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Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Present: "Africa Now"
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Apollo Theater And World Music Institute Presents: "Africa Now". A Four-Day Festival Celebrating Today's African Music Scene
Second Annual Festival Kicks Off April 2nd and Continues Through April 6th
Festival to Feature a Variety of Cultural Events, Including Performances, Family Showtime, Free Film Screening and Other Activities
Mainstage Concert: Featuring Fatoumata Diawara, Les Frères Guissé and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. April 5, 2014
The Apollo Theater, in collaboration with World Music Institute, presents Africa Now, a four–day music festival spotlighting today's African music scene. The second annual festival will feature a powerful lineup of artists who have drawn upon their roots for inspiration – and transplanted them onto the global music landscape. Africa Now will be anchored by a blow-out concert, April 5th, on the legendary Apollo stage featuring: Malian songstress Fatoumata Diawara; Senegalese trio Les Frères Guissé; and reggae/Afrobeat collective Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.
As part of the Apollo's 80th anniversary season, Africa Now Festival further establishes the legendary Theater's longstanding role as a creative catalyst for Harlem, New York, and the nation and as a platform for culturally diverse artists.
"We are absolutely delighted to present the second year of Africa Now with World Music Institute. Our program of artists showcases the amazing range of musical talent within the African music scene. Last year's sold-out Mainstage concert set the bar very high, and those who attend the festival know they can expect a world-class event, a great line-up, and an overall incredible experience," said Apollo Executive Producer, Mikki Shepard
"WMI continues to be at the forefront of creating exciting new formats that bring world cultures to NYC, and we are thrilled to be working with the Apollo on this latest venture. Africa Now is a wonderful way for audiences to dig into the diverse contemporary music scene in one of America's most iconic venues. I am still getting stopped on the street by people who attended last year's launch of Africa Now and can't wait for it to return," said Artistic and Executive Director of World Music Institute, Karen Sander.
The Apollo Theater recently announced the public phase of a $20 million fundraising campaign to extend the nonprofit institution's role in fostering artistic innovation, supporting emerging artists, and deepening its engagement with audiences locally, nationally, and internationally. The 21st Century Apollo Campaign supports the growth of a variety of programmatic initiatives, including the Africa Now Festival. The Theater is currently celebrating its 80th anniversary season.
Tickets are $45, $35, $25; Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Please see below for the full schedule and description of events under Africa Now Festival
Apollo Music Café: Africa Now! Featuring Fela! Band
Friday, April 4, 2014, 10 p.m.
Apollo Theater Soundstage
The Apollo Theater joins forces with Okayafrica for this special edition of Apollo Music Café to spotlight Africa's New Wave of progressive artists who blend traditional beats with futurist lifestyles. The evening will feature the Fela! Band with lead singer Sahr Ngaujah and musicians associated with the musical "Fela!" as well as special guest performers.
Tickets are $20; Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Apollo "Family Showtime" Performance
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 1 p.m.
Apollo Theater Soundstage
The beauty, power and richness of the music of Les Frères Guisses (The Guissé Brothers)
is rooted in the heart of Senegal's and West Africa's many diverse cultures and traditions. Natives of the Fouta region, in North Senegal, Alioune, Cheikh and Djiby Guisse are gifts of the same river that birthed the rich musical legacy of Ali Farka Touré, Kar Kar (Boubakar Traoré) and Seydina.
Tickets are $10; Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Apollo's Africa Now
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 8 p.m.
Apollo Theater Mainstage
Apollo Mainstage concert featuring: Fatoumata Diawara, the Malian songstress, adds an African spin to the concept of the female singer-songwriter. She has created her own distinct contemporary folk sound, inspired by Wassoulou tradition, jazz, and blues; Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (SLRAS), one of Africa's most active touring bands, fuses traditional West African music with roots reggae, the SLRAS catalogue is full of bubbling rhythms, irresistible hooks, and intricate dub elements; and Senegalese trio Les Frères Guissé, whose close harmonic singing primarily in Peulh and Wolof, swirls around the melodies of two acoustic guitars and subdued percussion – and mesmerizes the audiences they encounter. Hear how these artists have drawn upon their roots for inspiration and transplanted them into the global music landscape.
Tickets are $45, $35, $25; Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Apollo Music Café: Africa Now! Featuring Azania
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 10 p.m.
Apollo Theater Soundstage
The Music Café series celebrates Africa Now with Sierra Leone born, Azania. With her captivating voice and powerful energy, Azania is a phenomenal performer and a joy to see on stage. Performing in over 800 concerts around the globe, she has sung everywhere from major music festivals such as the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival to performing for the Presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Tickets are $20; Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Apollo Theater Box Office, 125th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, 212/531-5305 and Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com
Additional Festival Activities:
Africa Now! – Film Screening
Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Maysles Documentary Center (343 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10027
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is a documentary film about Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars band, composed entirely of refugee from Freetown displaced to Guinea during the civil war of Sierra Leone. Free.
Africa Now! Late Night Jam with Shrine World Music Venue at Silvana
Friday, April 4, 2014, 12 a.m.
Silvana (300 W 116th Street)
Presented by Shrine World Music Venue, the late night jam features Allinor, Ghanaian born artist who blends western blues, reggae with traditional music to create a soul stirring, mood setting style of melodic rhythms. Tickets are $10.
Africa Now! After Party with Shrine World Music Venue at Shrine World Music Venue
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 12 a.m.
Shrine World Music Venue (2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.)
