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Monday, July 14, 2008
The Historic Fleischmann's Yeast Broadcasts
Fortunately, Armstrong himself kept 12-inch 78 records of many of the complete broadcasts in his home in Queens. They were discovered there after his death, having been obviously played frequently by Pops himself. After some restoration by Greg Squires and Doug Pomeroy, a solid chunk of the Armstrong material from the Fleischmann's Yeast broadcasts was released recently on the Jazz Heritage Society label. Now, that's all the history I'll give since the peerless Dan Morgenstern tells the story behind the broadcasts in his typically definitive liner notes. However, I would like to discuss some of the music and the issue of where to find this major release since I feel it to be the most important new Armstrong discovery in years.
For me, the broadcasts are important in a number of ways. Of course, there's Pops, who is in freakish form throughout. I've written before that I've always felt Armstrong's peak as a trumpet player to be around the time of his Victor recordings in 1932 and 1933. However, after listening to these broadcasts and combining that with what he was recording for Decca at the time, I might have to stretch that "prime" period a little longer. The years 1935-1942 now have to go down as perhaps Armstrong's greatest period of blowing, an arguable opinion since the man had about six prime periods, but the more I listen to the live material, the more stunned I am at his playing in the late 30s.
So of course, the shape of Pops's chops is always important. But then you have the actual material performed on the Fleischmann broadcasts, a tremendous mix of Armstrong hits ("Sunny Side of the Street," "You Rascal You), trumpet showpieces ("Tiger Rag," "Chinatown"), updated arrangements of OKeh recordings ("Memories of You," "After You've Gone"), a smattering of Victor and Decca classics ("Hustlin' and Bustlin' For Baby," "Shoe Shine Boy") and some songs that were never commercially recorded by Pops in this or any other era ("Ida," "The Love Bug Will Get You," "I Know That You Know"). The wide range of material paints a strong picture of the kinds of things Pops played on a day-to-day basis during this period.
But most importantly, the release of these recordings should finally exonerate the Luis Russell band from the devastating criticisms they have received for over seven decades. As the story goes, after his European exile in 1934 to rest his chops, Armstrong returned to America in 1935, hired Joe Glaser as his manager and asked his former trumpeter Zilner Randolph to form a new orchestra for him in Chicago. When union problems prevented Randolph's band from coming to New York with Armstrong, the trumpeter had to come up with a speedy solution. The problem was solved by having Armstrong front the Panama-to-New Orleans pianist Luis Russell. Russell's big band featured many New Orleans musicians and cut some tremendously exciting records in 1929 and 1930, featuring one of the first great recorded rhythm sections in jazz history, consisting of Russell, guitarist Lee Blair, bassist Pops Foster and drummer Paul Barbarin. The Russell band even backed Armstrong up on some wonderful OKeh sessions in 1929 and 1930. Thus, the two men had a positive history together and one would imagine that they would make a perfect fit during Armstrong's 1935 comeback.
And here's where things get sticky. Armstrong was just getting his career back on track and it took him awhile to amass some new and exciting arrangements. The Russell band had to get accustomed to working full-time with their new leader and truthfully, on a bunch of those early Decca recordings, they sound pretty sad. And that's where the criticisms begin. To wit:
"The big failing in the initial stages of the reunion is the band's performance. Time and again Louis plays his heart out whilst the rest of the ensemble seems to be trundling its way through the parts. We hear brief solos from Charlie Holmes, Greely Walton, Bingie Madison and Jimmy Archey, but the excitement and intensity that were synonymous with Russell's earlier bands is missing." - John Chilton, "Louis"
"With Armstrong, however, the band counted for little, and only minimum attention was given to interesting arrangements polished in rehearsal. Thus, although Armstrong appeared to the general public to be part of the swing-band movement, he was not really playing typical swing-band music, so he was at a disadvantage. Judged on the basis of his arrangements, his groups were bound to suffer in comparison with the disciplined playing of the Goodman, Miller, Lunceford, and other bands." - James Lincoln Collier, "Louis Armstrong: An American Genius"
"Oddly enough though, despite such a generally splendid record of achievement, the Russell band had great trouble finding a style that fitted their renewed role as Armstrong's sidemen. Proof that it was Armstrong that sked for the Lombardo saxophone sound lies in the fact that it shows up immediately on the Rusell band's recordings with Louis, whereas in the band's own 1934 recordings, for example, it is absent. But how truly awful the band could sound, often dragging Armstrong down with it, one can hear on 'Red Sails in the Sunset,' 'Thanks a Million,' and 'On Treasure Island.'" - Gunther Schuller, "The Swing Era"
"Most [critics] said this was the worst band Louis Armstrong ever fronted and that his years with Luis Russell, which covered most of the thirties, represented the nadir of his career. They also complained that he ran out of fresh musical ideas and was content to recycle his virtuoso trumpet solos from the late 1920s, and that the musical value of what he was doing now was just about nil." - Laurence Bergreen, "Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life"
Pretty rough stuff, eh? And three of those examples are from Armstrong biographies, thus, leading any new Armstrong fan to come away with the opinion that the Russell band was a pretty terrible outfit in their time as Armstrong's backing band in the late 1930s. Schuller and Chilton at least go on to defend the band a bit more after some personnel changes in 1937, but still, the general consensus to this day has clearly been that Luis Russell's orchestra was a substandard, inferior fit for someone of Pops's genius, but it didn't matter because Armstrong's trumpet was the entire show and the shortcomings of the band didn't matter too much in the end.
Well, it's time to put the general consensus to rest. All of the above writers formed their opinions solely on the Decca studio records. None of them ever heard the Russell band back Armstrong up live in the late 1930s. None of them ever heard the Fleischmann broadcasts either. Goodness knows Bergreen hadn't but that didn't stop him from writing that though Armstrong's hosting of the show was a milestone, "what is often overlooked is that his exuberant radio broadcasts bombed."
Wow, that's harsh. How does Bergreen know? He quotes exactly one bad review of the Fleischmann broadcasts from "Variety," which described Armstrong and his orchestra as having "sounded like a boiler factory in swingtime, and, as such, could only be recommended to the most incurable addicts of Harlem stomp music in its most blatant pitch....Family tuner-inners, except swing-bitten youngsters, will be startled by the noise, even though the bandsmen are acknowledged experts in their particular field. Armstrong's throaty, almost unintelligible announcements do not help, either, and he should refrain from singing."
THAT'S the review Bergreen quotes from!?!?! How about a little context, Laurnece? Armstrong gets killed in his Decca years for recording "commercial" pop tunes and aiming at a wider audience, but here's a review that said Armstrong's live broadcasts catered to "swing-bitten youngsters." It's a review that worries for the safety of the eardrums of "family tuner-inners." It's a review that concludes that Louis Armstrong, jazz's greatest vocalist, "should refrain from singing." And that's the proof that the Fleischmann broadcasts bombed? To me, if anything, it indicates that Armstrong was playing some scorching hot jazz during his live performances and though some straight-laced "Variety" critic might have been scared off, maybe that's a good thing!
