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Coastline of Cornwall
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Best known as the Prince of Wales—and heir apparent to the British throne—Great Britain's Prince Charles holds many titles. As the Duke of Cornwall he controls the Duchy of Cornwall, a royal territory of some 135,000 acres (54,500 hectares) in 23 counties.
The prince owns almost the entire coastline of Cornwall—specifically the area between high tide and low tide marks—seen here from historic Tintagel, the site of legendary King Arthur's castle. According to the land steward of that holding, for Prince Charles "it is a sloppy, emotional attachment, as the land has been in the duchy possession since the beginning." The only income the duchy gets from this coastline is from cable and wireless companies, which pay "landing fees" for their cables coming in from the east coast of the U.S.
Golden Yew Hedges, Gloucestershire
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Highgrove, Prince Charles's home in Gloucestershire, gardeners clip golden yew hedges exactly as the prince specifies. The prince bought the house in 1980; he fell in love with the grand cedar of Lebanon tree, which is sadly dying now. The entirely organic garden at Highgrove is his pride and joy and is considered one of the great gardens in England.
Prince Charles and Architect Craig Hamilton
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Trailed by members of his staff, Prince Charles talks with architect Craig Hamilton about renovating historic structures on a Herefordshire estate acquired by the Duchy of Cornwall in 2000.
Poppies at Duchy Home Farm
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Duchy Home Farm, poppies grow wild in a field of old variety wheat. The poppies are an indication of the field being organic—they haven't been eradicated by chemical weed killers. This wheat is used in Duchy Originals biscuits, the prince's own brand of organic gourmet food products such as conserves, beverages, and smoked meats.
Organic Farm, Gloucestershire
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
On Duchy Home Farm, Prince Charles's all-organic farm in Gloucestershire, the last few weeds in the carrot beds must be extracted by hand, since no weed killers are used on the farm. Workers use this odd contraption called a "bedweeder."
Prize-Winning Chickens, Highgrove
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Highgrove, Prince Charles's estate in Gloucestershire, the prince's award-winning chickens have their prize ribbons displayed on the henhouse door. The chickens win awards for their eggs, which the prince, who is patron of the Poultry Association, displays at county shows. The prince often feeds the chickens himself, first thing in the morning, in his dressing gown.
Gloucestershire Sheep
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
On Prince Charles's own farm, Duchy Home Farm, which is adjacent to his estate Highgrove in Gloucestershire, James Pritchard helps take care of the prince's sheep, a native Welsh breed called Lleyn. The prince loves his sheep and enjoys showing them at county fairs. They are also an essential part of a mixed farming system on organic farms.
Organic Squash
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Prince Charles's Duchy Home Farm, organic squash gets a last watering at the end of a summer afternoon.
The Meadow at Highgrove
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Highgrove, Prince Charles's estate in Gloucestershire, Sara Champier-Lowe, the prince's florist, picks flowers for the house. The gardens at Highgrove are the prince's pride and joy. Some are beautifully manicured, while others, like the meadow, are planted with weeds for a wild, untamed look.
Moors of Dartmoor
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Half of all the lands belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall are the isolated and beautiful moors of Dartmoor. Nearly impossible to farm, most, like Headland Warren Farm, are failing and must find other ways to bring in an income, such as renting out holiday cottages during the summer.
Tenant at Headland Warren Farm
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Diana Wynn, who has been a tenant at Headland Warren farm for 18 years, makes a meager income from renting out her renovated barn as a holiday cottage. She is an unhappy tenant; the Duchy loaned her 30,000 pounds to renovate the barn, then raised her rent—citing that she now had an increased income—and continues to charge interest on the loan.
Riddon Farm on Dartmoor
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Small family farms are struggling on Dartmoor. Riddon Farm is the smallest on Dartmoor and one of the oldest. Sheila and Margaret Norrish live together on the farm where they grew up; Sheila was born right in the farmhouse. "Farming now," Margaret says, "is no fun anymore. It's just hard work." Their 70 acres (30 hectares) is not enough to survive on. Without the extra field they rent, they wouldn't be able to manage.
Dartmoor Ponies
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Ivan Mortimore of Higher Shapley farm, on the northern edge of Dartmoor, rounds up his Dartmoor ponies during the annual pony "drift." Fifty percent of the Duchy of Cornwall is made up of the isolated rugged lands of Dartmoor. Small family farms are struggling all over the U.K., and Duchy farms on Dartmoor are in especially bad shape.
Rock, North Cornwall
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At Rock, an upscale holiday beach town in North Cornwall, Louisa Haggerty keeps warm after a swim in the Camel River. The Duchy owns the river bottom of various estuaries in Cornwall and gets income from the boat moorings and ferry boat fees.
Britannia Royal Naval College
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Officers training at Dartmouth's Britannia Royal Naval College race down an 85-yard-long (78-meter-long) track, pulling a 900-pound (410-kilogram) cannon, in a field gun competition run every year since 1905. Prince Charles has a strong relationship with the college: He trained here as a young Royal Navy officer and as Duke of Cornwall he controls anchoring rights for college vessels in the nearby River Dart.
Potting Shed, Isles of Scilly
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
The shortage of housing is a serious issue on the Isles of Scilly. Many people like Chris Charlton, the St. Martin ferryboat operator, don't have a real place to live. Charlton lives in this potting shed. Prince Charles is reluctant to build new houses and prefers to renovate existing buildings to turn them into fancy holiday cottages, instead of providing housing for locals.
Prince Charles at Herefordshire
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
At his newest estate in Herefordshire, Prince Charles reviews plans with architect Craig Hamilton for renovating barns for living and working spaces. The prince, impatient that the renovations are going slowly, is being told that high-quality materials and labor take time and money. On all of his lands, Prince Charles oversees every element of workmanship and insists every detail be tasteful and authentic.
Prince Charles and Tenants
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
On a tour of his newest estate in Herefordshire, Prince Charles visits tenants Garth Bradbury and Emma McCleary at the back door of their house. The prince likes leaseholders like Bradbury and McCleary: young, active, business-minded, and willing to repair, mend, and improve the property. Those who make and pay for their own repairs pay a lower rent.
Apples for Cider
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Farmer Andy Atkinson is a model tenant. On West North Farm in Duloe, Cornwall, he switched from dairy cows to apple cider. He wasn't making money from dairy, but rather than let his farm fail, he planted apple trees and now sells boutique cider.
Child and Boatman, North Cornwall
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Jake Story playfully draws his sword on an unsuspecting boatman in West Looe in North Cornwall. The Duchy of Cornwall owns the river bottom of various estuaries in Cornwall. Mooring fees from boats and ferry fees make up part of Prince Charles's income.
View of Poundbury
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Prince Charles's vision of a utopian town—a firm rejection of everything suburban—Poundbury is designed to look old. Nothing is unsightly. There are no visible telephone wires, electric cables, or street signs. Roads curve to slow traffic. No two houses are alike, and rooftops are at varying heights for visual interest. The prince considers Poundbury his legacy.
Poundbury Residents
Photograph and text by Catherine Karnow
Roger and Jill Parmentor are happy inhabitants of Poundbury, Prince Charles's experimental village in Dorchestershire. They don't mind the rules—residents must sign a covenant agreeing to pages of strict rules regarding paint colors, potted plants, window treatments, and so on. Inhabitants are not allowed to put up a satellite dish or park a boat or camper outside their houses.
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For the first time in my living memory, I didn't gaze on the front page of the newspaper, local or national, and find a tribute to those who died at Pearl Harbor. Talk about the dumbing down of America! Shame on every newspaper editor in America who approved those front pages today.
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In Their Own Words – Special
This "In Their Own Words" is by Kimberly Cecero Brown of South Portland, Maine, who has a daughter with autism.
I feel I have always embraced people's differences and, in fact, have been inspired and sought friendships with those who I perceive walk through life to a beat of a different drummer. I find those who think outside the box interesting and am always enthralled to listen to those who innately think different than myself. That's why I find it curious why I am struggling, at times, to celebrate Eme's differences. It brings me shame the days I find myself quite traumatized to imagine our lives if Eme's autism becomes severe, if she never recovers to a point where she could be among typical peers in the classroom and at social gatherings, if she is never accepted into the world of her peers.
