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PLANETARIUM CEILINGS, gold-plated bidets and Louis XIV interiors may have fallen out of fashion for new Boeing Business Jets in this economy, but you can sum up the latest version of this private uber barge in one word: more.
Based on the stretch 737-900ER airliner, which will seat 189 in coach, the BBJ 3 has 35 percent more cabin volume, weighs 16,700 pounds more at takeoff and is 28 feet longer than the original BBJ introduced in the 1990s. [See our October/November 2005 issue for a review of that first BBJ.-Ed.] At $69 million, the BBJ 3 also costs more. And that's before the eccentricities of your European interior designer drive your completion firm apoplectic during the year or more it takes to install a custom cabin-for $8 million to $30 million more.
The BBJ spawned in 1996 from a partnership between Boeing and General Electric, maker of the CFM-56 series of engines for newer-generation 737s. Now entering its fifth decade of production, the 737 twinjet is the most successful and ubiquitous jetliner ever produced. Customers would buy the BBJ "green," or unfinished, for around $36 million (1996 dollars), and then spend whatever they wanted on custom paint and interiors. And spend they did, with the average finished price heading well north of $50 million. Before the BBJ, the top-end market for corporate jets ran in the $40 million range.
Of course, there were well-known exceptions to even this level of luxury: The Saudi royal family had been outfitting 747s and Lockheed L-1011 jumbo jets as flying palaces for years, and at nine-figure prices few could fathom. But market watchers were shocked by the BBJ's level of success.
The original BBJ took components of two 737 models, the 737-700 series airframe and the larger 737-800 series wing, landing gear and center fuselage section. Anywhere from three to 10 auxiliary fuel tanks can be installed in the belly of the airplane, giving it a maximum range of 6,196 nautical miles (eight passengers), equating to 14 hours in the air.
A stretched version called the BBJ 2 boasts 25 percent more cabin capacity, but at the price of slightly reduced range. The BBJ 2 came about in part because the BBJ doesn't have much room for baggage in the cargo hold with all those extra fuel tanks in the belly.
IN 2005, BOEING ANNOUNCED the even larger BBJ 3, based on the Next-Generation 737-900ER. The -900 has been in commercial service since 2001. The BBJ 3 has 1,120 square feet of cabin space and can fly 5,200 miles without refueling with 25 aboard at speeds up to 541 mph. Range lightly loaded is 5,435 nautical miles. More than 140 737-based BBJs have been sold. Boeing has sold seven BBJ 3s to date and delivered three to completion centers.
Why would anyone need a BBJ 3? I got the answer to that question a few years ago while touring the interior of a first-generation BBJ configured for international operations. The aircraft was divided into a large galley, crew rest area, master stateroom with double bed and bath, dining and conference area, lounge and a second lav in the aft cabin. And it felt sort of cramped. I know, ridiculous. But a 28-foot-longer cabin would have made a big difference with that layout.
Still, any of the BBJs provide space a Cessna Citation owner can only dream about. The cabin is 11 feet, seven inches wide and headroom is ample at seven feet, one inch. With that kind of space there is room for real beds, gourmet galleys, showers big enough for two and the latest and greatest cabin electronics, including 52-inch high-definition monitors and surround-sound audio equipment.
Several companies are working on systems that will allow you to control cabin lighting, temperature, audio and video through an app on your iPhone. True high-speed Internet, close to what you might get on an office T1 line, is also coming to aircraft in this category, thanks to Panasonic's Ku-band eXconnect and similar systems, which are currently flying with a handful of airlines.
All BBJs now offer a pressurization system that maintains cabin altitude at 6,500 feet, as opposed to the old system's 8,500 feet, as the aircraft cruises at 41,000 feet. The new system means that passengers arrive at their destination more alert and refreshed.
And while BBJ interiors may be a bit less ornate these days, they are hardly Spartan. Overall, customers seem to be opting for "simpler, cleaner, more modern" designs in terms of "ornaments and materials," according Michael Reichenecker, aircraft interior architect at Lufthansa Technik in Germany. But today's interiors are still full of custom-designed carpets, veneers accented with liquid metals to subtly highlight grain patterns and laser engravings in side ledges and tables. While cabin materials change little from year to year, synthetics, faux finishes and metal inlays have recently grown popular. So has color-specific LED mood lighting, which is often part of new standard designs.
As always, the key to a smooth "green" completion of a BBJ is developing and finalizing the design with the completion center early-months before the airplane arrives from the factory. Delays can be frustrating-especially if you're waiting excitedly for delivery of a BBJ 3.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh County coroner has identified the man who was shot and killed Thursday by Allentown police while wielding a machete.
The man is 44-year-old Saturnino Perez de la Rosa of Allentown.
The cause and manner of death of de la Rosa is still under investigation, however the District Attorney's office and neighbors say he may have had mental health issues.
"He seemed like he had problems, maybe mental problems I don't know" said neighbor Reinaldo Torres.
Jim Martin, District Attorney for Lehigh County said police had received calls on Wednesday concerning a man who was acting strangely in the area of 12th and Hamilton Streets, that man turned out to be de la Rosa
"He appeared to have had mental health issues, they were concerned about him, they were attempting to get his wife slash girlfriend get him some treatment but he hadn't committed any illegal act" said Martin.
According to attorney David Vaida there's little people can do to help those who may be mentally ill.
"You have to be clinically determined to be a threat to yourself or to others before you can be involuntarily committed" said Vaida.
Thursday, police encountered de la Rosa again while he was wielding a machete.
Officials say it took officers several attempts with tasers and finally gunshots to subdue him.
If he was mentally ill, Vaida says something needs to be done.
"Some change in legislation that would allow people to go that person and make them submit to some kind of diagnosis.....The problem is people that you can tell are disturbed, they're not committing a crime but the family can't get them to a doctor because they refuse to go" he said.
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A definitely original event: 8 miniature racing cars will compete in a blazing atmosphere. No mercy allowed! In Brussels on 07 and 08/03/14!
8 reduced-size Audis will challenge each other again on eight 60m long tracks for this 34th edition!
Some 120 pilots and mechanics, divided into 8 teams, will give their all to beat the 245km record set during the 30th anniversary edition.
Since 2012, the teams have to take up extra challenges during the race!
Every year Picorchamps donates a sum of money (calculated according to the distance covered during the race) to a local association or charity.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (593 votes).