Well, now we know. 24 songs taken from six different broadcasts over the course of two months in the spring of 1937. At the time of the first Fleischmann broadcasts, Armstrong had made exactly eight sessions with the Russell band for Decca. So what do you trust? Eight studio recording dates featuring some underrehearsed arrangements, stilted playing and wobbly intonation? Or six broadcasts that captured what this band was capable of doing night after night during the same period? I love those Decca studio sides, but the Fleischmann's Yeast broadcasts now paint a much fuller, brighter picture of what Louis Armstrong and Luis Russell did on a nightly basis.
And what did they do? They swung their asses off! After those creaky arrangements on the earliest Decca sides, Armstrong began getting a slew of new arrangements from the great Chappie Willet, a man who also arranged for the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Jimmie Lunceford and Gene Krupa. Besides, the Russell band benefitted greatly from some new personnel changes in early 1937: Red Allen joined on trumpet, J.C. Higginbotham joined on trombone and Albert Nicholas joined on clarinet and tenor saxophone, marking the reunion of three of the charter members of that wonderful late 20s Russell band. The original Russell-Blair-Foster-Barbarin rhythm section was still going strong after so many years and as already stated, Pops was in peak form. So, how can you go wrong?
The answer is, you can't. On this release, you'll hear the band absolutely nailing some killer Willet arrangements, swinging with a looseness not always heard on the Decca sessions. You'll also hear the great soloists in the band, especially Higgy's trombone, but also Nicholas's clarinet, Bingie Madison's tenor and Charlie Holmes's Johnny Hodges-inspired alto. The records might have been strictly Pops affairs (with some Madison clarinet solos to forget) but in live performances, the combination of songs, arrangements, swing, solos and Armstrong made for a pretty potent force in the big band world. Armstrong might not have had any major hits in the big band era and he might have fallen behind the likes of Basie, Goodman and Dorsey in popularity, but do not write off his big band as just some also-ran. The Fleischmann's Yeast broadcasts more than illustrate what a potent force Armstrong and his big band was during the Swing Era.
(And as I've written before, don't forget about the essential tenth volume of the Ambassador series, "At The Cotton Club," which features a number of broadcasts from the late 30s and early 40s. That disc, combined with the Fleischmann set, paint a definitive portrait of the wonderful music Armstrong and Russell band combined for during those swinging years.)
But enough from me. The C.D. is 27 tracks long, though it also contains a neat original sign off, a commercial and one program introduction, featuring Pops soaring on "Sleepy Time," (remember, he didn't sing it regularly live until he recorded it for Decca in 1951). But otherwise, there's 70 minutes of history-changing music and every ounce of it is something to savor. I'm not going to share the whole thing here, but I have to play some of my favorites. First up is the very first track on the disc, and something I have been trying to wrap my head around ever since I first heard it. The tune is an Armstrong original, "(I've Got) A Heart Full of Rhythm," and though Armstrong introduces it as a "good ol' good one"--a phrase critics would kill him for in his later years--he hadn't even recorded it yet! Even stranger, when he would record it a little over two months later, he slowed the tempo down almost in half. I've always loved the Decca record for Pops's powerhouse extended trumpet solo at the end, but this live broadcast version is pretty insane for the heat it generates. Armstrong's floats over the the rhythm, propelled by Barbarin's exciting drumming and though I'll always love the Decca, this is some hot stuff:
Onto category two, here's Armstrong remaking "After You've Gone," a tune he originally recorded for OKeh in 1929. All one has to do is compare the dated arrangement of the original with Chappie Willet's killer-diller one and you'll know that Armstrong (and the Russell band) were more than ready for the Swing Era. Armstrong calls attention to the arrangement and to the "cats" in the band, setting up solos from Holmes and Higginbotham--dig Higgy's break! I can never listen to it without rewinding it to hear it again. But then Pops enters and well, stand back! Though Pops is killing it, so is the band, riffing like crazy behind him. Armstrong's break is sick...in a good way. Here 'tis:
If you still don't believe that Armstrong's band could cut it with the other heavyweights of the Swing Era, dig "Rhythm Jam," another Willet composition/ arrangement that was also recorded by Gene Krupa and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. The arrangement is full of all sorts of Willet trademarks, including the descending marching trombone passage, but the band plays it with ease. Bingie Madison's tenor solo is better than a lot of what he played on records but the rhythm section really makes this thing dance. Armstrong plays two choruses of "I Got Rhythm" changes, dwarfing what he played on his original OKeh recording of the tune, especially, as Dan Morgenstern points out, on that second bridge. Barbarin really boots it, the band riffs merrily and Pops goes out on top. Who knows why Decca didnt record this one (maybe because there's no vocal?) but if they had, it would have already been an Armstrong classic. Well, it's never too late for that! Give it a listen:
Okay, I think that's enough heat for the time being. Here's another OKeh remake, a somewhat ominous Wilet updated arrangement on "Memories of You." Again, the original has a marvelous atmosphere, especially with the historical importance of Lionel Hampton's vibes, and I've always been a huge fan of the 1956 remake for the "Autobiography." But this one is quite special and it's nice to see that it was part of Armstrong's repertoire, even though he never recorded it during the period. A beautiful flight:
Next, let's visit a pop tune of the day that Armstrong never got to wax for Decca. The tune is "The Love Bug Will Bite You," written by Pinky Tomlin and recorded by the likes of the Jimmy Dorsey, Mills Brothers and Louis Prima (growing up, I always knew it as being sung by Darla Hood in "Our Gang Follies of 1938," backed by "Cab Buckwheat"!). This would have been a natural Decca record as it has the scat breaks built right into the tune. Listen carefully to Pops's last scat break: it's a lick he played towards the end of the 1927 Hot Five record of "Ory's Creole Trombone" and it's going to come back a little later on in this entry. As much fun as the scatting is, the trumpet still takes the cake, again, with the breaks (I love the ascending and descending chromatic one) before a typical-for-the-period ending. Great stuff:
Back to Chappie, now, for "I Know That You Know," an arrangement so good that world-renowned Willet expert John Wriggle told me he is currently transcribing the whole thing as we speak. Again, there's not much I have to add other than just read those above criticisms of the Russell band and listen carefully as they dig into this one. Also, there are some nice solos from trombonist Jimmy Archey, Russell, Holmes, and, as Morgenstern points out, "a trumpet that may be Red Allen." I know Allen often got featured in live performances with the band but I'm not sure if this solo is Red's as it doesn't contain any of his wonderful idiosyncrasies, thus, it could be the very fine Louis Bacon. Regardless, it's Pops who leads the charge to the finish line, something to behold as always...the band is cooking!
