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A solid vocabulary is essential in every stage of language learning. So, it is crucial that you learn vocabulary acquisition strategies to maximize your vocabulary power. Here are some practical strategies you can use.
"Without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed" (Wilkins, 1972, p. 111).
The English language is considered to have the largest vocabulary in the world (Crystal, 2002). Educated native speakers of English are expected to know approximately 20,000 word families or 70,000 words (Nation, 2001); however, educated non-native speakers of English know less than one quarter of the native speakers' vocabulary (Laufer & Yano, 2001). Non-native speakers of English must increase their vocabulary knowledge in order to become successful in their academic endeavors in English-medium educational environments. A solid foundation of vocabulary knowledge is essential at every stage of the learner's second language (L2) development. Regardless of the degree of your competency in grammar and pronunciation, you cannot have effective communication without sufficient vocabulary knowledge. This section presents effective vocabulary learning strategies that you can use to enhance your vocabulary acquisition and the learning of English.
One of the most essential resources for language learners is a dictionary. The most important aspect of knowing a word is the collocational partnerships of the word (Folse, 2004; Sokmen, 1997). As the word parts "co" and "location" suggest, a collocation is a word or phrase that is frequently used near the target word. Monolingual dictionaries can help you develop a more solid awareness of the collocational partnerships of words since meaning and other information are provided in the same language as the target word. Research also highlights positive effects of bilingual dictionaries on the learners' L2 development especially on their reading comprehension abilities (Folse, 2004; Knight, 1994; Luppescu & Day, 1993). Bilingual dictionaries help you quickly grasp the meanings of words, especially for words that are difficult to translate into English. The immediate semantic association between the L2 word and the L1 word can help you reinforce the meanings of words and retain them in long-term memory. However, the constant use of a bilingual dictionary can hold you back from developing both a feel or intuition for words and the skill of paraphrasing to make up for words you do not know. Using bilingual dictionaries as the only reference source may hinder you from developing writing vocabulary because bilingual dictionaries focus on the translations of words rather than usages (Nation, 2008).
Based on my experience of learning English as a foreign language and teaching ESL writing courses for over 15 years, a very useful resource that can help ESL students understand the collocational partnerships of words is the encoding dictionary. It is a monolingual dictionary, but it is not a typical dictionary. As the name "encoding" suggests, in the encoding dictionary, words are systematically grouped together by meaning not by alphabetical order. It presents how semantically similar words have different syntactic and pragmatic usages. The most common encoding dictionary available on the market is the Longman Language Activator: the World's First Production Dictionary. Here is an example of the entry "consist of/be made of" from the dictionary. The encoding dictionary can promote a deeper level of processing words and can help you increase your knowledge of collocational partnerships more effectively by comparing differences in word usages based on the specific examples. As the title of this dictionary suggests, it can help you develop receptive (reading) vocabulary into productive (writing) vocabulary.
The encoding dictionary can also enhance your awareness of the fundamental interdependence between lexis and grammar. You do not need to depend solely on grammar books; you can also enhance your grammatical knowledge through the dictionary. The encoding dictionary illustrates that a dichotomy between grammar and vocabulary is not always appropriate. Research highlights that it is not appropriate to divide a language into grammar and vocabulary (Folse, 2004; Nation, 2008, 2009; Sokmen, 1997). Some aspects of language that have been dealt with under grammar in the area of L2 acquisition are actually lexical in nature (Sonaiya, 1991). Language is a grammaticalized lexis not lexicalized grammar (Lewis, 1993). Remember that communicative competence goes hand in hand with vocabulary competence, and vocabulary competence goes hand in hand with collocational competence.
Words can be stored in terms of their graphological forms as well as by their meanings. Graphological forms can greatly enhance word storage and recall. There are more words in English that are related by common roots or bases than many other languages (McCarthy, 1996). A knowledge of roots and affixes (prefixes and suffixes) will help you unlock the meanings of many English words. Knowledge of word formation is very important, especially for those whose native language is not of the Greco-Latin family group. It is crucial for ESL students to study Greco-Latin affixes and roots because such knowledge helps you learn many new words "by relating these words to known words or known prefixes and suffixes, and it can be used as a way of checking whether an unfamiliar word has been successfully guessed from context" (Nation, 1990, p. 168). You can also develop inferencing skills by analyzing the left flank (prefixes), the right flank (suffixes), and the center (roots), which can ultimately lead to better word retention.
Let's take a look at the following words: convivial, revive, survive, vitality, vitamin, vivacious, vivid, and vivisection. They all have something in common: each of them is built on the building block of "vit" or "viv". The Latin roots "viv" and "vit" mean "life" or "to live". By learning the common Greek and Latin roots and affixes, you can recognize, analyze, build, and use many related words more easily and quickly. Although root prediction does not work all the time, this method will help you make fewer trips to the dictionary both for a new word and for words you have looked up before and will help you expand your vocabulary knowledge. Another effective way to use word roots in acquiring L2 vocabulary is to match a word of Latin origin with one of Greek origin, whenever the meaning of the word and the root corresponds. Let me explain this further in the following section.
The English lexicon comprises two main strands: Greco-Latin and Anglo-Saxon (Crystal, 2002). The Anglo-Saxon words in English comprise only about 35% of the lexicon as a whole with words of French, Latin, and Greek origins comprising the rest of the lexicon; and Anglo-Saxon words account for 50% of the high frequency words that are used in our everyday lives (Nation, 1994, 2001).
Learning the word parallels of Greek and Latin roots that share the same meaning is a very effective strategy for solid vocabulary development. Here is an example that illustrates the word parallel method (Nurnberg & Rosenblum, 1966, 2005):
Anglo Saxon Latin Greek
teamwork cooperation synergy
birth origin genesis
song chant anthem
belief tenet dogma
ghost specter phantom
Anglo Saxon Latin
drink beverage
forgive condone
fatherhood paternity
neighborhood vicinity
loneliness solitude
Latin Greek
experiential empirical
irregular anomalous
selective eclectic
circumference periphery
transformation metamorphosis
Most students learn the Anglo-Saxon words in the left column first since they are more commonly used in our everyday lives than their Greco-Latin partners. Many students may not know "dogma" is the Greek word for "belief", and "tenet" is the Latin correspondent; "beverage" is the Latin word for "drink", and "paternity" is the Latin equivalent for "fatherhood." As you get to know the relationships between the Anglo-Saxon and Greco-Latin words, you can develop more awareness of formal and informal registers. Your increased understanding of connotation will ultimately help you develop your writing vocabulary as well as reading vocabulary.
To learn a new word, you must learn three things: meaning, pronunciation, and spelling. Learning the exact pronunciation of the new word is very important for L2 vocabulary acquisition (Celce-Murcia, 2001; Laufer, 1998). Many simple words are mis-spelled because they are mispronounced. English is not an easy language to spell. The differing spellings are the result of the complex linguistic history since English was not created at one time or from one source (Crystal, 2002). When you get in the habit of pronouncing words with care and acquire the habit of looking closely at the word, as you read the word or write it down, your spelling is bound to improve. Taking into consideration that the relationship of spelling to sound of the English language is quite irregular, the importance of learning exact pronunciation with vocabulary needs to be highlighted.
