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Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) made the following comments today after the White House announced that President George W. Bush has declared a major disaster for the State of South Dakota triggering the release of Federal funds to help communities recover from Severe Storms and Flooding which occurred June 2 - 12, 2008:
"When facing severe weather and other natural disasters, we all have to pull together, neighbor helping neighbor. I was pleased to work with the Governor and the delegation on this disaster declaration to ensure that the federal government does its part in helping South Dakotans recover from the severe weather that hit much of our state last month," said Johnson.
"This is welcome news to the people of South Dakota who suffered the effects of recent flooding. I applaud the President for acting quickly on the disaster request from Governor Rounds, which the entire delegation supported to help provide needed assistance," said Thune.
"The severe weather that affected much of South Dakota late this spring has had devastating impacts on communities across the state. I was pleased to work with Tim and John in support of the Governor's request to declare a federal disaster in certain counties and reservations in South Dakota. I encourage communities across South Dakota to act quickly to access funds available to them so they can start the process of recovery," said Herseth Sandlin.
Senators Johnson and Thune and Representative Herseth Sandlin earlier this month sent a letter to President Bush urging him to support a disaster declaration.


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There are many similarities between mathematics and music. They are their own vocabulary, their own written language, their own way of describing the world around us, but while they are similar the Venn diagram that contains mathematics and music doesn't always seem to have a huge overlap. This episode of Relatively Prime brings you three stories from that intersection. First a story of mathematics applied to music, in a way that no musician would have thought up. Next a story of what happen when you take mathematician and musician and combine it into a single person. Finally, the story of a composer and how he has harnessed the power of numbers as a music creation tool.
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Scott Rickard is the director of the Complex & Adaptive Systems Laboratory, and a Professor of Electrical Engineering, at the University College Dublin. His work on mathematics and music was initially presented at TEDxMIA, the video of which spread like wildfire.
The Mathematical Musician, or musical mathematician:
Robert Schneider is the lead singer of the band The Apples in Stereo and a cofounder of The Elephant Six Recording Collective. Oh, and he is currently studying for a Ph.D. of mathematics at Emory University.
Robert Schneider is currently studying for a Ph.D. of mathematics at Emory University. Oh, and he is the lead singer of the band The Apples in Stereo and a cofounder of The Elephant Six Recording Collective.
Here is a video of the song, CPU, played during the story.
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Jonathan Middleton is a composer, and Professor of Composition at Eastern Washington University. His website, Musical Algorithms, provides a way to turn numbers, sequences, DNA, and many other things into compositions.
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You might really enjoy these examples of generating computer music using programmatic one-liners
The program generates a sawtooth wave by printing the numbers 0 – 32767 repeatedly to the computer's sound device and then modifies the pattern by evaluating a function on the generated numbers. Really interesting stuff!
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Everyone in my household seems to be on a different type of diet at different times. No matter what style of eating we are following, there is always a craving for a sweet snack. When I saw the Atkins Chocolate Peanut Candies on the store shelf, I purchased a box immediately.Just by looking at the front of the box, there is no mistaking that these candies are modeled after M&M's. Inside there are five individual packages, each of which contains about twenty colorful candies with a hard shell surrounding a chocolate covered peanut. These taste just like real peanut M&Ms and look just like them, except that these do not have any white letters printed on them.
Each bag contains 150 calories, 11 grams of fat, no cholesterol, 4 grams of protein and 17 grams of carbohydrates, including 2 grams of fiber and 14 grams of sugar alcohols. For those counting carbs, this translates to 1 gram of net carbs in each package. There are zero grams of sugar in these candies as it is replaced by maltitol, a sugar alcohol, which sometimes affect people's digestive systems adversely, though my family has no tummy issues from ingesting them. This product contains peanuts and soy, and is manufactured in a facility that uses other tree nuts and wheat products.
These Atkins Endulge candies are labeled a "Treat" as opposed to a meal or a snack, and they probably should be eaten in moderation, but if you are trying to cut back on sugar or on a low-carb diet these are a good substitute for M&M candies. I like the fact that they are individually packaged to helps control portion sizes.
I will definitely be buying the Atkins Chocolate Peanut Candies (and the non-peanut version as well) on a regular basis so that when the chocolate craving hits, these will be available.
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The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization committed to empowering Africans, especially women, by advocating conservation of the environment, good governance, and cultures of peace. Wangari Maathai, an environmentalist, women's rights activist, parliamentarian, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and founder of the GBM, has made empowerment and conservation possible through the planting of trees across her Kenya homeland and the globe. By teaching women how to plant and grow trees, the members of GBM ensure conservation of valuable natural resources and provide tools for living sustainable lifestyles. GIS technology is an essential tool to target areas in need of trees, monitor tree planting and growth, and achieve Maathai's and GBM's goals.
