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Video game giant Nintendo has announced that it has sold some 30 million Wii consoles in the United States alone. Nintendo launched the Wii console in November 2006, and it achieved sales of 30 million units in 45 months. In comparison, the Sony PlayStation 2—still available, and still the top-selling console of all time—took about 60 months to sell 30 million units in the United States.
The sales achievement helps cement the Wii's position as the fastest-selling console in video gaming history; however, industry watchers wonder just how much higher that figure will go, as Wii console sales have slumped significantly in 2010 while Sony's PlayStation 3—introduced at the same time as the Wii—is seeing a strong surge of sales.
"This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others—all at a value-minded price," said Nintendo of America's VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway, in a statement.
Price—along with the Wii's unique motion-sensing controller—were key differentiating factors in the initial success of the Wii: where competing systems from Microsoft and Sony were ranging as high as $600, the Nintendo Wii came in at a more consumer-friendly $250. And consumers responded: for the first full two years of the Wii's availability it was difficult to find a retailer with a Wii on the shelves.
NIntendo is promising to keep the Wii's momentum going with a flurry of new game titles scheduled for this fall, including installments in the Metroid, Donkey Kong, and Pokemon franchises as well as NBA Jam from EA Sports, GoldenEye 007 from Activision, and a section of titles from Ubisoft, Sega, and Disney.
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The 9/11 Commission Staff Report on Terrorist Travel
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship and US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security.
"Chairman Cornyn, Ranking Member Kennedy, Chariman Kyl, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the respective Committees, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you regarding the 9/11 Commission Staff Report entitled "9/11 and Terrorist Travel."
I understand that the purpose of today's hearing is to elicit testimony and debate on two issues highlighted in the Staff Report: (1) the training of immigration officers in terrorist travel indicators, and (2) the policy of not tailoring authorized admission periods to individuals entering on visitor visas. Because I have been out of government since 2000, I am not able to provide testimony on current training policies and practices. So I will focus primarily on the issue of visitor visa admission periods. [...]"


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In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Chicago, Christine Goerke performs as Elektra, during the first act of a dress rehearsal of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of "Elektra." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
CHICAGO (AP) — "There will be blood!" insist the ads for Lyric Opera's production of "Elektra," — and indeed there is, cascading down the steps of Agamemnon's palace near the end of Richard Strauss' one-act opera.
Enough blood, in David McVicar's new production that opened the season Saturday night, for soprano Christine Goerke to cap her heroic performance in the title role by smearing it over her hands and face in exultation: Her brother, Orest, has just avenged their father's murder by killing their mother, Klytaemnestra and her lover, Aegisth.
Goerke is making her Lyric debut in a part that has few equals for difficulty in the dramatic soprano repertory. Elektra is onstage virtually throughout the hour-and-45-minute work, and much of the time Strauss requires her to sing out at full volume over almost impossibly dense orchestration.
She meets the challenge fearlessly. Unlike many Elektras, Goerke has a voice that's warm and rich in vibrato rather than diamond-bright. Her low notes in particular have a lovely, velvety texture. As she rises through the scale, she occasionally wavers slightly in pitch, but her high notes ring out true and confident.
More than when she first performed the role in Madrid a year ago, Goerke inhabits the different aspects of the character persuasively: part wounded creature, slapping her own head repeatedly in despair; part conniving schemer, cozying up to her mother only to unleash her scorn and fury; part loving sister, tenderly cradling her long-lost brother's head in her lap.
But despite its virtuosic demands, "Elektra" is far from a one-woman show. Lyric has assembled a fine supporting cast, led by the chilling Klytaemnestra of mezzo-soprano Jill Grove. Bald-headed and costumed grotesquely with heavily bejeweled bosom and pleated gold skirt, Grove makes her character seem to reek of moral decay as she recounts her unrelenting nightmares. She brings prodigious power to her disconnected utterances — set to some of Strauss' most daringly dissonant music — and her very lowest notes in particular are crushing in their brutal force.
As Elektra's well-meaning but weak-willed sister Chrysothemis, soprano Emily Magee sings with appealing luster. Her duet of rejoicing with her sister — one of the few times Strauss joins two voices in harmony in the opera — is a musical high point. Baritone Alan Held makes an unusually haunted figure as Orest, and tenor Roger Honeywell is an effective Aegisth, staggering drunkenly through his brief scene.
Much of the musical strength of the evening comes from the orchestra, which plays with tremendous precision and power. Andrew Davis, the Lyric's music director, shapes a finely nuanced reading of the fierce score that highlights its more introspective passages to an unusual extent.
As for McVicar's production, call it serviceable, faithful to Hugo von Hofmannsthal's libretto in most respects if not particularly imaginative. The set by John Macfarlane, who also designed the costumes, places the palace entrance at the far left, with steps running up to a sliding gate. The whole building leans forward perilously, as if about to topple over, and crumbled stones are scattered at the foot of the walls. In the middle is a large pit, where Elektra has hidden the ax used to murder her father. At far right stand two upright concrete walls, suggesting a gateway to an outside world less decadent than the one in front of us.
The costumes for Elektra and the other sympathetic characters are drab gray and yellow, in contrast to the garish outfits for Klytaemnestra and her retinue. McVicar has included among her followers a kind of court jester in a non-singing role who mocks Elektra and bounces around with maniacal glee.
Other than the river of blood, it makes for a visually subdued evening. But perhaps that's as it should be: The fireworks are in the music.


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This photo shows an old, way-old flyer for the Raingo Stay dry rain shield system. I've googled and can't find this system, but it could inspire some SUB riders to develop their own. As much as I love Bettie, she's a cold ride, on a cold day. It's sitting upright, high on the bike, with your face in the wind and rain.
I also like the Jetsons aesthetic of the stay dry rain shield. Also, noting how it'd really pick up a tailwind and conversely a head wind.


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The Daily Show
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Pentagon's official ban on women in combat
, with host Jon Stewart highlighting military codes. On NBC, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno made jokes about the Sunday night 60 Minutes
joint interview with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
. Stephen Colbert lamented the
end of the Rapiscan contract with TSA
. Jimmy Kimmel lauded the United States Postal Service's prices, even if the price of the stamp is increasing.
Fast forward to 3:20 to see Jimmy Fallon and Brian Williams slow jam the fiscal cliff with the Roots.
Play of the Day: Women in combat, body scanners and 60 Minutes
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Actor Josh Epstein said that he tries to bring as much depth to his musical roles as he does to his Shakespearean roles.
Epstein, 31, is currently performing at the Stratford Festival in Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, as Quintus, and in The Grapes of Wrath, as part of the ensemble cast.
He said one of the advantages of performing at Stratford is having access to expert coaches, including vocal and movement coaches. He also enjoyed the longer-than-usual rehearsal process, which he said allowed him to step away from the material and get an in-depth understanding of Quintus.
"I also love being part of great theatre companies," Epstein said. "At the Stratford Festival, I get to be in a company with some of the greatest actors in the country."
The Vancouver native began acting at eight years old in a production of Peter Pan. He said that he remembers getting in trouble for showing up in the wrong costume and fooling around backstage, which he joked wasn't that different from now.
