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Carr-Petrova Duo with 'Novel Voices' for classical radioPosted At : December 6, 2019 3:07 PM
The Novel Voices Refugee Aid Project, created and directed by the Carr-Petrova Duo, is a project designed to give voice and visibility, through music and film, to the lives and struggles of both local and international refugee communities, and to encourage audiences and artists alike to become connected and involved. Since August 2018, it has brought free, interactive classical music concerts and workshops to displaced populations while increasing awareness of and raising support for both U.S.-based and international refugee-aid programs. in conjunction with the project and recording, Molly and Anna have made themselves available to speak with classical radio today, December 6, 2019. Watch for our tweets throughout the day.
Ahh ... that's better! Bing Crosby's original Christmas settings, remixed with newly-recorded orchestral arrangements for the LSO / Classical Music SentinelPosted At : December 6, 2019 12:10 PM
I don't know about you, but every year when I play my Bing Crosby Christmas recordings I can't help but feel that the background vocals, and particularly the orchestral accompaniment, always sound slightly anemic and unidimensional. But now with the magic of audio technology, Crosby's original vocals have been remastered and remixed against fresh new recordings of backup singers and the wonderful London Symphony Orchestra. As Kathryn Crosby herself notes in the booklet: "Hearing Bing's voice with these completely new, beautifully recorded, orchestral accompaniments makes it seem as though he's back after all these years. It's magic." Like using Photoshop software to brighten up an old faded photograph, this type of digital audio manipulation breathes new life into the music. Now I've never really been a proponent of tampering with audio. I've heard digital remasters of older analogue recordings that were actually detrimental and personally, I believe that analogue sounds more natural. One glaring example is a digital remastering of a famous analogue recording of the Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss on one of the most iconic classical music labels in which the software doing the transfer completely removed the sound of the "wind machine" because it was considered noise. And obviously whoever did the quality assurance tests didn't know the work very well as it was commercially released with this major flaw. But in this case the end result is quite amazing. And of course, this may not be "classical" music but it certainly is a "classic" when it comes to Christmas recordings, to be enjoyed once again! Tracks include It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Sleigh Ride Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! White Christmas (feat. Pentatonix) I'll Be Home For Christmas Jingle Bells (with The Andrew Sisters feat. The Puppini Sisters) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Do You Hear What I hear The Christmas Song Little Drummer Boy (with David Bowie) Twelve Days of Christmas (feat. The Puppini Sisters) Winter Wonderland The Christmas Song (feat. The Tenors) White Christmas (Bing solo) SEE THE Classical Music Sentinel PAGE
Hobgood, Hahn, Getz, Kidjo, Bailey, Schiff and Labeque,Dessner, make Ted Gioia's 100 Best Recordings of 2019Posted At : December 6, 2019 12:00 AM
Here are Ted Gioia's picks for the 100 best albums of 2019 (all styles, all genres) + another 100 'HONORABLE MENTION' albums of merit from 2019 worthy of your attention. Happy listening! Laurence Hobgood Tesseterra Popular Songs Reimagined for Jazz Trio and String Quartet Antón García Abril (composer), Hilary Hahn (performer) 6 Partitas by Antón García Abril Contemporary Music for Solo Violin Stan Getz Getz at the Gate Previously Unreleased Live Jazz Recording from 1961 HONORABLE MENTION - Here are another 100 albums of merit from 2019 worthy of your attention András Schiff: Franz Schubert: Sonatas and Impromptus Classical Music Angélique Kidjo: Celia Afropop Versions of Celia Cruz Songs Bryce Dessner (composer)/Katia and Marielle Labèque (performers): El Chan Extroverted Contemporary Classical Music Philip Bailey (with jazz guest artists): Love Will Find a Way Soul/R&B
Chicago Tribune 'Best classical albums of 2019'Posted At : December 5, 2019 12:00 AM
The most valuable classical recordings of the year span a vast range, from genre-stretching contemporary music to re-evaluations of standard repertory: Nicola Benedetti: Marsalis Violin Concerto (Decca). Three years ago, violin virtuoso Benedetti played the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto in D with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. This recording, featuring Benedetti with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Cristian Macelaru, reaffirms one's impression of the piece as a lustrous celebration of musical Americana. But the depth and rigor of Benedetti's performance here brings forth deeper aspects of the concerto than were apparent at Ravinia, suggesting Marsalis has given the violin repertoire a major work. Black Oak Ensemble: "Silenced Voices" (Cedille Records). Music by Jewish composers killed during the Holocaust receives new life in this brilliantly conceived album, the Black Oak Ensemble giving voice to scores by Dick Katenburg, Sandor Kuti, Hans Krasa, Gideon Klein and Paul Hermann. The music spans youthful optimism to mature insight and attests to what was lost. But in a measure of hope, the album also includes the world premiere recording of a trio by Geza Frid, who survived the Holocaust and lived to 1989. An indispensable recording. Igor Levit: "Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas" (Sony Classical). Does the world need another traversal of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas? Of course it does, for this monolith reshaped the definition of the sonata, expanded the instrument's possibilities and bears endless interpretation and contemplation. Pianist Levit brings considerable intellectual acuity and technical aplomb to this music, which arrives in time for next year's worldwide celebration of the composer's 250th birthday. Third Coast Percussion: "Perpetulum" (Orange Mountain Music). Surely anyone who attended last year's world premiere of Philip Glass' "Perpetulum," commissioned and performed by Third Coast Percussion, felt the joy and rhythmic exuberance of this music. It's now documented on a two-disc set that also includes David Skidmore's similarly propulsive and still more expansive "Aliens with Extraordinary Abilities" and other works. Mahan Esfahani: "Bach: The Toccatas" (Hyperion). Bach's Toccatas carry a measure of mystery, in that definitive scores for this music are impossible to come by, leaving performers ample latitude in ornamentation and other details. Harpsichordist Esfahani applies meticulous scholarship to this process yet has produced a vivid recording built on animated performances appropriate to the toccata form. Jennifer Koh: "Limitless" (Cedille Records). In a bold and stylistically diverse recording, violinist Koh plays a series of duos with the composers of eight works included on this two-CD set. Where else is one likely to encounter music of contemporary composer-pianist Missy Mazzoli, soprano Lisa Bielawa and MacArthur Fellows Vijay Iyer (piano) and Tyshawn Sorey (glockenspiel) in a single project? The sounds are every bit as eclectic as one might expect, a testament to Koh's adventurousness and the creativity of all involved. Rachel Barton Pine: Dvorak, Khachaturian Violin Concertos (Avie). Violinist Pine turns in vigorous readings of two landmarks of the concerto repertoire, accompanied by Teddy Abrams leading the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The Khachaturian, in particular, benefits from Pine's grit and drive as performer. Her artistry continues to deepen. Yo-Yo Ma: Salonen Cello Concerto (Sony Classical). Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonon's Cello Concerto unfolds on an epic scale, from the immensity of the orchestration to the vastness of its musical gestures. It all may seem a bit lush for some tastes, but the intense colors Salonen draws from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the ardor of cellist Ma's performance sweep the listener along in their wake. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} SEE ALL Chicago Tribune PICKS
Tantalizing debut of Margaret Batjer in four violin and orchestra works / New Music BuffPosted At : December 4, 2019 12:00 AM