Planting trees to prevent deforestation, desertification, and soil erosion, as well as to preserve natural resources, such as clean water, provides Kenyans with the resources for sustainable lifestyles. The major mountains in Kenya, which are locally known as the Five Water Towers, provide the villages below with drinking water. Mount Kenya, the largest mountain in the country, refreshes and sustains 2 million people alone. With tree loss due to logging and harvesting, the amount of water these mountains provide the villages is lessened. Glacier loss on these mountains due to disruptions to the environment also diminishes the amount of available fresh water. Members of GBM plant trees on these mountains to preserve the environment and therefore ensure the continuing supply of water to Kenyan villages.
Trees are also planted to provide Kenyans with the resources they need to live. Full–grown trees provide building materials, fuel for cooking fires, income through sale of timber, improved soil and crop conditions, cleaner air, and even food. The women who plant the trees are paid for their work, so they reap the benefits of their labors as well as the trees.
Between the years 1990 and 2000, the forest cover on the Five Water Towers and in Kenya has vastly changed due to human encroachment and other disruptions. Peter Ndunda, GIS specialist for GBM, can see the harmful human effects on forests using GIS technology. Peter maps the threatened forests and then overlays the image on an older map of the area. Doing this he can see how the forests have diminished over time. This allows members of GBM to target areas in need of conservation and tree planting. Because women who plant trees are compensated, a method is needed to locate where, when, and how many trees have been planted. Peter and the GBM GIS team use GIS technology to track and monitor tree planting so that resources and efforts are recorded. GIS technology helps GBM use its resources and time more efficiently and track areas in need of conservation and tree planting more effectively, which allows more successes for conservation and women across the globe.
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So, the article you linked in the e-mail you sent to me as a member of your list is advising me to remove myself from the very list that led me to it. Interesting...
I definitely agree that disabling notifications is the way to go. While I was fine planning my day at the start, I never took into account how the mail, Tweet, message and other pop up notifications would prove to be a constant interruption. Even just checking to see that I could either ignore or leave a new notification for later, the time it took to get back into my regular workflow was all adding up. I've since disabled every type of pop-up on my work system and, while it takes a little discipline to only check email every 30 minutes or when a task is complete, it's a great timesaver.
Interestingly I have just written a blog about exactly this kind of addiction.
If proof were needed that we are increasingly addicted to checking our email read this alarming statistic:
A recent RAC survey reported that there had been a 50% increase in the last year in the number of 25 to 44-year-olds using their smartphones to access email, Facebook and Twitter while driving!
One can only imagine what the potential consequences of this behaviour would be.
Why are we so addicted to this constant checking of email?
Is it because email and instant messages are instantly accessible – on PDAs, iPads, Blackberries and Smart Phones?
Is it that our brains are wired to respond to potentially exciting stimuli and the prospect of new messages is just too exciting to ignore?
Bad email etiquette in the workplace has similar implications.
We are addicted to constantly checking our email at work and the consequences of this – whilst not fatal – can kill productivity and overload an already stressed workforce.
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Friday, December 21 2012
The Maya prediction was correct...
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Tuesday, November 20 2012
Blog transfert
By arthur charpentier on Tuesday, November 20 2012, 22:25
One more time, the blog should move... it will soon be hosted on the plateform for academic blogs http://hypotheses.org/ (in humanities and social sciences). The new blog adress will be
We are still working on the migration (since this blog is too large to standard transfert of posts, coments, etc). At least, I should get some IT support, instead of being on my own. I hope that the transfert will be completed by the end of this year. See you there !
Tuesday, August 28 2012
Am I a mathematician ? sometimes, I wish I was not...
By arthur charpentier on Tuesday, August 28 2012, 13:50
Last week, at lunch time, we were discussing with Sarah about mathematicians, and she mentioned a nice paper by Picker and Berry (2000) on pupils' images of mathematicians. Most of them might be interesting (perhaps a bit cliché), with production of stereotypical images, like eyeglasses, facial hair, some scientific instruments and equipment, some books, with relevant captions such as maths formulae... Note that most pupils draw a so-called foolish mathematician (in which mathematicians were depicted as lacking common sense... and fashion sense),
Only a few students confess "I'm not sure of what a mathematician actually does". One pupil only said a perhaps never met one, "I'm not sure if a math teacher is a mathematician or not". For instance, I have been surprise to see that only a few of them knew that we have special powers
while a lot think that we actually need weapons !
It might sound funny... but I also found it a bit scary...
But I wonder if I should still claim I am an economist (more than a mathematician). I really don't how pupils see economist (especially nowadays, it might be even more scary).
Monday, August 13 2012
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read?
By arthur charpentier on Monday, August 13 2012, 16:57
This summer, I have read with a great pleasure a short book (in French) translated into "How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read ?", by Pierre Bayard, professor of French literature at the University of Paris Sorbonne. The book was mentioned on http://www.brainpickings.org/ and on http://www.nytimes.com/ (and can be found in French online). The book is great... and I have identified a lot of things that can be observed if you work as an academic. Not only in literature.
The book starts with Oscar Wilde's famous quote "I never read a book I must review; it prejudices you so". So obviously, there should be good reasons not to read books. But first, Pierre Bayard suggests to distinguish among books that you "haven't read".
