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Despite the high profile media attention sharks receive, relatively little is known about their biology. Of those shark species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, nearly half are listed as Data Deficient, which means that we do not have enough information to assess their conservation status.
Up to 73 million sharks are killed for their fins each year, and many more are caught as bycatch by fishing operations that target other more valuable fish species. Sharks are also targeted for sports-fishing, commercial trophy-hunting and sporadic human consumption. Implementing protection measures for sharks such as fishing exclusion zones and enforcement is extremely difficult due to the huge distances they cover.
William Winram, a free-diver, expert in shark behaviour and IUCN's new Ocean Ambassador, supports scientists by tagging, photographing, filming and taking tissue samples of various species of shark. Through The Watermen Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean conservation, William is exploring how breath-hold diving can help the management, protection and scientific research of Marine Protected Areas.
IUCN looks forward to working with William and highlighting the need for stronger protection measures for sharks, other threatened marine species and the oceans more generally.


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2 eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
140g butter, softened
140g golden caster sugar
140g self-raising flour
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
200g damsons or plums, stoned, half roughly chopped into pieces and half cut into wedges
For the topping
1 ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
200g golden caster sugar
25g rough sugar pieces (or sugar cubes), roughly crushed
Preheat the oven to 160oC/fan oven 140oC/gas mark 3. Butter and line the base of a 900g/2lb loaf tin. Lightly beat the eggs and egg yolk with a pinch of salt.
Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Pour in the eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the flour with the orange zest and 2 tablespoons of the juice, then fold in the roughly chopped damsons. Spoon into the prepared tin and scatter the damson wedges over. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack. Mix the remaining orange juice with the lemon juice and caster sugar. Spoon over the cooling cake and sprinkle with the crushed sugar pieces. Cool until set.

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Roberto Maurizio Paura-Blobhertz Coating
At Design Interviews
Interview with Roberto Maurizio Paura : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : It all happened meanwhile watching "Big Bang Theory" series, an episode where main characters let a mixture of water and corn flour dance and shake on a plastic film applied to a subwoofer. When facing surface deformation as a topic, I suddenly realized I should have applied non-Newtonian fluidodynamics principle with a more comprehensive approach. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : BlobHertz aims at stopping time in a song's music fragment, to allow every person to literaly puts his hands on the sound itself. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : This award will definetely spread out my project all over the world. My aim is at partnering with majors companies willing to add my fully customizable product into their catalog. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : It took several months to complete BlobHertz, due to experiments, tests, revisions to fluid mixture, 3D handcrafting, as well as prototypes with CNC cutter. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : BlobHertz is an academic project developed during the "Shape Theory" class held by Prof. Massimo Ciafrei at ISIA of Rome. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : I would be more than glad to sell this product concept to companies willing to launch BlobHertz as a luxury and interior design product. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : I grew up surrounded by music, people playing music around me, and I myself played different music instruments. Such a background seldom influences my design concept towards music topics. As for BlobHertz, I've always been excited by enabling a subwoofer to give tangibility to sounds, through its mechanic vibrations, as if a sound was a form of matter. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : Part of my work has been supervised by Prof. Massimo Ciafrei, as well as Prof. Lorena Luzzi for what concerns prototying, and Prof. Enzo Agnello for photo shooting. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : Main end customer is people fond of music, willing to personalize their houses's interior design with such a unique product. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : Actually BlobHertz born as a unique and standalone product, and I've always tried not to be influenced by any other project. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : BlobHertz acronym merges two neat concepts: "blob" refers to semi-liquid aspect of Non-Newtonian fluids, meanwhile "Hertz" represents frequency unit that characterizes every wave and in particular music sounds. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : At preliminary stage I used water and corn flour to mix up the fluid. Then I started to get in touch with the fluid behaviour when excited with different subwoofer frequencies. Captured phots were the input for rendering a 3d model realistic enough to real shapes of the liquid. After a brief post processing with Rhinoceros, a small chalk block has been molded with a CNC cutter. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : The main peculiarity of BlobHertz is to implement a very simple behaviour with very interesting and novel results. The fact that we can change material enables many different applications and outputs. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : Experimental activities have been jointly conducted with my friend Giuliano Casu, whom devoted to material supplying and space allocation for testing. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : BlobHertz exploits a physics principle: a Non-Newtonian fluid (aka amorphous fluid) is a liquid whose viscosity changes according to the strength of the applied shear stress. In this casa, shear stress is produced by subwoofer's vibrations. Using a CNC cutter allowed me to realize a protype which should have been almost impossible otherwise. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : I enrolled this internal competition to challenge myself with such a wide designer community and to increase my project's visibility. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Roberto Maurizio Paura : BlobHertz allowed me to learn how to realize and put in practice very theoretical principles through design. .
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
Bitmain has just posted a teaser about an upcoming product in the form of a Bitcoin ASIC miner – AntMiner S4. The new miner is supposed to offer 2 THS hashrate, but no other specifications or price is yet revealed. The tester does say however that the new miner should be available for order by the end of the week and it should start shipping to customers by the end of September. So it seems that the company is returning back to their previous way of doing business – announcing new miner and starting to ship it soon after orders are accepted and paid. Unlike with their recent announcement of a pre-order Scrypt ASIC miner – Bitmain Antminer L1 that did get not so positive feedback from users that are not happy with pre-orders that they have to wait for months.


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Friday, April 29th, 2005
Using DWR with Spring and Hibernate
Matt Raible has written up his experience using DWR with Spring and Hibernate.
Matt also kinda put up a movie showing the Ajax features at work.
Very nice and clean. A good view of DWR, and nice Ajax techniques (e.g. changing from view to edit mode).
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Barber & Salon Tools
Your clippers and scissors are the precision tools of your trade. Keeping them in optimum working order is essential to your producing the best results. And making them last can save you a lot of money. Bluecreeper is an essential product for keeping those valuable tools working at the highest levels of performance.Clippers
Unlike standard clipper oil, Bluecreeper is an environmentally friendly precision penetrating lubricant. And with its precise applicator tip it can be placed exactly where it is needed with no waste or mess. Standard clipper oil is usually a form of mineral oil or some sort of the well known 3-in-1 type oil and these thicker oils can really create a slimy grimy mess. These thicker oils can create build up and attract hair like crazy onto and in between the clipper blades which can degrade performance and cause the clippers to heat up constantly. Bluecreeper being a precision penetrating lubricant, forms a very thin and evenly consistent film over the entire surface of the blade contact area by very effectively "creeping" its way all across the blade contact surface. It does not attract dirt, dust, or hair that can reduce the performance of the clippers and Bluecreeper dramatically helps reduce heat friction. And because Bluecreeper is designed to handle high heat and high pressure environments, it will keep your clipper blades moving smooth and fast for years to come.
