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Items where Research Group is "Mathematical and Computational Finance Group" and Year is 2005
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Firth, Neil Powell (2005) High dimensional American options. PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
Howison, Sam (2005) Matched asymptotic expansions in financial engineering. Journal of Engineering Mathematics . (In Press)
Howison, Sam (2005) A matched asymptotic expansions approach to continuity corrections for discretely sampled options. Part 2: Bermudan options. Applied Mathematical Finance . (In Press)
Howison, Sam and Steinberg, Mario (2005) A matched asymptotic expansions approach to continuity corrections for discretely sampled options. Part 1: barrier options. Applied Mathematical Finance . (In Press)
Law, S. L. (2005) Financial optimization problems. PhD thesis, University of Oxford.
Malvaez, Laura (2005) Valuation of inflation-indexed derivatives with three factor model. Masters thesis, University of Oxford.
Monoyios, Michael (2005) The minimal entropy measure and an Esscher transform in an incomplete market model. . . (Submitted)
Reisinger, Christoph and Wittum, Gabriel (2005) Efficient hierarchical approximation of high-dimensional option pricing problems. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing . (Submitted)
Schmitz Abe, Klaus and Shaw, William T. (2005) Measure order of convergence without an exact solution, Euler vs Milstein scheme. International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 24 (3). pp. 365-381.
Shaw, William T. (2005) New methods for simulating the Student T-distribution - Direct use of the inverse cumulative distribution function. Submitted to Journal of Computational Finance. (Submitted)

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5 fun ways to get a taste of the harvest
By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 12th October 2012
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Punching down the grapes. Digging up the clams. Harvesting the sugar cane.
Harvest isn't just picking pumpkins for Halloween.
Typically the back-breaking work of farm employees pushing against time to store the fruits of their labor before winter comes, harvest has also become a theme for travelers who want a taste of the bounty -- without all the work.
Travelers vacationing during the fall harvest can celebrate all sorts of different food stuffs ripe for the picking (or digging, in some cases). And if you simply want the seasonal food brought to your dinner table, there are options for you.
When autumn leaves fall
Vintner for the day
While guests will certainly enjoy sipping from the 12,000-bottle wine cellar at the
Bacara Resort & Spa
's restaurant, the resort also offers the opportunity to get dirty with the grapes. Guests can work with Santa Barbara's top winemakers, walking through a vineyard, sorting grapes and helping with the punch downs.
The program is scheduled to continue through the end of November and depends upon the availability of slots at nearby wineries, which may include
Carhartt Vineyard
Harrison Clarke Wine
"Bacara Crush is designed to not only take our guests behind the scenes of harvest, but allow them to participate in the process," Kathleen Cochran, general manager of Bacara Resort & Spa, said in a statement.
The $695 price per couple includes a tour guide, transportation, an approximately 8 a.m.-1 p.m. work day, wine tastings and a gourmet picnic at the vineyard. (It does not include rooms, which start at $299/night in October and November.)
The sugar cane harvest
The Middleton Place National Historic Landmark in Charleston, South Carolina, showcases 18th- and 19th-century plantation life, with costumed interpreters doing the work once performed by enslaved African-Americans.
During the Plantation Days weekend of November 10-11, the interpreters will harvest and press the plantation's small sugar cane crop.
While visitors can't help with the sugar cane because of safety issues, there are other hands-on activities, including processing Carolina Gold rice and working with Sea Island Cotton.
Visitors who stay at the
Inn at Middleton Place
will receive tickets to Middleton Place included in the price of their stay.
Middleton Place's website
for specifics on activities and demos.
Picnic on the Appalachian Trail
The Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville's "Picnics on the Parkway" package makes it easy to enjoy the seasonal offerings of North Carolina farms while picnicking on one of the country's most famous trails.
Picnics on the Parkway, starting at $394/night, includes the room, breakfast for two, a pocket guide of North Carolina birds, a 3-D topography map to the Blue Ridge Parkway and a picnic basket filled with food from southern farms and the local farmer's market.
To sample all that Asheville's local and seasonal
restaurant scene
has to offer, head to this North Carolina independent food mecca for "Taste of Asheville" on November 14.
For a more traditional fall experience, head to the
Historic Orchard at Altapass
, an 104-year-old apple orchard located on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The orchard also offers fresh fudge, honey from its hives, hayrides and a Butterfly Conservation Center to keep the kids busy.
Digging for dinner
Not all harvesting goes on in the fields. Add seafood to the list of what can be harvested in the fall on Prince Edward Island. (Clamming isn't restricted to fall; clammers can dig whenever the shore isn't frozen). Novice clammers can dig for dinner with Experience PEI's experienced clam diggers, who will take you on expeditions through the end of October.
The company's "digging for dinner" excursion takes place on the western part of beautiful Prince Edward Island, where the group learns how to find the clams and how to dig without damaging the shells.
After the group has enough for "a feed of clams," the diggers retire to a restored train caboose, where the lead digger steams up the clams and serves your catch fresh.
"Our clam diggers are wonderful characters in their own right, great storytellers in their own right,' says Bill Kendrick, co-owner of Experience PEI.
Reservations are recommended for the 2-3 hour trip, but the meeting time will vary by availability of Kendrick's diggers, the time of low tide and the weather. Prices range from $65-$85 per person depending on group size.
Experience PEI
; 1-866-887-3238
Enjoying fruits of the harvest
If you prefer to let others do the harvesting for you, dine on the fruits of the harvest at Boston Harbor Hotel, where hotel guests and locals alike can enjoy tea poured into your cup (not into the harbor). The waterfront hotel's chef Daniel Bruce is offering a Fall Harvest Tea through November 29.
"Fall is my favorite season," says Bruce, in an email. "The colors, aromas and ingredients all contribute to setting the tone for a perfect tea."
Bruce's tea menu infuses the flavors of fall into sweet and savory items.
"The Maple Smoked Salmon tea sandwiches have a wonderful smokiness, while the tartness of the freshly picked apples perfectly complements the roasted chicken in the apple chicken salad tea sandwiches," he says. "And, of course, everyone loves pumpkin and walnuts in desserts for autumn."
Bruce, who serves his
Harvest Teas
in the hotel's Rowes Wharf Sea Grille, also offers Halloween, Christmas and other seasonal teas. The harvest tea costs $39 for adults and $25 for children.
