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The work of the planet's most famous playwright has had more exposure than he could probably ever have imagined was possible. And, four and a half centuries on, his birth is being celebrated in style!
So, here are just a few of the events where participants will be partying like it's 1564.
Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday in The U.K.
The RSC - The Royal Shakespeare Company is going all out, as could be expected, with a string of events over the course of the next three years (celebrating both 'jubilee years' 2014 and 2016 - the latter being the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death).
The birthday bash takes place on Wednesday the 23rd of April (the date Shakespeare's assumed to have been born), with a fireworks display to follow that evening's performance of Henry VI Part I at The Globe.
The following weekend (commencing the 26th of April), as part of the traditional annual celebrations, there will be a host of free activities, including theatre skills workshops (for all the family), music and storytelling. For more information on the various events (and locations), take a look at the RSC's site.
Stratford-Upon-Avon - The other place that can be relied on to pull out all the stops is, of course, Stratford. And Shakespeare's birthplace is not going to disappoint.
Shakespeare's birthday has been celebrated in the town for almost 200 hundred years, and, this year, between the 26-27th of April, they're bringing music, theatre and pageantry to the streets, where thousands (from all over the world), are expected to turn out.
|Shakespeare in Love has been adapted for the stage
as part of the 450th Shakespeare celebrations
Shakespeare In Love - The 1998 film has been adapted for the stage as part of the year-long anniversary celebrations.
On at the Noel Coward Theatre, the play's due to open on the 2nd of July, 2014 and is set to star Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen.
For more information, or to book tickets, visit the official site.
For more information, or to book tickets, visit the official site.
Victoria and Albert Museum - On the 8th of February, the V&A unveiled its 'Shakespeare: Greatest Living Playwright' installation, which will be running until the 21st of September.
Including objects from the museum's collection and interviews with modern theatre practitioners, the exhibition takes a look at how Shakespeare's universal themes have proved so timeless.
Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday in The U.S.
|The interior of the Folger Library
The Folger - Leading the charge across the pond is The Folger Shakespeare Library, which has had events since January, and will continue to have all manner of excitement through 'til October.
Some of the highlights still to come include the annual gala, which takes place on the 23rd; Fiasco Theater's run of The Two Gentleman of Verona, which plays until 25th of May and has a selection of special performance nights; and a visit by James Shapiro, on the 12th of May, to discuss his new book, Shakespeare in America.
King Lear - There are at least six 'major' productions of King Lear being produced in 2014 - these are being played in Canada, London, Stratford and New York. 'Theatre for a New Audience' is producing its version, starring Michael Pennington, at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn. The play began its run on the 14th of March and goes through 'til the 4th of May.
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - In Kansas City, on the 26th of April, Shakespeare's 450th birthday is being celebrated with food, drink, music and good old-fashioned revelry. Something tells me the Bard would approve!
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - In Kansas City, on the 26th of April, Shakespeare's 450th birthday is being celebrated with food, drink, music and good old-fashioned revelry. Something tells me the Bard would approve!
The Newberry 'The Bard is Born' - In collaboration with Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Shakespeare Project of Chicago, The Newberry Library is hosting an exhibition of over forty items, including a First Folio. The event is free, opens on the 21st of April, and closes on the 26th with a reading of All's Well That End's Well by the Shakespeare Project of Chicago.
Celebrating Shakespeare Birthday in Australia
Bell Shakespeare - A week long celebration is being organised by Bell Shakespeare and Google Australia.
Marloo Theatre, Perth - In celebration of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Marloo Theatre is putting on three plays: Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's dream and Othello. The festival has already been running since the 1st of April and will be on until the 26th, with the three plays on a rotation.
Celebrating Shakespeare's Birthday in Europe
|Beautiful Clonakilty is becoming 'Clon-Upon-Avon'
as it celebrates its inaugural Shakespeare festival this year
Ireland 'Clonakilty Shakesepare Festival' - For the very first time (and what better time to choose!), the West Cork town of Clonakilty is hosting a Shakespeare festival.
With events spanning five days, it will include 'The Shakebox', a human jukebox who has a playlist of thirty eight Shakespearean excerpts.
Running from the 23rd of April to the 27th, it promises activities for the whole family.
Running from the 23rd of April to the 27th, it promises activities for the whole family.
Romania 'The International Shakespeare Theatre Festival' - This year marks the 9th annual International Shakespeare festival in Romania. Running from the 23rd of April until the 4th of May, theatre companies from numerous countries, as varied as China and South Africa, are performing across twelve locations.
France 'Shakespeare 450' - The French Shakespeare Society is holding a week long conference, from the 21st of April to the 27th, in Paris. With lectures, seminars, workshops and exhibitions, there's a whole host of events spanning a number of venues.
|The Globe Theatre in Neuss, Germany
Germany 'Shakespeare Festival' - At a racecourse in Neuss, on the west bank of the Rhine, there is a reconstructed 500-seat Globe Theatre.
There, each year, is a Shakespeare festival. This year, to mark Shakespeare's big anniversary, the Bremer Shakespeare company is staging All's Will That Ends Will: a tribute to the Bard.
This is, of course, just a small selection of the many celebrations and festivals that are taking place across the world. I've only just scratched the surface with this list, which goes to show, as Wet, Wet, Wet said, Shakespeare really is all around....oh no, that was love...well, you get the idea!


