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Armstrong delivers good at ETA
A record was in sight. All Lucas Armstrong cared about, however, was collecting the crystal vase.
The Church Hill native and rising senior on Middle Tennessee State's golf squad followed a second-day surge and a final-round deluge with a 3-under 69 to capture the Carter County Bank East Tennessee Amateur title in a late finish Sunday at Elizabethton Golf Course.
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Growing Herbs for Tea
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Do you love herb tea, but not the grocery store prices? Good news! Growing your own herbs is very easy and lots of fun!
Here are just a few of the herbs you might want to consider for a tea garden.
Chamomile: Remember the favorite tea of Peter Rabbit? Only the flowers of this fragrant herb are used when making tea. Chamomile tea can be enjoyed by itself or you might prefer adding mint or lemon verbena.
Lemon Balm: This herb is lemony with a touch of mint and makes a soothing cup of tea. It's easy to grow (almost too easy!) so remember to keep it clipped back.
Lemon Verbena: An excellent herb to grow in a sunny spot. It makes a delicious tea. You might try combining it with orange mint or spearmint.
Mints: There are many mints available. Generally, they are aromatic plants and they are aggressive. It may be a good idea to plant mint in a pot and then put the pot in the ground so it doesn't take over your herb garden. Spearmint, peppermint, orange mint all make wonderful teas, alone or along with chamomile or any of the lemon herbs.
Herb teas can be made with fresh or dried herbs and can be enjoyed either hot or cold.
For one cup of hot tea, use one teaspoon of dry herbs or up to 3 teaspoons of fresh herbs. Bruising the leaves of fresh herbs will help release the flavor. Pour boiling water over the herbs in a glass or china pot. Metal pots can sometimes leave a metallic taste. Let steep for 5 or so minutes. Strain and enjoy with a little honey to sweeten.
To make sun tea, simply fill a jar with water, throw in a handful of crushed fresh herbs, and set in the sun for 3 or 4 hours. Stir in a little honey to sweeten, pour over ice and enjoy.
Trying different combinations of herbs is fun. Remember that you can also add spices you have on hand, such as cinnamon, cloves, etc.
There are many benefits to growing and making your own herbal teas. Gardening itself is very relaxing and rewarding. With herbs from your garden, you can soothe away your troubles with a cup of chamomile tea or make yourself a refreshing cup of peppermint tea after a hard day at work.
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Don Alonso del Rio: CANCIONES DE MEDICINA II
The second CD of medicine songs from don Alonso. Songs feature the voice of don Alonso playing his guitar as he does in his exquisite ayahuasca ceremonies in Taray Peru. Many songs are accompanied by tradition wind and string instruments of Peru. The songs have more of a folk style than a traditional icaro. Refreshing, melodic and intriguing!
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Tito La Rosa: AYAWUASKA Viaje de Curacion
Ayawuaska -Viaje de Curacion (Healing Journey) music CD featuring Tito La Rosa, Milke Sinuiri, Cucha Del Aguila, Tavo Castillo, Pauchi Sasaki, and Pepe Chiriboga.
This CD is a story of ayawaska in music and spoken words (Spanish). It features haunting flutes, enchanting icaros, and truly beautiful artistry from beginning to end. This is a healing journey you won't want to miss.Learn More
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Icaro, Shamanic Songs - Tito la Rosa. The magical songs called "icaros" in the Amazon region of Peru, are prayers or invocations sung by master herbalists and medicine men during ceremonies wiht sacred plants. That music puts in movement great powers, which can reveal "the masks that are beneath the face" as the poet Cesar Calvo said.Learn More
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A recent story in the New York Times reports on new information suggesting that many problems we face as we age, including memory loss, insomnia, depression – even cancer – could be caused by changes in our eyes. Many of us become aware of vision changes in our early to mid-40s, when we find, as my mother used to say, that "the print in the newspaper keeps getting smaller." What's happening, of course, is presbyopia. As the eye ages, the lens of the eye gradually loses its ability to focus on close objects, thus the prevalence of reading glasses in our mid-years.
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These Lantern Moon hand crocheted yellow flower tape measures are a fun and cheerful addition to your knitting bag!
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2013 eDiscovery Events
The Sedona Conference® – eDiscovery Cooperation Training
February 21-22, 2013
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ACEDS 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition
February 28 – March 2, 2013
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March 3-7, 2013
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Second Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference
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Provided as a non-comprehensive overview of over 100 key and publicly announced eDiscovery related mergers, acquisitions and investments since 2001, the following listing highlights key industry activities through the lens of announcement date, acquired company, acquiring or investing company and acquisition amount (if known).
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There was a time when people believed the earth was flat. Or that humans would never walk on the moon. Or that computers had no place in the law. But then the non-believers proved them wrong. The earth is round, men have walked on the moon, and it is hard to imagine practicing law without a computer.
What about technology-assisted review? Are there myths surrounding TAR that will fall by the wayside as we better understand the process? Will we look back and smile at what people believed about TAR way back then? Turns out, that is already happening. Here are five myths that early TAR adopters believed true but that modern TAR systems prove wrong.
Reasonability is a core concept in the law, right up there with the idea of justice itself. It not only permeates negligence law, it underlies discovery law as well. For instance, a party in litigation, and the attorneys representing them, are required to make reasonable efforts to find relevant documents requested. They are required to make efforts that are good enough to be considered reasonable. But lawyers and litigants are not required to make efforts beyond that; not required to make super-human, stellar efforts, and certainly not perfect efforts.
Beginning in early 2012 the topic of Technology-Assisted Review moved from expert-led explanations to mainstream mentions in legal community articles, opinions, surveys and reports. Provided for your research, review and consideration are a compilation of key headlines and links from online sources on the topic of Technology-Assisted Review from February, 2012, until now.
The data from my Enron review experiment shows that relatively high consistent relevance determinations are possible. The comparatively high overlap results achieved in this study suggest that the problem of inconsistent human relevance determinations can be overcome. All it takes is hybrid multimodal search methods, good software with features that facilitate consistent coding, good SME(s), and systematic quality control efforts, including compliance with the less is more rule.


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18 Extreme Real Life Plastic Surgery Disasters
The woman with the biggest boobs in the world, a woman who wants to be the real life Barbie and a woman who used cooking oil to plump up her… READ ON
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Ah so this explains everything.
