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Let the Right One InNovember 18th, 2008
Låt den rätte komma in; 2008 (Sweden); Director: Thomas Alfredson; Novel & Screenplay: John Ajvide Lindqvist; Oskar: Kåre Hedebrant; Eli: Lina Leandersson
Snow-white and preternaturally delicate tween boy Oskar takes his pent-up aggressions out on a tree in the courtyard of his dreary tenement until he meets the new girl next door Eli; a glum little vampire who smells funny when she's due for a meal.
At the risk of just echoing what's being said all over the place, Let the Right One In is one of the most haunting and fun combinations of teeth-aching sweetness and rapacious, unromantic bloodletting that I've seen since… I don't know, Spider Baby? …but unfolding in a trickle of dialogue, still camerawork, patience and restraint.
The breadth of the aesthetic gap it straddles won't seem spannable to everyone. Some may find it an aimless flow of moments crystallizing in isolation, while others may find it going off the deep end with a few of the sudden bursts of violence. But it left me warm as a cocoa and thirsty for more. The old gothic romance between hunter and prey is contextualized here in the reluctant revelations of earliest adolescence. A curious backstory and two sets of conflicted emotions are hinted at without comment, and traditional vampire tropes are parsed out sparingly; just when you might begin to forget or overlook the supernatural element.
It's a rare horror movie that effectively stages its unnatural transgressions – not to mention its characters' fleeting triumphs – so deep in the quotidian. Due to the banality of their presentation, a couple of this film's scenes are a visceral stomach punch that can make a viewer like me break into a cold sweat. At the same time it's a persuasively disturbed coming-of-age story, eternally delayed – an obliteration of innocence necessarily frozen in time. It's as soft, gooey and strange as a romance between a snail and a leech. The implications projected into Eli's past and Oskar's future, as suggested by an ambiguous third character, complicate Eli's selective naivete and perverse bond with the boy for whom she is far too old, yet who would soon outgrow her.
I've read that a British remake is already in the works. However that might turn out, I recommend seeing this first.
Chris Barber
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Nice job! And, don't forget that Nevils, Alumni Square, 37th St Townhouses, etc are on campus, whether the neighbors like it or not. GU campus is legally defined to include those blocks and this definition has been affirmed by the DC Govt. The neighbors can argue all they want that those areas are off campus, but they have no legal grounds. The ANC, as a sanctioned elected group are required to comply with the law, so they should not be buying into or repeating the claim that those areas are off campus.
Student responds to "student ghetto" blog post on GGW
[Editor's note: Kara Brandeisky is the head of business for the Voice.]
Kara Brandeisky (COL '13) has come to the defense of the Campus Plan following the recent post on Greater Greater Washington by Georgetown resident Ken Archer that referred to the area around Georgetown University as a "student ghetto."
In her post, Brandeisky takes a look back at the history of student housing, both on and off campus, exposing the flaws in the 2010 Campus Plan opponents' logic and the repetition of arguments that have been used against a number of plans.
In his post, Archer claimed that the neighborhood has become a student ghetto that did not exist in 1980. However, Brandeisky notes, "a 1979 Hoya student newspaper article reported that only 3,058 students were offered on-campus housing in 1980, or 58 percent of Georgetown's 5,293 undergraduates. Today, the University houses 84 percent of its undergraduates. In 1980, 2,235 students lived off-campus. Last semester 1,077 students lived off-campus, not including those studying abroad."
She also points out that massive changes in the alcohol policy at Georgetown took place during the late 1980s when the legal drinking age was increased from 18 to 21. (Citizens Association of Georgetown President Jennifer Altemus (COL' 88) likely remembers this since she was a student at the time.)
In his post, Archer advocated for more housing to be built on campus by making many buildings—such as Leo O'Donovan Dining Hall and the proposed athletic training facility—multi-use buildings.
"We don't care if the dining hall is an elevator-ride away or a 10-minute walk. We want our own kitchens. We want area for entertaining. We want independence. We want apartments," Brandeisky responded.
Rather than solely critique the neighbors' claims, Brandeisky also offers her opinion on what she agrees and disagrees with in the plan. Her biggest concern is the loss of the proposed 1789 block plan.
"Neighbors considered this space 'off-campus,' even though it is University-owned and wedged between existing classroom buildings and University housing," she wrote.
This argument echoed a similar one made by residents opposing the 1980 Campus Plan. "n 1979, Citizens Association of Georgetown Vice President Thomas Parrott told The Hoya he opposed the 1980 Campus Plan because it would extend campus boundaries to include Nevils Hall. In 2011, CAG President Jennifer Altemus reminisced about her time as an undergraduate living in Nevils — while opposing the construction of University housing literally across the street," Brandeisky argues.
"Ms. Altemus and Mr. Archer do not decry our behavior—they decry our very presence," Brandeisky concludes. "We want a stake in this community. Writing us off as a 'student ghetto' doesn't even give us the chance."


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As summer moves on along to the coming fall, many of the residents in Nashville will start looking for new episodes and the newest season of our favorite 'Nashville' TV show to come back on the tube. Along with the new season may also come several opportunities for us to show off our acting abilities, as we take every chance we get to appear as 'extras' on the TV show taping here in Nashville.
On several dates of the 'Nashville' TV show's taping, we were booked as 'extras' last season, and although it is a tiring day, it is lots of fun to see, first-hand, just how the show is made and to be able to see it from the 'outside-in'.
Watching the 'Nashville' TV show as it is being put together is an interesting experience and one that many others around town have been able to take part in, too. Along with stirring up our ambitions for acting, we have also been able to make many new friends through the long days of waiting around for the next 'scene' that we may appear in, along with the others who are waiting there too.
Now we are remembering the season 2 Finale show, and we recall that both 'Luke' and 'Deacon' proposed to 'Rayna', so the outcome of that question is up for grabs in the new Season 3 opener for the 'Nashville' TV show. We also remember that 'Juliette' was pregnant, and it was not her steady boyfriend, Avery's, baby.
What does the coming Season 3 for the Nashville TV show hold? We are not sure, but the excitement will certainly be building up, with anticipation at a high end as we await the show's season opener which should be coming in September, only about two more months to wait.
Photo credit: Chip Esten, Connie Britton and Callie Khouri attend Cast Of ABC's 'Nashville' Answer Questions From Fans During A SiriusXM 'Town Hall' Special at Oceanways Studio on January 14, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for SiriusXM)


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can't wait, but can't stand to look....
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I know whatever you decide, it'll be as terrific as the rest of this story has been so far!
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authors note: I'm still on the fence on how Ivan feels about his mother. and still not sure how I'm going to create a 700 lb character...we'll see which way I go tomorrow.
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"Pssst, come closer, Canada, and I'll tell you some ghost stories," teases our guide, Florencia. "Although I'm not one to gossip," she adds with a saucy grin.
We're in La Recoleta, a Buenos Aires cemetery named after a high-class suburban barrio -- perhaps the world's finest walled "city of the dead."
Locals praise the architecture as a microcosm of Argentina; we feel it could be a set for a spooky movie.
Mausoleums, some stark, others ornate, line paved streets under brooding cypresses. The remains of many formerly prominent or wealthy Argentinians and their families lie here in some of the nation's most expensive real estate. Wags say it's where they come to bury their money.
Recoleta is so expensive that some families have moved their ancestors' remains to cheaper burial sites and sold their mausoleums to the nouveau riche.
We mingle with other tourists waiting for the 11 a.m. "English" tour. Our chatter is interrupted by the arrival of our volunteer guide, jaunty student and Recoleta aficionado Florencia Nu'ez.
"I can't remember names," she jokes, "so I'll call you by where you're from instead." The only Canadians, we are known collectively as "Canada," while Americans are "Chicago" and "Texas" and an Irish pair is "Dublin."