One of the most neglected but most essential tools the stylist uses is their scissors. Keeping them moving precisely with a good "feel" is highly important. Using a thick oil to keep them lubricated can be a messy practice. With the thinner consistency, precision applicator tip, and the need for using only a very small dot of Bluecreeper regularly at the pivot point of your scissors and doing a periodic wipe with a soft cloth across the blade edges, your scissors will stay super sharp longer and will always feel like the precision instrument they were designed to be. You spend a lot of money to have the best tools for your trade so it only makes sense to use the best product to maintain those precision tools. Bluecreeper is the finest penetrating lubricant you can use for maintaining the perfect operation of your barbershop or salon tools moving parts!
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The Senate is responsible for the University's academic policy. Its broad powers include regulating standards for admission, determining the contents and curricula of all courses of study, establishing requirements for graduation, conducting examinations and appointing examiners, and conferring degrees. There are up to 168 elected and ex-officio members of Senate who are representative of the University community. Much of its business is carried out through committees which report to the Senate at regular meetings.
COVID-19: Information and Decisions Pertaining to Academic Activities
Senate meetings take place normally on the fourth Thursday of each month from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Dr. Robert Everett Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building, Keele Campus.
- 2019-2020 Senate agenda packages and meeting synopses
- Archived Senate agendas, minutes and meeting synopses (past 5 years)
- Current officers and members of Senate
- Chairs of Senate and Senate Committees
- Composition of Senate (membership by category)
- Senate Organization Chart
- Past officers of Senate
Standing committees and sub-committees of Senate have been established to assist Senate in carrying out its mandate, as follows:
- Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee (APPRC)
- Academic Standards, Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee (ASCP)
- APPRC/ASCP Joint Sub-Committee on Quality Assurance
- Appeals (SAC)
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Hair Stylist in Rivonia before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Mobile Beauty Salon Near Me is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
Portable Hair Salon Stations For Mobile Hairdressers
1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Mobile Hair And Beauty hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
Becoming a Hairdresser - The Advantages and Disadvantages
4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
Your mobile hairdresser should be happy and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and often make-up to accentuate and compliment the individual looks of the customer, and offer suggestions on what hairstyle or make up should best suit the client.
Hair Stylist in Rivonia ?
Hairdressing by definition is the styling of ones hair employing various techniques including hair cutting, hair colouring, styling and various hair treatment options. This is usually executed by qualified and professionally trained people in the art of styling and cutting hair.
One would normally visit a hairdressing or beauty salon to have this performed however it is common today to have home visits as well by a mobile hairdresser. Hairdressing involves using a number of tools to complete the job such as hair straighteners, hair dryers, hair clippers, trimmers as well as the several number of hair care products available to help attain that ultimate style. The most crucial item in a hairdressers toolbox is of course the scissors. There are practically dozens of different types of scissors available on the market and the hairdresser will have his or her favourite make and style. Of the numerous kinds offered you have the traditional standard scissors as well as kinds that thin the hair and left handed ones too.
In order to remain ahead of the competition a good hairdressing salon has to constantly update there staff members skills and knowledge. New styles are showing up constantly and having the means to provide the desired service will help your business develop. Customers will always prefer a salon that provides a substantial and varied choice, not simply for their hair and skin but also their budgets too. One last note to consider prior to getting any kind of hairdressing equipment is to be sure that it adheres to any required security standards.
Will Getting a Haircut Stop My Hair From Shedding?
A Mobile Hairdresser is a hairdressing professional who works outside the premises of a beauty shop or hair salon. There are important instances when a hair service is required inside the comforts of a home or a house like a wedding since it would be inconvenient for a bride to travel to a beauty salon to get her hair fixed and her make-up done then travel back to her home to wear her wedding gown. For reasons such as this, it is the hair dresser who travels to the home in order to render his or her professional service to clients and customers, thus Mobile Hairdresser. Aside from homes, mobile hairdressing services may be required in armed forces, hospitals, prisons and other public services.
All hairdressers, Mobile and Salon Hairdressers alike, are required to have the proper personal qualities and skills in order to succeed. Whatever style a hairdresser can do inside a hair salon, mobile hairdressers should also be able to do in whatever places. The ability to be able to use the hands effectively and safely to sculpture the hair and afford the perfect looks for a certain customer is necessary along with the enthusiasm to learn new things. A mobile hairdresser needs to be extra careful, adept and equipped with all the necessities needed such as tools and materials, in providing their services outside a salon. When servicing in a house or anywhere he may be called to render his expertise, he or she must bring along not only the pair of scissors and comb to cut hair but all necessary tools for whatever hairstyling processes like curling/flat iron, blow dryers, wash basins, etc. These materials and tools must also be clean and sanitized at all times.
Any hairdresser may choose to provide mobile hairdressing services and wherever he or she goes, the mobile hairdresser is expected to fulfill a hairdresser's duty. Most clients ask suggestions from a hairdresser on what hairstyle or make up will best suit them. So a mobile hairdresser should also be ready and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and make-up to accentuate and compliment the natural beauty and looks of the customers.


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Obese Kids as Young as 6 at Risk of Heart Issues
Obesity-linked heart problems may start earlier than many parents realize.
Sept. 26, 2012 -- Obese kids -- even as early as age 6 -- can start showing changes to their heart muscles that could lead to problems later, a new review of previously published studies shows. And some obese kids had elevated blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar at age 5.
This international study, published in the journal BMJ, combined the results of 63 studies on nearly 50,000 school-aged kids from 23 countries, making it one of the largest reviews of its kind to date. The researchers compared the data linking obesity in kids and risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
What they found was alarming. It gives obese kids a head start on developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes, said the lead study author, Claire Friedemann, a doctoral student in the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
The authors estimated that if obese kids continued to have high blood pressure as adults, their risk for heart attack and stroke would be 30 to 40 percent higher than that of their normal-weight peers.
Worldwide, emergency rooms are already starting to see patients with heart attacks and strokes at younger ages, said Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum, professor of nutrition, pediatrics, and epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City, who was not involved in the study.
"It's really not just something that will go away," he said. "People need to be aware that overweight kids are really going into adulthood with increased risks."
The review showed that obese kids had thicker heart muscles compared to normal-weight kids, even after adjusting for height. That was startling to some experts. Thicker heart muscles usually are linked to long-standing high blood pressure, said Dr. Robert M. Campbell, a pediatric cardiologist and chief of cardiac services at Sibley Heart Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, who was not involved in the study. If severe high blood pressure goes untreated for too long in adults, he said, you can end up with thicker heart muscle that doesn't work properly.