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The Dallas star opens up and shares her thoughts about going under the knife in the April… READ ON
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The 38-year-old rapper, whose changing mug has not gone unnoticed over the past years, visited MTV Studios in New… READ ON
Jenni "JWoww" Farley has never been bashful about showing off her fake boobs, but she usually keeps her plastic surgery scars under cover!
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Nicole Kidman's recent frozen-looking forehead has been raising Botox eyebrows, but the Academy Award winning actress insists that she is totally natural!
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Screen legend Greta Garbo was, like all actresses of her time, photographed often, but her extraordinary beauty and strength as a portrait subject also captured the interest of photographers such as Edward Steichen, Arnold Genthe, and Cecil Beaton. Join noted film historian and author Robert Dance as he chronicles Garbo's life from 1925 through the early 1950s as seen through the lens of the portrait camera. Following Dance's talk, view Garbo in one of her most captivating roles in Queen Christina (1933, 99 minutes). This free talk and screening takes place at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute on Saturday, October 20, at 3 pm.
Robert Dance is a private art dealer who specializes in Old Master painting and drawing. He is the author of several essays on the history of silent film. Dance was chosen by Garbo's family to collaborate on Garbo: Portraits from Her Private Collection on the centennial of her birth. He is also co-author of Ruth Harriet Louise and Hollywood Glamour Photography.
This fall, portrait photography is also explored in Facing the Lens: 19th-Century Portrait Photographs at the Clark, on view October 12, 2007, through January 13, 2008. Facing the Lens offers a broad sampling of early portrait photographs through fifteen works from the collection of the Clark and the Troob Family Foundation. View photographs by Édouard Baldus, Nadar, David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, Roger Fenton, and Julia Margaret Cameron. The photographs' subjects range from wealthy families at home and celebrated writers posing in commercial studios, to medical patients trapped in an age that offered limited treatments.
The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm (daily in July and August). Admission June 1 through October 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. Admission is free November through May. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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"This will be a day long remembered..."
Got my Luke Stormtrooper, Imperial Gunner, R2 w/ pop-up Saber and Yak Face in the mail today. So that's it! My collection of the 15 vintage POTF figures is complete!
I'll post photos later on.
"I'm sick and tried of these motherfrakkking Sith on this motherfrakkker plane!"
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Sweet deal BB!!!! Can't wait to see the pictures.
You'll be sorry, Pee-Wee Herman!
Thanks guys, it's pretty awesome as long as I don't think too much about all the money I've spent in the last month.
Here're a few standard photos of the figures. I guess I need to get these ones out of my system, then I can start getting some more creative ones taken.
The first one is just the last 15 POTF figures in the order that they showed up in the "Collect all 93" photo from the Planetary Map (without those posers Paploo and Lumat, of course).
The second photo is all my vintage figures, duplicates and all. You can see that I've acquired multiples of a few of the POTF guys. And no, I don't need three Amanamans, one's a 'beater' figure the other two are perfect, but I'll probably end up trading one to my brother.
The third photo is just another POTF group shot.
BigB, hows about hooking me up with an Amanaman, you gots triplets.
Real nice collection
thanks Chux Turbo LBC Bobafrett Mtriv73 Rjarvis JF96 JT JMG FB Rogue2 Tycho Slicker Deoxy Caesar JontheJedi JJReason Brandon Solo JMS UK for great deals.
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My brother has expressed interest in one of the C-9.5 Amanamans. If he decides he doesn't want it, then I'll send you a PM. I'm pretty sure you don't want the C-6 "beater" Amanaman.
Just won this today (technically yesterday):
It's an unopened vintage A-Wing in what looks to be a very nice box. I won it for $457 which I think is pretty good for an unopened one of these. I was willing to go up to $650.
The tape looks pretty clean from the photos too. I've bought "sealed" vintage vehicles before where the box hadn't technically been opened, but the tape was so dried out that the box was pretty much aging itself open.
Now I just have to wait for this to arrive and hope that there was nothing left out in the item description. Given the guy's feedback, though, I don't think I have any reason to expect a problem.
I think this is it for me on vintage items for a while. It's been a fun ride, but I think I better quit now while I can still pay my rent.
I wasthinking about going for that A-wing, good buy.
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"Topics in Internal Medicine" is one of the most consistently successful CME programs in the history of the UF College of Medicine. Each year, we present a lecture series focused on the most current, evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in Internal Medicine. Our target audience is the generalist clinician. A particular emphasis is placed upon efficient, practical updates within each of the Internal Medicine subspecialties. Each attendee can rapidly determine how current his or her knowledge is in each topic area, listen and review the lecturer's presentation for visual reinforcement of material, and then interact with faculty in multiple question and answer settings to discuss pertinent cases or other clinical areas of interest. It is hoped that by participating in this program, attendees will have ample opportunity to self-assess the adequacy of their knowledge base and then translate newly acquired or updated knowledge into better care for their patients.
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Welcome to February 25, 2014 Kristin's Great Finds Inner Circle Newsletter
Kristin's Great Finds would like you to meet a special little boy named, Hayden Dorsett. In March of 2012, a beautiful baby boy named, Hayden, came into this world. He was born with a very rare birth defect called, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Due to complications with this birth defect, Hayden needed to have open-heart surgery before his parent could take their precious bundle of joy home. It was a nerve-wrecking time. Yet during these anxious days, his parents spent time with Hayden, learning about him and loving him. They awaited the day they could take him home.
The day finally came! Hayden was finally well enough to go home at three weeks old!! He was able to be with his family and older brother, Jackson. His trip home was a short one though. Ten days later, Hayden needed to return to the hospital for another month of treatments. During his stay at the hospital, his personality began to blossom, he smiled a lot, and his family became closer. Lots of pictures of Hayden's smiling face were taken to share the joy with others.
Yet again, the day arrived! Hayden was able to go home and be with his family. Hayden's heart problems continued, resulting in many visits with specialists and therapists. His family was determined Hayden would be given the best chance at life. Throughout all these doctor's visits, Hayden seemed to touch everyone he met with his smile and his joy.
Sadly, Hayden passed away at just over 5 months old and is now in heaven. That isn't the end of Hayden's story though. As devastated as Hayden's family was (and still is), they started Hayden's Heart Inc. in his honor. Hayden will live on forever through their work by raising CHD (Congenital Heart Defect) awareness and helping other babies and their families during their time of need.