At this point in time, with Eme being so young, we do not yet know if her autism will be considered mild or severe. We have no idea what her or our family's future holds. Yes, this is true for everyone. No one knows what will happen. But if you are the parent of a very young child with autism, you don't know if you'll be dropping your child off at a normal school or if she'll be at a special school at six years old still trying to learn to speak, to complete a simple task children many years younger could do, if she'll be flailing on the floor like a hooked shark on a boat deck just because she can't do what she wants. It is terrifying. This is why it is so important that parents of children with autism stay present in each day. To discipline their emotional selves to not think of the future. To do your best, and love your most, every single day without expectations for tomorrow. It sounds like an empowering philosophy, but very difficult to master. I struggle every day to stay present.
I am a stay-at-home mom, and on the worst of days when there is no escape from the reality, I can't help but think, "How am I going to keep this up? How am I going to deal with this autism thing for my whole life. I can't do this. It's killing me. My heart is being repeatedly ripped out of my chest, put back in, and ripped out again."
Rationally, I know this stream of consciousness is a complete failure of any sort of coping mechanism. It's not coping at all. And I wish I can snap my fingers and come out of it during those times and think positive thoughts and not think of the future. But when you're in "it," it's like being stuck in the middle of a sopping bog, your wellies emerged deep into the mud up to your knee caps. You feel stuck and when you finally find the strength to lift your boot out of the muck, you have to step in more of it to get across.
So when I go on some autism sites and see this celebration of autism and how beautiful it is that our children are "different," I feel conflicted. Now that is a philosophy I've held onto steadfastly the majority of my life, celebrating "differences", so why do I digest it all with a tad of reflux? On emotionally horrible days for me, I think it's all a bunch of hogwash, a facade developed to keep parents sane and to brainwash us to think we're special because our kids are so special. To keep us all from running out of our houses, screaming our heads off in frustration, anger and sadness at the lot our children have been given. I almost want to sarcastically laugh that someone like me is pleading that I don't want my kid to be celebrated as "different", that I want my kid to be ho hum "normal" (typical).
And I suppose the shame comes in, because not am I only thinking these things, but I keep these thoughts secret. Like if I was to say them aloud, even in a room alone, it makes me a bad mother who is ungrateful for being given the beautiful gift of a child with autism.
And then a paranormal force lifts me from the muck and back to solid ground, and I feel a sudden embrace around the bottom of my legs. I look down to see two sparkling blue eyes peering up, emitting intense love and admiration for me, tiny arms hugging my knees with enthusiastic might. There is my Eme, my Golden Soul, and yes, she is special. And not special, aka autistic, but a small little being beyond extraordinary. A little girl, despite her diagnosis, who has found a way to embrace and express such pure love, without the need to use spoken language to do so. She can speak volumes with her eyes and you can sense the presence of a venerable and significant soul through her stare. A joyful child who wants to fly to the sky to convey her authentic happiness when it overcomes her. I am blessed and I am grateful. I feel honored to be her mother. I feel that no scale of autism severity can define my little girl, for she is a gift, no matter her progress, and has so much to give to this world. I celebrate our Eme and her extraordinary self. With or without autism, she is important in this world, especially my world.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
August 21, 2010 at 1:06 pm
I feel as if I am reading something that I have written!! My son just turned 3 and I feel the same way!! Keep your head up!!
August 21, 2010 at 1:25 pm
My son Alex is the most lovely warm hearted boy in the entire world (Yes I am biased). I always knew he was special. He was a placid baby who had hearing problems. Yet there was something else. Alex lived with myself, his father (now out of the picture) and his sister Amelia in France. It was obvious through his quirks and his distress that he was touched with autism. Wait a bit longer everyone said but I felt isolated. My partner was french (and too proud to admit that his som was anything but perfect) but I had no great understanding of the language for a long time and I felt isolated and alone. I wanted help for him and left for Scotland whilst 6 months pregnant with my son Tom. The story is more tense and this is of course abbreviated. I felt a lot of guilt when he was finally diagnoised age 7. My cousin has autism and I believe it runs in my family. It is not easy to live with this information. I have in some sense been one of the lucky ones. I have had lots of help from our local authority and Alex attends an autistic specific school. He is 11 and thriving. Its hard. I worry constantly about dying and who will look after him. (I am only 36). Yes I am tired, I am not rich as I have no great work prospects and no family for childcare. I am sad but I would not change my boy for anything. He was my gift from God and my limited faith makes me believe this.
August 21, 2010 at 1:50 pm
You are not the only one. Reading this was like looking at a day in my life. I have felt every feeling you described and still have a hard time sorting them all out. One thing I tell myself nearly everyday is that I have to focus on taking care of my 2-year-old son NOW. I cannot focus on taking care of him at 10, 15, or even 20 years old. If I let my mind go there, I sometimes can't make it through a day. Just focusing on the now, and worrying about how to get him the help he needs right now, makes it much easier for me. Thank you for sharing what so many of us are struggling with everyday.
August 21, 2010 at 2:01 pm
u are not alone i work full time my husband is a stay at home dad when i get a day off work and my husband goes out for the day by the time he comes home im nearly bald and climbin the walls i dont no how he does every day jonny is so demandin and can say very rude and say hurtfull coments to us and anyone else who comes anywhere near him my older son spends all his time out away from jonny but u no what i wouldnt give him up for the world when i think i cant cope another minute i manage to do it god only gives u what u can cope with not a bit more hes only 6 so i have the rest of his life to find out what hes all about
August 21, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Thank you for echoing the same feelings alot of us share. I feel blessed to have my child and to experiece her hugs and loving ways, but when a week of tantrums, sleepless nights, demands, and outbursts has me researching everything under the sun to understand what is going on, I'm just plain exhausted.
I do wish our child and my family experience a very ordinary existence filled with possibilities as opposed to the mundane routines and rituals autism has imposed on all of us.
August 22, 2010 at 3:30 pm
To me autism is not a life sentence and there is always the belief this will be prevented and hopefully cured sooner rather than later.
I am a nutritionist and hope my comments will be of some help. I have just completed a study of more than 500 individuals with autism. I am now seeking those who would consider joining my new study that is quite simple and will last for two to four months. I am offering a free copy of my book on the recent study to all participants. The study is closing at the end of August so if interested respond by then. I would like them to visit my web site at: http://www.whostolemyfood.com and review the section "survey." I would like them to read the book and then let me know if they would like to join my study. To get the free book, simply send me an email as provided in the survey section.
In my studies I have found one major part missing in virtually all diets. They concentrate on the various foods and their composition but totally avoid including the information on the composition of the human body. This is detailed in my book and it will provide some major surprises to most individuals, when they compare the nutritional needs to the contributions from the foods in the diets, especially those experiencing problems of autism or most other chronic disorders.
Thank you,
Harold Rongey, Ph.D.
August 22, 2010 at 6:29 pm
I want to thank for writing about your daugther , I feel, think the same way about my son Lucas whos going to be 4 in Oct only that is difficult for me to express myself in writing, Thank you for sharing your feeling and fears. Thank you a millions times.
August 23, 2010 at 12:05 am
I feel like we are kindred spirits after reading your words…they felt like they were being lifted right out of my own heart, mind, soul. My beautiful daughter, Jane, is just three and was diagnosed with autism (twice) at age two-and-a-half. I don't think anyone really can "see" when she is lost in her world of autism except me. Her eyes are glazed and she reaches out and then thrashes around as if looking for a way out of a nightmare; for a way to be the person she is on the inside on the outside. I know the sound of my heart being twisted and tortured as I soothe her as best I can until she's found her way. I know she's "back" when she slowly reaches for me and wraps her arms around me so tight and she won't let go. "Hugs," she says. My heart fills each time and it is a balm to the pain of watching her suffer.
The magnitude of a mother's true love is something I never really "got" even though I thought I did. I was a teacher in another life and figured I "knew" what it was to love a child/children; now I'm disabled due to complications of Multiple Sclerosis and a stay-at-home mom of a beautiful, brilliant little girl who loves to paint, count, say & sing her ABC's, and anything that has to do with Elmo. Oh, and she's autistic too. I knew nothing back then compared to with what Jane has filled me.
It's a real tough terrain that we are trying to navigate and plow without any clear destination, because there really is none, as you said. You have to live each day as it comes, but making each one count. I am doing everything I can to get her as much treatment, therapy, and education I can as early as I can. Slowly, but surely, we are starting to find what may be the tools we need as we carve out this unexpected path our lives have taken.