Whether the thicker heart muscle found in these kids would eventually threaten their health, or if it is simply a marker for high blood pressure, remains unclear. However, the fact that this thickened heart muscle is being found in these young patients in the first place is clearly a problem, Campbell said.
The study authors cautioned that just because someone has these risk factors as a kid, that is no guarantee that he or she will develop diseases like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes as an adult. Still, these combined results based on many studies should not be ignored, Campbell said.
"I think there's a call for us to pay attention," he said. "Let's accelerate the conversation and get serious about this."
Fortunately, despite these sobering findings, Friedemann emphasized that all of the disease risk factors in this review can be prevented and reversed. She recommended targeting education efforts at an early age to teach children to assume responsibility for their own health to remain disease-free in the future.
"When you start healthy habits as a child," she said, "those habits are much easier to carry through to adulthood."


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Citadel Virtual Appliance
- Do you want to take the Citadel system for a "test drive" without committing hardware to the evaluation?
- Would you like to have a complete, integrated solution, with email and groupware, spam protection, and virus protection all pre-integrated?
- Are you interested in deploying Citadel into a Microsoft Windows environment?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, then the Citadel virtual appliance may be the right solution for you. It consists of a pre-built system which can be run inside several popular hypervisors. The Citadel virtual appliance contains a preconfigured Linux operating system, with complete Citadel system (including WebCit). Spam protection using SpamAssassin and virus protection using ClamAV are already installed and integrated into the system, and configured to receive automatic updates.
Here is the KVM version of the appliance, which was built on ProxMox VE 1.8: http://easyinstall.citadel.org/citadel-kvm-appliance-2011.zip
Here is the VMware version of the appliance, which was built on ESXi 4.1: http://easyinstall.citadel.org/citadel-vmware-appliance-2012.zip
(Is your favorite hypervisor not listed? Contact us for instructions on packaging this appliance for the environment of your choice!)
Getting Started with Citadel
When your appliance starts up for the first time, it will obtain its IP address using DHCP and then run the Citadel setup program. During this setup you will specify the name and password for an administrator account.
After you have logged in once with webcit, you can connect to that account with your favorite mail client via POP, IMAP or SMTP. A more thorough Getting Started may give you aditional information.


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Wednesday, 31 August 2011
The Beatles and fashion
Anyway, Paolo Hewitt examines the Beatles' inluence on fashion in the upcoming book Fab Gear: The Beatles and Fashion. Here's the blurb: The Beatles' incomparable fashion sense takes center stage in this unique look at how the world's most popular band influenced the fashion of the times. The Beatles knew how much image mattered in the 1960s, and whether it was Nehru jackets, skinny ties, granny glasses, or the Cuban heel boot--if John, Paul, George, or Ringo wore it, the rest of their millions of fans followed. Renowned music and fashion author Paolo Hewitt takes readers on a fashion tour of the Beatles' career and the trends they co-opted. From their Hamburg debut in sunglasses, leather, and black sweaters to the conservative suits they were ordered to wear by their manager Brian Epstein; from their infatuation with Pierre Cardin's collarless jackets to their more casual corduroy; from their Mod madness to psychedelic spaciness to faux-military attire to hippy-chic--each style is revealed as a reflection of the music they made and the world views they embraced.
Filled with fabulous photographs and with an appealing retro feel, the book features numerous images, many of which have never been published before. It offers insights into how the band's meteoric rise and enduring success shaped their fashion choices.
There's even a chapter devoted to their hairstyles.
Fans of all ages, as well as anyone interested in fashion, will be enthralled with this first ever Beatles stylebook that proves the Fab Four were as timely as they were timeless.
In an interview with Liverpool Echo, author Hewitt says that he enjoyed finding another angle to writing a Beatles book, and that he spent an enjoyable week in Liverpool as part of the research.
"They had the same ideas with their clothes as with their music," says Paolo. "As soon as another bands started to copy their look, they'd move on and wear something else. they were innovators, and they hated following the pack."
The book will be released on October 24th.
Monday, 29 August 2011
How many roads...?
similar but more up-close photo. But there are two more bystanders, one hidden behind the aforementioned lady and another lady (a fan?) who seems to be taking photos! I wonder if her photos will appear some day... Also, there's someone sitting behind the Beatles...
We will continue to update our page "The Road Goes On Forever" with the Abbey Road cover shot images that mysteriously emerge as time goes by.
Updated September 2nd with a higher resolution version of the image, care of Miss Tammy's site. The uploader also revealed the source of the photo, it was hidden away in the Beatles RockBand game.
We will continue to update our page "The Road Goes On Forever" with the Abbey Road cover shot images that mysteriously emerge as time goes by.
Updated September 2nd with a higher resolution version of the image, care of Miss Tammy's site. The uploader also revealed the source of the photo, it was hidden away in the Beatles RockBand game.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Blokker clip
HIWAX has posted the longest version of the "Blokker" clip so far on YouTube.
The sound + video sorcerer has also just made a new DVD, which pairs together news footage of The Beatles in concert with appropriate sound clips synched to the moving images. Here's what's on the new DVD of his:
THE BEATLES : Re-Constructions
01.1963/11/01 Cheltenham
02.1963/11/13 Plymouth
03.1963/11/16 Bournemouth
04.1963/11/20 Manchester
05.1963/12/07 Liverpool
06.1963/12/14 Wimbledon
07.1964/01/15 Versailles
08.1964/01/16 Paris
09.1964/02/11 Washington D.C.
10.1964/02/11 Washington D.C.
11,1964/06/18 Sydney
12,1964/08/19 San Francisco
13.1964/08/23 Los Angeles
14.1964/08/23 Los Angeles
15.1964/09/02 Philadelphia
16.1965/06/25 Genova
17.1965/07/02 Madrid
18.1965/07/03 Barcelona
19.1965/08/17 Toronto
20.1965/08/29 Los Angeles
21.1966/06/24 Munich
22.1966/06/24 Munich
23.1966/06/24 Munich
24.1966/06/25 Essen
25.1966/06/26 Hamburg
26.1966/06/30 Tokyo
27.1966/07/01 Tokyo
28.1966/08/12 Chicago
29.1966/08/28 Los Angeles
30.1966 U.S. Tour Collage - Rock'n'roll Music
31.1966 U.S. Tour Collage - She's A Woman
And there's some rare footage included as bonus tracks.
It's currently being torrented and will probably show up soon as a regular download.
Want a sample? Here's Cheltenham!
McCartney on Decca Records since 1967
Today's no-story in the less-than-acquainted-with-Beatles-facts part of the press is the fact that Paul McCartney's music for the new ballet Ocean's Kingdom will be released by Decca Records. Here's Reuter's take on it:
LONDON (Reuters) - Decca has teamed up with Paul McCartney to release his upcoming ballet nearly 50 years after the record label famously rejected taking on the Beatles in what has been called one of the music industry's biggest blunders.
