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The auspicious publishing debut of the eight songs of Opus 10 brought some of the most popular and well known of Strauss' Lied genre to the musical world. The 40 some songs leading up to this mature blossoming do not compare with the self-confidence of musical thought displayed here. The songs, meant to please, reflect the attractiveness and their apparent capturing of a "pure atmosphere", the same adulation with which the poems themselves were received. Gilm belonged to the so-called "Munich Circle," which included other song-inspiring poets like Felix Dahn and Count von Schack.
The juxtaposition of musical imagery in this song, winter ice and their melting of these obstacles with Love's fire–is perfectly realized in von Schack's trademark use of descriptive poetry as "nature elements."
This wonderfully atmospheric love song, which is not as well-known as many others, already hints at the "orchestral tone" soon to be common in the songs of Strauss. The icy heart of a poet warms to the timbre-rich sounds of Spring's yearning–only to eventually plunge into the emptiness of illusory happiness.
One is very grateful to be distracted from the disgusting anti-Semitic writings of Felix Dahn by graceful poetry from the same pen. In this song, Strauss found himself testing the operatic, characterful writing that was about to burst onto the operatic stage in the many decades to come. An entirely enchanting, youthful scenario–in song.
The songs of Opus 27, published in 1894, the same year that they were composed, is one of the most cherished collections of songs by Richard Strauss. This truly exceptional song would be the pride of any composer during a lifetime. Strauss, with echoes of the beginning of Schubert's "Am Meer," perfectly grasps the search for the peace and contentment of nature in an overbearing world of rage and conflict. That Strauss orchestrated this song during the time of his initial conception of the "Four Last Songs" in 1942, seems more than coincidence.
Strauss dedicated this song to his wife Pauline, and reflecting on the essential female perspective of the poem is helpful, although this rightfully very popular song has been embraced by all voice types for its ebullient sexual energy that lurks not only the festivities at hand, but the implied secretiveness of the impending assignation.
The essential beauty of this song lies in its simplicity. As if caught in mid sentence, the poem and music unveil a conversation of profound devotion. Not only do the words and music create the perfect atmosphere, but the heart–which is the essential element–speaks directly and unerringly to each of us.
By this time, Strauss' songs were taking on a distinctive Ars Nouveau atmosphere, and his talent for modulatory decoration in the picturesque was integrating itself into his style. The fact that Strauss enjoyed telling the amusing story of setting this poem to music while impatiently waiting for his often "delayed" wife, certainly does not diminish the charm of this song.
An extraordinary figure in literary circles of the time, and exuding much influence on poets such as Bierbaum, Mackay and even Dehmel, the Prussian army officer Detlev von Liliencron, whose collected poetry extends to four volumes, was one of the first Germans to recognize the extraordinary talents of Hugo Wolf. This song is structured as a kind of recitative and aria, with a poignant blend of solitude and melancholic reverie that is quintessentially Strauss.
Although famous, mostly for his great religious epic The Messiah, which was inspired by Milton, the lyrical poetry of Klopstock, a contemporary of William Blake, has a lightness and elegance of the 18th century that certainly served Strauss in his later inspirations for Der Rosenkavalier. Curiously, this song, in its typical Straussian harmonic playfulness, was originally written for orchestra and then transcribed by Strauss himself as song for piano and voice.
Dehmel did not always have the most discerning musical ear, and he in fact wrongfully criticized what has become recognized as one of the great songs of the Strauss genre. On one occasion, however, Dehmel did offer simple clarification of the poem: it is one of separation, either a man at his wife's death bed, or perhaps an irreversible separation between lovers. In any case, the separation is one of profound, and even tragic emotion that Strauss, now on the precipice of operatic immortality, embodies in musical motifs that mirror the soaring release of personal pain.
Of the three most recognized poets of the fin-de-siecle avant garde--Stefan George, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Richard Dehmel,of the three,it was Dehmel who received the most severe criticism because of his willful eroticism and revolutionary social undertones.
In 1899, the year in which Strauss composed "Notturno," it was Dehmel was the middleman who introduced Strauss to Hugo von Hofmannsthal, further tightening the circle of artists at this time. Strauss by this time preferred contemporary poets for his songs without question, and he in fact set eleven of Dehmel's poems.
Originally composed for orchestra and low voice (baritone or mezzo soprano), the piano version of "Notturno", initiated by Strauss himself,adds the veiled sound of the solo violin from the orchestra. The atmosphere is quintessentially turn-of-the-century – Jugendstil – with its nebulous mysticism captured in an "other-worldly" conversation of friends at night on snowy fields struggling for resolve brought on by death's separation. The musical essence directly foreshadows that of Salome and Electra. To Dehmel's delight, Schoenberg set his Verklärte Nacht in the same year--1899.
The very musical impulse that propels this magical song was its greatest criticism at the time of its publication. Strauss starts the song in the "wrong" minor key before easily and magically modulating into the unrelated major key of the song's event. He thus captures precisely what the poem explores: a reverie of dream and waking, shadows and daylight, and the re-union of two lovers.
There is something highly infectious in this original orchestra song, which was later completed in piano version by Strauss and included in his Opus 56 songs. The programmatic effects found in the orchestral version hint at Don Quixote, but the piano version holds its own with a kind of naive and even "tongue-in-cheek" scene painting that is typical of Heine and is matched by Strauss' firm diatonicism. The intermittent outbreaks of the discouraged Wise Men, bawling oxes and screaming babies notwithstanding, the realization of the inhabitant of this humble manger, resolved in a cantilena phrase of quintessential beauty by Strauss, makes the whole episode seem worthy of the devout pilgrimage it describes.
With the (opera-)world-shattering success of Salomé in 1904 and Electra in 1906, Richard Strauss took a decidedly new operatic path in his compositional genius. The songs written between 1906 and the end of his life, although intermittent, belie a recurring interest in the setting of poetry that expresses the human dilemma. The first two songs written in 1929 and the third in 1935 on the texts of Rückert, which were not published during his lifetime and were only first performed in the 1960s, give us perhaps two final perspectives on Richard Strauss and his world.
First, in the aftermath of the tragic and in many ways unresolved social conflicts of World War I, which were exacerbated by the driving industrialism meant to both liberate the proletariat and capture the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow of the free market, it was Rückert's poetry, and specifically his orientally-influenced almost metaphysical reflections, that found a resurgence of favor among the public and academics alike. Second, Richard Strauss was one of the many creative personalities that found themselves not only disillusioned in the rubble of Europe found in the 1920s, but as well wholly displaced in a new world order completely and utterly disjunct from the world into which they had been born. (It was in fact out of this rubble of buildings and
"Bildung" that Strauss aligned with Hofmannsthal and Max Reinhardt to found the Salzburg Festival.)
It does not surprise me in the least that Strauss was interested in these three poems, with the highly structured poetic form of the "Persian Ghasel" already often adapted in German by Goethe, Schlegel and later von Platen. It does, however, surprise me that, despite his ordering of the songs to Opus 87, he did not see them published in his lifetime. They impress me in their reflective nature, in their unmistakable musical relationship to the opera Arabella (1933) and their overwhelming conviction of love, youth and passion as the mitigator of the relentlessness of aging and the ambivalence of the world. The musical language he finds matches these reflections but with an urgency that defies complacency or disillusionment. Passion abounds in great quantity.
Not one to often search the dark side of human nature, but rather to perpetually illuminate the inevitable search for clarity, compassion and love that human beings so desperately cling to in their myriad fates, Richard Strauss' songs provides each of us havens of contemplations as we travel our own paths and discover our own "stories".
For further resources, such as a selected bibliography, chronology and further discussion of the songs of Richard Strauss, please visit Hampson Foundation.


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We got home safe and sound last night. It's so good to be back in CO. 🙂
I am in a major house cleaning mode right now (and I have tons of laundry to do) so I probably won't post about our trip for a day or two.
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Welcome to PWInsider.com's live match by match coverage of TNA Final Resolution 2008, live from Orlando, Florida at the Universal Studios. The show opened with a video using old FDR footage decrying war from the 1940s interspersed with footage of the TNA Frontline and The Main Event Mafia. TNA blew some pyro and the announcers ran down the lineup of the show.