The first illustration is based on the librarian in Robert Musil's Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften. Good librarian do not read ! More precisely "The secret of a good librarian is that he never reads anything more of the literature in his charge than the title and the table of contents. Anyone who lets himself go and starts reading a book is lost as a librarian...He's bound to lose perspective." You should not read books if you want a good perspective. Further, "We marched down the ranks in that colossal storehouse of books, and I don't mind telling you I was not particularly overwhelmed […]. Still, after a while I couldn't help starting to do some figuring in my head, and I got an unexpected answer. […] I had been thinking that if I read a book a day […] I could claim a certain position in the world of the intellect. […] But what do you suppose that librarian said to me as […] I asked him how many books they had in this crazy library ? 'Three and a half million' he tells me. It would take me ten thousand years to carry out my plan." There are so many books that it is clearly impossible to read everything. But this was mentioned earlier, in the Bible, Ecclesiastes 12:12, "the writing of many books is endless". Actually, we have the same problem with academic research: there are papers published everyday, so as for Musil's librarian, there is no way to read all of them. So clearly, if we want an overview of a given scientific field, we just go through titles, and abstracts (if we have time)...
As a second illustration, Pierre Bayard mentions the poet Paul Valéry who claimed that "je demeure peu lecteur, car je ne recherche dans un ouvrage que ce qui peut permettre ou interdire quelque chose à ma propre activité". Similarly in academic research, we read mainly because we have to be sure that what we do is new, and has not be done before.
Then Pierre Bayard mention books that we have just heard of. And to illustrate this point, he mentions Umberto Ecco's Il nome della rosa. If you remember the book (or the movie), Baskerville finds the truth not because he has read a copy of the book, but he has heard of it. And it is clearly enough ! "Gradually this second book took shape in my mind as it had to be. I could tell you almost all of it, without reading the pages that were meant to poison me". And trust me, academics do that all the time ! Because there are books you are supposed to mentioned when you want to publish. But some of them are out of print, and cannot be found in your library, and are way to expensive to buy them. So you just listen to what people say about that book.
So now we know that it is not necessary to read book when talk about them. But still, you have to behave properly if you still want to be reliable. The example mentioned by Pierre Bayard is the Martins-Dexter quiproquo in Graham Greene's The third man. "'If you want to know, I've never heard of him. What did he write?' He didn't realize it, but he was making an enormous impression. Only a great writer could have taken so arrogant, so original". A similar story can be found in David Lodge's Campus trilogy, when professors have to confess that they have not read certain books (in the so-called humiliation game), and the head of the literature department admits that he has never read Hamlet. It is rather difficult to admit that you have not read a book.
But similarly, the question "have you read the article ?" is usually quite ambiguous. Pretending that you have read it can mean that you have fully understood the paper, and the proof, and the implication. So usually, I do not pretend that I have read an article. Perhaps I might say that I had time to go through it. But not much more...
More funny is Pierre Siniac's Ferdinaud Céline, where the author does not know the book he thought he wrote. It looks like funny, but I have to admit that this is a felling I have also experienced ! When people mention your work, or talk about it, but not the way you expected it. Like when you develop a nice theory, and you propose an application at the end, but some people only remember the 12% difference you have with the benchmark model, while the goal of the paper was simply to propose a new method, based on something else you've been working on. The article people read is usually not the one you wrote. Especially after a few revisions, where referees have required many changes (and you've done them because you need that publication).
Anyway, "How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read ?" by Pierre Bayard is a great book that should be read by everyone !


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I'm looking to buy a Canyon Ultimate AL in either 58/60cm.
Save me travelling to Koblenz has anyone within the M25 got one I could try.
185cm (6'1") 87cm inseam.
I can provide bike related references.
I had heard that the UK distributor has bikes you can test ride?
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice...
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3rd February 2012 - 21:54
I have a 58 cm CF SLX that you could have a blast on if it is only sizing that you are worried about, it obviously won't be much good if you are interested in how the aluminium frame is.
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I'm after a test ride as well but I'm 6'6" so doubt I will find anyone with a frame to fit me...60 or 62cm.
I contacted email@example.com and they kindly told me to hop on a flight to Germany for my test ride. They informed me it would cost me £150 for the flight and transfer from the airport to their factory. I was gobsmacked.
Anyway, I'm not quite sure what to do. It's a lot of money to fork out only to find that you don't like the ride.
Aparently you can return it within 30 days as long as you've ridden it on a clean dry surface.
I would prefer to test out the ride of a carbon and aluminium frame so that I can see which suites me.