This is a helluva introduction to the wide ranging talents of violinist Margaret Batjer, currently the concert master of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. OMG, why doesn't this woman have her own web page? Well this BIS recording is a sort of, "here's what I can do across 300+ year of repertoire". BIS is a Swedish based record label with a well earned reputation both for quality sound recording as well as intelligent choice of repertoire. This recording succeeds on both counts. She plays with her familiar colleagues in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra under conductor Jeffrey Kahane in an arrestingly beautiful recording of music spanning nearly 300 years. The combination of technical skills and interpretive skills (by orchestra and soloist) along with a wonderful sound recording make this a welcome debut for this soloist and leaves this writer wanting to hear more from her and this wonderful little orchestra. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} READ THE FULL New Music Buff REVIEW
Jason Vieaux's LA reciital makes KCRW: Rhythm Planet: december concert picksPosted At : December 4, 2019 12:00 AM
Jason Vieaux is set for his recital First Congregational Church of Los Angeles - MacArthur Park on Saturday, December 7. The concert is presented by the Los Angeles International Guitar Series and Vieaux will perform music by Bach, Scarlatti, Ellington, and more. I had never heard of Vieaux until 2014 when I received his Grammy-winning album Play. I was completely knocked out by the finesse and authority of his guitar work. Click HERE for tickets and more information. MUSIC NEWS - Written by Tom Schnabel Dec. 03, 2019 for KCRW: Los Angeles - RHYTHM PLANET. SEE THE PAGE p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d}
Molly & Anna from Carr-Petrova Duo are your Louisville artist city guides / Classical PostPosted At : December 4, 2019 12:00 AM
VISITING A CITY CAN BE OVERWHELMING-ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT CITY IS OVERFLOWING WITH EXCEPTIONAL OPTIONS FOR FOOD, DRINKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SHOPPING, AND PLACES TO EXPLORE. LUCKILY, CLASSICAL POST'S NEWEST FEATURE ARTIST CITY GUIDES IS HERE TO CHANGE THAT. What's better than rapidly googling the city you're visiting the night before you get there for the best of the best restaurants, bars, and clubs? Hearing from it first-hand from the classical music artists you love, respect, and admire! In this newest feature section, we hear from the enormously talented Carr-Petrova Duo as they dish on their favorite spots in Louisville, Kentucky-they tell us where to eat, where to stay, what to drink, and how to enter full relaxation mode, no matter where we're visiting. The duo has been performing together since 2005-when they were attending school in New York at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music. Separately, each of the duo's members is internationally acclaimed, award-winning soloists who have performed across the globe winning international competitions, Together, the duo is rapidly compiling a remarkable list of accolades in recognition for their stunning musical expression, their refined artistry, and their relentless entrepreneur dedication to social initiatives. If you're planning a trip to Louisville, Kentucky soon, you won't want to miss out on these exceptional destinations from the Carr-Petrova Duo. Headed to Louisville in January? You're in luck! The Carr-Petrova duo will be performing in Louisville on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 at 3 PM as the guest artists for MusicEx concert series at Comstock Concert Hall. Photo credit: David Beyda Meet the two skilled women behind the Carr-Petrova Duo, Anna Petrova, pianist, and Molly Carr, violist.
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Alexandre Desplat :
Little Women OMPSSony Music announces the release of LITTLE WOMEN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY® Award-winning composer ALEXANDRE DESPLAT.
Bing Crosby :
Bing at ChristmasOn the anniversary of the untimely death of the world's first 'multimedia' star Bing Crosby, October 14th sees his longtime record label, Decca, together with his widow Kathryn and their children, Harry, Mary, and Nathaniel Crosby, announce the release of the brand new album, Bing at Christmas, via Decca/UMe.
Jon Batiste :
Chronology Of A Dream - Live@The Village VanguardThe inimitable musician and bandleader, Jon Batiste, sets to release Chronology Of A Dream: Live At The Village Vanguard on November 1.
Ola Onabule :
POINT LESSSocially conscious singer/songwriter Ola Onabul? has built an enviable career as an international touring performer and has now turned his attention to the North American market with a newly recorded collection of original songs.
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra :
I Shouldn't Be Telling You ThisJEFF GOLDBLUM WITH BRAND NEW ALBUM FEATURING - SHARON VAN ETTEN • FIONA APPLE • ANNA CALVI • INARA GEORGE • GINA SAPUTO In DUETS WITH JEFF GOLDBLUM - OUT NOVEMBER 1 ON DECCA RECORDS "I'm crying with ecstasy over this new album.
Ludovico Einaudi :
Seven Days Walking - Day SevenFollowing his sold-out, seven-night residency at the Barbican in early August, Decca announces the release of 'Seven Days Walking: Day Seven', and the climactic seven-volume collection from composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi – his most ambitious album project yet, with seven albums released over as many months.
Third Coast Percussion :
FieldsGrammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion plays music by international R&B and pop music star Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) on their newest album, Fields, marking Hynes's recording debut as a classical composer.
Libera :
Christmas Carols with LiberaThe boys who make up the choral group Libera are normal South London kids aged 7 to 16 years.
The Comet Is Coming :
The Afterlife"Bridging the gap between experimentation and accessibility" (Rolling Stone), The Comet Is Coming announces the digital release of the group's highly-anticipated mini-album The Afterlife, via Impulse! The Afterlife will serve as a companion piece to the group's breakout album Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery and the lead track "Lifeforce Part II.
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Leon Fleisher plays Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House on Sunday February 2Posted: January 5, 2014 12:00 AM | By: Admin
As recipient of a 2007 Kennedy Center Honor (one of only four classical pianists so honored), Leon Fleisher was heralded as "a moving testament to the life-affirming power of art." A child prodigy who rose early to the ranks of esteemed performer and recording artist, Fleisher's most astonishing achievements occurred in the aftermath of a debilitating neurological affliction at age 36 that immobilized his right hand for 40 years. Undaunted, he focused on performing and commissioning repertoire for the left hand, as well as conducting and teaching. Don't miss the artistry of a pianist who "pierces the heart of things with the lyrical insights of a poet." (The Wall Street Journal). Mr. Fleisher will perform at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston TX on Sunday February 2.
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Mozart Piano Concertos
A fixture on the American music scene for more than six decades, pianist Leon Fleisher releases Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 12 in A Major, K. 414; No. 7 in F Major for two pianos, K. 242; and No. 23 in A Major, K. 488. Fleisher plays alongside the Kammerorchester Stuttgart, a distinguished ensemble that has made something of a specialty of the Viennese Classicists, and is joined by wife Katherine Jacobson-Fleisher, in Piano Concerto No. 7 for two pianos.
Praised in his early career for his poetic yet vigorous performances of works by the Viennese masters, this is Fleisher's first two-hand concerto recording in over 40 years. The pianist naturally devoted his new disc of two-hand concertos to the music of Mozart, following his miraculous recovery from a neurological impairment of his right hand.
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The 'Hamptons of Brazil' : Buzios – West Coast
April 4, 2011
Buzios, dubbed as "the hamptons of Brasil", "St Tropez of Brazil', or the 'playground of the rich' is a small, charming fishing village filled with cute boutiques, great restaurants and incredible nightlife 3 hours from Rio. Getting there: Rent a car OR take the bus… Bus is really easy, clean, only takes about 2.5 hours and costs $25.
Búzios is a peninsula of mountains with beaches between almost every one of them. The west coast beaches are calm, beautiful clear waters (great for swimming and relaxing) while the east coast beaches face the open sea, better for surfing/water sports (I will cover these in a future post). The beach pictured above is Ossos, a secluded tiny beach that you have to 'hike' down to: yes below is the 'trail' to the beach… it's a little muddy but totally worth it when you make it to the bottom!
You can climb along the rocks, have a drink and relax, then head to the next beautiful beach, Azedinha Azeda (pictured below). Another small secluded beach with an amazing view! Other popular beaches on the west coast include: Joao Fernandes, Brava, and Tartaruga.
