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Five years ago the Appalachian Women's Fund joined forces with Bonnie and Jamie Schaefer, owners of Westglow Resort & Spa to establish this area's leading and largest independent women's fund. For the fifth consecutive year, the Schaefers are the Premiere Sponsor and underwriters
of the annual Woman of Vision Luncheon taking place at Linville Ridge Country Club on June 21st.
The Schaefers are among the founding members of the Appalachian Women's Fund and their support has never wavered. Five years later, the fund continues to grow and flourish because of the financial sponsorship of the Westglow Resort owners. Spending time between Boca Raton and Blowing Rock, the Schaefers' philanthropic roots are deeply planted in both places. "I hope Bonnie and Jamie are proud of the strides the AWF has made toward improving the odds for many disenfranchised women and girls. Sponsoring the event keeps the cost low and enables more money to make its way back into the community where it is needed most," said AWF President Jean Brooks. "To have the endorsement of Bonnie and Jamie sends a loud and clear signal that this fund is standing the test of time and positively impacting the lives of impoverished women and girls in the region," Brooks added.
Nationally, the Schaefers work with the Women's Media Center in New York, Equality Now, Women Moving Millions, the Women's Funding network, the Women's Division of the Weizmann Institute of Science and co-created the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition's Run/Walk. The couple's local philanthropic endeavors include funding the region's first and only synagogue, slated to open for worship on June 22nd. Farthing Auditorium will be renamed the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts after a lengthy renovation and the Watauga Humane Society is also among the non-profits benefitting from the Schaefers' support. "When I look at the stature of the causes supported by Bonnie and Jamie, I am so proud that our women's fund is among such an esteemed group" said AWF Executive Director, Parker Stevens. "They are generous, compassionate women who took a leap of faith with us five years ago and we could not be more humbled to have their continued support," Stevens said.
To purchase tickets to the 2012 Woman of Vision Luncheon, call 828-264-4002 or reserve tickets online at www.appalachianwomensfund.org. Tickets are $60 per person and seating is limited.
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With the recent exit of State Senator Tony Avella from the race for Queens Borough President, the Democratic field has narrowed to City Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. and former City Council Member Melinda Katz. Over the past few months, Katz and Vallone have watched as Avella, Leroy Comrie, Barry Grodenchik, and Jose Peralta all removed themselves from the race, leaving the two Queens power houses to battle it out for the Democratic nomination and the chance to face Republican Tony Arcabscio in the general election.
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While rain will slice through portions of the Midwest and Northeast this week, it will interrupt the stretch of dry weather in store for most locations only briefly.
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Tropical cyclones presented trouble around the world this week, while heavy snow fell in parts of Alaska.
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A wallet-sized card designed to be carried by the child in his or her school back pack or wallet as a handy and reliable medical summary for school or emergency situations. The Medical ID card is a safe and reliable back up for reducing potential allergic reactions/interactions, intolerances or side effect profiles.
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Aoife Mannix is an Irish writer and poet based in London. Her first novel Heritage of Secrets was published in 2008. She is the author of four collections of poetry; The Trick of Foreign Words (2002), The Elephant in the Corner (2005), Growing Up An Alien (2007) and Turn The Clocks Upside Down (2008). She is currently poet in residence on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live. She has performed throughout the UK including at Latitude, the Big Chill, and Ledbury Poetry Festival. She has toured internationally with the British Council to Nigeria, Turkey, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Norway and Austria. She has also performed in Ireland, Copenhagen and New York.
Her show 'Growing Up An Alien', produced by Apples & Snakes and supported by Arts Council England, premiered at the Southbank Centre's London Literature festival before touring the UK. In 2008, she was also part of the 'Speechless' tour, a British Council and Apples & Snakes commission, which culminated in a sell out show at the Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of Poetry International. In 2008, she was commissioned by Phrased & Confused through The Hub and Arts Council England to write and perform 'Different Words for Snow' with musician Janie Armour. This show toured the UK in May 2009 and was released as a CD.
In 2011, she is lead writer in residence for South Kilburn Speaks, a text based art project with the Poetry School and South Kilburn Partnership. In 2010, she was writer in residence for the London Borough of Sutton in association with the Heritage Lottery Fund, Sutton Council and Spread the Word. She was writer in residence for the London borough of Camden in association with Spread the Word and Camden Libraries. As part of this, she edited and contributed to the anthology 'Postcards from Leather Lane' as well as an installation at the British Museum.