In short: Hard work, but great fun.In full: So much mud and so many enthusiastic marshalls, combined with great weather to make this a really enjoybale and tough event. Def be back again next year.Date of review: November 12, 2012
In short: Brill. looking forward to next year.In full: No rain to wash the mud off and it ended up being baked on by the sun! Entered my son this year (and beat him) for the first time and now he's discovered how much fun there is to be had. Great course obviously designed by a very disturbed person:)Date of review: November 12, 2012
In short: My favourite race each year!In full: This was my 4th Slog and I loved every minute of it. The weather was perfect today, the mud was plentiful, the atmosphere was great. Fun having that guy doing the dancey warm-up! Excellent goody bag. Very well organised. Thanks for the jelly beans along the way too - there's nothing like eating them from muddy smelly hands!Date of review: November 11, 2012
In short: Brilliant fun and loved every minute even though I was very apprehensive beforehand.Date of review: November 11, 2012
In short: Once again, brilliantly organised & a real laugh in the mudDate of review: November 11, 2012
In short: Sunday mornings don't get better than thisIn full: Completely loved it - from the last post (why does this always make me cry) to the last lot of mud. It's completely crazy, but I end up laughing the whole way round. It's very hard work too, but this isn't about PBs. I'm still finding mud in places I didn't know possible. Ok - so cleaning my kit and boots afterwards probably takes longer than doing the race, but well worth it. Great organisation, lovely smiley enthusiastic marshalls and a perfect autumnal day. And thanks to Mark from Hogweed (I think) who was out of a run when I asked him where the start was (as I'd managed to get completely lost in the town) and he kindly gave me a lift to the start. Runners are the nicest people in the world - it's official.Date of review: November 11, 2012
In short: This is my third year running this race and I will definitely be back next year. Must wetter and muddier than previous years but that adds to the fun! Well organised race would defintely recommendDate of review: November 11, 2012
In short: Amazing organisation, welcome and support, fabulous event, loved it!!Date of review: November 11, 2012
In short: All the mud and water it promised with great marshals, goody-bag and sense of occasion.In full: Oh why did I race and pull a hamstring yesterday? It meant my slowest Slog yet, but gave me time to enjoy the autumn sun and chat to other slower runners. The Sodbury Slog is what running is all about - but not if you don't like mud!Date of review: November 11, 2012
In short: Mud!!!In full: Fantastic race, marshalls excellent & plenty of the brown stuff!!Date of review: November 11, 2012
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With 99 evil souls consumed, Soul just needs to defeat a witch to become a Death Scythe. He and Maka make their move against Blair - but a pointy hat doesn't always mean witch!
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Huck Finn hits the skidsPosted Thursday, January 20, 2011, at 5:05 PM
This statue of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer graces the streets of Hannibal, Missouri, giving credit to the works of author Mark Twain.
On Feb. 15, NewSouth Books will publish the edition, which has been supposedly "cleaned up" by Twain scholar and Auburn University-Montgomery professor Alan Gribben.
Those of us who have taught the book are well aware that the offensive word appears in the novel over 200 times - though I shutter to think that someone actually sat down and counted all these controversial words, making little hash marks each time he found one.
Published in 1885, the book has been controversial from the beginning. It is the story of a young, uneducated boy who grows up in the pre-Civil War South, where slavery is accepted as the social norm. He finds himself on the other side of the law, when he aids his friend Jim in escaping slavery and trying to rescue his children from another slave-holder. Their travels on the Mississippi are epic.
Gribben has substituted the word "slave" for the racial slur. He explains that the reason he's publishing the book is that it is no longer being taught in the public schools, because of the racial slurs against both blacks and native Americans (Remember "Injun Joe"?).
"All I'm doing is taking out a tripwire and leaving everything else intact," says Gribben. "All his sharp social critique, all his satirical jabs are intact. This novel cannot be made colorblind."
He explains that the one word is keeping many people from reading the book. He says that when he is doing public readings and substitutes the word "slave," he hears "audible signs of relief." He admits that intelligent, educated readers can recognize that the book is an anti-racist book written in the pre-Civil War South, using the language of the times.
But, he says, "when the younger reader is staring at that word five times on a given page and the instructor is saying, 'Mark Twain didn't mean this and you have to read it with an appreciation of irony,' you're asking a lot of a younger reader."
Needless to say, his action has caused a firestorm, and I myself am sufficiently horrified to make up for all those readers who don't give a flip, one way or the other.
However, I see his point. I have had students walk out of my class because of the "N" word, when I know that if they would just give the novel a chance, they would see how truly anti-racist it is. When young Huck decides to go against his upbringing and his entire society to help a black man gain his freedom and "steal back his children," he feels that he is going to hell - but he does it anyway, because he sees the slave Jim as a man - not a piece of property.
If the publishing of this "politically correct" version of the novel does no more than promote a healthy discussion of the issue, I feel that it's a good thing.
For librarians, who are charged with the task of choosing which version to stock on their shelves, I suggest that they do both. Let readers (and teachers) choose which version they prefer.
As for me, I really love what Cindy Lovell, the executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, said about the issue.
"We are not fans of changing Mark Twain's words," she said."They have stood the test of time. The book is an anti-racist book and to change the language changes the power of the book. He wrote to make us squirm and to poke us with a sharp stick. That was the purpose."
From the snow-covered hills of Tillman, Missouri, this is your rural Mark Twain-loving reporter, Madeline, signing out on a beautiful winter's day.
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Huck Finn is such a great story. It should be left the way it was intended.
-- Posted by starry_056 on Fri, Jan 21, 2011, at 9:36 AM
I agree, though I have no earthly idea how a black person must feel when he/she reads it.
I also agree that intelligent, educated readers can pick up on the satire, which is intended to ridicule the white folks' attitude toward blacks.
However, not everyone is a gifted, discerning reader - and it's sad to see them take Twain literally and assume that he is, in fact, racist.
For children, the book's language may actually encourage them to assume that Twain's language is socially acceptable.
I once substituted in a school in which the "N" word was bandered about in the halls - quite loudly - and no one did anything about it.
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jan 21, 2011, at 12:07 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Huck Finn as a young boy and Mark Twain is a well respected and successful writer. It's wrong I feel to try and change his intent and fabulous works.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Fri, Jan 21, 2011, at 1:33 PM
I just finished reading "I Want to Know Why" by Sherwood Anderson and the short story is riddled with the "n" word. I cannot imagine slamming the book shut at the first encounter with the word because, as a reader, I chose to read the story in the first place and I took my chances when I started. I do not like everything I read but I try to complete the task, regardless. I do not use the word. I do not allow youngsters to use the word. However, I cannot stand by and condone the alteration of a piece of American literature because of a word. Anybody offended by the use of the "F" word? Anybody not attend movies because of its use? A simple explanation to youngsters reading the book for the first time should suffice. Look at the entire picture and grow thicker skin!
-- Posted by geezerette on Fri, Jan 21, 2011, at 1:56 PM
Purging the pages of Twain diminishes the fact that it's not the words that need to be cleansed, but rather the heart of mankind.
-- Posted by Sky on Fri, Jan 21, 2011, at 3:07 PM
Hey! Were you a fly on the wall last week? I could almost swear you copied my explanation! I first had students view Hal Holbrook's characterization Of Mark Twain,and he explains Huck's astonishment when Jim spoke of buying his wife, then both of them working to earn enough money to buy their children. We are reading excerpts of Twain's right now. I'm afraid there won't be time to read the entire novel, though I hope some will want to do so. It is fun to bring in memories of the days we studied at the levee in downtown Cape--just hoping a riverboat would pass to distract us. There are stories of the Underground Railroad connection at Cape that I share also. My dad lived in one of the houses for awhile--though the secret tunnel was sealed. I hope if someone reads this new edition, he will also be aware of the alterations.
