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Mel tormť & marty paich's dek-tette
By Thomas Cunniffe
From the early fifties until his death in 1995, Marty Paich was one of the top arrangers for jazz and pop singers. While Paich's talents also encompassed instrumental jazz and orchestral film scores, he was especially adept at creating settings that showcased the best qualities of a featured vocalist. Like many arrangers, Paich could work independently, developing charts from what he knew of the singer's range and abilities. But Paich enjoyed collaborating with his featured artists, incorporating ideas that the vocalist had been willing to try, but had not successfully implemented. There is no better example of such collaboration than Paich's teaming with Mel Tormť in their series of albums featuring the Dek-tette.
The very idea of the Dek-tette was Tormť's. Tormť had been introduced to Paich's work through his cool jazz-influenced small group charts, and in 1955, when Tormť changed labels from Decca to Bethlehem, he specifically asked to work with Paich. Both Tormť and Paich were fans of the Gerry Mulligan Tentette and Tormť wanted to use a similar style as a backup for a vocal album. For the horns, Paich retained the Mulligan group's coupling of brass quintet (2 trumpets, trombone, French horn and tuba) and saxophone trio, but opted for alto, tenor and baritone sax rather than Mulligan's alto and 2 baritones. More importantly, at Tormť's urging, Paich omitted the piano from the rhythm section, allowing the singer to "stroll" with only bass and drums in accompaniment. Of course, it was Tormť's remarkable sense of pitch that allowed him that luxury.
Yet Tormť was not satisfied with just a new backdrop. For their first album, Mel Tormť & The Marty Paich Dek-tette, the vocalist and arranger specifically looked for songs that had not been widely heard, and whether by coincidence or design, not yet recorded by Frank Sinatra. (Of course, one of the tunes on the album, "The Lady Is A Tramp", became a Sinatra vehicle, but Sinatra didn't record it until October 1956, 10 months after this Tormť/Paich version.) Tormť was also interested in showcasing his scat singing, his compositional gifts, his ability to blend with horns, and his uncanny talent for performing unassisted modulations.
From the first notes on the first track, the listener can tell that this is no ordinary vocal album. "Lulu's Back In Town" opens with Al Pollan's sprightly tuba performing a syncopated pedal point over the swinging rhythm provided by Red Mitchell and Mel Lewis. Then Tormť enters, not with Harry Warren's original melody and Al Dubin's lyric, but with Tormť's own verse. The horns, which entered with Tormť, back him up with soft sustained chords which peak with Tormť on the line, "but oo-oo, Lulu" giving us our first taste of the Dek-tette's marvelous ensemble sound.
Next, Tormť begins to sing the original tune, not with the usual herky-jerky dotted-eight/sixteenth note patterns, but with smoothed-out quarter/eighth triplets, transforming ĎLuluí from an uptight square to a swingin' chick! The horns return on the fifth bar of the tune, on the line, "'cause tonight I gotta look my best." The italicized words are accented by the horns with a long quarter/staccato eighth note pattern. On those words, Tormť matches the tonal inflections produced by lead trumpeter Pete Candoli, which basically turns Tormť into the eleventh member of the band, and, with Candoli, the co-leader of the ensemble!
After solos by alto saxophonist Bud Shank and valve trombonist Bob Enevoldsen, Tormť re-enters with a reprise of the verse, and then the horns mimic his last phrase up a half-step to modulate into the last chorus. The first sixteen bars of this chorus are based on original melodic material and are in the style known in big band circles as a "shout chorus." Here, Tormť's vocal line is clearly the lead voice in the band, with the horns punching identical rhythmic figures behind him.
Then to begin the final eight bars, Paich and Tormť find the perfect medium between the shout chorus material and the original tune: a shout figure closely based on the melody, which gains momentum by eliminating one note and adding a strong syncopation to the note that follows. In the seventh bar, Tormť melds into the coda, which repeats a variation of the final line in two successive keys, followed by a new shout figure which is cut short as Tormť begins to hold the last note, but which is then reprised as Tormť holds that note.
And "Lulu" was just the beginning! The remainder of the first Dek-tette album covered a wide variety of jazz styles: the Latin rhythms of "The Carioca," the big-band style of "Fascinating Rhythm," the dramatic ballad lines of "When The Sun Comes Out," and the laid-back cool jazz of "Lullaby Of Birdland" (the latter featuring a scat tour de force by Tormť). Also included was the very funny Rodgers and Hart classic, "I Like To Recognize The Tune" and the starkly dramatic Ellington re-creation of "The Blues" from Black, Brown & Beige.
The obvious reason for such a broad spectrum was that Tormť and Paich wanted to show all the various styles that the Dek-tette could perform. What is less obvious today is that the Dek-tette was not intended to survive past the original LP. After the album was completed, Tormť went back to his nightclub engagements and Paich toured England with Dorothy Dandridge. The album was released while Paich was away, and when he retrieved his phone messages, he discovered an overwhelming response to the album, including several requests from other singers to use the Dek-tette on their next albums. In a Down Beat interview from 1956, Paich said he would have to "re-form the Dek-tette" for future recordings.
The Dek-tette was re-formed, of course, and now that its future seemed guaranteed for at least a few albums, there was no need to display every aspect of the Dek-tette's sound on every album. Now Paich could focus on one style of writing for each LP, thus subtly unifying the sound of each successive album. Also, several of the subsequent Dek-tette LPs were "concept albums," where all of the music was related by a common theme. In 1956, this was a fairly new idea, but throughout the recording industry, it was quickly embraced as a potent creative outlet and a brilliant marketing idea. Thus, the musicians were quite careful not to include any songs that fell out of the album's concept, and the marketing department was sure to advertise the album's concept in the LP title.
These unification tactics were certainly apparent on the Dek-tette's next album, also for Bethlehem, Mel Tormť Sings Fred Astaire. The songs, which had all been introduced in Fred Astaire's films, were not only top-notch, but also more familiar. Tormť is in magnificent voice, contributing a cappella intros to "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "A Fine Romance," blending into the horn section on "A Foggy Day" and "Let's Face The Music & Dance," and swinging like mad on the up-tempo "The Way You Look Tonight." Paich's arrangements, featuring long stretches of block scoring, are less interesting from a strictly aural standpoint, but the album opener, "Nice Work If You Can Get It" features amazing formal play by Paich, and a remarkable performance by Tormť.
The arrangement starts conventionally enough: Tormť sings the first chorus accompanied by the horns, then there is a reprise of the introduction, which is followed by a half-chorus of exchanges with the ensemble taking the first six bars of each stanza and Tormť capping off the phrase with the title line. Then things get interesting: instead of going to the bridge, Tormť segues to the verse, then moves to the beginning of the original tune. At the second eight, Tormť pulls off a perfect unassisted half-step modulation, and four bars later we are suddenly in the coda. Tormť sings the title line, is interrupted by the horns, repeats the line in a different key, continues with "And if you get it," is again interrupted, then finishes the line, "Won't you tell me how?" as the arrangement concludes with another echo of the introduction.
Both Paich and Tormť were justifiably proud of this album. For Tormť, it was a lovingly conceived tribute to his favorite singer (During the preparation for the album, Tormť phoned Astaire to ask about tunes, tempos, etc., and was astounded that Astaire not only degraded his own singing, but seemed surprised that anyone would consider doing an LP in tribute!) Paich, in the meantime, saw a considerable future with the Dek-tette, and so, took more care in polishing the ensemble playing of the group. The Dek-tette's ranks were filled with some of California's finest jazz musicians (many of whom performed on Dek-tette recordings for another decade) but beginning on the Astaire sessions, Paich worked hard to ensure that the group phrased together, and closely followed the dynamics he had included in the score. The results are clearly reflected in the recording, especially in the beautifully executed group phrasing on "Something's Gotta Give."
The Dek-tette's third album, recorded for Bethlehem in March 1957, was a remake of Mel Tormť's California Suite, featuring Tormť with orchestra and chorus. Paich remembered that the album was recorded in three long sessions, and that he wanted a fourth session scheduled due to the difficulty of the music. This proved impossible because of budget constraints, and Paich was never completely satisfied with the final product.
Originally written in 1949, California Suite was Tormť's answer to Gordon Jenkins' New York City tribute, Manhattan Tower. It is essentially a song suite woven together by vocal verses and instrumental interludes. The songs include tributes to many of California's cities, including San Diego, San Francisco, La Jolla and Hollywood, and while there is a great deal of cheerleading for the Golden State, there are also complimentary sections on Coney Island and Atlantic City. There are two featured voices: Tormť, a ĎCalifornia rooterí and ĎThe Easternerí, a New Yorker with lots of attitude and a very pronounced accent (portrayed on the original Capitol recording by Peggy Lee). In contrast to the real-life verbal battles between New Yorkers and Californians, Tormť's piece never really provokes any heated discussions between the two protagonists. In fact, Tormť's character recognizes the splendor of the East Coast, then simply points out that California has its own splendor.
In addition to Tormť and Lee, the original recording featured Mel's vocal group, The Mel-Tones, with a large orchestra and chorus. Although the performances are exemplary, the arrangements (credited to eight writers, including Tormť) have not aged well. The orchestrations are straight out of the Hollywood mill -- big and flashy, with lots of harp glissandi and overblown endings. As for the Mel-Tones' sections, Tormť's voicings sound like they were lifted straight out of arrangements for Tommy Dorsey's Pied Pipers or Glenn Miller's Modernaires. If this style was not passť by 1949, it certainly became so within a few years of the recording. It was probably the arrangements that led Tormť to remake California Suite in 1957 with Paich and the Dek-tette.