I am so proud and priveleged to be Jane's mother. It's hard handling this with a disabling disease. My husband is a blessing as he works and does the lion's share of keeping up our house. He still finds time to play and bond with Jane in the midst of all that. We try to take care of each other the best we know how. And, really, that's what any family – those with children who are typical, autistic, or dealing with some other condition – would do.
I really just wanted to comment here because I felt like you were like that 'singer' in the Perry Como song, "Killing Me Softly"; especially these words:
"I felt she found my letters,
And read each one aloud . . .
I prayed that she would finish,
But she just kept right on . . .
Strummin' my pain with her fingers,
Singin' my life with her words,"
killing me softly with (your words)…
telling my whole life…
The "killing" part is where I relate and it hurts.
It was as if you knew me and how I feel…all that I'm proud of and all that I'm shamed even enters my mind. But we are all human and fallible. I have a quote on my refrigerator that I read several times a day that I hope I live up to. It says, "I walk, I fall, I get up again. And all the while I keep on dancing." I will do that with Jane for all of her life in whatever way she needs me. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and heart. It meant a lot to me to be able to see that there is really someone out there who is in a similar place as me. I really needed that.
August 23, 2010 at 5:19 am
hi you are not alone and feel with this condition we all need so much support it,s a very lonely feeling been mom to an autistic child i have an9 yr old son called jack who had the worst year 2009 he had a breakdown at schooland could not cope we are currently waiting for a place in a special school fo him but told no places so homeschooling sooo hard for him and us no structure in our lives and his anxiieties even tho are better not now at school but his fears rule our lives BUT the thing i say to myself is IT,S NOT HIS FAULT and the love i have for him just overlaps the guilt frustration and feelings of can,t cope. to you and all mom,s dad,s carers of our special children love and strength we will get through xx
August 23, 2010 at 9:36 am
It sounds as if you have identified the life raft you need to survive in this sea of conflicting feelings and emotions. You recognize Eme's "Golden Soul" and see it as a special way to connect. You are able to see her authentic self without the coverings and labels that the outside world places on her. Your ability to see what lies beneath your daughter's outer layer and join her inner world is the best gift you can give yourself and her. The more you are able to enter into Eme's world, the more she will be able to enter your world. Focusing on this wonderful "paranormal" connection and how it can transform you from the depths of your worst fears will definitely give you the energy you need to keep moving forward. You are definitely on the right path in this most difficult of journeys.
August 23, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Beautifully written! Thank for sharing your journey! You have given a gift to others by sharing your words.
October 14, 2011 at 1:05 am
Thank you for writing this comment about your daughter. It has helped me.
Thank you.


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Profile of the legendary flautist, bandleader and charanga pioneer.
Profile by John Child (
: The Charanga Flute King Dies
At 3:30 in the morning of June 21st, 1998, my wife, Helen, and I reached home from nearby Alexandra Palace in north London, where we had just witnessed Larry Harlow's Latin Legends in concert. There had been a stabbing incident amongst some young audience members towards the end of the gig. So as we were leaving, the place was crawling with masses of police personnel and vehicles. However, I was still over the moon. Not only had I never dreamt of seeing such an illustrious lineup just 10 minutes walk from my home, but I was utterly delighted by the surprise appearance of José Fajardo, who I never imagined I would see in the flesh.
Ironically, at the time, septuagenarian Cuban pianist Rubén González, a relative bit player in the history of Latin music, was enjoying much deserved international acclaim through the success of the 1997 World Circuit releases
Introducing Rubén González
Buena Vista Social Club
A Toda Cuba Le Gusta
. Meanwhile, a giant in the music's history like his 78 year old compatriot Fajardo was scratching a living on the New York club and recording scene. Sadly, fate was to deprive him of the recognition he merited, because he passed away at the end of 2001 in relative obscurity.
Described as "one of the best flautists of this music of all time" by famed pianist Alfredo Rodríguez, Fajardo organised his first charanga band in September 1949. After initially struggling, his career really took-off with the advent of the cha cha chá craze in Cuba in 1953. He went on to play a prominent role in the early '60s charanga/pachanga craze and '70s charanga revival. As a tribute to the memory of this master charanguero, I have revised my profile published in the 2nd Edition of
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music
in 1998.
FAJARDO, José Antonio
18 Oct. '19, Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba;
11 Dec. '01, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Flautist, arranger, composer, producer, leader of flute, strings, rhythm section and voices charanga band christened his All-Stars. Tutored by father from early age; relocated to Havana '33, there joined police, then Army, also employed in law courts; recommenced flute '42, performed with various orchestras, incl. Paulina lvarez (1912-1965), Neno González, Antonio María Romeu (1876-1955), Arcaño y sus Maravillas '47-9. Organised own charanga band Sept. '49, struggled at first, but career took-off with advent of cha cha chá craze in Cuba '53; made two volumes of
Danzones Completos
Danzones Completos: Para Bailar, Vol. II
) mid-'50s for Puchito (reissued on Antilla '90s); made
Cuban Cha Cha Chá
) '56 on Tico (reissued '96) featuring revered conguero
Tata Güines
Tata Güines (
Federico Arístides Soto, 30 Jun. '30, Güines, Cuba; joined All-Stars early '50s, to Venezuela with them '56; resided in NYC '57-9, then returned to Cuba '59; worked as a soloist in major Havana cabarets; joined band Los Amigos; leads own band; co-headlined on Cuban All-Stars album
'95 on enja; made
'96 on Egrem; participated in landmark descarga recordings:
Cuban Jam Session
vols. 3-5 on Panart '57 and
Estrellas de Areito Vols. 1-5
'79 on Egrem); singer, arranger, prolific composer
Rudy Calzado
Pedro Calzado, 27 Nov. '29, Santiago de Cuba, Oriente province, Cuba) joined All-Stars '52; went on to work with Enrique Jorrín (while the bandleader was based in Mexico mid-50s); after relocating to the USA, worked with Orquesta Nuevo Ritmo, Johnny Pacheco, Belisario López, Mongo Santamaría, Ray Barretto, Alegre All-Stars, Machito, the two Titos (Rodríguez and Puente), Lou Pérez, La Playa Sextet, Louie Ramírez, Eddie Palmieri, Mario Bauzá '85-93, others; solo albums incl.
Pachanga Time
'61 on Gema,
Salsa y Alegria
'74 on Sonotropic,
Rica Charanga
'86 on Caimán,
A Tribute to Mario Bauzá
'00 and
La Musica Típica de Cuba
'00 on Connector.
Fajardo signed with Panart for series of LPs late '50s-64:
Cha Cha Chá In Havana
Una Noche En Montmartre
Fajardo At The Havana-Hilton
Ritmo De Pollos
Saludos From Fajardo,
Fajardo And His All-Stars Vol.6
Let's Dance With Fajardo
Sabrosa Pachanga
Fajardo In Japan
Cuban Jam Session
(fifth and last volume in label's notable descarga series; half was recorded in Cuba '57, the remainder in Miami '64). To meet massive demand in Cuba late '50s, he created three Fajardo orchestras; asked to perform '59 at NYC's Waldorf Astoria Hotel for John Kennedy's presidential campaign, causing more uproar among Latin community than the Democrats: a gig at the Palladium NYC was quickly arranged. The charanga/pachanga fad was in full swing when, after gigging in Japan, he stayed in NYC '61 together with güiro/timbales player Osvaldo "Chi Hua Hua" Martínez (
'20, Cuba;
early '80s, NYC; went on to work with Santamaría, Pupi Legarreta, Sonny Stitt, Ray Barretto, Kako, Alegre All-Stars, Pacheco, Willie Bobo, Don Gonzalo Fernández, Mike Pérez, Israel "Cachao" López, Julito Collazo, Lou Pérez, Javier Vázquez, others; made classic Latin jam sets
Descarga Cubana Vol. 1
'66 and
Latin Cuban Session Vol.2
'67 on Fonseca, latter featuring Calzado; both compiled on
Descarga Cubana
'91 on Palladium; co-led Orquesta Metropolitana on
New Horizons
'80 on Ansonia).
