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sE Electronics sE4400a Condenser Microphone With Free Pop-Shield
The Full Package
The sE4400a from sE Electronics is the latest flagship condenser microphone in a range that started with the sE2200a 6 years ago. This model is one of the most versatile microphones currently available, which is probably the biggest contributor to its world-wide popularity.
Featuring the same capsule tuning as its predecessors, the 4400a contains an additional capsule enabling the user to select multiple polar patterns for different types of recording. The options of cardioid, hyper-cardioid, figure of 8 and omni make this mic suitable for a wide range of recording situations, including vocal recordings, drum-kits, guitars and more. The 4400a, although highly suited to musical and spoken vocal recordings will really show you what it's made of with the omni polar pattern when used in ambience recordings as well as in foley and sound design applications. The 4400a produces an extremely natural sound with no unwanted coulouring of audio, which is exactly the type of "blank canvas" you want for when you get to that post production stage of editing and manipulation.
The 4400a features on-mic controllers for easier use and full sound control. In addition to the switchable polar pattern controllers, the mic includes two bass roll off switches, helping to ease the editing and EQing processes in post production. The 4400a features two attenuation pads at 10dB and 20dB and a frequency response of 20Hz – 20kHz… and all of this in a petite ¾" thick body.
Taking it Further
From its appearance, the 4400a is often compared to the legendary AKG 414 with its matt black design and fairly flat body. However, sE Electronics designed, dare I say, somewhat of an "improvement" of the AKG mic, with enhanced flexibility and a significantly smaller body.
As if the technical specs are not impressive enough, the small and mighty 4400a comes together with an extremely talented shock mount. The apparatus accommodates standard "mic-in-cradle" recordings used majorly in vocal sessions and ambience recordings. However, the cradle's uber-versatility enables the user to flip the actual mount mechanism creating a flat surface, perfect for close micing situations like recording a snare drum or when close micing a guitar cab for example.
"I've found the 4400a to be a hugely versatile mic - it's great for acoustic instruments, and I especially like it on drums and percussion. Its hyper-cardiod pattern is extremely useful on toms and snare as it controls cymbal spillage really well and delivers great punch and tone." - Record producer, Gil Norton.
The 4400a is truly a one-for-all microphone, ideal for home studios on a low budget or simply for those people who are just in need of a handy multi-purpose mic to take out with them to recording sessions.
With features like these, it's no surprise that the sE4400a is favoured among renowned musicians, record producers and engineers alike. One notable personality in the record business is Gil Norton (quoted above) who is recognized for his work with artists like the Foo Fighters, The Pixies and Echo & The Bunnymen. The producer is a fond user of the sE4400a and said "I can't remember a single session in the last 5 years on which I haven't used an SE mic".
Norton, who has been active in the music business for over 25 years has a proven track record of superb sound quality and is recognized as one of the leading architects of the alternative rock sound. He started his music career playing classical trumpet and rock & roll bass. It was only when he acquired a recording engineer job with Amazon Studios of Liverpool that he really became interested in the production side of music. His characteristic sound of rich textures and guitar-driven walls-of-sound could be seen as a result of his use of vintage outboard gear, favouring equipment like the API and Neve mixing desks.
Dolphin's Verdict
So, the sE4400a seems to really tick all of the boxes, it's great for drums and guitar, bass and vocals, it's just an absolute microphone chameleon. Also, after possibly participating in the production of forthcoming albums from artists like Maximo Park and SUM 41 (who Norton is currently working with) then I say, if it's good enough for them, then it must be worth a try. The sE4400a is now includes a free pop-shield at Dolphin, so don't miss out and get you're before we're out.
Also available on OFFER now – the sE Electronics sE2200a and sEZ3300a.


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The book's front cover looks friendly, uplifting even. The title –– "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" –– is set against an azure sky flecked by wispy white clouds. Below are nine women's faces, of all races, looking hopeful, untainted by violence.
And so "Half the Sky's" cover gives no hint of what is inside, the stories of torture and rape perpetrated by men, young and old, in testosterone-fueled societies with blatantly misogynistic tendencies. Nor does it speak to the ancient feuds and wars that are described in agonizing detail in the book's 252 pages.
Yet at its core, "Half the Sky" is about the brutal mistreatment and enslavement of women in a number of the poorest nations in the developing world, where bloodletting can be a daily ritual. The book is an unrelentingly stark assessment of womanhood beyond America's relatively safe borders, written by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife, former Times reporter and executive Sheryl WuDunn.
Reporting for The Times, Kristof and WuDunn were the first married couple to win simultaneous Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage of China's fledgling democracy movement in 1989 and its ultimate suppression in Tiananmen Square in 1990, according to "Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners." They published "Half the Sky" with Alfred A. Knopf in 2009.
Now the couple are working feverishly to ignite a second abolitionist movement aimed at freeing the hundreds of thousands, even millions, of women who are sold and beaten into prostitution and hard labor in many parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The first abolitionist movement, Kristof and WuDunn note in "Half the Sky," began with one man –– William Wilberforce, a member of the British Parliament in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The original abolitionists fought the slave trade with information, meticulously documenting the wretched conditions under which slaves were shackled and whipped into submission, and getting the word out to a largely unknowing public with their in-your-face pamphlets.


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Dayton Audio B652 Bookshelf Speakers Review
Unplggd blogger tryout, Ryan Ray, reviews a very affordable audio speaker product for those of us with audiophile aspiration, but modest budgets. Be sure to share your thoughts about the review below.
Product: Dayton Audio B652 Bookshelf Speakers
Price: $29.99
Rating: Recommended*
We all want to be audiophiles, the only problem separating us from this dream is money. It costs a lot of cold hard cash to start listening to music as it was meant to be heard. Don't despair though, we've got some great news for those on a budget.
What comes in the box? Packing foam and the beautiful speakers, that is all.
Once you wear out of those white earbuds, here is a way to better spend $30 bucks than replacing them. A company called Dayton Audio makes a great pair of high quality, but low cost bookshelf speakers. They are a great size and deliver beautiful clarity and separation you've been missing in your music. The speakers come tightly packed in a small box and their only accessory is a speaker grill that comes already attached to the speakers. You can take it off if you like the naked look of the speakers though.
Performance: These aren't powered speakers, so you can't just pull them out of the box and plug them into an audio source. You'll need some sort of amp between the speakers and source. If you're looking for a budget amp then definitely check out the Maverick Audio TubeMagic A1. It's a great tube amp and costs far less than any other tube amp out there. Of course you can pair it with whatever amp you'd like. Dayton makes their own $50 solid state amp. If you can, we recommend going for a tube amp though. The tubes make a big difference in sound.
