species, a too-brief travelogue of a solitary summer vacation in the rainforest. "Mountain Song" is 3˝ minutes of aural artistry. Book your passage now.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Buddy Collette & James Newton: Flute Talk
Flute Talk
Buddy Collette (flute) and James Newton (flute)
Flute Talk (Soul Note 121 165-2)
Buddy Collette (flute), James Newton (flute).
Composed by Buddy Collette & James Newton.
Recorded: Milan, Italy, July 4, 1988
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
Excavated flutes fashioned from a mammoth's tusk or swan's bones have been dated to >35,000 years. Imagine the shock of hearing that first flutist! And how long did it take before a second joined in? "Flute Talk," improvised by modern masters playing state-of-the-art instruments, obviously cannot be compared with cave art. But at its heart is the same impulse that motivated the prehistoric duet of tusk and bone, namely to make sounds that interest not just one player and listeners, but multiple players whose conversation may have been an entirely new human experience. "Flute Talk" preserves a profound tradition. Beautifully.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Hubert Laws: Muchacha Extrańa
Muchacha Extrańa
Hubert Laws (flute)
Baila Cinderella (Scepterstein SRI-1011)
Hubert Laws (flute),
Otmaro Ruiz (piano), Hussain Jiffry (bass), Joey Heredia (drums), Kevin Ricard (percussion).
Composed by Hubert Laws.
Recorded: Los Angeles, July 2000
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
As a recording artist, Hubert Laws has amassed an extraordinary body of dreck. Is there another jazzman considered the most accomplished ever on his chosen instrument whose output less justifies said claim? Laws cannot be solely blamed for the 1970s, but he played a big part. In 2002, however, revisiting "Strange Girl" from Flute By-Laws (1965), Laws showed with a simple, born-again bossa nova how far both he and jazz have come. When this lovely, wistful track concludes, he remarks, "That's the one." No argument. The only thing Extrańa about Hubert's Muchacha is how long it took her to arrive.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz


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Thorntown Indiana
Police / Fire / Public Library / Heritage Museum / Festival of the Turning Leaves / Council / Utility Board / Area Plan Commission / Park Board /Art Center / Kewasakee Trail
Local Business
1887 Account of Thorntown History
Thorntown-Lebanon Traction Line
Thorntown Indian Heritage
This county was once the abode and hunting ground of the Eel River tribe of the Miami Indians; here were their wigwams, their fields, and the graves of their fathers and their brave warriors. In 1819, Thorntown (Kawiakiungi) had a population of 400 Indians and a few French traders, and the large reserve, approximately 64,000 acres, at this place was not finally purchased until 1828, nor did they remove entirely until about 1835. A historical marker on the north side S.R. 47 about a half mile east of town marks the burial grounds of the Eal River Tribe of the Miami Indians.
The Eel River Indians were named for a tributary of the Wabash River in Indiana. They, along with the Wea and Piankashaw, were an Algonquian people and a subgroup of the Miami. No longer an identifiable tribe, their descendants may presently be among the Miami Nation of Oklahoma.
First reported in 1765, the village of the Eel River Indians was located six miles above the confluence of the Eel and Wabash rivers in present Cass County, Indiana. They subsequently moved to the Eel's mouth, where Kentucky militiamen attacked them in 1791. Their settlement destroyed, the tribe relocated along present Sugar Creek in Boone County, Indiana. Hostilities between them and the United States continued until the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.
The United States recognized the Eel River Indians in the treaty of Greenville, Ohio, in 1795. Other important agreements were negotiated in 1818 and 1828. The former provided the tribe with a ten-square-mile reservation along Sugar Creek near Thorntown, Indiana. The latter exchanged their Sugar Creek land for acreage in present Miami County, Indiana.
The federal government had designated the Miami, Eel River, and Wea "the Miami Nation of Indians" in 1814. The Eel River, however, were granted a separate status in 1847. That decision allowed them to remain in Indiana after the Miami were removed west in 1846-47. Never numerous, the Eel River population was nineteen and mostly female in 1851. Sixteen resided in Indiana, and three lived with the Miami in Kansas. The Kansas trio and/or their offspring accompanied the Miami to Indian Territory present Oklahoma) in 1873 and enrolled as Miami in 1889.

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How to Telecommute – 5 Tips for Working From Home
If you know how to telecommute successfully, you'll save time, money, and energy. You'll get more done in less time – and you may even be happier and healthier!
But not everyone agrees that telecommuting is valuable.
"When employers analyze their bottom line, they find that teleworking seldom provides value," writes Howard Levitt in "Telecommuting – Why It Will Never Work" in the Vancouver Sun newspaper this weekend.
In the article, Levitt describes several problems that working from home brings. Below, I offer solutions to those problems – because I've been successfully working from home for four years.
If you're an aspiring telecommuter, read Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living.
And, here are several career tips for telecommuters…
How to Telecommute – 5 Tips for Working From Home
1. Stay on your employer's radar screen. "When there is a project to be assigned, managers first consider the employee immediately available," writes Levitt. "In my experience, most teleworkers become under-utilized, in part, because employers stop assigning them meaningful work because they are not in office. Increasingly, telecommuters miss the opportunities their coworkers at the office enjoy." As a freelance writer, I telecommute for a living – and I receive lots of article assignments even though I don't work in office with my editors and clients! If lack of work is one of your "work from home" problems, then you need to figure out how to draw positive attention to yourself.
2. Find ways to exchange ideas with colleagues regularly. A common problem for employees who work from home is to lose touch with your colleagues – especially if new employees are hired or new projects assigned. Solutions include scheduling a weekly or daily conference call, working from the office a day a week, or attending regular employee lunches or staff meetings. The more you nurture your professional relationships, the more you'll enjoy your work – telecommuting or not.
3. Be available at the same time every day. "Even diligent teleworkers lack immediacy and reliability when decisions are made and work is assigned," writes Levitt in "Telecommuting – Why It Will Never Work." "I've represented clients who terminated a teleworking arrangement when the employee more than once failed to answer the phone and often did not return urgent business calls for hours." To make telecommuting work, be consistent and clear about your home office hours. Learn how to manage your work as a telecommuter.
4. Try different ways to stay motivated and self-disciplined when working from home. When you first start a telecommuting job, you're all fired up about your office hours and productivity levels! But, the lure of the comforts of home may soon distract you – unless you discipline yourself stick to your work schedule. How? By "starting as you mean to go" or setting and sticking to your work schedule from day one. Pretend your boss has a nanny-cam, and can see every move you make. Pretend your wage or salary is directly related to your hours worked. Try different ways to overcome distractions while working from home.
5. Set career goals that are directly related to your telecommuting work. When was the last time you looked at your career goals? Even if it was just last month, it's time to review and revise your career goals – and include a few ways to make telecommuting work for you. Solving work from home problems doesn't have to be complicated, and it can be the best thing you do for your career — especially if you like telecommuting!