Topping an Internet list of the most famous cemeteries in the world, Recoleta was founded in 1822 by the Recoleto Fathers and covers nearly 5.5 hectares, and holds 4,800 crypts.
"It's a piece of real estate like any other," says Florencia, "so it changes as new 'residents' move in." In her view, the severely modern styles of some new mausoleums don't fit in.
Sculptures by some of Argentina's finest carvers adorn crypts, and murals and paintings are visible along with silver-handled coffins behind wrought-iron grilles.
Former presidents, writers, industrialists, and military and political leaders lie alongside others who brought honour to Argentina, or were merely rich.
"But whether buried in Greek, Gothic, or Egyptian-style mausoleums, they're all equal here," our guide quips. Cats roam freely or pose Sphinx-like among the statuary.
Florencia points out the vaults she likes for their design or the questions they pose.
"Some have door knockers, for what?" she asks.
Her sense of drama draws us into stories of life, love, power, wealth and death; tales worthy of 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe. She's studying psychology, so has a heightened interest in people, both alive and dead.
Leading us among the vaults, she stops at a large corner mausoleum and shares a story.
"Among the sad stories is that of Rufina Cambaceres, who 'died' while putting on her wedding dress.
"She was buried the next day, but some relatives later felt she had only fainted.
"Disinterred, scratch marks on the inside of her coffin showed she had been buried alive. Her heartbroken parents commissioned a life-size sculpture of their daughter standing at the door of her crypt as a warning against premature burial."
One mausoleum houses the remains of Liliana Crociati, killed at age 26 in 1970 by an avalanche while on a honeymoon ski trip to Austria. Her distraught father commissioned Wilfredo Viladrich to make a bronze statue of her and, when her faithful dog Sabu died, he added a bronze replica.
"Oddly," says Florencia, "when people pose at this statue, they often grab a stray cat to make up the photograph. And there are often flowers tucked into Liliana's hand."
The "father" of the Argentine navy, Admiral Guillermo Brown, an Irishman, is buried in a small temple in which lies an urn cast in bronze from cannons of the battleships he captured.
"But there's more," Florencia whispers. "Beside this urn, a smaller wooden one contains the remains of his daughter Elisa, who some say committed suicide at 17 because her father refused to allow her to marry her lover.
"Plaques portray his many sea victories, but the rumoured battle between Brown and his daughter is not one of them.
"The government moved the remains of several of the political and military leaders who were buried here to safer or more public places, such as the Buenos Aires cathedral," Florencia notes.
She points out the ornate tomb of Argentina's Nobel Prize winner, biochemist Federico Leloir, its muralled ceiling under a cupola supported by classical columns.
Due to the musical and movie Evita, the most popular crypt is that of Eva Duarte Peron, the ambitious actress who became the second wife of president and dictator Juan Peron and possibly the most powerful woman of her era.
Without a guide, the Duarte mausoleum would be difficult to find since there are no signs and the map available at the entrance identifies vaults only by number.
While we wait as three tours ahead of us gape and click, Florencia shares gossip about events after Evita's death.
"A military dictatorship that seized power in 1955 removed Evita's corpse to a secret location, fearing her prestige with the people. The generals made Peronism illegal -- one couldn't possess pictures of Juan or Eva Peron, or even speak their names.
"After 16 years and a return to civilian rule, the military admitted Evita's body was in a crypt in Milan, Italy, under the name Mar'a Maggi. In 1971, she was exhumed and flown to Spain where Juan Peron kept her in his house.
"In 1973, Peron returned to Argentina, president for the third time, but he died in office a year later and his new wife, Isabel Peron, who had been elected vice-president, became the world's first female president.
"Hard to believe, it was Isabel who had Evita's body returned to Argentina and displayed beside Juan Peron's. But he's buried elsewhere.
"Evita's remains were later buried in the Duarte family tomb, an art deco structure with a bronze door beautifully adorned by leaves and flowers, fitted in pilasters.
"The authorities have taken extra measures to secure Evita's remains -- a trapdoor in the tomb's marble floor leads to a compartment that contains two coffins. Under the first compartment is a second trapdoor and a second compartment, where Evita's coffin rests."
Florencia adds in a hushed voice, "The placement of Eva's remains reflects a fear that the body will disappear from the tomb and that the woman, or rather the myth of the woman, will reappear."
Now that's a haunting tale of power from the crypt!
If You Go
- La Recoleta is located at Calle Junin 1760. Many city buses stop nearby and any taxi driver will know it.
- Open daily 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guided tours in Spanish, English and Portuguese are offered at various times throughout the week. Thematic tours are also offered at various times each month.
- Entrance and guided tours are free of charge, although guides appreciate a tip. If it is a hot day, be aware that there is little shade among the crypts, so be sure to have sun protection and a water bottle. Tours are advertised to be an hour but end up being closer to two hours.
- For information and tour times: telephone +54 (011) 4803 1594.
- General websites: turismo.gov.ar or buenosaires.com
- LAN Air Pass: If you're touring other parts of South America, buy a LAN airlines pass for domestic flights before you leave Canada. You must specify dates and flights, although changes can be made for a minimal fee once you're in South America. LAN passes can be purchased through your travel agent. We bought seven domestic flights for about $1,000, a significant savings.
- Hotels: There are many good hotels in Buenos Aires. We were happy with The Broadway Hotel and Suites, in the heart of the theatre district a half block from the obelisk: broadway-suites.com.ar.


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Nov 17th
Good catch Faulk. I'm a theatre guy and I slip them in time to time.
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Deliberate "Jesus Christ Superstar" reference???
August 2nd
What Fruit?
July 26th
How is this buzz?
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I always had the idea that things were going on in their little heads that we knew nothing about.....
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This is a tune that I've played many times in sessions, but I was always playing a strummed rhythm. Recently, I was going through some old guitar books and magazines and I found a book that I didn't even remember buying called "DADGAD tuning," by Julie Henigan.
Her version was played in a more linear style. I chose more of a cross-string style, where the notes are played on different strings. This cascades the notes, more like a harp. I also made use of the octave strings to play a couple of the melody notes.
This tune is supposed to be a jig but to me, it feels like it should be a lullaby. I hope you enjoy what I've done with it. I played my small bodied Lowden 12-string in DADGAD lowered one full step to CGCFGC. Of course, with the capo on the 2nd fret, I am in the key of D.
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The state government is predicted to have an extra $279 million in revenue and Governor Fletcher is asking you what to do with it.
Fletcher is holding two town hall-style meetings this week at opposite ends of the state. The governor will suggest a plan to the General Assembly next year on what to do with the money.
Earlier this year the General Assembly approved an $18.1 billion, two-year budget. But after the legislature adjourned, Fletcher cut about $370 million worth of projects across the state, including millions to state universities.
To view a press release concerning Fletcher's Friday, December 8, 2006 town hall meeting, click here.


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Nominations open for Christchurch by-election
Nominations opened on Thursday for a Christchurch City Council by-election to replace a councillor in the Burwood/Pegasus ward.
The council position became vacant in September when Chrissie Williams resigned, citing a dysfunctional relationship between staff and councillors and a lack of leadership from the mayor.
Potential candidates have until 22 December to get their nominations in.
Voting will take place in the three weeks between 18 January and 10 February 2012.
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Laomedon reneged on his promise to give the horses to Herakles as reward for the rescue of his daughter Hesione. The hero then laid siege to the city and took the herd by force.
Homer, Iliad 5. 638 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :
"Herakles of the daring spirit, the heart of a lion: he came here [to Troy] on a time for the sake of Laomedon's horses with six vessels only and the few men needed to man them, and widowed the streets of Ilion and sacked the city."