"It was a more innocent time. I was just showing up and enjoying myself," Epstein said. "It's all about getting back to that."
Some of Epstein's recent roles include Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors and Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which he said is his favourite performance because it was physical, comedic and dramatic, a combination of everything he could do.
Epstein likes to take on different roles so that people don't always see him as good at only one thing. "People want to take something you do really well and keep you in that role," he said, "I always want to take it to the next level, and with every show and every part I play, I probably work harder."
After high school, Epstein pursued another passion by getting his bachelor of commerce from the University of British Columbia in 2001. He has also written plays, and in 2009, he started a production company called Motion 58 Entertainment. He said that writing and producing has become just as important to him as performing.
"I get a thrill out of using both sides of my brain again," he said. "It's added so much more to this profession."
The production company was awarded the National Screen Institute's Drama Prize for 2010 for the short film Wait for Rain, which will have its world première at a film festival later this year. A feature film is in development with Chorus Entertainment. Epstein is also developing a TV series with Andrew Woodward and Josh Ramsay of the rock band Mariana's Trench.
He has won several awards, including the 2009 Ovation Award for lead actor for playing Leo in The Producers. He was also nominated for Vancouver Jessie Awards for his roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Much Ado About Nothing and Alice: A Wonderland.
In 2010, Epstein was featured as a singer at the Winter Olympics, which he said he knew he wanted to be a part of because it was in his hometown. "We entertained throngs of people and it was the best two weeks of my life," he said.
Epstein wants to continue acting and taking on bigger roles, as well as develop his production company further. He said he'd love to play the lead in Parade, and he's always wanted to be Hamlet. He's currently working on a Hamlet monologue, and he said he keeps imagining himself playing the role.
"I love playing stuff that's not typical for me," Epstein said. "I wouldn't be the first considered for it, so I'd make a different kind of Hamlet."
He has been in many musical productions. He said that he loves music and listens to music throughout the day, but approaches musicals from an acting perspective.
He added that no matter what kind of show he's doing, he always gets a little nervous at some point. "I could be feeling fine all day, but the second I walk on stage I get a bit of butterflies," he said.
"If I didn't get nervous, I wouldn't be living life to the fullest because emotions, whether they're good or bad, are what we live off of."
Epstein said that people starting their careers shouldn't be afraid of new challenges. "You need to find your own path," he said. "Don't be afraid of what you're good at, but also don't be afraid to challenge yourself at what you're not good at."
He said his family has been very supportive of his career. They come to all his shows, and he added that his sister's first question to him is always whether he has the lead role. He said that his father, who died two years ago, is his biggest inspiration.
"I feel like he's with me every time I go onstage," Epstein said.
For more information about Epstein, go to www.joshepsteinonline.com.


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Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Imperfect Plan
I don't doubt for one minute the Conservatives aren't prepared for an election. I also don't doubt that through this entire budget lead up, many Conservatives have concluded if the opposition pressed, they wouldn't hesitate to go to the people. However, that stance is far different from this idea that the Conservatives have actually goaded the opposition into an election. Apparently, the Conservatives have always wanted an election, itched for it, but wanted to appear kicking and dragging, wanted to let the opposition own the call, while quietly high fiving each other at their strategic brilliance. Oh bullocks, use your eyes and ears, not you imagination, again sometimes things are actually as they appear, as hard as that may be to believe.
When I saw Flaherty on television, I saw GENUINE disappointment that the NDP was so quick to reject the budget. When I saw Tim Powers on television a day or two prior, I saw GENUINE disappointment that the NDP were poised to reject the budget. As a matter of fact, I can't think of one Conservative I've seen that has come close to articulating any GENUINE desire to go the polls- not fearing an election by any means, but also not particularly enthusiastic. In fact, the body language has been clear, this is not a Conservative strategy that unwittingly trapped the opposition. People are free to articulate whatever they want, but I would submit the normally absent BRAVADO coming from Conservatives (as we've seen in the past, every single time an election has been threatened by the way) is more telling that bastardized theories, that rely on suspicions, rather than the on the record materials at hand.
If this was some master plan, I think we all need to reaccess the supposed strategic prowess of this PMO. Afterall, does anyone actually believe there is one Conservative in Ottawa, who would PREFER the opportunity to head to the polls with scandal and negativity story lines swirling all over? Can anyone point to a single time when so many unflattering issues broke in such a short time frame? And YET, we are supposed to believe the PMO plowed ahead with their plan, while the hapless opposition did nothing but accomodate. I fail to see how a PMO that prides itself on controlling the message thinks the current state is optimal. Rather, I see more resignation than GENUINE want. A majority is a reach a this stage, high water polling touches the holy grail, but the medium makes it look improbable. SO, when a government says it would rather continuing governing than have an election, maybe we can dispense with the over analyzing, sympathetic spin and just take it all at face value.
22 comments:
- Jerry Prager said...
Harper is a much overrated strategist, other than the plan to transfer wealth to the overwhelmingly conservative owned media to keep them from going bankrupt and to keep them performing endless spin cycle duties about what a strategic, moderate guy is... That was a good idea, it didn't cost the Party anything, and none of their supporters care whether it cost taxpayers about 400 million... but then again, that may have been Finlay's idea.
- 1:03 PM, March 24, 2011
- The Rational Number said...
I sincerely can't understand why Harper doesn't ask for dissolution or prorogue or something to run away before the contempt vote tomorrow. Sure, its obvious he'd pay a price for running away again, but he's going to pay a price anyway. I'm also certain there a way to spin a runaway to the CPC base.
I'm starting to fret, and get very nervous that he really has something up his sleeve. The contempt motion really is proceeding too smoothly. Something else is up.
- 1:14 PM, March 24, 2011
- Steve V said...
I think he should go to GG as well, but he is on record saying he won't and they've spent two months arguing against an election. Plus, they get to run ads outside of the writ for a few more days, and that is a huge consideration from their side.
- 1:18 PM, March 24, 2011
- Tof KW said...
To any of the braindead who still think of Harper as some sort of master political tactician, I have but one word...
If that's not enough the November'08 economic package that almost cost him government is another example.
Or how about not winning a majority when he had the wind at his back in '08?
Plenty of other more minor stupid maneuvers he's made from the census to the G20 location shows Harper can fuck-up as good as the next guy. He's just good at threatening, smearing, creating strawman arguments, and playing the victim card (as in the Conservatives are always victims) enough to distract the media from reporting the truth.
Kasparov of politics? He still can't figure out the L-pattern those horsey-things follow.
- 1:22 PM, March 24, 2011
- kirbycairo said...
I suspect that if the contempt charge had not been in the offing, the Cons would have gotten one of the opposition parties to pass the budget. But they knew that it was impractical for them to vote of the budget and then vote to find the Government in contempt. That is why they were so quick to reject the budget, they knew that they couldn't vote for it even if they wanted to.
- 1:22 PM, March 24, 2011
- Steve V said...
"I suspect that if the contempt charge had not been in the offing, the Cons would have gotten one of the opposition parties to pass the budget."
I agree with that. Since this dance started things have changed dramatically, we've had a series of ethical questions which changed the math. Had it just been ho hum Ottawa, I suspect the budget might have passed, NDP was clearly willing. All these scandals swirling about though, just make this "spider to the fly" nonsense from columnists all the more unbelievable.
