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This panel looks at different approaches to setting up a new studio in Asia and generating high-quality output. Topics include: the challenges of knowledge and technology transfer to Asian staff and studio, handling an international production team spanning across the globe in different time zones, mentorship and training, and how to grow a local CG community and high-quality talent pool.
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Charlie Sheen is not Chinese.
We know this because of the way he has been acting, which in recent days has included rants about how he has "tiger blood" and about how he isn't bipolar but may in fact be "bi-winning."
All recipe to make one's father hang his head in shame. That is, if one's father is Chinese.
According to Global Times, a Chinese publication whose English-language version is known for its sense of humor, Sheen's recent and public struggles point to a plethora of differences between the East and the West, culture-wise.
In a piece entitled "Charlie Sheen is not filial," the paper skewers the actor for things like going on television and talking about drugs and his private sex life.
Here's an excerpt:
"... Sheen goes on television and boasts that he has two girlfriends, who both sleep in the same bedroom. Is he too poor to set up his wives and mistresses in different houses?
"In Chinese society, these problems are dealt with delicately and privately. Sheen is like a typical Westerner throwing fuel on the fire with each interview and tweet. It is almost as if he feels no shame and is loving the attention. ...
"As much as Sheen has lived a life most Chinese men can only fantasize about, our admiration of him can only go so far. He has not only lost face with his public rants, but also crossed a cultural barrier no Chinese can abide. ..."
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Large Jar
15th century
Shigaraki ware; stoneware with natural olive-green ash glaze
H. 54.5 cm (21 7/16 in.)
Purchased with a gift from Walter Bareiss, B.S. 1940S, and Molly Bareiss; the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Class of 1913, Fund; and the Henry Sage Goodwin, B.A. 1927, Fund
This large storage jar from the Shigaraki valley, located to the southeast of Kyoto, epitomizes a love for traditional Japanese ceramics. The jar, coil-built in sections, demonstrates the classic Shigaraki character of a rough, rust-orange surface combined with a natural olive-green ash glaze running from the narrow neck over the bulging shoulders to the foot. The high iron content of the clay gives the body its reddish tonality, while an abundance of feldspar and quartz create the gritty white particles on the surface. The simple form and subdued color of Shigaraki wares came to be appreciated by tea masters in the past, and still, today, the unpretentious and profound beauty of a jar such as this grips the viewer's attention.
Muromachi period (1336–1573)
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Sadako Ohki, Twentieth-Century Japanese Ceramics at the Yale University Art Gallery: The Collections of Molly and Water Bareiss, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001), 23, 6, 12, no. 3, fig. 3.
Sadako Ohki, "Japanese Art at Yale," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007): 40, fig. 8.
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|Liddy Gates
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Liddy Gates is the wedding planner for Barney and Robin's wedding.
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In Romeward Bound, Barney catches Ted looking at Liddy at the bar, who is wearing a big puffy coat at the time. Ted tells him that they take a yoga class together and she has a "ridonkulous" body. Barney then starts obsessing over getting Liddy to take her coat off so he can see her body, even paying Carl to turn the heat up in the bar. Later Robin walks into the bar and greets Liddy. She then reminds Barney that Liddy is their wedding planner. When Robin notices Ted and Barney acting weirdly around Liddy, she asks Barney about this, and Barney tells her. To their surprise, Robin tells them that she is also wondering why Liddy never takes her coat off. Robin also asks Ted why he didn't ask Liddy out. Ted tells her that he almost did the first time they met, but he was left speechless when she took off her coat and he saw her body. Barney laments about Marshall not being here; being in a committed relationship, he could ask girls to do anything without being weird. Robin then says that Barney should ask Liddy to take her coat off, as he's also in a committed relationship. With some hesitation, Barney asks Liddy to take her coat off, which she does. Robin and Barney are then left speechless when they see her body.
Notes and Trivia
- According to Ted and then later, Barney and Robin, Liddy has a "ridonkulous" body.
- Barney mentions Liddy in his blog, Ridonkulous.
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Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis has shed light on life in the technical area ahead of this weekend's Premier League trip to Newcastle United.
The Geordies' boss, and former Eagles hero, Alan Pardew will not be at St James' Park on Saturday as he serves the second of a three-match stadium ban after headbutting Hull City's David Meyler.
Pardew was also hit with a seven-match touchline ban, a club fine of £100,000 and an FA-backed fine of £60,000.
Despite his absence, Pulis believes Pardew's side will not be adversely affected – and he also revealed that life as a Premier League manager can only be understood by those who have been there.
"There is a lot of pressure on managers and that small technical area can be a very emotional placed," he said.
"It can also be very lonely, and unless you have been there as a manager, there is no way of knowing what it is like.
"Alan understands what he did was wrong and he should not have done it, and now he is paying a big price."
He added: "He will be in touch with the team before the game and at half-time I am sure, but whether he's there or not, how the players perform is down to them.
"Once they cross that white line, there is nothing Alan can do about it. So we must think of ourselves, and concentrate on doing our own job."
After Saturday's 0-0 stalemate at Sunderland, Palace dropped to 17th in the table, just three points above the Black Cats who occupy the final relegation spot.
Palace, who may still be without Marouane Chamakh this weekend, have now gone four games without a goal from open play.
However, Pulis was pleased with his side's performance.
He said: "Sunderland were wired for the game after their FA Cup disappointment, and the atmosphere was electric.
"Our lads were excellent, and they worked so hard they restricted Sunderland to very few chances."


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TORONTO — There's a prince of a local apple now appearing in Toronto supermarkets beside more familiar varieties and imports.
Though red prince was harvested last fall in Ontario, it's too tangy to eat right away, said Marius Botden, a co-owner of Clarksburg-based Global Fruit, two hours north of Toronto.
He and his wife Irma brought the rootstock and the right to grow the crisp, juicy apple in Ontario when they left Holland for Canada in 2001.
"You have to get the balance between sweet and tangy," said Botden, who studied horticulture in Holland. "The brix level won't change, but if the acid is high it needs at least four months of storage to go down."
The current crop, estimated at more than 100,000 cartons, began arriving in Toronto stores at the end of December, Botden said. Since purchasing Binkley Apples last summer, the couple now controls production from growing to shipping.
"The crop is excellent, really nice and clean," he said. "Quality and taste are good, and with our cool nights it's easy to get a deep red color."
Red prince stores well for up to 14 months, Botden said, but with its growing popularity in Ontario and impressive sales in the U.S., it won't last that long.
The couple also grows other varieties, including Ambrosia, gala and Honeycrisp.
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While red prince has been gaining momentum for several years in Ontario, the creston apple, a homegrown variety developed in British Columbia, made its supermarket debut in Loblaws in December.
Grower Tom Chudleigh grew 2,000 bushels of the pale striped apple with yellow flesh on his Otterville farm about two hours southwest of Toronto.
