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midpoint music festival info
washington park performances $25
weekend pass $79
one day pass $40
vip $179
**chronological midpoint music festival schedule**
*skintcinnati picks
*6pm dale earnhardt jr. jr. – washington park
7:15pm ancient warfare – christian moerlein brewing co.
7:15pm nick diamonds – taft ballroom
*7:30pm howard – lightborne lot
8pm dawg yawp – mr. pitifuls
8:15pm what moon things – motr pub
*8:15pm left & right – maudie's
*8:15pm hana – washington park
8:15pm the donkeys – christian moerlein brewing co.
8:30pm bailiff – woodward theater
8:30pm arlo mckinley & the lonesome sound – arnold's bar & grill
8:30pm cole degenova – the drinkery
8:45pm the eagle rock gospel singers – lightborne lot
9:15pm good graeff – mr. pitifuls
*9:15pm purity ring – washington park
9:30pm leggy – motr pub
9:30pm jackson scott – maudie's
9:30pm alberta cross – christian moerlein brewing co.
9:30 in tall buildings- taft ballroom
9:45pm elk creek – arnold's bar and grill
9:45pm nick d' & the believers – the drinkery
9:45pm truly – woodward theater
10pm the ridges – lightborne lot
10:45 heartless bastards – christian moerlein brewing co.
10:45pm mad anthony – maudie's
10:45pm heat – motr pub
*10:45 the yugos –taft ballroom
10:30pm roadkill ghost choir – mr. pitifuls
11pm ona – arnold's bar & grill
11pm american wrestlers – the drinkery
11pm chrome pony – woodward theater
11:45pm sarah jaffe – mr. pitifuls
*12am varsity – maudie's
*12am bully – motr pub
*12:15am tyler childers & the foodstamps – arnold's bar & grill
12:15am vinyl williams – the drinkery
12:15am all them witches – woodward theater
around town today
11am: cincinnati symphony orchestra's symphonic fantastique. the cincinnati symphony orchestra opens its 2015-2016 season with a full weekend of music, which will feature berlioz's "symphonic fantastique" and esteemed pianist yefim bronfman. the sunday performance is part of the new series, "stories in concert" and will only feature the berlioz piece. music hall. $12. >>
6pm: frank herrmann: monoprints and other works. the mono-prints in this exhibition, created this spring and summer, consist of images created with stencils, laser cut wood and canvas and direct painting on plates. layering and multiple runs through the press were used to build images that are abstract and convey the artist's exploration of form and space that are usually, but not always, reminiscent of his explorations in painting. the exhibition will also include paintings and other new works on paper which will inform the prints. clay street press. free. >>
6pm: fresh paint, swarm and prophetic words opening. the manifest gallery opens three new exhibits. fresh paint showcases the winning 27 contemporary paintings and watercolor works. swarm presents the 3-d wire drawing of joomi chung, resembling a dark cloud of insects swarming overhead, and prophetic works displays the recent paintings of ivan fortushniak. manifest creative research gallery. free. >>
7pm. kate wakefield. black plastic otr. free. >>
7pm: shadow of shepherd with the goodmorning heartaches. rock. backstage cafe. $8. >>
7:30pm: cyrano de bergerac. cincinnati shakespeare company. $25. >>
7:30pm: luna gale. caroline, a veteran social worker, thinks she has a typical case on her hands when she meets peter and karlie, two teenage drug addicts accused of neglecting their baby. but, when she places their infant daughter in the care of karlie's mother, caroline ignites a family conflict that exposes a shadowy, secretive past—and forces her to make a risky decision. powerful and arresting, this is a heartbreaking and unforgettable tale about moral ambiguity and knowing how to do good in the world. ensemble theater. $28-$44/$25 students. >>
8pm: mark mothersbaugh: myopia. opening party. mark's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind.
his first correctional glasses offered mark a new view of the world, inspiring his obsession with imagery and illustrations. his first works, which he began creating in the late 60's and into the 70's, consisted of many different mediums, including rubber stamp designs, ink illustrations, screen printing, decals, and mail art. he participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of akron, ohio. contemporary arts center. free. >>
8pm: the rocky horror show. this live rendition celebrates the 40th anniversary of the popular film. two special performances include audience participation. carnegie visual and performing arts center. $24. >>
8pm: silence! the musical. this spoof of the silence of the lambs is a musical parody intent on being politically incorrect in a hilarious and endearing way. falcon theater. $20/$15 students. >>
8:30pm: moonbow (album release show) w/ smoke healer. southgate house revival (sancutary). $8. >>
9:30pm: the devil doves. southgate house revival lounge. free. >>
10pm: daniel wayne & the silver lines. roots/americana. the crow's nest. free. >>


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The gruesome nature of the way in which some of the United Nations staff were killed when their compound was stormed in Mazar-e-Sharif adds a bitter twist to the dilemmas facing the organisation. How should it protect itself and the civilians it has come to help in conflict zones?
I lived in Mazar-e-Sharif for the first three months of my time in Afghanistan in 2003. Most of our meetings were held in the UN compound and it was the main social hub for the small group of international aid workers in the city. The day I arrived there a UN guard had been killed in a factional dispute between the two main militias in the north. Security was an overwhelming concern, although viewed from today's perspective it seems like an idyll.
The basic security strategy of most people employed in the humanitarian aid industry is one of aiming for acceptance, by both the communities that they work with and the government of the host state. If the acceptance is not forthcoming or is withdrawn, international humanitarian actors really have no option other than to leave the area. The use of armed force to deliver aid was tried in Somalia in 1993 and was one of the UN's greatest failures – setting the scene for the debacles that followed in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Most UN missions include military personnel and these are authorised to use force to defend both themselves and other UN staff and equipment. However, they are lightly armed and usually unable to prevent a determined assault. UN security council resolutions authorising such missions now also routinely mandate them to "protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence", although this tends to be hedged around various operational caveats, and to stress that this responsibility primarily rests with the government of the host state.
Nevertheless, the presence of internationally mandated forces in conflict zones clearly raised expectations about what they can achieve. The protection of civilians in armed conflict is also now debated at an open biannual session of the security council and this has resulted in a steady stream of statements, resolutions and reports. When it revised the mandate of the UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2007, for example, the security council stated that "the protection of civilians must be given a priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources". It is no coincidence that similar language was used in the resolution authorising the use of military force in Libya.
Increasingly UN missions have taken on "stabilisation" tasks, which can be broadly defined as filling the gap between emergency humanitarian assistance and longer-term development. This term is new and there is considerable controversy about what it actually means. Crucially, though, it involves a move away from traditionally defined humanitarian assistance, which should always be delivered under strictly neutral conditions.
There is general agreement that the best way of creating resilient societies is to strengthen the capacities of their national governments. A couple of years ago a senior official in the UN mission to Afghanistan told me it was a point of basic principle to rely on the Afghan police, rather than private security guards, to protect their staff and premises. This was the only way, he believed, Afghanistan could ever have a peaceful future freed from the various armed militias that exercise de facto control over so much of the country. The dilemma, which anyone who is familiar with the Afghan police will be aware of, was that this meant he was staking the lives of everyone in the mission on a force that absolutely no one in the country trusts.
There is little left to be written about the problems of stabilising Afghanistan. Although Obama's surge appears to have achieved some progress militarily, the corruption of President Karzai's government remains well known. His role in deliberately whipping up the hysteria which led to last week's deaths in Mazar and Kandahar are just the latest indication that he is not fit for public office.
A broader concern is how the international community should respond when the host state is either unable or unwilling to protect its own people. Does this responsibility transfer to international organisations, such as the UN, and how, in practice, should they address this task? Current events in both Libya and Ivory Coast are giving added urgency to this discussion, but its full implications have yet to be grasped.