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sat, Jan 22, 2011, at 11:10 AM
GN - That's one of the many things that makes a good teacher -- when you bring in local connections from your own past. Some of your students may never have seen the Mississippi River. When I taught in a northwestern state, the kids had no concept of just how BIG that river is!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sat, Jan 22, 2011, at 11:22 AM
They were surprised when I explained that it really IS the MUDDY River. I also told that sometimes we liked to see the boats at night with workers showing up in the light of their windows. (Why would college kids go there at night, unless it was to see the boats? Ha!) I had friends whose dad worked the river, so I told them what fun it was when he finally came home--loaded with gifts, most often.
Kids really do like to hear about the "ancient times" in which we lived. (back in the day, as they say)
-- Posted by GONENOW on Sat, Jan 22, 2011, at 12:39 PM
The kids up north couldn't grasp the idea of a hot night. In their experience, when the sun went down and darkness fell, it was cold. They couldn't imagine sweating in the dark. Heck, they couldn't imagine sweating!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Jan 23, 2011, at 5:55 PM
One thing I learned as an elementary library media specialist was to try very, very hard to ignore parents who got their panties in a wad over a bad word used in a novel. I always cautioned students if a book was on a more mature level and might (for elementary) have a word or two that could offend. You'd probably be surprised at the kids who would say, "Oh, don't worry about that. I guarantee you I've heard worse from my own parents."
This guy's explanation as to why he feels a need to doctor an American classic scares me to death. Here we go.
-- Posted by lovebooks on Sun, Jan 23, 2011, at 7:03 PM
I do not have a problem with substituting the word slave for the N word. This does not change the narrative of Huckleberry Finn. At the time this book was written the N word was not considered controversial. What was controversial was the idea of a slave being portrayed as a person rather than as a commodity. The fact that Huck befriended Jim, and began to see him as a person, was very uncomfortable for the genteel society of that era. The N word does not add anything to the narrative and the removal does not take away from that narrative.
-- Posted by cheers4dhs on Mon, Jan 24, 2011, at 11:11 AM
If if I spent my time worrying about every offensive thing that was said about me to me
or otherwise I would have no time to live my life.
-- Posted by mythought on Tue, Jan 25, 2011, at 9:04 AM
We can't change history, and we shouldn't tamper with classic literature. Mark Twain is not here to defend his work, but I believe that if he were he'd write a humorous account about the folks who want to go back in time to wipe out the roots of who we are today. Funniest thing--they would probably not know that he was "poking fun." He had style.
-- Posted by GONENOW on Wed, Jan 26, 2011, at 7:25 AM
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Thomas Chapman, 7, of Columbus, peered up from his chair in the 63-seat planetarium to watch presenter Stephan Frank point out Polaris, the North Star.
"I liked it," Thomas said after the show. "My favorite part was when he showed the zodiac."
"My favorite part was when he showed all the constellations," piped up his 4-year-old brother, Phineas.
It was the second visit for the boys; their parents, Thomas and Ruth Chapman; and their sister, Iris, 1. The family visited the renovated planetarium in October when it reopened after more than a year's closure.
The domed room on the fifth floor of Smith Laboratory is in the heart of OSU's Main Campus. It hasn't given regular public shows in decades, mostly because it "wasn't in good shape," said Kate Grier, planetarium director.
But since reopening on Oct. 12 after a $620,000 face-lift, which included installation of a high-definition digital dome projector, and new dome and roof, most of the planetarium's seats are reserved for the public for free shows through February.
"We've been totally thrilled with the response from the public," said Grier, who earned her Ph.D. in astronomy last summer and stayed on to reopen the planetarium. "Part of the draw of our programs is, they are given by professional astronomers."
Most of the planetarium's shows are given by graduate students and take about 40 minutes, with 10 or 15 minutes for questions, Grier said. Its new Spitz SciDome XD projector system also can show movies made for domes.
Frank, an OSU post-doctoral researcher, presented yesterday's kids' edition of "The Winter Sky," a live show that explains the stars, planets and constellations at this time of year, as well as the seasons.
Because the planetarium can eliminate the "light pollution" in Columbus, audience members "see a night sky like they've never seen it before," Frank said. "I would like them to go away with a sense of awe."
Frank gave private shows before the planetarium temporarily closed in June 2012 and said its old projector was "basically projecting the sky onto a dome."
"But now, we can do a lot more things, like zooming in or quickly changing our point of view. All of a sudden, it's a lot of fun."
Frank took his audience to Canada, the North Pole and Santiago, Chile, to show how location changes what we see in the sky. He also gave a brief tour of the solar system.
Grier said the planetarium is developing solar system and galaxy shows. "We'll fly around the solar system and land on other planets and their moons," she said.
Thanks to advanced technology, "the types of shows we can give now are endless. We're limited only by the time we have to develop them."


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Welcome to Shenango Township
Shenango Township, named for the Shenango river, was created on 1796 in what was then Beaver County. Shenango Township became a Lawrence County township when Lawrence County was formed from Beaver and Mercer counties in 1849.
The website will enable you to find out about the Township's services and also answer the most commonly asked questions. If you are unable to find your answers through the website we are happy to answer any questions you have either by email or phone. Please send us your suggestions on how we can make the website more useful to you. Thank you for visiting the website and we look forward to serving you.


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Daniel Lee Barra
NAHMA – Daniel Lee Barra, 62, of Nahma, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at his home.
He was born on June 17, 1950, in Escanaba, son of Henry and Clara (Mankiewicz) Barra. Daniel was a 1968 graduate of Holy Name High School.
Daniel served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam. He enlisted on Nov. 18, 1969, and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on Nov. 11, 1973.
Daniel worked a variety of jobs throughout his life. He worked in the logging industry and was also employed with Harnischfeger, Community Action Agency and Rapid River Rustic, retiring in June of 2012.
He was a member of the Nahma Golf Club.
Survivors include his children, Lisa (Len Staley) Crawford of Port Huron, Mich., Kerri Barra of Kansas City, Mo., and Todd (Brenda) Barra of Edgerton, Wis.; grandchildren, Marty Crawford and Brekon Barra; his mother, Clara Barra; sisters, Dianne Forti, Gina Younkle and Pat Barra.
He was preceded in death by his dad; brothers, Gary and Alan; and sister, Marilyn.
Visitation will be on Monday, March 18 from 10 a.m. until noon at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Bark River. The Mass of Christian Burial will follow at noon with Rev. Darryl Pepin officiating. A meal will follow in the church hall.
Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery in Perronville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Delta County Cancer Alliance and Northwoods Home Care and Hospice. The Crawford Funeral Homes are assisting the Barra family with arrangements.