Anyway back to the speakers. They have a solid build and are made for any kind of indoor use. We personally put ours on our desk and blast music all day long. They feature two speakers in each cabinet. The main speaker is 6-1/2" polypropylene and the tweeter is 5/8" polycarbonate ferrofluid cooled. To describe the sound these speakers produce in one word is clarity. The stereo stage is perfectly wide. Finally you can hear the mix just as the musicians heard it in the studio. The highs are clear and strong as well as the midrange. The bass is very tight coming from these speakers. Which contrary to popular belief is how it's supposed to be, and how we like it. Bass isn't supposed to be muddy and rattle everything in the house.
Overall for just under $40 you can't beat these speakers. They have a great size and produce awesome sound. You'll be blown away how good your music sounds once you set these guys up.
Pros: Super cheap speaker set, great sound, looks good anywhere.
Cons: Unpowered speakers, may be bulky for some people.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - General Motors Co's (GM.N) loss-making Opel division agreed to sell six European facilities to its U.S. parent in return for winning extended funding, according to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The transactions include an engine plant in Hungary, a development center in Turin, Italy, and a factory in Gliwice, Poland, the newspaper reported on Thursday, without citing the source of the information.
Opel's supervisory board approved the sale of the affiliates to GM on December 13, the newspaper said, adding that the move will earn the Ruesselsheim-based car maker funding through the end of 2016. Opel needs to pay back a loan to GM by the end of 2014, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung added.
Opel spokesman Harald Hamprecht said in an e-mailed statement that the company doesn't comment on "internal transactions."
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The truth is out: Congress' attempt at "energy security" in fact helped cause a global food crisis. According to a confidential World Bank study, as reported by The Guardian, biofuels are the primary cause of the global food crisis, forcing up world food prices by 75%. This is a shocking difference from the usual 3% impact the US government has been reporting. In America, the production of these biofuels was legislated by Congress, through subsidies and mandates requiring their production.
The biofuel bonanza began with the rush to provide what congress terms "energy security," by way of biolfuels that would supposedly make us less dependent on foreign oil. By labeling high gas prices and the oil markets as an issue of "energy security," they were able to push through legislation that in fact has nothing to do with securing our nation. As usual, government intervention did not take into account the far reaching costs, while it did focus on misguided projections of possible benefits.
The outcome? Despite increased production of biofuels, as an "energy alternative," the price of gas at the pump has topped $4.00/gallon, and the price of a barrel of oil has increased to $143. The production has not changed global climates, though it was intended to save the world from global warming. The real result is a shortage of grain for food, and food prices that have reached crisis levels. As David King, UK government's former chief scientific adviser, is quoted in the Guardian article, "All we are doing by supporting these is subsidizing higher food prices, while doing nothing to tackle climate change."


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BOCA RATON, FLORIDA -- To be clear: this company does not provide a service beyond what you could get for free using something like Google voice or another voice VoIP service. GlobalTel will charge a customer $45 a month for what would otherwise be offered for free. They clearly state this on their website. They are not offering phone services for inmate calling only offering a phone number that is local to the prison system from which you would like to receive phone calls. It is misleading however because they have a name similar to other service providers that do offer actual calling services out of a prison.
MOBILE, ALABAMA -- I had to use Global Tel-link in the past and so was somewhat familiar with their service. When I received a call from a relative that had been arrested I used the Global Tel-link service. I put $25 on the account. Every time I talked to the individual I was prompted to put another $25 or $50 on the account. I didn't understand why they kept asking for more money, but thought that the calls were close enough together that the money deposited might not have been credited yet. They charged me $100 for 4 20-minute calls. They claim that they charge.89 minute for long distance (which is highway robbery).
Still that would be 17.80 per call and I paid $25.00. So where did the rest of the money go? Into undisclosed fees - $4.75 to use my VISA to pay them (I wasn't given any other option) and then $3.95 to connect the call. On top of that the calls can't exceed 20 minutes because the jail limits the length of the calls - so why was I charged $24.10 for the first call??? Who knows, the numbers kept changing with every conversation. This organization is unethical and should be investigated.
This service is a complete joke. I set up a prepaid account with them when my husband went to county jail it was an expensive hassle but I was able to talk to my husband regularly so I was satisfied. Then when he was transferred to state prison I had to open a new account that I would be billed for. I got the run around for a week. First they told me to fax a copy of my bill. I did that. 2 days went by with no calls. I finally got through to an operator that told me it takes 3-5 business days to set up the account.
Finally after almost 2 weeks of not being able to talk to my husband he was finally able to call me. We had our 30 min limit call, and the next day my phone was blocked. When I called Global Tel to find out what the problem was they told me I couldn't set up an account and they couldn't give me any information as to why it was blocked because the phone is in my husband's name. They won't even accept a signed and notarized letter stating I have authorization on my husband's accounts. There is nothing I can do. They expect me to go without talking to my husband for the next 14 months and visits are few and far between because he is in a facility over 6 hours away.
I spoke with a very nice lady that told me that I did not have to have account set up for my home phone and looked up info for me. She was very polite and took the time to answer all my questions and told me how to set up an account for my cell phone. Was very worried after I read the complaints. But so far no complaints. My prayers are with all the inmates and their families. My God bless!!
BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK -- First, people need to refrain from making hasty generalizations and unfair judgments against people they know nothing about. There are individuals who have been incarcerated for many reasons... Some of them are loved ones who (believe it or not) have been a victim of the unjust judicial system which is full of flaws and prejudices. Regardless of the reason they are there, they are human beings and are granted rights. One of these rights is the ability to communicate with their loved ones on the outside. This is important for EVERYONE for a variety of reasons.
We on the outside, have made the choice to accept the calls and pay for them. Many of us are highly intelligent, educated, good-hearted people (Some of our loved ones in prison are, also). We do not deserve to have to go through several customer service reps. with bad attitudes who do not resolve our issues with the phone. We are treated like second-class citizens who are bothering them with our questions. The funny thing is, we second-class citizens are most often professionals with a much higher paying job than the one they go to everyday.
The ignorance on their part is sickening! They chose to work here and they need to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. Since the change-over, the system is screwed up and our loved ones haven't had phone contact for weeks. This causes problems in the prisons and stresses those of us on the outside who are yearning to hear their voices to reassure us they're okay. I pay my bills AHEAD of the due date! I've had an account for 2 weeks which is inactive because of "Problems" with the system. This is not MY fault and I only hope that things will be resolved soon.
I was told that my phone no longer had a block on it but this is what they told me weeks ago and I haven't been able to get my calls. I am a customer! This company is receiving MY money! They really need to think about how to make things right with their inconvenienced customers the same way they would in any other place of business. I urge all of the others who are sharing my experience to write a review. Life is funny..... Those who hate and look down their nose at others, usually at some point get what's coming to them eventually.... Then the shoe's on the other foot.
UNKNOWN HEADQUARTERS, OHIO -- One complainer referred to this company as "a train wreck". I don't think I can improve on that description (at least not without being vulgar). At the bottom of all of the problems with the blocked phone lines and the call-limits until you "demonstrate that you can pay your bill", etc. is a personal bias against the incarcerated. Look, there are lots of reasons why people end up in prison, ranging from them being "career criminals", to someone just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or simply making a very bad choice ONCE and paying a high price for that choice. Irrespective of why a person is locked up, they are still humans. But not, apparently at Global Tel.