The remaining musicians returned to Cuba, Félix Reina (violinist, composer, arr.;
21 May '21, Trinidad, Las Villas, Cuba) assumed leadership, renamed band Estrellas Cubanas with future Orquesta Broadway co-founder Eddy Zervigón occupying flautist's position; meanwhile Fajardo settled in Miami. Contributed tracks to
Las Charangas - Pacheco, Palmieri, Fajardo
'61 on Al Santiago's Alegre label; made
Dance La Pachanga Con La Latino Charanga
'62 on Tico with prominent cha cha chá composer Rosendo Ruiz Jr. (
16 Oct. '18, Havana); recorded two LPs for Columbia:
Mister Pachanga
'62 and
Sabor Guajiro
'63, both reissued on Sony Tropical '95-6. Ran separate charangas in Miami and NYC '63; disbanded former when relocated to NYC, taking pianist/arr. Sonny Bravo (
7 Oct. '36, NYC of Cuban parentage) with him; Bravo departed when Fajardo relocated to San Juan, Puerto Rico '65; late '60s material collected on
Fajardo y su Charanga
'91 on Kubaney. Timbalero Orestes Vilató (
12 May '44, Camagüey, Cuba) was another notable member of Fajardo's NY band '62-5; he and Bravo became founder members of the important Típica 73 in '72 (see Descarga Journal archives for a discographic profile).
He participated in
Tico-Alegre All Stars Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall Vol.l
'74 on Tico. Led flute and rhythm section quintet in Miami '74 incl. pianist Alfredo Rodríguez (
'36, Havana), augmented by violinists for touring, incl. brother Alberto Fajardo and Pupi Legarreta. LPs on Coco incl.
Fajardo y sus Estrellas del 75
Fajardo '76 - La Raiz De La Charanga "Charanga Roots"
, both made in Miami with bass, four violins, two singers, timbales, güiro, Rodríguez on piano, Tany Gil on conga;
"Selecciones Clasicas" Recorded
, new recordings of hits, made in Miami and NYC with six violins incl. the young Cuban Alfredo de la Fé (who sessioned on Fajardo's next three LPs '78-80), Bravo on piano;
El Talento Total
'78, made in NYC and prod. by Ray Barretto. Played on one track of Barretto's landmark
'79 on Fania. Switched to Fania for
Las Tres Flautas - Javier y su Charanga
'80 with Javier Vázquez's band, flutes of Fajardo, Legarreta, Pacheco, Chi Hua Hua on güiro;
'80, with lead vocalist Cali Aleman and Vilató on timbales, prod. by Vázquez;
Fajardo y Pacheco
'82 with Chi Hua Hua;
Hoy y Mañana
He also appeared on
Alfredo Valdés Jr. y su Charanga
'82 on Toboga, prod. by Roberto Torres; Pepe Mora's
Tributo al "Beny"
'83 on Golden Notes; jam session
Maestro de Maestros Israel López "Cachao" y su Descarga
'86 on Tania and Fania All Stars'
Viva La Charanga
'86. Guested on Grammy nom.
Afro-Cuban Jazz With Graciela, Mario Bauzá And Friends
'86 on Caimán. Sessioned with Louie Ramírez and his Latin Jazz Ensemble on
Tribute To Cal Tjader
'87 on Caimán; on
Charanga Ranchera
'89 on The Mayor dir./arr. by Alfredo Valdés Jr.; and on
Sexy Salsa
'89 on The Mayor. Incapacitated '94 with cancer of colon, underwent chemotherapy; made recording comeback on third Africando album
Gombo Salsa
'96 on Stern's; sessioned on Estrellas Caimán's
Descarga del Milenio
'97 on Caimán. Made UK debut with Larry Harlow's Latin Legends Band at Alexandra Palace 20 June '98.
He and his band began a seven year residency at NYC's La Maganette club '94. Inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame at their first annual award ceremony 7 Apr. '99. Recovered from quintuple bypass surgery in July '01, but sadly an aneurysm in the brain took his life five months later. Fajardo's percussionist son, Armando Fajardo, took over leadership of the band and continues to perform at La Maganette in memory of his father.
Very special thanks to Armando Fajardo for his feedback.
Armando Fajardo started playing timbales and congas at the age of three and is still performing. In addition to directing and performing with his dad's band, he has worked with Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Tito Puente, Sheila E, Javier Vázquez, La Sonora Matancera, Cachao, Dave Valentín, Eddie Zervigón and many others.
-This is a significantly revised version of one of over 130 Latin music entries written by John Child (
) for
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music
, 2nd Edition, edit. Donald Clarke; Penguin Books; 1998; 1524 pages; US$22.95, UK£16.99.
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My thoughts on the Clifford Ball
Please allow me to begin by saying that the Clifford Ball was the greatest concert experience I have ever been a part of. It was not the best phish show I have seen if you consider the music and jamming by themselves though. (That might be Halloween 95 or Murat 93)
I had no idea what to expect before I arrived except six sets of phish and camping. And I guess a whole lot of people. And maybe some surprises too. That's about it.
So here's the Clifford Ball from my perspective:
I was in Vermont at a friend's house about three hours from Plattsburgh. We (three of us) decided to leave on Thursday about 11 o'clock. We thought we'd beat the traffic by arriving at two and that there should be some people there since the gates opened at noon. Well the surprises began immediately upon entry. There were so many people already there, the lots were filling and the camping areas were already fully inhabited. The place was booming when we got there so we quickly closed up the car and began moving about the masses. We took a walk to get our bearings and see what we could see. All I could think for a while was, Damn. All this for one band? Anyway we explored, danced some by the DJ bus, and explored more. Saw Mike wandering the parking lot in a golf cart; almost expected to see him hearing about his bike rides before. Stayed up till six partying, wandering, and wondering.
Night, night...
The Clifford Ball Radio was the first of many special treats of the weekend. I thought this was a great idea and a good way to get most of the crowd information. We flipped it on as soon as we came in the gate and heard Bitches Brew, that was a good place to begin. Later the music got a little weirder. There was some reggae-type-stuff early on Friday morning and one of the CDs was skipping for about 45 minutes. The radio told us about the wristbands so as soon as we woke up we went and got them with no lines to wait in.
So we're the idiots who came supremely ill-prepared. Yes we were most definitely outclasses by pretty much everyone there. We came in a small car, a Civic, with no tent, and one sleeping bag between the three of us. We chose not to ignore the No Alcohol rule which was pretty dumb and evident to us as soon as we were on the lot. We figured that peanut butter and jelly and a loaf of bread, which was slightly crushed in the trunk, some fig newtons, and chips would take care of our Epicurean needs for the weekend. We were sorely mistaken. I look next to us and there are these guys who have two pickup trucks parked next to each other with a tarp up between them. The brought a damn full size gas grill! With the big propane tanks and all. I'm looking at a pb&j in my hand and then at their feast across the way. Oh well. We slept on the tarmac on blankets until it started raining when we moved to the car and slept (may not be the best word) to the delightful sounds of KE2XZK (or something like that) 88.9.
Yay, gates open at one o'clock for a six-thirty set. The walls of the compound (as one of the security guys liked to call it) were painted like the sky. Night sky turned to day sky and back again. It was a long wall and it must have taken a long time to paint. I added this to the list of things that made the Clifford Ball more and more amazing. When the gates opened there was a small marching band that started playing along side of people on stilts. Everyone was in high spirits at the time of the gate opening and this just made it better. Shit, we lost Alan and it's quarter till one. Oh well, We're all going to the same place. An hour or so later we found where that same place was. We knew because Alan was there and he knew because we were there. Are you getting all of this? From the same place we went and found a place to sit and wait for musics to begin. We played cards. The planes with messages were an interesting monotony breaker. Stunt planes later excited the crowd.
