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Born in Kansas City, KS, Charlie Parker grew up in Kansas City, MO. He first played baritone horn before switching to alto. Parker was so enamored of the rich Kansas City music scene that he dropped out of school when he was 14, even though his musicianship at that point was questionable (with his ideas coming out faster than his fingers could play them). After a few humiliations at jam sessions, Bird worked hard woodshedding over one summer, building up his technique and mastery of the fundamentals. By 1937, when he first joined Jay McShann's Orchestra, he was already a long way toward becoming a major player.
Charlie Parker, who was early on influenced by Lester Young and the sound of Buster Smith, visited New York for the first time in 1939, working as a dishwasher at one point so he could hear Art Tatum play on a nightly basis. He made his recording debut with Jay McShann in 1940, creating remarkable solos with a small group from McShann's orchestra on "Oh, Lady Be Good" and "Honeysuckle Rose." When the McShann big band arrived in New York in 1941, Parker had short solos on a few of their studio blues records, and his broadcasts with the orchestra greatly impressed (and sometimes scared) other musicians who had never heard his ideas before. Parker, who had met and jammed with Dizzy Gillespie for the first time in 1940, had a short stint with Noble Sissle's band in 1942, played tenor with Earl Hines' sadly unrecorded bop band of 1943, and spent a few months in 1944 with Billy Eckstine's orchestra, leaving before that group made their first records. Gillespie was also in the Hines and Eckstine big bands, and the duo became a team starting in late 1944.
Although Charlie Parker recorded with Tiny Grimes' combo in 1944, it was his collaborations with Dizzy Gillespie in 1945 that startled the jazz world. To hear the two virtuosos play rapid unisons on such new songs as "Groovin' High," "Dizzy Atmosphere," "Shaw 'Nuff," "Salt Peanuts," and "Hot House," and then launch into fiery and unpredictable solos could be an upsetting experience for listeners much more familiar with Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. Although the new music was evolutionary rather than revolutionary, the recording strike of 1943-1944 resulted in bebop arriving fully formed on records, seemingly out of nowhere.
Unfortunately, Charlie Parker was a heroin addict ever since he was a teenager, and some other musicians who idolized Bird foolishly took up drugs in the hope that it would elevate their playing to his level. When Gillespie and Parker (known as "Diz and Bird") traveled to Los Angeles and were met with a mixture of hostility and indifference (except by younger musicians who listened closely), they decided to return to New York. Impulsively, Parker cashed in his ticket, ended up staying in L.A., and, after some recordings and performances (including a classic version of "Oh, Lady Be Good" with Jazz at the Philharmonic), the lack of drugs (which he combated by drinking an excess of liquor) resulted in a mental breakdown and six months of confinement at the Camarillo State Hospital. Released in January 1947, Parker soon headed back to New York and engaged in some of the most rewarding playing of his career, leading a quintet that included Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, and Max Roach. Parker, who recorded simultaneously for the Savoy and Dial labels, was in peak form during the 1947-1951 period, visiting Europe in 1949 and 1950, and realizing a lifelong dream to record with strings starting in 1949 when he switched to Norman Granz's Verve label.
But Charlie Parker, due to his drug addiction and chance-taking personality, enjoyed playing with fire too much. In 1951, his cabaret license was revoked in New York (making it difficult for him to play in clubs) and he became increasingly unreliable. Although he could still play at his best when he was inspired (such as at the 1953 Massey Hall concert with Gillespie), Bird was heading downhill. In 1954, he twice attempted suicide before spending time in Bellevue. His health, shaken by a very full if brief life of excesses, gradually declined, and when he died in March 1955 at the age of 34, he could have passed for 64.
Charlie Parker, who was a legendary figure during his lifetime, has if anything grown in stature since his death. Virtually all of his studio recordings are available on CD along with a countless number of radio broadcasts and club appearances. Clint Eastwood put together a well-intentioned if simplified movie about aspects of his life (Bird). Parker's influence, after the rise of John Coltrane, has become more indirect than direct, but jazz would sound a great deal different if Charlie Parker had not existed. The phrase "Bird Lives" (which was scrawled as graffiti after his death) is still very true. ~ Scott Yanow
Selected Discography
Track List: The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings
Track List: To Go
Track List: The Chronological Charlie Parker: 1952 - 1954
Track List: Liveology
Track List: The New York Anthology: 1950-1954
Track List: Ken Burns Jazz
Track List: 1947-1949 Classics
Track List: Bird Of Paradise (Prism)
Track List: Ultimate
Track List: Talkin' Bird
Track List: The Ultimate Charlie Parker Collection
Track List: The Legendary Dial Masters
Track List: Confirmation: Best Of The Verve Years
Track List: South Of The Border
Track List: Bird's Best Bop On Verve
Track List: With Strings - The Master Takes
Track List: Charlie Parker Plays Standards
Track List: 1949 Jazz At The Philharmonic
Track List: The Essential Charlie Parker
Track List: The Cole Porter Song Book
Track List: Jazz 'Round Midnight
Track List: The Original Recordings
Track List: Big Band
Track List: Charlie Parker
Track List: Jam Session
Track List: Bird At The Hi-Hat (Live)
Track List: Bird Is The Word Live
Track List: Jazz At Massey Hall
Track List: Jazz Masters 15
Track List: The Best Of Charlie Parker: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Track List: The Jazz Biography: Charlie Parker
Track List: The Latin Bird
Track List: West Coast Time
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Top 10 Reasons to Go Vegan in the New Year
Many people's New Year's resolutions include losing weight, eating better, getting healthier, and doing more to make the world a better place. The good news is that you can accomplish all these goals by switching to a vegan diet—and you'll enjoy delicious, satisfying meals as well. Here are our top 10 reasons to go vegan this year:
- Slim down and become energized: Is shedding some extra pounds first on your list of goals for the new year? Vegans are, on average, up to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters are. And unlike unhealthy fad diets, which leave you feeling tired (and usually don't keep the pounds off for long), going vegan is the healthy way to keep the excess fat off for good while leaving you with plenty of energy.