"The creston grew better than we ever expected," Chudleigh said in a news release. "It's a terrific apple, with plenty of crunch like a Honeycrisp and delicious sweet juice. It's also truly Canadian."
He said the creston has appeared at farmers markets for a number of years, primarily in British Columbia and Nova Scotia.


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Coulter: 'Obama to Bomb Syria So He Won't Look Like an Idiot.'
Ann Coulter slammed President Obama and all Democrats for that matter on foreign policy. Tonight on Hannity, she reacted to the developing situation out of Syria and possible missile strikes by the United States on the country. "Do not vote for Democrats for commander in chief, America. This is what happens."
'You Don't Trust Your Gov't': O'Reilly Takes on US Military Experts Over Syria
Coulter disagreed with Sean Hannity, saying that as the commander in chief, the president of the U.S. does not have to ask Congress for permission to bomb someone. She said that type of military action does not mean America is at war.
Speaking about the "red line" comment made by President Obama, Coulter said, "This is now the second time under the Obama administration that America has engaged in a military intervention – a continuation of a war in one case – solely so that our president wouldn't look like an idiot for something he said."
"I don't see any possible good outcome," Hannity forewarned. "Either Assad stays or let's say one of the cruise missiles lands right on his head and he's gone. The likely successor to him is that will be Obama helped Al Qaeda get into power in Syria. That can't be good for Israel, the region or America."
Coulter predicted that if and when the U.S. bombs Syria, it will be like the Clinton administration's handling of Bosnia. "He'll lob a few bombs over there, say, 'I did it. There's our red line, ha-ha, we bombed you.' But it won't develop into a huge conflagration and Assad will stay in power."
Read more: http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/08/27/ann-coulter-obama-bomb-syria-so-he-wont-look-idiot#ixzz2dGd85PUH
I totally agree with her. Although I don't think there is much Obama could do to not look like an idiot at this point.
minus the idiot part, I have to say I think she may be right. Nothing is going to change over there either way. I still do not think we should do anything, bombs, gas nothing.
So that being said, I really do nto like this chic, and that tasted real bad agreeing with her:/


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Flame thread inciter or incredible missed opportunity? We have a feeling this altered version of the beloved Air Jordan III 'True Blue' will end up on both ends of the spectrum, the sample shown being a riff on that classic look that was produced back in 2000. The tweak here comes on the elephant print sections, with each donning the namesake blue for a more thorough interpretation of the theme. Stay with us after the jump for a full look at this alternate Air Jordan III 'True Blue' pair and let us know in the comments if you think these would have gone down as a classic given a retail release.
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The Angels have recalled right-hander Michael Kohn (0-1, 4.91 ERA) from Triple-A Salt Lake.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said that Kohn is expected to arrive Monday afternoon and be available for the night's interleague series opener against the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.
"He has got a much more consistent delivery, much more consistent with his breaking ball, and he feels much better about where his game is now," said Scioscia said of Kohn, who has a career record of 2-1, with a 2.52 ERA and one save in two chances.
"He's getting results, so hopefully it will be able to translate to coming up here."
The move was made official after Alberto Callaspo's successful afternoon workout that determined that the third baseman, who has been nursing a sore left hamstring since June 11, will be available to return to the lineup as more than a pinch hitter.
To make room for Kohn, the Angels have optioned shortstop Andrew Romine to Salt Lake. Romine went 1-for-6 in two games at Seattle.
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The system was in the "last chance saloon" after "endless" government initiatives, said David Frost of the British Chambers of Commerce.
If performance still failed to improve, academic selection should be brought back, he told its annual conference.
The government said there had been "major improvements" in recent years.
In 2006, 43.8% of youngsters obtained the Department for Education and Skills attainment benchmark of the equivalent of five good GCSEs including English and maths.
Mr Frost said: "It is nothing short of a national disgrace. This is in the 21st century, not Victorian Britain."
Grammar schools
He said other statistics showed that more than million young people were not in work, education or training.
One in five were facing a lifetime on government handouts, double the figure in Germany and France and still growing, he said.
"I can understand the desire to upgrade every school building in Britain but it is what goes on in the classroom that matters and clearly there is something wrong."
He added: "This is the last chance saloon.
"If we again fail to improve the performance of our schools I believe it is time to look at the reintroduction of selection at the age of 13, to reintroduce grammar schools which were the great escape route for the working class in post-war Britain."
'Major improvements'
He said the country should also introduce technical schools, not for "metalwork and woodwork" but information technology, specialist engineering and science.
Mr Frost said he feared people leaving school with minimal qualifications would find it increasingly difficult to get work, especially when faced with competition from hard-working Eastern Europeans.
A spokesperson for the Department for Education and Skills said the government did not support selection and did not wish to see it extended.
"We are clear that we want every young person to go to a good school and there have been major improvements in the last decade including slashing the number of schools where less than a quarter of pupils get five good GCSEs from over 600 to around 50.
"Clearly there is still more to do to ensure there is a high quality education for all and measures within the Education Act will help to make this a reality," she said.
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The veteran editor and columnist sees "greater confidence in India's economy" but some legislative challenges ahead for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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MO- SNAP says Carlson violates privacy of Fr. Jiang's second victim
For immediate release: Monday, April 21, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, email@example.com)
We are members of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org). Our mission is to heal the wounded and protect the vulnerable. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we help anyone who was hurt in any institutional setting.
We have two key concerns – what Archbishop Robert Carlson is saying about the Fr. Joseph Jiang case and what Archbishop Carlson is doing about the Fr. Jiang case.
What he's SAYING about the case is deceptive, self-serving and cruel.
There are 52 publicly accused St. Louis child molesting Catholic clerics. Archbishop Robert Carlson has been involved in clergy sex cases since 1984. And Carlson is a smart man, surrounded by plenty of smart lawyers and smart public relations people.
So Carlson knows how to respond when allegations of clergy sex crimes surface. But when his close pal Fr. Joseph Jiang was arrested Friday on a second set of criminal child sex charges, Carlson chose to publicly cast doubt on and violate the privacy of the second alleged victim's family. Shame on him and on every person on his staff who played a role in this callous, self-serving statement.
Carlson publicly cast doubt on this courageous family when, on Friday, he issued a statement claiming that the second victim's family supposedly didn't mention child sex abuse until this week. http://archstl.org/commoffice/press-release/2014/statement-regarding-new-allegation
Everyone knows that the overwhelming majority of child sex abuse victims can't understand and disclose their trauma until decades later. So delays in reporting child sex crimes are not unusual or relevant at all.
But by mentioning the alleged delay, Carlson is deliberately casting doubt on the victim's family.
(What's ironic here is that in many cases, Carlson and other Catholic officials question and criticize victims who step forward decades after their abuse. Now, a victim reports promptly, while he is still a child, and Carlson attacks him too for his timing. When exactly does Carlson feel it's appropriate for those who are raped, sodomized or fondled by priests to speak up?)