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Allegations that a convicted Ponzi schemer masterminded what could be the most shocking scandal in college football history come at a pivotal moment for the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Already in the past 18 months, college sports' governing body has investigated or sanctioned some of the most powerful programs in college football, ranging from the University of Southern California (USC) to Ohio State and Michigan. Just last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert convened a conference of the chief executives from 50 universities to address how to reform college sports.
The NCAA has clearly tried to send a message that wanton rulebreaking in college sports – such as improper perks for college athletes – is coming to an end.
Now comes word from Nevin Shapiro, the recently jailed former University of Miami football booster, who told Yahoo! Sports he treated 73 current and former players to prostitutes, jewelry, and cash from 2002 to 2010.
Perhaps as never before, the NCAA's credibility as the arbiter of collegiate athletics is on the line, and that means the "death penalty" – shutting down Miami Hurricanes football for at least a year – remains a possibility.
Even before Mr. Shapiro's allegations came to light Tuesday, critics have with increasing intensity called for wholesale changes within the NCAA, saying it is too beholden to the college presidents and conference commissioners whose institutions directly benefit from the billions of dollars brought in by college football and basketball.
"These NCAA violations have been going on forever. Nothing new here, just the latest issue. The system is not broken. It was never workable," tweeted Jay Bilas, an ESPN college basketball analyst and former player at Duke University.
Some critics say players should be paid for bringing in so much money. Others, including legendary Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, suggest breaking off men's basketball and football into their own entities, since they bring in far more money than any other college sports and each has unique challenges.
Regardless, Miami is emerging as a test case, with enormous pressure on the NCAA to get any potential punishments right.
For one, two people involved in NCAA rulemaking and enforcement were top officials at Miami during Shapiro's booster years, raising questions about the NCAA's ability to oversee such a highly charged case.
Moreover, the University of Miami has long been seen as one of college football's most troubled programs – to the point that the cover of the June 12, 1995, issue of Sports Illustrated read: "Why the University of Miami should drop football." In the article – an open letter to then-university President Edward "Tad" Foote – it continued: "For all its victories, Miami football has been worse in more ways over a longer period of time than any other intercollegiate athletic program in memory."
In discussing the NCAA's attempts to crack down on rules violators at last week's conference, Mr. Emmert said everything needs to be on the table. "If that includes the death penalty, I'm fine with that," he said, according to USA Today.
Others have argued that Shapiro's actions, if true, would appear to be among the worst in the sport's history. "The Yahoo! story that broke – erupted, really – on Tuesday covers nearly everything on the Whopper Allegation Checklist. Payoffs to current and former Hurricanes, improper benefits for recruits, coaches in the know and on the take, willfully ignorant administrators," wrote Pat Forde on ESPN.com.
In the Yahoo! Sports article, Shapiro alleged that nobody at Miami or the NCAA lifted a finger to put an end to weekend parties, illegal gifts, and even an alleged practice of promising Miami players secret bonuses for putting big hits on players, like former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow.
"I did it because I could," Shapiro, who was convicted in June for running a $930 million real-estate Ponzi scheme, said of his spending. "And because nobody stepped in to stop me."
The NCAA said Wednesday it has spent five months investigating the report.
"If the assertions are true, the alleged conduct at the University of Miami is an illustration of the need for serious and fundamental change in many critical aspects of college sports," said Emmert in a statement.
Complicating matters for the NCAA is the fact that University of Miami President Donna Shalala and former Miami Athletic Director Paul Dee both have had prominent positions in the NCAA's reform movement.
Ms. Shalala, the former Clinton administration Health and Human Services secretary, is a member of a new NCAA rules-writing committee and recently lauded her own efforts to police the Hurricanes sideline for suspicious guests. Mr. Dee was recently the NCAA's infractions chief and last year docked USC two bowl games for inappropriate gifts given to former standout Reggie Bush, chiding the university for failing to police its players off the field.
"Once again, the NCAA's entire enforcement process is under the microscope," writes Sports Illustrated's Stewart Mandel.
Neither Shalala nor Dee has been directly implicated in any improprieties, but their close ties to the Hurricanes football program has given critics of the NCAA added ammunition. NCAA investigators interviewed Shalala this week as part of its probe of Shapiro's allegations.
"I am upset, disheartened, and saddened by the recent allegations leveled against some current and past student-athletes and members of our Athletic Department," said Shalala in a statement. " We will vigorously pursue the truth, wherever that path may lead, and I have insisted upon complete, honest, and transparent cooperation with the NCAA from our staff and students."
Added Dee, who is no longer affiliated with the NCAA: "We didn't have any suspicion that [Shapiro] was doing anything like this," he recently told a Florida newspaper. "He didn't do anything to cause concern."
The NCAA's investigations are ongoing.


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Wakefield neighbors shocked at charges against John Burbine
WAKEFIELD — John and Marian Burbine live in a modest two-story home on a tiny street here, where some neighbors expressed shock today at the allegations against the couple, but one resident also said Marian warned him not to let her husband babysit his child.
In an interview tonight, neighbor Brian Evans said he became suspicious of John Burbine few years ago after remarks Marian made to him and his wife.
"She basically said, 'Don't ever let my husband watch your kid,''' said Evans, the father of a 6-year-old boy.
He said that when he and his wife asked Marian why, she would only say that "he's not good with children.''
John Burbine is now facing 100 criminal charges, including 40 counts of aggravated rape, for allegedly sexually assaulting 13 children during a two-year period, children he gained access to through his wife's babysitting and day care business.
Prosecutors said Marian Burbine was not aware that her husband was allegedly molesting the children entrusted into her care, though she did know he was a Level 1 sex offender.
In an interview at his home on Second Street, a short distance from the Burbines' home, Evans said that over time he had seen children arriving and leaving from the home of the childless couple.
"I feel terrible for these kids, and these parents,'' Evans said of Burbine's alleged victims. "It's awful.''
There was no answer this afternoon at the home, although court records show that Marian Burbine is supposed to be under house arrest after being charged with multiple counts of reckless endangerment of a child. She has pleaded not guilty.
In the driveway of the Burbine home, a large storage unit was visible in the driveway, as well as a Nissan SUV. A whiteboard was left out front with the trash.
Neighbor Richard Peledge said the Burbines are long-time residents of the street.
He said the charges were "very shocking, and very sad. A lot of victims, I guess.''