Speaking of Louis Bacon, here's "Rockin' Chair," with Bacon playing the role of the "father." This is the only live "Rockin' Chair" to have survived before a version done at Carnegie Hall in 1946 and it's a special one for the amount of trumpet contained in the arrangement. In later versions, comedy ruled the day, as Armstrong and his foil would sing two choruses, eventually eliminating the trumpet solo. But here, we get one vocal chorus with Pops simply repeating Bacon's lines before Armstrong picks up the horn and takes it out, stopping for some righteous "Hallelujahs" during the bridge. Dig it:
Next is a track that after my first hearing, took me about 30 seconds to pick my jaw up from the ground: "Bugle Blues." One again, we get a swinging band, a hot arrangement (great work from the sax section) and more great solos from Holmes, Albert Nicholas, Higgy and Red Allen and Pops can't contain his enthusiasm. Remember, Pops did say, "I enjoyed all the moments I spent with Luis and his band, maybe because the boys were mostly from my home. The warmth, the feelings, the beat--everything was there. They were all down to earth also in that band. I loved them regardless of what the critics said about it." So critics be damned...THIS is the Russell band that Armstrong knew and loved to play with every night. Just listen to his inspired playing at the end; remember the aforementioned "Ory's Creole Break"? There it is at the 1:42, leading into a ridiculous gliss up to a high concert Eb. You can hear someone in the band break up and I think Pops sounds pretty satisfied, too. After the band swings out for two choruses, Pops rejoins them for a final rideout, building up to the scary final high concert F. Stunning! And as Morgenstern's notes point out, Armstrong was in California on May 26, flew across county, stopped over in Pittsburgh and arrived in New York on the 27th. This was played on May 28...does that sound like a man who just traveled so much in such little time?
From the same broadcast, here's a remake of the Decca recording of "Shoe Shine Boy," a beautiful tune that was tailor-made for Armstrong and I agree with Morgenstern that Armstrong's trumpet on this version definitely surpasses the original recording. Armstrong scats a descending minor run in the bridge, a phrase that would later become a favorite, ending his 1957 version of "Summertime" with Ella, as well as 1968's "I Will Wait For You." But the trumpet solo is enough to make me cry, especially the passion on the bridge. Like I said, this was clearly a prime period for Pops's chops--here's another high concert F, a note he barely made at the end ofn 1930's "You're Lucky To Me," but now he holds it with bell-like clarity:
And finally, one more example of the Russell band swinging like mad, performing another tune never recorded by Pops, "Prelude to a Stomp." Morgenstern hears Armstrong say the title as "Will You Do A Stomp," which is how it appears in Jos Willems's Armstrong discography, but careful listening shows that Armstrong does indeed say "Prelude to a Stomp"...twice, as a matter of fact. This was yet another tune recorded by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Gene Krupa and as Morgenstern accurately writes, "It is an up-to-date big band swing piece solidly places Louis's band way ahead of its critical reputation." Indeed. Once again, the band sounds loose and swinging, nailing every note of Willet's arrangement before Pops enters at the 1:22 mark. Armstrong solos on a simple eight-bar "We Want Cantor" vamp (the tune has no bridge) and his build-up to the climactic ending is positively thrilling. Again, pay attention to Barbarin, giving Armstrong some Latin rhythms before settling into the backbeat Armstrong loved the most. Sid Catlett joined the band in 1939 and became Armstrong's favorite drummer, but this release makes a pretty strong case for Barbarin's excellence in backing up Pops. Here's "Prelude to a Stomp":
So there's nine examples of the wonders of the Fleischmann's Yeast Broadcasts. And just think, there's 16 more tracks that I haven't even touched yet!
But that's not all...(I sound like an infomercial). Michael Cogswell, the man behind the Louis Armstrong House Museum and the Armstrong Archives at Queens College, hand-picked 66 minutes of highlights from Armstrong's private tape collection. I have referenced this collection before as I have listened to countless tapes myself in doing research for my book on Armstrong's later years and can attest to their priceless nature. Cogswell did a tremendous job with his selections; you truly feel like you're spending an hour in Louis Armstrong's company. He practices, he plays along with records, he sings along with records, he talks about other musicians, he tells a jokes, he defends his music, he talks to kids, he gives advice to other trumpeters, he tells stories about his life to Max Jones...it's all priceless.
(One note: Morgenstern's notes mention that Armstrong never performed "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries," one of the bonus tracks. However, Armstrong did perform it on the "Milton Berle Show" in 1952 and that's what he is rehearsing for on the private tape excerpt that appears on this release. You can hear Armstrong reading his name and "everybody" in the script, getting the routine straight before doing it on the air.)
Excerpts of this material have appeared on Satchmo.net, the official website of the Armstrong Archives, but I'd like to share my three favorite moments. First is Armstrong playing along with the 1923 King Oliver record of "Tears." Armstrong plays the original record and "noodles along," playing his original cornet part. It's a fantastic find, especially during the time-warp moment when the older Armstrong sets up the breaks by his younger self. Armstrong then swings out, going up for a patented 1950s ending, which sounds a lot stronger than the original stop-on-a-dime ending. This is great stuff:
Next is something for the critics who bemoaned Armstrong "leaving" jazz for commercial music. Some of them tried putting the blame on record producers without stopping to think that maybe Louis Armstrong liked all kinds of music and not just hot jazz numbers. As proof, here he is at home playing along with "Luna," a ballad sung in Italian by Ray Martino. The original record is about as far from "hot jazz" as you can get but Armstrong plays with passion, contributing a lovely obbligato and even taking a solo. Gorgeous playing:
And finally, the most mind-blowing 46 seconds you'll spend all day: Louis Armstrong in a hotel room in the 1950s practicing with "Over the Rainbow," playing it an octave higher than written, leading to some of the highest notes I've ever heard Armstrong play, right down to a dramatic closing cadenza that borrows a bit from his 1933 record of "Laughin' Louie." Unbelievable:
So now you're probably salivating about when and where you can purchase this historic document. And that's where things get a little complicated. You see, "Louis Armstrong: Fleischmann's Yeast Show & Louis' Home-Recorded Tapes," is put out by the Jazz Heritage Society. I know that sounds good but here's the bad news: this is a subscription-based site. To order anything from this site requires you to become a member, which means you have to order a bunch of things from the start. What's worse, you can't even view the official website (www.jazzheritage.com) unless you're a member! And apparently, last month, they offered the set for $24.99, but it looks like the price has gone up to $35.96 plus $6 for shipping.
And that, my friends, is what is wrong with the world today. Recent years have seen some wonderful new discoveries come out on C.D. in the jazz world: Mingus at Cornell, Monk and Trane at Carnegie Hall, Bird and Diz at Town Hall, Miles box sets for Columbia, you name it, all of it wonderful, well-publicized and easy to find. But when it comes to poor Pops, he gets the short end of the stick: historic newly discovered recordings that should be the talk of the jazz world...only available on a subscription based site where viewers can't even read about it unless they're members! No eBay, no Amazon, no Itunes, no nothing. It's a crime, I tell ya....
