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Summary of the Project
The information in this report was gathered as part of the "North Caucasus and Volga Basin Assessment Project," funded by the IREX Special Projects in Library and Information Science Program. The principal object of the project is to increase awareness and disseminate information about libraries in the North Caucasus and Volga Basin among the American library and academic communities. Special attention was given to the many non-Russian republics of the two regions. The information was gathered during workshops held over three days in both Samara and Rostov-on-Don. Representatives from the most important libraries in the Volga Basin attended workshops in Samara, while those from libraries in the North Caucasus region attended sessions in Rostov-on-Don.
This is not the first time workshops of this type have been organized. In many respects this project follows the model of the 1994 assessment project in East Siberia and the Russian Far East, organized by Patricia Polansky, University of Hawaii, and funded by IREX. The 1994 assessment project was described in the report Library Assessment Project: East Siberia/Russian Far East, written by Michael Neubert and published by IREX in 1995. Although Russian libraries are progressing rapidly, this report repeats some of the information contained in the previous report. I have attempted to point out significant differences between what was observed in 1994 and 1995.
Project Methodology
The goal of this report is to present information about the research libraries in the Volga Basin and the North Caucasus, rather than to describe in detail the way the assessment project itself operated. This section will describe briefly how the workshops served to achieve the project's primary goals.
The project utilized an innovative approach to assessment survey travel. Rather than have individual American librarians visit the libraries in each city, the project organizers, Tatjana Lorkovic, Yale University; Eric A. Johnson, Library of Congress; and Michael Neubert, Library of Congress, worked cooperatively with host libraries in Samara and Rostov-on-Don to organize three days of workshops in each city. Two representatives from each of the most significant research libraries in the Volga Basin and North Caucasus were invited. Included in the budget for the project were funds to reimburse the Russian participants for all of their per diem costs. This was crucial, since libraries in the regions would not be able to pay for expenses beyond the costs of travel, which in these regions are more reasonable than they were the previous year in East Siberia and the Far East.
Note that libraries from Astrakhan and Volgograd were invited to Rostov-on-Don, although geographically they are part of the Volga Basin. This was done to balance the number of libraries attending sessions in the two cities.
The American project organizers created a three-day program that included the following topics:
US librarianship-an overview,
During the workshops in both 1994 and 1995, this format proved superior to the alternative method of having a Western librarian travel to individual libraries. The Russian librarians who attended received far more information than they could have from a visit by a single American librarian. Though only an average of two librarians from each of the Russian libraries attended, each participant was given large amounts of materials to share with colleagues who could not attend. Packets of printed information in both Russian and English as well as many text files on diskette were distributed.
This format seems to have been particularly effective in exposing many Russian library directors to issues they have been aware of, but perhaps did not fully comprehend. For example, one library deputy director concerned with automation problems told me that her director had said after each purchase of new PCs, "so, now you have 10 (later 20, then 30 and 40) PCs-are you done now?" After listening to the workshops, the director finally realized that the issue of library automation would not be solved by buying a certain number of PCs.
Cooperation with the "host" libraries in Samara and Rostov-on-Don was essential. These libraries were responsible for organizing most of the logistics of the workshops, including arranging for suitable sites, reserving hotel space for the attendees, ordering group meals during the sessions, and reimbursing the attendees with funds from IREX. It was necessary to rely on the good will of the Russian host libraries to an extent that was greater than is probably desirable, but it is impossible to coordinate such events from Washington, DC, or New Haven, Connecticut. It was easier to communicate with these libraries in order to check on progress, however, than it had been with last year's hosts in Irkutsk and Khabarovsk. It is simple to call either Samara or Rostov-on-Don directly in order to send a fax or have a conversation, while phone calls from the US to Irkutsk and Khabarovsk elicit endless busy signals, and the time difference is too great for business hours conversations.
The American organizers, Tatjana Lorkovic, Eric Johnson, and Michael Neubert, are especially grateful for the work of Director Petr Petrishev and Deputy Director Liudmila Zavalnaia, both of the Samara Oblast Library, and Director Alla Bocharova and Deputy Directors Evgeniia Kolesnikova and Mikhail Mun of the Don State Public Library. We also appreciate the assistance of Nadezhda Shakhova of the Ministry of Culture.
Information presented in this report was gathered by means of a survey that was distributed to representatives of the libraries attending and by follow-up interviews with these representatives.
General Observations and Library Finances
The major research libraries of the Volga Basin and North Caucasus fall into two categories: those under the Ministry of Culture and those under the Ministry of Higher Education. Each oblast, krai, or autonomous republic has a library under the central Russian Ministry of Culture; thus the autonomous Republic of Marii-El has the Marii National Library, while the Saratov Oblast has the Saratov Oblast Library. In theory these libraries report to the Ministry of Culture in Moscow, but in actual fact they report to their local culture administration, generally the Upravlenie Kultury or in autonomous republics the Ministerstvo Kultury. They receive all their funding from the local government. It is clear that these library directors work to cultivate their relationships with the local "culture" officials, as well as elected officials who can influence their budget. Generally these libraries are among the most important organizations that the local cultural authority supervises, so this is a significant relationship. This, however, leads to a somewhat peculiar situation: since the bodies that these libraries report to are responsible for culture rather than information, their primary interest is not the same as the libraries's, which can lead to conflicts. This is less the case where the library has taken on a role as "parliamentary library," or supplier of information to the local parliamentary body. This has occured in many autonomous republics and even in some oblasts and krais. In these cases the libraries have, in effect, two masters.
There are many national libraries of autonomous republics in these two regions. The finances of these libraries are often better than those of oblast or krai libraries, since there may be an interest in funding the national library to show pride in the titular nationality. The National Library of Tatarstan, for example, is well funded, but Tatarstan is also a wealthy republic. Ironically many of these national libraries, such as the Udmurt National Library, are staffed overwhelmingly by Russians. There are a number of reasons for this. One is that Russians make up a majority of the population in some of these republics, and they tend to be concentrated in the capital cities. Also, for whatever reasons, positions in these libraries were not attractive to non-Russians, or perhaps they were attractive but non-Russians were not hired-it is difficult to know. In any event, the effect is that in some national libraries there are difficulties in working with the increased amount of material now being published in the minority languages.