- It's the best way to help animals: Did you know that every vegan saves more than 100 animals a year? There is simply no easier way to help animals and prevent suffering than by choosing vegan foods over meat, eggs, and dairy products.
- A healthier, happier you: A vegan diet is great for your health! According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vegans are less likely to develop heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or high blood pressure than meat-eaters are. Vegans get all the nutrients that they need to be healthy, such as plant protein, fiber, and minerals, without all the nasty stuff in meat that slows you down and makes you sick, such as cholesterol and saturated animal fat.
- Vegan food is delicious: So you're worried that if you go vegan, you'll have to give up hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and ice cream? You won't. As the demand for vegan food skyrockets, companies are coming out with more and more delicious meat and dairy-product alternatives that taste like the real thing but are much healthier and don't hurt any animals. Plus, we have a list of some of our favorite products and thousands of tasty kitchen-tested recipes to help you get started!
- Meat is gross: Meat is often contaminated with feces, blood, and other bodily fluids—all of which make animal products the top source of food poisoning in the United States. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health tested supermarket chicken flesh and found that 96 percent of Tyson chicken was contaminated with campylobacter, a dangerous bacterium that causes 2.4 million cases of food poisoning each year, resulting in diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever.
- Help feed the world: Eating meat doesn't just hurt animals—it hurts people, too. It takes tons of crops and water to raise farmed animals. In fact, it takes up to 13 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of animal flesh! All that plant food could be used much more efficiently if it were fed directly to people. The more people who go vegan, the better able we'll be to feed the hungry.
- Save the planet: Meat is not green. Consuming meat is actually one of the worst things that you can do for the Earth. It is wasteful and causes enormous amounts of pollution, and the meat industry is also one of the biggest causes of climate change. Adopting a vegan diet is more effective than switching to a "greener" car in the fight against climate change.
- All the cool kids are doing it: The list of stars who shun animal flesh is basically a "who's who" of today's hottest celebs. Joaquin Phoenix, Natalie Portman, Ariana Grande, Al Gore, Flo Rida, Tobey Maguire, Shania Twain, Alicia Silverstone, Anthony Kiedis, Casey Affleck, Kristen Bell, Alyssa Milano, Common, Joss Stone, Anne Hathaway, and Carrie Underwood are just some of the famous vegans and vegetarians who regularly appear in People magazine.
- Look sexy and be sexy: Vegans tend to be thinner than meat-eaters and have more energy, which is perfect for late-night romps with your special someone. (Guys: The cholesterol and saturated animal fat found in meat, eggs, and dairy products don't just clog the arteries to your heart. Over time, they impede blood flow to other vital organs as well.) Plus, what's sexier than someone who is not only mega-hot but also compassionate?
- Pigs are smarter than your dog: Although most people are less familiar with pigs, chickens, fish, and cows than they are with dogs and cats, animals used for food are every bit as intelligent and able to suffer as the animals who share our homes are. Pigs can learn to play video games, and chickens are so smart that their intelligence has been compared by scientists to that of monkeys.
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I've always loved animals but until my sister showed me the truth about the abuse that these innocent animals go through everyday I realized the truth. Animals are our equals, I dont understand why they are treated this way. I always wonder why people can kill deer in order to maintain their population under control. There are 7billion people on earth, maybe we should stop taking all the space and actually share the earth with animals like we are supposed to. I've been vegetarian for three years and am now starting to be vegan. 🙂 REAL MEN EAT PLANTS
Paula: Fish are high in omega 3 because of the spirulina (fresh water)and/or seaweed (salt water) that those fish eat. There is a product by LifeStream which is pure Omega 3 extracted from the same spirulina/seaweed – direct from the source, vegan and fish fiendly! Regards,
I never really missed meat ever since I became veg. I mean eating meat=eating murdered animals.
"It's disgusting but true: Meat is often contaminated with feces, blood, and other bodily fluids" 1. If your meat has never had blood or other bodily fluids in it at some point, then it is not meat. That is how flesh grows and gets nutrients. If it is contaminated with feces, that means that you ate the flesh too close to the stomach or intestines and nicked the organs and tainted all of the meat. There is more feces in plant cells rather than meaty flesh via the use of fertilizer.
"Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health tested supermarket chicken flesh and found that 96 percent of Tyson chicken was contaminated with campylobacter, a dangerous bacteria that causes 2.4 million cases of food poisoning each year, resulting in diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever."
So raw chicken contains bacteria… Why do I not find this surprising…
"Vegans tend to be thinner than meat-eaters and have more energy, which is perfect for late-night romps with your special someone."
No reason to call anyone "names", we are civilized people. I am a new vegan, I have to admit that I do sometimes eat fish, salmon to be exact, for its omega-3 value, and I do love animals, but I didn't quit eating meat for that love, but for health issues, such as high blood pressure, lack of good energy and some more. I do not miss meat at all, and have been without it for a full year today.