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The piano dominates the 2015 Lugano Festival, the convocation of fine chamber music performances.
"Martha Argerich & Friends Live from Lugano 2015" = BRAHMS: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 (arr. Viola); Scherzo from F.A.E. Sonata; Clarinet Trio in a minor, Op. 114; SCHUMANN: Six Canonic Studies (arr. Debussy), Op. 56; SCHUBERT: Variations for 2 Pianos, D. 813; RIES: Piano Quintet in b minor, Op. 74; TURINA: Piano Trio No. 2 in b minor, Op. 76; BARTOK: Rumanian Folk Dances; DEBUSSY: En blanc et noir; BACALOV: Portena for Two Pianos and Orchestra; POULENC: Sonata for Two Pianos; GLASS: Suite from Les enfants terrible (arr. for 3 pianos); GINASTERA: Dances from Estancia – Martha Argerich, p./ Lilya Zilberstein, p./ Nathan Braude, viola/ Ilya Gringolts, v./ Alexander Mogilevsky, p./ Mayu Kisima, v./ Akane Sakai, p./ Paul Meyer, clar./ Gautier Capucon, v./ Nicholas Argerich, p./ Andrey Baranov & Lyda Chen, v./ Jing Zhao, cello/ Enrico Fagone, doublebass/ Alissa Margulis, v./ Natalia Margulis, cello/ Jura Margulis, p./ Geza Hosszu-Legucky, v./ Stephen Kovacevich, p./ Eduardo Hubert, p./ Sergio Tiempo, p./ Karin Lechner, p./ Giorgia Tomassi, Carlo Maria Gringuoli and Alessandro Stella, pianos (Ginastera)/ Orch. della Svizzera Italiana/ Alexander Vedernikov – Warner Classics 08256646285495 (3 CDs) 68:55, 69:45, 79:57 (5/27/16) ****:
This set presents the fourteenth season of June concerts assembled by Argentine piano virtuoso Martha Argerich that constitute her Progetto in Lugano that invites international musicians for collegial chamber music performances. Argerich appears in five selected ensembles, at a second keyboard or sharing one keyboard, four hands. She makes a vivid impression with Lilya Zilberstein in the Six Canonic Etudes of Robert Schumann, extending her fine association with this composer's music. In the Schubert A-flat Variations, often a work shared by Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Richter, she plays with Alexander Mogilevsky. Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich recorded Debussy's forward-looking suite En blanc et noir in 1975; they celebrate Kovacevich's 75th birthday with another reading of this suite which so outraged Saint-Saens when he first heard it.
Composer Luis Bacalov – noted for his score to the film Il Postino – finds sturdy, energetic playing for his Portena (Latitude 34 degrees, 36 minutes, 30 seconds), a map designation for Buenos Aires. A concerted work for two pianos (with Eduardo Hubert) in the form of a theme with ten variations, the work calls upon a number of styles, including dance music that might recall the national ways of Villa-Lobos. The music remains tonal – even polytonal – and accessible, with some colorful touches from the solo violin (in Variation IV) and nocturnal strings (in Variation VI). The blood pumps in Variation VIII, when the tympani enter, but the music's dynamism subsides into a fine mist. Shades of eerie Ligeti mark Variation IX, which leads to Variation X, the Corrientes y 9 de Julio, a feria of spacious colors. The two keyboard players indulge in a romantic cadenza of intimate beauty until a solo flute returns the orchestra to the scene and the first tempo resumes. The Finale, barely 25 seconds in length, enjoys a colorful abandon that has the audience in raptures. Argerich appears briefly but stylishly with violinist Geza Hosszu-Legocky in the Szekely arrangement of Bartok's Rumanian Folk Dances, a hearty and earthy rendition that traverses a range of sonic effects, including some high, nasal harmonics in the violin. The raspy, devilishly thrilling last dance has the violin bouncing and us tapping in happy sympathy.
The remainder of the concerts disperse dazzling musicianship among various principals and feature some unusual repertory: to wit, the Piano Quintet by Beethoven pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838), composed in 1815 in the same scoring as the Schubert "Trout" Quintet. In a three-movement form, the first, Grave – Allegro con brio, announces it s "symphonic" intentions early. Pianist Lilya Zilberstein displays her own, charismatically liquid and stentorian keyboard style at the outset. The bass part that anchors much of the harmony has Enrico Fagone, principal of the Svizzera Italiana Orchestra. The ensuing Larghetto opens with a winning song from cellist Jing Zhao, extended by Zilberstein over plucked strings. The Nocturne includes some excellent ornamentation from string quartet and piano, even a quasi-cadenza for the piano. We attacca to the Rondo: Allegro, a passionately excited movement rife with liquid piano runs, a march tune, and lovely work for violin Andrey Baranov. The high good spirits of this work via this performance make us covet more appearances of this composer's craft.
There are three Brahms works included in the programs, and each brings virtues and musical rewards, perhaps most definitely in the Clarinet Trio performance that brings together Paul Meyer, clarinet; Gautier Capucon, violin; and Nicholas Angelich, piano. This late work of Brahms gratifies less through virtuosity than by way of sincerity of expression. The relatively brief but potent Scherzo from the F.A.E. Sonata joins two Japanese performing artists – Mayu Kishima, violin and Akane Sakai, piano – both newcomers to the Argerich coterie but sure to be reinvited. My quibble arises from the instrumentation of the Op. 40 Horn Trio, in which violist Nathan Braude substitutes for the horn part proper, which for me loses the "hunting" and the peculiar, ardent melancholy of the original instrument. As a "remedy," I sought out my old, recorded version by John Barrows – with Szigeti and Horszowski – for the sonorities I miss.