Also — it's important to remember that telecommuting doesn't work for everyone. I know several people who don't enjoy it, including my husband. Some people enjoy the comraderie and structure of working with colleagues in an office setting.
Are you the shy, quiet type? Read Best Jobs and Careers for Introverts – From Online to On Air.
What do you think – does telecommuting work? How do you solve work from home problems?
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Hi Laurie,
Thanks for this. I work in an accounting firm and have the option of working from home 2 days a week. I've tried it, but find that I can't focus on work when I'm at home, due to all the distractions and projects. How do I stay focused when I work from home? I want it to work, to be a telecommuter, but I also want to stay productive and keep my job. What are your tips?
Another reason working at home is better than working from an office…
Employees who telecommute the majority of the work week are more satisfied with their jobs compared to those working mostly in the office because working remotely alleviates more stress than it creates, according to a new study by a communication researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
The study, conducted by Kathryn Fonner, UWM assistant professor of communication, and Michael Roloff, a professor of communication studies at Northwestern University, compared the advantages and disadvantages of each work arrangement. A paper outlining the results appears in the November issue of the Journal of Applied Communication Research, published by the National Communication Association.
The main benefit reported by participants who telework at least three days a week is the decreased work-life conflict that a flexible work arrangement allows. Alienation from workplace communication, often cited as the biggest disadvantage of telework, was reported as minimal by the study's participants. Teleworkers reported exchanging information with others less frequently than office-based employees, but both groups reported similar timely access to important work-related information.
Results of the study pointed to multiple reasons why telework is linked to high job satisfaction, namely that employees working remotely are, on average, shielded from much of the distracting and stressful aspects of the workplace, such as office politics, interruptions, constant meetings and information overload, says Fonner.
"Our findings emphasize the advantages of restricted face-to-face interaction, and also highlight the need for organizations to identify and address the problematic and unsatisfying issues inherent in collocated work environments," says Fonner. "With lower stress and fewer distractions, employees can prevent work from seeping into their personal lives."
Source: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.


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Jazz.com Blog Highlights
Below are links to some of the highlights from the jazz.com blog.
Life on the Road: The Journal of a Traveling Jazz Musician: Frøy Aagre's three-part article may be the most insightful account you will ever read about the realities of road life for most jazz musicians. It is not a pretty picture, but it was a story that very much needed to be told.
Jazz and Hip-Hop: Can They Really Mix? Jared Pauley presented a smart mini-history of the courtship between jazz and hip-hop in this two-part article. And he also stirred up a mini-war on our blog pages. Alan Kurtz stepped in to annul this unholy union, responding with his typical rebarbative repartee in a memorable piece entitled Hip-Hop is to Jazz as Termitz R2 Wud. Both articles are well worth reading.
Life at Gypsy Jazz Camp: One of the most interesting developments in the jazz world is the great resurgence of interest in Django Reinhardt and Gypsy jazz. Bill Barnes took us into the heart of this subculture in his three-part article on his experiences at a jazz camp devoted to jazz Manouche.
A Jazz Success Story in Vermont: In a series of articles for jazz.com, Willard Jenkins presented case studies on the people and organizations that are keeping the music alive in various communities around the United States. In this installment, Jenkins explored a jazz success story in Burlington Vermont , and talked with Arnie Malina, the man behind it.
Ornette: The Blue Note Years: In this two-part article, Chris Kelsey looked at a controversial period in Ornette Coleman's career. Blue Note's move into the avant-garde was a symbolic moment, and produced music that critics are still debating almost a half-century later.
On Discography: If the jazz world is a subculture, then the most cultish members of all are the jazz discographers. Will Friedwald peers inside the universe of the experts who keep tabs on all of the songs.
Where Copyright Goes Wrong: Jazz.com's Alan Kurtz is best known for his curmudgeonly critiques and the controversies these engender. But he could have been a lawyer (or at least played one on TV) judging by this convincing assault on the current state of US copyright law.
The Once and Future Strings:When electric guitar first showed up in the jazz world, most fans treated it as a novelty effect. But after the impact of Chicago blues, rock-and-roll and other related styles, the plugged-in guitar has become the defining sound of contemporary music. Bill Barnes looks at the state of the guitar in jazz. This three-part article offers historical perspective on the current situation, and assesses the future potential for this instrument.
The Secret Jazz Festivals: These private events allow a small group of insiders to hear a range of up-and-coming artists. Casual fans are not invited, but concert promoters, booking agents and critics get a glimpse of the new generation of talent. But here's the catch: you won't find them in the US. Thierry Quénum, a leading jazz critic based in Paris, offers an inside look.
And here are links to some other articles of note from the jazz.com blog.
Inside View of a Jazz Success Story
A Forgotten 1959 Masterpiece
The Artistry of George Russell
Keeping Track of 1,144,341 Jazz Tunes
How Jazz is Funded in France
A Fitting Epitaph to Mingus's Score
Remembering Don Ellis
How to Keep a Festival Afloat
Ugly News on the Jazz Audience
Nurturing Jazz in a Tough Town
The Strange Case of Nat King Cole
Talking to Myself About the State of Jazz
Bringing Jazz Back into the Schools
A Giant's Steps: John Coltrane on Atlantic
Peter Gunn Turns Fifty
Listen to These CDs . . . Even if They Sound Awful
Is Bird Dead?
The Future of Jazz Radio
Monk in Morse Code
Radio France Pulls the Plug on Jazz
How Smooooth Can You Get?
Bringing Old Jazz Records Back to Life
The Curmudgeon & Smooth Jazz
The Festival that Avoids the 'J' Word
Remembering Bill Finegan
Revisiting Keith Jarrett's American Quartet
Capitol Records: The Golden Age
Elvis & Jazz: A Cautionary Tale
Putting Queens on the Jazz Map
Conversations with Myself
Could Chet Baker Play Jazz?
Is the Laptop a Jazz Instrument?
