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The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Protective Services department reports fewer reports of child abuse or neglect in 2012 than 2011. There is more to the story before we falsely celebrate the safety of Oregon children.
Many cases investigated by law enforcement are not tracked by DHS. This does not mean fewer children are being hurt. At Children's Center, the only child abuse evaluation center in Clackamas County, we saw a nine percent increase in referrals.
Children are still abused at alarming rates. Most abuse remains unreported. At Children's Center, we stand ready to respond to every child who can benefit from our services.
If you have concerns about a child's safety, call the Child Abuse Hotline (971-673-7112) or law enforcement. Visit www.childrenscenter.cc to help end child abuse so that one day, we can celebrate the safety of our children.
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isnt this already made? someone close this thread.
hey, please post your (real, full) name here if you would like Nintendo to make a chat room on the wii menu. I will use your names to send Nintendo a Letter. if you want, you can put an email address too. Thanks for your help, wii7036
isnt this already made? someone close this thread.
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Yeah he made 2 threads and posted in 2 different sections. I think that's against the rules or something?
Giving personal information out publicly on Wii Chat isn't allowed. If people want to give out their personal information, such as full name, their going to have to send you a private message.
Secondly please don't post more then one thread on the same subject. It really isn't necessary and is considered spam.
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The Constitution's Second Amendment was created to bolster slavery and capture land from Native Americans, award winning actor Danny Glover told a group of students at a Texas A&M sponsored event on Thursday.
"I don't know if you know the genesis of the right to bear arms," he said. "The Second Amendment comes from the right to protect themselves from slave revolts, and from uprisings by Native Americans."
"A revolt from people who were stolen from their land or revolt from people whose land was stolen from, that's what the genesis of the second amendment is," he continued.
Glover, best known for roles in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise and "Angels in the Outfield," was addressing students at an event being held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Once again, we see another tiresome example of a Hollywood star who feels entitled to his own facts and history. Naturally, Glover cited no sources to back up his incendiary opinion that the Second Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights for the sole purpose of wiping out indigenous people and crushing slave revolts.
Huh. Imagine that. Go figure.
This is an interesting twist on the Second Amendment, in my mind. Now, it appears, the left will push a meme that the Second Amendment is racist in and of itself.
Huh. Imagine that. Go figure.
Of course, this means Mr. Glover is in lockstep with Obama's imperious campaign to push gun control by Executive Orders. The president is writing his own laws and bypassing the legislature—once again, an impeachable offense.
So sad Danny Glover doesn't even know his own ancestor's history, nor the original intent of the Founders. So sad, indeed.
Like I've written so many times before on this blog, those on the left always seem to accuse their enemies of the very same crimes they themselves are committing—even if it means cutting their own nose off to spite their face. I keep pointing out this power tactic in memory of Saul Alinsky's Rule 11: If you push a negative hard and deep enough it will break through into its counterside. Rule 11 is simply a "hammer technique." Keep hammering a negative to the point where even the opposition begins to believe it.
One classic example of Rule 11, in practice, was the democrats and their minions accusing George W. Bush of conducting an illegal war in Iraq, when, in fact, Bush had obtained the necessary congressional resolution to go to war in Iraq, as required by the War Powers Act. Prominent Democrats like Sen. Joe Biden and Tom Daschle voted 'yes' to the Iraq resolution, but then turned right round and starting accusing the Bush Administration of conducting an illegal war in Iraq. The mainstream press was quick to jump on the "illegal war" meme and slammed the Bush Administration 24/7 over the hostilities in Iraq.
Conversely, when President Obama bypassed Congress without obtaining the necessary congressional resolution to go to war in Libya—a direct violation of the War Powers Act, which is an unconstitutional act and an impeachable offense—their was a complete media blackout, hardly a peep from the democrats in Congress, either—albeit Dennis Kucinich. There has been no 24/7 slamming of the Obama Administration in the mainstream media for his de facto illegal war in Libya, yet, to this day, the MSM and ilk still insist that Bush's war in Iraq was "illegal."
No, it is so painfully and excruciatingly obvious that the press and Hollywood are in bed with the Democrat Party and radical left. (By the way, it's the Democrat Party—nothing democratic about it.) So, not only is the left willing to endorse and ignore violations of the War Powers Act by the Obama Administration, they are willing to violate the First Amendment itself by colluding with the White House and Democrats in Congress. No wonder Hollywood received $450 million in tax breaks from the recent fiscal cliff bill; they are willing to do the bidding of the administration and the democrats anywhere, anytime.
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Spring 2013
Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Song of the Midnight Sun
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 4:00pm
Steven Blier, Artistic Director, mentor, and pianist
Michael Barrett, mentor and pianist
Julia Bullock, soprano; Sarah Larsen, mezzo-soprano; Theo Lebow, tenor; Tobias Greenhalgh, baritone
The great Scandinavian songwriters, including Grieg, Sibelius, Stenhammar, Nystrom, Nielson, and Rautavaara, reveal in song their world of hidden loves, night-time confessions, and the poetry of nature. An air of austerity and freshness lends these songs a rare beauty.
Amphion String Quartet
2012-13 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00pm
Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violins; Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola; Mihai Marica, cello
Haydn ~ Grieg ~ Beethoven
In 1999, Caramoor established the annual String Quartet-in-Residence program supported by major endowment gifts from The Ernst C.Stiefel Foundation. It is Caramoor's goal to use the residency format to integrate a quartet into the life of the institution and the community. The Amphion String Quartet is the thirteenth Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence at Caramoor. They visit schools and give concerts in the Fall and Spring. The residency ends with a concert during the Summer International Music Festival.
Tim O'Brien
Saturday, April 13 at 8:00pm
Grammy award winning singer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, fiddle, mandolin) Tim O'Brien kicks off the new Roots Music in the Music Room series with a special solo acoustic show. O'Brien has made a lasting mark on Americana music through his innate musicianship and wide-ranging tastes. Whether it's the interpretation of an old fiddle tune, a revitalized honky-tonk shuffle from the 1950s, traditional bluegrass, Jimi Hendrix or Bob Dylan, O'Brien's music is familiar but never predictable.
A founding member of the popular bluegrass band Hot Rize (and its alter ego Western Swing band Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers), O'Brien is a singer of unusual clarity and originality, string instrument player of rare ability and an incisive songwriter. No wonder he has been a perpetual fan favorite on the award winning public radio show Mountain Stage for over 25 years, delighting audiences and his fellow musicians. Seating is limited to 200 for this special show.
A master of American folk music, Irish music, Scottish music – it doesn't matter; a fine songwriter and one of my favorite singers. – Mark Knopfler
Amy Helm Band
Saturday, May 11 at 8:00pm
Amy Helm Band; Mike + Ruthy
Amy Helm has deep musical roots. As the daughter of music legend Levon Helm, she grew up surrounded by musical creativity and spent many years singing and playing alongside her father, absorbing the influences of artists like Mavis Staples, Emmylou Harris, Joan Osborne, Dr. John and Hubert Sumlin. As a member of rootsy band Ollabelle, the Levon Helm and Dirt Farmer bands – she honed her soul inflected vocal delivery and mandolin playing. As co-producer of Levon Helm's Dirt Farmer record, she shared in the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Helm performs at Roots Music in the Music Room with her new band – the Amy Helm Band – backed by an acoustic powerhouse featuring Byron Isaacs and Justin Guip (of the Levon Helm Band) and extraordinary guitarist Dan Littelton. With strains of folk, gospel, blues and R&B, the music is uplifting and moving. Please join us for this special show. Seating is limited to 200.
The Mind and Music of Beethoven
Monday, May 13 at 11:00am
Rosen House Music Room
Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Juilliard-trained concert pianist Dr. Richard Kogan will present a lecture/concert that explores the connection between the mind and music of Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827).
No composer exerts a more powerful hold on the imagination than Beethoven, and no one has surpassed his extraordinary ability to express dramatic conflict and resolution. But the full scope of Beethoven's genius was slow to emerge. As a young composer, he embraced the styles and conventions of his contemporaries. Eventually, however, his quest to discover a personal voice led him to reshape pre-existing musical language in order to express the full range of human experience – despair and aggression as well as triumph and transcendence.
Dr. Kogan will perform musical examples from Beethoven's early, middle and late periods to illuminate the connection between the composer's psyche and his creative process. There will be an exploration of the impact of significant biographical factors (his brutal childhood, the onset of his deafness, his thwarted quest for the "Immortal Beloved," his crusade to gain guardianship of his nephew) on his artistic development.
2013 Summer Music Festival
Week One (June 22nd & 23rd)
Caramoor opened its 68th season with a revival of the Broadway classic She Loves Me, written by composer/lyricist team, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof); book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret). First staged on Broadway 50 years ago, this delightful romantic comedy derives from the same story that inspired two memorable movies, The Shop Around the Corner and You've Got Mail. Caramoor's semi-staged production starred critically-acclaimed actress Alexandra Silber, Drama Desk Award-winner Santino Fontana, Tony® Award-winner John Cullum, and Drama Desk Award-winner Montego Glover. One of the most beautiful scores in American theater was performed by The Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Tony® Award-winner Ted Sperling, who also directed the performance. Experience the glamour and excitement of Broadway at Caramoor.