Presented by Shrine World Music Venue, DJ Madi Guigma (Mali) will DJ. Tickets are $10.
Everyday People Brunch Celebrates Africa Now! at MIST Harlem
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
MIST Harlem (46 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026)
Co-hosted by Chef Roblè and Saada and, Everyday People is a monthly brunch party with a 90's R&B soundtrack. Music by DJ Moma. Brunch tickets are $30.
Get social! For exclusive photos, updates and more, use hashtag #AFRICANOW and follow the Apollo Theater:
About the Apollo Theater
The Apollo is a national treasure that has had significant impact on the development of American culture and its popularity around the world. Since introducing the first Amateur Night contests in 1934, the Apollo Theater has played a major role in cultivating artists and in the emergence of innovative musical genres including jazz, swing, bebop, R&B, gospel, blues, soul, and hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Sammy Davis, Jr., James Brown, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross, D'Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and countless others began their road to stardom on the Apollo's stage. The Apollo Theater's new artistic vision builds on this legacy. New Apollo programming has music as its core, driving large scale and more intimate music, dance, and theater presentations. The Apollo will continue to present historically relevant programs, as well as more forward-looking, contemporary work. Based on its cultural significance and architecture, the Apollo Theater received state and city landmark designation in 1983 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, visit www.apollotheater.org.
About World Music Institute: World Music Institute is a not-for-profit concert presenting organization founded in 1985 and dedicated to the presentation of the finest in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world.
WMI encourages cultural exchange between nations and ethnic groups and collaborates with community organizations and academic institutions in fostering greater understanding of the world's cultural traditions. WMI works extensively with community groups and organizations including Indian, Iranian, Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern, Latin American, Hungarian, Irish, and Central Asian. This has enabled it to be at the forefront of planning and presenting the finest ensembles from these countries.
WMI presents a full season of concerts each year in New York City, and arranges national tours by visiting musicians from abroad, as well as US-based artists. WMI's accomplishments and expertise in its field are recognized by major institutions throughout the US and internationally.
WMI has brought many musical, dance and ritual traditions to the New York stage for the first time, including Laotian sung poetry, folk music of Khorason and Bushehr (Iran), songs of the Yemenite Jews, Bardic divas of Central Asia, trance ceremonies from Morocco, music from Madagascar, and Theyyams (masked dances) of Kerala, South India. Many artists have been given their U.S. or New York debuts by WMI.
The Apollo's 2013-2014 season is made possible by lead support from Citi, the Coca-Cola Company, Troy and Keisha Dixon, Folonari Wines and Cavicchioli 1928, the Ford Foundation Fund for Global Programs, the Hearst Foundations, Robert K. Kraft, The Parsons Family Foundation, the Ronald O. Perelman Family Foundation, JoAnn Price, Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Fund, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Earl W. and Amanda Stafford, Time Warner Inc., the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, the Reginald Van Lee New Works Fund, the Apollo Board of Directors, and many other generous donors.
Lead annual support is also provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Africa Now! receives generous support from the Ford Foundation Fund for Global Programs and is sponsored by Time Warner Inc.
Apollo Music Café is supported by the Ford Foundation Fund for Global Programs.
Apollo education programs, including Family Showtime, receive generous support from the Ronald O. Perelman Family Foundation and Coca-Cola Foundation. Additional support from the Bay and Paul Foundations, the BTMU Foundation, Con Edison, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, General Motors Foundation, the Hearst Foundations, Insperity, the Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, the QBE Foundation, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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2012 Was once again the Beacons top runner having competed in a team-best six meets during his senior season … Recorded a career-best time of 26:42.00 on September 15 at the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Invitational … Earned his second best time of the season at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship on October 27 with a time of 27:46.07 … Notched a final time of 27:47.87 at the NEICAAA Championship meet on October 7 … Completed the Connecticut College Invitational on October 13 with a time of 27:51.00 … Crossed the finish line with a time of 28:00.00 on September 23 at the Greater Boston Invitational … Recorded a final time of 29:05.12 on November 10 at the NCAA New England Regional meet.
2011 Named Little East Conference Runner of the Week after recording a fourth place finish at the Fens Cross Country Classic in which he posted a time of 15:45.50 … Notched a time of 27:28.57 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational to finish in 101st place … Second Beacon to cross the finish line at the Codfish Bowl Meet with his time of 29:02 on September 24 … Finished in 27th place with a time of 29:27 at the Emmanuel Saints Invitational on October 14 … Recorded the second fastest time for the Beacons, 27:46 to finish in 48th and 29th place respectively at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship Meet on October 29 … Made the long trek out to Williamston, MA and posted a time of 28:59.94 (100th) at the ECAC New England Championship Meet.
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– WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro also spoke to WWE.com after his win over Justin Gabriel at Hell In a Cell. Cesaro says Gabriel got what he deserved and blamed it on the fans. Cesaro also tweeted:
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Physicists have managed to squeeze water molecules into a brand new state that doesn't adhere to the usual laws of solids, liquids, and gases. By trapping water into very tiny cracks, similar to those that also exist in nature, the researchers have managed to get its hydrogen and oxygen atoms to behave in very peculiar ways.
The discovery is closely linked to existing hypotheses in quantum physics – an area of science where the 'classic rulebook' of the Universe is often tossed out and ignored. The team behind the research isn't quite sure where their find will lead quite yet, but it should offer new insight into how water behaves in ultra-confined spaces.
Scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory forced water molecules down channels made from the mineral beryl, measuring just 5 angstroms across (about 1 ten-billionth of a metre), as Michael Byrne from Motherboard reports.
They say similar conditions are likely to be found in the natural world too, inside soils, mineral interfaces, and cell walls, for example.
Inside this molecular straightjacket (individual atoms are about 1 angstrom across), the two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that make up a water molecule started to display some really weird behaviour.
Rather than being fixed, the hydrogen atoms began to appear in six different symmetric orientations at the same time, with the oxygen atom in the middle:
water-molecules-2Water molecules in tunnelling mode. Credit: A. I. Kolesnikov et al.
The six different positions match the six different walls of the hexagonal channel, the scientists say. As they tunnel, the hydrogen atoms cycle between all possible positions, and the temperature is increased as a result.
What's more, the molecule's centre of mass shifts to the central oxygen atom rather than the outlying hydrogen ones (as would be the case in a typical molecule). The newly symmetrical layout also means the molecule loses its electric dipole moment, which means the negative and positive charges in the atoms are no longer unbalanced, and in theory, it should no longer be interested in bonding with other atoms or molecules.
It's a major discovery, even if the scientists behind it aren't exactly sure what it means quite yet.
"It's one of those phenomena that only occur in quantum mechanics and has no parallel in our everyday experience," said lead researcher, Alexander Kolesnikov.
"This discovery represents a new fundamental understanding of the behaviour of water and the way water utilises energy," added team member, Lawrence Anovitz.
The next step is figuring out why this phenomenon occurs, but ultimately it should give scientists a better understanding of the thermodynamics and behaviour of water when it's in very tightly confined environments.
The team's work has been published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Sebastian Pan wrote:I just found this likely Electo-Magenetic event. Has anyone heard of the Electic Lightwheel Phenomenon? It appears to have something to do with the electric excitation of phosphorescent organisms in the water, but it follows patterns of Birkland Current like arrays of spindles. What do you all think of this?
http://www.cropcircleanswers.com/marine ... ngulf.html
It may be another peice of evidence should it prove documented and reproducable ina a lab.
Curiouser and curiouser...
The different sources that contribute to the magnetic field measured by Swarm. The coupling currents or field-aligned currents flow along magnetic field lines between the magnetosphere and ionosphere. Credit: ESA/DTU Space
Roger Haagmans, ESA's Swarm mission scientist, explained, "It's astonishing that the team has been able to use just two years' worth of measurements from Swarm to determine the magnetic tidal effect from the ocean and to see how conductivity changes in the lithosphere and upper mantle.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-magnetic-o ... h.html#jCp
Solar storms may trigger sperm whale strandings: explanation approaches for multiple strandings in the North Sea in 2016
The Earth's atmosphere and the Earth's magnetic field protects local life by shielding us against Solar particle flows, just like the sun's magnetic field deflects cosmic particle radiation. Generally, magnetic fields can affect terrestrial life such as migrating animals. Thus, terrestrial life is connected to astronomical interrelations between different magnetic fields, particle flows and radiation. Mass strandings of whales have often been documented, but their causes and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated the possible reasons for this phenomenon based on a series of strandings of 29 male, mostly bachelor, sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the southern North Sea in early 2016. Whales' magnetic sense may play an important role in orientation and migration, and strandings may thus be triggered by geomagnetic storms. This approach is supported by the following: (1) disruptions of the Earth's magnetic field by Solar storms can last about 1 day and lead to short-term magnetic latitude changes corresponding to shifts of up to 460 km; (2) many of these disruptions are of a similar magnitude to more permanent geomagnetic anomalies; (3) geomagnetic anomalies in the area north of the North Sea are 50–150 km in diameter; and (4) sperm whales swim about 100 km day−1, and may thus be unable to distinguish between these phenomena. Sperm whales spend their early, non-breeding years in lower latitudes, where magnetic disruptions by the sun are weak and thus lack experience of this phenomenon. 'Naïve' whales may therefore become disoriented in the southern Norwegian Sea as a result of failing to adopt alternative navigation systems in time and becoming stranded in the shallow North Sea.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals ... 605509577#
When salty ocean water flows through Earth's magnetic field, an electric current is generated, and this, in turn, induces a magnetic signal.
However, the field generated by tides is tiny and extremely difficult to measure – but Swarm has done just this in remarkable detail.
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Probably the most famous of all planets, Saturn—the ringed planet—is back and demands all eyes on it. Global Astronomy Month is therefore giving it full attention during two dedicated global programs.
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The Flu has Arrived and it´s Hitting Young and Middle Age Adults the Hardest
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 9:59am
If you are Procrastinating about the Flu Vaccine – Just Get it Done – It´s Not too Late
It often starts with a fever or feeling feverish with chills leading to a strong cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, severe muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue.
This is a description of influenza, better known as the flu and it is not something you want to get or spread to others. The flu can make you lose about a week of work or school and leave you feeling very miserable. Reports of flu cases requiring hospitalization throughout the county are increasing.
In Wisconsin there have been 397 reported influenza-associated hospitalizations. 67% of these hospitalizations were for individuals from 18 through 64 years. 68 of these cases were admitted to the intensive care unit, and 55 of these affected people were in the 18-64 age range.
Here in Dane County, according to a report issued this morning (1/14/14) 75 people have been hospitalized for influenza since October 1st. 56% of those individuals were between the ages of 18 and 64.
The H1N1 strain seems to be producing most of these cases though it is impossible to predict at this point which strain of the virus will wind up being most common this winter. And even though young and middle age adults are the prime target so far, the flu can be life threatening for the very young and older adults as well as those with other health challenges.
