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Nov. 28, 2006
Texas State Railroad Funded Through August 2007
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Railroad State Park will continue operating through Aug. 31, 2007, although the historic train's long-term future is tied to the broader issue of state funding for parks to be resolved in the upcoming legislative session.
Within the last few days, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Legislative Budget Board verified that the department has an additional $2.2 million available for state parks. That amount includes a $1.2 million oil and gas lease bonus payment which is a one-time, non–recurring source of revenue.
"We are pleased that we're able to keep the Texas State Railroad running, and we're grateful to state elected leaders for their guidance and to the community supporters who have rallied behind the railroad," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director. "This is good news, and will provide adequate funding to operate the railroad through the spring and summer of 2007."
Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick sent a letter to Cook dated Nov. 27 stating "We believe there to be sufficient appropriations within the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department budget to fund the Texas State Railroad through August 31, 2007." The letter went on to reference Rider 27 passed in the last legislative session, which allows TPWD to spend additional revenue it brings in beyond the estimates the state comptroller projects. The letter said TPWD should have about $18.1 million in additional revenue for fiscal year 2006 and that a similar amount could be expected in FY 2007.
Of the $18.1 million amount, only $2.2 million is "new" state park revenue for FY 2007. (TPWD's fiscal year runs Sep. 1-Aug. 31). Of the rest, $11 million is hunting and fishing license and boat registration revenue, which by law cannot be used for state parks. The remaining $4.9 million is state park revenue that is already budgeted and is being used for park operations.
"The level of local community interest and support to keep the railroad going has been much appreciated," said Joseph Fitzsimons, who chairs the TPW Commission appointed by the governor to oversee TPWD. "When push came to shove last year, the department had to make difficult choices for the good of the entire state park system, and the railroad is a big ticket expense. We look forward to continuing to work with state and local leaders in implementing their plan to move the Texas State Railroad from state to local control."
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Cherry Jam, a singing megastar makes her debut this Saturday (November 19) on "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures," with a series marathon that starts at 8am EST on The Hub. Cherry Jam, a musical sensation known far and wide, arrives in Berry Bitty City! There, Strawberry Shortcake and her friends will prove that Cherry Jam has much more than just superstar fame. Not only does Strawberry Shortcake gain a brand new band-mate, but cheery Cherry will fit right in as Berry Bitty City's music teacher, voice coach, and all-around fabulous friend!
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San Diego Comic-Con coverage brought to you by Collectibles Insurance, Big Bad Toy Store, Sekaido, and Monkey Depot.
San Diego Comic-Con attendess had plenty to download and process when it came to Disney's anticipated computerized sequel, Tron Legacy. Occupying prime real estate on the show floor was a massive Tron display including a 1:1 scale Light Cycle and oversized Recognizer, as well as an extensive collection of upcoming "Legacy" merchandise.
In addition to a host of illuminating computer peripherals, Spin Masters will dazzled fans with an extensive collection of Tron Legacy toys this fall. These will include action figures and vehicles in multiple sizes, including 3 3/4", 7.5" and a special 12" Ultimate Sam Flynn figure. The latter was unveiled at the Con by none other than actor Garrett Hedlund (above) who plays the hero character in the film. Even better than gawking at the new toys were the two Tron exclusives fans could purchase at the show. Spin Masters offered an affordable die-cast replica of Sam's Light Cycle at $5 and a very cool light-up vintage Tron figure for $40. The line to obtain them (limit 1 each per person) was massive; both exclusives selling out fast each day of the Con.
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Those who braved the 4 hour+ line to get into Hall H were treated to an amazing new Tron Legacy trailer and entertaining Q&A with the cast.
Check out our panel photos HERE and the new trailer above.
Tron mania was so big that even the convention center couldn't contain it all. Just past the Gaslamp Quarter gates was Flynn's Arcade, a replica of the video game haven in the first movie. Inside fans were treated to a slew of Tron Legacy props and spectacular light display.
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How long does a person usually last in the final stage of pulmonary fibrosis? My grandmother had been diagnosed with this disease about 5 years ago and was informed that her pulmonary fibrosis is in the final stage.
Thanks, A concerned Granddaughter
Survival varies a great deal, and it is usually not possible to predict within weeks or months. As a general rule, the average survival is about 5 years from the onset of symptoms and 3-4 years from the time of diagnosis, but there is considerable variability. Frequently, patients with advanced pulmonary fibrosis have a second, new medical problem that ultimately causes death (for example, pneumonia).
It is important that your grandmother have as good of quality of life in the time that she has left. Things that can help include oxygen, opiates for severe shortness of breath (for example, morphine), a wheelchair to help get around, and re-configuration of her living space to minimize the need for stairs, etc. Hospice or home nursing can be particularly helpful, also.
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A new house... it forces many a sewist to agonize over new {handmade} decor for their new abode. I am no exception. On my to-do list for months now: throw pillows for the living room! We've been in the new house now for over 2 months and my stack of aqua blue/green and mustard fabrics have sat there - all pathetic and neglected. Last night I started cutting, and tonight I hope to finish the process.... and it is a process.
But its worth it, to end up with two pillows designed by Elizabeth Hartman - adapted from a pillow design by Heather Bostic,two of my favorite quilty gals! Here's the link, as you should download the free pattern and make a few for your own home asap, and maybe one for your neighbor too. I bet they'd be surprised to boot!
