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The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel International Science and Engineering Fair) is the nation's most prestigious pre-college science competition. Alumni of STS have made extraordinary contributions to science and hold more than 100 of the world's most coveted science and math honors, including seven Nobel Prizes and four National Medals of Science. The Intel STS recognizes 300 students and their schools as Semifinalists each year – pulling 1744 applicants in 2011 – to compete for the $1.25 million in awards. "This is a true to testament to all of their hard work paying off," added John F. Kennedy High School Principal James Murray.
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Do you remember when you were a little kid and you didn't want a piece of cake or candy and you didn't want anyone else to have it either so you would lick it so that no one else wanted to eat it?
Well now as adults, think of the cake as men and think of licking…as literally licking it or him rather. Don't lick the cake! If you are dating the right way to find a husband you should not be licking anything until you are sure that this guy is a contender. It burns me up when girls prematurely sex a guy that they have no intentions of dating or even worse, who has no intentions of dating them, when they could have passed him on to someone else who was more his type. Keep in mind, just because a guy isn't into you doesn't mean he is not ready for a relationship.
Increase your dating karma by making introductions to your girlfriends. But if you lick the cake then that can't happen. Once I had a party in LA, I partnered with a runway model from my agency, I invited all the men she invited all the women. These guys had all crossed my path and I thought they were great but I didn't have a use for them romantically. Our party was a success and there were some love connections and friendship as well.
If you have the opportunity, I encourage you to have a similar party with girlfriends. Each girl must bring an un-licked piece of cake for entry, and then there will be an equal amount of girls and guys. Make one rule; each person must go out with whoever asks them out from the party.
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Anyone who peruses the top mainstream economics journals will quickly realize that economic theory has been crowded out by mathematical formalism. The neoclassical economists' uncompromising quest for precision in their models has been achieved at the expense of the accuracy of their predictions. The old joke of the drunk searching for his keys near the streetlight is an appropriate metaphor. FULL ARTICLE
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- July 17, 2008 at 10:34 am
Great article. But, what's this inside joke about a drunk looking for his keys?
- July 17, 2008 at 10:49 am
It's really old. I remember seeing it on a black and white television show, but it may go much further back.
The straight man asks why, if the drunk lost his keys by the dark door stoop, is he looking under the streetlamp.
The drunk responds that it's too dark to find them where he dropped them, so he's looking in the light.
- July 17, 2008 at 10:52 am
This topic, Dr. Murphy, is timely. I recently encountered scientists in education policy who simultaneously claim to reject the most glaring aspects of logical positivism but then engage in apologetics for its modern offshoots- including some aspects of Augustus Comte thought.
William Shadish, for example, teaches "Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference". In this work he lists and reacts to the many problems of theoretical and human error in lab experimentation. "Gone, too, is the belief that the power experimental methods often displayed in the laboratory would transfer easily to applications in field settings," Shadish writes.
Fair admission.
Shadish says too that "…all scientists are epistemological constructivists and relativists…ontological realists but weak epistemological relativists."
To be clear, it is key to know that the balance of Shadish's critique of experimental science is referring to lab and physics. But what is his book about? Conducting social science. I believe, at this point in my reading, that Shadish fails to differentiate between the search for physical cause and that of human origin.
Is it merely a clever obfuscation by Shadish and other scientists or an honest attempt at resolving what you have clearly explained as an unbridgeable gap between Realism and fictional crutches? What role should modeling play in social science?
Thanks again, Dr. Murphy!
- July 17, 2008 at 11:01 am
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, _The Black Swan_, is an extended response to Caplan's argument. You can't use mathematics that presupposes Gaussian distributions on phenomena that doesn't follow Gaussian distributions. In Taleb's terms, Caplan is using mathematical formalism for "Mediocristan" in an "Extremistan" environment, which leads to failures like Long Term Capital Management occurring far more frequently than expected.
Landsburg's argument makes no sense to me at all. If I have three children and love one of them slightly more than the others, would he suggest that the best way to demonstrate that is to only give birthday presents to the one?
I give to charitable organizations that I support because I want to see them make a difference. My information about how effective they are and, more importantly, how effective they will be in the future with my contributions, is imperfect. I also support more than one cause, and I apportion my donations among them for at least two reasons. First, to increase the probability that at least one of the supported groups will make progress in its cause, and second, because I want to see progress made in all of the causes I support. What reason is there to take a winner-takes-all approach to charitable donations rather than diversify, regardless of whether my motivation is altruistic or selfish? (And I don't think the fact that I share the aims of a charitable organization and want to see it succeed makes it "selfish" in the ordinary sense of the term. I am happy in response to its successes because I share the goals, but I'm happy because of the success, not simply contributing in order to generate the subsequent feeling of happiness.)
- July 17, 2008 at 11:30 am
The fact that Austrian economics is based on a fundamentally sound axiomatic basis makes it, IMHO, a lot more mathematical than any neoclassical theory.
- July 17, 2008 at 12:32 pm
One of the Mises Institute epistemologists needs to urgently look into physicist Stephen Wolfram's work. He wrote a book called A New Kind of Science in which he arrives at the following conclusion:
1 – That most physical processes in the universe are maximally complex, and prediction is not possible.