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Marvel's Endgame Begins in Secret Empire #0
The Marvel Universe' Hostile Takeover Begins in Secret Empire #0
Now, for fans of the House of Ideas, this week is the start of a hotly debated event. There's a lot of heat in the discussions for many reasons, but one started a while back in Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, where it was revealed that "Old Reliable" himself is in fact an undercover agent of Hydra. A lot of readers were left shaking their fists while others were scratching their heads.
From there, the nature of Steve's history having been altered by the Red Skull tweaking with a cosmic cube filled in some back story but the path to Cap and Hydra's endgame was unclear. Like DC did with their DC Universe: Rebirth #1 one-shot, Marvel used a tentpole release to further build the foundation for this company altering event. As the dust settled on Civil War II, Steve Rogers was appointed the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and thanks to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Act, he now has more authority than any director before him (sorry, Nick Fury!).
Meanwhile, Cap's been orchestrating a Chitauri invasion of Earth which, based on the preview pages released, looks like will be a focal point in Secret Empire #0. Add in the death of Jack Flag, the trial of Maria Hill, and the dispatching of the Red Skull in his series' last issue, and Steve Rogers is set to run the table all in the name of Hydra. Who can stop, arguably, the former greatest and most beloved hero in the history of the Marvel Universe? Apparently, it's going to take everybody!
Rumors run rampant about what Marvel's status quo will be after the Secret Empire's saga is done. Will Steve Rogers be returned to the good ole Captain America he once was? So soon after the casualties from Civil War II, could other beloved characters be sacrificed or terminated with extreme prejudice? Will Ulysses' vision of Hydra's dark reign over the world come true? Or will this lead to something even more game changing than even Secret Wars did less than two years ago? Is their Rebirth or a "New 52" style reboot?
The journey to all of our answers will begin in this special zero issue from Steve Rogers scribe Nick Spencer and artists Daniel Acuña and Rod Reiss. Marvel fans, are, you rrrrrrrrready?


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ChainFree Asheville Works To Prepare Pet Owners For Tethering Law
On August 1, ChainFree Asheville celebrated its 50th dog fence, constructed for a low-income family and a dog named Bee. The organization hopes that the community of Asheville will help them celebrate their accomplishment by pledging $50 to the group and help make Asheville a safer place for dogs and humans.
CFA began two years ago with several missions. They helped pass the no tethering law in 2009, which outlaws chaining dogs in city limits. This dog law ensures that dogs do not spend all day and night chained and neglected, while also making children and others safer from aggressive dogs and dog attacks. Since chained dogs are often more violence and prone to bite (because they feel cornered) and because children can easily approach a chained dog as opposed to a fenced dog, tethered dogs often attack strangers and incur dog bite injuries.
In addition to fencing yards around Asheville, CFA also provides needy families and needy dogs with doghouses, toys, and flea and tick medicine. In some cases they have paid for fixing dogs, while in other cases they have placed neglected dogs in new and loving homes. This year, the CFA also wants to spread awareness about the benefits of not chaining your dog and how to raise a healthy, happy, and safe dog.
Dog owners will begin being fined for having a dog on a chain or tether in January 2011.
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Do your heart &skin a big favour…….Use olive oil instead of butter,margarine or regular oils while cooking &even as a daily snack.
These Mediterrenean tree-plucked fruits have been used from the days of the Egyptians.They are high in heart-healthy monosaturated fats that shrink the risk of atherosclerosis.Add olives&olive oil to your diet to help maintain a healthy heart&lovely skin as they contain vitamins,antioxidants&omega 3 fatty acids.
Add them to your diet : Add olives to salads,dresings,dips, pizzas or simply pop them in your mouth as a delicious snack. Additionally, use extra virgin olive oil as a cooking medium as it has been proven that food cooked in olive oil absorbs less oil&has fewer calories.
Health benefits of Olives:
1.Cardiovascular benefits:
Free harmful radicals oxidize cholesterol in our blood vessels, this eventually results into the formation of fats in the arteries leading to a heart attack or stroke. Presence of antioxidant nutrients in olives prevent this oxidation of cholesterol, and reduce the chances of severe heart disease. As per experts, consumption of olives in your diet helps to maintain healthy heart as olives are zero cholesterol&contain high amount of healthy monounsaturated fat that act as a helping hand to shrink the risk of atherosclerosis.
2.Prevent cancer and reduces the growth of carcinogenic cells:
Olives are rich in vitamin E that acts against free radicals,thus helping to prevent cancer and reduces the growth of carcinogenic cells. As per research, olive is referred as one of the most popular vegetables to prevent cancer.
3.For Healthy skin:
Olives are rich in antioxidants and fatty acids that hydrate, protect and nourish your skin. Olive also contains high concentrations of vitamin E&Omega 3 that helps in providing natural skin glow. As per various research, consumption of vitamin E helps to protect skin from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation, thus forming a shield against premature aging and skin cancer. Massaging daily with a few drops of olive oil will give you a glowing and healthy skin complexion.Any wonder that olive oil is traditionally used for babies as a massage oil &trusted by mothers worldwide!!
4.Reduces dandruff,hairfall&gives soft silky hair:
The anti oxidant properties of olive oil along with vitamin E aids good hair growth and ensures soft&smooth hair,if applied regularly.Weekly massage with warm olive oil reduces dandruff.
5.Reduces acne -Anti-inflammatory &Antibacterial properties:
The monounsaturated fats, polyphenols and vitamin C in olives helps to neutralize the free radicals thus reducing inflammation.
Use a mixture of castor oil & olive oil to massage &deep cleanse your face.Then use warm water or a washcloth dipped in warm water to wipe it off. Olive oil( extra virgin) has been proven to be good for acne-prone skin. Firstly, olive oil contains natural anti-oxidants and vitamins and acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. Secondly, olive oil also acts as a moisturizer, so it prevents the dry flaking that leads to acne breakouts.
Suggested blends depending on your type of skin:
Oily Skin: Try a blend of 30% Castor Oil to 70% Olive Oil.
Balanced Skin: Try a blend of 20% Castor Oil to 80% Olive Oil.
Dry Skin: Try a blend of 10% Castor Oil to 90% Olive Oil.
6.Reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease&senility:
Food rich in omega 3 fatty acids like olives,reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease -research reported by Dr Gary Small,Longevity centre,Los Angeles.Scientists have also found that extra virgin olive oil contains a biologically active substance oleocanthal ,which changes the structure of the neurotoxic proteins which contribute to Alzheimer's disease.
7.Helps digestion:
Olives are easily digested by our stomach and prevents constipation. It also helps to protect the stomach from gastritis and ulcers.Olive oil increases the secretion of pancreatic hormones and bile thus ensuring healthy digestive track and reduces the chance of gallstone formation.
8.Reduces cholesterol levels:
Olives are zero cholesterol&hence good for the heart. Studies have shown that consumption of olives reduces harmful LDL cholesterol level,and have an anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antithrombotic as well as vasodilatory effects in humans and animals.Foods cooked in olive oil absorb less oil,taste better&have lesser calories.So you can enjoy your food,without guilt!!
9.Helps to cure anaemia :
Olives are very high in iron content. This iron content helps in the formation of red blood cell which acts as an oxygen carrier &helps to boost up the immune system as well.
Regular consumption of a tablespoonful of extravirgin olive oil or olives daily has been found to increase longevity,improve memory,retard effects of ageing&reduce the risk of heart attacks,skin cancer&Alzheimer's disease.Do ensure that you use extra virgin oil &olives in your diet for optimum benefits .Let's make the most of these natural , ready to eat culinary delights-a gift from nature….!!