Feast or Fired: The Motor City Machineguns, LAX, The Rock N' Rave Infection, Jay Lethal, "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt, Petey Williams, BG James, Consequences Creed, Curry Man, Cute Kip and Shark Boy.
Everyone received singles entrances, since it was each man for himself.Cute Kip gave a fan the crotch chop on the way to the ring. That was timely the last time he was over. They noted during the ring introductions that Williams wouldn't compete due to the beatdown he received from the Main Event Mafia.
You have to retrieve a briefcase and escape the ring to capture one. One of the briefcases will be revealed tonight.
Everyone started brawling at the bell. Lethal and Dutt brawled outside. It broke down with Curry Man and Shark Boy taking out the Machineguns. Curry tried to grab a briefcase but BG James pulled him down. Curry tossed James out to the floor. Curry and Shark worked together to try and get a briefcase but were shoved off by Dutt. Dutt used Hernandez' back as a springboard to go for a case but was taken out by Lethal. Rave went for a briefcase but was grabbed and hit with a Border Toss out of the ring to the floor, where everyone else had congregated.
Hernandez then retrieved a case and left the ring. Kip took out Curry Man and went back and forth with BG. BG got caught with a stunned by Shark Boy. Sharky began throwing out stunners. Lance Rock took him down, then hit a German suplex on Alex Shelley. This has turned into a fast collection of crazy spots. Rock hit a double clothesline on Hernandez and Curry. They took out Rock. Curry and Homicide battled atop the ring for one of the cases. Curry got the better of it and knocked Homicide down. Curry got the case but found others in the ring waiting to attack him, so he did a flip dive to the floor on others to escape with the case.
Rave and Lethal went back and forth in the ring. Lethal went for the Lethal Combination but Rave hit the Rock Your World. Kip took out Rave but began eating offense from the Machineguns. Consequences Creed hit a somersault into a clothesline. Lethal hit Dutt with a full nelson suplex. Lethal went for a case but was crotched by Homicide. Homicide hit an Ace Crusher off the top rope. He went for a case but Dutt grabbed him. Homicide got the better of the exchange and crotched Dutt, even stepping on his back to get leverage removing the case. Homicide leaped to the floor.
Dutt hit a dive to the floor on James and Kip. Alex Shelley went for a case but Rave cut him off. The Guns worked over Rave with a Tower of Doom combination powerbomb/sliced bread #2. Jay Lethal tried to use the moment to grab the case but Shelley nailed him. The Guns hit a missile dropkick on Lethal while he was on Shelley's shoulders. Shelley went for the case but Shark Boy pulled him down. Creed charged but was superkicked by Sabin. He then nailed a DDT.
Shelley went to the top and got the case as Sabin blocked everyone. Shelley laid out Shark Boy and Creed with the case. The Guns posed with the case held aloft in the air. Lethal springboarded off the ropes, grabbed the case in mid-air and escaped to the floor.
Your winners, Homicide, Hernandez, Curry and Lethal!
The lure of who will be fired is interesting. They haven't had Christopher Daniels appear unmasked since he was fired but if they fire Curry, they could bring him back. Hernandez' has a contract coming up, so its possible he could be on the way out if they don't come to terms.
Fun opener with lots of really fast paced spots. They were all working really hard here.
Jeremy Borash came out and announced they would open one case now, but would give the winners a chance to forfeit their cases (and protect themselves from being fired, if they had that case). The Guns remained in the ring. None of them took the offer. Borash said they randomly picked a number, which would be opened now. It was #2, held by Jay Lethal.
Lethal returned to the ring, crossing his fingers. The Guns refused to leave, so you know an angle with Lethal is coming. Borash told the guns the case wasn't theirs and the crowd chanted, "Yes it is." Ha! He won a Tag Team title shot, which drove the Guns nuts. The crowd chanted, "Bullsh**." They were trying to turn the Guns heel and the crowd was making them babyfaces.
Jeremy Borash cut a promo on the heels saying he was tired of the Guns whining and moaning, because they knew the rules. He called Alex Shelley an "A-hole." Borash said that of the 250 people that TNA employ, Shelley is the biggest pain of the ass he's ever worked with. Does that include Gary Coleman, who Borash has buried for years after he made a cameo in WCW? Weird to see Borash "shooting".
Backstage, Lauren interviewed Sharmell and The Beautiful People. Sharmell said that underneath all her beauty, she's as ghetto as ghetto can be and promised to be "Beyonce-ing" all over ODB. Uh, Beyonce isn't ghetto. How about Mary J. Blige? Foxy Brown? Lil' Kim? Velvet Sky said that they do bad things to bad people, but they never start anything. She said they take out the trash that TNA puts in the ring with them and they are tired of beating the ugly out of ODB, Taylor Wilde and Roxxi. She said the only reason they took the match is that they wanted a new crib, since the storyline is they get Booker T's locker room if they win. Angelina Love thanked Booker in advance for it, since they can never have enough real estate. She said the economy sucks because they own everything.
Angelina got a phone call from "The Governor", as in Sarah Palin. They tried to tell her they were about to go on a moose hunt. She promised to put Palin on the guest list for Impact on Thursday. They giggled like little girls running into Zach Efron in the street.
ODB & Taylor Wilde & Roxxi vs. The Beautiful People & Booker T (with Cute Kip)
The babyfaces opened with quick tags, working on Love. Love caught Wilde with a hell of a right to regain control. The BP hit a double clothesline for a two count. Velvet Sky worked her over with punches. Wilde came back with uppercuts and caught her in a front facelock. She tagged in Roxxi, who slammed Sky. Sky retreated to the floor, so Roxxi nailed Angelina. ODB tagged in and called for Sharmell to come in the ring but instead Kip got in the ring. The referee stepped between them, allowed the BP to jump ODB.
The BP tagged in and out working on ODB as the crowd tried to rally her. Love rammed ODB back first into the corner. Now that ODB was down, Sharmell was willing the tag in. She nailed some punches, then ran out and tagged in the BP. They both ended up getting nailed with a double clothesline, then made the hot tag to Taylor. Wilde cleaned house with clothesline and dropkicks on the BP. She hit a tiltowhirl backbreaker on Love.
Roxxi jumped Love and they brawled on the floor. Sharmell tried to sneak up on ODB, who turned around. The crowd popped for the moment. Cute Kip hit the ring and shoved ODB in front of the referee. NO DQ? ODB slapped him then chased Sharmell to the back.
Back in the ring, Love kicked Wilde as she charged into the corner. Love hit a flying bodypress off the top but Wilde reversed it using her momentum and scored the pin.
Your winners ODB & Roxxi & Taylor Wilde!
The character stuff was fine but the wrestling was just OK.
Backstage, Jeremy Borash interviewed Eric Young, noting he had won the X-Division title but it was reversed because of how Shane Sewell got involved. Young said he understood where Sewell was coming from, but promised he had Sheik. Young cut a straight promo, saying he's got confidence and he's got the hopes and dreams that he and the Frontline are fighting for. He said that's what he learned when he moved to America from Canada. The Motor City Machineguns interrupted. Shelley said that he wanted to borrow Borash. Young told Shelley he needed to get on board because they were fighting for their future. Shelley said he was on the team but didn't trust anyone but Chris Sabin. He told Young he wished him luck, but wanted to borrow JB. Young asked him if it was OK and Borash said it was. The second Young left, they shoved Borash against the locker room and warned him that he wasn't thinking and he should never mouth off to them again. They demanded to know where Mick Foley was and Borash said he was by Jeff Jarrett's office.
TNA X-Division champion Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Eric Young
The referee was Shane Sewell, who they noted had two strikes but still had to officiate the match. They praised TNA management for not taking the easy way out by getting another referee. They started off with some solid back and forth wrestling and near falls. Young hit a Thesz Press early.
Bashir threw Young into the corner and unloaded with chops. Young did the Flair flop in the corner but landed on his feet, hit a shoulderblock through the ropes, slid in and hit a belly-to-belly suplex. Young was whipped into the ropes and bumped over to the floor. On the floor, Young was slammed into the steps and tossed back in. Bashir went for a pinfall and then grabbed a waistlock to work on Young's back, which they said he injured on the tumble to the floor.