The Dozens: 12 Essential Max Roach Recordings
Selected by Nasheet Waits
Max Roach did more than anyone to bring jazz drumming into the modern age. In the course of a career that spanned seven decades, he put his stamp on everything from bebop to hip-hop, constantly reinventing his musical persona. In this installment of Guest Artist Dozens, edited by Ted Panken another master drummer, Nasheet Waits, surveys Roach's career and highlights 12 essential tracks.Read More
The Dozens: Twelve Jazz
Perspectives On Björk
Hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland, Björk burst onto the music scene in 1993 with Debut, an album featuring the jazz standard "Like Someone in Love." Since then, this global star has maintained ties with the jazz world, even earning her biggest hit with "It's Oh So Quiet," a swing number dating back to 1948. Jazz artists have returned the respect, covering versions of Björk songs. Brad Farberman highlight 12 worthy renditions in this installment of the Dozens.Read More
The Dozens: Trombone
12 Classic Performances
Back in New Orleans, long before the saxophonists or guitarists showed up in jazz, the trombonists were making their elongated presence felt on the scene. And they're still going strong a century later. Alex W. Rodriguez, resident bone-ology specialist at jazz.com, highlights 12 classic trombone tracks in this installment of the Dozens.Read More
Interview: Sonny Rollins
No living artist has done more than Sonny Rollins to define the role of the tenor sax in jazz. He is an iconic figure, a founding father of modern jazz still active and playing at top form in his late 70s. Jazz.com's Stuart Nicholson talks with Rollins in a free-wheeling interview.Read More
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Saxophonist and composer Steve Coleman offers an in-depth analysis of key recordings by the alto icon Charlie Parker in this installment of Guest Artist Dozens, edited by Ted Panken.Read More
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12 Essential Tracks
Art Tatum redefined the scope of jazz piano and left behind a body of work that is still unsurpassed for its creativity and virtuosity. Ted Gioia highlights twelve essential tracks.Read More
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12 Essential Tracks
Born far from the music's home and despite a crippling injury, Django became one of the greatest jazz guitarists. Thomas Cunniffe highlight 12 of his best pre-war tracks.Read More
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12 Essential Tracks
Pianist Jason Moran surveys the career of fellow master of the keyboard Jaki Byard and highlights 12 essential tracks, in this installment of Guest Artist Dozens edited by Ted Panken.Read More
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Who are the Young Lionesses of jazz? In this feature for jazz.com, S. Victor Aaron looks at the up-and-coming female jazz talent and highlights ten ladies who have the potential to go far.Read More
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Guitarist Bill Frisell has built his reputation by bravely staking out new soundspaces and constantly reinventing his musical persona. Eric Novod surveys Frisell's recordings, and highlights 12 essential tracks.Read More


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SAS Mission Statement
The Student-Athlete Services program offers degree-driven advising and support services to assist student-athletes in successfully managing academic, athletic, personal, and social responsibilities. Our student-centered staff is dedicated to providing information, resources, and growth opportunities that foster independent learning, autonomy, and responsible leadership.
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The mission of the NCAA is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the campus educational program and the student-athlete as an integral part of the student body. Fresno State Student-Athlete Services embraces the mission of the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills program and has developed services and programs that assist student-athletes in successfully managing academic, athletic, personal, and social responsibilities. Our student-centered staff is dedicated to providing information, resources, and growth opportunities that foster independent learning, autonomy, and responsible leadership. These services are offered to help develop the "whole person", not just the student or an athlete.
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The Academic Counseling and Enrichment (ACE) Program provides specialized services to student-athletes from all sports who require additional academic support. The program provides assistance in the areas of study skills, learning strategies, goal setting, time management, and college transition. The learning specialist works directly with student-athletes, coaches, and other SAS advisors to ensure ACE student-athletes receive the necessary services to succeed academically at Fresno State.
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is a committee made up of student-athletes designed to provide insight and offer input in regards to NCAA rules, regulations, and policies that affect the student-athlete experience. SAAC's primary goals are to serve as a liaison between the student-athletes and the athletic administration, promote intra-sport support, create opportunities for service to the community and ultimately provide a forum for student-athletes to voice their ideas and suggestions to enhance the collegiate athletic experience at Fresno State.
Fresno State Transition Programs encompass classes and workshops designed to provide our incoming student-athletes with the necessary tools, resources, and opportunities to achieve academic and athletic success at Fresno State in a way that promotes personal growth and development. The component created for graduating seniors facilitates the transition to professional careers by enhancing the skills needed to be successful contributors in their chosen field.
Bulldog Study Table is an environment that helps create academic enhancement and accountability by: Helping students to take responsibility for their own academic success and performance, collaborating with students and coaches to help recognize the abilities and needs of each individual student-athlete.
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In the Frank Galati's script, Ma muses, "I wonder – that is, if we all get jobs an' all work – maybe we can get one of them little white houses." Like Ma, many migrant families had dreams of beautiful orchards and quaint white picket fences; however, the vast majority of Dust Bowl migrants found themselves living in tents, irrigation ditches, and cramped temporary housing. These camps were often created by the migrants themselves; they were crude constructions of desperate necessity. Commonly referred to as squatter camps or "Hoovervilles," due to the rage and blame that most migrants had towards President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression. In the 1930s, hundreds of families lived in these crude towns along Route 66, which led into California.
The Hooverville camps were mostly stationed in desolate areas, outside of towns and cities, where the migrant workers could hear about work from employers coming into the camps. However, the living conditions were terrible and eventually the government became involved. Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, land was provided for permanent migrant camps. One, in Arvin, California, was named "Weedpatch", and became known for the safe and cleaner living facilities in 1935. Families paid $1.00 per week to camp, and they were provided with bathrooms, showers, and laundry rooms. Weedpatch was synonymous with home for a lot of families in the late 1930s and onwards.
These makeshift homes were responsible for the lives of thousands of people after the Dust Bowl; the camps allowed the unemployed to continue fighting and looking for work, and for families to stay together as long as possible. At the same time, the Hooverville camps were unclean and only temporary. The conditions improved slightly with Weedpatch, but it still cost money most did not have. There was no easy solution for the problems caused by the Dust Bowl, but Weedpatch was a step in the right direction.
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It's been nearly a year since I packed up my studio in Seattle and moved down to Austin. And I'm ashamed to report that my bike sat in its shipping packaging for most of that time. Because, you know…unpacking requires effort.
Fortunately, a recent getaway to the Hill Country changed all that. Just a few minutes riding past wildflowers in full bloom and I was extolling biking's myriad health benefits. Sure, it was a great way to mix up my regular cardio workout, but I also found it cleared my head, relaxed me, and was just a great way to get around.
Since I've returned from my trip, I've been into my bike, discovering all sorts of new treasures I'd passed a million times in a car and never noticed. It's so much easier to get in a workout when I combine it with a commute, and I love skating around traffic jams. Plus, as someone who's still relatively new to town, it buys me a ticket into a whole bike culture here, helping me meet people as I spin away.
Biking is a culture that's growing as many green cities try to cut down on their carbon emissions and clear out clogged highways. Bikes help us reduce our dependence on gas, produce no more emissions than what we breathe out, and need fewer parts repairs.
Still, biking is unappealing to many people as it can be quite dangerous in cities that are built for cars. You'll have to look out for aggressive drivers, opening doors, cars that don't notice you when making turns, and blind spots when riding next to a truck.
If your city is in particular need of a reform, try forming a bike advocacy group and lobbying the city for larger, more visible bike lanes, particularly dedicated greenways and wider streets.