The ballet, "Ocean's Kingdom," is the former Beatle's first foray into the world of dance, and has its world premiere at the New York City Ballet on September 22. There will be four additional performances in September and five more in January.
The Decca recording hits shelves in Britain on October 3.
Decca famously snubbed the Fab Four early in 1962, reportedly saying at the time that "guitar groups are on the way out" and "the Beatles have no future in showbusiness."
The quartet from Liverpool went on to sign with EMI label Parlophone and became arguably the most successful and influential pop band in history.
"Ocean's Kingdom," commissioned by the New York City Ballet, is conducted by John Wilson and performed by the London Classical Orchestra.
When he decided to write a ballet, McCartney visited the Royal Opera House in London and saw "Giselle," meeting the dancers of the Royal Ballet afterward to discuss the work.
McCartney's ballet tells of a love story set in an underwater world where people are threatened by humans. The score lasts an hour and is divided into four movements -- Ocean's Kingdom, Hall of Dance, Imprisonment and Moonrise.
In a statement, the 69-year-old singer/songwriter said he was "trying to write something that expressed an emotion -- so you have fear, love, anger, sadness to play with, and I found that exciting and challenging."
McCartney has written classical music before, including the award-winning choral work "Ecce Cor Meum."
Of course, everyone has (conveniently?) forgotten that Paul McCartney's very first soundtrack album, "The Family Way" from 1967 (re-released on CD in July this year) was released on Decca Records in the UK and Australia.
Monday, 22 August 2011
George trailer
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Dutch Let It Be video cassette
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Remember the 1983 German official Let It Be release on Warner Home Video as a VHS video cassette? Well, it seems there was also a 1984 Dutch release. I found this scan while browsing the internet. This is the Betamax release, but I assume there was also a VHS one. The two formats were competing for world domination back in the day, and VHS won, being the inferior format with more cash to spend on advertising. I wonder how many countries LET IT BE was released in?
|The US laserdisc release is the most well-known official home video release of Let It Be
As I've noted before, I've seen a copy of Let It Be in a Norwegian video rental shop back in the early days of video rental (around 1981), but I have no recollection of what it looked like. If you have any information about Let It Be home video releases (apart from the confirmed ones from USA, Germany and now Holland), I'd like to hear from you.
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Beatles in Bournemouth
You'd be surprised to know that there are many surprising Beatles - Bournemouth connections - not least the first footage of The Beatles that was shown on US TV (now showing on YouTube) was shot in Bournemouth and the sheer number of shows they played in the town in such a short period.
Other connections include:
- A tape of a full Beatles concert recorded during their first visit to Bournemouth is the earliest known example of their theatre show. Despite the excellent quality of the recording it remains unreleased.
- The iconic cover photograph for the With The Beatles and Meet The Beatles albums was taken in Bournemouth.
- Howie Casey, who played with Wings in the 1970s and has lived in Bournemouth since 1978, has links with The Beatles that go back to their very earliest days. With his band The Seniors, Howie was at the same audition in 1960 when John, Paul and George first performed as the Silver Beatles.
- George Harrison's first Beatles song, Don't Bother Me was written while staying in Bournemouth.
- John Lennon bought his Aunt Mimi a home just outside Bournemouth and until he left the UK in 1971 was a regular visitor to the area.
The book also has many rare and previously unseen photos.
Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Beatles & Bournemouth is published on 22 September 2011 by Natula Publications, ISBN 9781897887899
The book's website
A blog
Saturday, 6 August 2011
2012 Beatles Calendars
|Officially licensed 2012 calendar.
Other Beatles Calendars:
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Scorsese's film about George Harrison - Special features
|Deluxe Edition of George Harrison - Living In The Material World
George plays the Uke*
Here Comes The Sun
Dispute and Violence
Deep Blue*
Paul McCartney interview
Jeff Lynne interview
Damon Hill interview
Growing Up in Liverpool interview*
Neil Aspinall interview*
The Inner Light interview*
Gordon Murray interview*
* Exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.
Extra in the box (Deluxe edition only):
- Audio CD featuring never-before-heard tracks available exclusively within this package
- 96-page book - featuring never-before-seen photographs, illustrations and reminiscences from friends, including a Foreword by Martin Scorsese and an Introduction by Paul Theroux
- 2 x Exclusive Lithographs
- Integrated easel back for photo display
- Beautiful Collectable Picture Frame Packaging
Directed by Martin Scorsese, George Harrison – Living in the Material World is a stunning double-feature-length film tribute to one of music's greatest icons. Containing a wealth of previously unreleased material, this Deluxe Edition contains 2 DVDs, a Blu-ray, a CD of never-before-heard tracks (available exclusively in this edition) and a 96-page book to accompany the film--all beautifully packaged within a collectable picture-frame box.
In Living in the Material World, Scorsese uses never-before-seen footage from George Harrison's childhood, throughout his years with The Beatles, through the ups and downs of his solo career, and through the joys and pain of his private life, to trace the arc of George's journey from his birth in 1943 to his passing in 2001. Living in the Material World features private home videos, photos and never before heard tracks to chronicle the incredible story of the extraordinary man.
Despite its epic reach, the film is deeply personal. Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, among many others, talk openly about George's many gifts and contradictions and reveal the lives they shared together. In every aspect of his professional, personal and spiritual life, until his final hours, George blazed his own path.
As his friend John Lennon once said: "George himself is no mystery. But the mystery inside George is immense. It's watching him uncover it all little by little that's so damn interesting."
The BBC will show the documentary on TV in the UK in November.
In the USA, HBO has acquired the North American broadcast rights to the documentary, which will debut in two parts — on October 5 and October 6, 2011 — exclusively on HBO.
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For the first time in history, the federal government holds more nonrevolving consumer debt than commercial banks in the United States, thanks to a surge in government-issued student loans since 2009.
(Nonrevolving consumer credit includes loans with fixed repayment plans, like student loans and auto loans, as opposed to revolving credit, which includes things like credit cards.)
This little detail from yesterday's monthly consumer credit release was pointed out by NBF Chief Economist Stéfane Marion in a note to clients following the release.
According to the latest data, the government now holds $552.69 billion in student loan debt –versus commercial banking institutions' holdings of all nonrevolving consumer credit, which only amounts to $545.7 billion.
Check out the chart on the right:
Marion writes:
As today's Hot Chart shows, non-revolving credit (70% of credit outstanding) has been
the only source of growth in the past year as revolving credit (credit cards for the most part) continues to stall.