Fortunately, the good people at the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation realize that this is a problem. Cogswell, Morgenstern and Phoebe Jacobs have been pushing Jazz Heritage Society to release this material to a wider audience and it just might happen. Cogswell wrote to me just last week to tell me that JHS is trying to get it into Barnes and Noble and on Itunes and if that happens, it'll be cause for celebration. So stay tuned to this site and as soon as I know something, I'll let you guys know. Because this release, coupled with the aforementioned "Louis Armstrong at the Cotton Club" on the Ambassador label are essential discs that all of the jazz world should know about. These releases should be much wider known than they are because they easily dispute the terrible reputation critics have given Armstrong's big band of that period. If only Pops got more respect in the jazz world, these releases would be discussed and listened to by thousands of jazz fans around the world, but instead, most go on not knowing anything about Armstrong's big band period because those releases are hidden. And this is a crime because it's about time that the reputation of Armstrong's big band is finally set straight and that's only going to happen if people go out and find the Ambassador series and the Fleischmann's Yeast broadcasts, the most historic discoveries to hit the world of Louis Armstrong in a long, long time.
I hope you enjoyed this sneak peak at the Fleischmann's Yeast broadcasts and don't worry, as long as I know more about how to purchase them, I'll post the information right here. Thanks for reading!
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that the Fleischmann's Yeast double-disc set is available in the gift shop of the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens (as are the Ambassadors I always talk about). So if you live in the New York area, head out to the house (always a treat) and stock up!
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- July 15, 2008 at 4:58 AM
- Rob G. said...
Thanks for this. These recordings just showed up on eMusic, but there's not liners. So, you filled in the blanks, so to speak.
- August 23, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Thanks for the great review, it is very refreshing to hear someone writing intelligently about Pops and the Luis Russell band. It's interesting how writers' views are distorted because they often are lazy about research. Bergreen's Armstrong book is pure literary excrement-- the others just didn't dig deep enough. The Luis Russell band was one of the greatest swing bands ever, anyone who doesn't understand that basic fact has no business writing a jazz book!
We are very fortunate that so much new research material is available now; I wish the jazz authors would do a better job.
Please keep up the good work!
- November 1, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- Ricky Riccardi said...
Thanks, Real Estate Jaws...and thanks for the best screen name I have ever read (I've always loved that story from "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya)!
- November 4, 2008 at 7:21 AM
- Peter said...
Just found out about the existence of this CD, thanks to this site. Am ordering as soon as I overcome a little glitch with entering a UK address on the sellers site!
I havn't read the Bergreen book for a while, but from what I remember it was a lot better than it's godawful predecessor by Collier. That was truly the worse biography I've ever read on anyone. A mean spirited, uninformed piece of junk. Thinking about it brings to mind Mahalia Jackson's words "If you don't love Louis Armstrong, then you don't know how to love".
I liked Teachout's "Pops" a lot and except for his dismissal of some of my favourite late period Louis recordings, I thought it was generally spot on. Anyway I digress a bit, but I totally agree about the Luis Russell band, in it's best recordings such as Jubilee or Wolverine Blues, it's the equal of almost any swing era big band and probably the happiest sounding of any of them!
- April 19, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Swingin' Drummer said...
Good news this is now available at http://www.jazzstore.com/product/Louis-Armstrong-Rudy-Vallee-s-Fleischmann-s-Yeast-Show-Louis-Home-Recorded-Tapes/5289147
My set is on it's way, can't wait to hear it.
- May 21, 2010 at 7:57 PM


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Details of his life are sketchy, but there are many reports of his miracles. The miracle for which he is most remembered was turning water into oil for use in the church lamps on Holy Saturday when the deacons had forgotten to provide any.
We do know that Narcissus became bishop of Jerusalem in the late second century. He was known for his holiness, but there are hints that many people found him harsh and rigid in his efforts to impose church discipline. One of his many detractors accused Narcissus of a serious crime at one point. Though the charges against him did not hold up, he used the occasion to retire from his role as bishop and live in solitude. His disappearance was so sudden and convincing that many people assumed he had actually died.
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To the people who want all of us to say "merry Christmas": You win.
I used to use the catch-all "happy holidays." But then I read a bunch of letters to the editor complaining about the War on Christmas, and I've changed. From now on I'm going to say "merry Christmas" during this week of the year.
I'm going to say it to Christians. I'm going to say it to Jewish people. I'm going to say it to Muslims and Buddhists, to Hindus and Tom Cruise. I'm going to say it to believers and atheists, and to politicians who say they're the former but probably are the latter.
I'm going to say it in the same spirit as I say "Be sure to vote" on election day, "Happy Opening Day" when baseball starts, and "Who do you like?" on Kentucky Derby day.
I'm going to say it to mean "enjoy your day off" and "celebrate as you see fit" and "don't celebrate if it's not your thing."
I'm going to say it with absolutely no religious feeling behind it.
I'm just going to say it. And that's what counts, right? This is what many Christians want, isn't it — that we say it?
Look, I'm a product of a mixed marriage and an interfaith Sunday school, a fan of multiculturalism and Christopher Hitchens' antitheist writings and speeches, the kind of guy who sends "Happy New Year" cards at this time of year (if I send cards at all).
This makes me a classic "happy holidays" type.
So, what persuaded me to go with "merry Christmas"?
I read about how the "happy holidays" movement is political correctness run amok. About how the courts, the schools and the shops are promoting religiously unspecific observations of the season, stopping people from expressing their true beliefs. About how terrible it is when the thinking of one like-minded group imposes its will and everyone starts sounding the same.
I'm convinced — that is terrible. When everyone says the same thing, it robs what they say of its meaning.
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1 New Global Realities and Their Impact on the Accounting Profession† Edward A. Kangas* Deloitte & Touche It's great to come back here. Back east we don't have a sky like this. You can't see the clouds on the horizon because you can't see the horizon. It's different. I remember so many things about my days at KU, five of the best years of my life. Some of the people here helped me get to where I am, and a lot of faculty members such as John Tollefson, Joe Pichler, John Blocker, Howard Stettler, Arno Knapper, and a bunch of others were very important to me. I learned a lot of things here about business, accounting and finance, but I learned a lot more about things that I have reflected on with my col-leagues a number of times: The importance of communication and the abil-ity to write. Leadership a team sport. Sometimes in life, in business and life, taking the trip is more important than the destination. I learned about the power of consensus. I learned the fact that in many organizations power flows up, not down. I don't know if I would have learned all this any other place, so I have very special feelings about this University. So I thank you for being here. My purpose is to talk about one of my favorite topics: the accounting pro-fession. I am not going to talk about auditing because there are too many peo-ple here that know more about auditing than I do. But I am going to talk about auditing firms, and some things that I call the new global realities that have impacted our firms, our markets, our clients, causing us to rethink the way we are organized, what we do, how we do it, and what we are all about. I've identified fourteen or so, such realities, just by simply reflecting back on what it is that I have watched happen in the last ten years for sure, but maybe for the last three, four, or five as they became more intense. Let me start. I'll go through them quickly. Individually, I think you're going to find that none of these are earth shat-tering, and I doubt that I am going to tell you very many things that you don't know. If you take them together, however, and paint the mosaic of what has confronted the profession, and especially the big international, multi-national accounting firms, I think you may get a sense of just how much buffeting, or †This paper is an audio transcript of the keynote speech delivered by Ed Kangas at the symposium. *Edward A. Kangas is Managing Partner of Deloitte & Touche. We are very proud that Ed grad-uated from the University of Kansas with B.S. (1966) and M.S. (1967) in accounting. 1
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –Duke senior goalkeeper James Belshaw made eight saves as the Blue Devils battled No. 16 Wake Forest to a 0-0 draw in ACC men's soccer action at Spry Stadium. Duke stretched its shutout streak to 322:45 in the scoreless tie.
