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Chicago will turn it's river green for St. Patrick's Day once again. Every St. Patrick's Day the Chicago river turns green and the tradition continues this year. Since 1962, Chicago has colored it's river green to mark the holiday.
With this winter's cold weather, ice has accumulated on the river. Many were asking if they would still be able to dye the river under these conditions. However weather forecasts are predicting warmer days. With Monday's temperatures reaching 50 degrees, Chicagoans will be able to see the river turn green.
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 15 the crew will once again dump the dyes. The best place to view this phenomenon is between Columbus and Wabash. Any of these spots are ideal for viewing: the East side of the Michigan Avenue bridge, the West side of the Columbus Drive bridge or upper and lower Wacker Drive between Michigan Avenue and Columbus Drive.
WGN News reported, "It's cold and miserable on the water, but the big job always turns out to be a lot of fun, and they always get it done." It takes a team of eight to turn the waters over to that pivotal St. Patrick's Day green. Split into two boats, the crew dumps the dye between Columbus Ave and Wabash. The process takes about 90 minutes.
Most people may not realize but dyeing the river green is not funded by the City of Chicago. The Plumbers Union, Local 130 funds the operation and since 2007, they have been selling t-shirts to defray some of the costs. For more information on how this process began, check the Green Chicago River website.
In addition to the river turning a festive green on Saturday, the St. Patrick's Day parade will kick off at noon. The parade starts at Balbo and Columbus and will proceed north on Columbus Drive. For best viewing, a stand will be located in front of Buckingham Fountain. This year's St. Patty's parade Grand Marshal is John McDonough, President and CEO of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks.
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LONDON (AP) - Russell Crowe got into a brawl at a chic London restaurant and was questioned by police, newspapers reported Thursday.
The Oscar-winning star of films including "Gladiator" and "A Beautiful Mind" had a fist fight with a New Zealand businessman early Wednesday morning in the bathroom of Zuma, a hangout of music and film stars in the expensive Knightsbridge neighborhood, the Sun and Daily Mail tabloids reported.
The stories were accompanied by several photos, including one which showed marks on Crowe's face.
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At its awards ceremony Jan. 16, the guild also will present its Milestone Award to Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America, Hollywood's main trade group. The award is given to entertainment leaders for historical contributions to the industry.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Platters have settled a lawsuit against a former lead singer they said tried to use the venerable group's name with his new band.
Attorney Richard Fannan, who represented defendant Monroe Powell, confirmed the out-of-court settlement Wednesday but declined to disclose terms. Michael Machat, a lawyer for the group, did not return a phone call.
Herb Reed founded The Platters in 1953 and has gone to court several times over the years to keep control of the name.
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This follows-up my Rental Magica premiere post. Listing episodes skedded to air from the 2–30 April 2012, or what's currently available from Animax.
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Rental Magica airs weeknights at 10PM WIB (UTC+7) on Animax Asia.
Partial episode list and Animax synopses:
Episode 3 (2012.04.02 10PM WIB Premiere)
Purification of the Gods
Shinogi Minagi requests a spirit medium to convene with the god of the shrine.
Episode 4 (4.03 10PM WIB Premiere)
You are Not Alone
Itsuki is in the hospital with a broken leg.
Episode 5 (4.04 10PM WIB Premiere)
Magi Night
Kagezaki threatens to cancel Astral's registration with the Association.
Episode 6 (4.05 10PM WIB Premiere)
Glam Sight
Honami swears to protect Itsuki.
Episode 7 (4.06 10PM WIB Premiere)
Red-Headed Girl
Itsuki meets a girl in a park, and, seeing her alone, gives her food and a business card.
Episode 8 (4.09 10PM WIB Premiere)
Hot Spring Magic
The Astral members go to a hot spring in order to cure Itsuki's Glamsight eye.
Episode 9 (4.10 10PM WIB Premiere)
Father's Successor
The Astral mansion is attacked by Lapis.
Episode 10 (4.11 10PM WIB Premiere)
Tears of the Homunculus
Lapis uses the basilisk eye to prevent Itsuki from using his Glamsight.
Episode 11 (4.12 10PM WIB Premiere)
The Flower that Blooms on the Dead
Astral is approached by Diana to find a special flower.
Episode 12 (4.13 10PM WIB Premiere)
A Requiem Offered on Christmas Eve
The Astral members are planning a Christmas party for Itsuki.
Episode 13 (4.16 10PM WIB Premiere)
Faith Initiation Rites
In a flashback, Honami recalls how she attended a wizarding school in Britain.
Episode 14 (4.17 10PM WIB Premiere)
Memories of the Stars
Astral is contacted by Kei Isurugi to perform a ceremony at a mountain.
Episode 15 (4.18 10PM WIB Premiere)
Legend of the Mermaid
Itsuki and Kuroha are sucked into the past due to the magical pollution in the area.
Episode 16 (4.19 10PM WIB Premiere)
Red Spear
While training in the mountains, Itsuki is attacked by a magical creature.
Episode 17 (4.20 10PM WIB Premiere)
Demonic Rebellion
A Goetia ceremony to summon the demon Asmodai fails due to the interference of a former member.
Episode 18 (4.23 10PM WIB Premiere)
The Bond of Solomon
Daphne begins searching for Clive in order to find Adelicia.
Episode 19 (4.24 10PM WIB Premiere)
The Medium's Hometown
Mikan and Nekoyashiki return to Mikan's family, and their extended absence causes Itsuki to inquire as to their status.
Episode 20 (4.25 10PM WIB Premiere)
Demonic Festival
Itsuki directs Honami in sealing the oni's movement, while Mikan and Kaori complete the Katsuragi ceremony.
Episode 21 (4.26 10PM WIB Premiere)
White and Black Dress
Adelicia is forced by the Association to either appoint a new head of Goetia or get married to legitimize her claim.