Bashir began nailing several elbows on Young. Bashir got in Sewell's face, warning him to make the count correctly. When Young kicked up, Bashir went for a surfboard to work on the back. So far, so good. They did a double clothesline with both on the mat being counted down by Sewell. Young got the better of Bashir with a back suplex and an elbow off the ropes but Bashir kicked up.
Bashir kicked Young but was caught with a discus clothesline. Young slammed him, then went to the top. He missed a moonsault. Bashir covered him for a two count. Bashir went for his DDT but Young blocked it by grabbing the ropes and hit a forward roll for a two count. Bashir got his foot on the ropes to break the pin. Young argued but was tossed to the floor by Bashir. Bashir and the referee argued. Bashir shoved him and Sewell teased hitting him but composed himself.
Young hit a sunset flip into the ring but Bashir grabbed the ropes. Sewell warned Bashir to let the ropes go and when he didn't, kicked off Bashir's hands. Tommy Young would be proud. Young pinned Bashir for the belt.
Your winner and new X-Division champ Eric Young!
Bashir attacked Young. Sewell tried to stop him but was hit by Bashir. Sewell made the big comeback with a backdrop but Bashir nailed him with the X-Division title. Bashir backdropped Young to the floor. Sewell was busted open when he returned to his feet. Bashir attacked him again and again, measuring Sewell, then choked him out with the turban. Really good angle.
Bashir walked out with the X-title. As he got to the stage, Jim Cornette and security came out and took the belt with force.
Good match and the post-match angle with Sewell was really good. The Cornette thing felt rushed, because it took some heat off Bashir after he laid out two guys himself, but beyond that, really liked this.
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Could food safety become a true front-burner issue in 2008?
It's been well-reported that the FDA inspects less than 1% of the food imports on American shelves. And no one needs to be reminded about the recent recalls of American produce. I still wash my spinach a little extra vigorously.
Food safety issues hit home: Over 76,000,000 food-borne illnesses were reported in the United States last year — from imported and domestic food. Over and over again, tainted food makes people sick and causes unnecessary and unacceptable economic damage.
As I write this, 98% of respondents to a CNN online poll say that they do NOT trust the federal government to enforce the laws that protect Americans from dangerous food.
E.coli doesn't discern between red or blue, but pols are already taking policy sides in the issue. In D.C. hearings today, Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) called the issue "something for us to be very, very concerned about."
Jack Kingston (R-Ga), in the same hearings, put his trust the market, saying, "You don't stay in business when you're importing a bad product."
Could this grow a major political issue in 2008? I hope so. It needs to be fixed.


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I am new here - my name is Gabe. As an atheist and humanist I am super stoked to see this group exists.
I do some gaming, mostly SWTOR (level 30 DPS as of 10/21/2012)
I have been holding out on joining a SWTOR guild until I found one nontheist/atheist/humanist themed. I mean for goodness sake if there are guilds whose membership is based on liking the show Firefly, there has to be an atheist guild right?
If not..let's start one!!! I'm not sure how to do that but I'd be willing to do whatever it takes to start one.
"Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it."
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Okay screw it I am starting my own Atheist themed guild. message me if you are interested. There are still plenty of people playing SWTOR and lots of fun to be had. Let's do this!
If you check out my post in the other thread, feel free to message me in game if your on Harbringer :)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A third advanced extremely high frequency military communications satellite is scheduled for launch Wednesday.
The satellite, built by a Lockheed Martin team for the U.S. Air Force, provides highly secure, protected communications for strategic command and tactical U.S. warfighters as well as for military forces of Canada, Britain and the Netherlands.
According to Lockheed Martin, a single AEHF satellite provides greater total capacity than the entire legacy five-satellite Milstar constellation. Data rates for individual users will increase five-fold and permit transmission of real-time video, battlefield maps and targeting data.
"Thanks to a focused government-industry team, the third AEHF satellite is ready to launch," said Mark Calassa, vice president of Protected Communication Systems at Lockheed Martin. "We've increased affordability while maintaining a focus on mission success.
"Our AEHF-1 and -2 satellites are delivering improved capability during on-orbit testing, having already connected three allies and 10 terminal types."
AEHF-3 will be carried into orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver six AEHF satellites and the Mission Control Segment.


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Two men are lucky to be alive after they jumped from a Florida Keys bridge early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
John Gelnaw, 19, and Alec Ferguson, 20, jumped from the Vaca Cut Bridge around 2:15 a.m., according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies Shot and Wounded Unarmed Man in His Driveway
It was unknown why the pair jumped into the water, authorities said.
A man who was in the area heard the men yelling for help as they floated with the current out toward the bayside, and called the sheriff's office.
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A deputy responded by boat and was able to find the men and pull them to safety after they'd spent about an hour in the water, the sheriff's office said.
Gelnaw and Ferguson, both of Ormond Beach, were checked out by rescue units and were uninjured.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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As many of you may already know, October is Sensory Processing Disorder Awareness Month. In honor of this, Hartley at Hartley's Life with Three Boys is hosting a month-long event to raise awareness and money for the SPD Foundation. She is highlighting an SPD family every day for the entire month of October.
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- Stimey said...
Very cool. Headed over there now. My family definitely falls into that category.
- October 14, 2010 at 4:25 PM
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I didn't realize that this month was SPD Awareness Month! I'm going over to check out Hartley's blog.
I've been thinking about you because I've gotten involved in a blogging group of moms with kids who have special needs. I don't know if you'd be interested? One of the other moms wrote a guest post for me today. Her son was diagnosed with autism. I loved her post, and thought you might like it, too!
- October 15, 2010 at 8:06 PM
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Missed that this year! Somehow, I lost October...
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- 13 teeth
- 3.2 mm thick, 77 mm wide
- Similar to Heiniger's Ovina, Sunbeam's Pacer and Oster's P1082
- Fits Premier's 4000s or any 3" shearing head.
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- Remove blades/combs/cutters from clipper or shearer.
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- Store clipper/shearer and blades away from solvents, chemicals and moisture. Never leave them where they can be damaged by accidental impact. (We offer a storage box and wool felt for the blades and a case for the clippers.)
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- To reproduce the quality of the cutting edge on the clipper blades that came from the factory, a lapping machine must be used. Most other methods are, in our experience, inferior. In addition to producing a cutting edge that won't last, some methods can permanently damage blades. The most common "culprit" is using large high speed grinding wheels that are used to sharpen cutters and combs.
- Who uses lapping machines and who does not? Premier does and you can ship them to us. Other firms also use systems/machines that work well.
Warning: Clipper blades/cutters/combs that have been sharpened by inferior methods or inexperienced people may be damaged to such an extent that they can never be restored to a satisfactory cutting capability. The same is true of blades that have become too heavily pitted by rust.
- Make sure the comb & cutter are on as described in the instructions.
- Make sure the comb name can be read on outside when placed on head.
- Make sure to have 1/8" space from end of comb bevel to tip of cutter.
- Make sure the edge of the cutter does not go over the side of the comb.
- Make sure the tension is set correctly.
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
#10 White Clipping Oil, 8 oz btl.Item #258300 -
A high-quality clipping and shearing oil to lubricate blades, combs & cutters.$4.00
Comb ScrewdriverItem #824600 -
For securing combs to shearing machines. Provides more leverage than a normal screwdriver and fits comb screws on all major shearing units.$3.00
Professional Shears
Spitfire CutterItem #850000 -
Standard 4 point cutter for shearing machines. Works well with Premiers combs and shearing heads.$7.00
Combs and Cutters - Large
Ceramic CutterItem #850040 -
Holds cutting edge up to 3 times as long as normal cutters.$15.50
Resharpening Service
Imprinting of LARGE clipper blades, combs or cutters (each)Item #868600 -
Resharpen your blades, combs or cutters. Rapid turnaround, precision finish, low cost! Custom-engraving available.$1.50
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Jean V from Pacific Northwest
I bought these to shear my alpaca crias' coats. They worked beautifully and came sharpened and ready to use, unlike combs purchased from other vendors.