Homer, Iliad 20. 219 ff :
"Erikhthonios [king of Troy], who became the richest of mortal men, and in his possession were three thousand horses who pastured along the low grasslands, mares in their price with their young colts; and with these Boreas (North-Wind) fell in love as they pastured there, and took on upon him the likeness of a dark-maned stallion, and coupled with them, and the mares conceiving of him bore to him twelve young horses. Those, when they would play along the grain-giving tilled land would pass along the tassels of corn and not break the divine yield, but again, when they played across the sea's wide ridges they would run the edge of the wave where it breaks on the grey salt water."
Homer, Iliad 23. 346 ff :
"[In a chariot race:] There is none who could sprint to make it up, nor close you, nor pass you, not if the man behind you were driving the great Arion, the swift horse of Adrestos, whose birth is from the immortals, or Laomedon's horses, who were the pride of those raised in this country [of Troy]."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 104 (trans. Aldrich) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Poseidon sent a Ketos (Sea-Monster) [to plague Troy] which would come inland on a flood-tide and grab people on the plain. Oracles proclaimed that there would be release from these adversities if Laomedon were to set his daughter Hesione out as a meal for the Ketos (Sea-Monster), so he fastened her to the rocks by the seaside. When he saw her lying there, Herakels promised to rsave her in return for the mares which Zeus had donated as satisfaction for the abduction of Ganymedes. Laomedon agreed to this, and so Herakles slew the monster and rescued the girl. But Laomedon remained unwilling to meet hsi obligations, whereupon Herakles threatenedTroy with future war and left."
Oppian, Cynegetica 1. 225 (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd A.D.) :
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Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 2. 450 ff (trans. Mozley) (Roman epic C1st A.D.) :
"[Hesione to Herakles:] `He [Poseidon] for whom my father [Laomedon] now feeds snow-white Horses in the pasture of his vow, the pledged reward for saving my life, say Yea and rescue both me and wasted Troy from the Drakon.'"


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American librarians celebrate El día de los libros ("The Day of the Book") on April 30th as an extension of El día de los niños ("The Day of the Children"), which is celebrated in much of Latin America. Pat Mora, an authoress of books for adults, teens, and children; poetess; presenter; and literacy advocate proposed the holiday.
The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland – which was then the headquarters of the League of Nations and where many organs of the United Nations continue to be headquartered – proclaimed June 1, 1925 to be the International Day of the Child. [To put its own stamp on it, in 1954 the United Nations proclaimed November 20th to be Universal Children's Day.] Since then, various countries have adopted different days as Children's Day.[1]
Mexico and a number of other Latin American countries began to celebrate April 30th as El día de los niños. In March of 1996, while being interviewed in Tucson, Arizona, Ms. Mora found out about annual El día de los niños celebrations in Mexico.
She suggested combining the holiday celebrating children and childhood with promotion of literacy and bilingualism, thus creating El día de los libros.
With assistance from members of REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, Ms. Mora further developed her concept and began to plan for the first celebration, to be held on April 30, 1997. [Note that REFORMA is a separate corporation, but is affiliated with the American Library Association (A.L.A.).] Other organizations, including MANA del Norte, a women's group in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and librarians, including Oralia Garza de Cortés and Veronica Myers, quickly offered their support.
REFORMA members later voted to endorse this celebration and became a founding supporter and leader in promoting the initiative throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. On April 30, 1997, the first El día de los niños/El día de los libros celebrations were held in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Tucson, Arizona; and El Paso and Austin, Texas.
It is often referred to simply as Día. The word día is Spanish for day, but the A.L.A. also uses it as acronym for diversity-in-action. Ms. Mora also calls it Children's Day, Book Day.
Later in 1997, the Texas State Library (T.S.L.), under the direction of Jeanette Larson, who was then the T.S.L.'s Continuing Education and Consulting Manager, produced a planning booklet to help librarians develop local programs to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros. James Larson designed the first Día logo.
In 1998, the William Keith Kellogg Foundation awarded a grant to allow the National Association of Bilingual Education (N.A.B.E.) to develop a plan for a national campaign to disseminate information on Día. By 1999, schools and libraries across the U.S. hosted their own celebrations. According to the A.L.A., they were "creating bookjoy for children from all backgrounds."
In 1999, Ms. Mora and her family established the Estela and Raúl Mora Award in honor of their parents to promote Día. The next year, the first Mora Award was presented to Austin Public Library in Austin, Texas.
The A.L.A. formalized its support for Día in 2001 when the Association for Library Service to Children (A.L.S.C.), an A.L.A. division, applied for and received a W. K. Kellogg Foundation (W.K.K.F.) grant to promote the concepts of Día. As a result, the A.L.S.C. produced a tip sheet for librarians who wanted to begin holding their own events and a brochure that librarians could distribute to parents.
The Kellogg Foundation awarded a second grant to ALSC in 2002 to produce and distribute another Día brochure, in Spanish, for parents. In 2002 and 2003 the W.K.K.F. also funded Día projects in North Carolina, Texas, and Arizona.
In Texas, the grant funded a statewide model and resources for Día. The University of Arizona hosted a meeting of a Día National Advisory Committee. By 2004, Día had become a tradition in many schools and libraries and found its permanent home with the A.L.S.C.
In 2007, Target became the first official national sponsor of Día, providing funding for libraries to receive complimentary bilingual brochures about Día and mini-grants to help establish or enhance local programs at eight libraries. In 2008, Dora Marquez, the young Latina heroine of the Nickelodeon cartoon Dora the Explorer, was featured on the Día poster, bookmarks, and brochures, bringing Día into the main stream of popular culture.
The A.L.A. states, "Other national sponsors and partners have included the National Council of Teachers of English, Reading Rockets, and publishers like HarperCollins, Children's Book Press, and Cinco Puntos Press. Support from these sponsors has included distribution of posters and other promotional materials, discounts for libraries purchasing bilingual resources, and the development of guides to assist in program development."
In 2011, celebrations of the 15th anniversary of Día, which would be its Quinceañera if it was a girl from Latin America, were bigger than ever. More than 300 libraries reported their activities through the A.L.S.C. Día database and librarians celebrated at a party at the A.L.A. Annual Conference in New Orleans. Also, in 2011 the Dollar General Literacy Foundation supported fifteen mini-grants of $4,000 or $6,000 for the expansion of Día in libraries that demonstrated a need to better address the diverse backgrounds within their communities.
The A.L.A. stated, "Eager to point out that the importance of literacy, books and reading should not be relegated to a single day, promoters of Día adopted the motto 'Día! Today and Every Day of the Year.' The celebration has grown up around the April 30 events, with many libraries conducting programs and events for much of April and May, as well as throughout the year."
In preparation for 2012 Día celebrations, the A.L.S.C. added additional content and reorganized the Día Web site, with additional support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, and continues to sponsor Día-related webinars.
[1] Some countries continue to celebrate International Children's Day on June 1st, including Cambodia, China, Colombia, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Since Jamaica was one of the few countries left that did not have a National Children's Day, on May 6, 2012 Governor General Sir Patrick Allen proclaimed every third Friday in May would be National Children's Day.


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Young Alumni Achievement Award
2012 Winner: Ben Helson, a 2009 Bethel graduate, is the guitarist for bluegrass sensations Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. Helson has played guitar for the Larry Stephenson Band, and he was a member of the highly esteemed Kentucky Thunder, led by 13-time Grammy award winner Ricky Skaggs.
Helson is finishing his fourth year of singing and playing the guitar with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. He travels over 200 days a year. When he is home, he is heavily involved with his church, Grace Center. Helson and his wife, Danielle, are recent graduates of his church's school of ministry. Helson is also Director of the Renaissance Bluegrass Band.
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After falling behind 2-0, Bryant Craft and Stuart Amick each tallied 2nd half goals and the UMass men's soccer defense settled in forcing a 2-2 draw with Siena to wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule. Here are the recaps from the game:
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While Sunday's game against Indiana promises to be a great college soccer game for multiple reasons, for UMass senior midfielder Stuart Amick, the game against Indiana is a bit more personal. A native of West Lafayette, Indiana, Amick grew up just two hours north of Bloomington and played club soccer with several current Hoosiers. Herb Scribner of the Daily Collegian profiles Amick's connections with his home-state team.