Episode 22 (4.27 10PM WIB Premiere)
Sleeping City
After Fin leaves, Itsuki's Glamsight begins to cause him pain.
Episode 23 (4.30 10PM WIB Premiere)
Nekoyakishi surmises the dragon is a sacrifice to heal Itsuki's eye.
Not yet in Animax schedule but
Episode 24 (2012.05.01 10PM WIB Premiere) [Finale]
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My horse is approximately 21 years old and has not done any work for just over 2 years. He has arthritis in his hocks, has lost all of his muscle and I need to start working him very slowly to try to build this back up which may make his movements easier and less stiff. He is out 24/7 and I need a bit of advice about getting him working again. It will be a slow process I know but any advice would be appreciated as I would like to eventually get him quicker than a walk when riding. Thanks
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Lunging him is a good idea, but take it easy. I wouldn`t do more than 20 min to start with. The first couple of times just walk and frequent changes of rein. Build it up slow he is an older horse so it will take time.
12 February 2012 17:38
build him up slowly by lungeing for a larger period of time every time you lunge him. lunge him every day untill you feel he is ready to ride. i hope this helps!
11 February 2012 23:56
Well as he has been riden before, he should know all the aids. However, a little re-schooling will be needed. The first time you ride him, ride him in an enclosed area with another horse. Just do some walking, maybe with a friend on the ground to help you out. Check he knows the three 's's, as these are the most important (Steering, Slowing down and speeding up). He may need reminding so you may need to use your voice to help him out (doing some lunging/ground work building up to this will help him learn the voice aids). Before each session, set yourself small, simple goals at first, eg. acheiving a nice sized circle, being able to do transitions easilly ect. Be aware that he will be very unfit and may only be able to do little bits of trotting. Also try hacking out as hills/ different terrain will help him with building up the muscles he has lost.. At first be sure to always have a friend around as he is getting back into it so may get a bit excited so help may be needed. Once he has the hang of things and is a little fitter, do lots of trotting up hill (gradually increasing this) to build up his muscles. When he is well capable of trotting with controll maybe start adding some canterwork, but be aware that his artheritus may limit this. Hope this helps!
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David Perez is currently taking AP Calculus BC and AP Statistics as a sophomore and is on track to complete all the math M-A has to offer this year. In his words, David is quadruply advanced for his grade level; we didn't even understand what "quadruple" meant until he explained it.
In the future, David hopes to use his math forte to not only seduce women, but to attend a prestigious university and receive a degree in engineering. "I think a lot of my interest in engineering stems from the fact that my dad would always build structures out of blocks and I would replicate them," reflected David.
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David's intellectual potential can not be summed up in a mere few paragraphs, nor can his romantic lifestyle. But from the example he sets, one can view success in its purest form and understand the power of dedication and intellectual interest (along with some good looks). You can't put a number on achievement, but one can certainly attach to it the studly mind and equally studly body of David Perez.


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The Verizon IndyCar Series returns to Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania for the Pocono IndyCar 500 Fueled by Sunoco, Saturday and Sunday, July 5th and 6th. The Firestone Indy Lights Series is also on the racing card that weekend.
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Grandstand gates open at 8 a.m. ET both mornings. The Indy Lights will practice at 9 a.m.ET, while the IndyCars will practice at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET. Indy Lights qualifying takes place at 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by the race at 3:45 p.m. ET. IndyCar Series qualifying for Sunday's race takes place at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday. Sunday's Pocono IndyCar 400 goes green at 1 p.m. ET.
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Miniatures for Babylon 5 rpg: Narn (Customized prepainted miniatures)
While I'm still going to post more in prepainted Modern/Cyberpunk miniatures series, I thought of posting some miniatures from another project of mine. I'm going to run Babylon 5 some day, and I want miniatures for it too. For this purpose I've been collecting some prepainted minis that are easy to modify - even if I sometimes have to repainte them completely.
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Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Arcane Legions, a tempting alternative
I told you briefly about Arcane Legions miniatures in my first post about miniatures for Sword & Sorcery. Now I'll give you a bit more insight of these minis if you consider using them in a Sword & Sorcery game - or any ancient era/fantasy roleplaying game. I'll have to say again that I love these minis and would really like to use them for a roleplaying game, and with some additions they would work well with Beasts & Barbarians.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Intro
I've collected minis from various product lines for Sword & Sorcery roleplaying campaign for some time now. Recent discussion at Savage Worlds forums about what minis should be used for Beasts & Barbarians game gave me an idea perhaps I should document my collections and help others to find miniatures for their Sword & Sorcery games.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 2 - DDM Picks & about buying singles
This is the second post in series showing miniatures suitable for a Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game. This time, you'll see some great picks from D&D miniatures for a Sword & Sorcery game.
Note that fixed minis may have different name somewhere - they often have one name for miniature and a different one for the miniature game (Roving swordmage might be called Male human swordmage)
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 5 - More DDM, plus a few Heroscape
Another post in the series helping you to find prepainted miniatures for your Sword & Sorcery rpg - this time mostly D&D miniatures, but also some heroscape. I've decided to use Troll and Toad as the site to link the miniatures to as they have a good selection of product lines for sale and get refills from time to time. I'm using mostly cheap miniatures, although there are some more expensive ones, which I'll try to mention.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 6 - War elephants, wagons and chariots
Traditionally, most fantasy miniatures represent warriors, wizards and other combatant or adventurous types, and even then only people. This leaves many of us gamemasters want more miniatures, both for scenes taking place in the middle of crowds or where larger, more exotic weapons are used in combat. There are some such items various manufacturers are producing, but mostly they are metal miniatures, and many prepainted miniature collectors want to stay away from those metal ones.
Miniatures for Sword & Sorcery: Part 7 - Cavalry, mounted miniatures
Chases on horsebacks, cavalry charges and extremely cool miniatures. Mounted miniatures are made for Sword & Sorcery, much more than for Dungeons & Dragons! Here I'll present you various mounted/cavalry miniatures you can use for your S&S games. While many of them are DDM, there are also some excellent Mage Knights among them and a view to the Lord of the Rings miniatures.