One of the "sleeper" items realized among these concerts comes in the form of Joaquin Turina's 1933 Piano Trio No. 2 in b minor, a thoroughly ingratiating work cast in a neo-Romantic style that incorporates Spanish rhythms and French taste. Performed as a "family affair," the principals – Alissa Margulis, Natalia Margalis, and Jura Margulis – the music exudes Andalusian colors and eccentric bit captivating rhythms, such as the 5/8 of the middle movement, Molto vivace. While the first movement indulges in waltzes, the last movement, Lento – Andante mosso – Andante – declaims a courtly elegance, also set as an aristocratic waltz. This last movement, typical of D'Indy and Franck, revisits themes from the two prior movements. The playing glistens and shines with natural affection, and the audience expresses unconcealed ardor immediately.
Cast in a more neo-Classical mode, the Poulenc Sonata for Two Pianos – performed by Sergio Tiempo and Karin Lechner at the same keyboard – bears the influence of musical contemporaries Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Bartok. Besides the "barbarous" sonorities the keyboard often raises, a degree of romantic sentiment manages to sneak in, almost for spite. The second movement – Allegro molto – enjoys that "boulevardier" attitude of the musical sophisticate, replete with bell or gamelan sounds. The sound of bells spills over into the Andante lyrico, which occasionally acquires the quiet fervor of a modernized Bach chorale. The raucous Epilogue: Allegro giocoso supplies a dazzling toccata that likes sudden, intense surges of energy and the occasional discordance or solemn melody that shake up our complacency.
Given the hegemony of the piano at this festival, three-piano arrangements to conclude the June 14 series does not surprise. The Philip Glass suite from his arrangement (2005) of the Jean Cocteau tragedy Les enfants terribles offers four sections: Overture, The Somnambulist, She Took the Path, and Paul's End. The ostinati in the music represent the snow, a symbol of Nature's implacability. The sonorities alternate between clarity and density, between light humor and mystical solemnity. Issues of injured pride, jealousy, and conspiracy intermingle in "She Took the Path," a martial, dire continuum of notes that remind us how quickly "a game" can become fatal. Paul, who had been injured by a snowball earlier, tries to poison himself. The keyboards build a series of layered rhythmic lines that become top-heavy, an avalanche of emotion.
The C.M. Griguoli arrangement of Dances from the 1941 ballet Estancia highlight Ginastera's relentless energy and capacity for South American folk idioms. Only the "Wheat Dance" offers any relief from the Ginastera formula for motor combustion. The "Dance of the Cattle Men," for all of its subtle sophistication, serves as a preparation for the furious Malambo, the aggressive gaucho dance whose 6/8 rhythm and stream of eighth notes has the keyboards in glissando and staccato modes, shining and keening in figures that bring down the house. For all I know, they're still clapping.
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Just in case in Sciter I have just two methods: box() and scroll() in [DOM] Element class [1]. They cover all possible scenarios as far as I can tell: Element.box ( part [, edge [, relativeTo ]] ) Where the 'part' defines part of box (rectangle) to return. Values: "left", "top","right", "bottom", "width" or "height" - part of box (rectangle) to return as a number (of CSS pixels). "rect" - function returns array of four values - left, top, right, bottom. "rectw" - function returns array of four values - left, top, width and height. "dimension" - the function returns array of two values - [width,height]. "position" - the function returns array of two values - [left,top]. 'edge' parameter is one of "margin" - margin box edge; "border" - border box edge; "padding" - padding box edge; "inner" - default value - inner box edge, "content" - content box edge - outline of element's content. "client" - client area, that is "inner" box without [optional] scrollbars. "icon" -area covered by element's icon (position of no-repeat image). 'relativeTo' is one of "screen" - returns coordinate relative to the origin of the screen, "root" - returns coordinate relative to the origin of root element (view), "parent" - returns coordinate of the element in its layout container. "self" , default value - all coordinates are relative to the origin of inner box of the element. "view" - returns coordinate relative to the origin of the sciter window (view object). Alternatively 'relativeTo' may accept these values: "margin", "border", "padding", "inner" For such relativeTo values the function will return cumulative widths of correspondent parts, example: var innerToMarginDistances = this.box("rect", "margin", "inner"); Here innerToMarginDistances[0] is a sum of left padding, border and used margin. innerToMarginDistances[1] is a sum of top padding, border and declared margin. And so on. Another method is scrollBox: Element.scroll(part) : number, css pixels. Where the 'part' is one of "left" - left position of the view relative to content origin, "top" - top position, "right" - right position, "bottom" - bottom position, "width" - width of scrollable area, "height" - height of scrollable area. "rect" and "position" as above. Meaning of these parts should be clear from this illustration: http://www.terrainformatica.com/sciter/images/scroll.gif These two methods cover all positioning information used for creation of UI components . And yet they have pretty compact and extendible form without polluting set of names of methods of DOM elements. Hope this helps. [1] http://www.terrainformatica.com/sciter/Element.whtm -- Andrew Fedoniouk http://terrainformatica.com -----Original Message----- From: Tab Atkins Jr. Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 2:35 PM To: www-style list Subject: [cssom] Element size/positioning information The current OM APIs for determining the size and position of an element are verbose and confusing. There's been discussion on how to make this better, but it's been scattered and hasn't yet produced anything. Chrome is interested in doing some experimental implementation in this space, but there's a lot of possible ways to do it, so I'd like to collect and restart the various discussions here. Determining the Size of an Element ================================== Right now there are four ways of asking for the width of an element: elem.clientWidth, elem.scrollWidth, elem.getBoundingClientRect().width, and getComputedStyle(elem,'').width (similarly for height). It's completely unobvious what each of these do - the only thing that you can really gather is that .scrollWidth has something to do with scrolling. The term 'client' used in two of the methods is completely opaque; even worse, the two methods don't even refer to the same rectangle! (In case people are unaware of what the first two actually do, I made a diagram some time ago at <http://www.xanthir.com/diagrams/scrollwidth-clientwidth.html>.) The first three return the size in pixels as an integer, while the fourth returns size in pixels as a string with 'px' at the end. The third is transform-aware, while the others ignore any transforms on the element. Libraries like jQuery offer some simple, relatively-well-named functions for querying various sizes that you might want. jQuery gives you .width() for the content box, .innerWidth() for the padding box, and .outerWidth() for the border box. All in all, these are the boxes that we might want to get sizing information about: 1. content box, ignoring scrollbars 2. content box, subtracting scrollbars 3. content box, scrollable area 4. padding box (+/- scrollbars? Depends on exactly where the impl puts the scrollbars.) 5. border box 6. transform-aware bounding box of at least the border box, possibly other boxes Determining the Position of an Element ====================================== Right now, there are two ways to get the position of an element: elem.offsetTop/Left (gives you coords relative to the element's positioning root), and elem.getBoundingClientRect().top/right/bottom/left (post-transform coords of the bounding box relative to the viewport). All of the boxes listed in the above, though, can be useful to get the dimensions of. For example, I made a simple test page earlier today as a precursor for a talk I'll be giving, and I used getBoundingClientRect to help convert the mousemove event coordinates into coordinates relative to my <canvas> element. Unfortunately, the rectangle returned by getBoudingClientRect is the border box, when I'd have liked the content box - I had to manually subtract the size of the borders from my results, which is brittle if I ever change the width of the border in my CSS and forget to update my JS. (Alternately, I could have gotten getComputedStyle().borderTopWidth and .borderLeftWidth and parsed them into integers.) Position Relative to Another Element ==================================== Right now you can determine the position of an element relative to another element by figuring out their position relative to the same thing manually with one of the above methods, then subtracting one's top/left from the other. Does this need to be made more convenient, so you can directly ask for something's position relative to something else? Mouse Positioning ================= On a closely related tangent, the mouse events expose .clientX and .clientY properties which are relative to the viewport. If you're trying to find the position of the mouse relative to an element (for example, if you're drawing something to a <canvas> where the mouse is), you have to find the position of the element relative to the viewport and subtract the two positions. I think this is a good candidate for being made easier, so you can just request the mouse coords relative to an element. Again, all of the boxes of an element are potential targets for being measured relative to. Mouse Positioning and Transfoms =============================== When an element is being transformed, the position of the mouse relative to it is subtler. You may want the actual position of the mouse relative to the current post-transform layout position of the element - this is easy to do by just subtracting the mouse position from the bounding-box position. If you're drawing into a transformed <canvas>, though, you may want the position back in pre-transform coordinates, as if you took the stated mouse position and applied the element's inverse transform, so you can easily draw into the canvas and still have the visual display track the mouse. Proposal ======== I'm not sure! There's a lot of different possible approaches here. I'd like to optimize for author comprehensibility, which often means optimizing for terseness as well, but I'm not certain how best to do that. For the simple measurement case, something like elem.cssBorderRect.width/height/top/right/bottom/left would work. We could similarly expose cssPaddingRect, cssContentRect, cssScrollRect, etc. Bounding boxes for transform-awareness can be requested as cssBoundingBorderRect - in the absence of transforms, these return the same information as their non-bounding equivalents. Doing relative measurement is harder. I'm not sure how I can tersely expose that information. It may be acceptable to just say "hey, subtract the positions", given that getting the positions relative to the same thing would be easier. If anyone has better ideas, feel free to pipe up. The mouse positioning case has already received some attention - the last proposal I saw was for a MouseEvent.getCoordsAt(elem) function, which returns an object with .x and .y. This is the point in the transformed space (the one you can easily use to draw something under the mouse with <canvas>). This isn't *quite* sufficient, since it would presumably give you coordinates relative to the border box of the element, when you may want one of the other boxes, but it's close. Finding the mouse position relative to an element in normal space can probably be done by just subtracting the positions, same as finding the relative positions of two elements. Thoughts? ~TJReceived on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 03:45:12 UTC
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Point being they can always say what they will, but we'll also be who we are — which is a lot of different things. So, here's just one more outside look at our diversity, from the military and outdoors to arts and culinary scene, via the Travel Channel:
Whatcha say? Not altogether unflattering, huh?
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It is no secret that I am a Jojo Moyes fan. It was when I first picked up Me Before You, a novel that broke my heart in every way possible, that made me adore this master piece of a story. Moyes has a lightness of touch in her writing, as if she writes in nothing but homemade rock buns and knitted jerseys - comfortable and lush.