Pam K from Wisconsin
I use these blades on sheep and alpacas on my Andis Xpedition shears. The blades are good and work excellent. They aren't very sharp though. I had to send them off to be sharpened before I could use them, unfortunately.
Brandon M from Indiana
I am a semi-professional shearer (approximately 1000 sheep a year) and have been using the Spirit 13 tooth comb for several years. I have many other brands also but like the spirit comb the best. The last few I have purchased have been very easily broken so I'm leery about quality of these now. Could be something I'm doing wrong but brand new blades are breaking teeth before needing resharpened (
Jason L from MD
I shear alpaca and llamas exclusively. Im not a circuit shearer i sjear small farms in 5 states and that accouts for about 100 animals. I use only 13T combs. I have many straight combs, Heininger, Andis, Oster - and Premier One Spirit. I also have a few 13T gathering combs by Premier One as well.
I have found the Spirit combs to be equally comparable to the other brands. Out of the box sharp and ready to use. I dare say the Spirit combs may hold an edge a little longer in the right conditions!
If your shopping for combs - do not hesitate to shop Premier One Spirit.
Walter C from Pennsylvania
I love the Spirit combs for blocking out sheep for show. The Premier shears are also easy to use when making curves on the sheep in tight places because of their compact size.


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Brits choose Altix UV supers to fight cancer
SGI beefs pipeline
The Altix UV massively parallel supers might not be shipping until the third quarter of this year, but Silicon Graphics is lining up customers who want to get the box early. The latest customer to ink a deal for an Altix UV is the United Kingdom's Institute of Cancer Research.
Because Intel has yet to launch the "Beckton" eight-core Nehalem-EX processors that are the compute engines in the Altix UV machines, the details are a bit sketchy on exactly what ICR is buying, and the organization did not divulge what systems it currently has in place in London, where ICR hosts its IT systems, which run simulations to come up with new treatments for a variety of cancers.
ICR was founded in 1909 and is a college in the University of London. It is partnered with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. According to ICR's 2009-2015 strategic planning report, the researchers laboring at the facility were the first to figure out that DNA damage causes cancer and figured out the link between smoking and lung cancer. ICR has drilled down deeper into the cell genetics to find out what genes are associated with which cancers, leading to earlier detection, and it has synthesized chemotherapy drugs and tweaked radiotherapy techniques so they are less toxic and more effective.
According to Rune Linding, the cellular and molecular logic team leader at ICR, the facility will be installing SGI Altix ICE clusters to handle pattern matching or integrating quantitative data with mass spectrometry. He says the future Altix UV 1000 system will integrate data from patients and service MRI imaging, phenotyping, system genetics, proteomics, and deep sequencing workflows as researchers come up with new cancer treatments.
Linding says that these applications will require thousands of processors to manage the hundreds of terabytes of data required. ICR also says it will need petabytes of disk space, in this case SGI's InfiniteStorage arrays, to pool data from a bunch of different sources, including high-throughput photon microscopes, confocal microscopes, and mass spectrometers.
"The Altix UV system is essential to the future of integrative biology and in turn integrative biology is crucial for the future development of human disease therapies," Linding explained in an email to El Reg. "Many of the algorithms that we are developing as part of integrative network biology will push the boundaries for computational needs; these needs are also converging toward those of other extreme-needs customers like the military or intelligence industry.
"We all need more and more large shared memory and many of our algorithms for image analysis and sequence data analysis are converging, there is an unmet need for cross-industry collaborations. SGI plays a vital role in facilitating this and we need Altix UV to succeed. It is in the interest of all human kind that this computer is built."
Cancer research is deadly serious, and perhaps we can forgive Linding for being dramatic. But then again, we are talking about a rack of what could end up being - and given the seriousness and the complexity of the problem, what should be - a much larger box.
ICR cannot provide the teraflops rating of its future Altix UV system, but it says that the initial machine will have 512 cores and terabytes of memory. This is but a fraction of the scalability that SGI is promising with the Altix UV boxes.
SGI previewed the Altix UV machines, code-named "UltraViolet" during their many years of development at the original, pre-Rackable Systems SGI, at the SC09 supercomputing trade show last November. The Altix UV design includes two-socket blade servers and SGI's homegrown NUMAlink 5 interconnect, which plugs into the QuickPath Interconnect of the Nehalem family of chips.
In an 8x8 (paired node) 2D torus interconnect, SGI can lash together 256 processor sockets (2,048 cores in four racks) and 16 TB of main memory into a global shared memory system. Such a 256-socket machine would be rated at 18.56 teraflops, which means that the ICR machine is probably rated at around 4.6 teraflops.
To build larger configurations, four racks are linked in a fat tree group, and then the 2D torus interconnect implemented by NUMAlink 5 is used to bring 32 racks (16,384 sockets) into a multinode cluster with 256 instances of the SUSE Linux operating system. Such a big box would have a peak theoretical performance of around 594 teraflops, and SGI can double that up if it wants to because the NUMAlink 5 has the bandwidth.
Thus far, SGI has five customers who have publicly committed to buying the Altix UV gear, including ICR. The four others include: the University of Tennessee, the North German Supercomputing Alliance, the University of Toulouse, and Hokkaido University. SGI hints that it has a larger pipeline than this, but would not elaborate further. ®
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MLB: Phillies closer Lidge likely to start season on DL
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – The Phillies shut down closer Brad Lidge on Friday with shoulder soreness and say he is likely to begin the season on the disabled list.
The 34-year-old right-hander made his first appearance in nearly two weeks Thursday. He started the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins with two outs, but was pulled after giving up a home run and back-to-back walks.
"Opening day – I won't be ready based on what they're telling me," Lidge said Friday. "We're going to have to rest it for a while, and it's basically up to them how long they want to rest it for."
Philadelphia general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. confirmed that Lidge would be shut down and likely begin the season on the DL.
"It's likely, it makes sense," Amaro said. "He's likely not going to start the season healthy. We're going to be cautious with him. Again, it's about the long haul more than the short term. We have to get him healthy."
Lidge will be examined by team physician Michael Ciccotti in Clearwater on Saturday. He will have an MRI on the shoulder when the team arrives in Philadelphia on Monday.
"It's very frustrating," Lidge said. "Yesterday I was really pretty upset just because coming into camp I felt really good."
Lidge came into camp healthy after beginning two of the last three seasons on the disabled list. But after his fifth Grapefruit League appearance on March 11 in Sarasota, he was shut down with right biceps tendinitis.
He announced himself ready to return to active duty earlier this week. But his shoulder became a bigger issue Thursday, in his first game in 13 days.
"I don't know where along the line I did it," he said. "I'm sure it was pretty early in those games I was in. It's just been very frustrating that it hasn't gotten a lot smoother."


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Sanitation Division
Gus Ghanam
25601 Flanders
Warren, MI 48089
Phone: 586-775-1400
If you see illegal dumping into a street storm drain, a ditch or a creek
Call Public Works Commissioner Candice S. Miller's HOTLINE
at 1-877-679-4337 and report the activity.
What You Can Do To Protect Our Waterways
A Citizen's Guide to Fall Lawn Care and Composting for Water Quality
Guidelines for Recycling
- Your recycling bin is designed to make recycling convenient and easy!
- Please use a permanent marker to put your address on the bin. Each bin is the property of the City of Warren and should stay with the home if you move.
- Bins must be placed at the curb for recycle truck-only pick ups.
- Recyclable materials must be clean and properly prepared.
- On collection day, the bin must be at the curb and five feet away from your other garbage.
- Recycling bins may be purchased for $10. Call (586) 775-1400 for information.
When holidays occur during the week, the collection schedule will be one day late. Normal schedules resume the following week.
Observed holidays include: New Year's Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, Christmas Day
What to Recycle and how to Prepare it for Curbside Pickup
Glass Bottles and Jars:
- Clean bottles and jars from food and/or drink. No caps. Labels are okay.
- NO window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, broken glass, ceramics or pottery.
Tin and Aluminum:
- Clean tin and aluminum cans. Labels are okay
- Kitchen cookware, metal pots, pans, tins and utensils
- Empty aerosol cans. No caps.
- Place lids inside cans and crush cans
- Aluminum foil, trays, hangers or pie tins
- Rinse clean and flatten. Labels are okay. No caps.