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Jill Esbaum is the author of 11 picture books with major publishers, plus a few titles in the new Angry Birds Playground series. She is a former instructor for the Institute of Children's Literature, and, in addition to critiquing picture book manuscripts privately, she is a longtime workshop facilitator at the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival and co-hosts the annual Whispering Woods Picture Book Writing Workshop. Jill and her husband live on a family farm in eastern Iowa. You can learn more about obtaining a professional critique from Jill at her critiques page, http://www.jillesbaum.com/CRITIQUE.html.
is a children's book author who also works as a freelance editor. She is the author of a YA trilogy (Touch of Death, Stalked by Death, and The Monster Within) from Spencer Hill Press and the forthcoming MG novel The Curse of the Granville Fortune(Month9Books, 2014). She is also the author of five picture books. Hashway is represented by Sarah Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary Agency. To find out more about her editorial services, visit her website at http://www.kellyhashway.com or her blog at http://kellyhashway.blogspot.com.
Tameka Fryer Brown was awarded one of two First Prizes in the 2008 Cheerios® Spoonfuls of Stories® New Author Contest. Her debut picture book, Around Our Way on Neighbors' Day (Abrams Books for Young Readers) was selected by the New York Board of Education for its library system—and purchased 69,000 copies! Her second picture book, My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood (Viking Children's Books/Penguin), is written in rhythmic, free verse and illustrated by CSK winner Shane W. Evans. Her book has been named a 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Honor, a Bank Street College Best Book of 2014, and a CCBC Choices Best Book of 2014. Learn more at http://www.tamekafryerbrown.com/.
Ella Kennen is an agent at the Corvisiero Literary Agency. Before this, she worked as an editor for Musa Publishing, and before that, she published over 100 pieces, including over two dozen articles and stories for children in magazines such as Girl's Life, Appleseeds, Boy's Quest and more. Ella is a big picture-person and loves good world-building and voice. She does not do professional critiques, but she runs the RYS blog. Have questions about agents or writing? Want to blog on Rate Your Story? Write her at email@example.com.
Rob Sanders is a writer who teaches and a teacher who writes. Every day you'll find him at Mintz Elementary School in Brandon, Florida where he teaches kids about books and words and reading and writing. Then he scoots back home to write books for children just like those he teaches. On weekends and holidays you might find Rob with his dog, Baxter, at the beach with his great nieces and nephews, or learning and working with other children's writers. Nothing makes him happier than hearing boys and girls say, "Read it again!" Visit Rob's web site (where you can learn more about getting a professional picture book critique) at www.robsanderswrites.com and his blog atwww.robsanderswrites.blogspot.com.
Katie Clark is the author of the upcoming YA Enslaved series (Watershed/Pelican Book Group, 2014) and several picture books for Capstone Press, Redline Editorial, and Guardian Angel Publishing. She has also published more than 50 short stories and articles for children and adults, and her writing is represented by Terry Burns of Hartline Literary Agency. For more information about contacting Katie for a professional critique, visit her website at www.katieclarkwrites.com.
Lori Degman is a picture book author and teacher of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Her first picture book, 1 Zany Zoo (Simon and Schuster, 2010), was the winner of the 2nd Annual Cheerios New Author Contest. Her second picture book, Cock-a-Doodle Oops! (Creston Books), will be released in May, 2014.She writes mostly in rhyme, sometimes in prose, and always with humor. "I love helping writers with their rhyming picture book stories," she said. "My professional critiques include comments on all aspects of the story, as well as a line-by-line review of both rhythm and rhyme." Learn more about Lori's critique service on her website: www.Loridegman.com.
Freelance writer and children's librarian Sharon Verbeten has been a writer/journalist for more than 20 years. She has been widely published in national and local trade and consumer titles and she is the author of the book The Best of Barbie (Krause, 2001). Sharon is also the editor of Children & Libraries magazine, the official, refereed journal of the ALA's Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, the organization that assembles Newbery & Caldecott Committees). She can be reached at email@example.com or via her company's Facebook page under All Write Creative Services.
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Lisa Albert - Lisa Albert's thought-provoking young adult novel, Mercy Lily, debuted from Flux in 2011. Lisa's also written three nonfiction titles including, Stephenie Meyer: Author of the Twilight Saga, Lois Lowry: The Giver of Stories and Memories, and So You Want to Be a Film or TV Actor? She's been a contributing writer for The Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market where her author profiles and articles on the craft of writing have appeared. Lisa has presented workshops on writing and the publishing industry for the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and has appeared events held by the American Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, the Wisconsin Book Festival, and the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. In addition to being an author, Lisa is a Library Assistant at a K-8 school library and loves being surrounded by books and children every day.
Kristen Fulton lives in Central Florida with her husband Rusty, a rocket scientist (really). Kristen's books are represented by Kendra Marcus of Bookstop Literary and she has three forthcoming nonfiction and historical picture books. Kristen is also the founder of Week of Writing: Nonficpic week and organizer of a private picture book retreat that will take place in Georgia in July 2014. When she is not writing or planning her WOW retreat, Kristen likes to watch the Hallmark channel. Learn more at http://www.kristenfulton.org.