- 1:27 PM, March 24, 2011
- Tof KW said...
TRN & Steve, I think that the Harperbots really believe they can just tell the public that the contempt charges are just a slap on the wrist imposed on them by a star chamber.
With no other government ever being found in contempt in any Westminster-style Parliament... Harper may very well be right.
They'll probably use the public's ignorance in this matter just like the 'illegal coalition' strategy.
That's why they don't seem to care.
- 1:35 PM, March 24, 2011
- Steve V said...
I don't think any of this issues resonate on their own, this Carson the latest example IMHO. What doesn resonate is the collage, the laundry list when heard, makes me people take pause. It's death by a thousand cuts now. As for the contempt, I don't think the Conservatives are happy at all that we begin the campaign with this discussion at hand, regardless whether it lasts.
- 1:44 PM, March 24, 2011
- Jerry Prager said...
Prorogation is the perfect example of my theses: the conservative conglomerate media spin-cycle machine told everyone to go to sleep but then a Facebook Group came along with 255,000 plus members at its peak and I know because I watched the numbers climb from 40,000 when I joined and watched them peak at 255 thousand and a few, and I also remember Harper coming back, and I remember his great strategy then. "Let's trap the Liberals by making them vote against taking the March Break off to 'make up for lost time.'" Some trap, it was like stepping around shit on a sidewalk, and, we got Harper himself to say the words "We have to make up for LOST TIME." Harper is afraid of the people, that's why he doesn't want an election: the majority of us have voted against him three times in a row, and the coalitions of FB friends and neighbours and splinter groups that went to ground after CAPP won its victory, on top of all those who were politicized by the G20 police state actions that start and finish with Harper, are going to blow the Tories out of the Twitterverse; we will flash rally Harper everywhere he goes, every riding he shows up in. We have grown in numbers and we are the counterspin. The National Post won't even accept comments anymore because they know we can move scores of people to counter everything in the article. One the pages still open for comment, "we will own the comments, and disown the odium." This is our election,the majority of voters who support liberal democracy. and those parties who understand that and act accordingly, need do nothing more than give us the writ, give us a reason to vote for you. We are the Ents of the destroyed forests of democracy, we are the spirits of the Cyberwoods, and we want Sauruman Harper and his Wormtongue companions, so don't fuck with us and the parties that fight our cause will survive, and those that don't won't.
- 1:46 PM, March 24, 2011
- Kirk said...
Whether the Conservatives wanted an election or not, they are well positioned for one. And I'm looking at the polls here not what we hope will occur during the election.
How well the Liberals run their campaign and how much the media protects Harper will be the two big opposing factors that will play out over the next 6 weeks.
If the "in-and-Out" scandal continues to be ignored or downplayed by the media while that same media takes every opportunity to question/attack Ignatieff and, as normal, allows Harper to hide behind his veil like he's down for the last 5 years then it will take a hell of a campaign by the Liberals to obtain any gains.
I bet there will be more "coalition" talk in the media than "In-and-Out" talk.
Meanwhile, Harper will look boring and stable and people will think, "good, we can elect Harper and go back to sleep".
- 2:03 PM, March 24, 2011
- A Eliz. said...
I think I read that the Bloc and the Liberals won't have time..the Bloc with a motion, and the Liberals with their contempt bit on Friday..its all over today!
- 2:04 PM, March 24, 2011
- Steve V said...
I have never disputed that the Cons are well positioned, only their cadence suggested they didn't want one now.
- 2:53 PM, March 24, 2011
- Sean Cummings said...
>>If this was some master plan, I think we all need to reassess the supposed strategic prowess of this PMO.<<
I think it's less of Stephen Harper's supposed Rommel-like tactical brilliance and more of a case of how our national media's inability to figure the guy out.
- 4:20 PM, March 24, 2011
- The Mound of Sound said...
Harper isn't good but he is diabolically shrewd.
Turning the 2008 poll into a referendum on Dion was brilliant. Harper had the summer for the public to forget the scandals of the past winter and spring and he didn't even have to campaign on any platform.
This is Ignatieff's chance to prove he's not John Kerry. I had the chance in 74 to cover part of Trudeau's campaign. That was the gold standard for political combat. Trudeau would absolutely shred a guy like Harper. No, I'm sorry, he'd eviscerate him first, then shred the remnants.
It takes passion to fight a guy like Harper. You have to wear your heart on your sleeve. You have to relentlessly attack Harper as a secretive, manipulative, undemocratic bully boy. You have to make enough Canadians revile that prick to throw him out.
Any opposition that can't make an election a referendum on the guy in power is not going to win. To go all lame-assed and drone on about "the economy" is loser talk.
I'd love to see Louise Arbour have a shot at taking Harper to pieces.
- 4:21 PM, March 24, 2011
- ottlib said...
Yep, I am certain the Conservative brain trust, when planning on how to begin the next election campaign, decided on letting the Opposition define the Conservatives as in contempt of Parliament.
Sounds like a winning strategy to me.
This is why political journalists should stick with reporting the facts instead of trying to be political strategist. They such at it.
- 5:48 PM, March 24, 2011
- The Rational Number said...
Well, I think I found my answer in the new Ipsos poll. Hopefully the CPC have peaked early with nowhere to go but down. But this is just wishful thinking. The poll number won't change unless the public is engaged with Iggy, health care and fighters. Democratic issues work on me, but not on my friends without political ears.
- 6:37 PM, March 24, 2011
- Rotterdam said...
Now that Ignatieff is on fire, will he go barbeque Harper, or himself back to Boston....I think Bob Rae lit the match and wants Iggy's exit hastened...stay tuned.
- 8:32 PM, March 24, 2011
- Gene Rayburn said...
I think Rotterdam is a moron
- 10:36 PM, March 24, 2011
- Tomm said...
I agree with Steve. From my reading of the CPC, they did not want an election; their grass roots didn't want an election and their mothers didn't want an election.
I think they successfully read the mood of the electorate on that item. They will no doubt be damaged by the contempt and scandal stories. Perhaps it's a push. If so, the loser is most likely the LPC for forcing their will on the Canadian voter. It was a risky play. It may work out, but to do so requires a level of momentum that I haven't seen manifested yet. We will be swimming in polls in the next two weeks, so we will find out quickly where the parties are as the starters gun goes off.
- 2:03 AM, March 25, 2011
- Tof KW said...
Gene ...already confirmed, Rotterdam is a moron.
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Tomm ...you pretty much have it, except I think when given the choice the public never wants an election. Exception being unless the governing party really screwed up, and a 'throw-the-bums-out' attitude begins to form.
Is Harper at that point? No way. However the Liberals are counting on the post-writ adverting laws to balance the field for them, and to paint a narrative on the Harper government's breach of ethics and accountability.
The Grits will have to be really sharp over the next two weeks, and this democratic reform platform had better be bold and released ASAP. If not this election will be over pretty soon. As you wrote, we'll be swimming in polls over the next few days, but the numbers two weeks hence are the ones to pay attention to.
- 9:08 AM, March 25, 2011
- Tomm said...