Ideally, one word form would only have one meaning, and each meaning would be associated with only one form. A language such as English, however, has a great number of homonyms (same in spelling and sound but different in meaning), polysemes (word of multiple meanings), synoforms (similar spelling), and synophones (similar sounds). Thus, organizing words in a systematic manner and reviewing them at regular intervals are very important for both word retention and facilitation of your later production. Numerous studies indicate that reviewing vocabulary at regular intervals is a very effective technique for learners to develop a feel for their learned vocabulary and to enhance their learning of English (Carter, 1998; Folse, 2004; McCarthy, 1996; Nation, 2008, 2009; Roberts, 1999).
In a vocabulary journal, you can include various pieces of information about the target word such as pronunciation, part of speech (noun, verb etc), lexical and grammatical patterns, register, etc. One feature that you should include in your vocabulary journal is a synonym or antonym of the word, which can greatly increase your ability to use and retain the word (Bromberg & Gale, 1998; Folse, 2004; Nurnberg & Rosenblum, 2005). You can also include any personal examples (anecdotes, memories, or feelings) that can help you develop a feel for the target word and retrieve the word later. You can organize your vocabulary journal in various styles. You can draw images or create grids and sets to visualize semantic networks of words, which will lead to better retention.
Basically, keeping a vocabulary journal provides you with opportunities to experiment with words. The journal is a space where you can practice words and expand meaning while you are acquiring new vocabulary, which will ultimately help you develop both your writing and reading vocabulary. Keeping a vocabulary journal will also help you become more aware of the interdependence between lexis and grammar, and it can prevent you from being preoccupied with grammatical rules.
References for this piece can be found here.
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Long and slender, this Bahamian island has remained largely undeveloped and untainted.It is a gem in the Bahamas archipelago with miles of soft pink-sand beaches and clear, shallow turquoise waters on the western side. Ragged, wave-hewn cliffs from the Atlantic ocean crashing into the rocks offer a different atmosphere on the eastern side.
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Okay, what is the ideal Bahamas vacation? Some would say aimlessly lying on the beach, slathered with suntan lotion, sipping a brain-freeze cold Goombay Smash decorated with a tiny pink-and-yellow paper umbrella and a pineapple wedge. Maybe others would prefer a hammock under a shady tree, but the point is that a vacation in the Bahamas is usually reserved to escape the chaotic rush of everyday life. And that's a good point.

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In recent portfolio news, Vanguard cut fees on its 500 Index Fund ETF via a reverse share split, and Franklin Templeton launched two new global funds.
In addition, ETF Securities announced a new ETF building and management service for asset managers, Putnam said it would provide financial wellness services for 401(k) plan participants, and Everence and Praxis announced a $2 million commitment to a World Bank green bond.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) Vanguard Lowers VOO ETF Costs with Reverse Share Split
Vanguard announced Wednesday that it was planning a 1-for-2 reverse share split of its Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO) shares. The move is seen as the latest volley in the ETF fee war, as Vanguard and other firms vie to drop ETF fees continually lower. The split, according to Vanguard, is expected to cut overall transaction costs to buy and sell shares of VOO. It will cut the bid-ask spread, which is seen as the latest area in which ETFs can slash fees.
The company said that the reverse split will increase the price per share with a proportionate decrease in the number of shares outstanding. The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected, except with respect to the redemption of fractional shares. Shareholders who end up holding fractional shares will find those shares redeemed for cash and sent to the broker of record, the company said. As of Oct. 24, shares will be offered on a split-adjusted basis. Conventional shares will not be affected by the move.
2) Franklin Templeton Launches Two New Global Funds
Franklin Templeton announced Thursday the launch of two new funds, the Franklin Global Government Bond Fund and the Franklin Global Listed Infrastructure Fund.
The Franklin Global Government Bond Fund invests in global government bond markets with a focus on investment-grade issues. Co-managed by John Beck and David Zahn, the fund seeks to maximize total investment return consisting of a combination of interest income and capital appreciation, and to achieve its objective by investing in fixed- or floating-rate debt securities and obligations issued by government and government-related entities located throughout the world and by taking opportunistic exposure to other securities, such as corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities. It may also invest in investment-grade obligations issued by emerging market governments and make limited purchases of below investment-grade securities.
The Franklin Global Listed Infrastructure Fund seeks total investment returns, consisting of income and capital appreciation, by investing in the securities of infrastructure-related companies whose principal business is the ownership, management, construction, operation, utilization or financing of infrastructure assets around the world. The fund is co-managed by Wilson Magee and Jack Foster, and its investment universe includes companies across the infrastructure-related sectors of utilities, transportation and energy.
3) ETF Securities Launches ETF Building and Management Service
ETF Securities announced recently that it has launched CANVAS, a service enabling asset managers from around the world to build and launch white-labeled ETFs in Europe. CANVAS will provide a number of ETF-based solutions, including the ability to build ETFs using ETF Securities' full infrastructure, set up a dedicated ETF platform, convert existing UCITS funds into ETFs or add an ETF share class into a UCITS fund.
CANVAS offers its expertise to provide a comprehensive choice of ETF-based solutions to passive and active asset managers. Its open architecture model supports a broad range of services from the development to the full management of an ETF, with a focus on speed to market as well as capital and resource efficiency.
4) Putnam Offers Financial Wellness Services to 401(k) Clients
To help its clients' 401(k) plan participants overcome problems in saving for retirement at adequate levels, Putnam Investments has announced that early next year, it will be providing access to personal financial wellness services, including information and planning tools to help with holistic budgeting and saving, as well as expert wellness advice from independent certified financial planners, provided by LearnVest.
The financial wellness services will be dynamically integrated into the overall participant experience within the firm's 401(k) offering. Putnam has built an interactive user experience for plan participants that seeks to shift focus beyond current account balances and allocations, and toward estimated monthly income needs in retirement in a more holistic approach.
5) Everence and Praxis Commit $2 Million to New World Bank Green Bond
Everence Association and the Praxis Intermediate Income Fund (MIIIA) have committed $2 million ($1 million each) to the latest green bond offering from the World Bank. Seventeen investors, including Everence and Praxis, have invested in this latest green bond offering, the proceeds from which will be used to provide global solutions to climate change, as well as economic opportunities and higher standards of living for people in developing countries.
Examples of the opportunities supported by these bonds include off-grid solar and wind installations; greater efficiency in transportation; waste management; energy-efficient housing construction; carbon reduction through reforestation and deforestation prevention; protection against floods through reforestation; and food security improvement and stress-resilient crops.
The World Bank has issued approximately $4 billion in green bonds since their introduction in 2008.