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Last week my beautiful Friend Karen asked if we would be interested in helping our local shelter provide food for children who experience hunger on a regular basis in our community. Especially during the summer when school is not in session and these children aren't getting regular meals provided. Frisco FastPacs is the name and I'm sure your local family shelter has something similar. It was a great activity for our kiddos to participate in, and an awesome way to give back to our community. If your looking for something to do with your kiddos this summer take some of your shopping savings and pay it forward!
No Child Left Behind
15 Jun 2014 Leave a comment
in Family Fun Tags: donation, family fun, family time, Frisco Fastpac, fun activities for kids
Birthday Freebies
07 May 2014 Leave a comment
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Resurrection Rolls
17 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Bread, Family Fun, Recipe Tags: bread, Easter, family fun, family time, food, recipe, resurrection rolls
I wanted to write a quick post for you who are looking for a great Easter recipe to do with the kiddos. I found this recipe last year and plan on making these a part of our Easter tradition. As we make them, we talk about the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!
Ingredients needed:
Crescent rolls
Melted butter
Large Marshmallows
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Give each child one triangle of crescent rolls. Explain that the crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Read Matthew 27: 57-61.
Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus. Have him/her dip the marshmallow in melted butter. This represents the oils of embalming. Then dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar. This represents the spices used to anoint the body. Then wrap up the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
Place all in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove rolls from oven and let them cool slightly.
Now the kiddos can then open their rolls (cloths) and discover that Jesus is no longer there! HE IS RISEN!!!! (The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.) ~ Now read Matthew 28:1-10
Enjoy your warm rolls as you rejoice at the good news of Easter!
Pirate Birthday Party
23 Mar 2014 Leave a comment
in Family Fun, Recipe Tags: cheap meals, family fun, food, Pirate Party, recipe
It's March madness in our house, all three of our kiddos have birthdays this month. We kicked off the month with a pirate birthday party theme for my son Colson and it was a huge hit with the kiddos. Overall, it was fairly easy, frugal and lots of fun!
Here's the menu:
Golden Nuggets (I purchased chicken nuggets from chick-fil A)
Scurvy Rolls (Turkey Wrap w/Cranberry Cream Cheese) I bought these at Costco but you can easily make them!
Octopus dip (beer dip) Everyone raved about this! So creamy and delicious, and really does go best with pretzels.
Cannon balls (black olives)
Fish & Chips (Goldfish crackers & plain potato chips)
Watermelon pirate ship with fresh fruit
Watermelon Shark with fresh fruit
Seaweed Salad (pasta salad) This is a great recipe!
Ahoy Ma-Tea (Sweet Tea)
Pirate Punch (Hawaiian Punch)
The fresh fruit & Watermelon Boat and Shark was a huge hit! My hubby did a fantastic job planning and did a lot of research to put this masterpiece together. Here are a few sites he used! How to make a watermelon shark carving and How to make a watermelon ship carving
A little Shark humor before the party with these two!
We served up Ahoy Ma-Tea (Sweet Tea) and Pirate Punch (Hawaiian Punch). My niece helped with labeling everything with her beautiful pirate handwriting.
Russell made a Hook Toss out of an old pallet and a walk the plank out of some wood.
Lastly, I found this super cute pirate ship piñata I showcased at the cupcake table before we took it outside and got everyone involved in the birthday activity.
Happy Birthday to our precious, sweet hearted, adventurous little pirate. There hasn't been a single day in the last three years that you haven't brought joy to our life. And so much love. I feel blessed to live my life with you and thank God he gave me the privilege of being your mommy!
Felt Tooth Fairy Pillow
19 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Family Fun Tags: family fun, kid craft, Tooth Fairy Idea, Tooth Fairy Pillow Pattern, Tooth Fairy tutorial
Kinley lost her tooth last week and since she's only lost a few, we're still considered "newbies" at the whole Tooth Fairy stuff. Back when I was younger, we would hide the tooth under our pillow at night and in the morning there would be a quarter. I was always so excited! (Inflation… I think I'm giving away my age here lol). Things have definitely changed since then!
My parents never told me any specifics about what the tooth fairy looked like, so I always imagined a pretty little ballerina with wings who carried a big wand and sprinkled fairy dust everywhere. I also wondered what the tooth fairy did with all those teeth? It's kind of gross if you think about it… Anyway, I digress.
After a long night of searching for Kinley's tooth under her pillow, I decided we needed to make it easier in the future for the Tooth Fairy to find those teeth. After all, with three kiddos we're going to have our share of the Tooth Fairy flying around our house. Here is a super cute Felt Tooth Fairy Pillow Tutorial I found to help get us through the tooth fairy years ahead of us:)
Do you have any cute Tooth Fairy traditions or stories?
Pumpkin Halloween String Garland
08 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
in Family Fun Tags: crafts, family fun, family time, fun activities for kids, halloween craft
This was a super fun Halloween craft project, but I'll have to say it was a bit messy. We tried our first batch of pumpkins inside and decided to do the other batch outside. It's definitely a project for ages 7 and up! Kinley enjoyed wrapping and is planning on doing more! I found the idea on Spoonful.com they made Jack Skellington's but we are a bunch of wimps over here and made pumpkins instead.
Orange cotton string
Black felt
Green Pipe Cleaner
Water Balloons
Liquid Fabric Starch (you can find this on the laundry isle next to the spray starch)
1. Blow up your water balloons so they are about 4 inches wide and tie off the ends.
2. Cut the orange cotton string into long lengths, about 5 feet long. You can always cut more.
3. Cut out the eyes, nose, and mouth template and trace them onto the black felt. Cut out the pieces. You will need a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth for each pumpkin string ball you wish to make.
4. Pour liquid starch into a bowl. Place your balloon into the bowl. Dip the ends of your 5 foot white string into the bowl and wrap the string around your balloon, soaking the string in the starch before you wrap. Add more lengths of orange string. Once the balloon resembles a very messy spider web, hang the balloon up to dry. Place newspaper or craft paper under the balloons as they will drip. (We did our second batch outside).
5. Cut a piece of string about a foot long and tie one end to the end of the balloon. (You will use this string to hang your balloon so it can dry).
6. Once all the string balls are dry, pop the balloons and pull them out through a gap in the string. (Make sure the string is completely dry or the sting will fall apart we waited to pop balloon until the next day) Glue on a pair of eyes, a mouth, and a nose and pipe cleaner for the stem to each string ball. Tie them to a long ribbon, yarn, or string garland, evenly spacing them. Cut off extra string after you have tied them into place.