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Even the template was a cinch to make, as I was lucky to have a piece of transparent template plastic on hand. I think the blue fabrics will be the middle ring, with a small and large mustard ring... then the solid will be Aloe Kona. I hope its not a color disaster once its finished, although I like how it looks on the cutting table!
What's my favorite print of this bunch, you ask? Well its this one, which makes it into every photo!
It's called So Sophie by My Minds Eye for Riley Blake. And it appears to be out of stock at the moment so I'm lucky to have snagged it!
So.... I won't beat around the bush. Have you pre-ordered your Flea Market Fancy yet?
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More Details on New Qualified Mortgage RuleIn an executive summary, NAR outlines the key points of the Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule recently announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The summary highlights elements of interest to real estate professionals including fees and points, seller financing and underwriting standards for some jumbo loans. Read the full summary.
Highlights From IAR's Professional Standards WorkshopsHundreds of Illinois REALTORS® attended workshops in Springfield and Oakbrook Terrace last week to hone their knowledge of the Professional Standards process including arbitration hearings, grievance committees, ethics hearings, agency and procuring cause. Find photos on IAR's Facebook page and watch a video from the Springfield session.
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In the late 1980s, people living in the border town of Sunland Park, NM, had a big problem on their hands—and on their laundry lines, too.
At the time, a medical waste incinerator occupied the middle of the local landfill. It had been built before the state had air quality regulations to restrict emissions coming out of the stacks, and lacked much in the way of pollution control equipment.
Bordered on the east by El Paso, Sunland Park's southern boundary is the landfill, beyond which Mexico lies. The community's residents are overwhelmingly poor, immigrant and Spanish-speaking.
As New Mexico Environmental Law Center Director Doug Meiklejohn points out, the two main ingredients burned at medical waste incinerators are flesh and plastic. Meiklejohn recalls residents complaining of the smell of burning meat. The smoke was also acrid from the plastic.
"People in the community felt that the smoke from the incinerator created a lot of illnesses people had," he says, "respiratory problems and rashes and other allergic reactions."
Because of the area's prevailing winds, the incinerator's smoke blew directly into the town.
"If their laundry was hanging out when the incinerator was operating, they had to wash it again because it smelled so bad," Meiklejohn says. "[The smoke] also went to one of the two elementary schools in the community, and there were instances of children getting sick, people felt from the incinerator, and having to go home."
As a result of the law center's representation of the Concerned Citizens of Sunland Park, the incinerator was closed in 1991—and the state's Solid Waste Act and other regulations now mandate how far incinerators must be located from homes, schools and workplaces. The state also adopted a set of regulations that govern air emissions from incinerators.
"The situation with the medical waste incinerator is an example of what can happen when there are not regulations in place to protect people from impacts," Meiklejohn says. "I think that it's an indication that environmental regulations protecting people and protecting the environment are needed."
Until approximately four decades ago, industry could do much as it pleased, not only here in New Mexico, but across the United States. But during the 1960s and 1970s, people became increasingly aware of how humans were fouling not only their own nests, but also the planet as a whole.
Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring warned of the dangers of the pesticide DDT, which, by decreasing the thickness of egg shells, was harming certain bird populations. In 1969, an oil slick in Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire, and an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara smeared California beaches with petroleum. When the residents of Love Canal, a suburban neighborhood in Niagara Falls, NY, discovered in 1976 that their houses had been built atop a toxic dump, millions of other Americans began wondering what was underneath their homes and in their drinking water. And let's not forget the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in 1979.
Beginning in the late 1960s, the United States set the course on environmental protection. Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and others regulating hazardous and nuclear waste, workplace safety and directing cleanup of the nation's most polluted sites.
Environmentalists and union workers united to support passage of environmental and public health regulations, and grassroots efforts arose to protect wild places. In the coming decades, people demanded protections for some of the nation's most vulnerable populations—poor communities of color that were often targeted as easy marks for polluting industries—and regulatory agencies began contemplating how to incorporate "environmental justice" into planning processes. Thanks to a generation of regulations and protections, those days of burning rivers, unlined landfills and poor communities saddled with dumps and dangerous facilities are long over.
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A Corsham pensioner brandished a meat cleaver in a row over alcohol and cut a visitor with a kitchen knife, a court heard.
David Johnson, 69, prodded his victim with the knife, causing a wound, and damaged property at the house where he was staying.
Claire Marlow, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court on Friday that violence flared on Monday, February 24.
She said Johnson lived at the home of Ian Buchanan White 'out of his largesse', and both have a history of alcoholism.
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Laurier's Department of Religion and Culture has been my academic home since 1993. I currently also serve as the Associate Dean: Research and Curriculum in the Faculty of Arts.
My areas of teaching and research include comparative religions, early Christianity, the academic study of religion, and the scholarship on teaching and learning.
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Two areas of research that now captivate me most are the role that food plays in peoples spiritual lives, and university programs that foster learning by sending students abroad.
I have conducted much of my food and spirituality research with my wife Ellen (a nutritionist and geographer), and over the last seven years our field work has taken us across this country, and to countries and communities around the world, most recently the Philippines. We are in the process of writing a major study on this topic.
