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Hello, Condition of the book makes a great difference in value, I would estimate a value of $50.00 to $150.00 with the high end been in excellent condition. I did find this edition on the Library of Congress website but could not be sure if it a First edition as several publishers printed this book in 1888. Thanks Tom
I'd like to know the value of another book: SILAS MARNER, Macmillan Pocket classic, by George Eliot and edited with notes and an introduction by Edward L Gulick, A.M. (Harvard)master of English in the Lawrencdvile school, Lawrenceville School. Printed probably 1917..
Also a book: MY COUNTRY' by Grace A Tutkington. Looks like a first editioneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Silas Marner common book $5-10, My Country is an early textbook and depending on age again $5 to $10. Both of these books are widely available and neither are special editions. Thanks Tom
Thanks, Tom. I have more inherited books that I'd like to know the value of before I down-size and get rid of them.
One set of 20 books all dated 1928 & 1929 that are the completeworks of Dumas, Ibsen, Wilde Shakespeare, Voltair, Rousseau, Dickens, Flaubert, etc. etc.
A set of 20 books alo dated 1928 & 1029 that are the complete works of Shakespeare, Ibsen, Wilde, Dumas, Hugo, Rousseau, Dickens Flaubert, etc, etc. Worth keeping or selling?
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Also, ARABIAN NIGHTS printed by Macmillan in 1915.
Hello again, Sorry but you will need to ask those in a second question. Thanks Tom
LES MISERABLES, 1915: ESSAYS FROM THE SPECTATOR by Addison and Steele, 1918; FAVORITE POEMS FROM ENGLISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, Crowell & Co. 1894: Are any of these worth selling? And where?
I don't understand...I signed up for the unlimited subscription for $15 a month.
Hello, That is true but experts get paid by the questions they answer, so even though you pay one fee we get paid by each answer accepted. I have no problem giving values of 3 or 4 books per question Thanks Tom
Does that make sense? Tom
Okay. I'm going to push Acept now. And hope you have the new list i just sent, or do I have to typ
re-type it.?
Just cut it and paste it to the new question, If you have trouble I will get it off the first question
I can't do cut paste on this computer, so if you do have the list, please use that. Sorry I'm not completely computer experienced. I'm 72 and learning this thing.
Not a problem
Hi TaxTom I'm wondering if your are working on those other books, or should I ask Just Answer again so they'll re-assign my questions. Please let me know. Thanks,
Hello, Remember you have to ask another question before I can continue. I will have the book titles so you don't have to worry about that. Just ask another question and direct it to me.Don't forget to click accept on this question. Thanks Tom
Can you help me identify the value of the list of books?
Hope I did that right.
Hello, You will need to close this question and open another question. Tom
You have the list of books....I'll wait to hear from you. thanks.


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International retailer sees bright future for new Postie
18 July 2014
International retailer Pepkor sees bright future for new Postie
International retailer, Pepkor, who own over 3,000 retail stores worldwide, said today it had purchased the assets of the former Postie Plus company, and is targeting a strong future drawing on new global backing and a re-sharpened focus on what New Zealand customers want.
Pepkor has retail operations in 13 countries on three continents, including Southern Africa, Australia, and Eastern Europe. It has over 29,000 employees and sales revenue of US$3.3B (NZ$3.75B).
Glenys Shearer, Executive Chair of Postie, said Postie is focused on creating a successful business based on an iconic brand. It will draw on Pepkor's retail expertise, global buying power and financial resources to firstly stabilise the existing business and then to provide Postie with a stronger position in the market. While success will require hard work, this effort will bring customers many benefits, including better value, improved stores and a wider choice of clothing ranges.
The purchase of Postie is Pepkor's' first investment in New Zealand.
Ms Shearer said Pepkor's arrival marks an exciting opportunity to invest in and grow a business that is a valued part of main street shopping all over New Zealand.
"It is clear to us that Postie has a very loyal following and an extensive retail network. While grounded very much in the same retail culture, Pepkor brings a new level of global expertise and reach to support future growth.
"At the heart of what we do is a commitment to listen to, and meet, customers' needs. We bring a very clear focus on who our customers are and we will make sure we keep their needs firmly in our sights.
"I am excited by the management team and Board's deep retail experience. I am particularly happy that Postie will be led by Richard Binns as Chief Executive.
"Richard was appointed to the former business late last year, and brings passion and commitment to using the new resources now available to build a new level of success.
"We are very pleased that the staff have confirmed their support for this move. Together, we are positive about what we will achieve.
"The company's long term goal is to go back into communities where the old business had a strong presence. We are disappointed that a small number of stores couldn't be part of the new business as we were unable to satisfactorily complete negotiations with landlords in those locations. We will endeavour to do all we can to make the staff in those stores the first offers of jobs when we find new premises," she said.
Jason Murray, Managing Director Pepkor South East Asia, welcomed Postie into the Pepkor family.
"As a retailer with a strong Southern hemisphere heritage, we have been interested in the New Zealand market for a number of years. We are very pleased that we have been able to retain so many stores and to employ over 530 staff. We are determined to make the changes and investments required to make Postie a strong, successful retailer that delights its customers and serves its local communities," he said.
Postie are writing to all its customers over the coming days to introduce the new company, and will be updating them over the coming months on each new improvement it introduces.

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Iron Mountain, the international company best known for its archiving and records management services, is branching out into managed accounts payable services.
The company has opened European processing centre in Bratislava and created a new business process management division led by general manger Bettina Wonsag.
She described the new service as a "natural evolution" of what Iron Mountain already offers finance departments across Europe. "Our brand image is around compliance and risk mitigation; we're taking it into the digital age," she said.