Belshaw finished with at least eight saves for just the third time in his career and netted his second straight shutout. Duke last sacrificed a goal Sept. 7 at Virginia. It is his 15th career shutout and 20th that he has been a starter for with the Blue Devils.
After a scoreless 90 minutes of regulation soccer, the Blue Devils headed to overtime for the first time in the 2012 campaign. Both squads managed two shots in the first overtime session, including one on goal. The second overtime stanza featured little action until the final 30 seconds when senior Anthony Arena's shot found the right post and bounced out to keep the game scoreless and send the Blue Devils home with a point.
Both teams spent the opening moments of the first half feeling each other out and looking to get into a rhythm. Duke rookie Luis Rendon registered the game's first shot eight minutes into the contest from 15 yards, but his strike was right at Wake Forest goalkeeper Michael Lisch for the simple save.
Neither team generated many opportunities early in the game with the majority of play being in the midfield. The Demon Deacons, taking control of the run of play in the final 15 minutes, had the best scoring chance of the first half in the 32nd minute from junior Luca Gimenez. The Brazil native broke loose down the right sideline and ripped what appeared to be a sure goal before Belshaw tipped it off the crossbar.
Gimenez continued to give the Blue Devils problems in the final minutes of the opening frame, but the Duke defense stayed strong to keep the Demon Deacons off the scoreboard after 45 minutes of action. Wake Forest led 5-2 in shots in the first half with Belshaw making three saves.
The Demon Deacons carried their momentum through the opening moments of the second half, but the Blue Devils weathered a flurry of action and countered Wake Forest. Sophomore Sean Davis nearly put Duke up a goal nine minutes into the second half with a left-footed strike that Lisch parried right of the goal.
Duke, in search of its third consecutive win, continued to play outstanding and organized defense to keep Wake Forest off the scoreboard through 60 minutes of action.
Wake Forest, trying to break through for its first ACC win, started to get back into rhythm and created numerous quick opportunities. Belshaw came up big again for the Blue Devils in the 65th minute as Collin Martin weaved through the Duke defense and fired a shot low to the left corner. The senior goalkeeper quickly got down to the ground and knocked it wide left of the frame, stretching his shutout streak to nearly 280 minutes.
The outstanding effort by Belshaw in goal continued into the 80th minute as he made yet another spectacular save on a point-blank shot from 15 yards out. Gimenez set up the Demon Deacons perfectly, finding Ross Tomaselli wide open just inside the penalty area. Belshaw denied the junior midfielder with his sixth save of the night to keep the game scoreless with just under 10 minutes to play and force overtime.
Wake Forest led the way in shots 17-7 and had 12 corner kicks to Duke's two. Lisch finished with four saves for the Demon Deacons.
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The "Education and Professional Development" annual meeting theme will cover dealing with frustrations at the bench, classroom management skills, mentoring students in the laboratory and the art of collaboration. There also will be a workshop on Process-oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. The meeting will be held April 9-13, 2011, in Washington, D.C. (Titled "Education and Professional Development: Coping with the Ups and Downs" in print version.)
The way scientists perceive and cope with the inevitable ups and downs of exploratory research, instruction and mentorship is crucial to their success and satisfaction. Students particularly are prone to magnifying routine setbacks into personal failures that, if left unchecked, can extinguish their interest in a scientific career. As the stresses continue to mount, many promising students cite pressure as a key reason in their decision to turn away from a career in science. Consequently, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2011 annual meeting Education and Professional Development theme – "It Didn't Work! Coping with 'Failure' for Students and Professionals" – focuses on common sources of stress and frustration in the classroom and laboratory.
The program is organized into five sessions. On Saturday, April 9, the activities will focus on education and outreach in coordination with the 15th annual ASBMB undergraduate poster session sponsored by the Undergraduate Affiliates Network. Prior to the poster session, Erin Dolan (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) will speak on "Wiki Wizardry: Using Information Technology for Outreach." Afterwards, students will be invited to a workshop titled "Preparing for Graduate School" featuring a panel of graduate students.
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On the morning of Sunday, April 10, a session titled, "It's Not Your Fault. Dealing with Frustration at the Bench," will focus on approaches to bolstering the confidence and performance of research trainees. Ann Stock (University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine) will lead off with a talk on "Overcoming Student Perceptions of Failure: Helping Students Develop a Constructive Approach." Next, in "An Ounce of Prevention: Failure-resistant Experimental Design," Peter J. Kennelly (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) will discuss ways to avoid fueling the "It didn't work/I failed" syndrome. Finally, Phillip Pekala (East Carolina University) will speak on addressing peer reviews in "Manuscripts and Grant Applications: Reading and Responding to Critiques."
On Sunday afternoon, the emphasis will shift to the classroom, where new faculty members are asked to sink-or-swim with little formal training. In a session titled "Classroom of the Future: Classroom Management Skills," speakers will offer a series of primers on managing the classroom environment. Valeri Farmer-Dougan (Illinois State University) will speak on "Strategies for Engaging Students in Large Classroom Settings." Rebecca Foushee (Fontbonne University) will discuss how to distinguish problem students from students encountering problems in a talk titled "Identifying Academically Struggling Students." And, finally, Gabriele Bauer (University of Delaware) will provide an overview on contemporary techniques for "Dealing with Disruptive Behavior" in the classroom.
On Monday, April 11, the morning's session will shift the instructional venue to the research laboratory, in the "Classroom of the Future II: Mentoring Students in the Research Laboratory" session. David O'Connor (University of Wisconsin-Madison) will speak about the benefits of setting clear ground rules for new trainees in "The Importance of Defining Expectations." F. Ann Droughan (University of Tennessee) will then discuss the challenges encountered mentoring students of diverse origins and culture in "Communicating Across the Cultural Spectrum." And lastly, Sharon Milgram (National Institute of Health) will give a talk entitled "Techniques for Building Student Confidence," which will focus on approaches to developing competence-based confidence in students.
Monday afternoon's session will focus on "The Art of Collaboration." In a team-oriented research environment, unexpected outcomes and difficulties can lead to misunderstanding, tension and conflict between collaborators. Carla Mattos (North Carolina State University) will discuss "Collaboration within the Laboratory Group." Next, Peter J. Roach (Indiana University School of Medicine) will survey common practices and pitfalls in "External Collaboration: Some Basic Rules of the Road." And Karen Allen (Boston University) will discuss seeking out partners in "Identifying and Negotiating with Potential Collaborators."
To conclude, Jennifer Loertscher (Seattle University) and Vicky Minderhout (Seattle University) will present a workshop on Process-oriented Guided Inquiry Learning.