June 22 Opening Night: She Loves Me: Broadway Comes To Caramoor
Saturday, 8:30pm / Venetian Theater
June 23 She Loves Me: Broadway Comes To Caramoor
Sunday, 4:00pm / Venetian Theater
Alexandra Silber; Santino Fontana; John Cullum; Montego Glover; Ryan Silverman; Brad Oscar; Etai BenShlomo; Jonathan Freeman; Ted Sperling, Stage and Music Director; Michele Lynch, Choreographer; Orchestra of St. Luke's
Week Two (June 26th – 30th)
June 26 Dancing at Dusk – SOLD OUT!
Swing Night with Dandy Wellington and His Band
Wednesday, 5:00pm / Friends Field
June 27 The Intimate Verdi: Chamber Music and Vocal Ensembles
Verdi in Paris
Thursday, 6:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Angela Meade, soprano; Elizabeth Mann, flute: Jesse Mills, violin; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Leigh Mesh, double bass; Bel Canto Young Artists
Verdi / Ave Maria Enigmatic scale harmonized in four parts (1889, revised 1895)
Ave Maria translated by Dante (1880)
Laudi alla Beata Vergine (Hymn to the Blessed Virgin) (1890)
Guarda che bianca luna (Behold the bright moon) (1839)
Fogli d'Album (Album Leaves) (1842-1863)
String Quartet in e (1873)
Pater Noster translated by Dante (1880)
Verdi was an artist for the large scale. He probably wrote fewer works of short duration or for small forces than any other major composer – but those few include rarely-heard masterpieces. Most of them come from around the time of Aida, when he was developing the amazing harmonic refinements of his "late style". The String Quartet shows his mastery of classic forms he rarely employed elsewhere; several exquisite sacred works testify to his lifelong fascination with the music of Palestrina. Along with occasional miniatures from other phases of his long career, these promise an evening of rich discovery for even the most devoted Verdian.
June 28 Caramoor Virtuosi
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Edward Arron, Artistic Director and cello; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Laura Frautschi, violin; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Jesse Mills, violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Max Mandel, viola; Sophie Shao, cello
Cherubini / Pater Noster for Solo Violin and String Quintet
Beethoven (arr. unknown) / Kreutzer Sonata, for Two Violins, Viola and Two Cellos
Enescu / Octet for Strings in C, Op. 7
The Caramoor Virtuosi are in residence this week, appearing in three concerts. For this program, Ed Arron has chosen three rarely-encountered gems, including an unusual quintet arrangement of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata which previews the performance of this work in its original form on Sunday, by Jennifer Frautschi and Jeewon Park. Completing the program are the concerto-like Pater Noster by Cherubini and the dramatic and brilliant Octet of the Romanian genius, George Enescu.
June 29 American Roots Music Festival
Saturday, All day / Friends Field, Sunken Garden and Venetian Theater
Daytime Performances:
David Wax Museum
John McCutcheon
Heritage Blues Quartet
The Stray Birds
Doug & Telisha
Spuyten Duyvil
Walkabout Clearwater Chorus
The Social Music Hour
Performers from the daytime sets lead an all ages singing and playing workshop.
Bring your voices and your instruments!
Del McCoury is the most awarded artist in the history of bluegrass music for good reason – superb musicianship, high energy and creative experimentation. A lively legend and direct link to Bill Monroe, the founding father of bluegrass, Del's shows are breathtaking examples of bluegrass technique melded with classic bluegrass, string band, folk, rock, country, jazz and jam band influences. These are shows for fans who love bluegrass as well as people who aren't sure!
In an historic first, The Del McCoury Band is premiering their latest project at Caramoor – featuring never before seen lyrics from Woody Guthrie set to new music by Del. This show follows an illustrious group of artists who were previously given access to Woody's unpublished material (the Mermaid Avenue albums by Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy and Wilco; Jim James New Multitudes project; and Jonatha Brooke's project The Works). It promises to be an extraordinary evening of music from America's folk poet Woody Guthrie and bluegrass master Del McCoury.
This is Del's ONLY New York show featuring the Woody Guthrie material. Del will also be playing classic and favorite Del tunes. Join us for this historic night of music!
June 30 The Art of the Duo: Beethoven's Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Part II)
Sunday, 4:30pm / Venetian Theater
Tim Fain, Jennifer Frautschi, Laura Frautschi, Joseph Lin, Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Michael Brown, John Novacek, Jeewon Park,
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A, Op. 12 No. 2
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 4 in a, Op. 23
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in c, Op. 30 No. 2
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8 in G, Op. 30 No. 3
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A, Op. 47 (Kreutzer)
Beethoven remains, to this day, a source of inspiration for musicians and audiences alike. Five brilliant violinists from the Caramoor Virtuosi, – some of today's most creative, insightful, and dramatic interpreters – partnered by equally accomplished pianists, complete the cycle of these masterworks begun in the 2012 Festival.
Week Three (July 4th – 7th)
July 4 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks – SOLD OUT!
The A Train to Harlem
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and the Harlem Jazz Craze
Thursday, 8:00pm / Venetian Theater
Janis Siegel, vocalist; Darius de Haas, vocalist; Jamie Bernstein, narrator; Westchester Jazz Orchestra;
Michael Barrett, conductor
Fireworks Display to Follow the Concert
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn were joined at the musical hip, (and oh were they "hip") producing great tunes for the Duke Ellington big band at the Cotton Club. Ellington expert Darius de Haas and Manhattan Transfer's Janis Siegel sing and scat their way through the Ellington Songbook. Jamie Bernstein fills in the historical background with little-known stories about Harlem's golden age of jazz.
July 5 Vienna Piano Trio
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Beethoven / Piano Trio in G, Op. 121a (Kakadu Variations)
Saint-Saëns / Piano Trio No. 1 in F, Op. 18
Schubert / Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat, D 929
The internationally acclaimed Vienna Piano Trio makes its Caramoor debut with a program featuring one of the greatest master works of the genre (Schubert's E-flat Trio), and Saint- Saëns' lovely and lyrical trio in F. Beethoven, one of the supreme masters of the variation form, is represented by Kakadu, the Tailor.
July 6 Les vêpres siciliennes by Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi in Paris
Saturday, 7:30pm / Venetian Theater
Angela Meade, soprano; John Osborn, tenor; Marco Nisticò, baritone; Burak Bilgili, bass
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Bel Canto Young Artists
Will Crutchfield, conductor and Director of Opera
Bel Canto at Caramoor and Maestro Will Crutchfield present an uncut production of Verdi's Les vêpres siciliennes, sung in French. Returning artists Angela Meade and John Osborn head the cast. This semi-staged concert performance will be preceded by lectures and recitals in the Spanish Courtyard.
Pre-Opera Events: Free for ticket holders
2:30pm Le chant héroïque (Heroic French Singing)
Will Crutchfield presents a selection of rare recordings illustrating the vocalism that made Verdi and French a natural fit, including the voices of twelve singers who collaborated personally with the composer in Paris. When we think of French singing in the abstract, we probably think of elegance and finesse more than of heroic force and brilliance. But all those things coexisted in a style that survived for generations, only to disappear in the mid-20th century.
3:30pm Les italiens à Paris (The Italians in Paris)
The Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artists sketch this history in a recital of music written for Paris by Piccini, Sacchini, Cherubini, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Mercadante, Verdi and others. French opera has had some Italian DNA at least since 1672, when Louis XIV put a Florentine, Giovanni Battista Lulli, in charge of it. About a century later, the prosperity and variety of Paris's operatic life became a steady magnet for composers from opera's homeland.
4:30pm L'Opêra (The Paris Opera)
The second Young Artist recital of the afternoon explores Verdi's presentation of Les vêpres siciliennes in 1855 when he was writing to a tradition of grand opéra at its grandest. The style was developed in the 1830s and 40s by Halévy, Auber and Meyerbeer, whose works will be heard in this program.
6:30pm Pre-Opera Lecture: Steven Tharp, lecturer and dramatic coach
July 7 Brooklyn Rider
A Walking Fire
Sunday, 4:30pm / Venetian Theater
Mozart / String Quartet No. 15 in d, K. 421
Colin Jacobsen / Three Persian Miniatures
Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin / Budget Bulgar
Bartók / String Quartet No. 2
Colin Jacobsen / Brooklesca
The adventurous, genre-defying string quartet Brooklyn Rider, brings its high-wire virtuosity back to Caramoor to introduce music from their new recording, A Walking Fire. Take an unforgettable journey through multiple sound-worlds and traditions, ending with violinist/composer Jacobsen's Brooklesca –a romp through Brooklyn and its melting pot of culture and style.
Week Four (July 10th – 14th)
July 10 Salsa Night with The Funky Guajiros
Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm on Friends Field
Funky Guajiros has a sound unmistakable and unique; their music transcends the stock music of Salsa pick-up bands. Sweet Son Montuno blends with the modern funk of Timba and goes straight to your soul. A show for the whole family dedicated to a deep love for Cuban music and dance that is not to be missed!
July 11 Ana Vidovic
Guitar in the Garden
Thursday, 6:00pm / Sunken Garden
(One Hour Concert. No Intermission)
Joaquín Turina / Sonata for Guitar, Op. 61
Fernando Sor / Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Toro Takemitsu / Yesterday from 12 Songs for Guitar
Francisco Tárrega / Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Isaac Albéniz / Granada
/ Asturias
Johann Sebastian Bach / Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
(Edited for Guitar by Frank Koonce)
Agustín Barrios / Mangoré La Catedral
Guitar in the Garden, with its exquisite blend of setting, sound and serenity, has become a Caramoor Festival highlight. Discover the enchanting Sunken Garden and the vastly talented young guitarist, Ana Vidovic.