The One Plus One is the story of a single mother (Jess) trying, or should I say battling, to keep her family afloat. She has a step-son who is being bullied, a mathematical genius for a daughter, a dog and a sleaze-bag husband who has done a runner. She tries her best to keep everyone going, working two jobs as a cleaner by day and a waitress by night, she is constantly washing, cleaning and mothering.
Then we have Ed, a nerdy businessman who stumbled on his fortune 500 company, but would much rather be back in the 'old days' creating than actually being a CEO. When Ed is surrounded in controversy involving a slightly underhanded woman and a seedy affair.
Moyes creates a perfect set up for these two characters to crash together, because Jess cleans Ed's house, but this isn't where their story begins. When Jess's car breaks down on the way to Tanzie's (her daughter) mathematics Olympiad, one that will gain her entry into a school that Jess cannot afford, on full scholarship, and so arrives Ed, not in the knight in shining armour type of way, but by pure happenstance - who agrees to take Jess and her family to the Olympiad. So begins the journey of this very odd and motley crew, discovering and learning, but with a hint of emotion. Each learning more about each other the closer they get to their destination.
This is where we see Moyes's pure skill, and motherly care for her characters. She gives them the idiosyncrasies, the mood swings, the arbitrary quirks and holds them out for you to lap up.
Now, let the gushing end - I didn't think this was Moyes' best work. Perhaps, I gave too much of myself to Me Before You and with it lost so much more; that is not to say that Moyes lost her touch with this novel, to say the least, she certainly didnt. I still couldn't help feeling irritated, rolling my eyes and 'ugh'-ing about, but perhaps that is the point. I finished the novel, not regretting one bit that it had taken me two days to finish, but I felt like something was missing, perhaps I expected too much and didn't just let Moyes work her magic in her own way. Still one to add to your Moyes collection.
This is a perfect on for the long weekend ahead...
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Thanks God! The coast to coast to coast Cannonball Endurance Run is not about money. The challenges faced by riders of pre-1916 motorcycles is about machine's performance, gas availability and physical strength. And to reward them for having the courage of their motorcyclist ancestors, winners will receive pieces of art, a gorgeous Bronze Statue by Jeff Decker (will specifically report on this one and show it to you in a couple of days), paintings by David Uhl and photographer Michael Lichter will share his full Challenge photographic coverage.
While Jeff Decker will participate after just completing the Run Bronze Trophy, David and Michael will be scanning the entire event in Kitty Hawk for a photographic reportt that depicts the excitement and spirit surrounding the start of the rally.
Once the photographs are complete, they will split up. Lichter will travel the entire ride shooting from the back of a 1953 rigid Harley-Davidson Panhead (facing backwards), and David will return to his Golden, CO studio to commence his own personal race against time. He will be painting an original oil on canvas based on Lichter's photographs, finish the painting before the end of the ride, and then fly to California to present the painting to the winner of Class 2.
For the winner of class 3 (the multi cylinder/multi speed class), David has already completed a historically relevant work featuring the ride's namesake, E.G. Baker aka Cannonball Baker. Uhl will also present this original painting. No money, no gold, just art. As the Art Of Motorcycling.


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CINCINNATI — Tradition took the first beating here Monday. Then it was Steve Carlton's turn.
Now 41 and coming off a season in which he was 1-8, having spent 10 weeks on the disabled list with a strained rotator cuff, the Philadelphia Phillies' left-hander was given a 3-0 lead in the first inning of the first game of 1986 and failed to hold it.
The Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 7-4 victory, providing a crowd of 54,960--the largest ever for a regular-season game at Riverfront Stadium--something to cheer about and their dreaded rivals from Los Angeles something to think about.
"Attitude-wise, this team is right where the Big Red Machine was," Manager Pete Rose said of the Reds' comeback against Carlton.


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Carmen Nazario, president of ELYON International Inc. of Vancouver, is the Oregon Minority Small Business Person of the Year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced.
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The award will be presented at the Business Diversity Institute Minority Enterprise Development Week awards luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.


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The theme of my post today shall be.... food! These delicious little ditties were created by graphic designer and illustrator Dan Beckemeyer. He used ampersands because each illustration represents foods that are associated with each other. Get it? ____ & ____
I thought these were pretty nifty too. They're photos taken by photographer David Sykes of non-food objects that look like food:
Balloons that look like eggs, sausage and ?
Basketballs and rope that look like Spaghetti and meatballs and parmesian?
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Meeting # 34- In Attendance/preferred whisky:
Deb Barbour(m): 18; Geoff Boulden(m): 18; Rik Crosby(m): 18; Cooter Davis(m)(observer); David Duke(m): 18; Carol Farrar(m): 15; Bruce Galley(m): 1990; Brandon Gancasz(observer); Mike Ganzcas(m): 15; Dale Herbert: 1990; Duncan Hollinger: 18; Randy Jamison(m): 15; Bob Koralewski(m): 15; Paul Manly(m): 1990; Tom McQueen(m): 18; Mike Peters(m) 1990; Tony Peters(m): 18; Bonnie Pierce(m)(observer); Stephanie Pierce(m): 1990; Eric Samulski(m): 1990; Keith Sexton(m): 18; Becky Smith-Davis(m): 18; Daryl St. Onge(m): 18; Dave Stefanko: 4 way tie!; Bryan Villers: 1990.