In the 1957 version, the Mel-Tones are gone, and the orchestra is the Dek-tette, augmented by a small string section. The chorus is smaller, and Tormť sings more of the work solo than on the Capitol recording. Tormť and Paich were the only musicians listed on the album jacket, and the full personnel has only been recently identified through a combination of recording contracts and memories of those present. However, we may never know the identity of the young lady who portrays Ďthe Easternerí. According to the album's choral director and contractor, Randy Van Horn, Ďthe Easternerí was played by a girlfriend of the producer, and that her acting and singing abilities were not her most obvious assets. In fact, she was unable to properly execute her final line, "California's everything you told me / Hey, you sold me!" and drummer Al Stoller's screeching of the line in falsetto was eventually dubbed on to the master tape!
Paich's arrangement follows the Capitol version closely, eschews the Hollywood flash, and implements the Dek-tette in the jazz settings. The Dek-tette's ensemble work is especially noteworthy: the punch figures are tightly executed, yet the laid-back West Coast swing is never sacrificed. The string writing is refreshingly understated, especially in the Atlantic City waltz and in the backgrounds to "Poor Little Extra Girl." The opening of the second side features a section with three tempi occurring simultaneously, and a little later in the same movement, there is a wonderfully sultry alto sax solo by Ronnie Lang, which perfectly evokes the scores of film noir. Tormť, obviously relishing the chance to perform his own magnum opus, sings splendidly throughout, acting as lead voice for the chorus in several sections, and contributing exemplary solo work elsewhere. His reading of "Poor Little Extra Girl" is one of his finest ballads up to that time, and his high-spirited vocals in the up-tempo sections help overcome the weaknesses of the work. After all, who else but Tormť could put over a line like "La Jolla won't annoy ya"?
After California Suite, Paich recorded several Dek-tette albums with other singers, including Jeri Southern, The Hi-Lo's and Ella Fitzgerald. Tormť recorded one LP for the Tops label, then moved on to Verve Records. Both the Tops and the first Verve LP were arranged and conducted by Paich, but the Dek-tette was not used on either album (The Tops lists the Dek-tette, but neither the sound nor the instrumentation matches the classic Dek-tette.) It would be nearly three years before Tormť would record again with the Paich Dek-tette, but when they were reunited, they created a classic for the ages: Mel Tormť Swings Shubert Alley.
On Shubert Alley, Tormť and Paich explore songs from the "book" musicals. These Broadway shows, starting with 1943's Oklahoma! integrated story, music and dance to a higher degree than ever before. Fittingly, Shubert Alley is also highly integrated: song quotes, formerly used in Paich's Dek-tette scores, now became predominant parts of each arrangement. In addition, many of the tracks end with short, bluesy tags, which also subtly tie the twelve arrangements together. Many of the concepts used in earlier Dek-tette LPs are re-examined or expanded upon. The tuba takes on new predominance in the part-writing (and is beautifully captured in the excellent recording mix). In a Down Beat interview, Tormť told Leonard Feather, "I don't think I can sing better than I did on Shubert Alley and I don't think I could get better backing than I got from Marty Paich." Who could argue with that? In short, everyone involved in this recording was operating at peak level, and the album was an undisputed masterpiece.
Since Shubert Alley works so well as a unified album, it is almost unfair to single out individual tracks for praise. Suffice to say that every track on this album deserves (and withstands) close scrutiny; however, here are a few of the album's many highlights. The opening track, "Too Close For Comfort", effectively reprises and expands on several of the ideas presented on the first Dek-tette album. Tormť opens the track (and thus the album) a cappella with original music: "Be wise...Be fair...Be sure...Be there...Behave...Beware" with the Dek-tette echoing each phrase. Tormť begins the tune, accompanied by punch figures in the saxophones, with the brass joining in for the last bar, followed by a 3-bar extension. In the next eight, all the horns accompany Tormť, and in the bridge, Tormť is left with just bass and drums, with the horns contributing ensemble figures between Tormť's phrases. For the next eight, the saxes return with the same figure as before, and in the song's final section -- "One thing leads to another / Too late to run for cover / She's much too close for comfortĒ -- Tormť again plays "lead horn" in the ensemble (in the italicized words). Tormť doesn't actually finish this chorus; after the quoted lines above, the songís cadence is on the word Ďnowí; Tormť and Paich omit the cadence, so that Tormť and alto saxophonist Art Pepper can insert the first of the album's song quotes, Charlie Parker's "The Steeplechase." The quote doubles as a transition, and Pepper launches his solo, with background figures and a brief interruption by the Dek-tette.
When Tormť returns, it is with a shortened version of the introduction, and with a short ensemble passage, we encounter another shout chorus. As in "Lulu's Back In Town," Tormť matches his phrasing to the horns. However, the concept of this shout chorus is much more complex than in "Lulu". To begin with, the trumpets do not actually play the shout figures with Tormť, but contribute a muted figure between the shout phrases. Also, the shout figures do not begin on the first bar of the phrase. Instead, Tormť sings "Put on your old thinkin' cap, boy / 'cause if you don't look out / she . . . will have you up that old tree" with the horns coming in on the italicized words. The trumpets turn up again for ensemble figures at the end of each eight-bar section, but at these points, they play without mutes.
The 16 measures of shout chorus is only a preamble to the stunning bridge, which builds and builds with Tormť's impassioned "Too close. . . too close . . . much too close" over the Dek-tette's powerfully swinging background. The bridge reaches its peak with two stop-time scat passages by Tormť. Then it's back to the tune, appropriately with just bass and drums in accompaniment. When the horns return, there is more of the shout chorus style, but here, as in "Lulu," it is the original tune that is now receiving the shout chorus treatment. The section in question, "One thing leads to another / Too late to run for cover / She's much too close for comfort now" is repeated twice as a quasi-tag, with different backgrounds used each time and with bass fills by Mondragon inserted between each repetition. Then the introductory material returns, capped with Tormť's "She's too close, too close for comfort now" set to one of jazz's oldest cadential formulas, but saved from triteness by Paich's setting of it for voice and tuba. There is a final chord, and a brief improvised tag by Pepper.
Closing the first side is one of the most difficult arrangements ever conceived for a vocalist, "Just In Time." The tune is quite simple, based on a three-note motive, with the middle note a minor second below its two neighbors. The lyric speaks of the singer being in imminent danger before love (and his new lover) came "Just In Time." Paich's arrangement matches that sentiment exactly by placing the vocalist in treacherous areas where, if not for his superior musicianship, Tormť could wander off-pitch or lose the melody altogether. That Tormť pulls it off is a testament to his standing as one of the finest singers in jazz.
The arrangement opens with only Mondragon's walking bass. Then Tormť and Lewis enter, and the three men comprise the instrumentation for the entire first chorus. This is the longest sequence in the entire Dek-tette discography where a vocalist is accompanied by just bass and drums. When the horns finally come in, it is not with a background to "Just In Time," but an extended quote from "Who's Sorry Now." With eight horns surrounding him playing a completely different tune, with only similar chord changes, Tormť continues "Just In Time" for 16 bars, never faltering in pitch or melodic assuredness. The quote is quite noteworthy in its own right. In an interview, Tormť told me that he came up with all of the song quotes on Shubert Alley. However, it is clear that it was Paich's artistry that made them succeed. The "Who's Sorry Now" quote continues for 12 full bars, and to get out of it, Paich takes its last note, extends it over the bar line, and seamlessly makes it the first note of an original background figure to fill the remaining bars of the phrase. It is a masterful technique, and one easily missed if the listener is focusing on Tormť and not the background.
The ensemble bridge that follows sets the peak of intensity and volume for the arrangement. Then suddenly, it is Tormť with bass and drums again. He sings with them until the line, "lonely life, that lovely day," which is sung nine times, in three groups of three. The first time is with bass and drums, but each successive group adds instruments and volume, so that after the saxes have backed up Tormť, all of the horns are included on the last repeat. This final repeat is extended with Tormť's original "day you changed my life, that lovely day" and punch figures from the ensemble which crescendo throughout. When Tormť holds the word Ďdayí, there is a closing ensemble tag which again challenges Tormť, since there are strong dissonances between Tormť's held note and those played by Red Callender on tuba. The arrangement sounds as if it's finished here, but after a slight pause, there is a short sax soli, and an improvised tag by trumpeter Stu Williamson.
Paich and Tormť take quite a few liberties with the formal scheme of Cole Porter's "Too Darn Hot." The song was originally in an odd AAABC form, but is usually adapted to an AABA form by singers. The Shubert Alley version goes in the other direction by adding another A section, and delaying the C until the very end of the performance. After the introduction, which features a scorching bop line for alto and trumpet, Tormť sings the first A section.