The "hub and spoke" network that underpins its archiving services fits equally well with processing invoices and remittance documents. In a typical engagement for a European client, client companies would arrange for documents to be sent to a Post Office box (in the same country where local regulations require it) that Iron Mountain would collect and scan. The paper documents would be retained locally, but the scanned files would go to Bratislava for data extraction and validation.
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Maxine (22-26) Fierce, depressed, yet highly trained assassin looking for love in all the wrong places
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April (18-24) Quirky, sassy, and kind of crotchety intern
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David Stern understands having a gun to protect your home. He's not convinced carrying one on the streets makes you any safer.
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David Stern understands having a gun to protect your home. He's not convinced carrying one on the streets makes you any safer.
So Stern wants to run these guys' lives now? Pathetic.
Yep and he can apparently.
He tells 'em what to wear, what ball to play with, when to have a crap.
Herr Schtern does it all for the good of the league.
Don't thank me, I'll kill ya.
God I hate this guy. Where's my Napolean Stern avat..., nope if I changed my avy and the Colts lost on Sunday I'd never forgive myself. Eh, yeah I would, but Grace would give me ****.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
Is Stern dictator of the NBA? Honestly, is he commissioner for a life term? When does he just go away?
Really, really sad.
(not Stern)
Stern is a big problem. So are certain immature players in the league, including on our team. Only the facts.
So we cant talk bad about any person in the world anymore? Aint that nice. Lets just pretend we love everybody and everybody is great. I love Sarunas Jasikavicus and I love Rick Carlisle. YAY.
Until they take away the 2nd amendment....Stern can go fly a kite. It's not a league issue. If a player has all the permits needed to carry a firearm, what's the problem? There are laws and local law enforcement to police the use of a firearm. This is an area Stern should tread very lightly.
...Still "flying casual"
Everyone can comment on whatever they want in whatever way they want as long as civil language is used.
Calling anybody names is simply prohibited.
Also means that if ppl call you names, they get the same treatment as when they call JO names.
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
Uhh...what did i say?
careful with the personal attacks moses....
Some of you seem to miss the point. If you insult anyone (by name calling or otherwise), a member, or a non-member, it's gone. Period.
Some of you love to whine about "power trips". What power? It's a frickin' internet message board. I have the luxury of choosing what I don't want to see on here, and attacks are one of them. If you don't like it, then you don't like it.
this is DAVID STERN we are talking about, I doubt he reads it and gets offended.
I don't really care if he's offended or not.
Come on guys. We are supposed to be on here to discuss the Pacers anyways. Just because we can't do any "name calling" isn't a big deal. It doesn't matter if you, I, or anyone else agrees or disagrees with it. It's a rule so we have to follow it. It's not a big deal.
Anyways about the topic, I think that it is stupid to carry a gun with you because I think you are only asking for trouble, but it isn't my choice and it's not David Sterns choice. David Stern does not have the right to tell the players that they can or cannot carry a gun with them outside of their homes. He isn't the law. He is a basketball commisioner. Stick to basketball David. You can't really control player's lives like this.
Wasn't talking about the players.
woah, how daring of an employer to ban guns in the workplace. why...that never happens.
it is also perfectly legal for me to get drunk. but if i go into work that way, i will have an issue.
employers set rules for their employees, no big deal. no rights infringement.
As for Stern trying to regulate the players' gun-carrying habits, it goes a little too far here. He can say not to take them to NBA functions, and I have no problem. But, I don't think he should tell them to keep them at home strictly. If they have to keep them at home, it almost defeats the purpose of having it at all.
The dress code is fine. Changing the ball is stupid, but within his power. This is a step to far, and I don't think the NBAPA will go with this.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
I believe it was a suggestion, not a mandate
Read my Pacers blog:
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Here is what he said:
"...the NBA commissioner said Wednesday that he would prefer his players leave their firearms behind when they go out."
"Asked what kind of firearm rule he would want if collective bargaining weren't involved, Stern said: "I would favor being able to have a firearm to protect your home. Period."
He added that walking the streets carrying guns was "dangerous for our players," but said there has been no further discussion with the union about strengthening the policy."
How is that being a dictator? Sounds like he is trying to protect the image of the league and keep the players in work.
Well, even as a suggestion, it's a bad one. He should have kept that to himself, because he's basically saying he'd prefer it if the players didn't have one of their constitutional rights. It's the same as saying "the players should waive their right to unreasonable search and seizure, because statistics show that those who are being searched have usually done something wrong anyways".
If he wants to make a rule, fine, so long as he's willing to defend that rule. Otherwise, he's just trying to make himself more important than the game.
Actually, he should have said what he really ment which was, "I know players have the legal right to carry their weapons, but if they are going to carry said weapons and do stupid things with them that make the league look bad then maybe they should leave them at home."
I guess I just prefer my commisioner to be seen and not heard. This is a non-issue, because there's absolutely nothing he can do about it. And if he feels like making a suggestion, maybe he could send out a memo. The press is a bad place to make suggestions.


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Formerly dismissed as grimy and crime-ridden, Marseille has undergone a major facelift. Part of the 7 billion-euro Euromediterranee project, Europe's biggest urban redevelopment project, the Old Port and surrounding quarters have been totally reimagined. The waterfront has been turned into a stylish pedestrian zone by British architect Norman Foster, while other renowned architects like Zaha Hadid and Rudy Ricciotti have graced Marseille with stunning 21st century buildings.