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im so happy i got this interview...check it out guys....spencer is one of the nicest guys and an awesome fighter
FLD Exclusive with Spencer Fisher: "Fighting Cole Miller doesnt do anything for me at this point."
Written by Stephanie Pittman
Tuesday, 23 June 2009 14:36
Fightlockdowns own Stephanie Pittman has been at it again, and this time shes managed to steal some time from a UFC fan favourite in Spencer the King Fisher. In this interview, Spencer reflects on his recent victory over Caol Uno, his take on Penn/Florian, and calling out Cole Miller.
Stephanie Pittman (SP): First I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this interview with fightlockdown.com
You have had a lot of great fights in your career and are known for putting on an exciting show when you fight. To date what has been your favorite fight?
Spencer Fisher (SF): My fight with Josh Neer was really a gut check for me and a real wake up call. Going five, 5 minute rounds was something I really wanted to do. After that fight was over I realized that this was something I wanted to pursue. (Fisher beat Neer by split decision at VFC 7: Showdown)
SP: I know that youre a big outdoors kind of guy and you love to hunt. When youre out hunting deer, what is your weapon of choice?
SF: I love it. I hunt with a bow, and you know, Im in the Midwest now and I really enjoy going out and bow hunting.
SP: I know that your wife is also an MMA fighter and I was wondering if she has ever knocked you out and made you tap? [laughs]
SF: All of the above. [laughs]
SP: Does it help having a wife who also trains MMA?
SF: It does, a lot. My daughters get in as well and its a big help because they understand what is going on. The other day my baby, my two-year old, got in the cage where I was a special guest referee and the crowd applauded her and she put her fist up. It was really cute.
SP: What is it like training in Thailand? How long did you train there?
SF: It was okay, I was there for a month. The thing is that it was a lot of repetition and not much learning. It was definitely an experience though.
SP: UFC 100 is approaching and Alves will be fighting GSP for the belt. Is it strange to see a guy you beat 4 years ago fighting for the welterweight title?
SF: No. He deserves to be there and Im proud of him. Thats an awesome achievement. If he were to win the title and they wanted me to move up in weight and fight him I would happily do it. [laughs]
SP: How do you see the BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian fight going, and who would you rather fight out of the two?
SF: I think it comes down to if BJ puts his heart and soul into it. Kenny is a tough guy and knows what it takes to win, but I see BJ winning unless he doesnt show-up 100 percent mentally. Ive wanted to fight BJ for some time now and it would be my dream to fight him, so I hope he wins and I can fight him sometime down the road.
SP: So during the Uno fight a lot of people kept saying that you and Uno were both intelligent fighters and were simply cancelling each other out the whole fight. Do you agree with that?
SF: Yeah, everyone knows that Im not a wrestler. I have a lot of respect for Uno and I knew that he was going to try and take me down. So I went out there and I was able to stuff the takedowns. So, yes, I do think we cancelled each other out stylistically.
SP: We all know that you prefer to stand and bang, and your much improved takedown defense came in handy during the Uno fight. Did it ever frustrate you that he kept going for the TD instead of standing with you?
SF: I was just happy I was able to stuff his takedowns. Having to stop the takedowns I wasnt able to use my hands as much as I wanted, but thats how it goes.
SP: You mentioned in your post-fight interview that you wouldnt mind fighting either Cole Miller or Hermes Franca. Which would be more satisfying, beating a guy that went and called you out or avenging one of your losses?
SF: Well going back on that, you know when people call me out, Im not hard to find. If we set it up, we set it up, but really fighting Cole doesnt do anything for me at this point. If Hermes wins his up-coming fight that would definitely be a match I would like to take back. At this point in my career I want to fight someone that gets me closer to the title. No disrespect to anybody, but I dont want to take any steps back. I want fights that bring me steps closer to the title.
SP: Is there anything you want to say to your fans or any shout outs to your sponsors?
SF: Thanks for all the support and thanks to KO Dynasty for really hooking me up.
SP: Spencer, once again thanks a lot for the interview. I really enjoy your fights and look forward to hopefully interviewing you again in the future. Best of luck.
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Easy answer, he's probably seen one of his vid blogs Just kidding Dave.
Good interview, I hope we see Spencer do well. He def needs to work on his wrestling or BJ would/will grind him to pieces if that fight ever happens.
perhaps thats the problem
Thats it! Send him a link to one of your blogs where you say Spencer is destroying the UFC (by just being there), I'm sure he'll respond HAHA
What Spencer doesnt know yet is...in about 80 days I shall turn up on his doorstep in the flesh
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NEW?ULM – Savera Brey, 93, of New Ulm, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm with Monsignor John A. Richter celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30-10 a.m. Wednesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home SOUTH CHAPEL in New Ulm. The Christian Mothers Society will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
To leave an online condolence for her family or to sign the guest book go to www.mvfh.org.
Savera is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Monica and Robert Prechel of New Ulm; sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Mary Gruber, Darrel and Gwen Brey, all of New Ulm; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 1st husband, Lennis Gruber in 1959; 2nd husband, Frank Brey in 1988; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lucille and Kenneth Weisensel; sister and brother-in-law, Leona and Joseph Zeig; and by brothers and sisters-in-law, Harold and Florence Seifert, Willard and Lois Seifert.