Raegan Moya Jones, founder and owner of aden + anais®, knew of Hayden's fight for life. During his life, it was found Hayden couldn't fall asleep without the comfort of his aden + anais® muslin swaddle blankets. In memory of Hayden and in honor of all of the children fighting Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Raegan had swaddles designed to raise awareness for Hayden's Heart Inc. These cotton swaddle blankets feature the Hayden's Heart iconic logo and are produced in 3 colors: pink, blue, and taupe. With your purchase, a donation from the profits are donated to Hayden's Heart. You can read more about Hayden's story and the non-profit organization at http://www.HaydensHeart.org. Please consider a Hayden's Heart swaddle blanket from Kristin's Great Finds for your next baby gift.


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Magic Around Every Corner at Clark After Dark: Venetian Carnivale on March 3
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February 14, 2006
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's wildly-popular "Clark After Dark" quartet of winter revelries takes guests far from the New England winter and spring thaw. Each party is different, with theme-based food, movies, games, music, and activities. On Friday, March 3 from 8 pm to midnight, the ancient ritual of casting off the winter and greeting spring fills the piazzas, streets, and canals of Venice – and the courtyard, theater, and galleries at the Clark during "Clark After Dark: Venetian Carnivale." Tickets are $10 ($8 for members) per evening and are available at the door, or by reservation at 413-458-0524 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
At Venetian Carnivale the courtyard will sparkle resembling Venice at night and attendees should expect magic around every corner and mysteries on both sides of the mask. Festive attire is not only encouraged on this night but can be created as well. A large and varied assortment of festive feathers and sequins will be available for guests to decorate a mask to wear that night. Blank masks of all shapes and sizes will be provided. And don't forget your Carnivale beads.
Learn the ancient Italian sport of bocce, a precision pursuit similar to lawn bowling. Lessons will be offered for those who need instruction or a refresher, and competitions will be held on courts in the café.
Sit down and a get a glimpse into the future with Kat Lovell and Becca Lucia, psychics from Northampton, who will offer readings in the magical atmosphere of the "Renoir Gallery."
Celebrate the Venetian tradition of fine glass artistry with internationally acclaimed glass artists Jonathan Winfisky, Josh Simpson, and Charlie Correll who will present a small glass exhibition on the bridge leading into the main galleries. Works will be available for purchase.
Secrets of Venetian masterpieces will be revealed in the galleries every hour during 10-minute gallery talks made popular by this year's 50 Hours weekend event. Learn about the Clark's images of Venice by artists Francesco Guardi, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and John Singer Sargent. The Clark's galleries will be open until midnight offering late-night rendezvous with these and other masterpieces in the collection.
Wings of the Dove (1997, 102 minutes) will be the evening's feature film in the auditorium.
Complimentary Italian-inspired snacks and soft drinks will be provided, and two cash bars will feature signature drinks.
The Clark After Dark revelries conclude with the "Last Days of Pompeii" on Friday, April 7.
The Clark is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm (daily in July and August). Admission is free November through May. Admission June 1 through October 31 is $10 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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Bryce Canyon National Park Information
Everything about the natural history of Bryce Canyon, the flora, fauna and geology
The park receives close to 1.75 million visitors annually. Visitation peaks from June through September and is at its lowest in December, January and February.
Bryce Canyon is located in south-central Utah.
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Bryce Canyon National Park
P.O. Box 170001
Bryce Canyon, Utah 84717-0001
(435) 834-5322
Operating Hours
The park is open 24 hours per day throughout the year. There may be temporary road closures during and shortly after winter snow storms until plowing is completed and conditions are safe for visitor traffic. Road maintenance may require brief closures of individual areas at other times.
Visitors can enjoy Bryce Canyon during any season. Summer days are pleasant and nights are cool at 8,000-9,000 feet. July is the warmest month, with an average daytime high temperature of 83 degrees and a nighttime low of 47 degrees. Much of the area's precipitation comes as afternoon thundershowers during mid to late summer. Spring and fall weather is highly variable.
Cold winter days are offset by high altitude sun and dry climate. Winter nights are subfreezing. During some winters, Alaskan cold fronts descend on the Colorado Plateau region bringing temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero. Although March is the snowiest month, the area can have snowstorms from October through April. Annual snowfall averages 95 inches, providing opportunities for cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing
The high altitude sun can burn in any season-hats and sunscreen are recommended all year. Layered clothing is good preparation for the plateau's temperature extremes and frequent strong winds. Boots with good tread and ankle support are strongly recommended for hikes into the canyons.
To Park: Regular commercial flights serve Cedar City (87 miles), St George (150 miles) and Salt Lake City (270 miles), Utah, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada (270 miles).
Bryce Canyon Airport (4 miles), operated by Garfield County, has commercial flights from Las Vegas. Phone 435/834-5239 for current carriers and schedules. Private planes are welcome at this uncontrolled airport: Altitude: 7,586 feet; Runway Length: 7,400 feet; Runway Width: 75 feet. A shuttle service is available from the airport to local motels and recreational opportunities.
Sightseeing bus tours are available from St. George, Cedar City and Kanab, Utah.
In Park: Private vehicle rentals and bus tours originate outside the park. In spring and summer, concession-operated horseback tours are offered in the park. Biking is permitted on paved roads only; there are no bike lanes. Bikes are not allowed on park trails (see section on adjacent attractions).
Bryce Canyon Shuttle System (coming soon): A new shuttle system will enable visitors to enjoy the park and its natural and cultural beauty without the hassles of traffic. It will also relieve some pressing natural resource protection concerns. It will reduce the expenditure of tax dollars toward road maintenance and may provide for better backcountry access. Following are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the shuttle.
From north or south on U.S. 89, turn east on Utah 12 (seven miles south of Panguitch, Utah) and travel to the junction of Utah 12 and 63. Turn south (right) on Utah 63 and travel three miles to reach the park entrance. (Utah 12 continues east through the northern portion of the park.)
From the east, travel west on Utah 12 to the intersection of Utah 63. Turn south (left) to reach the park entrance.
Fees, Costs, Rates
Entrance Fees
Passenger cars are charged $20 per 7-day visit
Commercial tours are charged according to seating capacity as follows: $25 plus $5 per passenger for 1-6 seats; $50 for 7-15 seats; $60 for 16-25 seats; and $150 for 26 or more seats.