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I just learned from Phil's blog that the Galileoscopes I mentioned to you some months back (remember? International Year of Astronomy? Not just Darwin year?) are ready for shipping. There were issues with production at first, but now they are ready. The key issue right now seems to be that they are in danger of having to stop production of these lovely things if they don't get lots of orders by May 31st. Ack!
So please please consider sending in a order for one or a few. Imagine what a delightfully unusual gift it would make for someone. Either someone you know, or someone you don't know like a neighbour, your local school, church (yes!) or community center, or… even that special someone who you'd like to get to know – what an icebreaker, eh? Here's a picture from the site of what a happy owner'll have after assembling it:
It is easy to put together, gives a new window onto the world above your head, and a tangible connection to that historic year 400 earth orbits ago when Galileo first pointed a telescope up to the heavens.
Go! Now! Get a Galileoscope!
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- Colbert Report: Science - What's the Big Deal? - 2008
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A conversation with stefon harris
by Eugene Marlow
Stefon Harris has established himself as the leading vibraphonist of the younger generation through a series of exciting leader dates for the Blue Note label, as well as on high-profile sideman collaborations with Joshua Redman, Kenny Barron and Kurt Elling, among others. Harris recently sat down with jazz.com's Eugene Marlow for a lengthy give-and-take on his development as an artist and the current state of jazz music.
I'd like to start by asking a couple of questions about your background, because everything I've looked at says nothing about where you came from, how you discovered your musicianship, etc., etc., can we get into that a little bit?
Oh, sure. No problem.
How did you get into vibes and marimba in the first place? Perhaps a better question might be when did you discover you were a musician?
It's interesting. I think I was always a musician. I can remember being a very small child and banging on pots and pans, and I remember watching cartoons and not really paying attention to the cartoon and just listening to the music. As a child I could sit and listen to A-tracks at the time, I could listen to them all day. I think there's something that was always inside of me that was leaning towards music.
Do you come from a musical family? Anyone else in your family a musician, composer, or player?
No. My older brother is a fairly talented player though, he played trumpet. But he's not a musician now, but it's clear he also has a love of music. He deejays.
Did you go to any special high school to study music or was it when you really went to the Manhattan School of Music that you started to study more seriously?
I went through the public schools in Albany, New York, in upstate New York. And there was a not-for-profit organization called the Empire State Youth Orchestra. That was really, really a fantastic opportunity for me to study with one of the greatest teachers in the world.
Which is?
Richard Albagli. he was my private teacher, I started studying with him when I was in about eighth grade. And it was only classical music. I hadn't really played any jazz at this point. And he just was an unbelievable musician and an incredible teacher who taught me a lot about music from the perspective of emotion, passion, and conviction, not just theory.
How did you graduate towards the vibes and marimba?
When I was about six or seven my family moved into an apartment, and someone left an old beat up piano behind in the apartment. And in the bench of the piano there were a bunch of books for kids. I remember taking those books and looking at the pictures, and I actually figured out all the notes on the piano from the book. So at a very young age, I taught myself how to read music. In second or third grade I was playing piano for the school choir, reading the music and playing the parts. So by the time I started taking lessons in about fourth grade in the public schools, I could already read stuff that was more advanced than the other students.
So, to keep me occupied the teachers would say, well why don't you try the clarinet. So I'd take the clarinet, and after a little while I'd be more advanced than the other clarinet students because I could read. So they'd say, try the trombone, try the flute, so I ended up playing all the band instruments. I played bassoon, trombone, French horn, terrible saxophone, horrible at trumpet, but I played most of the instruments in the band. Percussion just happened to be one of those ones that I came across. My true love is for the music itself and not necessarily for the instrument. It was really a fairly random decision to become a percussionist. I took an audition for the Empire State Youth Orchestra. I auditioned on clarinet and on percussion because those are my two strongest instruments. I got alternate on clarinet, and I was accepted as a percussionist. I could've been a clarinetist if it had gone the other way.
Did you go to marimba first and then the vibes? Which came first?
Definitely marimba first. I played a lot of classical literature on marimba. I didn't really start playing the vibraphone until college, when I really started to discover jazz and I heard Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson, Lionel Hampton, people like that for the first time.
Was this at the Manhattan School of Music?
Actually I started at the Eastman School of Music.
In Rochester, New York?
Yes. Again as a classical major, and that's when I first really started hearing the great vibe players, the great saxophonists, like Charlie Parker and Joe Henderson. It was at that point and my freshman year, after getting bit by the bug of jazz music, I decided to leave Eastman and move to New York to be closer to jazz. I went to the Manhattan School of Music for the rest of my undergraduate.
Did you do a graduate degree at Manhattan as well?
I did. Actually, my undergraduate degree is in classical percussion because I didn't think I was really good enough to audition for the jazz program at the time. So my undergraduate degree is in classical and then I stuck around and did a graduate degree in jazz.
Can you recall the first time you ever heard something that was in a jazz vein?
Well I can't recall the very first time, but I can recall listening to Charlie Parker's "Now Is The Time" in my freshman year and having some other students there explain to me about how the chords were moving, how he's keeping track of the rhythm, and there was just this sense of spiritual liberation that I absolutely fell in love with. And it didn't take much to convince me. I found the music very spiritually exciting, but also intellectually challenging. The fact that you have to have such incredible ears to play this art form, I just was fascinated with that and decided to begin to study more seriously.
It's my impression the current generation of young jazz musicians, and even the previous generation of young jazz musicians have been more classically trained than previous generations, and that's made a difference in the music. Do you agree with that?
Well it depends on what type of difference. That's a tricky question. If you have a generation of people who have studied classical music primarily or before studying jazz, that's going to affect the music for better or for worse. So I would agree that it has had an affect. I think it's more about the institutionalization of the music than it is about studying classical music.