The good news is that this year´s flu vaccine covers H1N1 (as well as other strains), and it is not too late to get vaccinated.
The CDC recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older gets the vaccine. Getting yourself vaccinated also provides protection to others, since you will not be capable of spreading this nasty virus. The flu vaccine is still widely available. If you are insured, check with your clinic or a pharmacy. If you do not have insurance, PHMDC has flu vaccine available at its clinics. Call (608) 266-4821 to make an appointment. Click here for more details about this year´s flu season.
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News Release 13-168
National Science Foundation partners with Biotechnology Industry Organization to highlight early-stage small businesses
Participation in 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum intended to help connect entrepreneurs with investors
September 26, 2013
This material is available primarily for archival purposes. Telephone numbers or other contact information may be out of date; please see current contact information at media contacts.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently partnered with the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) to help 10 early-stage biotechnology companies present new drug discovery, diagnostics and related medical advancements at the 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum.
The forum is an opportunity for small biotechnology companies to connect with leading investors and cultivate potential partnerships.
As part of an ongoing effort to enable small businesses and start-ups, NSF's Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program financially supports the 10 companies. SBIR/STTR funds start-ups and entrepreneurs that undertake high-risk, high-reward research with great potential to produce commercial technology capable of positively transforming society and the marketplace.
"Innovation thrives in an entrepreneurial environment," said Jesus Soriano, a program director for NSF's SBIR/STTR program. "But early-stage innovation needs support to reduce technical and business risk. While the NSF SBIR/STTR program is an enabler of highly innovative technologies, in the case of biological diagnostics and therapeutics, the early support of R&D by the private sector is critically needed to bring these innovations to the health care system."
Representatives from more than 200 companies are expected to attend this year's forum.
"While the BIO Investor Forum is an excellent opportunity to put the spotlight on 10 companies doing important research in biotech, it is also part of a larger, potentially more long-term collaboration being developed with BIO that will help introduce small businesses developing cutting-edge technologies to investors and strategic partners," said Grace Wang, director of NSF's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, which includes SBIR/STTR.
A new platform to accelerate innovation
NSF-supported small businesses have participated in similar events in different parts of industry.
For example, the Eureka Park Tech Zone at the International CES, the world's largest annual consumer electronics show, showcases start-ups with pre-market technology on the verge of commercialization. Eureka Park is part of a partnership between NSF, the Consumer Electronics Association® and UpGlobal. In June, NSF worked with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) to support a pavilion that featured 10 NSF-funded companies developing innovative software and applications for classrooms.
The new collaboration with BIO will highlight pre-market technology with a biological focus or application.
"The BIO Investor Forum attracts our industry's most sophisticated and knowledgeable investors," said Jim Greenwood, BIO's president and CEO. "We are proud to work with NSF to connect our attendees with these world-class start-up companies, each of which has significant potential for commercial or societal impact. We look forward to continuing this partnership at future BIO events for the benefit of our entire industry."
Discovery and innovation
The companies showcased at the BIO Investor Forum will present a wide spectrum of technologies, ranging from brain imaging and data analysis to new platforms for biomarker discovery and drug delivery. In an era of rapidly advancing biotechnology, these companies funded by the NSF SBIR/STTR program represent some of the most advanced biomedical and healthcare technologies created by small businesses.
"Small businesses are a key driver for technological innovation and job creation in the United States," said Pramod Khargonekar, assistant director for NSF's Engineering Directorate. "The economic benefit of these innovations only underscores the importance of fundamental research in engineering and science."
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- Biodesy
- Carmot
- CertiChem
- Jade Therapeutics
- Nano3D Biosciences
- Nanofiber Solutions
- Parabon Nanolabs
- Stemina
- Tymora Analytical Operations
The companies will present over a two-day period, on Oct. 8 and 9, 2013. Join the conversation on Twitter: #BIF13.
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A 38-year-old Baltimore man has been charged in the murder of a 32-year-old city HIV outreach worker who he said he met on an online dating site, after being taken into custody Saturday driving her vehicle with blood stains on his clothes.
Monte Carter told detectives that he had been doing heroin and cocaine for days, driving around the city in Jennifer Conyers' 2004 Ford Mustang and using her ATM card to buy things that could be traded for more drugs, according to charging documents. He claimed not to have seen Conyers for "several weeks" before ending an interview with detectives, records show.
A day earlier, Conyers was found bound by electrical cords and wire in the basement of her Northwest Baltimore home, in the 5700 block of Highgate Dr. north of Pimlico Race Track, after firefighters were called there to extinguish a small blaze.
A crime scene, including a broken computer, was found on a first floor bedroom, and police determined she had been assaulted there and dragged into the basement, according to charging documents. Neighbors told investigators that they had seen Conyers' vehicle behind her home prior to the fire, but it was no longer there.
Police broadcast a description of the vehicle, and Western District patrol officers found Carter driving it at about 8:40 a.m. at the intersection of Pitcher Street and Fremont Avenue, police said. Carter had blood on his jeans and shoes, and said he had spent days doing drugs with a friend named "Kenny" who he could not identify, records show.
He said he had met Conyers on an online dating site several months ago, and acknowledged using her car and ATM card, according to charging documents.
Carter couldn't explain the blood on his clothing, and asked for an attorney, ending an interview with detectives.