Yes, I know if you're reading this from your home in San Francisco I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. But for the rest of you, I say, give biking a whirl. It's a great way to get exercise, reduce emissions and get to work in one go. You just can't say that about walking or driving.


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Three-sport athletes Mariah Evans and Ryan Hill have been selected as West Brunswick's athletes of the year. The honors were announced last week during the Senior Awards ceremony at the school.
Evans was a backup in basketball, averaging 1.3 points, but she contributed to several victories. She blocked eight shots, tying for third most on the team, and she had 19 steals.
"Mariah started several times for us this year," basketball coach James Walker said. "She is a terrific young lady. She is blessed with athleticism and quickness and speed.
Kelly Beeler is definitely feeling the effects of a bridge project not yet finished.
Beeler, owner of Pro Tee golf practice range on N.C. 179, said it was bad enough when a detour for bridge replacement work at Jennies Branch cut off traffic past his business at the end of November.
But now that the project has extended past the May 15 deadline, he said it's about to put him out of business. For the first time in his 20 years in business, Beeler has had to apply for unemployment and is struggling to support his family with a second job.
LELAND—Randall Rabon's home run off the scoreboard highlighted Leland Post 68's 9-7 victory over Whiteville June 4 in an American Legion baseball game at North Brunswick High School.
The game was the home opener for Post 68 and also was Post's first victory of the season after two defeats.
Ethan Cox was the winning pitcher, giving up nine hits and five runs in five innings. He walked one and struck out four. Post 68 made three errors in the first five innings and five for the nine-inning game.
I recently put in a plug for the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher's albino alligator naming contest, and I'm proud to report the aquarium has opened its exhibit and named its star: Luna.
According to the aquarium, visitors got a sneak peek at the exotic creature in March during "Scales and Tails" and immediately initiated the naming contest.
The aquarium received 1,500 submissions both onsite and online, some from as far away as Germany and Scotland. Entries include Lilly, Allie, Pearl and Opal.
Existing home sales in Brunswick County during April were up over the previous month as well as last year's April sales. Some local Realtors say the market may have turned the corner, as sellers are starting to meet buyers' prices.
According to the latest report from the N.C. Association of Realtors, agents sold 141 homes in April, compared to 124 in March and 137 in April of 2008.
The average cost of a home is still lower than last year—$223,328, down from $276,308.
How many ways can I say aggravation? If I were Browning, I'd be counting and describing them with gracious poetry, but I am stuck in my aggravation.
Admittedly, in fact with loudly vigorous admission, I am not a techie, not a computer geek, nerd, or even an informed user. My computer, I tell all, is my expensive typewriter. I have managed a degree of competence in word processing, as well as sending and receiving e-mails.
Every once in a while, I score on an Internet search, but for the most part, I rest easy and comfortably with my limited use.
CALABASH—Cary artist Nancy Hughes Miller is exhibiting her newest collection of oil paintings at Sunset River Marketplace from June 1 through July 11.
The collection consists of just fewer than 20 works depicting the seashore and wetlands of Sunset Beach, where the artist has a second home.
Miller's inspiration is beauty in the landscape.
"I'm always seeking to capture a bold yet quiet impression of nature, as the colors of sky, earth and water converge on the horizon," she says.
SUNSET BEACH—Town Council has postponed voting on an amendment that would require mandatory sewer hookup for anyone applying for a building permit.
Town attorney Michael Isenberg, speaking at Monday's monthly council meeting, said the measure would make the town ordinance consistent with Brunswick County, provider of future sewer service for the town.
He said the rule would apply to any type of building permits, including those for accessory buildings.
Blue Star Mothers support offspring serving in the military
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Members of Blue Star Mothers of the Grand Strand are spreading the word and fliers about their cause—supporting adult children serving in all branches of the U.S. military.
The chapter, formed in February 2008 in Little River, S.C., meets once a month at American Legion Post 186, 4285 Pine Drive in Little River.
CAROLINA SHORES—A group of residents is launching a referendum petition after town commissioners approved a charter amendment Tuesday changing the town's form of government from mayor-council to council-manager.
Residents calling themselves Concerned Citizens of Carolina Shores said they plan to initiate the petition to force the board to put the ordinance to a vote of citizens.
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Bo Skovhus is acclaimed in opera houses for his theatrical and vocal skills in the great baritone roles (Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, Billy Budd...) whilst also, in parallel, following a career as a melodist. He was moreover invited by La Monnaie in 1997 for an anthology of lieder bringing together Grieg, Haydn and Schubert. He returns to us with Schubert's song cycle Swan song in recital form – after the staged version of the cycle by Romeo Castellucci at the beginning of the season. This posthumous collection of songs, considered to be the composer's artistic last will and testament, brings together all the themes and feelings so dear to German romanticism through fourteen songs in turn light, elegiac, melancholic and wild but in each of them beats the Sehnsucht, the inconsolable longing of the human soul. There can be no doubt that Bo Skovhus will reveal to us the highs, the rushes and the doubts : 'Desire ! Are you familiar with it ?'
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By Robin Haycock, Head of Transport, The Climate Group.
October 4, 2011.
After a whole week in Canada, I have learnt a lot and spent a lot of time thinking about where we are on EVs and mobility generally. For a long time now I have concluded that we are not up against a technology issue with EVs but a social science issue which I now recognise as a feeling of freedom.
We have been sold freedom and within that package is cars and oil. But that freedom has become an addiction, and as the addiction has taken hold in the form of bigger cars and more consumption of fossil fuel, our addictions have become harder to satisfy as all addictions do over time.
Higher consumption is also a major symptom of our unhappiness - and our future feelings of freedom will be influenced by goals or minimum consumption and an addiction in this respect! (Note to author that if this is realised, I may have to write another blog just before I die explaining how we get out of this addiction, but I will die a happy man.)
There cannot be many people that do not recognise we are well through a finite supply of oil. With shortage of supply and demand increasing, our freedoms will be further curtailed through tax and legislation just to name two!
So the future addiction is not great to look at and I would argue that the new freedom will be oil independence (or as politicians like to call it 'energy security'). This can occur at a personal level, through to corporate and country.
We now sit in denial because we think exiting our addiction will be impossible, but all can see the writing on the wall. But freedom and the car is starting to wear thin, especially in the urban environment. When we move to cities, our population increases, space becomes tight, congestion takes hold and the cost for our freedom is a high financial price, not to mention unreliable journey times bought on by congestion.
The pioneers for our new freedom will be the ones that spend over the odds on solar PV, heat pumps, super insulated houses, wind turbines, and EVs. They will form new communities that work together, and a 'bigger society' will form to create local grids and a new energy world where the centralised grids have less power and will become managers of a system.
We probably already know some of the 'newly free', but we have not yet realised what is making them so happy. Its freedom that they have which onlookers puzzled at their choices crave for, when sitting in traffic in 4x4s - sold to them by non-progressive car companies - contemplating exponential energy bill rises when they get home.