What do you mean by that?
Now there are a lot more jazz programs in schools than two generations ago. They didn't really have a lot of jazz programs in high school or colleges at that point. So people were learning directly from experience, from hanging out in the club back in the day, whether it was Birdland, or the Vanguard, maybe a younger musician who was hanging outside the club waiting to hear Charlie Parker or some situation like that. Whereas today there are programs, big bands in the high school, so kids are learning from a much more academic perspective.
I want to get ultimately to talk about your musical vision, but I have to ask this intervening question. How do you answer the apparent problem that there are all of these programs in high schools and colleges, and graduate degrees-- you can get PhD's and DMA's now in jazz music--but there are apparently fewer clubs, fewer people going to clubs, there are fewer people buying jazz CDs. It seems to have gone in contrary motion. How do you answer that?
Well, that would be a multifaceted answer. I don't think there's a simple answer to that. The first thing that comes to mind is just the basic principle of economics of supply and demand. Meaning, if the supply is too high, it kills the demand. I actually think that there are too many musicians right now, if there ever can be too many musicians. I think the market is somewhat flooded. And I think throughout the history of this music, you've always had big stars. And a big star creates a story, and a story creates a buzz, and it creates interest in a consumer. If a consumer walks into a situation and there's 150 new albums this week, usually it's overwhelming and they'll walk away. There's probably 200 other corporations trying to advertise something to them and trying to get them to spend their money. So I think that actually the supply is a little too high and that's hurting the demand.
Percussionist Bobby Sanabria is always complaining that he's training all these terrific musicians and there are no places for them to go really, except for a few of them maybe.
Right, I mean, you really have to tell a story. There has to be something special about you. And I would contend that many of these younger musicians are very, very special people and are very, very gifted musicians, but if the market is flooded in a manner in which you cannot hear that story heralded, then that's a problem for the consumer in terms of trying to decipher the masses of advertisements coming their way. I'm actually an advocate of top 40 or some variation of top 40 radio in jazz.
What does it take for a person to separate himself or herself from the mass of musicians out there?
Well, the main quality I would say is you have to be very perceptive. You have to be aware of the changing times, what's going on culturally, and then you have to find your strengths and weaknesses and understand how you fit into that big picture. How does your skill set, how is it applicable to what's going on right now? For myself, coming from a classical background I was able to be an outsider, which worked to my advantage in many ways, because I didn't grow up in the jazz culture. I remember going to the Vanguard in New York City for the first time, and thinking, "Wow, this is a basement" after having two or three years earlier played Mozart in these incredible halls at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. So my whole perspective was very different.
I actually saw when I was in college that many of these jazz festivals were starting to lean more towards R & B and pop music. And then I saw that a lot of the classical festivals were starting to introduce jazz for the first time. So as my career developed, I tried to go that direction. I tried to go in the chamber music world, as opposed to hustling to get into the jazz circuit, which was really suffering and still is suffering to this day. I think a lot of my success at this point is because I have come at it from a different angle. And I learned a lot about what it takes to be in the chamber music world in terms of being able to tell a story, the importance of being able to give master classes and be articulate and explain what you do, and just understanding how to carry yourself in that circle I think has helped me considerably. And then also understanding that you have to tell a story, with every record that I make, there's a reason behind why I make the record and I put a lot of thought into it. And I share that story in the press when the record comes out, as opposed to saying "Oh, you know, these are some tunes that I just like and I decided to put them together."
That's a natural segue to talk about your vision. I'm looking currently at two of your CDs and one of them is your earlier work, and the other is your latest CD. The first album is Black Action Figure, and then, of course, I've listened to African Tarantella. I've also heard you play live. The first time was at the Newport Jazz Festival for a gathering of jazz journalists. I think that was in 2000. Then of course I heard you last year at Iridium. I think you've done six CDs at this point.
There's a real evolution in terms of your approach or your style, or maybe just your feeling tone, but Black Action Figure is a lot edgier then African Tarantella. The latter seems a lot mellower, and perhaps even introspective. Is my perception correct, or has your vision of how the music should sound and how it should be played evolved in the last seven, eight years?
Well, absolutely, and one thing that, one principal that I try to stick to is that I don't want to make the same record twice. I try not to put out a lot of CDs --- not until I am really moved by something and I have great clarity that this is something I feel I need to document. Otherwise I won't make a record. So, each of my records I think has a very different sound, whereas you might say that Black Action Figure has a lot of edge, and when you go into The Grand Unification Theory, which is much more spiritual, or more of an intellectual component to it, and the arranging, and the conception of how it's structured. African Tarantella, is for me is a very reflective type of record actually. It's a record about the realization of cultural heritage in the music, and finding my space in the lineage of this art form. It's a record that documents the realization about how serious this music really is for me.
What do you mean by that?
Meaning it's not just fun. For me as a young African American I look at this art form and I really see that it's not just something that is an interesting science. It's a part of my cultural heritage, and is an incredible lineage I can look back to and find myself inspired by and see that the bar is set incredibly high, so it really gives me a great deal of motivation. I spent months just studying scores and getting inside Ellington and Strayhorn's mind as well as I could, and allowing that influence to come through me. But also being very clear that when we do play the music, it's not to imitate. I don't think the record sounds anything like it's 1942 or whatever the year was, I think it was made in '68, the New Orleans Suite. I think that when we do play it, we play it with our own experience, but there's a connection between what came before us and what's going on right now in the music.
How would you describe your vision musically as opposed to aesthetically or culturally?
My vision musically, I would say it's ever evolving. I would say that one of my greatest assets at this point is that I'm so young in this art form, that there's so little I know. Every time I turn the corner and see something new, it changes my world. In terms of a concrete vision that would be laid out that I would follow, until the day I pass, I don't have anything like that other than to say that I'm very open, and I want to learn, and I'm interested very much in the science of organized sound. I'm trying to get an understanding of how things are put together, and how that translates into emotion. But that's ever evolving. Right now I'm more inspired than I ever have been in my entire life.