Carlson publicly violated the privacy of this courageous family when, in the same statement, he claimed this family raised concerns about bullying in their parochial school.
Because parishes and parochial schools are usually "tightly-knit," by publicly disclosing that the alleged bullying, Carlson is basically "outing" the victim's identity to perhaps dozens and dozens of people with whom the victim and his family goes to church and school.
Neither of Carlson' s claims – even if they are true - have any bearing whatsoever on whether these new criminal charges are valid. And Carlson knows that by making both of these claims public, he may well be able to scare or discourage others with information about predator priests from stepping forward.
To protect his reputation and his friend Fr. Jiang, Carlson continues to deliberately play mean-spirited legal and public relations hardball by impugning the honesty and motives of the second alleged victim's family. Again, he should be ashamed of himself.
What Carlson has been DOING about the Fr. Jiang case is also deceptive, self-serving and cruel.
Carlson is letting Fr. Jiang live among unsuspecting neighbors just six minutes away from the parish where he molested two children.
Carlson's being deceptive by dodging a key question: Did Fr. Jiang admit to Carlson that he molested the girl? That's what the girl's parents say in their civil lawsuit.
It's a very simple question with a simple answer: yes or no. But Carlson, despite his repeated pledges to be honest and open in clergy sex cases, refuses to answer.
He's also being deceptive by refusing to admit that, in the girl's case, police and prosecutors have said they have phone messages, text messages, a $20,000 check from Fr. Jiang to the girl's parents. By refusing to mention this, Carlson helps Fr. Jiang claim to be innocent. That, in turn, enables Fr. Jiang to be around more children.
Carlson's being self-serving by refusing to disclose
–where Fr. Jiang has lived for the last two years,
–why he kept Fr. Jiang's whereabouts secret,
–why Fr. Jiang moves from city to city with Carlson,
– why Fr. Jiang had living/sleeping quarters in both his parish rectory and archbishop's home,
--whether or not, as the civil lawsuit against Carlson asserts, Fr. Jiang admitted to Carlson --whether church officials paid Fr. Jiang's bail the second time (as they did the first time)
And Carlson's being cruel by letting a twice-accused predator priest live near unsuspected families with little or no supervision minutes away from Cathedral parish. It's cruel to the families of his victims, and rubs salt into their already-deep and still-fresh wounds. And it's cruel to other Cathedral parents who must worry about whether Fr. Jiang is still hanging around the church or the school or other families who believe he's innocent.
Until now, no one in St. Louis knew that child molesting clerics live at the Dominican center at 3047 Lafayette. (There is at least one other predator priest here: Fr. Vincent Bryce who admitted molesting a boy.) http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2007/11_12/2007_11_11_Dwyer_PastorReportedly.htm
Carlson's deception and his reckless decision to let Fr. Jiang live on Lafayette may have enabled the priest to molest a boy a second time.
Fr. Jiang was suspended in June 2012 for allegedly molesting a girl between 2011 and 2012.
Fr. Jiang, according to city prosecutors, molested a boy at the Cathedral as late as August 2012.
So it's possible that Fr. Jiang molested the boy in August 2012, AFTER his June 2012 suspension for molesting the girl. If so, Archbishop Carlson could have prevented at least some of the second victim's abuse. Carlson's woeful disregard for the safety of children is appalling.
And even if somehow this timeline is wrong, it's clear that having a credibly accused predator priest secretly living with other priests just five or six minutes away from the parish where he allegedly molested two kids is dangerous. Fr. Jiang's presence nearby could intimidate witnesses, whistleblowers and victims. It could enable him to potentially destroy evidence, threaten witnesses, and discredit whistleblowers. And it could easily enable him to visit other Cathedral parishioners with kids.
As we've said repeatedly for the past two years, Fr. Jiang should be put in a remote and secure treatment facility far from St. Louis. (That way, even if he's unsupervised again, he would have to start all over winning the trust of parents to gain access to their kids.)
Finally, our hearts go out to anyone who has been sexually violated in any way at any age by St. Louis Catholic clerics. Our hearts especially go out to these two brave families who are doing their civic and moral duties.
And our hearts go out to the neighbors of this Dominican center and other neighbors who have proven, admitted or credibly accused child molesting clerics secretly living nearby.
Let's hope that every person who saw, suspected or suffered clergy sex crimes and cover ups in St. Louis – by Fr. Jiang or others - will find the courage and strength to speak up, call police, expose wrongdoing, protect kids and start healing.
It's reckless to assume that Fr. Jiang will be convicted and imprisoned. He got off last time on a technicality and he'll certainly try that again. Predator priests almost always get top-notch lawyers (often paid by the archdiocese).
And it's reckless to assume that Catholic officials will now really keep Fr. Jiang away from kids. (Fr. Alex Anderson has been accused by three different people of molesting them as kids yet he remains in a parish today.)
So it's crucial that those who could help police and prosecutors effectively pursue this case do their moral and civic duty and step forward now.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world's oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We've been around for 25 years and have more than 15,000 members. Despite the word "priest" in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact - David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, firstname.lastname@example.com), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell, email@example.com)
@ tweeted this page. 2014-04-21 13:27:29 -0500SNAP says Carlson violates privacy of Fr. Jiang's second victim http://www.snapnetwork.org/mo_snap_says_carlson_violates_privacy_of_fr_jiang_s_second_victim?recruiter_id=21019


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Boone Police have charged a Morganton man in connection with the robbery at the Boone Walgreens just over a week ago. The release said Keith Brandon Cunningham, 20, was arrested for Felonious Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and two counts of Felonious Tracking in Opiates. Police say Cunningham is alleged to have entered Walgreens late the night of February 16th, demanding pills from the pharmacist while threatening the use of a gun at the 2184 Blowing Rock Road pharmacy. Boone Police Department investigators sent out a Crime Stoppers alert shortly after the robbery, and tips received from the Crime Stoppers alert led investigators to contact the Burke County Sheriffs Office concerning Cunningham. Keith Brandon Cunningham was already wanted by the Burke County Sheriffs Office for a 2013 Breaking and Entering incident, and Burke County investigators located Mr. Cunningham at an address provided by Boone Police Department investigators and arrested him on the outstanding Breaking and Entering Warrants. Cunningham was subsequently served with warrants charging him with the armed robbery in Boone, while he was still lodged in the Burke County Detention Center. Keith Brandon Cunningham was assigned a court date of April 28th and placed under a $150,000 secured bond for the offenses that occurred in Boone.


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An injury and a slow start combined with a the hard hitting of Maddie Kleschult proved to be Central volleyball's undoing in a thrilling home loss to Minnesota River Conference opponent Le Sueur-Henderson on Thursday, 3-2.
Game scores were 18-25, 25-11, 25-20, 18-25 and 13-15.
Ahead 2-1 heading into game four, outside hitter Nicole Miller's left knee injury resulted in her sitting the last two decisive games, Coach Sarah Hammers.