Topic/Theme: Vertical tasting of Highland Park, hosted by Highland Park's Canadian ambassador, Marc Laverdiere.
Scotches/Whiskies Tasted: Highland Park 12yr, 15yr, 18yr, and 1990.
Famous Scotsman: John McDonald, prepared by Keith S. and presented by Mike Peters.
Covered in the news: N/A.
Back to Basics- N/A.
50/50 winners: Carol Farrar: Highland Park jacket; Deb Barbour, $60; Becky Smith-Davis, Subway gift card; Eric Samulski, remainder of HP 1990 bottle; Mike Peters Highland Park jacket.
Old Business: Daryl's Mexican meatloaf recipe
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How To Choose The Right SEO Agency In Singapore
If you are keen on choosing the right ways and means by which you can improve traffic to your website, then it is quite likely that you will find the next few lines interesting and informative. However, with so many digital marketing avenues being available you might be confused as to which option to choose. You also might try to discard the proven and time tested search engine optimization as on one of the tools because of the growing importance of other means of online marketing and advertising. However, we need to bear in mind that at the end of the day there is hardly any doubt that search engine optimization continues to be as relevant and important as it was a few years and decades back. In fact the role of SEO professionals might have become even more important because of some obvious reasons. While all this is fine, the onus lies on you to spend the right energy and time and choose somebody who is best at SEO Singapore services. This again may not be easy because of the simple fact that supply is more than demand. Under such circumstances, here are a few important points which you must bear in mind when choosing these professionals.
Look For Experience
Any expert in SEO Singapore professional has not become an expert in SEO just overnight. He or she must have put in years of experience and only then he or she would have become an expert. Therefore, as a customer you always must choose those SEO professionals who carry with them at least 10 to 15 years of experience. At the end of the day correct selection of keywords, keywords phrases and incorporating them in quality contents comes only with experience. Only those who are experienced would be able to understand and decipher better the various algorithms that are used by Google and other search engines.
Look For Those With Credentials
Finally you must hire somebody who is good in SEO Singapore services based on his or her ability to prove their credentials beyond doubt. They should show at least 10 to 15 websites where they have been able to improve search engine rankings and have helped their customers to stand on the top three lists as far as searches are concerned. Further they should be known for their time bound delivery of services and other such important attributes. All this does require some time.
How To Spend Effectively On Advertising
If you are new businessman not having pots of money then it is quite likely that you will find the next few lines interesting and informative. It is not possible for new businessmen to spend big money on electronic and print media and therefore they have to try and go in for other less expensive options. Hence it is not surprising that there is a big demand for signage advertising or outdoor advertising in the form of hoardings, billboards and other forms of low cost advertising. They are effective for localized business and therefore it makes sense to spend money on them. However, it is important to hire the right skilled signage Singapore professionals who can offer the best value for money. If you look around the internet it will not be long before you are able to identify quite a few of them.
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How To Make Last Journey Memorable
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Bright and intelligent students who are planning to continue their higher studies in the countries of Australia, America, London and Germany may need education loan urgently. These types of intellectual students who are planning to move out from the city of Singapore can apply for education loan and receive the loan amount after complying with minimum formalities. Guys working in this good licensed money lender in Singapore will transfer the loan amount when customers' has good financial standing. Loan processors will not scrutinize customers' credit or repayment history and disburse the check after doing background check verifications.
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This good licensed moneylender in Singapore which charges lowest rates of interest for home, personal, consumer, business and vehicle loan will surpass the expectations of the clients. Home owners and families which are planning to buy latest interior decoration products and electronic gadgets from the market can give shape to their dreams when they apply for personal loan. Executives working here are friendly, well-mannered and disciplined professionals who will build best rapport with the new and old clients. Salaried professionals who are planning to apply for payday loan can approach this firm and ask for details. Visitors who are in need of loans urgently should decide to dial the number and request for a free quote.
Increase the revenue with the help of SEO agencies
Expert in seo Singapore is there to create the best and the massive platform to their clients. They are the best brand creators and try to provide the best support to the business persons. It is also important to have an advisor for a business and an advisor is not only necessary for a successful business but they are also important to make the best decision at the right time. And this is what the duty and service done by the SEO expers. They are in the position to provide and create the best and optimal growth to a business. And therefore it is always a good option to get creative and innovative idea for your business with the help of these experts. They are both excellent in providing the massive advice to small and large business circle.
Usually the advisors need to provide the variety and creative ideas as according to the position and situation of the business. And this is what done by the SEO experts to their clients. They provide variety of ideas in an innovative way to provide the best compliment to their clients. And also it is very important for a business to take the decisions at the right time, if a business persons made delay in taking the decision it may also leads him to loss. And therefore achieve massive growth to your business with the help of expert in seo agency Singapore. Never lose a tool that helps you to develop in your field. And such a kind of tool will be created by the best Singapore seo agency and with all that a business man can increase his business and also his reputation.