To date, more than 10% of MIIIA is invested in green bonds, community investments and other high social impact bonds to support alternative energy, immunization, medical research and local infrastructure improvements.
Read the Sept. 6 Portfolio Products Roundup at ThinkAdvisor.


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- Palabras clave > drug regulatory authorities
- Palabras clave > medicines regulation
- Palabras clave > medicines regulatory systems
- Palabras clave > National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA)
- Palabras clave > national regulatory systems - assessment
- Palabras clave > regulation
- Palabras clave > regulatory assessment
- Palabras clave > regulatory institutional capacity
- Palabras clave > regulatory systems
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Intensification of international commerce and increasing technological complexity of manufacturing and product specifications have created additional challenges for national regulatory authorities and manufacturers, particularly to those of developing countries. This requires that national regulatory capacity is regularly assessed, areas of weakness are identified and appropriate, necessary measures are taken. Assessments are conducted using a standardized WHO Data Collection Tool for the review of Drug regulatory Systems.
Objective of assessments of national regulatory systems.
Reviews aim at strengthening national regulatory and control capacity through an assessment of the situation, the identification of specific needs, and the provision of appropriate technical support and training.
- review the existing legal framework, regulations and control activities with regard to medicinal products and medical devices in order to assess the national regulatory capacity against a set of predefined parameters;
- in collaboration with national officials, identify gaps and develop strategies to address these gaps;
- identify specific areas and activities for WHO's technical input.


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Originally published September 11, 2012
Data scientists are a new type of analyst: part data engineer, part statistician, and part experienced business analyst. And they're in high demand: Companies are combing through resumes and job websites, interviewing recent university grads, and poaching from their competitors in an effort to bring these new talents into their organizations.
Of course, weve had statistical analysts or quants in our organizations for years. These are often doctorate-bearing, white-jacketed folks who spend their days in the rarified towers of the back office. Unfortunately, while they are great at analyzing data, they are not always the best at explaining their findings to corporate executives and lower-level business workers in understandable terms. In many cases, it is nearly impossible to get clear answers from them to questions such as the following:
Business expertise Data scientists must be subject-matter experts with strong investigative capabilities.You may ask: Why this sudden interest in data scientists? Perhaps it is because we can now do things with our data that were not technologically possible before. Certainly the introduction of "big data" has spurred innovation in many areas including data storage and analytics applications and infrastructures. We now have analytical platforms that can be used to store and analyze massive sets of data, not just small samples or subsets of information. We also are seeing advances in applications that allow very sophisticated analyses to be performed with ease.
Modeling and analysis skills They also must be trained in areas such as statistics, machine learning and data visualization and be able to create the models and programs needed to perform data analysis activities.
Data engineering skills In addition, data scientists must be adept at data engineering, including the ability to mash up or blend large amounts of data.
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I'm not an big fan of large, lush (water-guzzling) lawns, especially in areas that often experience drought, like here in Colorado. However, if you have a lawn or patch of grass (or even weeds), chances are you need a way to mow it occasionally lest your yard become the eye-sore of the neighborhood. We don't have a very big yard here and just got done converting about two-thirds of the backyard into a playground mulchy play area for the kids (as well as some raised garden beds for me), so the amount of grass we have back there is minimal. We still have a lawn in our front yard, but again, it's not very big and of course we need a way to mow both of them.
In the past we've (and when I say "we," I mean Jody) cut our grass with a gas rotary lawn mower which has always been Jody's responsibility. I've been opposed to cutting the grass for as long as I can remember because I have grass allergies and am not fond of the grass/dirt cloud created using a gas-powered mower. I also don't like the gas fumes, the noise or the air pollution they create, so I've somehow managed to get out of mowing the lawn both as a child and as an adult – in other words pretty much all of my life. 😉
For Father's Day this year, I decided to get Jody a manual push reel mower – the Scotts Classic Reel Mower. It seemed more practical for our yard now that we have even less grass than before and would be a good change for the environment. However, I suspected the gift might secretly be for me. I took the new mower for a spin in the backyard last week, which may have been my first time cutting the grass ever, and I liked it. I didn't have to worry about a grass/dirt cloud, noise (my kids could happily stay outside while I did it), or fumes. My allergies weren't affected by it at all.
What's the difference between a reel mower and a rotary mower?
Using a reel mower is healthier for the grass. "A reel mower scissors-cuts the grass in its place as it lays. Grass blades are cut cleanly and precisely, with minimal disturbance to the plant. A rotary mower sucks all the grass up to vertical and then chops it off with the fast-moving blade, tearing and bruising the grass, and disturbing its natural growth pattern. This often causes the lawn to dry out and to brown.
The more healthy the grass, the thicker, greener and more beautiful. Reel mowers promote the health of the lawn by minimizing the impact on the grass plant and allowing it to maximize its own inherent properties. In other words, a reel mower helps the grass plant to help itself!"
How much air pollution does a power mower cause?
"Garden equipment engines emit high levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, producing up to 5% of the nation's air pollution and a good deal more in many metropolitan areas like Los Angeles.
A conventional lawn mower pollutes as much in an hour as 40 late model cars (or as much as as much air pollution as driving a car for 100 miles).
A typical 3.5 horsepower gas mower, for instance, can emit the same amount of VOCs — key precursors to smog — in an hour as a new car driven 340 miles, say industry experts.
The replacement of every 500 gas mowers with non-motorized mowers would spare the air:
* 212 pounds of hydrocarbons
(smog ingredient)
* 1.7 pounds of nitrogen oxides
(smog ingredient)
* 5.6 pounds of irritating particles
* 1,724 pounds of carbon dioxide
To top it off, lawn and garden equipment users inadvertently add to the problem by spilling 17 million gallons of fuel each year while refilling their outdoor power equipment. That's more petroleum than spilled by the Exxon Valdez in the Gulf of Alaska."
Wondering which manual reel mower is right for you?
Check out this handy chart comparing push reel mowers.
Looking for an alternative to a lawn?
Read more about xeriscaping, which is landscaping or gardening that minimizes outdoor water use while maintaining soil integrity and building aesthetics. Xeriscaping typically includes emphasis on native plantings, mulching, and no or limited drip/subsurface irrigation.
This Sunday I mowed the front yard and I enjoyed it too. See that lovely unwashed hair smile on my face? ;P The more I get into gardening and doing things outside, the more I realize that I really enjoy pretty much all aspects of yard work. I know the reel mower was meant to be a present for Jody, but now that I'm the one mowing the grass and he no longer has to worry about it, it really is a gift to him (and a gift to the Earth too). Now if only I could get my neighbors to quit smoking while I'm out there cutting the grass, I'd be a happy camper.


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July 5, 1927 – July 29, 2013
John S. Vecchio, of the Town of Tonawanda, a retired BOCES special education teacher who pioneered work-study programs for his students, died Monday in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst. He was 86.