She was also poet in residence for Eastbury Comprehensive School in 2010. In 2010/11, she is working with Turkish speaking refugee women as part of In Between, a writer's residency with All Change, supported by Arts Council England. This project will culminate in the publication of a book of stories and poems in English and Turkish with photographs by Brazilian photographer Leticia Valvardes.
"An exciting and assured performance poet, Mannix's vivid voice leaps from the page and sings with clarity and elegance, confident and confiding, powerful and yet tentative, soaring with the hope that she 'might yet taste the colour/of something close to grace'; a grace that is manifest in this dazzling and moving collection of finely-honed gems" Poetry Book Society
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This post is dedicated to my purchase and dealings with the 4-Hour Chef before and after its release . My hope is that it helps you make a educated decision on the purchase of the book yourself.
This Phase 1
Tim Ferris is at it again with another instillation into the 4-hour series . And just like the previous times before, Tim is drawing us in with his marketing Jujitsu to the point of salvation and eagerness to purchase. From the post title mentioning teaser to the app before Christmas Tim is pulling out all the stops in order to us to comply,and I think in fact I know he will get us to do so. Lets find out why.
Septmember What !
When ever I hear the word teaser I just do not want to be bother because I know if I start reading and start taking some of the actions I will have no choice but to wait and comply. My feelings for the 4HC are no different but once I start looking and reading I want more and since Tim has 10 months to market this book I feel I will be getting more.I have to admit I thought this book was dropping in DEC but that the tease part and what makes me want more.
Second move of engagment was a smimple tweet.
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Third move is the free app. Now this app is only for the kindle fire "right now" , but the Android and IOS are on there way. That's cool but one wonders why he did it like this . Simple answer to promote the book. Another move was the Kindle Fire give away . A little reciprocation . If you enter a chance to win you will have no choice but to comply by purchasing the book when it releases .Lastly is the sale price another move that draws you in.with all these moves in month one of his book launch the question is what else does he have up his sleeve. Oh wait one answer is in the side-note of his post
"2) I'll be thinking up bonuses for people who buy the print edition early."
Why I will purchase this book
I want to learn Tim's philosophy on how to learn any skill in a short period of time. Another reason I want to purchase this book is for the creative recipes. I actually love to cook( please don't tell my Wife though) but I want to learn how to cook better. Something I think that this book will teach in a cool way .
Why you will buy this book to.
Tim has marketed his books in such a way that colleges should use them as successful case studies . His campaigns draw you in because they have an element of impassibility added to them and he seems to always prove the impossible . In this case its not different . He says this book is the simple path to cooking like a pro . Most people are like prove it and through his marketing and the actual product he tends to prove it every time. You interest will be peaked by the title just like the last two times and wonder can it really help can is this a simple path to cooking like a pro , Learning Anything , and live the good life. These claims will not get the best of you until Tim's testimonials aka The 4-hour Social Proof Gang comes out in full force and let you know how good this book is and how it change their life in some way that you could not begin to imagine. Now because of this influence you just like me will have no choice but to purchase this book and see what all the fuss is about. The reason that this social proof is so powerful to leading us to purchase the book is because the people who gives this testimonials are genuine and not paid for by Tim . So go ahead do youself a favor and save some money and purchase The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life
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How A Sixties Pop Singer Became One of Today's Finest Vocalists
December 07, 2012
Few sons have the chance Bill Charlap has had, a chance to watch his mother grow up. Charlap, the jazz pianist, is appropriately revered as an interpretive musician of rare taste and sensitivity. On and off since 2005, he has performed and recorded with Sandy Stewart, the veteran singer of popular standards—who is also one of Charlap's parents.
Was Oprah Bad For Literature?
March 19, 2012
Eleven years ago Jonathan Franzen caught hell for expressing some ambivalence when Oprah Winfrey selected his novel The Corrections for her TV book club. Franzen said that though Winfrey was "really smart" and "fighting the good fight" for the book business, she also "picked enough schmaltzy, one-dimensional [books] that I cringe, myself" at being selected. He added that he thought The Corrections would prove "a hard book for that audience." On hearing about these slights, Winfrey cancelled Franzen's scheduled appearance on her show.
Of Note
August 03, 2011
Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has created an Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives to focus on city and regional economic development activities. The office is a partnership with the state funded by the Council of Michigan Foundations, a consortium including the Kresge Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Mott Foundation. Program office will be located in Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids. Another map-based transit app has debuted. Unlike our recent transit-job access tool, Mapnificent computes transit access by timeframe.