If you don't feel like walking/hiking around to the different beaches there are several other options: 1. Water taxi (little power boats) that will take you to whatever beach you want to visit on the west side. 2. Rent a 'buggy', warning they are stick shift only, so if you can't drive a stick…you can't drive a buggy! 3. Catamaran (will cover in a future post).
Historical things not to miss:The statue of Brigette Bardot by Chrisina Motta. Brigette Bardot has been credited with popularizing the town of Buzios when she visited it in 1964 with her boyfriend at the time, Brazilian musician Bob Zagury. Fun fact: Brigette Bardot is also credited with popularizing the bikini (Thanks Brigette!!)
One the most well known sights of Buzios: the bronze statues of the Three Fisherman of Buzios. Always hard at work these fisherman are a reminder of the fishing roots of this once rustic village. In the evening the water will reach up to their knees!
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Seeing I stocked two cans of pineapples last time for my sweet and sour pork and have some remaining capsicum sitting idly in the fridge, I thought I'd be resourceful and make use of the other can by experimenting with air-fried sweet and sour fish this time. Batter the hoki fillets up with bread crumbs, stick it in the fryer for 10 minutes at 180 degrees celsius, then mix it in with the sweet and sour sauce. Simple.
- Slice of hoki fillet (large palm size) cut into 1-2 inch cubes
- 1 small can pineapples in syrup
- 1/2 red and 1/2 yellow capsicum, sliced into cubes
- 1/3 cup bread crumbs
- 1 shallot, wedged
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/6 cup apple cider sauce
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
1) Cut capsicum and shallot into wedges.
2) Wash and pat dry fish fillet. Cut fish into slices.
3) Rub white pepper and salt over fish. Batter fish with bread crumbs mixed in with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Stick in air fryer for 10 minutes at 180 degrees celsius.
4) Heat saucepan on medium heat. Add oil, capsicum and shallots. Fry until lightly brown.
5) Make sauce. Pour in apple cider vinegar, ketchup and sugar in saucepan. Heat until boiling. Pour mixture into saucepan with the vegetables and stir together.
6) Cover fish with the sauce. Transfer to plate and serve.


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I've got seven women [D]on my [C]mind
[G]Four that wanna own me, [D]two that wanna stone me
[C]One says she's a friend of mine [G]
Take it ea[Em]sy, take it ea[C]sy[G]
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Lighten up [C]while you still [G]can
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Just find a [Am]place to make your [C]stand, and take it ea[G]sy
Well, I'm a [G]standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine [D]sight to [C]see
It's a [G]girl my lord in a [D]flat-bed Ford
Slowin' [C]down to take a look at me [G]
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I gotta [Am]know if your sweet [C]love is gonna save [Em]me
We may [C]lose and we may [G]win, though we may [C]never be here [G]again
So open [Am]up I'm climbin' [C]in, so take it ea[G]sy
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Got a world of trouble [D]on my [C]mind
[G]Lookin' for a lover who [D]won't blow my cover, she's [C]so hard to find [G]
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Hi all,
I know these have been discussed recently, viewtopic.php?f=2&t=397239 ,and everyone thinks they are great, but I think it would be helpful for folks who have them to give more in-depth reviews. I just got the cove model and now I want to A/B it against the deluxe (raised thumb rest). I wanted to hear from other folks who have the newer ones and their observations. Also, pics would be great! (Just another excuse to show off your bass!)
Here's my input. I talked to Frank and he suggested I go for the cove model. I just got it yesterday and slapped in on my recently acquired '08 4003FL. I had installed the standard version on my '10 4003 and it was easy, but forgot what order to put the stuff on. (It was late!) Thankfully, there was a picture at the Tubeampology site. I was worried that the cove wouldn't be deep enough, but now that I have it in person, I can say he made it as deep as he could have to give a lot of room. The fit and finish was every bit as good as the standard model I have and just looks stock to me on the 4003. I can also see how the cove would be great if you were a picker as it wouldn't get in the way and let you easily go back and forth. The cove gets you as close to the strings as you can get without floating your thumb. I like this because, as a guy who anchors, I can get close and be anchored. I would be curious to hear from folks who pick and have the version with the raised thumbrest.
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Collaboration, customer service and mobile are the three top trends in government communication to look out for in 2013, according to a survey of US state, county and city governments published on 19 March 2013 by GovDelivery. The survey stresses the need to streamline collaboration between government agencies in order to improve efficiency and reduce costs, as well as the growing demand for digital engagement opportunities from citizens:
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Collaboration top priority for government communication
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Digital media help EU share Nobel Peace Prize
EU leaders were in Oslo this week to collect the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Digital media allowed the Prize to be shared in ways that would not have been possible if the EU had won the award 20 or even 10 years ago.
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Digital media and active citizenship: the Matosinhos story
Matosinhos is a medium-sized city in the north of Portugal, with a population of some 170,000. But this is a town that punches above its weight when it comes to digital media, earning Matosinhos several national and international awards.
Much of the credit for these achievements is due to Helder Gonçalves, who coordinates the Municipality's digital presence virtually single-handed. The Matosinhos story can serve as inspiration for other towns who are wondering what results can be achieved with a relatively modest investment of resources in digital media.
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Crisis communication: learning from Hurricane Sandy
When we left on a family holiday to New York a week ago, we had no idea that we would end up in the middle of the most serious crisis to hit the city since 9-11.
Within a couple of days of our arrival, Hurricane Sandy had brought New York to a virtual standstill. The subway was flooded, businesses were closed and an explosion in a power station had left Lower Manhattan without electricity.
Observing and speaking with New Yorkers as they dealt with Sandy and its aftermath, we were impressed by their resilience, resourcefulness and good humour. Sandy also demonstrated the importance of communication in the context of a crisis.
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What can we learn from the 2012 US Presidential elections?
Techies on both sides of the Atlantic are keeping a close eye on the digital media programmes of the candidates in this year's US Presidential elections.
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Seedy But Beautiful Galveston, Texas
The most shocking thing about my recent trip to Galveston was how clear the water was. We waded in over our knees and we could still see our feet. I've gone to Galveston lots of times. I love Galveston, but I've never seen the water there this clean.
For anyone who's visited the Caribbean or even beaches along the east or west coasts, that's not much of a boast. But this was Galveston with some of the ugliest beaches and brownest water I've ever seen along an open coastline. OK, so the Galveston Chamber of Commerce probably won't be linking to this piece.
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The Bank of Japan said it would buy an unlimited amount of bonds on Friday, as it sought to put a lid on domestic interest rates pushed higher by the broad sell-off in developed market bonds.
The Bank of Japan said it would buy an unlimited amount of bonds on Friday, as it sought to put a lid on domestic interest rates pushed higher by the broad sell-off in developed market bonds. Its aggressive bond buying operation sent most Japanese government bond yields lower and weakened the yen. It also marked a reversal in the recent slow and stealth tapering of the bond buying operation central to its easy monetary policy.
"The BOJ has sent a very strong signal that they are committed to the yield curve control policy and they are not coming to the global tightening party. The reward has been a lower currency," said Ray Attrill, head of FX strategy at NAB in Sydney.
The BOJ's announcement followed a spike in 10-year Japanese government bond yields to 0.105 percent, its highest since early February and significantly higher than the zero percent it targets for that maturity under its yield-curve-control policy. The spike was in parallel to the steep rise in German, U.S. and other European bond yields over the past week and a half, spurred by concerns global central banks are moving toward reducing stimulus.
It had its origins in a string of hawkish messages from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, furthered on Thursday by minutes from the European Central Bank's latest meeting showing it could be open to scrapping its bond-buying pledge. The Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes this week suggested it may also soon begin paring back its large bond holdings in the coming months.