Born in Buffalo, he was a graduate of Grover Cleveland High School and served in the Army during World War II.
Returning from service, he worked at factory jobs and was an accountant before enrolling at Buffalo State Teachers College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in industrial arts and a master's degree in special education.
Mr. Vecchio taught at East High School in 1962-63, then taught special education at the West Seneca State School from 1963 to 1966. He went on to teach special education at the Erie II BOCES LoGuidice Center in Fredonia from 1966 until he retired in 1988.
While at the LoGuidice Center, he created an innovative work-study program for special needs students, spending one day a week going out to supervise them at their workplaces. He also traveled to Albany to push for legislation to encourage the hiring of special needs people.
A Fredonia resident while teaching at the LoGuidice Center, for a few years he and his wife owned and operated a health food store on Main Street.
A handyman with a talent for fixing things, he also enjoyed art, music and his family. He also had a lifelong passion for health and fitness.
His first wife of three years, the former Isabella Radoani, died in 1954. He married the former Mary Rose Sfratta in 1958.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, John A.; four daughters, Mary Louise, Isabelle, Roseann and Ann; and a sister, Carmella Volpe.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:15 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul's Catholic Church, Delaware Avenue and Victoria Boulevard, Kenmore.


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Deep In The Heart of Texas
It should have been no surprise that the Continental branch of the UAL/CO family (or "Legacy Continental," as they've taken to calling themselves) would roll out the red carpet for us. Upon entering a hangar at IAH, we found a battery of executives waiting for us — the first public appearance of the joint management team since the merger was finalized barely 30 dayss ago. SVP of sales Dave Hilfman, chief revenue officer Jim Compton, and Mileage President Jeff Foland spoke briefly to the assembled "high-rollers," (Hilfman's words), and, as promised, didn't an excellent job bobbing and weaving away from our specific questions about the fate of Economy Plus, settling on which classes of service to keep, and whether the top tier of the combined loyalty program will be set at 75K or 100K. "We know the number," Foland told me, but he wasn't saying. "We'll be announcing it shortly." There will be two programs through the end of 2011, with a new one (name TBD) to kick in in 2012. Foland said he didn't foresee any major sticking points in "harmonizing" the two programs.
After a lunch consisting of sliders, chips, and of course, chocolate sundaes, Scott O'Leary hosted a trivia contest with 10,000 bonus miles on the line. The questions (all slam dunks, let's face it):
1. Name 8 of the 10 combined UAL and CO hubs (won by mrpalert)
2. Name 10 Star Alliance carriers (won by ChrisW, who was booed off the stage when he kept going and named Korean by mistake)
3. Name 4 ways to enter both the Red Carpet and President's Clubs (won by SEACarl)
4. Name 4 Star Gold benefits (won by Bernard)
5. Name 8 of the of the 10 published and semi-published tiers of UAL and CO elites.
6. Name 10 countries served by both UAL and CO
7. Name 10 aircraft types operated by both


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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Wings Over America deluxe in June?
If true, the inclusion of the "RockShow" movie on DVD in the deluxe edition is contrary to earlier reports which indicated that fans would have to buy "RockShow" separately. We can only speculate about the other "bells and whistles" included, but what we'd really like to see is the "Wings Over The World" TV movie about the tour, and the 1975 Wings concert from Melbourne that was filmed to compensate for the tour not being able to travel to Japan. Paul's drug problems again, I'm afraid. There used to be a book from the American leg of the Wings tour as well, a photo book in black and white by Hipgnosis, called "Hands Across The Water". But I'm sure they'll make another book for this release.
Of course, they'll just have to reproduce the posters that used to be included with the triple vinyl album in some form or other.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Rubber Soul uncropped
Photo: Robert FreemanUncropped, untilted and undistorted, this photo started circulating on Facebook last night.
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Videos from The Beatles
There's been some activity on the official YouTube account of the Beatles recently. 18-20 hours ago no fewer than 31 short clips were uploaded, most of them from the promo films (=music videos). The clips were around 40 seconds long, and are probably there to be used on TheBeatles.com site. Two longer clips from the Shea Stadium film were among the new uploads, clocking in at 2:17 and 1:53. Is there hope for a long overdue release of this film for the home cinema market?
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Heart of The Country revisited
Friday, 11 January 2013
European copyrights
There's apparently a hole in the copyright protection in Europe. It used to be 50 years, but will be extended to 70 years. But the extension will not be validated until November. Meanwhile, recordings from 1962 are out of copyright protection.
And first to seemingly capitalise on that fact is a company called Digital Remasterings, which has included 'Love Me Do' on a compilation of very early Beatles recordings, mainly live recordings from their time working at Hamburg's Star Club. Meanwhile a company called Pristine Classical, which specialises in releasing remastered versions of out-of-copyright classical recordings, has issued its own remaster of 'Love Me Do', seemingly in protest at the copyright extension.
So...Digital Remasterings seems to think that the Star Club tape is now legal to release. But there's a snag: Copyrights start the year of release, not the year of recording, and the 1962 Star Club recordings weren't released until 1977.
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Japanese officials pledged on Thursday to seek a society less reliant on nuclear energy as the country marked the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
About 6,000 people gathered at a peace park near the epicentre of the 1945 blast, including students and the mayor of one of the towns most affected by last year's nuclear disaster.
Almost a year and half after the world's second worst accident at a nuclear power plant, concerns about the safety of nuclear energy and radiation effects persist.
Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which was struck by a tsunami last March, has revealed the risk of nuclear technology.
Taue urged Japan to map out concrete plans to achieve a nuclear-free society where people don't need to worry about the effects of radiation. He also called for renewed commitment to a global ban on nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda renewed his promise to seek a society less reliant to nuclear power in a mid to long-term policy platform due out within weeks. "We will compile an energy structure that would reassure the safety of the people," he said.
Japan is compiling its energy policy for the next two decades. Noda's government is making a decision on how much Japan should reduce the share of nuclear energy by 2030.
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Okay, so I have worked on this problem and even though I can see it is true I just don't know how to show it.
Here it goes.
Show that every odd prime except $5$ divides some number of the form $111 \ldots 11$ ($k$ digits, all ones).
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Programming Assignment #7
"Repetition and Decision-Making"
I. The Game of Bagels
This assignment is to write an interactive Java program to play the game of Bagels. Here are the rules of the game:
The computer will generate a "secret" three digit number at random. The first number will not be 0, and all the digits will be different. The user tries to guess the number. If the user guesses correctly, then the game is over.
If not, the computer gives a hint and the player tries again.
The hints:
for each digit that matches the secret number in the proper place, the computer prints "Fermi"
for each digit that matches, but not in the proper place, the computer prints "Pico"
if none of the digits match, the computer prints "Bagels"
Examples (supposing that the secret number is 482):
guess = 637, Bagels
guess = 381, Fermi
guess = 382, Fermi Fermi
guess = 832, Fermi Pico
guess = 328, Pico Pico
guess = 428, Fermi Pico Pico
guess = 482, Winner! (the game is over)
When the game is over, the computer tells the user how many tries it took, and invites the user to play again.