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(Temecula, California) -- You have another chance to turn your numismatic hobby into a professional career.
"After the successful launch of our unprecedented 'Promoting Numismatic Growth' mentoring project last year, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) now has started accepting applications for the next group of young adults who want to become coin dealers. Those selected as finalists will receive education and mentoring internships at four of the country's most prominent dealerships, auction houses and grading service," said PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.
"Although participants are asked to make a year-long commitment to the rotating internships, individual interns could potentially receive full-time job offers at any time during the rotation," explained Brueggeman.
Arrangements will be made to provide transportation, housing and salaries for each selected intern candidate to work three-months-at-a-time at different companies. Participating dealerships include: Stack's Bowers Galleries in Irvine, California; Numismatic Guaranty Corporation in Sarasota, Florida; Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas; Dillon Gage in Addison, Texas; and Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. in Chicago, Illinois.
"Four interns started our first internship rotation earlier this year. One of them was hired full-time after only a few weeks at one company, and that created an opening for another qualified candidate who currently is our fifth intern in the program," said Carol Raia, PNG Internship Program Administrator.
Applications now are being accepted from internship candidates 21 to 32 years of age. Specific information about the program and an application are available online at www.PNGdealers.org under the "Internship Program" navigation link near the top of the PNG's home page, www.PNGdealers.org.
"A $250 fee to pay for a background security investigation will be required from each candidate with the submission of their enrollment application. The internship requirements are selective, and the education and training part of this exceptional program is extensive," explained Raia.
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In the case of cerebral palsy, surgery may be performed for a number of reasons. Physical deformities, such as the hand in thumb deformity, may be correctable with the appropriate surgery. Motor coordination and range of movement may be facilitated by surgeries on bones, soft tissue and tendons. In addition, neurosurgery (surgery on the brain) may be performed to reduce spasticity, a common symptom of cerebral palsy. When successful, such surgeries can improve the cerebral palsied patient's motor functioning, and in this way, improve their quality of life.
This study evaluates the outcomes of multilevel soft tissue surgery in 31 ambulatory children (n = 39 sides) with cerebral palsy. All children had undergone rectus femoris transfer, hamstring lengthening, and gastrosoleus lengthening for the purpose of correcting sagittal plane abnormalities. There were no simultaneous bony surgeries. Preoperative and postoperative evaluation consisted of clinical assessment and gait analysis, including 3-dimensional kinematics and kinetics. Results demonstrated improvements in knee and ankle function. At the knee, there was a decrease in mean flexion at initial contact (from 31 degrees [SD, +/-8 degrees] to 21 degrees [SD, +/-10 degrees]) and in stance (mean stance, 22 degrees [SD, +/-12 degrees] to 16 degrees [SD, +/-11 degrees]) associated with a decreased mean internal extensor moment in stance (from 0.09 Nm/kg [SD, +/-0.24 Nm/kg] to -0.03 [SD, +/-0.22 Nm/kg]). At the same time, knee flexion was preserved in swing and occurred earlier. At the ankle, mean dorsiflexion improved at the time of examination (from 8 degrees [SD, +/-9 degrees] to 14 degrees [SD, +/-11 degrees] with the knee in extension), in terminal stance (peak from 7 degrees [SD, +/-9 degrees] to 12 degrees [SD, +/-8 degrees]), and in swing. Peak ankle power generation in stance was preserved and shifted later in stance toward push-off, with no functional weakening of the ankle plantar flexors. A longer-term assessment of a subset of patients with a second postoperative gait analysis at a mean of 4 years after surgery showed that gains measured at 1 year were maintained during the longer term. A subgroup demonstrating a jump knee gait pattern (as defined by excessive knee flexion at initial contact followed by rapid knee extension to full knee extension in midstance) had a tendency to go into knee hyperextension in stance with resultant net knee flexor moment after surgery. This raises concern about the indications for hamstring lengthening in this patient group.
[Adolfsen, S. E. Ounpuu, S., Bell, K. J. & DeLuca, P. A. (2007). Kinematic and kinetic outcomes after identical multilevel soft tissue surgery in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 27(6), 658-67.]
In 1983, approximately 40 000 patients in France and 5 760 patients in Switzerland suffered from cerebral palsy, representing more than 0.1% of their respective populations. The functional disability of these patients is particularly impressive and emphasizes the medical, social and economic importance of this problem. The term cerebral palsy is restricted to non-progressive disorders of motor function, already observed at an early age and due to cerebral lesions. These motor disorders can be of paretic, dystonic and dyskinetic nature. Their epidemiology, classification, etiology, pathology, early diagnosis and evolution are extensively reviewed by Th. Deonna. The difficulty in evaluation of treatment is the absence of a generally accepted rating scale. G. Broggi has proposed one on the basis of a large experience which could serve in the future for more objective evaluation. This monograph is devoted to the functional neurosurgical treatment of cerebral palsy. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation are part of the basic treatment of cerebral palsy, and must be continued after any neurosurgical treatment. Various conservative methods of treatment and their neurophysiological rationale are mentioned by P. Claverie. Some technical devices which improve the neurological deficits and facilitate rehabilitation are presented. Radiculotomies and neurotomies are probably the oldest neurosurgical operations for the treatment of spasticity. The neurophysiological and neuroanatomical basis of this therapeutic approach are treated in the review of the material from the neurosurgical department of Montpellier. Sixty cases were collected and the results analysed according to the type of operation (posterior radiculotomy, anterior radiculotomy, mixed) performed. Stereotactic thalamotomies and subthalamotomies are believed to be the best neurosurgical method to treat the tremor and improve other dyskinesias and hyperkinesias. The technique and a personal review of 49 cases of cerebral palsy are presented. The long-term follow-up in this study demonstrates that this type of operation markedly improves the functional disability of patients with moderate hyperkinesias, moderately improves patients severely affected, but also demonstrates that possible side effects cannot be ignored. Review of the literature indicates the difficulty in interpretation of results due to a lack of objective evaluation. Nevertheless, stereotactic thalamotomy can still be recommended when tremor and rigidity are the most prominent symptoms. Stereotactic dentatotomies in the treatment of spasticity were very popular 20 years ago, but have been largely forgotten for nearly a decade.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
[Siegfried, J., Lazorthes, Y., Broggi, G., Claverie, P., Deonna, T., Frerebeau, P., Verdie, J. C., Alexandre, F., Angelini, L., Benezech, J., et al. (1985). Functional neurosurgery of cerebral palsy [French]. Neuro-Chirurgie, 31(Suppl. 1), 1-118.]
To observe the effect of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) on the deformity of the lumbar spine, a retrospective review was conducted from October 1992 to December 2002 on children who had undergone SDR in our department, and in whom preoperative and postoperative spine radiographs had been obtained. The angles of hyperlordolysis were measured. The study group comprised 219 patients, in which 61 cases were followed up and examined between May 2004 and February 2005. The mean age at surgery was 6.9 years (range 3-20 years), with a mean time to recent follow-up radiographs of 6.3 years (5-9 years). A total 219 children underwent laminectomy from L(2)-S(1). Scoliosis existed in one case, and two cases of L(5) spondylolysis were detected before surgery. One case presented lumbar hyperlordosis. After SDR, 10 cases showed distinctively abnormal walking posture of hyperlordolysis. Compared with the preoperative angle of hyperlordolysis, the angle was improved after the operation. Among them, four patients developed spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (grade I). We also observed that one case developed lumbar kyphosis deformity. In conclusion, cerebral palsy patients may develop spinal deformity. Some cases showed distinctively abnormal walking posture of hyperlordolysis, and they developed spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis after surgery.