As noted, these libraries often have an explicit role as parliamentary libraries, supplying information to the legislature of their autonomous republics. Krai and oblast libraries sometimes have a similar function. Fulfilling this function assists the libraries in maintaining a high profile and improving their budgetary situation, at least in theory.
Most of the national libraries reported taking leadership in the network of libraries in their republics. This includes leading in automation, the creation of union catalogs, and facilitation of acquisitions. They were also generally responsible for maintaining a national bibliography, letopis, for the republic, of books published and, usually, articles in journals and newspapers as well. Oblast and krai libraries generally do not publish a bibliography of the books published in the oblast or krai, although they do index books and articles about the region.
Libraries under the Ministry of Higher Education are associated with major universities. Not every city that has a library under the Ministry of Culture has a major university library and associated university library; at least this was true up until five years ago-many former institutes have been renamed universities in recent years. University libraries exist primarily to support the studies of the university's students and thus generally have collections that include many copies of a small number of titles, i.e., textbooks. Some university libraries, generally the older ones, have a greater role in serving the general public. Funding is, for the most part, received from the central ministry through the local university. It is entirely up to the local university authorities to decide how much of the funds received from the "center" they will allocate to the library. The libraries often receive enough to operate but not to make needed improvements, such as building repair and purchasing of computers or other automation projects. Generally speaking, libraries of this type reported greater financial difficulties than the Ministry of Culture libraries.
There are regional, zonalnye, university libraries that receive additional funds from the Ministry of Higher Education in order to support the activities of libraries attached to universities and institutes in their region. Three such libraries were represented at the workshops in Samara and Rostov-on-Don: Rostov State University Library, Saratov State University Library, and Voronezh State University Library. The experience of the Library of Congress has been that these libraries are more capable of successfully operating exchanges with Western libraries.
Quite a few university libraries and several of the oblast libraries reported that they are searching for sponsors to help them; it is not clear exactly what is meant by this. It is clear, however, that all libraries are becoming more creative in seeking ways to increase their funding. Ministry of Culture libraries, for example, often try to tie in with local cultural events to increase the library's profile and its budget. An example of such an event was the 900th anniversary of Riazan.
Note that there has been some blurring of previous institutional boundaries. For example, some university libraries, in autonomous republics in particular, receive additional funds from their local government. Another example is that many university libraries and Ministry of Culture libraries are choosing to purchase automation systems other than the ones offered by their respective ministries. In some cases Ministry of Culture libraries have purchased the systems more commonly used by university libraries, for example. The model for different kinds of libraries that used to be applied uniformly throughout the Soviet Union is being adjusted in different jurisdictions of the Russian Federation.
Libraries of all types are developing "fee for service" operations. This may reflect a fairly aggressive approach. The Don State Public Library in Rostov-on-Don has a deputy director for marketing, who does nothing but develop and promote money-making services and products. At the moment Russian libraries charge fees for services in order to generate income, rather than on a cost-recovery basis, as is usually done in the United States.
Interestingly, none of the libraries reported that they had significant reductions in library staff, and several even reported that they had added staff, generally for automation and fee-based services.
The poor financial situation, however, affects the ability of the libraries to acquire new and often much-needed space. There is little enthusiasm in budgeting for new buildings except in rare cases, such as the National Library of Dagestan, which will soon take possession of a new building. Many of these libraries report a lack of space as one of their top problems.
A positive development was noted by the director of the Saratov University Library. She reported that she felt the worst period financially, 1993 and 1994, was over.
Library Automation
The library survey section of this report includes comments about the automation situation at most of the individual libraries. The progress that has been made in this area over the past several years is quite noticeable. There were few libraries that had not made some progress in automation, and the ones that lagged behind understood the need for automation and were at least making plans. All of the libraries understood that using automation is critical in all traditional libraries. Views on the use of e-mail were more mixed. Many Russian libraries still do not see the benefits given the present cost and the lack of decent communications infrastructure. This will certainly change in the future, however.
Some libraries reported extensive use of e-mail. A few libraries receive data from the book chamber, knizhnaia palata, in Moscow (for a fee, plus the cost of the e-mail itself), communicate with foreign libraries, and participate in the Relcom Russian libraries e-mail discussion group, relcom.sci.libraries, which has about 100 subscribers. This group is similar to Usenet newsgroups in the United States.
In last year's report about East Siberia and the Russian Far East, I noted that library automation software is marketed in ways that discourage cooperation among libraries. There were signs that this is improving. Automation systems that are offered cheaply to Ministry of Culture libraries are also available cheaply to other libraries, but many are coming to realize that these systems may not be the best choice. Cooperation among libraries under the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture within a city or region is becoming more common. For example, the National Library of Tatarstan cooperates with the Kazan State University Library. In these two regions we did not meet any libraries that were aggressively marketing their own systems.
As noted, the oblast and krai libraries and the national libraries generally produce bibliographies of various types, and automating these publications is always a high priority. This is probably one reason why these libraries have been more driven to begin at least some automation as quickly as possible.
All the libraries are increasingly interested in expanding their holdings of foreign language materials. A few have small amounts of hard currency available for purchasing foreign materials, and at least one has worked out a barter arrangement with a Western vendor. In this case the Russian library supplies serials to the vendor's customers, for which it earns credits with the vendor for purchasing materials. Many of these libraries can only acquire foreign materials on exchange, although some of them can not even afford that. The Library of Congress is initiating exchanges with these libraries, with the understanding that they can mail outbound packages to the library's office in Moscow, thus significantly reducing their postage costs. Other American libraries seeking exchanges with provincial libraries should be able to make similar "freight forwarding" arrangements with book dealers in Moscow who offer this service.