- Small-neck containers marked "1" or "2" (examples include milk and water jugs, and laundry bottles).
- Wide-mouth containers marked "3" through "7," such as margarine, cottage cheese, peanut butter, etc..
- Plastic bags (retail and grocery bags).
- NO TV trays.
- NO motor oil containers.
- Place newspapers in brown paper (or plastic) bag, or tie in bundles, and place inside or next to recycling bin.
- Newspapers with ALL inserts, magazines, catalogs, telephone books, and brown paper bags
Mixed Papers:
- White, colored, computer, stationery and notebook papers.
- Advertisement fliers -- both glossy and non-glossy.
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Index cards, post cards, and paper envelopes.
- Place all items in brown paper (or plastic) bag, or inside or next to recycling bin.
The following items are NOT picked up at curbside for recycling but MAY be brought to the Recycling Center:
- Car batteries, scrap metal, brass, copper, aluminum, electrical wire, computers, electronics and styrofoam containers and packaging.
Guidelines for Curbside Refuse and Compost Collection
1. Refuse and garbage must be assembled on the grass at the curb by 6:00 a.m., or no earlier than 6:00 p.m. in the evening before your scheduled collection day. Until this time, store refuse and garbage in rear yard.
2. ALL GARBAGE must be stored in standard metal or plastic vermin-proof containers that are covered by a lid and not over 32-gallon capacity or plastic trash bags.
3. PAPER BAGS, BUSHEL BASKETS, AND FILLED BOXES will not be collected or emptied. Boxes should be broken down so that the cardboard is flattened and should be tied securely and stacked by the recycle bin at the curbside.
4. Items too large to fit into regular containers such as discarded CARPETS, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE, and MATTRESSES should be set neatly next to the rubbish containers. Carpets/padding must be cut, rolled, and tied securely in four (4) foot lengths. Prior to pickup, refrigerators & freezers must be empty and have the doors removed – the Freon does not have to be removed from them. Air conditioners & dehumidifiers must have the Freon removed prior to pickup by a licensed refrigerant recovery or heating and cooling company (and have a sticker showing proof of it attached to the appliance) before we can pick it up.
5. LATEX PAINT must be dried out or solidified to dispose of. Use cat litter, sand, or hi-dri to absorb the paint. Once paint is solidified, leave the lid off the can and set it out at the curbside with your regular garbage OR bring the solidified paint cans with the lids off to the recycling center.
6. The following items will not be collected curbside by the City of Warren Sanitation Division: DIRT, SOD, BRICKS, ROCKS, TIRES and HAZARDOUS WASTE (OIL, PAINT, BATTERIES, ETC).
Please do not place these items out for collection.
Compost season runs from the first April 1 to December 1. There is no curbside pick up for compost from December 2 to first March 31. Compost is accepted at the Recycling Center year round.
1. Compost must be assembled on the grass at the curb by 6:00 a.m. or no earlier than 6 p.m. on the evening before your scheduled collection day. Until this time, store compost in rear yard. Place compost material five feet from other garbage at curbside.
2. All yard waste (i.e. grass clippings, leaves, garden/flower bed debris & small brush) must be in 30-gallon biodegradable brown paper bags OR 32-gallon garbage cans with city issued yard waste stickers for pick up by the compost truck. NO PLASTIC BAGS. (Free stickers are available at City Hall or the Sanitation Division).
3. TREE BRANCHES & SHRUBS–must be tied securely in small bundles for easy removal. They must be four feet or less in length, under two inches in diameter and light enough for one person to pick up the bundle. Tree trunks and stumps must be brought to the recycle center and be cut to firewood-sized pieces (18 inches in length and under 10 inches in diameter).
4. ROOTS must be cut off shrubs, dirt removed, then place roots with garbage and the cut and bundled shrub with the compost.
5. LOGS, TREE TRUNKS, and TREE STUMPS, will not be collected curbside.
The City of Warren encourages residents to mulch their lawns and leaves to save time, money and labor. Mulching is good for your lawns by returning nutrients from the clippings back onto the lawn, which saves on fertilizing. There is no need for raking, bagging, or purchasing bags.
Information About Disposal of Waste
City of Warren - Sanitation Division - Recycling Center
25801 Flanders (south of Frazho, between Schoenherr and Groesbeck)
Phone: (586) 775-1400
Hours: Monday- Friday 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.- noon
Saturday hours are subject to change. The following rules will be applied as this yard is not a licensed dump.
Furniture, household refuse, cooking oil, newspapers, mixed paper, phone books, magazines, cardboard, auto batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, electrical wire, computers, electronics, styrofoam, scrap metal, copper, brass, aluminum, appliances, and compost material, and limited amounts of building/construction materials (all materials are judged by the yard personnel.)
The City of Warren now accepts clothing and shoe recycling! Every donation dropped into the orange bins at our Recycling Center supports the Michigan Humane Society, sponsored by ATRS. Accepted items include clothing, shoes, fabric toys, bedding and household textiles, regardless of quality or condition. For a full list, please visit the ATRS website.
Tree stumps, hazardous waste and shingles. ANY QUESTIONABLE MATERIAL WILL BE JUDGED BY THE YARD PERSONNEL as to whether or not it may be dropped off at the Recycling Center. It is the resident's responsibility to place discarded material into proper containers. No assistance will be available.
All bona fide residents of the City of Warren only with proof of residency (presenting their drivers license). Contractors are not eligible to utilize the sanitation facility to dispose of any material whatsoever.
Disposal of Other Items
Private Vendors- Call for directions, charges, hours etc.
METRO TRANSFER CENTER (Licensed dump)
6451 E McNichols (1 block E of Mt Elliott), Detroit, (313) 893-3388.
PINE TREE ACRES LANDFILL (Licensed dump):
36600 29 Mile, (E of Gratiot), Lenox Twp., (586) 749-9698.
Macomb County Environmental, (586) 466-7923
Van Dyke Gas, 23823 Sherwood, Centerline, (586) 757-8500
Amerigas, 6654 Cotter, (19 Mile & Mound), Sterling Heights, (586) 731-4400
(Or, consult yellow pages under "Heating & Cooling Companies" or "Refrigerant Recovery")
Papa's Refrigeration Service (586) 759-8400
Unidig, 21600 Quinn Rd., Clinton Twp., (586) 791-4010
Clancy Clean Crush Cement- 29950 Little Mack (N of 12), Roseville, (586) 294-2900
Joe Davis- 25501 Sherwood (N of 10), Warren, (586) 757-3612
S.L.C. Recycling, L.L.C.- 8701 E. Eight Mile Rd, Warren, (586) 759-6600 ext. 228
Shock Brothers Tree Care, 26800 Bunert, Warren (586) 773-6040
City of Warren Recycle Center, 25801 Flanders (S of Frazho, E of Schoenherr), (586) 775-1400
Auto Zone
28401 Groesbeck, Roseville, (586) 777-6665
20777 Gratiot, Eastpointe, (586) 498-9853
30880 Dequindre, Warren, (586) 573-0863
7550 10 Mile, Centerline, (586) 759-8701
When available, wood chips, firewood and compost are free at the recycling center. Bring your own containers. Self-serve.
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Samantha Power's latest crusade: Central African Republic
Ann GarrisonDecember 24,2013
Samantha Power, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, spoke last Thursday in Bangui, the capital of the wartorn Central African Republic, on the border of the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Power invoked conflict in Rwanda, the Balkans and Syria as she announced that the U.S. will spend $100 million dollars to support the French military intervention now underway in the Central African Republic, where 1000 people were killed on one day, December 6th, in the country's capital city. The total number of civilian casualties is unknown; hundreds of thousands of people are reported to be internally displaced and 20,000 more have crossed the country's borders and become refugees.
The French and the U.S. appear to be working together in Central African Republic, despite the disastrous consequence of their competition in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 1990s. There are now 1600 French soldiers on the ground in the CAR, but other European nations have declined to support the effort. The U.S. is providing Pentagon resources, including cargo carriers to fly U.S.-trained African troops from Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Central African Republic. U.S. Special Forces have been on the ground with Ugandan troops since 2011, reportedly to hunt East African warlord Joseph Kony.