The Iranian Calamity And The President's Obsession With A Little Street In Jerusalem
April 24, 2010
Frankly, I do not think that Barack Obama ever really believed that an accommodation with Iran over its nuclear designs was possible. What follows is that he prevaricated about this promising turn in diplomacy and that one, all the while knowing he was going straight down a dead-end street. And going down that street in a quite cavalier fashion so as to keep his critics at bay. Some Americans were even persuaded by the seemingly confident president that he must have something up his sleeve.
Why Is Campbell Soup Interested In Cap-And-Trade?
January 02, 2010
There are so many different companies trying to influence the shape of climate policy in Washington that it's hard to get a sense for the sheer scale involved. According to the Center for Public Integrity's latest tally, there are now 1,160 businesses and groups wrangling over the issue—and they've hired a whopping 2,780 climate lobbyists. An even better sign of the frenzy is the fact that companies you'd never expect to care about the arcane details of cap-and-trade are now taking a keen interest.
Prize Fight
October 28, 2002
Two types of people win the Nobel Peace Prize. The first are the more obvious: People who resolve international conflicts. In 1926, Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann won for the Locarno Pact, which supposedly guaranteed the borders of Germany, Belgium, and France. In 1929, America's Frank Kellogg won for the Kellogg-Briand Pact, in which the great powers renounced war. In 1973, Henry Kissinger and Vietnam's Le Duc Tho won for ending the Vietnam War.
The Week
July 17, 1935
The President took a thorough beating from the House of Representatives when by a large majority it rejected his earnest plea to pass the bill abolishing public-utility holding companies. His only hope in the matter is now that the Senate will favor this clause—though if it does so, the margin can hardly be more than two or three votes—and that while the difference is being adjusted in conference an investigation of utility lobbying will bring to time the recalcitrant Democrats in the House.


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BATESVILLE, Ind., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Joe A. Raver, 42, will become the new president and chief operating officer of the Batesville Casket Company, a subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI), effective June 15, 2008. In his new role, Raver will succeed Kenneth A. Camp, who was named president and chief executive officer of Hillenbrand, Inc. on April 1, 2008. Camp has served as president and CEO of Batesville Casket Company since May 2001.
Raver is currently vice president and general manager of the respiratory care division of Hill-Rom Holdings (NYSE: HRC), a leading global provider of medical equipment and services. He joined Hill-Rom in 2004 as vice president of strategy and shared services. Prior to joining Hill-Rom, Raver spent 10 years in a variety of leadership positions at Batesville Casket Company and Hillenbrand Industries, culminating in being named vice president of logistics at Batesville Casket in 2002. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a master's of business administration with honors from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
"We are extremely pleased to have an executive of Joe's caliber on the
Hillenbrand, Inc. management team," said Camp. "His successful track
record, deep industry knowledge, and past broad experiences will serve him
well as he leads this division into the future. As I focus my attention on
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Hillenbrand, Inc., I have great confide
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In the middle of campus, student leaders held a rally to voice their unhappiness over the governor's proposal, a move that would temporarily put the control of the school under one person appointed by Perry. Sophomore Larry Bertrand came to TSU from Chicago and says he plans to let the governor know conservatorship is the wrong move.
"We're not going to lie down and just let anything happen. If we have to get on the bus ourselves and go out to Austin and tell them we do not want the conservatorship, that's what we'll have to do. If the governor is not going to come here so that he can hear us, then we'll go out there so he can hear us."
Word that conservatorship might affect the university's accreditation worries student body president Claire Bailey, who says if she had to transfer, all the work she's done so far would mean nothing.
"I think it would definitely dilute my diploma. Actually, I am a Masters student and I currently have 27 hours and I need 42 to complete. We know that transferring at the Masters level, only 6 hours is transferable anywhere you go so I would lose all my credits if I made a decision even to transfer from Texas Southern University."
Right now the school has an interim president and part of a board, although the governor has asked remaining board members to resign. Former TSU president James Douglas, who led the school between 1995 and 1999, says there are easier ways to fix problems at the university.
"I don't have any doubt that this is the wrong move for the state of Texas to make. To me, it's a simple issue. You have a group of bad people who do some bad things. At any other university, all they would have done was move the bad people out, found some good people who would have cleaned-up the mess and we would have moved on. That's all you have to do."
In Washington, the Congressional Black Caucus is doing what it can to change Governor Perry's mind. Forty of its 43 members have signed a letter to the governor urging a different solution. Congressman Al Green says problems at TSU have been magnified unfairly.