Savera Clara Seifert was born April 20, 1919 in Sigel Township, Brown County to Frank and Mary (Domeier) Seifert. She attended School District 10 in Sigel Township and the Holy Trinity Catholic Grade School in New Ulm. Savera was united in marriage to Lennis Gruber on September 21, 1936 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm. After marriage they farmed near Cambria for one year, then near St. George and then Lafayette Township. After the death of Lennis, she married Frank Brey on December 28, 1960 in New Prague. They continued to farm in Lafayette Township until 1974 when they retired and moved to New Ulm. She moved to the Sunset Apartments in June of 1996. Savera enjoyed dancing, playing cards, quilting, bowling cooking and baking. She also loved spending time with her family.
She was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the Christian Mothers Society.
They family prefers memorials to the Cathedral Parish and New Ulm Area Catholic Schools.


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Sandra Costen Kunz, a Ph.D. candidate in Christian education at PTS, began outlining
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Kunz has long considered drama a fruitful medium for exploring Scripture, which she has been involved with since she and her husband dramatized biblical stories in the '70s for children in an ecumenical summer program. She wishes churches used their sanctuaries and stages for theater more often.
"When people act out a biblical story, they notice aspects of the narrative that they might miss otherwise," she says. "Perhaps this is the reason Ignatius Loyola recommended a type of meditation on Scripture where one sets the stage for the narrative in one's imagination—envisioning each character, action, emotion, et cetera. In many ways,
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Robert Lancaster thinks her play accomplished its mission: "Kunz's stage adaptation of the mystery of Job shows us both the earthly onstage drama of human experience and the cosmic offstage drama of good and evil."
Kunz plans to continue addressing these kinds of theological issues—as both a teacher (she currently teaches special education students part time in a nearby school) and a writer. Though she promises not to write any more scripts until she finishes her dissertation!
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On September 15, the State Department's Economics and Energy Bureau (EEB) welcomed author and journalist Robert Bryce to speak on helping Africa meet its energy needs. Currently hundreds of millions of Africans have no access to electricity. And without this access, Africans are without the key prerequisite for economic development and poverty alleviation.
What's the answer to this problem? Wind farms in Angola? Solar panels in the Sahara?
Bryce doesn't think so. To him, fossil fuels remain the most realistic short- to medium-term source of steady power to a continent that is hungry for it. The problems with popular renewable energies like wind and solar is that they are intermittent, says Bryce: There is no power when the wind is not blowing or when the sun is not shining. There is also the issue of scale. Bryce noted that for a nuclear power plant to generate 2,700 MW of electricity, a land footprint the size of Manhattan would be required. To generate the same amount of power from wind would need a footprint the size of Rhode Island, and a bio-fuels plant would require an even larger one.
For longer term needs, Bryce favors nuclear power. He is particularly excited about new, small modular reactors (SMRs), which the Secretary of Energy has described as "plug and play" reactors. These SMRs, compared to traditional reactors, would have lower upfront capital costs and would potentially have few proliferation concerns.
As for the impact of fossil fuel use on climate change, Bryce says he's still undecided about the data. But he has accused developed countries of "carbon dioxide colonialism" for demanding that developing countries reduce their carbon footprint before industrializing. He says it is wrong for a country like the United States, which in many cases produces 50 times more CO2 per capita than many Africa countries, to object to funding fossil fuel projects in Africa (as it did earlier this year when South Africa applied for a loan through the World Bank).
So what do DipNote readers think? How do we work with our African partners to help them balance environmental considerations with obtaining the energy they need and deserve?
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Fossile fuels will dominate because they are a source of state's revenue, not just an energy source.
The Sudan situation exemplifies the quandry of this debate you raise in dividing the nation and maintaining some measure of wealth sharing among the population.
As for "plug and play" or as we PC users are more want to say "plug and pray", well I think you have a similar situation with nuclear energy.
Pray that a terrorist doesn't use it as a convieniant WMD all by itself, forget proliferation for a second here and think about the kind of opportunity you want to give them. Which is none at all.
The key is in delivering energy independance to every houshold.
You don't need to connect everyone to a grid.
In fact, all you need is a mass produced solar kit to retro-fit on whatever dwelling people call home with an inverter and batt. storage that will give a family about a three-day capacity for daily electric needs.
A wind driven water pump for a well can double as an electric generator in the same manner.
See the monet spent just trying to connect everyone to a cental grid would be more expensive that the block grants to citizens to retro-fit their homes.
And if you were to put up a grid, those same homes would feed it as their surpless power generation would allow beyond battery storage capacity.
So, I urge folks to rethink this a bit and talk to the eco-home builders in my state for further details.
Frankly I think it will be the fastest, most efficiant way to get Africa "powered up".
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The problem with power in Africa, generally speaking, is a lack of access, not just a lack of supply. For the predominantly rural population, there simply is no such thing as an electricity grid to tap into, so it is not so simple as building a few coal or gas fired power plants in order to solve the problem.
In truth, a combination of all energy sources is needed. In rural areas, solar energy has powered computers and televisions to provide unprecedented educational opportunities for villagers. In other areas, wind power indeed is the solution. For the heavily urbanized cities in the continent, maybe coal power plants are an answer, but they only serve to further pollute the environment beyond the local damage that has already been done. Indeed, Cairo is the continent's largest city, and pollution is a rampant problem in large part due to an over-dependence on fossil fuels. Cairo has responded by planting 500,000 trees and vastly increasing the continent's only metro service, but beyond that, there actually is an enormous abundance of untouched land in close proximity to the urban Nile valley, with over 300 sunny days per year. Solar would be a perfect fit not just for Cairo but for all of Egypt and most of Saharan Africa as well.