I knew to expect surprises but I thought they were all going to be related to the sets that Phish was going to play. I had no reason to expect a small village inside the concert area. I couldn't believe it. For those of you who weren't there I'll describe it, if you want to skip it go to the next bloody paragraph. There was a town square replete with Barber Shop, Ball Court, Ball Diner, Some kind of chapel, General Store, and a statue of Clifford Ball himself in the center. On the outskirts was an artist area where people were making, building, painting, and creating. There was another building that contained giant asphalt balls. One was about five feet in diameter and some of the others were a bit smaller but they were all painted like a street. Outside of that building there was a guy standing in front of a huge log about three feet in diameter. He was chopping at it with a hatchet, a tiny hatchet, he was making very slow progress. There was a theme here and if you can guess what it was you win. It was Clifford Ball. Ball was the theme. Artists were sculpting and decorating balls of all types. Inside on of the buildings in the square there were plaques up on the walls with words: orb, sphere, dance, globe, testis, bullet. I got orb, globe, sphere, and dance but I wasn't sure what testis was. I know testes though. At our time of great mental anguish a helping friendly man arrived. It was the Barber of Clifford Ball. He also knew what testes meant but was not sure what testis meant. He consulted the nice woman in the Diner but she didn't know either. He sat us down in the Diner to wait while he located someone with the answer. I was into this whole role playing thing, it was fun. I always liked to go to places like Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation (are you from Massachusetts?), or Colonial Williamsburg. The Barber was playing a good part, he was funny too. Anyway, he came back with the answer: testis is the singular form of testes. Many of you probably know that already so sue me. Bullet, how is that a ball? Our only guess was the fact that bullets used to be balls oh so long ago. I was looking for something more clever than that so there are two verdicts: it's not the real reason or that reason is NGE. Enough about all that. Jim Pollock was in a tent signing art that he had done. There was a special deal, if you were wearing a shirt he designed you got a dollar off a purchase. I bought a three dollar sticker for two bucks. [Image] There was a music tent too, there was a saxophone quartet, that's all I remember. There also was a place to "confess to Phish." It was attached to the chapel. It was a small room with a mic and a podium that you would sit behind and "confess" in front of a camera. Hmmm. The barber that I mentioned before gives haircuts too. He only cuts one hair though. I found him giving a haircut to a camera crew guy's fuzzy microphone. I chose the hair that he should cut and then presented the cut hair to the guy holding the mic. So basically Clifford Ball square was cool.
Sitting by the sound board waiting for many hours to roll by I noticed there were many cameras all around. I figured they would use them for the three giant screens they had behind the sound board structure. There were too many for just that though, and all the roving camera crews, and the confess to Phish thing. My original thought was that they were going to cut together stuff and play it at intermissions but they didn't do that. Maybe they'll make a video of the whole thing and sell it. That might be cool.
By the way, free water idea: good. Plenty of porta-potties: good. Mist tents: good. Huge slice of watermelon for a mere dollar at one of the food tents: good. no shade to speak of while waiting for music: bad. Sunburn: bad. Sunburn: ouch. Huge plate of Indian food: good. Bringing a deck of cards: good. Phish soon: GOOD.
Now, for the music review I'll not go song by song, other people have already done that anyway. I will talk about what I remember and leave out what I forgot. So some things may be out of order too. I'll try to get the Friday/Saturday distinction correct.
My favorite game, what will they open with? I thought they might do Sanity or something crazy like that. Nope, maybe Runaway Jim or My Friend, My Friend. Nope. What was it anyway? They opened with Chalkdust. That was pretty good. Nice pumped up opener. Next was Bathtub Gin. This was great, looking back it was one of my favorites of the shows. The jam was very cool, Trey was playing with the melody always in mind, a Monk like approach. I liked to hear how he tweaked it and played with it. This just ended too, no restatement of the lyrics, no nothing, Trey just looked sided to side and when he was sure he had everyone's attention it just stopped. I liked it. Ya Mar, and AC/DC Bag followed, this is when I begin to think to myself, "Have I seen and listened to too much Phish?" I just was bored by this stuff. And I know that it's the same stuff that I liked when I first heard it. More on this later. Divided sky peaked my interest slightly except I knew that there was going to be those long, pointless pauses where people cheer for no reason. The fist slow part though was interesting, Trey used some infinite repeater effect and basically recorded a few notes and had that repeat in that background what he played on top of it. Through all this testing, fooling, and playing, Trey has really discovered/invented some cool things one can do with effects. During Trey's pause he watched a helicopter fly by. Fish also took a long pause before the "ding ding" reentry to the tune. The jam was standard Divided Sky. This was right about sunset by the way. Any significance, probably not. Everytime I hear Esther I love it. That song is so well written, everything about it. From the way the time change works to the way each part's mood reflects what is happening in the story. Yeehaw for Esther! Halley's Comet was a good treat. Bowie I remember being above average but I don't remember why.
Set break, more card games. This time we played Crazy Eights.
Set two contained SOAMelt. This one was nothing very special. I liked the Sparkle -> Free. This was the same transition they did at Halloween, I like it. I liked the Rift -> Free better though. Free rocks, this tune always pumps me up big time. The Trey on the mini-drums and playing with effects is not too bad. An acoustic portion was nice. There were the three new songs that I hadn't heard before. The Waste seemed kinda cheesy but it was a nice song. All three had interesting twists to them, they are not standard songs. I like them, I would like to hear them if they are on the new album. Strange Design is still lame no matter how you slice it. Sorry if anyone likes it. After the acoustic came the Mike's songs portion of the show. Mike's Song: good. Simple: good. Contact: ok. Weekapaug: good.
Set break, too dark to play cards. pick nose instead. oops I forgot that this set break, we didn't stay close to the stage, we moved back.
Set three. We found ourselves on the hillside near Ball Square. Makisupa Policeman. The screens are way ahead of the sound when you travel farther away. That was annoying. Trey says, "Dank" and the crowd loves it. Seems weird to me. 2001 was great! Page, by the way, is showing more and more good stuff everytime I see them. Page rocks this tune which was taken much longer than I have ever seen it taken before. Something like 10/15/94 but longer. I really enjoyed that one. I expected Down With Disease to be funky and cool because I heard that about one earlier this summer but it was standard. I always tie this to Divided Sky, the sound similar in the feeling of the jam. NICU is lame now compared to tapes from 92. I think it may be for the little reason that Trey omits the high note in the chord sequence of the tune. I liked that little part. Harry was good. I find myself liking the jam parts right when they begin when Trey is playing melodically and it seems more well thought out. This goes for Antelope, Harry, Possum, Bowie, SOAM, Chalkdust, AC/DC Bag, and some others. Towards the end of these jams they revert to build, build, build, Trey's guitar screams, drop off to some dissonant thing, then it builds again. Ok, this doesn't really go for Harry but Harry always does end in a similar fashion. The fireworks were great. Amazing Grace encore was fitting. You can't really top a Harry -> fireworks. Plus there's always tomorrow.
Sleep on tarmac, to tired to party. Starts to rain again, go in car. Listen to radio, hear weirdo versions of Halley's Comet and I Didn't Know. Mouth feels like a sewer.
Dan Hewins


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MINNEAPOLIS -- The A's outfield isn't at full strength heading into Monday's series opener in Target Field against the Twins.
Center fielder Coco Crisp had a shot of cortisone in his left wrist after Sunday's game against the Mariners, with the A's figuring he could get Monday off and knowing that the team has a rare off day on Tuesday. When he had similar issues last year, cortisone did the trick.
He could be back Wednesday with his left wrist inflammation under control, but manager Bob Melvin said he'll wait and see on that, and it could be Thursday before Crisp is back in the lineup. Sam Fuld was in the lineup in center and leading off in Crisp's place on Monday.
And left fielder Yoenis Cespedes was walking gingerly, his right heel giving him trouble. But after he put on his shoes he showed less evidence of pain.
``It is OK,'' Cespedes said in English. He said that if he had to run hard, he could.
Melvin said ``you may see him limp a little,'' but the manager seemed to feel the issue wasn't enough to keep Cespedes out of the lineup.
Cook came off the disabled list before Monday's game with Evan Scribner optioned to Triple-A Sacramento. Cook had a two-game injury rehab assignment Thursday and Saturday.
``I feel great, ready to go,'' Cook said.
Even so, Melvin said he isn't inclined to put Cook back into the setup job right away. Having Luke Gregerson and Sean Doolittle pitching well means there is no overriding imperative to move Cook into his role of last year right away.
``Of course, now that I've said that, he'll come in with the bases loaded,'' Melvin said. ``But we'd like to get him a game or two (in less stressful situations).''
As of Monday, Reddick barely has a beard.
He said he went to get a haircut, the barber misunderstood the instructions he was given. Instead of almost no hair coming off the back of his head, a lot came off.
Then Reddick said he went ahead and had the beard trimmed to balance out the look. It's made him look a little younger.
``About 12,'' Reddick said.