I wish there was a polling holiday at some point so the politician's are asked serious questions by the media and not lazy ones about how their party is polling. It really takes away from the messaging when a politician has to patiently repond to such superficial concerns.
Kind of like Layton having to answer endless questions about his health. I see that getting tiresome real quick.
- 9:56 AM, March 25, 2011
- Steve V said...
I don't disagree with you, would be a good idea.
- 2:53 PM, March 25, 2011


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What are the dangers of caramel coloring consumption?
CSPI Claims That Cancer Caused by Caramel Color
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI, or "the Food Police") have outlined potential caramel coloring dangers that may lead to cancer. The danger, according to the group, is that the mixing of carmel color with ammonia and sulfites at high temperatures can create carcinogenic chemicals. If you're wondering how that affects you, you may want to know that sulfites and ammonia are present in the manufacturing of cola beverages. Caramel color shows up in all kinds of foods and beverages including soy sauce, beer, and salad dressings, many of which may be manufactured with sulfites and ammonia compounds. This warning has led some to suggest placing warning labels on cola, or eliminating the caramel coloring altogether, but this would create a very different look for cola drinks, since the current black color might be replaced by greenish "un-colored" colas that do not have the same visual appeal. On the other side, some are saying that the danger is negligible, and the animal studies related to this risk may be flawed.
A 2014 article on the dangers related to 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI) relates to the World Health Organization and California limiting manufacturers to an exposure level of 29 micrograms per day. Many soft drinks contain more than that in a single can. The FDA claims that there is not a concern with 4-MEL, but there are calls for the agency to require labeling of the type of caramel coloring used by companies in order to warn consumers. Naturally, someone might want to warn the food police that nobody was worried about the Saccharine warnings found on diet sodas for years, so the only thing warnings and disclosures will do is to scare off a few crazies who presumably would not be drinking sodas anyway, given that their fungus teas and lemonized seltzer waters are about as far as they go for refreshment.
Notes and Special Information
Special note: If you think about it, you might have more danger from obesity and diabetes in sugary drinks, and the diet ones could give you a stroke.


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Seagate Releases First 4TB GoFlex External Hard Drive
Subject: Storage | September 8, 2011 - 11:01 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Seagate, Hard Drive, goflex, 4TB
Seagate has broken the capacity ceiling for single disk hard drives with their new GoFlex external hard drive reaching a beefy 4 TB of storage capacity. No specific details on performance have been released; however, Seagate has stated that the new four terabyte drive will be housed in their new industrial design enclosure and will carry an MSRP of $249.99.
The new enclosure is a glossy black design that the company claims delivers a smaller footprint then their previous models. The front face holds a capacity meter that shows the used capacity in 25% increments. Connectivity options on the rear of the drive include FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Users are also able to pair the 4TB GoFlex drive with a GoFlex adapter that enables USB 3.0 transfer speeds.
Currently, the 4TB hard drive is available for purchase from Seagate's website, and will be available for purchase from online retailers within the month. More photos of the drive are available here. Personally, I had been holding off on the terabyte craze until a drive with at least four terabytes came out; however, storage needs required me to jump on a 2TB drive a bit earlier than I expected. Are you using a TB+ hard drive, or are you holding off for a certain capacity before jumping into the terabyte era?
I own 2TB hard drives, I found that large capacity and speed really dont mix well with each other. If this 4TB drive was on a slower spindle speed the performance would degrade but atleast the temps would be well in control so that the drive would last longer.
mmm 4TB drive I would care if it was slow as long as I can have that much driver space for storing me data that be cool.
Why have the need for a GoFlex adapter? Just build in a USB3.0 port instead of USB2.0 and it will still work connected to a USB2.0 port. Am I missing something?
i have 4-2tb internal in my PC & 3-2tb external, not counting 320 Gb, 500 GB, 1TB, 1.5 TB will get more :)


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LifeGivingForce Haiti Charity Campaign
In 2010 Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake, killing over 300,000 and affecting more than 3 million people. Unlike Japan, Haiti doesn't have the infrastructure or wealth to recover so quickly from such disasters and even today much of the nation is still defined by the catastrophe.
More than a million people live without a home or clean water, and there is the constant daily struggle to prevent outbreaks of cholera.
We at JapanTrendShop wanted to do something about this with the help of our valued customers. Having experienced a mammoth disaster ourselves in March 2011, the Haiti plight is close to our hearts. Water is one of the few natural resources Japan is blessed with, but this is not the case in other countries.
We searched for many weeks for a suitable means to make a difference in what little way we could and we discovered LifeGivingForce, an organization that helps build water-purification systems for communities in critical need of clean water.
JapanTrendShop, supported by donations by our customers and our own contribution, has funded LifeGivingForce's construction of a water-cleaning system in La Main Tendre in Port au Prince, Haiti.
Thank you for all your generous donations.
The water pump has now been successfully installed in its new home, the Agape orphanage housing around 50 children, aged from 2 to 15 years old.
It has been run by the same couple for generations. This is a very special little community: Some of the older kids have grown up there and then stayed on to help take care of the next generation of orphans.
However, the 2010 quake destroyed much of the building. It is now being gradually reconstructed by a variety of generous charitable organizations.
This was the previous water source for the orphanage.
With your support we have funded the installation of a new and safe supply for the children in late 2012.
OctoTrade would like to thank all our customers who helped us make this possible for the children of Haiti. And the kids say thank you too!
2011 Campaign
The Japan Trend Shop is run by a modest team of Japanese and foreigners living in Japan. We care a lot about our home and when the March 11th earthquake happened we decided to stay and try to help.
We committed to donating 5% of our sales to the Playground of Hope project and we can now confirm that we could eventually give the organizers 500,000 JPY (around US$6,500) of turnovers, generated by your generous purchases.
The Playground of Hope charity project cooperated with local businesses and organizations to collect funds for installing eco-friendly, cost-effective temporary play sets for the children in the regions affected by the March disaster. It was initiated by a very good friend of ours, who, as a successful foreign business entrepreneur and loving father himself, has devoted much of his free time for this wonderful project.
The large play sets are free-standing, wooden structures, purchased from the leading manufacturer of play sets in America who use materials from sustainable forests.
On April 1st, 2012 we attended the opening ceremony of the Playground of Hope play set in Miyagi prefecture. The spot is located in a neighborhood of the coastal town of Ishinomaki, a place hit and devastated to a great extent by the tsunami last year. Although we could see that building and clean-up efforts are going ahead at great speed, it is nonetheless still a dramatic landscape to look at, with destroyed houses and vast areas of nothing but sand and rubble where once stood family homes and shops stood.
Thanks to the efforts and strength of the remaining inhabitants, however, there is a sense of hope for a future, and we were honored to be able to support this together with our valued customers.
Our donated play set is located just at the border of the wasteland left from the March 11th tsunami, an area that was left mainly unscathed. It is on a private ground that belonged to an elderly lady who had lived there in a house which, though still standing, was heavily water-damaged. This lady then left her house and moved somewhere else, and she was kind enough to let her property for use by NPO projects.
There is one sakura (cherry blossom) tree there that also survived the tsunami and in its honor the site is now called "Sakura Koen" (Cherry Blossom Park).