Vicky Rubin is an author and illustrator with books from Henry Holt. She specializes in humor. Her rhyming poetry has appeared in Cricket and Spider magazines. Her whimsical illustrations have decorated books, magazines, and greeting cards. She has worked as a writer/proofreader/copyeditor a for over 15 years, for magazines, businesses, and private authors. She has also taught art and English. She's a member of SCBWI and CBIG (Children's Book Illustrators Group) and was a longtime student in Marcia Savin's Writing for Children workshop. She offers detailed critiques, editorial services, and more. In her crits, she looks at character development, structure, language, pacing, plot, and the takeaway. Visit her at http://doodlesoop.com. Critiques page: http://www.doodlesoop.com/critiques/ Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pam Calvert is an author of children's picture books, easy readers, and short stories. She has four picture books nationally published that have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Catalan, and Spanish with more to come. Her Princess Peepers series has won awards and some of her books are Scholastic Book Club titles, including Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin. She offers a free picture book workshop, Picture Book University, on her blog as well as a highly praised critique service. She is represented by Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
Nancy Stewart is the bestselling and award winning author of the four Bella and Britt Series books for children: One Pelican at a Time (eighteen weeks on Amazon Bestselling List), Sea Turtle Summer (International Classics Gold Book Award), Bella Saves the Beach and Mystery at Manatee Key. Her book, Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage, is the authorized biography of Katrina Simpkins and her life changing relationship with Winter, the dolphin (International Classics Silver Award, 2013) A frequent speaker and presenter at writing conferences throughout the United States, Nancy conducts many for SCBWI and speaks to school children frequently. Learn more at www.nancystewartbooks.com, read her blog, or visit her on Twitter or Facebook.
Terrie Hope grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Africa, and founded Critique Cafe as a way for writers to network, join critique groups, and get help with their manuscripts. Terrie is as much of a reader as a writer, and has contributed to creative endeavors ranging from puppet plays to church newsletters. If you're looking for critique partners, visit Critique Cafe or connect with Terrie via her website, www.TerrieHope.com.
Katrina DeLallo is a spiritual, fantasy writer whose work has been published in several eZines, SuperTeacherWorksheets.com, and in print anthologies published by Static Movement. Her earliest writing memory stems from the age of six, when she wrote her first story into a journal given to her by one of her older sisters. She adores imagining new worlds, new places, new people and characters. Her main draw is to fantasy, because fantasy allows her to create worlds that do not exist. Visit Katrina's blog or request a critique at her website, The World Crafter.
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Catholic World News - February 10, 2011
A Dutch cardinal has been accused to covering up evidence of sexual abuse by a priest in the Utrecht archdiocese, and giving the priest new parish assignments even after he had been identified as an abuser.
Cardinal Adrianus Simonis—who drew criticism earlier this year when he claimed that Catholic bishops had not been aware of clerical abuse—reportedly gave parish assignments to the pedophile priest after sending him away for treatment. The priest then molested more children in his new parish.
Cardinal Simonis served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1983 to 2007, stepping down when he reached the canonical retirement age of 75.
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Sleeping Beauty Performed by Moscow Festival Ballet
Presented by The Hanover Theatre and at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
April 18, 2014
Moscow Festival Ballet returns to Worcester for Tchaikovsky's glorious Sleeping Beauty. Music Worcester's ballet presentation in 2013, Swan Lake, sold out, so be sure to have your tickets early! Fully staged, with stunning sets and costumes, this ballet is perfect for all ages.
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.
Leading dancers from across Russia have forged under Radchenko's direction an exciting new company staging new productions of timeless classics such as Giselle, Don Quixote, Paquita and Carmen.
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2 Southbridge Street
Worcester, MA 01608
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Phone: 877.571.SHOW (7469)
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What the place lacked in period costume it made up for in tasting great, I can't remember eating better fried chicken in my life. K. and I felt rejuvenated for our trip across town to the White House of the Confederacy. What an absolute and total trip.
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Considering the devastating power of a volcanic eruption, the lava flows, toxic gases released and smothering ashes, 153 deaths seems like a rather small number. If the figures in the article are correct, the people of Indonesia were somewhat fortunate, all things considered, as it could have been much worse. TGO
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MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – The death toll in two weeks of eruptions from Indonesia's most volatile volcano has risen to 153.
Residents of the city at the base of Mount Merapi are fleeing, afraid that the volcano will erupt again. It is still spewing ash, though it has not had a major eruption since Friday.
In that blast, whole villages were smothered and people were cut down by searing gases that raced down the mountain at highway speeds.
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The Lost Boys enjoyed a weekend of performing for fans, both old and new at GARF. They are the original Rock N Roll Band from 1599. A Celtic, Shakespearean, Rock fusion like no other, that stormed the King's Stage and the hearts of all that were fortunate enough to partake in the festivities.
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Easier-to-use Stow 'n Go seats and foot-activated sliding doors may be among new features on the next generation minivan, according to Allpar.com – a Chrysler-focused website.
Stow 'n Go seating is "an amazingly wonderful thing to have," said David Zatz, Allpar publisher. "It's a critical feature" that, if improved, will help Chrysler maintain its dominance in the minivan segment.