[Li, Z., Zhu, J. & Liu, X. (2008). Deformity of lumbar spine after selective dorsal rhizotomy for spastic cerebral palsy. Microsurgery, 28(1), 10-12.]
BACKGROUND: Proximal femoral head resection (FHR) has been used as a treatment option in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) who suffer from pain, contractures, and impaired personal hygiene. We analyzed the overall functional outcome following this surgery and associated patient satisfaction.
METHODS: This study was a retrospective case series with a follow-on questionnaire. A consecutive sample of 27 patients with CP who underwent proximal FHR between 1988 and 2004 were analyzed. Medical and radiographic records were used alongside a patient satisfaction questionnaire. Average follow-up time was 7.8 years (range, 2.3-16.5 years).
RESULTS: We found an improvement in hip pain, range of motion, activities of daily living, and quality of life after surgery. Age at surgery, type of immobilization, and presence of heterotopic ossification or femoral migration did not affect the long-term surgical outcome.
CONCLUSION: This study confirms the efficacy of proximal FHR for the treatment of chronic severe neuromuscular hip dysplasia in children with CP.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.
[Muthusamy, K., Chu, H. Y., Friesen, R. M., Chou, P. C., Eilert, R. E. & Chang, F. M. (2008). Femoral head resection as a salvage procedure for the severely dysplastic hip in nonambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 28(8), 884-9.]
We reviewed the outcome in 24 children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy aged seven years or younger for whom surgery was recommended between 1999 and 2005 following gait analysis. A total of 13 children (operative group) had surgery and the remaining 11 (control group) did not, for family or administrative reasons. The operative group had at least two post-operative gait analyses at yearly intervals, with eight children having a third and six children a fourth. The control group had a second analysis after a mean interval of 1.5 years (95% confidence interval 1.1 to 1.9). In the operative group, the Gillette gait index, the ranges of movement in the lower limb joint and knee extension in stance improved following surgery, and this was maintained overall at the second post-operative analysis. The minimum knee flexion in stance in the control group increased between analyses. These results suggest that surgical intervention in selected children can result in improvements in gait and function in the short to medium term compared with non-operative management.
[Gough, M., Schneider, P. & Shortland, A. P. (2008). The outcome of surgical intervention for early deformity in young ambulant children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume, 90(7), 946-51.]
Outcome in 24 ambulant children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, in whom multilevel surgical intervention was recommended following gait analysis, is reviewed. Twelve children had surgical intervention (treatment group; eight males, four females; mean age 9 years 10 months, SD 3 years 4 months) while the other 12 did not (control group; five males, seven females; mean age 10 years 1 month, SD 2 years 11 months). All children had interval three-dimensional gait analyses (mean time between analyses: control group, 14.1 months; treatment group, 17.9 months). At follow-up the control group (mean age 11 years 9 months) showed a significant increase in minimum hip and knee flexion in stance which was not related to age, the interval between analyses, changes in the passive joint range of motion, nor changes in anthropometric measurements. The treatment group (mean age at follow-up 11 years 3 months) showed a significant improvement in minimum knee flexion and in ankle dorsiflexion in stance. Parents of nine children said their child's walking distance had increased following intervention. Of five children using posterior walkers preoperatively, two continued to use them postoperatively; two were using crutches or sticks and the remaining child walked independently. Two children who walked independently preoperatively used sticks postoperatively for community ambulation. The deterioration seen in the kinematics of the control group suggests that previous outcome studies comparing postoperative gait with preoperative gait have underestimated the immediate effects of surgery. It also raises concerns about the long-term effects of surgical intervention.
[Gough, M., Eve, L. C., Robinson, R. O. & Shortland, A. P. (2004). Short-term outcome of multilevel surgical intervention in spastic diplegic cerebral palsy compared with the natural history. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 46(2), 91-7.]
Despite the increasing popularity of nonorthopaedic treatment alternatives for children with cerebral palsy, bony and soft-tissue surgery remains a common component in the management of ambulatory patients. Multisite simultaneous tendon surgery provides improvement in gait by addressing hip, knee, and ankle contractures together. Careful preoperative physical examination is required; computerized gait analysis can be useful in confirming a plan for multiple tendon surgeries. Rotational osteotomies can improve transverse-plane malalignment. Shorter periods of immobilization and aggressive postoperative gait training and strengthening may optimize improvements in gait.
[Karol, L. A. (2004). Surgical management of the lower extremity in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 12(3), 196-203.]
INTRODUCTION: Restricted passive hip abduction in children with cerebral palsy (CP) may be caused by uninhibited resting contractions and/or retractions, i.e., shortened muscle body or tendons. Pathological short tendons require surgical intervention, but lack of muscle body elasticity responds to physiotherapy or a postural splinting. Clinical examination can distinguish between short tendons and short muscle body. The thigh is slowly and passively extended while palpating the tendon. Tension is detected in the tendon when the leg is at angle Ao. The elastic tension of the muscle body then increases until no further movement is possible, at angle Amax. The difference Amax-Ao is an index of the structural length of the muscle body. If this difference is reduced during passive straightening there is shortening of the muscle body; if it is displaced it indicates shortening of the tendon. The value Ao indicates the muscular or tendon origin of the retraction for a given passive limitation (Amax). This study defines the physiological values of Ao and the relative precisions of chemical and instrumental measurements.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 children aged 9-11 years, 10 CP patients (7 girls and 3 boys, mean age 10.3 years) and 20 controls (11 girls and 9 boys, mean age 10.5 years) were studied. All the CP children had lower limb spasticity and adopted an adduction posture. None had undergone hip muscle surgery. Ao and Amax were measured clinically with a goniometer and EMG to monitor muscle silence, and experimentally using a deformable parallelogram and force transducers.
RESULTS: The minimum physiological value of Ao was 8 degrees with the knee flexed and 0 degree with the knee extended. Smaller values of this angle indicated tendon retraction. The difference between Ao and Amax in the controls and CP children was < or = 10 degrees; the reproducibilities of the clinical measurement of Ao and Amax were very similar.
DISCUSSION: Clinical examination provides an acceptably accurate method of distinguishing between tendon and muscle body retraction of adductor muscles in CP children. The conditions required for successful measurement are: careful examination with strict positional reference and sufficiently relaxed pelvic muscles. A hip extension angle Ao of less than 8 degrees with the knee flexed or 0 degree with the knee straight indicates tendon retraction requiring tendon surgery, otherwise, the retraction involves only the muscle body. This reduced elasticity can be overcome by prolonged extension (at least 6 hours/24). Effective muscle extension may be hindered by non-suppressed adductor contractions. This must be overcome prior to physiotherapy by surgery of the ramus ant. n. obturatorii.
CONCLUSION: Clinical measurement of Ao of adductor muscles is a reliable way of distinguishing between tendon retractions requiring surgery and muscle body retractions resulting from staying too long in a position with the muscle shortened. This muscle body shortening can be due to lack of physiotherapy or a stretching apparatus treatment, pathological contractions, or compensation for disorders of the controlateral limb.
[Renaudin, E., Khouri, N., Robert, M. & Lespargot, A. (1994). Is surgery of the hip adductor muscles justified in children with cerebral palsy [French]? Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur, 80(2), 108-12.]
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how soft tissue surgery for correcting equinus deformity affects the kinematic and kinetic parameters of the ankle and proximal joints. Sixteen children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy and equinus deformities (age range 3-16 years) were included. Soft tissue surgeries were performed exclusively on the ankle joint area in all subjects. Using computerized gait analysis (Vicon 370 Motion Analysis System), the kinematic and kinetic parameters during barefoot ambulation were collected preoperatively and postoperatively. In all 16 children, the abnormally increased ankle plantar flexion and pelvis anterior tilting on the sagittal plane were significantly improved without a weakening of push-off (p < 0.05). In a group of 8 subjects with a recurvatum knee gait pattern before operation, the postoperative kinematic and kinetic parameters of the knee joint were significantly improved (p < 0.05). In a group of 8 subjects with ipsilateral pelvic external rotation before operation, the postoperative pelvic deviations on the transverse plane were significantly decreased (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the soft tissue surgery for correcting equinus deformity improves not only the abnormal gait pattern of the ankle, but also that of the knee and pelvis.