During one of my MANY phone calls to them to try to get the bill paid or the credit card accepted or to deal with any of a number of impediments they set up, I said in frustration, "I don't understand why you are doing this. I have the credit card, I have a check, what do you want"? The response was, "You don't seem to understand. These are PRISONERS". And...? That means they don't deserve to be able to phone people? That means they are entitled to "extra" punishment because they are "prisoners"? I don't get why there is no "higher authority" to which one can make a complaint. Dreadful people working for a dreadful company.
Global is great when it come down to managing your collect calls and bill but the customer service is bad. They are rude and take forever to call you back. For example, I called one day because my husband could not get through the phone. Said that we had a block provided by our phone company. When I called Global Tel, the rep was so rude he told me "take off the call forwarding, call waiting and three way calling and maybe it will work". I informed him that I don't think that is correct because I never had this problem and he told me "Well, that's what it is and I can't transfer you because they are going to tell you the same thing" and he hung up.
Later I called MCI and they informed me that my phone had a restricted call block and to unblock it through my phone, and I haven't had a problem since. So that is the only two complaints. They need to work on their customer service because if I am paying my money for service I want high quality customer service, and I think there should be faster and more convenient service. I don't want to be put on a waiting list for someone to call me back and I would like to feel as if my business is wanted.


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The design should NOT have anything to do with Bodis.com itself or the brand/logo. This would be an error page we'd show on our parked domain names if something wrong were to go wrong with our servers or something else on the backend.
Our error page would contain essential 2-3 pieces of text. A title, a short description, and a detailed error message. It may also optionally contain 1-2 links such as "Refresh Page" and "Go to Bodis.com Homepage". The design may, and probably should also contain an error icon or image.
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Dysthymia is a milder, but long-lasting form of depression. It's also called persistent depressive disorder. People with this condition may also have bouts of major depression at times.
Depression is a mood disorder that involves your body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way you eat and sleep, think about things, and feel about yourself. It's not the same as being unhappy or in a "blue" mood. It's not a sign of weakness or something that can be willed or wished away. People with depression can't "snap out of it" and get better. Treatment is key to recovery.
Dysthymia affects women twice as often as men. Some people may also have depression or bipolar disorder.
There is no clear cause for this type of depression. Mental health professionals think it's a result of chemical imbalances in the brain. Many factors are thought to contribute to depression. These include environmental, psychological, biological, and genetic factors. Chronic stress and trauma have also been linked to this condition.
Dysthymia seems to run in families, but no genes have yet been linked to it.
Dysthymia is milder, yet more long lasting than major depression. Each person may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
To diagnose this condition, an adult must have a depressed mood for at least 2 years (or one year in children and adolescents), along with at least 2 of the above symptoms. The symptoms of this illness may look like other mental health conditions. Always talk with a healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
Depression often happens with other conditions, such as heart disease, or cancer. It may also happen with substance abuse or anxiety disorders. Often, people with dysthymia grow accustomed to the mild depressive symptoms and do not seek help. But, early diagnosis and treatment is key to recovery.
A diagnosis may be made after a careful psychiatric exam and medical history done by a mental health professional.
Treatment may include one or a combination of the following:
Because this condition usually last for longer than 5 years, long-term treatment may be needed.
If you have depression, there are things you can do to help yourself. Depression can make you feel exhausted, worthless, helpless, and hopeless. Such negative thoughts and feelings may make you feel like giving up. It is important to realize that these negative views are part of the depression and may not reflect reality. Negative thinking fades as treatment begins to take effect. Meanwhile, consider the following:
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Canet seeks gritty New York in 'Blood Ties'
CANNES, France (AP) — The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter.
At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language feature "Blood Ties."
"Every day," the director laughed during an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, where his movie is screening out of competition. "We had a big truck with garbage and we were throwing papers and stuff all the way."
The lack of litter was just one of the logistical and cultural hurdles that Canet had to overcome to make the tale of sibling tensions in which two brothers — one a straight-arrow cop played by Billy Crudup, the other a charismatic criminal played by Clive Owen — find themselves on a collision course.
Canet, a 40-year-old French screen heartthrob-turned-successful director, had several offers of work in the U.S. after his 2006 French film "Tell No One" — a taut adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel — became a surprise hit in the U.S.
He said he turned down the chance to do big-budget pictures in favor of the independently produced and modestly budgeted "Blood Ties."
The movie is a remake of the 2008 French thriller "Les Liens du Sang" (literally Blood Ties, but titled "Rivals" in English), which starred Canet as the policeman brother.
He collaborated on the script with American director James Gray, whose own Big Apple saga "The Immigrant" screens at Cannes on Friday. Gray was the one who helped translate Canet's dialogue into fluent New Yorkese.
The film is steeped in Canet's love of '70s American movies and evokes "Mean Streets" — Martin Scorsese's breakout 1973 drama — and other films of the era, such as director Jerry Schatzberg's junkie drama "The Panic in Needle Park." Canet refers to Schatzberg's movie as a touchstone and screened it for his cast and crew so they could understand where he was coming from.
But it was only once he started making the movie that he grasped how much things have changed in New York.
"When they were shooting 'Panic in Needle Park' you can see that they were stealing shots in the streets, and you cannot do this in New York now," he said. "You can't shoot without permission, without authorization. It's really difficult."
Permits were one problem; another was U.S. cinema's working practices, which struck the Frenchman as both foreign and hierarchical.
"Not being able to talk with the extras was very frustrating for me," Canet said. "You have to go through your first assistant, who is going to — in front of you — talk to the extras.
"When you have someone in front of you, you want to talk to him directly, you don't want to have someone repeating what you just said. So it's just weird."
He got used to it, but audiences at Cannes have been divided on how well his trans-Atlantic hybrid of a film succeeds.
The '70s look of the film is powerfully evocative — all polyester, vast cars and even vaster moustaches — and the soundtrack is chock-full of killer tunes.
The counter-intuitive casting of British actor Owen as a ruthless crook pays off, and there are some strong performances from a multinational cast that includes Marion Cotillard, Zoe Saldana and Mila Kunis. Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts ("Bullhead," ″Rust and Bone") is especially impressive as a vengeful tough.
The goal of mixing crime-thriller action with domestic scenes is laudable, and anyone with siblings will recognize the dynamics at play during a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner involving Crudup, Owen, sister Lili Taylor and dad James Caan.
But at almost two-and-a-half hours long, some found the movie flabby and its changes of pace and tone uncertain.
"What excites me a lot about the script is that it's really a character story, too. You get deeply into the lives of those people," Canet said.
But he conceded he might have to trim the film for release in the U.S., where Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights.
"I will probably have to cut some stuff for the American audience," he admitted. "The American audience doesn't have this interest of getting into some moments like this, and silence. They want another pace and another rhythm."
