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Human experience of acute overdose with PREZISTA/ritonavir is limited. Single doses up to 3200 mg of the oral solution of darunavir alone and up to 1600 mg of the tablet formulation of darunavir in combination with ritonavir have been administered to healthy volunteers without untoward symptomatic effects.
No specific antidote is available for overdose with PREZISTA. Treatment of overdose with PREZISTA consists of general supportive measures including monitoring of vital signs and observation of the clinical status of the patient. If indicated, elimination of unabsorbed active substance is to be achieved by emesis. Administration of activated charcoal may also be used to aid in removal of unabsorbed active substance. Since PREZISTA is highly protein bound, dialysis is unlikely to be beneficial in significant removal of the active substance.
Co-administration of PREZISTA/ritonavir is contraindicated with drugs that are highly dependent on CYP3A for clearance and for which elevated plasma concentrations are associated with serious and/or life-threatening events (narrow therapeutic index). These drugs and other contraindicated drugs (which may lead to reduced efficacy of darunavir) are listed in Table 6 [also see DRUG INTERACTIONS, Table 11].
Table 6: Drugs That Are Contraindicated With
|Drug Class
|Drugs Within Class That Are Contraindicated With PREZISTA/ritonavir
|Clinical Comment
|Alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonist
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as hypotension.
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias.
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions in patients with renal and/or hepatic impairment.
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions.
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias.
|Ergot Derivative
|Dihydroergotamine, Ergotamine, Methylergonovine
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening events such as acute ergot toxicity characterized by peripheral vasospasm and ischemia of the extremities and other tissues.
|GI Motility Agent
|Potential for serious and/or life-threatening reactions such as cardiac arrhythmias.
|Orally administered Midazolam, Triazolam
|Triazolam and orally administered midazolam are extensively metabolized by CYP3A. Co-administration of triazolam or orally administered midazolam with PREZISTA/ritonavir may cause large increases in the concentrations of these benzodiazepines. Potential for serious and/or life-threatening events such as prolonged or increased sedation or respiratory depression.
|Herbal Product
|St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
|Patients taking PREZISTA/ritonavir should not use products containing St. John's wort because co-administration may result in reduced plasma concentrations of darunavir. This may result in loss of therapeutic effect and development of resistance.
|HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
|Lovastatin, Simvastatin
|Potential for serious reactions such as myopathy including rhabdomyolysis. For dosing recommendation regarding atorvastatin, pravastatin and rosuvastatin, see Table 11: Established and Other Potentially Significant Drug Interactions: Alterations in Dose or Regimen May Be Recommended Based on Drug Interaction Studies or Predicted Interaction.
|Rifampin is a potent inducer of CYP450 metabolism. PREZISTA/ritonavir should not be used in combination with rifampin, as this may cause significant decreases in darunavir plasma concentrations. This may result in loss of therapeutic effect to PREZISTA.
|PDE-5 inhibitor
|Sildenafil for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
|A safe and effective dose for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension has not been established with PREZISTA/ritonavir. There is an increased potential for sildenafil-associated adverse events (which include visual disturbances, hypotension, prolonged erection, and syncope).
Due to the need for co-administration of PREZISTA with ritonavir, please refer to ritonavir prescribing information for a description of ritonavir contraindications.This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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This is just on the off chance that someone knows a pickup maker who will supply a partial pickup.
I want to have a separate pickup to amplify my 2 bass strings so that I can rout that signal into an octave divider to give me a bass. I already have an under saddle (Fishman Matrix) dealing with all the strings. This second pickup would be additional.
I did suggest that some bright maker actually manufactured a single unit that would give both the standard signal but would put the bottom 2 strings through a splitter. Hopefully someone will "invent" the beast.
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i read about someone who uses a soundhole pickup with adjustable/removable pole pieces and only left in the bass string poles. another option might be one of the midi contraptions where each string can be modified electronically...
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Bad news first, there really isnt any practical way to make something work the way you want with your Fishman Matrix installed, however K&K Sound can make a custom undersaddle system that splits the undersaddle pickup with individual E/A- and D/G/B/E string pickups. It requires an external 2 channel preamp (that we make as well) and can easily be used the way you have described above.
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THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS by Eric Novod
The Big Band, artwork by Suzanne Cerny
It can be argued that since 1970, the big band has had just as important a role in the development of post-bop modern jazz as any small group subgenre. Some of the more interesting musical minds to emerge over the last 35+ years have come out of the big band world, and yet many still receive comparatively little recognition for their effort. Is this perhaps due to their inclusion in a genre that is sometimes unfortunately labeled as a "has-been?" Is it because it's financially unfeasible to assemble a big band and keep it afloat, making it easy to brush past the relatively small number of longstanding, high-ranking modern big bands that have actually made it happen?
This Dozens attempts to display the significance of the post-bop big band since 1970. Some tracks are from artists whose careers began far before 1970, but who were still performing during this time period, influencing generations of younger big band leaders. Other tracks highlight unsung heroes and new faces in the world of the modern big band.
The overriding theme throughout is the timelessness of the subgenre. Unsurprisingly, I could have ended every review by citing Duke Ellington's influence, which is still amazingly palpable in even the most avant-garde big band performance. On the other hand, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, the first and earliest track reviewed here, performed at the Blue Note during election week 2008. Charles Mingus and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band, the other two early influential artists included here, are commemorated in New York by the weekly residencies of the Mingus Big Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, respectively. The more things change in the big band world – and boy do they ever change – the more they stay the same.
Charlie Haden: War Orphans
War Orphans
Liberation Music Orchestra
Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse CD 188)
Charlie Haden (bass), Carla Bley (piano),
Don Cherry (cornet, flute), Michael Mantler (trumpet), Roswell Rudd (trombone), Bob Northern (French horn, percussion), Perry Robinson (clarinet), Dewey Redman (alto, tenor saxes), Gato Barbieri (tenor sax, clarinet), Sam Brown (guitar), Howard Johnson (tuba), Paul Motian, Andrew Cyrille (drums, percussion).
Composed by Ornette Coleman; arranged by Carla Bley.
Recorded: Judson Hall, New York City, April 27-29, 1969
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
In 1969, even though Charlie Haden & Co. were clearly staunch opponents of the Vietnam War, the Liberation Music Orchestra took the high road to deliver a sociopolitical message, performing instrumental music largely inspired by the Spanish Civil War. The big band was therefore infinitely more powerful than your average musicians performing their usual fare while playing political preacher between song performances.