Over the last four years I have also worked closely with Joanne Benham Rennick (Society, Culture and Environment, Laurier Brantford) on a teaching-related issue: what values are embedded in academic programs that encourage learning outside the country, e.g., through volunteering or taking courses abroad? Weve facilitated conversations on this topic with faculty and staff from across Canada, and we are now opening conversations with scholars in Australia with similar concerns. Some of our work has now appeared in our book The World is my Classroom: Priorities for Globalizing Canadian Higher Education.
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The World is my Classroom: Priorities for Globalizing Canadian Higher Education, with Joanne Benham Rennick. (Toronto/Buffalo/London: University of Toronto Press, 2013)
Tradition and Formation: Claiming an Inheritance. Essays in Honour of Peter Erb, with Harold Remus. Kitchener: Pandora Press, 2008
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"The Desjardins Diet for World Religions Paradigm Loss," in After 'World Religions': Reconstructing the Introductory Course in Religious Studies, eds. Christopher R. Cotter and David G. Robertson (Durham: Acumen, forthcoming)
"Living Sacrifice: Rethinking Abrahamic Religious Sacrifice using Field Narratives of Eid ul-Adha," with Aldea Mulhern, in Not Sparing the Child: Human Sacrifice in the Ancient World and Beyond, eds. Vita Daphna Arbel, J.R.C Cousland, Richard Menkis, and Dietmar Neufeld (London: Bloomsbury Press, forthcoming)
"Practicalities and Pedagogies: Implementing International Learning Opportunities for Students," in The World is my Classroom: Priorities for Globalizing Canadian Higher Education, eds. Joanne Benham Rennick and Michel Desjardins, 215-235 (Toronto/Buffalo/London: University of Toronto Press, 2013)
"Towards a Pedagogy of Good Global Citizenship," with Joanne Benham Rennick, in The World is my Classroom: Priorities for Globalizing Canadian Higher Education, eds. Joanne Benham Rennick and Michel Desjardins, 3-15 (Toronto/Buffalo/London: University of Toronto Press, 2013)
The Role of Food in Canadian Forms of Christianity: Continuity and Change, with Ellen Desjardins, in Edible Histories, Cultural Politics: Towards a Canadian Food History, eds. Franca Iacovetta, Valerie Korinek, and Marlene Epp, 116-132 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012)
Religious Studies that Really Schmecks: Introducing Food to the Academic Study of Religion, in Failure and Nerve in the Study of Religion, eds. William Arnal, Willi Braun and Russell McCutcheon, 147-156. (London: Equinox, 2012)
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"Response to V.R. Sasson's 'Renunciation as Pedagogy,'" with Yasaman Samiksa Munro, Journal of the American Academy of Religion (forthcoming)
Training the Next Generation of Teachers of Religious Studies: A Canadian Case Study, Religion 41/2: (2011): 159-168
Studies in Religion/Sciences religieuses: A Forty-year Retrospective, in Studies in Religion/Sciences religieuses 40/1 (2011): 7-19
Food that Builds Community: The Sikh Langar in Canada, with Ellen Desjardins, in Cuizine: The Journal of Canadian Food Cultures/Revue des cultures culinaires au Canada 1/2 (2009): http://www.erudit.org/revue/cuizine/2009/v1/n2/037851ar.html
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Bruce Arians never saw this type of season coming.
Taking over at Indianapolis Colts coach after Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia. Leading the young Colts to a 9-3 record in Pagano's absence. Helping them become the NFL's most surprising playoff team.
Arians could not have handled everything better. As a result, he is Sporting News' Coordinator of the Year, with honorable mention going to Houston Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Also on Friday, Sporting News announced Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons was is Coach of the Year. It's the third time Smith is so honored.
To see Arians succeed as an offensive coordinator was no surprise. He spent five seasons in the same role with the Pittsburght Steelers, winning a Super Bowl with Ben Roethlisberger while they formed a close relationship.
However, the Steelers fired Arians after the 2011 season, sending his career on a different path. He fully embraced it. Arians joined the Colts, where he became a terrific mentor for Andrew Luck's rookie season. Luck often talked about how much he enjoyed working with Arians.
"I think what coach Arians has done with the offense has been great for me," Luck said during the season. "It fits what I'm trying to do, and what this team's trying to do."
Under Arians, the Colts' offense changed after Peyton Manning's 14-year run in Indianapolis ended. Reggie Wayne became a more versatile receiver. The Colts threw downfield more often. Coaches designed more plays to take advantage of having a mobile quarterback in Luck.
Arians anticipated doing all those things. What he did not anticipate was taking over for Pagano. The two men are friends. Pagano's illness shook Arians, who promised he would keep the light on in Pagano's office until he returned. The team rallied around Pagano's fight, as Arians also showed he could handle being a coach under adverse circumstances.
By season's end, Arians was a hot coaching candidate, and the Arizona Cardinals hired him earlier this month. While sorry to see him go, Pagano praised Arians when he departed.
"Arizona hired a great coach but a better man," Pagano said. "What he did in my absence was truly remarkable. I am forever in debt to Bruce. He is and always will be a great friend, and I wish him nothing but the best as he begins this new chapter in his life."
After this season, Arians should be ready for almost anything that happens in Arizona.


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Alyeska Resort's tram is back. After an accident sidelined the tram for six weeks, the resort resurrected the lift just in time for the February holiday weekend. Skiers this spring can access it and dine at Seven Glaciers again. For spring visitors, the resort is offering lift and lodging packages.