Why is that do you think? Is it your age or have you hit the groove in terms of your acceptance of things outside yourself? How would you explain that?
I think it's about growth. I think it's about vision and understanding. Every year of my life has been an improvement from the previous. And this year is absolutely no exception. I've learned new things about harmony that I didn't understand before, that have become incredibly clear. And I have a strong path laid out to study and work really hard to gain a better understanding of this concept that I now have in my mind, which will definitely come out in the next record or two, there's no question about it. This is why I don't document a lot of records because now I have this vision in my head. I'm working on it, I'm writing a book on it, and as I get it into my playing, once it's there, and really strong, and I would feel it's worthy to be documented, then I would make a record.
Tell me about this book. What's this about?
It's a book about understanding harmony from the perspective of emotion and physical movement. Meaning that a chord is really a collection of emotions, and if you understand how two notes ring together and how they make you feel, that's how you learn to hear it. If I'm on the bandstand and someone plays a chord, I don't immediately think "Okay, that has the sharp 11 and the nine." I don't translate into theory. The first thing I need to do is say how does it make me feel. Once I understand how it makes me feel, then I recognize how to create that feeling using notes.
For example, there are some notes that really make you grind your teeth that have a lot of tension, if you have like a flat nine interval. So, if there's a moment in the music where the emotion is building and building and it comes to a peak where it's just about to break, I know how to create that intensity. So it's not about thinking theoretically -- I have to have a sharp nine chord here -- it's more about the emotion. If the heavens are getting ready to open up and we're reaching out and it feels so strong, I know I can use a sharp nine with a sharp five on a dominant seven chord. I've been breaking down every chord type basically that I come across and try and identify how I relate to it emotionally. Why? The reason I'm doing this is I think the audience doesn't care about theory. The connection between the performer and the audience member is the emotion.
That's right.
When you play with love, when you play with fear, when you play with jealousy, people know it, they can feel it, and that's what they connect with. The most essential elements for me in my development at this point is to really understand how to translate these notes and tones into emotion.
You chose the words fear and jealousy, why did you choose those particular emotions?
Oh, because music is a very complex science that embodies all of our emotions. We all know fear and we all know jealousy. And we all know love, and we all know compassion, not always pretty words that come to mind. Sometimes you have to play with that, you have to be honest when you're on the bandstand, and you have to play, if you have fear, you have to play with that type of fear. And people will relate to it and they'll connect with it as long as it's honest. There's a certain level of honesty that is incredibly beautiful, and music is healing in that regard. It's healing for the performer. It's one of those times in life that's an example of that incredible dichotomy that exists between the structured society and when you get on the bandstand. There is no structure with regard to expression. You really just let go. Doesn't matter what you're supposed to say or what you're supposed to think, what's politically correct, you let go, you really have to be honest with yourself, and let it flow. And I think people really appreciate that.
This is the complete opposite of a lot of the music, particularly in the classical world, and to a certain degree I think in the jazz world, of music that was written intellectually. And in a way you could say that even bebop was a departure from emotional music to a more intellectual music. I'd like you to respond to that. Do you think that's correct? And two, are we looking at a new era of jazz music, where it's going to become more emotionally-based as opposed to intellectually-based?
Well, I can only speak from my perspective, I can't really speak for other musicians and to say that they're going to be playing more emotionally, I don't know that. I sincerely hope that would be the case, but we'll have to see. With regard to bebop, it was a manifestation of almost a concerto movement in the art form. It was about the virtuoso. And you can tell in the compositions, half the compositions were just heads that they wrote so that they could get to the improvisation. And that's an incredibly important movement, because it really took the art form to a level of virtuosity that no one could deny. And it allowed these musicians to be recognized and respected as the true geniuses they were. But like every art form, there are movements, and each movement represents a different element of the art form. I don't particularly want to play bebop, I study it, I learn from it, but that's a different era, it's a different sentiment, it's a different emotion than what I can relate to, because I didn't grow up in that time. I think it would be counter-productive for me to spend too much time trying to reiterate the sounds of the 40s and 50s. That's a losing battle. There's no way I could ever sound like Milt Jackson. And the opposite is probably true as well. Many of the older musicians would not be able to relate to what some of the younger musicians are doing now because of a different set of experiences.
So what kind of jazz era do you think we're in, or about to enter, or have entered?
Wow, it's really difficult to see when you're in the middle of it. But one thing I will say in terms of having some idea about where it's going. I do think that the idea that jazz is chamber music now and it's considered in the same realm as classical chamber music, is going to have a positive effect in terms of work, in terms of perception. Certainly the work that Wynton Marsalis has done over the years has helped to bring more financial credibility, to make it comfortable for people to donate money to the art form. I think the fact that there's so many institutions starting new programs every year, there's more and more money being fueled into the music. It seems to be going in a direction that's a little more institutional. Then I hope that what'll change is that many of these institutions will start bringing in practitioners to teach, because the practitioners are going to understand this emotional connection that we're talking about. They're going to really have a good sense of what the music is about and they'll pass the music on to the next generation in that manner.
Is this why you're on the advisory board of Chamber Music America because of your chamber music orientation?
That's certainly part of it. I also really believe in their mission and what they're doing to help out the field. But I like to be an active member of the community in general. I also do a lot of work with WBGO among other organizations, because I feel like as a musician we have a certain perspective that many others don't. We benefit from each other and if the voice of the artist is not present, sometimes the music can be looked at in too much of a business sense. And sometimes it's too touchy feely. Where the non-musician can be too sensitive about taking a stand on something. And I think it's important to take a stand on occasion to help determine, or to help have a clear observation of where the music is and what it needs.