How free do these people feel when they are no longer addicted? Well it took this week in Canada for me to realise that is why I like what I have done in my own life.
It makes me happy to watch my wind turbine spinning and energy coming from my solar panels, and it makes me happy to cycle to work getting fit and being independent of traffic in a congested London.
This could sound smug and a little unrealistic for the majority, but it isn't meant to be. I have just realised how I now need to do more. We can all do something that takes us a little along the road towards 'newly free'. And I recommend that feeling to all who have read this blog!


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In response to an attack on a woman reportedly for wearing hijaab in a Stockholm suburb, scores of women of various faiths have posted photos of them wearing the headscarf, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday.
According to police spokesman Ulf Hoffman, the woman, who was also pregnant, was attacked by an unknown assailant who banged her head against a car in the suburb of Farsta on Friday.
Hoffman said the man shouted slurs which led police to believe the attack was "motivated by the woman's religion," the news website wrote.
The photos of women wearing hijaab were posted on Twitter, using the hashtag #hijabuppropet (hijab outcry). Swedish Green Party leader Asa Romson and Social Democrat lawmaker Veronica Palm were among the women extending their support.
The supporters also included some men who posted photos in which they covered their heads.
According to Al Jazeera, the initiative's organisers said they wanted to raise awareness about the "harassment women wearing headscarves face in Sweden."


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1976 Arizona Baseball Team
First team in any sport to win a national championship at Arizona by taking 1976 College World Series title. Led nation in home attendance with 85,790 for 36 regular season games. Had overall record of 56-17, placing second in Western Athletic Conference. Set team records for games played (73), times at bat (2,548), hits (792) and double plays (63).


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If you happen to be a member of the PlayStation Plus service then you now have a chance to add some great farming titles to your digital collection. To help celebrate Harvest Moon's 15th anniversary the company has revealed that they will be putting a number of their digital titles on sale.
These titles mostly include their very popular and beloved Harvest Moon series as well as two others, the full list of which can be seen below:
If you're a PlayStation Plus member, now's a good time to pump up your game library. Natsume has discounted many of their titles to celebrate Harvest Moon's 15th anniversary, so you should go…harvest some of them!
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Rhinoplasty is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed in the country today. It is a very popular plastic surgery and both men and women opt for the surgery to improve the look of their nose. It is both a complicated and intricate procedure. The part of the body affected in a rhinoplasty surgery is the tip of the nose. This is why the facial surgery is commonly referred as a "nose job".
The tip of the nose is very delicate. Cartilage makes up the nose tip and varies from patient to patient relative to the length, shape, strength, curvature and asymmetries. Likewise, each person's nasal bones is different length and thickness, as well as orientation. The skin thickness will vary as well. All of these factors must be considered by the doctor if he is successful in giving his patient a normal and natural looking nose.
People have rhinoplasty surgery in South Carolina for both health reasons and for cosmetic purposes. They may simply prefer an improvement in their appearance. Or, the procedure might be needed to help them breathe better.
Types of Rhinoplastry Surgery
There are several types of nose job surgeries. "Open Rhinoplasty" is performed by peeling back the nasal skin. This can be done by creating relatively tiny outside incisions on the area of the nostrils. In addition, an incision is made inside of the nose. These incisions of the skin generally heal without any problems provided that they are properly sutured so as to not leave a scar. To hide the scar, the sutures will vary in shape much like a zig-zap appearance.
Closed Rhinoplasty (referred to as "endonasal rhinoplasty") is a medical procedure that is usually performed with only local anesthesia. The cosmetic surgeon will create an incision in the nostril rim, and it will not usually remain visible after the patient heals. To correct breathing issues, the plastic surgeon normally has to separate the nasal tissues. After this, the facial doctor can reshape the cartilage and the bone.
How is Rhinoplasty Done?
Rhinoplasty usually requires local or general anesthesia. The surgical procedure can be done through the nostrils. Thanks to advances in medical "nose jobs", it is possible to perform the surgery by merely making a tiny incision in the tissue at the base of the nose. Revision Rhinoplasty will be done when the procedure fails to provide the proper look and appearance for the patient.
During the procedure, small incisions are usually made inside the nose to reach the bones and cartilage supporting nose. Depending upon the situation, the plastic surgeon may remove part of the bone. Cartilage may also be removed. A nose-splint is used outside of the nose to maintain the new shape of the nose while the nose is healing.
Rhinoplasty sometimes doesn't require surgery at all. Some cosmetic and non-cosmetic nasal ailments can be remedied through the use of non-surgical Rhinoplasty. This is often referred to as "non-invasive Rhinoplasty" is both less expensive but requires a shorter post-operative recovery time.
Who pays for the Nose Job?
Generally, all cosmetic nose jobs are not covered and paid by insurance. You will have to pay the expense yourself. However, if the procedure is deemed to be "medically necessary", most insurance companies will pay for the cost of the surgery. So, if you need the facial surgery to help correct breathing problems, or if you have been injured, then the treatment will likewise be covered by insurance.
Recovery from Rhinoplasty?
Recovering from rhinoplasty surgery can be very challenging and a daunting task. Most people are concerned about how long the recovery period will actually take. The majority of patients suffer severe and moderate pain for a period of seven days after the procedure. They frequently to experience swelling of the nose and face for about a month after closed rhinoplasty. The recovery period can extend for seven months, however, for open rhinoplasty surgery. Another common post-operative symptom is numbness in the end of the nose, with the same lasting for several weeks. It can take a year before the final recovery is completed.
Find the Best Rhinoplasty Plastic Surgeon
The outcome of the nose job or rhinoplasty usually depends on the skills of the plastic surgeon. Clearly, it is important to find the best plastic surgeon in your area. The Mayo Clinic is a great place to find a top facial surgeon to perform rhinoplasty. This organization consists of the best rhinoplasty surgeons in Charleston, South Carolina and throughout the state. To become a member, these top Rhino surgeons must go through an exhaustive interview and background review. They must also be board certified in their home state, such as South Carolina. For more information, visit the website for Plastic Surgery Specialists. They will provide you with the credentials of their doctors and discuss the cost of rhinoplasty. They also can provide information about other plastic surgery procedures including breast augmentation surgery and liposuction in Charleston.
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Tips for wearing knitted ties
Knitted ties are a great way of looking fabulous, and they've really come into their stride this autumn, with many great options to choose from, and a widespread following. Most designer labels now offer knit ties as part of their collections, and they've been featured in outfits on top magazine covers too. But what do you need to know about this popular accessory? Here are a few straightforward tips to help your knitted tie best complement your style.