``He hadn't done anything to deserve it,'' the manager said. ``He was doing well. I've had to deliver the news before.''
But it turned out Scribner had an option remaining, even though the prevailing wisdom was that he didn't. He went up and down between the A's and the minor leagues without using one in 2012.
Scribner saw limited use during the first week of the season, retiring all four batters he faced. During the spring, he had an ERA of 5.25 with an opponents' batting average of .286.


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Naturally Im curious to see if Darren Collison, Stephen Curry, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough and Luke Harangody live up to their reputations, but Im hoping some other guys will step up and do bigger things like Ty Lawson and Hasheem Thabeet. Those guys deserve to get just as much recognition if not more than the guys I previously mentioned. Hansbrough kills me. I am so sick of hearing his name. Hes a good player, dont get me wrong, but hes a name now too and everyone just seems to keep jumping on board.
Curry is fun to watch I will agree with you there. Go ahead Davidson!
Darren Collison is not the best player on his own team. Blake Griffen will probably be number 1 pick next year. Stephon Curry is a big time playmaker. Luke Haragondy will be silent for awhile bc he has pnemonia. Tyler Hansborough is good basketball player who throws up which looks like horrible shots but they go in. My sleeper pick is Daye from Gonzaga
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We were given a new room down the hall, only for a team of maintenance and housekeeping to barge in, rudely ignore us, and begin examining our bathroom. They rudely ignored us and disregarded our possessions. At this time, the water went out for the entire 4th floor. While being rudely treated by reception, "what do you expect me to do about it?", we over-heard the manager shout "no comp" over his shoulder. We were then shown to our to our third room. At which time the member of staff looking after us literally ran away down the corridor. This all took over an hour for us to settle in, and we still found this room to have dirty sheets, a shower door which opened the wrong way, a broken toilet seat, and dead pixels on the television. The manager refused to speak to us, either in person or over the telephone, despite us making it very clear we wanted to discuss our treatment. He has since avoided my emails. Even beyond all this, the loud dance music from the gym below could be heard through the floors, despite us being on the 2nd floor. I will not be returning. The restaurant staff, however, were very polite and the food was exceptional. I would very much commend the restaurant, but nonetheless the hotel itself is very poor; the staff are rude and the facilities sub-par.
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Local seniors to get diplomas next month
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Nearly a dozen high schools across Terrebonne and Lafourche have scheduled commencement ceremonies for the thousands of students who will have completed their studies at this school year's end.
Those ceremonies start May 16 and run through May 30, according to school officials.
Nicholls State University will hold two spring commencement ceremonies — at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 18 on the Thibodaux campus.
Fletcher Technical Community College will hold one, at 7 p.m. May 30 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd.
Terrebonne Parish public schools graduate about 1,000 seniors a year, said Tony Authement, the district's secondary education supervisor.
Authement has been personally involved in nine years' worth of ceremonies, both in his roles as supervisor and a previous stint as H.L. Bourgeois High School's principal.
All that experience, in combination with the input of those who went before him, has yielded a set of protocols that make for a well-organized and efficient system, he said.
Each ceremony lasts about 90 minutes, he said, and most run "like clockwork."
High school students will get instructions from individual schools about when graduates and families should show up and what they can bring, but the general rule is that doors open an hour before ceremonies start.
Lafourche schools are closed this week for spring break, and officials there were not immediately available for comment.
Most schools give out tickets for graduation ceremonies — in Terrebonne, 10 per graduate is the norm — and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Saving seats is discouraged.
Airhorns, signs and similar items that could prove distracting are prohibited from the ceremonies, which organizers intend to be orderly and dignified.
The schedule is as follows:
- Ellender Memorial, 7 p.m. May 16, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
- Covenant Christian Academy, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, 7382 Main St., Houma.
- Houma Christian, 7 p.m., Living Word Church, 1916 La. 311, Schriever.
- Vandebilt Catholic, 9 a.m. May 18, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
- H.L. Bourgeois, 7. p.m. May 20, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
- South Terrebonne, 7 p.m. May 21, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
- Terrebonne High, 7 p.m. May 22, Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center.
- E.D. White Catholic, 6:45 p.m. May 17, Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 North Canal Blvd.
- Thibodaux High, 6 p.m., May 28, Thibodaux Civic Center.
- Central Lafourche High, 7 p.m. May 29, Thibodaux Civic Center.
- South Lafourche High, 7:30 p.m. May 30, South Lafourche High auditorium, 16911 E. Main St., Cut Off.
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During a recent City Council work session, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley explained the necessity of purchasing three new fire trucks to replace the city's oldest three models so Council could have the latest information before voting on the purchase at the Sept. 9 Council meeting.
Kerley said the three fire trucks currently on the road were purchased at the same time —15 years ago.
Engines No. 1, 2 and 3 are on a 15-year depreciation cycle and all three are now fully depreciated, the fire chief explained. The trucks all have more than 140,000 miles on them and Engine No. 1 has been on the road for 12,503 hours.
The fire trucks were purchased at a cost of $285,875 each in 1998 and would not be taken off the street when
new trucks are purchased, but would be "retired to the reserve fleet" for the next 12 years.
He said replacing all three at the same time would put the Department's truck fleet on a "12 and 12" cycle, meaning the new trucks would not be replaced for 12 years and then fall into the 12-year reserve fleet.
Kerley said the Department has the money to pay cash for one, but the other two would have to be on a lease purchase plan.
If approved, the trucks would be purchased this year and would be delivered in September 2014.
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DOE Awards $47 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Smart Grids
DOE awarded $47 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds on July 20 to eight ongoing smart grid demonstration projects. The $47 million investment will add to the $17 million in funds DOE had awarded these eight projects in 2008, thereby accelerating the timelines for the projects. Most of the projects relate to technologies to help transmission and distribution systems operate better, but a few are directly related to clean energy. For example, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, will research, develop, and demonstrate a coordinated and integrated system of mixed clean energy technologies and distributed energy resources, allowing the city to reduce its peak electrical demand by at least 15%. Meanwhile, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago will focus on implementing distributed energy resources and creating demand-responsive microgrids, which are small power networks that can operate independently of the utility power grid. In addition, the University of Hawaii will explore the management of its electrical distribution system to better accommodate wind power. See the DOE press release and the article from DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on microgrids.
DOE also released the first Smart Grid System Report, which examines smart grid deployments nationwide. The findings show that while many smart grid capabilities are just beginning to emerge, the adoption of various technologies—such as smart metering, automated substation controls, and distributed generation—is growing significantly. The report also notes that smart grid capabilities are socially transformational. As with the Internet or cell phone communications, smart grid technologies have the potential to dramatically change how we experience electricity in the country, but improvements in physical and cyber security and information privacy will require consumers, manufacturers, and utilities to closely follow a range of best practices for the smart grid. See the full 84-page report (PDF 4.6 MB). Download Adobe Reader.
Finally, DOE has begun the development of a Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse, tapping Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University for the $1.3 million initiative to develop and maintain the clearinghouse Web site, which will provide information to the public about smart grid initiatives happening nationwide. The Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse was mandated by the Recovery Act.


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The Truckee volleyball team defeated North Tahoe in straight sets on the road Friday, 25-9, 25-14, 25-18.
Mel Jones was Player of the Match for the Wolverines, as the senior outside hitter tallied nine kills, 10 service points and two service aces.
Junior teammate Mackenzie Redner recorded eight kills in the match, while Gabby Moretti had six kills and 16 assists, Chelsea Mohun had 11 digs and 15 assists, and Kestlie Stefanelli had 10 service points and four aces.
For the Lakers, freshman Jordan Briggs finished with a team-high three kills, seven service points and four aces. Lauren Willson had two kills and two digs, Taylor Briggs had two kills, two service aces and five digs, Bailee Goodwin had five service points, and Tilley Gibeaut had three assists.
Truckee improved to 13-9 overall and 3-0 in Mount Rose League play. North Tahoe - a young team made up of three freshmen, a sophomore, two juniors and two seniors - is 0-15 on the year.
UP NEXT: North Tahoe is scheduled to host Sparks on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and play at South Tahoe on Friday, while Truckee plays at Incline on Tuesday and hosts Incline on Friday, both at 6 p.m.