Oblast, krai, and national libraries in these regions are generally willing, and able, to supply materials automatically according to a fairly narrow, fixed profile. The biggest drawback to an exchange based on sending lists of offerings back and forth is the great amount of time it takes for the mail to come through. Lists can be sent back and forth via e-mail where it is available, but sometimes e-mail links to these regions are not as reliable as in the West, so it is necessary to be persistent. Also, these libraries can rarely guarantee complete coverage of a particular region or even publisher, due to the poor state of book distribution systems. Libraries have difficulty reliably acquiring even local publications in sufficient quantities for their internal needs, although some are more successful than others. For several years the National Library of Tatarstan, for example, has been supplying the Library of Congress reliably with publications from that region.
University libraries in these regions generally offer their own publications on exchange, although some may have trouble acquiring extra copies in order to do so. The official connection between the university publishing house and the respective university library is not well defined, and the library sometimes has difficulty acquiring even a single free copy to add to its own collections. This is a result of the present state of university publishing, which encourages publishers to agree in advance to supply the entire press run of a work to the author or sponsor, who has paid all the publishing costs. It is difficult for the library to make reliable connections with all these individuals in order to acquire materials. Again, it is easier to have exchanges with libraries that have e-mail. Two of the university libraries attending the workshops, Rostov State University Library and Voronezh State University Library, have been excellent Library of Congress exchange partners for some time and supply regional publications in addition to publications of the university publishing house.
Obviously, having an exchange with a relatively remote library is not going to be easy. Library of Congress experience has been that these libraries are, however, able to supply materials that are presently unavailable through other sources. Centralized dealers are still not supplying regional publications as reliably as Western libraries would like, in large part because of the general absence of a national book distribution network. When added to the partial collapse of the academic bibkollektor, which supplied Russian academic libraries with the books they needed, there is an obvious void for the distribution of academic books. So far there is no sign of an organization to fill that void. As a result, it is still worth having exchanges with partners outside the "center" if a Western library wishes to acquire regional publications.
Effects of Training Programs for Librarians
As a result of many programs that are now operating, including the Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program administered by IREX, there are now many Russian librarians in the provinces who have been in the United States for extended periods of time. These librarians were able to offer "testimonials" to much of the information that was presented during our workshops. The successes of these programs mean that further workshops in Russia of the type that this project represented should be less compelling as more librarians return to Russia from the United States. Although the primary goal of these workshops is to spread information about Russian regional libraries to select audiences in the United States, the goal of disseminating information about US libraries to the participants is also important and a means to achieving the primary goal.
Access to Information
Russian librarians are now having to work through issues concerning free access to their collections. During the workshops, the Volgograd Oblast Library described how they now require foreign students to pay a refundable deposit of several hundred dollars before they can have use of the collections. Apparently they recorded large losses of materials to foreign exchange students, and a deposit was felt to be the only solution. Russian users are charged no such fees. The reaction of the other librarians was interesting-they seemed to oppose this practice, but about half seemed to be more concerned with technical difficulties they foresaw in implementing such a scheme (they did not seem happy with the idea of having much hard currency around), rather than the more substantive access issue. Many Russian libraries offer new information services for a fee only, again raising the issue of free access, although this rarely seems to be a significant concern with new services. These new services often fall under departments of marketing and may or may not relate to what is understood as library services in the United States. For example, the Don Public Library in Rostov-on-Don rents out portions of its building to local businesses and groups for exhibitions or other activities. Preparation of bibliographies can be arranged, again, for a fee.
Russian libraries of all types traditionally have closed stacks, although there may be significant reference collections in the reading rooms. Most books are shelved by size in accession order, often in special buildings or wings intended only for this use. As a result, although some Russian librarians now admit some interest in having book collections open to readers, it would generally be impossible to do this without huge changes. These would include reorganizing the books according to a classification scheme and adding more space for both books and readers.
Although this report focuses primarily on libraries, rather than regional publishing, one of my experiences from this trip shows the problems that regional libraries face in acquiring books for their collections. A visit to the offices of Samara Publishing House revealed that they had nothing available other than translations of detective novels, science fiction, and children's books. The few books concerning local history or other topics of scholarly interest were sold immediately in large lots to the parties that payed their printing costs. The publishing house did not even have samples!
The national libraries in the minority republics reported, without exception, that the amount of publishing in the vernacular languages of their republics has increased significantly in the last five years. These libraries always consider preserving this type of literature one of their main roles, so they keep close track of this issue.
Book Acquisitions by Russian Libraries
In most cases there is little use of local bibkollektors. For example, Samara oblast reports that it only acquires 2-3 percent of its books from the still-existing Samara bibkollektor. Most of its books come from private companies that purchase large portions of the print runs of new books and then sell them wholesale in provincial cities like Samara. It is better to buy books from these companies directly, since the alternative is to buy them from local bookstores at a mark-up. Libraries also report barter arrangements to acquire books, generally offering space in the library to a bookseller in return for books.
The Samara Oblast Library reported that 150 books published from 1993 to 1995 were listed in the national knizhnaia letopis, but were not acquired by the library. By the time the library found out about their existence they were simply not available for acquisition locally. During that same period the library acquired copies of 500 books that had not appeared in the national letopis. This illustrates the problems these libraries are facing in acquisitions and bibliographic control.
With a few exceptions, all libraries reported that they no longer use templany for acquisitions, since they are too unreliable.
The workshops seem to have been a success on a number of levels. The primary goal of disseminating information will be achieved through this report. In addition IREX funding once again allowed Russian regional librarians to meet with one another. For financial reasons this has been difficult or impossible for a number of years. The workshops also exposed the attending librarians to developments in the American library world; this does not mean that the "American way" of doing things is necessarily better, but it is important for librarians to have access to developments in their field.
Eric Johnson and Michael Neubert, with Tatjana Lorkovic of Yale University and Patricia Polansky of the University of Hawaii, have now conducted similar workshops in four major regions of Russia. It is our feeling that the need for workshops using this model has ended.
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Mellinger: Enoughs enough: Clark Hunt must make major changes now
Enoughs enough: Clark Hunt must make major changes now
By SAM MELLINGER
The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs lost their last bit of reasonable hope in a loss so head-shakingly embarrassing it pushed this season from merely awful to pathetic, and some rich men are going to lose their jobs over this.