I sincerely hope again, if there were one thing I would change in the field that I think could have a major impact, I really think a top 40 format in radio would help considerably. I think it would bring a connection back to the number of records sold and the amount of airplay. People are overwhelmed. They hear a song once they may say "I like that," but half the time they don't get to hear what the song is. So if they hear it a couple of times, the second time they say, "Oh, I really liked it," then they get to know what it is. Then they start to request it. Then maybe someone shows up at your concert and says, "I want to hear track number seven, that's my favorite song." And then once you start that type of momentum, then maybe you could end up with a hit song. The other benefit of top 40 is that you would have one song being played consistently throughout the country. I'm also a big advocate of satellite radio because it does accomplish this. When you do that, then you potentially have a hit song which could end up in a movie, it could end up in television commercials, it could just expand way beyond the limited market that we're generally focused on in terms of the consumer.
It could have a life.
It can have a life of it's own. And when you look at the history of our industry, it has been that way. "Body and Soul" is a classic because it was a single, because "Body and Soul" was on every jukebox across the country, one song. It's a tough argument. It seems to be divided by generation ironically. A lot of younger musicians and younger people I think are on board with that type of thinking. But I find the older generations don't buy into that. That's one of those things I feel is going to be important in terms of the momentum of this music, because it also makes it more competitive, and you hear fewer musicians. The market is flooded right now. I think you should only hear a few musicians on the radio. They should be the greatest musicians in the world played on the radio and that's it. If you get a song played on the radio, you should be dancing in the streets celebrating because it was so hard to get there. And for a musician like myself, if I'm not good enough to get on the radio, if my stuff's not getting played, I'm going to practice ten times harder because I'm driven and I want to get on the radio, which is going to make me that much better a musician, which is going to raise the level of the field overall.
Is there anything that you'd like to say about what you do that I haven't asked you?
The only thing I would say is that I'm a huge fan of this art form. I really do think it is one of our greatest contributions to the world. I really think it is incredible. It is one of the very, very few art forms that is truly, honestly democratic. And it's filled with love, and compassion, and fear, and hatred, all of those elements are present in the music. It's incredibly holistic, and a very, very honest art form. And it is a really special thing to experience live, a big part of the truth in this music is something you have to see live.
You use the intellect to expand on the emotionality of the music, not the other way around.
Right. I have another one of those mantras that I have written upstairs on my music stand. I think creativity is overrated. I really do think it is. I think it's much more about individualism than it is about creativity. Isn't it about individual creativity?
Well there's a difference. When you say that I created this there's an ego element that's present there. That means I took A, B, and C, and I switched the order and created C, B, A, and therefore this is my creation. Whereas the way I look at music, it's more about discovering. That the truth about who you are, the way you're going to play is already inside of you, all you have to do is learn the theory and the harmony so that you can express that which already exists. So, the perspective is more about discovering the music than it is about creating.
And it's more about being the individual that you are, not about creating a new voice, creating my own sound. It's more about discovering your sound, when you listen to the tone that certain people get. When you listen to Dexter Gordon's voice and you listen to the way he played, is there any other way he could've sounded? There seems to be a direct connection to the way people walk, to the foods they eat, the way they dress, and what they express in music. So many times the over-emphasis on creativity, particularly at the college level, you end up with people who come up with creative things, but they're not substantive. They're not quality. You can have something that's very creative, but does that mean it's good? We need more cultural authenticity, more so than creativity. We need people to tell the story of whatever it is their culture is. Because once you tell the story of your true culture, there are other people like you who are not musicians, who are doctors, who are storekeepers, or what have you, who come from your culture, who will hear a bit of themselves in the music and take ownership in it.
That's beautiful. That is a quote. That's a headline, and I totally agree with you. It's about authenticity. I wouldn't say cultural authenticity, although collectively that's what it is. But it's about individual authenticity and being who you are, and true to yourself. I think that's what you're saying. Is that correct?
Absolutely. I mean, when I say cultural authenticity, I think it's inevitable that there are people like you. So even if you're thinking individually, you're not the only person on the planet who thinks that one way. There is always going to be a group of people who can relate to any one idea I believe. It's a tough path to walk but it's a beautiful one, and I think it's the true gift of art, and why art is significant for children. It's not just about understanding theory; it's about unlocking the potential that's inside of someone. Helping someone discover who they really are and that journey inward. Once you get off of that, then it becomes more of, I don't know, is it art for the sake of math or, I don't know.
I always ask myself the question, why should someone like what I do? And when I go to see pop concerts now, I understand why a lot of people like pop concerts, there are some that I like, one thing, I can think of Alicia Keyes for example, I saw her perform. And I thought that she gave everything she possibly could. I cannot believe that she sings like that every night. This is not about the quality or the technique or the pitch or anything of that nature, it's about the soul, about the feeling of really giving everything you possibly can. Just like a great athlete, like Michael Jordan, why is he so significant? He's significant because he expanded the potential of the human body, of the human spirit. He did things with this physical capsule that no one had ever done before. And I think musicians are supposed to fit into a similar space. We're supposed to do things with sound that no one's ever done, we're supposed to push it so far, to be so honest to give as much as we can of ourselves so that people are overwhelmed. That's what I feel when I listen to Miles Davis, when I hear John Coltrane, or Louis Armstrong, I mean it's overwhelming for me the level of honesty. I always say cultural authenticity because that's what it sounds like to me. When I hear John Coltrane I don't hear the individual, I hear that political climate he lived in, I hear that region of the world he lived in, I hear the fashion, the clothing. When you hear Bird, you hear the slickness of a zoot suit, or whatever it may be. And then hear someone like Cecil Taylor or something totally different. You can imagine the way he might dress, and the mentality he may have based on the sound. Very honest.
This interview could turn into a series. Stefon Harris, thank you very much.Stefon Harris's web site is www.stefonharris.com and is part of the JazzCorner community of hundreds of official jazz web sites and more.