On Ornette Coleman's "War Orphans" from the Liberation Music Orchestra's debut recording, Haden and pianist/arranger/co-conductor Carla Bley engage in an extended conversation with delicate, guarded grace. The remaining players creep in as the tune concludes, providing an eerie culmination in which a social and political message has been delivered without a word uttered. Also notice that this big band is not assembled by section as classic big bands were. A big band where you have only one musician to a part, as is the case here, is a significant modern development that leads to some groundbreaking playing throughout this 1969 recording.
Although the group has only occasionally toured and recorded since 1969, Haden and Bley occasionally bring the band out of retirement whenever the time comes to deliver a musical message. No surprise that they were set to perform at the Blue Note during election week in November 2008.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band: Little Pixie
Little Pixie
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band
Village Vanguard Live Sessions, Vol. 3 (Delta 17138)
Thad Jones (flugelhorn), Mel Lewis (drums), Jerome Richardson (alto sax), Eddie Daniels (tenor sax), Joe Farrell (tenor sax), Pepper Adams (baritone sax),
Snooky Young, Jimmy Nottingham, Richard Williams (trumpets), Garnett Brown, Tom McIntosh, Cliff Heather (trombones), Jerry Dodgion (alto sax), Roland Hanna (piano), Richard Davis (bass).
Composed by Thad Jones.
Recorded: New York, November 15-17, 1970
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Sure, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band occasionally entered the electric/fusion world with funk-groove experiments: check out "Central Park North" for a prime example. But the famed group that performed every Monday night at the Village Vanguard epitomizes the modern big band when they are just plain swinging, too. Their arrangements and featured soloists skillfully combine Swing Era classicism with the energy and freedom of bebop and hard bop. On this track, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Daniels and Joe Farrell take fine solos, and Pepper Adams's rousing baritone sax solo makes clear why he was nicknamed "The Knife." The widespread, sustained influence of this group can still be heard every Monday night when the current Vanguard Jazz Orchestra plays many of the Jones/Lewis arrangements as a memorial to the originators of the straight-ahead, modern New York big band.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Charles Mingus: Hobo Ho
Hobo Ho
Charles Mingus (bass)
Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia-Legacy CK 48910)
Charles Mingus (bass),
Lonnie Hillyer, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young (trumpets), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Julius Watkins (French horn), Charles McPherson, Jerry Dodgion, Bobby Jones, Hal McKusick, James Moody (saxes), Jaki Byard, John Foster, Roland Hanna (piano), Charles McCracken (cello), Dannie Richmond (drums).
Composed by Charles Mingus; conducted by Teo Macero.
Recorded: New York, September 30, 1971
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Time and again, exploring the forward-thinking approach of any of jazz's true stylistic innovators ultimately leads further and further back into the music's history. As fundamentally modern and influential as Mingus's intricate rhythmic conception within a gospel/blues framework has been, it simultaneously presents an equally powerful nod to the previous foundation laid by Duke Ellington.
The first half of "Hobo Ho" returns to an earlier Mingus form – the single, gospel/blues bass theme that lays the groundwork for a guttural tenor solo and quick, biting background hits. Around the 4-minute mark, though, the arrangement turns into a more complex, through-composed event with multiple interweaving rhythmic figures as the tenor solo gradually melts away into a free-for-all climax. The 1950s and '60s seem to drift into the '70s at that 4-minute mark, displaying the arranged freedom that so many had set out to perfect throughout the '60s. The controlled chaos that has built throughout the tune eventually recedes and leaves the introductory bass theme as the last player standing, taking us both literally and figuratively back to where we started.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Toshiko Akiyoshi / Lew Tabackin Big Band: Strive For Jive
Strive For Jive
Toshiko Akiyoshi / Lew Tabackin Big Band
Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) (RCA JP 1 0723)
Toshiko Akiyoshi (piano), Lew Tabackin (reeds),
Richard Cooper, Steve Huffsteter, Mike Price, Bobby Shew (trumpets), Charles Loper, Bill Reichenbach, Jr., Jim Sawyers, Phil Teele, Britt Woodman (trombones), Gary Foster, Bill Perkins, Tom Peterson, Dick Spencer (reeds), Don Baldwin (bass), Peter Donald (drums).
Composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi.
Recorded: December 1-3, 1975
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
The Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band originated in Los Angeles in 1973. During the early '80s, wife Akiyoshi and husband Tabackin relocated to New York, revamping the group with new personnel and a new name: The Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. Until the group officially disbanded in 2003, they recorded 20+ masterful big band works and amassed an enormous list of honors and awards. Just take their Down Beat Critic's Poll wins as evidence: Best Big Band every year from 1979-1983; Best Arranger (Akiyoshi) of 1979, 1982, 1990, 1995 and 1996; and Best Composer (Akiyoshi) of 1981 and 1982.
"Strive for Jive" is an early track from the group's West Coast days. The most palpable initial impression is certainly Akiyoshi's arranging skills. Check out the shout chorus on this up-tempo bop chart – very few arrangers could approach the swinging superiority of an Akiyoshi shout-chorus. And her piano playing ain't bad, either. A classic track from one of the under-publicized giants of the modern big band.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Gil Evans: Up From the Skies
Up From the Skies
Gil Evans (electric piano)
Live at the Public Theater in New York, Volume 1 (Evidence)
Gil Evans (electric piano), Jon Faddis (trumpet), George Lewis (trombone), Arthur Blythe (alto, soprano saxes), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax, flute), Billy Cobham (drums),
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, Lew Soloff (trumpets), Dan Bargeron (trombone, tuba), John Clark (French horn), Masabumi Kikuchi (organ, synthesizer), Pete Levin (synthesizer, clavinet), Tim Landers (electric bass).
Composed by Jimi Hendrix.
Recorded: live at the Public Theater, New York, February 8-9, 1980
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
The collaboration that tragically never materialized between master arranger Gil Evans and guitar hero Jimi Hendrix nonetheless produced some pretty significant developments. In 1974, Evans recorded and released The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix, and in so doing (at least in part) legitimized the adoption of the rock tune as the new jazz standard. While many laud Brad Mehldau or BeatleJazz for repeatedly dipping into the rock canon, the man behind the curtain here, as for so many other important developments in jazz history, turns out to be Mr. Evans.