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Kaufman Music Center's "alt-classical" youth ensemble Face the Music will perform at Lincoln Center's Rubenstein Atrium on February 28th, 2013. The program includes David Crowell, Andrii Didorenko, Philip Glass, Daniel Bernard Roumain, Joe Jordan (Student).
The only student ensemble in New York City dedicated to performing music by living classical composers, Face the Music has been praised by the New York Times for its "stunning performances" of music by contemporary composers and hailed by critics as "polished, exuberant" (New York Times) and one of "New York's favorite contemporary-classical ensembles" (Time Out New York). Since its founding in 2005, the ensemble has taken its place as a full-fledged player in New York City's vibrant contemporary classical scene, rapidly becoming what Allan Kozinn of the New York Times has called "a force in the New York new-music world."
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New York Power Authority and
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Carol Simpson
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August 12, 2005
MASSENA—Al Schriver, regional manager, Northern New
York, New York Power Authority (NYPA), today joined with Bill Dalton,
supervisor, Town of Waddington; Russ Strait, recreational director, Town
of Waddington, and other local officials to formally dedicate the newly
renovated facilities for Waddington Town Beach and Howard Park. The
renovations were completed late this spring in time for the town beach
"With the Power Authority's new license for the St.
Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project, we continue our commitment
to the hardworking families of the North Country by helping to keep jobs
secure and by improving parks on project lands such as the newly
restored Waddington Town Beach," said Schriver.
"The Power Authority and its contractors, many of whom
are locally-based, should be commended for their efforts to realize
these beautiful improvements to Waddington Town Beach and the entire
park," said Dalton.
Facilities at Waddington Town Beach were completely
rehabilitated and/or replaced by J.E. Sheehan Contracting Corp. of
Potsdam with subcontractors including Burns Bros (Potsdam), S&L Electric
(Colton), Grasse River Asphalt & Paving (Canton), Syracuse Mosaic
Terrazo (Syracuse) and Scott Painting (Alex Bay). Paving and pavement
striping were done by the Town of Waddington. The improvements were
designed by C&S Engineers located in Syracuse. Among the subcontractors
working with C&S Engineers were Reimann-Buechner (Syracuse) and N.K.
Bhandari (Syracuse). Bernier, Carr & Associates (Watertown) served as
construction manager.
At Waddington Town Beach, the complete rehabilitation
of its facilities included replacing all Town Beach structures, most
notably the bathhouse, concession building and picnic shelter with
handicapped-accessible facilities meeting the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); rehabilitating the beach with
additional sand; and replacing the floating swim platform and
playground. ADA-compliant paved access ways to other park features and
buildings were installed. Also, NYPA provided a new floating dock with
provision for future expansion. New signs and a variety of other small
improvements were made throughout the park.
The new 50-year license for the St. Lawrence Project
was awarded to the Power Authority by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) in late 2003. As part of the new license, the Power
Authority is required to refurbish existing recreational facilities and
build new ones. In December 2003, NYPA trustees authorized expenditures
totaling about $170 million—including the costs of recreational
facilities—to comply with the new license. In 2004, FERC approved the
recreation plan.
The Waddington Town Beach, located in Howard Park, is
operated by the town under an agreement with the Power Authority with
provisions for annual payments to reflect the cost of maintenance.
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Debates of Oct. 31st, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #19 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was opposition.
- Supplementary Estimates (A) 2002-2003
- Government Response to Petitions
- Public Safety Act, 2002
- Canadian Citizenship Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Young Offenders Act
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2002
- Committees of the House
- Tanzania
- Oil and Gas Industry
- James Bay Cree
- Acrylique Weedon
- Sikh Community
- Noreen Edith Provost
- Eating Disorders
- Normand Desbiens
- Father Michael Smith
- Prairie Farmers
- International UNICEF Day
- Parliamentary Reform
- Iraq
- Performing Arts Awards
- Iraq
- Disability Tax Credit
- Queen's Jubilee Medal
- Canadian Peacekeepers
- Prairie Farmers
- Budget Surplus
- Foreign Affairs
- Terrorism
- Correctional Service Canada
- Taxation
- Parliamentary Reform
- Official Languages
- Terrorism
- The Environment
- Coast Guard
- Persons with Disabilities
- Financial Institutions
- Public Safety
- École de médecine vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
- Kyoto Protocol
- Canadian Heritage
- Finance
- Foreign Affairs
- Privacy Commissioner
- Government Contracts
- Ethics
- Presence in Gallery
- Business of the House
- Points of Order
- Supply
Sikh Community
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Colleen Beaumier Brampton West—Mississauga, ON
Mr. Speaker, I was shocked to learn recently of a video game on the market called "Hitman 2" published by Eidos Interactive. This video game glorifies violence against Sikhs within a gurdwara, portrays Dalits as followers of an evil cult leader, and links both groups to terrorism.
Since the terrible tragedy of September 11, Sikhs, like other groups, have become victims of intolerance and sometimes violence based on their appearance alone. By connecting Sikhs to terror in this manner, "Hitman 2" is irresponsibly inciting hate and propagating destructive stereotypes.
Members of the Sikh community in Canada have raised money for hospitals and Foster Parents Plan. They organize sporting events and take food and clothing to food banks, all with little or no fanfare. They deserve better from society.
I urge all members of the House to sign the petition on sikhnet.com demanding that Eidos Interactive recall this game from the market immediately.
Noreen Edith Provost
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Ted White North Vancouver, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to one of my constituents, Noreen Edith Provost, who passed away on September 21 of this year.
Noreen was best known in a public sense for her work with Citizens United for Safety and Justice, work which won her the respect of police, many politicians and judges, and the victims of violent repeat offenders.
In 1992 Noreen was awarded the Governor General's Commemorative Medal for her significant contribution to her community and to Canada.
Despite all her hard work and the support of most Canadians, violent repeat offenders are still being released prematurely by the government to commit more crimes. Rest assured in Noreen's memory we will continue to hold the government accountable for its failure to protect Canadians from violent repeat offenders. We will insist that the rights of victims and their families are placed ahead of the rights of criminals.
Noreen's work for the victims of crime stands as an example to others. She will be sadly missed.
Eating Disorders
Statements By Members
2 p.m.
Anita Neville Winnipeg South Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to an ever growing health problem in Canada, the problem of eating disorders, most prevalent among young women.
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. In fact, the annual death rate associated with anorexia is more than 12 times higher than the annual death rate due to other causes combined for females between the ages of 15 and 24.
Canada does not have enough treatment centres for persons affected by eating disorders. In a recent survey from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, 77% of doctors surveyed said they did not have the skills to treat eating disorders. Sixty-six per cent said that the proper resources were not in place. The survey concluded that the treatment of eating disorders is a complex challenge for primary care physicians.
It is imperative that the Government of Canada through the Department of Health work to educate Canadians and the doctors about the serious and life threatening issue of eating disorders.