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Reputation is very important in a business. And also it is very difficult to get a spate reputation for a business in these days market. Once a person earned reputation for his business, it is essential to upgrade the reputation. And this is what done here in SEO agency, they are good in providing the ideas as according to the financial position and the reputation of your business. Not only financial position of a business will decide about the decision making but also the various terms will helps to provide the best come back to a business person. A business man is the entrepreneur of his business and he is in the position to take t decision about the business transactions and therefore he is going to take the entire risk on decision making,
Before borrowing a person should seek best lender
There are plenty of lenders are available to borrow money. Many of them need many documents to provide money. They even charge more interest money too. The borrower is not aware about this, after borrowing money; he or she would get frequent phone calls to pay the interest plus principal amount. This is not easily possible for all. Because many of them are workers and they are availing money only in the first week of the month, at the middle of the month they are empty and they still need more money to manage till end of the week, and only after this end week, they get their salary. The best money lender singapore is charging only low interest and even interest and he is taking only interest money from borrowers. Even if the person is unable to pay the interest money that could be paid in the next month, so he would be so flexible in taking money from a person. Generally lender should have license before offering money to the people, but many lenders do not follow this and lending money to others. At the same time, best licensed money lender in singapore is supple in taking his money back from his regular customers. He is not even asking the interest from the borrowers by phone calls.
An understanding person about the lender is paying his interest money voluntarily he understands the difficulties of the lender, he has to pay the license money to the government, and he has to pay the other taxes to the government. A licensed lender is offering his money to many people, he is still with money to offer to the people because he charges less interest and he is well known as, low interest moneylender in singapore. In general everyone needs money, once they get their income they are spending for many things and their pockets are empty at one stage, only at this time, they are ready to pay interest and borrow money from anywhere. But the wise person is always checking the background of the lender and once he is satisfied with the interest rate he is borrowing money from that particular lender only, he is not interest to borrow money from any other person judicial lender always charging very low interest from the borrowers. Conjugal persons are very careful in borrowing money from all lenders, because they are living in the budget life.
Planning The Perfect Business Trip
If you're in a successful business, your work may require you to travel all over the city, country, or world. If you often travel for business (or even for pleasure, for that matter) you will come to learn important lessons that all well-seasoned travelers learn: when away from home and out in the world, being self-reliant and having a set routine to how you travel and conduct business are assets essential to a smooth, well-thought-out business trip. Traveling for business doesn't have to be dreadful, and although some small stressful situations may be unavoidable, it doesn't have to make you absolutely miserable. Finding the time to prepare and plan for your business trip will lead to a must less stressful trip altogether. This article will line out some basic tips and tricks to make sure you have a thoroughly planned out trip waiting in your near future.
First, make your travel and accommodation arrangements. This can be done online–nowadays there are dozens of websites that search through hundreds of options of hotels and airplane flights until they find one in your price range and with your preferred destinations in mind. Sites like Expedia are great for booking cheap flights in business class on the go. Hotel booking sites like Booking.com, and RIU Resorts & Hotels offer customers multiple ways to search for the highest quality hotels, motels, and resorts in some of the world's biggest cities and most beautiful vacation locations. And at amazingly unbeatable prices! Also make sure to rent your car, make train reservations, or any other form of transportation you'll need to take advantage of during your travels.
Now that you've made your reservations, put together your business itinerary. In this list of planned tasks, be sure to list your flight information, ground transport information, the hotel name and phone number, your reservation confirmation number and room number, the locations and times of meetings you may have, scheduled entertainment and activities, along with the contact information for any clients or hosts you will be interacting with during your trip. This will help you keep all the details of your trip organized and easily accessible should plans change last minute.
Before you pack up and leave for your business trip, make sure you have taken care of all your responsibilities at home so you don't have to worry about them on the road. Find a house sitter and a caretaker for children and pets, have your mail forwarded or picked up by a trusted neighbor, and don't forget to let someone at home now all the details of your trip. Give a copy of your itinerary to your assistant or an employee along with a family member. If something were to go wrong and you don't arrive home when you're supposed to, someone will be able to initiate a well-informed search for you with the details provided in your itinerary.
Follow these tips and tricks to make sure your business trip goes smoothly, you won't regret it.


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The Culture Gabfest, "Money in the Envelope" Edition
Listen to Slate's show about the new season of Mad Men, the jungles of New Orleans, and the cashless society.
Listen to Culture Gabfest No. 184 with Stephen Metcalf, Nathaniel Rich, Seth Stevenson, John Swansburg, and Julia Turner by clicking the arrow on the audio player below:
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In this week's Culture Gabfest, our critics revisit AMC's much-acclaimed dramatic series Mad Men, now entering its fifth season. Next, they're joined by Nathaniel Rich to discuss his New York Times Magazine article on the atrophied recovery of New Orleans' 9th Ward, still decimated by Hurricane Katrina. Finally, Slate's Seth Stevenson goes cashless for months and lives to tell the tale.
Here are some links to the things we discussed this week:
Slate's Troy Patterson reviews the season premiere of Mad Men.
Slate's TV Club on Mad Men, Season 5.
Slate's entire coverage of AMC's Mad Men.
Tanner Colby's Slate article on Mad Men and race.
The Daily Beast's interview with Tina Brown on Newsweek's special retro Mad Men issue.
NPR's interview with Mad Men series creator Matthew Weiner.
AMC's official site for Mad Men.
Nathaniel Rich's New York Times Magazine cover story "Jungleland."
Time's photo essay on the urban ruins of Detroit.
The New York Times' 6th Floor blog interviews "Jungleland" author Nathaniel Rich.
Seth Stevenson's Slate series on going cashless.