Chrysler Group has begun the process of retooling the minivan plant for the 2016 model, which is widely expected to carry the Chrysler nameplate. Spokeswoman LouAnn Gosselin would not comment on the new design, saying more details will be released May 6 when CEO Sergio Marchionne unveils his five-year product plan.
Zatz said the automaker has patented changes to its Stow 'n Go seats that would allow the seats to collapse in less space. The new design means drivers wouldn't have to move the front-row seats fully forward to stow the second-row seats.
"There are two advantages," said Zatz. "You can actually use the middle seats so you can occasionally have eight-passenger seating, which is new to Chrysler, but not unique. But the main thing is you can get into the back more easily, without moving the front seats forward."
First introduced on the 2005 model year minivans, Stow 'n Go was upgraded three years later by simplifying the seat folding process into a one-button system.
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Similar to the Ford Escape's, kick-activated liftgate, the feature would allow you to push a button at the base of the vehicle with your foot. "If you've got the fob in your pocket it senses the radio signal and it opens the door," said Zatz. "As a minivan owner, I cannot tell you how many times I've come in with a big, heavy box and wished I didn't have to put it down and fumble for the fob."
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George Ray
George Ray is Retiring!
Join us in congratulating George on his retirement. George's career in broadcasting spans more than 50 years, with more than 30 years at KCTS 9 as a volunteer and staff member.
Share your memories in the comments below, or honor George with a tribute gift.
About George Ray
George Ray is a native of Janesville, Wisconsin, and has been KCTS 9's lead on-air fundraising anchor and host for over 30 years. During his career in broadcasting and journalism, he covered the school desegregation crisis in Little Rock in 1957, obtaining the only one-on-one interview with then-governor Orval Faubus. George helped start KCHU-TV, the first UHF station in California, and was the sports director for KOMO-TV from 1964 to 1968. George has a love of history and is an expert on military history, in particular the theatres of WWII.
Through his love for public television and uncanny ability to connect with an audience, George has helped raise tens of millions of dollars to support public broadcasting on KCTS 9, including funds that moved the station from the University of Washington campus to its current building at Seattle Center. "Few people have played as large a role in building support for public television as George has," says KCTS 9 President and CEO Maurice 'Moss' Bresnahan.
George lives in Puyallup and has two children and five grandchildren.
I have been watching PBS for a long time but far more regularly in the last 10 years. I have to say that what first caught my eye about George was how handsome he was and still is. I've always enjoyed how enthusiastic he was about any program he was a part of. There was true sincerity with none of the "over the top" commentary you get from some hosts. Thank you,George! I'll miss seeing your handsome face. Enjoy you're retirement!
Many years ago I made my Hanukkah cake for KCTS9 Cooks for the Holidays. The highlight of the day was to meet and cook with Ray. He is the consummate gentleman making everyone feel welcome and comfortable. I'll always recall kibitzing with George regarding the use of non-dairy products for a kosher cake. While George is KCTS9 to me, he deserves the opportunity to spend more time with his family and explore other avenues in his retirement. Enjoy!
After a very successful 60 year career, I salute George. I had the great fortune to work with him for the past 7 years, and have learned so much from our Seattle icon. George is a man always true to his own values, very professional, ultimately talented, and my friend. I truly loved working with George and will sorely miss him by my side on the show. I welcome Mark Christopher as the new co-host, enjoy working with him and look forward to a long friendship and working relationship there.
George, my friend, here's to you!
Hi George, it has been years and years (18) and I still miss KCTs and you.
Congratulations on your retirement and all the dedicated years you gave
to KCTS and their viewers. Kind regards, Dolly
I was always waiting for the day he took a bite and didn't like it. It never happened as far as I know - he loved everything. Happy retirement George, you will be missed. Maybe you could do some guest appearances.
Dear George, What's this retirement business???
Actually, it is well deserved!!! I hope the station will still keep your voice answering the phone on pledge nights. It is always good to be able to hear a friend's voice after they've retired, moved, or whatever...just to keep "in touch" ...even though we don't talk or actually say "hi"!!!
My 80th birthday happened in July when I blinked...! Such a surprise! But that's what can happen...!
Also, Sara, my daughter and I finished, in time for my birthday, the book we have been working on regarding the letters my father wrote to my mother, my brother and me during the 2nd World War when he was overseas for 38 months in England, North Africa, Italy and Southern France. He wrote almost 400 letters, which were fascinating. (He and Mother numbered their letters. Dad had to destroy Mother's letters when ever he had to move, so they didn't get into enemy hands). Mother wrote close to 700 letters. He was called into active duty, as a Reserve Officers, in January of 1941, before Pearl Harbor. He was a year in Washington DC, before he went overseas in June of 1942. The book ended up being 609 pages. We only printed 2 books, because we're still waiting for some information to be clarified from the Army about some of Dad's history.
Well, that's all for now, just thought I'd fill in a little regarding history that you're interested in! I no longer help on pledge nights, even though I went over to help celebrate Tom Steele's big 50 last Saturday!