2 – That they cannot be modeled through mathematics but only through explicit computational simulation (i.e. deduction).
Oh, and he is also the multimillionaire inventor of the Mathematica software package, which makes him an authority on math as well as physics.
- July 17, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Great article, Dr Woods! We cannot overemphasize this issue. I had the same argument when I got my MA in Sociology thirty years ago. Data about race, gender, income level, and education may be easy to gather and easy to manipulate statistically, but that doesn't mean they actually explain anything! Praxeology is the only approach to social science that makes any sense to me.
- July 17, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Nice rebuttals! Thanks! I think Arnold Kling had a good response, too.
If Caplan knew anything about econometrics, he would know that all models have error terms. Most modelers look at the error to make sure it's normally distributed and their model isn't biases somehow, but what the error tells you is that you haven't included some important variables. If you had all of the variables, you would have no error term. That's why the r-squared value is often around 0.6 in economic models. That means that your model explains 60% of the variation in the variable you're trying to predict. What explains the other 40%? Well if we knew that we would include it in our model! Caplan wants us to model that unexplained 40%. What a knuckle-head!
You're right that "… there are all sorts of motivations that could acquit philanthropists of Lansburg's charge…†Guessing people's motives is one of Caplan's favorite magic tricks, too. But economists should not try that without the expert supervision of the masters of motivation diving—fiction writers. Fiction writers understand that it's possible to attribute any motive to any individual if you're creative enough. Economists just don't have the imagination to do that well.
- July 17, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Answer to the Trojan Horse.
It's called *subjective valuation*. There is no mathematical probability distribution for calculating changing subjective valuation. QED. Any assumption to the contrary is fundamentally, fatally, flawed. There is no mathematical omniscience which can model subjective valuation.
Mathematical model assumptions are a regression to the pre-scientific era before marginal utility was established. Mathematical probability models are utterly perplexed as to how a diamond can be worth more than a glass of water. Mathematical probability assumptions are nothing more than hidden fixed objective "use-value" assumptions.
This is precisely why mainstream monetary theory was built on a huge error suggesting a mathematical *equation* of value between things traded for money. Trade is an action of preference, not an inaction of indifference. But we don't see mainstream economic formulas with "greater than" and "lesser than" mathematical signs, especially when the exact same good traded is valued differently, both "greater than" *and* "lesser than", by two different individuals.
In economics, A is greater than B, and B is greater than A. Mathematics is thus killed.
- July 17, 2008 at 6:40 pm
> The fact that Austrian economics is based on a
> fundamentally sound axiomatic basis makes it,
> IMHO, a lot more mathematical than any
> neoclassical theory.
As a mathematician, I'll second that statement.
- July 17, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I simply do not get Landsburg's reasoning:
{If you care about the recipients, you'll pick the worthiest and "bullet" (concentrate) your efforts. But if you care about your own sense of satisfaction, you'll enjoy pointing to 10 different charities and saying, "I gave to all those!"}
This may be true if you are relying on "your own sense of satisfaction" or self aggrandizement. But so too could a bunch of other options – self satisfaction is the ultimate in subjectivity.
{If your charitable contributions are small relative to the size of the charities, and if you care only about the recipients (as opposed to caring, say, about how many accolades you receive), then you will bullet all your contributions on a single charity.}
This is simply nonsense. If what you crave is "accolades" then making small donations to multiple charities is going to be a slow (and perhaps futile) process. As anyone who follows the world of philanthropy knows the fastest way to get noticed is by making one big splashy donation.
I venture to guess that I'd get notices allot sooner and with greater "fanfare" if I gave LvM Institute $40,000 rather than ten free enterprise oriented institutions $4000 each.
- July 17, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Mark D. Hughes shocked the academic world earlier today, with his record $50 billion dollar subjectively valued post to an economics thread on mises.org, with a multitude of media and cameras present. The event included plenty of ticker tape, and lots of cheering fans, as a circus procession to the administrative headquarters made its way for the presentation of the post. Said Hughes, as he presented his charitable gift, "As anyone who follows the world of philanthropy knows, the fastest way to get noticed is by making one big splashy donation."
- July 17, 2008 at 8:24 pm
This reminds of an article by a Libertarian who was equally against charity as much as he was against welfare. It's a zero-sum game – if people wanted to help then give them a hand-up not a hand-out. He likewise despised the notion the rich have to 'give something back to society' as implies the rich stole something from society. I'm sure you get the idea.
- July 17, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I simply do not get Landsburg's reasoning
Because it's crap. You can't generalise regarding the most "efficient" distribution of charitable donations, it's all subjective marginal utility. If I give 500 dollars to a cancer charity and 500 dollars to a heart disease charity, it's because the marginal cost of the 501st dollar to either charity is greater than the marginal benefit of the 1st dollar to the other. If, on the other hand, my father died of cancer, I may be more inclined to consider my 1000th dollar of greater marginal benefit to the cancer charity than any other. Not all charities are created equal. Not all of them use the 1000th dollar as efficiently as they use the 500th. 500 dollar units have differing marginal utility to the differing charities in question, regarding the expense involved in their particular activities (eg, fighting world poverty vs building a local basketball court). And people don't have perfect information regarding how close to a "breakthrough" any particular charity is regarding the battle against cancer, heart disease, etc, which would justify the 501st dollar as possessing superior marginal benefit, hence the "scattergun" approach. All this "bullet" pontificating is just more publicly-sponsored mainstream bilge. No doubt he'll write a bestselling book about it, and his readers will glow with pride over how much they know about economics.