There is an extension, and a solo break for trombonist Frank Rosolino, who continues soloing in the next A section, while Tormť lays out. (Suffice to say, the interruption of the vocalist during the first theme statement is very unusual!) After Rosolino finishes, Tormť modulates up a step and sings the next A section. The extension, break and solo pattern is repeated, only this time Art Pepper is featured. After Tormť's bridge, there is an ensemble passage before Tormť returns with yet another A section. Although the extension and break return (with the break by Mel Lewis), there is no solo. Rather, we move directly to the bridge, where Tormť pulls off an amazing set of modulations. On the words, "According to the Kinsey Report/Every average man you know," Tormť modulates up a half-step on the words "Kinsey" and "average," then back down by half-steps on the words "man" and "know." It is the musical equivalent of a tap dancer going up one side of a stage staircase and then down the other side. The bridge now leads to the only appearance of the C section, which is extended into the brief coda.
Even the detailed analysis above fails to capture all of the wonderful moments on "Shubert Alley," and listing more just takes away the fun of discovery for the listener. Simply put, if you don't have this album, YOU NEED IT!!!
It would be 28 years before Tormť and Paich would team up again. Two albums were recorded for Concord Jazz, the studio session, Reunion and a follow-up concert recorded in Japan. By this time, Tormť had established himself as a preeminent jazz vocalist of his era and Paich had expanded his talents into the realms of pop music and film scores. The Dek-tette, which had last recorded for an Ella Fitzgerald LP in 1966, now featured an almost entirely different personnel. Further, Paich added both piano and synthesizers to the instrumentation. The repertoire was expanded as well: alongside remakes of "The Blues", "Too Close For Comfort" and "The Carioca" were tunes by Donald Fagen, Chick Corea and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Also included were song medleys where a portion of one song became the verse for another. This had become one of Tormť's favorite devices; of course, it is clearly a development of the quotes used on Shubert Alley.
Tormť's scat singing becomes a prominent part of these arrangements, especially on "Sweet Georgia Brown" where, at a blistering tempo, Tormť fires off scat exchanges with alto saxophonist Gary Foster, trumpeter Jack Sheldon and drummer Jeff Hamilton. The arrangement is filled with quotes, opening with the "Lulu" verse, incorporating an entire chorus of Gerry Mulligan's "Roundhouse" and using "Rose Of The Rio Grande" as a solo backdrop.
The album's stunner is a medley which takes "The Trolley Song," a song of first love, and moves the relationship into matrimony with "Get Me To The Church On Time." The opening verse of "Trolley" modulates from D-flat to D at its halfway point. There is another modulation (to E-flat) at the beginning of the chorus, and that's when this trolley moves! At perhaps the fastest tempo on any Dek-tette record, Tormť and the Dek-tette speed through two choruses, which includes a half-chorus of lightning-quick improvised exchanges with Tormť, Foster, Sheldon and Hamilton. The second chorus is never actually completed: at the words, "When the universe reels," Paich inserts a transition and Tormť goes into an original verse, "We met on the trolley/and we fell in love. . . ."
There is another key change (back to D-flat) to introduce the tune, "Get Me To The Church On Time." Before the Dek-tette joins in, there is a cute eight-bar passage where Tormť's primary backing is the tuba in a mocking "whump, whump" accompaniment that emulates the English music-hall style that was the basis of the original tune. Tormť sings one chorus of "Church," then, with an unassisted modulation, moves back to E-flat for a final half-chorus of "Trolley." But Paich has saved his best joke for last: at the closing lyric, "to the end of the line," Paich uses the Dek-tette to simulate the trolley's slowing and stopping. There is a long descending glissando to two eighth notes--a motive used in several previous Dek-tette charts -- but here, the second note is held, while Hamilton's brushes simulate the gradual slowing of the steam engine. (OK, so trolley cars don't have steam engines. It's still a great effect!)
In December 1989, Tormť, Paich and the Dek-tette traveled to Tokyo to perform at the Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival. Their concert was videotaped for Japanese television and recorded by Concord Jazz as the Dek-tette's final album, Mel Tormť and the Marty Paich Dek-tette In Concert Tokyo. There's no new material for the Dek-tette here but there are superior versions of earlier triumphs. The "Bossa Nova Potpourri" medley, originally recorded on Reunion and featuring "One Note Samba," "How Insensitive" and "The Gift" not merely strung together but interwoven beneath each other, features an extended tag with Tormť scatting over the surging rhythm section fueled by John Van Ohlen's drums. Tormť replaces Van Ohlen at the drums for a powerful "Cottontail" (previously recorded on Paich's instrumental LP, I Get A Boot Out Of You) which evolves into a recreation of the Benny Goodman/Gene Krupa duet from "Sing, Sing, Sing.Ē Of the remakes from the original Dek-tette albums, only "On The Street Where You Live" and "The Carioca" are completely successful. On "Just In Time" pianist Allen Farnham compromises the mood of imminent danger by comping throughout the first chorus, and on "When The Sun Comes Out" a trombone is substituted for the absent French horn of original Dek-tette member Vince De Rosa, losing the creamy sound that only De Rosa seemed capable of producing.
Before his passing, Marty Paich told me that he wanted to do further recordings with the Dek-tette, including collaborations with young, upcoming singers. Unfortunately, those projects never happened. Now that Tormť has left us too, we'll never hear his up-to-date interpretations of the Dek-tette classics. However, the concept of the Dek-tette lives on with its last pianist, Allen Farnham, who has created charts with instrumentation similar to the Dek-tette for singer Susannah McCorkle. While these charts do not echo Paich's cool jazz leanings, it is nice to know that the concept still lives. And if that's not enough for you, just put on Mel Tormť Swings Shubert Alley again.
Mel Tormť with the Marty Paich Dek-tette (currently reissued as Lulu's Back In Town). Rhino 75732
Mel Tormť Sings Fred Astaire. Bethlehem 20-3082*.
Mel Tormť, California Suite. Bethlehem 5026*.
Mel Tormť Swings Shubert Alley. Verve 821 581.
Mel Tormť and the Marty Paich Dek-tette, Reunion. Concord Jazz 4360.
Mel Tormť and the Marty Paich Dek-tette In Concert, Tokyo. Concord Jazz 4382.
*= out of print; numbers listed are the last known CD reissues.
August 21, 2008 · 4 comments
Bob Garramone
// Aug 28, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Outstanding article of one of my favorite jazz singers. Marty Paich is one of the most under rated arranger/band leader in jazz, in my humble opinion. The Dek-tette had a unique style that only Paich could pull off.
// Feb 02, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Mel Torme -- much has been written about what a wonderful singer and drummer he was. As for Marty Paich, I first heard of him from the liner notes for some tunes that Torme recorded in 1963 and '64 that appeard on a Silver Collection CD in the late 80's. An incredibly talented arranger. Seems like he was a musician's musician.
Patrick Gowers
// Feb 09, 2009 at 06:24 PM
Latterly, Marty called some of his earlier Dek-tette recordings "juvenile" though when he played some to me in his studio, he was as taken with them as I was (I immodestly but maybe truly introduced myself to him as " his greatest fan worldwide").
Robert Oxley
// May 02, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Great article. Marty Paich also did the arrangements and conducted on another of the great albums of all time Lena Horn's "Lena Lovely and Alive" on RCA with very fine recorded sound.


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Five time All-American Was the second leg in the 200 free relay that finished 3rd at the NCAA's with a time of 1:16.26 Finished 5th at the NCAA Championships in the 200 Yard Free with a time 1:33.90 Swam the first leg in the 800 Yard Free Relay that took 1st at the NCAA Championships with a time of 6:14.14 Finished 4th at the NCAA's in the 100 yard free with a time of 42.37 Swam the first leg in the 800 yard free relay that finished in 1st at the NCAA's with a NCAA record time of6:14.14.
2005-06 Season:
Joined the Wildcats in the winter of 2006. Was the only freshman qualified to swim at the NCAA Championships for Arizona where he finished 18th in the 200 free (1:36.58) and 32nd in the 100 free (44.17). At the 2006 Pac-10 Championships, swam the third leg of the second-place 400 free relay and anchored the third-place 200 free relay... Also finished 10th in the 100 fly (48.29), 14th in the 100 free (44.39) and 17th in the 50 free (20.48). Placed second in both the 100 free (45.49) and the 200 free (1:39.81) against ASU.
Set the Brazilian age group record in the 800-meter free and also a South American age group record in the 200 free. Won the 100-meter free (50.87) at the Brazilian age group nationals in 2004 and placed second in the 200-meter free (1:52.80).
National/ International Competition:
Competed at the 2006 Pan-Pacific Games for Brazil where he finished sixth in the `B' final of the 100-meter free (50.58).
Born Nicolas Cesar Olivara on Aug. 4, 1987 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Son of Silvio César de Olivara. Major is international business.
Personal Bests:
50 free - 19.61
100 free - 42.37
200 free - 1:33.90


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March 22, 2013
|East Carolina vs. Rider
March 23, 2013 | 5 p.m. EST
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum | Greenville, N.C.
CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) Second Round
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Things To Know About The Game
East Carolina and Rider are meeting for the first time in their history.
An win would give East Carolina 20 wins for the first time as Division I program and the first time overall since 1954.
East Carolina has won a school record 14 games at home this season, posting an 9-1 record against non-conference opponents. The Pirates have won four of their last five home games with their only loss coming to Southern Miss in overtime.
Rider has won its last three road games and is 8-8 overall on the road this season.
The Pirates are playing their first MAAC opponent since winning at Fairfield on Dec. 31, 2000. ECU is 10-7 all-time against current members of the MAAC (Canisius 0-1; Iona 1-1; Manhattan 1-1; St. Peter's 5-4; Fairfield 3-1).