"It's a scary thing, her first real major injury so just being cautious there," she said.
Tied at 4-4 in game five the Giants' Kleschult rattled off two kills and the Raiders carried the ball for a 7-4 lead. The two teams exchanged points as the Giants built a 12-8 lead, their largest of the game which they would hold onto.
"Le Sueur used strategy and they worked at it and made it happen," she said. "We came out sluggish and we do that every single time."
The Raiders started slow in game one, falling behind 11-19. Meagan Sons then served the Raiders to several straight points with a ace, followed by a pair of kills by Megan Knickerbocker and one by Sami Jo Brinkmann which made it 17-19, but LS-H closed the game.
The Raiders jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second game and, with Brinkmann serving, later scored seven straight for a 16-5 lead. Included in the string were an ace by Brinkmann and kills by Meagan Sons and Knickerbocker.
Ahead 20-10 the Raiders got out of rotation serving leading to a brief delay in action, but Brinkmann would record a couple of kills as they closed the game.
Brinkmann carried the momentum into the second game recording two aces for another 3-0 advantage and would lead 15-9. The Giants cut the lead to 18-17, but Central scored seven of the last nine for the win.
The Giants built an early advantage in game four and were ahead 9-3, but Kaylie Brazil recorded a kill during another series of points with Brinkmann serving to cut it 9-8. LS-H would push the advantage to 18-13 behind the play of Kleschult and would win game four, setting up game five.
Knickerbocker and Brinkmann both had double-digit kills for the Raiders with 17 each as Brazil added five and Abby Forner and Nicole Miller each had four.
Brazil went 21-21 from the service line with one ace, Brinkmann went 20-21, Nicole Miller went 9-10 with an ace, Natalie Stockman went 16-16 and Megan Miller went 13-13. Stockman also had 38 assists.
Defensively, Knickerbocker had five total blocks the Raiders had five players with double-digit digs – Brazil (35), Stockman (21), Grace Wickenhauser (20), Megan Miller (13) and Nicole Miller (11).
"To me Brazil was the star tonight she was cutting off balls, she was passing," said Hammers. "Brazil is the reason we went five games."
Next up, the Raiders (15-9) hosted Sibley East on Tuesday and will travel to face Jordan tonight before hosting Belle Plaine for the last match of the regular season on Oct. 15.
Hammers said her team needed to cut down on their mistakes going forward.
"We can't miss serves," she said. "That's mental. They are senior girls going back there and they're not saying positive things in their head and they're missing their serves. That's a huge difference in the game."
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Many banks add business lenders as demand rises for borrowing
Perhaps indicating better days are ahead, many local banks have added commercial lenders in recent months to serve businesses' growing need for credit.
Industry experts say the trend shows that to some degree, banks are returning to their roots.
"Commercial loan generation is a key strategy, not only for us, but for all banks," said David Antolik, senior executive vice president of commercial lending at S&T Bank, Indiana, Pa.
"To generate revenue, you've got to put (loans) on the books. And to grow loans, you need to add people who can generate loans," said Antolik, whose bank added three senior commercial lenders at the end of August.
Fifth Third Bank, the large Cincinnati-based bank with 15 branches here, added four commercial lenders to serve the Western Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio market this year, including two senior executives in September, said Bill Dickson, senior vice president in charge of Fifth Third's middle market group for Western Pennsylvania.
NexTier Bank, a Butler-based community bank, hired four commercial lenders in August, including a new chief lending officer.
"Our commercial loan pipelines are fuller than we've seen in about two years," NexTier President Margaret Irvine said. With $202 million in commercial loans on the books, the bank is projecting a 16 percent increase in 2013, she said.
The nation's business loan volumes have risen steadily for at least a year, according to data from the Federal Reserve. The level of commercial and industrial loans has increased nearly 13 percent to about $1.48 trillion at the end of October from about $1.32 trillion last November. Companies use such loans for equipment, expansion or working capital to operate their businesses.
Several bankers said the region's boom in natural-gas-related activity is helping drive business loan demand.
"Deals we've looked at are all over the board," said Antolik, citing loan demand from manufacturers and wholesalers. "But a lot of it has centered on Marcellus shale-related business, including drilling over in Ohio."
Bank of America, the nation's second-largest bank, had one business banker in Western Pennsylvania in 2010. But the Charlotte-based bank now has seven based in Pittsburgh, which it dubbed a "strategic market" in mid-2011, said James Neese, middle market banking executive for this region.
"Companies can only go so long putting off capital expenditures," said Neese, adding that commercial loans were relatively flat in 2012. "We look at 2013 as having a little more robust activity, probably beginning toward the end of the first quarter."
His colleague, Carlos Carter, senior vice president and senior client manager for this region, said Western Pennsylvania businesses have long been interested in cash-management and other services but nowadays also want credit, especially manufacturers.
"I have seen equipment financing activity perk up since the beginning of the year," Carter said.
"We've seen particularly strong loan demand" from energy, health care and manufacturing companies, said Susan Shipley, Western Pennsylvania /Ohio Valley regional president of Huntington National Bank.
Area banks also have added seasoned commercial lenders because of the loan underwriting experience they bring to a bank, as well as the business clients, say industry experts.
"One way to grow a bank's loan book is to pick bankers that have client relationships," said David Lazar, managing director of Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, an investment banking firm in Philadelphia.
For instance, S&T Bank hired three experienced commercial lenders away from FirstMerit Bank, Akron, in order to penetrate the Akron/Cleveland market, Antolik said.
Some banks also might hire seasoned business bankers to gain expertise, said Lazar. On Jan. 1, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will no longer allow banks to rely on credit-rating agencies to evaluate investments.
"It's going to mean a big increase in costs and a huge headache for community banks," Lazar said.
Thomas Olson is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached a 412-320-7854 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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March 6, 2012 by in Profiles
La Casa Builders Inc. started on solid rock. "I was building a home at the base of Pinnacle Peak Mountain," recalls Ron Steege, a co-principal, with Tim Larson of the Scottsdale-based custom builder now in its 20th year. The 10,000-square-foot north Scottsdale home was designed by John Rattenbury, senior architect at Taliesin Architects, founded by… Read More →


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A taxi driver has been found not guilty of careless driving after he was alleged to have knocked a cyclist off his bike by turning into St Albans Road without looking.
Private hire driver Sajid Mehmood, 34, of Whippendell Road, Watford, was acquitted at Hemel Hempstead Magistrates' Court yesterday after being cleared of driving into James Sterling's bike during rush hour on Friday, May 1.
Computer engineer James Sterling was cycling home from work to St Albans along St Albans Road, Watford, when he was hit by taxi driver Mehmood, as he pulled his cab out of Ridge Street to turn right, he said.
Mr Sterling said: "I was going down the road and I could see a car had pulled out of Ridge Street just slightly.
"I slowed down a little to make sure the driver had seen me.
"He was looking left and not right, at me, so I slowed and was looking for a gap to get through the traffic.