Golden Eagle ($50 annual fee) and Golden Age ($10 one time fee) Passports are available at the park Entrance Station and are honored for occupants of noncommercial vehicles. Golden Access Passports are issued at the park visitor center.
Campsites $10 per site per night. (Golden Age and Golden Access Passport holders receive a 50% discount.)
Backcountry Fees: $5 per permit
Facilities and Opportunities
Visitor Center/Exhibits: The park visitor center is open year round except Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1. A ten-minute slide program, exhibits, restrooms, information, and backcountry permits are available here. In addition, maps and other publications are available for purchase through Bryce Canyon Natural History Association.
Trails, Roads: The 18-mile main park road winds along the edge of the plateau, terminating at the south end of the park. Return to the entrance via the same road. Spur roads and pullouts offer opportunities for viewing and trailhead parking. Park speed limits range from 25 to 35 mph and are strictly enforced.
In summer, parking at most viewpoints is extremely congested. Your best chance of finding a parking space at Sunrise, Sunset, Inspiration, Bryce, and Paria Viewpoints is before 10:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m.
Because all of Bryce Canyon's viewpoints are east of the main park road, we recommend that you drive the 18-mile road to the southern end of the park, start with Rainbow Point, then stop at the remaining viewpoints on your way back to the park entrance. This will help you to avoid making left turns in front of oncoming traffic.
Special Concerns:
Due to steep grades and limited parking, trailers are not allowed beyond Sunset Campground. Campers should leave trailers at their campsite. Day visitors should leave trailers at their overnight campground, at Ruby¹s Inn free shuttle parking area just outside the park, at the park visitor center or at the trailer turn-around south of Sunset Campground.
No vehicles over 25 feet in length are allowed at Paria View where the parking area is too small for large vehicles to turn around.
Marked bus parking spaces are available at all parking lots which can accommodate buses. Bus engines should be turned off while parked. Motorhomes and trailers are not permitted in spaces designated for buses.
The park has over 50 miles of hiking trails with a range of distances and elevation change. Assess your ability and know your limits. Use caution if unaccustomed to the high altitude.
Day Hikes:
The easiest trail is the 1/2-mile (one way) section of Rim Trail between Sunset and Sunrise Points. Other sections of the Rim Trail (which extends 5.5 miles between Fairyland and Bryce Points) have steeper terrain. The Fairyland Loop (8 miles round trip), Peekaboo Loop (4.8 or 5.5 miles round trip), Queen's Garden (1.7 miles round trip) and Navajo Loop (1.5 miles round trip) trails wind down through the rock formations along steep grades. The Peekaboo Loop Trail also serves as a horse trail.
The Under-the-Rim Trail extends 23 miles from Bryce Point to Rainbow Point and has eight backcountry campsites. The Riggs Spring Loop Trail (8.8 miles round trip) from Rainbow Point has four backcountry sites. Both trails drop below the rim of the plateau and lead through forested areas. A permit is required for overnight backcountry camping and is available at the park Visitor Center. A $5 donation is requested for backcountry use.
Park rangers and volunteers conduct interpretive activities, including hikes, walks, geology talks and evening slide programs from late spring through early fall. Check at the park visitor center or Bryce Canyon Lodge for daily schedules.
Junior Ranger Program:
The Junior Ranger Program offers children ages 12 and under the opportunity to learn more about the park. Although the program is designed as an independent learning experience in an effort to accommodate individual family schedules, one important requirement is that the kids attend a ranger-guided activity. Recommended minimum time needed for completion of the program is approximately one full day. When kids fulfill their requirements, they can bring their completed booklets to the park visitor center and receive a Junior Ranger certificate. In addition, a special patch is available for $1.
Volunteers in Parks (VIPs):
Each year at Bryce Canyon, volunteers donate more than 10,000 hours of service--over 10% of the park's workforce. VIPs help staff information desks, serve as campground hosts, patrol trails, build fences, work with computers, conduct wildlife surveys, take photographs, and more.
Currently the park is seeking volunteer applications for a winter/spring Museum Tech position. Call 435/834-4412 or visit the Volunteers In Parks Job Opportunities page of the NPS ParkNet website www.nps.gov/volunteer/jobs for a position description and on-line application.
To learn about other volunteer opportunities at Bryce Canyon, ask for an information packet at the visitor center or write to: Superintendent, Bryce Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 170001, Bryce Canyon, UT 84717-0001.
Lodging and camping facilities:
Amfac Parks and Resorts, Inc. operates the Bryce Canyon Lodge, with 114 rooms including lodge suites, motel rooms and cabins. The season begins April 1 and runs through October 31. Make lodging reservations on-line at www.amfac.com. Or you can write to: Amfac Parks and Resorts, Inc., 14001 East Iliff Ave., Suite 600, Aurora, CO 80014, or call 303/297-2757 or fax 303/237-3175 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mountain Time.
Additional lodging is available throughout the area. Reservations are recommended.
The park has two campgrounds, North and Sunset, with 218 sites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost is $10 per site per night. There is a limit of 6 people, 3 tents, and 2 vehicles per site. There are no hook-ups. Sites fill by early afternoon during the summer months. Loop A of North Campground has a heated restroom and remains open through the winter. Group Camping: One group site is available in Sunset Campground by reservation only from approximately May 15 through October 10 (depending on weather).
- Maximum size limit of 30 people and eight vehicles. Minimum of seven people.
- Fee charged is the greater of either $30 per night or $3 per night per person 6 years and older. Fee is payable upon arrival.
- Site is assigned by lottery held on February 1 of each year. Only one application per party will be included in the drawing. All non-competitive requests will be granted. All requests received after February 1 will be granted on a first-received, first-served basis.
- Reservations are accepted by mail, phone, or FAX.
Call 435/834-4801 for more information.
Private, Utah State Parks, and US Forest Service campgrounds are located throughout the area.
Amfac Parks and Resorts, Inc. operates a dining room in the Bryce Canyon Lodge, as well as a general store at Sunrise Point. Groceries, souvenirs, camping supplies, quick meals, restrooms, coin-operated showers and laundry facilities are available at the store from April through October.
Private stores in the immediate area are open all year for food, supplies and other services.
Other Concessions/NPs-Managed Visitor Facilities and Opportunities:
In spring, summer and fall, wranglers lead horseback rides into Bryce Amphitheater along a dedicated horse trail as well as on the Peekaboo Loop Trail. Write to Canyon Trail Rides, PO Box 128, Tropic, UT 84776, or call 435/679-8665 or 435/834-5500 for information and reservations.