To ensure it had a stronger buffer in case increased buying was not enough, the BOJ employed its most powerful weapon — of unconditional buying at specific yield — only for a third time after it started its yield curve control policy in September. In a special market operation on Friday, the BOJ offered to buy an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at a yield of 0.110 percent. It also boosted the size of its regular auction-based purchase of five to 10-year maturities to 500 billion yen from the previous 450 billion yen.
"The BOJ showed its strong determination to keep the 10-year yield around zero percent and not to let it rise above 0.10 percent," said Koichi Sugisaki, strategist at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities. Following the BOJ's operation announcement the 10-year yield fell to 0.085 percent while expectations of widening in yield differentials with other countries sent the yen down to 113.835 to the dollar, its lowest in a month and a half.
But Friday's increase in bond buying went against the central bank's attempts in recent months to reduce its massive debt purchases. The BOJ has been slowing the pace of its bond buys as its holdings of JGBs have already topped 40 percent, threatening the smooth functioning of the bond market.
Former BOJ board member Sayuri Shirai told Reuters on Friday the Bank of Japan should steadily proceed with an "implicit tapering" of its bond purchases as any rise in yields would be temporary. Shirai said the central bank may temporarily accelerate purchases of JGBs to contain rises in bond yields, but won't have to buy huge amounts to cap yields around its zero percent target.
Marcel Thieliant, senior Japan economist at Capital Economics in Singapore, said: "We expect U.S. 10-year yields to climb further to 3.0 percent by year-end so chances are that the BOJ will have to conduct additional fixed purchase operations in coming months."
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This article originally appeared in the Spring 1991 issue of the Newsletter of the Anthroposophical Society in America. Learn more about the author, Henry Barnes, at this page.
Henry Barnes at Threefold Farm, 1930s
It was the next to the last morning of the Christmas Conference for the Founding of the General Anthroposophical Society, December 31, 1923. The two morning talks dealt with aspects of scientific inquiry. The first, by Rudolf Maier, Stuttgart, concerned The Connection of Magnetism with Light, and the second, by Frau Dr. Lily Kolisko, also Stuttgart, dealt with the Physical Proof of the Working of Microorganisms. Rudolf Steiner introduced Frau Dr. Kolisko's talk with the following observations, which he then took up again after she had finished:
"If it should become possible for Anthroposophy to give to the different branches of science impulses of method which lead to certain research results, then one of the main obstacles to spiritual research existing in the world will have been removed. That is why it is so important for work of the right kind to be undertaken in the proper anthroposophical sense."
After her talk he continued:
"These experiments are, from an anthroposophical point of view, details leading to a totality which is needed by science today more urgently than can be said. Yet if we continue to work as we have been doing at present in our research institute, then perhaps in fifty, or maybe seventy-five years we shall come to the result that we need, which is that innumerable details go to make up a whole. This whole will then have a bearing not only on the life of knowledge but also on the whole of practical life as well.
"People have no idea today how deeply all these things can affect practical daily life in such realms as the production of what human beings need in order to live or the development of methods of healing and so on. Now you might say that the progress of mankind has always gone forward at a slow pace and that there is not likely to be any difference in this field. However, with civilization in its present brittle and easily destructible state, it could very well happen that in fifty or seventy-five years' time the chance will have been missed for achieving what so urgently needs to be achieved...."
Rudolf Steiner concluded by saying what it would mean if it were possible for anthroposophical research to achieve in five or ten years what, he foresaw, would take fifty to seventy-five years at the speed at which work was then going forward. And he ended by saying:
"I am convinced that if it were possible for us to create the necessary equipment and the necessary institutes and to have the necessary colleagues, as many as possible to work out of this spirit, then we could succeed in achieving in five or ten years what will now take us fifty or seventy-five. The only thing we would need for this work would be 50 or 75 million francs, then we would probably be able to do the work in a tenth of the time."1
Fateful words! Sixty-eight of the seventy-five years of which Rudolf Steiner spoke will have come and gone when we celebrate New Year's Eve this year! Is our world less "brittle and destructible" today than it was in 1923? How is it now with anthroposophical research at the end of the century?
Certainly anthroposophists have not been "sitting on their hands" for the past sixty-eight years! An extraordinary amount of good work has been done in many fields, work for which one is deeply grateful. Yet, must we not also admit that events in this "brittle and destructible" world have moved even faster, and have proven incredibly destructive? The issues which face us today require a new level of inner alertness, of presence of mind, and require us, as anthroposophists, to rethink our accustomed ways and to review our priorities. And this will lead us once again, I believe, to look at the question of research.
Two questions immediately arise: What is spiritual-scientific research? and: How can it be furthered?
In response to the first question, we should bear in mind Rudolf Steiner's observation quoted above that it is the "impulses of methods leading to research results that are so badly needed."2 Once the method of inquiry has been opened up, it then becomes possible for colleagues in the field, who are of open mind and of good will, to share in the detailed investigations. As we know, the methods of spiritual-scientific research have been described by Rudolf Steiner in many places and, especially, in such fundamental works as Knowledge of Higher Worlds and its Attainment, and Occult Science, Chapter V, on the path of knowledge. In these descriptions we find three stages: in the first, we take the results of spiritual-scientific investigation and, as students, make them our own through the activity of clear and selfless thinking which we have prepared to become the first instrument for higher knowledge.3 These living thoughts are ours because we have experienced them. In the second stage, we enter the realm of life, and, through meditative exercise, we acquire the capacity to perceive the living world as it begins to reveal itself in the language of imagination. At this stage of experience, the living images we perceive are the projections of supersensible reality, mirrored within our soul, not yet the immediate reality of spiritual experience itself. It is only when the third stage is reached and we have the inner strength of activity to erase the pictured world from consciousness that we are able to enter that stillness of being, deeper even than outer silence, in which the spiritual world itself begins to speak and sound within our soul.
(Beyond this experience of inspiration, as Rudolf Steiner describes it, there lies, as we know, the realm of experience in which being knows being in the immediate cognitive experience of intuition.)
As one becomes familiar with the anthroposophical path of inner schooling, one discovers that what distinguishes spiritual-scientific research from the investigations of natural science is that, in the former, it is the researcher himself who is both instrument and knower, whereas in natural science the data is supplied by sense perception, extended through the use of technical instruments and theoretical models, which are then analyzed by the intellect, itself also a "given." Responsibility, therefore, rests with the spiritual-scientific investigator to a degree unknown in natural scientific research. With these brief reflections on the nature of the method of anthroposophical research in mind, let us turn to the second question: how can it be furthered?
In a certain sense, everyone who is working with anthroposophical insights, whether as an individual on the path of self-knowledge, or as a colleague in some one of the practical enterprises which have their origin in anthroposophy, is already engaged in spiritual-scientific research! However, we are rarely conscious of this fact. We are constantly learning, comparing the results of previous investigations with the next new insights we have gained, and through this activity also expanding our capacities as a "knower," as one who is engaged in research! Clearly, however, Rudolf Steiner had something else in mind when he spoke to the members gathered in Dornach nearly sixty-eight years ago. He was pointing to the urgent need to free qualified individuals from their daily tasks so that they could devote themselves on a full-time basis to the work of research. He was thinking of institutes in which teams of individuals would work together, approaching the same questions from different sides, with the needed equipment at their disposal. (Much of which, unlike in the scientific field, still needing to be invented, designed and constructed!) Within the anthroposophical movement in Europe, we have today numerous institutions in which research in the fields of pure science, of agriculture, of medicine, as well as in education and the arts, is going forward. The Goetheanum, in addition to its function as conference and festival center, and administrative headquarters for the world-wide General Anthroposophical Society, is also the research center for the School of Spiritual Science and for the work of its various Sections. Not only is work constantly going forward in the fields of physics, biochemistry, mathematics, medicine, agriculture, astronomy, but hardly a week passes in which one of the Sections is not meeting at the Goetheanum in pursuit of one or another aspect of its work. Significant, nevertheless, as these research initiatives are, they are able to achieve only a fraction of their potential because of a severe shortage of the capital which would be needed if they were to fulfill their own expectations, as well as Rudolf Steiner's!