Choosing size
There are different widths of knitted tie to choose between. Their textured quality means they usually look better in the narrow style, as otherwise they can dominate an outfit. However, a wider style is great if you're going for a powerful look. Wear these if you're of the broad shouldered disposition, and pair them with a strong, double breasted jacket.
Choosing colour
Colour obviously comes down to personal preference, and the outfit you're pairing it with. The autumn and winter trends tend to favour subtle colours, so pick something muted to best complement this look. Alternatively, you can go bold by picking a strong colour, and perhaps pairing the tie with a matching pocketsquare, to make a theme of it.
Choosing patterns
Picking the right pattern is all about avoiding harsh contrasts. This is a soft, textured product, and it benefits from subtle styles. Stripes suit a preppy look with a white jacket, while a solid or small polka dot design is more suitable for the formal or professional look.
Choosing style
As well as all of these options, you also have the choice of a blunt tipped tie, or the more conventional looking sharp point. Blunt is more classic, as this was how knitted ties used to look in the old days. It seems a little playful now, making it ideal for the prep school style. Sharp points are more professional looking, although there are some playful options here too. You can choose a different coloured tip for something a little different.
That should cover all of the bases, but how you choose to wear it is up to you. With knitted ties growing in popularity by the day, you're likely to find it a very useful accessory indeed.
Myths associated with the clip on ties
There are a lot of myths when it comes to fashion. The clip on tie has become subject to much undeserved criticism over the years, owing to its humble origins as a safety feature, and its association with school life. But, in fact, clip on ties by DQT are far less limiting than rumours might make them out to be. There are currently many types to choose from, whether you're looking for formal wear, a vintage look, or something to suit your convenience in a professional environment. Have a look at these debunked myths, and judge for yourself.
Myth 1: there aren't many types of clip on tie to choose from
While some of the old school tie manufacturers restrict their wares to traditional ties, there are lots of modern tie companies that can supply all of your needs. A cursory search on the internet will bring up a multitude of results, showing that you can find everything from flashy paisley clip on ties, to black ties or white ties. They also come in different sizes and styles to suit you. Essentially, clip on ties now cover all bases, so while claiming there isn't as much choice is valid, it's hard to claim that there isn't a perfectly adequate selection.
Myth 2: clip on ties don't look good
Fashion does come down to personal taste, and some people will dismiss a particular item of clothing for perfectly arbitrary reasons. But that doesn't mean the rules of fashion are set in stone. One of the great qualities of clip on ties is their consistency. It's true that you can't alter the knot - they usually feature a four knot design - but they do offer a well proportioned tie that looks smart as soon as you put it on. In fact, it's much better to look at a clip on tie than a poorly tied standard tie, which is all too common these days.
So don't get carried along by the crowd when it comes to fashion. Clip on ties are convenient and consistently smart, making them a confident choice for someone who wants their tie to look and feel good whenever they wear it.
The right stripes for a wedding
Weddings. They come around every single year. Out comes the suit that's been hanging in the wardrobe since the last ceremony you attended. It's always the same; the men dress in their statement suits, the women don their favourite dresses. It's an opportunity for people to show off their finest attire amongst the people that matter to them the most.
For women, this is easy - a pretty dress, a beaded bag, a pair of pretty heels - sorted. The compliments are bound to come flooding in. But for men, there just aren't as many options. A suit is a suit. There's no room for embellishment or glitter in the male wedding fashion industry. A blazer jacket and tailored trousers are really the only options. But why shouldn't the chaps stand out and look as dazzling as the ladies?
It's a dilemma many a man faces - just how do you stand out from the crowd at a celebration? Shoes, belts, even a top hat may help. But somehow, it's never enough. There is one way blokes can spice up their look at a wedding though. "How?" we hear you scream, with wonder in your eyes. Introducing the striped tie: goodbye block colours, this is the way to make your mark.
It may sound too simple. But it's amazing how much a jazzy necktie can turn a dull suit into a fashionable and super stylish ensemble. Whether it's a colour-themed ceremony you are attending, or an open affair - striped ties work for every occasion. Reds, yellows, greens, golds, blues - there's a striped tie for every occasion. Jazz up your outfits for office parties, christenings, weddings and other celebrations.
Wedding fashion for men can be exciting and unique with the right kind of stripes. It's a style that will last for centuries - a striped tie is an investment for life, a purchase you will never regret. The tie is always right. You can really feel and look amazing in the right stripes. WARNING - be careful not to outshine the groom.
The power of paisley: a tie saga
A man and his tie can be the type of best friends that complement and flatter each other throughout the day. On the other hand, they can be the fiercest of foes that mercilessly attract mockery and disdain from others wherever the two go.
Many professional men today wear ties, so it's important to exploit the full potential of this ubiquitous accessory in order to stand out from the humdrum horde. The main advantage of the paisley pattern, which has been in British fashion since the 18th century, is its eye-catching quality.
The following is a guide to picking the perfect paisley ensemble to propel you headfirst into suave style.
So, which paisley tie suits which outfit?
A sophisticated affair
It doesn't have to be strictly a "black tie" event. Paisley ties go fantastically well with a 3-piece suit and can truly liven up your outfit in an elegant way. Pick a bold paisley pattern in a classic colour, such as red, navy, charcoal or dark green. It's fine to mix these colours too, but use caution depending on the tone of the event. A rainbow of colours may be too brash for certain formal affairs, so keep it simple and let the paisley pattern do all the work.
The proficient professional
The corporate ladder is infamously slippery. You've got to look smart as well as be smart, and the right paisley tie could help. A slim paisley tie with a monochromatic colour theme looks dapper against a pastel-coloured shirt and dark suit. From baby-blue to mint-green: this combination can't cause you a corporate calamity.
The modish maverick
A growing number of fashion-forward men often look for a subtle way to diversify themselves from day-to-day; whether having a drink with friends, shopping with partners or heading out for a quiet dinner date. Vintage paisley on a silk or wool material with mild colours looks exquisite as an accessory to a daily outfit. Tweed or casual-looking suit jackets complement this tie in a restrained, yet impressive, way. Perfect for everyday panache.
The unique design and plethora of colour possibilities with a paisley tie make it the main addition to creating an original, one-off outfit. You simply can't run out of combinations.
From demure to dashing - how the humble polka dot found its way into men's fashion
You may be forgiven for thinking that the humble polka dot had its start as a popular pattern within the confines of womens' fashion. Every decade has had its own take on dotted fabrics, from the cute to the edgy, with the present day punk-vintage sub-culture adopting the polka dot pattern almost as a uniform.
However, when it first emerged as a fashion statement, it was very much the preserve of men's tailoring. The celebrated dandy Beau Brummell can be credited not only with the introduction of the suit and tie as the staple of men's tailoring, but for adopting and popularising the polka dot as a fashionable and stylish statement. Adopting it not just for silk scarves but for cravats and ties, fashionable ladies were left in the dust trying to keep up.