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Well, maybe this is simplistic, but I'd like to see Africa leapfrog over oil dependence and all the political baggage that comes with it.
They'd need some foreign aid to accomplish it, but I'd like to see them use solar energy with lithium battery back-up, in separate small-scale grids rather than a large integrated system.
In a world with increasing terrorism, and with our growing understanding of natural hazards such as solar flares, the centralization of a large grid has some vulnerabilities that I think off-set the conveniences. Smaller grids provide a redundancy and resiliency that I think is more appropriate for Africa.
I think theft would be a problem when systems are first installed, but that issue would decrease as the coveted technology became more wide-spread. Making systems to serve a small neighborhood at a time might help by making the battery pack too heavy to easily move.
Solar power wouldn't meet all the needs of all of Africa if their 'needs' were the same as ours in the US. But right now, they function without electricity, their 'needs' for electricity are zero. So if they start out aiming for very basic requirements for all (instead of full US-style luxuries for a few), a solar-predominant grid would probably be up to the task.
I could imagine you might start in a town by providing the local school with what would in the US be a home-system. Give them lights. The next priority would be to power any water-system that currently uses fossil fuels for pumping. After that, home systems or neighborhood systems that could power lights (preferably efficient LEDs) and a cooking hot-plate--the search for cooking fuel causes some deforestation, so this would have fringe benefit in protecting the environment.
I would think that these very basic and simple things would make a huge difference in quality of life without exceeding what could be delivered by a solar/battery based infrastructure.
After water and an alternative to fire for cooking, you'd have to ask the locals what they'd want next. I'm guessing power to run refrigerators, but they may have other ideas.
Pranav G. in New Jersey writes:
Thanks for starting this discussion. Africa has a lot of natural resources--sun, wind, water--which will need to be harnessed to solve the energy shortage. A "micro" rather than a macro-solution is desirable to get even the most remote villages out of the dark. Many new technologies are being developed to harness this micro-energy. More resources can be helpful to test and distribute these new technologies.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
I agree with Pranav and Eric. Low tech solutions would initially meet the needs of small villages. As energy independence increases and energy investment improves, villagers could sell their unused energy back to the national grid, thereby supporting their household. As villages collectively sell their unused energy, money could be used to hire a teacher, build a small school/clinic/meeting place where the communities needs are adressed. The large scale grids are too expensive in the short term. Start with small projects and goals. ie. a solar panel and wind generator for every village member then add on gradually. You can train the village population to install these systems who will in turn, install them in the adjacent village. It ain't rocket science. It just takes skill, human energy, an overall plan and someone hawkishly watching where and how every penny is spent. The State Department can ask Mr. Rockefeller to fund a small scale project. I volunteer to get the school up and running. maybe Eric will volunteer his skills for a small price.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
If the American government bypassed the Federal Reserve, printed interest free green energy money and got a percentage of company output, they could easily pay to install solar panels in Africa. Kind of like a TWOFER. Two solar panels for the price of one. The additional solar panels would help Africa maintain a low tech, regional grid. The solar panel industry would simultaneously spark a solar panel industry in America that could serve both countries. Eventually surplus energy could be sold back to America which could help develop Africa's future infrastructure.
Pamela G. in West Virginia writes:
We definitely need to support nuclear power as a quick way to bring sustainable energy to Africa but in return they must be willing to have on-going world oversight of all projects to protect the world.


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Hazard: The high powered magnets sets were labeled "Ages 13+" and do not meet the mandatory toy standard F963-08 (effective August 17, 2009) which requires that such powerful magnets are not sold for children under 14. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.
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What are the Tools of Fear?
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by Chip Berlet
The tools of fear are a connected constellation of frames, narratives, and processes used by demagogues to mobilize resentment and undermine the democratic process
The basic dynamics remain the same no matter the ideological leanings of the demonizers or the identity of their targets. Meanwhile, our ability to resolve disputes through civic debate and compromise is hobbled. It is the combination of demagogic demonization and widespread scapegoating that is so dangerous. In such circumstances, angry allegations can quickly turn into apocalyptic aggression and violence targeting scapegoated groups.
In the United States the tools of fear tap into a long tradition social and political movements swept up in apocalyptic expectation. Right-wing pundits demonize scapegoated groups and individuals in our society, implying that it is urgent to stop them from wrecking the nation. Some angry people in the audience already believe conspiracy theories in which the same scapegoats are portrayed as subversive, destructive, or evil. Add in aggressive apocalyptic ideas that suggest time is running out and quick action mandatory and you have a perfect storm of mobilized resentment threatening to rain bigotry and violence across the United States.
Modern conspiracism in the united States is rooted in bigotry, especially antisemitism and racism. Conspiracy theories encourage demonization and scapegoating of blameless persons and groups—distracting society and would-be agents of change away from the real causes of social and economic injustice. It's practiced by demagogues on the Right and on the Left—and both inside and outside the corridors of power.
What Richard Hofstadter famously described as the "paranoid style" in American political rhetoric can quickly move far beyond the conscious intent of those who practice it. People who believe conspiracist allegations sometimes act on those irrational beliefs, and this has concrete consequences in the real world.
Dualism is a metaframe, through which people see the world divided into the forces of good and evil. Manichaeism gave dualism a boost into Christianity.