- July 17, 2008 at 10:39 pm
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- July 18, 2008 at 12:48 am
Averros: I'm going into grad school in mathematics, and I know of at least three other math people in the forums.
Perhaps we should start up an "Austrian Economics for Math Students" sub-movement? :p
- July 18, 2008 at 4:59 am
Landsburg's reasoning doesn't make any sense because he is not really reasoning. He is using his mathematical, "logical," and econometric model to bring his readers to his intended outcome. It doesn't matter if the origins are specious, only that the answer is a bigger government.
His intended outcome is not for people to give to the "one" charity of their choice, but rather to pontificate for the benefit of higher taxation by a single government, which will then be able to decide the best use of the money. He probably disfavors the idea of multiple taxing districts as well, and would rather see a single, large, all-inclusive government entity that can direct all "charitable" investment in the proper direction to maximize social benefit.
Thanks, Dr. Murphy and others for cutting this off at the knees.
- July 18, 2008 at 8:01 am
When Caplan and co demand something be put in "standard probability language" they have ASSUMED that their way of the study of economics (i.e. using such language) is correct.
- July 18, 2008 at 9:27 am
Maybe I am stupid, but could someone explain what Caplan's objection is exactly, and how Murphy has rebutted it? TBH it sounds like more nonsense on Caplan's part.
- July 20, 2008 at 7:58 am
To a man whose only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
- August 1, 2008 at 2:47 am
Charitable giving is driven by emotion and empathy, not Reason.
Landsburg is trying to pin one of two Rational motives on charitable giving:
(1) Solving a problem (curing cancer, etc)
(2) Feeding one's ego
But charitable giving is not an act of reason, it is an act of compassion. Most people do not have great sums to give, but give anyway, because they want to help, even if in a small way.
If most charitable givers were to base their decision on Reason alone, as Landsburg would have them do, then, Reason would inform them that their personal total annual giving to all charities combined of a few thousand dollars is meaningless in the big picture, and so: they would give NOTHING to anyone !
Thankfully people are not the soul-less drones that Landsburg would have them be, once he and his like run our lives.
- April 15, 2010 at 10:12 pm
The point here is not to offer a rival theory. Rather, my point is that people do not approach charitable giving the way Landsburg assumes in his model.
But Bob, that's my point too! The argument is a reductio ad absurdum. I start from the assumption that givers care only about the recipients, and deduce that they would behave in a way that that they don't behave in. I therefore conclude that they don't care only about the recipients. In other words, my point is that people do not approach charitable giving in the way the model assumes. I'm glad you agree.
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I've been sitting on this topic for a few days now, but last night I read Jezebel's re-purposing of Slate's Nicki Minaj piece and many things struck me, tying back to this post over at The FADER. Mainly, The Way We Argue On The Internet, Especially When The Topic Is Rap Music.
We are all suddenly idiots when we visit websites. Regardless of one's age or level of education, anyone is prone to calling someone a fag or a retard during an online disagreement. That doesn't mean it will always happen, but when it does it's unfortunate and annoying and drives well-meaning writers and bloggers batty. (There are, however, a number of bloggers that don't mind this sort of thing if pageviews rely on the endurance of catfights.) Multiply that times music and pop culture, which attracts any variety of fans, "experts" and youth and it doesn't matter how rich and entertaining your turn of phrase is if you've decided Gucci is wack, or dope, for that matter. People largely aren't reading your opinions to be entertained by them; they want your opinions to be in tandem with their own.


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The recipe reviewed here appears on Page 8 of today's Dash, a monthly food magazine inserted in The Journal Gazette.
The Great Greek Pizza
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
What we thought: This recipe held such promise to be a light, meat-free dinner but fell short on flavor. While there was nothing inherently wrong, it tasted like plain tomatoes, plain spinach and cheese on a wheat pita. The bits of garlic and oregano were nearly undetectable under the mountain of vegetables and scant amount of cheese. Had it not been for the salty, tasty feta, I might have abandoned the meal for leftover pasta.
Make it better: Substitute pizza sauce for the crushed tomatoes and kalamata olives for the black olive slices that should add more flavor to the pita pizza.


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Karbonn A30 Ta-Fone launched
New Delhi: Karbonn mobiles added a new product to its list of mobile handsets and the name of the new product is A30 Ta Fone. It is a 5.9 inch mobile and is sold for Rs. 12,990.
Karbonn A30 Ta Fone comes with a display of 5.9 inch and the type of display is capacitive touchscreen. The display resolutions are 480 x 800 mm. The device has a 1GHz dual-core processor. Karbonn A30 Ta Fone runs on Android 4.0. it comes equipped with two cameras. An 8 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash feature at rear and 1.3 megapixel front facing camera. The memory provided is 4GB and there is a facility to expand the storage up to 32GB.