All the best,
Blessings, always,
Happy retirement George! Have watched you on KCTS9 for many years from Vancouver-
Miss seeing you but enjoy your retirement
We miss you, George No one else can make food sound quite as wonderful as you do. Have a great retirement!
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A Real Life: Restoring What Matters: Family, Good Friends, and a True Communityby Ferenc Mate
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"We seem to have forgotten what life is all about." So begins this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud follow-up to Máté's cult classic, A Reasonable Life. He warns us that lulled by electronic pacifiers and hypnotized by sublimed greed, we are becoming physically inert, intellectually blinkered, and devoid of deep emotion. Our unquestioned obsession with goods and gadgets has displaced true and lasting joys like our health, creativity, fulfillment, and, most importantly, our time spent with one another.
How has our pursuit of the American dream left us? Financially insecure, estranged from our family, helpless without our wireless toys, increasingly isolated, overweight and, pervasively depressed. But don't despair, a renaissance is underway. Máté's call for genuine, physical, passionate living challenges you to re-evaluate the meanings of "success," "security," technological "progress," and how you work, eat, play, and love.
Simple steps can turn your life around, let you take control, and find satisfaction in a better and much fuller existence. Surprising statistics and engaging anecdotes will rekindle your forgotten pride and joy in independence, neighborliness, working with your hands, and the irreplaceable rewards of time spent in nature and in face to face relationships. e the mall and gadgets a rest and get a real life.
"This book will look insane to any normal American, which shows how crazy we've become."—Charles Bowden, author of Desierto
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So begins this heartfelt, laugh-out-loud sequel to Máté's cult classic, A Reasonable Life. He cautions us that as slaves to electronic devices and obsessed with material goods, we are becoming physically inert, intellectually blinkered, and devoid of deep emotion. Our blind lust for gadgets and possessions has displaced true and lasting joys such as our health, creativity, self-reflection, and fulfillment. How has our unquestioned pursuit of the American dream left us? Financially insecure, estranged from our families, helpless without our wireless toys, overweight, pervasively depressed and increasingly isolated. But don't despair, a renaissance is underway. In this new call for genuine, vibrant living, Máté challenges us to re-evaluate the meaning of "success," "security," technological "progress," and how we work, eat, play, and love. With surprising statistics, eye-opening observations, and engaging anecdotes he rekindles in us a love of simple daily life: the forgotten pride and joy of independence, neighborliness, working with our hands, the revitalizing effect of closeness to nature, the irreplaceable value of lifelong friendships, and the enduring rewards of face-to-face conversation.
Our obsession with goods and gadgets leads us to neglect true and lasting joys: our health, creativity, self-reflection, and, most important, the time we spend with one another. Two decades ago, Ferenc M
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Ferenc Máté was born in Hungary and escaped after the revolution at the age of eleven. He grew up in Vancouver, and has lived in California, Paris, Rome, the Bahamas and New York. He had worked on a railroad extra-gang and as a boatbuilder, photographer, deckhand and book editor. His many books include the nautical bestsellers From a Bare Hull, Shipshape and The World's Best Sailboats, as well as Autumn, A New England Autumn, A Reasonable Life, A Real Life, The Hills of Tuscany and The Wisdom of Tuscany. He and his family run their vineyards and winery in Montalcino, Tuscany.
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text: Intro. A. Eph. 4:27 says, "Neither give place to the devil." "Do not give the devil an opportunity." (NASV). "Do not give the devil a foothold." (NIV). "Do not give the devil a way to defeat you." (NCV). 1. If we learn Satan's devices, we can better withstand him. B. When some view the temptations of Jesus, they conclude that they were very strange and could have no bearing on us. 1. However, as we have seen, a close examination yields many important applications. C. Let us read Luke 4:9-13, the third temptation of Jesus. 1. Again, let us consider some lessons. I. FIRST OF ALL, QUOTING SCRIPTURE DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE IT RIGHT. A. Satan quoted Psalm 91:11-12. 1. Let's consider the context. Psalm 91:9-13 a. Thus, in this passage God promises protection to the one who puts his trust in Him. 2. Satan was forcing something from the passage which was not there. a. It was written to encourage faith, not to test God. Thus, Satan made mis-application of the Scripture. 