[Park, C. I., Park, E. S., Kim, H. W. & Rha, D. W. (2006). Soft tissue surgery for equinus deformity in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy: Effects on kinematic and kinetic parameters. Yonsei Medical Journal , 47(5), 657-66.]
Evaluation of hand function for treatment planning and outcome documentation in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) proves challenging. Because of the complexity of multisystem involvement and time constraints during physician clinic visits, we developed a comprehensive evaluation protocol to assist with team surgical decision making in CP. We report findings from three adolescents with hemiplegic CP who were evaluated pre-/post-intervention using measures of impairment (clinical examination procedures), activity (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function), and participation (goal attainment scaling). An intervention to improve hand function consisted of single-event multilevel orthopedic surgery and postsurgical therapy. Wrist/finger biomechanics and active range of motion improved after the intervention. The targeted surgical intervention and undefined therapy intervention, however, seemed to have little influence on activity and participation. The descriptive results of these exemplar cases suggest that, instead of assisting only with surgical decision making, the evaluation protocol should focus on specific postsurgical therapy plans in addition to surgical/therapy decision making.
[Wesdock, K. A., Kott, K. & Sharps, C. (2008). Pre- and postsurgical evaluation of hand function in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: Exemplar cases. Journal of Hand Therapy, 21(4), 386-97.]
The surgical results of upper extremity intervention have been shown to improve hand function from paperweight/passive assist function to active assist function. Although children with cerebral palsy commonly have a sensibility deficiency in conjunction with their motor deficiency, several recent studies have disproved the previous doctrine that hand surgery should not be performed on children with sensibility deficiencies. The author's report of 134 children treated surgically showed that preoperatively 50% had impaired two-point discrimination and 75% had impaired stereognosis: impaired sensibility had no adverse effect on surgical results. Eliasson et al reported on 32 children treated surgically with tendon transfers and muscle releases. Impaired sensibility before the surgery did not influence the outcome. In fact, Dahlin et al reported 36 patients treated operatively and followed for 18 months, finding an improvement in stereognosis function associated with the improvement in their motor function, presumably because of improved functional use. Children with cerebral palsy can improve their motor function and perhaps also their sensibility function with appropriately planned and executed tendon release and transfer surgery. Balance of the wrist and fingers is the key clement in improvement of upper limb function.
[Van Heest, A. E. (2003). Surgical management of wrist and finger deformity. Hand Clinics, 19(4), 657-65.]
32 patients with cerebral palsy underwent operations for pronation deformity. The deformity is classified into four groups. Patients in group 1 are capable of supination beyond neutral. No surgery is necessary. Those in group 2 are able to supinate to the neutral position. A pronator quadratus release is advised and may be combined with a flexor aponeurotic release. In group 3, patients have no active supination. However a full range of passive supination is readily achieved. A pronator teres transfer is advised. Patients in group 4 have no active supination. Full passive supination may be present, but is tight. A flexor aponeurotic release and a pronator quadratus release may unmask active supinator activity. An active transfer for supination is possible as a secondary procedure.
[Gschwind, C. & Tonkin, M. (1992). Surgery for cerebral palsy: Part 1. Classification and operative procedures for pronation deformity. Journal of Hand Surgery [British], 17(4), 391-5.]
Selective dorsal rhizotomy at the lumbar level is a neurosurgical procedure, which reduces spasticity in the legs. Its effect has mainly been studied in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Little is known about the outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in patients with neurodegenerative disorders. We report the clinical course after selective dorsal rhizotomy in 2 patients with progressive spasticity. Leg spasticity was effectively and persistently reduced in both patients, facilitating care and improving sitting comfort. However, spasticity of the arms and other motor disturbances, such as spontaneous extension spasms and the ataxia, increased gradually in time. Selective dorsal rhizotomy leads to a disappearance of leg spasticity in patients with a neurodegenerative disease. Other motor signs are not influenced and may increase due to the progressive nature of the underlying disease.
[Grunt, S., van der Knaap, M. S., van Ouwerkerk, W. J., Strijers, R. L., Becher, J. G. & Vermeulen, R. J. (2008). Effectiveness of selective dorsal rhizotomy in 2 patients with progressive spasticity due to neurodegenerative disease. Journal of Child Neurology, 23(7), 818-22.]
Surgery based on an accurate determination of deforming forces, muscle weakness, and joint instability achieves reasonably predictable results in patients with cerebral palsy. Thumb deformities can be classified into those of mainly intrinsic nature, extrinsic nature, and those of a combined nature. This allows identification of which muscles are released most appropriately and which muscle function requires augmentation. Joint instability needs to be taken into consideration because tendon transfers across unstable joints will be ineffective. The various surgical procedures are outlined in the text. In 32 patients, application of these principles and techniques allowed removal of the thumb from the palm in 29 patients during fist formation. Lateral pinch was established in 26 thumbs, and functional assessment revealed improvement in one functional grade. Functional benefit may be determined by other factors beyond the control of the surgeon. Therefore, the decision to proceed to surgery may be undertaken only after detailed and repeated clinical examinations are conducted that are coordinated with the assessments of parents, caregivers, physicians, occupational and physical therapists, and social counselors.
[Tonkin, M. A. (2003). Thumb deformity in the spastic hand: Classification and surgical techniques. Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery, 7(1), 18-25.]


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Breckenridge Ski Resort continues Spring Fever this weekend by kicking off the Bud Light Concert Series this Saturday, April 12 with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
The Bud Light Concert Series features four concert days of big-name acts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons over the next two weekends. All concerts will be free to the public and take place on a specially-constructed stage facing One Ski Hill Place, a RockResort, at the base of Peak 8, starting at 2 p.m. on each concert date.
Here's the full line-up of this week's Spring Fever events…
Friday, April 11, The Third 5' til 5' Terrain Park Happy Hour: Head to the park every Friday afternoon during Spring Fever from 2-5 p.m., where the 5 Chair will run late until 5 p.m., providing extra access to spring park laps, plus music and free hot dogs. Skiers and riders can compete in jam-style contest where competitors can win season passes, GoPros and other prizes.
Saturday, April 12, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Known for such hits as Go Daddy-O, You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby), and Mr. Pinstripe Suit, and their appearance at the Super Bowl XXXIII halftime show in 1999, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy remind the world that it's still cool to swing big band style.
Imperial Challenge: Run or ride your bike six miles from the Breckenridge Recreation Center to the base of Peak 8 at the Breckenridge Ski Resort. Ascend on your choice of gear to either the top of the T Bar (Sport Course 2500') or to the top of Peak 8 (Expert Course 3000'). Descend to the base of Peak 8 and the finish. Visit www.mavsports.com for registration and details.
Sunday, April 13, The Gin Blossoms: The Grammy-nominated group with its blend of pop and rock became a musical force that helped define the sound of '90s radio. With massive hits like Follow You Down, Til I Hear It From You and Hey Jealousy, the band had multi cross-over hits in four different radio formats. After a series of charting singles, the band broke up in 1997, reunited in 2002 and released a fourth album, Major Lodge Victory, in 2006, and a fifth, No Chocolate Cake, in 2010.
Concerts coming up next weekend include…
Friday, April 18, Yonder Mountain String Band: This Colorado native foursome blends bluegrass, rock and countless other influences. With its traditional lineup of instruments, the band may look like a traditional bluegrass band at first glance, but they've created their own music that transcends any genre, as evidenced by their legions of loyal fans from the Centennial State and beyond.