Another neighbor, who declined to give her name, said John Burbine grew up in the home that the couple lives in. The woman said the home previously belonged to his parents.
The Burbines, she said, are "nice people, so I'm very, very shocked.''
Another neighbor, Bob Fahey, 39, said investigators from a state child welfare agency had asked him and his wife a couple of months ago if they were aware that the Burbines were running a day care business.
Fahey said he did not speak with the Burbines often, but said of John, "he seemed odd.''
Fahey, the father of two children under the age of 2, said the Burbines told him they were available to watch the children.
Fahey and his wife declined the offer.
"It's just disturbing,'' he said of the case, adding that the charges against John Burbine portray him as "an absolute monster.''


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Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time
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Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time
The Guardian, December 10, 2014
Posted: 2014-12-22 08:03:14
More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world's oceans, causing damage throughout the food chain, new research has found. Data collected by scientists from the US, France, Chile, Australia and New Zealand suggests a minimum of 5.25tn plastic particles in the oceans, most of them "micro plastics" measuring less than 5mm. The volume of plastic pieces, largely deriving from products such as food and drink packaging and clothing, was calculated from data taken from 24 expeditions over a six-year period to 2013. The research, published in the journal PLOS One, is the first study to look at plastics of all sizes in the world's oceans. "We saw turtles that ate plastic bags and fish that ingested fishing lines," said Julia Reisser, a researcher based at the University of Western Australia. "But there are also chemical impacts. When plastic gets into the water it acts like a magnet for oily pollutants. It's hard to visualise the sheer amount, but the weight of it is more than the entire biomass of humans." The research, the first of its kind to pull together data on floating plastic from around the world, will be used to chart future trends in the amount of debris in the oceans. But researchers predict the volume will increase due to rising production of throwaway plastic, with only 5% of the world's plastic currently recycled.
Note: Ocean acidification was number one on 2014's top 25 stories subjected to press censorship.
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U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
Note: Why was ABC the only major news source to report on this highly revealing story? Read the shocking declassified documents on Operation Northwoods. Many military and political leaders look at the world as a grand chessboard. Sacrificing pawns (innocent civilians) is sometimes necessary to capture the queen. Explore revealing news articles on military corruption. Then check out eye-opening 9/11 news articles.
Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
Note: Why is this meeting of top world leaders kept so secret? Why, until a few years ago, was there virtually no reporting on this influential group in the major media? Thankfully, the alternative media has had some good articles. And a Google search can be highly informative. Explore many other revealing major media news articles on powerful secret societies. And for those interested, check out reliable, eye-opening information covering the big picture of how and why these secret societies are using government-sponsored mind control programs to achieve their agenda.
[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
Note: The deceptions in the official story of 9/11 are nowhere more clearly shown than in this important story. The FBI never revised its list of alleged hijackers, and these four are all later listed in the official 9/11 Commission report as the hijackers. Click here and scroll down a little over half way to see their photos in the official report. For more on this, click here. For an abundance of reliable information suggesting a major 9/11 cover-up, click here. For other revealing news articles on 9/11, click here.
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CIA may have used contractor who inspired 'Mission: Impossible' to kill RFK
2019-02-12, Washington Post
Robert A. Maheu was such a colorful character that it's widely believed the television show "Mission: Impossible" was based on him and his private investigative agency. As an ex-FBI agent, the CIA asked him to handle jobs it wanted to steer clear of, such as lining up prostitutes for a foreign president or hiring the mafia to kill Fidel Castro. For more than 15 years, Maheu [was] on monthly retainer to "The Agency," CIA records show. Maheu was the right-hand man to Howard Hughes as Hughes ... helped finance CIA operations. A new book alleges that Maheu may have performed another mission for the CIA: the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Maheu would have had access to the CIA's experiments in hypnosis and mind control. That would have enabled him to frame Sirhan Sirhan as a patsy for the slaying of Kennedy, while other gunmen actually fired the fatal shots, argues author Lisa Pease, who spent 25 years researching her book, "A Lie Too Big to Fail." Sirhan's lawyers in 2010 accused the CIA of hypnotizing Sirhan and making him "an involuntary participant." With Maheu's contacts throughout the CIA and organized crime, he is "the most credible high-level suspect for the planner of Robert Kennedy's assassination," Pease wrote. Chief among that evidence is the autopsy finding that Kennedy was shot point blank in the back of the head, while Sirhan was in front of Kennedy. Witnesses at the scene of the shooting were adamant that Sirhan never got close enough to fire at close range. Not long after the trial, a ballistics expert examined the three bullets recovered from the scene and found that they did not match Sirhan's gun.
Note: The entire article at the link above is chock full of excellent information which leaves little doubt that RFK was not assassinated by one man. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on the Kennedy assassinations from reliable major media sources. Then explore the excellent, reliable resources provided in our Media Information Center, which show how the media has been complicit in covering huge stories like this and many more.
Big Pharma spends record millions on lobbying amid pressure to lower drug prices
2019-01-24, CNN News
The lobbying group for the pharmaceutical industry spent about $27.5 million on lobbying activities in 2018, federal filings show. This is a record annual total for the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, which represents most of the nation's largest drug and biopharmaceutical research companies. According to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan, independent research group tracking money in US politics, individual companies within the pharmaceuticals and health products sector spent $194.3 million on lobbying as of October 24, 2018 over and above the amount disclosed by PhRMA.The large outlays follow moves within the White House that could limit pharmaceutical companies' price increases and profits on medicines. Congress and the Trump administration continue to push for a drug pricing plan and were given more ammunition Tuesday in the form of a report documenting that insulin cost nearly doubled in the United States between 2012 and 2016. President 'Donald Trump, who campaigned on a promise to lower drug prices, posted his blueprint for doing so in May. US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar remarked last week that despite some "positive developments" in pharmaceutical pricing behavior, "drug companies have a lot further to go."
Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on pharmaceutical corruption from reliable major media sources. Then explore the excellent, reliable resources provided in our Health Information Center.