This being said, the bulk of the increase in non-revolving credit is not going towards purchases of durable goods. Student loans remain the primary driver of consumer credit growth with a 24% annual gain. Were it not for them, nonrevolving credit would actually have been up only 2.9%.
The surge in student loans, which now account for 28% of total nonrevolving credit outstanding, has dramatically altered the credit landscape. As shown, the Federal government, which originates most of student loans, actually surpassed depository institutions in January as a primary holder of nonrevolving credit.
Needless to say, the surge in student debt could become a significant problem down the road if labour markets fail to provide employment for younger workers.
For the moment, growth in federally-issued student loan debt shows no signs of slowing down.


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Alright, I'll keep this short. Joyce Manor would probably approve, given the fleeting 13 minute albumette they've presented us with. Something's definitely changed here since their first self-titled album, released last year. It's all got cleaner, sparklier, jollier. And with singer/ guitarist Barry Johnson steering clear of his old shouty style, there are moments when it feels like we're listening to the love child of Morrissey and Billy Bragg.
Disturbing though that may sound, it's no bad thing. Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired is the spirit of Nineties skate punk, a brilliantly nostalgic stab to the senses. Think early Alkaline Trio, and get your dancing shoes on!
Now that the band cleaned up the guitar sound there's a good few pleasing hooks, and bass riffs to smile to in the likes of 'See How Tame I Can Be'. Inconsequently, the first song on the record contains the most inexplicably endearing lyrics released this year. How can "You can't make a mistake, On these kind of ice skates" not make you chuckle? Add to these an experimental edge and we may have something to write home about. Each track has its very own pop flavour, from introspectively unplugged 'Drainage' to jangle-tastic 'Bride of Usher'.
The main downfall of Of All Things… is the 'Video Killed The Radio Star' cover stuck right in the middle. The problem is that on first, second and third listen, it's the standout track. Fourth time around, other songs start to make themselves heard, but this is the one that gets by far the most hum time after the music's stopped. No matter how well the cover works (and it is a very good rendering), it's hard not to feel that Joyce Manor's song writing skills have been a little eclipsed.
This in itself is not enough to hold the band back. After the commotion caused by their first album, an already strong fan base is waiting with open earholes for the follow up. Will they be convinced by the fluctuating style? It's the kind of album that will no doubt split opinion, buts it's far too small and convivial to cause offence. As the title suggests, here's a band skipping from one musical fragment to the next with the reckless abandon of youth, trying out ideas, finding their strengths.
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This list is generated from 128 "best of" book lists from a variety of great sources. An algorithm is used to create a master list based on how many lists a particular book appears on. Some lists count more than others. I generally trust "best of all time" lists voted by authors and experts over user-generated lists. On the lists that are actually ranked, the book that is 1st counts a lot more than the book that's 100th.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or corrections please feel free to e-mail me.
The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54 countries on what they considered the "best and most central works in world literature." Among the authors polled were Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing, Seamus Heaney, Salman Rushdie, Wo... - Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute
38 Argentinean Authors were polled by the Argentinean government for their favorite books. This is a tally of all books with more than 1 vote. - Argentina
El Pais ran A Poll of 100 Spanish Authors and Their Favorite Books. This is summary of all the books - El Pais
Ronald Schwartz polled 115 major writers about their favorite books, and published each of their ballots in the book "For the Love of Books". - For The Love of Books
"In the early 1950s Raymond Queneau asked several dozen French authors and critics to list the hundred books they would choose if they had to limit themselves to that number. He reproduced all their responses in the book Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Gallimard, 1956), along with the overall top 1... - Raymond Queneau
Télérama, a weekly French magazine, asked 100s of french authors to list their top 10 favorite books of all time. - Telerama
100 prominent cultural figures, mostly writers, were polled for their choice of an "ideal library". The following list is a tally of every book that received at least 2 votes. - Book
The Top 10 book chosen by 125 top writers from the book "The Top 10" edited by J. Peder Zane. - The Top 10 (Book)
A book edited by Peter Boxall, and written by over 100 hundred international critics. - The Book
Intended as a companion to the infamous Modern Library ranking of the top 100 books of the past century, this list represents a different viewpoint--that of the booksellers themselves. Compiled from the responses of over 150 Koen Book Distributors customers, the following titles represent the ver... - themodernnovel.com
The Gardiner Public Library, from 1988 to 2007, polled various famous figures from all around the world (writers, artists, filmmakers, politicians, actors, etc.) to ask for their book recommendations. This list is based on the books that received at least two mentions. - Gardiner Public Library
National Book Award-winning authors got together to select what was, in their opinions, 100 life-changing books. - National Book Award
In Novels and Novelists, A Guide to the World of Fiction (1980) Seymour-Smith and the other contributors selected about 55 works of fiction as receiving full marks on the four criteria used for evaluation: Readability, Characterization, Plot, and Literary Merit. These represent, for the contrib... - Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors
Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952 by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. to present the western canon in a single package of 54 volume... - Great Books Foundation
The 100 best non-fiction books of all time judged by a panel of historians, authors, publishers, and experts for the National Review Magazine. - National Review
Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman (May 15, 1904 – June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality. The New Lifetime Reading Plan provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From H... - The New Lifetime Reading Plan
The following is a complete list of the titles included in the exhibition Books of the Century at The New York Public Library's Center for the Humanities, May 20, 1995-July 13, 1996, and in The New York Public Library's Books of the Century, published by Oxford University Press. A celebration ... - New York Public Library
"Great Books is an hour-long documentary and biography program that aired on The Learning Channel. The series was a project co-created by Walter Cronkite and former child actor Jonathan Ward under a deal they had with their company Cronkite-Ward, the The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channe... - The Learning Channel
BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider's perspective on the best in British literature. - BBC
ISI defined "best" as "volumes of extraordinary reflection and creativity in a traditional form, which heartens us with the knowledge that fine writing and clear-mindedness are perennially possible." All the books are non-fiction. The first 5 are ranked, the rest are alphabetical. - Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) was a Swedish list of the 100 best books in the world, made in 1991 by the Swedish literary magazine Tidningen Boken. The list was compiled through votes from members of the Svenska Akademien, Swedish Crime Writers' Academy, librarian, authors and others. App... - Tidningen Boken
"Discover which books made a difference in the early lives of the most eminent achievers of our times." - Academy of Achievement
Waterstone's 1999 poll of the greatest 20th century novels, according to British writers. This appeared to be the result of muddle in the way questions were put to and answered by the 47 authors, critics and media personalities who voted in the poll. - Waterstone
Amazon UK editors select 100 books that they deem "essential". - Amazon.com (UK)
A bucket list of books to create a well-read life, from Amazon Book Editors. - Amazon.com (USA)