Normand Desbiens
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Jocelyne Girard-Bujold Jonquière, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Normand Desbiens, who teaches physics at the Cégep de Jonquière, on receiving the Prix du bénévolat en loisir et en sport Dollard-Morin.
Given annually by the Government of Quebec, this award recognizes the contribution made by volunteers to the organization and development of recreation and amateur sport in Quebec.
Since 1989, Mr. Desbiens has been a member of Expo-sciences régionale. He has been a member of the Conseil du loisir scientifique du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean since 1991. He was also the founder of the "Science on tourne" project. The Dollard-Morin award therefore recognizes all of the work done by this popular teacher for the past 15 years.
The Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean has always distinguished itself in every field, and the honour bestowed upon Normand Desbiens is further proof of this.
Congratulations to Mr. Desbiens.
Father Michael Smith
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Father Michael Smith, a prominent member of my constituency who passed away last weekend at the age of 91.
Father Smith was not only well known in the Polish Canadian community for which he worked all of his long life, but also in a number of professional circles in Toronto.
Father Michael Smith, born in Alberta and educated in Poland, took care not only of the spiritual needs of his parishioners but also took an active interest in their social and economic well-being. He was instrumental in establishing the Polish Credit Union which serves over 30,000 members today in a dozen branches. He also helped establish the Copernicus Lodge, an exemplary seniors home in our community.
In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the Order of Canada and the Golden Jubilee Medal.
As His Excellency Cardinal Ambrozic stated at the funeral service yesterday, indeed this week "we lost a giant of a man".
Prairie Farmers
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Lynne Yelich Blackstrap, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is a sad day today for western farmers.
In Lethbridge 14 farmers are going to jail rather than paying fines for transporting grain across the American border in 1996. These farmers sold their own grain. Some of them simply gave it away. For this they are going to jail.
Sadly the issue is one of unfairness. Eastern farmers may choose whether to sell their products independently or go to a marketing board. Western farmers are not allowed to market their own products. They must go to the Canadian Wheat Board.
Jim Chatenay, one of the 10 elected wheat board directors said, "It is an unbelievable outrage. The Canadian Wheat Board Act applies equally to all provinces in the dominion, yet we are applying the rules to farmers in only one part of the country".
Western farmers are being treated differently from their counterparts in Quebec and Ontario. As a westerner and a farmer, I object to this obvious discrimination. I ask that the government apply the same rules to all parts of our country.
International UNICEF Day
Statements By Members
October 31st, 2002 / 2:05 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Mr. Speaker, today is International UNICEF Day and since 1955, Canadians have opened their doors to trick-or-treating ghosts and goblins asking for candy and donations to UNICEF.
This year two million of those orange and black UNICEF boxes have been distributed to schools across Canada. The UNICEF slogan this year is "Put Your Heart into Halloween". The money collected by our Canadian children will help to provide clean water, health care, education and good nutrition to children in developing countries.
UNICEF works to protect all children's rights, especially those who are disadvantaged, victims of war, disasters and extreme poverty, among others.
UNICEF is a permanent part of the United Nations system but is entirely dependent on voluntary contributions to accomplish its work.
Tonight when their doorbells ring, I encourage all Canadians to please remember, not only the Halloween candies but also a donation to UNICEF, and to put their hearts into Halloween.
Parliamentary Reform
Statements By Members
2:05 p.m.
Pat Martin Winnipeg Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, on what can only be called a sad day for democracy, the Liberal government has utilized procedural mischief to block debate on what would have been a small baby step toward improving parliamentary democracy in Canada.
The motion on the floor, should the Liberal government have allowed it to proceed, would have simply allowed standing committees to elect their chairs by secret ballot votes, free from coercion and intimidation of the Prime Minister's Office.
As a former prime minister today cautioned the House, democracy loses its strength gradually by increments and it takes vigilance and a concerted political will to stem the erosion of democracy by those who would seek to concentrate power in the hands of a few.
Never before in the history of Canada has power been concentrated in the hands a few, a small handful of unelected political flaks in the Prime Minister's Office.
Today we had the opportunity to take a step toward a better, fairer and more balanced Parliament. Let the record show it was the Liberal Party that stopped it, with the exception of one courageous Liberal member who had the conviction to vote in favour of parliamentary reform.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Francine Lalonde Mercier, QC
Mr. Speaker, a close sparring match is being played out at the UN Security Council between the United States, supported by Great Britain, and the other countries that have a veto, France, Russia and China.
The United States wants one single resolution that would include strengthening the mandate of inspectors, and in the event that Iraq refuses to comply, the clear threat of punitive measures, which the United States could take without going back to the UN Security Council.
Among the 10 non-permanent member states, Mexico, a neighbour of the U.S. and a significant trading partner, supports the French position, which requires a new decision by the security council before an attack is launched against Iraq. Mexico had the courage to defend the primacy of the United Nations, even regardless of the threats expressed by U.S. newspapers. Yet Canada, a NAFTA partner, could only say its position was close to that of the U.S. and that it wanted a strong resolution.
When will Canada have the strength to take a position vis-à-vis the United States that reflects its values and its history?
Performing Arts Awards
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
John Harvard Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased today to congratulate the recipients of the Governor General's outstanding lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
This year's distinguished award recipients are: Quebec film and TV director, André Brassard; actor, playwright, teacher and arts advocate, Joy Coghill; the greatest band in Canadian history, The Guess Who from Winnipeg, including founder and singer/guitarist Randy Bachman, lead singer and keyboardist Burton Cummings, drummer Garry Peterson, guitarist Donnie McDougall and bass player Bill Wallace, who lives in my riding; ballerina, Karen Kain; jazz musician, composer and educator, Phil Nimmons; and creative dancer and choreographer, Jean-Pierre Perreault.
I would also like to congratulate Father Fernand Lindsay on his receipt of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts and Angelia Hewitt for receiving the National Arts Centre Award.
I am sure the House will join me in extending our sincere congratulations to all of this year's award recipients.
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Bill Casey Cumberland—Colchester, NS
Mr. Speaker, I am sure you will join me in wishing Rosie feels better soon.
Having said that, there is no war in Iraq and there does not need to be one. Iraq has said that it will allow UN weapons inspectors total unfettered access to all sites in its country. The solution is at hand but the UN weapons inspectors are still sitting on their hands while the UN decides what to do.
If Iraq is truly serious about letting weapons inspectors in, I propose that it locate its own interim, credible, international inspectors, bring them to Iraq and put them to work now. Iraq has the right to do this, the same as any other country does.
If Iraq does allow unconditional access to all its sites, it will only be a few weeks before the whole world will know that Iraq intends to keep its commitment and the situation will be diffused. There will be no war.
There is no reason to wait. Iraq should move now to send a signal to the entire world that it is determined to cooperate.
Disability Tax Credit
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Geoff Regan Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, many of my constituents have expressed concerns about what seem to be changes to the way the disability tax credit is being administered. I know the House has been assured by the Minister of National Revenue that no changes have in fact taken place, but Canadians are still concerned about the fate of the tax credit.