A Baltimore Health Department spokeswoman confirmed that Conyers had worked there since 2008 in the bureau of HIV services, raising community awareness about HIV and helping to connect uninsured or underinsured patients with services. "She was a very valued employee, and we're grieved at the loss," she said.
According to court records, Carter, of the 5200 block of York Rd., has prior convictions for burglary, theft, and uttering false documents. He was being held without bond on charges of murder, robbery, arson and related charges in Conyers' death.
Four women have been murdered in Baltimore this year.


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I put a rigid piece of paper or board (here I used two white paper lunch sacks side by side...) in a freezer bag. The support ensures that the cookies will lay flat. Then, I put the cookies on top of the paper and zip up the bag, trying to get out as much air as possible.
Then I stack them and place them in a flat box in the freezer. To defrost, I just let them sit at room temperature for a couple of hours.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The first ship of a new class of aircraft carrier is being christened Saturday by the U.S. Navy at the Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News shipyard.
The Gerald R. Ford, designated by the Navy as CVN 78, is more than 1,000 feet long, has a water-line beam of 134 feet, displaces 112,000 tons and has a speed of more than 30 knots. It can carry more than 75 aircraft.
"The christening of USS Gerald R. Ford marks an important milestone in both the life of this ship and the development of our future fleet; a fleet built on the innovation that makes our Navy and Marine Corps team the finest expeditionary fighting force the world has ever known," said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
Gerald R. Ford carriers, the first new aircraft carrier design in more than 40 years, will replace Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. They feature a new electromagnetic aircraft launching system, advanced arresting gear, dual band radar, and all electric auxiliaries.
Huntington-Ingalls Newport News shipyard is located in Newport News, Va.


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With Christmas a few days past, you've probably gotten a good chance to get familiar with whatever gadgets you may have gotten as gifts. Maybe you got a new iPad Mini, or a Nexus 7. Maybe it was a new phone, or even a new laptop. But as awesome as any of them may be, do they hold a candle to what you've gotten in the past? What was the best gadget you've ever received as a Christmas gift. Dig deep. What are the classics that stick out in your mind?
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The premiere of HBO's "Vinyl" Sunday and CBS' Grammy Awards broadcast Monday are separated by less than 24 hours – and more than 40 years.
In the drama, "Vinyl" Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter team to depict the music industry in the 1970s, when forms from glam to disco to punk to early hip-hop suddenly exploded with a combustible energy often too raw for radio. The Grammys, meanwhile, offer a range of genres built for the shuffle friendly streaming age, presented in a polished spectacle whose main source of unpredictability is Kanye West.
The long-planned drama and awards program, though, arrive with unexpected opportunities to honor, in varying ways, a transformative music figure: David Bowie. The spirit of the entertainment great, who died last month at age 69, spans the shows, for which he helped set the stage.
Bowie not only inhabited the world portrayed in "Vinyl," he can claim a co-creator credit for the wild period. The drugs, the androgyny and the search for identity amid rebellion helped fuel the music and define the time. Bowie's ability to morph and stay ahead of the game influenced performers from Madonna to Lady Gaga, who is set to pay tribute to him at the Grammys.
Bowie reached the height of his fame in the chaotic 1970s, thriving as a chameleon who never lost himself as he created new music until the end. His death is still hard for many to fathom, along with the recent passing of the Eagles' Glenn Frey, Earth Wind & Fire's Maurice White and Jefferson Airplane/Starship's Paul Kantner, all of whom made unique contributions the post-1960s musical mélange.
In 1970s, all those acts could claim devoted followings, with more than a few shared fans. That's still true today, as planned Grammy salutes to Frey, by his fellow Eagles and Jackson Browne, and to Bowie attest.
Staying power rests not only in making memorable music. Gaga's upcoming performance and Scorsese' 1970s ode aside, perhaps the greatest tribute to David Bowie is that he remains strong in our thoughts as he permeates two very different broadcasts, one night and musical eras apart.
Jere Hester is Director of News Products and Projects at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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bostonterrierowner wrote:I can see through this nonsense and I don't like it . I don't want to see my country maneuvered into another violent mess by London , Vatican or wherever these snakes reside .
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One way out of this surreal state of things is to focus on the MAJOR errors of the clowns who try to rule this planet - using technological means of deception. Well, we are ALL very much aware of the technologies they use - thank you very much!
It should now be perfectly evident to ANY free thinker that the idiots who pretend to rule our lives are just that:
So what, you may ask, are we to do about it? Well, I'd say that the first step is to make more people realize that those 'rulers' are a bunch of idiots. Am I being too repetitive? I do not personally think so: the arrogant folks running this world deserve to be called "a bunch of idiots" over and over again, a million or a trillion times.
brianv wrote:Where did they go? Russia? America? The Falkland Islands? Who cares! Good riddance!
I was in Dublin's junkie city a few weeks after this Psyop and happened across a large graffiti wishing for a similar fate for the entire clown-show called the "Irish Government". I have a photo somewhere, I'll try and dig it out.
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Actually Brian their fate is going to paid , do-nothing semi-exile with pockets full of insurance money We are fucked again in the end because new clowns immediately jump in their stead ,only younger and more zealous in their treachery and slickness . No justice has been served unfortunately .
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LAS VEGAS, CES 2012 – Not only does Sin City's newest quickie-wedding chapel look like an Apple store, but the vows are read off an iPad.
For the moment, the chapel is offering only pretend weddings. It's not yet licensed to perform legally-binding unions. So what happens in Vegas can really stay here. You can "marry" that hottie you met at the club, but you don't have to give them half your earnings when things inevitably go sour.