"Up From the Skies" is one of the few Hendrix tunes that Evans continued to play after his 1974 tribute record. Gil's impeccable arrangement simultaneously (1) allows the listener to forget this ever was a rock tune and (2) nods to Hendrix's harmonic conception – many of the hip harmonies that Evans has accentuated were ripe for the picking straight from the original version. This astounding group from 1980, featuring Faddis, Lewis, Blythe, Bluiett, Kikuchi and Cobham, makes this the foremost version of an important jazz-rock development.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Sun Ra Arkestra: Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss
Sun Ra Arkestra
Cosmo Omnibus Imaginable Illusion: Live at Pit-Inn [aka Pitt-In], Tokyo (DIW 824)
Sun Ra (piano, synthesizer, vocals),
Ahmed Abdullah, Michael Ray (trumpets), Tyrone Hill (trombone), Marshall Allen (alto sax), John Gilmore (tenor sax, percussion), Danny Thompson (baritone sax), Leroy Taylor (clarinet, bass clarinet), June Tyson (violin, viola), Bruce Edwards (guitar), Rollo Radford (electric bass), Earl "Buster" Smith and Eric Walker (drums).
Composed by Duke Ellington.
Recorded: Live at Pit-Inn, Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 1988
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
As it turns out, a rather strange, indefinable period in jazz history that lasted from the mid- to late '80s allowed for Sun Ra, one of its oddest, most indefinable characters, to come into greater view. But it wasn't simply a matter of timing that slightly but certainly widened Ra's fan base (or made some of his detractors loathe him a little less). Without ever sacrificing his complete and utter individuality, Ra definitely increased the accessibility factor come the 1970s and '80s – teaching a class at UC Berkeley, becoming a visible presence in his Philadelphia hometown, and incorporating classic jazz standards into his live repertoire. A prime example of a Ra-reinvented track is Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss," recorded at Tokyo's Pit-In. Ra's deft stride piano and playful yet respectful arrangement prove that as far out in the cosmos as you get in the big band world, you're never more than a step from the Duke.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Milt Jackson with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Bags' Groove
Bags' Groove
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Explosive! Milt Jackson Meets the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (Warner Bros. 47286)
Milt Jackson (vibes), Jeff Clayton (clarinet, flute, alto sax), John Clayton (conductor), Jeff Hamilton (drums), Bill Cunliffe (piano),
Oscar Brashear, Clay Jenkins, Bobby Rodriguez, Byron Stripling (trumpets), Ira Nepus, Maurice Spears (trombones), Lee Callet (clarinet, baritone sax), Keith Fiddmont (clarinet, flute, alto sax), Charles Owens (clarinet, tenor sax), Jim Hershman (guitar), Christopher Luty (bass).
Composed by Milt Jackson; arranged by John Clayton.
Recorded: live at The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA, 1998
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Brothers Jeff and John Clayton and drummer Jeff Hamilton have co-led the premier West Coast big band for the last 20+ years. Whether backing vocalists Diana Krall or Rosemary Clooney or presenting John Clayton's arrangements of tunes by Duke, Sonny Stitt or Horace Silver, the group performs impeccably arranged, historically minded, ultra-swinging charts. As with most modern big band performances, "Bags' Groove" offers an updated twist on a familiar historical mainstay. Milt Jackson's classic bop tune is energetically arranged here to evoke the classic Hampton sound. Yet the interactive rhythm section playing behind Jackson, especially drummer Hamilton and pianist Cunliffe, reinvents the vibist/big-band relationship, giving a familiar sonic combination an entirely new life.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Maria Schneider: Bird Count
Bird Count
Maria Schneider (leader)
Days of Wine and Roses: Live at the Jazz Standard (ArtistShare 0017)
Maria Schneider (leader), Frank Kimbrough (piano), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Larry Farrell (trombone), Scott Robinson (baritone sax),
Laurie Frink, Greg Gisbert, Tony Kadleck (trumpets/flugelhorns), Rock Ciccarone, George Flynn, Keith O'Quinn (trombones), Rick Margitza, Rich Perry, Charles Pillow, Tim Ries (reeds), Ben Monder (guitar), Tony Scherr (bass), Tim Horner (drums).
Composed by Maria Schneider.
Recorded: live at the Jazz Standard, New York, January 2000
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Maria Schneider wrote "Bird Count," a tribute to Parker and Basie, while still at Eastman School of Music over 25 years ago. It has since become her most common set closer, a rousing blues that ended many a night during her longtime residency at Visiones Jazz Club in New York from 1994-1998. It also closes this live date from the Jazz Standard, a superb display of Schneider's immense writing and arranging talents. Days of Wine and Roses combines Schneider's strongest collection of regular players (Jensen, Ciccarone, Ries, Robinson, Monder, Kimbrough, Scherr, Horner) with some of the finest compositions of her career, including "Lately," "The Willow," "My Ideal" and "Bird Count." Note excellent blues solos from pianist Kimbrough, trumpeter Jensen (the track's highlight), trombonist Farrell and baritone saxophonist Robinson. A standout track from the modern purveyor of the Bob Brookmeyer/Thad Jones/Mel Lewis arranging style.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Dave Holland Big Band: Blues for C.M.
Blues for C.M.
Dave Holland (bass)
What Goes Around (ECM 1777)
Dave Holland (bass), Chris Potter (tenor sax), Robin Eubanks (trombone),
Earl Gardner, Alex Sipiagin, Duane Eubanks (trumpets), Andre Hayward, Josh Roseman (trombones), Antonio Hart, Marc Gross (alto saxes), Gary Smulyan (baritone sax), Steve Nelson (vibes), Billy Kilson (drums).
Composed by Dave Holland.
Recorded: New York, January 2001
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Perhaps no modern jazz musician has had a more profound effect on jazz rhythm than bassist/bandleader Dave Holland. From as far back as his Conference of the Birds and Jumpin' In from the 1970s and early '80s, to his famed Quintet recordings of the '90s, Holland has been largely responsible for popularizing complex long-form mixed-meter passages. But while 9/4, 11/4 and 13/4 are all fairly common meter choices for Holland, his careful, seamless writing suggests that his unique melodies are written without trying to squeeze any into a specific mixed meter. An interesting Holland melody, when completed, might just happen to wind up lasting 9 beats instead of 8.