It is imperative that the government be accountable for how it spends taxpayer money. It must also be compassionate.
I urge the government to reassure Canadians that the qualifications for its disability tax credit will be thoroughly reviewed and that no one will wrongly lose that credit. It is very important to people in my riding and to people across the country.
Queen's Jubilee Medal
Statements By Members
2:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Reed Elley Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC
Mr. Speaker, during the recent parliamentary break I was privileged to award 20 outstanding constituents with the Queen's Jubilee Medal in my riding of Nanaimo--Cowichan. These people are: Jessie Anderson, Shannon Breeze, Kathleen Skovgaard, Heather Turnquist, Barkley Logan, Mike Murphy, Major-General Roy Sturgess, Sandra Heydon, Joan Mayo, Brenna MacPherson, Janet Thompson, Alaina Tuba, Mike Caljouw, Robert George, Pat Edge, Kate Hall, Grace Elliot-Nielsen, Pat Barron, Michael Lynch and Albert Uden.
Those worthy recipients were selected by a constituency based committee made up of Marcia Stobbart, Cleone Ratcliffe, Ed and Gwen Melynk, and Merv Unger.
I would like to thank the members of the committee for the excellent work they have done on my behalf. The recipients that they chose are dedicated and hardworking community volunteers who represent thousands all across my riding. All our communities rely on people like these to provide a wide variety of much needed services to Canadians.
I congratulate them all.
Canadian Peacekeepers
Statements By Members
2:15 p.m.
Raymonde Folco Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, allow me to acknowledge the exceptional contribution of the Canadians who work every day to help maintain peace around the world.
These people include residents of Laval. Captain Lucie Rosa, Sergeant Mario Gagné, Corporal Francis Lemay and Corporal Angelo Roselli are all many miles away from their families and friends, and are working tirelessly to maintain peace around the world.
Canadian peacekeepers are constantly working to maintain peace, protect people, confiscate illegal weapons and clear large areas still full of landmines that claim new victims every day, all over the world.
I join with all Canadians in congratulating these men and women who fully deserve our recognition for their work. Their task is a considerable one, and it is only through perseverance that, some day, we will succeed in making this situation a thing of the past.
Prairie Farmers
Oral Question Period
2:15 p.m.
Calgary Southwest
Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper Leader of the Opposition
Mr. Speaker, today some hardworking prairie farmers are going to prison. Why? Because they grew their own wheat on their own land, doing their own work, taking their own risks. Yet this government says they cannot market their own product. It is an industry that is going bankrupt yet the government puts farmers in jail for trying to make a living.
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Seriously, after watching his last few fights, I am convinced that Pavlik would destroy this guy easily.
10 title defenses against who exactly? Hand-picked bums, that's who.
He is total disgrace... he is the next Joe Calzaghe.
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Anna Olesinski 9th at Youth A World Championships
Anna Olesinski (Roswell, N.M.) had an outstanding second day of competition on Friday to finish ninth at the Modern Pentathlon Youth A World Championships in Uppsala, Sweden. After placing 44th on Thursday in the swim, Olesinski was 11th in the fencing with 20 victories, and then had the fourth-best time in the combined run/shoot with a clocking of 12:51.50 to give her 3844 total points.
Hungary's Zsofia Foldhazi won the women's title with 4104 points, followed by Russia's Gulnaz Gubaydullina with 3988 and Italy's Gloria Tocchi with 3968.
McKenzie West (Sedalia, Colo.) finished in 65th place with 2816 points. She was 49th in the fencing with 13 wins and 63rd in the combined with a time of 15:32.93.
Samantha Achterberg (Littleton, Colo.) placed 68th with a total of 2708 after finishing 68th in the fencing with five victories and 66th in the combined with a time of 15:57.00.
In the men's individual competition, Ryan Anderson (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was the top U.S. finisher in 74th place. He placed 72nd in Friday's combined event with a time of 13:17.31 to give him 3604 total points.
Andrew Wiggins (Laurel, Miss.) finished 85th overall with 3124 points. He was 89th in the combined with a time of 15:22.33.
Andrew Wiggins (Laurel, Miss.) finished 85th overall with 3124 points. He was 89th in the combined with a time of 15:22.33.
Cory Cranford (Morrison, Colo.) totaled 2880 points to place 88th overall. Cranford was 90th in the combined event with a clocking of 15:38.66.
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If you're new to this blog, you should know that at the tail end of each quarter I provide a roundup of my favorite quotes from JazzWax interviews posted over the past three months. Between January and March 2009, I interviewed Jimmy Cobb, Sandie Shaw, Buddy De Franco, David Soyer, Helen Merrill, Phil Woods, Hal McKusick, Billy Joel, Chico Hamilton, Carol Sloane and Simone, Nina Simone's daughter. If you're looking for Volumes 1-4 in this series, you'll find them by typing "Top Mindblowers" into the search engine in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
So, without further delay, here are the past quarter's gems:
British pop singer Sandie Shaw on why there were so many "girl" singers in the U.K. in the early 1960s: In the 1960s, the American scene was still stuck in the 1950s. The U.K. had an amazing free creative environment and a huge establishment to kick against. We had a class war to fight and sexual equality to define within the new liberalism over here. Our male and female audiences directly related to all the musical output and were really ready for change.
Drummer Jimmy Cobb on Dinah Washington: "Dinah had a cruel streak. Probably because she was brought up around Gladys Hampton, Lionel's wife and the person who ran Hamp's business side. Gladys used to buy Dinah nice things to wear on stage but at the end of the week she'd take it out of her pay. Most of the time it was stuff Dinah couldn't afford. So Dinah would do the same thing to the girls who worked for her."
Jimmy Cobb on what he learned from Washington: "Feelings. Dinah was a Baptist. When I heard that Baptist sound, it took me over. I wasn't used to hearing that. It would make the hairs stand up on my arms and neck, where people are singing and shouting in church. That struck me right away. She taught me to put the passion into what I was doing."
Jimmy Cobb on being hired in 1958 by Miles Davis for his sextet: "Philly Joe Jones was starting to come late to Miles' jobs. Cannonball Adderley was especially worried because he needed the job. He was living in [his brother] Nat's apartment in New York and couldn't stand not to have a gig, you know? When Cannon saw that Philly wasn't showing up, he wasn't sure if Miles was going to keep the thing going. So he told Miles about me. When Joe didn't show one night, I sat in... Then I played on the On Green Dolphin Street session, and Miles dug what I did on there."
Jimmy Cobb on Miles Davis' quirky personality: "One time Miles said he wished I could swing like Wynton [Kelly]. I looked at him and said, 'I sure wish you could, too, Miles.' Miles gave me a look, but we were pretty good friends. He knew I was always there when we played. That was Miles' thing. He was always watching to see what you were going to bring. Miles was a funny little guy. He was always busting in your face to see what your reaction would be." [Photo: Herb Snitzer]
Jimmy Cobb on how Davis' wound up credited with songs he didn't write: "Funny things used to happen in the studio. We'd be in a recording session, and the engineer would say, 'What song was that, Miles?' Miles would tell him, and the guy would write it down and credit Miles. A bunch of songs were attributed to Miles that way."