Post-Concert: Please join us for a glass of wine after the show (free)
July 12 Jonathan Biss, piano
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Beethoven /Sonata No. 15 in D, Op. 28 Pastorale
Beethoven / Sonata No. 16 in G, Op. 31, No. 1
Beethoven / Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp, Op. 78 À Thérèse
Beethoven / Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 Waldstein
Jonathan Biss, a former Caramoor Rising Star whom The New Yorker describes as playing with "unerring sophistication," returns for his first solo concert in the intimate Spanish Courtyard with a program of Beethoven sonatas. These works exemplify Beethoven's complete control of his materials, his mastery of large forms and the new power of expression made possible by his unique technical skills. Hear for yourself why Biss has won international recognition for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations.
July 13 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Saturday, 8:00pm / Venetian Theater
Special Guest: The Devil Makes Three
Longtime friends Emmylou Harris, (12-time Grammy® winner, Billboard Century Award recipient and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee) and Rodney Crowell (multi-Grammy winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame member) join forces for a powerful show in celebration of their newly released collaborative album Old Yellow Moon.
In a review of their Boston performance, the Boston Globe says: "Old Yellow Moon collects songs old and new, cutting across honky-tonk, classic country, ballads, and hell-raisers." The artists "sound inspired by their recent reunion, and their chemistry shows … [T]heir voices meshed seamlessly at the Orpheum, his a rangy croon, hers as ethereal as smoke rings."
July 14 Symphonic Spectacular: Yefim Bronfman, Peter Oundjian, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Sunday, 4:30pm / Venetian Theater
Verdi / Overture to La forza del destino
Beethoven / Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Tchaikovsky / Symphony No. 5 in e, Op. 64
Acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman and Peter Oundjian make their long-anticipated return to Caramoor with the Orchestra of St. Luke's for the symphonic highlight of the season. The Verdi-year celebration continues with the Overture to "Forza," followed by Beethoven's intimate and lyrical fourth piano concerto. The Orchestra of St Luke's displays its virtuosity in Tchaikovsky's superbly-crafted, storm-driven fifth symphony.
Week Five (July 18th – 21st)
July 18 Introductions: Karen Ouzounian, cello
Thursday, 6:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
(One Hour Concert. No Intermission)
Karen Ouzounian, cello; Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano
Debussy / Sonata for Cello and Piano
Janacek / Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
Beethoven / Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69
Evnin Rising Star Karen Ouzounian partners with returning pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute in Debussy's lively, graceful Sonata, Janacek's brisk Pohádka (Fairy Tale) and Beethoven's masterful Sonata.
July 19 Amphion String Quartet
2012-2013 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Schubert / Quartet in g, D 173
Yevgeniy Sharlat / Quartet No. 2 (World premiere of Volume XIV of Caramoor's Commissioning project: A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century.)
Beethoven / Quartet in a, Op. 132
Celebrate with the Amphion Quartet as they bring their Stiefel Quartet residency to a climax with the World Premiere of Yevgeniy Sharlat's Quartet No. 2. Their program will also feature Schubert's early, innovative g-minor quartet D. 173 and Beethoven's deeply spiritual and almost time-stopping late quartet.
July 20 Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi in Paris
Saturday, 7:30pm / Venetian Theater
Jennifer Check, soprano; Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; James Valenti, tenor; Stephen Powell, baritone; Christophoros Stamboglis, bass; Mikhail Svetlov, bass
Orchestra of St. Luke's; Bel Canto Young Artists; Will Crutchfield, conductor and Director of Opera
Bel Canto at Caramoor and Maestro Will Crutchfield present Verdi's Don Carlos in an uncut performance of the four-act version, sung in French. Renowned mezzo Jennifer Larmore sings her first-ever Eboli. This semi-staged concert performance will be preceded by lectures and recitals in the Spanish Courtyard.
Pre-Opera Events: Free for ticket holders
2:30pm En decouvrant Don Carlos (Discovering Don Carlos)
One of the most dramatic events in the history of operatic scholarship was Andrew Porter's discovery, in 1967, that dozens of pages of unknown music by the mature Verdi could be recovered from orchestral parts preserved at the Paris Opera. Mr. Porter returns to Caramoor to tell the story of this adventure in a panel discussion on the rediscovery of Don Carlos with Philip Gossett and Will Crutchfield.
3:30pm Pages inconnues (Unknown Pages)
Andrew Porter introduces the Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artists as they sing excerpts from the Don Carlos music Verdi later cut or revised – including some passages never before performed in public, such as a version of the last act that begins with Don Carlos (not Élisabeth) waiting alone at the Monastery of Yuste.
4:30pm Schiller dans la musique (Schiller in Music)
Friedrich Schiller was the dramatist to whom Verdi turned to more often than any other for operatic subjects, and his visionary idealism inspired dozens of other composers as well. Caramoor delved into this body of works in 2011 (when another Schiller opera, Guillaume Tell, was on the bill). This performance returns to that theme with a fresh program, this time emphasizing the Verdian connection.
5:30pm Dinner Break
6:30pm Pre-opera lecture: Andrew Porter introduces Don Carlos
July 21 Emerson String Quartet
Sunday, 4:30pm / Venetian Theater
Beethoven / String Quartet No. 8 in e, Op. 59, No. 2 "Razumovsky
Britten / String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94
Beethoven / String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59, No. 3 "Razumovsky"
The iconic Emerson Quartet returns to Caramoor for their American debut appearance with new cellist, Paul Watkins. Watkins, a much-lauded cellist, as well as Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra, replaces David Finckel, who left after thirty-four years with the group. Hailed by The New York Times as a "superb ensemble: technically resourceful, musically insightful, cohesive, full of character and always interesting," this much-acclaimed group will perform two of Beethoven's peerless "middle period" quartets (opus 59, no.2 and no.3,) dedicated to Beethoven's patron, Prince Razumovsky. From Benjamin Britten, the great and dramatic composer of operas, Emerson String Quartet will present one of his most personal statements – his intimate, serene Quartet No. 3.
Week Six (July 24th – 28th)
July 24 Dancing Under The Tree Of Life with the Életfa Hungarian Folk Band
Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm / Friends Field
Életfa, which means the Tree of Life, symbolizes the core mission and passion of the band, which is to preserve the past while passing it on to the next generation. Join us for Caramoor's version of a Táncház (a Hungarian folk dance party) and experience the joy of authentic Hungarian folk music, song and dance from the villages of present day and historic Hungary.
July 25 Verdi: The Complete Songs for Voice & Piano
Verdi in Paris
Thursday, 6:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
(One Hour Concert. No Intermission)
Bel Canto Young Artists
This piano-accompanied song, or "Romanza," in Verdi's Italy, was basically an opera aria without orchestra. Since Verdi composed most of the world's favorite arias, it is no surprise that his songs are a treasury of inspired melody and dramatic variety. Only about half of them have even been readily available in print. This program presents the entire series, supervised and introduced by Philip Gossett, editor-in-chief of the Ricordi complete edition of Verdi's works.
20th Anniversary Jazz Festival
Since 1993 the Caramoor Jazz Festival has presented hundreds of the finest jazz musicians from superstars to emerging artists, from big bands to solo pianists, in an eclectic mix featuring unique combinations of artists in true Festival style. At twenty, we pose the question "What is the Universal Golden Key for jazz musicians?" It is experiencing and expressing – in the present moment – an urgent, spiritual purpose and freedom, and sharing it with you, the appreciative listener. During the Jazz Festival, we proudly present musicians that possess that Golden Key: Souza, Marsalis, Carter, Tolliver, Iyer, Loueke, and Makowicz, to name a few. And we revisit the tremendous work of Charles Mingus 50 years ago – in 1963 – when he was in top creative form as composer, musician and bandleader.
July 26 20th Anniversary Jazz Festival – Friday
Celebration. The Foundation of Jazz
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Luciana Souza: The Book of Chet and Brazilian Duos; Introducing: Luis Perdomo
July 27 20th Anniversary Jazz Festival – Saturday
Expression. The Language of Virtuosity.
Saturday, 2:00pm / Venetian Theater
2:00pm Adam Makowicz Trio
3:15pm Charles Tolliver Big Band
5:00pm Vijay Iyer
8:00pm Benito Gonzalez
8:30pm Delfeayo Marsalis presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
July 28 20th Anniversary Jazz Festival – Sunday
Freedom. The Lifeblood of Jazz.
Sunday, 2:00pm / Venetian Theater
2:00pm Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators
3:00pm Lionel Loueke Trio
4:00pm Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
5:00pm James Carter Organ Trio
6:00pm The Genius of Mingus 1963: 50th Anniversary Concert
Mingus Big Band plays
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Mingus Plays Piano
Week Seven (August 1st – 4th)
August 1 Introductions: Andrew Tyson, piano
Thursday, 6:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
(One Hour Concert. No Intermission)
Frederic Chopin /
Prelude in c-sharp, Op. 45
Mazurka in c-sharp, Op. 50
Mazurka in B, Op. 56, No. 1
Mazurkas in f-sharp, Op. 59, No. 3
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat, Op. 51
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Sonata No. 3 in b, Op. 58
International prize winner, International Chopin Piano Competition semifinalist, and former Caramoor Rising Star, Andrew Tyson, makes his Caramoor Festival debut with these powerful keyboard classics. This All Chopin program (revised from the originally advertised one) is an hour-long recital.