Coming to the connectivity options, Karbonn A30 Ta Fone supports Wi-Fi, 3G, USB and Bluetooth. It also supports Wi-Fi hotspot and USB tethering. The device can be worked with 3G and 2G. the battery inside A30 is a 2500 mAh battery which boasts of giving 10 hours talktime. The device comes preloaded with apps such as PayTm, WhatsApp, Facebook etc. Karbonn A30 Ta-Fone supports dual SIM – one 3G and one 2G.
Karbonn launched A9 + and A21 dual smartphones also in 2012. The devices were priced Rs. 9,990 and 11,990 respectively. Other device that was launched by the company earlier this year was A18 which is a dual SIM device that runs on Android 4.0 and was offered for a price of Rs. 12,990.
Key Specifications of Karbonn A30 – Ta Fone
- 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash feature
- 5.9 inch capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution
- It has 4 GB internal storage
- Storage can be expanded to 32 GB
- 1GHz dual core processor
- Battery provided is 2,500 mAh battery
- The device supports Dual SIM one 3G and one 2G
- The device runs on Android 4.0


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Christmas is a special time of year. Setting up the tree, spreading holiday cheer, and running in a costume in the Reindeer Romp 5K in Jamestown, NC. The tree is easy, my wife and I bought a fake one. Holiday cheer is also fairly easy. The latter, however, is somewhat difficult.
In the past I've run as a Christmas present, the Grinch (with a sleigh), and a Christmas tree. This year, I wanted to go as something completely ridiculous (well, ridiculous-er). I thought of something awesome, was all gung-ho, then had to change it due to unforeseen circumstances requiring my son to join in on the fun. So, I asked the little guy what he thought we should make and he went with the one thing he loves more than anything else—The Polar Express.


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I know this will negatively impact the cottage industry surrounding these events: media leeches, lawyers, both sides of the gun control debate and everyone else hoping to cash in on the 15 minutes of fame afforded them every time there is a another incident. But one of the motives for these acts of violence has to be the fame the perpetrators enjoy. It appears that each one of these shooters attempts to outgun the last in an effort to put them atop the leader board, like some video game they are playing. And every time the media reports their life stories, it just serves to inspire other social misfits to add their name to the wall of shame.
So it seems we will once again witness the national debate on the pros and cons of gun control and probably get no closer to a solution because of the billions of dollars lined up on both sides.
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an impossible 3 dimensional figure whose front half looks like three pipes laid side by side parallel and flush to each other and whose back side looks like a u shaped block. Coined by MAD magazine.
poiuyt is also the last six letters backwards on the top row of the standard keyboard and a surprisingly common password
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when you like a girl you send her the word poiuyt
girl:whoa man
boy:whoa woman
girl:you're so cool
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On September 17, the Roots of Empathy program was showcased at the Market Lane Public School in Toronto. Countess Sophie of Wessex, Scotland visited the school and observed a mother introducing her infant (Ella) to a grade two and three class, where students had the opportunity to soothe the infant and ask the mother questions. With a focus on the baby as 'teacher', the program leads to reduced bullying, raises social and emotional competence and increases empathy.
"To see how the children, as soon as she (Ella) entered the room, engaged with her was truly wonderful," said Countess Sophie. England's first Roots of Empathy programs will launch this fall.
Created in 1996, Foundation grantee Roots of Empathy offers empathy-based programming for children, and to date has reached more than 450,000 children worldwide.
To learn more about Roots of Empathy, visit www.rootsofempathy.org.


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When I first walked into Mother Rosalie Hill Hall... I looked up at names like Vygotsky and Freire and thought, no wonder this place is so beautiful - look at all of the donors! That was the fall semester of 2010. Two years later and those names, and the educational theory they represent, were inscribed in my mind forever. I entered the Masters of Education in TESOL, Literacy and Culture with five years of English as a Second Language teaching experience, but my education in SOLES weaved theory into the core of my teaching practice. I have always taught from the heart and wonderful professors in SOLES like Dr. Sarina Molina and Christine Kane inspired and encouraged me to keep doing so, but the emphasis they placed on rooting my practice in theory prepared me to teach anywhere. Where I have settled is where I found my first home in San Diego, right here at USD.
With my previous experience, and the TESOL certificate units completed, I was able to begin teaching at USD's English Language Academy (ELA)during the second year of my master's program. I teach academic reading, writing and listening and speaking classes to non-native English speakers whose aim is transition into mainstream 4-year university programs in the U.S. While working on my master's, I put the theories I was learning to the test with my students at the ELA. I was also able to ground my action research in real need identified from my own classroom. I have since presented my research in multiple venues, from the SOLES annual Action Research Conference, to the 2012 Regional CATESOL Conference, and have even been hired to present my research as professional development at local language schools.