FBI investigated civil rights group as 'terrorism' threat and viewed KKK as victims
2019-02-01, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
The FBI opened a "domestic terrorism" investigation into a civil rights group in California, labeling the activists "extremists" after they protested against neo-Nazis in 2016. Federal authorities ran a surveillance operation on By Any Means Necessary (Bamn), spying on [the] group's movements in an inquiry that came after one of Bamn's members was stabbed at the white supremacist rally. The FBI's Bamn files reveal: The FBI investigated Bamn for potential "conspiracy" against the "rights" of the "Ku Klux Klan" and white supremacists. The FBI considered the KKK as victims and the leftist protesters as potential terror threats, and downplayed the threats of the Klan. The FBI ... cited Bamn's advocacy against "rape and sexual assault" and "police brutality" as evidence in the terrorism inquiry. The FBI's 46-page report ... presented an "astonishing" description of the KKK, said Mike German, a former FBI agent. The FBI launched its terrorism investigation and surveillance of Bamn after white supremacists armed with knives faced off with hundreds of counter-protesters, including Bamn activists, at a June 2016 neo-Nazi rally in Sacramento. Although numerous neo-Nazis were suspected of stabbing at least seven anti-fascists in the melee... the FBI chose to launch a inquiry into the activities of the leftwing protesters. California law enforcement subsequently worked with the neo-Nazis to identify counter-protesters, pursued charges against stabbing victims and other anti-fascists, and decided not to prosecute any men on the far-right for the stabbings. In a redacted October 2016 document, the FBI labeled its Bamn investigation a "DT [domestic terrorism] – ANARCHIST EXTREMISM" case.
Note: Why was Newsweek the only major media outlet in the U.S. to write an article on this mind-boggling story? The article states, "Yvette Felarca, a Berkeley teacher and member of BAMN, was stabbed at the rally. Felcara has now been charged with assault and rioting. Police also wanted to bring six charges against Cedric O'Bannon, an independent journalist at the rally who was stabbed by a pole while filming." For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on intelligence agency corruption from reliable major media sources.
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select path from sys.traces where is_default = 1
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path C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log\log_92.trc
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select e.name as eventclass , t.textdata , t.starttime , t.error , t.hostname , t.ntusername , t.ntdomainname , t.clientprocessid , t.applicationname , t.loginname , t.spid from fn_trace_gettable('C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log\log_92.trc', default) t inner join sys.trace_events e on t.eventclass = e.trace_event_id where eventclass = xx
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Welcome back, everyone, to Cartastrophe: The Blog with First-World Problems (as a reader rightly pointed out recently). Today's effort comes to us from the folks at the Associated Press:
This choropleth appeared this morning accompanying a story I was reading online about the new population numbers out of the Census Bureau. Most of the map is unremarkable, but the legend is worth noting. According to the title on the legend, the colors indicate population growth, in thousands. But, the actual numbers in the legend are marked as percentages. It is probably unreasonable of me to believe that the population of Texas increased 20,000%, as that would put their current population somewhere above 4 billion people. I believe that these numbers are intended to be percentages, and that the title on the legend is simply incorrect. Perhaps this map was made by altering an existing product, and the author forgot to make some necessary changes.
The more subtle, and much more common, problem with the legend is the arrangement of the numbers. There's an overlap to the data classes. If a state had 10% growth, does it go in the third class or the fourth? Better, I think, to add a decimal place to these numbers so that the separation is clear: 5.0-9.9, 10.0-14.9, etc. Gaps between classes make it plain which numbers go in which class. Alternately, a more complex solution is a redesign of the legend. It may be possible to visually clarify that the 5-10 class includes all numbers from 5 up until, but not including, 10. Here's a mockup of something that comes to mind as a potential design solution:
That may or may not be too difficult for the average reader to interpret. It's off the cuff, so I'm not entirely certain about its merits, but I do believe there are visual solutions to this problem as well as ones which rely on changing the numbers. The latter may be more clear, ultimately.
The colors for the choropleth are largely fine, but I think the various shades of blue are a bit too close to each other to easily match back to the legend. Reducing the classes by one, or by making the darkest blue even darker and stretching the color ramp out would help ease this.
One Nice Thing: I appreciate the author's use of small boxes of color next to the state names in the northeast. The states get pretty small up there, and figuring out the color of Delaware can be challenging. With this solution, there are always legible swatches of color associated with each state.


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Four Lady Bisons carded low enough to finish in the top 10 overall.
Sophomore Miriam Parker led the Bisons with a six-over par 78. After shooting 41 on the front nine, Parker closed with a 37 on the back. Her 78 placed her second overall.
Junior Sami Khan finished one stroke behind Parker with a 79 (41-38), placing her in a tie for third overall.
Savanna Schubert, a senior, tied for eighth with a score of 80 (39-41).
Junior Morgan Bucher showed consistent play with a pair of 42's on the front and back for an 84, placing her in a tie for 21st.
Sabrina Ferreri, senior, tied for 53rd after shooting a 94 (46-48).
Playing as an individual, Lipscomb senior MacKenzy Carter posted an 80 (43-37) and finished the first round in a tie for eighth overall. Carter leads all individuals by six strokes.
Nebraska-Omaha and Valparaiso each shot 324 to finish three shots behind the Bisons heading into the final round on Tuesday.
Playing as an individual, Lipscomb senior MacKenzy Carter posted an 80 (43-37) and finished the first round in a tie for eighth overall. Carter leads all individuals by six strokes.
Erika Pfaender of Valparaiso leads the field by two-strokes after firing a four-over par 76.
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In this issue:
Reports from the front lines on the War on Women. Find out how feminist groups are fighting back. Learn about the brave women like Sandra Fluke who are speaking truth to power.
Bishops chastise nuns for "radical feminism."
Title IX turns 40!
Low-cost menstrual pads that could keep millions of girls in the Global South in school.
Reviews of new books by Toni Morrison, Alison Bechdel & Joy Harjo.
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Top Clergy Tried for Abuse
For Better and for Worse
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By Beth Baker
A report from the front: We're mad as hell about the attacks on our bodies and our rights.
Game Changer | By Erin Buzuvis
We cheer the 40th anniversary of Title IX and the activists who have fought so hard for women's equal educational opportunitiesbut we can't forget the challenges the law still faces.
Court-Martialing the Military | By Molly M. Ginty
New lawsuits take top brass and service academies to task for failing to prevent and prosecute rape.
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IBM and Augusta National Golf Club drop the ball.
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Ambriz unable to back Bedard's stellar outing
HOUSTON -- On the verge of securing a second straight series win with a one-run lead and one out in the eighth inning, the Astros turned to their bullpen.