"I'm going to beg that people stop and think. We're about to put a major university in our state that is serving a meaningful cause in a position where it may cease to exist. I don't think we really want to do this and I hope that people will just stop and reflect and decide lets solve the problem, not put the university at risk."
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Daily Affirmations with Pusha T
There's a moment early on in We Got It 4 Cheap, Vol. 3 when Pusha T talks about how real lyrics are back and how no one's interested in hearing the kind of bullshit that Lil' Wayne spits, but you get the idea that he doesn't really believe that. It comes off like one of those daily affirmations, like when an ugly person stares into a mirror and tells himself that he's good-looking, so that he'll have the courage to go into work each morning.
I'd try it myself, but I'm fortunate enough to be able to work right here from my mother's basement. Also, I think we all know that guys referring to themselves as ugly and/or pretty (especially pretty) is one of those bizarre pathologies specific to the black community, that I must have missed out on spending so much time around cracka-ass crackas. (Thanks, white people!)
But I digress. Of course real lyrics, or an emphasis on being able to rap well for the sake of being able to rap well, i.e. what hip-hop used to be about (except when it wasn't), is gonna be desirable to bullshit, to people who can tell the difference. But who can even tell the difference anymore? Probably not very many people, right?
Doesn't the fact that Hell Hath No Fury did Little Brother numbers, while Lil' Wayne is like the new Jay-Z kinda prove that no one gives a shit about the "rap" part of rap music anymore? But I suppose it's important to tell yourself that more than a few people will ever really appreciate what it is that you do, even if it isn't necessarily true.
Of course part of the problem with Hell Hath No Fury is that the production fucking sucked balls. From what I understand, Pharrell and the chinaman from the Neptunes may have had some sort of falling out and this may have lead to Pharrell handling the lion's share of the production on HHNF by himself.
Now, I'm not privy enough to the Neptunes' process to know which roles each individual handled. But based on my propensity to buy into racial stereotypes as if they were true more often than not, which they are, I'm gonna guess that Pharrell handled the rhythmic aspect of the Neptunes' production, while the other fellow worked the computer.
(Given the fact that it's been a minute since the Neptunes have had a hit, Pharrell might want to see about finding himself a replacement chinaman. Maybe hit up Craigslist.)
In the past, The Clipse have been criticized for cherry-picking the beats they use on these mixtapes, not so much in the sense that a rapper shouldn't pick the best beats possible, but in the sense that any ol' d-bag could sound good over some of the beats on We Got It 4 Cheap, Vols. 1 and 2. That doesn't necessarily mean they can make a great album.
Just like someone else we know, eh?
There may have been some attempts at that sort of thing on Vol. 3, but it's hard to say. They rap over beats from Graduation and American Gangster, but they're such lame-ass beats. To the extent that people even liked them in the first place, it's probably because they belonged to Kanye West and Jay-Z, and the two of them have reached that point of celebrity where they don't even have to be good anymore.
Elsewhere, I'd say there's some inspired beat selection that went into We Got 4 Cheap, Vol 3. Some of this shit I've never even heard before – maybe because it's hard to even hear rap music these days, or maybe because this is new shit they commissioned specifically for the mixtape. Whatever it is, it's the kind of shit you wish was on Hell Hath No Fury.
However, I wouldn't want to necessarily throw all of the blame for Hell Hath No Fury's abject failure on the production. Because that would just be racist. If you notice, there's far fewer bling-bling raps on We Got It 4 Cheap, Vol. 3 than there was on Hell Hath No Fury, and my guess is that this might be due to there being no profit motive with the mixtape.
Not that HHNF ended up turning a profit anyway, but I can imagine the two of them sitting around like, "These coke raps are good and all, but how are gonna get girls to go out and buy this album? Ooh, I know, a buncha songs about how we use the money we make from selling drugs to buy material bullshit, which we then use to attract women!"
Or who knows, it could've just been the TIs at Jive breathing down their necks for something they could use as a single. I wouldn't want to speculate too much with regard to whatever, if any, commercial consideration went into crafting the album, because that just wouldn't be fair to the artist.