In June, France's first national museum outside Paris, the MuCEM (www.mucem.org), or National Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations, opened. Designed by Rudy Ricciotti, the Algerian architect who designed the Louvre's new Islamic Art wing and Menton's new Cocteau Museum, the MuCEM marries seaside Fort St. Jean, where the 17th-century Knights of St. John of Jerusalem once held sway, with the J4, a striking new waterfront building whose lacy facade highlights Provence's most splendid assets: the sparkling Mediterranean and the intensely brilliant sunlight. The building's facade also recalls the lacy wood facades of traditional Moroccan dwellings-and that's no accident. The museum's eclectic collection, including paintings, sculpture and historic artifacts, showcases the entire Mediterranean from France, Spain, Italy and Greece to Morocco and Algeria and beyond to Israel and the Middle East. There also are three restaurants, and an aerial walkway stretching high above the sea between Fort St. Jean and the J4.
A handful of other Old Port buildings have risen or undergone massive renovations. The J1, a huge waterfront hangar, is now a cultural center with art galleries, exhibit space, a new restaurant and a bookstore. Also on the waterfront, the new CEREM, or Regional Centre of the Mediterranean, hosts film screenings, concerts and Mediterranean symposia. But crowds flock there just to see Stefano Boeri's ground-breaking design, featuring a corbel-like structure cantilevered over the docks. The new Regards de Provence Museum (www.museeregardsdeprovence.com), once the port's maritime sanitary station, displays photos, painting and documents in its gleaming white structure. A new Musee d'Histoire, covering the port's history from 600 BC to today, displays Greek and Roman archeological finds. Anyone overnighting in the Old Port will find, along with deluxe Sofitel and Radisson Blu hotels, the new InterContinental Marseille-Hotel Dieu (www.intercontinental.com) with 194 rooms, two restaurants and a Clairins spa, housed in a palatial 18th-century landmark near le Panier, Marseille's oldest district.
Just beyond the Old Port, past Marseille's iconic Cathedrale de la Major and north of the city's revamped Joliette quarter, the new FRAC PACA (www.fracpaca.org), or Regional Contemporary Art Collection, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, has exhibit space, a restaurant, terraces, and lodging space for resident artists. Not far away, there's another new cultural center in the Silo d'Arenc (www.silo-marseille.fr), once used to house grain. East in the Belle de Mai quarter, La Friche de la Belle de Mai (www.lafriche.org), a renovated tobacco factory, hosts exhibits, concerts, film screenings and dance performances.
New and renovated buildings are also cropping up in neighboring cities and towns. In La Ciotat, the world's oldest cinema, the ornate Eden Theatre, has undergone a complete renovation. In early October, its grand reopening celebration will include a formal ball, film screenings and other events. In Aix-en-Provence - also marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Albert Camus, author of the famous novel, The Stranger - the Conservatoire de Musique has reopened in a new building with a 500-seat auditorium. Meanwhile, Arles eagerly awaits the opening of Frank Gehry's sprawling Parc des Ateliers, a veritable village of studio and exhibition space.
From Marseille, it's an easy trip by train, bus or rental car to cities like Aix-en-Provence, where Cezanne painted; Arles, whose countryside inspired Vincent Van Gogh; Aubagne, known for its colorful miniature figurines called santons; Avignon, with its famous Palais des Papes, and Orange, known for its splendid Roman ruins. North of Marseille, charming hilltowns like St. Remy de Provence beckon. Take in the cultural landmarks in and around Marseille, but remember that Provence is one of the world's best places to simply slow down, sip a glass of rose or pastis, and contemplate the beauty of the countryside and the glorious Mediterranean Sea.
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The purchase gives Arcadi Gaydamak ties to Petro Group Ltd., parent company to the c-store chain.
ISRAEL -- Through a $42.5 million deal for 65 percent of Israel-based Ameris Holdings, Russian-Israeli billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak, now has ties to the Fas Mart and Shore Stop U.S. chain of convenience stores.
Ameris Holdings owns 51 percent of Petro Group -- formerly known as Gmul Energy --and Petro Group's corporate unit, GPM US Partners, LP operates the 138-store Fas Mart and Shore Stop convenience chains through a number of subsidiaries, haaretz.com reported.
Gaydamak also received an option to buy the remaining 35 percent of Ameris within a year of closing the transaction, for $22.7 million, the report stated. The deal is expected to close by July 3. Ameris' primary business is real estate and its main holding is Petro Group, according to the report.
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Watches should be high-quality and reliable, while also being wearable, having casual elegance and style. Torrent2, one of four, 15-second spots communicates the emotional component of timepiece selection by showing watches in the context of consumers' lives.
Movado hired longtime creative partner TAG Creative New York, for the project because of the agency's reputation as deft communicators of the relationships between brands and consumers. The assignment: bring the existing "My World, My Watch" campaign to life in TV, while continuing the re-brand of the ESQ line as ESQ by Movado.
"We wanted to capture intimate and personal moments in people's lives as they're using, or really living with, ESQ by Movado watches," says Gina Delio, TAG chief creative officer. "Drawing on our experience in film and video work, we've created mini-movies that convey the emotional connection wearers have with these contemporary timepieces." Each ad is essentially a series of live snapshots, each of which depict simple, joyful experiences in beautiful surroundings. Original music composed specifically for the ads bring a lighthearted and playful touch to the creative.


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Sunday, May 9, 1999 Published at 03:37 GMT 04:37 UK
Hope for families of 'disappeared'
Seamus Ruddy, Charlie Armstrong, John McClory, Brian McKinney
After years of suffering and anguish, an end could be in sight for the grieving relatives of Northern Ireland's "disappeared".
The Northern Ireland Location of Victims' Remains Bill will come up for debate in the House of Commons again on Monday.
Crucially, the law will provide immunity from prosecution following any evidence that might arise if and when the bodies are recovered.