Most park facilities were constructed between 1930 and 1960. Some have been upgraded for accessibility, while others could be used with assistance.
Because of the park's natural terrain, only a half-mile section of Rim Trail between Sunset and Sunrise Points is wheelchair accessible. The one-mile Bristlecone Loop Trail at Rainbow Point has a hard surface and could be used with assistance, but several grades do not meet standards.
Parking is marked at all overlooks and public facilities. Accessible campsites are available in Sunset Campground.
Recomended Activities / Park Use
Sight-seeing, hiking, camping, backpacking, photography, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, bird watching and other wildlife observation, star gazing, contemplation, relaxation.
Reservations / Permits:
Reservations are recommended for Bryce Canyon Lodge. Park campsites are first-come, first-served, except for the group site which is by reservation only.
A $5 permit is required for overnight backcountry camping. Permits must be obtained in person and are issued at the park visitor center from 8:00 a.m. until two hours before sunset. No reservations are accepted.
Basic Visit Recommendations:
Plan to spend from one to several days depending on your personal interests. Because of the wide variety of recreational opportunities on nearby private, state and other federal lands, you can easily plan an extended vacation in this area.
With a short time to spend in the park:
- Stop at the Visitor Center for information, exhibits, and a ten-minute slide program. Publications and maps are available for purchase.
- Drive to Sunrise, Sunset, Inspiration and Bryce viewpoints.
- Hike a canyon trail or stroll along the rim. Check at the Visitor Center for current trail conditions.
- Lunch at one of the designated picnic areas.
With one or more days to spend in the park (in addition to the above):
- Drive to Rainbow Point (18 miles one way) and stop at the 13 viewpoints on your return trip. Check at the Visitor Center for current road conditions and closures.
- Attend a ranger-guided activity (available during summer months).
- Snowshoe or cross-country ski a designated trail on the plateau top. Rental equipment is available outside the park.


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Sorting through the hundreds of menus can be daunting, though. So we perused the list and selected some of our top picks for the slide show below - because they're new or simply old favorites, plus a smattering of other must-try spots. The menus ($15, $20 and $25 for lunch, and $25, $35 and $45 for dinner) are available from January 21 through February 1. You can check out the full list here, just be sure to check available times before making those reservations.


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2450 Grand Blvd Ste 1, Kansas City, MO | Directions 6410839.083067 -94.582351
Mon. - Sat. 10:30am - 4:30am;Sun. 10:30am - 11pm
Neighborhoods: Near Downtown, Crown Center
We visited Crown Center for the first time and decided eating at Fritz would be fun for our kids. The line was 20 minutes to be seated, the service was alright. The trains were really neat and the kids did enjoy them but the food is not good at all I ordered a hamburger and ended up only eating the meat. The french fries, which cost almost $3.00 are from a bag and not that great as well as the kids chicken nuggets. There are no free refills, and drinks cost $2.59 each. To feed my husband and I and our kids age 3 ,5 and 1 it was over $40. I agree the trains are cool, but I also agree with the other reader that McDonalds has better food. In the end if you are willing to spend the money then the kids love the trains, just don't expect good food.
Fun Spot for Kids... – Great spot for kids...the train is such a cute addition and the looks of their faces when the train delivers is priceless. Very loud so be prepared to speak up.
During busy times, you could wait up to 30 minutes in lines for lunch - but hey, it's a popular spot.
Food was good...everything is priced separately.
With the exception of one or two people, the service could speak better English - more precise, no jargon or slang. Hard to understand and had to ask 3 or 4 times to clarify. English people, English!
bad place – We eat at a number aof K. C. resturats and this was by far one of the worst of all. The food was horrible,the place was dirty,and the service was just as bad.They also forgot to bring my granddaughters food and when we called back it still never came. I really expected a member of management to stop by and apolgy ha/ha.Iwouldn"t recommend this place to my worst enemy.
Great Food and Fun – Our kids love the trains and the food is good too. Shakes, burgers and fries. The Gen Dare burger has hash browns it!! Onion Rings are also awsome.
New Fritz's vs Old Fritz's – Today I went with my daughters class to a field trip at Science City, within walking distance of Crown Center. I got on the computer before we left and I searched for restaurants close to Science City. Fritz's came up on the list. With the trains and kids I thought this was a great choice. When I read the ratings I came across some very disturbing reviews. I didn't know if I wanted to go to the Crown Center Fritz's. I have eaten many times at the KCK location. The original location is old and greasy but hey, it is a diner and I love the Gen Dare sandwich and it's crispy layer of hash browns.
I knew the trains were something the kids would love and the price is reasonable especially in Crown Center so we did go to Fritz's. There were six of us and we were seated within five minutes even though they were very busy. The wait staff were almost Zen like in their calm friendly manner. A single waitress sang happy birthday to a sweet one year old as she served him a sundae. She didn't appear rushed at all. The host, two waitresses and a bus person all stopped and spoke with our table, asking if everything was OK or just to chat. Too bad no one had a name tag on because I would mention them by name if possible.
The food at the Crown Center Fritz's is as good as the original Fritz's. Unfortunately the reviews about the cleanliness were somewhat accurate. The little card stand on the table with the dessert list was covered in dripping dried ice cream and the edges of the tables were dirty- it looks like only the top of the table gets wiped down. I didn't look much closer than that but I was happy with my tasty food and good service. The girls got BLT's -the boys got grilled ham and cheese. The other mom got a chili sandwich. The girls got root beer floats and the boys got large ice cream sundaes. They have many special diner sandwiches and drinks. As a restaurant it gets three stars but the trains for the kids take Fritz's to four stars.
Not worth it! – My husband and I decided to take our 4 children to this restaurant when we arrived at Crown Center too late to catch the free Clifford exhibit. We were looking for something fun for the kids (ages 8, 7, 4, and 2) to do since they were bummed to have missed the Clifford exhibit.
It was a Tuesday night & Fritz's was not busy at all, so we decided to try it out. From the get go the staff was really rude & seemed bored & annoyed at just about everything. I was a little surprised that everything was "al la cart", and I could tell it was going to be pricey to feed our family of 6, but I was hoping it was going to be good food at least. Nope! The portions were small, the burgers were disgusting, the fries were cold, and there is no such thing as a free drink refill at this place (didn't know anyone still did that)! But, hey....they did deliver our disgusting, cold food by train right to our table. So, I guess that's really what you pay for, because it sure isn't for the food or service.