On New Year's Eve, a strong wind gust that blew over 40 mph slammed one of the tram cars into the guide rail on the upper tower. The accident caused the rail to impale the cabin, leaving the car wedged on end. Only one of the five passengers sustained an injury, hitting her head on a bench. Rescue of the passengers took several hours due to high avalanche conditions on the North Face Trail.
The accident sidelined the tram, which was used for skiing and snowboarding as well as access to the Seven Glaciers mountaintop restaurant that serves gourmet evening dinners. Without the tram, Seven Glaciers closed for the duration, too.
The resort began running the tram again after it passed inspections, but at a slower speed and with only one cabin. In place of the damaged car, an 8,000-pound steel ballast adds the weight to allow the lift to operate with the remaining cabin.
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When the tram is taken offline in April, the repaired cabin will be reinstalled. Resort officials aim to have the tram operational for the summer sightseeing season by the third week in May.
Seven Glaciers Restaurant re-opened on Valentine's Day. It resumed its normal Friday-Sunday schedule for dining. Two special wine dinners are still slated for March 24 and April 14.
Skiers and snowboarders can get several deals this spring at Alyeska. Military personnel and their families can ski for free on March 4 and April 1.
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Paredes starts at third for ailing Dominguez
HOUSTON -- With starter Matt Dominguez nursing a sore left quadriceps muscle, Jimmy Paredes was in the lineup at third base in Wednesday's series finale against the Royals. It's the first time this season he's played third in the Major Leagues after starting 11 of the previous 14 games in right field.
Paredes played 20 games at third base, nine in right field and two at designed hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City before being recalled.
"I played third in Triple-A a lot of games this year, but they sent me down and said, 'You go to Oklahoma City and you are starting to play third again,' so I played a lot of games at third base," Paredes said. "I like being in the lineup, and when I see my name in the lineup, it makes me feel good because they want to see me there."
Paredes, who hit a three-run homer Tuesday, made 44 starts at third base when he made his Major League debut in 2011 and was moved to second base in 2012 and eventually to the outfield. Paredes remains raw on defense, but manager Bo Porter is confident in his abilities.
"During Spring Training, he took ground balls and did infield stuff during Spring Training and played third base and right field in Oklahoma City," he said. "He came up as an infielder, and it's something we're completely familiar with."
Dominguez went 4-for-8 in the first two games in the Royals series after a 1-for-22 road trip. He injured his quad about two weeks ago while in the batting cage and has been getting treatment, but it shouldn't keep him out long term.
"I'd like to play, but they talked to me, and it's better to take the two days off now [Astros are off Thursday] than risk missing weeks for something that could be treated pretty easily," he said.
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Those taking the floor at UNCTAD's symposium on "Responding to Global Crises: New Development Paths" this afternoon urged that changes be made to the international financial and trade systems to protect the interests of developing countries and prevent future global recessions.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, told an afternoon debate on "Rethinking Global Economic Governance: Towards Trade and Financial Reforms to Support Development" that the trade liberalization of the 1980s and 1990s had resulted in a worsening of the terms of trade for developing countries, in lower prices for the commodities exported by developing countries, and in lower prices for manufactured goods from the South as compared to those of the North.
He and others lamented a "lost moment," when the financial crisis was severe and there appeared to be the political will to change the international financial system. They said the apparent waning of the recession has reduced this impetus for reform.
Speakers went on to contend that the "recovery" now supposedly under way is not very apparent in developing nations, and that prevailing patterns of trade, investment, and technology have not had great impacts on reducing poverty. They called for a much stronger emphasis on economic reforms that could increase employment. "What people want more than anything is jobs," said Jayati Gosh, Professor of Economics and Chairperson of the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning of India.
Falling employment figures during the crisis, along with falling wages and falling social funding, are expanding the gap between the South and the North, said Pedro Páez, President of the Ecuadorian Technical Commission for a New Regional Financial Architecture.
A number of civil society representatives spoke from the floor. A representative of the Third World Network said more is needed to ensure "sustained equitable growth" fuelled by "sustained, predictable funding." One option for supporting such efforts could be a financial transactions tax, she said, maintaining that "upwards of US$ 100 billion per year" might be raised by such a tax and used "to reduce the funding gap in developing countries."
A speaker from the Overseas Development Institute said research showed that least developed countries (LDCs) can benefit from diversification of their economies so that they are less vulnerable to global economic tumult, that astute local governance can ease the immediate impacts of financial crises, and that international focus on the global recession, such as by the G20 group of nations, must consider how "poor countries can have good access to financial flows."
LDCs should have a seat "at the tables where financial management occurs," said a representative of Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS). He added that LDCs should similarly be represented "where aid architecture occurs."
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Ethnomusicology, Historical Musicology, Japanese Music, Armenian Music | Instruments: trombone, shakuhachi, koto, and shamisen
- Shihan 師範, Master's Level License in Shakuhachi, 2015
- PhD, Ethnomusicology, 4.0/4.0, University of Maryland, College Park, 2004
- MA, Ethnomusicology, 4.0/4.0, Tufts University, 2000
- BA with Honors (magna cum laude), 3.89/4.0, Performance and Music History, Florida State University, 1997
Shakuhachi Certification
Dr. McCollum holds a Shihan 師範 (Master's) license in shakuhachi performance and teaching. Dr. McCollum is a recipient of shakuhachi transmission through the lineages of both Katsuya Yokoyama and Yoshinobu Taniguchi through his primary teacher, Dai Shihan (Grand Master), Michael Chikuzen Gould. McCollum was awarded the accredited master name (natori) "Kenzen (研禅)." The character for "ken" 研 comes from the Japanese kanji "togu," meaning to polish, sharpen, or study. This kanji, with "zen" (禅), means to continue to sharpen one's knowledge of Japanese shakuhachi and aesthetics in relation to Zen Buddhism.