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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1976 Lancia Scorpion
Seeing an opportunity to launch a mid-engine sports car of its own, Lancia positioned the Scorpion as an upscale alternative to the Fiat X1/9, and sold the car alongside its front-engine,
rear front-drive Beta coupe and HPE sedan/wagon. As the Scorpion only lasted from 1976 until 1978 in the U.S. market, sales of the distinctive coupe were few, making well-preserved survivors rare. This 1976 Lancia Scorpion for sale on Hemmings.com comes from the car's first U.S. model year, and has had a single owner over the past nine years. Well-maintained, this California car has reportedly seen less than 64,000 salt-free miles beneath its wheels. From the seller's description:
63,XXX original miles. Original California car, very solid and ready to drive anywhere. This is a genuine turn key example. Everything works as it should. This Scorpion has been very well maintained with a great respect towards originality. Same owner for the past 9 nine years. Wonderful Pininfarina styling and design. Rare factory color, this car turns heads wherever goes. This particular Scorpion was recognized at the 2009 Concorso Italiano.
Status: No Longer Available
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1977 Lancia Scorpion
When we first laid eyes upon this 1977 Lancia Scorpion, co-workers had to hold us down to prevent a mad run in the company van toward Rhode Island. The car was known as the Beta Montecarlo in Italy, but since Chevrolet already had a Monte Carlo car, the Montecarlo was christened Scorpion stateside.
The name was not the only change. The 120hp, 2.0L engine was cobbled into the U.S. emissions spec 81hp 1.8L. This missing horsepower can be found by installing an aftermarket turbocharger, with which this Scorpion is so equipped. The sunroof is a Spider-type roof that can be rolled and stowed. And it comes with service! From the seller:
1977 Lancia Scorpion, white with black/red interior, very nice condition, with Garrett turbocharger installed, fully serviced, fun to drive and very sharp looking. $5,500 or best.
Undeniable Eighties wedge styling in concert with twin-cam Italian amidships turbocharged amusement is at once compelling and frightening. We're sure there is a scientific reason a moth flies towards certain conflagration in a hot lamp, but it still fills us with wonder every time we see it happen.
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Receive assistance completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)!
When: Monday, February 17 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Where: Ryan Hall, Room 309
How: Reserve your seat by calling (314) 889-1414 or by emailing email@example.com.
Seating is limited to 20 participants. RSVPs are required!
What will I need to bring?
To complete the FAFSA, you will need:
- Your Social Security Number
- Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Your most recent federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned.
- Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
- Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
- A Federal Student Aid PIN to sign electronically. (If you do not already have one, visit www.pin.ed.gov to obtain one.)
If you are a dependent student, then you will also need most of the above information for your parent(s). Dependent students need to bring at least one parent to the event as well.
What if I (or my parents) haven't completed taxes yet?
If you or your parents have not completed your taxes yet, you can estimate your income and other tax return information, and then correct your application after you have filed your taxes.
When estimating your tax return information, you should indicate that you will file your taxes. If your 2013 income is similar to your 2012 income, use your 2012 tax return to provide estimates for questions about your income. If your income is not similar, use the Income Estimator for assistance estimating your adjusted gross income, and answer the remaining questions about your income to the best of your ability.
You must return to update the estimates you provided with your 2013 tax return information once you file. To update your estimates, click "Make FAFSA Corrections" after logging in to FAFSA on the Web. Navigate to the "Finances" section and indicate that you have already completed your taxes. If your tax return information is available and if you are eligible to do so, you should use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to transfer your tax return information into your application.
Will I need my parents' information?
If you can answer "Yes" to any of the following questions, you are considered an independent student on the 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and you generally will not need to provide your parents' information.
However, if you can answer No to all of the following questions, you are considered a dependent student and generally your parents must provide parental information on your FAFSA:
- Were you born before January 1, 1991?
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- At the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, will you be working on a master's or doctorate program (such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, or graduate certificate, etc.)?
- Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training?
- Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
- Do you now have or will you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015?
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- At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
- As determined by a court in your state of legal residence, are you or were you an emancipated minor?
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- At any time on or after July 1, 2013, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?
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If you have a special circumstance that prevents you from providing parental information, you may still be able to submit your FAFSA. However, your FAFSA will be considered incomplete. You must contact the financial office at your college and provide them with documentation to verify your situation. For more information, visit http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/filling-out#are-your-parents-unwilling.


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Gate Theatre History
The Gate Theatre has been, artistically and architecturally, a landmark building for over 250 years. Established as a theatre company in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir, the Gate offered Dublin audiences an introduction to the world of European and American theatre and also to classics from the modern and Irish repertoire. It was with the Gate that Orson Welles, James Mason and Michael Gambon began their prodigious acting careers.