Slate's technology columnist Farhad Manjoo ponders a world without cash.
Slate's Matthew Yglesias imagines a Facebook currency.
Slate's entire series on the cashless society.
The Guardian's review of David Wolman's new book The End of Money.
Matt Davio's video interview with The End of Money author David Wolman.
The Culture Gabfest weekly endorsements:
Seth's pick: David Foster Wallace's last novel The Pale King and his classic article "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again."
Julia's pick: The U.S. Mint's State Quarters. Also, Instagram as a social network
Stephen's pick: Tracey Thorn's cover of "Femme Fatale" and George Herbert's poem The Pulley. Also, guerilla artist Banksy has released a provocative advertising manifesto.
Outro: Tracey Thorn's "Femme Fatale"
You can email us at email@example.com.
This podcast was produced by Jesse Baker. Our intern is Matt Sigl.
Follow us on the Culturefest Twitter feed. And please Like the Culture Gabfest on Facebook.


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An interview with Miyuki Jokiranta, producer of Soundproof, ABC Australia. Followed by "The Madness of the Documentarist", congenially arranged by Angela Grant.
I travel with my (sound) pieces… and… yes, I wear them like clothes. It can happen that a sleeve gets loose or falls off, and you need to repair it with a pin… or so. Also, sometimes, you hang them back into the wardrobe where they stay for years. And with some bad luck, well… moths come and eat the piece. And it falls to digital shreds.


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Enewsletter readership is declining rapidly
There was a time when email newsletters were a novelty. Even the quirky, semi-professional email newsletters got read. In fact, small- to midsize businesses had an advantage. When the company had something useful to say, provided information that could not be found anywhere else, and spoke honestly to customers without all the self-promoting hype, their email newsletters developed a loyal audience. Email newsletters were inexpensive and a great way to reach customers and build relationships.
Then large corporations with big budgets flooded cyberspace with enewsletters that were little more than thinly disguised self-promotional vehicles. People stopped reading and believing the hype. Today, even the most honest, promotion-free enewsletter can get deleted or tagged as SPAM before it has a chance to build up readership.
We have the perfect client test case
This client provides litigation support services to Bay Area law firms. The target audience for its enewsletter is primarily paralegals and documentation managers working in high-pressure law firms. Both male and female, aged 25-55, they are very organized and professional. But sometimes, it seems that no matter how good they are, they aren't as good as the lawyers they serve. Many complain that they feel like they're always at the bottom of the hill when the crap rolls down. Plus everyone's always in a hurry. The stress is almost too much too take.
And while many of them say they have no time to read our client's enewsletters no matter valuable the information, they continue to sign up. The enewsletter, sent quarterly to 2,000 people, scores an amazing 35% open rate, of which 15% click through. So we know somehow these paralegals MAKE time for good information. And we're betting a good, juicy story will be exactly what we need to cut through the marketing clutter and increase the number of subscribers so that we can justify increasing frequency.
Think Boston Legal with a twist
See, there's this paralegal whose work is never good enough for her boss. And there's office romance. And intrigue. And backstabbing. And offers to join a new firm. Just like Boston Legal or other popular law shows that come and go, the strength of the characters will pull them in and makes them want to read more. And woven in the drama will be mentions of our client's solutions that help solve the paralegal's problems. But nothing obvious, of course.
The research is already done
Over the last year we've written dozens of case studies from interviews with paralegals and the client's account managers. We know what goes on in the law firms. When my senior writer and I pooled our notes, I realized we had a great story platform. Now all we have to do is convince our client this is a good idea. That might not be easy.
"You've spent so much time helping us transition from our folksy logo to a more sophisticated image. How will running a fictional serial in our newsletter support our new marketing direction?" asks the client.
Good point. This isn't something one of the big national firms would do. But we have a hunch that paralegals will be grateful for a little entertainment and levity in their high-pressure, buttoned-up jobs. As they read the stories, they'll know that San Francisco Legal feels their pain and understands the pressure they're under. Plus it will get their newsletter opened and read, building a loyal audience.
"But what about ROI?"
Well, we know the audience is so limited in what they can say and do in their profession, they crave a little entertainment and notice anything out of the ordinary. For example, a colorful "Going Green" flyer adorned with cute little tree frogs cost $800 to produce and brought in $2,000 worth of new business for the client. And an exhibit graphic we produced starring a sressed-out paralegal was a showstopper. Plus, the cost of producing content for the enewsletter won't go up since both of c3PR's senior writers are closet novelists who will jump at the chance to get paid to practice their passion. They'll make sure every story's just outrageous enough to be a little beyond believable so no one's offended. And we'll provide open, read, click-thru, forward-to-a-friend and new subscriber statistics to track the results of every issue.
Mar Junge is the principal of c3PR and a closet novelist. Her first novel for the Young Adult market, Gypspy Blood, has been accepted as one of five to be reviewed by Author Barbara Shoup at the Pacific Coast Children's Writers Workshop in August. (But she's not quitting her day job just yet.) We'll know by mid June whether the client will let us test this idea in their enewsletter. If you'd like to read the first exciting installment, email email@example.com and she'll send you the link. If this client doesn't go for it, maybe we'll launch our own enewsletter telling stories about what really goes on in a P.R. firm. Think it would be juicier than what goes on in a law firm? If you're a fiction writer too, maybe this can be a group effort!