Although Winston Churchill almost certainly didn't take the five hours each day to groom and dress that Beau Brummell did a century earlier, his iconic dotted bow ties were a signature statement across the war years; an incongruous and yet somehow entirely appropriate touch of frivolity for a nation famed for its stiff upper lip, and keeping calm and carrying on.
The polka dot's place within the ongoing love of geek chic hasn't been harmed at all by Matt Smith's 11th Doctor sporting a purple bow tie with polka dots later in his incarnation. His assertion that "bow ties are cool" has helped to catapult a piece of neckwear usually reserved for the evening into a standard daytime tie choice. This might have been the moment when Doctor Who became a hipster, but in terms of relaunching the polka dot - and the humble bow tie - looking trendy and attractive has suddenly become accessible to everyone, not just the dedicated follower of fashion.
The polka dot isn't going anywhere - it's the perfect pattern. Adaptable to the changing fashion trends each decade brings, the dot will always adapt to tie shapes, widths, and colours. Whether your tie is silk or a man-made fibre blend, a polka dot tie is a relatively inexpensive way to update your wardrobe and be well-dressed.
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Wedding Fashion for Him
As summer sizzles down on us it can mean only one thing, wedding season is upon us again. It's estimated that 40,000 couples will tie the knot a month this year, with August being the busiest month. A quick look online will take you to thousands of posts, articles and fashion pages for her, but what about him? I bet he could do with some expert fashion advice as well. Take a look at our step by step guide on what to wear for him:
- You mustn't scrape on the suit and waistcoat; this is your time to make a statement and look better than every other man at your wedding.
- Safe and great colours are navy blue and light grey; always go for a single breasted suit that will make your waistline look shaped and slimmer. Don't forget that the guests get to look at your back, so make sure it's a good fit.
- Don't forget wedding waistcoats, as they can really complement the look.
- The tie is far more important than the shirt and is what the guests will notice first. Choose a tie with some colour running through it; light blue, pinks and lilacs made from good quality silk will do nicely.
- This doesn't give you the right to scrimp on the shirt; we'll keep it nice and simple. Go for good quality, polyester really won't cut it, and choose a shirt in white or off-white.
- As for shoes, this shouldn't be too difficult. The high street is simply teaming with shoe shops and department store concessions. We suggest black leather (of course) to finish off the look, not clumpy old boots.
We hope that these tips will help you to look your very best on your special day.
Skinny Ties; Are they Retro or Modern?
This is another question that is ultimately unanswerable. There is no right or wrong answer for this question. Ask a Mod and they'll tell you that a skinny tie is one of the ultimate accessories that represent the Mod era of the late 50s and 60s. Then again, ask a fashion forward bloke nowadays and they might tell you that the skinny tie is a really modern way of wearing formal neckwear. So, basically, it's a tricky one, but let's look at both sides of the argument.
Skinny ties have now nearly all together replaced the average width tie for men and celebrities on the red carpet. Stars that are a fan of this accessory are musicians and actors such as Justin Timberlake and Ryan Reynolds. Fashion houses are also big fans of skinny ties, they were even seen on recent catwalks.
Skinny ties have been around since the Beatles, The Jam, the Mods and the 60s; of course these are really obvious links to the retro style and true Mods will be able to tell you so much more than we can on the subject. But the skinny tie can only be described as retro if the style and person wearing it is interested and informed about the retro eras.
Modern takes on the retro skinny tie have been seen on modern day celebrity Mods such as Bradley Wiggins, Martin Freeman and of course the Modfather himself, Paul Weller. These are blokes wearing the skinny tie in a retro way. This is what you wouldn't see Justin Timberlake wearing. These guys are more about the Mod way of life than simply liking a slimmer tie and a better fitting suit.
The Compromise
Essentially, the skinny tie itself isn't retro or modern, what's retro or modern is simply the way that you wear it, how you dress it up and what personal style you have. Play around with your style and decide whether you fancy rocking the retro look or if you just fancy a slimmer, more streamlined look the next time you have to wear a suit and tie.
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The Best Meeting Attire for Men
During a business meeting, you will face your office mates bosses, and the stock holders, so it is important for you to look confident, intelligent, and professional. Bear in mind that how you look and how you carry yourself can speak a lot of your personality. Don't allow your suit to drag your confidence down or to suggest a sluggish look to you. Choose a suit not only because of its brand or price.
• Wear a Suit – It is always the best to look at your best when you are presenting a business plan or you're on a meeting. Dark colors are the most suitable colors that you have to consider like brown gray, black, or blue. There should be no non-traditional or suits with very loud colors.
• Shirts – as a general rule, the simpler is always the better. No loud and bright colors, monograms, or French Puffs. Pale, while, blue and off white shirts are great.
• Shoes – always make sure that your shoes are shined and colored and the heels should be in tack. Do away with wearing booth, but wear dress shoes that will match with your business attire.
• Cologne and Jewelry – the less is always the better. Avoid wearing too much jewelry and cologne. Just wear a watch is good enough for men. Do not shower your clothes and whole body with perfume, unless you want to irritate the nose of your clients and business partners.
You have to remember that your attire must always go with the event. Also, your hairstyle must project professionalism. Of course, attitude must always be there and confidence. Nowadays, there are too many sites in which you can actually buy different men's clothes, but as a businessman you also need to ensure that the site you entrust your style is not only selling their items, but will help you find the clothes best for you.
The Cravat
Cravats are regarded as iconic fashion statements. For the benefit of those who have not yet discovered the cravat, it is an item of neck apparel which pre-dates both the common neck tie and less familiar bow tie and which is most often sported by the important men (bridegroom, best man, father of the bride, etc) at stylish weddings. Today the use of the cravat evokes an aura of gentility, though this was not always the case: back in the 16th century, when cravats were first worn, their role seems to have been more utilitarian, often being used to hide shirts which were less than clean, or as a grown-up bib, to prevent soiling of the doublet (a snug-fitting, high-necked buttoned jacket worn over the shirt from the Middle Ages through to the 17th century).
The origins of the cravat
This dichotomy between fashion statement and functionality is reflected in the origins of the mens wadding cravats , which is thought to have been first worn by the Croatian military in the 1630s. When Louis XIII of France enlisted cravat-adorned Croatian mercenaries into his armed forces, the cravat (in French le cravatte) took the Parisian fashion industry by storm, as the military starched neck bands were replaced by the softer linen and muslin cravats.
Cravats début was attributable to Charles II, who imported the fashion to London on his return from exile in 1660, and henceforward cravats in the UK have retained something of their aristocratic origins. The difficulty for most people faced with wearing a cravat for the first time is how it should be fastened.