Although we can't eliminate the frustrations inherent in our challenging profession, we hope these presentations will help you enjoy a greater share of its rewards.
Session: Fostering Interactions between College/University Scientists and High School Students & Teachers
• Wiki Wizardry: Using Information Technology for Outreach, Erin Dolan, Virginia Tech
• Preparing for Graduate School: a Workshop for Undergraduates, Chairwoman: Carla Mattos, North Carolina State UniversitySession: It's Not Your Fault: Dealing with Frustration at the Bench• Overcoming the Perception of Failure: Helping Students Develop a Constructive Approach, Ann Stock, UNDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
• An Ounce of Prevention: Failure-resistant Experimental Design, Peter J. Kennelly, Virginia Tech
• Manuscripts and Grant Applications: Reading and Responding to Critiques, Phillip Pekala, East Carolina UniversitySession: Classroom of the Future I: Classroom-management Skills• Strategies for Engaging Students in Large Classroom Settings, Valeri Farmer-Dougan, Illinois State University
• Identifying and Assisting Academically Struggling Students: What to Do and When to Do It, Rebecca Foushee, Fontbonne University
• Dealing with Disruptive Behavior, Gabriele Bauer, University of DelawareSession: Classroom of the Future II: Mentoring Students in the Research Laboratory
• The Importance of Defining Expectations, David O'Connor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Communicating Across the Cultural Spectrum, F. Ann Draughon, University of Tennessee
• Techniques for Building Student Confidence, Sharon L. Milgram, NIHSession: The Art of Collaboration• Collaboration within the Laboratory Group, Carla Mattos, North Carolina State University
• External Collaboration: Some Basic Rules of the Road, Peter J. Roach, Indiana University School of Medicine
• Identifying and Negotiating with Potential Collaborators, Karen Allen, Boston UniversitySession: Using Active Learning in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Classroom —
A Workshop for InstructorsChairs: Jennifer Loertscher (Seattle University) and Vicky Minderhout (Seattle University)Session: Promoting Concept-driven Teaching Strategies in BMB through Concept Assessments• What Are Concept Assessments and How Might They Be Used?, Cheryl Bailey, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Foundational Concepts for the Molecular Life Sciences, Michael M. Cox, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Creating Networks to Enhance Teaching Pedagogy, J. Ellis Bell, University of Richmond
• Teaching and Learning Concepts, Richard S. Moog, Franklin & Marshall College
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Look at this! I actually put a little (tiny bit) of effort into making MY lunch cute for once! It was for a good cause (literally!), it was all for Chemo Duck! :) Not sure what "Chemo Duck" is all about? You can read all about it by clicking here!
My ducky lunch is packed in an EasyLunchboxes container and consists of:
- Peppered turkey, provolone cheese & mustard sandwich on multi-grain bread
- organic baby carrots
- the most sour plum I have ever had
- two wittle ducky shaped pieces of cheddar cheese
The lunch is decorated with a few pieces of traditional bento barran and a cute duck bento pick. :)
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, and as such, today is the last day to donate to be included in the Chemo Duck prize pack! The donations so far are outstanding!! I can't wait to share with you all how many Chemo Ducks have been adopted from here this month! Squeeee! :)
I was so excited by how generous you all have been I wanted to add some more fun bento lunch items to the prize pack.
Also included in the nifty prize pack will be this cute duck-shaped mini cutter and a set of darling duck bento picks!! :) These were on the slow boat over from Japan and I was so afraid they wouldn't make it in time. But here they are! They can be yours. Donate! :) It's for a good cause.
For more information on donating, the prize pack, and all that business, you can read all about it HERE. Thanks everyone!! :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Chemo Duck bento lunch for ME :)
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- Mommarazzi said... [Reply to comment]
I came across your blog about 2 weeks ago and learned all about the Chemo Duck program. My 3 year old's duck came in the mail yesterday so thank you for spreading the word about this great program!
- September 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- Erin-Joi said... [Reply to comment]
Wonderful program! I also love the idea that I could add the administrative fee. Thanks for the reminder to donate.
- September 30, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Stef plus 3 said... [Reply to comment]
adorable lunch!! i can't wait to see how many ducks we've raised $$ for!
- September 30, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Kim said... [Reply to comment]
I just donated! I know it's probably too late for the contest, but today was the day I got paid! It's so cool of you to sponser this, I had never heard of them before now.
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You have such a neat and tidy way of packing bentos. I love it!
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West Quadrant Open House: Come Give Us Your Input!
The West Quadrant Plan project team will host a Concept Development Open House next week on Thursday, October 24. The event will showcase a series of 10 draft concept maps for the area covering:
- Land use emphasis
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- Building height
- Street and development character
- Open space and parks
- Green systems
- Transit
- Pedestrians
- Motor Vehicles
- Bicycles
Together the 10 layers begin to illustrate a concept plan for the West Quadrant. This concept will be refined based on public comment and feedback from the project Stakeholder Advisory Committee later this fall. The final concept layers will help inform more detailed district-level planning early next year. The maps are available here: land use maps, transportation maps
West Quadrant Plan Concept Development Open House
Thursday, October 24, 2013
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Come join the discussion and tell us what you think about these draft quadrant wide concept maps. If you are not able to attend the open house but would like to provide input on the concept maps, please fill out an online .
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June 12/12 17:48 pm - Tour de Beauce: Stage 1 report and photos
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Francisco (Paco) Mancebo (Competitive Cyclist) started the 27th edition of the Tour de Beauce the way he ended the 26th - donning the yellow jersey of race leader, after winning the opening stage. Top Canadian was Ryan Roth (SpiderTech p/b C10) in second, with Christian Meier (Team Canada) finishing just off the podium in fourth, behind Matthias Friedemann (Champion System).
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The 162 kilometre stage, that begins and ends in the small town of Lac Etchemin, often ends with a small breakaway group gaining time on the main field and top contenders but not this year, with memories of a large group taking 20 minutes on the field last year in everyone's minds. After a couple of early attempts, a group of three broke clear less than ten kilometres into the stage - David Williams ( Competitive Cyclist Racing Team), Flavio De Luna (Spidertech powered by C10) and Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies).
"It's an interesting start to the race," agreed Competitive Cyclist team director Gord Fraser. "We're just happy we had a guy in the break. It's good to see a young guy take his job and do it to perfection, and take the pressure off the other guys on the team."
The peloton, seeing no danger in this small group, allowed the gap to grow quickly, reaching over nine minutes in less than 40 kilometres of racing. As an indication of how relaxed the bunch were; they covered only 36 kilometres in the first hour.
At this point, Team Type 1 (TT1) and Champion Systems took the lead in setting tempo, but other teams also contributed, with Team Canada putting Stuart Wight at the front and SpiderTech's Frank Parisien taking his turn in the chase.
The gap started to steadily decline as the race approached the first of two categorized climbs for the day, down to just over six minutes as the riders began a long descent towards the feedzone after the KoM. By the feedzone it was down to five minutes, but then stalled at just under four minutes with 50 kilometres remaining.