Many of Holland's quintet arrangements translate perfectly into the big band format, as evidenced throughout his 2001 big band debut, What Goes Around. His frequent instruction to have tenorman Potter and trombonist Eubanks play concurrent melodic lines (in the quintet format) come to life to the nth degree when entire big band brass sections harmonize the previously composed, interweaving single lines. This powerful style of collective arranging can be heard throughout "Blues for C.M.," Holland's tribute to Charles Mingus, a slow-burning, ever-building blues (in 4/4!).
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Andrew Hill: Divine Revelation
Divine Revelation
Andrew Hill (piano)
A Beautiful Day (Palmetto 2085)
Andrew Hill (piano), Marty Ehrlich (reeds), Greg Tardy (reeds), Scott Colley (bass),
Dave Ballou, Ron Horton (trumpets), Mike Fahn, Joe Fielder, Charlie Gordon (trombones), Jose Davila (tuba), J.D. Parron, John Savage, Aaron Stewart (reeds), Nasheet Waits (drums).
Composed by Andrew Hill.
Recorded: live at Birdland, New York, January 24-26, 2002
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
"Divine Revelation" from Andrew Hill's A Beautiful Day, a live big band date recorded at Birdland in 2002, is an example of a big band revealing a whole new world of exciting possibilities for a bandleader who usually assembles only small groups. This track, originally recorded with a quartet on the 1975 SteepleChase date Divine Revelation, allows Hill to assign some of his complex piano layering to the brass section, freeing him to interact with the dueling saxophonists throughout the majority of this track. Near the tune's conclusion, the polyrhythmic lines, usually handled by Hill himself once again, develop into a Holland-esque polymetric dialogue in the hands of the big band. Marty Ehrlich and Greg Tardy stand out here, as well as the stylish stability of Scott Colley's bass.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Jason Lindner: Suheir
Jason Lindner (piano, keyboards)
Live at the Jazz Gallery (Anzic 4101)
Jason Lindner (piano, keyboards), Duane Eubanks (trumpet), Jay Collins (soprano sax),
Avishai Cohen (trumpet), Joe Fielder, Dana Leong, Rafi Malkiel (trombones), Anat Cohen, Chris Karlic, Miguel Zenon (reeds), Omer Avital (bass), Eric McPherson (drums), Yosvany Terry Cabrera (percussion).
Composed by Jason Lindner.
Recorded: live at the Jazz Gallery, New York, November 2005
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Jason Lindner, a native New Yorker, emerged as the foremost big band leader among the wave of young jazz musicians who congregated at Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village during the 1990s. Throughout his longstanding Monday night residency there, Lindner performed original compositions with a wide range of influences: roaring gospel-blues intensity of Mingus, standard modern arranging of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, strong presence of polyrhythm and odd-meters, and a constant underpinning of modern Latin and funk rhythms. "Suheir" incorporates all the aforementioned influences. The melody successfully alternates between 6/8 and 7/8 time, the background figures all interact through cross-rhythm and polyrhythm, and trumpeter Duane Eubanks and soprano saxophonist Jay Collins engage in an extended improvisational duel padded by colorful trombone harmonies. A tour de force from one of New York's young guns.
Reviewer: Eric Novod
Hilario Duran: Paq Man
Paq Man
Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band
From the Heart (Alma 66062)
Hilario Duran (piano), Paquito D'Rivera (alto sax, clarinet), Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez (drums),
Alexis Baró, Alex Kundakcioglu, Brian Okane, Jason Logue (trumpets), Alistair Kay, Phil Gray, William Carn, Colin Murray (trombones), John Johnson, Luis Denis, Vern Dorge (alto saxes), Quinsin Nachoff, Jeff King (tenor saxes), Perry White, Pol Coussee (baritone saxes), Rob Piltch (guitar), Roberto Occhipinti (bass), Rosendo "Chendy" León (timbales), Joaquín Hidalgo (congas, bongó, batá, guiro).
Composed by Hilario Duran.
Recorded: 2005-2006
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
The modern Latin Jazz Big Band is alive and well, as evidenced by this Hilario Duran effort featuring Paquito D'Rivera and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. While it's sometimes difficult to find the jazz amidst a Latin Big Band, Cuban/Canadian Hilario Duran declares with the very name of this new group that he is consciously combining Latin and jazz styles. D'Rivera delivers the "Paq Man" melody on clarinet amidst clever bop background figures that are bookended by mambo percussion breaks. Duran and D'Rivera then exchange solo choruses until Hernandez blazes over a concluding montuno to arrive at the track's rousing conclusion.
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Earlier this month newest UFC Octagon Girl Carly Baker took the sport by storm when she made her debut on FUEL TV 7 ZOO magazine jumped on the bandwagon and last week released a smokin' hot video of Carly Baker to celebrate the UK UFC invasion.
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The video (see below) and the fantastic GIF work by Guyism (also see below) blew up all over the place and just tonight ZOO has revealed the photos from the shoot. Sorry Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer but check mate. Our prediction, Carly Baker will be Ring Girl of the Year in 2014.


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Carved southwest fetishes
I have to admit a weakness for southwest art and jewelry. I love animals of all kinds so animals fetishes are my favorite. According to tradition, a fetish is more than just a carving. It's a symbol that is said to capture the essence of the animal and impart those qualities to its owner.
We feature different animal fetishes in our Copper Canyon series, the latest being Secrets of the Lynx. In this book Paul Greyhorse, a former US Marshal shot in the line of duty, is now home for good. Paul's fetish is the Lynx - and this gives him the power to uncover secrets, no matter how deeply hidden. When the sniper who ended his career and killed his partner comes to town, he joins forces with Deputy US Marshal Kendra Armstrong to track the fugitive down.
Secrets of the Lynx was a lot of fun for us to write, but at its heart is the story of the fetishes given to each of the brothers in the Copper Canyon series.
Here is another example of a carved fetish:
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I also love the Zuni fetish carvings. I have a friend who got me interested in collecting, and in 1991 we went on a trip to New Mexico, where she got me started. I mostly collect mountain lion fetishes. I have a beautiful Andres Quandelacy mountain lion fetish necklace with a total of 15 fetishes; 14 smaller ones and one larger central fetish. They are carved from fossilized walrus tusk ivory, with turquoise "heart lines" and jet eyes. It's one of my favorite items. They are definitely a special art form.