But for some of the families of those who went missing in the 1970s and early 1980s it represents hope that they might finally lay ghosts to rest.
"Hell; the darkest, darkest corner of Hell," is how Margaret McKinney describes the last 21 years of her life, since her son Brian vanished one spring morning in 1978.
His parents made him give back the money and it seemed the matter had been "resolved".
But when he failed to return hope from work soon after, alarm bells began to ring for Mrs McKinney.
There was no question of calling in the police, so the family just sat and waited. As days turn to months, and months to years, the stress began to take its toll on Mrs McKinney.
Mrs McKinney can however, take some comfort from the fact that Brian's remains have apparently been pin-pointed by the IRA.
In March the IRA issued a statement identifying the secret graves of nine people murdered and buried by the group. Three were IRA members, executed for their alleged ties to the security forces, while the six others were civilians.
The statement apologised for the "prolonged anguish" caused to victims' families and acknowledged the "incalculable" pain they have suffered.
John McClory, a friend of Brian's, who disappeared at the same time, was also named on the list, as was Jean McConville, a Protestant who converted when she married a Roman Catholic.
Her daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Seamus McKendry, launched the action group Families of the Disappeared four years ago after receiving death threats for their campaign work.
The group sees recent moves as a vindication of its work, although it was scathing of the trade-off granting amnesty to the killers.
For some however, the unabated suffering is set to continue, since a handful of "disappeared" were not acknowledged in the IRA statement.
Meanwhile, the families of those named on the IRA list are making preparations to give their loved ones belated Christian funerals. Some, such as the McKendrys, have already booked burial plots.
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Can you believe it's Britney Spears's 30th birthday today? The pop songstress made a name for herself in a cute schoolgirl outfit in the video for " . . . Baby One More Time," back in 1999, and since then, she's been a huge part of the music scene. In the 13 years since, Spears has put out seven albums, each of which have had several catchy earworms. For me, there are certain singles that take me back to definitive parts of my life.
I have more than a few Britney favorites, ranging from old-school hits like "Lucky" to this year's "Till the World Ends." But I have one all-time favorite: "Toxic." It reminds me of dancing with my friends in clubs, and I still have it on my iPod for when I'm at the gym and need something to pump me up. I bet you have a favorite too, even if you're not a huge pop music lover — so in honor of her birthday, share it here!


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Report: Derrick Rose gives himself an 'A' for FIBA performance
On the eve of Team USA's FIBA World Cup final vs. Serbia, the United States' Derrick Rose gave himself an "A" for his overall performance in the tournament, according to a report Saturday night from K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune.
Rose, who turns 26 years old next month, battled back from knee surgeries over the past several years that caused him to miss virtually all of the past two seasons. His showing in the FIBA tournament has been the most consistent basketball he's played to date since going down with a season ending injury in the 2011-12 season.
Still, Rose grades his performance as an "A" and talked more about his logic with Johnson:
"I would give it an A in my mind. Just coming off of what I had to go through and actually getting a spot on the USA team after missing two years of basketball? Like, c'mon man. It shows that I at least worked somewhere and hard work pays off. If anything, it gives me more confidence to head into the regular season."
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Driver Lewis Hamilton was leading the last race in Abu Dhabi and looked set to claim the chequered flag, before he lost power in his car and was forced to retire.
Reliability has been an issue for both Hamilton and team-mate Jenson Button throughout the 2012 campaign but Neale believes the issues can be resolved before the next race in Austin, Texas this weekend.
He told the official Formula One website: "The failure we had in Abu Dhabi was very painful.
"Having said that, we've just done 1,500 trouble-free kilometres with the same car at the Young Driver test last week.
"So yes, we are very mindful of the Constructors' Championship, but we are still taking performance upgrades to this Grand Prix. We are not taking an overtly cautious approach, but we are going to be very diligent."


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Louden, who is the proud owner of an almost three hundred-year old Pietro Rogeri upright acoustic bass, describes how songs often come to him, "Sometimes I will grab a piece of paper and write down notes, or I will create a manuscript piece of paper and write out the notes so I won't forget what is in my mind. It is amazing. I don't know where they come from. It must be God because I can be doing just about anything and a melody will come to me. I will run to a piano to try and find it. When I do (find the melody), oh man, that is just the most wonderful thing in the world--to take a sound that is in my mind, find it musically and then put it across."
It was with this same enthusiasm and flair for the creative that Louden approached his current CD Time Piece. Reflecting upon the title track he says, "That piece got its name because it literally represents pieces of time. I was very careful in writing that piece. I wrote sections in different periods of time because I did not want to rush it or force it. I had a vision of how I wanted this whole song to lay. It tells a story and there are many stories within that piece. The whole thing is an odyssey. It wasn't the type of piece that I sat down and wrote in a day or week. It has definitive directions and sounds. If I knew it wasn't a good direction or it wasn't everything that I wanted out of the sound, I would stop and let it sit until the right sound came to me. I just wanted it to flow."
"I had a vision when I started Time Piece and I decided to play out that vision from start to finish, exactly one hundred percent the way that I wanted to do it, without outside influence. I had the music that I wanted to record and I had a vision of how I wanted the record to sound. It took a couple of months to put together the right musicians for the record. I was very careful in selecting the right players for the right songs. It was a long process and very expensive, but I did it the way that I wanted to do it," says Louden.