Today, in its 87th year, the Gate has become unique in that it has had only two artistic directorates. In 1983, the directorship passed to Michael Colgan under whose guidance the theatre continues to represent Ireland at the very highest level of artistic endeavour, receiving numerous invitations each year to major festivals on every continent.
Who's Who
Michael Colgan is a film and television producer and also Director of the Gate Theatre, Dublin. In his 30 years at the Gate, he has produced many award-winning plays and festivals including four Pinter Festivals and six Beckett Festivals. Many of these productions have been seen throughout the world from Beijing to New York, Sydney to Toronto and London to Melbourne. In 2009 he produced a season of works by Brian Friel to mark the playwright's 80th birthday.
The plays opened at the Sydney Festival and later toured to the Edinburgh International Festival before returning to Dublin for a brief run at the Gate. For the Gate Theatre, he has previously directed Brian's Friel's Faith Healer starring Owen Roe and a stage adaptation of Beckett's novella First Love starring Ralph Fiennes at the Sydney Festival 2007 and at Lincoln Center, New York. In 2006, Colgan was awarded the Irish Theatre Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, and in 2007, he received the degree of Doctor in Laws from Trinity College, Dublin. In 2007, he was honoured with the title Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government and, most recently, received an OBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to cultural relations between the UK and Ireland.


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Japanese nuclear regulators examine the beach at the Ohi nuclear power plant in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, western Japan, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. They inspected ground structures at the country's only operating nuclear plant to examine if an existing fault line is active. The inspection determines whether the Ohi plant should close. Its No. 3 and No. 4 reactors went back online in July, becoming Japan's only operating reactors after all 50 Japanese reactors went offline for inspection following the March 11, 2011, crisis at Fukushima Dai-ichi. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA
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RADIO FESTIVAL RADIO (in association with AudioBoo) This year, Festival Radio will be working to create regular Boos and daily review shows, through RadioTalk, that capture the atmosphere of the Festival - finding out about the latest technology, catching up with the big names after their sessions and mingling with the delegates to find out their thoughts on the day's events. We've again recruited a team of budding presenters and producers and, under the expert guidance of Heather Davies and assisted by Sarah Grun and Robin Murphy, we'll be bringing you the info on all aspects of this year's Radio Festival.
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Bell's brings home two medals from this year's Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer
Bell's Brewery brought home two prestigious medals from this year's 11th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) held in Chicago this past weekend.
Le Bretteur, a specialty beer from Bell's downtown Kalamazoo brewing team, won a gold medal in the Wild/Brett category.
The category is designated for beers that are driven by Brettanomyces yeast fermentation but are not sour.
The beer was also the judges' favorite of all gold medal winners across 11 categories and awarded Best of Show.
FoBAB is the largest celebration of wood and barrel aged beer in the U.S. and is highly competitive. Entries are submitted from all over the country.
"Both awards are a tremendous honor and something that we are all very proud of," said Larry Bell, Bell's President and Founder.
Le Bretteur is a variation on the blonde biere de garde Le Batteur, part of a trio of beers that make up Bell's Jazz Series.
The wort was fermented in French Oak Chardonnay barrels.
First look: Oberon and Two Hearted cans, coming in April
Two Hearted Ale and Oberon Ale will debut in cans beginning in late April, 2014.
They will be available to purchase in 16-ounce four-packs in all markets we currently distribute to.
Both designs will feature familiar images, but the Two Hearted can design will also bring back a local Kalamazoo artist's illustration from a previously retired label first introduced in the late 1990s.
Future can offerings will include our seasonal lineup ‑ Best Brown Ale, Winter White Ale and Smitten Golden Rye Ale to start.
"This new option will allow our fans to take our beer to places where glass is not allowed. It opens up a lot of new opportunities to enjoy Bell's beer and that's a win for everyone," said Laura Bell, Bell's Vice President.
"We are all very excited about this," she added.
Our new canning line is part of our most recent expansion which also includes the addition of twelve 800-barrel fermenters to our Comstock Brewery. The filler will have the capacity to fill 500 cans a minute and is from KHS USA Inc. located just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The cans are produced by Denver-based Ball Corporation.
Coming soon to the Bell's General Store: GROWLERS
Growlers will debut soon at the Bell's General Store in downtown Kalamazoo.
A mix of year-round, specialty and seasonal selections will be available to go in two-liter bottles that will feature the Bell's logo and a swing top lid.