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The teleplay "I, Don Quixote" captured the attention of theater director Albert Marre in 1959, but not for its intense drama. He "saw it as a musical."
By 1963, Marre was meeting in Palm Springs with the teleplay's author, Dale Wasserman, to sketch out the framework of "Man of La Mancha," which Wasserman wrote. After opening on Broadway in 1965, the musical was phenomenally successful. It received five Tony Awards, including one for Marre's direction.
Marre, 87, died Sept. 4 in New York City, his family announced. No other details were given.
He directed several Broadway revivals of "Man of La Mancha" and many other versions of the musical across the country, including a Los Angeles production that opened the newly built Ahmanson Theatre in 1967.
The musical is set in a 16th century jail and features Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, who entertains fellow prisoners by acting out the story of his most famous literary character, Don Quixote.
"'Man of La Mancha' is really pretty simple," Marre told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1995. "Not a big cast. No fantastic scenic effects. The prison. The prisoners. No transitions. The audience has to use its imagination."
Marre said he attempted to cast such names as Laurence Olivier and Michael Redgrave in the lead role; but the part eventually went to Richard Kiley, who was in the company of actors at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, where "La Mancha" began.
"The show's simple storytelling and idealistic, yet charmingly foolish hero struck a chord with audiences, rendering the show an oft-revived classic," according to the Broadway Theater League. The play's central song, popularly known as "The Impossible Dream," became an anthem of musical theater.
In the original "Man of La Mancha," Marre cast his wife, Joan Diener, as the serving wench Aldonza. Diener had blond-bombshell looks and "a 3 1/2 octave range," the musical's composer, Mitch Leigh, told the London Independent in 2006. "We tailored the music to her voice."
The director had previously worked with Diener on his other major commercial Broadway success, the Tony Award-winning musical "Kismet," which opened in 1953. They raised two children and were married until her death at 76 in 2006.
Every month, Marre received royalties for performances of "Man of La Mancha" in places as varied as Ecuador, Poland and Latvia, he said in the Post-Intelligencer in 1995: "I mean little checks, $20 or so. But it reminds you how popular this show is."
The play has been translated into at least 22 languages and performed in more than 45 countries.
He was born Albert Moshinski on Sept. 20, 1924, in New York City and earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio's Oberlin College. While serving in the Navy, he directed the American Repertory Theater in postwar Berlin.
As a law student at Harvard University, Marre joined a drama group with his first wife, actress Jan Farrand, whom he later divorced. In 1948, the group founded the Brattle Theater, a highly regarded classical repertory company in Cambridge, Mass. Marre was soon directing the first of more than 25 Broadway productions.
Of the hold "La Mancha" had on his career, Marre told The Times in 1999: "When this large a hit happens and it gets done worldwide, it takes a block of time in your life. That's fine, but then you don't do anything else."
Marre is survived by his third wife, actress-lyricist Mimi Turque; his children, Jennifer and Adam; and three grandchildren.


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We're pleased to announce the new release of our IRC bot. Our improvements include the support of the SIGHUP signal to rehash the bot directly from the shell, a new rotated and compressed logfile (if you have gzip library) and a new authentication method, using hashs and masks for a better security. We added makehash to help you to generate the hash for the password file. For further information, please look to the ChangeLog in the CVS tree.
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Fact-checking the final debate
BOCA RATON, Fla. — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney slugged it out over foreign policy Monday night, delivering sharply different views about whether the Obama administration's handling of international affairs has advanced America's standing in the world — or set it back.
But at times it seemed like they were sparring more over Obama's tactics and style than on the substance of policy.
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( Also on POLITICO: Obama, Romney best debate quotes)
Romney and Obama traded barbs and accusations about the White House's response to last month's killing of U.S. diplomats in Libya, as well as issues ranging from Iran's nuclear program to the 11-year-old war in Afghanistan.
With foreign policy issues taking a backseat in the eyes of most American voters, the candidates may have felt they had a little more latitude for spin than they do on domestic issues. But some of the facts got lost in translation.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama tears into Romney at last debate)
Here's POLITICO's look at how the truth fared in Monday night's debate:
Romney: "First of all, Russia I indicated is a geopolitical foe….It's a geopolitical foe, and I said in the same — in the same paragraph I said, and Iran is the greatest national security threat we face. Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this."
This is a fight over synonyms.
Romney has never called Russia the No. 1 "enemy" or "threat" to the United States, despite Obama's claims on multiple occasions, including Monday's debate.
( PHOTOS: Scenes from the Boca Raton debate)
Romney did call Russia "without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe," in a March interview with CNN, following Obama's hot mic moment when he was caught telling outgoing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he'd have more freedom to negotiate on missile defense after the election.
In the same interview, Romney insisted that Russia stood out over other U.S. rivals, though he called a "nuclear" Iran "the greatest threat that the world faces" and added that North Korea with nuclear weapons "is already troubling enough."
( Also on POLITICO: Transcript of the third presidential debate)
Asked again by CNN in July about his views on Russia, Romney explained that he was "talking about votes at the United Nations and actions of a geopolitical nature." He also took issue with Russia's support for Syrian leadership, but added, "Russia is a geopolitical adversary, but it's not an enemy with, you know, missiles being fired at one another or things of that nature."


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Rare bipartisanship before deadline
Something strange happened in Congress on Tuesday: Leaders of both parties cut a drama-free budget deal, won immediate bipartisan support and did this all two months before deadline.