One of the people that Louden selected to help him create this beautiful CD was renowned vocalist Gretchen Parlato, whose gorgeous ethereal vocals grace the songs "Insensatez," "A Rosa," and "Majique." Louden talks about Parlato's contribution to the project, "She is a very special, I will say, musician. She's a singer, but she is also a musician. She is very well-studied and knows music very well. A lot of singers don't know much about the theoretical part of music. They just sing, which is a great thing too, but Gretchen is also a musician. She understands everything that she is singing. Beyond that, she has the most amazing angelic voice. She sang everything straight down on the recording. There are no overdubs."
Although it is often necessary for a composer or arranger to communicate to a vocalist how he wants a particular piece to be sung, Louden says, "With a singer like Gretchen, you don't have to tell her too much. I gave her the instrumental music first and she learned the music from the (perspective) of an instrumentalist playing the melody. She owned it from that point on and I didn't have to tell her a thing."
"The nuances in her (Parlato's) voice are always a pleasant surprise. You will hear things in her voice that you didn't expect, such as the way that she will sing certain notes, the way she attacks key notes, what we refer to as the money notes or critical notes in the tune. Sometimes those are the high notes. (For example) I might have expected when I wrote the music that a singer might leave out certain notes but she would attack those in a whole different way. It is beautiful and amazing when a singer interprets a melody and those are the things that you didn't know were going to come out of the song," says Louden.
The song "Insensatez" was also heavily influenced by one of Louden's favorite composers, Carlos Antonio Jobim. "I have had people tell me that "Insensatez" sounds like Chopin meets Jobim. I love the way that the song came out because it tells a story that starts in a dark sort of way, but ends up happy. It goes to a real happy place musically," says the bassist.
In a contrast of styles the CD Time Piece also boasts "624 Main Street," a piece that Louden describes as a progressive, fusion, Latin-type song. "It was extremely challenging physically. That piece is more of an improvisational vehicle and lets the musicians shine more. It is not the kind of tune that you would be humming while you are walking down the street," he says.
The lyrics to "Insensatez" and "A Rosa" were composed in Portuguese and like the language; the songs are filled with romantic colors. Not being fluent in Portuguese, Louden had to trust that the lyricists Nanny Assis ("Insensatez"), who also plays percussion on the record, and Magali ("A Rosa") would capture the essence of his music. Like the weight and texture of a brush stroke from a painter upon a canvass, Louden's approach to lyrics is precise and detailed. "I am particular about the vowel sounds in the melody. There are times when you have an open vowel sound and a closed vowel sound. They have to work right with the melodies and a good lyricist can do that. If you are holding one note (it must reflect correctly) in the vowel sound of the word. That is very important," he says.
Most of Louden's music, however, comes to us without lyrics and novices to jazz or those less skilled in the nuances of musical composition might ask how a song's message is to be interpreted, without the aid of words. For a musical connoisseur like Louden, that is never an issue, "Music is like a fine wine. If you don't know anything about wine, you might not know the difference between a ten-dollar bottle and a one hundred-dollar bottle. The more you know about music, the more you don't need lyrics to carry you through the song; the melody and the harmony pull you through the song."
The romance of Louden's music is further enhanced as the notes resonate throughout his three-hundred year old bass. "It was made by Rogeri who went to school with Stradivarius. This bass was built in 1713. Back then, they would go find a spruce tree in Italy, cut it down and drag it home using a horse. They would then age the wood for one hundred years before even building the instrument. They would keep the wood in the family. We are talking four hundred years ago that the tree was cut down. That is pretty amazing. It (the bass) has a sound that you just can't get out of the newer instruments," he says as he goes on to describe the wide grain of the wood, the thin wood that forms the ribs of the instrument and the thicker spruce that shapes the back and top of his prized bass.
Morrie Louden is just a down to earth guy when you talk to him, but his music is heavenly and romantic.


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Tuesday, March 9, 1999 Published at 16:58 GMT
Bruno on the big fight
Bruno trades punches with Lewis during their world title bout in Cardiff
Former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno gives News Online his expert verdict on the showdown between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
The Lewis-Holyfield fight will be intriguing, certainly in the first couple of rounds.
I'll be very interested to see how the fight shapes up from the start.
The longer it goes on the more I'd fancy Holyfield to win, because the weight that Lennox Lewis has put on will slow him down.
If I had to put my money on the line it would be for Lennox Lewis.
He's just that little bit younger and he hasn't taken as much punishment as Holyfield has in so many tough fights.
I'd sway towards an early victory for Lennox and he's the guy I would like to see win it.
It would be good for the country and good for boxing over here. It's always nice to see someone from Britain do well against an American, because they dominate so much.
Holyfield needs a challenge
Some would say Evander Holyfield's best days are behind him but I don't really know if that's true.
Holyfield always gets up when people think he's down. He brings out his best for the really big fights, the ones where he needs to be on top form.
I think it's fair to say that the Lennox Lewis fight definitely comes into that category.
Lennox is also a big guy and he moves well. He punches so hard and there's no doubt that he'll be up for it.
I know all about Lennox
It's been suggested that Lennox Lewis doesn't always believe in himself when it comes to big fights like this - but that's not the way I see it at all.
Lewis was about two stones lighter when he fought me, so it's amazing what a difference a few years can make.
I think he's bulked himself up so Holyfield can't push him around.
I have fought both Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in world title fights but it's quite difficult to compare them.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that Lennox hits harder than Tyson, but he's definitely slicker than him with his taller, more upright stance.
The way he jabs and moves gives him the edge in some ways, with his upper-cuts and cleaner punches.
Tyson is more ragged, but he's got to be respected as a fighter. He certainly earned my respect in the ring anyway.
The biggest heart in the business
The strengths of Evander Holyfield are definitely his guts and his heart - it's a pretty lethal combination.
It's difficult to find a bad word to say against him because of what he's proved down the years.
He's achieved more than Lennox Lewis but you can't take anything away from Lewis - he's a very dangerous guy.