Oh, and there is no restroom inside the Crown Center location. You have to walk out of the restaurant, around the corner, and head down the hall to the mall restrooms....which is *super* convenient when you have 4 small children with bladders the size of peanuts!
Oh, and this is quite possibly the dirtiest, nastiest restaurant I've ever eaten at. Our table was dirty, the walls behind the booth were dirty, and the highchairs were filthy. My kids were enjoying watching the trains, otherwise I would have gotten up and left I was so grossed out!
For what it's worth, I have never written a restaurant review before, but I just could not believe this place actually has 5 star reviews! I guess there are quite a few people out there with very low expectations, because I've had better food and better service at McDonald's, and my kids were just as entertained with McDonald's free play place. Oh....and McDonald's doesn't cost $50 to feed my family!
So NOT worth the novelty of having a train drop some food off at your table! I would suggest you stop by, watch the trains make a loop or two around the restaurant & then go eat somewhere that won't make you sick!
Had a great time at Fritz's – Just went to Fritz's at Crown Center and had a great time. You sit at your table and phone your order in and a then a train running along the ceiling drops your food at your table...very cool. The burger with hash browns on the top was one of the best I've ever had. Everyone really liked the onion rings and shakes too. I would highly recommend it to both kids and adults, everyone will have fun.
Eat before you come here – While visiting from out of State we took two of our grand kids here. They are into trains but the train novelty ran out before the food arrived. The servers were nice enough but I would never recommend anyone actual eat here as the food was over priced and of poor quality. If we were to ever do it again we would eat at one of the other eateries at the Crown Center and maybe have a small drink at Fritz's
Hostess gave away my son's stuffed dog. – I have to say, my son loves trains so he was so exctied and happy to be there. He was amazd at all the trains and how the food was brought out to the tables. That's where this place hit's it's high point.
The low point? Everything else. The food was horrible and way over priced. The people who worked there were rude and acted as if they hated thier jobs.
But the worst part of our day was when we left. My son forgot his stuffed dog 'Simon' in the seating area. When I went back to retrieve it, the busboy said he gave it to the hostess at the front desk.
I had just informed her that my son had left him so I was puzzeled at why she wouldn't remember.
When I asked her about the animal, she addmitted to GIVING IT TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER!!!!!!!!!!
I can't begin to describe the rage I felt. My son is crushed as this has been his sidekick form THE DAY HE WAS BORN. The worst part was, all I got from the woman and the manager... "Sorry for the inconvinience" .
I'll never go back. If you try it, please go to a different location, this one is horrible.
Prison food is better than Fritz's – One of the worst restaurants in Kansas City. We had seven people and the only food item that was decent was the chicken nuggets.
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The hype around the release of Adobe's CS6 was certainly warranted. With additional product lines, a ton of enhanced products, and a few fresh perspectives, CS6 programs are poised to be truly groundbreaking. Concentrating on Photoshop CS6, it is clear that some big changes have taken place. Digital media professionals have all come together in celebration of yet another amazing product. Adobe's Photoshop CS6 is undoubtedly a "must-have". Let's take a look at some of the most notable features that give Photoshop CS6 is prowess.
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Professional Education
Doctor, Universitat Leipzig (2010)
Doctor of Medicine, Universitat Leipzig (2006)
Stanford Advisors
Philip Tsao, Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Significance: Arterial blood vessels functionally and structurally adapt to altering hemodynamic forces in order to accommodate changing needs and to provide stress homeostasis. This ability is achieved at the cellular level by converting mechanical stimulation into biochemical signals (i.e., mechanotransduction). Whereas physiological mechanical stress helps to maintain vascular structure and function, pathologic or aberrant stress may impair cellular mechano-signaling, and initiate or augment cellular processes which drive disease. Recent advances: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) may represent an intriguing class of mechanically- regulated second messengers. Chronically enhanced ROS-generation may be induced by adverse mechanical stresses, and is associated with a multitude of vascular diseases. Although a causal relationship has clearly been demonstrated in large numbers of animal studies, an effective ROS-modulating therapy still remains to be established by clinical studies. Critical issues and Future directions: This review article focuses on the role of various mechanical forces (in the form of laminar shear stress, oscillatory shear stress or cyclic stretch) as modulators of ROS- driven signaling, and their subsequent effects on vascular biology and homeostasis, as well as on specific diseases such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Specifically, it highlights the significance of the various NADPH oxidase (NOX) isoforms as critical ROS generators in the vasculature. Directed targeting of defined components in the complex network of ROS (mechano)signaling may represent a key for successful translation of experimental findings into clinical practice.
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The contribution of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease to human morbidity and mortality has increased in the aging, industrialized world. In response, extraordinary efforts have been launched to determine the molecular and pathophysiological characteristics of the diseased aorta. This work aims to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to limit AAA expansion and, ultimately, rupture. Contributions from multiple research groups have uncovered a complex transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory milieu, which is believed to be essential for maintaining aortic vascular homeostasis. Recently, novel small noncoding RNAs, called microRNAs, have been identified as important transcriptional and post-transcriptional inhibitors of gene expression. MicroRNAs are thought to "fine tune" the translational output of their target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) by promoting mRNA degradation or inhibiting translation. With the discovery that microRNAs act as powerful regulators in the context of a wide variety of diseases, it is only logical that microRNAs be thoroughly explored as potential therapeutic entities. This current review summarizes interesting findings regarding the intriguing roles and benefits of microRNA expression modulation during AAA initiation and propagation. These studies utilize disease-relevant murine models, as well as human tissue from patients undergoing surgical aortic aneurysm repair. Furthermore, we critically examine future therapeutic strategies with regard to their clinical and translational feasibility.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are an important source of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and worldwide. Treatment options are limited, with open surgery or endovascular repair remaining the only curative treatments. Classical cardiovascular medications have generally failed to prevent or significantly alter AAA formation or progression. Therefore, there is a tremendous need for better therapeutic approaches. With increasing knowledge of microRNA (miR) regulation in the context of cardiovascular disease, and with improving technical options permitting alteration of miR-expression levels in vitro and in vivo, we are offered a glimpse into the diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities of using miRs to treat vascular pathobiology. This review focuses on the role of miRs in aneurysmal disease of the abdominal aorta, summarizing recent publications regarding this topic, and outlining known effects of relevant miRs in AAA formation, including miR-21 and miR-29b. Despite there being only limited studies available, several other miRs also display clear potential for alteration of the disease process including miR-26a, the miR-17-92-cluster, miRs-221/222, miR-133 and miR-146a. While studies have shown that miRs can regulate the activity and interplay of vascular inflammatory cells, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts, all key elements leading to AAA formation, much work remains to be done.