More teams came to the front to assist and it began to go down again, to less than 90 seconds as the leaders hit the second KoM of the day at 120 kilometres. Hanson took both KoMs, giving him the Polka Dot jersey.
The gap temporarily jumped to over two minutes on the climb as the peloton slowed, but then the attacks began, with Marc de Maar (UnitedHealthcare) jumping on one of the many long rollers for which Beauce is known. Chad Beyer ( Competitive Cyclist) immediately got on his wheel, and the duo quickly caught Hanson, who was sliding back to the peloton, his work done for the day.
This attack by two danger riders woke the bunch up, who began chasing harder, taking the gap under 40 seconds with 25 kilometres remaining. The gap yoyo'd at around a minute for a few kilometres before catching Williams and de Luna with 15 kilometres remaining.
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies then upped the tempo, preparing the way for their climber Sebastien Salas - winner of the Climber's Jersey at the Tour of California - on the final climb of the day with five kilometres to go.
Mancebo, Salas and Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthCare) were the three to go clear on that climb, gaining 15 seconds by the top. The peloton were gradually reeling them in, but it looked like the trio would stay clear as they came into the final kilometre, with a tricky S-bend at 700 metres to go.
Salas was in third wheel, and says that he hit a hole, going down and hitting Sutherland's back wheel as he did, taking the UnitedHealthcare rider out of contention with mechanical problems, and leaving Mancebo alone to roll in a few metres in front of the remnants of the bunch, led by Roth. Mancebo picked up a 10 second time bonus with his win. Behind the leaders a second crash held up much of the field, with Team Canada's Nic Hamilton one of the riders to go down.
Mancebo in yellow
Mancebo commented "The plan at the start was to be careful with the breakaways. We were lucky that it was only three riders, and one of them was ours. David Williams did a good job for us and when the pack caught the breakaway the plan became to attack on the last climb because there was a little bit of a headwind, and it was the right moment in the race. I tried for the win and had some luck, with Salas crashing and something happening to Rory. I looked behind and I was solo, and could ride to the finish line."
Mancebo is also not too concerned about having to defend the jersey so early in the race: "The plan will be the same. Tomorrow will be a stage for the sprinters, so maybe work with a team like Team Type 1 or SpiderTech that has sprinters. I think nothing will happen tomorrow [for GC], it will be Mont Megantic and then the time trial."
Fraser agreed with this assessment: "It's always our plan to win when I'm the director. We won, I'm super happy and we'll take tomorrow as it comes. We have the team here that can do the job, but we'll really see after Megantic. Tomorrow is a relatively flat stage, and there are lots of teams here that have good sprinters so I assume that there will be some cooperation tomorrow."
Ryan Roth, the top Canadian, came close to catching Mancebo. "On the last climb Mancebo, Rory and Salas attacked. I was in the front of the peloton chasing and then coming into that final turn Salas crashed, and I just punched it with about 500 metres to go. I was closing on Mancebo the whole time, but I just didn't catch him."
"Second place is ideal for us, but I don't know if I'll be one of the strongest guys on Megantic. I'll do my best, but Hugo (Houle) and Frank (Parisien) are both still up there, so we have cards to play."
Race Notes:
- After a number of riders were placed back in the front group from the crash, Roth is four seconds down on Mancebo and Friedemann six. Meier leads a group of 20 at ten seconds, with another group of seven at 34 seconds. Canada has a number of riders who made that front bunch besides Roth and Meier: Bruno Langlois (Garneau-Quebecor-Norton Rose), Rob Britton (H&R Block), Svein Tuft (Team Canada), Hugo Houle (SpiderTech), Michael Woods (Team Canada) and Nic Hamilton (Team Canada). Salas is 1:22 back after his crash.
- Tuft and Meier are back at Beauce after racing the Giro d'Italia, and commented on their return.
Tuft" "It's kind of nice actually, low stress. It's a race we've done so many years, it's quite enjoyable actually. For us to race together again is always good, I'm always happy when I can race with Christian."
"Beauce is really where it all started for us," agreed Christian Meier. "We missed a couple of years when we were with Garmin, but it's fantastic to be here. It's a great race and, like Svein said, it's low key for us, so we can try to find some legs again after the Giro. Hopefully we can use it as a bit of a prep for Nationals."
- Mancebo took the Points Jersey as well as Yellow, so Roth will wear White tomorrow.


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Colorado mall bomber pleads guilty to 1 count
Denver — (AP) — A man has acknowledged planting a homemade bomb at a Colorado shopping mall on the 12th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings.
Earl Albert Moore, 56, pleaded guilty in Denver federal court Friday to one count of using a destructive device in a crime of violence.
An April 20 fire at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton and the discovery of the bomb raised fears it was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the 1999 school shootings at nearby Columbine in which two students killed 13 people and then themselves.
Moore later told investigators the bomb had nothing to do with Columbine and that he did not realize it was the anniversary of the shootings, according to a plea agreement released Friday.
In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a second charge of arson. The U.S. attorney's office said Moore faces a mandatory prison term of at least 30 years when he is sentenced in March.
Asked in court why he planted the device, Moore said he was upset about "a domestic thing."
The Denver Post (http://bit.ly/uwzNlj ) reported that Moore said, "I didn't have any intention of hurting anybody."
Moore said he drained the propane tanks connected to the device before leaving it.
Moore used to live in Colorado and has bounced around the federal prison system for the last 27 years. He was released from prison in Estill, S.C., a week before placing the bomb in the mall.
The bomb components, matches and debris were sent to an FBI laboratory in Virginia. DNA found on the material matched Moore's DNA profile in a national database and investigators started a nationwide search for him. He was arrested six days later at a grocery store in Boulder after being spotted drinking coffee at the store's Starbucks.
Court records show that Moore — who lived in Colorado at least part-time from the mid-1980s to 2004, including five years at a federal prison at Englewood — has a history of offenses dating back to 1966, when he was 20, including allegations involving firearms and explosives.
In his latest prison stint, Moore served time after pleading guilty in May 2005 to robbing a Crab Orchard, W.Va., bank of $2,546. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised release in that case.
Moore was supposed to report to West Virginia within 72 hours of his release but didn't.
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Following on the heels of that great old-school DEC advertisement, I get another blast from my non-academic past at University: an interview with Richard Bartle, one of the creators of the original MUD that ran at Essex University back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. MUDs are the majority of the reason I'm doing what I do today (after a fashion), and were my first introduction to social computing and network programming. What's really interesting to me is that he's saying the same things that any of us who were involved in building these text-based online delusions in the 80s and 90s were constantly harping on about, and it all still applies even though the graphics have gotten better. (In fact, he makes the excellent point that with the improvement in visual stimulus, the ability to interact with the environment has actually gotten worse, because of the nature of ad-hoc natural language.)
It was a good read; I haven't played with these things in long time (aside from a brief flirtation with creating a Python-based runtime-mutable object environment similar to the facilities that LP-style MUDs had), so it was a nice walk down memory lane, and a reminder that there really isn't much new under the sun, just a prettier interface on it. :-)


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PITTSBURGH-It may take two to tango, but payments now are as easy as one touch.