August 2 Suzanne Vega – SOLD OUT!
Friday, 8:00pm / Spanish Courtyard
Suzanne Vega, vocals and guitar
Grammy®-nominated, masterful singer-songwriter whose songs focus on life, ordinary people and real world subjects. Many of her songs (Tom's Diner, Luka, Marlene on the Wall, Solitude Standing) have become touchstones of the contemporary folk vernacular. An intimate solo performance.
August 3 Audra McDonald In Concert – SOLD OUT!
Saturday, 8:00pm / Venetian Theater
Winner of five Tony Awards®, Broadway legend Audra McDonald returns to the concert stage. Joined by a jazz ensemble, the two-time Grammy® Award-winner will perform an intimate evening of favorite show tunes, classic songs from the movies, and original pieces written expressly for this extraordinary artist. "Ravishing of voice and Olympian of stature, she's an overwhelming presence." (New York Times)
August 4 Festival Finale: St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble
Sunday, 4:30pm / Venetian Theater
Natasha Paremski, piano
Dohnányi / Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & horn in C, Op. 37
Beethoven / Septet in E Flat, Op. 20
Celebrate with the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble as they enjoy a romp through Beethoven's supremely joyful and youthful masterpiece, the Septet. Joining the Ensemble for the rarely performed Dohnányi Sextet, from 1935, with its unusual instrumental combination and echoes of Brahms, Strauss and early jazz, is pianist Natasha Paremski, last heard at Caramoor in a memorable performance on Opening Night 2007.
Fall 2013
September 25 Hurray for Wednesday!
Wednesday Morning Concerts
Rosen House Music Room / 11:00am
*Tobias Greenhalgh, baritone; Brent Funderburk, piano
*Mr. Greenhalgh was a 2013 Schwab Vocal Rising Star!
Beethoven / An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved), Op. 98
Poulenc / Chansons gaillardes
Handel / Revenge, Timotheus cries (from Alexander's Feast)
Rodgers/Hammerstein / Soliloquy (from Carousel)
October 2 Mediterranean Celebration
Wednesday Morning Concerts
Rosen House Music Room / 11:00am
Carolyn Enger, piano
Robert Starer / Three Israeli Sketches
Pastorale / Little White Sheep / Dance
Haim Alexander / Four Pieces from "Six Israeli Dances"
Pastoral / Shepherd's Round / Farmer's Dance / Reaper's Dance
Felix Mendelssohn / Venetianisches Gondollied, Op. 30, No. 6
Avner Dorman / Prelude No. 1
Ned Rorem / Selected pieces from "Piano Album 1"
Paul Ben-Haim / Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 34
Pastoral / Intermezzo / Capriccio Agitato / Canzonetta / Toccata
FALL FESTIVAL / October 4 – 5
October 4 Jazz in the Courtyard
Sonidos Latinos
Chuchito Valdés Trio
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Edmar Castañeda Duo
Friday, 8:00pm / Venetian Theater
Chuchito Valdés Trio: Chuchito Valdés, piano; Rafael Monteagudo, drums; Jason W. Marshall, clarinet
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Edmar Casteñeda Duo: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano; Edmar Castañeda, Colombian harp
A hot Havana night in October! Colombian harpist, Edmar Castañeda, returns to Caramoor in a rare concert with Cuban pianist, Gonzalo Rubalcaba – a Grammy Award-winning master with "almost supernatural abilities" (The New York Times). With its unusual blend of electric harp and acoustic grand piano, this percussive duo delivers a new wave of latin colors. The special double-bill evening begins with the Chuchito Valdés Trio. Another returning favorite, Jesus "Chuchito" Valdés has built a name for himself grounded in heat, force, and explosive Cuban musical traditions. Join us in the Spanish Courtyard as these giants of Latin Jazz reach new heights of virtuosity and dynamism.
October 5 The Knights
Saturday, 8:00pm / Venetian Theater
The Knights Featuring: Siamak Aghaei, santur; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Johnny Gandelsman, violin; Adam Hollander, oboe; Ariana Kim, violin; Guillaume Pirard, violin
Reich / Duet for Two Violins and String Ensemble
J.S. Bach / Concerto for Violin and Oboe in c, BWV 1060
Haydn / Symphony No. 8 in G (Le Soir)
Stravinsky / Concerto in E-flat (Dumbarton Oaks)
Jacobsen/Aghaei / Concerto for Santur, Violin, and Orchestra (New York Premiere)*
The Knights …the ground beneath our feet
*Commissioned by the Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College
The Knights are an orchestral collective, flexible in size and repertory, dedicated to transforming the concert experience. Members of the New York-based ensemble are soloists, composers, improvisers, arrangers, and, above all, collaborators. Together, they create music that transcends boundaries. This program revisits the concept of the concerto grosso, from the elegant counterpoint of J.S. Bach to the New York Premiere by violinist/composer Colin Jacobsen and Silk Road virtuoso Siamak Aghaei (who together composed Ascending Bird, performed by the YouTube Symphony for millions of listeners worldwide). The program concludes with …the ground beneath our feet, an unforgettable new work created by members of The Knights.
Pre-concert Q&A
Ticket holders are invited to a special 20-minute pre-concert Q&A with Eric & Colin Jacobsen of The Knights and guest artist/composer, Siamak Aghaei, beginning at 7:00pm in the Venetian Theater. Come be inspired and enlightened by our good friends as they field questions about their repertoire, instruments, ambitions and what it's like to lead a fleet of innovators and collaborators into the next generation of music-making.
Make it an extra special night! Come to the…
Harvest Dinner
Saturday, October 5 at 5:30pm
Honorary Chair Richard Gere
Richard Gere and Caramoor invite you to join them at the Harvest Dinner; a benefit for music and culture. Begin your evening at Caramoor with a special dinner prepared by Bedford Post's Executive Chef Jeremy McMillan, followed by a performance by the acclaimed NYC orchestral collective, The Knights.
October 9 Autumn is for Color
Wednesday Morning Concerts
Rosen House Music Room / 11:00am
David Southorn, violin*; Terence J. Flanagan, piano
*Mr. Southorn is a member of the Amphion Quartet, our 2012-13 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet in Residence! We hope you will come out and hear yet another side of this versatile artist.
Bach / Violin Concerto in a, BWV 1041
Mozart / Violin Concerto in A, K. 219
October 12 The Milk Carton Kids
Roots Music in the Music Room
Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room
The Milk Carton Kids are California singer-songwriters, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan who create harmony rich folk music with just their voices and acoustic guitars. Their songs are intimate, powerful, and inspiring. Eschewing pop trends and digital enhancement, this duo creates sophisticated and "gorgeous contemporary folk" (NPR). Hear them in the acoustically rich Music Room for an exceptional listening experience.
"A sweetly dazzling variation on close-harmony vocals, part Simon and Garfunkel and part Everly Brothers…" (The New York Times)
October 16 From the Rosen House with Love
Wednesday Morning Concerts
Rosen House Music Room / 11:00am
Marnie Hauschildt, piano; Patrick Laird, cello
Chopin / Sonata for Cello and Piano in G, Op. 65
Chopin / Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C, Op. 3
Brahms / Adagio affettuoso from Sonata for Piano and Cello in F, Op. 99
Cello and Piano duos from the Romantic period
October 27 The Miró Quartet
2000-01 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room
Schubert / String Quartet No. 12 in c, D. 703, Quartettsatz
Schubert / String Quartet No. 11 in E, Op. 125, No. 2, D. 353
Schubert / String Quartet No. 14 in d, D. 810, Der Tod und das Mädchen (Death and the Maiden)
With nearly twenty years of virtuosic prowess, the Miro Quartet continues to inspire awe in audiences at home and abroad while maintaining a strong dedication to mentoring the next generation of great chamber artists. Said to possess "explosive vigor and technical finesse" by the New York Times, the Miro Quartet joins us in the Music Room for one of our most dynamic and moving performances of the year!
October 30 Spooky Tales
Story Hour to Celebrate Halloween
Wednesday, 3:30pm / Music Room
Halloween Tales (but not too scary) / Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi, storyteller
Spooky and Ghostly tales for youngsters by a master storyteller. At the end of the performance, a special brew (cider) will be served in the Summer Dining Room, along with creepy cookies. Costumes are encouraged, and prizes will be given to the winners (all!). Ages 2 to 8
November 2 Evnin Rising Stars I
Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room
Dvořák / Mozart
November 3 Evnin Rising Stars II
Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room
Haydn / Shostakovich / Brahms
Distinguished Artists
Pamela Frank, Artistic Director and violin; Arnold Steinhardt, violin; Atar Arad, viola
Rising Stars
Nigel Armstrong, Yoo Jin Jang, Alexi Kenney, violins; Ayane Kozasa, Vicki Powell, viola;
SuJin Lee, Karen Ouzounian, cellos
One week. Two public performances. Three distinguished artist/mentors. Seven young virtuosos. This is the 22nd year of the Evnin Rising Stars Program at Caramoor – an artist residency that pushes the next generation of chamber musicians to a new level of collaboration and musical discovery. The program involves an intense week of master classes, rehearsals and coaching (and maybe a little fun on the side!), ending with two masterful chamber recitals by the young artists alongside their acclaimed mentors. Artistic Director of Evnin Rising Stars, Pamela Frank (violin), continues this Caramoor tradition with returning mentor Atar Arad (viola) and the master violinist, Arnold Steinhardt. Expect to hear works by Mozart, Brahms, Shostakovich, Dvorak and more, performed with an invigorating freshness that can only come from the special Rising Stars blend of hard work and harder play.