Coach Jeff Lebo is making his fourth trip to the postseason as a head coach. He led Tennessee Tech and Auburn to the NIT before directing the Pirates into the 2011 CIT. He owns a 6-3 postseason head coaching record.
Senior Maurice Kemp is 20 points shy of becoming just the third player in school history to score 600 points in a season.
Junior Akeem Richmond's next 3-pointer will be his 100th of the season. He ranks ninth in Division I with 3.19 3s per game.
Rider freshman Khalil Alford is a North Carolina native. He is from Raleigh, where he attended Southeast Raleigh High School.
Scouting The Broncs
Rider enters Saturday's game with an overall record of 19-14.
The Broncs defeated Hartford in the first round of the CIT, 63-54.
The Broncs have won six of their last seven games and eight of 10.
Rider is participating in the postseason for the fourth time in the last six years.
The Broncs finished tied for second in the MAAC with a 12-6 conference record ... Senior Jonathon Thompson was a second-team all-conference selection.
Anthony Myles and Daniel Stewart were third-team all-league players.
The Broncs rank eighth in the country in 3-point field goal defense (.291).
Rider's roster consists of six freshmen, four juniors, two seniors and two sophomores.
The Broncs scored over 70 points 10 times, but were held to less than 60 eight times.
Notes, Streaks And Trends
East Carolina has won three straight at home, winning those three games by a total of 11 points.
The Pirates trailed at halftime in four their last six games, but rallied to win three of those games.
East Carolina has won five straight games when holding its opponent to 69 points or less. The Pirates are 12-2 this year when limiting its foe to less than 70 points.
The Pirates have won 13 of 16 games when leading at halftime this season.
East Carolina has made eight or more 3-pointers in eight straight games. ECU is shooting 45.7 percent (43-of-94) behind the arc the last four games, averaging nearly 11 3-pointers per contest.
East Carolina has recorded more assists than turnovers in six straight games and eight of its last nine, winning five of those seven games. In the one game which it had more turnovers, ECU defeated SMU.
The Pirates have won 77.8 percent of their home games this season (14-4), its highest winning percentage at home since going 10-2 (.833) during the 1996-97 campaign.
Senior Maurice Kemp has scored over 20 points in five straight games and nine of the last 11 games. He is averaging 21.6 points the last 11 games.
Senior Miguel Paul has handed out double digit assists in five of the last 10 games. He is averaging 7.0 assists per game, which ranks him ninth among all NCAA Division I players.
Junior Akeem Richmond has scored double figures in a season-long nine straight games, averaging 18.8 points. He is 47-of-98 (.479) behind the arc in those games with an average of 5.2 made 3s. He ranks among the top 10 in the nation in 3s per game (9th/3.17) and 3-point percentage (7th/.446).


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By Rob Moseley
Editor, GoDucks.com
A year ago, the UO lacrosse team was stung by the indignity of hosting the MPSF Championships, yet failing to qualify for the four-team field that played at Pape Field. The Ducks had earned the right to host by winning the regular-season title a year earlier, then failed to put their home-field advantage to use.
Instead, the Ducks sat and watched as Stanford, Denver, USC and California congregated in Eugene for the tournament, in which the Cardinal beat Denver for the title.
"That was harsh," UO goalkeeper Caroline Federighi said.
That disappointment fueled Oregon through its offseason, and into this spring. It was put to good use. Entering the final weekend of the regular season, the Ducks have secured a berth in this year's tournament, and have a chance to win a share of the conference title for the second time in three years by sweeping Denver (Friday, 5 p.m.) and Colorado (Sunday, noon).
It's little surprise the UO lacrosse program set a goal, then went out and achieved it. Considering the character of the six-player senior class, there seems to be little the group can't accomplish, and at a high level.
The class that will be honored Sunday for senior day includes the Ducks' leading point producer (Shannon Propst), top goal scorer (Nikki Puszcz), most efficient shooter (Sami Kiser), shutdown defender (Erika McCool) and starting goalkeeper (Federighi). The group not only has a chance to win two MPSF titles in its career, it's also the most academically successful class in the program's history, sporting an average grade-point average of 3.75.
"At Oregon we have every resource we need to succeed, so I think that drives people even more," said senior Chelsea Randel, a reserve defender. "And being a part of a team where everyone is involved – on campus, off, in lacrosse – it's awesome to see all 29 teammates working to make themselves better in all areas of our lives."
Oregon enters the final weekend of the regular season at 10-5 overall, and 6-1 in the MPSF. Friday's foe, Denver, is 15-1 and 8-0; by sweeping the weekend, the Ducks would share the regular-season title with the Pioneers at 8-1, and hold a tiebreaker for the tournament's No. 1 seed.
Of the Ducks' five losses, two were to ranked opponents, and the other three were by a combined five goals. Oregon lost to Stanford at home on April 11, but the Cardinal provided the Ducks an opening to take the MPSF title by losing at USC last weekend, two days after Oregon topped the Trojans.
An Oregon loss this weekend combined with a Stanford win at Cal would make the Ducks a No. 3 seed into the new six-team tournament field, denying them the bye available to the top two seeds.
"Having that bye, especially in Denver with the high altitude, would be a huge benefit," McCool said.
With two wins this weekend, McCool and the Ducks will earn the MPSF championship banner for this regular season. McCool could pair that with the banner she'll carry for the university's College of Education during the "Duck Walk" to June's commencement ceremony, an honor she was accorded this spring.
McCool is one of four UO lacrosse seniors in the College of Education, sporting a 3.89 GPA with a double major of Educational Foundations and Spanish. She has been accepted to the "UOTeach" graduate program for future teachers of primary and secondary education.
McCool was notified of the offer to carry the College of Education's commencement ceremony banner in a recent electronic message. She was picked from the field of every undergradaute and graduate student in the college.
"At first I thought it just meant holding my major's banner in the College of Education walk" rather than the full university ceremony, McCool said. "I had to re-read the email and was like, 'Wait, oh my goodness.' It's definitely an honor."
Randel, Kiser and Propst also are in the College of Education. Propst carries a 3.96 GPA and Kiser had a 3.32 as Communication Disorders Sciences majors, and Randel has a 3.54 GPA in Family Human Services.
Puszcz, the Ducks' top sniper with 34 goals and over 100 for her career, has a 3.62 GPA in journalism. And Federighi is nothing short of one of the athletic department's most accomplished students, sporting a 4.09 GPA in human physiology.
Federighi did once get a B – in physics her sophomore years – but has so many A-plus grades that her cumulative GPA exceeds a "perfect" 4.0.
"It's not really about the grades; I could have had a 3.0 and been happy," Federighi said. "But I need to do what my best is, and my best is pushing myself to get 100 percent in all the classes. It just so happens I've been lucky enough to achieve that."
The seniors are active off-campus, too. Randel began volunteering at a local Boys & Girls Club as a freshman, was so taken with the experience that she did a 10-week internship there as a junior, and has spent 90 hours per term as in intern throughout her senior year.
Randel runs a group for girls in the club's teen center, also helping kids with their studies and encouraging physical activity.
"It's fun to see how much the kids look up to you, as not only a student at Oregon but an athlete," Randel said. "Some of them might not know what lacrosse even is, but they look up to the fact you're an athlete at Oregon."
Oregon's seniors credited their success in no small part to the resources they've been provided, both before and after arriving in Eugene.
"All of our parents, they expect the best out of us, and they know we can achieve at a high level," McCool said. "That's something special, and it's something you don't realize until you see how everyone else works and cooperates with each other. I think we just got really lucky with some of the best parents around."
The current senior class also enjoyed the fortuitous timing of arriving on campus the same year the Jaqua Center for academic services opened.
"I took that to heart before I was even here on campus," McCool said. "The timing of everything, with the resources provided for us, we were grateful for this opportunity, and we're not going to take it for granted."
Randel said the senior class found common ground as soon as they got to Oregon. Picking up where each other's parents left off in keeping themselves on the right path.
"On a team, there's always divides – different groups, people living in different houses," Randel said. "But our class, we're best friends. We're so close in everything we do, we know we can hold each other to the highest standards."
Off the lacrosse field, those standards have resulted in unparalleled academic achievement. On the field, they could result in a second MPSF title this weekend, a goal on which Oregon's six seniors will try to stay focused despite the emotions of their final games in Eugene.
"We know we need to focus on what we need to do to beat Denver, to beat Colorado," Randel said. "I think our emotions are going to help us perform well and play together."


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We all remember the infamous "red line" that President Obama drew with Syria in 2012. The president's impromptu news conference on Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons was informal, unscripted and came as a surprise, even to his aides. Usually talking points are crafted and discussed in advance and every statement is carefully weighed for its potential impact. But on that day Mr. Obama candidly discussed his stand with Syria and how any use of chemical weapons by them would "change my calculus."
His comments were not only informal; they were personal as he described his concern regarding Assad's alleged behavior. The message that was received by almost everyone who was listening was that "we" (The United States) would take military action if the alleged atrocities were confirmed.
In a subsequent press conference, the President attempted to take back his comments- saying that the red line had been drawn not by him but by the international community when it outlawed the use of such weapons. Clearly talking points had quickly been crafted that reframed the demand for limits and action as a stand that the world community had taken and would need to enforce along with the United States.