Dr. McCollum performs primarily on a very rare, early 20th century Notomi Judo (3 hanko signature) jiari 1.8 ishakuhasun (a standard shakuhachi) and an excellent jinashi Yamaguchi Shugetsu 2.8 nishakuhasun (chokan).
Dr. McCollum is an ongoing Senior Research Fellow with the Armenian Library and Museum of America, located in Watertown, MA, and has been a consultant for the Smithsonian Institution and Folkways Alive! at the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology at the University of Alberta. McCollum has conducted fieldwork and historical research in North America, Armenia, Japan, and China. His dissertation focused on the music and ritual of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is the co-author (with Andy Nercessian) of the book Armenian Music: A Comprehensive Bibliography and Discography (2004), is a contributor to Defining Music: An Ethnomusicological and Philosophical Approach (2005),and has published numerous other articles and reviews in peer-reviewed journals and encyclopedias, including most recently, three entries in the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music, four entries in the Sage Encyclopedia of World Music, and over over thirty entries in the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (Oxford University Press). His most recent book, Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology (with David G. Hebert) was published in 2014. Forthcoming, McCollum is authoring the chapter, "Performance, Process and Technique in the Dokyoku Style of Japanese Shakuhachi" which will be published in the book, Translation, Education, and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies (New York: Springer, 2016). McCollum is an active orchestral and jazz trombonist as well as a professional euphoniumist. As a world music musician, he performs on the Japanese koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi.
Dr. McCollum regularly presents at conferences on historical ethnomusicological methodology, Armenian and Japanese music. He is a member of the American Musicological Society (AMS), the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) and the Armenian Studies Association.
Translation, Education, and Innovation in Japanese and Korean Societies
TeachingMUS 100 Introduction to Music MUS 104 Introduction to World Music and Ethnomusicology MUS 203 History of Music: Antiquity to Baroque MUS 204 History of Music: Classical to Romantic MUS 259/459 Applied Music: Low Brass MUS 285 Early Music Consort MUS 294 Instrumental Methods in Music Education MUS 312 Music in the Romantic Period MUS 314 Music of Asia MUS 327 Music, Ritual, and Early Christianity MUS 328 The Symphony in Context: History and Development MUS 406: Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology MUS 487 Woodwind and Brass Chamber Music GRW 101 Intersections of Literature, Music, Science, and Art GRW 101 Global Sounds: Music and Identity
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text: The mid-term elections will include all seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Californians will vote for Governor, Attorney General and other statewide offices. Even-numbered districts in the state Senate will be on the ballot, as will all seats in the Assembly. In Los Angeles County, there will be elections for seats on the Board of Supervisors and for County Sheriff. The primary is June 3rd and the runoff is November 4th.


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Beasley, Thabeet Highlight NBA Retreads
By Alex Raskin
Senior NBA Writer
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After being selected with the eighth overall pick of the 1976 NBA Draft, center Robert Parish joined a Golden State Warriors team that was just two years removed from an NBA Title another championship was conceivably right around the corner.
But even though the man who would become Chief was surrounded by elite talents like Rick Barry, Phil Smith and Jamaal Wilkes, the Warriors finished third in 1976-1977 and Parish averaged just 9.1 points per game.
Parishs scoring improved in his second season (12.5 points per game), but the Warriors sank to fifth in the Pacific Division and things only got worse from there. By 1978-1979, Parish had established himself as a legitimate center (17.2 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.9 blocks), albeit a losing one. The Warriors finished the decade with two sixth-place finishes and Parishs reputation as a good individual player, who wasnt necessarily a winner, was pretty much cemented.
Thankfully, Parish got a second chance.
Chief was packaged with a first-round pick (Kevin McHale) to the Boston Celtics for two first rounders (Rickey Brown and Joe Barry Carroll) and arguably the greatest frontcourt in NBA history was complete. Parish would team with McHale and Larry Bird to win three NBA titles and now Chief is remembered more for winning (and the longevity of his career) than his own personal stats, which remain impressive to this day. He also won a title in his final season as a member of the 69-win Chicago Bulls in 1996-1997.
Here are some of the NBA players who are getting a second (or third) chance to make good on their talents this season:
Michael Beasley, Phoenix Suns: Realistically, this is Beasleys third chance, but hes still only 23 years old, so theres time to turn the ship around. The problem is that Beasley may have regressed in 2011-2012. He had career lows in points (11.5 points per game) and Player Efficiency Rating (13.11) and did nothing to further his reputation as a rebounder or a defender. In fact, Beasleys best season remains his 2008-2009 rookie campaign. At least he could still hit free throws then (77.2 percent as a rookie, 64.2 percent last year). There is good news though. Beasley will get to play with a dynamic point guard in Goran Dragic this season and since the Suns lack scorers, he should see plenty of opportunities. The downside is that, with Luis Scola at power forward, Beasley will likely play the three, which isnt necessarily his best position. Hes a defensive liability at both forward spots, but Beasley is much too fast for most power forwards to defend.