To put it drastically, with very, very few exceptions, the situation for research is virtually non-existent! To my knowledge, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin, is the only institution in this country established exclusively for the purpose of research. All other research is being done over and above the fulfillment of the daily tasks for which the institution was established, whether these tasks are teaching, producing medicaments, farming, caring for the handicapped, the sick or the aged, practicing medicine, or whatever else they may be. Yet, in spite of these severe limitations of time, strength and financial resources, there is a treasure of anthroposophical experience which could, and should become available and fruitful for future work. How can this be achieved?
The first step would seem to be one of consciousness: to recognize that we must find the way to work for future values (the purpose of all genuine research), while meeting the immediate demands of today, tomorrow and the next day. And the very next step would be to recognize that the organs needed to do this already exist within the constitution of the Anthroposophical Society as Rudolf Steiner inaugurated it at the Christmas Foundation of 1923. If we turn to the Principles, or Statutes, of our Society, we read, paragraph 4: "Anyone can become a member (of the Society) ... who considers as justified the existence of an institution such as the Goetheanum in Dornach, in its capacity as a school for spiritual science...," and in paragraph 9: "The purpose of the Anthroposophical Society will be the furtherance of spiritual research, that of the School for Spiritual Science will be this research itself..." So here we have an organ, charged with responsibility for spiritual-scientific research, placed at the very center of a society which is "in no sense a secret society, but is entirely public" and of which "anyone can become a member, without regard to nationality, social standing, religion, or scientific or artistic conviction." And the School, as inaugurated by Rudolf Steiner, is intended to be a renewal of the mysteries in our time. The research, therefore, for which it exists, is to have the character of mystery wisdom and is to flow into practical life through the work of the Sections of the School. In this sense, the School of Spiritual Science is intended to become an organ for cultural renewal. At its center, in the so-called General Anthroposophical Section, which was originally intended to consist of three esoteric classes (see paragraph 5, Statutes), the individual undertakes the schooling of his or her thinking, feeling and willing, transforming them into the capacities of imagination, inspiration, and intuition, which are then the new faculties for research. With these new capacities, he or she may choose to enter a special field in order to become a working colleague, a "representative of Anthroposophy," within the particular Section of the School devoted to research in that field.
If, as members of the Society, we accept the fact that it is up to us to further anthroposophical research, and that the School of Spiritual Science is the organ where it is to occur, then we will seek practical ways to undertake this furtherance, the most obvious being financial support for the work of the School, both at its center in the Goetheanum in Dornach, and here, at the periphery, in the USA. However, this financial support will not be truly fruitful unless it is rooted in understanding and genuine goodwill, in real moral support. This, in turn, must include the recognition that individuals may need to be freed, from time to time, from the demands of daily work in order to pursue the aim of research. Carrying this thought one step further, into the sphere of practical anthroposophical life, we must ask: Do you, in your anthroposophical life, in your anthroposophical institution, recognize that research is essential and are you prepared to translate that recognition into practical terms, i.e. to free co-workers where necessary and to share in providing the financial means to enable research to be accomplished?
Let me now try to take these considerations one step further by illustrating them out of one of the fields of anthroposophical endeavor, in this case, the work of the Waldorf schools. The school movement in the USA is sixty-three years old! There are, at the moment, seventy-three recognized Waldorf schools in this country.4 Despite this remarkable expansion, it is, I believe, fair to say that the school movement is still in its first, pioneer phase, in which virtually all the resources which flow into the schools through training and experience are immediately absorbed in the daily tasks of building up and sustaining the existing schools or are poured out in the founding of additional new schools. An important, but extremely modest beginning has been made to attempt to "rescue" some part of the experience won during the past sixty-three years for the benefit of the movement as a whole through the establishment of the Pedagogical Section of the School of Spiritual Science in North America, with a small Council of seven or eight persons to serve it. In addition, the training institutes constitute a focus of accumulated experience, which flows, through the training, into the movement as a whole. But the Pedagogical Section has not yet reached the point at which it has been able to take up a systematic development of educational research that might not only serve the school movement from within, but which could begin to penetrate American education at large, as a leaven which might eventually help to bring about that fundamental renewal that is so very urgently needed today.
If one asks oneself, what might the nature of such research projects be, one could think of topics ranging from the more obvious and more easily defined, such as: the effect (negative as well as positive) of one teacher accompanying an elementary school class over several years, or the positive and negative values of the long "main lesson" with which each day begins; to such essential, but subtle topics, so difficult to assess, as: the role of sleep in the educational process, or the values of rhythm in human development. In the end, the selection of a topic, and the framing of a project, would be determined by those who feel called to carry it out; the suggestions just mentioned are intended merely to serve as a more concrete stimulus for further thought.
The author of this article can already imagine that he hears the incredulous voices of colleagues who may have read thus far exclaiming: What are you proposing? We can't spare a single colleague, in fact, we are desperately short-staffed as it is! And as for sharing costs! Well, you know the state of most Waldorf school budgets! To which he would reply: At the moment, it is a matter of reviewing our priorities and asking whether we can, in fact, continue to afford to ignore the need for more conscious concern for the research element in our total anthroposophical endeavors. After all, what intelligently managed business would forego "research and development" (R&D) in favor of spending its total earnings on current operations? (A consideration which American business is asking itself with hindsight as it struggles to compete in world markets with Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Daimler-Benz!)
To summarize, in conclusion: Sixty-eight years ago Rudolf Steiner looked to the future with anxious forethought and expressed the urgent concern — "not a wish, not even a possibility, but merely, perhaps, an illusion" — that research might be accelerated to achieve in five or ten years, what otherwise he foresaw would take fifty or seventy-five. The world needs the fruits of anthroposophical research today even more urgently than it did then. Can we, therefore, as the anthroposophical movement in the USA, afford to ignore, even if, at the moment, only in theory, addressing the question of how to meet this need? We have the organs in place. The School of Spiritual Science is a presence on this continent, and the specific Sections are gradually establishing themselves. We have, for several years, included modest contributions to the work of the School and of its Sections in our annual Society budget. We have, this year, made a significant effort to meet the stated needs of the Goetheanum, in its capacity as a school for spiritual science, by instituting a standard, as well as basic dues-contribution for Dornach. Should we not, nevertheless, review our priorities and ask whether there may be as yet unexplored and creative ways to help to establish, and to accelerate, the investigation of those "impulses of method" which can lead to "certain research results"? This article is written in the hope that it might stimulate active consideration of these questions. Its author would be happy if it were to be discussed in groups and institutions, out of which a fruitful dialog might ensue. To underline these thoughts, let us turn once again to Rudolf Steiner's words, spoken specifically to the concerns of science, but applicable to every branch of culture, as he introduced Frau Dr. Lily Kolisko on the New Year's Eve morning so many years ago:
"Today there is an abyss between art and science; but within science, too there is an abyss between, for instance, physiology and physics. All these abysses will be bridged if scientific work is done in the right way in our circles. Therefore from a general anthroposophical point of view we must interest ourselves in these different things as much as our knowledge and capacities will allow. A scientific impulse will have to emanate from the Anthroposophical Society. This must be made evident at the moment when we want to take the Anthroposophical Society into entirely new channels."