This past week it was clearly evident how the President's earlier experience with Syria influenced him when he spoke about the threat that Russia is now posing to Ukraine. His language was carefully crafted, tight and on point. He sprinkled the term "international community" throughout his remarks as he talked about the interest of the people of Ukraine as well as that of Russia. His focus was on respecting borders, upholding international law and avoiding destabilization in the region. The message was clear- "we" meaning the international community will stand together for Ukraine, uphold international law and provide consequences should that law be violated.


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You often buy without comparing prices, to you? For the same profile and even needs, the rate of an auto contract of insurance can vary of even if it means the double.
Before hiring you, think of simulating your car insurance to several underwriters (and do not forget the banks which can reserve good surprises)
Whom is that a simulator of car insurance?
Contrary to the simulators of credit, the simulators of insurance are difficult to find because they have to take into account criteria peculiar to every underwriter, according to their affinity with the management of risks:
- The age of the insured party
- His review and declared disasters (or not)
- The type of car to be assured and its history …
Note that got stocks are often indicative and that real value will be able to be determined only after a maintenance with an adviser.
Where to find simulators of car insurance?
To simulate a car insurance, the simplest is to link you to the site of your underwriter. For more effectiveness, some site offer you a complete questionnaire which simulates the cost your insurance to several agencies. You will then be able to compare rates freely and accept the estimate which is the best suitable for you.
It is also possible to simulate contribution of your insurance by taking return you at your underwriter. They will give information to you in some minutes. Do not forget to take the car registration document of the vehicle to be assured. Finishing, motorisation, kilometrage or vintage of your car are so much criteria which change the sum of contribution.
When to simulate your car insurance?
- When you want to change vehicle, ask the seller for a copy of the car registration document before giving information to you to your underwriter. If you cannot have photocopy, make a research on Internet for connaitre the details of your future car: Units for car tax assessment, number of door, called by finishing. Ask the seller for the year of first registration and the number of kilometres.
- Every year, in the renewal of the contract, used competes with it by asking for estimates at other underwriters. Compare their rates with those of your contract current. Indeed, Law Chatel allows you to break the contract in the date of renewal of the contract (except opposite mention, for example further to a commitment over 24 months).
How to ask for a simulation of car insurance?
Attention to the way you introduce your request: The agents of insurance especially do not like word "simulation" (it does not recall your will to change insurance), ask them rather for an estimate. Result is the same and you say to them implicitly that you are interested to make deals with them.
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Then finance minister Nhlanhla Nene quashed Dudu Myeni's bid to force SAA to fly an "unprofitable" route to Khartoum – at Jacob Zuma's behest.
The president's second wife remains exiled from Nkandla almost a year after claims surfaced that she tried to poison her husband, Jacob Zuma.
The prosecutor involved in the SABC chief operating officer's hearing has been controversially dismissed.
The SABC head honcho's legal team were bemused to find a blue-light brigade ushering them to court.
Two court cases have deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba with her back against the wall.
But there's no sign yet that Communications Minister Faith Muthambi will be asked to explain her role in Hlaudi Motsoeneng's rise to the top.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng's huge salary from the broadcaster is the least of its board's concerns.
Top KZN cop Johan Booysen is hauling the state to court, claiming he was falsely accused to put a lid on his corruption-busting activities.
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial and another jurist who is a friend of Cyril Ramaphosa failed to clinch an endorsement for the new post.
The KZN judge received the nod to become the province's judge president despite his jest that he charmed potential female competitors.
Former KwaZulu-Natal judge president Chiman Patel is seeking R3-million from the government for malicious prosecution.


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Shortest Possible Path to Profitable PV—Spring 2K11
This semester's UC Berkeley Extension course on getting to feasible commercial and investment PV projects faster starts next Saturday, 2APR. The focus is on finding profitable PV projects smarter and faster. Here is the highlights deck:
Using a series of case studies, sample feasibility studies, and a review of technology, financing, sales, and operations and maintenance, we build to a final day when you and your fellow students present your prospective projects. Click here for the syllabus.
Here is the text you will use. Planning and Installing Photovoltaic Systems is technically complete enough that you can really dive in, or just refer to it when needed. I believe this is the best current overview and reference on PV--it covers what is happening in Europe and the world, for PV is a globally applicable technology.
I hope you can join me for this course. First session is Saturday, 2 April from 9A to 5P, then five Tuesday evenings from 630P to 930P, capping off with Presentation Day on Saturday, 23OCT from 9A to 3P with a debrief afterward over pizza and beer w your fellow students.


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This filly is out of a daughter of Texas Trademark (halter ROM, and splash white 1) and out of a point and money earning dam. This filly is out of NCSPB…$5,000
Out of a son of Luke at me (Luke At Me 1990 Black Stallion 16.3 Hands 1994 Congress Champion Jr Hunter Under Saddle 1994 World Champion Jr Hunter Under…$4,500
This 2015 gelding is out of a proven mare who was shown jumping, western pleasure, and hunter under saddle. This gelding is sired by NCSPB western pleasure…$5,000
Blue roan Gelding 12 yr old Ranch horse, Trails Been pro trained, rode on my Ranch for 10 yrs , some rodeo work, cow work , trow rope off himTrails…$4,500
This 2016 colt is out of a granddaughter of Skippa Heathen (APHA Show H-86/P-482 World ChampionSuperior Halter86 Superior Western Pleasure218 Superior…$4,500
This 2016 colt is sired by a daughter of Feature (ROM earner for Western Pleasure and Halter). He is sired by ZGSSLOWSTEPPINGZIPPO (Reserve Champion green…$4,500
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As the NFL celebrates another year of unsurpassed digital, mobile, and social success, they are facing a growing problem, and it's a big one. The in-home experience of today's NFL has become so good that live attendance, even during the playoffs, is suffering in substantial ways. Let's go inside the huddle and examine a few converged (physical + digital) innovations the NFL should employ to drive attendance and change the way we experience their sport live. Grab your Google Glass, strap on your Internet of Things … and go long! Continue reading →
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2005: Played in 44 games as a junior, all coming off the bench...had just five at-bats, but made the most of his time at the plate with a double at Charlotte (4/18) and a key RBI single in game two of the NCAA New Orleans Super Regional vs. Rice (6/12) to break open a 6-0 win...drew walks vs. UAB (4/13) and at Southern Miss (4/23) and tallied a .571 on-base percentage...used as a defensive replacement in the outfield, and had 14 putouts in left.
Prior To Tulane: Two-year letterwinner at Pearl River Community College for coach Jay Artigues...helped lead the Wildcats to a combined 80-23 record during JUCO career, including a MAJC and state title in 2004...earned all-state honors both years at PRCC...claimed All-Region XXII honors and was named Region XXII Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore after ranking second on the team in batting average (.376), hits (62) and doubles (15), and third in runs scored (56), on-base percentage (.475) and walks (24)...had 17 multiple-hit games, including a career-best four knock showing vs. Southwest Mississippi (4/9/04), and six multiple-RBI contests, including four three-RBI outings...as a freshman, led team in runs (53), doubles (tied with 15) and walks (22), while ranking second in hits (58), batting average (.347) and on-base percentage (.442), and fifth in RBI (24)...posted 12 multiple-hit games, including three-hit outings in both halves of a doubleheader vs. Mississippi Delta CC (4/10/03), and five multiple-RBI contests, including a season-best three driven in vs. Mississippi Delta (4/10/03) and Jones County (4/18/03)...off the diamond, was a member of Phi Theta Kappa fraternity.
Summer Ball: Played for the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in 2004...helped the Steeplecats go 24-18 and advance to the quarterfinals of the NECBL playoffs...started 29 of 34 games and ranked fourth in doubles (tied with 7) and stolen bases (5) while finishing fifth in batting average (.260) and seventh in RBI (10).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Picayune Memorial High for coach Kent Kirkland...named all-state as a senior, claimed All-Gulf Coast honors as a junior and senior, and earned all-district and all-area honors his final three prep seasons...helped lead the Maroon Tide to the playoffs all four years, including a pair of district titles and a state championship in 2002 when PMHS finished the year ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today...as a senior, hit .415 with three home runs and 30 RBI and was named MVP of the Coast All-Star Game...hit .352 with three homers and 45 RBI as a junior after connecting at a .401 clip with three bombs and 29 RBI as a sophomore...also lettered three times in football as a wide receiver and defensive back, earning all-district honors as a senior, and all-area recognition his final two prep seasons...off the diamond, was a member of the National Honor Society, Honor Roll and Mu Alpha Theta.
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The Tony Award winning musical, "The Music Man" opens at Theatre Memphis on June 6, 2014 and runs through June 29. This show, which won its Tony for Best Musical is described in a release by Theatre Memphis.
"Professor Harold Hill, descends on River City, Iowa, to con the town into organizing a young people's band and, along the way, selling them "76 Trombones." But he didn't count on meeting Marian the Librarian, hearing "Till There Was You" and finding the love of a good woman and a gaggle of youngsters to tender his fast-talking, sham artist heart. The perfect summer musical!"
The Music Man is based on a book by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, and is directed by Amy Hanford, with Gary Beard as musical director and choreography by Christi Hall.
The show dates and times are: 7:30 pm Thursdays
8:00 pm Fridays & Saturdays
2:00 pm Sundays
with added performances at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, June 18 and 25.
Tickets are $30 Adults, $15 Students, $10 Children 11 and under, and can be purchased online at Theatre Memphis or by calling the box office at 901-682-8323.