Jimmy Cobb on Bill Evans and Kind of Blue: "Bill Evans had a bigger hand in writing many of those songs than most people realize. The feeling was very close to the way Bill played piano. Bill kind of got Miles into that groove."
Jimmy Cobb on Miles Davis and Sonny Stitt during their 1960 European tour: "Miles didn't want Sonny to play tenor on the tour. Miles said, 'Man, I'm going to step on that tenor.' Sonny would get all upset and say, 'Oh, man, Miles.' That was Miles' way of letting Sonny know how he felt. Sonny took the tenor anyway."
Jimmy Cobb on his famed metronome-like cymbal playing that opens Someday My Prince Will Come: "That was my idea. I thought I had made a mistake by hitting the cymbal too high up and too hard. I thought the engineer might not have been able to control it [with the levels]. But during the playback, everyone liked it just as it was."
Buddy De Franco on Miles Davis and the Metronome All-Stars of 1948-49: "Miles was an up-and-coming guy at that point, a smart alec. He had a way of playing and got very popular, becoming one of the biggest names in jazz and pop music. But next to Dizzy and Fats that day, he was a weak third. He was not that super a trumpet player yet."
Buddy De Franco on Artie Shaw: "Artie's bop band in 1949 was a mistake. Artie underestimated the idea of playing bop. He tried, but it didn't come off. He didn't spend enough time learning bop. Artie didn't really care that much. He was interested in too many other things—you know, writing, politics and other things that took his interest away. The idea of a band was a good idea to Artie until it got boring."
Buddy De Franco on what Charlie Parker said to him when Buddy asked Bird why he didn't play the clarinet: "He was very kind. He said, 'Because you play it' [laughs]."
Cellist David Soyer, who played in the string section on Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin with his wife harpist Janet Putnam, on the 1958 session: "I remember Billie didn't want the guys in the band to hear the playbacks because she didn't think she sounded good. But we all went into the booth after to hear them anyway. She sounded pretty damn good to me."
Singer Helen Merrill on her very first club performance, with Bud Powell on piano: "After I started singing, Bud stopped playing, turned around, looked at me with the biggest grin on his face and then continued to play. It was a huge compliment and a complete surprise. I wasn't professional yet, but when Bud did that, it gave me so much confidence. He was so sweet."
Helen Merrill on her famed 1954 recording for Mercury with trumpeter Clifford Brown: "We didn't talk much at those sessions. We just smiled at each other a lot. What we had to say to each other was unspoken. It came through the music, and you can still hear that unspoken conversation on there today."
Helen Merrill on seeing the cover of the album for the first time: "I cried. I didn't think I looked like that when I sang. But I did. As a woman, I thought I was prettier. I don't mean that in a vain way. It's just that you have a certain vision of how you look, and when that image is different, you feel sort of vulnerable."
Helen Merrill on Dream of You, her 1956 album arranged by Gil Evans: "It was my idea to use Gil. He was so gifted. I had remembered his beautiful music for Claude Thornhill, and I thought his music would be beautiful to sing against. When I mentioned Gil's name to [EmArcy head ] Bob Shad, I thought Bob was going to have a heart attack. At first Bob said, 'No' because Gil was famous for keeping orchestras overtime, and studio time and musicians were very expensive. Eventually Bob gave in."
Helen Merrill on Miles Davis: "[In the early and mid-1950s] Miles used to love my sound and always came to hear me sing. We were dear friends. He told me he loved my whisper sounds. That's a technique I used by getting up real close to the microphone. I'd sing almost in a whisper, which created a very intimate sound. I developed this by listening to my voice and trying different things with the mikes."
Helen Merrill on Bill Evans: "Bill called me the night Miles had asked him to join his sextet in 1958. Bill said, 'Helen, do you really think I'm good enough? Do you think I'm good enough to play with Miles?' [laughs]. I said of course. Bill knew he was great but needed the encouragement. I was very touched by what he asked me, and I knew exactly how he felt. It was a big move for him. Even when you know you can do something, you want to hear it from someone who feels the way you do, someone who understands what you're going through inside."
Phil Woods on words of encouragement from Charlie Parker: I came into Arthur's Tavern [in 1953] and there was the great Charlie Parker—playing the baritone sax. It belonged to Larry Rivers, the painter. Parker knew me. He knew all the kids who were coming up. I said, 'Mr. Parker, perhaps you'd like to play my alto?' He said, 'Phil, that would be great. This baritone's kicking my butt.' So I ran back across the street to the Nut Club and grabbed the alto sax that I hated. I came back and handed my horn to Bird, and he played Long Ago and Far Away. As I'm listening to him play my horn, I'm realizing there's nothing wrong with it [laughs]. Nothing was wrong with the reed, nothing was wrong with the mouthpiece—even the strap sounded good. Then Parker says to me, 'Now you play.' I said to myself, 'My God.' So I did. I played a chorus for him. When I was done, Bird leaned over and said, 'Sounds real good, Phil.' This time I levitated over Seventh Avenue to the Nut Club. And when I got back on the bandstand there, I played the shit out of Harlem Nocturne. That's when I stopped complaining and started practicing." [Image of Jazz magazine courtesy of Bird Lives]
Phil Woods on his famous solo on Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are: "People come up to me all the time to ask me about that. My favorite was the young saxophonist who came up to me on some gig I was playing and said, 'Are you the guy on the Billy Joel record?' I said, 'Yes I am.' He said, 'Have you done anything on your own.' [laughs] I said, 'A couple of things.' "
Billy Joel on jazz: "Jazz takes a good amount of technical expertise to get it right. You need a great deal of study and discipline. A lot of people in rock and pop don't necessarily have that kind of background, and they don't have that well-developed a technique."
Billy Joel on Art Tatum: "Tatum would play runs with his left hand and just throw them away. You know, like you'd hear it once and you'd never hear it again. I'd find myself sitting there going, 'Please do that again.' I couldn't hear what the hell that was that Tatum did, so I'd have to lift up the needle and go back, you know."
Billy Joel on playing rock in stadiums: "It's a blast. It's fun to make that noise. We manipulate sound. Rockers are kind of magicians and wizards. We take sounds and play with them, you know, and then we put it out there and do magic to people with it, and it gets this big response. [pause] And chicks dig it. [laughs] It's this great power. But I have a lot of respect for jazz musicians. That's hard in a completely different way."
Billy Joel on why he didn't become a jazz musician: "I'm familiar with a lot of good jazz. I listened to it all through my teenage years. And I still do to this day. I love jazz. I wanted to be a jazz guy. I just didn't. I don't have the chops."