Bell's commitment to quality begins with the right ingredients and continues all the way to the consumer. That dedication is something we have always been proud of.
Growlers have not been offered in the past because we wanted to make sure everything tasted as it should.
With help from a new state-of-the-art growler filling station that is currently under construction, that commitment to quality can be maintained and Bell's fans will soon have an additional packaging option – something they have been requesting for some time.
"It's convenient for those who live nearby and it works really well for our fans who visit from other areas and want to take something unique home," said Laura Bell, Bell's Vice President.
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Samurai: the Warrior's Armor
The Dallas, Texas-based Barbier-Mueller Museum has collected samurai armor for the past 25 years, currently housing about 300 masterful objects including horse armor, masks, and helmets crafted between the 12th and 19th centuries. Featuring the Barbier-Mueller Museum's collection, the anticipated exhibition, Samouraï: armure du guerrier, opened November 8 at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris. The exhibition runs through January 29, 2012 and showcases more than 140 objects.
The show illustrates the progression of the gear and battle objects used by samurai warriors throughout centuries when samurai culture—closely connected to influential Japanese intellectuals—was at its peak. Armorers worked with samurai to craft beautiful, detailed, functional pieces that protected warriors and horses in battle while preserving an established aesthetic and sense of culture. Often, samurai helmets referenced frightening natural imagery, both detracting enemies and differentiating warriors on the battlefield.
Marquand Books produced the 360-page exhibition catalogue Art of Armor: Samurai Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection. Featuring an introduction by Morihiro Ogawa, scholarly essays, and a plate section highlighting 120 pieces in the collection, the book was designed by Jeff Wincapaw and the English language edition will be distributed by Yale University Press. Published in association with the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, the title is available December 5, 2011.
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Small and Select, Theater Festivals that Seek Out the Best
Every August, the sprawling International Fringe Festival brings 1200 performances from over 200 countries to 20 venues around the city (or thereabouts.) In the meantime, there are a number of smaller festivals popping up with promising new fare.
1. Each year, esteemed playwrights submit their one-act works to be presented at the Ensemble Studio Theatre Marathon. Two series of five plays each are on the slate for the festival, which runs through the 26th. The selections include David Aubern, who wrote the Pulitzer-Prize winning Proof, among a number of other theater vets.
2. Though July 3, 59E59 is staging the New York premiers of five plays all showcasing an aspect of U.S. history. Four of the five plays originated from regional theater companies, and the fifth, Jack's Precious Moment, hails from Brooklyn.
3. It's a little disingenuous to call the Lincoln Center Festival a "smaller" theater festival. Still, with its highly curated group international theater troupes, the Festival presents a select cross-section of European and Asian productions. The six-hour The Demons on Governors Island sold out the day tickets went on sale, but there are seats for the remaining four plays from Europe and Asia, including Tbilisi Municipal Theater Studio's The Battle of Stalingrad.
5. For the 15th year Clubbed Thumb returns to the Ohio Theater in Soho for its Summerworks series. The 2010 edition features three plays by emerging playwrights. As a bonus, each Monday the playwrights, directors and a guest artist will sit for a Q&A with the festival directors.


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Just think of your favorite piece of music. Think of the multitude of positive feelings the music evokes. Now multiply by the number of days of your Crystal Symphony voyage and you will know how delightful a cruise can be.
Just as a myriad of components go in to the making of a memorable musical composition, so does an equivalent effort go into the making of a memorable voyage.
The smooth sailing begins long before you embark. Crystal's gracious staff are ready to answer all your questions, record all your personal preferences and add to your heightening anticipation. After all, when you choose a Six-Star Cruise Line, your expectations are high, and Crystal's staff comes through with the job!
As with every flawless performance, it seems effortless to the audience, and Crystal's staff have been selected and trained to meet the high standards of excellence that have brought this line innumerable accolades throughout their more than 20 years in service.
The moment you encounter their staff, you are warmly greeted and very quickly addressed by name. If this happens to be a repeat voyage, the "welcome backs" herald your return. Quite an impressive feat with a guest list of over 900 on board. This is just the start of small, exclusive ship treatment with all the amenities and none of the drawbacks of the larger vessels. That's the allure of Crystal Symphony.
Once on board, rather than be handed an already poured glass of bubbly, as occurs on some ships, you are comfortably seated in the Bistro, where properly chilled French Champagne is poured until sailing. No need to juggle your carry-ons and a flute. You can relax, and settle in, as your Symphony voyage is just beginning.