Of course, we also planted many more trees that day so that it will continue to live up to its name even more in the years to come. Another planned project for the site is a greenhouse for disabled people to learn about growing and cultivating seaweed. One day there will be flowers, grass, benches and more, as the community is rejuvenated and regenerated.
Although it started raining during the ceremony, the kids still enjoyed playing on the play set, and we were impressed with the quality and the design of the construction. In spite of the damp weather, we went ahead with our barbecue of German sausages, and the nearby seaweed greenhouse could accommodate the around fifty guests.
Another highlight were the cars! Some friends of ours brought along their Ferrari for the opening. At first we were a little uncertain if this would be appropriate, but in the end we went with our gut instincts and acted on our own inner child. It proved the right decision and the kids and parents all loved the cars.
All in all, it was such a moving experience to see the play set installed and opened for the local community that we will be looking again at new opportunities to bring happiness, both long- and short-term, to the people of Japan, who on a daily base support us foreigners here with their hearts, patience and inclusiveness.
Previous Charity Projects
Octotrade Co., Ltd. also supported the Japanese Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders (Medicines sans le frontier) immediately after the March 11th crisis to help with the first urgent supplies. Some of us also drove up to the disaster areas, taking supplies and just trying to understand the situation. But, as you all know, charity is not just about the immediate aftermath and we are committed to continuing further long-term charity projects in the future.


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Posted Oct. 25, 2008 – Bubbleland. We need a new branch of astronomy. We've got solar science, cosmology, spectroscopy, photometry. We've got optics, planetary studies, lots of categories. But we need a new one. Let's call it Bubbleland.
Bubbleland is for things totally outside our understanding, places where we now provide the public with technical-sounding vacuity. For example, what existed before the Big Bang. I get that question a lot from students, and I'll admit to being guilty of reciting the standard speech. "The Big Bang," I explain grandly, "created time as well as space. Since there was no time before the Big Bang, your question is meaningless."
The student is silenced. The class continues. The professor obviously knows something wonderfully profound. But I can't do it any more. The next time some one asks, I'll tell the truth: "Nobody has the foggiest idea what happened the Tuesday before the Big Bang. That whole domain is part of Bubbleland." Then the class will nod, and really understand. Ah, yes, Bubbleland. The realm beyond the present reach of science.
Anyone attending a cosmology lecture can tell when the speaker arrives at Bubbleland. "It's not galaxy clusters that travel outward," he'll say pedantically, "but space itself that grows larger. The galaxies don't actually move."
So here I am thinking, wait a minute. Are we at a Daffy Duck convention? Is this guy saying that empty space, nothingness, a vacuum, is capable of growing like a petunia, independently of the universe's mass and energy? If so, then suppose nothingness alone existed ( – a contradiction in itself). If there were no galaxies, atoms, or even light in the universe, just space, could you still claim that the emptiness was getting bigger? What could that mean? And if you do critically need galaxy groups to define the increasing emptiness between them, why then insist they are not part of the process? (Actually, some Relativity experts, such as Dr. David Nightingale, co-author of "A Short Course on General Relativity," are even uncomfortable with our exclusion of "local space" from the universe's expansion.)
Or take singularities at the hearts of Black Holes. When explaining what happens to a massive collapsing star, physicists usually say that it achieves infinite density and zero dimension. When I've laid that on students, the funny thing is, they buy it. None make the lusty up and down hand motion some people (mostly men) employ to express incredulity, when recognizing a fish tale. My fantasy is to witness the following scene at a large lecture hall. First, the professor didactically informs the class that a singularity achieves infinite density and no volume. Then, suddenly, all 150 students silently rise and simultaneously make the "c'mon now" hand gesture.
Reality check: nothing can be infinitely dense, except our gullibility, as when we imagine that a politician said something substantive. And "zero volume" has no place in this universe, except as wishful thinking when confronting a teenager's stereo. Obviously, a process beyond our present understanding must happen with singularities. Perhaps other dimensions come into play, in which case the collapsed star deserts our reality altogether. In truth, we have no clue. We should say we have no clue. But since there is no official category for what happens to singularities, we'll just say they enter Bubbleland and everyone will understand.
Quantum mechanics has Bubbleland practically reserved to itself. You do the standard experiment and fire electrons or photons through slits onto a background screen, and get the classic interference pattern that proves these items are waves, or at least act that way this afternoon. Now the spooky part. Fire just a single electron at a time at the screen. STILL you get the interference pattern. The electron is interfering with others. Problem: There ARE no others. Only one electron is in the device at a time. With what is it interfering?
Nobody has ever answered this. It defies common sense. This (and many other quantum effects, such as when particles are in "superposition" or when they inexplicably randomize as if to deliberately hide information from us, or when they "entangle" with a distant particle so that act of measuring one instantaneously affects the other) demonstrate that normal logic sometimes fails on the subatomic level. Common sense is apparently the wrong tool – a little like trying to use a hammer to tighten a nut. Our brains created logic to deal with mortgages and cheeseburgers, not electrons. The honest answer is: This is just the way the tiny kingdom works. Yet there prevails a scientific pretense that we've got the whole thing covered, and don't worry we're really on top of this.
Yeah, right. In science, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one, and the simplest solution is that electrons live in Bubbleland.
Recently a few maverick physicists have come right out and admitted that the interference-when-there's-nothing-there business must be confronted. They've suggested that perhaps numerous neighbor dimensions exist, alternate realities that lurk so closely next door, perhaps just a hair out of "phase" with our own, that our electrons interfere just enough with theirs to produce these strange interactive patterns. Yes, that's probably wacky and wrong. But it's good that some are finally facing the enormity of the antilogic.
We could go on and on. The late Carl Sagan, whom I love and admire, nonetheless said "Now that we've explained how life began, there's no place for God." Well, let's leave God out of this and just address science's explanation of life's genesis. The prevailing account posits a mixing of organic molecules, the arrival of amino acids on comets from space, some accidental combinations, and then the great denoument: "and somehow life arose."
Beep! Hold it! That "somehow" may be only one little word embedded among the thousands comprising the "explanation," but it changes the whole thing to: "We haven't a clue." How consciousness or self-awareness can arise from amino acids remains as deep a mystery as it ever was. But since we do not want our experts to stand mute and nonplussed, we have now supplied an out. They do not have to utter the dreaded "I don't know."
Finally they can explain our origins.
We come from Bubbleland.


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World Shakespeare Congress take place in different countries.
Visit website for more information on the Congress location and dates. (ed.)
Added on: Oct 10, 2011 | Hits: 1146
"Woodhouse Recorder Week is a unique international summer school held in the peaceful surroundings of the Surrey Hills, dedicated to the development of recorder education.