Chico Hamilton on the Gerry Mulligan Quartet of 1952: "Gerry didn't want me to use my bass drum. And that's when we went to war [laughs]. I finally went out and got myself a tom-tom instead, a small bass drum, and converted it into a bass drum. Gerry didn't want any bass drum at all. But I told him I needed something there for my right foot, to keep my rhythm. My timing depended on it. I'm still using a smaller bass drum today."
Chico Hamilton on his music for and appearance in the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success: "The actor Martin Milner, who played the guitarist and the quintet's bandleader in the movie, he didn't know how to play guitar. So what happened was Milner put his left hand behind him and John Pisano, my guitar player, put his hand on the strings. It looked like Milner was playing the guitar, the way Jimmy Wong [Howe] shot it [laughs]."
Chico Hamilton on why he's underappreciated: "I don't know. Maybe because I've always seen the drums as a melodic instrument, not a percussive one. I developed a touch. It may not have been as loud, but it's mine."
Saxophonist Hal McKusick on arranger George Handy and the Boyd Raeburn Orchestra: "When we were on tour in San Francisco in 1945, the Palace Hotel didn't like the fact that we had a broadcast there each night at around dinnertime. We played straight out for the radio audience, which rattled the staff and guests. To up the ante, [Johnny] Mandel and [George] Handy [pictured] dyed their hair green, which scared the staff and patrons. But the two of them didn't care. The band's vocalist David Allyn practiced singing in an abandoned tomb in the graveyard. He liked the sound there."
Carol Sloane on Oscar Peterson: "Oscar would watch my set at the Village Vanguard [in 1961] from a dark banquette off to the side. Each time he would ask out loud for me to sing Kurt Weill's My Ship. I'd jazz up the song, and when I'd finish I'd look at Oscar for his reaction. Each time I sang it, Oscar was expressionless. For a week he'd shout out the same request, and each time I'd work harder to make a jazz impression. And each time I'd get the same stony reaction. I finally grew exhausted trying to embellish the song. So one night I just sang it straight. When I finished, Oscar was grinning and applauding. I finally got Oscar's message: A great song doesn't need to be jazzed up. You just have to sing it straight. I've carried Oscar's lesson with me ever since."
Carol Sloane on Barbra Streisand: The first time I met her I was singing at the Village Vanguard in 1961. One of the waiters came up to me to tell me that there was a young girl in the back who looked kind of weird. He said she doesn't have a purse and she's wearing a T-shirt and her hair is long and stringy. The waiter asked if I wanted to see this girl or should he tell her I'm not available. I went to the back of the club and there was this ordinary looking girl. She [introduced herself and] said to me, 'How do you do that?' 'Do what? You mean singing?' I asked. 'Yeah, how do you sing like that?' She said she was just starting out."
Carol Sloane on performing with Ben Webster in 1963 in
Rhode Island: "I listened to every note Ben played. As a singer, I couldn't believe how great he sounded. After the set, he smiled at me. That was enough. He smiled. Then he went straight to the bar."
Carol Sloane on watching the Beatles perform from the dugout at Shea Stadium in 1965 and hearing the mass hysteria: "As a jazz singer, I was nauseous. I could see the writing on the wall with the Beatles. The kids had been drifting away from jazz for years. But by this concert in 1965, they were completely gone, and I knew they were never coming back. You could see it. You could hear it."
Carol Sloane on her stormy relationship with pianist Jimmy Rowles: "It was a tough period for me. I was in my early 40s and had begun questioning everything about my career and my ability. Jimmy was a legendary pianist, the guy who had accompanied everyone. In the beginning he made me feel great. But little by little, things got worse and worse... It got so bad that I tried to take my own life."
Carol Sloane on Ella Fitzgerald's performance anxiety: "[Ella] was pacing and wringing her hands backstage and saying, 'I'm so nervous I'm so nervous.' I said, 'God, Ella, don't worry, Jimmy [Rowles] will never let you down. You've got nothing to worry about.' She said, 'I know.' She had had Tommy [Flanagan] playing for her for over 15 years. So all of a sudden, she had a new guy at the keyboard. They had rehearsed together, but she still was behaving as though the world was going to come to an end."
Carol Sloane on her own stage anxiety: "I was always nervous about performing. To the point of being ill. It was awful... I used to have performance-anxiety dreams. I'd go to sleep
and have nightmares about having to go out and sing. It can't be
helped. It's something deep in your brain. "
Singer Simone on what she misses most about her mother Nina Simone: "I miss her hand rubbing my head. I miss her touch."


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26 Weeks to 26 Miles: Week 5
Most participants know that the goal of the Sunriver Marathon for a Cause is to fight against breast cancer. But like many charity races, it is hard to tell whether our Marathon for a Cause runners understand the tangible impact made possible by their participation. Today, we share a few statistics to ensure the ultimate goal of our race is never overlooked.
Since its inaugural year in 2011, the Sunriver Marathon for a Cause has provided an exceptional race experience for nearly 2,000 runners and earned $31,000 for its beneficiary, Susan G Komen for the Cure. Specifically earmarked for the Oregon & SW Washington chapters and focused within the screening program, this money has helped low income, uninsured women to receive health exams, mammography and diagnostic services.
This year, Komen's Oregon & SW Washington screening program will serve 5,200 women. If an eligible woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, then she is admitted to the Medicaid program for treatment services. The program also helps women overcome barriers to cervical, colon and breast health by covering transportation costs in the face of geographic barriers, particularly for those living in rural areas.
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Limon Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves
- Salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 pounds yellow onions, halved and sliced
- 3 tablespoons yellow Peruvian chile or aji amarillo paste (or diced green chiles)
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 5 to 6 lemons
Season both sides of the chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan, add the chicken and sear on both sides until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken and add the onions and garlic and cook at medium-low heat until the onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, stir in the yellow chile and return the chicken to the pan. Spoon some of the onions over the chicken, cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until chile sauce has completely infused the mixture and the chicken is cooked through. Add the lemon juice and cook another 10 minutes, to allow flavors to meld.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Duck Family Collectable Wind-Up Toy
Units: About 3,500
Importer: Schylling Associates Inc., of Rowley, Mass.
Hazard: Surface paints on the ducks contain excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint standard.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled Duck Family consists of a large wind-up duck, which pulls three little ducks. They are made of tin and are primarily yellow in color.
Sold at: Specialty toy stores and gift shops nationwide from January 2007 through August 2007 for about $8.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and contact Schylling to receive a refund or free replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Schylling at (800) 767-8697 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.schylling.com
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Shailene Woodley
How cute is this amazing fishtail braid? With the new hunger games on the verge of coming out I know we are going to see a lot more celebrities and women tossing up their hair into gorgeous messy fishtail braids and all kinds of other eccentric braided hairstyles. Shailene looks gorgeous no matter what she does with her hair but this messy look suits her to perfection. A great style to mix up with a formal wardrobe just to off balance the entire look and give it a little something different.


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