It may only be a six-month resolution to keep the government funded. But the fact that congressional leaders came together so quickly showed that neither party wanted to relive the pitched political battles over federal spending that have defined this divided Congress the past two years.
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The deal, which was reached by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and President Barack Obama, will remove one item from a litany of must-pass fiscal bills Congress must pass before year's end or risk major repercussions to the economy. Congress must still deal with hugely consequential fights over the lower tax rates set by the Bush administration and $1.2 trillion in defense and domestic spending cuts, but removing the specter of a federal government shutdown gave both parties relief on Tuesday.
"I'm glad that we've been able to work this out," Reid told reporters Tuesday afternoon. "I appreciate [Boehner's] cooperation in this matter, and I hope that we can face these challenges ahead with the same cooperation that we've had in the spirit of compromise the last few days on this issue."
Still, if Congress clears a stopgap measure into next year, it will have all but ceded its responsibility to pass appropriations bills that set government priorities. Critics say continuing resolutions fail to properly distribute money to federal programs by sustaining funding for ones that aren't working and inadequately funding others that are effective.
The funding levels could anger some tea party conservatives who have called for deeper cuts in federal spending and have opposed sending any money to implement the Obama health care law. But many Republicans are eager to head off a contentious budget fight on the eve of a presidential election and would rather punt the issue into next year, hoping Mitt Romney will be in the White House and their hands will be strengthened on Capitol Hill.
Most continuing resolutions maintain flat-line funding from one fiscal year into the next. But there will be an uptick in money under the Reid-Boehner deal, something that could anger some conservatives itching for another budget fight.
Under the agreement, funding through March would be consistent with the $1.047 trillion level for fiscal 2013 set forth in last year's Budget Control Act, above the $1.028 trillion called for by Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget proposal. It also is above the $1.043 trillion level for the current fiscal year called for by the law.
Votes on the continuing resolution won't come until lawmakers return in September from the five-week recess, which begins next week. The deal is still being drafted and is free of controversial riders, Reid said. Boehner said in a statement that bill language will be written during the August recess so it can pass both the House and the Senate before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
Drafting the CR won't necessarily be a frictionless exercise. It could trigger scuffles between leaders and appropriators over how much money to provide each agency.


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Two men arrested in Groves for aggravated robbery
Groves Police arrested two black males in connection with four aggravated robberies Thursday morning at two Groves convenience stores — Fast Lane, 3911 Highway 366 and B & B No. 2 at 3301 Cleveland. The men were confirmed by Groves Police Department Lt. Kirk Rice as Odis Sparks,25, and Ernest Lee Wilson, 30, both of Port Arthur.
The men are each being charged with four counts of aggravated robbery with a bond of $500,000 for each count, a total of $4 million between the two, according to Judge Marc DeRouen, Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County Precinct 2.
Officers responded to two separate aggravated robberies of convenience stores within a 16-minute time period.
The clerk's in both incidents reported that two black males entered into the store, wearing masks to conceal their identity.
One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and pointed the gun at the clerk and demanded money while the other suspect went around the counter and took money from the register.
In both robberies, the suspect with a gun also pointed the gun at two of the customers and demanded money before leaving.
The suspects then fled the store in a vehicle with an undetermined amount of currency. A description of the vehicle was obtained from one of the clerks in the robbery.
A few minutes later, an officer spotted the vehicle fleeing the area and initiated a pursuit. After pursuing the suspects for several blocks, both suspects abandoned the vehicle while it was still in motion and fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, both suspects were apprehended.
There were no reported injuries to the officers, clerks or customers in either robbery or pursuit.
Both subjects were each arrested for two counts of aggravated robbery, felony of the first degree and transported to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility in Beaumont.
Investigators are still interviewing witnesses, and anyone with additional information can call the Groves Police Department at (409)-962-0244.
"We want to send a clear message that these types of violent crimes will not be tolerated, and we'll use whatever resources are necessary to stop them," Rice said.


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DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I are arguing about his desire to work from home. He has an office job that he can accomplish remotely, and by working at home, it saves him a 30-minute commute each way.
Those are all great arguments. However, I don't want him working from home. I have to admit that the big reason is simply because I want him to get out of the house more. He rarely leaves unless it's with the kids and me. Does that make me a terrible wife?
I work a part-time job, also with a 30-minute commute, that allows me to be home in time for the kids' school bus. In addition, I take the occasional phone meeting from home, but of course, now I have to take those calls in the bedroom, as my husband is occupying the home office.
I've tried to compromise and suggested he work from home two days a week, but he wants at least four. I feel like we are on top of each other all the time and that he is becoming more of a hermit. This has turned into a major argument. � PLEASE HELP
DEAR PLEASE: It's true that for some people, working from home is detrimental. You never get out of your pajamas, and so you avoid other people and rarely leave the house. But that argument may not fly with your husband, who can respond that it's his personal choice. The better argument is that you are on top of each other, which leads to annoyance and then resentment and can damage your relationship.
Your husband is not going to give up the opportunity to work from home, so it's best if you both reach some accommodation. How about three days a week? Would he vacate the home office when you need it for business phone calls? Is there another space in the house that could be set aside as your personal office? Would you work longer hours if he met the school bus and took care of the kids? Ask your husband to cooperate with you to find a solution you both can live with.