Andray Blatche, Brooklyn Nets: Now that hes been waived using the amnesty clause, Blatches cap figure cant be used against him in the court of public opinion. The Nets needed a backup for Brook Lopez and Blatche provides scoring. Defense and rebounding will be a work in progress, but hes supposedly in better shape and as Nets general manager Billy King said, the Syracuse native has a clean slate in Brooklyn. The good news is that Blatche will be surrounded by scorers with the Nets second unit (MarShon Brooks, Mirza Teletovic, C.J. Watson) so he wont be the focal point of the opposing defense.
Earl Clark, Los Angeles Lakers: The 14th-overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft developed into a solid defender during his time with the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns. The problem was, besides being able to run the floor, Clark offered nothing offensively. Thats why joining the Lakers is a good fit. If hes coming off the bench with veteran Antawn Jamison (a good offensive player who struggles to defend), there wont be much for him to do at that end of the floor anyway. Clark can guard multiple positions and now that his offensive shortcomings arent as much of a liability, he could finally start playing major minutes after never averaging more than 12.4 minutes per game throughout his career.
Toney Douglas, Houston Rockets: A tireless worker and talented defender, Douglas 2011-2012 season was an offensive black hole. He was packaged off in the sign-and-trade deal that sent Marcus Camby to the Knicks, which means hes still looking up at Jeremy Lin on the depth chart. Douglas isnt really a point guard (even though hes generously listed at 62) so the fact that he hit just 23.1 percent of his three-point attempts last season is really an indictment of his entire offensive game (did we mention he struggles to penetrate, too?). However, Douglas did hit 38.9 percent of his three-point attempts as a rookie and 37.3 percent in 2010-2011. If he can find his outside shot, Douglas can definitely contribute to a winning team, because hes among the best in the league at defending point guards.
Gerald Green, Indiana Pacers: Were not going to count how many chances this is for Green. The point is, this could be the best one hes gotten. The Nets pulled Green out of the D-League last season and quickly discovered that his ability to score hadnt gone anywhere. In fact, the former 18th overall pick has only sharpened his game. He hit 39.1 percent of his three-pointers, 48.1 percent of his field goals and averaged 12.9 points per game over 31 appearances. For a team in need of perimeter scoring, the Pacers biggest offseason acquisition might help push this team to the next level.
Wesley Johnson, Phoenix Suns: We learned that Johnson isnt a shooting guard, but besides that, his tenure in Minnesota wasnt all that revealing. In a lot of ways, were still waiting to see what kind of player Johnson can become. He should refrain from shooting from the outside too much (31.4 percent from deep last year) and he should never have the green light to drive to the hoop. Realistically, Johnson is a good athlete who has more Bo Outlaw in his game than perhaps people realize. Johnson rebounds well for his size (67) and is actually one of the better perimeter shot blockers in the NBA. Hopefully hell have a chance to do what he does best in Phoenix: provide energy.
Robin Lopez, New Orleans Hornets: New Orleans could have used its second lottery pick to draft center Meyers Leonard, but they went with Austin Rivers instead. That, of course, opened the door for Lopez, who is coming off another lackluster season with the Suns. Lopez was more efficient last season (his PER went up over the league average of 15), but he didnt play significant minutes, largely because Marcin Gortat continued to improve. Now Lopez has the chance to shed the immature label he picked up in Phoenix and hell do it alongside talents like Anthony Davis and Ryan Anderson. Lopez should be familiar with Anderson (they played against each other in college and Lopezs brother Brook is good friends with the former Cal Bear) so hopefully there will be a certain level of comfort when the two are on the floor together.
O.J. Mayo, Dallas Mavericks: Jason Terry struggled to make a name for himself before he joined Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks and now its Mayos turn. Theres no doubting Mayos talent, but hes never really developed as a distributor or a defender, and that limited his opportunities with the Grizzlies. The good news is that players tend to play well alongside Nowitzki and Mayo could have significantly more room to work with this season.
Daniel Orton, Oklahoma City Thunder: Orton is the poster boy for staying in school. After leaving Kentucky before hed even become a starter, Orton was considered a project in Orlando, but he completely failed to develop. Yes, the knee injury he suffered as a D-Leaguer is partially to blame, but Orton still looked lost in his brief appearances with the Magic last season. Fortunately hes still only 22 years old, and anyone with his size (610, 255 lbs.) and athleticism has a chance to make it in the NBA.
Hasheem Thabeet, Oklahoma City Thunder: Give Sam Presti some credit. The Thunder general manager has been throwing a lot of crap against the wall this summer, and some of it just might stick. Thabeet is 25 years old (supposedly), so its too soon to write him off as a bust. He does some things well (blocks shots, was tied for 35th in the NBA in rebounding rate last year), but Thabeet offers nothing offensively and needs to add strength. Between Thabeet and Orton, the Thunder might have one real NBA center, and if thats the case, the rest of the league should be very afraid.
Nick Young, Philadelphia 76ers: Doug Collins will get his chance to coach Nick Young this year, and theres really two possibilities. The first is that Collins reaches Young, gets him to play tough defense and helps to improve the 67 swingmans shot selection. The other is that Collins ties up Young and drops him off the Schuylkill Expressway. Either way, this is going to be a fun season to watch the 76ers. Young has enough talent to be a big-name player, but his boneheaded offensive play and indifferent defensive demeanor has kept him from NBA stardom.