The best thing for Evander Holyfield to do in Madison Square Garden would be to keep moving in and out... keep using his jab and not be a standing target.
He needs to keep backing Lewis up, shocking him with his speed. That extra weight that Lewis is carrying will probably make him less flexible.
What next for the winner?
They are billing this as the fight of the decade and it's tricky to see where boxing goes after this one.
The excitement has died down a bit in recent times but it certainly warmed up when Mike Tyson came out of prison.
I'd never knock boxing because it's a great sport but it isn't peaking or as red-hot as it was, say five years ago.
I'd have loved to see the winner of this fight take on Mike Tyson next but that won't happen now he's in jail.
It would be wrong to say that Tyson is definitely finished yet, though. He can keep developing late in his career but it depends what state of mind he's in.
He's had quite a good battering outside the ring with whatever he's been doing.
To be honest, I feel sorry for him. His life has been one long, rocky road and being in prison for one day is very tough, let alone a year. It's just sad.
Glad to be just 'chilling out'
I'm retired now so it's crazy to think about it, but if I was at my peak I would still fancy my chances against Lennox Lewis or Evander Holyfield.
Things have changed though and I'll just be tuning in like everybody else.
At one point I was thinking of going over there - but I'll stay up and watch it on television instead.
I'm going to chill out and settle down for what should be a great fight.
I'm really looking forward to it.


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Who are we down to now? Jamal Crawford is obvious. Afflalo WOULD be obvious, but he's a restricted free agent and there's virtually no chance we overpay him to the point that Denver lets him go.
So... what's left behind the curtain? Another trade? Another free agent we're not talking enough about?
Who is left?
Some have brought up Rodney Stuckey. Let's say he'd agree to be a shooting guard (which is what he really is anyway). Can he create his own shot effectively? How much do you think he would cost per year?
Other than Stuckey, who else is still an interesting free agent at SG?
Then on the other hand, what about trades?


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Made with coarse acrylic granules, this gloss acrylic gel is designed to add texture without altering color. It's excellent for making translucent, textural glazes and dries to an extremely rough crushed-glass appearance.
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Provides the hardest, opaque, matte finish. Useful for creating tough, durable finishes for smooth or textured surfaces. Can be carved with hand or powered tools when dry.
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One of Golden's thickest gels, High Solid Gel holds high peaks, useful for simulating oil paint behavior. It contains less water and more acrylic solids, so it shrinks less than other gels. Retains texture, brushstrokes, and tool marks. Available in Gloss and Matte.
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Thinner than Golden Heavy Body Acrylic colors, these gels are moderately pourable, hold only slight peaks, and are ideal for glazing and other techniques that require transparency.
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I love Goldens products
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golden super loaded matte medium (now super matte medium). finally, a mattemedium that is truly matte.
You can never go wrong with choosing Golden
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Great for extending paints/pigments and great for thick buildups and showing brush strokes.
Golden Soft Gel Gloss Medium ROCKS!
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This product is a main staple in my mixed media art life. I blow through gallons a year! It is permanent and clean and I have yet to find a better product.
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DORSET is forecast to be one of the best places in the country to see tonight's "supermoon".
The moon is expected to appear up to 14 per cent brighter as it reaches its closest point to Earth this year - a mere 221,765 miles away.
A spokesman from the Met Office said clear spells are predicted for most of this evening across the county.
She said: "There are a couple of showers dotted around the coast of Dorset but it's looking like a relatively clear night.
"Dorset is probably one of the best places to see the moon tonight."
Experts say tonight's "supermoon", technically known as a Perigee moon, is set to be the biggest this year and could even be an "extra supermoon".
The best time to view it will be when it appears lower in the skyline, just after darkness.
Geoff Chester of the US Naval Observatory said: "Generally speaking, full moons occur near perigee every 13 months and 18 days, so it's not all that unusual.
"In fact, just last year there were three perigee Moons in a row, but only one was widely reported."
The "supermoon" coincides with the annual Perseid meteor shower, which began yesterday and is due to end on Wednesday.
The spokesman from the Met Office said clear spells are predicted for Dorset on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evening.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Perfect so far at Speedweeks, Kevin Harvick has positioned himself as the favorite to win the Daytona 500.
Harvick won the first Daytona 500 qualifying race on Thursday to make it 2 for 2 at Daytona International Speedway, where he also won an exhibition race last weekend. It positions Harvick, the 2007 Daytona 500 winner, as a top contender in Sunday's season-opening race.
Kyle Busch won the second duel to give Toyota its first victory of Speedweeks and snap Chevrolet's dominance. Harvick took the new Chevrolet SS to Victory Lane twice, and Danica Patrick put it on the Daytona 500 pole in time trials.
Patrick started on the pole for the first 150-mile Budweiser Duel before she coasted and finished 17th. All Patrick needed to do was keep her car intact to preserve the top spot for Sunday.
US sleds go missing
Some of the U.S. luge team's sleds went slip-sliding away down a Pennsylvania road. Now USA Luge is trying to get them back, and needs the public's help.
Team marketing director Gordy Sheer said Thursday he was returning to his hotel after working at an eastern Pennsylvania ski resort last week when five sleds fell out the back of the truck. They were gone by the time he realized what had happened.
State police said a man in a black truck was seen picking up the sleds and driving off with them. Sheer, a 1998 Olympic silver medalist in doubles, said he doesn't think the man had any criminal intent, but simply found the sleds and decided to hold on to them. The sleds cost $400 to $600 a piece.
Aztec wins national honor
Pima College women's basketball player A'jha Edwards was named NJCAA Division II National Player of the Week on Wednesday for the week of Feb. 11-17.