Richard Hofstadter noted that the "fundamentalist mind…is essentially Manichean." Anthony and Robbins coined the term "exemplary dualism" to describe a hyperbolic form of dualism in which "contemporary sociopolitical or socioreligious forces are transmogrified into absolute contrast categories embodying moral, eschatological, and cosmic polarities upon which hinge the millennial destiny of humankind."
They find this in "totalist" religious and ideological movements "with highly dualistic worldviews" and "an absolutist apocalyptic outlook" where members cast a "projection of negativity and rejected elements of self onto ideologically designated scapegoats."
Demonization is a process through which people target individuals or groups as the embodiment of evil. This involves a sequence of denigration, dehumanization, and demonization, which results in generating hatred of the objectified target. One way to do this is to claim that the demonized scapegoat is plotting against the public good. This often involves demagogic appeals. With demagoguery, followers must see the movement leader as charismatic, or the performance is easily interpreted as buffoonery. Demagoguery has been used historically not only by populists to denounce corrupt elites, but also by government officials to justify political repression—in both instances based on fears of conspiracies by real and imaginary subversive elements.
Scapegoating is a process by which a person or group of people are wrongfully stereotyped as sharing negative traits and are singled out for blame for causing societal problems, while the primary source of the problem (if it is real rather than imaginary) is overlooked or absolved of blame. It is easier to get people to scapegoat if the target is demonized.
Apocalyptic Aggression
Apocalyptic Aggression: The merger of conspiracism with apocalypticism often generates aggressive forms of dualism. Apocalyptic Aggression occurs when demonized scapegoats are targeted as enemies of the "common good," a dynamic that can lead to discrimination and attacks.
Related Concepts
Conspiracism is a narrative form of scapegoating that portrays an enemy as part of a vast insidious plot against the common good. Conspiracism assigns tiny cabals of evildoers a superhuman power to control events, frames social conflict as part of a transcendent struggle between Good and Evil, and makes leaps of logic, such as guilt by association, in analyzing evidence.
Conspiracists often employ common fallacies of logic in analyzing factual evidence to assert connections, causality, and intent that are frequently unlikely or nonexistent. As a distinct narrative form of scapegoating, conspiracism uses demonization to justify constructing the scapegoats as wholly evil while reconstructing the scapegoater as a hero.
See Also: Demagogues
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BiologyOccurs in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Graze on algae, usually in groups of 20 individuals (Ref. 5503, 48637). Adults usually in small groups and sometimes schooling. Juveniles solitary and usually among corals (Ref. 48637). Its numerous, small pharyngeal teeth may have evolved in response to a shift in diet from macroalgae to filamentous algae (Ref. 33204). Form resident spawning aggregations (Ref. 27825). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Group and pair spawning have been observed. The flesh is never poisonous (Ref. 4795).


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Here's how RW members rated this race (48 votes).
In short: Fast, flat, great valueIn full: My first time at Lliswerry. I was impressed with the organisation, all very smooth, plenty of parking, short queue for ladies loo(!), well-marshalled. Pleased to find that after-race handouts consisted of water and a nice quality T shirt - none of the usual unwanted junk that comes with "goody" bags. Well done Lliswerry Runners!Date of review: January 30, 2012
In short: Excellent as alwaysIn full: My fifth time doing this and it was the best yet. We arrived early due to possible problems registering on the day (there had been talk of it being full) but Lliswerry were well prepared and managed the extra numbers with ease. Weather was perfect and the marshals were plentiful and encouraging. It all ran like clockwork and the results were up that night. Well done Lliswerry, excellent job !Date of review: January 30, 2012
In full: Well organised sunday run. Fast flat course, with real PB potential ideally placed as a training run for spring Half/Marathon. I used it as a drop back run f the VLM. Only two critisisms if being really picky H2O in plastic cups not really helpful when running and although a lovely technical T shirt could we have XS for the ladies next year please. neither spoilt the run for me. I'll be back next yearDate of review: January 30, 2012
In short: Great beginners runIn full: Using this as a time trial for VLM. Managed to pump in almost metronomic 8min miles.The slow motion sprint finish was ambitious but enjoyable.Date of review: January 30, 2012
In short: Nice flat 8 miler!In full: Started/finished at the school, nice flat road race.Marshalls every so often and water station at some point past the halfway mark. Could not fault the organisation of run and a nice t-shirt for particpating. Would do again.Date of review: January 30, 2012
In short: Superbly organised raceIn full: This was my first time running Lliswerry 8 and I will definitely be back again next year! The event was extremely well organised. There were marshals all over the course warning of any hazards (speed bumps) or to make sure you didn't take any wrong turns!Date of review: January 30, 2012
In short: I'm not a race regular, but really enjoyed this race.Date of review: January 29, 2012
Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: Great race for testing your speed, super quick!!!In full: Firstly, can I apologise to all the other runners, I was one of the 2 idiots who was slightly late and delayed the start by a minute or so, sincere apologies for making everyone wait in the cold.Great race, really did what it said on the tin, pancake flat (an unusual feature for a S.Wales race!), plenty of space to run in, didn't use the water station today as the weather and distance didn't require it, but well manned. Marshaling was excellent especially the super motivator on the final turn onto the main road back.Excellent tech T shirt in a full size range at a bargain price. One slight thing that could be improved would be to put up a couple of signs directing people from the stadium to the school, we were unfamiliar with the area hence didn't know where the start was, that is the only thing that could be improved on. Overall excellent job Lliswerry Runners. Great race to test your pace if your Spring Marathon training (and with few 8 milers about your likely to bag a PB!)Date of review: January 29, 2012
In short: quality well organised race as always, weather was kind , not too coldDate of review: January 29, 2012
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U.S. Women Name World Grand Prix Roster for Poland
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U.S. Press Kit for FIVB World Grand Prix
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 5, 2010) – The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team has announced its 13-player roster that will be available for competition during the first week preliminary weekend of the FIVB World Grand Prix held Aug. 6-8 at Gdynia, Poland.