Canet thinks that's a shame. He worries that something is being irretrievably lost with the decline of the director-driven movies he grew up watching.
"There is something particular in this cinema that I like and that I miss right now as an audience," he said. "It's to have the time with the characters. I think that nowadays we are eating life so fast, we are doing things so fast ... (and) in the cinema it's the same thing. We don't take time to digest things."
He fears a sense of film history is disappearing, too.
"Four years ago, I was in the office of one of the heads of a really important studio in the U.S.," Canet said. "And I talked to him about Jerry Schatzberg — and he didn't know who he was."
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It sounds good, I want to play!
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I talked to a friend of mine about this and he said I should turn this into a short story or a novel rather than a mafia game, but I disagree. Part of the intrigue with this is that the outcome is out of my control, just as the feelings in the main character's mind are out of his control.
The problem I see with this game is that it would be dark... depressingly dark... Since this forum usually is pretty light-hearted, I'm not too sure how many people would enjoy playing this game. Let me know what you guys think about it all. If enough people are interested, then I will start working on this. If not, then perhaps I will try my hand at writing out a story.
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EMERYVILLE — Police are investigating a rare homicide in this city after a man was found shot and killed Friday night.
Police responded to the 1300 block of 65th Street, where they found the adult male victim, according to a police statement. His identity was not released pending notification of next of kin.
Detectives are investigating the shooting, believed to be only the second slaying this year in the city. Police did not release any information on suspects or motive.
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Christina's Mostly Scandinavian Flat
Name: Christina
Location: East London, United Kingdom
When I bought this flat it was in a terrible state — dark floors, a mess of a kitchen, and I can't even explain the bathroom. I'm half Danish, half Filipino but it's style is probably mostly Scandinavian. I bleached the floor with lye, a Danish treatment. I lived there for a year but then rented it out for two years while I was living abroad.
When I returned — new American husband in tow — I set about redecorating, using a mix of some of my pre-married furniture and some new, vintage finds. I love it. It's small but bright and airy. Only problem is having visitors from abroad — a bit of a squeeze but hey, it's London, who spends all day indoors anyway?
Thanks Christina!
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When do we want to have our meeting this upcoming week? Comment below and we can work something out for us all. Now that the weather is more amiable, we can meet almost anywhere.
On Saturday, June 19th, Real Art Ways is sponsoring a night-time bike ride. The facebook event page can be found here. Participants are urged to "art-up" their bikes.... so let's show them what we're made of!
Photo courtesy of Hartford Party Starter's own Dirty D.
Now for some of that good ol' inspiration to grease those needles. As you may know, textile art isn't just for us ladies! Derick Melander's very impressive sculptures can be found on his website, his most recent work is posted below. Here's his artist statement.
"I create large geometric configurations from carefully folded and stacked second-hand clothing. These structures take the form of wedges, columns, walls and enclosures, typically weighing between five hundred pounds and two tons. Smaller pieces directly interact with the surrounding architecture. Larger works create discrete environments.
As clothing wears, fades, stains and stretches it becomes an intimate record of our physical presence. It traces the edge of the body, defining the boundary between the individual and the outside world.
The clothing used for these works is folded to exact dimensions and attention is paid to the ordering of the garments. For example, the sequence can relate to the way we layer the clothing we wear or the clothing can be sorted by color, gender or by the order that it was received. Individual components are often connected together with shirt sleeves, pant legs and belts forming bridge-like appendages.
For me, the process of folding and stacking the individual garments adds a layer of meaning to the finished piece. When I come across a dress with a hand-sewn repair, or a coat with a name written inside the collar, the work starts to feel like a collective portrait. As the layers of clothing accumulate, the individual garments are compressed into a single mass, a symbolic gesture that explores the conflicted space between society and the individual, between the self and the outside world."
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In many ways, University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball is still a startup program.
The Sand Sharks have won a lot of games and broke through in a major way this spring with a trip to the NAIA World Series, but next season will be only the sixth in school history.
Most players don't arrive at USCB as high-profile prospects who are already on professional scouts' radars. The hope is that, through several years of hard work with an up-and-coming team, they can turn themselves into hot commodities.
This year's crop of Sand Sharks took an early step in that direction Wednesday afternoon when the team hosted its annual scout day at its home field in Hardeeville. About 15 professional scouts descended upon the Richard Gray Sports Complex to evaluate the players.
Baseball scouts are notorious for keeping quiet their impressions of potential prospects, so I wasn't able to learn what they thought of individual players. We'll just have to wait and see next spring - and in the years to come - whether any Major League team is impressed enough to draft any of these USCB players.
Two Sand Sharks have already proven that there can be a direct path from the USCB campus to professional baseball. Pitchers Dexter Price and Michael Heesch were selected in the last two Major League drafts.
Price, who went in the 30th round to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2011 draft, is in his second season with the Missoula Osprey in rookie ball.
Heesch, who powered USCB to the aforementioned World Series appearance in Idaho, returned to the state this summer as a reliever for the Class A Boise Hawks. The eighth-round selection of the Chicago Cubs finished the regular season with a 2.45 earned-run average and a 22-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. It's early, but he's clearly a player on the rise.
Many of the Sand Sharks on the field last week were brand-new to the program. Heesch was just one member of a large group of seniors, many of whom were part of the program's first signing class, that graduated this summer.
But given USCB's track record over five short seasons, the newcomers will make names for themselves very soon. Chances are, at least one played who worked out for the scouts Wednesday will find himself playing professionally in the near future.
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Whitney Houston and Her Famous Friends
Without question Whitney Houston was adorned by fans across the world, but she was also loved by her peers as well. From R&B music to pop music, and even hip hop, the music world loved and respected Whitney for her music, energy, and personality.
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January 15, 2013
New Blog Header for January | Paperwhites and Hot Chocolate with Blue Plates
It's January! Ok, so I'm a little late to the party. After last week's computer meltdown, my month is off to a slow start, but I have finally changed my header from holiday to January.
I thought you might be curious to see what my process is to create these images...
This is one of the early versions of the shot including what is not cropped for the final image. See me standing on the chair in the bottom right... Do you like my house shoes? Part of my official uniform. In and out of the house. To the store, to Emma's school... I have no shame.
I pull my table near the window in my dining room covered with white linen sheers to create ambient light vs. harsh shadows.
Here is a close-up of the cut paperwhites. The overhead shot just doesn't do them justice. I'm so excited to enjoy these this week.
I love soft powder blue in January. Such a welcome relief from the bold reds and greens from the Holidays.
These coffee cup potted violets were a runner up, but I wanted to keep the palette more simple than the deep purple... even though these will be on my table for the rest of the month.