December 01, 2007 · 1 comment
// Jan 08, 2008 at 03:39 PM
I love this quote, and will reflect on it for quite sometime. Thanks Stefon for some clear, and original thinking: "So many times the over-emphasis on creativity, particularly at the college level, you end up with people who come up with creative things, but they're not substantive. They're not quality. You can have something that's very creative, but does that mean it's good? We need more cultural authenticity, more so than creativity. We need people to tell the story of whatever it is their culture is. Because once you tell the story of your true culture, there are other people like you who are not musicians, who are doctors, who are storekeepers, or what have you, who come from your culture, who will hear a bit of themselves in the music and take ownership in it."


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In honor of San Diego Comic-Con taking place this week, Entertainment Weekly is giving fans their first glimpse of Ultron, the villain that The Avengers will be toe-to-toe with next summer in the highly anticipated blockbuster sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Entertainment Weekly tweeted the cover of their Comic-Con preview issue Wednesday morning which features the two leaders of The Avengers, Captain America and Iron Man striking some pretty epic poses while Ultron himself towers ominously behind the pair.
Actors Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. look as heroic as ever on the cover with Downey as Tony Stark back in the armor after the ending of Iron Man 3 which left fans wondering if he'd return as the Armored Avenger. Its hard to tell what kinds of upgrades have been made to the suit other than it's back to its traditional color-scheme from the mostly gold Mark XLII armor. Captain America's suit had gotten a new design for the sequel that looks like a cross between the original uniform and the stealth uniform he wore in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Ultron is a well known Marvel villain and a lot of fans are really excited to see him brought to life on the big screen. In the comics Ultron was created by scientist Hank Pym also known as Ant-Man, Marvel's Phase 3 is to feature and Ant-Man solo movie which has fans wondering if Ultron's movie origin story will include Ant-Man at all. Will Ant-Man make an appearance in Age of Ultron or will it be explained in the Ant-Man movie after fans have seen Age of Ultron? Will Ultron be created by someone entirely different like billionaire industrialist Tony Stark? A lot of speculation about Iron Man's involvement is floating around due to Paul Bettany, who voices Tony Stark's AI butler JARVIS, also being slated to play The Vision who is sort of Ultron's son.
While fans have lots of theories at the moment, all they are is theories. We won't know the juicy details of The Avengers' newest adventure until summer of next year but in the meantime the cast of the movie including original team members like Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and possibly Scarlett Johansson (though its unknown if the Black Widow actress will be in attendance due to her later stage pregnancy) long with the new recruits Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olson who are playing Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch respectively. The cast will hit Hall H at Comic Con International on Saturday.


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I've been a little disconnected this week as we've celebrated birthdays and summer days with several different groups of friends. It's been good on several levels.
After a wonderful dinner with a large group, we came outside to the most beautiful full rainbow stretching across the sky. It was magical for everyone.
Rainbows always amaze, don't they?
For your weekend reading pleasure:
My husband and I have long wondered exactly how they shot House Hunters on HGTV. This was our primary theory, but it's still satisfying to see it spelled out. The Truth About House Hunters. (Hooked on Houses)
While you're over at that site, go ahead and check out An Artistic Approach to Staging Houses for Sale.
Sometimes I just crush on another blog. This has happened with ...Love Maegan where I can't get enough of her personal style and photography.
Speaking of photography, I like this post on 5 Tips for Better Self Portraits. Um, clearly I could use the tutorial. (A Beautiful Mess)
This was the best thing I've read this week: Chocolate Pain Latte (ABDPBT)
Other places you can find me this week:
I was thrilled to be featured on Mom Generations because I've been a fan of Audrey McClelland since my first blogging conference.
On the HH facebook page you can pictures of my bloated belly alongside the fabulous Andrea at the Moms Fashion File party at Blogher.
Look at me today at Love Feast Table answering a few questions about what makes my favorite kind of gathering. #FancyFriday
I'm hoping to have some good food and a good massage this weekend. What about you?
Happy Weekend, HH Readers!
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We've teamed up with Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales to create a special collaborative oak aged ale with plums, brewed to celebrate Plum Market's 5 year anniversary. The special sour blend is aged on organic Royal Diamond plums; it's an amber with a hint of roast, malty, sweet, and sour, and the delicate aroma and delicious flavor of more plums than you can shake a stick at.
The release date will be Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at noon, and will be available in all Plum Market locations. Bottles will be $14.99/bottle and there is a 3 bottle limit per person because we want as many people to experience this Anniversary Ale as possible.
You'll find Cinco Anos on tap at Jolly Pumpkin Ann Arbor on Wednesday, May 23 starting at 6pm and Plum Market West Bloomfield will be hosting a release party in CRU Winebar at 6:30pm serving 12oz drafts for $5. We're thrilled to be working with Jolly Pumpkin, a local brewery in Dexter, MI, and we look forward to celebrating many more anniversaries!
ABOUT JOLLY PUMPKIN | Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales is dedicated to more than the traditions of old world craftsmanship. Everything they do is designed to create ales of outstanding art and flavor. Focusing on traditional rustic country style beers brought to life through labor and love, Jolly Pumpkin strives to create beers to lighten the spirit and soothe the soul. Learn more at www.jollypumpkin.com.


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For more information about this meeting, contact Aissa Wade.
|Planimeters and isoperimetrics inequalities on constant curvature surfaces
|Topology/Geometry Seminar
|Robert Foote, Wabash College
|The well-known isoperimetric inequality states that $4\pi A \le L^2$, where $A$ is the area of a region in the Euclidean plane and $L$ is the length of its boundary. The corresponding inequality for regions on the sphere or in the hyperbolic plane is $4\pi A - kA^2 \le L^2$, where $k$ is the curvature of the surface. A planimeter is a simple mechanical instrument used to determine the area of a planar region by tracing around its boundary. I will show how one works, including on the sphere and hyperbolic plane, and use the ideas involved to give a novel proof of some stronger Bonnesen isoperimetric inequalities on these surfaces. Some planimeters will be available for those who want to try one.