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Video commenting
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Top 10 Merchants
Merchants are crazy important, both in the real world and the fictional. However, sometimes, these merchants can't help but spin themselves a pretty penny. They may use fanciful words, may give themselves a five-finger discount to get their wares – Or they may just charge, ahem, a small fee? Protect your wallets, folks, for these characters are out to get the contents of them. As ever, we're Timlah and Joel and today we're checking out our Top 10 Merchants.
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text: Photex Studio Inc. has provided photographic services to commercial clients, retailers and advertising agencies for over three decades. In 2011 owner Gunter Pichler decided to scale back the commercial work and move his focus to portraiture. "With many years of experience in fashion photography I am able to bring out all of a client's strength and beauty," says Gunter about the personalized Boudoir and Pin-up sessions offered in-studio or on location. Gunter also creates beautiful maternity portraits, corporate group shots and individual headshots. Based in West Vancouver he offers studio sessions and is always available to travel to a client's location.


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The Reviews Are In On Lucas' Latest Composition
The reviews are rolling in on Lucas Richman's most recent composition, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth.
From Alan Sherrod of Metropulse Knoxville:
"One immediately sensed that the volume level in the lobby of the Tennessee Theatre at intermission of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concerts last week was quite a bit higher than usual following the occasion of the world premiere of Maestro Lucas Richman's new piano concerto, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth. "Abuzz" might be a good word to describe the chatter intensity, as in–"the lobby was abuzz" with comments flung here and there by both experienced listeners and those that merely know what they like; abuzz, because the work and the performance had engendered a lot of mostly positive opinions–and of those, mostly of surprise and delight that the new work was so accessible and entertaining. I can't honestly say I was surprised having heard Richman's smaller works over the years during his tenure in Knoxville, but I was struck by the boldness and complexity of the work…"
And from the KSO's principal cellist:
Debut of Richman's concerto well received, beautifully
By Harold Duckett
Knoxville News Sentinel
Friday, October 18, 2013
Will a composer's new music hold up for the long term?
If popularity with audiences is one of the criteria, then Knoxville Symphony Orchestra conductor and composer Lucas Richman's brand new "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth," which made its world premiere Thursday at the Tennessee Theatre with pianist Jeffrey Biegel as the moral protagonist, certainly qualified.
In today's multimedia world, it may be expected that new music be cinematic — movie music, if you will. Richman's concerto was that, too.
Some might consider that to be a derogatory quality for classical music with a serious motive, but Bernstein, Copland, Glass, Kodaly, Prokofiev and Shostakovich all wrote movie music. In the jazzy second movement, one could hear more than a few reflections of Bernstein, maybe even Stravinsky.
But there was also a lot of Richman, too. The music was a lot more than an homage to the composers who have influenced him.
The first movement had thick, rich textures and pulsating rhythms, offset by an introspective, lovely melody in the piano that had whiffs of Rachmaninoff.
Biegel, who clearly loved playing this piece, played it brilliantly throughout. But nowhere was he better than in the gorgeous piano solo that opened the second movement and dissolved into jazzy syncopations in the orchestra. In the third movement, Biegel's tender, delicate playing of another solo set up more contrasts with the orchestra.
The concert opened with Samuel Barber's concert "Overture" to British playwright Richard Brinsly Sheridan's 1777 "The School of Scandal." Richman and the KSO delivered its driving momentum and its bright, sometimes complex, textures with a convincing performance.
After intermission, Richman and his forces presented Ferde Grofé's perspective on the Mississippi with his "Mississippi Suite," written in 1925. Especially attractive was some gorgeous solo horn playing by principal horn Jeffrey Whaley.
George Gershwin's 1928 "An American in Paris" featured more beautiful solos, this time by new principal trumpet Phillip Chase Hawkins and principal English horn Elizabeth Telling. It was all music that proved to be a good companion to Richman's "Piano Concerto" and Biegel's masterful playing. None of them put Richman's concerto in their shadow.
Will Richman's concerto stand the test of time? Only time will tell. But it was more than worth being able to say you were there when it came to life.