Labels: blogging, Centerpieces, Entertaining, photography
13 comments:
Absolutely lovely Jenny! January is a great time to freshen up our blogs, mine has just had a makeover!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your process! It's lovely! I am so envious of your dining room table! Such beautiful wood! xoReplyDelete
Such a pretty header. The cocoa mugs are wonderful, what brand are they? I've been looking for a simple white mug.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I always enjoy seeing how photos are thought-out and staged on the way to the final product. I like the paperwhites too!ReplyDelete
I just love this ...... so simple and elegant. The plates are gorgeous, I have a weakness for that blue.ReplyDelete
Love it! And who cares about house shoes, hahaha.ReplyDelete
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The Bruins' winning streak ended at 10 last week, but their points streak continued all the way to 12 after they beat Winnipeg Saturday.
As expected of a team that's playing so well, there were many worthy candidates for Bruin of the Week and I narrowed the field down to four nominees after a four-game week.
Last week's winner Chris Kelly continued to roll with two goals against the Jets and three points on the week. He was plus-2 with eight shots on goal and won 14 of 27 draws. His goals against Winnipeg tied and won the game.
Kelly's linemate Rich Peverley posted four assists and a plus-2 rating in the four games. He was also dominant at the dots with 29 faceoff wins in 41 attempts (71 percent).
Tim Thomas played three of the four games and won all three. He shut out Montreal with 33 saves and for the week stopped 104 of 109 shots (.954 save percentage). He also won the shootout in Buffalo with five saves on five shots.
Captain Zdeno Chara has emerged as possibly the best two-way defenseman in the league with a bushel of points to go with his defensive shutdown ability. His goal against Winnipeg got the Bruins rolling in the right direction and his goal in Buffalo tied the game in the third period. For the week he was plus-1.
So readers of TheBruinsBlog.net, I ask you:
Who should be the Bruin of the Week?
- Tim Thomas (42%, 67 Votes)
- Chris Kelly (37%, 59 Votes)
- Zdeno Chara (13%, 21 Votes)
- Rich Peverley (9%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 161


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Hermes Investment Management (Hermes), the £24.1 billion manager focused on delivering superior, sustainable, risk adjusted returns to its clients – responsibly, has appointed Gill Clarke as Strategic Compliance Director, reporting into Chief Executive Saker Nusseibeh.
Based in London, Gill will lead the Compliance team, with responsibility for functional expertise, compliance monitoring and advisory. Furthermore, she will be responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic Compliance plan to establish and maintain the best operational platform for the future growth of the business. Gill will also act as a strategic advisor on all compliance related matters to the Hermes Executive Committee and Board.
With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Gill joins from Close Brothers Asset Management where she was Head of Legal, Compliance and Risk. Previous roles have included Head of International Compliance at Blackrock and Head of Legal, Compliance & Risk Management with ABN AMRO and UBS Global Asset Management.
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Holste for sheriff
As 2012 politics come to an end I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to all the wonderful people who supported me in the May 15 Primary election.
As I have said on many occasions the Hood River County Sheriff should be the most experienced, the most trustworthy, and have the safety of the citizens of Hood River County at the top of their priority list. I think that Neal Holste is the right choice. He has the experience and as chief of police he has led the Hood River Police Department exceptionally well.
Neal Holste will lead the sheriff's office exceptionally well, too. I worked for the Hood River County Sheriff's Office for 22 years and know that Neal Holste is the person for the job; he has the training and experience and wants to work for the people of Hood River County, so please vote for Neal Holste.
Gerry Tiffany
Won't be bullied
I wanted to let you know what Providence Health and Services has done to those of us in Hood River who have Health Net insurance coverage: As of Jan. 1, 2013, they will no longer accept Health Net insurance at any Providence facilities.
I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but it really is. They are forcing us to change doctors we have grown to trust with our lives and seek new ones. There are many other doctors in our community but it's still a hard change. We have to change the hospital we go to, where we have lab work done, everything has to change.
The letter stated that they were doing this to provide us with better health care. I just don't see it as being a good change for me. What I do see is Providence trying to force us to buy their insurance.
I work for the county and every year our benefits committee goes out to bid for health insurance and Providence has put in bids the past two years. Our committee rejected their bids because the cost was too high. I can't imagine our rejection would make any difference in the big scheme of things but perhaps Providence has been rejected by many others and so they are trying to get our business by rejecting other plans.
Providence has slowly taken over our community with their huge hospital facility, taken most of our doctors under their wing, given them tools to provide us with better health care and then when we don't purchase their expensive health care plans, they reject us.
Well, I will not be held hostage by Providence. I will find another doctor and other healthcare facilities to go to. Most people think Providence is good for the community. What they are doing is not good for any of us.
Sandi Lain
Hood River
Nordbye for Dist. 52 rep
It is with privilege and conviction I am endorsing Peter Nordbye for House Representative of District 52. In talking with Peter I am convinced he would make an excellent representative.
Many people are still questioning where Peter stands on the real issues. View his campaign website, www.PeterNordbye.com,or his campaign Facebook page to find your answers. His positions on the environment, jobs and economy, government, law and order, healthcare, protecting our children, education, and discrimination are clearly indicated.
Peter has a large and ardent group of supporters. Demands on a person's time leave many simply relying on sound-bites, noticing a candidate's name on the biggest sign or glancing at the countless mailings flooding our boxes now.
Before you cast your vote you owe to yourself and your neighbors to make an educated decision. We all have our voters pamphlet, but please take a few minutes to look at the internet and truly learn what Peter Nordbye is all about.
Candidates with this level of integrity and innovative leadership are a rarity. Join me in voting for Peter Nordbye to send him to Salem as the new House Representative for District 52.
Maureen Pelchar
All politics is local
Ours is a community with a passion for public conversation about quality of life issues: preserving farm land, creating parks, preserving industrial land for job creation, etc. Yet we've had so little public discussion of the massive impact of thousands of open coal cars rolling through the Gorge on a regular basis.
Whether the proposed new coal export facilities are built in Coos Bay, Longview, Bellingham or all of the above, the coal will come from Montana and Wyoming through the Gorge.
Just as we look forward to improvement of Gorge air quality with the closure of the coal-fired power plant in Boardman, we will become the "Coal Chute of the West"? Open coal cars and barges will affect public health and safety, recreation, high-tech and fruit growing economy and so much of what makes our communities so special.
The City of Hood River and many other Gorge communities are on record opposing coal through the Gorge. But there is a sense of helplessness among the rest of us, that this issue, however harmful to everything we care about, is too big for us to have a voice. There seems to be no immediate action we can take.
But, there is: Vote against the presidential candidate for coal!
Ballots arrive this week. As Tip O'Neil said, "All politics is local!" Vote for Obama for President to protect the Gorge.
Christine Knowles
Hood River
Nordbye is clear choice
We have a choice for State Representative for District 52 and the clear choice is Peter Nordbye. Why? Peter supports fully funding quality public education. Teachers and parents and the public support quality education and the results show.
The local teachers association in Hood River interviewed the candidates to make recommendations for the November general election. Hood River teachers recommended: Peter Nordbye!