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"There have been endless benefits and changes from my experience at Cecil College."
When Babette Becker began her education at Cecil College, as what she describes as a "much older student," she was very uneasy about how she would be accepted in a college atmosphere. She was uncertain if she would be able to keep up with her fellow students simply because she had not sat in a classroom in 34 years. All of her worries were quickly put to rest allowing her to pursue her dual associate degrees in general studies and fine arts.
Babette says everyone at Cecil has been totally supportive of her efforts and plans for the future, which include earning her bachelor's and master's degrees as well as teaching at the college level. She feels like some of her classmates have become her second family. "My professors and instructors have been wonderful, and I love being taught by people who have a passion for the material they are teaching," said Babette.
She believes every day is filled with opportunities to acquire more knowledge, and she plans to take advantage of these opportunities. "There have been endless benefits and changes from my experience at Cecil College, said Babette. "The most noticeable to those around me is that I smile a lot. I am very happy and fulfilled."
"I want to be the best I can be and knew Cecil is where I could do it."
According to Morgan Spratt, Cecil College has helped her become an independent person and taught her a lot about the world we live in. "I want to be the best I can be and knew Cecil is where I could do it," said Morgan.
She initially took classes at Cecil as a senior in high school and loved it, so she stayed. At first, she found the medical assistant classes to be a little intimidating, but her fears were quickly alleviated thanks largely to the support of all those affiliated with the program.
Morgan feels the college has a great atmosphere and outstanding instructors. Shortly after completing the medical assistant coursework and gaining her certification, she found a job at Just Kids Pediatrics and says she loves it more than anything. She greatly enjoys working with the staff, which has welcomed her aboard.
After excelling on the non-credit side, Morgan has decided to continue her studies in the credit area with plans to apply to Cecil's nursing program. She intends to study hard and do something great in the medical field to help her community. "With all of the experience I have gained, I know what to do if I face a challenge in real life," said Morgan.


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The 8th longest running musical in Broadway history is alive and well in Tennessee this month. On October 1, 'Rent' opened in the Boiler Room Theatre at the Factory in Franklin, and will continue through October 31. As always, the Boiler Room Theatre has filled the cast with great singers and thespians, and this month casts Laura Matula as Mimi in Rent. Laura's performance is riveting and soul stirring, and one you won't want to miss. She is truly a star on the rise.
Laura began piano lessons in the Philippines at the age of four, and trained throughout her life under great piano and flute teachers in the Philippines, Germany and Russia. After winning competitions in Finland and Germany, she was awarded a vocal scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied music business/management and vocal performance for four years. In Boston, she met and married her husband, Anthony Matula, who is a great drummer and amazing graphic designer. Together, they decided to move to Nashville, and after bringing a beautiful daughter into the world, they began their careers in music city.
Since moving to Nashville, Laura has performed on stage in The Wiz, The Great American Trailer Park, and in Evita as Eva Peron. Music is her life-long love and she pours her life into the music business in Nashville five days a week. She had the privilege of playing the piano in the James Bond theme song for Quantum of Solace, has written over 40 songs, and is in the process of making her own album, entitled 'Crazy Love'. You can check out her music on 'MySpace music Laura Matula'. Last Spring, she directed 'The Blind Tiger Dames' show at the Belcourt Theater, and is planning for another BTD extravaganza in a few months.
Laura is clearly a Nashville star on the rise, multitasking in the music and theater worlds. You won't want to miss her heart moving performance in Rent at the Boiler Room Theatre in Franklin, Tennessee, this month. You can order your tickets online at: boilerroomtheatre.com or call 615-794-7744. Hurry, while tickets are still available, and don't forget to bring your handkerchief.


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Claudia J. (Valentine) Wyatt, 62, of Newton died on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the funeral home.
Memorials to Relay For Life, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Center Friends Church, or to the Donor's Choice may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home; please add, Attn: Wyatt Family on the envelope.
Those left to honor Claudia's memory are her daughter, JoAnna (Ethan) Huisman of West Des Moines; two granddaughters, Emma and Ellie Huisman; her mother, Lorna Valentine of Newton; brother, Jim (Marlene) Valentine of Bondurant; and her niece, Darla Davidson and nephew, Scott Valentine.
She was preceded in death by her father, Bernard in 1994.


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Like many of you, we do our fair share of subcontract work. I know when our Work Comp is close to expiration my email will be blowing up with requests for COI's. Not a big deal. Here is where I would like you guys opinion.
Just now I recieve an email. We need your COI. Ok. I respond, attach our COI and we're done with it. Two seconds later I recieve an email saying we didn't list X company as additional. I let them know if they have a project they would like us to work on, I have no problem listing them.
Years ago our agent told us this was basically letting them have free insurance and exposing ourselves. What do you guys do? I hate being a jerk about things, but I don't want to list X company as additional insured if we never do anything for them. This particular company told me I was now removed from their list.


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Community Connections - Community Connections youth mentoring program is off to a great start in its seventh season. Twelve mentors and twelve mentees have been meeting twice a month since September, alternating large group meetings (usually at the YMCA) with small group activities (like bowling and pizza). This year we have seven Portside Rotary mentors: Rand Gesing, Paul Rothman, Ron Karalus, Don Curry, Karen Schlegel and Valerie Schlegel, and others.
The young people are an energetic group and come from either Kennebunk Elementary School or Consolidated School. They are selected by school guidance staff for the program.
Group Study Exchange - our club has been invovled hosting the GSE teams from other countries for the past few years. We have enjoyed the company of "teams" from Bahamas, Sweden, and Phillipines, China and Germany. Non-Rotarians are hosted by Rotary clubs throughout the world to share their insight and experiences of their professions and countries. We look forward to meeting this years' GSE team spring 2013 which is from Nigeria.