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During my research for 'Queen of the Vatican' I visited many places of Matilda in Italy, and also in Belgium, where she took the initiative for building the Abbey in Orval. Now, during the presentations of my book in the Netherlands, I realize more and more that I am making the reverse movement: I am creating places for Matilda here. Places to anchor her story and her energy in this special and beautiful country.
Places for Matilda
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Chris Burden died yesterday at the age of 69 and most times when an artist dies that I like/has influenced me, I feel something but usually not enough to write about it. But this morning when I woke up I was still thinking about him. It was the same sort of feeling when Mike Kelley died. Kelley killed himself though, Burden died of malignant melanoma. That doesn't change things that much but for Kelley it was a choice and for Burden it is the fate of things and that makes it seem somehow sadder but also bigger and uncontrollable.
The first time I learned of Burden's work was when I was an undergrad in art school. I was from the suburbs of New Jersey and going to a conceptually focused program was a jolt to my brain. A good jolt. I learned about Burden's infamous works. The one where he had someone shoot him in the arm, the one where he crucified himself to a VW bug, the one where he bare chested crawled on pieces of glass, the one where he stood for hours on end on a stool, the one where fire was involved.
It was a brain melt for a seventeen year old who didn't even know what contemporary art was let alone performance art. It was cool, it was punk, it was 'art' to me right away. I didn't need any convincing. I was sold, I knew that this was weird, good and honest.
Burden has this bizarre quality to his work. It is off, it is nervy and makes you nervous. There is this commitment, this total belief and follow through. It is spectacle but without the irony, without the motivations. It is a test of something. They are one-liners, they are male, they are slightly dumb in some ways but there is something so bare and knuckle white about them that make them compelling. The early performances are like car wrecks; you just have to look even if they make you queasy.
This vibe is also in his video works. I saw them online a few years later but then saw them in their entirety at a PS1 show. This is when he bought slots of commercial time on prime time TV in the late 70s and made inserted advertisements. They were bizarre. They are only a few seconds. They were like splashes of cold water, slaps in the face, a dark comedy bit. They were of him claiming himself to be an artist in the likes of Leonardo da Vinci. Or of his performances like the one with him slithering on broken glass. They were adbusters before there was such a thing. They were funny, wry, dark and I can't imagine how it might have felt to see them as they were purposed for. Was there someone in the middle of somewhere who saw this and thought 'Who is this Chris Burden?' I hope so.
These defining early works were not it though. Burden has had this rare arc of an artists' life and actualization where he didn't re-invent himself but just evolved and people followed him and supported him along that path. He was a sculptor most essentially. The body was the medium in the early works but then this branched to more rational and placeable objects. He loved models, trains, mini metropolises, topographies of humanity. It was like he was a kid perpetually tinkering and imagining and although, for me, they feel over-thought at times, they were obviously things of passion.
The most recent show of his works that I saw was at the New Museum in 2013. It was as good as you could get in that crap building. In the show there was this video in which steel beams were dropped from a large crane into mud. They plopped and plopped and it was amusingly playful in its violence. It was the Burden I feel for in college. It was a perfect note of a piece.
The work that sticks into my mind the most though is something that I may have made up but am pretty sure is attributable to him. I'm just going to go with it and keep it allotted to him in my memory zone. It may not be a piece, per se, but it is a reflection Burden's character. There was a group of collectors, or maybe they were trustees for a museum in LA, anyways, they were told that they were going to meet the artist in one of those glad handing fundraising events everyone has to endure. The guide was instructed to bring them to a cliff near the Pacific Ocean. The group walked and walked and walked. Finally they get to a lookout point. The guide gives them binoculars. Then there is Burden. In a one man canoe (kayak) in the middle of the Ocean. There he is. You saw him.


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A year has passed and now, during winter school break, my daughter asked me to make more dresses for her doll - after all, she will need new warderobe for the coming spring!
I made two cotton dresses (first one a bit wobbly but the second one much improved) and a "school" dress, made from cool wool cloth - the sleeves were sewn in by hand, I just couldn't get the tiny dress to fit under my sewing machine foot.
The last (so far) item from Giuseppina's new warderobe is a jacket. I recently bought a bag of mixed metallic zippers on sale and some of them were really short. I was wondering what I could possibly use the super short pink split zipper for - well, who knew it was perfect for doll wear!
Have a nice weekend!
Joži (Giuseppina) dobi novo garderobo - malo improvizacije, nekaj krojev, najdenih na internetu (punčka je velika 27 cm, zato sem rokavce šivala na roko), pomaga tudi, če publika ni preveč zahtevna, pa kar gre. Lažje kot šivati za suhljato barbiko... Zaenkrat sem scoprala večerno oblekico, dve spomladanski, eno "za v šolo" iz tanke volnene tkanine in jaknico, za katero sem uporabila kratko deljeno zadrgo (ta se je slučajno znašla v vreči ostankov na razprodaji zadrg). Lep vikend vsem!