Knotting a cravat: the conventions
Over the centuries, a plethora of different knots have been used for tying cravats. Those who seek the panache of the cravat on a regular basis might wish to begin by researching the Mail Coach knot, the Napolean Knot and the Barrel Knot. Those whose need for a cravat extends to the occasional wedding or day out at Ascot might prefer to make use of modern technology to ensure the big day is not marred by a fashion catastrophe: YouTube includes a wealth of advice in the form of videos for the benefit of the novice, so that all is required today is a computer, iPad or tablet as well as a full-length mirror. Last word of advice: don't leave the tying of the cravat until the last minute. It could take longer than anticipated to achieve that iconic fashion statement.
Best Attire When Applying for a Job Interview
Even before you utter a word, people inside a room already have a first impression about you according to what you wear and how you look. First impression really last that is why you have to make sure that you are giving you employer a good impression once you enter a room, and to do this, you have to wear the best suit that will reveal your professionalism and intelligence that will eventually help you land a new job.
Suit Style - When it comes to the style of the suit, a 2-piece matched suit is always the safest and the best option for you. However, if the job does not require you to wear a suit, it is still important to wear a formal suit because it will indicate that you are serious about getting the job. Dressing well is always a compliment to the interviewer. Many smart people who are smart, as a matter of fact they are achievers, yet they fail some of their interviews. Why? This is because they lack confidence and the way they carry themselves are not that really a professional. As you can notice, the person's style of clothing can affect his performance.
Conservative Fabric/Color - Dark gray and navy colors are safe and these are also considered as the most conservative for most men. Select a very subtle and a solid weave pattern. The colors like gray and navy colors is very manly, and can be matched with any different colors.
Ties - When it comes to ties, go with the one that will suit your color and body figure. The styles of ties always come and go so it is better for you to choose the best one that will match your needs and will complement your look.


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The Diamana™ S+PLUS Blue Board profile, featuring a 50 Gram Series for the first time, is a versatile mid-launch shaft, with a higher balance point than the original. Combined with the traditional "smooth" bend profile, the new balance point maximizes shotmaking workability and clubfitting versatility. It gives the Blue Board player even more performance option.
The next-generation Diamana™ S+PLUS Series builds on the success of the earlier Diamana +PLUS™ Series, by combining proven technologies with new innovations:
Adaptive Balance Point - The new higher balance point creates even more build options, adding clubfitting versatility so that it can be used by an even wider range of players.
M.D.I. (Multi-Dimensional Interlay) - The M.D.I. process now encompasses the full length of the shaft, and not just the tip section as in previous models. Ultra-thin carbon fiber is layered in incredibly precise patterns and locations along the shaft, giving pinpoint control over stiffness and stability. This also maximizes resilience when storing and releasing energy. Because the new M.D.I. allows the use of thinner materials, the overall shaft weight can be reduced by 3-4 grams without sacrificing torque.
TOUGH-QURE™ Resin System - The Tough-Qure™ Resin System, developed internally at Mitsubishi Rayon, features extra polymers that are added in the curing process. These polymers fill in tiny gaps in the prepreg, resulting in better feel and feedback. Tough-Qure™ also helps the material "cure" faster, producing a stiffer feel that's beneficial in the tip section.
Progressive Torque - A Progressive Torque system optimizes performance by targeting shaft torque and frequency, with one addition: The new TX flex features 46T carbon fiber, providing our stiffest, lowest-torque flex in the series for better players. Meanwhile, players of all abilities can benefit from a torque and frequency designed to meet their swing speeds.


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Author and science journalist Rebecca Skloot read today from her best selling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, for a crowd of more than 200 enthusiastic health professionals and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center.
Skloots book, detailing the story of how a young African-American woman's cells have lived on since her death in 1951 and have been the basis for a revolution in cancer research, sits at the number two spot for hardcover nonfiction in today's New York Times.
The story is an extraordinary one. Henrietta Lacks was a 30 year old mother of five when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1951. She died just six months later. Unbenownst to either Henrietta or her family, her doctor at Johns Hopkins hospital had retained a portion of her biopsied tumor. He sent some of her cells to another researcher who discovered that they reproduced prolifically in the laboratory setting. Those cells – called HeLa cells – were shared with other researchers and are still alive today, growing in labs all around the world and have been used in a wide variety of cancer and other medical research over six decades. The cells have also been the center a multi-million dollar industry, none of which the Lacks family has been able to share in. In an ironic twist of fate, her family are in the position of being unable to afford health care for themselves.
Rebecca Skloot's book intertwines three stories: the life and death of Henrietta; the story of how her cells became the basis for a revolution in medical research and are still used today (even by researchers at the University of Wisconsin); and the story of how Skloot and the family (who were reluctant to work with her in the beginning) explored Henrietta's story together and how the family eventually came to terms with the fate of their mother's living cancer cells. Skloot described it as "the road trip we took together."
Skloot talked about her research and her relationship with the Lacks family in poignant terms. She read a selection from the book describing the poignant moment in which Henrietta's daughter Deborah, who never had the chance to really get to know her mother, first held a test tube containing some of her mother's living cells. A panel discussion followed focusing on bio-ethics issues surrounding cell collection and replication. Panelists included:
- Lisa Tiger, Outreach Specialist for the Center for Collaborative Health Equity
- Pilar Ossorio, Associate Professor of Law and Bioethics
- Michael Sussman, Professor of Biochemistry and Director of the UW Biotechnology Center
- Timothy Kamp, Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
Skloot stressed throughout her talk and the panel discussion that the bio-ethical issues involved in the use of cell replication, whether by consent or without as was the case for Henrietta Lacks, are complicated and that she hopes her book will generate much needed discussion on the topic.
She also hopes that Henrietta's family will get the recognition and thanks that Henrietta herself never did. For her part, Skloot has established the Henrietta Lacks Foundation, a non-profit organization intended to provide scholarships to the descendents of Henrietta Lacks and to work toward providing the Lacks family aid in covering the cost of health insurance. A portion of the book's profits go directly to the foundation, which is to open to donations from the public at large.


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Many are wondering why POTUS went to Africa's Kenya and Ethiopia, now. Why did he choose to speak in Ethiopia as the platform to speak to the African Union on the African continent for the very first time? He's the first sitting US President to visit Kenya and the very first to address the African Union in Africa.
Are you aware of the symbolism on the two Ethiopian flags on either side of Barack Obama? The Ethiopian flags were draped properly (for a Pagan Satanist or Wiccan) with the Pentagram pointing down meaning an embracing of the Satanic Pentagram. Research of the current deceptive meaning states that the Pentagram signifies "Unity for Ethiopia" or "Unity for All Civilization" aka The One World Order birthplace, since Ethiopia has long been thought to be, and recently scientifically proven to be the cradle or birthplace of all civilization. In fact in Obama's speech to the African Union, he himself described Africa as "the cradle of humanity" and "one of the fastest-growing regions in the world." read more