• An intensive, inspiring week-long course aimed at young recorder players aged 16-25, who have already passed grade 8 or higher and who wish to pursue their studies to a more advanced or professional level. Daily masterclasses, concerts, workshops and activities, with an international team of tutors
• Junior Day for young and enthusiastic recorder players of approx grades 3 and above, aged 18 and under. Mini-masterclass with players of similar age and level, with ensemble playing and a final concert for parents and friends
• Teacher Development Day - Teacher workshops designed to support and inspire both the class recorder teacher and those working with small groups and individuals up to advanced level. Planned events include technical skills for teaching beginners, coping with mixed ability groups, Tudor dance workshop with Philippa Waite, and a Question & Answer session with an ABRSM examiner. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: Mar 23, 2008 | Hits: 1536
Storthes Hall Park, Huddersfield
For anyone who would like to be introduced to viol playing,
beginners on the viol, or viol players new to consort playing
Tutors: Jacqui Robertson-Wade, Alison Kinder, Andrew Fowler, Ibi Aziz In association with The Department of Music, University of Huddersfield.
Supported by The Early Music Shop
Please contact Susanne Heinrich for an application form
Application deadline 1st May 2009
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Tel: 01865 712418
or visit the VdGS website www.vdgs.org.uk
Added on: Apr 17, 2009 | Hits: 1441
"The Tilford Bach Festival is held annually in the Great Hall of Farnham Castle and All Saints Church Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey, and specialises in performances of Baroque music using authentic instruments and orchestration.
Denys Darlow, who established the Tilford Bach Society in 1952, directed the London Handel Festival and became well known as a conductor and interpreter of 17th and 18th century music. Following the 50th Festival in 2002, Denys Darlow retired as Director. Laurence Cummings and Adrian Butterfield are now the Music Directors of the Society. Laurence works with many well-known period ensembles as director, conductor and harpsichord player and Adrian is a very prominent baroque violin player and teacher.
Throughout the year the TBS organises concerts of baroque, classical and contemporary music played by young and exciting professional musicians in the Great Hall of Farnham Castle. Temporary members are welcome at all concerts. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: May 31, 2008 | Hits: 1580
"The first Dance Symposium at New College took place on 21 April 1999 with Dance on the English Stage, and has become a yearly event. Each symposium is designed to explore different aspects of dance, with particular reference to its musical, theatrical, literary and social context during the long eighteenth-century. …"
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: Dec 12, 2011 | Hits: 1169
"The Attingham Trust offers a special insight into one of Britain's greatest contributions to Western art: the country house, together with its collections and landscape setting, as well as the development of the royal palace in England.
Founded in 1952 as The Attingham Summer School Trust and named after the great neoclassical house in Shropshire at which the Summer School was first held, The Attingham Trust has built and sustained an international reputation for academic excellence. This development has been encouraged by the American Friends of the Attingham Trust, established in New York in 1962.
Three residential summer programmes are organised by the Trust each year:
- The Attingham Trust Attingham Study Programme
- The Attingham Trust Attingham Summer School
- The Attingham Trust Royal Collection Studies
From a large number of applicants from many countries, participants are chosen who have an architectural, historical, conservationist or academic background, or a close involvement with the fine and decorative arts.
Today many Attingham alumni are among the staff of museums, galleries, universities, heritage bodies, design practices, and conservation programmes throughout the world.
Scholarship assistance is available for qualified candidates."
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: Nov 07, 2011 | Hits: 1722
"The Tallis Scholars Summer Schools are dedicated to exploring our great heritage of renaissance choral music, under the direction of Peter Phillips and members of the Tallis Scholars. Set in beautiful campus surroundings in the UK, USA and Australia, each of our three summer schools welcomes singers from across the globe for an exhilarating week of music-making."
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: May 06, 2011 | Hits: 980
"Now in its twentienth year the Suffolk Villages Festival brings high-quality performances of early music to this part of East Anglia. It is fortunate to have for its principal venues the fine historic wool churches of Nayland, Boxford, and Hadleigh situated just to the north of the River Stour and Dedham Vale. See the location map to the right. (2008)" See website for more information.
Added on: Mar 08, 2008 | Hits: 1687
"Begun on a shoestring in 1995, the Stoke Newington Early Music Festival has grown and flourished through the years. Generously supported by local businesses — but always independent of public funding — it is now an indispensable feature of the Stoke Newington summer, enjoyed by local residents and by lovers of early music from everywhere.
The setting is perfect — the beautiful Tudor church by Clissold Park."
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"This course is designed for recorder players of all standards, from near beginners to advanced students. It began life as the Recorder in Education Summer School in 1948 and after many happy years in Bretton Hall, we now hold the course at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley. This turned out to be a very successful venue when we visited it for the first time in 2007. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The highly successful Baroque Week is now in its 30th season, and is held in the attractive surroundings of Headington School, Oxford.
It provides a rare and stimulating opportunity for amateur and semi-professional musicians, and those studying to embark on a musical career, to immerse themselves in baroque music in a friendly environment with the aid of excellent, experienced and helpful tutors.
The week is open to players of baroque instruments, historically aware players of modern instruments, and to singers — to all those who enjoy making baroque chamber music and wish to improve their skills. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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" A week's Summer School held annually in late July/Early August in Durham, UK. All ages and abilities are welcome. Classes for Recorders, Viols, Harpsichord, Solo Singing, Baroque Strings, Lute with ample opportunities for consort and ensemble playing. Also concerts, lectures, dance and a wide variety of other activities. NORVIS XXXVIII 2-9 August 2008 ends with a concert performance (with orchestra and including baroque dance) of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. " Visit website for further details. (ed.)
Added on: Feb 19, 2008 | Hits: 1656
Visit the North West Early Music Forum website for more information on the location and dates of venues. (ed.)
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Yearly Medieval and Renaissance music conference held in various conference centres. Conference comprises of sessions, plus posters, concerts, workshops and keynotes.
Past Conferences have included 2011: Barcelona | 2010: London | 2009: Utrecht | 2008: Bangor | 2007: Vienna | 2006: Cambridge | 2005: Tours | 2004: Glasgow | 2003: Jena | 2002: Bristol | 2001: Spoleto | 2000: Oxford
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: Jun 06, 2012 | Hits: 1668
"It may take two to tango, but it took several to create a festival of Baroque music. It is perhaps rare that a collective vision should converge and be realised in a single event, but that is what happened, and that is what no doubt laid the foundations for its success.
In 1984 Ivor Bolton and I were married in the Wren church of St. James's, Piccadilly, where he had been appointed Director of Music by the then rector, the Reverend Donald Reeves. Donald was a man with a vision: for him, St. James's was to be a centre for as many activities of a positive and creative kind as possible. A more than competent organist himself, he set out to enable music (among many other things) to happen in the church, and his energy and enthusiasm were matched by those of Ivor, not long graduated from Clare College, Cambridge, where he had been Organ Scholar. And, it could be said, it was in the formation of the St. James's Baroque Players to accompany Ivor's performances of Bach cantatas at Sunday services that the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music had its roots. The St. James's Baroque Players also performed in some of the concerts that formed part of the 1984 Piccadilly Festival, a wide-ranging arts events organised at the church; the following year the concerts were grouped under the title of the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music with Ivor as Musical Director. …"
Visit the website for more information (ed.) (History pages of interest)
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"After 21 successful years introducing Early Music to the Leicestershire public, we have decided to expand to an all-year event! Plans for this include concerts (both free and paid) throughout the year; talks (musical and non-musical); a Quarterly Newsletter with reviews, articles and concert diary of events in the area; all the regulars - workshops, junior competition, tastings and more. …"
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Language and Music for Life was born in Spring 1997 and is committed to providing training in both music and foreign languages to students of all ages, with a lower age limit of 10 years old for the main Summer course, from 3 to 10 years old for the Peter Pan Course and no upper age limit.