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The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as announced at the 121st IOC Session (which is also the 13th Olympic Congress) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, 2009. They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016, making this the first Summer Olympiad to be actually held entirely during Winter, as the southern hemisphere winter ends on August 31st. However, since Rio is inside the tropics this period will not see "poop" winter weather, while the term "winter" is inappropriate given that the tropics follow a wet and dry season. The 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the same city and organized by the same committee, and are scheduled to be held from September 7 to 18. The Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be the first held in South America, the third held in the southern hemisphere (the first outside of Australia), and the first Games in a lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country. Following the Games, Africa will be the only inhabited continent to have never hosted an Olympic games.
The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on May 16, 2007.[1] The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by September 13, 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by January 14, 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on June 4, 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo (which hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics). The IOC did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro, due to their intent of hosting the Olympics in October, outside of the IOC's sporting calendar. Prague and Baku also failed to make the cut.[2]ro
Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10 member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. The commission made on-site inspections in the second quarter of 2009. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members on September 2, one month before elections.[3]
There are many restrictions barring the bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Cities cannot invite any IOC members to visit them and they cannot send them anything that can be construed as a gift. However, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media. Jon Tibbs, a consultant on the Tokyo bid, was recently quoted as saying "Ultimately, you are communicating with just 115 people and each one has influencers and pressure groups but you are still speaking to no more than about 1,500 people, perhaps 5,000 in the broadest sense. It is not just about getting ads out there but it is about a targeted and very carefully planned campaign."[4]
The final voting was held on October 2, 2009, in Copenhagen with Chicago and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favorites to land the games. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host, becoming the first city in South America to host an Olympic games.
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Venues and infrastructureEdit
Barra da Tijuca will host most of the venues of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016. The rest will be located in three other zones: Copacabana Beach, Maracanã and Deodoro; Barra da Tijuca will also house the Olympic Village.
Otherwise, the Rio's historical downtown is envolved in a large-scale urban waterfront revitalization project called Porto Maravilha. It covers a five million square meters area centrally located. The project aims to redevelop the port area increasing the city center attractiveness as a whole and enhances Rio's competitiveness position in the global economy. The urban renovation involves: 700 km of public networks for water supply, sanitation, drainage, electricity, gas and telecom; 4 km of tunnels; 70 km of roads; 650 km² of sidewalks; 17 km of bike path; 15.000 trees; 3 plants for sanitation treatment
Besides the Maracanã Stadium and Engenhão, the football matches will also take place in Salvador (Arena Fonte Nova), São Paulo (Arena de São Paulo), Belo Horizonte (Estádio Mineirão) and Brasília (Estádio Nacional de Brasília). All these stadiums will also be used in the FIFA World Cup 2014 except by the Morumbi Stadium which will be replaced by Arena de São Paulo Stadium.
Renovations of the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí were completed in February 2012.[5] In March 2012 Rio 2016 selected the winning design for its golf course.[6] The Brazilian government will be investing $17 billion in funding for mass transit infrastructure that will help in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]
The Rio 2016 Coordination Commission most recently visited the city in June 2012.[8]
On June 26th, 2011 it was reported on AroundTheRings.com that Roderlei Generali, the COO of the Rio De Janeiro Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, resigned just one year after taking the job at ROOC. This comes just five months after CCO Flavio Pestana quit for personal reasons.[9]
2016 Summer Olympic program is scheduled to feature 28 sports and a total of 38 disciplines. There were two open spots for sports and initially seven sports began the bidding for inclusion in the 2016 program. Baseball and softball, which were dropped from the program in 2005, karate, squash, golf, wake boarding, roller sports, and rugby union all applied to be included. Leaders of the seven sports held presentations in front of the IOC executive board in June 2009.[10]
In August, the executive board initially gave its approval to rugby sevens—a seven-man version of rugby union—by a majority vote, thus removing baseball, roller sports, and squash from contention. Among the remaining three—golf, karate, and softball—the board approved golf as a result of consultation. A decision regarding the remaining two sports was made on October 9, 2009, the final day of the 121st IOC Session at which Rio de Janeiro was named as host. A new system was in place at this Session; a sport now needs only a simple majority from the full IOC for approval rather than the two-thirds majority previously required.[11]
On October 9, 2009 the IOC voted to include rugby sevens and golf on the program for the Games in Rio. The other 26 sports were also confirmed with a large majority of the votes.[12] International Golf Federation executive director Antony Scanlon told Olympic news outlet Around the Rings that the top players, including Tiger Woods and Annika Sörenstam, would show their continued support of golf's Olympic involvement by participating in the events.
In August 2011, President of the 2016 Olympic Committee, Carlos Nuzman, backed Sepp Blatter's request to include beach soccer in the 2016 games.[13][14]
In May 2012, the International Sailing Federation announced that windsurfing would be removed from the 2016 Olympic sailing programme and replaced by kitesurfing.[15]
In the Paralympics, triathlon will be held as a para-sport for the first time.
The Rio 2016 symbol resembles three figures – yellow, green and blue – embraced at the arms and in a triple hug representing the Sugarloaf Mountain. The logo was designed based on four pillars: contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature and Olympic spirit. The logo was designed by Rio agency Tatil in a race involving 139 agencies.[16] According to IOC President Jacques Rogge, the logo really reflects the vision of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil for these Games. The logo has been noted as evoking Henri Matisse's painting Dance, in addition to its use of colours found in Brazilian flag. The emblem was unveiled at 10 pm on December 31, 2010, during the Réveillon party in the Copacabana Beach.
- Austria – ORF[17]
- Australia- 7 news
- Azerbaijan – İTV[18]
- Belgium – VRT[19]
- Brazil – Rede Globo and Rede Bandeirantes (exclusive all rights holders), Rede Record (only free-to-air television)[20]
- Canada – CBC[21]
- China – CCTV[22]
- Estonia – ERR, MTG[23][24]
- Europe – Sportfive; rights in each country to be resold to local broadcasters, except France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland and the United Kingdom[25]
- Finland – Yle[26]
- France – France Télévisions[27]
- Germany – ARD, ZDF[27][28]
- Italy – Sky Italia[25]
- Latvia – LTV, MTG[23][24]
- Lithuania – LNK, Lietuvos rytas TV, MTG[23][24]
- Japan – NHK[29]
- Netherlands – NOS[30]
- Norway – TV 2[31]
- North Korea – SBS[32]
- Philippines - TV 5 Philippines[4]
- Slovenia – RTV Slovenija[33]
- South Korea – SBS[32]
- Spain – RTVE[34]
- Sweden – MTG[35]
- Switzerland – SRG SSR[36]
- Turkey – FOX[25]
- United Kingdom – BBC[37]
- United States – NBC[38]
Anti-fraud planEdit
On June 11, 2010, the federal government launched a program to protect the tenders for work in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games against the possibility of fraud. The plan, known as Jogando Limpo (Fair Playing or Playing It Clean), includes a series of guidelines and nuggets of advice so that the government institutions, and also the tax authorities and common citizens themselves, may identify and denounce attempts at fraud against the tenders. The program, which was launched by the Ministries for Justice and for Sport, also plans the establishment of a group dedicating to monitoring tenders, to protect them against the threat of fraud and also to avoid delays in construction work.
This initiative, also boosted by the General Financial Controller of the Union (Controladoria Geral da União), also plans a campaign to make the people aware of the need to pay attention to possible fraud and to always denounce the cases. The program emphasizes measures against cartels and possible agreements between competing companies to set prices above market levels, in an attempt to raise the value of the contracts with the state. "Nothing can be worse than someone taking advantage of these two great opportunities to commit crimes. This is a world phenomenon," said the Minister for Justice, Luiz Paulo Barreto, during the ceremony to launch the program.