They need to, anyway, or else a fan base that deserves better is suffering for no reason. If this season were a meal, youd send it back. Or end up really sick.
Either way, you wouldnt go back to the restaurant, and thats the part that has the legs to create some real change after only a few of the Chiefs closest friends stuck around to see the end of an embarrassing 37-20 loss to the Chargers at home on Sunday.
Because this is beyond hope, beyond excuses, beyond any explanation that isnt a fireable offense for everyone who can be fired. This is gross, and imagining it improving requires a stiff imagination or a stiffer drink.
Romeo Crennel needs to fire Matt Cassel as the starting quarterback, because Cassel is now not only bad but hopeless.
Pioli needs to fire Crennel, because hes building a convincing case as the worst head coach in the league.
And Clark Hunt needs to fire Pioli, because every stitch of progress with this roster is undermined by fundamental flaws in quarterback, head coach and philosophy that are a direct reflection of the general manager and serve as something like a parking brake on the franchises stated goal of winning championships.
The argument to make major changes goes something like this: Crennel is overmatched trying to be head coach and defensive coordinator, and a roster top-heavy with stars but lacking in depth cannot drag a leaking quarterback through todays pass-happy NFL. Pioli has not earned the right to choose the next quarterback or a third head coach.
The argument to maintain status quo goes something like this: hey, its the NFL, and maybe the Chiefs can get really, really, really lucky.
Tickets are already sold for games that are already scheduled, so the Chiefs will go ahead and play out the last three-fourths of a meaningless season, but by now the only drama is whether games will be blacked out, how bad Cassel has to stink before he gets benched, and whether a bumbling product thats now lost three games by two touchdowns or more will be enough to convince Hunt that his broken franchise needs major fixes.
That win last week in New Orleans felt good for a moment, like a candy bar for that afternoon crash, but were going to end up remembering it as empty calories keeping the Chiefs from a higher draft pick a pick that needs to be made by whomever Hunt hires after he fires Pioli.
Because, enough. Weve seen enough. The quarterback hand-picked and made apparently untouchable by Piolis faith and New England nostalgia has been booed in both stadiums at Truman Sports Complex and now has 10 turnovers in four games.
Piolis Chiefs continue to spit into the NFLs wind, and the franchises fans deserve better than to slog through a 19th consecutive season without a playoff win while wasting more productive years from Tamba Hali, Dwayne Bowe, Justin Houston and the other good players stuck in a slogging Process that might max out at mediocre.
A roster so galvanized 10 months ago by its beloved Romeo is now a stumbling mess, three blowout losses in four tries, only a comeback win over one of the few organizations in football with less direction keeping them from being winless.
Cassel isnt up to the demands of championship quarterback, and its not his fault that his bosses are slow to recognize hes just good enough to get beat. Crennel is now 27-44 as a head coach, and Pioli still hasnt been in charge of a playoff win without Tom Brady starting at quarterback.
Four years into what seemed like a great idea at the time, Piolis teams have an 0-1 postseason record and are working on a third disaster in four years.
Pioli is on record saying Cassel can be good enough to win a title. Everything hes done here for four years is based on that belief, and with that evaluation so obviously wrong, there is no way Hunt can responsibly give him the chance to choose the next quarterback.
At this point, the worst thing that can happen is that the Chiefs win enough games to hold off major changes and strive for mediocrity one more year and waste more of the careers of players under long-term control who can be part of the solution.
The good news is its hard to imagine them doing even that.
When you think about it, this about the worst position a team can put its fans in: hoping for a season so bad it forces changes. Here comes Hunts chance to show Chiefs fans he shares their disgust in an underperforming team and wont accept failure.
Your move, Clark.
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WOW! Dead on target. Nobody with can argue with any of that, not even the slubs at One Arrowhead Drive. It will probably fall on deaf ears or not even be read as I truly believe Clark does not care about the Chiefs that much. Cassel is Pioli's biggest fugg up and at this point he may as well listen to the fans and bench him but he won't tell RC that. He must hang on to his ego. I fully expect the Ravens to end any doubt even in Pioli's mind that Matt can't be the starter.
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Outstanding article. Hopefully it reaches Clark and sinks in.
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I don't put the blame on Clark.
He spent the money to bring in the guy that seemed like the best candidate and paid top dollar to do so. He has also spent a ****ton of cash on players Pioli chose.
Pioli traded for Cassel and made the bold move of giving him that retarded contract and has refused to even try to upgrade from an obviously failed move. Then, slaps the fanbase in the face with lies about competition, insults to the fanbases inteligence like the release about Cassels stats and allowing the coaching staff to be undermanned every ****ing year with MAJOR holes and refusing to make necessary changes across the board.
In a normal situation, Pioli would only be responsible for certain aspects, but this isnt a normal situation. Pioli has tried to micromanage every part of the team and therefore should be held completely responsible for his across the board failures.
It's a shame...if the bitch had hedged his bets with Orton...the season might have been salvegable.
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Honestly all we need to do is replace Pioli. A new GM will most assuredly can Crennel and Cassel.
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I would hope that people around here would know me as a pretty even-keel guy who doesn't get too high or too low on the team easily. I'm considering doing something I haven't done in over 15 years - skipping watching games intentionally. I just don't see the point until a TON of things change.
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I'll give Pioli one thing: he's managed to build a team that's not just good enough to keep people's interests. He's instead built one of the most boring and inept franchises in all of football, and people will easily lose interest in this team and stay home. And that is what Clark will notice...
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What's hilarious is that we know this team turns from shit show by making three key moves. Fine for Pioli to trade for Cassel, but he should have had competition in year 2 and he should have been canned last year. No excuse for hiring Romeo. No excuse for hiring Daboll.
And the only reason Pioli didn't make those moves is arrogance.
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Is it time to replace Matt Cassel?
September 30, 2012 8:09:43 PM PDT
By Bill Williamson
KANSAS CITY -- It is officially dump Matt Cassel season in Kansas City.
Cassel has never been overly popular in Kansas City. The Chiefs playoff-hungry fan base has wished their team were in the hands of a more dynamic quarterback ever since Tom Bradys injury replacement came to Kansas City along with general manager Scott Pioli in 2009.