Please continue to watch for other Examiner articles by Gerry Glenn Jones that cover the performing arts in the Memphis metropolitan area, as well as surrounding venues. Click on the subscribe link near the top of this page, and you will be notified by email each time a new article is published. Also, remember they are free. Please share this information with friends and family, and "Let's support the Memphis Metropolitan Performing Arts."


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Large private room at Augarten
Size20 m²
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
|Streffleurgasse, 1200 Wien, Austria
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In the immediate vicinity you will find everything for your everyday needs: supermarkets, bakeries, tobacconists, restaurants and coffee shops, drugstores. By public transport you can reach from here in just a few stops from the 1st district with its monuments, and the Prater has to be driven directly by tram.
U4 Friedensbrücke
Tram 5 (Westbahnhof - Praterstern) and 33
Bus 5A
This spacious and bright private room in a large 180 sqm communal apartment can accommodate up to 3 people. The kitchen is fully equipped, towels, bedding and Wi-Fi are provided and included in the rent. Paid and on request: garage (€ 12, - / night), extra bed (variable), cot (€ 8, - / stay) and pets (€ 10, - extra cleaning fee / stay).
All rooms are Non smoking areas. The usual rest periods in the multi-party house are taken into account. Waste separation (residual waste, waste paper, plastic).
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Superb Apartment, best decision ever to switch from hotel to apartment.
Gisella is the ideal host, very friendly, good tips and helpful where needed.
Vienna is a very nice city and can be reached from the apartment easily with public transportation, even after midnight when only the underground service is available (10 min walk). Thanks to this apartment we enjoyed Vienna twice and we will definitely come back.
My friends and I had a very pleasant stay in Vienna. The appartment has a lot of charme. A nice old building, but the accommodation itself is modern, spacy and quiet. Gisella informed us nicely about all relevant aspects. We can highly recommend the appartment(s).
My friends and I had a very pleasant stay in Vienna. The appartment(s) has/have a lot of charme. A nice old building, but the accommodation itself is modern, spacy and quiet. Gisella informed us nicely about all relevant aspects. We can highly recommend the appartment(s).
clean and tidy flat, good location (next to tramway station and public garden) and a nice and helpful host
Great location. Very quiet neighbourhood within walking distance to the city and close to hop on/hop off bus stop. We arrived at 6am after a long flight from Australia and although we had paid for the extra night, we were grateful that Gisella met us and let us into the apartment, rather than waiting until the office opened at 8.30am. The apartment was clean and tidy, perfect for a visit to Vienna.
A very good living and a fresh apartment . Good standard and a good price.
Location was good and it is well connected by metro .
It's a very bright flat and I spent there 5 beautiful days ! Nice staying ! It was clean, spacious, modern and in a very confortable location and in a pacific area ! Moreover it was well equipped ! Next time I return to Wien, I'm sure I'll chose this appartement !!!
Good job Gisella, thank you ! :)
Super apartment in a very good location in the heart of Vienna.
Gisella as hostess just great! Keys worked great. We have come with less people than expected - no problem. First Café and restaurant advice we have received directly and also when parking it has super helped us!
She was also by mobile phone always available for us.
The apartment is great, equipped with everything you need. Filter coffee maker, toaster, kettle, stove, oven, refrigerator, dishwasher (!!!) - all there!
We were completely satisfied with the apartment and we certainly get in touch again with Gisella on our next visit to Vienna.
Thanks =)
Super Wohnung in einer sehr guten Lage mitten in Wien.
Gisella als Gastgeberin einfach prima! Schlüsselübergabe hat super geklappt. Wir sind mit weniger Personen angereist, als gedacht - kein Problem. Erste Café und Restaurant-Tipps haben wir direkt erhalten und auch beim Parken hat sie uns super geholfen!
Außerdem war sie per Handy immer für uns erreichbar.
Die Wohnung ist klasse, mit allem ausgestattet was man benötigt. Filterkaffeemaschine, Toaster, Wasserkocher, Herd, Ofen, Kühlschrank, Spühlmaschine (!!!) - alles da!
Wir waren mit der Wohnung absolut zufrieden und werden uns bei unserem nächsten Wien-Besuch sicherlich wieder bei Gisella melden.
Vielen Dank =)
Everything was right. Apartment is beautiful, everything that you need. Is good, good connections to public transport. In 3. room curtains would be nice, so that one is not up so early.
Hat alles gepasst. Wohnung ist schön, alles vorhanden was man benötigt. Liegt gut, gute Verbindungen zu öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. Im 3. Zimmer wären Vorhänge schön, damit man nicht so früh wach ist.
Everything as promised and very clean! The apartment is really spacious and bright. The residential area is also fine, fast SBahn and subway connections to the city. The keys were very friendly and lots of advice we have been given to Vienna.
The only thing you could change, would be a vacuum cleaner in the apartment and more trash bags.
But our week stay was very enjoyable, we would definitely come back!
Alles wie versprochen und sehr sauber! Die Wohnung ist wirklich sehr großzügig und hell. Die Wohnlage ist auch in Ordnung, schnelle SBahn und UBahn Anbindungen zur Stadt. Die Schlüsselübergabe war sehr freundlich und uns wurden viele Tipps zu Wien gegeben.
Das einzige was man ändern könnte, wäre ein Staubsauger in der Wohnung und weitere Müllbeutel.
Aber unser Wocheaufenthalt war wirklich sehr angenehm, wir kommen gerne wieder!
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Get ready for a hot and humid day at the track!
Highs today will reach the upper 80s with a 30% chance of pop up showers or storms. Severe storms are not expected. A pop up can happen any time this afternoon because we have moisture being pumped in from the south. We'll just have to wait and see where convection develops.
Monday, a cold front moves through the state triggering a 60% chance for shower and thunderstorms. Highs for Memorial Day will reach the low 80s.
We dry out Tuesday, with highs in the low 80s, before another storm system eyes Central Indiana late Wednesday and Thursday. We'll tap into an unsettled pattern with a chance of showers and t-storms through the weekend.


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On Tuesday, a smiley, healthy 11-month-old puppy is on a long list of dogs who are to be destroyed at the New York Animal Care and Control facility in Manhattan.
The pit bull mix pup named "Rock," was surrendered on June 27 when his owner was evicted. Though Rock is confused at the sudden loss of his home, and his family, he still has a big smile and a sweet disposition.
The following information from a shelter volunteer has been shared about this beautiful puppy on the Urgent Death Row Dogs Facebook page:
Rock is a wee bit shy but he's a social guy at heart, eager to meet me and sooo happy to be going outside. A little get-to-know-you time, a few delicious treats, some soft petting and sweet talk soon see this gentle, affectionate pup snuggling right into my side and giving me what must surely be the softest kisses ever.
Rock does chase after the ball but prefers a good walk (or should I say bounce, he still has that goofy big-footed puppy thing going on!) and his lovely leash manners and apparent house training are just what you'd expect from such a good boy.
He greets other dogs with easy-going friendship and a happy tail and we're told he gets along well with kids too. Whether your 'pack' includes dogs, kids or even cats, Rock would make the ideal baby brother and yes, he's ready to leave today!
Rock is beautiful, young, healthy and friendly - but his life is about to be snuffed out before he even reaches his first birthday. According to the Facebook page where Rock is being networked, Rock will be killed if he is not spoken for by July 8 (Tuesday).
Please take a moment to network this gorgeous pup's information - before he is lost forever.
- Facebook thread here
- My name is ROCK. My Animal ID # is A1004853
- Neutered
- To adopt this dog through the public adoption site, please go to the following link and scroll down to bottom to log in and reserve this dog. There will be a $50 deposit required. http://www.nycacc.org/PublicAtRisk.htm
- Please direct all inquiries about this puppy to the facility
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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE; 11 November 1819; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18191111-TC-JAC-01; CL 1:204-207.
Edinr11th November 1819—
My dear Brother,
At length I have leisure to devote a few minutes to the duty of detailing the particulars of my history, since our parting on the summit of Erock-stane.1 Shortly after that event, I overtook the inquisitive idiot & with him the home-bound 'drover,' when I had ignorantly mistaken for a trogger, and you for an 'accursed palmer.'2 They journeyed with me to Tweed-hope-foot;3 but the conversation of these personages is very little worth repeating. The last words, which the natural spoke, were that it would be no rain to-day; and scarcely were they utterred, when a fall commenced, and lasted with little intermission, 'till a late hour of the evening. Wet weather is not good to travel in; no more, are dirty roads; but to every ill there is a worse; and I consoled myself by reflecting that had the wind been in my face, and the roads eighteen inches deep instead of two, my progress must have been suspended altogether. As things happened it was impeded merely; for between five & six o'clock, I arrived at Broughton-inn, tired indeed but scarcely wet, and whole in lith [joint] and limb. Many an anxious thought did I send after Jack and the cattle: but what did thoughts avail? I long to be informed that you got home without damage.— Broughton-inn, I take to be one of the worst in the British empire. The servants and the usual guests seem not to know cleanliness even by name; fire exists nowhere but in the kitchen, & were their victuals as nutritive as they are indigestible, a man might fatten on a meal per day— Tired of smoking in silence, I asked for a bed before seven o'clock, and having with some dexterity contrived to hang my clothes upon two perches that arose from the bottom of my only chair—sad remnants of a back that had belonged to it many years ago, I lay down upon a bed which if not so clean, was yet a little (tho' but a little) softer than the oaken couches, used in the days of good Queen Bess. So I slept soundly till four o'clock. Not to trouble you farther with unimportant particulars, it will be enough to add that I baited at Noblehouse;4 and, after a not very uncomfortable walk, reached this old city, yesterday about three o'clock. Mrs Duff had a room empty, but which could not be let till after eight days. Unable to find another lodging to my mind, I slept in her house, and after break-fast, renewed my search (this morning) for a comfortable up-putting. I was in many rooms of various qualities; and at last after investigating all circumstances, I am seated in the back-room of a Mrs Thomson (wife of a Tailor) which I rent at the rate of 6/ per week, fire included. This person seems to have a good character in the neighbourhood; & from the few symptoms, I have yet been able to observe, it appears likely that I shall be very snug here. The room is not large, but it is clean,—and the neat little landlady says it is perfectly free of smoke & of most detested bugs.