Would we support the establishment of a fund, which might be known as a "Future Value Fund," whose purpose would be to undertake research which could lead to beneficial results, but which, initially, represents a risk which neither an individual nor an anthroposophical institution could afford? Such a fund would probably best be administered by individuals who have gained the confidence of those carrying responsibility, both for the Society and for the School of Spiritual Science, because of their judgment and integrity. Individuals, qualified and committed to carry a project through, would submit their proposals to the Fund's trustees. Ideally, such projects would not only break new ground, strengthening and deepening our anthroposophical work, but would also serve as a positive contribution within the general culture of our time.
If institutions who draw life from anthroposophy would consider setting aside some percentage of their annual budget for research, such moneys could be invested with the "Future Value Fund" and either be earmarked for a specific project, or placed at the disposal of the Section with which the institution is affiliated. It would, however, be of the very greatest value if funds could also be placed at the free discretion of the responsible leadership of the School. If this became a general practice, and institutions were joined by individuals, this could, in time, provide the economic basis for research which would otherwise, in all probability, never be undertaken. It is also not out of the question that, if we take initiative in this direction from within the Movement, non-anthroposophical funding sources might wish to join to support one or another project of research.
It is hoped that the issue brought forward here may find active interest which could then lead toward practical realization.
1. The Christmas Conference, Anthroposophic Press, 1990. pp. 208-209. 2. Although Rudolf Steiner in the passage quoted is speaking about research in the field of science, it is clear that the same line of thought applies to the fields of the arts, of education, agriculture, social life, etc. 3. See Schiller, Rudolf Steiner and Initiation: The Anthroposophical Path of Inner Schooling, Anthroposophic Press, 1981. 4. Schools that are either members of, sponsored by, or federated with the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America.
A Research Manifesto
At the 1924 Christmas Foundation Conference, Rudolf Steiner placed spiritual scientific research at the center of the work and mission of anthroposophy. In 1926, Threefold Farm in Spring Valley, New York, was founded as a living laboratory for spiritual science in social threefolding, biodynamic farming, and the arts. Our mission was codified in 1965, when the Threefold Educational Foundation was chartered by the State of New York Education Department "to establish, conduct, operate and maintain conferences, programs of research and adult education in all fields of human endeavor emphasizing the principles and methods enunciated by Rudolf Steiner."
We recognize that research is not a luxury, it is a necessity—life itself depends on it. However, research, like any living thing, requires a convergence of essential elements in appropriate amounts. These elements include: qualified researchers carrying worthy questions; time and space in which to do research, and means for researchers to live on; and a social and physical setting that is supportive of the researchers' work. In short, what is urgently needed is for qualified researchers to be paired with appropriate institutional, social and financial support.
Over the past year, Threefold Educational Center has consciously acted on its task as an anthroposophical institution, which is to create and foster the conditions necessary for spiritual scientific research to take place. A series of conferences hosted by Threefold have brought together interested parties from all over North America and Europe, in part to investigate and discuss the nature and meaning of such research in the past and going forward. A community of researchers and a constellation of questions have been identified. We have developed our physical facilities to create appropriate spaces for working, meeting, exhibiting and performing, a process that continues as new needs and opportunities arise.
A major step in this process was the creation in 2010 of the Threefold Researcher in Residence program. Our first Researcher in Residence, artist and geometrician Frank Chester, worked with a team of eleven research fellows at Threefold from September 19 to October 30. Their work culminated in an exhibition at Threefold Auditorium, "Art as Research and Scientific Inquiry as a Creative Act." The exhibit's opening coincided with a weekend Symposium on Anthroposophical Research, co-sponsored by the Collegium of the North American School of Spiritual Science and Threefold.
As the Threefold Researcher in Residence program takes shape and evolves, a continuous dialogue with the Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science is intended to ensure that our work harmonizes with the Collegium's efforts in the same direction.


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About a week ago, my birding buddy, Shawn Conrad, and I went to Scenic State Park which is near Big Fork in northern Minnesota. We didn't see many birds but the quality of the sightings more than made up for the small quantity.
One of our target species was Spruce Grouse and we actually saw two of them, both colorful males. We were walking along the ski trail and saw one in a tree above our heads. It was content to stay in the tree and didn't give me a chance to get a good photo. Just a little farther down the trail we saw this one and it was very cooperative. It hopped up on the snow bank along the edge of the trail and sat very still. (Grouse seem to think that if they don't move, you won't be able to see them.) But the lack of any vegetation behind him, and the snow covering the ground, made for an outstanding photo of this elusive species.
The Spruce Grouse hopped onto a branch along the trail and I was able to get some shots from the front. This is a really beautiful bird.
Several Gray Jays were seen during our walk in the park. They're not a rare species but I always enjoy seeing them.
We felt very fortunate to find a pair (male and female) of Black-backed Woodpeckers which are a rare species. This is the female; I didn't get a good photo of the male. He looks very similar but has yellow feathers on the top of his head. They are about the same size as Hairy Woodpeckers.
This winter, a few Great Gray Owls were seen in northern Minnesota, but we didn't have a large influx of them like we did several years ago. Shawn and I saw one Great Gray Owl just before we got to the park but it was still too dark for a photo. After we left the park, on a county road between Big Fork and Effie, we spotted this Great Gray. I'm always amazed to see one sitting on top of a thin branch like this because they are the biggest owl species we have. However, they only weigh about 2 ½ pounds; they're mostly feathers.
P.S. That day we also saw Northern Shrike, Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Trumpeter Swan, and several Black-billed Magpies. That's why I said it was such a good birding day.


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These points could have come in handy during the Bible study on Matthew 6:19-34 I led a little while back:
PS: Yes, the first reference is supposed to be Matthew 6:25, not 6:35
These points could have come in handy during the Bible study on Matthew 6:19-34 I led a little while back:
PS: Yes, the first reference is supposed to be Matthew 6:25, not 6:35
Last year in my reflections on Isaiah I wrote that I didn't know what to expect as I set out to read it. Thankfully, in the intervening time, I've become less clueless on the large chunk of Isaiah that we don't read at Easter and Christmas.
In that vein, I'd like to recommend this series of talks given by John Bell, who is the (white) pastor of a (mostly black) church in Harare. In 5 talks he covers a number of themes in Isaiah including judgment and the messianic kingdom. Here are some teasers for each session to whet your appetite:
In the Q&A he gives a brief history of Zimbabwe and tells what the members of his church are doing in their particular situation. (IMO he cares a lot about his country and its people.) He also answers questions from the floor on what he had preached.
If you have the time and the bandwidth, have a listen to John Bell and to pretty much anyone else who has spoken @The Castle!
This is currently my most favourite hymn. The lyrics are deep and biblical and the melody is memorable and singable.
What, according to the apostle Peter, are believers in Christ called to?
1 Peter 1:15 – but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct
1 Peter 2:9 – But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
1 Peter 2:21 – For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
1 Peter 3:9 – Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
1 Peter 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
Source: An offhand comment made by David Jackman in one of his sermons.
Freely and joyfully submitting to God's will, whatever that may be. That's how author Stephen Altrogge defines biblical contentment. In this interview (length 50:25), he talks about his latest book, The Greener Grass Conspiracy.
To give you an idea, here's a sampling of the questions he answers:
May we as children of God find our greatest contentment in Him!
I don't recall the last time I read a book in one sitting, or indeed, if I ever have read a book from cover to cover all at once. Before you put I Dared to Call Him Father on your wishlist, let me add that I had nothing particularly pressing to do the afternoon I sat down to read it. Notwithstanding, I heartily recommend this autobiographical account of how Bilquis Sheikh, a wealthy Muslim woman from a prominent family, came to trust in Christ. In what I hope isn't a slothful review, let me offer some observations:
First, this story is one of the power of the Word of God to accomplish the work of God.Though Bilquis did converse with Christians before her conversion, her conviction largely came simply from reading the Bible. The book opens with her having strange supernatural experiences and unsettling dreams. After failing to find assurance in the Quran she turned to the Bible, which the Quran often referenced. The first words she read—as a result of opening the book at random—were from Romans 9:25-26. She would go on to read more of Romans and John's gospel before daring to call the God of the Bible 'Father'.