My mailbag was flooded by Kansas City fans demanding Cassels benching Sunday, and Im sure the subject will be the main course for columnists and talk radio in the Heartland in the wake of an embarrassing offensive showing by the Chiefs in a 37-20 defeat to San Diego on Sunday.
Expect pressure on Cassel to grow until he is either removed as the teams quarterback or the team decides to move away from him after the season.
Much was expected from Kansas City this year, but with a quarter of the season over, playoff hopes are starting to fade as Cassel and the Chiefs are now 1-3. The Chiefs have been outscored by a league-worst 77 points in the first quarter, they havent scored a touchdown on their opening drive since the 2010 season and they are the only team this season never to play with the lead.
After an inspired overtime win at New Orleans in Week 3, the Chiefs had the chance to tie San Diego for first in the AFC West. But Kansas City quickly showed themselves, the Chargers and their antsy fans that they were not ready to become a first-place team. Kansas City, which finished with six turnovers, committed three turnovers in the first quarter and trailed 17-0. Cassel threw three interceptions as the Chiefs were suffocated by a much improved, dangerous San Diego defense.
The truth is that the Chiefs' offensive line gave Cassel little time to work and Kansas Citys running backs lost three fumbles, including two by beloved running back Jamaal Charles.
Kansas City right tackle Eric Winston said Sunday's poor performance was a failure by all 11 offensive players. He also believes a couple of Chiefs will likely take the brunt from the media. While Winston didnt say Cassels name, it's clear he's expecting to hear calls for Cassels removal.
Winston is right. It has already started. Kansas City coach Romeo Crennel was asked after the game if he is considering a quarterback change, and Cassel was asked about it in his media session that lasted less than 90 seconds Sunday. Crennel said he is not considering a change. He said he stuck with Charles despite his fumbles and he is sticking with his quarterback.
I spoke to former Kansas City running back Jackie Battle about Cassel, and he expects it to be a tough week for his former teammate.
I dont think people were always fair to Matt (in Kansas City), Battle said. I like Matt. He can do a lot of things. He was my leader when I was with the Chiefs.
San Diego safety Eric Weddle said he thinks Cassel is super athletic and capable of winning games, but he acknowledged that falling behind 20-0 is tough on any quarterback.
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Next week, he will come out and be great and he will silence the critics, Weddle said. Thats the way it is with quarterbacks.
I think Crennel believes that and thats why he is sticking with Cassel. Heres another reason why Crennel wont make a move: Who would be Cassels replacement? The basis of any position change -- especially one as colossal as quarterback -- is the belief in the replacement.
Does anybody believe Brady Quinn would be a better option than Cassel? What about second-year third stringer Ricky Stanzi? Are either of these players capable of turning the Chiefs around?
If you think so, youre fooling yourself, but rational thinking is often thrown out the door when a team hasnt won a playoff game in 19 years.
If Cassel is pulled this early in the season, it will be a shame. He is the only quarterback available who gives this team a chance to win. He hasnt been awful this season. Yes, he had a poor showing Sunday. But so did the rest of the offense. This offense was the No. 1-ranked offense in the NFL through three weeks and Cassel was a big reason why the Chiefs won at New Orleans. After Week 3, Cassel was a respectable No. 16 in ESPNs Total QBR.
Teams bench quarterbacks when they are completely lost. Cassel is not lost. He is just not good enough right now to be the difference-maker, a reason why this could be his last season in Kansas City.
The Chiefs have the makings of a good program and they have a lot of talent. If they dont make the playoffs and Cassels play doesnt improve, Im sure the team will seriously consider making a move and drafting a quarterback.
That is fair. If Cassel can win this year, then wait to make the change. The Chiefs decided to build around him this year. If it doesnt work, its time to pull the plug on him. Just dont do it now.
I think Pioli should have his scouts jump inside USC QB Matt Barkleys mind. They must find out everything they can about West Virginias Geno Smith, Arkansas Tyler Wilson and Tennessees Tyler Bray.
Its definitely time for the Chiefs to be thinking about a different quarterback for the future other than Cassel. But the future is not now.
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I keg prime often. I've heard you should use 75% of the recommended sugar for priming bottles. To me- this is just one of those wild assertions that you hear but with only vague data to back it up. My suggestion is to use the normal amount that you would use when priming bottles. This is what I do and the beer is just right.And if the beer is over carbed just vent the keg a few times; bottles would be significantly more difficult to correct.
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WSJ editorial board member Joe Rago on the House's rejection of an amendment that would limit the NSA's authority to collect metadata of phone calls. Photos: Getty Images
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Familiar with "The BLONDS"? Rhianna, Fergie, Katy, Miley, Nikki, J-Lo, Beyonce...ARE, and wear The BLONDS fashions whenever they can. Designers Phillipe and David Blond create IN YOUR FACE, sparkly spectacles that let you know who is THE STAR.
Their presentation at New York Fashion Week is always one of the most coveted tickets. The crowd attending is as much a show as the SHOW itself. Filled with "Club Kids" and the most fashionistas of fashionistas, it is fun, fun, fun.
Obviously, the beauty must deliver. I stopped backstage to chat with hair lead Nick Irwin for TIGI and CND's Jan Arnold to get the Behind the Scenes scoop on the hair and nails.
"This is my first time working with the Blonds," says Nick Irwin for TIGI. "The inspiration is Hollywood movies with a nod to the fifties and sixties. The wigs were made for the show. We went in and cut them in styles and shapes very 60's-esque. We had to keep it modern with quirkiness, paying homage to that period."
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While sunny Florida hasn't quite lived up to its billing—blue sky has been scarce, at least so far —the eighth annual TechSec, a two-day conference being held in Delray Beach, is definitely meeting expectations.
Day Two kicked off with William Rhodes, a market analyst for IMS Research, giving TechSec attendees a look at what to expect in video surveillance technology in 2012 and beyond. The rest of the day features sessions on implementing current vs. emerging technology in long-term projects; PIV (personal identity verification) being propelled into the private sector; and SaaS (software as a service) and ROI for the end user.