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Eschatology is the area of theology that deals with death, judgement and the final destination of human souls. An overview of the Catholic understanding of death is that when a person dies they face a particular judgement. Upon death, a person is judged for heaven; either through purification (Purgatory) or immediately, or to eternal damnation.
I am finding that the modern world seems to have lost its bearings when it comes to "The Last Things." The existence of hell is often denied and dismissed, purgatory is entirely forgotten, and we assume that everyone is destined for heaven. We have removed sin from the equation when it comes to death because it is uncomfortable, and often unsettling. If we face our sin it requires self-examination and contrition. It asks us to make an active choice to turn away from sin and toward God. And conversion is hard.
The Catholic Church, understanding the importance of "The Last Things," set a place for them liturgically in what we now know as Halloween, All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day. All Saints and All Souls are the official days the Church celebrates and remembers those who have died in a state of grace and are headed toward Heaven, either immediately or first via Purgatory. Halloween is an unofficial day to remember the souls who have died and are not bound for Heaven, but are instead damned. It also serves as a much-needed reminder for us that hell is real.
Fans of The Usual Suspects will have heard this quote: "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist." I think this rings true for a lot of our society. By and large, our culture has accepted that the Devil isn't real and, more importantly, neither is hell. When we lack a healthy fear of hell, we allow sin to seep into our psyche and it becomes something to be embraced.
The secular world glorifies evil and entertains it without the necessary fear and turning away. Perhaps more tragic is the Christian counter-reaction to simply ignore the existence of evil. The danger of a world that glorifies evil is mostly apparent. But the subtle dangers of a world that denies that evil exists might be more detrimental to our souls. In denying evil we have lost sight of what it is we are battling.
Some of this plays out in the treatment of Halloween in the culture. Halloween has become a holiday to embrace the dark and the evil and the occult, or more and more to make evil sexually appealing. And, the Christian counter-response is to shun Halloween altogether.
Both extremes miss the mark.
It is important to face our mortality, to be confronted with the consequences of unrepentant sin. I think it is good to be afraid, to have a healthy fear of eternal damnation. It is important to recognize the ugliness of evil, especially from a young age. It is good to see what evil looks like and to know all the more that evil has already been conquered in Christ. Halloween as a popular devotion is the perfect visual way to introduce our children to these concepts. Fight the loss of eschatology by letting kids get a little scared at the thought of evil and hell, by showing them it is real, but that in Christ we have the great hope of All Saint's and All Souls instead.
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La Grange Park shelter celebrates 20 years of aiding animals
LA GRANGE PARK – La Grange Park native Chrissy Braun has known since she was in high school that she wanted to become a veterinarian and practice at CatNap from the Heart, the local nonprofit animal shelter where she began volunteering at age 15.
In June, Braun's dream came true when she was hired to be the first full-time veterinarian at the shelter's new low-cost spay/neuter clinic. The shelter specializes in the adoption of cats, birds and other small mammals.
"I love that I can make a difference every day and have a positive impact on animals and people," she said. "Working here, I get to help the neediest animals and take in strays that wouldn't have anywhere else to go. I've known for quite a while that I wanted to be a practicing vet here to help homeless animals in my community."


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Ugly Christmas OnesiesKeep yourself warm this Christmas when you wear one of these ugly Christmas onesie suits during the holiday season. There's little difference in the feeling between an ugly Christmas jumpsuit, an ugly Christmas onesie, and an ugly Christmas unionsuit. In wearing one of these Christmas onesies you'll be certain that you'll always be warm and comfortable. Just be sure to get the hole open in time so that when you have to use the bathroom you don't wet yourself.
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Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England
ABC-CLIO, 2007 - History - 459 pages
Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England is the first first comprehensive reference devoted exclusively to the contributions of women to European culture in the period between 1350 and 1700. Focusing principally on early modern women in England, France, and Italy, it offers over 135 biographies of the extraordinary women of those times.
Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance provides vivid portraits of well known women such as Catherine of Siena, Joan of Arc, Mary Queen of Scots, and Christine de Pizan. Also included are less familiar but equally important women like Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate; the renowned Renaissance painter Artemisia Gentileschi; and the acclaimed author of medical textbooks and midwife to a French queen, Louise Boursier. Based on the latest research and enhanced with thematic essays, this groundbreaking work casts our understanding of women's lives and roles in Renaissance history and culture in a provocative new light.


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- Avaliado em 2 de 5Worked great and has a lot of features. However I found it very clunky (especially on mobile) and more trouble then it was worth. Lock wise, (Firefox's built-in password manager) is way more user friendly while offering the same password encryption.
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Debt and Bankruptcy Can Affect All Ages
Here at Steidl & Steinberg, there's been a rise in the number of clients who are over 50 years old.
01.09.2015 | by Chris Frye
Will Bankruptcy Affect My Retirement Money?
Before changes were made to the bankruptcy laws on October 17, 2005, there were rumors abound that it would become very difficult for an average person to file for bankruptcy. Did that happen? No. Were some laws introduced that were unfriendly to the consumer? Yes. Overall though, the hysteria caused by the law change was massively overblown. The average person can still file for bankruptcy and get a tremendous amount of protection from creditors. In fact, one of the major changes to the bankruptcy laws was extremely consumer friendly. That change had to do with retirement accounts.


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Photograph of Abner Rayburn
Description: Photograph of Abner Love Rayburn, Sam Rayburn's youngest sibling. Abner was born in Texas in 1891. He died in 1914. Sam Rayburn was grooming his brother Abner to become his secretary in Washington. Abner died of typhoid fever before this could happen. Abner is shown in this head and shoulders photo wearing a dark suit with bow tie and a white collared shirt. A formal, studio portrait, the photo is oval shaped and mounted to a cardboard backing with the studio name in the lower right corner, "THE ELLIOTS AUSTIN, TEX."
Date: 1887/1914
Partner: Sam Rayburn House Museum


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Publié dans European Heart journal 2018 Jan; 254:36-42
Auteurs : Zeitouni M, Silvain J, Guedeney P, Kerneis M, Yan Y, Overtchouk P, Barthelemy O, Hauguel-Moreau M, Choussat R, Helft G, Le Feuvre C, Collet JP, Montalescot G
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Background and aim :
To assess the incidence, risk factors and prognosis of periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI) and myocardial injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods :
We included all consecutive patients who underwent elective PCI with a negative troponin level at admission from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015. The primary endpoint was defined as the composite of periprocedural MI (Type 4a MI), stent thrombosis (Type 4b MI), and myocardial injury according to the Third universal definition of MI. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of periprocedural MI and myocardial injury and its relation to 30-day and 1-year clinical outcome.
Results :
Of the 1390 elective PCI patients, the primary endpoint occurred in 28.7% of patients, including 7.0% of Type 4a MI, 0.14% of Type 4b MI, and 21.6% of myocardial injury. Independent risk factors for the occurrence of the primary endpoint were left main PCI, total stent length >30 mm, multiple stenting, chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min) and age >75 years. At 30 days, patients with periprocedural MI and myocardial injury had a higher rate of cardiovascular events [5.5% vs. 1.2%, adjusted hazard ratio (adjHR) = 3.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9-6.9; P < 0.001] mainly driven by ischaemic events (3.2% vs. 0.6%, HR 5.9, 95% CI 2.9-20; P < 0.0001). At 1-year, the risk of ischemic events remained higher in the periprocedural MI and myocardial injury group (adjHR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.6; P = 0.004).
Conclusion :
Periprocedural MI and injury are frequent complications of elective PCI associated with an increased rate of cardiovascular events at 30 days and 1 year.