After graduating in May 2012, I have continued to teach at the ELA am also trying out my wings a "freeway flyer", teaching at both Mira Costa Community College and the University of California, San Diego's English Language Institute. Graduation did not mark the end of my role as an action research practitioner, nor did it mark the end of my relationship with SOLES. I put the skills I learned in SOLES to use every day in my classroom and you can still find me in Dr. Molina's office from time to time - these days learning all I can about getting published!


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A Beautiful Way to Go: New York's Green-Wood Cemetery
On May 15th, the Museum of the City of New York will open A Beautiful Way to Go: New York's Green-Wood Cemetery to mark the 175th anniversary of this National Historic Landmark located in Brooklyn. The exhibition will feature more than 200 objects, ranging from original artifacts, sculptures, architectural drawings, and paintings to historic documents and vintage and newly commissioned photographs, in an installation that lays the cemetery's landscape plan beneath visitors' feet.
Predating both Central Park and Prospect Park, Green-Wood was a pioneering example of the "rural cemetery movement" and one of the most important public green spaces in 19th-century America. As the exhibition will demonstrate, the story of Green-Wood Cemetery is multi-faceted, comprising equal parts architectural, art, social, and cultural histories. It has become an increasingly important center of historic, architectural and cultural preservation. Its grounds are a museum of monuments and statuary by leading architects and artists in a wide range of styles. Its bucolic landscape, which reflected changing notions of death and nature, influenced other so-called rural cemeteries and public park
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Weight: 15-21 lbs
Height: Male: 11; Female: 10 inches
Color(s): White
The West Highland White Terrier is typically referred to as a Westie. They originated in Scotland in the middle of the 19th century to control the population of fox, otter, and other animals and rodents. The Westie is now primarily a companion pet.
The West Highland White Terrier is hardy and compact, spirited and well adjusted. They have attained the status of being one of the most popular breeds. They are intelligent and usually display good manners. The Westie is playful but can also be quiet and determined.
The Westie is energetic and spunky. They are devoted to their family, but are not very interested in being cuddled. They alert to danger by barking and are good watchdogs. The Westie is a wonderful family pet that prefers to be the only pet in the home. They get along with children over the age of ten who are well behaved. They can be demanding and assertive, and exhibit true terrier traits. They have a tendency to snap when irritated. The West Highland White Terrier is a social, fun loving breed that does best in an active and attentive household.
The West Highland White Terrier 's double coat requires brushing twice weekly. They also require having their coat professionally stripped at least two times per year. They should only be bathed when necessary, as they are prone to dry skin. The Westie may be susceptible to deafness, patella luxation, and allergies.
The West Highland White Terrier is a double coat breed. The outer coat is straight, harsh and wiry. The under coat is close, fluffy, and soft. Their coat is brilliant white in color and lends to this breed an elegant look. They are moderate shedders.
The West Highland White Terrier must be trained beginning at an early age especially in the area of socialization. They respond best to love and gentle guidance. As with most all Terrier breeds, harsh methods of training are met with stubbornness. The Westie is usually open to obedience training provided it is done fairly and consistently.
The West Highland White Terrier loves to run and explore. They are not suited for apartment living, as they are easily excitable. This high-energy breed needs at least an hour of exercise daily. The Westie must have ample yard space that is securely fenced as they have a propensity to dig. They love to engage in rough and tumble play with older children and have the stamina to do so for lengthy periods of time.
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This Friday at MONA
MONA and CRYPTONIGHT Present
Dorothea Grossman & Michael Vlatkovich: "Call and Response"
Dorothea Grossman - poetry
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone
Tom McNalley Group
Tom McNalley - guitar
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone
Steuart Liebig - contrabassguitars
Joe Barardi - drums
Friday Night July 3rd - 8PM
Museum of Neon Art
136 W. 4th St., LA 90013
Tel. (213) 489-9918
Tickets are $10 at the Door
Parking available on the street and in two adjacent parking lots 1/2 block away
Dorothea Grossman - The late Allen Ginsberg called Dorothea (Dottie) Grossman's poetry, "clear, odd, personal, funny or wild-weird, curious and lucid." The award-winning poet lives, works and writes in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in numerous poetry journals and magazines. In 1988, Tango Press published her book, "Cuttings: Selected Poetry 1978-1988." "Poems From Cave 17" was published in 1996, and "Museum of Rain" was published by Take Out Publications in 2001. Her latest chapbook, The First Time I Ate Sushi, was published by Zerx Press in January, 2008. The CD, "Call And Response," on the pfMentum label, features her in live performance mode with Vlatkovich. Her poems were featured in a live performance at Wichita State University in 2006, in a piece commissioned by the school for theater arts majors, singers and musicians under the direction of flutist Ellen Burr. In August, 2006, she was invited to exhibit poems at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Galleries as part of a FLUXUS salute called "Broom Events: Sweepings."
Michael Vlatkovich - trombonist, composer and arranger, is based in Los Angeles, CA, and also tours extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to leading his own ensembles, Vlatkovich has performed and recorded with a variety of singers and instrumentalists, including ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Bryan Adams, Bobby Bradford, Gerry Hemingway, and Rob Blakeslee. The "call and response" format in which the two will perform was born about seven years ago in Albuquerque, NM, on a jazz radio program. This format solves the problem of one medium overshadowing the other, plus, says Grossman, " it avoids the old 'jazz and poetry' trap, with its cliché-ridden stereotype of angry, beret-wearing, bongo-playing bohemians." The CD, "Call And Response," on the pfMentum label, represents Grossman and Vlatkovich in live performance mode.