Peter has been a principal and teacher and with his own educational achievement — a Ph.D. in education administration from the University of Oregon — can make a difference. He understands the complicated issues to ensure that students are taught critical thinking skills and are prepared for their most certainly competitive future.
Mark Johnson's service record on the Hood River County School Board is evidently not enough to win the teachers' endorsements.
I attended the candidates forum in Hood River and on the larger issues felt Peter better represented our values. Not accepting donations from outside interests but making sure his interests are with his constituents was a gutsy decision. This has come at a price for the election — no repeated glossy mail-outs and phone surveys conducted by paid professionals, but a grassroots effort in behalf of Peter. Peter deserves our vote!
Trickle-down economics is an old idea that has robbed the middle class and created a very super rich class in the U.S. – this is not a recipe for our nation. Peter clearly understands and endorses family wage job development and will support efforts to make this happen. Unfortunately, his opponent supports the republican philosophy that supports trickle-down economics. I hope you will vote for Peter Nordbye for State Representative, District 52.
Sharon Guidera
Hood River
What's best for majority
Like a lot of you I am disappointed in President Obama's inability to get anything passed through this do-nothing Congress! But we must not give in to the lies and concealment of the truth by the Republican Party, especially Mitt Romney.
I challenge you supporters of Romney's candidacy to read this one article: Mitt Romney's Bailout Bonanza, by Greg Palast, published in The Nation. Go to thenation.com and read on then get back to me.
Facts are facts and lies and deception are being used to convince the public that the Republicans are out to improve your life. Their lives yes; your life?
Get off of your high horses and do what is right for the majority; this is what our founding fathers intended when writing our Constitution. Pay attention to the history of the past 50 years; if you have been I think your vote might be for the good of the people — but then again you would be thinking for yourself, not being told what to think!
Marty Johnson
Hood River
Holste more qualified
I attended the Oct. 16 Cascade Locks candidates forum to specifically confront Det. Matt English as to his display of "anger" when responding to my April 19 forum question regarding his radio commercials and involvement with solving the Cranmer homicide case during the Q & A period.
At that forum, he led us to believe that it was his detective skills (we applauded); when in fact it was a tip from the public that led to the arrest and conviction of the criminals.
So at the Oct. 16 forum, I focused more on body language than words. However, I did note that Chief Holste stated that he, too, had worked as a sheriff deputy, "dreaming" that someday he would be our sheriff.
My body language analysis: 1) Physical appearance: Roly-poly like the letter "O"; tall and erect like the letter "I". 2) Character projection: Holste — humility, spoken with open arms, flowing from side to side, emphasizing the pronoun "we"; English — confined to a smaller space emphasizing his role as a public relations officer; fluid with the pronoun "I".
I am aware of the fact that Sheriff Wampler has unquestionably endorsed Matt English for his reasons; but the proof is in the "pudding."
Checking in to the public records, you will find that Chief Holste far exceeds Det. English with qualifications and experience: 1) Four more years of law enforcement, 2) possesses supervisor certificate, and 3) has supervised both civilians and detectives.
If we were to pick the sheriff by subtracting the number of blue (Holste) campaign signs from the number of red (English) signs — English would be the winner.
Money speaks!
Alan Winans
Hood River
Zanmiller for council
It is with great enthusiasm that we offer our support to Mark Zanmiller, candidate for Hood River City Council.
We worked with Mark for a number of years on the former City/Port Park Development Committee. This committee was charged with guiding the community vision, park design and park development for the City of Hood River's Waterfront Park. Mark represented Hood River Valley Parks and Rec on the PDC, and his involvement, knowledge and collaborative spirit was critical to the project's success.
The City of Hood River can benefit from Mark Zanmiller's esteemed character and qualities. As a team player, Mark will bring to City Council: reasoned analysis of all subjects, preparedness, a willingness to listen and learn, and cooperative conduct.
Mark enjoys intelligent discourse, values a variety of expressed opinions, and is interested in collaborative solutions. We can attest that working with Mark is always collegial and enjoyable.
Mark is an invaluable, hardworking member of any working group, always willing to volunteer extra time to research or perform tasks. He has a keen ability to keep a group on track and moving forward, reminding each participant of "the big picture" when things get bogged down.
We are honored to lend our support to Mark Zanmiller for City Council, and encourage other voters to support him. To connect with Mark, or for more information, visit www.facebook.com/ZanmillerCityCouncil. We know the City of Hood River will be an even brighter place with Mark Zanmiller's representation.
Paige Rouse, Steve Gates, Susan Crowley,
Steve Alford, Joanie Thomson, John Everitt,
Christine Knowles, Susan Froelich
Park Development Committee members
Hood River
English for sheriff
In these times of very tight municipal budgets, we, more than ever, need a sheriff who is not locked into traditional budget planning in order to provide the most effective law enforcement.
Matt English is creative, resourceful and has a plan that will allow him to organize the department, utilizing every officer in the most effective way possible. He will prioritize additional training to keep deputy skills current and up to date. This means additional security for the citizens of Hood River County.
Your safety is Matt's priority. Vote Matt English for Hood River County Sheriff.
Fred Duckwall
Hood River
Big Money buys power
Mark Johnson, I've heard you say that the people you talk to around the district don't seem interested in the issue of campaign finance. Have you ever asked any of them?
I didn't see or hear the issue of campaign finance even mentioned, in any of your extensive telephone or direct-mail polling. Could it be that you are deliberately trying to ignore what most people know to be the biggest problem in politics today?
Continuing to deny the blindingly obvious isn't leadership. It's not looking out for the best interests of the people you are elected to represent either. Big Money drives almost everything in politics right now. The big, special-interest money that you willingly take buys them influence, access and power over you. Even if you wanted to tell people the truth about the influence of Big Money on their politicians you can't, because Big Money owns you and they won't let you.
Do we really want or need another smooth double-talker down in Salem, masquerading as our representative, while really looking out for the interests of Big Money? I don't think so. We have enough of them down there already.
I'm voting for the other guy, Nordbye. He's not taking Big Money of any kind. He'll be free to lead, rather than mislead, his constituents.
Karen Trandum
No on 14-51 and 14-49
It is a sad world that we live in when the Cascade Locks City Council is not held accountable for their actions. Our city leaders are supposed to have the citizens' best interests at heart and are expected to be held to a high level of accountability.
Moving forward and not looking to our history is what Deb Lorang would want you to do (Our readers write, Oct. 17). Moving forward in her opinion is a supposed to give everyone a warm fuzzy feeling toward council. Well Deb, our schools teach history for a reason, so that we won't repeat the same old mistakes; one for instance, voting your husband into the mayor's position.
The Lorangs would like the citizens to move forward and keep these appointed council members and not have them run for election and be voted in to position as the law states. Our Council is denying the citizens access to the ballot.
Citizens of Cascade Locks: Don't be fooled by slick-talking appointed council members. Rather, look at their actions of voting in higher franchise fees for our utilities, higher ambulance rates, higher surcharge fees to your water bill, increased administration costs and a $30,000 rate study to come back to the citizens with higher utility rates.