In Bangui, Samantha Power made this statement, recorded by an NPR reporter traveling with her: "Lots of people in our own government lived through Rwanda, lived through the crimes in the Balkans, are living now through the crimes in Syria. Every day we are thinking about which tools can we employ in order to try to prevent atrocity in the first instance and then again these cycles of violence that very quickly can take hold."
Many writers, including Manufacturing Consent do-authors Noam Chomsky and Ed Herman, have criticized Samantha Power's perception of American exceptionalism and responsibility to prevent genocide and mass atrocities and her rendition of the U.S. role in both Rwanda and the Balkans.
Whether Power is accurate in her perception, or honest about U.S. motivation for supporting the French intervention, the CAR is already engulfed in violence that could become worse, as Hassan Isilow described, on the phone to KPFA Radio-Berkeley on Sunday, December 22nd:
I'm in Bangui, which is the capital city of the Central African Republic. There's a lot of chaos in the capital city. In the past two, three days we've seen a lot of sectarian violence where people from the Christian anti-balaka movement attack the Muslim area and killed about 29 people. The violence has been on both sides. There's a group known as the ex-Seleka fighters The ex-Seleka fighters belong to the current president,President Michel Djododia, and they actually brought him into power, and some people claim that they come from Chad and other neighboring countries. When they came to power, this is the first time they've had a Muslim president in the history of independence of 53 years. And many people here didn't have a problem at first when Michel Djotodia took over power.
But it's believed that the French and other politicians started inciting the public, telling them the Muslims are taking their country and of course they saw people looking very different from them, people with Sudanese faces, people with Chadian faces.
And of course this never went well with the people. People took the advice, allegedly from the French and from the local politicians, and they started fighting between Muslims and Christians. And the Muslims and Christians who had lived in harmony for a very long time got caught up in this violence.
Also on Sunday, December 22nd, Hassan Isilow reported, for the Andolu News Agency, that Muslim leaders of the former Seleka rebel group who are now in power had "given French troops a one week ultimatum to end what they described as French support to self-styled Christian militias," before they would rebel against the French and divide CAR into a Muslim north and Christian south.
Isilow also reported what he called a more hopeful story about the country's top Christian and Muslim religious leaders "joining hands to try to prevent their country from sliding further into the abyss of sectarian violence." The archbishop told Isilow that Muslims and Christians have lived together in harmony for many years. Another Catholic leader, Father Innocent Awulu, in a suburb of Bangui, also said that Christians and Muslims had been living in peace and said he believes the conflict is fundamentally political rather than religious.
The Central African Republic is rich in oil and diamonds, and uranium resources at its Bakouma mine are the most dense in Sub Saharan Africa. France holds the right to exploit the Bakouma mine but the mine's administrative compound was attacked by an armed group in June 2012. Most of the citizens of the CAR are subsistence farmers and many thousands are also artisenal diamond miners.
The U.S. State Department reports that a message from President Obama has been broadcast over radio stations in the Central African Republic, and that they have put the Djotodia government established by the Seleka rebels on notice. The State Department also said that no members of the current transitional government will be allowed to run in the 2014 election.
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Signs of Neglect or Abuse
Reporting child abuse is everyone's responsibility. Children need us to pay attention to some of the common warning signs of child abuse and neglect. If you suspect that a child is being abused please call the local department of social services in your area.
A child might be potentially experiencing physical abuse if he or she:
- Has frequent injuries or unexplained bruises, welts or cuts or explanation is incongruent to the injury
- Has injuries that appear to have a pattern such as marks form a hand or a belt
- Attempts to hide body parts that previously were exposed without concern (arms, legs, neck, etc.
- Has unusual, unexplained burn marks, bite marks, broken bones
- Shies away from touch, flinches at sudden movements, or is afraid to go home.
A child might be potentially neglected if he or she:
- Has untreated illnesses or physical injuries that present a significant risk to the child if left untreated.
- Experiences a lack of adequate or appropriate supervision (taking into account the age and capabilities of the child)
- Has been abandoned
- Experiences parental/caretaker substance abuse or use or mental illness that interferes with ability to provide appropriate care and supervision of the child
- Experiences deprivation of food, shelter or clothing
A child might be potentially experiencing sexual abuse if he or she:
- Has a sexually transmitted disease
- Demonstrates sexualized behavior that is not age appropriate and/or is highly overt or repetitive
- Is withdrawn or isolates self
- Frequently runs away from home
- Is abnormally secretive and socially isolated
- Experiences unexplained painful urination or defecation
- Has unexplained change in behavior (aggressive, withdrawn, self-destructive)
A child might be potentially showing the signs of mental injury if he or she:
- Is excessively withdrawn, fearful, or anxious about doing something wrong
- Demonstrates extremes in behavior (extremely compliant or extremely demanding; extremely passive or extremely aggressive)
- Does not seem to be attached to the parent or caregiver
- Demonstrates a noticeable decline in cognitive abilities


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Top 6 most Influential, Powerful and Inspiring Women in Paris.
The world is celebrating the International Women's Day on March 8th and in Paris, we're throwing a huge party to honor women all over the world and in particular, the Parisian women. You should check the event out and register. Also, don't hesitate to share it with friends. Before this March 8th, we also thought about honoring ladies who are inspiring, paving the way and giving hope to many of Paris-based expatriates. We rounded up powerful profiles of the female community influencers and heroines who are helping women and men persevere and prosper in Paris. Whether their words and daily occupations inspire us or make us laugh, these women have got a profound impact, not only on expat lives, but also on the French people's lives. Who are they?
Crystal Nix-Hines
US ambassador to the UNESCO
Image courtesy of US mission to the Unesco.
Nominated by President Obama to the position of US Permanent Representative to the UNESCO with the rank of Ambassador on July 9, 2013, Crystal Nix-Hines was later confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 2014. She is exceptionally talented, energetic, and innovative and has been inspiring a lot of women in the US, here in France and most especially among the Expatriate communities in Paris. More on Crystal Nix-Hines can be found here.
Anne Hidalgo
The mayor of Paris
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On her personal website, Anne Hidalgo, the powerful, friendly and fun mayor of Paris, says that she came into politics via common ways, as a simple and normal citizen passionate about humanist convictions. Born in Andalucía in 1959, Anne Hidalgo became French in 1974 after her parents were granted the French citizenship. Her political and citizen engagements are an inspiration to a lot of Paris-based Expatriates. More on Anne can be found here.
Irina Bokova
UNESCO director General
Irina BOKOVA, image courtesy of UNESCO
Born on July 12th, 1952 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Irina BOKOVA has been the Director-General of the UNESCO since November, 15, 2009 and got reelected for another term in 2013. Irina Bokova is the very first woman to lead this Organization. How did she get there? Hard work and motivation. She graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, went to the University of Maryland in Washington and the JFK School of Government (Harvard University). She has been a diplomat for so many years. She joined the United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria in 1977. She has helped a lot in making things happen at the UNESCO, but also at making it possible for her country to join the European Union. Check out her full profile here and get inspired.
Jane HARTLEY
US Ambassador in France
Active supporter of the Democratic Party, Jane Hartley, who is also a high ranking American diplomat, was nominated last year to become the next ambassador of the US to France. She's a busy and powerful woman that inspires a lot Paris-based expatriates. More about Jane Hartley can be found here.
Veronika Wand-Danielsson
Sweden Ambassador in France
Veronika Wand-Danielsson; image courtesy of her twitter profile
Not as popular as the US ambassador, or the Chistina Cordula (to follow), Veronika Wand-Danielsson is a very bright diplomat with a unique parcours. If you follow her Twitter you'd be amazed by her engagement and friendly attitude towards everything Swedish in France. She's the Sweden Ambassador to France.
Christina Cordula
Showbiz Influencer
Image courtesy of Christina's Pinterest page
Who knows how to get into the Parisian Showbiz industry? Well, we've never known how it works, but there's someone form far who figured it out many years ago, mastered it and became a real influencer. If you've watched French TV Channels like M6 or TEVA, you'd know who Christina is. She's a former super-model born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. She's a TV and radio personality in France, but also a powerful business woman and a writer. Her impact on the Parisian fashion scene is so high that she's considered by many as the most influential Paris-based Brazilian born woman in the French Showbiz industry.