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The centuries old legal principal, Fraus omnia vitiate, "Fraud vitiates everything" renders the following NASED qualification numbers
N-1-06-12-12-002, N-1-06-12-12-003, N-1-06-12-12-007, N-1-06-12-12-009, N-1-06-12-22-008, N-1-06-12-22-010, N-1-06-22-22-001, N-1-06-22-22-002, N-1-06-22-22-003, and N-1-06-22-22-004
null and void. Thus, for Wisconsin and 37 other states1, these Diebold systems identified by the qualification numbers above are not certified for use in the state because the required2, legally valid NASED qualification number may not exist. In particular, the certifications for systems N-1-06-22-22-001 and N-1-06-22-22-004 are may be void in Wisconsin. On Thursday, August 3, 2006 a three year investigation came to the conclusion that Diebold committed fraud against Wyle Labs in order to obtain valuable qualification numbers from the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) Voting Systems Board (VSB). It appears that over a period of several years, Diebold and its corporate predecessor, Global Election Systems3, knowingly and repeatedly withheld from review source code to the several versions of WinCE (Windows Compact Edition) used in the touch screen DRE's manufactured by the company. Such source code review is required under both the 1990 and 2002 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines in Section 7.44 and Volume I Section 1.65; respectively.
For the details of the alleged fraud, I would refer you to the article by Jim March6 and the accompanying Declaration by Dr. Lee7. The thumbnail sketch of this story is that Talbot Iredale, V.P. for Research and Development for Diebold specifically instructed subordinates to not turn over the WinCE source code to Wyle Lab for the required source code reviews and further he instructed his subordinates: "We do not want to get Wyle reviewing and certifying the operating systems. Therefore can we keep to a minimum the references to the WnCE 3.0 operating system?" The second half of the story is that Diebold took advantage of the bovine lack of curiosity exhibited by Wyle Labs and Ciber, Inc. Both labs have stated that anything Diebold declared as "commercial off the self" (COTS) software, they treated as COTS software without any verification as to whether the software was or was not in fact COTS.8,9,10
NASED Qualification Numbers are used to identify specific systems tested by the Independent Testing Authority to indicate the referenced systems conform to the 2002 VVSG.11 By apparently committing fraud to obtain these valuable numbers, DESI has vitiated these numbers and these qualifications numbers are null and void.
As can be found on the NASED site12, these systems contain a Diebold touch screen DRE (either a TS R6 or TSx). It seems that Diebold may have committed fraud against Wyle Laboratories in order to obtain national qualifications numbers for systems containing direct recording electronic touch screens manufactured by Diebold. Now to the legal issues, the US Supreme Court, state courts, and courts around the world have all upheld the common law maxim: Fraud Vitiates Everything. A sampling of such cases are:
• Nudd v. Burrows, 91 US 426 (1875), "Fraud destroys the validity of everything into which it enters" • Boyce's Executors v. Grundy, 3 Pet. (28 US) 210 (1830), "Fraud vitiates everything" • United States v. Throckmorton, 98 US 61, 70 (1878) "Fraud vitiates the most solemn contracts, documents and even judgments" For those of you think this legal maxim does not apply now that the US Constitution is a living document of no fixed meaning13, here are some more recent citations from around the US and the world: • Ellett v Ellett Virginia 0824-00-2 (March 13, 2001)14 where a property settlement is over turn and specifically cites Throckmorton. • Dakota Partners v. Glopak, Inc, 2001 ND 168 North Dakota Supreme Court15 • In Re Jose Alejandro Penafiel, Relator, No. 05-021316 Texas Supreme Court (2001) "Texas law holds that fraud vitiates every transaction tainted by the fraud" • Lazarus Estates Ltd -v- Beasley [1956] 1 QB 702 from the UK.17
1 http://www.uselections.com/voting/faq.htm. The states are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. 2 Wisconsin Election regulation 7.01(1)e http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=2440&locid=47 3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diebold_Election_Systems 4 http://www.cs.duke.edu/~justin/voting/docs/FEC_1990_Voting_System_Standards.pdf 5 http://www.eac.gov/election_resources/v1/v1s1.doc 6 http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/36349/wincefraudwalkthrough-36369.pdf
7 http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/36349/RRLee-WINCEdeclaration-36366.pdf 8 http://www.josephhall.org/tmp/Ciber_and_Wyle_on_ABasic.pdf 9 http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/27282.html Specifically the quote Jim Neu of Wyle Lab: "Unfortunately I don't think that we have all of the data here. Again, what the information appears to indicate is it was characterized as COTS, that it was part of the review done by the software ITA, and that it was not reviewed, apparently because of that." 10 http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/23075.html Specifically the quote by Jim Neu of Wyle Lab: You know I don't know for certain the answer to your question but the answer really revolves around the fact that if [WinCE] was represented to us -- if it were firmware -- and it was represented to us as COTS unmodified, then we would not review it. If it was represented to us as COTS that had been modified and it was firmware, then we would review it. So this person has made the assumption here that his Win CE apparently is not modified. Because he says therefore we don't need to get Win CE 3.0 certified.
11 http://vote.nist.gov/hava_vss2_glossary.doc 12 http://www.nased.org/NASED%20Qualified%20Voting%20Systems%20031706.pdf 13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Constitution 14 http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/0824002.doc 15 http://www.court.state.nd.us/court/opinions/20010092.htm 16 http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/ebriefs/05/05021303.pdf Page 24 17 "I cannot accede to this argument for a moment. No court in this land will allow a person to keep an advantage which he has obtained by fraud. No judgement of a court, no order of a Minister, can be allowed to stand if it has been obtained by fraud. Fraud unravels everything. The court is careful not to find fraud unless it is distinctly pleaded and proved; but ones it is proved it vitiates judgements, contracts and all transactions whatsoever; see as to deeds....... So, here, I am of opinion that if this declaration is proved to have been false and fraudulent, it is a nullity and void......" ( Denning LJ) 18 As of July 10, 2006 the Election Assistance Commission has assumed the duties previous performed by NASED with regards to issuing qualification numbers. 19 http://www.nsrl.nist.gov/Library_Contents.htm


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Voices: Gordon Tudor, On Work After Retirement
Gordon Tudor is principal at San Diego, Calif.-based Wealth Analytics.
Over the past five years, people have really changed their mindset about retirement. It's become less about simply collecting a pension and going off to travel or play golf, and more about creating an alternative lifestyle, a holistic approach where someone can go follow their passions.
Baby boomers are a generation of very active people who, for the most part, aren't interested in just playing bridge or tennis. You're dealing with Type-A personalities who are industrious and hard-working who suddenly find themselves sitting at home with nothing to do.