Four Carnegie Mellon University seniors tired of digging through backpacks, pockets and purses for their student identification and debit cards have developed PayTango, a fingerprint-based identification and payment system.
With majors ranging from information systems and human-computer interaction to industrial design, Brian Groudan, Kelly Lau-Kee, Umang Patel and Christian Reyes combined their expertise to launch their startup.
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November 2, 2004
Mr. David Cope
Assistant Professor
Mathematics Department
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL 35632-0001
Dear Professor Cope:
This responds to your memorandum dated June 18, 2004, in which you asked for guidance regarding the applicability of the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, to records maintained by the Office of Developmental Services (ODS) at the University of North Alabama (University). This Office administers FERPA and provides technical assistance to educational agencies and institutions to ensure compliance with the statute and regulations codified at 34 CFR Part 99.
You explained that students submit records prepared by a medical or clinical professional to ODS for the purpose of documenting a claim of a disability under Federal law and a request for appropriate accommodations. You have occasion to examine these records as a professor from whom disability accommodations are requested. University policy requires that you communicate any concerns you may have about the adequacy of the documentation or the accommodations authorized by ODS to specified administrators in your chain of authority. The University recently announced a policy that prevents a faculty member from sharing information from these records with anyone other than ODS and the student, citing the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), and FERPA. You expressed concern that this policy has the effect of preventing a faculty member from seeking modifications of accommodations authorized by ODS and asked us to respond to the following questions:
1. Do the student's medical or clinical records maintained by ODS qualify as "education records" or "treatment records" under FERPA?
"Education records" are defined as records that are directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution. See 34 CFR § 99.3 ("Education records"). The term does not include records on a student who is at least 18 years of age, or who attends a postsecondary institution, that are:
(i) Made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or paraprofessional acting in his or her professional capacity or assisting in a paraprofessional capacity;
(ii) Made, maintained, or used only in connection with treatment of the student; and
(iii) Disclosed only to individuals providing the treatment. For the purpose of this definition, 'treatment' does not include remedial educational activities or activities that are part of the program of instruction at the agency or institution.
34 CFR § 99.3 ("Education records" (b)(4)). These are sometimes referred to as "treatment" records.
A student's medical or clinical records maintained by ODS qualify as "education records" because they contain information that is directly related to a student and are maintained by the University. There is no exclusion from the definition of "education records" under FERPA for "health" or "medical" records except for "treatment" records that meet the requirements described above.
In order to qualify as treatment records, the record or information may not be made, maintained, or used for any purpose other than treatment by the professionals identified above. The regulations clearly identify medical functions as the focus of "treatment" and exclude educational and other non-medical activities from this concept. As such, we conclude that "treatment" does not include determining appropriate accommodations for a disability and, therefore, these records are not considered "treatment" records excluded from the definition of "education records" under FERPA.
2. Are a student's medical or clinical records maintained by ODS exempt from the HIPAA Privacy Rule?
Yes. The HIPAA Privacy Regulations specifically exclude from the definition of "protected health information" individually identifiable health information contained in "education records" covered by FERPA, as well as "treatment" records excluded from the definition of "education records" under FERPA. See 45 CFR § 164.501 ("Protected health information").
3. Does FERPA permit a faculty member from whom accommodations have been requested by a student to inspect the student's medical or clinical records maintained by ODS pursuant to the annual FERPA notification published by the University?
A postsecondary educational agency or institution may not have a policy or practice of disclosing personally identifiable information from education records without the prior written consent of an eligible student except as specified except as specified by law. See 34 CFR §§ 99.30 and 99.31. One of the exceptions allows disclosure to "other school officials, including teachers...whom the agency or institution has determined to have legitimate educational interests." 34 CFR § 99.31(a)(1). An institution that discloses information without consent under this provision must provide in its annual FERPA notification a specification of criteria for determining who constitutes a school official and what constitutes a legitimate educational interest. 34 CFR § 99.7.
The information you provided indicates that the University has adopted the model notification provided by this Office for postsecondary institutions. That notification states that:
A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
Under this notification, the University could determine that a faculty member from whom accommodations have been requested by a student has a "legitimate educational interest" in inspecting the student's medical or clinical records maintained by ODS. However, FERPA does not require a postsecondary agency or institution to make education records available to anyone other than an eligible student. Therefore, nothing in FERPA would prevent the University from adopting a policy that a faculty member may not have access to these records.
4. Does FERPA permit a faculty member to redisclose a student's medical or clinical records to administrators in the chain of authority who are entitled by University policy to modify the accommodations that were authorized by ODS in response to information contained in the records?
The University's policy on disclosure of education records without consent to teachers and other school officials with legitimate educational interests (quoted above) could permit a faculty member to redisclose the records to other administrators as described in your question. However, as explained above, the University is not required under FERPA to authorize these redisclosures.
I trust that this responds to your questions and appreciate the opportunity to provide assistance.
LeRoy S. Rooker
Family Policy Compliance Office


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(Please excuse my sorry attempt at photo styling. When others do it, it looks awesome. When I do it, it just looks like I forgot to clean up the breakfast dishes.)
It wasn't that long ago that our kitchen looked like this. In hindsight, I can't believe Chris and I saw the potential when we made an offer on the house just over 4 years ago. That was one UGLY kitchen. Look at those cabinets...that wallpaper...just. so. gross. I shudder when I think about it.
Not only was it ugly, but entertaining was a miserable experience as the kitchen was completely closed off from the rest of the house. Our primary goal in the renovation was to open up the kitchen to the rest of the main floor. We removed a few walls that used to serve as a butler's pantry and now have direct access to the dining and family rooms. I can't even describe how big of an impact this made. It feels like a we moved into a much bigger, brand new house.
The countertops are Carrara marble. I know marble isn't for everyone, but our house is almost 130 years old. A couple of eventual scratches and stains will only give this new space some character that is in keeping with the rest of the house.
We also added a door to our fenced in backyard and now our pups can pretty much come and go as they please. It will be so much more convienent during grilling season too.
We agonized over the vent hood. As it was going to be a focal point on the wall, I knew it needed to be special, but I didn't want to spend a million dollars on a hood cover offered by the cabinet company. We found an unfinished one online, mounted the insert, and painted it ourselves.
How about them floors?!? They might be my favorite thing about the new kitchen. Our contractor painstakingly added a mahogany inlay and stained them to match the existing floors in the dining room (the color is Minwax Gunstock).
Our mudroom got a wee makeover too. It has new flooring and a new door to let in even more natural light. We had our electrician install outlets inside the tall pantry cabinets. Now we have a spot to charge our cell phones and hide our not-so-pretty microwave.
I decided to go with brass light fixtures to warm things up. These are the Boston Functional pendants and sconces from Visual Comfort.
Thanks to the help of our incredible contractor, Lenny (Black Diamond Contractors), we now have a beautiful and functional kitchen. I am so grateful to be able to live here and enjoy this everyday.
And now I'm off to celebrate. CHEERS!