The conference wraps up with the next generation of security practitioners discussing new technology and how it will affect the industry. Four members of Security Directors News' "20 Under 40" class of 2012 are on the panel, including Whit Chaiyabhat, director of emergency management and operational continuity at Georgetown University, and Christopher Chapeta, physical security specialist for Chevron.
I had the chance to talk with both of them yesterday, and for anyone in the security industry skeptical of those who have grown up with the Internet, cellphones and social media, I have good news: If these folks are typical of those who will guide the industry in the future, it's in good hands.
For those who couldn't join the TechSec this year, there's always 2013. And you can get a taste of what you missed in the coming days in SSN.
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- If you were looking for the final chapter of The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, see ET20.
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Type: Wild (Japanese: タイプ:ワイルド lit. Taipu: Wairudo, also known as Pallet Town Song) is the fifth ending theme of the original series. It was used from EP069 to EP103, and was sung by Rica Matsumoto, Ash Ketchum's Japanese voice actress.
An English language version of the song was also produced for Pocket Monsters Encore; it is sung by Robbie Danzie.
Ending animation
Ash's Pokédex floats around before opening up. As it opens the running silhouettes of Ash and Pikachu appear on the side of the screen while Ash and Pikachu themselves appear on the bottom. The screen of the Pokédex displays scenes from several of Ash's adventures as Ash reminisces about his life before becoming a Pokémon Trainer. He then reaffirms his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master. The song ends with a picture of Ash and Pikachu on the screen of the Pokédex.
Excluding Ash and his Pikachu, all other characters only appear on the Pokédex.
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- Paras
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- Clefairy (several)
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- Oddish (Celadon Gym's)
- Exeggcute (Celadon Gym's)
- Bellsprout (Celadon Gym's)
- Tangela (Erika's)
- Gloom (Erika's)
- Venomoth (Koga's)
- Venonat (Aya's)
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- Machop (P1 Grand Prix participant's)
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- Hitmonlee (Anthony's)
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- The music that plays in the beginning of the song is from Together With the Wind, the ending theme of the Japanese version of Mewtwo Strikes Back.
- This song is commonly heard in many episodes of the Japanese version of the anime.
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A threatened miscarriage is a condition that suggests a
Alternative Names
Threatened miscarriage; Threatened spontaneous abortion; Abortion - threatened; Threatened abortion
Some pregnant women have some
Symptoms of a threatened miscarriage include:
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- Vaginal bleeding during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy (last menstrual period was less than 20 weeks ago)
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Women who get prenatal care have better pregnancy outcomes for themselves and their babies. Miscarriages are less likelywhen you receive early prenatal care.And a healthy pregnancy is more likely when you avoid things that are harmful to your pregnancysuch as x-rays, recreational drugs, alcohol, high caffeine intake, and infectious diseases.
It is better to treat health problems before you get pregnant than to wait until you arealready pregnant. Miscarriages that are caused by body-wide (systemic) diseases can be prevented by detecting and treating the disease before becoming pregnant. Being obese or having uncontrolled diabetes can increase your riskof miscarriage.
Katz VL. Spontaneous and recurrent abortion: etiology, diagnosis, treatment. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 16.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Committee opinion no. 462: Moderate caffeine consumption during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Aug;116(2 Pt 1):467-8.
Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al. Abortion. In: Cunnigham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010:chap 9.
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We've just completed almost a year of product development and equipment design to allow us to introduce our new Square Pizza Crust. These crusts are not only square but we've made some formulation changes to improve the taste and texture as well. In anticipation of the question "Why change them? I love them the way they are." I'll try to explain why we've made the change.
Why Square?
Over the last year I have received dozens (hundreds?) of emails similar the the one that arrived this morning:
"My local health food store keeps telling me that they can't get your pizza crust [...] What is the problem?"
Many of you are probably aware of the Donut Saga, which was our struggle to keep up with demand for donuts, our search for equipment and a formulation that would work with the equipment and the response we received to the new donut. Essentially, Kinnikinnick Pizza Crust has suffered from the same supply/demand problem. We simply couldn't make them fast enough. Each crust was formed by hand and baked in small batches. We've known this was an issue for about 18 months and began the process of looking for new equipment which could produce our crusts in a more automated fashion. However, like the donuts, there simply isn't any pizza crust equipment available that would work with our gluten free pizza dough. About 12 months ago, our product development team sat down with our facilities staff and I said,
"OK, let's build our own pizza line...
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All things considered, they took it pretty well.
One of the things that quickly became apparent was that it would be virtually impossible to automate a round pizza crust with our dough. Most traditional wheat based equipment uses a system which picks up the excess dough created when cutting a round shape. Our doughs are simply too soft for us to automate this. We knew our only option was to get "square". We had some concerns about consumer acceptance but we found that a web search for "square pizza" returned almost 60,000 matches. Square pizza is quite common.
Why Reformulate?
We always get nervous when we reformulate a product. We know that some people will be upset with the changes we make but we always make changes for solid reasons.
As with the donuts, some changes were necessary simply to make the dough work with the equipment we were using (building). These kinds of changes often have most impact on texture. We make changes to get the required physical properties in the raw dough. It turns out that the changes needed with the pizza crust have improved the texture substantially. The new crusts are crispy yet have a nice chewiness which is very similar to a wheat flour crust.
When we look at make major changes to a product we take look at our product comment files and see if there are additional issues we could address to make the product even better. The biggest complaint with the old crusts was that they were "too sweet". I must admit that I was not a huge fan of the old crusts for this very reason. The second issue was that they were "too thick" although thickness was quite variable due to the fact that they were hand formed. On average, we agreed that they were thicker than we'd like.
We've addressed both these issues with the new formulation. The crusts are substantially less sweet and thinner. And since we are always looking to improve the nutritional value of our products we've made them better for you.
The nutritional highlights for a single serving (1 crust):
- 10 Grams of Fiber
- 7 Grams of Protein
- Only 75 Grams of Carbs
- Vitamin Enriched
Drum Roll Please
As of yesterday, we started full production of the new square pizza crusts. You'll be seeing them arrive shortly in your orders directly from us. Shipments to distributors will start this week so they will be showing up in stores in 2-3 weeks. The automation of the line should very quickly eliminate the shortages that stores are seeing and make the new Square Pizza Crust available to even more people.