To avoid making it too easy for the player, you should print all Fermis first, and then the Picos, for each guess.
II. High-Level Algorithm for the Game
Generate the Secret Number.
Get User's Guess.
Evaluate User's Guess.
If not winningGuess then
Give User a Chance to Quit.
until (winningGuess or userQuits)
Print results did user win or quit, number of guesses taken, and a comment (preferably sarcastic)
III. The Bagels Class
Your Bagels class may or may not have a constructor, but either way it will have only one other public method, playGame(). This method will call other private, utility methods to:
1. generate the secret number
2. evaluate the current guess and print hints
3. print game results (won or lost, number of guesses, etc)
Private methods can be called only by other methods of the class (e.g. playGame()), and not by the client code. Alternatively, you might want to call the generate secret number method from the class constructor, but the other methods will be called from playGame().
IV. The Client Code (i.e., the Test Class)
Your test class will create a Bagels object and call the method that plays the game. That is all. Repeat as long as the user wants to play another game, no matter whether she won the previous game or quit.


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In 1805 Napoleon ordered Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve to unite with other French ships at Cartagena in the Mediterranean. However, Villeneuve was aware that a fleet of 29 British ships of the line was in the area and that the Franco-Spanish fleet would suffer losses if battle ensued. Napoleon accused Villeneuve of cowardice so on October 20th the French admiral set sail from Cadiz. Nelsons fleet effectively prevented the Franco-Spanish fleet from entering the Mediterranean Sea and forced them into battle off Cape Trafalgar in southwest Spain on 21 October. Villeneuve had more warships than Nelson (33 to Nelson's 29) and was confident this would give him victory. He ordered his fleet to sail north in a single, irregular line. Nelson (in a prearranged plan) split his fleet into two squadrons and attacked the
centre of the Franco-Spanish line at right angles.
The problem with attacking head-on was that the Franco-Spanish ships would be able to maintain a raking broadside fire on the bows of the leading British ships, to which the British ships would be vulnerable. Nelson was aware that French and Spanish gunners were ill-trained, and would have difficulty firing accurately on a moving ship. Nelson's plan was indeed a gamble, but a carefully calculated one.
The HMS Victory will be forever linked with the famous message sent from Lord Nelson to the rest of the fleet before the battle: " England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty". She then spearheaded and engaged the combined Franco-Spanish fleet. She engaged the Redoutable and fired double loaded rounds at close range causing total utter mayhem on the French vessel. From then on all hell broke loose. The crew on the Victory boarded the Redoutable and the battle lasted long. Wearing his full uniform and pacing the quarter-deck, Lord Nelson's intention was to lead proud Englishmen to Victory. However, this highly visible display became the target of a French sniper posted on the mizzen of the Redoutable. Nelson was shot in the upper shoulder and taken down to the orlop deck for the attention of Dr. Beatty the ship's surgeon. Nelson received news of complete Victory over the Franco-Spanish fleet just before his death.
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Chacin Struggles
I didn't expect Gustavo Chacin to come out and dominate a team like Oakland after sitting out for more than two months, but I also didn't expect him to implode as quickly as he did on Wednesday. Here is his line:
Chacin — 1.2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 2 HR, 61-35
I don't think the left elbow injury was a factor. I believe this was more rust than anything else. It's still the third inning here at the Rogers Centre, so I won't know anything for sure until we speak with Gus after the game.
Chacin's style is such that he'll throw a lot of pitches, he'll walk guys, he'll give up some runs, but he can also minimize the damage enough to give the offense a chance to win. That's been his style since last year. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case on Wednesday. Hopefully he'll be able to get back to form from here on out. It's the first time this year (I believe) that Toronto has had it's top four pitchers all in the rotation (not counting Josh Towers) and it'll be interesting to see what might have been for the rest of the year.
–Justin Speier said yesterday that he believes he could be back by Sept. 6-7. The day before, Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi estimated the pitcher might be able to return before September. I guess we'll have to wait and see whose prediction was more in line. Speier said he has two bullpen sessions and a simulated game on the schedule before he can come back.
–Manager John Gibbons indicated today that rookie righty Dustin McGowan, who was optioned to Triple-A last night, is out of options after this season. That means he has to make the big league roster out of Spring Training next year or he'll be exposed to waivers and up for grabs. This will be an interesting situation to keep an eye on for next year, considering that Toronto still hasn't figured out exactly if they like McGowan better as a starter or as a reliever.
–On Tuesday night, the Blue Jays began using a loud horn — like one you'd hear from a large ship — after a home run and after the team's win. I guess this is a new idea that the club is testing out. Mark Polishuk, a part-time writer for MLB.com, said to me today: "Maybe it's to signal that the ship isn't sinking."
–Troy Glaus entered Wednesday with 999 hits for his career. As of right now, he's 0-for-2 through four innings. Speaking of Glaus, his 34 homers this year are the most by a Blue Jay since Carlos Delgado hit 42 in '03.
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If I were Riccardi I would either trade McGowan this offseason as a central part of a deal for a top shortstop or starter to make sure the club does not lose him after spring training and get nothing back. Another option would be just to leave him in the bullpen until he works out of his slump or throw him in the rotation and hope you win every fifth game every now and then
Chacin wasn't great and the bullpen was, but the Jays couldn't even match the 1 run the A's scored off the pen. At least Johnson got a few hits toward salvaging a bad month, but the guys after him got shut down.
I'm a bluejays fan and i always will be, but i think that the jays don't have a chance to get into the play-offs this season. In our division the yankees are rock solid right now. In the wil-card we gotta get past 3 teams and we are 7.5 games behind so i doubt that we are going to make it.
What riccardi should do is start making some of the moves to get rid of lilly for another starter or cash, casue some contending teams might want him. Get rid of mcgowan, downs, frasor, spier and tallet, towers and maybe taubenheim in a deal for a shortstop or an excellent pitcher, catcher or just cash. call up jannessen and walker for long relievers have league and accardo stay. Call up rosario, romero and josh banks or ryan houston (don't know which is a reliever). Then sign vernon wells and fire gibbons. Now sign cattalannato and meche. if vernon doesn't want to sign trade him for a shortstop then we can give up the relievers for cash or an number 4 or 5 pitcher.
Call up lind so he can either play left or right when rios is getting a day off or DH. Let go of bengie or trade him. Keep zaun unless you find another catcher better than zaun.
The Jays for some reason this year have drawn alot of attention to themselves. That's the price you pay for being in the spotlight. Their team in whole is great this year and should be next year, they need to resign Wells, and the Cat. Their infield is fine. Getting another infielder is nothing. Macdonald bats last. And he isn't that bad of a hitter. He seems to make contact quite often and has come up with some big hits for them when needed. Lilly has nasty stuff, and will be missed on this team next year if he goes. Thought for the Jays office, sign Wells at any cost, drop one of your catchers, Zaun is way to good to be a backup catcher, either get rid of him or Molina. There are changes the Jays need to make to compete against the payroll of the Yankees. The Red Sox they can beat, right now. Not sure where the changes will begin but it would be great to see Wells wearing the uniform for 10 more years.