"I watched him as I drove in front of him and he was still looking left.
"At the point of going past him he was still looking to the left and all I remember is hearing a bang."
Mr Sterling said the wheel of the taxi brushed the pedal of his £800 mountain bike, knocking him from the saddle and into the back of a vehicle face first, causing numerous cuts and bruises to his body.
Mr Sterling said: "I remember standing up and being very angry because he was not paying attention.
"But people made me sit down and relax because I was injured."
The bike was a write off and paramedics advised Mr Sterling to go to hospital to receive treatment for his injuries, but he declined.
During cross examination Matthew Nash, defending the taxi driver, put it to Mr Sterling he was in the wrong.
Mr Nash said: "You were undertaking and the fact of the matter is you were cycling, I would say illegally, or at least contrary to the Highway Code in a rush to get home."
Mr Sterling replied: "I was quite relaxed actually. It was quite a nice sunny day."
Jan Muller, prosecuting, however produced a copy of the code which contradicted Mr Nash's claims.
Witness Jonathan Sorley was in a car in a line of traffic as Mr Sterling cycled past.
Mr Sorley told the court after seeing the crash he ran to the scene of the accident and found Mr Sterling getting up in front of the white-coloured Peugeot taxi.
He said: "After I realised the cyclist was alright I asked for the taxi driver's details, to help the cyclist out, but he refused saying it was not his fault.
"That's when I phoned the police."
Mehmood, a 34-year-old Costco employee told the court he works part time as a taxi driver and has held a driving licence for four years.
He said after waiting at traffic lights Mr Sterling came cycling past him, lost control and hit a black Vauxhall in the road, without making contact with the taxi.
Mehmood said: "A bike came through St Albans Road. He didn't stop and lost control of his bike and hit the back of a Vauxhall and damaged its back light and he fell on the floor.
"I was not over the white line and he did not touch the car in any way."
During cross examination Jan Muller, prosecuting, put it to Mehmood he told police "he hit my car that's it" and that Mr Sorely heard him say "I did not see him".
The defendant denied both points saying his English is not that good.
Watford Borough Councillor Mohammed Riaz was called by the defence.
He said he was in a blue Peugeot 106 behind the taxi when the collision occurred and had attended as a witness after the defendant turned up at his house a month ago.
Mr Riaz said he did not know the defendant and had been unwilling to attend court for such a "minor" event, but said he: "saw what I saw".
Mr Riaz said: "I was behind him and waiting to turn right.
"He had his brake lights on and was not over the white line.
"I saw a cyclist coming from the right and he lost his balance and went straight into the back of the car parked in St Albans Road."
During cross examination Miss Muller said to Mr Riaz: "If you say this matter is so minor, such a non-event how can you remember all this?
"You can remember an incident that is so unexciting five months ago.
"You can remember that he was parked just behind the white line, and the brake lights were on."
Mr Riaz said he recalled the incident but admitted he had not seen the collision, but had heard the "crash".
Mehmood was found not guilty after a three-hour trial yesterday afternoon.
Chairman of the bench Doreen Clapper said: "We have sufficient doubt in our mind that your driving standard did not fall below that of a reasonable driver and therefore find you not guilty."


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The show was written by Karimloo's fellow LES MISERABLES cast member Hadley Fraser, and will include magic consultation from Jamie Allan and music by Simon Wheeler. A West End venue for the show has not yet been announced.
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In a photo taken outside a London hotel, the 'Born This Way' singer is seen all smiles when holding Baby Loissa who is nearly in tears as she reaches out for her parent.
Lady GaGa might have millions of fans all over the world who would die to take a photo with her, but one baby clearly didn't share mutual feeling. A picture of the Mother Monster posing with terrified Baby Loissa has recently made its rounds, showing the young child nearly in tears.
The photo was taken on Wednesday, November 17 after GaGa made an appearance on Alan Carr's "Chatty Man" show, Daily Mail reported. As the "Marry the Night" singer exited the ITV studios in London, the parent of Baby Loissa handed her Loissa for a picture together, but the blonde-haired, blue-eyed baby simply won't cooperate.
Dressed in a red and white festive-themed jumper, Baby Loissa was snapped trying to escape from GaGa's arms and reaching out for her parent. Some other pictures, however, display GaGa, who was wearing oversized shades and a gold, green and black striped jacket, all smiles as she cuddled and kissed the baby.
During her appearance on "Chatty Man", GaGa confessed to peeing in a trash can in her dressing room instead of going to the bathroom. "I do quite often pee in the dressing room, in the trash can," she shared. "It would have been an interesting photo today because I had a big pink bow on, and I was over the trash can."


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text: ADA A long road trip to Ohio Northern University yielded no fun for the Muskingum College baseball team, which dropped a 6-3, 15-8 Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader on Thursday.Game one saw the hosts jump out to a 3-0 lead after three innings.The Muskies tallied a solo run in the fourth when Ronald Keeners groundout to short plated teammate Greg Miller. The Muskies then had a profitable fifth, tying the game at 3-3 with a pair of unearned runs. It was all Polar Bears from that point, as they broke the deadlock with a run in the fifth, then cemented things with a pair in the sixth. Ohio Northern relief pitcher Brett Auer worked two scoreless innings to pick up the mound win. The Muskies starter, Greg McKenzie, took the loss to fall to 3-4.Game two also began well for Muskingum, as the Muskies shelled the ONU starter for four runs in the first frame. The key hit in the inning was a two-run homer by Greg Miller. The Muskies also scored a pair of unearned runs to leap out to a 4-0 lead.That lead was very short-lived as the hosts answered with a four-spot in the bottom of the first, receiving a three-run blast by Paul Day.Although the Muskies tallied a single run in the second to temporarily regain a slim lead and despite scoring three more runs in the sixth, they had no answer for the hot Polar Bear bats.Trailing 5-4, Ohio Northern (19-18, 5-10 OAC) proceeded to post crooked numbers in every inning en route to the seven-run victory.In addition to Millers round-tripper, another Muskie bright spot was provided by Adam Hesler, who contributed a triple, single and four RBI.Muskie starter Andy Hurley took the mound loss, falling to 3-4 on the campaign.NEXTMuskingum entertains Heidelberg College on Saturday in the season finale, with the doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.


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This article was published 2/8/2013 (1482 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's tempting to treat David Rakoff's slim debut novel, written in rhyming verse, as a whimsical trifle.
In large part, this has to do with the poetic meter he's chosen. Anapestic tetrameter (if you want to get eggheady about it) is often chosen for humorous and light-hearted work -- it's the meter of The Night Before Christmas and several Dr. Seuss works.
And it's true that Love, Dishonour... is often very funny -- it wouldn't be Rakoff if it weren't. But the book (published posthumously; the Montreal-born writer rushed to finish it and record the audio book before his death from cancer in 2012 at age 47) is deceptive. The sing-song rhythm of the stanzas makes for a breezy read (Paradise Lost this isn't) but the interlocked stories are far from doggerel.