The first LMFL summer course was held in 1997 and has grown in size and quality ever since.
Our music and language project functions in a context which is rich in individual ability, motivation, language, culture and generations.
Learning is not to be restricted to its manifestation in performance, though this is an essential part, but is to be intimately linked to the dynamics of the whole individual who is able to learn while changing, and able to change while learning.
Our linguistic premise: a language is learned not just for its own sake but also for a purpose. Language is used to communicate, to organise music making with others, to facilitate professional development and because we want to enjoy exchanges with those whom we have chosen to be with, and like, and because we don't want to live like a "foreigner" in an English speaking environment.
We learn a language to live and, as the name of our organisation puts it, to survive. …"
LMFL offers summer music programmes with some early music instrument instruction. Visit the LFML website and summer workshop listings for more information. (ed.)
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"12 - 17 July 2008 (Week course)
International Viol Summer School at Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin. UK
Alison Crum, director, with Alice Robbins (USA) and Roy Marks
A chance for viol players with a particular interest in English consort music to work with distinguished professional players and teachers. Optional sessions focus on other topics such as madrigals, consort songs, early renaissance repertoire and continuo playing.
This course is for experienced consort players with good sight-reading skills, capable of playing at least two sizes of viol and reading several clefs. Resident: £350.00 Non-resident: £300.00 Some bursaries are available. " Visit website for more information.
Added on: Apr 08, 2008 | Hits: 1246
"The Hurdy-gurdy Forum was started as an online forum for hurdy-gurdy enthusiasts on the 31st of May 2006 by Scott Marshall, then a newcomer to hurdy-gurdies. Although there was an existing hurdy-gurdy mailing list in the US, Scott wanted to contact and meet players from the UK. Somehow the idea of meeting up grew into the First UK Hurdy-gurdy Festival, which took place on the 20th-22nd of April 2007 in Lancaster. Ever since the Forum has been growing and thriving, and we have new subscribers every week! It has become an important hub forThe idea of a hurdy-gurdy festival in the UK was conceived by Scott Marshall, the founder of the UK Hurdy-gurdy Forum. He started to organise the first UK Hurdy-gurdy Festival, which took place on the 20th-22nd of April 2007 in Lancaster. It was followed by the second festival on 25-27th April 2008 in Lancaster and the third festival on 14th-17th May 2009 in Youlgrave, Derbyshire. friendship, discussion, resources and trade for hurdy-gurdy fans worldwide. .."
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The World's largest Early Music Festival and Exhibition returns to the Old Royal Naval College ...! Jointly promoted by The Early Music Shop, the Greenwich Foundation and Trinity College of Music the event is an essential fixture on the early music calendar, attended by an ever increasing number of exhibitors and visitors each year.This year's festival will also be celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Early Music Shop, with an impressive line up of performing artists, and a number of special events to mark the occasion. "
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Early Music courses in the Farncombe programme include Recorder Ensembles with Andrew Collis and playing days with Cathy Dew. Viol courses are tutored by Alison Crum or Jacqui Robertson-Wade. " See website for more information. (ed.)
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"The summer school offers exciting and diverse opportunities for young players under the guidance of experienced tutors. Playing opportunities include chamber groups, large ensembles, viol consorts, recorder consorts and mixed ensembles, catering for every age and ability (grades 2 – 4, 5 – 7 and 8+).
More advanced players will play in small chamber groups and consorts, tackling challenging repertoire and developing the all important skills of a chamber musician. Cellists and keyboard players (playing harpsichord) will have plenty of continuo playing experience in trio sonata groups with the most advanced recorder and viol players.
Less experienced players will enjoy the variety of different ensembles, playing both within larger groups and also being encouraged to play chamber music.
There will be plenty of time for recreational activities, making full use of the facilities available to us. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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See website for summer course listings. (ed.)
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"Dartington International Summer School takes place at the heart of the idyllic Dartington Hall estate, just outside Totnes in South Devon. For five weeks every summer, the estate welcomes a vibrant community of musicians and music-lovers drawn from all corners of the globe.
Dartington International Summer School offers a wide range of courses, embracing a huge range of instruments, genres and periods. We also present a rich and varied programme of performances and lectures. Dartington welcomes everyone who wants to enjoy music, from conservatoire students and professionals to enthusiastic amateurs and late starters. All convene in one place to experience Dartington's particular blend of musical alchemy."
Visit website for more information. (ed.)
Added on: May 10, 2011 | Hits: 1169
Cotswold Early Music Festival (UK)
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Appeal of ''Needs to Improve'' CRA Rating - (Third Quarter 2000)
A community bank appealed its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating of ''needs to improve'' assigned by the supervisory office. The performance evaluation (PE) stated that lending within the bank's assessment area was lower than the standard for ''satisfactory'' performance. The bank believed the conclusion was inappropriate based on the following:
As reported in the PE, the bank had a low level of lending within its assessment area. For the two-year evaluation period, the bank originated 79 loans equating to 7 percent of all bank HMDA reportable (one- to four-family purchase, home improvement, and home refinance) loans. The facts were not in dispute. The key issue was whether the bank's low level of lending within its assessment area could result in a satisfactory record of meeting the bank's community credit needs when considering all relevant factors, including the bank's performance context. Banks with assets of less than $250 million are defined as small institutions under the CRA regulation. Small institutions are evaluated under five assessment criteria:
The PE concluded the bank's performance in all the above criteria was found to be reasonable with the exception of lending in the assessment area. In all CRA evaluations, performance context is an integral component of the analysis. The performance context considers:
Performance context is especially important to this bank due to their business strategy and non-traditional product delivery systems. The bank's primary lending activity focuses on non-conforming/subprime mortgage secured loans. Management stated that because there was strong competition from several larger institutions in their market area for traditional lending products, that they had identified subprime lending as a viable niche. According to bank management, this strategy and type of lending has affected the bank's ability to generate a significant volume of loans within their assessment area.
The May 3, 1999 FFIEC Community Reinvestment Act; Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment (Qs & As) states that if the percentage of loans and other lending-related activities in an institution's assessment area is less than a majority, then the institution does not meet the standards for satisfactory performance only under this criterion. However, its effect on the overall performance rating of the institution is considered in light of the performance context. In addition, the Qs & As also state that examiners can consider ''lending-related activities,'' including community development loans when evaluating the first four performance criteria of the small institutions performance tests.
Community development lending provides support on a performance context basis to the degree that a loan benefits a low- or moderate-income individual or is made in a low- or moderate-income geography. Community development is defined as:
The performance context under which this bank operates is unique. It is a small bank (under CRA criterion) that has a narrow product offering which has affected its ability to provide a significant level of traditional lending within its assessment area. While the bank is compensated for assuming additional risk, the benefits to the customers include availability of credit, debt consolidation, and opportunity to improve their credit rating. Although performance context allows for consideration of items such as business strategy and past performance when evaluating CRA, in this situation it did not provide the degree of mitigation needed to bridge the unusually low level of lending within the bank's assessment area to reach an overall ''satisfactory'' rating. Therefore, considering the above factors the ombudsman concluded that the bank's performance under the CRA was reflective of a ''needs to improve'' rating. While the bank's community development lending had a positive impact on the assessment area performance, its current level did not bring the bank's performance to an overall ''satisfactory'' level.