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) has named outside hitters Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) to the roster for this weekend. Opposite hitters on the roster are two-time Olympian Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.), Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas). Middle Blockers are three-time Olympian Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), 2008 Olympian and team captain Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) and Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.). The two setters eligible to compete this weekend are Mary 'Nellie' Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.). The two liberos listed on the roster are three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) and 2008 Olympian Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.).
Each team in the FIVB World Grand Prix can travel a maximum 14 players selected from the original 19-player roster to compete in each preliminary round weekend. However, only 12 players can participate in each match and determined prior to the start of each contest. Each team can make two substitutions to its preliminary round 14-player roster per weekend, so long as the new players were on the 19-player preliminary roster.
Team USA, which holds a 9-3 record in 2010 and currently ranked fourth in the FIVB world rankings, landed in Poland earlier this week for final preparations before starting the tournament. The U.S. opens the World Grand Prix against Dominican Republic on Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. The Americans challenge Germany on Aug. 7 at 10:15 a.m. Pacific Time, followed by host Poland on Aug. 8 at 7:15 a.m. Pacific Time.
Next week the U.S. squad travels to Bangkok, Thailand, for the second preliminary round weekend and will challenge Italy on Aug. 13, Thailand on Aug. 14 and Puerto Rico on Aug. 15. The U.S. concludes pool play in Hong Kong with matches against Germany on Aug. 20, Thailand on Aug. 21 and China on Aug. 22.
Volleyball fans across the world will be able to watch three FIVB World Grand prix matches a week as FIVB TV announced on Aug. 5 that it will stream matches on the Internet. One match per day from the three preliminary rounds as well as all matches form the Final Round will be streamed live on http://www.laola1.tv/en/int/fivb/video/203---.html. USA matches will be shown twice during the World Grand Prix, including the Aug. 13 match against Italy and the Aug. 22 match versus China. This weekend's matches on FIVB TV are Poland versus Germany on Aug. 6, Thailand versus China on Aug. 7 and Brazil versus Italy on Aug. 8.
In addition, fans can watch all three USA matches this weekend live on Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com), while the next six matches played in Thailand and Hong Kong will be available tape delayed for same-day coverage. Selected matches will also be shown on Universal's television channel. All matches will be on-demand after they take place. To find out if Universal is in your home area and its daily schedule, click here.
The FIVB World Grand Prix, the annual premier international women's volleyball tournament now in its 18th year since its introduction in 1993, is a 12-team event pitting most of the top teams in the world. The event has three consecutive weekends of preliminary round pool play divided into three locations per weekend with four teams each competing in a round-robin format.
Teams accumulate nine total matches through the three preliminary round weekends, with the top five teams in the standings joining the host country for the Final Round. During the preliminary round, match winners receive three points for a 3-0 or 3-1 victory and two points for a 3-2 victory in the overall standings to determine the teams advancing to the Final Round. A team that loses in five sets is awarded one point. The 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round, a round-robin format consisting of five matches over five days, will be held Aug. 25-29 at Ningbo, China.
Based on the preliminary round pools, the U.S. has a schedule with an overall 9.88 world ranking and only one match against a team ranked higher than No. 7. Yet, the bottom line for the tournament aside from winning is improvement with each opportunity on the court.
"We want to keep getting better with each match, and that is the main focus for this trip," McCutcheon said. "We will use the World Grand Prix as further preparation for the FIVB World Championship. By the end of the World Grand Prix, we hope to know more about our team and what we need to do to be successful as we move closer to forming our core group of players for the rest of the quadrennial."
The U.S. will be making its 17th appearance in the FIVB World Grand Prix having missed just the 1999 event. Only China and Japan have played in every World Grand Prix. Team USA won the World Grand Prix in 1995 and 2001, while earning the bronze in 2003 and 2004. Last year, the U.S. used a very young roster at the World Grand Prix to provide important international experience in their playing development. Despite an unimpressive 3-6 record and ninth-place finish, the players were able to improve and the results are showing this year.
The U.S. Women's National Team has earned two podium finishes in its two tournaments in 2010. Team USA collected the silver medal at the Montreux Volley Masters event held June 8-13 in Switzerland, followed the bronze medal at the Pan American Cup held in Mexico June 18-26.
For more information the FIVB World Grand Prix, click here. For more information on the U.S. Women's National Team, visit its home page by clicking here.
U.S. Women's National Team Preliminary Roster for FIVB World Grand Prix
# - Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (OPP, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
9 - Jennifer Tamas (MB, 6-4, Milpitas, Calif., Pacific)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
14 - Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
17 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-9, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
19 - Destinee Hooker (OPP, 6-4, San Antonio, Texas, Texas)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly (San Clemente, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Jim Stone (Columbus, Ohio)
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer/Medical Support: Jill Wosmek (Silver Lake, Minn.)
Team Leader for Poland/Thailand: Reed Sunahara (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Team Leader for Hong Kong/Japan: Laurel Iversen (Kalaheo, Hawaii)
2010 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule
Pool A (Sao Carlos, Brazil * Ginasio Nilton Olaio Filho)
Aug. 6: Brazil vs. Chinese Taipei, 9:20 a.m.