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Gotta agree with Harry potter-there's a tension in the jays clubhouse and I don't think it's a coincedence that they've had two major blow-outs with players that -up till now-had not been known to blow up-what's the common thread?Gibbons!I get the feeling he's a hothead and wants things his way and uses his position to force it down your throat.I hope I'm wrong,but,with the talent they have this year,even with the injuries,they should be contending for nothing less than the wild-card.Fire him.Hold onto wells,Glaus,B.J(by the way-quit overworking him,he's awesome for 3-4 batters-tops,not a second inning),halliday,get rid of Lilly,hold Rios,cat,zaun,johnson,Chacin,burnett,unload the rest except Accardo/League,that should free up some cash to get some more good young players like Marcum.Just my thoughts.Geez,almost forgot,keep that awesome 1st basemen-Overboy-isn't it?
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Public safety is the single largest expenditure for most local governments.
In these austere times it shouldn't be surprising that when the mayor and city council members of San Jose, the state's third-largest city, were forced to pare more than $100 million from the 2011-2012 city budget, significant cuts hit law enforcement.
The number of personnel in the San Jose Police Department shrunk to 1,043, down from 1,102 the previous year.
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At first blush, these numbers might bring little more than a yawn.
After all, what's the big deal about reducing the number of police by about 5 percent?
Some might answer "plenty," given that the number of homicides in San Jose has soared from 20 in all of 2010 to 28 during the first 8 months of 2012.
That number may grab the headlines, but the true answer to changes in police services lies in the details that few of us ever consider.
Here are some of the changes the department has been forced to implement because of budget cutbacks:
- Excessive noise complaints no longer receive automatic police responses
- Reports of recyclable thefts will no longer generate a police investigation
- Illegal street corner vendors will no longer be cited
Still undetermined is how the department will manage responses to non-injury traffic accidents and fire alarm calls.
Several nearby cities have eliminated services in these areas, placing more burdens on those tangled in the accidents and homeowners.
Many of these reduced services may seem relatively unimportant, and they may be until you eat tainted food from someone without a food vendor license or become en-snarled in a traffic accident that requires a neutral third party to assess the issues.
More to the point, reduced law enforcement services in cities across California point to the extent to which citizens are willing to accept less governance as a trade-off for avoiding tax increases.
All these reductions along with the changes precipitating reduced numbers of fire department employees, fewer library hours, closed cultural centers, and longer waits at permit lines could be avoided by the voters agreeing to a small sales tax hike. But recent polls suggest that no such support is in the offing.
The trade-off is clear.
At least for now, the voters are willing to have fewer services if it means no increases in taxes.
The roles of local government are shrinking before our very eyes. How much more will it shrink until we have no local government at all?
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This is a day of neighbors helping their fellow neighbors; a day of people pulling together for the common good of a stranger. Look around and find a project near you or organize one of your own. Whatever method of volunteer you work you participate in, know that the difference you make in someone's life will have a lasting impact, not just for them but for you too.


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Constant running from 7:00am until 10:00pm, and I'm not done yet.
Between running kids back and forth to school, I also did just over 5 miles today for the first time in a couple of weeks (ouch), worked on some sewing that I *have* to get done in the next few days, did a crapload of laundry, tackled yet another seemingly unending pile of dishes, ran to the grocery store to pick up a few things, ran to the hardware store to do a return, made supper and cleaned up most of the mess, dropped Jared off at his father's church on the way to get Emily to her basketball practice.....
I still have so much crap to do too...
The rest of the week is going to be just as bad too. I remembered today that the Christmas parade in town is tomorrow night - and yes, the kids and I are supposed to be in it for our church. But, Sarah has basketball practice after school and so the kids might not even get home in time for it.
Friday night is Jared's Christmas program at school.
Saturday morning is basketball games.
I can't wait until Saturday afternoon, when I can theoretically sit down and breathe for a few minutes.
Maybe I'll even get to spend some time with The Dude at some point over the next few days. That would be a good thing!
Yes, he's sound asleep.
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A visit to Sindelfingen on the outskirts of Stuttgart is generally associated with a visit to Mercedes-Benz. It's true that the company's main factory is situated here. But this pretty little Swabian town is certainly worth a detour in its own right. For a long time, the town was a centre for the weaving industry and it still has many small fashion boutiques – making it a great place for shopping.
From small weaver town to 21st century industry
Sindelfingen has retained more of its typically Swabian features than most other places in the region because it did not begin to grow beyond its original medieval centre until comparatively late. Industrialisation was slow – until Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft built a factory here in 1915. Within a few decades, Sindelfingen had evolved into a modern industrial town. This growth was accompanied by significant improvements in infrastructure. In the 1970s, when industry was pouring plenty of money into the town's coffers, some of the zebra crossings were even laid with Carrara marble!
Three town halls and one of Europe's largest street festivals
This and other aspects of Sindelfingen's history are explained at the municipal museum in the Old Town Hall built in 1478 and the adjoining salt house, which dates from 1592. The market square, where the Central Town Hall is situated, features the Friendship Fountain: a fountain in the middle of the square adorned with the mythical horse Pegasus and surrounded by six smaller fountains representing Sindelfingen's six twin towns. Finally, the Old Town Hall in the district of Maichingen houses part of the Municipal Gallery. German and international art from the 1960s to the present day is displayed at the Schauwerk Museum, which opened in 2010. There is also plenty to entertain those interested in industrial heritage: the old weaving school is home to the Weaving Museum, while the Museum of IBM Data Processing, which opened in 1994 in IBM's former punch-card printing factory, contains exhibits that not so long ago were at the cutting edge of technological progress.
Providing a contrast to all the museums, Sindelfingen is a buzzing town with many tempting shops and markets. The welcoming restaurants, bars and beer gardens serve excellent food and drink to suit every taste, whether Swabian specialities or international cuisine. Insider tips include the Lammbräu inn, which opened back in 1823, and the international street festival. Taking place on the third weekend in June, it is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
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I wanted to make something to take back to West Virginia for the 4th of July Weekend. I was actually going to make something else, but it did not turn out the way I planned, so I came up with these little gems. I made them from start to finish, including making the colored sugar, in less than 30 minutes. They are cute, easy, and tasty! If you want something fun, quick, and EASY here you go!
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1 package Nutter Butter Cookies
1 14oz bags of white chocolate candy coating
1/4 cup red candy coating
Blue colored sugar (instructions below)
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
To melt the candy coating, empty contents of the bag into a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals stirring between until the chocolate is melted consistently. Place the Nutter Butters into the coating, covering them completely. Use a fork to "fish" the cookies from the coating shaking the fork back and forth lightly to remove any extra. Place the cookies on the parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with blue colored sugar. Cool completely until coating hardens.