We try to find a solution for them; it doesn't have to be painting or cooking or photography; it could be mentoring someone who's an entrepreneur starting their own business. The key is staying active, staying involved, and feeling like there's something you can still contribute.
As the "retirementality" has changed, so too has our role as advisers. It's still critically important to get the numbers right. We still need to know if a client has the assets to sustain the lifestyle they want, or if it's necessary for them to have other sources of income. However, our job is really to help them figure out what is important to them.
It's no different than the advice you'd give someone who's leaving college to pursue a career: find something you're passionate about and the money will follow. For a person nearing retirement who understands that they need to find another means of sustaining themselves, why not try and find something they have an interest or passion in?
It's about more than managing money; it's managing one's expectations and desires. How do we compel a client to go off and find what is really of interest to them?
We need to be architects for our clients' retirement plans by asking the open questions they might not have asked themselves yet. An architect will ask the client what they want in the house, what kind of floor plan they're interested in and what they see for the exterior. We ask the client what they want their retirement to look like. This helps create a vision out of their expectations. And when we go to manage the money, we have a way to say, categorically: 'Are we meeting these goals, are we meeting these expectations relative to that financial plan?' If we're not, we can determine which adjustments need to be made.
It's about helping them take a holistic approach, question their assumptions about retirement, and start asking: "How can I make my life better?" Then it's about helping them get there.


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Dont Squeeze the RET
No doubt you are aware that the review of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) has now been announced. We are inviting you to get involved because there is a significant risk that the RET could be wound back or worse, axed altogether. The Government, incumbents and media are attacking every day. This is very real.
Through the RET, the SRES scheme currently provides a discount of around 20-30% off the price of solar systems up to 100kW and is virtually the only remaining solar support mechanism left. If you want your solar business to continue to benefit from this support, it is essential that you act now. Your personal action can help save the RET.
The great news is that for a limited time, SolarJuice customers can receive advice and support in this vital activity. We're calling it the "Don't Squeeze the RET" program.
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With leading industry analysts SolarBusinessServices, we have developed a simple guide on what you can personally do to help save the RET. It includes a step by step guide and importantly, a set of key facts to educate important decision makers and bust the myths. Personal action is vitally important and really powerful on campaigns like this.
We know that time is money. Visiting politicians, emailing your databases and using social media all have a cost – so SolarJuice are stepping up to the plate. For a limited time, SolarJuice customers can access support to help save the RET.
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It's that time of the year again – the time when the year's best, greatest and most brilliant games get the wondrous warmth of celebration they deserve at the prestigious Golden Joystick awards.
Developers and publishers slave over their games all year round to give you the most incredible, intuitive and revolutionary experiences, from shooters to racers, role-playing games to the obscure, the whacky and the wonderful. The Golden Joysticks is where all of that pays off in the form of a shiny, sexy statuette, and industry-wide congratulations for the best talent around.
It's been a great year so far, with an uncharacteristic amount of top quality games in the first half of 2013. The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite have both been complete classics, while others like Tomb Raider and DmC have been great surprises. Oh, and there's a little known game called Grand Theft Auto V releasing in under 2 weeks time. Anyone heard of that one? It's been under our radar so far.
On top of all of that, we've got a phenomenal amount of news and excitement surrounding next-gen. E3 and Gamescom were full of juicy information. Xbox One and PS4 are set for brilliance, with launch games like Forza 5, Killzone Shadow Fall, Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed IV, while games like Destiny, Titanfall and The Witcher 3 are displaying the true capabilities of next-gen gaming.
2013 is a wonderful time to be a gamer, then, but we want to know what has been your highlight of the year so far, and why does that game deserve a Golden Joystick? It can be anything, from a particular game overall, to a very specific moment while playing a game that made you fall in love with it.
Let us know, let us feel your excitement, because we're buzzing off the walls for everything that's come out and is coming out over the next few months.


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OWB Blog (Feb 6 2013) Save the Date
Now in its 43rd year, The Greatest of The Grape will be held March 2 at The Grand Ballroom of Seven Feathers Hotel and Casino Resort in Canyonville, OR. As the oldest wine festival in Oregon, the event focuses on pairing a unique dish created especially for every wine provided by the 28 participating wineries. This year, for the first time ever, wine and food enthusiasts can purchase a VIP ticket to get exclusive access to Greatest of The Grape a full hour before the doors officially open. Already, nearly half of the allotted 100 VIP tickets have been sold. General admission tickets are selling quickly as well, putting the 2013 Greatest of the Grape on track for its fourth consecutive sellout.
VIP tickets for priority admission at 6 p.m. are $100. General Admission tickets with a 7 p.m. entry are $75. Tickets are available online or in person at Melrose Vineyards, Becker Vineyards, Abacela Vineyards, and at Pedotti's Restaurant in Sutherlin. Proceeds benefit The Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association and provide scholarships for students in The Viticulture and Enology program at Umpqua Community College.
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Visitors interested in precious stones will not want to miss Chanthaburi, renowned since the 15C for its rubies and sapphires which can be purchased at the town's lively weekend market. Stroll through the centre and along the river and admire the houses on stilts, now home to shops selling basketwork, another traditional craft for which the town is famous. Also worthy of note are the colonial houses which date from the period of the French occupation (1893-1905).
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Are Corporate Bonds Another Bubble in the Making?
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The answer is no -- at least, not yet.
The bond bonanza continued on Monday as another $8.75 billion of new corporate bonds were sold. The total could have been higher had a couple of deals not been pushed out to the next few days. The mood was even better in the derivatives space, with credit default swaps (CDSs) of large US financials down sharply, and the broad Markit HY CDX Index also tighter by a strong 13bps.
With the corporate bond market in overdrive, over the weekend I received an important and recurring question: Are corporates another bubble in the making?
In my humble opinion, the answer is no -- at least, not yet. I've long embraced the view that a key element needed for a bubble is the "democratization" of an asset class. In the late 1990s we had a stock bubble because anyone with a 56k modem could buy and sell Internet stocks, and sure enough, just about everyone did. From 2003-2007 we had a housing bubble because anyone could borrow "money for nothing" to buy one or more homes, only to sell them months later to some other sucker. Once again, virtually anyone with a pulse did just that. Through the centuries, from tulips to railroads, the "bubble" movie has pretty much been the same.