Second, faith needs cultivation. After her conversion, she had to deal with a family boycott, threatening phone calls and someone attempting to burn down her house with her in it. It was through such trials that she learned to stop relying on her ingenuity and her political and family connections for protection. She had to choose to trust in God each day of the seven years she lived in Pakistan after becoming a Christian.
Third, by their fruits you will know them. The transformation in her life was evident for all in the village where she lived to see. She who had once been a bitter recluse (because of the humiliating divorce she'd been through) read Luke 14:12 and invited the widows, orphans, unemployed and poor people in the village to her Christmas dinner. On another occasion, she issued an open invitation to the children to climb her prized loquat trees. One of her household servants put it this way: "Begum Sahib, do you know that when you start talking of the Lord your whole appearance changes?" (p. 134).
Fourth, God is a wonderful Father. In the afterword written for the 25th anniversary of the book's publication, Synnøve Mitchell, the first missionary Bilquis talked to tells how her visit came at a time Mrs Mitchell was considering quitting the mission field. Isn't God delightful in how He provides reassurance for His weary servants?
On the negative side, there seemed to be a lot of lucky-dipping as far as Bible reading was concerned. Additionally, there was a mention of 'secret Christians', citing Nicodemus (who came to Jesus at night) as an example. What was left out is that by the end of John's gospel, Nicodemus came out as a disciple of Jesus when he helped Joseph of Arimathea with the burial. I have no idea what it means to risk your life for being a Christian, so I shall leave it at that. (Addendum: The gospel of John isn't too kind towards secret disciples.)
Bilquis passed away in April 1997, still loving the Lord. May we also hold fast to the end!
Here's what the apostles Peter and Paul had to say:
Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.
–Philippians 2:14-15
Set an example of good works yourself, with integrity and dignity in your teaching. Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
–Titus 2:7-8
Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do evil, they may, by observing your good works, glorify God in a day of visitation.
–1 Peter 2:12
However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.
–1 Peter 3:16
Here's what I get from these verses in their context:
[I previously blogged about a cranky but honest critic.]
Verses taken from the HCSB translation.


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Problem 1: Number of Tilings, (K Narayan Kumar, CMI)
You have to tile a room that is two units wide and N units long. You have with you two types of tiles: a rectangle that is one unit wide and two units long, and an L-shaped tile covering three square units. Here are pictures of the two types of tiles.
You are allowed to rotate the tiles when you lay them. You have an infinite supply of both types of tiles. Your objective is to calculate the number of different ways of tiling the room using these tiles.
For instance, a 2×3 room can be tiled in 5 different ways, as follows:
Notice that a tiling can use both types of tiles. Consider, for instance, the following tiling of a 2×4 room.
Given N, your task is to determine the number of ways to tile a room of size 2×N. Since this number may be very large, it is sufficient to report the last four digits of the answer. For instance the number of ways to tile a 2×13 room is 13465. Your program should just print 3465. If the answer involves fewer than 4 digits then print the entire answer. For example, if N = 3 you should print 5.
Input format
A single integer N, indicating the size of the room.
Output format
The last four digits of the number of ways of tiling the 2×N room. If the answer involves fewer than 4 digits, print the entire answer.
Test Data:
You may assume N ≤ 1000000.
Here is the sample input and output corresponding to the example discussed above.
Sample Input
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Kal Radick
|Kal Radick
|20 July 3107[1]
|10 May 3133
| Republic of the Sphere
Steel Wolves
| Profession/
| Prefect of Prefecture IV
Galaxy Commander
Kal Radick (3107 – 3133, aged 26 years) was trueborn on Fletcher and raised a warrior of Clan Wolf.
Character HistoryEdit
He tested out from his sibko as a Star Captain, taking command of the Bright Fang Militia in 3125. After winning his Bloodname in 3129, Kal Radick was promoted to rank of Galaxy Commander. Shortly thereafter he became Prefect for Prefecture IV of The Republic of the Sphere in 3130[2]. He advocated for Clan descendants, stating they were treated like second-class citizens. His natural gift for politics and populism became evident as his constituency grew.
The Galaxy Commander announced plans to enlarge his Prefecture's military in July of 3132, and which time he also challenged Countess Tara Campbell of the Northwind Highlanders to a Trial of Grievance over her opinions about him. Exarch Damien Redburn halted the Trial before it began.
A month later the HPG network failed, starting the modern Dark Age. Radick responded by flexing his military capacities and forming the Steel Wolves, using them to take direct control of his Prefecture. He then began expanding his area of control by invading the worlds of Ronel and Achernar.
Radick was killed in physical combat on 10 May 3133[3] during a Trial of Possession with Anastasia Kerensky for rank of Galaxy Commander. Kerensky's victory left her as commander of the Steel Wolves[4].
- Kal Radick piloted a Mad Cat II[5], though his 'Mech's configuration differed substantially from the Mad Cat Mk II.
- Kal's name has at times been misspelled "Kal Radik" and "Kal Raddick", Radick is the canonical bloodname house.


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by Gordy Jones
Today's baseball teams have coaches for every occasion. There is a pitching coach, a hitting coach, a bench coach, an infield coach, a first base coach, a third base coach, and an outfield coach. Even though each coach has a specific job and responsibilities, Twins coaches seem to help out during practices wherever needed.
Every year at spring training, I see many familiar faces among the hundreds of uniformed guys running around — including those from the minors — there are always many new people. It always takes me a while to put their names, faces, and jobs together. This year, there was a new coach who was working mostly with major-leaguers who stood out. He seemed very organized, and as he coached the players he seemed pretty confident, and appeared to have the respect of the players. His name is Jeff Pickler, and he is the Twins' new outfield coach. I actually met him opening day at Target Field, but I had a chance to catch up with him last week.
I asked Jeff to give me a little about his background. He began: "I was born in Garden Grove, California, and grew up in Anaheim."
"Ooh, an Angels fan," I replied.
"We went to quite a few games," he said. "My grandfather was a city councilman in the city of Anaheim, and he had tickets to every game." He lived so close to the ballpark they could stay until the final out and be home in time to watch the postgame show, even in California traffic.
Jeff has played a lot of baseball, but looked quite happy when he said, "Yeah, I was fortunate to be able to play for quite a while, and now even more fortunate to be able to stay in the game. In high school, I dabbled with basketball a little, but I couldn't shoot a lick, so it was always baseball for me."
Jeff played college ball for the Tennessee Volunteers, and in 1998, Pickler was named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Year. He graduated magna cum laude from Tennessee.
In 1998, the Milwaukee Brewers chose Pickler in the 11th round of the draft, and for eight years he played for the Brewers, Rangers, and Rockies on their minor-league teams. He is 5' 8" and 180 pounds and was known to be quite fast. He told me that at his size, he chose to go for speed rather than power.
After retiring as a player, Jeff was a scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009-2012), an assistant baseball coach at the University of Arizona (2013), and a special assistant in scouting and player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-2017).
Coaching in his blood, as his father is a 30-year baseball coach at Cyprus College in California. I asked Jeff if he knew he'd eventually become a coach, too. "It's funny, I see him as a teacher. He sees himself more as a teacher than a coach, too; that's what good coaches do. My mother's a teacher, too. I think teaching is in my blood as much as anything."