Our council is growing bigger government by hiring four more staff and giving them all raises.
Measure 14-51 is a scam by your appointed council. Council says that in order to raise utility rates we need to pass this measure. Absolutely untrue; Lance Masters admitted at candidates night, although hesitantly, that Council already has the power to set the rates. Appointed City Council member Jeff Helfrich abstained from voting for these increased fees. When questioned about his abstention, he would not answer.
Could it be that it is a direct conflict of his oath as a police officer to uphold the law and he knew that according to our City Charter increasing fees without voter approval violates the law?
Join me in voting for honest, hard-working council members who can relate to our economic hardships. Please vote Tom Cramblett for mayor and Richard Randall, Glenda Groves and Bruce Fitzpatrick for Cascade Locks Council.
Darlene Sullenger
Cascade Locks Budget Committee member
Cascade Locks
Johnson vs. Nordbye
I attended two recent forums, one in Hood River and one in Gresham, where Rep. Mark Johnson and his challenger, Peter Nordbye, spoke and answered questions. There are some stark differences between the two on several major issues:
Jobs — Mark Johnson will continue to promote private enterprise while working to reduce retirement benefits for public employees. Peter Nordbye will fight for living-wage jobs and decent benefits for all Oregonians.
Education — Mark Johnson will continue to promote school choice (vouchers/charter programs) and increased educator evaluations (testing). Peter Nordbye will fight to fully fund public schools and dramatically reduce class sizes.
Environment — Mark Johnson will continue to promote development of Oregon's natural resources, including logging and bottling water by large multinational corporations. Peter Nordbye will fight to ensure clean air, pure water, and safe food while reducing our climate impact.
Campaign Finance Reform — Mark Johnson will continue to take large contributions from outside corporations and PACs. Peter Nordbye is walking the talk by only taking small donations from local residents.
To me the choice is clear. I donated to Peter Nordbye's campaign at PeterNordbye.com and will cast my vote for him.
Stephanie Nystrom
On deaf ears
At the candidates night last week my question to Tom Cramblett was, why did he always oppose anything to do with the fire department and EMS? We can't go back to 30 years ago as he suggests. He does not understand that this is not 1972, thank you.
He ignored my question and had absolutely no suggestions on how to do things in 2012.
So elect Tom and go back to the '70s (pray you don't need the fire department as I did) or go forward with Lance Masters into the here and now!
Citizens of Cascade Locks, if you value your lives, please make the smart choice and stand behind Lance, who is supported by both Mark Johnson and Greg Walden.
Debbie Gunter
Cascade Locks
Support Walden
The cheap shot against Greg Walden in last Saturday's paper ("Walden's take," Our readers write, Oct. 20) is ill-conceived and uncalled for. The author's point is akin to saying that because Obama and Wyden supported ramming the "affordable" health care act down our throats — and federally funding Planned Parenthood — they support killing fetuses/babies.
I had the privilege of talking with Greg Walden and his wife on occasion when our sons were playing lacrosse together. He sure didn't strike me as a xenophobic, chauvinistic, sexist pig.
Apparently Mr. (Gary) Fields doesn't understand the many variables considered by our women and men in congress when it comes to voting for, or against, a bill. Perhaps variables such as "it simply costs too much," or "this is a piece of our lives that should not be controlled by the government," or "the good parts of this bill are attached to too many unattractive pieces of pork," were considerations.
Mr. Fields seems to have bought the media-driven, phony, "war on women" propaganda — a war that is actually being perpetrated by extreme liberals on we men who love and support women.
Greg Walden is a level-headed, decent man who couldn't be farther from being a sexist. We couldn't ask for a better congressman — he deserves our vote.
Dr. James Konopasek
Segers for representative
I am drawn to the candidacy of Joyce Segers to replace Greg Walden in Congress. The theme of her campaign is, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men (and women) do nothing," which she attributes to Edmund Burke. Imagine calling upon a scion of conservative thought to oust a conservative politician!
The evil she decries is the unlimited amount of money coming into the campaign from outside the district. My sense of evil is different. It's a minority party trying to become the majority party not by proposing policies that would benefit all of us but by shrinking the majority party nationally, by repressing the right to vote, by making it difficult for our citizens to exercise their duty to vote.
Greg Walden represents the minority party and therefore reflects its greed.
Chris Emerson
America needs Romney
Here's what you may not know about the real Mitt Romney: After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School simultaneously, he passed the Michigan bar, but never worked as an attorney.
As a venture capitalist he invested in a start-up office supply company with one store in Massachusetts called "Staples." Staples now has over 2,000 stores and employs over 90,000 people. Other businesses he helped grow include Domino's, Sealy, Burger King, Home Office Supply and many more.
Mitt Romney is what America needs. A job creator as president. Let's help him go to work.
Bill Davis
Hood River
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Broncos coach John Fox was asked last week, What's wrong with Peyton Manning's arm? Fox got a good laugh out of that question, and it's a good thing he enjoyed it. Because he probably won't get that question again.
Manning demonstrated on Sunday against the Raiders that he's just fine, thank you: More than capable of carving up an opposing defense and leading his team to a big win, which is exactly what he did in completing 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions, as the Broncos beat the Raiders 37-6. Fox said afterward that he's seeing just the kind of weekly improvement from Manning he expected from a player who had to sit out the entire 2011 season with a neck injury.
"He's getting more comfortable," Fox said. "Let's not forget he didn't play for over a year and this is a new team, new coaching staff, new city, new field, new everything for him. The type of guy he is, he's going to get better and better."
Is it possible that Manning has lost a little speed off his fastball? Maybe. But Sunday's game demonstrated that any talk that Manning no longer had an NFL-quality arm after last year's neck surgeries was every bit as laughable as Fox made it out to be. And anyway, Manning has always beaten opposing defenses more with his head than with his arm. After a year away, Manning looks like more or less the same player who won four league MVP awards in Indianapolis. Manning's passer rating so far this season is 96.9 — better than the 91.9 rating he had in 2010, his final season with the Colts.
Up next for Manning is a trip to New England for a Sunday showdown with a Patriots team that was his biggest rival when he was in Indianapolis. When Manning and Tom Brady are squaring off, we're seeing two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history on the field. And while both Manning and Brady are still playing great football, the reality is that they're the two oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL right now, and we probably won't get many more opportunities to see them playing against each other. So when you watch Broncos-Patriots on Sunday, savor the greatness you'll see from these two quarterbacks.
Here are my other thoughts on this week's NFL action:
Cam Newton's touchdown record may only last a year. As a rookie in 2011, Newton set a new NFL record for touchdown runs by a quarterback in a season, with 14. But Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is on pace to top that this year, with four touchdowns in four games. Griffin, who threw for 323 yards and ran for 43 yards in leading his team to a 24-22 win in Tampa Bay on Sunday, is the best athlete ever to play the quarterback position, and it's easy to see him continuing to average a touchdown a game for 16 games this season — but only if he stays healthy enough to play 16 games this season. Griffin is so confident in himself that he takes some reckless chances with his body when he runs up the middle, and sometimes he takes violent hits. Eventually, he's going to need to learn that if the end zone is not in reach, he needs to get down, or else he'll be spending more time on the sideline than in the end zone.