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Michael Saenger
Associate Professor of English
Areas of expertiseShakespeare, Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare through Performance
Michael Saenger, Associate Professor of English, teaches and writes on Shakespeare from a wide variety of perspectives. He is the author of two books, The Commodification of Textual Engagements in the English Renaissance (Ashgate, 2006), and Shakespeare and the French Borders of English (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), and editor of Interlinguicity, Internationality and Shakespeare (McGill-Queen's UP, 2014), as well as numerous articles on Renaissance and other literature. He has been a Finalist for the Southwestern Teaching Award, and he teaches courses on such subjects as Medieval literature, Shakespeare in film and Shakespeare through Performance. He is interested in exploring how Shakespeare crossed linguistic barriers, and how modern students must cross similar barriers, both to read Shakespeare and to participate in the modern world. This interest, emerging from the culture of Texas in general and of Southwestern students in particular, has encouraged him to find intersections between fields as various as book history, literary theory, language acquisition, comparative theology and poetic nationalism.
M.A., Ph.D., Univerisity of Toronto 2000
A.B., University of California, Berkeley 1991
Courses: Spring 2014
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Capstone Seminar - Wasteland
Shakespare and the French Borders of English. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
The Commodification of Textual Engagements in the English Renaissance. Ashgate, 2006. Reviewed in Renaissance Quarterly, Review of English Studies, Sixteenth Century Journal, Times Literary Supplement.
In progress:
Interlinguicity, Internationality and Shakespeare. Essay collection under contract with McGill-Queen's University Press. Edited with an introduction by Michael Saenger. Forthcoming. 2014.
Co-authored with Sergio Costola, "Shakespeare's Venice and the Grammar of the Modern City." Forthcoming in Shakespeare and the Italian Renaissance: Appropriation, Transformation, Opposition. Edited by Michele Marrapodi. Ashgate, 2014.
"Interlinguicity and The Alchemist." Multilingualism in the Drama of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries. Ed. Dirk Delabastita and Ton Hoenselaars. English Text Construction 6 (2013): 176-200.
"The Limits of Translation in A Midsummer Night's Dream." Shakespeare Survey 65 (2012): 69-76.
"Apocryphal Agency: A Yorkshire Tragedy and Early Modern Authorship." Shakespeare Yearbook (2005).
"The Birth of Advertising," in Printing and Parenting in Early Modern England. ed. Douglas Brooks. Ashgate, 2005.
"Pericles and the Burlesque of Romance." Pericles: Critical Essays. Ed. David Skeele. New York: Garland, 2000. Book reprinted by Routledge, 2009. Saenger essay reprinted in Shakespeare Criticism 90.
"Ah ain't heard whut de tex wuz: The (Il)legitimate Textuality of Old English and Black English." Oral Tradition 14 (1999).
"Did Sidney Revise Astrophil and Stella?" Studies in Philology 96 (1999).
"The Costumes of Caliban and Ariel qua Sea-Nymph." Notes and Queries 240 (1995).
Review article on Hackett Publishing's editions of Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene. Comitatus. 38 (2007)
"Nashe's Pamphletarie Periwigge." Notes and Queries 246 (2001).
"Dekker's Shoemaker's Holiday." Explicator 57 (1999).
"Nashe, Moth and the Date of Love's Labour's Lost." Notes and Queries 243 (1998).
"A Reference to Ovid in Coriolanus." English Language Notes 34 (1997).
"Will Stephen Wrest Bombast from Falstaff?" James Joyce Quarterly 35 (1997).
"Shakespeare's Macbeth." Explicator 53 (1995).
"Manningham on Malvolio." Shakespeare Newsletter 43 (1993).
Honors & Awards
2010 Visiting Fellow, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
2008 Finalist for Southwestern University Teaching Award
2002-2009 Cullen Faculty Development Awards
2000 A.S.P. Woodhouse Prize (outstanding dissertation in English, University of Toronto)
1998-1999 University of Toronto Department of English Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award


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In this Instructible, I will tell you how to get the most out of your Dremel, from proper use of attachments, to safety and other various tricks I have picked up.
Step 1: Parts of Your Dremel + How to Attach and Detach Bits
By default, your Dremel will come fully assembled, minus a bit in the collet. However if you find yourself taking the parts off to clean them, you may want to know how to reassemble them. First screw on your rubber collar, this is shown in the first picture. Next insert the collet (Picture 2) and finally the cap (Picture 3). While this is still loose, insert your bit (Picture 4), hold down the shaft-stopping button and tighten the screw cap with the wrench.
Once the cap is fully tightened, you are ready to use your Dremel.
--Safety is indeed first and foremost; placing the eye-protection blub at the end is actually a good idea. People tend to remember best what they've seen/heard last.
--The wire brush tends to lose individual wires as it's used--another good reason for eye protection. Use this attachment in a location where the bits of wire won't get embedded in undesired places such as bare feet.
--The non-reinforced cutting discs can be strengthened by wicking a few drops of thin CA (super-fast) glue into the disc. Hobby-store CA is generally superior to the stuff sold in most big-box stores.
and they make a weird smell in my workshop when i use them.
a picture is DEFINITELY worth at least 1,000 words.
After that it was a dremel every 1/2 year. I switched to a Black and Decker RTX No troubles at all. Upside, I took apart my old Dremels and stuck the shafts into old screwdriver handles, make wonerderful clamps and third hands for holding small parts.
I finally called Dremel, and they very kindly sent me two screws. It took two weeks and they arrived in this bubble envelope that could have held 2,000 screws. Lesson of the day: It's faster and cheaper to buy a new mandrel - it comes with a screw.
Oh, and great instructable too :)
the glasses-style eyeshields leave a large gap that beckons crap to your lower lids
I learned this the hard way and as a result, had to spend a lot of time digging fiberglass out of my lower lids.