The Future
We will continue hand forming 10 inch crusts as we only offer this size in the direct to home market. The other thing this new equipment allows us to do is to look at producing a larger, family size crust that can be produced in large quantities for mass distribution. We think 10 inch is a little small for a true family sized pizza so we'd be interested in what size you'd like to see. Just post a comment below and let us know what you think.
You can also look for new packaging which will begin appearing in late April. The 4 crusts will be wrapped in packages of 2 to help preverse freshness and will be available in a recyclable cardboard box.
In Closing
I really like these new crusts. Last night, I made pizza from the first production run of the new formulation for a non-celiac friend of mine. His comment was "This is awesome."
We think so. We hope you do to.
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Hundreds of onlookers braving near-freezing temperatures watched Saturday night as about two dozen light-festooned vessels ranging from a kayak to a tugboat made a loop near Mystic River Park during the 10th annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade.
"It was pretty cool," said Don Vendrillo of Colchester, who came with his wife Jen and son Chase to watch the boat parade for the first time.
Asked what he liked the best, 5-year-old Chase replied, "The pretty boats."
His dad, wearing a tight-fitting green hat with a pig snout that covered his ears as he clutched a hot cocoa in one hand, may have been one of the warmest attendees.
"It's very cold," said Trish Ratnecht of Oakdale, who also attended the boat parade for the first time.
For many, such as Kim Peabody of Fishers Island, the holiday boat parade, mixed with some downtown shopping, has become a family tradition.
And while several downtown businesses, such as Mystical Toys, closed as the boat parade got under way at 6 p.m., others, such as Mallove Jewelers and John's Café on Cottrell Street, hosted good-size crowds before and after the event.
Earlier in the afternoon, Mystic River Park hosted an appearance by Santa Claus as well as a slice of holiday magic with the appearance of dancers from Mystic Ballet's "Nutcracker." In the evening, just before the boats arrived, Santa returned for the lighting of the downtown Mystic holiday tree, followed by a big cheer and a chorus of "Jingle Bells."
A short distance away, 5-year-old Rae Anne Haberek, a distant relation to Stonington First Selectman Ed Haberek, couldn't contain her joy as she brandished a lighted sword bought from a nearby concessionaire.
"We saw Santa Claus!" she squealed to her grandmother, Kimberley Buck, finance manager for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center, who was manning a van to collect toys donated for needy families.
Boat parade entrants were expected to donate an item, Buck said, and several onlookers came by with gifts as well.
"It's very festive," she said.
This year, boats were forced to make a loop from Seaport Marine to the Mystic River Bridge and were unable to proceed up the river because the drawbridge is closed for repairs. The new route made viewing a bit difficult for shorter people not able to claw their way to the front of the crowd, but kids generally found perches atop the shoulders of moms and dads.
"I'm glad I came down," said Kathy McCabe of Old Mystic, who had the night off and attended the parade for the first time. "I always wanted to see the boats lit up. This is a great idea."
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Yellow light.
The dumb joke I keep making with friends is that they're going to crap themselves when Leo sings Sisqo's "Thong Song" in the middle of this movie.
Of course, the only problem with that dumb joke is that well over half of those friends think I'm serious. At least two of them howled, "Nooooooooooooooooo!" as their only response. A few others: "Does that really happen?"
"No," I said, "You see, that's why it's a joke, because of Baz Luhrmann's predilection for anachronistically throwing pop culture items into a Vitamix and spinning up a giant pastiche of empty sensation and... look, just forget it. He doesn't sing."
Part of me wishes DiCaprio had sung. That everyone in the movie had sung. That all remnants of serious literary adaptation had been discarded in favor of the remix. That singing, the surprise of watching Ewan McGregor pop open his entire face, bleating out "MY GIFT IS MY SONG!" or a frenzy of chorus girls and guys in tuxedos belting out "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was one of the secret weapons of Moulin Rouge. Exclamation point. You could have seen Ken Russell's Tommy and Lisztomania as well as Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom and Romeo + Juliet and still have been taken by surprise. It was a two hour swim in a lovingly constructed, frippery-mad Candyland of melodramatic heartbreak.
But Gatsby starts with a creative stumbling block: it's all been done before by Luhrmann himself and, later, cherry-picked by a lot of other people. Sofia Coppola using New Order and Chuck Taylors in Marie Antoinette. Madonna making Wallis Simpson dance to the Sex Pistols in W.E.. Here they do the Charleston to dubstep and house music in 3D during massive attacks of binge-fun filled with what appear to be Mylar streamers and at least one grinning extra running around with a Melchizedek-sized bottle of strenuously ejaculating champagne. Depending on your perspective, this sort of thing -- and it takes up the first hour or so -- is either the work of a more-is-more-is-more supergenius or the digital throw-up of a meth-addicted Froot Loops toucan aiming for your eyes.
I hate being bored so I'll vote for unrestrained Luhrmann over sober Luhrmann. At least while the film is all about wide-eyed bystander Nick's (Tobey Maguire) entry into the world of 1922's extravagant wealth, the film hops around ecstatically bumping and grinding and drinking and shouting, the frame packed with excessive amounts of kaleidoscopic detail. During those sequences it feels like Luhrmann's having a blast making exactly the film he wants to make, a screaming Match.com profile enticing you to come party with Down4WhatevrBaz.
But then F. Scott Fitzgerald's inherently quiet interior takes over. It's a story of murmured, unrequited striving, after all, as Gatsby (DiCaprio) builds a mountain of opulent wealth to impress married Daisy (Carey Mulligan, whispery and blank) in the hope of winning her love away from cruel, old-money Tom (Joel Edgerton). And that quiet story is told by uncertain, pining, "within and without" onlooker Nick, so when the serious heavy lurches in only the occasional desperate speakeasy jam (yes, Jay-Z makes sure to include a H.O.V.A. cameo in his score) can lift it out of its slow march to sadness.