November 17 The Dover Quartet
2013-14 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room
Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violins; Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola; Camden Shaw, cello
Barber / String Quartet in b, Op. 11
Mendelssohn / String Quartet No. 4 in e, Op. 44, No. 2
Beethoven / String Quartet No. 16 in F, Op. 135
In 1999, Caramoor established the annual String Quartet-in-Residence program supported by major endowment gifts from The Ernst C.Stiefel Foundation. It is Caramoor's goal to use the residency format to integrate a quartet into the life of the institution and the community. The Dover Quartet is the fourteenth Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence at Caramoor. They will be visiting schools in the Fall and Spring and performing concerts at Caramoor in the Fall, Spring and Summer.
November 30 Krakauer Acoustic Klezmer Quartet
Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room
Famed clarinetist David Krakauer returns to Caramoor to present works in the Ashkenazic folk tradition he and his quartet are so familiar with. Known for his interpretation of Klezmer in a modern context, Krakauer brings relevance and new light to a facet of dated cultural heritage shared by many. Join us for a unique fusion of old and new in the acoustically impressive Music Room.
Holiday Musicales
Music Room / 2:00pm
A unique holiday experience is available at Caramoor this season. Each concert of holiday music includes an audience sing-along – fun for the entire family!
Wednesday, Dec. 4 / Kimberly Hawkey, vocalist; Assaf Gleizner, pianist
Thursday, Dec. 5 / Jonathan Estabrooks, baritone; Dan Kurland, pianist
Friday, Dec. 6 / Jonathan Estabrooks, baritone; Dan Kurland, pianist
Saturday, Dec. 7 / Jonathan Estabrooks, baritone; Dan Kurland, pianist
Sunday, Dec. 8 / Kimberly Hawkey, vocalist; Assaf Gleizner, pianist
Wednesday, Dec. 11 / Kirstin Gornstein, mezzo soprano; Ronald F. Land, pianist
Thursday, Dec. 12 / Kirstin Gornstein, mezzo soprano; Ronald F. Land, pianist
Friday, Dec. 13 / Charis Chamber Voices
Tuesday, Dec. 17 / Jonathan Estabrooks, baritone; Dan Kurland, pianist
Wednesday, Dec. 18 / Kirstin Gornstein, mezzo soprano; Ronald F. Land, pianist
Thursday, Dec. 19 / Kimberly Hawkey, vocalist; Assaf Gleizner, pianist
December 14 Pastorale: Christmas Concerti / CANCELLED
with the REBEL Ensemble
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano;
Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, recorders and traverso
Jörg-Michael Schwarz and Karen Marie Marmer, violins and directors;
David Miller, viola; John Moran, violincello;
John Feeney, double bass; Dongsok Shin, harpsichord & organ
Festive Music and Carols for soprano, recorders, flutes and strings by Handel, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Torelli, Pez, Quantz, and de Lalande.
REBEL Ensemble takes a break from the European Classical circuit to enchant and inspire with its provocative approach to Baroque and Classical works. Following their long term residency at the historic Trinity Church in New York City, REBEL remains one of the preeminent classical ensembles in the world. We hope you'll join us for this festive and virtuosic evening of music-making in the Music Room.


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Know about the following lane and road closures before making your plans this weekend.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The northbound lanes of the bridge will be shut down for several hours early Saturday for demolition of the canopy over the Metairie toll plaza.
The northbound bridge, which carries vehicles from Metairie to Mandeville, will be closed from 3 to 7 a.m., a four-hour window that bridge officials think will cause only minimal disruptions, since bridge traffic is generally light during that period.
East Jefferson
Northbound Causeway Boulevard at the Interstate 10 overpass will be closed from 10 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday, for continuing construction of the Causeway-I-10 interchange.
The east bank River Road and levee under the Huey P. Long Bridge will be closed Feb. 10-13 to install massive steel girders on the bridge. Only local traffic will be allowed on River Road between Plantation Road and Shrewsbury Road.
The shoulder of westbound Interstate 10 at the Bonnabel Boulevard overpass will be closed Friday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., for maintenance.
The left lane in each direction on the Huey P. Long Bridge will be closed daily from Monday through Feb. 4, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Intermittent lane closures and detours will be enforced on Jefferson Highway through Feb. 6 in connection with the demolition of the highway overpass at Clearview Parkway.
New Orleans
The two right westbound lanes of Interstate 610 between Paris Avenue and St. Bernard Avenue will be closed Saturday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., for roadway resurfacing.
One eastbound lane of Interstate 10 near Irish Bayou will be closed daily through Friday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., for pile driving. Two lanes will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday.
Alternating lane closures will be enforced on North Broad Street between Orleans Avenue and Gentilly Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for roadway patching and overlay.
The eastbound off-ramp from the Sen. Ted Hickey Bridge to Hayne Boulevard will be closed through June for construction of a new floodwall. Westbound lanes of Hayne Boulevard between Curtis Drive and Downman Road are also closed. Eastbound lanes are open to two-way traffic.
River Parishes
The right, southbound lane and shoulder of Interstate 310 between U.S. 90 and Interstate 10 will be closed today, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., around a moving bridge inspection operation.
The right, northbound lane of the Hale Boggs Bridge will be closed Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., to relocated concrete barriers used in the cable replacement project.
Alternating lane closures will be enforced on River Road (Louisiana 18) from the Jefferson-St. Charles Parish line to Paul Maillard Road (Louisiana 52) daily through mid February, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., for road paving.
The Main Canal Bridge on Louisiana 632 at Bayou Gauche Road (Louisiana 306) will be closed until June for reconstruction.
St. Tammany Parish
Alternating lane closures will be enforced on Louisiana 435 between Louisiana 36 and Double Creek Bridge through July for drainage improvement, road widening and overlay.
West Bank
One lane of Allo Avenue between Sixth and Eighth streets and one lane of Eighth Street between Allo Avenue and Avenue C in Marrero will be closed through March 4 for drainage work.
St. Bernard Parish
Intermittent lane closures will be enforced on Louisiana 624 at the Hopedale Marina Bridge, daily through April 19, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for road and bridge construction.


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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI -- Alan Markovitz bought the house next to his ex-wife in Bloomfield Hills and mounted a giant, bronze middle finger statue on the back patio. IT faced his ex-wife's house. The odd story garnered worldwide attention in November.
Apparently, the vulgar statue has served its purpose. Larry Oleinick, the founder and president of Heart to Hart, a nonprofit that distributes food, toiletries and clothing to the needy in and near Detroit, confirmed Tuesday that the middle finger sold on eBay and the funds will be donated to his organization.
Oleinick didn't identify the seller but said they have a connection with Heart to Hart. He also did not know how much the sale raised; however, WDIV, Channel 4 News reports it sold for $5,000 this past weekend.
Markovitz, the previous owner of the statue, also owns and operates three strip clubs throughout Detroit, including the Penthouse Club, Coliseum and Flight Club.
Markovitz is currently facing a class-action lawsuit filed by 700 exotic dancers who claim the business owner illegally charged dancers to use his clubs to perform lap dances and work or tips.
Alan Markovitz penned a book, "Topless Prophet: The True Story of America's Most Successful Gentleman's Club Entrepreneur," and is reportedly the focus of an HBO reality show by the same name.
Some remarks about the story that appeared on Twitter:


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Bhilai Steel Plant gives land for tech university
Raipur: The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) on Thursday agreed to give 250 acres to the state government to set up the Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU).
The Bhilai plant, the flagship unit of public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and India's largest steel plant in the public sector, is based 30 km west of state capital Raipur.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the land transfer was signed by S.K. Kujur, state's technical education secretary, and P.K. Agrawal, the BSP's executive director. Chief Minister Raman Singh was present on the occasion.
The state government established the CSVTU through an Act passed by the Chhattisgarh assembly on January 21, 2005 to ensure systematic, efficient and quality education in engineering and technological subjects. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of the university on April 30, 2005.
According to the MoU, the plant would provide Rs.500 million ($12.76 million) besides the land to the state government for developing infrastructure for the university.
The state government would reserve 50 percent of the seats in postgraduate studies in certain courses such as steel technique and material handling for SAIL employees while a few seats would be reserved for SAIL employees' children in other courses. IANS


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Skip to comments.A Nice, Wholesome Hooters Girl for the Kids
Posted on 02/16/2011 5:35:59 PM PST by Candor7Edited on 02/16/2011 6:12:53 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Becoming a Hooters Girl isn't something everyone in the family will understand.
Chante Rivera did it a year and a half ago.
"My mom was so excited," said Rivera. "She's like, 'You're going to have so much fun there.
Hubba, hubba Ping
Hooters isn't my thing, but I do so love the tizzies they cause amongst the NOW gang and other 'wymyn' types.
Ya think???