Milwaukee second baseman Rickie Weeks made sure the move was a regrettable one, connecting on a two-run homer to erase another spectacular outing from Astros starter Erik Bedard and stun Houston, 3-1, on Wednesday night in Minute Maid park.View Full Game Coverage
HOUSTON -- On the verge of securing a second straight series win with a one-run lead and one out in the eighth inning, the Astros turned to their bullpen.
Milwaukee second baseman Rickie Weeks made sure the move was a regrettable one, connecting on a two-run homer to erase another spectacular outing from Astros starter Erik Bedard and stun Houston, 3-1, on Wednesday night in Minute Maid park.View Full Game Coverage
The loss evened the teams' three-game set at one game apiece, setting up a rubber match Thursday between the former National League Central rivals.
Despite throwing a season-high 7 1/3 innings with just one run allowed, Bedard didn't have to wait long to see that work unravel. The lefty walked Josh Prince to open the seventh before Logan Schafer bunted Prince over to second base.
According to Astros manager Bo Porter, Bedard got the nod for the eighth inning -- which he hadn't pitched into all season -- because he asked for it and his pitch count was still below 90.
"Bedard was outstanding, and he wanted [to go back out]," Porter said. "He gave us everything he had, too. He went back out there to start the eighth with the notion we were going to take him through Weeks. He did a tremendous job and pitched well enough to win."
Porter pulled Bedard after the sacrifice, instead going with righty reliever Hector Ambriz, who left a 1-2 slider over the middle of the plate that Weeks whacked into the left-field seats.
"I just hung it," Ambriz said. "I didn't execute the pitch and [Weeks] did what he was supposed to with it."
It was the first home run Ambriz allowed since May 17 vs. Pittsburgh, a span of 14 appearances. The dinger also broke up a 14 1/3-inning scoreless run for Astros pitching going back to the third inning of Tuesday's game.
He didn't wait as long to serve up another. Aramis Ramirez drilled Ambriz's second pitch of the ninth inning into the Crawford Boxes.
"That was just a 1-0 hanging curveball," Ambriz said. "That's an easy one to hit hard and [Ramirez] did exactly that."
Jose Altuve did most of what little damage the Astros could muster off Brewers starter Kyle Lohse, going 3-for-4, swiping three bases. The diminutive second baseman twice stole third without a throw and scored the only Astros run in the first inning.
With one out, Altuve notched a base hit and moved to second base on Jason Castro's walk. He then swiped third and J.D. Martinez's fly ball was ripped to right, nearly catching Castro too far off first on a steal, but allowing Altuve to comfortably trot home.
"I know [Lohse] likes to throw a lot of junk, scrape the plate, so I was looking for something on the edges," Martinez said. "I was just trying to hit something back up the middle and I got a slider that I just pushed out to right.
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Following that sequence, though, the offense was an afterthought one night after Houston pounded out 10 runs and two homers. Bedard and Lohse went toe-to-toe with both escaping a few jams, but otherwise keeping Minute Maid Park far quieter than the massive thunderstorm that raged outside during the early innings.
Bedard's now allowed two runs or less in seven of his past eight outings, and he matched a season-high eight strikeouts on 98 pitches, 67 of them strikes.
"The biggest thing was he must have had five or six strikeouts with the little two-seamer in, front-door sinkers in," Weeks said of Bedard. "It worked for him tonight [and] you couldn't really do nothing about that. It seemed like the ball started two feet in and would end up on the plate."
That kind of blow-by stuff aided Bedard's low breaking pitches, which helped induce 10 groundouts.
"My curveball was really good, so I got my fastball working too and it made my secondary pitches that much easier to command," Bedard said. "I went out there and definitely gave it the best I could."
Lohse basically matched him, settling in after the first inning and twice staving off multiple Houston baserunners to toss six innings of six-hit ball. He struck out five and walked only two over 96 pitches and allowed no one but Altuve past second base.
It's the second straight pitcher's duel Bedard has found himself in after barely edging White Sox ace Chris Sale in a 2-1 win on Friday. Porter said he believes the veteran southpaw has gotten stronger over the course of the season, culminating with Bedard now going at least seven innings two of his last four times on the mound.
"I'm not changing anything, but you keep training hard and throwing to where you know you're capable of," Bedard said. "It's nice to see the hard work get results, but bottom line we didn't get the win tonight."
Altuve's double-play partner, Ronny Cedeno, was the only other Astro to muster multiple hits, lacing two base hits off Lohse.
Chris Abshire is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Race cars, like any automobile, generate waste that can damage you and the environment. Used motor oil, brake fluid, leaded gasoline, and many other toxic chemicals require special handling and disposal. Many have been shown to cause cancer, birth defects, eye and skin irritation, liver and kidney problems, headaches, nausea, and dizziness, among other ailments. For your own safety and the safety of those around you, it's important to know the basics about fluid handling and disposal.
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Improper disposal can contaminate ground water and taint perfectly good property for generations to come. Also, local and federal laws can deliver heavy fines and possibly jail time if you're caught polluting-even for "minor" infractions (which really aren't that minor in the eyes of the law and the environment), such as incorrectly discarding a few quarts of used motor oil. Never dump anything hazardous down sewers, floor drains, on the ground, or into any body of water. Much of what's contained in this article might seem elementary, but it's our opinion that it's better to back up all the way to the extreme basics in this situation. The most important thing to remember is that if something is toxic and hazardous, there is a way to dispose of it properly.
For the Saturday-night racer, recycling does require more work than just dumping the fluid, but it's easy and very necessary. Local recycling centers, auto parts stores, service shops, most racetracks, and the nationwide hazardous-waste disposal company Safety-Kleen can help private parties with common hazardous wastes. However, those services, with the exception of Safety-Kleen or an authorized local waste disposal company, are generally limited to small quantities (like 5 quarts per week). If you're generating more than they can accept under the law, then it's time to call a local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office and establish an EPA ID number. The hazardous waste can then be discarded by a proper disposal company. It's also worth noting that laws vary from state to state and county to county.
Fuel SafetySometimes people can become too comfortable working around highly toxic and flammable fuel. Consequently, something may go wrong, resulting in a devastating accident. Because most race fuels contain lead, it's even more important to prevent spills and wear rubber fuel-handling gloves. Always have a fire extinguisher near any fuel containers. If you're using methanol, keep a water-based extinguisher on hand. Sixty dollars for a 25-pound fire extinguisher is a small price to pay for safety-and the chance to prevent a bad situation from becoming much worse.