DEAR ANNIE: Can you tell me what is the proper etiquette for graduation announcements? A relative is graduating from a military academy and wants to put a note in her announcement as to where she is registered for gifts. Is this appropriate? � AUNT
DEAR AUNT: No. The only time registry information should appear is with baby and wedding shower invitations, where gifts are expected. Otherwise, it is wrong to send out notices inferring that the recipient is obligated for a gift. It would be better if the graduate lets a close friend and/or family member know her preferences, and they can transmit that information to anyone who inquires.
DEAR ANNIE: I have followed the many outraged responses regarding adult children who have cut elderly parents out of their lives, so let me give another view.
My mother is 86 and possessed of her faculties. She can live alone and unassisted. Both of my sisters cut her out of their lives years ago. Why? Because Mom has a cruel mouth and is bigoted, gratuitously insulting, highly opinionated and very vocal about what she thinks of you and everyone else.
Mom complained that she has been shunned because of her age, and I told her it is because she is unpleasant and impossible, and that she should get counseling. She responded with a well-chosen two-word obscenity. So I'm done.
I have tried with great patience to keep Mom in my life, but she is so difficult that I, too, have finally thrown in the towel. I don't need the stress that she creates. Please let your readers know that the behavior of some adult children may be abundantly justified. � FINISHED IN CHICAGO.


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Update 4/12: You can now upgrade the Air Quality Egg (including the DIY versions) with sensors for O3 ($25), VOC's ($25), radiation ($60), and particulates ($40)! Add the cost directly to your pledge (we will confirm your order after the campaign ends). See HERE for more info!
#AirQualityEgg: A community-led air quality sensing network that gives people a way to participate in the conversation about air quality.
Where's the data? Look outside your window -- have you ever wondered what the quality of the air is out there? I mean RIGHT. OUT. THERE. 12 inches from your face. If so, you are out of luck. The air quality data collected by the government is likely sampled from far, far away and then applied to you on a regional level -- not very useful from the standpoint of trying to understand or change the local dynamics of pollution that affect you. If you're interested in joining a community of people who are going to change that, you are in the right place!
What is it?
The Air Quality Egg is a sensor system designed to allow anyone to collect very high resolution readings of NO2 and CO concentrations outside of their home. These two gases are the most indicative elements related to urban air pollution that are sense-able by inexpensive, DIY sensors.
The Air Quality Egg is developed by a community effort, born out of groups from the Internet of Things Meetups in NYC and Amsterdam. We are designers, technologists, developers, architects, students, and artists. Read about the history of the development of this project here and here.
The product development conversation, as well as a fair bit of the philosophical arguments, happens in our Google Group. We also have a wiki. This video also outlines our methodology/philosophy:
How it works
1) Outdoor sensors: A small electronic sensing system plug into the wall and sits outside your home taking regular readings. It has an RF transmitter, which sends the data wirelessly to an Egg-shaped base station inside.
2) Egg base station: An Egg-shaped base station, which gives this project its name, receives the wirelessly transmitted data from the sensor box outside. It then relays that data to the Internet via a wired Ethernet connection. The Egg also acts as a User Interface, so it also has an LED light and a button. These are configurable by applications which will be developed in the future by the community.
3) Data sent to Internet: The air quality data will be sent in real-time to Pachube, an open data service, which both stores and provides free access to the data. The service includes embeddable graphs and the ability to generate triggers for tweets and SMS alerts (it looks something like this), as well as a robust API which allows for developers in the community to unlock the potential of this new dataset by building mashups, maps, and applications.
Where we are now
The Egg's sensor system has been prototyped and refined several times. The current iteration which will go to production has been designed by Joe Saavedra, building on work from a previous project, Citizensensor.cc. The wireless system has been designed by WickedDevice, who will also be managing the production of the finished Egg system.
At the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London in January, we were able to deploy a small number of Egg sensor boxes and saw our first data collection. We are slowly getting a small run of prototype-level sensor boxes into the hands of beta testers (example: https://pachube.com/feeds/48307). We are running workshops in London and Amsterdam which will have people building up their own units and bringing them home.
How we'll build it
The funding level we are seeking will allow us to achieve the necessary volumes to be able to design and tool custom hardware to bring the price into an affordable range.
Step 1) 3-6 weeks. The current prototype design will be consolidated into a single board by Dirk Swart and Vic Aprea of WickedDevice, who have already done customized volume runs of the Nanode, the open source microcontroller board which provides the platform for the Egg. The Egg enclosure / injection molding will also be developed at this time, based on 3D print runs we've done and will iterate on. A small run of completed test units will be produced in-house to verify the compatibility of the design.
Step 2) 5 weeks. Production. The verified designs will go to the same volume manufacturer who has done previous runs of the Nanode board. A manufacturer for the enclosure will be sourced and contracted at this time.
Step 3) 2 weeks. Assembly/Delivery.
Total: Up to 13 weeks. Estimated delivery: July.
What's next?
Applications: Each Egg that comes online contributes data that, in aggregate, will provide what is essentially an "air quality API". This will be a platform for web developers who want to apply this information in innovative ways via web apps, mobile apps, visualizations, interactive installations, and more. The Egg base station also has the ability to convey information through a colored light and also has a button for user feedback. These elements can be programmed and re-programmed for all kinds of interactions.
Mobile: Mobilizing sensors opens up an entire new layer of information for people. Development of a solution that incorporates benefits to the community as well as the individual gets more complicated for various reasons beyond just platform, code, and hardware, but we will work through them.
More info:
Good article discussing the AirQualityEgg's implications for journalism by @javaun.
Funding period
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