Saturday, April 19, Blues Traveler: One of the world's legendary jam bands, Blues Traveler has released a total of nine studio albums, four of which have gone gold, three platinum, and one six-times platinum. Over the course of their illustrious career, Blues Traveler has sold more than 10 million combined units worldwide, played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and with their hit song Run-Around had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned a Grammy.
Other Breck Spring Fever 2014 signature events…
- 5' til 5' Terrain Park Happy Hour events on Friday afternoons via the 5 Chair lift
- Extended Gondola operating hours
- Easter egg hunts both on the mountain and in-town
- A sunrise Easter service at TenMile Station
- The Spring Series International Ski Federation Super G & Giant Slalom Races
- Extended week of skiing with a closing day luau on April 27
Book a room with Breck's Spring Fever Event Special for discounted lodging and a locals card, giving you insider access to things like a free Peak 6 pint glass at the T-bar, drink discounts at the T-bar, Ski Hill Grill and Sevens, $10 off a tune package at Breck Sports, and more.
Breck Spring Fever is presented by Breckenridge Ski Resort, Bud Light, Mountain Dew and Red Bull. Associate partners include GoPro, Helly Hansen and Sprint.
Breckenridge Ski Resort is open until Sunday, April 27. For more information about the month-long series of events or to book a stay in Breck, call 800-536-1890 or visit www.BreckSpringFever.com.


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The finalists of the 2011 Billboard Music Awards have recently been announced. Of the star-studded line-up of finalists, a few artists stand out from the crowd, artists such as Rihanna. When the finalists were announced, Rihanna's name came up no less than eighteen times, including the Top Hot 100 list, Top R&B Artists and Top Female Artist, making her a front runner for the Billboard Music Awards. Close on her heals are Eminem, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars.Read more..
Sad Farewell to Ferlin Husky
Ferlin Huskey was born on 3 December 1925 and found his calling in life during World War II while serving as a United States Merchant Marine by entertaining the troops. His love for music, performing and bringing joy to the audience confirmed that music was the career path he should follow. Huskey was active in the music industry from 1945 until this year, but tragically passed away on Thursday, 17 March 2001, due to congestive heart failure. He was 85 years of age, and it is a sad loss for family, friends, fans and the music industry.Read more..
Adele on Top of Digital Sales
Hearing that your album has reached the number one slot in the United States is any artist's dream. For Adele to have the top selling album is an achievement on its own, but it was due to her staggering number of digital album sales that she managed to reach this peak so early in her career. Even if not one album had sold in the stores, she still would have had the winning album just by her digital sales numbers. Her second album, 21, has made an even greater impact on the music industry than her debut album, 19.Read more..
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Sunday evening was all glitz and glamour at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards as music-lovers gathered to honor artists who stood out above the crowd in the past year – and the evening proved to be full of surprises. No one seemed to be more astonished at their success than the band members of Arcade Fire, as the Canadian indie rock group took the Album of the Year Grammy for The Suburbs. They followed up frontman Win Butler's acceptance speech with an impromptu performance of Ready to Start, to the delight of the audience. Consisting of Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara and Sarah Neufeld, the band features a variety of instruments in their music, including guitar, drums, bass guitar, violin, viola, piano, cello, double bass, xylophone, glockenspiel, French horn, accordion, keyboard, harp, mandolin, and even a hurdy-gurdy.Read more..
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The Culver City Symphony Orchestra conducted by their Artistic Director, Frank Fetta performed the final concert of their season, this weekend on Saturday night, June 14, 2014 at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City.
Titled, "Sounds of Downtown Culver City" the orchestra performed to an almost full house, which held a multi-generational audience. The Kirk Douglas Theater was a beautiful venue and showed off the orchestra's sound with surprisingly good acoustics.
The first half of the concert featured three 20th century neo-romantic masterworks, beginning with Aaron Copland's "Quiet City." In this enigmatic and introspective work, the orchestra sounded frequently unsure of their entrances, and Fetta's conducting seemed unsteady as well. However, these faults were offset by the excellent duet solos of principal trumpet, Jason Foltz and principal oboist David Kosoff.
The next work was the demanding and highly expressive masterpiece for soprano and orchestra, "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" by the great American composer, Samuel Barber. The fantastic text by the late Pulitzer prize winning poet, James Agee, comes from Agee's prologue to his book "A Death in the Family." Originally composed for the late great American soprano, Eleanor Steber, it was also recorded by the legendary American soprano, Lyeontyne Price with Thomas Schippers conducting.
Barber's romantic music for "Knoxville" at times resembles some of Puccini's operas. The work requires a Puccini style soprano with ample voice and the ability to spin out thrilling phrasing. The singer must project to the audience in phrases such as, "squared with clowns, in hueless amber" - on music arching through the middle part of the voice - to "Now is the night, one blue dew" that ends on a high Bflat. Barber's gorgeous and complex music divided into several sections, can pull you into a magical world that recalls the simple joys of a small American town in 1915.
Unfortunately, none of this magic occurred. Fetta's conducting seemed focused more on keeping everyone going, rather than building the drama, paying little attention to Stinson's singing.
Stinson's performance while correctly sung, lacked vocal color and musical nuance. Her poor diction and superficial phrasing also failed to excite. Though Stinson sings as a concert soloist in Southern California with various orchestras, her light weight coloratura voice and bland musicality was not well suited for this dramatic work.
After this disappointing performance, conductor Frank Fetta graciously invited Stinson to sing an encore. While this seemed perfunctory, Stinson's singing of Mozart's famous bravura aria "Alleulia" did show her to a better advantage. Clearly more relaxed in classical coloratura repertoire, she smiled more, deftly singing Mozart's rapid scale passages, though Fetta's overly rushed tempos marred some of her performance.
Ending the first half of the concert, was Ravel's famous "Le tombeau de Couperin." Here, though the orchestra played with far better nuance and cohesion than in the previous two works, particularly in the woodwind section, the orchestra still sounded rambling in many of the sections. Fetta's conducting was again, sketchy at best.
After the intermission, the concert resumed with the final work, that of Josef Haydn's Symphony No.99 in four movements. Fetta's conducting, unlike the first half of the concert, became more involved and detailed in style, employing grander gestures and keeping everyone beautifully together. In the classical works of Haydn and Mozart, the orchestra was clearly more at home, performing Haydn's delightful work with crispness, clarity and excellent style.
This was a surprisingly uneven concert by the Culver City Symphony Orchestra, and one that perhaps was overly ambitious in its scope. One hopes that next season's concerts will focus on works that bring out the great talents of this respected orchestra, which contributes so much to the musical fabric of our community.
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This article will discuss specific ways to prevent or end disputes peaceably. Some of these suggestions might be productively used or not used, depending upon the specific dispute and the types of people involved in it.
It is always better to prevent a dispute before it becomes necessary to peaceably end it. Some ways to prevent disputes are to:
- Avoid telling ethnic jokes.
- Avoid using provocative bumper stickers.
- Avoid wearing provocative T-shirts or buttons.
- Develop good stress management habits.
- Develop good safe driving habits.
- Practice courtesy at stadium sports events.
- Keep the drinking of everyone in your group under control.
- Make sure your Facebook posts are not provocative.
- Do your people watching hobby in a discrete manner.
- Respect the dangers present in large groups of people.
Sometimes, however, it may be impossible to avoid a dispute. When that happens, peaceably ending the dispute should be the goal. While trying to accomplish that, keep in mind that you should:
- Speak in a low, calm, voice with good eye contact and slow, gentle body movements.
- Listen to what the angry person is saying, and repeat back to him what you heard him say.
- Seek to have the argument in a private place, if possible.
- Try to achieve a win-win solution.
- Have a plan to protect yourself from physical aggression, if necessary.
Proverbs 15:1 says, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
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THE DEAL: Celebrity Cruises is offering a 13-night Asia cruise onboard Celebrity Millennium, sailing from Tokyo to Vancouver on May 10, 2014. Prices start from $2,699 per person for a balcony cabin. The price includes roundtrip airfare, a three-night pre-cruise hotel stay in Tokyo, and up to $100 in onboard credit.