Rakoff has created an entire world here, replete with fully realized characters and indelible imagery, and full of beauty and despair -- not to mention rape, adultery, disease and, as the title indicates, death.
New Yorker Rakoff, a fixture on U.S. National Public Radio's This American Life on and the author of books of essays including Fraud and Half-Empty, is the master of a comedic style that masks a deeply melancholy but unsentimental heart. That gift is on display in Love, Dishonour..., which spans years and cities, linking together its characters in unexpected ways.
The story starts with Margaret, an unfortunate red-headed child, abused by her stepfather, disowned by her mother, set out to ride the rails, where she is comforted by a Jewish hobo. It traipses through hot, hellish Burbank, Calif., where young Clifford is growing up with a delightful, drama-queen mother and getting in touch with his unconventional desires.
It passes through San Francisco, where the artistic Clifford dips his quill into a variety of inkwells, and follows his beloved cousin Helen's unfortunate affair with her boss.
Perhaps the most moving chapters belong to Clifford, whose life is first touched by the AIDS crisis when friends start to drop: "And what could one say about poor lovely Marty?/ Whose fever spiked high at his own dinner party / Between the clear soup and the rabbit terrine / By eleven that night he was in quarantine."
When Clifford himself gets ill, Rakoff brings his mordant wit to bear on the necessities of the sick bed: " 'Make sure,' 'be prepared,' plan out any endeavour / Like a scout on the stupidest camping trip ever.... He thought of those two things in life that don't vary / (Well, thought only glancingly; more was too scary) / Inevitable, why even bother to test it / He'd paid all his taxes so that left... you guessed it."
In another brilliant chapter, a fellow named Nathan toasts newlyweds Josh and Susan (the latter was stolen from him by the former) with beautifully passive-aggressive adaptation of the fable of the tortoise and the scorpion.
The gorgeous cover design and perfect illustrations (by Canadian artist Seth) are not incidental -- Rakoff was an ardent crafter who cared deeply about esthetics.
There's little doubt that the author was rushed to complete the book -- in one chapter, he uses the word "bonelessly" three times and some of the rhymes do feel a bit forced. But you can almost feel him winking at you with some of the more tortured enjambments, as if to say, "I've really hamstrung myself with this form, but isn't it droll the way I've weaseled my way out of this tight corner?"
Far from being a trifle, Rakoff's swan song is full of insight and humanity; it's the kind of book you want to quote endlessly and buy for friends. It makes the untimely death of this talented man all the more heartbreaking.
Jill Wilson is editor of the Free Press Uptown entertainment section.


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This week, United States Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting more information about the FDA's efforts to "curb the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production."
"The use of antibiotics in food-producing animals must be reduced as part of the effort to preserve the efficacy of antibiotics," the senators wrote in the letter, available here. "Research has shown that antibiotic resistant bacteria are most likely to develop when antibiotics are used continuously at low doses - the type of regimen used frequently in food animal production."
The trio of senators called Guidance #213, released in December 2013, and the proposed rule on Veterinary Feed Directives "important first steps" but were concerned that these efforts "may not be sufficient to curtail the routine use of dangerously low doses of antibiotics for the duration of an animal's life."
They don't believe veterinary oversight alone will be able to solve the problem.
Guidance 213 calls for animal pharmaceutical companies to voluntarily revise the FDA-approved labels for these products to remove growth promotion labels. In June, the FDA announced all 26 drug manufacturers affected by Guidance 213 have agreed to fully engage in the strategy.
The senators called on the FDA to answer specific questions by Sept. 8:
- How do you intend to determine whether the non-judicious use of antibiotics in food animal production materially declines as a consequence of guidance documents #209 and #213, or simply continues under disease prevention or containment labels?
- If no change in overall usage is observed, what steps will the FDA take to address the public health threat of antibiotic overuse in food animal production?
- What actions does the FDA plan to take to make sure that approved labeling indications do not pose the same risks of fostering resistance as the production uses that are being voluntarily phased out in response to guidance documents #209 and #213?
- What is your plan for completing inspections of facilities to ensure proper collection and enforcement of VFDs? What, if any, additional resources or authorities are needed?
- How do you plan to collect and compile data from the VFDs to better track how specific antibiotics are being used in different types of animals?
Click here to read the senators' letter to the FDA.
The letter was sent just four days after a divided U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned earlier district court rulings resulting from a lawsuit filed by activist groups seeking to end the use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The court ruled the FDA does not have to considering banning the practice of feeding antibiotics to healthy, food-producing livestock, clearing the way for the FDA to rely on voluntary guidelines. Click here for more.


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DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 29, 2016
Three-quarters of a billion Asian Muslims provide a recruiting paradise for terrorists.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 11, 2016
The UAE gains control of Gulf of Aden and Socotra archipelago as forward base.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 24, 2015
Riyadh deliberately avoided targeting AQAP in Yemen, believing the jihadis to be secret partners against the Houthi rebels. Having gained strength, AQAP is now ready to joint ISIS to strike the Saudis from Yemen and Iraq.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis April 17, 2015
Thursday and Friday, April 16-17, two branches of Al Qaeda took the lead in violent conflicts, catapulting key areas of the Middle East into more peril. In Yemen, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and in Iraq, the Islamic State (ISIS), launched new offensives 3.050 kilometer apart. debkafile: Both branches of the Islamist terror movement used the absence of competent adversarial troops on the ground – American and Saudi - to push forward in the two arenas. They also exploited the contradictions in Washington's attitude towards their foe, Tehran.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report March 26, 2015
In the Yemen operation, the Sunni camp led by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the GCC cuts short Iran's supplies to the Houthi rebels and advance on Aden.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 12, 2015
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban high-ups vowed allegiance Sunday, Jan. 12 to the Islamic State's leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi – forging concord among key Islamist terror movement groups for defying the values that brought millions out for a mammoth rally of Western unity against terror that day. Taliban cemented the pact by beheading a Pakistani soldier held prisoner. Last week, Amedy Coulibaly, who murdered four Jews in a Paris market, also said he acted for ISIS. Abu Bakr has therefore extended his reach to South Asia after Europe and Arab lands.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis January 11, 2015
French intelligence failures over the Charlie Hebdo terror attack will not be gilded over. Contrary to a French police statement, Hayat Boumeddiene, wife of the terrorist Amedy Coulibaly who murdered four Jews in cold blood at the kosher supermarket. Friday, Jan. 9, was never in the store at all but had been able to skip from France to Syria a week earlier.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 2, 2014
Credible Saudi, British and Australian intelligence sources say Al Qaeda's IS and AQAP have completed plans for coordinated terrorist operations around the 13th anniversary of 9/11 - first in the Mid East and Europe and later in the US. debkafile: They may be using a secret undetectable explosive developed in Yemen by Al Qaeda's top bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. This novel explosive may have been surgically implanted in the bodies of Western suicide jihadists, who can travel freely on US or European passports to their target destinations.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 15, 2014
Obama attempts to reverse the political tide by signing directive to assassinate Libyan commander of attack on Benghazi complex and prevent smart bomb attack.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 20, 2014
Iraqi al Qaeda has arrived in Sinai to upgrade the performance of local jihadis. Terrorist strength has jumped close to the numbers of Egyptian troops in counter-terror operations in the peninsula.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 26, 2012
For the first time, a thread links the triple rocket attack on the Israeli town of Sderot, with the two terrorist cells captured in Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Sunday, Aug. 26, debkafile reports. Both were conceived by Al Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula. AQAP has ordered its Sinai cells and Egyptian and Palestinian offshoots to step up their attacks and hold Israeli towns, Eilat and Sderot, hostage against pursuit. Fears that chemicals held by the Saudi cell may have reached Sinai.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 22, 2011
After persuading Ali Saleh to step down as Yemeni president, Saudi King Abdulla got down to setting up a unified Yemeni military offensive against the Houthis threatening the Saudi border. Washington assigns higher priority to tackling Al Qaeda.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 14, 2011
Experts of Khatam al-Anbiya, the engineering arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards-IRGC, are supervising the rapid construction of a system of fortifications that crisscrosses the entire 360- square kilometer-area of the Gaza Strip - wholly underground. The Gaza system is more advanced than the one Iran built for Hizballah. Tehran has also smuggled into Gaza Yemeni fighters of AQAP.