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At a time, when the Central and State governments are cold-shouldering public interest in history, ignoring their museums and allocating paltry funds for protecting the precious collections in them, Bihar has taken up an ambitious and well thought-out project to rejuvenate and rebuild its crown jewel — the Patna Museum.
Acting quietly, the State government conducted an international competition that brought in the best talent from around the world — including the architects involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center — to design a Rs. 400-crore new museum in Patna. Maki and Associates, a Tokyo-based architecture firm, and its Indian partner Opolis have been chosen.
The 2,000-year-old Didarganj Yakshi, one of the most popular and iconic sculptures in India, would remain the star exhibit in the new museum, but with a difference. The Yakshi will receive the well-designed display it deserves. Along with it, the Lohanipur Tirthankara — the earliest extant example of Jaina art — Buddhist bronzes from Nalanda, terracottas from Bodh Gaya, the Mauryan lion head and other precious artefacts would also move to the much-improved museum, which will be completed in 2015.
The most impressive feature so far is the approach adopted by the Bihar government. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar neither waited for assistance from the Union Ministry of Culture, which is still sleeping on the year-old B.N. Goswamy Committee's report on modernising Indian museums, nor did he look to cultural tsars from Delhi for directions.
Last year, after deciding to build a new museum, the State appointed Lord Cultural Resources, a Canadian museum planning consultant, to advise it. Subsequently, a two-stage international competition was announced, and a seven-member jury, including Martin Roth, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, was constituted. Of the 26 entries received in the first stage, five renowned design firms were short-listed. These included Snøhetta and Studio Daniel Libeskind, the two design firms involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center in New York.
"We have worked in 50 countries and have been museum consultants for more than three decades. Working in Bihar has been a very positive experience. The State government has pioneered a process that is professional and refreshing," said Batul Raaj Mehta, senior consultant and India head of Lord Cultural Resources. "In Bihar, as master planners, we have advised the government on the conceptualisation of the museum, evolved a business plan, and worked on financial and human resource deployment. This comprehensive planning will lead to a museum of international standards that will be relevant to Bihar," she added.
Of the nearly 1,000 museums in the country, 90 per cent are state-run. The visitor experience in these old museums, including the prestigious National Museum in Delhi, has been poor, and the practices they adopted are way below global standards.
In this context, the Patna project, along with another proposed museum, the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA), has created great excitement and hope among heritage lovers. These two proposed museums are expected to set new benchmarks in museum experience in the country and turn around government apathy to cultural facilities.
The KMOMA will be built at a cost of Rs. 410 crore, and is designed by Herzog & de Meuron, an international architecture firm known for its designs for the Tate Modern, London, and the National Stadium, Beijing.
What makes Bihar stand out is that while the KMOMA is a tripartite venture among the government of West Bengal, the government of India and the private sector, the new Patna Museum is an entirely State initiative. It has also moved at a professional pace, while the KMOMA has been in the making for four years.
The only aberration has been that the Bihar government has overruled the design jury's recommendation to award the project to the U.K.-based design firm, Foster and Partners.
"While all the five designs were equally competitive, we [the State government] had to give due weight to financial considerations after the presentations and the jury selection," explained Anjani Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary (Art & Culture), and Nodal Officer, Bihar International Museum.
Government sources told The Hindu that of the two finally short-listed firms, one had quoted 30 per cent of the building cost in consultation fee and the other charged only half of it. The government, it appears, chose the one that was competitively priced.
(With inputs from Shoumojit Banerjee in Patna)


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My favorite knit pattern so far is this little infant hoodie. It is the perfect little sweater to dress up your newborn or young infant underneath their blanket for a quick outing. It also makes the plainest sleepers look dressed up!
It knits up so quickly, and believe it or not, is pretty simple too!
The entire sweater, except for the hood, is knit as one piece, the seams under the arms are sewn up, and then the hood is knit separately and attached.
Now - I didn't actually knit the sweater in the photograph. My grandmother knit it for my newest addition. All of the baby sweaters I have knit, I have given away.
Pictured below is the sweater I am currently working on, which will end up fitting a young toddler.
I have the pattern and can e-mail it via .pdf file if interested.
Check out As a Bee for other knit projects and/or Christmas recipes!


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I am so excited to go to China!
it's only 3 days to China and I can't wait.
Iam looking forward to going to the circus and going shopping.
i wish everyone the best
Today the team visited Tongli River town on the way out of Suzhou.
They visited the ancient gardens, rode the canals in a gondola (Suzhou is know as the Venice of the East) and then sat down for lunch in a tea house at the end of town. As per usual the food was incredible.
The circus was the highlight of our last night in China and is sure to be a talking point for days to come.
Today we tour Shanghai, pick up some last minute shopping and catch the Maglev to the airport, again another highlight of the trip as it travels at a speed of 400k.
Check out the pictures of our Thursday on this blog.
Tuesday the team attended Xingchen Gardens where they were reunited with Kevin, Jenny and Jason and their teacher Julia who attended Huntly 3years ago.
Xingchen Gardens is a school of 1800 students and has classes from Prep-Year 6. It is an extremely popular school in Suzhou and has a waiting list of students who wish to attend. Classroom house 50 students in classrooms not much bigger then those at Huntly the school site is slightly smaller than Huntly and the buildings are 5 storys high with Prep classes on the bottom floor and Year 5/6 on the top. No lifts in sight the stairs are the only option.
Today's pictures and movie show the team engaged in lessons at Xingchen. They were also given a tour of the school and you can see classes dumplings, these were eaten at our break time with all agreeing they were delicious.
At recess the team engaged in a friendly soccer match with the students of Xingchen. Jack and Boden held the Australian backline together roved the field picking up kicks at will. The game ended in a nil all draw and was throughly enjoyed by all concerned.
On Thursday we head back to Shanghai stopping off at Tongli Town along the way.
Check out the photos and movie of our day at Xinchen Gardens on this blog.
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Today we spent the morning at Xingwan School and what an exciting experience it was for the Team China kids. We toured the school which houses 3500 students in four buildings of five stories.
The kids learnt to dance and experienced a classroom concert. They had the opportunity to join in recess with the students from Xingwan.
They were then treated to a huge banquet in Principal Hongs' Dining Room.
Jack Wilson has had two banquets with Kevin's family over the past couple of evenings. Kevin stayed with the Wilson family two years ago. This was a great experience for Jack and shows how much the families of Suzhou value our Chinese Exchange program.
Tomorrow we are off to Xinggchen Garden School.
After a hectic weekend in Shanghai Stephanie, Skye, Reese Jack and Boden are heading off to Suzhou today.
So far they have mastered the MET subway and can find their way around Shanghai as good as any local.
The Yu gardens were a big hit as was the Jinguang buddist temple.
Jack says he's enjoying every moment.
Standing on the glass floor at the Pearl Tower 351 metres above the ground was a heart stopping event for some.
The virtual reality roller coaster was a white knuckle ride.
All five have learnt to bargin hard at the market.
Steph is looking forward to pretty much everything today, as we wait for our bus to Suzhou.
Everyone else is looking forward to the Suzhou experience.