Tom McNalley - the guitarist presents his new group featuring longstanding cohort Michael Vlatkovich on trombone performing all new music. The past year saw McNalley playing with Ornette Coleman and studying music in Haiti, and it all comes out somehow. Guitarist Tom McNalley has been recognized as a major force on the creative music scene, working as both a sideman and a leader. He has performed (and can be seen) with a wide variety of musicians, including Rob Blakeslee, Michael Vlatkovich, Rich Halley, Nels Cline, Bert Turetzky, Mark Dresser, Jeff Kaiser, Alex Cline, Bert Wilson, Adam Diller, Tad Weed, John Stowell, John Gross, Jason Mears and John Zorn, as well as with his own groups.


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From Ryan Gosling and Liam Hemsworth to George Clooney, see which sexy stars are devoted to their moms
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3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, impressively modern apartment in Northwest London
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Somewhere between Camden's clamour and the peace of Primrose Hill, Gloucester Avenue 4 hums with a frequency all its own. Seductively spacious, minimalist and modern, design excellence permeates each room like the sunlight which spills from generous windows. Bounded by bright white walls, clean lines and floorboards of a glowing wood, this is a home of sophistication and sumptuous simplicity. Elegant furniture, winking spotlights and abstract artwork greet your every glance, while, outside, you couldn't be better perched. Regent's Park is but a short summery stroll, Camden thrums with coolness and creative folk, and the West End sits within easy reach.
Modern man
Your jet-setting host is a young international businessman. When he's not got his nose to the grindstone, Gloucester Avenue 4 is just the place to kick back and relax.
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Everything in this apartment is up-the-minute, including an impeccable sense of style. With a designer dining table, crisp white walls and smattering of modern art, the sitting room combines sweetness with the light which pours from impressively large windows. Fluffy rugs enliven a warmly wooden floor, while the L-shaped sofa is just the place to settle in to. The kitchen is brand new and brightly inviting, and, next door, you've a bedroom-cum-study with a leather sofabed and lots and lots of light.
A bounty of White Company goodies await in the modern bathroom, while the double bedroom is serenely simple. Wash away the cares of the day in the luscious ensuite, lovingly tiled in candy-coloured shades. When bedtime beckons, the master bedroom is a minimalist haven of peace, with plenty of space and burgundy-tinted windows.
What's next
You're enviably close to Primrose Hill, where celebrities abound and bookshops and galleries grace villagey streets. Turn the other way for Camden, home to the famous market and lock, where you might jump on a narrow boat and glide up the canal to Little Venice of an afternoon. Regent's Park brims with beauty, and, should you hear the call of the wild, London Zoo is mere minutes from your door. The tube from Camden Town to Oxford Circus takes less than ten minutes.
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About Ollom Art
Ollom Art
is a division of the not-for-profit 501 (c)3 corporation, Prismatic Productions, Inc. which was formed in 2003 to advance public interest in and understanding of issues of diversity; to educate, instruct and present to the public diverse art forms through performance, educational classes, symposiums, lectures, festivals, and similar activities; and, to provide artists of diverse backgrounds and forms with a forum to expose their works to the public.
To reach these goals Prismatic Productions, Inc. serves as the umbrella organization for two distinct divisions: Ollom Dance Theatre and Ollom Movement Art.
Ollom Movement Art was born out of the Internal Landscapes© methodology developed by Artistic Director John Ollom. This methodology transforms an internal impulse into an authentic manifestation of movement art. The first production was Internal Landscapes (2008) presented at the Amadeo Peñalver Art Studio. Pressed Cyclic… was also presented in 2008 as part of Fieldays at the Abrons Art Center. Our most recent production of M.U.D. (Men Under Dirt) has been touring the Tri-state area and has been presented as part of Soulforce's National Conference in 2009 and the 2010 Arts Weekend at the Easton Mountain Retreat Center.
Ollom Dance Theatre was formed to present works that are considered more classical dance. These works include John Ollom's The Journey (2004), Anatomy of Woman (2006), both presented at the prestigious Lincoln Center Clark Theater and Love Stories (2007) presented at the LGBT Center in NYC. Anatomy of Woman was also presented at the Landmark Theatre in Port Washington, NY.
Since 2003, we have presented an annual Summer Program in Northampton, MA with the past 10 years as part of the Smith College Summer Program. This intensive program teaches anatomical awareness and fundamentals of dance while applying the Internal Landscapes© methodology to each artist's work. Faculty members have been well-known professional teachers with John Ollom serving as principal faculty member since the program's inception.
Prismatic Productions, Inc. has produced our first short film Karpos and Kalamos (2009) which was selected for the New FilmMakers Festival in NYC. Karpos and Kalamos is featured in our production of M.U.D. (Men Under Dirt).