Melt red candy coating using the same method as above. Transfer to a plastic bag. Using scissors, cut the very tip off the sandwich bag. The smaller your cut, the smalled the drizzle. Use the sandwich bag to pipe the red coating back and forth over the cookie until you reach the desired look. When the drizzle has hardened (you can put them in the freezer to speed up the process) brake off any extra chocolate with your fingers.
Colored Sugar
This is so simple. All you have to do is put some sugar (1/4 cup) into a sandwich bag. For good measure it is best to double bag the sugar. Then place some food coloring into the bag w/ the sugar and squish it around and shake it until the color is blended with the sugar. Add more food coloring until you reach the desired color.
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Working with Outside Caregivers
- Nurses
- Nurse aides or technicians
- Personal attendants or assistants
- Therapists
- Teachers
- Respite care providers or sitters
Family Rights
- Recognize you, the parent, as the principal authority for decisions in the home.
- Provide fully qualified and trained personnel suitable to the job, including proof of background checks and references from previous employers.
- Follow through on agreed-upon arrangements or substitute staff when the regular caregiver is unavailable.
- Replace a caregiver who is not providing appropriate care for your child.
- Arrange meetings between the agency supervisor, home care staff, and parent/family/child to review and resolve any problems.
- Maintain ongoing communication as agreed upon to discuss services and plan for future needs or changes.
Communication is Key
Family Responsibilities
- Learn as much as you can about the scope or description of services to be provided, and about the agency that employs the person who will be your child's caregiver.
- Be open and honest about your expectations and discuss them with the agency management. Find out what the agency expects of you.
- Ask about your rights and options in case you are not satisfied with the care or services your child receives. In some circumstances, you may want to ask the service agency for a different caregiver or research new agencies and switch altogether, but this will be easier to navigate if you learn about the options before it becomes an issue.
Information & Support
For Professionals
National Association for Home Care
Provides current news about homecare-related legislation; also includes a homecare agency locator. 202-547-7424
For Parents and Patients
American Association for Homecare
Find out about different types of homecare available, who offers it and how to choose what's right for you. 703-836-6263
PACER Center
Champions for Children with Disabilities, PACER Center is a parent advocacy site covering a wide variety of topics for special needs kids including education, community support, training for parents, bullying prevention, financial planning, and teen transition to employment.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Here, you'll find information about support groups, education, and advocacy news for family caregivers. A navigator helps locate state-specific services.
Empowering Caregivers
Provides newsletters, message boards, and articles for family caregivers.
Caregiver Media Group
Site includes "Today's Caregiver" magazine, conference information, newsletters, discussion lists, chat room, and more.


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Guest of honor Ken Liu and ArmadilloCon 37 committee members at the pre-con dinner.
Here are my blog posts from ArmadilloCon 37:
What You Should Have Read In 2014-2015 panel, where a group of writers, booksellers, critics, editors, or publishers review the most notable science fiction and fantasy books that came out between the last ArmadilloCon and this one.
The Hugo Awards Struggle for Relevance: the panelists speculate what the recent Sad Puppies debacle will mean for the Hugo Awards in the future.
"Short Stories You Should Have Read This Year": the best speculative fiction short stories of the last few years.


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With her signature raspy powerful vocals, Syleena Johnson has been R&B's best kept secret for over a decade.
The Chicago native was introduced to music at an early age through her father, 1970s soul singer Syl Johnson. With her old school backing, she later launched her own career in the late '90s with her debut album Love Hanger. But her 2002 album, Chapter 2: The Voice eventually solidified her status as a millennium soul star. Johnson's collaboration with fellow "windy city" native Kanye West on the track "All Falls Down" gleaned her both a Grammy and an MTV Video Music Award Nomination. She later went on to work with a string of notable artists including Common, Jermaine Dupri, Twista and Anthony Hamilton.
Now, Johnson is gearing up for the release of her latest album, Chapter V: Underrated. Her latest collection of soulful and moving tracks features collaborations with Chicago rap trio Do or Die and singer Tweet. The AFRO spoke to Johnson about the new album, her career and her thoughts on R&B music's current state.
AFRO: You've been in the music industry for a considerable amount of time. What has been your driving force throughout the years?
Syleena Johnson: It's been my fans. They're the ones who have kept me motivated.
AFRO: Why did you decide to name your current album Underrated?
Syleena Johnson: Again, it came from the fans. I actually asked them what they believed the album should be called. We had a couple titles and this one came back the strongest. I think it's a strong title, following along with my other albums because I always think about certain places that I am in my life. So, I think that "Underrated" is a good word for how I feel and where I am musically right now.
AFRO: On the new album, there's a track called "Angry Girl" with Tweet that seems pretty interesting. Explain how that song came to life.
Syleena Johnson: "Angry Girl" is an awesome song and I hope that women can embrace it. It's not really an [empowerment] song, but it's about an angry woman that has been bruised, hurt and does not let go of her anger [stemming] from how she's been treated. It's not just always about the man doing wrong. Sometimes, women are equally responsible for how these men have been behaving.
"Angry Girl" is one of the songs that I wanted to challenge myself with lyrically because with R&B, we always talk about the same kind of topics. We rarely talk specifically about situations within love. Love is the basis of R&B but there are so many facets that we can speak on.
AFRO: You come from a musical family and you were exposed to some of the veterans of the R&B genre coming up; what's your take on the current status of R&B?
Syleena Johnson: I have mixed feelings. I think it gets too much of a bad rap. I'll be 35 [pretty soon], but when I was 19 or 20, I thought the music that my dad and them did was old school. To them, that was real music. What I was doing 15 years ago was current [at the time]. That was around the time of Sisqo's "Thong Song" and Brittany Spears and all that. I bet you [artists like] Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Tina Turner were looking at us like, "that's a mess, that's not real music." Now, it's my generation looking at these younger artists like "that's a mess–it's just history repeating itself. However, I do believe technology has taken away the validity and authenticity of what [real singers do]. Now, it's like my four-year-old can make an album, put it out and it can go to the top. That's a problem. When you come over into my field, I expect that to be your talent. I know that people have to do what they can to make their money but it has to be other ways.
AFRO: With your music, you give pure, unadulterated accounts of the tribulations and triumph of women, but more specifically black women. A lot of artists that are out now don't have that same "tell it like it is" message in their music. Has it been challenging throughout your career to hold onto that?
Syleena Johnson: It has not been challenging to hold on to, but it's been challenging to sell. The industry…is not real keen on a woman who speaks blatantly. If a woman speaks like that, she's pegged as a Mavis Staples or Betty Wright –like a special kind of something, not just an R&B artist. Most of the time, a lot of women don't even write their own lyrics. It's very few of us like Jill Scott and Keri Hilson–real writers. I think that in general, it's kind of hard to be a woman who has her own mind anyway in this industry because it's male-dominated. But my albums are about my life. I know that from my heart to yours, it's going to be more powerful.