Stories have the power to change us. We asked a panel of leading writers, curators and critics to choose 100 genre-busting novels that have had an impact on their lives, and this is the result. These English language novels, written over the last 300 years, range from children's classics to popul... - BBC
The French literary magazine Transfuge asked a group of francophone writers to pick their best foreign work of fiction. These are the results. - Transfuge
Literary publication January Magazine polled writers for their favorite works of 2oth century fiction. These were the most mentioned books. - January Magazine
Two book editors for the nyulocal.com present their list of the 16 greatest books of all time, with a list of runner-ups as well. - NYU Local
The English PEN staff compiled a list of the best works not written in the English language. This list combines their list with the suggestions made by Fred Armentrout, President of Hong Kong (English-Speaking) PEN. - English PEN
- Die Zeit
The 25 books were chosen by 25 respected names in international writing, many of whom have contributed over the years to Wasafiri magazine, including Indra Sinha, Blake Morrison and Fred D'Aguiar. Note: I don't think the voters understood "the last 25 years" bit. There are many books that are ... - Wasafiri Magazine
Recommended literature by the Undergraduate Academies and Libraries of the University of Buffalo. - University of Buffalo
A panel of critics tells us what belongs on a list of the 100 most important books of the 2000s … so far. - Vulture
Based on a survey of Librarians conducted by Brodart Co., September, 1998 - March, 1999. Brodart is an international company that services libraries around the world. - Bookman.com
Easton Press's selection of the greatest books of the Western Canon. - Easton Press
12. Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex (2002)What are the greatest novels of the opening years of this tumultuous century? In search of a collective critical assessment, BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled several dozen book critics, including The New York Times Book Review's Parul Sehgal, T... - BBC
The top 100 titles for the world literature classroom, ranked in order of popularity, chosen by literature teachers from across the country. - Perfection Learning
From classics and sci-fi to poetry, biographies and books that changed the world… we present the ultimate reading list. - The Telegraph
The Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century is a list of books compiled in 1999 by Literaturhaus München and Bertelsmann, in which 99 prominent German authors, literary critics, and scholars of German ranked the most significant German-language novels of the twentieth century. The group br... - Wikipedia
PBS and the producers worked with the public opinion polling service "YouGov" to conduct a demographically and statistically representative survey asking Americans to name their most-loved novel. Approximately 7,200 people participated. The results were tallied and organized based on our selec... - PBS
Our critics chose 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century. - New York Times
There are many gifted Third World writers who can help you transcend barriers of language and tradition but you might find it difficult to know where to start. As a guide, the NI has chosen its ten best novels - the ones which are both enjoyable to read and give a vivid impression of life in ... - New Internationalist
"This list was compiled by tabulating nominations by UWM faculty, staff and students for the Select 100. It includes changes which have resulted from nominations received since the original list was released. We asked you to recommend books which you have found to be so useful and important that ... - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
A poll of The Millions contributors and 48 of their favorite writers, editors, and critics, asking a single question: "What are the best books of fiction of the millennium(2000), so far?" The results were robust, diverse, and surprising. - The Millions
Michael Sexson, English teacher at Montana State University, in 2000 had his class of 45 students compose a list of the 100 greatest works of literature ever written, in their collective opinions. - Montana State University
Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn's favorite novels since 1900. - Counterpunch
"Whatever it's called we love a list of what we think are the best books of all time so we've compiled an entirely arbitrary and personal selection of 100 titles below for you to disagree with." - bookdepository.com
In early 2010 Harvard Book Store employees worked together to come up with a list of our favorite books. Each staff member submitted a list of their favorite books of all time, in (rough) order of preference. Their selections were then weighted according to the order and the results were tabulate... - Harvard Book Store
The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are literary prizes awarded for literature written in the English language. They, along with the Hawthornden Prize, are Britain's oldest literary awards. Based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, United Kingdom, the prizes were founded in 1919 by Mrs J... - Wikipedia
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.[1] The winner of the Booker Prize is... - Man Booker Prize
The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. Started in 1950, the awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the prior year, as well as lifetime achievement awards including the "Medal of Distinguished Contribution to... - National Book Foundation
The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. Started in 1950, the awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the prior year, as well as lifetime achievement awards including the "Medal of Distinguished Contribution to... - National Book Foundation
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote the finest books and reviews published in English. - National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote the finest books and reviews published in English. - National Book Critics Circle
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the author of the best American work of fiction that year. The winner receives US $15,000 and each of four runners-up receives US $5000. The foundation brings the winner and runners-up to Washington, D.C. to ... - PEN/Faulkner
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. - Pulitzer Prize
All the books that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction from 1918 to the present. - Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. Many history books have also been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Two people have won the Pulitzer Pr... - Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. - Pulitzer Prize
A list of voted on by 17 employees(book sellers) at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN for Parade Magazine. - Parade Magazine
The Brazilian cultural magazine Bravo! selects 100 essential books. - Bravo! Magazine
A list of the 50 greatest books of all time as determined by a panel of secret judges for Globe and Mail. The books are not ranked. - Globe and Mail
A 208 page book written in 2009 by Journalist and Author Andrew Taylor. Books from every field of human creativity and intellectual endeavor - from poetry to politics, from fiction to philosophy, from theology to anthropology, and from economics to physics – have been selected to create a roun... - Book
A short list of essential works of the Western Canon, as selected scholar Anthony O'Hear. - Anthony O'Hear
Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?" is the crucial question with which renowned literary critic Harold Bloom begins this impassioned book on the pleasures and benefits of reading well. For more than forty years, Bloom has transformed college students into lifel... - Harold Bloom
English professor Thomas C. Foster, at the end of his book, includes a recommended "reading list". - Thomas C. Foster
ThisRecording.com Editor Alex Carnevale selects his choices for the "100 Greatest Novels of All Time". - ThisRecording.com
Scholar Frank N. Magill's famous literary studies reference book. A selection of over 200 of the greatest works of literature of all time - Frank N. Magill
Critic Ted Gioia's selection of the 100 greatest novels ever written. - greatbooksguide.com
The list of essential fiction from the past 300 years from Robert McCrum of The Observer. - The Observer
The Times selection of the 100 best classic works of literature. - The Times
The 101 great books recommended by "The College Board", an American not-for-profit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) to expand access to higher education. - http://www.uhlibrary.net/pdf/college_board_recommended_books.pdf
"In this volume you will be guided by esteemed professors and writers who have selected excerpts from the most important books in Western Civilization. A brief essay illuminates each excerpt and puts the work in context. Take your education to the next level by letting some of the best thinkers o... - Book