Worse, unlike McGregor and Kidman, singing their endless love to one another via Bollywood-splosion death aria, there's very little crackle or spark to this romance, nothing to keep your attention focused on the emotions you're meant to infer from Gatsby's tragic staring longing in the direction of Daisy's green light.
Maybe Gatsby is its own stumbling block. Maybe it's unfilmable or maybe Luhrmann should have blasted off in another direction, changed the ending like Demi Moore's insane version of The Scarlet Letter, sent his characters into space or deeper into the kind of digital fantasy backdrop 3D can provide. Something not like a book made into a movie, something more like an seductive absinthe unreality, ascending into the sky in Gatsby's yellow roadster. Whatever it took. Like singing. There should have been singing.
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(Boston, Mass. – July 14, 2011) – A Cheshire, Conn., company that makes metal parts for the aerospace industry faces a fine of up to $175,739 for charges by EPA that it violated federal clean air and right-to-know laws.
According to an EPA complaint filed last week, Consolidated Industries violated the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act by failing to file chemical reporting forms for chromium and nickel in 2007 and 2008. These forms are required for the federal Toxics Release Inventory.
According to the complaint, filed July 6, Consolidated also failed to put in place a required Risk Management Plan for hydrofluoric acid stored at the facility, a violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the information gathered, the facility processed or stored hydrofluoric acid in amounts above the threshold required for reporting in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The complaint stems from an April 2010 inspection of the facility as well as follow-up letters seeking information.
Failure of a facility to file chemical inventory forms deprives the community of its right to know about potential releases and the presence of chemicals in the neighborhood that could affect the public's health and the environment. In addition, the forms help ensure the validity of health studies based on the TRI data base and contribute to adequate comprehensive planning by federal, state, and local authorities in cleaning up industrial pollution.
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The complaint proposes a penalty of $91,700 for the four violations of the community right-to-know law and $84,039 for failing to have a risk management plan in place in violation of the Clean Air Act.
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Olga Kern
With her vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and extraordinary technique, the striking young Russian pianist continues to captivate fans and critics alike. This season, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Van Cliburn Foundation will honor Kern's Cliburn victory 10 years ago with a co-presentation of her talents in March and April 2011.
Also this season, Olga will perform with the symphonies of Detroit, Anchorage, Nashville, Dallas, Virginia, St. Louis, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Madison, Johnson City, Syracuse and Colorado. She has also been invited to perform at Longwood Gardens, Sanibel Music Festival, Winter Park Bach Festival, Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and Drake University. In January 2012, Kern will undertake a special North American recital tour with violinist Vladimir Spivakov, their first chamber music collaboration outside Europe.
In the 2009-2010 season, she performed all of the Rachmaninoff concerti in residence with the Colorado Symphony, made her debut with the New Jersey Symphony, and performed in several special event concerts with famed soprano Kathleen Battle. Summer 2009 brought Kern her fourth re-engagement at the Ravinia Festival for Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Chicago Symphony under the baton of James Conlon. She also performed at the Brevard Music Festival, International Keyboard Institute, and gave a recital and master classes in New York City.
In 2008-2009, Kern made her debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Slatkin, presenting recitals in Washington, D.C.; La Jolla, Calif., and Fort Worth, Texas. After a critically acclaimed 35-city tour of the U.S. in spring 2007 with the National Philharmonic of Russia and Spivakov, Kern opened the 2007-2008 season as guest soloist with the Colorado Symphony, performed with the Nashville Symphony and made her debut with the Vancouver Symphony.
Kern made her London debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in November 2006 playing Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1, with Slatkin conducting. She returned to London in August 2008 for her Proms debut, playing Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Slatkin conducting.
Recent European appearances included a tour of Austria and Switzerland with the Warsaw Philharmonic and Maestro Antoni Wit, a tour of Germany with the Czech Philharmonic and Maestro Zdenek Maçal, performances with the orchestras of Copenhagen and Lyon, and recitals in Milan, Hamburg and Luxemburg. Kern made her South American debut with the Orquestra de São Paulo in March 2008 and her Canadian debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and conductor Pinchas Zukerman in summer 2007.
Kern's festival appearances include the Inaugural Concert of the Southeastern Piano Festival in Columbia, South Carolina. She is welcomed back frequently to the Interlochen Festival, Bravo! Vail Festival, and the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and James Conlon, after having made her debut there in 2002 with Christoph Eschenbach. She made her Hollywood Bowl debut in 2005 and returned to the Festival Casals in Puerto Rico in 2007, where she performed to a sold out venue.
Kern toured South Africa in June 2002 and returned in February 2005, performing all four Rachmaninoff piano concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, with her brother, Vladimir Kern, conducting an unprecedented three times over a span of six days. She is now Artistic Director of the Cape Town Festival and returns there annually.
Kern has performed in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Symphony Hall in Osaka, Salzburger Festspielhaus, La Scala in Milan, Tonhalle in Zurich and the Châtelet in Paris. She appeared as soloist with the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony, Russian National, China Symphony, Belgrade Philharmonic, La Scala Philharmonic, Torino Symphony and Cape Town symphony orchestras. She performed with the Kirov Orchestra under the direction of Valery Gergiev at the Kennedy Center.
Kern was born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and began studying piano at the age of five. Winner of the first Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition when she was 17, she is a laureate of 11 international competitions and has toured throughout her native Russia, Europe, and the United States, as well as in Japan, South Africa and South Korea.


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so as usual, i have spent xmas day playing all the great albums(or songs)that touch me, its something i do when ive had a few beers!
anyway,played some rock, some blues,some reggae (late 60s/70s/early 80s)and i got to thinking - i dont have any albums after bobby bobylon and truths and rights (late 70s/early 80s?) which I consider classics in the reggae(or music in general) field?- and i am not thinking reissues here- i am thinking jamaican music of the last 20 years - a hell of a long time period ! why is this? dont think its ignorance on my part cos i voraciously read all music publications i can get my hands on, so i dont think ive missed anything, OR HAVE I !!
over to you guys - tell me what im missing- i dont expect a deluge