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|04 / 09 / 2009
|01:30pm - 02:30pm


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The Stanley Cup playoffs continue in full swing. On Monday, April 21, there were four more games played. Three teams, Chicago, Minnesota, and Dallas, were in danger of falling into a 3 games to none deficit. Pittsburgh and Columbus were playing Game 3 of a series which was tied 1-1.
Colorado Avalanche @ Minnesota Wild - The Avs were looking to put a 3-0 stranglehold on the series, while the home team was looking to keep hope alive. Minnesota came out on fire. In the first period alone, the Wild put 22 shots on goalie Semyon Varlamov, but to no avail. Varlamov was absolutely stellar. For the Wild, Darcy Kuemper started in place of Ilya Bryzgalov, and judging by the way he played, the starting goaltender job is now his. Amazingly, these teams battled to a scoreless tie after regulation time. Minnesota had put 44 shots on Varlamov, while Colorado fired 20 at Kuemper (two shots less than the 22 which Minnesota had in the first period alone). Had Minnesota lost this game, it would have been a heartbreaker. Such was not to be. Shortly into the OT, Wild forward Mikael Granlund made a terrific individual move from the right wing boards in the Colorado zone. The 22-year old Finn carried the puck laterally through the faceoff circle, across the crease, through traffic, and tucked the puck in behind Varlamov on the far post at 5:08, much to the delight of a delirious home crowd. Of course, Granlund was named #1 star of the game. Pivotal Game 4 will be on Thursday night in Minnesota. Colorado leads the best-of-seven series 2 games to 1.
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Columbus Blue Jackets - This odd series continued along the same path. In each of these first two games, the team with the early two-goal lead, had gone on to lose the contest. That trend continued tonight. The Blue Jackets and their fans were basking in the afterglow of having won their first ever playoff game this past Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The Jackets built a 2-0 lead in the first period, and maintained the lead as time ran down in the second period. Brooks Orpik scored for the visiting team with 2 seconds left in the period. With the score narrowed to 2-1, Columbus scored on their first shot on goal at 1:04 of the third period. The 2 goal lead had been restored, but the ice was tilting in favor of the Pens. In fact, Pittsburgh was outshooting them 8-1 in the third, and it finally paid off big time. Over a span of 2:13, the Pens scored on their 9th, 10th, and 11th shots on goal to take a 4-3 lead, which wound up being the final score. All goals were scored at even strength. Brandon Sutter, Lee Stempniak, and Jussi Jokinen provided the heroics for Steeltown. It will be interesting to see how Columbus rebounds from this heartbreaker. Pens defenseman Olli Maata was named #1 star of the game. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, and Chris Kunitz have yet to score in this series. Game 4 will be played in Columbus on Wednesday night. Pittsburgh leads the series 2 games to 1.
St Louis Blues @ Chicago Blackhawks - In the wake of the much-publicized events of Game 2, both teams were down key players. Blues' captain David Backes was out due to injury; Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook was out (3 game suspension) for having inflicted said injury. The stage was set. The Blackhawks were down two games to none, having lost the lead late in both of the first 2 games, and ultimately, the games, in OT. Chicago captain Jonathan Toews has a knack for performing well in big moments. This game will add to his legacy. Toews scored just 4:10 into the first period, and then played strong all night long. Much like the first two games, Chicago led by a single goal as regulation time wound down. This time, in front of their home crowd, it was the defending Stanley Cup champs who scored the timely goal. With Blues goalie Ryan Miller pulled in favor of an extra skater, Marcus Kruger put the puck into the empty net at 19:40 to seal the 2-0 victory. Chicago goalie Corey Crawford stopped all 34 Blues' shots, and was named #1 star of the game. Game 4 will be played Wednesday night in Chicago. St. Louis leads the series 2 games to 1.
Anaheim Ducks @ Dallas Stars - This has been an interesting series. In Game 1, Anaheim built a 4-0 lead, and had to hang on to win 4-3. Anaheim won Game 2 by a score of 3-2. The Stars surely felt they could have won either of the first two games, and were determined to get out of the gate fast in Game 3. The energy was there, and this was definitely a tough game, but the overall talent of the Ducks is undeniable. Fortunately, the Stars had an X-factor in goal, named Kari Lehtonen. Anaheim outshot Dallas 13-9 in the first period, and 17-6 in the second period, but only had a 2-0 deficit to show for it. Perhaps finally worn down a bit, shots on goal were even at 7-7 in the third period. Despite having thrown everything they could, at the Dallas goal, a flawless Lehtonen befuddled them all night. In the end, Lehtonen rewarded his team with a 3-0 shutout win. Lehtonen was named #1 star of the Game. *In the second period, Anaheim defenseman Stephane Robidas left the game with a right leg fracture. Game 4 will be played Wednesday night in Dallas. Anaheim leads the series 2 games to 1.
Granlund scores
Mikael Granlund scored a spectacular goal in OT of Game 3 to give the Wild a 1-0 victory over Colorado. Minnesota will need another great effort in Game 4 in order to even the series at 2-2.
Heroic Jokinen
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin and his teammates smother Jussi Jokinen, after Jokinen scored what proved to be the game winning goal in the third period of Game 3. With the win, the Pens reestablished home-ice advantage.
Jonathan Toews
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews scored early and was pivotal as Chicago came up with a clutch 2-0 shutout in Gm3. Sheldon Brookbank replaced suspended Brent Seabrook. Brookbank will be available for Gm 6 (if necessary) of the series.
Lehtonen shuts out Anaheim
Kari Lentonen came up with a masterful performance in Game 3 against Anaheim. The Dallas Stars netminder stopped all 37 Anaheim shots, en route to a 3-0 shutout victory in front of his home crowd.


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