Author William Faulkner named Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina" as the single greatest novel of all time. - William Faulkner
The list below is from the book The Novel 100: A Ranking of Greatest Novels All Time (Checkmark Books/Facts On File, Inc.: New York, 2004), written by Daniel S. Burt. - The Novel 100
The best novels of all time from Tolkien to Proust and Middlemarch - Telegraph
Time critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present. - TIME Magazine
Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it. Written by a master of fiction, "Ten Novels a... - Great Novelists and Their Novels
"For centuries, books have been written in an attempt to share knowledge, inspiration, and discoveries. Sometimes those books make such an impact that they change the way the world thinks about things. The following books have done just that by providing readers an education in politics and gover... - Open Education Database
Complex Magazine's selection of 50 must-read books. - Complex
German bookseller website AbeBooks.de makes their selection for the "100 greatest books ever written". - AbeBooks.de (in German)
Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs ... Read our pick of the best books since 2000 - The Guardian
50 critics, writers and booksellers from both sides of the Atlantic choose the milestones of the last quarter century. - El Pais
The Observer asked 150 literary luminaries to vote for the best British, Irish or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005. - The Observer
The New York Times Book Review's editor, Sam Tanenhaus, sent out a short letter to a couple of hundred prominent writers, critics, editors and other literary sages, asking them to please identify... - New York Times
Respected literary critic Robert McCrum selects the definitive 100 novels written in English. - The Guardian
Essays, memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, travel writing, history, cultural studies, nature writing--all fit under the broad heading of creative nonfiction, and all are represented here: a list of 100 major works of creative nonfiction published by British and American writers over the past ... - About.com
Boston Public Library's list of "The 100 Most Influential Books of the Century". A booklist for Adults. - Boston Public Library
The 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction is a popular "best of" list compiled by Larry McCaffery largely in response to Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery saw as being out of touch with 20th-century fiction. McCaffery writes that he sees his... - Larry McCaffery
It's hard for us to believe that it's been 17 years since we first toasted the new millennium. In January 2001, a gallon of gas cost $1.46. Facebook was three years from launching. 9/11 hadn't happened. Huge political and cultural shifts were only months away… and some of the best books we've eve... - Powell's Books
Barnes and Noble's selection of the 50 most essential books. - Barnes and Noble
Your essential short list of novels, nonfiction and biographies Got some time on your hands? This list of 50 great books is a good way to raise your literary IQ. It's by no means the "definitive" list, but each of these masterpieces is at least as relevant and powerful today as when it was wri... - nextavenue
A representative selection from over 1500 titles on annual lists of Books to Remember from 1956 to 2005. Chosen by a group of librarians who are specialists in their genres, these outstanding works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry provide an informative or transformative reading experience, ... - The New York Public Library
The 50 books that defined the decade(2000) - The Guardian
Scholar Robert B. Downs selects the "great works that revolutionized our ideas about the universe - and ourselves". - Book
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I love the whole concept of you showing a castle's progression over the ages. Do you plan to build separate MOCs for each one, or do you not have unlimited parts... I'm guessing the latter, but for public display it would be really cool to see the stages. I guess your "public display" will probably be Flickr.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Help us create a logo for I.N.K.
#1 A galaxy with various nonfiction topics flying around
#2 An antique quill pen writing the I.N.K. letters on parchment
#3 Skywriting by a jet or an airplane pulling a banner
#4 An octopus holding up various books
#5 A fountain pen writing
#6 A takeoff on Roy Lichtenstein artwork, with thick black lines and colorful dots.
I didn't get a chance to sketch out anything for the above ideas, but did try some (non-finalized) art for the next few concepts:
#7 Block letters with nonfiction topics inside
Still #7, but with color
#8 Book with various topics flying out.
#8 with color
#9 Ink bottle and splat with topics
So, do you like any one in particular, or have another idea? Please leave a comment and tell us what you think... and any and all I.N.K. bloggers, by all means chime in!
Update: Thanks for all the good comments... here is another variation, I'll call this #10 to avoid confusion.
18 comments:
- teacherninja said...
Hello, you have Steve Freaking Jenkins as one of your contributors! I say he gets to either do it or pick what gets done. Maybe one of his Octopusses squirting "I.N.K."?
- March 18, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- Linda Zajac said...
The idea that comes to mind immediately is a feather (quill) pen writing on a book. The quill pen represents writers, writing, and I.N.K. The book represents knowledge of all kind. I personally think the subject wording (history, science...) is unnecessary. I believe simpler is better.
- March 18, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Tricia said...
If you're taking votes, I love the last one. It's simple and elegant.
- March 18, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- Lynn said...
Of those, I think I like the first and the third, but I also love the idea of the octopus holding books!
- March 18, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- Unknown said...
A clarification: by no means do I have to do the artwork... if one of the I.N.K. bloggers who is also an illustrator would like to contribute, have at it! I'm just trying to get the process started. : )
- March 18, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Sue Macy said...
I like the last one (the ink bottle), too, but I also like the idea of a fountain pen writing. I think the list of topics is fine because it shows the breadth of the work represented here.
Thanks for getting the discussion started.
- March 18, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Of the ones you've presented, I like #8 without color best. Simpler is indeed better, so I'd be inclined to keep the topics out of the logo and streamline it.
- March 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Unknown said...
I also like the last one although I think that they are all a little too complicated for a logo. I'd like to see some other artists weigh in.
- March 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- ShelfTalker said...
I think TeacherNinja's idea of an ocupus squirting "I.N.K." is fabulous -- whether Steve Jenkins or someone else executes it! That having been said, I'd recommend being careful not to choose a logo that looks "too" juvenile, as a lot of the books you all highlight on this great blog are for older kids and/or teens (not to mention adults!). Of the samples you've presented here, Loreen, I like the ink bottle best because it's the most iconic. I think, though, that all of these concept drawings have one flaw that is EASILY fixed: The source of the I.N.K. acronym ("Interesting Nonfiction for Kids") is way too small. It's arguably the most important information being conveyed because it explains the entire focus of the blog. For that reason I would make those words bigger than they are currently and then assess whether or not the sub-headings make the overall design too wordy. I look forward seeing I.N.K.'s new look!
- March 18, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- West Michigan Quilter said...
I like #8 or #9. I really like black and white. I don't know, but since print is usually black on white, I just think it fits. Also, some of the ones with color are just too fussy for me. So, that my 2cents worth.
- March 18, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- Boni Ashburn said...
I like #7, the first one! It's perfect.
- March 18, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- Wendie O said...
Oh, the octopus, definately. Animals as logos are the best! (and they're nonfiction)
Unfortunately, too many people don't even know what an ink bottle is, or what it was used for. Seen any fountain pens around, lately? Neither have I. (Two points for anyone who actually knows what a fountain pen is and how to use it.)