Thus, my dear Jack, have I written for thy friendly perusal, a full account of my transactions up to this date. The Waffler (well he deserves that nom de guerre!) is not yet come to town; so that being unable to transact any business, I have full leisure to reflect upon every part of my condition. Pretty strong in body & capable, as I know, of vigorous effort, I am far from despairing. However, as I have nothing new to tell you upon this subject, I forbear to discuss it farther for the present. Let us be contented, my bonny boy, prudent, active, resolute in improving every advantage which our situation affords—and moderate success is hardly doubtful.
9 o'clock. P.M.
After an interval of 5 hours, spent in reading the Edinr Review and executing various commissions, I resume my lucubrations. The unhappy carrier is not come. What can it be that keeps him? Is his steed foundered—or himself overpowered with liquor? Alas! poor Rose!5
At this time, I guess, Alick and the rest of you are seated around the room-fire—each pursuing his respective study. Good luck to you all! Be diligent and you will not miss your reward. Tell the small childer that I expect copies from them all, next box,—letters from all that have any powers of diction, and have advanced beyond the strokes in the art of writing.
Having scarcely spoken to any one since my arrival, I have none of that much-coveted commodity, news, to send you. The burghers of this city are, for most part, minding their private affairs; and the few of them who take any share in public transactions, are occupied, as elsewhere, in talking about the massacre of Manchester,6 and the foolish Carlile's7 conduct at his trial. The distress under which the universal kingdom suffers seems not to be felt in Edinr—to the extent that it is likely ere long to reach. Already however there is much poverty among the lowest orders; and the issue of this crisis seems anxiously anticipated by all. For the rest, dandies and cattle of that stamp are still in considerable force; but you & I have other things to do than take up our time with them.
Have you got Hume yet? Does Geo: Johnston come to get his French lesson from you? Try the Latin, if he come: you are sure to make progress in it; most probably it will turn to good account for you, and any way, it is a wholesome adage that says: Can do is easily carried about with one. Again let me renew my often repeated desire that you will punctually attend to your writing. I must send your lines— unless I forget—as I did to give you the money last Tuesday 'till I was several miles from you, when it was utterly useless to deplore my negligence. Send me your copy to inspect any way
I finish, / My dear Jack, / with subscribing myself / thy affectionate brother, /
Thomas Carlyle—


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Agromin, one of the largest organic composting companies in California, has joined California Green Communities (CGC), an environmental recognition program that fosters innovative, sustainable ways for participating cities to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.
As a CGC program partner, Agromin joins government agencies and businesses including The Alliance for Climate Education, CalRecycle, The Energy Coalition, Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and Toyota. Participating communities that are already certified include Culver City, Monrovia, Riverside, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Claremont and Ventura. Also working toward certification are Santa Monica, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, Redlands and other cities that are about to join the CGC program.
"Agromin hopes to offer its expertise to CGC communities so they can better manage and repurpose their organic waste stream," says Bill Camarillo, Agromin CEO. "Cities throughout California are finding that creating and implementing sustainable practices not only helps the environment but can dramatically reduce waste and energy costs."
"We challenged city officials to set high standards of sustainability for the future health of their communities", said Hal Conklin, President of USA Green Communities. "Each of the cities that we certify has to maintain standards in 10 different areas of sustainability. What has really made this possible has been good companies stepping up to the plate to become partners with local governments to achieving this goal. Agromin is a great example of one company excelling in this kind of partnership."
California Green Communities is an environmental recognition program that fosters innovative ways for participating cities to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption while building vibrant, sustainable communities. Addressing 10 key environmental challenges, participants will create and implement programs that help realize substantial long-term cost savings and dramatic improvements in virtually every aspect of community life, and be recognized for their achievements as they reach Silver, Gold and Platinum levels in the program.


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Doris Clark Jackson died Tuesday, May 29, 2013 at age 100+. She was born February 24, 1913 in Dover. In 1937, she married James Bice Jackson of Dover, who died in 2003 after 67 years of marriage. Throughout her life she was a contented and caring wife and mother. She was involved in community and charitable activities, and gave freely of her time and support. During her life she surrounded herself with family and lifetime friends. She is survived by her son Charles Terry Jackson, II, his wife Theodora Hughes Jackson; son Thomas Clark Jackson, his wife Martha Anne Saunders Jackson; granddaughter Anne Jackson Jones and her husband Thad Monteran Jones (Charlottesville, VA); grandsons Charles Terry Jackson, III (Pat), James Garnett Jackson, and William Randolph Jackson and his wife Katy Limmer Jackson (Wilmington, NC); William Phillip Dunn and his wife Wendy Pharr Dunn (Lancaster, PA); nine great -grandchildren, Ruby Bice Jackson, Jonah Bice Jackson, Thaddeus Jackson Jones, Thomas Garnett Jones, and Henry Hollingsworth Jones, Anne Margaret Dunn, Kathryn Elizabeth Dunn and William Phillip Dunn, III. A graveside service will be Tuesday, June 4, at 11:00 a.m. at Silver Lake Cemetery, State Street. In lieu of flowers, a contribution may be made to The Friends of Old Dover – James B. Jackson Fund or to a charity of your choice. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at torbertfuneral.com.
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The Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce (NICC) is launching the 4th Annual "Buy Local Buy Chamber" promotional campaign.
In an effort to stimulate the local economy in the Northern Illawarra, the NICC has developed the promotion to both encourage the support of local business and promote the unique and picturesque coastal villages from Helensburgh to Thirroul.
The promotion is simple, spend $20 or more in any NICC member business and you can enter the draw to win $1000.00 in vouchers to be spent in NICC member businesses.
The NICC is made up of over 80 members, including bottle shops, cafes, Accommodation, Giftware, trades, and many more.
Pauline Lacelles - Smith president of the NICC said. "The annual may promotion is our (NICC) most important promotion each year, businesses have access to a popular and effective promotion that encourages local support and widely markets the area without financing it themselves. By entering my clients I am showing my appreciation for their support."
The promotion will be launched at the Mix@6 event in May and the winner of the promotion will be drawn at the second Mix@6 event in June.
Anyone wishing to participate in the promotion or Businesses interested in joining can contact the NICC through the website. www.nicc.net.au
The Northern Illawarra Chamber of Commerce is an association made up of over 80 businesses located from Helensburgh to Bulli. The chamber provides a environment where business owners can network and socialise with other businesses and provide input to local and federal government on local business issues.


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Ahead: Week 9 of Increment 16.
After wakeup and before breakfast, FE-2 Dan Tani again accessed the SLEEP experiment (Sleep-Wake Actigraphy & Light Exposure during Spaceflight) software for data logging and completing questionnaire entries in the experiment's laptop session file on the HRF-1 laptop for later downlink. (To monitor the crewmember's sleep/wake patterns and light exposure, Dan wears a special Actiwatch device which measures the light levels encountered by him as well as his patterns of sleep and activity throughout the Expedition. The log entries are done within 15 minutes of final awakening for seven consecutive days, as part of the crew's discretionary 'job jar' task list.)
The crew began preparations for the spacewalk (EVA-13) on 12/18 (Tuesday), starting with FE-2 Dan Tani printing out uplinked EVA procedures/timeline material which was then reviewed jointly by all crewmembers (covering SARJ overview, BGA inspection, updated EVA-13 procedures and the usual EVA crib sheet with contingency actions). (The spacewalk, scheduled to begin at approximately 6:00am and to last ~6.5 hrs, has two major objectives: (1) Inspection of 1A BGA (Beta Gimbal Assembly) and BMRMM (Bearing Motor Roll Ring Module, 'broom'), including assisting fault search by the ground by disconnecting/reconnecting cables and possibly performing an R&R (removal & replacement) of the 1A ECU (Electronic Control Unit) on the S4 truss; (2) inspection and photo documentation of the Stbd SARJ (Solar Alpha Rotary Joint), including temporary removal of protective MLI covers (8 double-wide, 12 single-wide, plus 2 DLA/Drive Lock Assembly covers), debris removal, DLA inspection, finally unbolting (3 bolts) & removing TBA-5 (Trundle Bearing Assembly #5) for return to Earth.)
In Node-2, the FE-2 discontinued picture taking on the BCAT-3 (Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-3) science payload and deinstalled the EarthKAM DCS 760 digital still camera, which will be used for the EVA. The equipment will be returned to BCAT-3 photography on 12/19 after the EVA is complete.