Now ask yourself this: Have many of you recently chatted with friends and neighbors about flipping the
(NYSE:S) 6% of 2022, or the
(NASDAQ:AAPL) 2.4% of 2023, which you could have bought yesterday for $88.85? My guess is no. Away from mutual funds, which don't really get traded, the corporate bond market remains the domain of very large institutions – pension funds, insurance companies, etc. – whose concern is not to flip the bonds but rather to build a portfolio that will generate the return bogie needed to cover their liabilities.
For reasons that would take up a whole separate article, right now these big buyers are flush with cash, and their main problem is that they can't find enough bonds at the yield required to generate the income they need. And not only are they flush with cash, but more and more of it keeps coming in. The biweekly
Pensions & Investments
newspaper offers a section that highlights new allocations of money to various funds. Just in the latest edition it listed more than $2 billion of fresh cash earmarked mostly for credit, real estate, and private equity funds.
Before you mumble "$2 billion? Big deal!" consider that the managers of the credit/ real estate/ and PE funds are not "cash buyers." Because of their investors' high return bogies (7.5%, 8%, some even 8.5%), and the fact that market rates are closer to 3% than 4% (thank you Ben Bernanke), the managers lever up their bond investments multiple times (emphasis on
). So it is entirely reasonable to expect that in the current environment, the $2 billion of fresh cash will generate $15-30 billion of buying power. And before this cycle is over, don't be surprised if that leverage gets to the 25x-35x range. I won't even discuss the role of the
Alphabet Soup Monsters
," which are coming back with a vengeance. Note also that the $2 billion is just a sampling of what gets allocated on a biweekly basis, with total estimates ranging anywhere between $20-40 billion per month.
If in the above dynamic you think you have spotted a "bubble," i.e. the leverage, this time you are probably correct. There will come a point when the flows of new cash will dry up and the leverage will get pushed to extremes; and once the first margin calls kick in, the snowball effect will be as devastating, or worse, as what we saw in '08-'09. But based on the current lay of the bond land, that point looks to be a long way away – as in several years. And hopefully, as we get close to the end game,
our "tells"
will give us at least a bit of fair warning.
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Okay, it's a hackneyed phrase due to overuse. Still, after 400 years, it is serviceable when accurate. In the case of the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival, the Boston Film Industry Examiner is happy to go out on a limb. We declare "What's past is prologue" and MassIFF should be the same standout film festival as last year. Heck, we'll go further out on the limb and predict it might be better.
Just this week, the lineup has been announced. Over four days there are more than 40 films on offer. They are listed at the website with a short description of each one. All look enticing and as it was last year, difficult choices have to be made.
The tickets are on sale and can be ordered at eventbrite.
The team behind MassIFF, Nolan Yee, Jason Miller and Chris DiNunzio is notable for their love of film. They run an honest festival, and don't show their own work. It's a welcoming event, as Chris put it, "You can come in and interact with filmmakers, you can talk with a lot of other moviegoers, or you can come in and just watch some films and leave and just see some great films that you either are never going to see or you're going to see three or four months from now when they are out on DVD…..Whether you're a filmmaker there's a place for you here, whether you're just a movie buff there's a place for you here and you can really come in and make the experience you want."
I can attest to Chis' sentiments. The films were all worth seeing and Q and As afterword were a pleasure. The afterparty was also more than fun.
This year will see MassIFF held at the same venues. On August 6 and 7 it will be at the Somerville Theatre and on the eighth and ninth at the Brattle off of Harvard Square. This year, the after party will be held at Tasty Burger down on JFK Street.
You can keep up with developments at the facebook page.
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BRIAN CASTNER, a graduate of Marquette University with an electrical engineering degree, served three tours in the Middle East as an officer of the U.S. Air Force—two of them leading an EOD unit in Iraq. In 2006, he received a Bronze Star for his service. Upon returning to the United States, he consulted as an independent civilian contractor, training military EOD units on tactical bomb-disposal procedures prior to their deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. He lives near Buffalo, New York, with his wife and children.


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I am an avid world traveler and amateur photographer. I enjoy hiking, golfing, skiing and snowshoeing. I am married with two grown children and three grandchildren.
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Court ruling could threaten San Diego Convention Center expansion plan
SAN DIEGO - Just a week after Comic-Con International, the city of San Diego's bid to keep the huge annual trade show in town was dealt a severe setback Friday when a state appellate court struck down the mechanism being used to fund a $520 million expansion of the convention center.
The justices ruled that a levy on hotel property owners that they themselves approved violates the state constitution and City Charter, which call for a public vote and a two-thirds majority for a special tax to take effect. The money raised by the levy was going to pay for most, but not all, of the construction costs.
City officials had contended the vote was only required by the people who own the land on which lodging facilities sit, since it only affects them.
"The convention center expansion is critically important for our regional economy," Mayor Kevin Faulconer said. "It would create thousands of good jobs and ensure that we continue to attract large conventions like Comic-Con. We will be working with the City Attorney's Office to review all options in moving forward."
About 130,000 people attended Comic-Con, which concluded Sunday. Organizers of the annual celebration of the popular convention have been courted by other cities in hopes of luring the show away to larger facilities.
The show filled the convention center and events were also held at nearby downtown hotels.
The addition of 740,000 square feet would give San Diego's convention center the largest amount of contiguous floor space on the West Coast. Tourism officials said having the floor space all together is a top priority for trade show planners.
However, the appellate ruling likely means the expansion won't be built anytime soon. Comic-Con is only committed to San Diego through 2016.
Appellate Justices Cynthia Aaron, Judith McConnell and Terry O'Rourke said they understood the city's desire to make the convention center bigger, but were duty bound to uphold the constitution and City Charter.
They returned the case to Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager, who issued an initial ruling upholding the funding plan.
Former mayor Jerry Sanders, now president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, call the appeals court's ruling "a great loss for our city."
"It is unfortunate that this project will now be delayed even further, increasing the strain on our city's ability to attract convention business that bolsters the economy and creates thousands of jobs for San Diegans," Sanders said.
He added that chamber officials were "hopeful that the city can work to put together a new plan that will meet the necessary legal requirements and allow the expansion project to move forward."