WHAT WE LOVE: Asia with flight inclusions makes this a cruise deal worth paying attention to. Fly to Tokyo (included) and stay three nights in Japan's major metropolis (included) before boarding your two-week cruise with stops in Aomori and Sapporo, Japan (and even Russia), before docking in Vancouver. Taxes, transfers, a balcony cabin and even $100 in onboard credit top off what's included for your $2,699. This is the Far East at a very near value.
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Fedor Bondarchuk's "Stalingrad" is an attempt to tell the incredible story of the titular battle, which was one of the bloodiest of World War II. As far as the story goes, there's not much. A small group of Russian soldiers infiltrates the city and bunkers down in a building that is strategic for their position, while a group of Nazis set up camp nearby with orders to take the building. Meanwhile, the Russians also take care of a young girl who was living in the house, with several of them falling in love with her. At the same time, a German Captain falls in love with a local girl, whom he is willing to do anything to protect. With the devastating battle raging on and off, things only become more complicated for the various relationships.
This is a film that seems to have been made for one purpose and one purpose only: to use as many explosions and gun rounds as possible. It's basically a two-hour noisemaker that pauses momentarily every now and again in an attempt to squeeze in a human element to the story, but whenever they try, it ends up feeling so empty and so hollow that the audience becomes unable to feel anything for these characters, who aren't developed in the least. You know things aren't going well when the only thing the film has going for it is a hilariously-bad English-dubbed track (yes, I know it has the original language track available, but why take away its one unintentionally-good aspect?). Other than that, there's just nothing here to enjoy. The film is bloated at a runtime of over two hours, much of which was simply not needed, and with nothing for the audience to become engaged in, all you can do is count each minute as it ticks by. The filmmakers may have had the best of intentions when they set out to make the film as a tribute to the brave soldiers who fought the battle, but all they ended up making was a dull, stretched-out, and noisy mess.
"Stalingrad" is presented in a 2.35:1, 1080p High Definition transfer of decent quality. Much of the film is very drab, with a palette of gray, green, and other dark colors, so when it becomes hard to see something, it's probably the production design that's to blame, not the picture. The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is loud and clear, presenting no problems to get in the way of hearing all the sounds of war or the dialogue track (whichever language you choose to listen to). Overall, both areas are satisfactory, allowing for an easy viewing/listening experience.
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The Making of Stalingrad: An 11-minute behind the scenes featurette that features interviews with the cast and crew discussing the making of the film. There isn't very much to be learned here, so it's not particularly worth watching, but at the very least you get some interesting behind the scenes footage.
"Stalingrad" is a film that is completely lacking in substance, not only on the basic storytelling level, but also on the human level. There is nothing here for the viewer to get engaged with, nothing for them to care about, and no real reason for them to keep watching as the film drones on and on. For a film like this to work, the soldiers we're supposed to be rooting for need to be developed to the point where we can get attached to them, so that, when the battle occurs, we have an invested interest in what happens. "Stalingrad" offers nothing of the sort, leaving us with a dud of a war film that never comes to life.
Score: 2/5
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Quantrill, a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American during the 2014 Cardinal campaign, is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in two starts for the Morehead City Marlins this summer. He has allowed just one run, while striking out 15 and walking two. Opponents have been limited to a .143 batting average (5-35) and produced only two extra-base hits (two doubles) against the rising sophomore.
Georgia's Jared Cheek will start for the West All-Stars against Quantrill's East team.
Three other Cardinal freshmen pitchers are also on the Marlins' club, Tyler Thorne, Chris Viall and Griffin Weir. Thorne has a 1.00 ERA in nine innings, Weir owns a 3.60 ERA in five innings and Viall allowed two earned runs in his only appearance.
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At Princeton — 2015-16: helped Princeton to dramatic final-session rally past Harvard to repeat as Ivy League champion … earned second-team All-Ivy League honors in the 200 breast and took third in the 100 breast; posted Princeton's best times in both events during the year … placed 10th in the 200 IM … had top-four finishes in both breast events to help Princeton to first H-Y-P win since 2012 … recipient of the team's Matthew R. Weiner Class of 2002, C.Rob Orr Award for inspiration, dedication and respect … team tri-captain. 2014-15: reached all three A finals to help Princeton reclaim the Ivy League championship … earned second-team All-Ivy League honors by taking second in the 100 breast in 53.41; time is the second-fastest in Princeton history … finished fifth in the 200 IM; prelim time of 1:45.51 is second-fastest in school history … took eighth in the 200 breast and had Princeton's second-fastest time of the season. 2013-14: placed third in three A finals at the Ivy League Championships; began weekend in the 200 IM (1:46.61), then took third in the 100 breast (54.19) and the 200 breast (1:56.68) … earned Second-Team All-Ivy honors on the runner-up 400 medley relay … posted Princeton's fastest breast times of the season and second-fastest 200 IM (1:46.45). 2012-13: placed 27th in NCAA Championships in the 200 breast; also competed in the 200 IM and 100 breast, as well as both medley relays, at NCAAs … had third-fastest 200 breast time among any freshman in the nation prior to NCAAs … took second in the 100 breast final at the Ivy League Championships (53.94) … followed with a second-place finish in the 200 breast (1:55.58); that time was the second-fastest in Ivy Championship history; both finals times were Princeton's fastest of the season and second-fastest of all-time … finished fourth in the Ivy 200 IM final (1:46.93); time was Princeton's third-fastest of the season … recipient of the team's William B. Nash Memorial Trophy, given for outstanding sportsmanship and performance by a freshman.
Before Princeton — competed at U.S. Open Nationals … invited both Senior Nationals and Zone Select Camp ... CCS high school champion in 100 breast; holds CCS record in event (55.29) ... holds Olympic Trial cut in 200 breast ... competed in FINA World Cup stops in Berlin, Moscow and Singapore ... two-year captain of Palo Alto High; also served as club team captain ... two-time Academic All-America ... earned Math and Social Studies departmental awards.
Personal — born March 7, 1995 ... son of Noel Sanborn and Virginia Lee ... both parents are retired ... has two older siblings, Adrian and Elliott ... may study Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
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With five returning starters, Arizona was No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason poll Monday for the third time in six years.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas - all of the Big 12 - held the next three spots in the poll, the third time one conference has had that many teams in the preseason top five.
Arizona, seventh in last season's final poll before reaching the NCAA tournament's round of 16, received 50 first-place votes and 1,773 points from the national media panel.
The Wildcats, who play at Kansas on Jan. 25, were the preseason No. 1 for the 1997-98 and 2000-01 seasons.
The ACC had the No. 1 and 2 teams in last year's preseason poll in Duke and Maryland, which went on to win it all. The last preseason No. 1 team to win the national championship was Kentucky in 1995-96.
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Jerry Jones said he was going to make changes, but could Jason Garrett be one of them? Jones let go defensive coordinator Rob Ryan in favor of 72-year-old Monte Kiffin, hardly an upgrade in that department.
Word is Jones wants Garrett to fire his brother John, the Cowboys tight end coach, who is looking for other jobs, obviously being proactive. Seeing that tight end isn't a problem area, could Jones be setting up an inevitable conflict to force a parting of ways, asks Mike Florio of profootballweekly.com?
Along with the fact that Jones wants Garrett to relinquish his play calling duties, it also could be a direct attempt to frustrate Garrett into a difference in philosophies and an amicable parting of ways.
During the season, rumors bounced aroundthat Mike Holmgren was seriously interested in the Dallas position, and with coaching vacancies filling up, the hunt for assistants will become even more intense. However, entering the fray late with a new coach could result in hiring assistants that are 3rd or 4th choices.
It would be hard to fire a coach Jones initially backed, but if they both agree it can't work, then it's a solid media move by Jones.