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HE'S the purring crowd-puller at a Test Valley tourist attraction.
But staff at the National Trust's Mottisfont Abbey feared the worst when Murphy went missing on December 13.
Despite searches of the grounds, staff were unable to find the beloved moggy.
However, worried staff received an unexpected call more than three weeks later to say he'd been found four miles away at Braishfield.
Trust spokesperson, Victoria Bell, said: "We all feared the worst here. Murphy is a bit of a famous cat at Mottisfont.
"We were called by a vet in Romsey to say that he'd been found. Apparently, someone had found him in Braishfield and brought him into the vet. We'd like to say thank you to that person. Murphy is now back with us, safe and sound. Let's hope he doesn't go on any more long distance holidays."
Head gardener, David Stone, who took on Murphy nine years ago when he was up for adoption at Nine Lives cat rescue, said he was thrilled it was a happy ending.
"He is often the star of the show in summer – never mind the roses," said David, who added that Murphy "looked in good shape".
Trust staff think Murphy may have found himself miles from home after sneaking into a visitor's car or a delivery vehicle.


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Christopher Zinn explains why you would register with One Big Switch and look at your health insurance options.
HUNDREDS of thousands of Australians are running up hefty tax bills because they are still claiming the private health insurance rebate despite being stripped of it by the Federal Government.
Inquiries by News Limited indicate at least 230,000 people faced debts of as much as $1700 each.
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Under changes that took effect in July, singles earning $84,000-plus and families with income of more than $168,000 are no longer eligible for the full 30 per cent rebate.
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But insurers have continued to apply the rebate unless a policyholder has told tell them to stop.
That could leave families no longer eligible for the rebate - who have failed to tell their insurer - facing a tax bill of $1000, and singles $500.
The largest health insurer, Medibank, estimates 16 per cent of policy holders are affected, but only 10 per cent of its policy holders have asked that their rebate be reduced.
The second-largest insurer, Bupa, believes 20 per cent are affected.
NIB CEO Mark Fitzgibbon said: "Some people will get the tax bill and they will get their new premium without the rebate, or with a lower rebate, and it will raise their eyebrows."
The Big Health Insurance Switch, launched yesterday, aims to create the first discount cover open to all Australians. More than 7000 people have already joined the bid for more affordable private health cover, with a goal of 25,000 sign-ups.
The Switch is a partnership between One Big Switch and News Limited.
Eltham couple Mia Poulton and Brian Daniells said despite the high cost they wouldn't let their family be without private health insurance. With sons Thomas, 6, and Hayden, 4, Ms Poulton said the risk was otherwise too great.
"I think it's insanely expensive but you just have to have it," Ms Poulton said. She said she hoped the One Big Switch campaign would help deal with rising premiums by unlocking a discount.
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What are major crimes? One would probably include rape, molestation and sexual harassment, human trafficking, murder, kidnapping and abduction, dowry deaths, terrorism and so on. There is no need to debate whether there has been criminalization of politics or politicization of criminals, whichever is the appropriate expression. The 1993 Vohra Committee report has plenty of stuff on this. Thanks to electoral affidavits, we have information now on criminal antecedents of those who stand for elections. It is a separate matter that this disclosure is sometimes imperfect and indeed, there is a case for more stringent penalties for providing wrong information or concealing it, as there is for mandatory disclosure before one becomes MP/MLA. Thanks to the imperfect affidavits, we know 6 MLA have rape charges against them, 36 MLAs have other charges of crimes against women and 2 MPs have charges of crimes against women. This is about those who have been elected. For candidates in Assembly elections, data for last 5 years show 260 candidates had charges of crimes against women, 27 being charges of rape. For 2009 Lok Sabha elections, 34 candidates had charges of crimes against women, 6 being rape. Understandably, there has been outrage about rape and demands that incumbent 2 MPs and 6 (or 36) MLAs should resign.
Resignation is voluntary, as is a code of conduct by political parties that nominations will not be given to those who face criminal charges. What about mandatory bars? Representation of the People Act (RPA) has provisions on disqualification from date of conviction/date of release. But we know problems associated with criminal justice system. Therefore, conviction rates are low and the problem is instances where trials are pending.
First, whatever is contemplated should be done not only for rapes and other crimes against women. It should be for all major crimes. Major crimes may seem like a subjective expression, but it can be pinned down and made objective. For example, all crimes that have a mandatory minimum punishment of imprisonment of 5 years or more can be classified as major crimes. Second, do we bar for a certain number of years or do we bar permanently? For major crimes, I suspect there should be provisions on permanent barring. Third, a trial goes through a process and there are inordinate delays.
When we say conviction rates are 6%, we actually mean on database of FIR filing. If one uses database of charge-sheets, conviction rates actually go up to around 40%. In the pipeline, a large part of the problem is space between FIR filing and Court framing charges, reflective of problems with police. Charge-sheets mean Courts have scrutinized and there is a prima facie case. Thus, any debarring idea works better for charge-sheets than FIRs and chances of abuse are lower.
Fourth, I have great discomfort with the suggestion that there should be special courts to fast-track cases where candidates to political office are involved. Indeed, I have discomfort with the present fast-tracking of the high-profile and visible rape case. Subject to many rapes not being reported, there were more than 24,000 rape cases in India in 2011. While all of them may not have been as brutal as the Delhi one, several were just as bad. In other words, emphasis on fast track courts for specific cases diverts attention from core problem of fast-tracking all criminal cases.