Aug. 6: Italy vs. Japan, 1 p.m.
Aug. 7: Brazil vs. Japan, 10 a.m.
Aug. 7: Chinese Taipei vs. Italy, 1 p.m.
Aug. 8: Brazil vs. Italy, 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 8: Japan vs. Chinese Taipei, 1 p.m.
Pool B (Gdynia, Poland * Gdynia Competition Hall)
Aug. 6: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
Aug. 6: Poland vs. Germany, 8 p.m.
Aug. 7: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 4:15 p.m.
Aug. 7: USA vs. Germany, 7:15 p.m.
Aug. 8: USA vs. Poland, 4:15 p.m.
Aug. 8: Germany vs. Dominican Republic, 7:15 p.m.
Pool C (Chengdu, China * Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau)
Aug. 6: Netherlands vs. Thailand, 4 p.m.
Aug. 6: China vs. Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Puerto Rico vs. Netherlands, 4 p.m.
Aug. 7: Thailand vs. China, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 8: China vs. Netherlands, 4 p.m.
Aug. 8: Thailand vs. Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m.
Pool D (Bangkok, Thailand * Keelawes 2)
Aug. 13: USA vs. Italy, 3 p.m.
Aug. 13: Thailand vs. Puerto Rico, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Puerto Rico vs. Italy, 2 p.m.
Aug. 14: USA vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: USA vs. Puerto Rico, 3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Italy vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.
Pool E (Macau, China * Forum de Macau)
Aug. 13: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 13: China vs. Netherlands, 9 p.m.
Aug. 14: Brazil vs. Netherlands, 2 p.m.
Aug. 14: China vs. Dominican Republic, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic, 1 p.m.
Aug. 15: China vs. Brazil, 3:30 p.m.
Pool F (Okayama, Japan * Okayama Momotaro Arena)
Aug. 13: Chinese Taipei vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
Aug. 13: Japan vs. Germany, 6 p.m.
Aug. 14: Germany vs. Chinese Taipei, 2 p.m.
Aug. 14: Japan vs. Poland, 5 p.m.
Aug. 15: Germany vs. Poland, 2 p.m.
Aug. 15: Japan vs. Chinese Taipei, 5 p.m.
Pool G (Hong Kong, China * Hong Kong Coliseum)
Aug. 20: USA vs. Germany, 3 p.m.
Aug. 20: China vs. Thailand, 8 p.m.
Aug. 21: USA vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 21: China vs. Germany, 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 22: USA vs. China, 3:45 p.m.
Pool H (Taipei, Chinese Taipei * Taiwan University Gym)
Aug. 20: Brazil vs. Puerto Rico, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Poland vs. Chinese Taipei, 7 p.m.
Aug. 21: Puerto Rico vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Chinese Taipei vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Brazil vs. Poland, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 22: Chinese Taipei vs. Puerto Rico, 4:30 p.m.
Pool I (Tokyo, Japan * Yoyogi National Stadium)
Aug. 20: Italy vs. Netherlands, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 20: Japan vs. Dominican Republic, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 21: Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands, 2 p.m.
Aug. 21: Japan vs. Italy, 7 p.m.
Aug. 22: Dominican Republic vs. Italy, 2 p.m.
Aug. 22: Japan vs. Netherlands, 5 p.m.
Final Round (Ningbo, China * Ningbo Beilun Gymnasium)
Aug. 25-29: Teams TBA


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Did you ever hear the tale of how Pele was so poor that he used to tie up a bunch of old socks so he and his friends could play soccer in the dirty alleys of his Brazilian shantytown. Even today, all the great players tell you how they used to grow up playing in the streets, with a broken down car as one goal and trash cans the other. What's sad is that, in this country, you don't hear it very much.
Why, you ask, do I think this is sad? It's not that I want our kids risking their lives playing in the streets, but what I do want is our kids to have fun playing soccer. Somewhere a long time ago, some well-meaning soccer fan decided it was about time to show these Americans how to play some soccer. So, he rounded up a bunch of 6-year old kids and started to teach them how to play soccer…his way. These poor kids stood around and listened and got bored because they just wanted to play. But the "coach" decided that need needed discipline, so he got some cones, started yelling directions and started punishing players by making them….aiiiiiiiiiigh ..run. Most of the players lost interest and the kids never went to play soccer.
Fortunately, there were others who came along and just gave them a ball and just let them play. These young naive American kids made up their own rules, and soon learned how to "survive" playing street soccer. They learned how to kick. They learned how to stop the ball. They learned how to shield the ball. They played keep away. They played two-touch. They played one-touch. They played until they could not play anymore. An you know what? They were doing exactly what the young Brazilians do, and the Mexicans, and the English and the Dutch, and the Nigerians, and the Armenians, and the Koreans and all the kids on the entire planet do. They had fun. They played soccer and they learned all the fundamentals.
In this country, we sometimes tend to structure things too much. Soccer is such an amazing game that the game itself will teach the kids fundamentals. What keeps us behind the rest of the world is we do not allow the game to succeed. Where young Brazilians are playing soccer, learning how to keep a ball away from his friends at all costs and shooting at imaginary goals, we have our kids…at 6 years old…standing in lines to head the ball once every 5 minutes. This needs to change.
It is great that adults want to be involved with their children, but sometimes it is just best to let the kids go out and play. Our job is to keep them safe. Their job is to have fun.