Message Paris
Women organization
Message Paris homepage screenshot
Message Paris is a parenting resource for English speaking moms and parents-to-be living in Paris. This community organization includes people that speak English from every all over the world and all walks of life. They provide a social and support network for expectant women, new mothers, fathers, and families with children via a variety of parenting tools that include monthly activities, events, practical advice and more. Grosso modo, Message Paris is an organization that helps women to integrate in Paris.
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Justin Bieber's lawyers are trying to prevent the release of video footage police made of the star shortly after his recent arrest.
A South Florida judge will rule on a motion by the Associated Press and other media outlets seeking the release of police videos made shortly after the singer's arrest in Miami in January.
Bieber's legal team want a Miami-Dade County judge to prevent the release of the videos until his lawyers can review them for potentially inappropriate material.
The AP and other media insist there is no legal basis to withhold videos of the 19-year-old pop singer taken at a Miami Beach police station after his arrest on January 23 2014.
Both sides will argue their cases at a hearing on Thursday February 20.
Bieber has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour charges of DUI, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. Police claim he and singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were involved in an illegal street drag race.


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The lawyer for the TV producer accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman said that his client was only playing hardball in an attempt to get a screenplay deal.
Robert "Joe" Halderman's attorney asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge.
Gerald Shargel said that Halderman was simply trying to sell Letterman a screenplay when he approached him with the package left in Letterman's car.
"There was no extortion. There was a screenplay for sale," Shargel said. There was a commercial transaction. Nothing more."
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"I have no plans to do anything other than either sell you this option -- this screenplay -- to you and therefore you own the story. Or if you don't and you're not interested, as I've said, then that's fine, and I will proceed, and I will do what I want to do, which is what I've been thinking about doing, anyway -- which is writing a book," Halderman told Letterman's lawyer in one of the taped exchanges, according to the filing made today.
Shargel's court filing said Halderman simply realized he had "a valuable subject for a book or a movie" and sold it to Letterman, threatening to do nothing more than sell it elsewhere if the TV host rejected it.
Letterman lawyer Daniel Horwitz blasted back: "It's classic blackmail, no matter how Mr. Halderman's lawyer wants to dress it up. David Letterman is not on trial. Ask yourself if Halderman waiting in the shadows for a $2 million payoff is the way people market screenplays."
Prosecutors have said Halderman left a bizarre and threatening package in Letterman's car on Sept. 9, demanding $2 million to keep quiet about some of the "Late Show" host's dalliances.
The materials included a letter, a synopsis of a supposed screenplay that said Letterman's world would "collapse around him" when information about his private life was disclosed, photos, personal correspondence and portions of a diary, authorities said.
The diary entries were allegedly written by Halderman's former girlfriend and outlined her affair with Letterman.
Authorities then taped two conversations between Letterman's lawyer and Halderman -- including an exchange in which the lawyer gave Halderman a phony $2 million check, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said. Halderman was arrested after depositing it, prosecutors said.
The day before prosecutors unveiled the case last month, Letterman divulged it on his show, acknowledging he had had sex with women who worked for him.
Halderman, 51, a producer for CBS' "48 Hours Mystery," has pleaded not guilty. He could face five to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Meanwhile, Letterman's lawyer is ready to go the distance in the trial, his lawyer said today.
"David Letterman is prepared to see this case through to the end, including testifying at trial," Horwitz said in a surprise appearance outside Manhattan Supreme Court.
Judge Charles Solomon says he'll decide in January on the routine defense motions to dismiss all charges.


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Last time I wrote about setting up virtual hosting for Lighttpd web server. Naturally next step is to setup log rotating with logrotate which rotates, compresses log files.
Our setup
Our sample setup has total 6 log files:
Default domain/IP log files:
nixcraft.com virtual domain log files:
theos.in virtual domain log files:
logrotate Configuration
All you need to do is open/create logrotate configuration file for lighttpd. Open file /etc/logrotate.d/lighttpd:
# vi /etc/logrotate.d/lighttpd
Append following text:
"/var/log/lighttpd/*.log" "/var/log/lighttpd/nixcraft.com/*.log " "/var/log/lighttpd/theos.in/*.log " {
rotate 7
/etc/init.d/lighttpd reload
- "/var/log/lighttpd/*.log" "/var/log/lighttpd/nixcraft.com/*.log " "/var/log/lighttpd/theos.in/*.log ": Log files with wild card specification as per our setup.
- missingok: If the log file is missing, go on to the next log file without issuing an error message.
- copytruncate: Truncate the original log file to zero size in place after creating a copy, instead of moving the old log file and optionally creating a new one
- rotate 7: Log files are rotated 7 times before being removed or mailed to the address specified in a mail directive. If count is 0, old versions are removed rather then rotated.
- compress: Old versions of log files are compressed with gzip to save disk space.
- notifempty: Do not rotate the log if it is empty
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/etc/init.d/lighttpd reload
endscript: The lines between postrotate and endscript (both of which must appear on lines by themselves) are executed after the log file is rotated. These directives may only appear inside a log file definition. In our case we are reloading lighttpd. Other opting could be send –HUP single using kill command.
Make sure crond runs automatically after system reboot
Now your logs will rotate with logrotate command which is called from cronjob (/etc/cron.daily/logrotate) everyday. So make sure crond is running all the time:
# /etc/init.d/crond start
# chkconfig --list crond
# chkconfig crond on
Alternatively, run text based GUI tool for same purpose (Redhat/CentOS/Fedora and friends):
# ntsysv
If you are using Debian Linux, type the following command to configure crond using text based GUI tools:
# rcconf
Alternatively you can use update-rc.d command (Debian / Ubuntu Linux) to start crond automatically after system reboot:
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text: The National Aquarium is excited to announce the addition of Living Seashore, an interactive exhibit opening in spring 2015 where guests can explore the shore and touch the animals that live between the tides. This new exhibit, which spans 2,700 square feet, takes guests beyond the boardwalk to the crashing waves, sandy beaches and shifting dunes of the ever-changing Mid-Atlantic seashore, where they will encounter more than 150 animals, including clearnose skates, horseshoe crabs and moon jellies. Along the edge of two large touchpools containing 5,331 gallons of salt water, guests will be able to gently touch the prickly pointed spines of a purple sea urchin; the sleek, muscular wing of an Atlantic stingray; and the mysterious, firm bell of a pulsing moon jelly. During encounters with these intriguing creatures, visitors will have the opportunity to engage one-on-one with National Aquarium experts and educational interpreters to learn more about responsible beach-going and conservation of these animals. tweet this Many of these animals live side-by-side with us on our beaches, and we don't even know it. This new exhibit will transport our guests to the beach, where they can really explore the mysteries living among us. – Jack Cover, General Curator As guests explore the replicated sandy shore, they will learn about some of the beach's hidden treasures, such as hermit crabs, shell fragments, shorebird tracks and egg cases, on a tactile discovery wall that brings a "slice of the beach" to eye level. Guests will have the opportunity to look for clues on a digital multi-touch table where they can discover objects that wash up on the beach and find out what animals lives along the seashore. Additional displays will highlight animals that live just below the ocean's surface in this Atlantic shoreline habitat, such as spider crabs, striped burrfish and northern stargazers. Living Seashore will be located on Level 3 of Blue Wonders: Reefs to Rainforests, Pier 3 Pavilion. The exhibit will occupy space that was previously a backup area. For more information on the new exhibit, visit aqua.org/livingseashore! Tags: baltimore, exhibits, new-exhibits, living-seashore, touchpool-exhibit Categories: News Previous Post Next Post


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Criminals of 9/11 are running Mitt Romney Campaign
9/11 criminals running Romney campaign: Analyst
An analyst says Rabbi Dov Zakheim, shown, was the Pentagon comptroller at the time of the 9/11 attacks and is now top foreign policy advisor to US presidential contender Mitt Romney.
Tue Oct 9, 2012 11:16AM GMT
And what's worse is that they control most of the United States Federal Court system and mainstream media, and are running the campaign of presidential candidate Mitt Romney."