In the course of the day CDR Peggy Whitson and FE-2 Dan Tani worked in the Airlock (A/L) where they -
Initiated (later terminated) recharging the EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) batteries and two batteries for the DCS 760 camera;
Configured the camera for taking outside;
Prepared EVA tools required for the spacewalk activities;
Consolidated the contents of two PWRs (Payload Water Reservoirs, #1023 & #1025) in a third PWR #1024), yielding approximately 9 lbs of water (PWR can contain up to 20 lbs), then
Degassed PWR #1024 and inspected #1005 to degas if necessary (i.e., manually removing gas bubbles to minimize the amount of air introduced into the EMU feedwater tanks);
Checked out the EMU spacesuits (#3006 for Tani, #1005 for Whitson);
Resized the EMU that had been modified for 1E/Love;
Equipped EMU #3006 with its REBA (Rechargeable EVA Battery Assembly) and checked out #1005's already-installed REBA;
Installed and checked out the METOX (Metal Oxide) CO2 absorption canisters in the suits, and
Tagged up with the ground at ~10:05am EST to discuss EVA/timeline particulars.
FE-1 Yuri Malenchenko meanwhile performed a refresh of the cabin atmosphere from Progress M-61/26P section 2 storage tank, to utilize its gas stores prior to its jettisoning on 12/22.
The FE-1 also completed the routine servicing of the SOZh system (Environment Control & Life Support System, ECLSS) in the Service Module (SM). (Regular daily SOZh maintenance consists, among else, of checking the ASU toilet facilities, replacement of the KTO & KBO solid waste containers and replacement of EDV-SV waste water and EDV-U urine containers. Weekly SOZh reports (on Sundays) to TsUP/Moscow deal with number & dates of water and urine containers, counter readings of water consumption & urine collection, and total operating time of the POTOK air filtration system.)
At ~2:30pm, Dan Tani had his weekly PFC (Private Family Conference) via S-band/audio and Ku-band/MS-NetMeeting application (which displays the uplinked ground video on the SSC-9 laptop).
The crewmembers performed their regular 2.5-hr physical workout program (about half of which is used for setup & post-exercise personal hygiene) on the CEVIS cycle ergometer (CDR, FE-2), TVIS treadmill (FE-1), RED (CDR, FE-2) and VELO bike with bungee cord load trainer (FE-1).
Still on Yuri's 'time permitting' job list was the periodic collection & deletion of readings on the MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor) radiation sensor reader/display of the RBO-3-2 Matryoshka-R antroph-amorphous (human torso) "phantoms" located inside the station for sophisticated radiation studies, collecting radiation measurements every 15 minutes around the clock.
A second job item on the FE-1's discretionary list for today was another KPT-3 session to make observations and take aerial KPT-3 photography of environmental conditions for Russia's Environmental Safety Agency (ECON) using the Nikon D1X digital camera with SIGMA 300-800mm telephoto lens. (KPT-3 photography has been a frequent earth observing experiment for ECON.)
Also on the voluntary task list for Yuri was a late-added session of the Russian "Uragan" (hurricane) earth-imaging program, using the Nikon D2X digital camera with 800 mm focal length lenses to take pictures of the Kerch Strait at low sun angle to record an oil spill, the aftermath of a ship wreck in the strait during a recent hurricane. (According to media report an oil spill covering several kilometers was spotted on 12/4. Also a target region for Uragan photography for today were glaciers of northern and southern islands of New Zealand in nadir.)
No CEO photo targets uplinked for today.


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Kettler and Principal Real Estate Investors Enter Into Partnership
Purchase Riverside Station Apartments, will own and operate together
August 8, 2007
Kettler, one of greater Washington, D.C.'s largest diversified real estate companies, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Principal Real Estate Investors, the fourth largest real estate investment firm in the United States, to own, manage and eventually expand the Riverside Station Apartment community in Woodbridge, Va. Principal Real Estate Investors advised on the purchase of the asset and Kettler will provide property management services. This brings Kettler's property management portfolio to 40 rental communities and expands its third party service business.
Principal and Kettler have also jointly purchased 11 acres adjacent to the community for future development.
"Riverside Station is in an excellent transit-oriented location and the potential for growth makes this a good investment for us," said Robert C. Kettler, founder of Kettler. "The 11 acres, situated on the Potomac River, will give us an opportunity to work with Principal to provide a unique offering to the community."
Riverside Station is in a premiere area situated atop a bluff with breathtaking views of the Potomac River. It's a simple walk to the adjacent Rippon VRE station, providing easy access to the vast cultural opportunities of the Nation's capital. Washington, D.C., is a short one half hour away.
"This is a place where residents can truly have everything," said Jim Halliwell, director of acquisitions and dispositions at the Principal Financial Group®. "Scenic views and the sophistication of Washington, D.C., are available to the residents of Riverside Station. Our partnership with Kettler will help it become one of the preeminent places to live in the Washington metropolitan area."
In addition to its prime location, Riverside Station offers its residents numerous amenities, including a resort style outdoor pool, and the varied features of The Riverside Club. Residents can choose from nine different floor plans in these garden style apartments, many of which feature views of the Potomac. In addition to a state-of-the-art fitness center, the club has a media room with a big screen TV, a grand clubroom with a full bar and kitchen, and an executive business center. Kettler will bring its brand partnerships to the residents of Riverside. This will include its Lease to Buy Program, corporate suites and the services of VIPdesk.
About Kettler
Based in Northern Virginia and celebrating their 30th anniversary, Kettler is a leading developer of award-winning, mixed-use residential and commercial properties across the Washington metropolitan area. In 2007, Kettler was named one of the area's largest private companies by the Washington Business Journal and is one of the nation's top 15 multifamily developers as ranked by Builder Magazine. Kettler has developed more than five million square feet of retail and office space and more than 50,000 homes. The company also owns and manages over 8,000 apartment units and has approximately 6,000 units in development. Current projects include urban and transit-oriented developments, multifamily housing, commercial and mixed-use developments, and resort communities.
About Principal Real Estate Investors
Principal Real Estate Investors is the fourth largest institutional real estate manager in the United States based on tax-exempt assets under management and manages or subadvises $40.4 billion in commercial real estate assets. The firm's real estate capabilities include both public and private equity and debt investment alternatives.
About Principal Global Investors
Principal Global Investors is a diversified asset management organization and a member of the Principal Financial Group®, with expertise in equities, fixed income and real estate investments, as well as specialized overlay and advisory services. Principal Global Investors manages $221.4 billion in assets primarily for retirement plans and other institutional clients. About the Principal Financial Group The Principal Financial Group (The Principal ®) is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $282.1 billion in assets under management and serves some 18.1 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.


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A Philadelphia taxi cab driver reported an incident with a UFO sighted along Route 76 east between the Conshohocken and Belmont exits where the object communicated in Morse Code, according to April 2, 2014, testimony in Case 55170 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness is recalling the event from memory and places it in either October or November of either 1981 or 1982 at about 3:25 a.m. He was operating a taxi cab business at the time. At 3 a.m., he was hired to drive someone to the Sheraton Hotel in Valley Forge, about a 25-mile trip. After making that trip and stopping to pick up a cup of coffee, he was returning to the city along Route 76 east, the Schuylkill Expressway.
The event took place somewhere between the Conshohocken and Belmont exits.
"I noticed a very bright light in the northeastern sky that seemed to be floating in one spot," the witness stated. "I thought, why is a traffic helicopter out this early in the morning? Maybe a bad accident in front of me? I called on the CB radio and asked if a traffic jam was down the road. A truck driver answered me and said he didn't hear of any. I then found out he was behind me about quarter mile."
The witness described the object.
"As I got closer to the light I slowed down to get a better look at it - about 45 mph). Now I could see smaller lights around the bottom of this craft, flashing green, blue, red. I asked the truck driver if he saw the bright light out his left hand window. Then he told me he was looking at a very bright disk with little lights flashing on the bottom."
The witness pulled over just below and south of the object.
"I was just above the Spring Garden Street exit. My position was south and across from the Philadelphia Art Museum almost under a stone railroad bridge. Just then a truck passed me, and asked me on the CB if I was OK. I told him, yes, and asked if he would report what we were seeing. 'No way' was his answer."
The witness checked for sound coming from the object.
"When I rolled down my window to hear the whirl of the rotor blades, it then hit me that there wasn't any noise coming from this object."
The witness then tried to communicate with the object.
"For some reason I picked up the spotlight I used to locate house numbers, flashing it at the UFO. The craft flashed back from a smaller light in the very bottom center. It was mimicking me. Okay, let's try something here - and I flashed in Morse Code the word 'Hi' it flashed back 'Hi.' It must be a program to repeat back to the sender."
Then the witness attempted something more complicated.
"So then I flashed, 'My name is Charlie.' What I expected to receive and didn't is why I'll remember this for the rest of my life. They transmitted back to me, 'My name is Zon.'"
The witness looked back at the object, and it was gone.
"I scanned the sky and never saw it again. Stunned and shaking, I used the mobile phone to report what just happened. Three days later two men from the government, (their words) interviewed me and told me someone would be calling me to check on my sighting. To this day no one has ever called or asked about it."
Pennsylvania has a current UFO Alert Rating of 4 with a higher than average number of recent reports nationally. Pennsylvania had 20 UFO reports in March 2014 - the 7th highest reporting state - while California had 103 reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.