Always have a method to contain a spill from your largest fuel container. Keep a large supply of oil-absorbent materials, such as kitty litter-type stuff, and disposable pig blankets (highly absorbent, disposable, large sheets of cloth), nearby. The litter can be used to surround and contain the spill, while the pig blanket can be used to soak up large areas.
Vapors from fuel are dangerous-they can travel as far as 25 feet from a fuel can and be ignited. The vapors left behind in an empty 1-gallon tank can explode with a force of four or five sticks of dynamite (the fumes are more harmful than the liquid). Always post a "No Smoking" sign and enforce it. Position containers out of the way of high-traffic areas where a person walking by could flick a cigarette butt nearby. Also, don't place containers near portable power generators, which could become possible sources of ignition. To keep ignitable fumes from escaping, always keep fuel containers sealed.
Moving on to gasoline hoses on the containers, never leave the end of a gas hose laying on the ground. If another gas leak gets close and catches fire, then that hose is nothing more than a short fuse leading to a powerful bomb. Teams that bring in their own fuel need to ensure the tanks are grounded with a proper grounding rod. Additionally, the hose leading out of the drum must be a grounded, UL-listed gasoline hose. Cheap plastic siphon hoses (not intended for fuel) that fit the barrels are a dangerous shortcut because they offer no protection from static buildup. Grounding prevents static electricity from sparking and causing an explosion. Finally, if the racing series has a hot pit where fuel is dispensed, the gas man, along with anyone changing a tire near the fuel, should wear a firesuit. If you don't have one, borrow one.
When disposing of unused fuel, don't mix it in with engine oil about to be recycled. It can ruin the ability of that oil to be recycled, which defeats part of the purpose of recycling oil. Instead, find a recycling center that will accept unused fuel. If the fuel is still good, give it to someone who can use it.
Engine OilAs everybody knows, used motor oil needs to be recycled. According to Safety-Kleen, just 1 gallon can contaminate 1 million gallons of water. In the United States alone, more than 350 million gallons of used oil (a volume equal to 35 Valdez spills) are improperly disposed of each year. As previously mentioned, don't mix unused fuel into waste motor oil. Always keep used motor oil in a container that is clearly labeled, and don't mix other hazardous wastes into it, thus creating a "toxic stew." Toxic stew can prevent large quantities of oil from being properly recycled. Keep waste fluids segregated and labeled.
Brake, Power Steering, Gearbox, and Axle FluidsComponent-specific fluids are hazardous wastes, too. Always store unused products in their original containers, and keep them labeled. If somebody (like a 3-year-old, who doesn't know better) accidentally ingests a hazardous product, it's crucial to know exactly what that product is. Many products state that vomiting should not be induced. In any case, read the label-this not only helps you, but also the emergency room doctors, who, should someone ingest a dangerous fluid, will want to know the name of the poison.
Back to product integrity-contamination from dirt, water, or petroleum products can lead to failures in the systems in which they are used. Always keep the containers clean and tightly closed to prevent moisture absorption. As with anything with a skull and crossbones on it, avoid contact with skin, and always wash hands after touching it. These products will damage paint and will damage eyes, too, so wear safety goggles.
Brake Parts CleanerBrake cleaner is highly toxic. Always use it in a well-ventilated area, preferably with an industrial-strength fan. Also, pay attention to where that fan is blowing. Make sure the fumes aren't being directed into a window or an enclosed space. Brake cleaner should not come in contact with plastics or rubber hoses because it will try to dissolve those items. Wear a NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)-approved filter mask when working with toxic aerosol products. These products may contain tetrachloroethylene, the stuff skull and crossbones were made for. Brake cleaner is destructive to paint, and the runoff should be collected (a big, flat pan will help with this) and disposed of properly at a recycling center.
Engine Cleaner/DegreasersA clean, shiny engine is easy to work on and a feast for the eyes. An engine cleaner conveniently helps keep an engine looking like new. Just spray it on, and rinse the cleaner off the engine. But wait, there's more. Most directions for these cleaning products say that the correct disposal includes collecting and evaporating the rinse water and recycling it. Once again, placing a large pan underneath the engine will aid in containing most of the water. If you don't have a pan on hand, try to use as little rinse water as possible. Improper disposal unleashes toxic gunk into the environment.
Carb Cleaner/Aerosol CansAnything in an aerosol can has the potential to catch fire, but carburetor cleaner is especially flammable. Use caution-don't spray it near anything hot, and don't smoke while using anything in an aerosol can. The best way to dispose of aerosol cans is to make sure all of the product inside is used up. Then, take the cans to a metal recycling center. If there's still product inside the can but no pressure to get it out, treat it as a hazardous waste, and get rid of it through a local environmental agency. When in doubt, consult the label, and always follow local regulations regarding these cans. A good starting point to finding out local regulations is the phone book. Look under the government section, go to an environmental subsection, and make that call.
Antifreeze/CoolantWhile many race car radiators are better off using water, many racers add glycol-based chemicals, water wetter, and various snake oils, which require special disposal. Once again, find a recycling center in your area that can take this product. Dumping it on the ground will contaminate the environment-and it's no secret that engine coolant is like sweet nectar to dogs and cats. In order to keep the shop dog safe, store the plastic coolant containers off the floor where Sparky can't gnaw through them. We all know dogs sometimes gnaw; keeping the fluids out of reach can prevent a tragedy.
Paint And Fiberglass ResinOld, crusty cans of paint shouldn't be allowed to sit around for years and rust. Unwanted paint needs to be disposed of properly through a local hazardous-waste collection agency. Fiberglass resin emits toxic fumes while curing, so always use it in a well-ventilated area. Use a NIOSH-approved mask and rubber gloves made for handling toxic materials.
Finding Local Hazardous Waste Disposal AgenciesCrossing the finish line and taking the checkers with a grandstand full of fans standing on their feet is special. It's not so special, though, if their water is polluted with cancer-causing toxins because somebody was in a hurry and neglected to get rid of hazardous wastes properly. A basic starting place for locating proper disposal sites is the phone book. In the yellow pages, look under "Hazardous Waste Disposal." For local laws and regulations, check in the government section under "Environmental Services." Safety-Kleen, the only national hazardous-waste dis-posal company, can dispose of just about anything. The company has 180 branches around the country and is NASCAR's official hazardous-waste management service. The Web also contains a vast amount of resources (some Web sites are listed in the source box). To contain the cost of hazardous waste disposal, join forces with other teams, especially if their shops are nearby.