At least they keep their clothes ON, skimpy though they might be. ;o)
Skanks for kids, just like condoms and porn these days I guess.
I thought they sold chicken wings. I guess I haven't been into one in a long time.
Throughout history, men have paid women to reveal their bodies.
In general, how much they get paid is in direct relation to how much they reveal.
I have decided to open a chain of soft serve ice cream places with servers being teens in tiny bikinis and I'm naming it CREAMIES....
totally wholesome!!
Edited for accuracy.
She may not be innocent, but she is not guilty...
Trouble with Hooters isn't the skimpy outfits...it's the lousy food. And I do mean lousy food. Sure the beer's cold, but I can drink 34 degree beer at home. One goes there for the deep fried food, and it's pretty bad, which is difficult to fathom. How can you louse up food from a 20 quart deep fryer? They have made it an art form.
Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 5:18:33 PM by Blood of Tyrants
Becoming a Hooters Girl isn't something everyone in the family will understand.
I live in liberal fascist Vermont. Maybe there is a HOOTERs in the state, but the Vermont feminoNazis do not like the chain, I do not think we have one in the entire state. If so, I have not seen it.
I suppose a heterosexual restaurant is politically incorrect here.
Now a Gay restaurant here ( Call it Shooters?), would be encouraged big time by the political correctness patrol here in the state.
I don't know how many times I have visited Hooter's at MiaMarina in the past 15+ years. Great service, I found the food good and the view...:)
Why did you repost an article from last month?
I did a search and it didn't show.Sorry it is a duplicate. But you must admit the article does have its points.
There is no law against Hooters in this country.
That being said, the last thing men and boys need is more sexual temptation in front of them. No good can come from it in terms of actions, words and thoughts.
When a woman breaks down and works there because the money is so tempting, she is using her body as something to tempt men and receives money for it. This ultimately hurts her in various ways far more than the money helps.
Selling out and giving in to vices for money is never the right answer to life's problems.
That's what my buddies who've been there tell me - the food is overpriced and just not very good.
Apparently, there are several knockoff chains following the Hooters formula - Show Me's, Bone Daddy's BBQ, and my favorite - Twin Peaks.
I might have to try that last one. I hear they have damn good coffee - black as midnight on a moonless night...
Looks a little high mileage for a 20yr old.
There is no law against Hooters in this country.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Agreed, but in Vermont we have Act 250, Commercial building permits require public hearings and almost anyone has standing to contest the application. Every feminoNazi in the state shows up and raises the various issues about zoning in 12 different statutory categories. WalMart was driven from many of Vermont communities in the same way.The whole process, its appeals and litigation are just not worth getting the building permits O Ked by the state.It costs too much and takes too much time.
So we go to New Hampshire .
Tease and get me drunk once, her fault...Tease me twice, her fault.
Ever been inside HOOTERS for a meal?
Just curious.
If guys are dumb enough to do that then the girls should take the money and run.
Well, I wouldn't take my kids there.
I teach my sons that women are to be treated as sisters, and mothers, not ho's.
And I teach my daughters that they can be pretty and modest at the same time; and they are not for ogling.
I have eaten at quite a few Hooters across the country and honestly can say I have never been sexually tempted at any of them. The food quality has varied from good to awful, but the service is usually better than average.
The waitresses can range from plain jane to stunning, and they usually will hop on a bar stool and talk for a few minutes. I have met everything from single-mom's to college students to a girl from Romania with a diamond in her eye tooth who was going to medical school.
My wife likes Hooters. She wouldn't approve of me going, much less go with me if she thought they were selling sex with a side of chicken.
Maybe customers are tipping for the service.
It's another excellent opportunity to see the pic. Duh.
I go there to read the menus. Honest.
Blame your behavior on anyone but yourself and it's still all on you. You just add one more negative to the list.
"Well, I wouldnt take my kids there."
When a guy who's supposedly in charge of a toddler in diapers brings the kid in and sets the kid on the bar (all the gurls just love it) and I'm sitting right next to them, I have to wonder...WTF?
HOOTERS are not Heroes! You play that game, you in BIG trouble BOY!
I gotta know...is this where you got that?
That's Beefheart, boy-eee!
Thank you for the teenage neurotic's CAP LOCK perspective. lol
Yes, once, I actually went to one for food, which was a greasy mess (and I love fried food). Even less appetizing due to the obvious nature of the waitresses trolling around - families ? Mommy and the kids eating there so daddy can gawk at the girls with them sitting right there ? Having the "sex sells" attitude amongst all the employees is "not good" for good food preparation and hygiene, as restaurant workers can regale you with enough tales that you would seriously reconsider eating out.
I ate some fries to stop my passing out from hunger, then went on down the road and ate some more somewhere else. I definitely do not want to have a "holier-than-thou" attitude, as my sins are many. And like I said, it's a free country; shutting down every business we think is "sleezy" is impossible and a fool's errand. I'm just trying to offer a little helpful hint to those who would think that "sex sells" is somehow the key to prosperity.
You will need lots of medical insurance. Wearing bikinis in an ice cream place is an invitation to pneumonia. Not a good idea, but it is cute.
Actually, I was going for this:
I guess my humming skills just aren't up to snuff :-)
That's good too. I like mine better...lol...
I agree. This has been my experience exactly.
Thank you. We got to see it through your eyes.
Hooters girls have always been nice to me. Better than many a female in the real world.
LOLz. Why didn't you ping me earlier? It's only 30 minutes from the office. Did they improve on the spicy wings sauce? I haven't been there in almost two months.
Oh, no! There goes Tokyo. Go go Godzilla!
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Owego, NY (WBNG Binghamton) After nearly four months in effect, Tioga County's state of emergency order has officially been lifted.
County Chair Dale Weston made the decision official on January 1, 2012.
The state of emergency was first declared on September 8, 2011, as flood waters rushed into Owego and all low-lying areas of Tioga County.
People were evacuated by cars, boats, and even helicopter in the Village of Nichols.
The emergency orders were renewed as recovery and rebuilding efforts continued.
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The Centro Fox plans to focus on research into medical marijuana use in Mexico and will seek authorization to set up a distribution network for the drug, former Mexican President Vicente Fox said.
"The problem in Mexico is seeing if an institution like the Centro Fox can do it and can create a network for supplying the product for (medical) use and then researching and learning from it. That is, if we want to take a leadership role and go in that direction, but I have still not been able to find out our chances," the former president, who governed Mexico from 2000 to 2006, said.
Fox spoke on Saturday during the third and final day of the U.S.-Mexico Symposium on Legalization and Medical Use of Cannabis, which was held at the former president's ranch and drew experts from the two countries.
"If we want to make the effort, we must coordinate and design the research, make it well structured along with the authorities, along with private health-care systems," Fox said.
The system of marijuana prohibition and punishment has failed because consumption has not dropped, but society has been affected by drug-related crime and violence, Fox said.
Mexico bans the cultivation and sale of marijuana, allowing people to possess just 5 grams of the drug for personal use. EFE


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Fishing was so good along the Salmon River late last week that one fishing guide called it "just ridiculous." Anglers have also been lining up along the Oswego River this week to get a crack at the large numbers of spawning chinook or coho salmon there.
With all the fish and fishermen (and women) in the water, it's no surprise that state Department of Environmental Conservation officers will once again be out patrolling these two waterways.
Last year, officers wrote 578 tickets and warned 249 other anglers about their actions. That was 150 more tickets than the year before. Among the factors was an increased presence of officers during night hours. Fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise.
"We'll definitely have officers out there from pre-dawn to well after dark," said Lt. Jim Reitmeier. "We ask, with all the crowded conditions, that anglers be respectful of each other."
If last year's tickets are any indication, anglers who don't want to be fined should particularly avoid the following:
- Snatching or blind snatching. According to the DEC fishing guide, "snatching means taking fish not attracted by bait or artificial lure with hooks, gangs or similar devices whether the hooks are baited or not. Snagging, lifting and single-hook snagging are all types of 'snatching.'"
Officers look for anglers making repeated or exaggerated jerking motions with their fishing rods.
- Distance between hook/lure and weight added to line/leader exceeds four feet. This illegal rig results in a whipping action of the baited hook in the water. Depending on the water flow and length of the leader, anglers end up foul-hooking more fish by doing this.
- Failure to immediately return or possession of foul-hooked fish. If a fish is hooked anywhere but in the mouth, it must be returned to the water immediately. Don't try keeping it.
- Trespassing. Twenty tickets were issued last year for anglers who trespassed on the private Douglaston Salmon Run, on state-owned land near the state hatchery on Beaver Dam Brook and on other posted, privately owned stretches along the river. Obey the posted signs.
- No fishing license. Anglers are required to have a current fishing license on their person when fishing. Leaving it in the vehicle or back at the motel room doesn't cut it. Expect a ticket if you can't produce a license on demand.
For more information concerning regulations for fishing Lake Ontario's tributaries this time of year, see the DEC fishing regulations guide. Violations can cost an angler up to $250, along with surcharges.
See a poacher?
If you suspect someone is violating the state's fish and wildlife laws, call 911 or the DEC's 24-hour dispatch at 877-457-5680.


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The Grandchildren of Solano López
Frontier and Nation in Paraguay, 1904–1936
Publication Year: 2013
Paraguay's Chaco frontier, one of the least known areas in one of the least known countries in South America, became the unexpected scene of the bloodiest international war in the Americas, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932–35).