Chapter V: Underrated will be released on Sept. 27 on Shanachie Records. For more information on Syleena Johnson, visit: www.thenewsj.com.


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I have to say that between the new "Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, 1708-1985" Collection on Ancestry.com and the "Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950" on FamilySearch.org I have been filling in so many "blanks" that I've lost count! I've been finding exact birth, marriage and death dates, names of parents and maiden names of spouses! I'll probably blog about some of my specific finds soon, but for now I wanted to post a quick tip on searching the Church and Town Collection on Ancestry.
So, I started out doing a search for "Daniel Ecker." The following is a screen shot of a portion of the results that were returned: (hint: if a screen shot is too small to read, click on it to see a larger view)
I then click on the top result and view the image. It turns out to be Daniel's marriage record in the church register of Christ Episcopal Church in Pottstown, Montgomery Co, PA. Now I'm thinking I want to see what else I can find in that particular church register. Unfortunately, there's no direct way to search just that register – the best you can do is limit the search to the entire "Pennsylvania Church and Town" collection. But there is a way to get almost what you want by setting the search parameters appropriately.
First, limit the search to the "PA Church and Town" collection. You can do this through the card catalog feature, but I find it a lot easier to do by clicking on the banner as shown in the image below.
Now you will get the following search box:
The key thing here is to use the advanced search, then on the "Any Event" option, set the location of the church and "restrict to exact." You could also set the year and range and click "Exact only" to further limit the scope of the query. As I have the query set up, Ancestry will only return results from Pottstown, PA. This limits the number of churches to only those in Pottstown and greatly increases the chance that the results returned will be relevant.


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Buckland is a town in Massachusetts. It was formed in 1779 and was previously called No-town being part of the town which is now Charlemont. It can be found in Franklin county and is a part of the Greenfield (Deerfield) registry of deed district. For more information, contact the Town of Buckland at 17 State St., Shelburne Falls 01370. On the attached map, Buckland is shown as 11 in Franklin county.
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- Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories
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- +852 2638 3678
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Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees
Lam Tsuen, in Tai Po, was already a residential area 700 years ago during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Today, it still bustles with people and visitors thanks to its two 'wishing trees' and Tin Hau Temple.
In the past, whenever there was a festival, villagers would throw joss paper into two trees and make wishes. They believed that the higher the branch the joss paper landed on, the more likely it was the wish would come true. People from all over Hong Kong still come here in their droves to make wishes during festivals; however, as it's not just local villagers hoping to try their luck in the trees anymore, measures have been introduced to protect the wishing trees from becoming buried in paper. Nowadays, wishes are made by tying joss paper to nearby wooden racks or imitation trees.
How to get there
- Bus 64K or 64P at MTR Tai Po Market Station, get off at Fong Ma Po Station.
- Minibus 25K and get off at Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees.
- MTR Tai Wo Station and take a taxi.
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Hilary Mantel, a popular author at Camden Library Service has won the prestigious Booker Prize with her novel about Henry VIII.
The other short listed novels were:
AS Byatt The Childrens Book
J M Coetzee Summertime
Adam Foulds The Quickening Maze
Simon Mawer The Glass Room
Sarah Waters The Little Stranger
These titles are either available at the library or will be purchased soon.
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Give yourself a treat and play "Take the A-Train" while you read this. Here's the link to Duke Ellington's personal interpretation of his very personal theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540.
The story of Billy Strayhorn and his musical collaboration with Duke Ellington begins with this iconic song. After they met in Pittsburgh where he heard some of Billy's work, Ellington invited him to his apartment in Harlem. Thanks goodness there were no Google maps in those days because the directions the Duke scribbled down morphed into "Take the A-Train," Ellington's distinctive signature and a beloved jazz standard. Now listen to Dave Brubeck's version at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbUklDXdH2o .
On Saturday night, October 27, the Terrell Stafford Quintet treated the audience at the Music Institute of Chicago in Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston to a live rendition of Stafford's CD "This Side of Strayhorn." The quintet also featured Tim Warfield Jr., saxophone; Bruce Barth, piano; Peter Washington, bass; and Dana Hall, drums.
The quintet's skill and dedication to the music captivated the audience. And what an audience it was—jazz lovers, jazz professionals, even a jazz relative, niece Alyce Claerbaut––were there to there to revel in Strayhorn's music and memory.
"This Side of Strayhorn" explores many sides of Strayhorn and includes two Strayhorn/Ellington collaborations, "Smada," and "Day Dream."
My personal favorite, "Lana Turner" is flirtatious and fun. No wonder Strayhorn played one last prank with it: he spelled her name backwards in the title line for one manuscript.
If you missed the concert or missed your opportunity to buy the CD, "This Side of Strayhorn", here's the link http://www.maxjazz.com/.
I would have loved to have heard "Take the A-Train" at each of the performances during this festival.
Saturday, November 17, 7:30p.m. WarnerNuzova
World-renowned American cellist Wendy Warner and eminent Russian pianist Irina Nuzova have earned critical acclaim for their riveting performances as the duo WarnerNuzova. The two performers' contrasting cultures and traditions are at the core of the energy and insight of their interpretations.
Saturday, December 8, 9 a.m. Family Concert:The Nutcracker
Families begin this morning of music with the Music Institute's Instrument Petting Zoo, followed by a 10 a.m. performance of "Duke it Out" – Ellington/Strayhorn vs. Tchaikovsky. Music and dance take the stage as resident ensembles Axiom Brass and Quintet Attacca perform classical and jazz versions of the popular Nutcracker Suite. The Ellington/Strayhorn arrangements are by Jim Stephenson. This performance is presented in conjunction with Dance Chicago. Admission is only $10 per family.
Sunday, January 13, 5 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Concert
The Music Institute's annual concert features the Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God. Free admission!
Saturday, February 16, 7:30 p.m Pacifica Quartet
Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often-daring repertoire choices, the Pacifica Quartet has gained international stature as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. Recently named quartet-in-residence at Indiana University and Ensemble of the Year by Musical America, Pacifica received the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.


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Paul Ryan's 5 best debate lines
GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan battled Vice President Joe Biden at the vice presidential debate Thursday. Here are some of the most memorable lines the Wisconsin congressman delivered in Danville, Ky.:
1. "Look, if we're hit by terrorists, we're going to call it for what it is: a terrorist attack."
2. "With respect to that quote, I think the vice president very well knows that sometimes the words don't come out of your mouth the right way."
( Also on POLITICO: 7 takeaways from the VP debate)
3. "Here's the problem, they got caught with their hands in the cookie jar, turning Medicare into a piggy bank for Obamacare."
4. "Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other."
5. "The president likes to say he has a plan. He has a speech."
( PHOTOS: Scenes from the VP debate)


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