Linda's Idea appeals to the historian/librarian in me, but again, how many people know that quill feathers were things you wrote with?
Whatever your illustrator comes up with will be great, I just know it. -wendie old
- March 18, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- teacherninja said...
Glad you guys like the octopus idea. Anyone want to give it a shot? I also like #10 (but would vote for losing the subheadings as well).
- March 19, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Susan E. Goodman said...
I have to say, I like the very first one, #7, in black and white. It's clean and simple and clear, which I like. I also think that nonfiction is writing that's up-to-date, so the idea of a fountain pen or quill doesn't seem to fit as well as other ideas--for me, anyway.
- March 19, 2009 at 8:43 AM
- Lori Calabrese said...
Wow- you guys are so creative! What fantastic ideas! My vote would be #9- it really says ink to me! (Both a bottle of ink and Interesting Nonfiction for Kids)! Can't wait to see what you choose and to see it in action! Good Luck!
All the best,
- March 19, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- David Schwartz said...
Many of these are brilliant. Thank you Loreen. I'm among those who like the last one best, but despite it's appeal I am also among those who think it would be best to avoid the list of topics because inevitably what will get noticed are the ones that are left out (the "etc." notwithstanding). The quill pen idea strikes me as a bit backward-looking (though fine for the history component of the blog). I'd look forward to other ideas.
- March 20, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- Kathleen said...
I find it very hard to vote on just an idea, I'd have to see an example of the first few that were just words. Like the Octopus idea.
I see a lot of people like #7, it's okay but I like the ink bottle idea. Perosnally I think a variation on #10 in black and white would be great.
- March 22, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm a reader and home educating parent, and I like the ink bottle versions best, and the b/w version is so beautifully simple and graphic. To me, they say "ink" loud and clear, and much as I prefer the quill pen, I know today's kids will want something a little less fusty and old-fashioned.
- March 24, 2009 at 7:27 PM


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Evaluating Immune Function Tests in People With HIV
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Information provided by (Responsible Party)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
First received: August 27, 2003
Last updated: November 19, 2010
Last Verified: November 2010
History of Changes
Some people's immune systems are able to control HIV infection without anti-HIV drugs. Other people with HIV must take drugs to prevent the virus from destroying their immune systems. There are many different laboratory tests that measure immune function in people with HIV. This study will compare some of these tests to see if they consistently measure differences between people who control the HIV without anti-HIV drugs and those who must take drugs.
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|HIV Antigen-Specific Immune Responses - A Comparison of Alternative In Vitro Assays From Subjects Characterized as Either "Stable HAART" or "Efficient Immune Control"
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Detailed Description:
The efficiency of the immune response to HIV antigens is the critical feature that allows
some individuals with chronic HIV infection to maintain low level viremia (less than 3000
copies/ml). The fundamental measurement of this response is the steady state level of viremia
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|United States, Alabama
|University of Alabama at Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35924-2050
|United States, California
|UC Davis Medical Center
|Sacremento, California, United States, 95814
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136-1013
|United States, Illinois
|Rush-Presbyterian/St. Lukes
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612-3806
|United States, Ohio
|Case Western Reserve University
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106-5083
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pittsburgh
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213-2582
Sponsors and CollaboratorsNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|Study Chair:
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|University of Alabama at Birmingham
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|Study First Received:
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|Last Updated:
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Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):Treatment Experienced
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
HIV Antigens
Cohort Studies
Immunity, Cellular
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The Complete Etudes
Etude Op.2 No.1 in C sharp minor; 12 Etudes Op.8; 8 Etudes Op.42; Etude Op.49; No.1 in E flat major; Etude Op.56 No.4 in E flat major; 3 Etudes Op.65
Boris Bekhterev (piano)
rec. Italy, 2012
Boris Bekhterev continues his major survey of Scriabin's piano music - see reviews of the mazurkas and impromptus - with this good quality recording of the complete études. Although a number of other pianists have recorded these in full, most are content to offer selections. A pity, because the individual sets hold together well as a body of work, offering the pianist and listener a wealth of different thought, mood and form.
Scriabin's études are indeed technical exercises. He addresses the techniques involved in playing the usual intervals of thirds, fifths, sixths and octaves, adding ninths and sevenths in his Op.65 set. At the same time, they are all studies in rhythm. Being able to cope with cross-rhythms is a technical prerequisite for playing any of Scriabin's piano music.
It is clear that all the pieces on this disc were composed by a pianist, creating them not only to inform his own performances but also those of others who wish to attain knowledge of his style and purpose. They are not to be considered as purely virtuoso effusions. As a sequence they display much originality and are diverse in character. While certainly exercises in technique they are also studies in the production of this composer's unique sound-world.
In this recording the works are presented in chronological order, beginning with the ever popular Etude Op.2 No.1 in C sharp minor. Bekhterev's expressive account immediately involves the listener, revealing one of his great qualities as a performer. This early study of 1893 already has the seeds of Scriabin's later harmonic language and serves here as a good introduction to the twelve, far more substantial, studies which follow.
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Scriabin composed the 3 Etudes Op.65 whilst at Beatenberg in the summer of 1912 and although published by Jurgenson the following year, he never played them in recital. Soon after their composition he wrote to Sabaneev saying, "A composer whom you know has written three études! In fifths (Horrors!), in ninths (How depraved!) and in major sevenths (the last fall from Grace!). What will the world say?" Nowadays many would be more than willing to say that Scriabin has given us three remarkable studies in which it is possible not only to exhibit technical skill but also to achieve both dazzling and delicate artistic effects. Bekhterev's chromatic runs of ninths in the first piece, all the more difficult for being marked "pianissimo", produce the nervous energy of a flickering flame. The sevenths in the middle piece show much poetic thought, whilst the fifths, an unusual interval for Scriabin, dance and sparkle in the third and final piece. All three of these studies benefit tremendously from Bekhterev's clear articulation and intelligent use of pedal.
Some excellent performances of selected études have appeared in recordings of the past, including those given by Sofronitsky, Sviatoslav Richter, Victor Merzhanov and Yekaterina Novitskaya, to name a few. Of the complete sets, Alexander Paley (Naxos 8.553070) and Nikita Magaloff (Valois 4714) turned in delightful and memorable readings. However, there is little to be gained in comparing other recordings of the complete études as Scriabin's music allows for very personal and diverse responses. It is more a matter of which interpretation has the ability to involve the listener and at the same time, reveal the composer's essence of thought. For me, Boris Bekhterev's recording does just that. What is more, those qualities do not diminish with repeated listening. Bekhterev has accomplished a unique and coherent view of the complete études.
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A unique and coherent view of the complete etudes which while involving the listener also reveals the composer's essence of thought.