VERY IMPORTANT:fiberglass is encapsulated and pushed out of the body eventually, but carbon fiber will continually dig through your body, creating scar tissue as it goes.CF Lovers: Effective Eye Protection FTW!save your sight homies!
great Ible, very useful!
Hint: Remember the bit and the brass insert collar must match in thickness.
If you already double checked this, then it could be a stipped cap screw or threaded collar.
I think that just about might cover it.
Was it anything like these? Forgive the small size and crap quality!
The "Large" preference on my favourite image search engine yielded few results unfortunately.


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The basement club was cramped, and the bandstand was so small that, by the drummer's measure, it could hardly hold a fight. The clientele included mobsters, musicians, and star performers from the nearby Broadway shows, slipping in among the crowd from the time the band appeared, at about ten o'clock, straight on "until." The banjoist who provided the schedule could elaborate no further about how long the night went on: "Until you quit. Until period." After 3 A.M., you couldn't get a seat. In the fall of 1926, the craze for Negro music was already sending savvy white New Yorkers up to Harlem, but the Kentucky Club, on West Forty-ninth Street, had the hottest band in town. Trumpets, trombone, saxes, clarinet, tuba, banjo, and drums—nine or so players, huddled on the stand beneath the pipes that ran along the ceiling, plus the handsome young piano player who led the group while dancers surged around him on the floor. But the band did more than keep the temperature high and the dancers moving; its arrangements were so startling that even a familiar number like "St. Louis Blues" sounded new. Variety capped a gushing review of the "colored combo" by noting that the club's patrons—transfixed "jazz boys" and civilians alike—spent a remarkable amount of time just sitting around and listening.
Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians had been performing in New York, under one name or another, for about three years, but their range and ambition were just beginning to show. As new arrivals, they had practiced the sweet, straight, "under conversation" music that had been in demand at the Washington society dances where the original group members started out, but they had quickly discovered that this sound was all wrong for New York. Not brazen enough, not rhythmically driving; not Negro enough; not jazz. In truth, a New York style of jazz hardly existed. In the mid-twenties, the city offered, instead, a heady variety of musical models, including its own native Harlem stride pianists (who welcomed Ellington as one of their own); the blues musicians who were part of the ongoing mass migration from the South; Fletcher Henderson's big, polished sound; and the great horn players of New Orleans, who blazed through town now and again like comets. And then there were the resident players who had absorbed the New Orleanians' famed techniques: the trumpeter Bubber Miley joined the Washingtonians before their first uncertain year was out and, with his waa-waa outbursts and uncannily human shrieks and cries, quickly blew their decorum away. Ellington was inspired by Miley's wild expressiveness, even if he couldn't yet meet it or let go the promise of all the other sounds he heard.
The number that caught Irving Mills's attention at the Kentucky Club one night, as he recalled, was "Black and Tan Fantasy," a three-minute musical drama jointly credited to Ellington and Miley. It isn't difficult to figure out which of the authors did what, as a throbbingly mournful blues gives way to a refined society tune—rough and smooth, black and tan, Miley and Ellington—or as Miley's solos rise to a hectoring beauty that finds ease and release in the band's response. The trumpeter's manipulation of a simple rubber plunger cup over the bell of his horn makes for some irresistibly antic sounds (the trombonist, not to be outdone, gives a good impression of a whinnying horse), but the piece delivers an unexpected emotional punch: a concluding riff from Chopin's "Funeral March" is willfully absurd yet seems to seal the trumpet's urgent message. ("I like great big ole tears," Ellington said, teasingly, about audience reactions.) The over-all effect is at once mocking and chilling, like a funeral cortège with skeletons dancing behind.
Whether or not Irving Mills shed a tear, he recognized both the artistic merit and the financial potential of such original work. A song publisher with a special interest in blues, Mills immediately decided to go into band management, with Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra (their latest, somewhat grandiloquent billing) as his initial client. Mills insisted that Ellington concentrate on recording his own compositions, and that fall the energized players made their first important disks. One year later, they opened at the Cotton Club.
More than half a century after the Civil War, the most famous night club in New York was a mock plantation. The bandstand was done up as a white-columned mansion, the backdrop painted with cotton bushes and slave quarters. And the racial fantasy extended well beyond décor: whites who came to Harlem to be entertained were not to be discomfited by the presence of non-entertaining Negroes. All the performers were black—or, in the case of the chorus girls, café au lait—and all the patrons white, if not by force of law then by force of the thugs at the door. Ellington had to ask permission for friends to see his show. Ironically, it was the Cotton Club that allowed Ellington to expand his talents, by employing him to arrange and compose for a variety of dancers, singers, miscellaneous acts, entr'actes, and theatrical revues. His most extraordinary talent, however, may have been for making the best of tainted opportunities. For the big revues, with their plots about black savages and threatened maidens, he devised music of sophistication and cheekily exotic allure, under such titles as "Jungle Blues," "Jungle Night in Harlem," and—sinister little masterpiece—"The Mooche." But even before the band sounded a note it delivered a statement: impeccably dressed in matching tuxedos and boutonnières, its members were of a class with the biggest swells in the room. And Ellington was the swellest of all: unfailingly soigné, magisterially presiding over the urban jungle, he stood untouched and never lost his smile.


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TRAVERSE CITY — The Parallel 45 professional theater company will continue its third season with performances of "A Christmas Carol In Prose" at Traverse City's InsideOut Gallery today and Saturday.
The presentation will reflect a holiday party atmosphere, with food, caroling, kid-friendly arts and crafts, and casual furniture shifting the ambiance away from traditional theater-going. The play will boast a trio of professional actors, a magic component and voluntary audience participation.
Co-produced with Chicago's Magic Mouth Theatre and written by cofounders Ben Whiting and Matthew Gutschick, "A Christmas Carol in Prose" is a minimalistic take on the well-known holiday classic. Utilizing only three actors, the show combines Dickens' traditional storytelling with Magic Mouth's signature illusion elements.
Performances are at 7 p.m. Admission for each show is $15, including holiday appetizers and beverages. Tickets are available online at www.parallel45.org or by phone at 800-836-0717.
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New take on 'A Christmas Carol' in Traverse City
Parallel 45 will perform at InsideOut
TRAVERSE CITY — The Parallel 45 professional theater company will continue its third season with performances of "A Christmas Carol In Prose" at Traverse City's InsideOut Gallery today and Saturday.
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