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By Rich Holm, Fayette County Union
Twenty-four miles from West Union is the largest coldwater spring in Iowa. The Big Spring Watershed is one of the most well-known and studied sites in the nation in a limestone-dominated landscape.
Flows from the spring usually range from 20,000-30,000 gallons per minute but can exceed 150,000 GPM after a heavy rainfall.
Scientists marvel at this geology in northeast Iowa, but sportsmen from all over the state have only one thing in mind when they come here – trout!… Read more ›


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macOS' Reminders app can be used for more than just typing out your own reminders; you can also use it to remind you to read or reply to specific emails at a specific time or date.
In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how you can use the Reminders app on your Mac to remind yourself about specific emails you receive in the Mail app.
Creating a reminder from the Mail app on your Mac
So you've just received an important email, but you're way to busy with work to answer it right at this moment in time and you really don't want to forget to read or answer the email later. What do you do?
Well, you could create an email-based reminder on your Mac. Not only is this solution going to be simple to carry out, but it'll also make sure you are reminded about the email at a very specific time or date. With that in mind, you'll have no excuse to miss the email.
To set a reminder-based email on your Mac, you need to follow these simple steps:
1) Launch the Mail app on your Mac and select an email you wish to be reminded about later.
2) Launch the Reminders app on your Mac, then click on the email from the Mail app's sidebar and drag it over to the blank space in your Reminders app.
Note: The email is added to the Reminders app with a "Show in Mail…" link that launches the email in the Mail app, as shown above.
3) Hover your mouse over the email reminder and an i button will appear. Click on it, and you'll get options for scheduling the reminder for your convenience.
Note: You can schedule email reminders for specific dates or times, or even for when you arrive at a specific location. Moreover, you can adjust the repeat rate, the priority of the reminder, and edit the note you want to see in the reminder.
4) When you're happy with the settings, click on the Done button to save your reminder.
Congratulations! You've just set an email-based reminder on your Mac and will be reminded at your designated date or time.
Now what?
Now that you've set an email reminder, you can go about your busy day. When the time comes for you to be reminded of the email, you'll get a banner notification on your Mac like the one below:
You can click on the body of the notification banner to launch the email in your Mail app and read or reply to it. If you've already taken care of it, then you can answer the notification by clicking on the Complete button to dismiss it and mark it as done, or you can click on the Later button if you feel like procrastinating and dealing with the Reminder a little bit later.
The Later option will let you choose to be re-reminded of the reminder after any of the following delays:
- 5 minutes from the time of the reminder
- 1 hour from the time of the reminder
- The next day from the time of the reminder
- Ignore the reminder
Uses for this feature
The ability to be reminded of emails comes in handy in a myriad of different scenarios. Among those are:
Answering your boss:
- If you work in an office setting and you're too busy to get back to your boss at this very moment in time, you can remind yourself to get back to the email right after you finish the task at hand so you're not too late in answering and so you don't forget.
Answering your teacher/professor:
- If you're in the middle of work, or are busy studying, you could use this feature to remind yourself to answer an email from your teacher or professor after you're finished.
Answering emails when you get to work:
- If you've set your Mac to remind you to answer the email when you get to work, you'll get a notification as soon as you open your Mac up at the workplace. This makes it so you don't have to worry about them at home, and lets you get back to them where they matter.
Of course, we're sure your creative minds could come up with all kinds of other scenarios where this feature would be useful; these are just some of them I could think up off the top of my head.
Wrapping up
The ability to set reminders for emails on your Mac is very useful, and lets you remind yourself to get back to people when it's convenient for you without forgetting.
Will you be using the email reminder feature on your Mac? Do you already? Share how and why in the comments!


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Our new report reveals that at least 104 food, food packaging and agricultural products containing nano-ingredients are now on sale internationally. These include diet replacement milkshakes, cooking oil, tea and fortified fruit juice; food additives sold for use in processed meats, soft drinks, bakery and dairy products; long-life and antibacterial food packaging; and antibacterial kitchenware.
Nano agriculture to further concentrate corporate control of food?
Australian academics have published a wide-ranging analysis (download paper below) of nanotechnology's likely transformation of food and agricultural systems. Dr Gyorgy Scrinis and Dr Kristen Lyons write: "Nanotechnology is attracting large-scale investment from global food corporations, is backed by academic science, and has captured financial and ideological support from many governments around the world … This industrial and scientific collaboration strategically place the corporate sector to shape the research trajectory and commercial applications of nanotechnology, and the future of agri-food systems".
Have your say! NSW holds nano inquiry
Concerned about nano? Have your say! The NSW Parliament is now holding a public inquiry into nanotechnology. This is one of the first opportunities members of the public and civil society groups have been given to make comment on Australia's handling of nano issues. The deadline for submissions is Friday 28 March. Click here for information about the terms of reference and how to make your submission.


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The Secretary-General is concerned about reports of clashes in Bahrain between security forces and demonstrators over the past few days. He calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and expects the Bahraini authorities to act in accordance with their international human rights obligations.
The Secretary-General strongly believes that a genuine, all-inclusive and meaningful dialogue that meets the legitimate aspirations of all Bahrainis is the way to promote peace and stability in the country.
The Secretary-General reiterates his call on the Bahraini authorities to do everything possible to expedite the implementation of the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry, especially its provisions aimed at effective confidence-building measures.