Business ConcernsIf a race team has a business license, and it's generating hazardous waste, it must obtain an EPA ID number. This number allows a business to build a paper trail that can prove it is disposing of wastes properly. If a business ever comes under scrutiny for its waste management, paper trails of its disposal practices will be necessary. This number also allows the EPA to track waste generators so it can properly monitor them. This practice may seem like a big hassle to the little guy, but if it wasn't in place, large waste generators wouldn't be separated from small ones, and the general public would end up bearing the disposal costs of large quantities of commercial waste. The EPA places businesses into three categories. Each is classified by a "Generator Status." A Level One Generator Status produces less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month. This is the one that most professional race teams fall under. The next level produces 220 to 2,200 pounds per month; the third level is in excess of 2,200 pounds per month-only huge corporations fall into that category. The costs for commercial services vary depending on the location, type of waste, and amount of product. Cutting costs by not disposing of waste properly is uncalled for in this day and age, and is punishable by law.
Proper Fluid Handling ChecklistOil-absorbent materialsPig blanketsUsed oil containerLocal recycling centerMetal gas canUL-listed hoses for large fuel containersGrounding rod for large fuel containersIndustrial strength fanPlan to deal with spills"No Smoking" signsProper labels for fuelsStraps to tie down gas cans on trailerSafety gogglesNIOSH-approved filter maskA big, flat panA siphon tube with hand pumpRubber gloves made for handling toxic chemicals


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Comic Opera Guild celebrating 40th anniversary with 'Light Cavalry' and luncheon
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As with many of the shows that COG has staged over the past 40 years, the company had to do some super-sleuthing to unearth orchestrations, and a basic synopsis, for "Light Cavalry," and co-founder Tom Petiet worked hard to "re-create" the otherwise lost-to-time show, providing lyrics and dialogue.
"It's a challenge, but having done 112 shows, we're used to the format now," said Petiet. "We've studied these shows, and we know how to put them together. We don't try to update them.
"They're done in the style they originally would have been done in, but in a way that's accessible to a modern, English-speaking audience. So we don't try to translate the show word for word. It's as if a composer gave us the score, and we say, 'OK, we're going to do a show around this.' So it's really like creating a new show."
"Light Cavalry" and Comic Opera Guild's 40th Season Celebration
- Who: Comic Opera Guild.
- What: "Light Cavalry," Franz Von Suppe's Viennese operetta (re-created by COG co-found Tom Petiet), focuses on Wilma, a beautiful young girl who, after being found wandering as a child, has been treated as a cleaning wench by the Mayor and his wife, and kept from her lover, Hermann. When a troop of Hussars come to town, she discovers that she's the lost daughter of the Colonel, who makes it his business to deliver comeuppance. COG's 40th Season Celebration will feature company alums returning from various parts of the country for a luncheon, with various activities and remembrances of their time in the company.
- Where: "Light Cavalry" at Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, 911 N. University in Ann Arbor. The 40th Season Celebration takes place at Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Ave. in Ann Arbor.
- When: "Light Cavalry" performances are Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Feb. 7-9. The 40th Season Celebration is scheduled for 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, February 10.
- How much: "Light Cavalry" tickets are $20 ($17 for seniors and students. 734-763-TKTS (8587) or www.mutotix.com. Tickets will also be available at the door. 40th Season Celebration costs $25 per person; call 734-973-3264 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a space at the luncheon.
"I wasn't familiar with the rest of the operetta genre, other than Gilbert and Sullivan, so I thought, 'I wonder what else is out there,'" said Petiet. "(UMGASS members) weren't interested in anything but Gilbert and Sullivan, but I still wanted to see if these old show could be brought to life again. I thought this was a need and an opportunity, so we created Comic Opera Guild."
A handful of performers Petiet got to know through UMGASS—including his wife, Patricia—thus planned an inaugural double bill production (Mozart's "Bastien and Bastienne" and Gilbert and Clay's "Age Ago"), which premiered in January 1974 at U-M's Trueblood Theatre, in the now-demolished Frieze Building.
"We'd decided to pursue our dream, but it didn't start very well," said Petiet. "The first thing we did lost a thousand dollars. In 1974, that was a lot of money—mostly my money. The problem was a problem we've had throughout our history. Because we're doing things that no one else does—people don't come to see things they've never heard of."
COG looked stillborn; but fate intervened with an opportunity to present a dinner theater show in the Huron Hotel in Ypsilanti. Petiet, Gersh Morningstar and Ron Orenstein performed Sullivan's farcical one-act "Cox and Box," and it had a run of 22 performances while also making up for the previous production's losses.
When New York City opera star Eva Likova came to teach at the University of Michigan, COG launched preparations for its most ambitious production by far: Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" at Lydia Mendelssohn Theater.
But the final dress rehearsal for the show was, well, less-than-promising.
"Lots of the principals didn't have their lines down pat," said Petiet. "The rehearsal was just a disaster. An absolute debacle. I think we were all just thinking that we'd go out on stage and embarrass ourselves. But somehow we got it together for the opening performance. And I remember the backstage pandemonium after - it's something I'll never forget, because the whole thing was looking so bad, and it came out so well. That was the show that really launched the group. We knew then that we could continue to do this. "
And continue they did. Over four decades, COG has worked with more than one thousand singers, musicians, crew members and business staff while reviving rare comic operas and operettas by Strauss, Offenbach, Lehar and Romberg, as well as early American operettas by Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern. Plus, about a decade ago, COG began to offer cast recordings of their shows, and having these scores (sometimes never previously available) for sale online, to operetta fans all over the world, has been a key factor in keeping COG financially afloat.
Finally, COG has also, since 2000, worked to discover vocal talent by way of vocal competitions, awarding more than $40,000 over the years. And the group's professional vocalists aren't always necessarily from the Ann Arbor area; they also hail from St. Clair Shores, Brighton, Pinckney, and Jackson.
"We're an organization for singers—classical singers," said Petiet. " We're promoting not just material but performers as well."