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Wine tasting at Sonoma-Enoteca is a truly unique wine country experience. Ten different California wineries have collectively joined together to sell their limited production wines.
At our spacious Mediterranean style tasting room, you'll savor some of the best of Sonomas and Mendocinos boutique vineyards that you can taste and buy only here. In addition to tasting at the wine bar you can enjoy shopping at our store for art, glass wear, wine books, wine accessories, California olive oils and gorgeous furnishings that reflect the best in wine country living.
There are things to do at Sonoma-Enoteca for everyone! When coming the to Sonoma County wine region, be sure to visit our tasting bar right on the Sonoma Town Plaza, nestled among Sonomas fine dining restaurants, shops, historic landmarks and parks, only a 45 minutes scenic drive north of San Francisco.
Favero Estate Sangiovese, Sonoma Valley
2008 Sangiovese
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The process to make this 2009 Estate
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petals, coffee, cedar and dark chocolate
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fruit, spice, and balanced French oak.
Food pairings range from Charcuterie
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beef, seasoned pork, and zest sauces.
This is not a light wine by any means;
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CUMBERLAND — Lauren Kowalski, of Manville, has been named the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rhode Island Youth of the Year for 2013, and her position as the Ocean State's youth representative is especially fitting for a young woman with a wide range of aquatic interests.
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How to connect your TV to a Hi-Fi
As TVs get thinner, sound quality can often suffer. One way of getting around this is by hooking your TV up to your Hi-Fi, but this isn't always as easy as it sounds.
If you need help setting up your TV try out our interactive TV connection tool, but if you're just looking to connect up your Hi-Fi carry on reading.
How to connect your TV to your Hi-Fi
1. Phono cable
If you have an older TV the easiest way to connect it to a Hi-Fi is with a phono cable. This will connect to your TV from an audio out socket and connect to your Hi-Fi with the double stereo end of the cable.
2. Toslink cable
However, newer TVs are now starting to come without phono cables so if you don't have a phono socket the next thing to check is if you can connect it using a Toslink cable. This is a digital optical cable so may not be compatible with older stereos as it will need a digital optical socket to connect to.
To check if your products are compatible with a Toslink cable, check for sockets that will fit the distinctive squarish end of the cable (shown on the right).
3. Scart lead
If you don't have a phono socket on your TV and don't have a Toslink cable on your stereo another option would be to use a Scart lead. This probably won't give you the best sound source but it is an option if you're lacking the right connections. You'll need a Scart to phono adaptor like this one, a Scart lead to attach to the TV and a phono lead to connect the adaptor to the stereo.
4. If you don't have enough Scart sockets
Newer TVs can sometimes only come with a few Scart leads and if you've got other things like DVD players, games consoles and set-top boxes attached you'll need them for other things. An option here would be to take advantage of an HDMI slot using a Scart to HDMI adaptor (although this will result in quite a few different adaptors piling up behind your TV).
Another option would be to use a Toslink cable from your TV and a phono cable from your stereo, joining them up with a digital to analogue adaptor like this one. This should work although the quality of the sound you get out is not guaranteed.
Do you have a better way on connecting a TV to a Hi-Fi?
These are some of our tips for connecting up your TV to your Hi-Fi but can you do better? And what works best for you? Let us know in the comments below.
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Can I use the headphone socket on the tv to connect a simple speaker and would this improve the sound quality from the thin, tinny sound we have at present?
I have solved this problem by connecting a pair of high quality computer speakers to the standard mini jack plug on my Sky box. The sound quality is much improved – the down side is that the speakers have to be controlled manually as they do not respond to the remote control.
There is surely no reason why tv sets shouldn't be equipped with external speaker sockets as was once normal. The hardware would add pennies to the cost of the set. Any pair of speaker boxes would solve the problem and would mute the internal squeakers and leave the remote volume control working as usual …..but then, you would probably not buy a separate system at greater expense. Come on Which ! Start a campaign for them like you argue for camera viewfinders.
I quite agree. My 20yr old CRT has this facility and I am relutant to change it for a modern TV.
Agree with this posting
My new TV has appalling sound quality.
Could it be due to the digital processing that different TV companies use as it seems to change with change of channel ???
Am going to go for a phono connection from headphone socket (taking care of the headphone voltage levels).
If you have a Sky box or something similar them the best audio will be via the HDMI connection and if a broadcast I'd using HD Audio even better. I'm surprised that this wasn't mentioned in the article.
I you have a separate set top box, it's best to connect that to the amp rather than the TV. Also Sky+ boxes do output Dolby Digital but only through coax or optical and not through HDMI. So if you have Sky+HD you're best connecting the HDMI to your TV for picture and coax/optical to your amp for the sound.
Here we go again …. set top boxes abound ….I am happy enough to accommodate a couple of boxes to get decent sound …. but why oh why are pvr hard drives not integrated in the set itself ? We duplicate so many bits if we buy a new set and then use a pvr with it. By the time we have a sound bar and a pvr, we have three or more separate boxes, three supply cables and probably three remotes to lose and an absolute rat's nest of connecting wires to go with it. Drives me mad !! Please could we have some integration.
I may be wrong, but I don't think there is a one box, one remote, one plug solution anywhere, irrespective of price ?