A picture postcard from the Chaco War era shows a large heart, emblazoned with the word "Paraguayo," pumping its way through the flat dusty wilderness of the Chaco and leaving a zigzag trail of smashed Bolivian forts and soldiers along the way. This visual propaganda shows why the Paraguayans were sure they would win the war: they were brave, passionate soldiers. They considered themselves invincible descendants of the great hero of the War of the Triple Alliance (1864–70), Marshal Francisco Solano López (El Mariscal).
But Solano López was not universally revered. A controversial figure, he was widely believed to have led Paraguay into economic, social, and cultural ruin. The debate over López's actions shaped the country's culture and politics for over a century after the War of the Triple Alliance. Bridget María Chesterton's in-depth examination of Paraguay's unique nationalism and the role of the frontier in its formation places the debate over López in the context of larger themes of Latin American history, including racial and ethnic identity, authoritarian regimes, and militarism.
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As I tell my students every semester, the writing of history does not happen without a community who supports, encourages, teaches, inspires, and evaluates. This book is no exception. An international array of family, colleagues, and friends contributed their expertise and assistance to this project. The network of contributors spans the globe: from Asunción, Paraguay,...
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2: Forgetting Solano López: Debating the Paraguayan Foundational Narrative
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In mid-1924 the small literary journal Juventud, written and published by university students, included a short narrative entitled "Cerro Corá."1 The author, Ramón Corvalan Ortiz, recounted his pilgrimage to Francisco Solano López's burial place where the sights, sounds, and smells of this remote jungle grave stirred great emotion in the young man. Arriving at Cerro Corá on a ...
3: Managing Rojas Silva: Rhetoric and Inaction
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On Saturday, March 26, 1927, fifty thousand people crowded into downtown Asunción to demonstrate their solidarity and outrage over the death of Lieutenant Adolfo Rojas Silva, the son of former Paraguayan president Liberato Marcial Rojas, at the hands of Bolivian "invaders." According to reports in the newspapers, Bolivian forces near Fortín Sorpresa captured ...
4: Comparing Eastern and Western Paraguay: Scientific Nationalism
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For centuries the Chaco caused anxiety in eastern Paraguay, bringing to mind the dreaded Guaycurú Indians. During the colonial period and immediately after independence, "Guaycurú" referred to all Indians who inhabited the Chaco. These "savages and barbarians" raided Asunción, plundering and pillaging the city; the attackers then found safety on the other ...
5: Civilizing the Chaco: The Religious Arrive
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As spring arrived in the Southern Hemisphere in October 1925, Father Ramón Sosa Gaona penned a letter to his superiors in Asunción describing the state of his missionary work on the edge of the Chaco frontier. He had successfully established the centuries-old Catholic goal of a mission in the Chaco. Sosa Gaona gleefully reported the following to his superior on his ...
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In a letter dated December 21, 1928, Juan Azuaga spoke of his concern about events on the Chaco frontier. He observed that while there was no official word in the newspapers of fighting in the Chaco, many asuncenos, himself included, assumed that there must be conflict because unnamed "official sources" reported that Bolivia had received supplies from Europe, ...
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In 1933 poet and playwright Julio Correa predicted with great accuracy the national sentiment of 1936 and the tensions created with the end of the Chaco War and the return of soldiers from the Chaco frontier. Correa's play, Guerra ayá (During the War), written in Guaraní, dramatically recreated the realities and hardships of rural Paraguayan life during the Chaco War. Of ...
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With the end of hostilities in the Chaco, several questions remained. What would the Paraguayans do with their newly secured frontier? Would they settle in the region in droves, realizing the area as a land of new opportunities? Would scientists, naturalists, and ethnographers continue their extensive study of the region begun during the early decades of the ...
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The crop is plentiful.
I'm not big on frying. I can do it but I just don't like to. I don't know, I'm weird.
Anyway -- I really wanted some fried green tomatoes without frying them.
Several weeks ago I scored a box of Shake & Bake for free when you buy fresh chicken. It was a peelie on the box.
So I grabbed it.
So I did that.
Water wasn't working though with the sliced tomatoes.
So I made an egg wash and it kept the Shake and Bake on the tomato slices.
I had several slices and then placed on a cooking tin. I baked for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. (According to the box)
They were pretty good.
The sides weren't coated that well but it was fine.
For the dipping sauce I used Philly Cooking Creme Sante Fe. Perfect!
Got a BOGO free coupon via www.cookingwithkraft.com
Total --
Free tomatoes {Grab some at a farmer's stand}
Free Shake & Bake (with the purchase of chicken) {A box is around $1.79 for 2 pouches}
$1.50 for one container of the cream {Reg. price is $2.99}
I wouldn't call my recipe professional but it was frugal and tasty.
Do you improvise in the kitchen?


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He represents injury victims throughout the States of Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
If you need a lawyer and can't come to one of his four office locations, Justin will come to you.


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Vastu: How to create team spirit at work place?
Learn how vastu dosha hampers the team spirit, coordination among each other? VastuShastri Khushdeep bansal tells how to control the situation with simple MahaVastu Remedies
Vastu defects causes departmental harrasments
Unwanted harrassments by Govt. Departments causes anxiety and troubles in business. VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal tells in this video why one suffers regularly by Government harrassements. What vastu dosha causes departmental harrassments
Vastu: How to get peace of mind with Maha Vastu
Since centuries application vastu shastra has given peace of mind to people through temples in India. Now you can apply the same knowledge at your home to Get stable mind and peace of mind.
Vastu: How to attract Money with Maha Vastu
"Vastu attracts Money!" This factual experience has tuned many people to follow Vedic Wisdom in Modern life style also. VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal shares the most effective Vastu fundamentals in this Video
Very interesting and insightful videos, opening altogether a new vision and understanding about powers of transformation in External world (Money) and internal world (Spirituality)
Vastu or MahaVastu
Life, in itself, has undergone a sea change in the past three decades or so. None of us wish to limit ourselves to mere survival, but lead an excellent life full of luxuries, fun, peace and prosperity. None of us is ready to waste our scarcely available time in rediscovering the wheel, but enjoy the speed of a Ferrari with our loved ones. Isn't it?
We need to understand clearly the exact cause and effect relationship existing in our nature. We need to supplement our inherited knowledge with research-based facts and proven formulae to adapt it to contemporary life style. Then only it will become capable of serving to the changed level of desires. We must proceed from where our forefathers had left. Although kerosene fed lantern also give out light, but in the era of Nano-Technology, we must use latest technology for our age old beacons of light so that they continue to guide us in the modern scenario. Then only we can reap maximum benefits out of that knowledge and facilitate better life for generations to come.
MahaVastu™ is that supplement; that research-based latest technology; the latest and updated version of Vastu.
On the basis of more than 10000 successful Research Case Studies of MahaVastu, VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal redefined the Effects of Buildings and Land on Human Life. Facts and Observations put forth by him prove very much Useful in Today's world. MahaVastu is the name given to this Refined and Scientifically Distilled Knowledge(such as Vastu remedies) which enjoys the Highest Success Rate in the world, i.e., over 95%.
Besides recommendations for good quality of land and beneficial shape of a plot, there are certain must-follow guidelines in traditional Vaastu (knowledge). For example, Puja room and water boring must be in North-East; kitchen in South-East; head of the family should sleep in South-West; girls should sleep in North-West; and central space of the building must be open and vacant.
But, practically, VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal found many people achieving highest levels of success despite their buildings not obeying these Vastu(or office Vastu) guidelines. So, he carried out a scientific research planned on observations and comparative studies. He documented all his findings and worked out the reasons behind all such, hitherto, exceptions to Vastu.
The VastuShastri, went yet a step ahead and explored how to use this knowledge, apart from problem solving, to manifest the desired goals in your life.
The system developed so reflects many contrasting features which clearly highlight how MahaVastu™ is the contemporary approach of Vastu.
That is why we say –
'Yesterday, it was – Vastu;
Today, it is – MahaVastu'.
Myth – Square Plots are Ideal for making Home
A square plots being ideal for making home is a widespread myth. Many people delay making their own home because they are in search of a square plot. In practice, we have found that square plots are found only in villages, where there is plenty of land. In well-developed and organised urban infrastructure, most plots are rectangular.
A commonly-held belief, that square plots are ideal is actually a myth. People living in perfect-square plots have never been found doing well in life. The MahaVastu team found that: 'Any perfect space symbolises death; Imperfection causes the world to exist.'
As per Hindu mythology, the Earth is carried by the Shesh-Naag. This symbolic representation depicting the survival and evolution of life is—'residue' or 'Shesh' and 'Naag' meaning 'serpent energy'. Further when we decode the symbolism, the serpent energy is found to reside inside the human body in the form of Kundalini. This pushes the residue (the seed and ovum) to create life on the planet.
Life is created out of the desire to achieve the Anandmaya Kosha. Those individuals, who took their consciousness to a different state/stage of completion, lost interest in creating a new life. So, as per Vastu Shastra, perfect square-shaped buildings are recommended only for meditation centres and religious practices, not homes and business places. So, it is always better to have rectangular plots in which to build your dream house.


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Who do you consider your best friend? When my husband was still around, he was my best friend. In our later years we did everything together. Even though I was still working when he was retired he waited for me to get home from work so we could go visit someone or get groceries.