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Reports | Cameroon, Multimedia
In "A Journalist in Exile," Cameroonian reporter Agnès Tailè talks about the challenges she faces after leaving her home for the United States. Tailè tells CPJ's Sheryl A. Mendez how she was abducted, beaten, and threatened in connection with her critical reporting about social issues and armed conflict. (3:41)
Read our accompanying special report, "Journalists in Exile 2011," and visit our Journalist Assistance program to see how you can help.
I was arbitrary and unlawfully arrested and detained in a heavily secured military police detention facility in Cameroon for 40 days. I had to bribe my way out of the country to seek sanctuary and protection.
Cameroon is a dictatorship dressed up as a fake democracy, with a leader in power for more than 29 years. As an investigative economics and current affairs journalist, I worked with the leading independent newspaper, Le Messager, and also with other newspapers before that. I wrote critical articles about the government and exposed its wrongdoing and corruption.
Dear President Biya: A year ago this week, journalist Germain Cyrille Ngota Ngota died in his cell in Nkondengui prison in the capital Yaoundé while in pre-trial custody on criminal charges based on his activities as the editor of the monthly Cameroon Express. We hold the government responsible for Ngota's death, and we call on you to initiate reforms so that no other Cameroonian journalist is thrown in prison in retaliation for reporting on issues of public interest. We urge you to implement reforms referring press offenses to civil courts, not criminal courts, in line with democracy, transparency and accountability.
New York, April 1, 2011--Using a vague criminal code provision allowing authorities to detain individuals deemed a threat to public order, a provincial governor in Cameroon threw a journalist in prison on Wednesday for inquiring about the arrests of two employees of a state-run palm oil company, according to local journalists.
Journalists: Beware of questioning the performance of Cameroonian international soccer superstar Samuel Eto'o on the field. The act could result in a head butt--as reporter Philippe Boney experienced in 2008--or in rough words, as a Senegalese reporter experienced in a postgame press conference on Saturday.
"For security reasons, the government of Cameroon requests the suspension of the Twitter sms integration on the network," announced a March 8 tweet by Bouba Kaélé, marketing manager of the Cameroon unit of South Africa-based telecommunications provider MTN. The announcement has since disappeared from Kaélé's Twitter feed, but was memorialized by a handful of Twitter users who retweeted the comment and the Cameroonian daily Le Jour, which printed a story.
New York, March 3, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of a Cameroonian editor who is being prosecuted in connection with a leaked official document, according to local journalists and news reports.
Do you believe the free flow of information must be protected? Sign the #RightToReport petition and demand that President Obama immediately:
1. Issue a presidential policy directive prohibiting the hacking and surveillance of journalists and media organizations.
2. Limit aggressive prosecutions that ensnare journalists and intimidate whistleblowers.
3. Prevent the harassment of journalists at the U.S. border.
Or click here to see the full petition, and join leading journalists like Christiane Amanpour, The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger, Editor of the AP Kathleen Carroll, and Arianna Huffington in signing on.


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Listen to the Music
The following are three samples of the music of 1001
Nights Orchestra. Each song has a text description as well as an audio
sample. The audio samples require a media player. You can download a free
media player at Real
Player or QuickTime
More music samples are available on our MySpace page.
GYPSY NIGHTS (252 kilobytes 60 seconds)
Gypsy Nights is an original piece composed by Kamran Hooshmand and arranged by 1001 Nights Orchestra. The piece is a journey that starts with a single guitar melody defining the mood of an Andalusian night. Then the accordion comes in and joins the guitar. The image is one of a caravan of gypsies traveling through the night. The music slowly rises to a climax led by a clarinet and then just as slowly fades out like a caravan moving toward a moonlit horizon. All through the song, finger cymbals embellish the melody like fairy dust sparkling in the night.
RAMPI (246 kilobytes 60 seconds)
Rampi, also known as "Rain Dripped On My Tent," is a very old Turkish folk song. It is a "karsilama" or a song with a 9/8 rhythm which makes it an excellent choice for dancing. The word "Rampi" is a nonsense word, something like "tra-la" in the English-language and it is also known as a party or "kef" song. This song evokes joy and images of life in the desert.
KARAPET (249 kilobytes 60 seconds)
Karapet is an instrumental which is popular in many countries of Eastern Europe, including Armenia and Russia. It is a catchy tune often danced to at parties to a 4/4 rhythm. The happy sound of the clarinet uplifts listeners and draws them to the dance floor.
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