And while you're at it, include the dvd player as well …. another plug, lead, and remote !!
I have connected via a scart to phonos adaptor plugged into one of the tv scart sockets and a phono to jack in to the hi-fi, this gives sound from whatever is on the tv. The speakers at the back of the room are still on but the internal speakers are switched off, so that the tv remote controls the rear sound and the hi-fi remote controls the main volume.
This gives great music stereo and good sound on some dramas eg Downton Abbey but others are muffled (radio mics with the microphone buried in clothes?). There is an edgy sound to the lapel mics commonly used eg. news readers, with better sound from the remote reporters using ordinary microphones.
I'm so confused, perhaps someone can help? We will shortly be upgrading our tv and plan to buy a LCD HD ready, built in wi-fi. We will also be upgrading to Sky+HD (currently just have Sky+). We have DVD player. My first question is: do we buy separate speakers for the tv? I think yes. So if that's the case, should we go for a (1) 5.1 set of speakers or (2) any speakers? Do we need anything other equipment to connect the TV through to these speakers (can we use the Sky+HD box). Finally, whilst I'm in question mode, what's the view on wireless speakers, is it worth considering something like Sonus, not sure how this would connect to the TV, my limited research makes me question whether Sonus is even capable of connecting to the TV!
Grateful for any info, ideas!
Like Ali D I find the sound situation confusing. I have already bought the new TV and have upgraded the sound by temporarily feeding the headphone output to my old stereo. Unfortunately the speakers are fixed in different positions to the TV producing a somewhat disembodied sound. So to further improve I could buy a surround 5.1 system as Ali D is considering but how often is 5.1 used on broadcast TV. From what I can gather only BBC sporadically transmit it and only on their HD channels – ITV not at all – not sure Sky do either. So Mr WHICH could you elaborate on this on and give some guidance if connecting up for a new surround system is worth the expenditure.
I connected my Panasonic TV to a much older Sony HIFI system and all I got was a high pitched sound. On the Hifi i tried all the different things CD radio etc Hasa anyone any thoughts Thanks David
Connected mine where minidisc should go and pressed md button on front of Sony hifi. Yours may be newer than mine though and not have minidisc connection.
What I don't understand is why this problem exists. Don't the manufacturers know that television consists of picture + sound? TVs don't have to be so skinny they flap in the wind, if decent audio requires the TV to be a few inches thicker then do it. The finished article won't take up any more space than a thinner than thin screen with a hi-fi and speakers shoved behind it.
Recently bought new PANASONIC Full HD 24″ TV. Sound I think must be coming through a couple of empty baked bean tins. It is awful! Why spoil such a good TV with this? Also bought a new top of the range PANASONIC HiFi , tried to connect the two (TV>HiFI) in desperate attempt to give me some SOUND, even this didn't work. What am I doing wrong? What can I do without going to more expense buying a Soundbar thing?
In response to Ali and Ray. If you're planning on using a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker system, you would need an AV receiver. These are used to process the surround sound signal from the TV broadcast/dvd/bluray etc.
These also house the amplifier that runs each channel for your speakers. You can connect all manner of configurations of speakers upto these. From two stereo speakers (placed either side of the TV) upto the full 7.1 configuration.
You can also buy these one box solutions. Some have in built bluray players and come with the full compliment of speakers.
Even though not every broadcast runs surround sound, the improvement in sound quality even when only running in stereo is worth it. Televisions are getting thinner and obviously the inbuilt speakers suffer from this.
It's a pity we don't have a manufacturer who is willing to build a simple set of active speakers with optical/hdmi inputs and a volume control that can be operated via a remote control. This would provide a great and easy to use upgrade.
will I need an amp to set up Panasonic speakers to a Panasonic telly
Decided last night to try to hook up tv to hifi which is quite old. Found lead with 3 different coloured ends ( think phono) at either end. Plugged 2 into back of hifi where minidisc would go ( I did say it was old) and the other end I tried in the multiple of different red and white sockets on the back until got sound through hifi. As I just want to improve the speech on some films should I turn off sound on tv or use both? It was quite simple to set up just had to rearrange the whole lounge to put hifi next to tv.
Having just bought a black Apple TV I discover the sony digital tv (PDP Wega) dies not have. HDMI slot but Scart links. Is there a gizmo I can get to connect it properly? The Tv was made in 2005 but I love it!
You can get hdmi to scart adapters just check on internet.
HDMI is digital
SCART is analogue
Very difficult to get a simple converter, probably impossible
Trying to connect Asus laptop to Samsung 40 inch Smart TV via HDMI and can get picture but no sound (sound still plays on laptop}. Can anyone help?
you need a lead with 2 small jacks, i have also samsung tv. beside where hdmi cable goes is a small jack input { headphone size jack} connect one to there and to headphone on laptop it will bring audio through tv. i used it all the time then i moved the tv in the room and the sound came through the hdmi without using the lead so maybe the tv adjusts itself through time and use i hope this helps..good luck
Have recently bought LG TV and a LG soundbar.I have a sony Hifi that is not digital,can I attach it to my soundbar
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