Today my children are my best friends. I treasure the relationship that has developed from one of dependence on me to independence and friendship. I am happy when I am with my family.
The article today however is not about my children and grandchildren. The friends that I have really come to rely on are my pets. They ask so little, but give so much. My dog with her waggly tail greets me the moment I return home. (I had trouble here with the word waggly, but I will use it anyway. You must remember that doggie in the window with the waggly tail!)
My cat does not wag his tail, but he is on hand to greet me the moment I walk through the door.
Last week as I returned home from one of my volunteer duties, I opened the garage door as usual to let the dog out. We have been doing this ritual for years. She runs out of the garage, then, waits for me to park the car.
This time was different. I opened the door, she ran out, but then I heard a thud and felt a bump. I stopped the car and jumped out. I fully expected to see a fuzzy black lump in the driveway. The dog was not there. She ran into the yard. That was a good sign. Even if she was hurt, she was able to move.
I parked the car then looked for her. I had to be sure she was alright. She was nowhere to be found. I walked all the way around the house. At this point my imagination and my fears got the best of me. I figured she had gone somewhere to die.
Finally I spotted her in the bushes. I coaxed her into the house so I could get a better look at her. Her front paw was causing her to limp, but other than that I could see nothing wrong. I know that all injuries are not visible. We lost a dog years back when a neighbor hit her. Although she seemed fine, she died two days later.
Something was wrong. Hannah did not want food. That is a big deal because anything that hits the floor is usually gobbled up before it could be retrieved when she is herself.
I bundled Hannah into the car for a ride to the vet. Getting her into the car was no easy feat. She firmly planted her backside on the ground and refused to move. I picked her up and put her into the car. The vet office was closed for lunch when I arrived but my son, seeing me drive in, came out the door. He was not surprised to see me since I stop there often when I shop in Jamestown. He was however, surprised to see Hannah.
A quick physical exam revealed no broken bones. Whew! He ran a blood test to check for internal bleeding. The first one was fine, but he needed me to wait awhile so that he could run another test later to check for a difference in levels.
I know people baulk about blood work, but believe me it was well worth the time and expense. Blood is the lifeline of the body so it offers the first clue about what is going on. The blood work showed nothing out of the ordinary as far as the emergency was concerned, but it did reveal that an ongoing condition was not where it was supposed to be.
They sent me home with medicine that was an antibiotic and another one for pain and stiffness. Doc told me she would be stiff in the morning.
I stayed at home to be with the dog. She rested, but other than that I noticed no sign of pain and suffering. I gave no medicine since she did not seem to need it. That night she walked up the stairs the same as usual and hopped up on the bed. She snuggled right in and went to sleep. She never awoke until the next morning.
My son and daughter called the next morning to check on my dog. She was nothing short of amazing. She was not sore. She was ready to eat. She even wanted outside on her own on a rather chilly morning.
I am grateful for the wonderful care the vets provided, but even more than that I am thankful that this story has a happy ending. My dog really is my best friend. This house would be so lonely without my pets.
The dog has gotten away with murder this week just because I had a real scare. I even let her sit up on the couch with me. I know not to give her "people treats" but I did not fuss when the grandchildren supplied her with toast scraps. A little bit of toast now and then would not hurt.
Hannah has been with me for ten years. In her early days her thick coat absorbed many tears as we dealt with the cancer that humbled my husband. She was a real pal to him, too, sitting beside him as he slept when he was just too tired to move.
Pets really are part of the family. I am glad to have more time with my faithful companion.
Ann Swanson writes from her home in Russell. Contact at firstname.lastname@example.com


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The NCEDA has developed an Australian Desalination Research Roadmap to guide research direction and investment. The Roadmap provides a clear picture of Australia's water needs and opportunities for desalination research. It points the way forward for targeted research activity and thereby guides the Centre and its Participating Organisations in delivering the Centre's mission.
The purpose of a Research Roadmap
A research roadmap is a planning tool developed through a consultative process where stakeholders are actively engaged in mapping the current state of technology and service delivery in a particular industry and correlating this against aspirational goals for that industry. The resulting map then guides researchers and institutions in their activities by prioritising research that will best deliver the desired incremental and disruptive improvements in technology and process to achieve new and higher levels of service delivery, product quality, and sustainability.
In addition to determining the technology needs to allow desalination technologies to be successfully implemented, the Roadmap also provides Centre Participating Organisations and collaborators with knowledge management of desalination technology development. By regularly updating this Roadmap, the Centre will track national and international research activity, providing valuable information into research direction for Centre members.
How the Roadmap drives research
The Centre Board will base research investment on the strategy formulated in the Roadmap, in order to best address identified and validated national research priorities for the Centre. The Roadmap delivers a clear picture of Australia's water needs and desalination technology gaps. From these, opportunities for desalination research were collaboratively developed, refined, and validated.
A key evaluation criterion for the Centre's research projects will be alignment with this Roadmap. Priority Research Themes detailed in the Roadmap represent recommended areas of investment by the Research Advisory Committee for research investment decisions by the Centre's Board.
Download the Roadmap
Download the Australian Desalination Research Roadmap (PDF format, 78 pages, 3 MB).


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New digs for SACC
Schenectady Access Cable Council has a new home at 34 Jay St. across from the U.S. Post Office.
Technically, SACC has been using the site as storage since the end of last year. It finally unpacked and got studio operations up and running recently, though, and the Chamber of Schenectady County celebrated the distinction with a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning.
The council says it has encouraged the continued availability of access programs for cable casting on channels 16 and 32 in Schenectady County since 1974, and produces videos for local individuals and organizations. It originally broadcast from 115 N. Broadway, which is now occupied by Habitat for Humanity of Schenectady County.
SACC Executive Director Randall Hogue said the opening has allowed the council to produce more than 45 videos in the last several months.
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UPDATE 2: Grand Haven girls win state basketball title, but that wasn't the only triumph (column)
UPDATE: Grand Haven wins state title
EAST LANSING – Kelly Keefe wanted to make sure his daughter, Grand Haven basketball player Jordan Keefe, had enough information about her friends injured in an auto accident before she played in Saturday's girls state finals.
"They were hearing some good reports and so she and I know the other players started to think about the game and went to bed pretty upbeat," said Kelly Keefe, whose daughter is a senior guard. "This morning, I drove them over and they were pretty upbeat."
On Friday, five girls on their way to East Lansing to watch the Grand Haven girls basketball team play in the semifinals were injured following a rollover accident that occurred around 11:30 a.m.
Related: Grand Haven girls celebration turns to sorrow after learning of friends injured in crash
Grand Haven school officials identified the injured girls as Emily Bogner, 16; Madison Case, 17; Hannah DeVecht, 17; Danielle Michaels, 16; and Brittney Olds, 16.
Michaels was discharged from Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital on Saturday morning, a spokeswoman said.
Tracy Wilson, the Grand Haven principal who broke the news to the Buccaneers about the accident after they won Friday's state semifinal game, returned to the locker room Saturday morning with better news to report.
Among the student still hospitalized, Wilson said one student remains in a medically induced coma, and three others will watch the game from their hospital rooms.
"We have talked with all of the families, the girls are all stable and holding their own, and they are asking for their blue and gold makeup," Wilson said. "Our whole focus as a community is the team. We are coming together to support the team.
"Their reaction was a whole lot better today than when I talked to them after the game yesterday. There were a lot of smiles. They need to know that the girls are cheering for them, they are watching the game. The last parent (of the injured girls) that I talked to, at the end of the conversation, he wanted me to tell (the players), 'Go Bucs.'"
Students came out in support of both.
"The championship game is kind of clouded by the harsh reality of what happened to our friends in the accident," said senior Ryan Schoonober, 18. "We're pretty close to all of him and it bring everyone together"
"It's really sad, but it's has brought everyone together," said senior Isaac Bowen, 17. "Everyone's playing for the girls."
Dorinda Anderson and her husband Chris took their two daughters to the Breslin Center to cheer on the Bucs. It will be a few years, yet, before their children Amanda and Brienna Anderson will be driving, since they are in the seventh and fourth grades, respectively.
But the Andersons talked to their children about safety during their trip from Grand Haven to Lansing.
"It has forced us to have conversations with our girls about safety and things of that nature," Anderson said. "They will be driving before you know it, so we talked about seat belts and speed limits."
Staff writer Steve Kaminski contributed to this report.


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Some argue that Facebook's data, compared to Google's data, is more social and therefore more meaningful for Internet users. Owaeis N./gggadgets.com
Since Facebook debuted its Graph Search feature last week, Internet pundits have been spewing out comparisons of Facebook's data versus Google's data. Among them is Owaeis N. with gggadgets.com, who created an infographic that lays out what he thinks are the differences in the two Silicon Valley giants.
Facebook's Graph Search "is based on natural language instead of Google's keyword based search," Owaeis writes on gggadegets.com. "It provides you with personalized search results that exactly match your needs; it understands—for the most part—what you mean by a search query instead of mindlessly matching the keywords; and a lot more."
Check out the infographic below and then tell us what you think. Would you use Facebook's Graph Search or Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) to find a restaurant or a nearby hair salon? Do you think Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) searching something will be more common than Googling something?
Anika Anand is a freelance business journalist who recently graduated from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. Follow her on Twitter at @anikaanand00.
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