Edwards, a sophomore center, had 18 points and 20 rebounds in Pima's win over South Mountain and followed that performance with 20 points and 22 rebounds in the double overtime loss at Mesa.
• The Arizona Wildcats men's golf team shot a 13-over 301 Thursday to drop to fifth after the second round of the John Burns Intercollegiate at Kahuku, Hawaii. The UA's total of 593 was 27 strokes behind leader Cal. UA's Eric Oja was tied for third at 142 after shooting a 1-over 73.
• LSU vice chancellor Herb Vincent says former Tigers great Billy Cannon has checked out of a hospital, two days after being admitted for treatment of a stroke.
• U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo will miss next month's Algarve Cup because of a wrist injury.
• The Pima College women's tennis team lost 5-4 to Eastern Arizona on Thursday in Thatcher.
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Africans among the most morally opposed to contraception
Speaking to bishops from Tanzania last week, Pope Francis praised church workers in Africa "who strive diligently to educate people in the area of sexual responsibility and chastity" with the aim of preventing HIV and AIDS. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to more than two-thirds of the world's people living with HIV, according to amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
While Francis didn't specifically refer to condom use, his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, once said that condoms can "increase the problem" of HIV and AIDS by encouraging promiscuity. Roman Catholic Church teaching rejects the use of artificial contraception on a moral basis.
Several African nations stand out among the most conservative on the issue of contraceptive use, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey of people in 40 countries. Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Senegal ranked among the nine countries with the most moral opposition to contraception.
In Nigeria and Ghana, roughly half or more of each population said that contraceptive use is morally unacceptable (54% and 52%, respectively). Out of the 40 countries surveyed, only Pakistan (65%) had a higher rate of opposition.
There is less moral objection to contraception in the other sub-Saharan African nations in the survey, but significant shares in Uganda (38%), Kenya (33%) and Senegal (28%) said contraceptive use is morally wrong. The comparable figure for the U.S. is 7%.
South Africa, which has more people living with HIV/AIDS than any other nation, stands out in sub-Saharan Africa for its lower level of moral opposition to contraceptive use. Just 15% of South Africans said contraception is morally unacceptable, while fully two-thirds (68%) said it is morally acceptable. A study published in 2012 by the British Royal Society found that increased condom use was the "most significant factor" in slowing the spread of HIV in South Africa.
Explore attitudes in countries around the world with our Global Views of Morality interactive.
Topics: Sub-Saharan Africa, Religious Beliefs and Practices, Catholics and Catholicism
Michael Lipka is a senior editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center.
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Notice that the loudest protests against contraception and homosexuality come from the world's most primitive, backward, uneducated societies .. countries like the notorious Pakistan ruled by knuckle dragging Neanderthals who brutalise their women without remorse nor consequence. A misogynistic society that brutalises, murders, rapes and abuses women and young female girls with impunity! Given that the Catholic Church has a long, long disreputable history of misogyny, I am not surprised the relate well to these medieval societies! What a pack of sanctimonious hypocrites they are .. on one hand they rail against contraception pretending to care about unborn children YET for years, overlooked and condoned the despicable, criminal sexual abuse of millions of young children by disgusting predatory priests many of whom were never made to face consequences for their crimes! The Catholic Church is a disgrace in the way they rail against contraception in African nations where millions of unwanted children are born into families that can least afford them! So many of these children are sold off into slavery (working for a pittance in horrific conditions to help support their families), starving and the victims of horrific abuse. The Catholic Church is overflowing with hypocrisy and self-entitlement … shame on you!
AFRICA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE HOT SPOTS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING THE U.S.A., WHEN GAY RIGHTS, CONTRACEPTION, ET AL ARE ADDRESSED…THE AFRICAN NATION, ONCE MIGHTY AND FORGIVING, HAS BECOME DRAGGED DOWN TO THE LEVEL OF BEING AFRAID TO STATE THEIR WANTS OR NEEDS WHEN IT COMES TO CONTROLLING THE BALANCE OF THE COUNTRY WITH NEW BABIES VERSUS THE BALANCE OF CONTROLLING THE DISEASES, THE WIDESPREAD HUNGER AND THE NEED FOR WATER AND MEDICINE…THE POPULATION IS GROWING TOO FAST FOR MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE GOOD OL' US.A., AND YET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT IN THIS WORLD ARE BEING IGNORED AND/OR TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM….THE PRAGMATIC ANSWER TO CONTRACEPTIONS WOULD BE LET MEN AND WOMEN MAKE THEIR DECISIONS ON WHEN TO POPULATE WHETHER IT BE BY CONTRACEPTION AND/OR CONDOMS…THERE ARE SO MANY ADS ON TV FOR ENCHANCEMENTS FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION BUT NO ADS, NO WORDS, NOT ANYTHING FOR WOMEN TO CONTROL THEIR UTERUS AND THE BIRTHING OF BABIES WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE WANTED OR CANT BE TAKEN CARE OF BY EITHER PARENT.. THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN NOT TO BECOME PREGNANT, WHETHER WANTED OR UNWANTED FROM SOME DASTARDLY DEED DONE UPON THEM….THE POPLULATION NEEDS TO BE CONTROLLED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL WHICH CAN ONLY ENHANCE THE WORLD SO WE, AS A WORLD, CAN FEED, CLOTHE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN WHEN THEY ARE BORN AND, THEREAFTER, CREATE JOBS FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE BORN INTO A LIFE WHICH THEY DID NOT CHOOSE…THE WORLD HAS TOO MANY CHILDREN WHO WANDER ALONE, LIVELESS UNTIL THEIR LIFE REACHES ITS END OR THEY ARE ENTERED INTO THE SEX SLAVE SYSTEM OR THE SO-CALLED FOSTER HOMES AND, LASTLY, A VERY SLIGHT HOPE OF BEING ADOPTED BEFORE THE AGE OF 18…PRAGMATISM GREW FROM THE "DOMINO THEORY" AND WE ALL LIVED IT ONCE BACK IN THE 1940's AND 1950″S WHEN WOMEN WORKED WHILE THE MEN WERE OFF TO WAR AND THE MEN WERE GIVEN JOBS RETURNING FROM WAR AND HOMES AND LIVES WERE BUILT …HOWEVER, PRAGMATISM DOESN'T ALWAYS BECOME THE CHOICE OF PEOPLE IN POWER…IT SEEMS WEALTH AND POWER ARE THE CHOICES THAT ARE BEING MADE IN PLACE OF CONCERN AND NUTURING BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO THE WEALTHY AND POWERFUL THAT IF ALL PEOPLE HAD ANY AMOUNT OF WEALTH AND POWER THEN THE PRESENT WEALTHY AND POWERFUL WOULD BE NOTHING BUT ONE OF MANY…THEY WOULDNT HAVE ALL THE ACCOLADES PRAISING HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE TO DONATE A SMALL PITTANCE OF THEIR WEALTH AND THEIR POWER, THEY COULDN'T KEEP PEOPLE DOWNTRODDEN AND EATING OUT OF TRASH DUMPS, DRINKING UNFIT WATER, BEING ABANDONED BY THEIR MOTHER OR FATHER BECAUSE THEY REALLY COULDNT TAKE CARE OF THE NEW CHILD WHO SUDDENLY WAS THRUST INTO A DYNAMIC SITATION THAT NONE OF US COULD, POSSIBLY, SURVIVE AND, FINALLY, THEY SEEM TO HAVE ACHIEVED A STATE OF MIND THAT THEY DESERVED THE WEALTH AND POWER AND THE FUTURE DOESN'T LOOK SO BRIGHT FOR THE REST OF US (I HAVE TO ADMIRE MR/MRS GATES, MR. BUFFET AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE, WHO SEEM TO BE CONCERNED AND BELIEVE THEY NEED TO SPREAD THEIR WEALTH AND HELP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTLY IN THE WORLD)….SO TO COME BACK TO AFRICA AND ALL THAT I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE AS TO KEEPING WOMEN (AND MEN SOMETIMES) DOWN, I AM NOT HOPEFUL THIS HORIZON OF POWER AND WEALTH AND DISCONCETING ATTITUDE WILL WEND..I AM EMARRASSED TO SAY THAT SENATOR INHOFF FROM OK, AMONG MANY OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS, ACTUALLY EMBRACED AND PUSHED THROUGH A LAW MAKING IT A DEATH SENTENCE TO BE GAY, ACT LIKE YOUR GAY, OR TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT BEING GAY IN AFRICA…AT LEAST YOU CAN NEVER ACCUSE A GAY PERSON OF LEAVING A CHILD BEHIND BECAUSE, IT SEEMS TODAY, THAT GAY PEOPLE IN U.S.A. ARE ADOPTING THOSE LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN AND GIVING THEM LOVE AND A FUTURE….SO, LET'S CUT BACK ON NEWBORN BABIES AND TAKE CARE OF THE BABIES WE ARE PRESENTLY IGNORING THROUGH CHOICE…LET'S ACCEPT PEOPLE AS A WHOLE RATHER A MINUS…LET US NOT GO BACK TO THE DARK AGES OF WAR ON PEOPLE AND, ESPECIALLY, WAR ON WOMEN AS TO THE CONTRACEPTION DISCUSSION THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Pope's praise of Church workers who educate people on chastity will go a long way to prevent spread of HIV and be a morale booster for Church workers
Thanks God.There is still the biblical Rest who listens to God's word=Humanae Vitae of Paul vi


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The immediate economic policy challenges facing
In the slightly longer run, an even tougher challenge will be to contain the expectations of the unions and Labor party supporters who see her prime ministership as the opportunity for a more radical reversal of the past two decades of labour market reforms.
The first of those challenges has been made more difficult by the loss of the highly regarded Finance Minister,
The election-year budget was remarkable for its fiscal discipline. There was no pre-election splurge of spending and tax giveaways. But no one imagined that the budget represented the last of the government's election-year fiscal policy decisions.
And if Labor is now desperate enough to dump Kevin Rudd, it will feel an irresistible urge to buy as many votes as it can in the coming election campaign. The priority of balancing the budget in 2013 will pale beside that of being re-elected in 2010.
The Rudd government's resource rent tax has the potential to make an important contribution to the long-term growth of both the mining sector and Australian per capita disposable incomes.
Thanks to the boom in commodity prices, Australia's terms of trade are 60 per cent above their pre-boom levels. The Treasury expects them to stay at the present elevated levels in the coming decade.
Australia's mineral resources will generate profits never contemplated when the states, as the owners of the minerals, and the mining companies negotiated the present royalty regime.
The states' ad valorem royalty charges automatically rise in line with the mining companies' revenue, but not in line with the much more dramatic increase in mining profits.
In the past the states would have responded to a boom of this kind by increasing royalty rates or other mining-related charges. And, in the absence of a super profits tax, they would be under pressure to do so again.
But most of the state royalties are based purely on revenue. They take no account of production costs. As these royalty rates rise, the exploitation of marginal deposits is made unprofitable. Yet this is exactly the time when we should develop as many of our marginal deposits as possible, when they can expect to recover their up-front development costs in the coming decade-long boom.
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