There are of course broader problems, police, number of courts/judges, problems with CrPC, Indian Evidence Act and so on. But think of this. 11th Finance Commission originally provided a special grant for 1734 fast track courts (FTCs). At that time, the note prepared for this granted had the explicit expectation that a judge in each FTC would dispose of 14 sessions trial cases per month. This means, despite all those constraints, 14 was accepted as a realistic norm. Consider what has happened since then. While there are State-level variations, all-India FTCs have disposed of 15 cases per month per FTC, not per judge and I am not even getting into questions of what "disposed" means. Despite all those constraints, and they are real, there is plenty more the judicial system can do and in all this fast-track business, let us not lose sight of that.


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I like the idea and it is sturdy and pretty but some of the rods aren't attached and fall down.
nice sturdy trellis that will probably withstand our windy winters....more rustic looking than I expected but looks great!
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this trellis is attractive just being there
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Easy to assemble, subtle metal color, seems sturdy, different from the usual English-y trellises. I may get one or two more.
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The screws did not line up to attach all the parts. We used rope lashing instead.
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I am using in a planter box on a balcony and it fits nicely and makes for a nice vintage quality look in a tiny garnden.
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I love this trellis - actually bought a second after liking the first so much. I love the simple design and fact that the materials are sturdy, so I don't need to worry about it falling apart in the future.
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I know that a lot of people seem to think that small hands are over exaggerated here. But I have a question. I have been using a control grip on approach shots, which has worked out very well for me. However when I drive I have been using what I thought was a power grip. What I have realized though is that in order to get my index finger against the rim, it shifts the disc so that the disc is no longer on the seam of my hand, which makes it difficult to apply the proper pressure with my thumb.
The width of my middle joint of the index finger is just smaller than the rim of a teebird, if that helps. So, am I better sticking with a control grip on drives? Or is that going to take away some power? The other way I can hold it without it shifting above the seam is to place the other 3 fingers first, and then just pinch the index finger against the rim. By doing this, I can put some pressure on the index finger but it is closer to the joint than the end of the finger, if that makes sense?


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Tulo makes habit of starting season slimmer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- If Rockies star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki seems a little trimmer than most folks remember, it just depends on what you're remembering.
Tulowitzki, whose health is the key to the Rockies' dreams of contending in the National League West, is playing at 205-210 pounds. He noted that he usually reports in that range, but by season's end, he's at 215.
"I'm one of those rare players that gain weight during the season," Tulowitzki said. "The theory behind it is me being lighter in the beginning is going to help me with my legs. But I try to put on a little bit during the season. It's such a long, grueling season that I feel like I need that extra weight at times."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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got rained out while throwing today.
got about half of the new additions done. these aren't finalized yet. we had some odd wind, if you think any of these are drastically off feel free to disagree and we'll give em some more tries. a handful of the discs were super inconsistent from run to run.
Anode 2/-1/1/1
Clutch 2/0/1.5/1
Clozer 2/0/2/1
Mercy 2/0/2/1 (LSS was probably more like 2.2)
Ghost 3/0/3/2 (almost went HSS +0.5, LSS +2.5 and PWR 3)
King Cobra 3/-1/2.5/2
Lycan 3/-0.5/1.5/1
Super Stingray 3/-0.5/2/2
Warship 3.5/-1/1.5/1
the biggest surprise was how stable the super stingray. these discs still had factory flashing but when i told dan to flip em over because i wanted to see how much they would turn at super high power they just went 425' while barely turning at all. the king cobra was the most inconsistent from this batch... the 171g we had was really stable, the 180g was super flippy. the rating we gave it was an average.
the two lycans we had differed slightly, but not enough to swing it more than 0.5 in any value. dan had one throw that went about 385' that turned 2' left to right and faded back about 3' to finish 1' left of center.


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Mucopolysaccharides are long chains of sugar molecules that are found throughout the body, often in mucus and in fluid around the joints. They are more commonly called glycosaminoglycans.
Glycosaminoglycans; GAG
When the body cannot break down mucopolysaccharides, a condition called mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) occurs. MPS refers to a group of inherited disorders of metabolism. People with MPS do not have any, or enough, of a substance (enzyme) needed to break down the sugar molecule chains.
Forms of MPS include:
These conditions cause mucopolysaccharides to build up in body tissues. This can damage organs, including the heart. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and may include:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Mucolipidoses Fact Sheet. Bethesda, MD: Office of Communications and Public Liaison; February 13, 2007. Publication No. 03-5115.
Pyeritz RE. Inherited diseases of connective tissue. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 260.
Spranger J. Mucopolysaccharidoses. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 82.
Wraith JE. Mucopolysaccharidoses and oligosaccharidoses. In: Saudubray J-M, van den Berghe G, Walter JH, eds. Inborn Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. 5th ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2012:chap 40.
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We take a first detailed look at the range of sneakers from the Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2011 Collection. Next to existing silhouettes, such as the Belt Sneaker and the Parachute Sneaker, the designer also introduces some new styles. The footwear is upgraded with premium exotic leathers and lots of other interesting add-ons and features.
Take a detailed look at the new Raf Simons sneakers to drop next year after the jump.