To celebrate COG's 40th anniversary, the company will host a luncheon at Weber's Innduring which current performers, alums and fans may watch video clips from past productions, hear remembrances, and participate in a sing-along—on the heels of COG's musical-in-concert presentation of "Light Cavalry," which focuses on Wilma, a beautiful young girl who, after being found wandering as a child, has been treated as a cleaning wench by the Mayor and his wife, and kept from her lover, Hermann. When a troop of Hussars come to town, Wilma discovers that she's the lost daughter of the Colonel, who makes it his business to deliver comeuppance.
Known only for its overture, featured in pops concerts, commercials and movies, "Light Cavalry" became a point of curiosity for Petiet as a child, who wondered what happened to the accompanying show.
"Now we're in the thick of rehearsals for it, and we're all looking at each other and saying, 'I cant understand why this show was buried for so many years,'" said Petiet. "The original book must not have been all that good. You've got to have the combination (of good music and a good libretto). If you don't have both, it's not going to stick around."
So is Petiet looking toward a 50th anniversary for COG?
"That would be on the end of the bucket list," said Petiet. "To go to 50—that would be something."
Jenn McKee is the entertainment digital journalist for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at email@example.com or 734-623-2546, and follow her on Twitter @jennmckee.


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I have a close friend who grew up in a rural area of Brazil. Her family was large and very poor. They often went without meals, walked two hours to and from school everyday and lived in a home with walls made from tree posts and mud and a roof fashioned out of palm fronds. She is a US citizen now and has grown far beyond her roots, though travels back to see her beloved family often. She tells me tails of her days on that farm in Brazil and I share those amazing stories with my kids who have never wanted for anything.
Every Christmas morning, they would awaken to look and see that for reasons unknown to them, Papai Noel had passed by leaving their shoes empty. Of course, they all wondered if someone in the group had not been good. Certainly all of them must have wondered if it was them who caused Papai Noel to pass over their empty shoes. Instead, they would proceed with their days, happy to be together and hopeful that if they were even better the next year, that Papai Noel would finally come to shower them with his goodies.
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Remember Chamillionaire? The "Ridin' Dirty" guy? Well, he's back, and he doesn't even care if you call him "the 'Ridin' Dirty' guy."
See, Chamillionaire has returned in the worst way possible, harping on stale accomplishments with a half-assed, catch-all approach to the present. You've heard rappers say something like, "Ain't back 'cause I never left," but Chamillionaire most definitely left, and he sounds like it on "Elevate," his new EP. He even brings up "Ridin Dirty" a few times so you don't have to feel bad about saying, "Remember when ...?"
"Elevate" is supposed to be a hype-builder to "Poison," his full-length album due later this year, and a follow-up to last year's unnoticed "Ammunition" EP. From the very first drop, though, he sounds rustier than the underside of a hoopty. The Houston rapper fumbles a basic Andre 3000 flow on the very first lines, completely mucking up a bumping bells-and-organs Houston beat--exactly where he should sound most comfortable.
The beats are scattershot, since Chamillionaire tries a little of everything. He attempts to bounce with his roots, stomp on the suddenly resurgent trap sound, pseudo-croon on a slow rumbler, but little of it works well. He actually sounds best on "Overnight," whose clap-drums and pitched-up synths sound more 2013 than anything else on the EP and suit his rapid, rat-a-tat flow much better.
His rhymes are simply inconsistent, like the LOL-worthy "Going golfing in Iraq/ Going shopping in Dubai/ She be asking her man for gifts/ Then give me the gifts her man buy." He spends the rest of the time talking about endless amounts of haters and hoes, which is fine, but he even recycles rhymes within "Elevate."
While the production sounds great and Chamillionaire shows he can still flash a little rhythm, the whole thing sounds circa his 2006 prime. It doesn't help that he reminds listeners about it. "Overnight" and "Hold Up" try to force him into the present, but Chamillionaire can't stop looking over his shoulder.
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Katy Perry "goes there" with Vogue about two of her high-profile relationships in the magazine's July cover story.
The singer says of ex-husband Russell Brand that she "was in love with him when I married him" in 2010. She adds that she hasn't heard from the comedian since Brand sent her a text on New Year's Eve 2011 saying he wanted a divorce, about 14 months later.
Perry says she blamed herself for their breakup until she "found out the real truth," which she "can't necessarily disclose."
She also opens up about her on-again-off-again relationship with John Mayer, saying she "was madly in love with him" and still is. She also says he has a "beautiful mind" and a "tortured soul."
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Our garden is just starting to produce our first fruits – literally! We picked our first zucchini (n=2) and summer squash (n=1) this weekend. Yum!!
Zucchini and Summer Squash are summer staples and not only do they almost grow like weeds, they are good for you too!
- Low-calorie
- Peels are great sources of fiber
- Albeit low, they do have antioxidant chemicals
- Summer squash have carotenes antioxidant), and folate
- High in potassium and vitamin A
Here are our favorite ways to enjoy zucchini:
Stuffed in Chicken Parmesan Burgers
Cinnamon Zucchini Cake – This cake is a family recipe and one of my favorites. Did I mention it has cream cheese frosting?!
Zucchini, Carrot and Black Bean Rice – My favorite quesadilla deconstructed.
Apple, Carrot & Zucchini Muffins – at 100 calories & 1 g of fat per muffin coupled with 6 C of produce in these muffins, this is a snack we can feel good about!
Zucchini Pizza Casserole – Completely gluten-free and amazing!
Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal – Even better than the bread, trust me!
Zucchini Chips – Dehydrate those squash for your next family movie night!
Zucchini Burgers – Don't knock 'em until you've tried 'em!
Need more ideas? Here are 10 of our favorite ways to use zucchini; including as noodles and for breakfast!
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AceLabs is an italian engineering company active in the design of machines and automatic quality control for the industry, based on artificial vision technology.
Based on the visual characteristics of the monitored products, our systems are able to obtain process information that can be used for many purposes: assessment and measurement of quality parameters, determining the position of objects in space, dimensional measurement, evaluation of volume and surface, reading and decoding of text, one-and two-dimensional codes.
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We can work directly with big companies as well with other companies to lead the project.
Quality managers or CEO of small to big companies that recognize the strategic importance of quality control function.
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We need a new corporate brochure for a fair that will be in November the 22th, probably we will print in digital way
The actual brochure here attached were self made and are too aseptic, cold, simple and sterile. We want to transfer our deep technical skills (with images, colors and style) combined with our competence in a consultant approach.
We would like a more "engaging" cover.
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We need an "open file" so that we can cange some price or product name.
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