When I told him I admired his teaching skills, he instantly gave the players the credit. "They've been very good about it. They want to get better and are looking for the next piece of their game. I think the credit goes to them in their work and desire to find the next level for themselves."
As for working with the Twins, Jeff told me: "It's been great! There's a different vibe to this organization that people on the outside may not understand. It starts at the top with the Pohlad family, Dave St. Peter, and I think that Derek (Falvey) and Thad (Levine) are becoming an extension of that. When you get on the inside, you understand that the good things you've heard about the Twins are real. I realize what I've heard about the people, the fans, and just how the Twins treat people is very real."
I didn't get into specifics about his teaching methods with individual players, but whatever he's doing with the Twins' young outfield seems to be working. Obviously with the speed of Rosario, Buxton, and Kepler, they cover a lot of ground. But they look much more confident and are making fewer mistakes.
Jeff Pickler is a very knowledgeable, nice man, and I think and hope that he will be an asset for the Twins for many years to come.
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A robot zapped away my prostate cancer in just five days
John Sheehy at his home in Marlow, Buckinghamshire had a knew treatment called CyberKnife
Around 40,000 men a year are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Radiotherapy can be effective, but there is a risk of damaging healthy tissue. However, a highly-targeted treatment can zap the tumour in just five days, leaving surrounding organs intact. Dr John Sheehy, 70, a scientist from Marlow, Buckinghamshire, underwent the therapy, as he tells Diana Pilkington.
MY work as a scientist saw me living in the Philippines for 15 years, where I was researching how to improve yields of rice.
Because I was based in the tropics, my employers encouraged me to have a routine medical every year.
This included regular PSA tests, which measure the protein prostate specific antigen - a raised level can indicate a problem with the prostate, whether it's a tumour or inflammation.
In 1995, my PSA score was a low 0.5. By March 2010 it had reached 6.5. At this point, doctors said I should keep an eye on it as alarm bells start ringing when it gets to 4 if you are in your 60s.
As I was moving back to the UK anyway, I got in touch with my GP there and tests in April 2010 showed my PSA was up to 6.7.
I was then referred to Dr Nick Plowman, a clinical oncologist in Harley Street, where another test in June revealed my PSA was up to an alarming 8.2. A biopsy later confirmed I had prostate cancer.
Luckily it was confined to the middle of the prostate and hadn't spread around the body. I was shocked by the diagnosis, but so relieved they'd caught it early. And my wife Gaynor, a very positive person, was adamant I'd get through it.
My next move was to work out exactly how to get rid of it.
I began researching the options - I was reassured by the wealth of information available - but didn't fancy the pain and recovery time associated with surgery.
Dr Plowman told me I could have seed brachytherapy, where they insert up to 100 radioactive seeds into the prostate to kill the tumour.
But I read that these can make you radioactive. Even though this is not thought to pose a danger to people around you, I didn't want to risk this around my young grandchildren, however small the chance. One of my two daughters was pregnant at the time, too.
The other option was CyberKnife, which uses a robot to deliver very accurate beams of high-dose radiation and requires only five consecutive days of treatment.
A biopsy later confirmed John had cancer. Luckily it was confined to the middle of the prostate
This route appealed to me - I wanted a clean, quick way of getting rid of the cancer.
But as brachytherapy is a cheaper treatment, it was a few months before I managed to persuade my insurance company to fund it.
I eventually got the green light from my insurer, and in September 2010 I went to Harley Street to begin the treatment. They started by doing a CT scan of my prostate so they could build a 3D model of the gland and the tumour. They also inserted four gold seeds, called fiducials, around the tumour so the machine would be able to tell exactly where it was if the prostate moved slightly.
During the treatment itself, I lay on a foam bed, which was sculpted to my body shape to make sure I remained in the right position.
Then the technicians went behind a lead door and the big robotic arm started moving around, firing out invisible beams of radiation and making a whirring noise.
I could see it moving - it even managed to pick instruments up from a rack - but I preferred to have my eyes closed for most of the session so that I could try and float away.
Tony Blair's A Journey had just come out on audio book, so I listened to that to distract me.
Each session lasted about an hour. I barely felt anything at first, but by the fifth day I was a bit weary and didn't feel like eating lunch.
I also suffered some radiation cystitis for about ten days, because the therapy can make the urethra (the tube through which urine passes) a bit sensitive and the urine a bit acidic. But that was the only real side-effect at the time.
Dr Plowman measured my PSA levels every few months afterwards. After about six months it was around 5, after a year, it was 2 and after 18 months it was down to 0.9. Now, nearly three years on, it's about 0.3 - lower than it had been when I was first tested.
I can't believe that my cancer was zapped away in just five days - it's fantastic.
For 80 per cent of men in their 80s, if you were to take a slice of their prostate, you'd find signs of cancer
Dr Nick Plowman is a consultant clinical oncologist at the CyberKnife Centre in London and at Barts and the London NHS Trust. He says:
Prostate cancer is one of the more common types of male cancer, with more than 40,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The older you are, the more common it is.
For 80 per cent of men in their 80s, if you were to take a slice of their prostate, you'd find signs of cancer - but it doesn't always require treatment.
However, there's an increasing number of men in their 60s who are developing what we call relevant prostate cancer, which will progress unless treated.
A certain number of men in their 50s, and even some in their 40s, also develop it, but it's rarer the younger you are. The increasing numbers may just be down to better diagnosis.
The known risk factor is the hormone testosterone (some men have more of it than others), and there are some genetic factors that predispose men to it.
If you inherit the BRCA2 gene, for example, you have an 80 per cent chance of developing prostate cancer. And it's more common in Western society, but we're not sure why.
If the cancer is localised and hasn't spread, traditional treatment is surgery, either via a big incision in the abdomen or, more recently, robotic surgery through the keyhole in the abdomen. But both types carry a risk of urinary incontinence and often impotence.
There are various radiotherapy options that can also treat prostate cancer, such as implanting radioactive seeds into the prostate, which is a good option, or conventional beam radiotherapy, where radiation is directed at the tumour from the outside.
But because this latter method may damage the adjacent rectal wall and bladder, we have to fire small doses every day for seven-and-a-half weeks.
In contrast, CyberKnife (which was developed in the late Eighties in the U.S.) is a very focused form of radiotherapy which avoids this collateral damage.
We start by inserting gold seeds - fiducials - north, east, south and west of the prostate under local anaesthetic.
In the ceiling of the treatment room are X-ray detectors that can track the position of the seeds (we use gold ones because they don't react with the cells of the body). This ensures the radiation beams target the tumour accurately.
These detectors are electronically connected to a robotic arm, similar to those used by car manufacturers. From different angles, the machine can then bombard the prostate with pencil-thin beams of radiation, roughly 200 a session, so you build up a very high concentration of radiation on the prostate.
But because the beams are so slim and targeted, the adjacent healthy tissues don't get over-radiated. Only one beam is on at a time, but there may be several fired from each position, all focused on the tumour.
There's a small risk of harming the rectal wall, just behind the prostate, but we haven't done so yet.
Knocking out the prostate will leave you infertile, but we do try and preserve potency (nerves that control erectile function run around the prostate) although we don't always achieve this.
We can treat cancer anywhere in the body with CyberKnife, but some cancers will still require chemotherapy because CyberKnife won't reach cells that have broken off and spread elsewhere. With prostate cancer, if you catch it early it's unlikely to spread to other parts of the body.
CyberKnife is not a panacea for cancer, but as a tool for local treatment of tumours, it's excellent.
CyberKnife is available at six centres in the UK, including Mount Vernon Hospital Middlesex, Barts and The London, the Royal Marsden in London and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Patients must be referred by their doctor, and a consultant may have to make a case for NHS funding for each individual. It is also available privately and costs roughly £20,000.
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