Welcome back, real refs. Ed Hochuli's bulging biceps were a sight for sore eyes Sunday, and so were the rest of the regular referees, back to work after the NFL wisely ended the lockout of the officials. All those baffling penalties and foolish mistakes from the replacement refs were a thing of the past, and for fans watching at home, it was especially nice having the real referees move the games along quickly: Most of the games that kicked off at 1 p.m. were over before the 4:05 p.m. kickoffs, something that didn't happen on any of the first three Sundays of the season. Unfortunately, the Packers — who were ripped off by the replacement refs last week — were saddled with the worst regular ref in the NFL, Jeff Triplette. A week after the Packers were robbed of a victory over the Seahawks by the replacement officials, the Packers were nearly robbed of a victory over the Saints by Triplette and his crew. Green Bay overcame major officiating mistakes including a Saints fumble that was wrongly ruled down by contact and an obvious push-off on a Saints touchdown catch that was somehow not called. If bad officiating had cost the Packers another game, there might have been a riot at Lambeau Field.
When Vikings defensive end Jared Allen is inducted into the Hall of Fame some day, Jeff Backus should introduce him. Backus, the Lions' longtime left tackle, knows better than anyone how hard it is to block Allen. Because Backus has to do it twice a year, and Allen always gets the better of him. Last season, Allen had three sacks in each of the Vikings' two games against the Lions. On Sunday, in the Vikings' 20-13 win over the Lions, Allen had a sack and three tackles for loss. There are few bigger mismatches in the NFL than a one-on-one battle between Backus and Allen.
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith looks like the first pick in the 2013 NFL draft. Smith had an absolutely insane stat line against Baylor on Saturday: 45-of-51 for 656 yards, with eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Smith has a good arm, he's a good athlete, and he's an intelligent young man who should be a quick study in learning an NFL offense. A lot can change between now and April, but Smith looks like the kind of player who will make NFL scouts drool.
Rex Ryan had the quote of the day. Describing his Jets' loss to the 49ers, Ryan said, "I was going to say we got our butt kicked, but really, we got our ass kicked." Ryan was in too bad a mood to avoid profanity, and it's hard to blame him. The Jets lost 35-0 and looked like a mess.
I can't believe the Cardinals are 4-0. And I also can't believe the Saints are 0-4. But that's what makes the NFL so fun: We spend all offseason obsessing over coaching changes and free agency and the draft and training camp battles, and we're sure we know how the league stacks up this year, and then by the time the season is a quarter of the way over, impossible things have happened. Like a team we knew was bad starting undefeated, or a team we knew was good starting winless, or an aging and injured quarterback still playing like a great one.


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MUS315 Musical Theater Orchestra
A performance ensemble associated with musical theater production. Students are admitted only by permission of the instructor and may be required to audition if not known to the instructor. The ensemble meets weekly to prepare an orchestration for a musical production and performs in the theater in as many as twelve performances.
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As publishing conglomerates and technology firms become the dominant forces in an increasingly digital marketplace for the book and comics industries, opportunities are opening for smaller, more nimble independent media companies like Arch Enemy Entertainment. Combining expertise in music marketing, distribution, and social media with a publishing program featuring digital comics, prose, and a content development deal with USA Today, Arch Enemy offers an unorthodox approach to creating and promoting new content in a changing marketplace.
Arch Enemy's marketing and distribution strategy is strongly informed by the music industry's transition to a primarily digital distribution channel. "I went digital in 2003," Percy Carey, Arch Enemy's president (and a much acclaimed rapper) told PW, "I came from music so I have all this knowledge of the past that I am fortunate enough to be able to implement." To expand readership, the company often includes free limited-edition digital music downloads with its comics releases. Its latest digital comic, The Big Bad Wolf, comes with a song from hip-hop artist Infinit Evol.
Arch Enemy has also engineered a content deal with USA Today that features original, serialized Web comics, and Carey said the company will be working with other mainstream media outlets to deliver additional content soon. The Big Bad Wolf, co-written by actor Shane West (who stars on the CW's Nikita), is available at the USA Today Web site in English and, demonstrating the company's commitment to reach a more diverse audience of comics readers, will soon be available in Spanish.
More creator-owned comics are in the works at Arch Enemy for 2013, including projects by such veteran comics creators as Mark Waid, Jeremy Love, Jared Fletcher, Mark Wilson (Jock), and Jason Aaron. The company also plans to turn Eldon Thompson's fantasy series Legend of Asahiel into graphic novels. In addition to two e-books by Neil Herndon, The Pirate King and Sticks and Stones, which are currently available for purchase on the Kindle, the company has an ambitious slate of seven original digital prose books coming out in the next six months. The releases include several YA titles, such as Sweet Sixteen, a teen vampire thriller, co-written by Arch Enemy's CEO William Wilson, and Cloud 9, a tale of revolt at a juvenile detention facility set in a sci-fi future dystopia, which was written by Carey.
Both Carey and Wilson are experienced comic book writers and entrepreneurs. Carey, whose performance name is MF Grimm, has been an underground hip-hop icon since the early 1990s. He also ran a drug distribution ring until he was sentenced to life in prison in 2000, at age 30. During his incarceration, the death of his grandmother motivated Carey to turn his life around. He studied law inside prison and, following several appeals, got his sentence reduced.
Since his release in 2003, Carey has recorded and produced several albums and, with artist Ron Wimberly, wrote the autobiographical graphic novel, Sentences, which was published by DC Vertigo and was nominated for an Eisner in 2007. After Sentences, Carey wanted to learn more about the comics medium. He soon teamed with comics writer Wilson after meeting him and artist Tone Rodriguez at a signing for their miniseries U.T.F., at the Golden Apple Comics store. A partnership blossomed, with Carey joining Arch Enemy as marketing director in 2008.
The pair's first high-profile project was working with musician and actor Tyrese Gibson on Image Comics' Mayhem miniseries in 2009. To market the book, Arch Enemy took to Twitter, a highly unusual step at the time. "It was so effective," Wilson said, that Twitter executives "had Tyrese come to a networking conference and talk about the effectiveness of using Twitter." Although certain comics retailers and industry observers balked at the long-term viability of using social media to sell books in 2009, Mayhem set a single-store sales record with Twitter, and highlighting the emergence of digital promotion for book marketing.
While the company is currently developing properties for print publishing, Arch Enemy is, for the time being, an exclusively digital publishing operation. "When we started out going digital, I heard from everyone that that was crazy," Wilson said. "It was one of those things where we did something that was so out of the box at its time that today it's mainstream. Everybody's digital now."