Appeal of the Criterion used to Examine a Community Development Focused Bank - (Third Quarter 2000)
A bank with a community development (CD) focus formally appealed the criterion used to examine the bank. The appeal pointed out that, by pursuing the CD focus, which was the bank's mission, the bank was in direct conflict with some of the examination criterion employed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In its appeal the bank expressed concern that the OCC's evaluation of some component ratings is not sensitive to the obstacles facing banks with a CD focus. To illustrate this point, the appeal stated that the bank's CD focus works contrary to profit maximization (earnings) by:
The appeal further stated a CD-focused bank's approach to offsetting these inherent disadvantages is to seek available financial assistance from public and private sources supportive of its mission. A significant source of offset comes from within the U.S. Treasury Department in the form of a Bank Enterprise Act (BEA) award. A bank with a
CD focus is entitled to these awards based on accomplishing preset goals consistent with its mission. Despite documentation showing the bank's eligibility for these funds, in this instance the examiners discounted them because of their non-traditional status.
The appellate submission noted that, unlike investors in most banks that are motivated to acquire new capital and accumulate additional capital based solely on maximizing profit; a bank with a CD focus looks for a balance between profits and service to the low- and moderate-income community. As emphasized above in the discussion of earnings, banks with a CD focus have non-traditional means of raising additional capital such as awards or grants from community groups or other banks. Additionally, the appeal stated that management's ability to budget and project financial outcomes for a bank with a CD focus are severely constrained by the unavailability of comparable data. It further notes that by definition, the customers of a bank with a CD focus have not been well served by traditional banks and available data is very limited.
The corporate process and requirements for chartering a bank with a CD focus is subject to the same standard requirements as any other bank. However, there is a special condition that banks with a CD focus must include the nature of its activities in the articles of association. Specifically, the articles must state:
There are no other special provisions or requirements designed for banks with a CD focus.
As the ombudsman considered whether the examination criterion of the OCC represents a conflict for banks with a CD focus, he recognized the ''intrinsically more challenging undertaking" that these institutions face. However, the financial health of any banking organization is critical to fulfilling its obligation to the stockholders and the community it serves. As CD banks pursue a balance between serving low- and moderate-income communities and profitability, the financial health of these institutions becomes increasingly important. Financially stable community development institutions will have longevity, which will allow them to maximize the positive impact on their communities. The ombudsman concluded that the existing safety and soundness criterion contributes to achieving this longevity. In the OCC's evaluation of a bank's performance under the Community Reinvestment Act, a bank with a CD focus receives recognition for their efforts to provide financial services to low- and moderate-income communities.
The OCC is committed to ensuring that its supervisory conclusions consider the uniqueness of each institution in assigning ratings that reflect the safety and soundness of its operation. The ombudsman offered assurance that the agency will continue to evaluate the issues confronting institutions with a community development focus to ensure there is a reasonable chance for their success.
Appeal of a "Satisfactory" CRA rating - (Third Quarter 2000)
A large retail bank filed an appeal concerning its Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating of "satisfactory." The bank also appealed the lending test rating of "high satisfactory," the investment test rating of "low satisfactory," and the service test rating of "high satisfactory." The bank's last performance evaluation (PE) rated the bank as having an "outstanding record of helping to meet the community credit needs." The submission noted that even prior to the enactment of CRA; the bank took great pride in delivering its products and services to all individuals and businesses in its trade area. It continued that since the inception of CRA and the rating system, the bank had made every effort to attain and sustain an "outstanding" CRA rating. CRA has become a part of the bank's yearly business plans and a major goal of the bank's management.
The submission detailed the reasons for disagreement on each of the tests and the overall rating, as follows:


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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Kissables (Reformulated)
Alert and distressed readers informed me that Hershey's Kissables have been reformulated and not in a good way.
I was fortunate enough to find both the old variety and the new ones at the 99 Cent Only Store, which is like some sort of time capsule, just dig deep enough into the layers and you can find stuff that goes back to the last century. (Don't worry, both were still within their expiry dates - made only five months apart.)
First, the Original Kissables, as introduced were called Candy Coated Milk Chocolate. (Original review from 2006 here.)
The ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, nonfat milk, milk fat, lactose, soy lecithin, PGPR & artificial flavors), sugar, red 40, yellow 5, yellow 6, blue 1 & carnauba wax.
The taste is familiar. The crunch of the shell is crispy and nondescript but gives way to the inimitable Hershey's chocolate flavor that's a little tangy, a bit like yogurt and has a rather interesting rum note to it.
The new version is called Chocolate Candy which is code for chocolate-flavored confection, or candy that contains chocolate but can't be called chocolate because it has other stuff in it that's not permitted by the FDA definitions (like more oil than actual chocolate).
The ingredients: Sugar, vegetable oil (palm, shea, sunflower and/or safflower oil), chocolate, nonfat milk, whey, cocoa butter, milk fat, gum arabic, soy lecithin, artificial colors (red 40, yellow 5, blue 2, blue 1, yellow 6), corn syrup, resinous glaze, salt, carnauba wax, pgpr and vanillin.
They look exactly like their old "pure" counterparts (which really weren't so pure if you ask me). The colors and size are identical. The flavor though, is quite obviously off. The crunch of the shell is familiar, but the flavor of the chocolate lacks any particular pop and feels less fresh. The texture is cooler on the tongue, though has the same fudgy grain that it's always had.
It's not that the new formula is bad, but it certainly lacks a pizazz and familiarity that the old ones had. They old ones were like Kisses. The new ones are like, well, nothing much special. Kind of like chocolate frosting. As a mockolate product, well, they're actually pretty good. These are still far and away better than the Garfield Chocobites or other off-brand/fake chocolate lentils I've had.
The ingredient tweaking had some interesting results as well, which show that it's entirely possible to tell the two apart on taste alone:
..............Original Formula ....................2008 Formula
(This info was taken right from the packages, the Hershey's website lists strangely different nutritional specs for this size package - where the portion is only 1.4 ounces instead of the full 1.5 ounces in the package.)
So the new ones have more salt and sugars, a third of the calcium but no cholesterol. Ten fewer calories, but also made with all sorts of other replacement oils. Oh, and the new ones also have a resinous glaze, which is shellac, which is on most vegetarian's forbidden list.
The copy goes like this (set to a cover of I Melt with You):
Watch the video here or here. While it's for Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar, I take it as a whole branding campaign that Hershey's wants to stress that they make pure chocolate. I'm just not buying it.
More fun with new formulas: Check out what Hershey's has done to the iconic Hershey's Miniatures collection.
UPDATE: Kissables were discontinued in early 2009. They will be replaced by a new line called Pieces which will come in Special Dark, Almond Joy and York Peppermint. (No straight milk chocolate replacement though.) Look for them in December 2009.
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