DEBKAfile DEBKA Weekly November 9, 2010
The Yemen-based AQAP leader proclaims himself "the new Osama bin Laden."
As DEBKA-Net-Weekly reveals in its latest issue out last Friday, Al Awkali claims to usher in a new brand of Islamist terror against America, one that is practical and is divorced from religious and moral constraints.Al Qaeda's Bin Laden-Zuwahiri era is dead, he says. There are more urgent missions than Afghanistan.
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2010: The year in theater, music, dance and culture
January: Associated Artists of Pittsburgh kicks off a full year of exhibits and events marking the group's 100th anniversary.
Feb. 25: Eric Clapton performs at Mellon Arena.
March 25 and April 8: Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera gets its first Broadway producer credits with the musicals "Come Fly Away" and "The Addams Family."
April 29: Dollar Bank named as the first-ever presenting sponsor of the Three Rivers Arts Festival.
April 30: Briton James Goulay is named new music director of the River City Brass.
May 19: The PBS series "History Detectives" visits Pittsburgh to film a segment about a game played at Forbes Field on Oct. 8, 1946, between Jackie Robinson's All Stars and the Honus Wagner All Stars.
June 4-11: Three Rivers Arts Festival features performers including Alejandro Escovedo, Kris Kristofferson and Patty Griffin.
June 12 : Andres Cardenes plays last concert as Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster.
July 14: Jazz organist Gene Ludwig of Monroeville dies at 72.
June 26: Carole King and James Taylor close the Mellon Arena.
July 23: Swissvale native Billy Gardell films his Comedy Central Special at the Benedum Center. In September, he stars in the new CBS sitcom "Mike and Molly."
July 29: Quantum Theatre opens its 20th season with "The Howling Miller."
Aug. 18 and 19: Paul McCartney opens Consol Energy Center.
Aug. 18: Rocky, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium's only Kodiak bear, is euthanized after suffering for years from severe arthritis and fused vertebrae.
Aug. 25: The national touring company of "The Phantom of the Opera" makes what's billed as its final Pittsburgh appearance.
Sept. 9: Pittsburgh Symphony names Gianandrea Noseda to four-year contract as guest conductor.
Sept. 10: Steelers fans get their own art exhibit when two curators at Carnegie Mellon University organize "Whatever it Takes: Steelers Fan Collections, Rituals and Obsessions."
Sept. 13: Three Amur tiger cubs are born at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Later in the month, Sept. 26, a baby sea lion is born.
Sept. 15: Ten-year-old soprano Jackie Evancho of Richland comes in second in NBC's "America's Got Talent."
Sept. 23: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School opens Byham House, a residence for out-of-town students.
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Pittsburgh Fashion Week debuts.
Sept. 30: Ted Pappas embarks on his second decade as head of the Pittsburgh Public Theater by directing "The Royal Family."
Oct. 1: "Splendors of Art & Culture: Pittsburgh Festival of Lights" opens with light projections on four Cultural District buildings.
Oct. 1-3: The VIA Audio/Visual Festival debuts at the 31st Street Studios.
Oct. 2: "Vatican Splendors: A Journey through Faith and Art," the largest Vatican exhibit to tour North America, opens at Sen. John Heinz History Center.
Oct. 9: The National Aviary debuts its 125-seat Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone Theater, the world's first indoor theater constructed for free-flight bird shows, as part of its $18.5 million expansion and renovation project.
Oct. 16: Tracy Brigden begins her 10th season as artistic director at City Theatre by directing "The 39 Steps."
November: Three high-profile movies shot in Pittsburgh -- "Unstoppable," "The Next Three Days" and "Love and Other Drugs" - debut at theaters nationwide.
Nov. 29: Thomas Sokolowski, colorful director of the Andy Warhol Museum for 14 years, announced his resignation. His last day is Dec. 31.
Dec. 2: Mark Clayton Southers is named artistic director for theater initiatives at the August Wilson Center.
Dec. 4: Stage AE opens on the North Shore with a concert by Girl Talk.
Dec. 16-17: Wiz Khalifa, the most successful rapper Pittsburgh has so far produced, performs two sold-out shows at Stage AE.
Classical Performances
Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony, four vocal soloists and the Mendelssohn Choir rocked Heinz Hall with a tremendous performance of Verdi's Requiem, set in a fresh context by baroque sacred music exquisitely performed by Chatham Baroque.
2. Brahms Violin Concerto
Complete interpretative rapport between violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and Honeck produced a transporting account of Brahms' Violin Concerto.
3. "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Soprano Laura Claycomb's riveting interpretation of the title role of Gaetano Donizetti's tragedy was well supported in Pittsburgh Opera's production by the impressive debut of young Mexican tenor David Lomeli as her lover.
4. Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Pianist Emanuel Ax, Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony brought sweeping energy and artistic sensitivity to Beethoven's last piano concerto.
5. Danielpour 'Rocking the Cradle'
The evanescent ending of composer Richard Danielpour's "Rocking the Cradle" was the perfect conclusion to transcendent new music .
6. International Contemporary Ensemble
The Norwegian new music ensemble performed with utmost assurance in presenting diverse strong pieces by Mario Davidovsky, Elliott Carter, Magnus Lindberg and Amy Williams in a co-production of Pitt's "Music on the Edge" and the Andy Warhol Museum.