3. The quotation given by Jesus qualifies and interprets the one given by Satan. a. The word of God must harmonize in all of its particulars. b. God protects; but, to throw onself into unnecessary danger in order to see if God would help is to test God. Such testing of God is sinful. B. Consider some lessons for us. 1. A great many people feel that any preacher who quotes Scripture must be teaching the truth; however, Satan quoted Scripture. a. We must ask: Is it quoted correctly? Is it applied properly? Are other principles violated? b. There's lots of Scripture quoted nowadays that really doesn't prove what the teacher is trying to establish. c. The old gospel preacher, A.G. Freed, said that one can prove anything by the Bible. (1) A young man said, "Brother Freed, I don't really believe that one can prove anything by the Bible." (2) Brother Freed said, "Let's just see, what do you want me to prove?" (3) The young man said, "Prove to me that it's wrong to split wood." (4) With only a moment's hesitation, Brother Freed replied, "Whatsoever God has joined together, let not man put asunder." d. When taken out of context, you can prove anything. For example, in Mormon writings, a Mormon taught from Matt. 25 that the various talents which were given represent several wives which are given to men. 2. Jesus showed that another divine principle would be violated if He would cast Himself down as Satan suggested. a. That principle was: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God." In other words, one can't do something in order to force God to act. b. Let's look at this principle in view of prayer. Here are some prayers said to be prayed by various college students: (1) "Father, if you want me to take this class, let me know this week." (2) "Father, if you'll give me a job tomorrow, I'll know it's really because of you." Notice the subtle test. God cannot answer a day later, because if He does, the petitioner threatens to believe He was not involved. (3) "Father, if you would help me pass this test, I will go to church the following Sunday." c. The answer to these kinds of prayers is obvious; that is, "No human being is in position to bargain with God." (1) Eccl. 5:2; Psalm 50:21 (2) Also, swearing and oath making is not part of the New Testament order. Matt. 5:33-37; James 5:12 II. JESUS REJECTED THE FEATURES OF A MATERIAL KINGDOM. A. For Jesus to make a miraculous decent from the top of the temple with the aid of angels would have been a marvelous way to introduce His kingdom; that is, from a human standpoint. B. The Jews expected a spectacular Messiah. 1. H.E. Dana, in his book, New Testament World, on pages 133-134 says, "By far the most popular view of the Messiah was a warrior king, who would appear as a political champion and military hero to rally Jews from every nation, and lead them in a victorious onslaught against their enemies. Heathen oppressors would be annihilated and God's elect would become the world's conquerors." 2. This view was rooted in references to David's throne, and his outstanding ability as a warrior. They also expected an economic kingdom of peace and prosperity. a. The view is reflected in the Jew's effort to make Jesus king after He fed the multitudes with the loaves and fish. John 6:15 (1) The crowds were eager to obtain the benefits (physical ones) of the new kingdom. Luke 16:16 (2) They would have violently set up the new kingdom. Matt. 11:12 3. In meeting His temptations, Jesus rejected this major feature of the Jewish expectations. a. He refused to test His powers by changing stones into bread. b. He refused the political kingdoms offered Him by Satan. c. He refused miraculous descent from the pinnacle of the Temple in the arms of angels. III. SATAN TEMPTS EVERYONE BY THE SAME MEANS. A. The apostle John lists three avenues of "all that is in the world." 1 John 2:15-17 B. Consider Jesus' temptations. 1. Being extremely hungry; to change stones into bread was a temptation of the flesh. Luke 4:1-3 2. To see all the kingdoms of the world and to acquire them was a temptation to fulfill the lust of the eyes. Luke 4:5-7 3. To exercise His power as a Divine person was an appeal to His pride. Luke 4:9-13 C. Consider the same avenues in Eve's temptation. Gen. 3:6 1. "So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food (the lust of the flesh), that it was pleasant to the eyes (the lust of the eyes), and a tree desirable to make one wise (the pride of life), she took of its fruit and ate." D. Through these three same avenues, sin is glamorized and made attractive to us today. IV. JESUS COMBATS HIS TEMPTATIONS BY QUOTING SCRIPTURE. A. We need to also meet temptations with Scripture. 1. In the "whole armor" that the Christian is to put on, God's word is mentioned four times: truth, gospel of peace, sword of the Spirit, and the word of God. Eph. 6:10-17 a. Thus, the Scriptures, along with our own faith and endurance, will give us the strength we need in overcoming temptation. b. One will not be able to do it without the whole armor of God. B. Furthermore, by the Scriptures we learn of Satan's devices and how to defeat him. 1. We have examples of those who patiently endured. Job 1:8- 12a; James 5:10-11 2. Job said, "When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold." 3. During the depression, a good man lost his job, exhausted his savings, and forfeited his home. His grief was multiplied by the sudden death of his precious wife. The only thing he had left was his faith and it as weakening. One day he was combing the neighborhood, looking for work. He stopped to watch some men who were doing some stone work on a church building. One of the men was skillfully chiseling a triangular piece of rock. Not seeing a spot where it would fit, he asked "Where are you going to put that?" The man pointed toward the top of the building and said, "See that little opening up there near the spire? That's where it goes. I'm shaping it down here so it will fit in up there." Tears filled this good man's eyes as he walked away and thought of how the words "Shaping it down here so it will fit in up there" applied to his life and eternity. C. Let us make the example of Jesus real in our lives - use Scripture to combat and endure temptations. 1. The word of God is living and powerful. Concl. A. Satan is a very real enemy that we need to take serious. 1. He would love to take any of us captive to do his will. 2. If we follow his enticements, we will perish with him. B. Let us follow the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 1. Let us be strong in Him and in the power of His might. 2. He certainly did not give place to the Devil, and by His help neither will we.