Kevin Barrett, analyst
A US analyst says the key pro-Israeli neo-con elements who ran the former George Bush administration's foreign and military policies and planned the 9/11 attacks are now running the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Rejecting US President Barack Obama administration's official account that the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror incidents in 2001, Osama Ben Laden, was killed by American forces and then dumped in the ocean, Kevin Barrett said in a Press TV article, "Real perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks are still at large."
"And what's worse is that they control most of the United States Federal Court system and mainstream media, and are running the campaign of presidential candidate Mitt Romney," he adds.
According to Barrett, Romney's top foreign policy advisor Rabbi Dov Zakheim is "one of the leading suspected hands-on designers and controllers of the Israeli-instigated 9/11 false-flag operation."
The analyst further added that Zakheim, who was appointed on May 4, 2001 as the Comptroller of the US Defense Department, was responsible for the loss of over USD 2.3 trillion in Pentagon funds – equivalent to five times its annual budget – which was announced by the then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 10, 2001, just a day before the 9/11 events.
The huge and mysterious loss of funds was actually estimated to be USD 9.1 trillion by CIA whistleblower Susan Lindauer, the article added.
"So what happened to the Pentagon's missing 2.3 trillion dollars (or 9.1 trillion dollars if you believe Susan Lindauer)?" Barrett asked. "The one thing we know for sure is that it has never been found…at least not officially. Lindauer says insiders know it was embezzled by agents of Israel. Interestingly, the Comptroller of the Pentagon – the man who was running the Pentagon's finances – was a known Israeli agent, Rabbi Dov Zakheim. (Yes, he really is a rabbi!)"
Quoting a recently-retired senior military affairs journalist at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterrey, California, Barbara Honegger, Barrett said, "The 9/11 attack on the Pentagon targeted the accountants who were on the trail of the missing trillions" and were killed in a "surgical bombing" that was carried out under the cover of "a nonexistent hijacked 757 crash at the Pentagon."
Zakheim, according to the article, is not the only "9/11 suspect" tied to Romney's presidential campaign. "Another is Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas mafia kingpin, who gave 100 million dollars to Romney, thereby buying Romney's eternal enslavement to the looney-tunes Likud faction in Israel."
Adelson, the article added, "is reputedly linked to the same Likudnik crime mob that includes most of the key perpetrators of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, including 'Lucky Larry' Silverstein, Frank Lowy, and Lewis Eisenberg – the mobsters who stepped forward to take the money-hemorrhaging, asbestos-ridden Twin Towers off of New York City's hands, and set up an extralegal demolition, 'urban renewal by other means,' to be blamed on Israel's enemies."
Furthermore, the US analysts added that "the Likud crime mob that orchestrated and carried out 9/11" does not merely run the Romney campaign and the US federal courts, but are also in control of vast majority of American and global media outlets as well. "It isn't just that the people who own and run the media tend to be Jewish and pro-Zionist, as CNN's Rick Sanchez observed shortly before he was fired."
"The problem is that only six corporations control 90% of the media in America. And whether or not those six corporations are entirely owned by the Rothschilds, the founding family and true owners of Israel, they are obviously owned and controlled by the Zionists, as anyone who follows media coverage of the Middle East can see. By far the single most powerful force behind the 9/11 cover-up is the complicity of big media, which have taken every available opportunity to hide the true facts of 9/11, and trumpet the genocidal myth that Muslims were responsible."


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I have a Bradford White water heater that is about 4 years old, still under warranty, and has started leaking. My understanding is that it must be replaced.
The plumber I contacted about this told me that Bradford White water heaters are known to fail very frequently usually just after the warranty expires.
He suggested that rather than replace the Bradford White, I have him install a Rheem.
He quoted me roughly $1250 to install a new Rheem, or about $800 to install a replacement Bradford White.
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As Geneva enters the home stretch of the spring semester, soon-to-be graduates are gearing up for commencement. This year′s ceremonies will be held Friday, May 7 through Monday, May 10.
The graduate and adult education commencement ceremony will take place Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Metheny Fieldhouse. This year′s speaker will be Dr. David Harvey, professor of psychology and counseling and coordinator of the school counseling program in Geneva′s M.A. in Counseling. A reception in Merriman Gym will follow the ceremony.
The baccalaureate service will be held on Sunday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Metheny Fieldhouse.
Traditional Undergraduate Commencement will be Monday, May 10 at 10 a.m. Weather permitting, the ceremony will be held out outdoors in the newly renovated Reeves Field. Dr. Terry Thomas, professor of biblical studies, will speak. Thomas teaches upper-level Bible and ministry classes at Geneva, as well as courses in the M.A. in Higher Education program. After the ceremony, there will be an outdoor reception on campus near Old Main.
If the undergraduate commencement ceremony must be moved indoors, tickets will be required to enter Metheny Fieldhouse. Limited overflow seating will be provided for guests without tickets in Northwood Hall (NW 013), where there will be a live video and audio feed of the ceremony.
For the latest available information on ceremony location, call the commencement hotline at 724-847-6100. You can also visit the commencement webpage for more information and updates.
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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text: In the spring of 2001, the National Aquarium welcomed two dolphin calves into our dolphin family. Both Maya and Spirit were raised here at the Aquarium by their mothers, and have grown to become very strong female dolphins! They are now entering into the next phase of life: motherhood. Maya and Spirit both became pregnant last year, and through medical examinations it was determined they would give birth in spring 2011, exactly 10 years after they were born. Dolphin pregnancies and births are always exciting, but also require a great deal of work from our staff and volunteers. For the last year, our dolphin trainers, animal health staff, and volunteers have been working around the clock to ensure the best possible outcomes for the mothers and calves. Regular ultrasound exams and daily observations became part of the staff's daily routine. You may be wondering... how exactly did our animal health staff perform ultrasounds on animals that weigh more than 300 pounds? Well, both females are trained to come to the edge of the pool, position themselves on their sides, and remain stable and calm while the veterinarian performs the examination. This helped the staff monitor the development of the calves. In the weeks leading up to the impending births, a team of staff and volunteers implemented a 24-hour watch to monitor the mothers for signs of labor and keep a close watch on their behaviors and overall health. Now, after months of prenatal care by a dedicated team of vets, trainers, and volunteers, Maya and Spirit are swimming alongside their new calves! On April 14, Spirit gave birth to a female calf... and Maya followed two weeks later, with an April 27 delivery of a male calf. It is certainly an exciting time in the dolphin pools, but our work does not stop here. Dolphin calves are extremely fragile in their first months of life, and even though their survival ultimately depends on their mothers' care, we do everything we can to provide the right habitat conditions, nutritional needs, and care for the mothers and their calves. Upon birth, calves must immediately learn how to breathe, swim, and nurse from their mothers. A quiet environment gives the moms and calves the best opportunity to bond in this way, so the amphitheater closed for a short time immediately following births. In the past, we've been able to resume the dolphin shows in the front exhibit pool just a week or two after a dolphin birth, with moms and calves continuing to bond in the back pools. But because first-time mothers Maya and Spirit are still adjusting to their new roles, we have had to make changes to our normal dolphin presentation. We are currently inviting visitors in for a quieter experience, but one that is equally fascinating! Through June 7, visitors who purchase the Dolphin Access Package will get an interactive, close-up experience that includes a meet and greet with our trainers, a rare opportunity to observe a dolphin training session, and a first look at a behind-the-scenes video of the new calves. And visitors may be able to catch a glimpse of the calves swimming alongside their mothers in the back pools when they surface to breathe. As marine mammal trainers and veterinarians become more and more confident that the moms have had ample time to bond with their calves, we will gradually introduce more programming into the dolphin experience. Staff and volunteers continue to monitor the mothers' and calves' behaviors closely. We use PalmPilots to track behavior observations and changes to eating patterns. We thank you for joining us in celebrating the births! You can read more about our new moms and calves and watch a video on The Baltimore Sun. Tags: aquarium-dolphins, atlantic-bottlenose-dolphins, dolphin-babies, dolphin-births, dolphin-calves, Animals Categories: Animals, News Previous Post Next Post