7. Tower Clarinet Concerto
Pittsburgh Symphony principal clarinet Michael Rusinek's stunning performance of Joan Tower's Clarinet Concerto was followed by the beauty of Leonard Slatkin's conducting of "Appalachian Spring."
8. Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
Baritone Timothy Jones brought a winning alternation of insinuation and directness to the world premiere of the song cycle "RE: Porter" by Aaron Grad.
9. Dvorak Cello Concerto
Young German cellist Johannes Moser devoured the technical challenges of Dvorak's Cello Concerto at his Pittsburgh Symphony debut.
10. 'The Barber of Seville'
Pittsburgh Opera unfurled a hilarious production of Giacomo Rossini's comic opera that used mimicry to play off mistaken identities, with winning portrayals in secondary as well as leading roles.
— Mark Kanny
Classics are rarely so well served as "Swan Lake" was by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, with Julia Erickson's brilliant dual portrayal of Odette and Odile, magnificent unanimity by the corps and superb musical performance by conductor Charles Barker and the ballet orchestra.
2. Pilobolus
The return of the iconic American dance group to Pittsburgh Dance Council was a celebration of irresistible creativity that included a memorial tribute to Pittsburgher Jonathen Wolken, one of its founders.
3. Aspen/Sante Fe Ballet
Energized and energizing modern dance by the Aspen/Sante Fe Ballet for Pittsburgh Dance Council was highlighted by the psychologically stimulating "In Hidden Seconds" by Nicolo Fonte.
4. 'Company B" and "In the Upper Room'
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's evening of modern dance was totally in tune with the deeper meaning of Paul Taylor's breezy "Company B" and built a crescendo of physical excitement in Twyla Tharp's "In the Upper Room."
5. 'From Where We Came . . . '
Dance Alloy Theater's 35th anniversary program was a remarkable celebration of the modern dance that was by turns joyous, serious, witty and provocative.
— Mark Kanny
1. 'KILLER JOE' (barebones productions)
This thoroughly chilling and involving drama headed by Patrick Jordan as a contract killer offered all the twists, surprises and tension you hope for when you go to the theater.
2. Pinter Celebration (Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre)
This package of six seldom seen plays by Harold Pinter offered an overview of this iconic playwright as well as nearly flawless productions of "The Hothouse," "No Man's Land" and "Celebration."
3. 'When the Rain Stops Falling' (Quantum Theatre)
Sparely but dramatically staged in one corner of a huge warehouse, this starkly realistic yet dreamlike tale of relationships and how they echo through generations stays with you long after you've left.
4. 'August: Osage County' (PNC Broadway Across America — Pittsburgh)
Filled with emotional impact, this exhausting but rewarding tale of a dysfunctional Texas family offered a razor sharp performance by Estelle Parsons.
5. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (Pittsburgh Public Theater)
Ted Pappas directed this lush and lovely production that delighted both the eye and the ear with its leafy forest glade setting, clearly spoken dialogue, accessible performance and abundant humor.
6. 'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom' (Bricolage Productions)
An intelligent and involving drama that finds teenagers and adults in a suburban neighborhood in mortal combat against zombies in an interactive video game and in their daily life.
7. 'Mayhem and Majesty' (Squonk Opera)
Puppets, projections, performers and musicians explored sound and its impact that offered a colorful, chaotic, elegant, and surreal musical experience.
8. 'The Morini Strad' (City Theatre)
David Whalen and Carla Belver were nicely matched as a violin restorer and a former child prodigy violin player whose sparring leads to a wary friendship and an examination of paths not taken.
9. 'The Producers' (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera)
As producer Max Bialystock and accountant Leo Bloom, John Treacy Egan and Jim Stanek formed a warm, Laurel and Hardy relationship in this fast, funny and thoroughly entertaining production that was as good as the national touring version.
10. 'The Farnsworth Invention' (Little Lake Theatre)
Art De Conciliis and Nathan Bell sparred, rationalized and challenged each other's versions of the truth in this neatly acted production of Aaron Sorkin's real-life drama about two ambitious contenders racing to invent television
— Alice T. Carter
1. 'CONCERNING THE 1930s IN ART: PAINTINGS FROM THE SCHOEN COLLECTION' (WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF ART)
Though it included works by well-known artists, this perfectly timed exhibit brought to light a great number of Depression-era painters, showing a diversity of the styles that predominated including Social Realism, Regionalism, Surrealism, Magic Realism and Precisionism.
2. 'Twisted Pair: Marcel Duchamp/Andy Warhol' (Andy Warhol Museum)
This well-planned and thoroughly researched exhibit brought together the work of two pantheon artists of the 20th-century, not to mention some of their most iconic works.
3. 'Queloides' (Mattress Factory)
We can't go to Cuba, but Cuba came to us this fall in the form of this exhibit that features the work of 13 contemporary Cuban artists who each created socio-politically charged site-specific works that address the persistent racism in that country.
4. 'In My Father's House' (August Wilson Center)
This first-ever large-scale exhibit at the new August Wilson Center was years in the planning, but well worth the wait. A mixed-media exhibit was designed as five rooms in a Pittsburgh house, with each room organized by a nationally recognized curator, and included works by internationally recognized artists.
5. 'Paintings and Works on Paper by Maxo Vanka' (Pittsburgh Center for the Arts)
This groundbreaking exhibit unveiled dozens upon dozens of masterful drawings and rarely seen paintings by the well-known mural creator Maxo Vanka that were recently discovered rolled up in a farmhouse attic.
— Kurt Shaw
1. "Toy Story 3" $415 million
2. "Alice in Wonderland" $334.2 million
3. "Iron Man 2" $312.1 million
4. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" $300.5 million
5. "Inception" $292.5 million
6. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" $258.4 million
7. "Despicable Me" $250.3 million
8. "Shrek Forever After" $238.4 million
9. "How to Train Your Dragon" $217.6 million
10. "The Karate Kid" $176.6 million
James Taylor and Carole King, June 26, Mellon Arena
Dave Matthews Band , July 10, PNC Park
Paul McCartney, Aug. 18-19, Consol Energy Center
Brooks & Dunn, Aug. 30, First Niagara
Lady Gaga, Sept. 5, Consol
Roger Waters , Sept. 26, Consol
George Strait and Reba McEntire , Oct. 14, Consol
Bruce Springsteen and Joe Grushecky, Nov. 5-6, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall
John Mellencamp , Nov. 20, Heinz Hall
Justin Beiber, Dec.13, Consol
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6. "My Christmas" Andrea Bocelli
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8. "My World" (EP) Justin Bieber
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10. "The E.N.D." Black Eyed Peas


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This long-awaited burst of fine weather has brought crowds to the city's parks and lidos. Our correspondent instead opted for the sylvan delights of Hampstead Heath, and the cooling waters of the ladies' pond. For more than 150 years bathers have exercised here and sought relief from the heat of city streets. Hot days bring crowds, of course, but it still has the air of a refuge with people at ease, happy to share the pond with bobbing ducks and with each other.
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