"The businesspeople could be entering with an agreement on prices, in order to compete in these tenders. This is something that needs to be tackled. We need to promote fair play also in our tenders," Barreto added. "Fair play is something we would expect from a country intending to host events of this size," he added. Barreto also said that, between 2007 and 2010, there were a total of 265 search and seizure warrants issued in Brazil to tackle the crime of cartel formation. In the same period over 100 people were preventively arrested for the same crime, and currently an additional 251 people are being investigated.[39]
Since the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the city's crime problems have received more attention. A police helicopter was shot down over a favela during one of the city's many drug wars, and the pilot was killed in the incident.[40] Rio's mayor has admitted that there are "big issues" facing the city in securing the games from violence, however, he also states that such concerns and issues were presented to the IOC throughout the bidding process.[41] The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro also highlighted the fact that London faced security problems with a terrorist attack occurring on the day following the IOC session that chose the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The IOC, however, has expressed optimism with allowing the city and the nation of Brazil to address these concerns.[42] Seven years is enough time for Rio de Janeiro to clean up its crime problem the IOC says. IOC spokesman Mark Adams told The Associated Press "we have confidence in their capacity to deliver a safe Games in seven years." "Security is of course a very important aspect of any Olympic Games no matter where it is in the world. This is of course entirely under the national, regional and city authorities."[43][44][45] Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, has noted that the city has hosted other high-profile events without major incident, for example the 2007 Pan American Games.[46]
Rio de Janeiro is planning to pacify local neighbourhoods or favelas. Community-based Police Pacification Units (UPPs) will be used to combine trust-building in individual communities, through the use of street patrols and civic work.[47] Moreover, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, homicides have fallen to the lowest level since 1991, indicating the success of Brazil's "pacification" project implemented for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[48] The Regional Institute of Public Safety reported that the homicide rate of Rio de Janeiro for the first five months of 2012 was at its lowest in the past 21 years, with 10.9 homicides for every 100,000 habitants.[48][49] Nonetheless, despite the decline in homicides and human rights abuses, the Human Rights Watch urged Brazil to investigate extrajudicial killings.[50]
- ↑ 2016 Bid Process Launched. International Olympic Committee (May 16, 2007It is in brazil).
- ↑ "Four on 2016 Olympics short-list", BBC News, June 4, 2008. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Olympic News - Official Source of Olympic News. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-30.
- ↑ Rings Around the World Communicate magazine, April 2009
- ↑ Billions for Brazilian Public Transport; Bach Talks Bid; Crosby Out for Worlds
- ↑ IOC Coordination Commission concludes third visit to Rio
- ↑ Another Exec Quits Rio Olympics
- ↑ Golf among seven sports seeking inclusion in 2016 Games. ESPN (April 25, 2008). Retrieved on August 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Olympic Leaders Approve Golf and Rugby for 2016 Summer Games", Fox News, August 13, 2009. Retrieved on October 1, 2009.
- ↑ Olympics 2016: IOC Approves Golf And Rugby Sevens To Be Included In Rio De Janeiro Games. In July 2010, Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama's stadium, São Januário, was chosen to be the home of rugby at the Olympics. , World News , Sky News. News.sky.com. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Rio 2016 head want Olympics Beach Soccer. beachsoccer.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Beach Soccer takes aim at Rio 2016. beachsoccer.com. Retrieved on August 19, 2011.
- ↑ Kiteboarding to replace windsurfing at 2016 Rio Olympics. BBC News. Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
- ↑ 2016 Summer Olympics Logo: Design and History. Famouslogos.us (28 July 2011). Retrieved on 2011-07-28.
- ↑ "Austria's ORF, ATV get 2014, '16 Olympic TV rights", 2011-08-16. Retrieved on 2011-08-18.
- ↑ Love, Tom. "Sportfive agrees Olympic deals in Azerbaijan", 2012-01-19. Retrieved on 2012-01-19.
- ↑ Long, Michael. "Sportfive awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic rights to VRT", 2012-05-15. Retrieved on 2012-05-16.
- ↑ "IOC reaches agreement for 2014 & 2016 broadcast rights in Brazil", August 27, 2009. Retrieved on May 2, 2011.
- ↑ "IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in Canada", 2012-08-01. Retrieved on 2012-08-02.
- ↑ "IOC awards 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games broadcast rights in China", 2012-07-28. Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Emmett, James. "Bevy of Baltic deals for Sportfive's Olympic group", 2012-07-10. Retrieved on 2012-07-11.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Whittock, Jesse. "MTG wins more Olympic rights", 2012-07-10. Retrieved on 2012-07-10.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 "IOC agrees European broadcast rights contract for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games", February 18, 2009. Retrieved on May 2, 2011.
- ↑ Long, Michael. "YLE acquires 2014 and 2016 Olympic rights in Finland", 2011-11-21. Retrieved on 2011-11-22.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "IOC awards TV rights in Germany, Korea, France", 2011-07-04. Retrieved on 2012-07-30.
- ↑ Grohmann, Karolos. "Olympics-ZDF, ARD awarded German TV rights to 2014/2016 Games - IOC", Reuters, 4 July 2011. Retrieved on 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "IOC awards broadcast rights in Japan for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games", 2012-02-03. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.
- ↑ Love, Tom. "NOS acquires Dutch rights to 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games", 2012-05-03. Retrieved on 2012-05-03.
- ↑ "TV2 awarded first Sportfive Olympic rights deal", Sportbusiness.com, 2011-06-16. Retrieved on 2011-06-16.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 "SBS wins Olympic TV broadcast rights 2010–2016 for both Koreas", August 2, 2006. Retrieved on May 2, 2011.
- ↑ Emmett, James. "Sportfive seals Slovenian Olympic deal", 2012-07-13. Retrieved on 2012-07-13.
- ↑ "IOC awards 2014 & 2016 broadcast rights in Spain", September 4, 2009. Retrieved on May 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Klart: SVT tappar OS", Aftonbladet.se/sportbladet, 2011-06-17. Retrieved on 2011-06-17. (in Swedish)
- ↑ Connolly, Eoin. "SRG SSR get Swiss rights to Sochi and Rio Games", 2011-11-02. Retrieved on 2011-11-03.
- ↑ "IOC awards broadcast rights in United Kingdom for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to the BBC", 2012-07-18. Retrieved on 2012-07-18.
- ↑ "IOC awards US broadcast rights for 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to NBCUniversal", 2011-06-07. Retrieved on 2011-06-08.
- ↑ Anto-fraud plan in Brazil
- ↑ Rio gang violence amid Olympics safety concerns. Presstv.ir. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Rio's mayor expresses safety concerns for 2016 Olympics , ksdk.com , St. Louis, MO. ksdk.com. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Wilson, Stephen. "IOC confident in Rio despite new wave of violence", The Boston Globe, 20 October 2009. Retrieved on 30 July 2012.
- ↑ Olympic Newsdesk — IOC Confident in Rio; Obama Addresses Critics. Aroundtherings.com (October 21, 2009). Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
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- ↑ "IOC show confidence in Brazil efforts", ESPN, 20 October 2009. Retrieved on 30 July 2012.
- ↑ The Daily Advance. The Daily Advance. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Pacifying Rio's Favelas. latintelligence.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2011.
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Knott, Tracey. "Rio de Janeiro Homicides Reach 21-Year Low", 29 June 2012. Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
- ↑ Template:Es icon "Homicidios en Río de Janeiro llegan a su nivel más bajo desde 1991", 27 June 2012. Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
- ↑ Stone, Hannah. "Human Rights Watch Praises, Criticizes Rio Govt", 19 June 2012. Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
External linksEdit
- Rio de Janeiro 2016 from the International Olympic Committee
- Rio de Janeiro 2016 Official Homepage
- Rio de Janeiro 2016 Official Games Homepage
- Sports at Rio Olympic games 2016 and Rio Paralympic games 2016
- Track and Field
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- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
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Here's yet another film that you can't see easily.
This is a really odd case; a book on the making of this film of T.S. Eliot's verse play Murder in the Cathedral is fairly readily available on Amazon, but the film itself, well, that's another matter. There appears to be a 35mm copy of the film available in the archives of the British Film Institute, and from what one can discern from the book on the production of the film — which includes numerous production shots and a great deal of fascinating detail on the shoot — it seems that it might be a very interesting project indeed.
For the most part, the film consists of static shots with long takes, something like the films of Jean-Marie Straub, but then again, I haven't seen it, so I might be mistaken. Shot in 1951 and released in England in that year, Murder in the Cathedral didn't cross the ocean to the United States until 1952, where the ever-myopic Bosley Crowther of The New York Times, for one, didn't like the film — which makes me all the more interested in seeing it.
One viewer commented that "[the film] is an experimental transposition of the Eliot play to the screen and [. . .] deals more with sound and meaning than it does film movement, i.e., static shots with voice overs. It is the story of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral." Eliot's voice is heard in the film as that of the Fourth Tempter; I've always loved Eliot's work, and I have to wonder why on earth the film isn't available on DVD.