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Rwanda, a central African country, had been a Belgian colony. The Belgians divided the people into various ethnic groups – the Hutu, Tutsi and Twa – and gave preference to the Tutsis, who were a minority group. Identity cards were issued, a practice that continued even when independence was gained in the 1960s. Although intermarriage was common, the perception of who was Hutu and who was Tutsi remained.
The Hutus gained control of the country after independence, and a more extremist group of Hutus worked to seize power. By reminding Hutus that Tutsis once held power over them and forwarding a belief that Tutsis would one day try to take control again, the Hutus instilled a sense of fear. These fears were heightened when a group of Tutsis who had been refugees in Uganda began to return to Rwanda. This began a series of battles, and the United Nations (UN) stepped in to try to negotiate a ceasefire and peace agreement. When the president of Rwanda's plane was shot down in 1994, the extremist Hutus called for other Hutus to murder the Tutsis within Rwanda. They had been preparing for this opportunity through the use of hate radio, formation of militia groups (interhamwe) and the dispersal of machetes. Starting in April 1994, within a three-month period, more than 800,000 people were murdered because of their ethnic identity. Women were systematically raped. Moderate Hutus who attempted to help their fellow Rwandans also were murdered. Many sought refuge in churches, feeling asylum would be granted, as the majority of the country was Christian. Instead, many churches became sites of mass murder. The killings ended when a Tutsi army, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), seized control.
Although UN forces led by General Romeo Dallaire had been in Rwanda at the start of the killings, they were prevented from acting by the organization. Many Western countries recalled their citizens through an emergency airlift. Many diplomats, like the United States' then-Secretary of State Warren Christopher, refused to call the actions "genocide" for fear the United Nations Genocide Convention would require greater action. These actions, and the silence of the world despite many news reports of the killings, led the extremist Hutus to act with a feeling of impunity.
A criminal tribunal was established by the UN, and for the first time, rape was recognized as a tool of genocide. The work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda continues to this day. A more traditional form of justice, known as Gacaca, has also been implemented to help combat the backlog of cases and bring a sense of justice for all who acted in the genocide. In 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Rwanda and apologized for not acting at the time.
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CANANDAIGUA � Canandaigua City Police, New York City Police and Seminole County (Fla.) Sheriff�s Office Major Crimes Investigators teamed up Tuesday to close the books on a 1998 murder investigation in Florida.
Officers arrested Rodney Bice, 42, of 110 Phoenix St., Canandaigua, after receiving a tip regarding Bice�s alleged involvement in the 1998 murder of his girlfriend, Jacqueline �Jackie� Sheehan, who was 31 at the time of her death.
SCSO investigators traveled to New York City this week, and with the assistance of the New York Police Department, made contact with a person who provided information that implicated Bice in the crime, according to SCSO Public Information Officer Kim Cannaday. With this, they were able to obtain an arrest warrant for Bice.
Tuesday afternoon, Bice agreed to meet investigators at the Canandaigua Police Department for questioning, and was then taken into custody without incident, arraigned in City Court and remanded to the Ontario County Jail without bail, Cannaday said. He will be extradited to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Florida at a�later date to face charges.
According to Cannaday, investigators had begun reviewing the case and re-examining forensic evidence�in April � the 15th anniversary of Sheehan's death. An intensive media push for tips and information at that time did not turn up new evidence.
�It was old-fashioned police work and persistence that brought a resolution,� she said. �I did speak to the family, and they are absolutely thrilled to be getting closure after all these years.�
According to police, Sheehan disappeared on April 15, 1998. Bice reported her missing five days later on April 20, approximately the same time authorities found her body in a wooded area in Longwood, Fla., roughly 2 � miles from her apartment complex. Investigators believe she was not killed at the location at which her body was found.
The SCSO investigation revealed that Sheehan was last seen five days before her body was discovered, when she left her residence at Willow Park Apartments in Altamonte Springs at 2 a.m., after a dispute with her live-in boyfriend, 27-year-old Rodney Bice. According to a statement SCSO obtained�from Bice, she was on foot and may have been heading to a pay phone in the area.
The Seminole County medical examiner determined that her cause of death was homicide due to unspecified trauma to the head and neck.
Sheehan�s sister, Linda Call of Edary, Fla., learned of the arrest Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. when Investigator Jennifer Spears called with the news.
�I just had to hear her say the words,� said Call. �I was a basket case � I was at work. I had to call my parents and all my sisters. I just couldn�t stand still.�
Call said she experienced a kind of reverse shock �because it was good news, but it was something that didn�t really sink in � something I thought I�d never get to hear.�
Call said she knew Bice was responsible right from the beginning.
�Jackie always said if anything ever happened to her it would be Rodney that would do it,� she said.
Investigating the cold case for less than a year, Investigator Spears has been �just like a ram,� Call said.
�She�s wonderful. She got this done in no time flat,� Call said. �She actually got to put the cuffs on him and say, �You�re under arrest for the murder of Jackie Sheehan.� Bice�s response was, �You�re kidding me.��
Bice and Sheehan had two children together, one 3 years old and one 18 months old, at the time of Sheehan's death, according to police. The two are now 18 and 16.
Call said she has known Bice and her niece and nephew have lived in Canandaigua for about six years, although the children did not know they had family or grandparents.
�We reached out to a lot of people on Facebook and I have a lot of 'friends' in Canandaigua and they were very supportive,� she said. "I�m very grateful."
Murder suspect found in city
CANANDAIGUA � Canandaigua City Police, New York City Police and Seminole County (Fla.) Sheriff�s Office Major Crimes Investigators teamed up Tuesday to close the books on a 1998 murder investigation in Florida.


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Captain's Report
First of all, if you have never been to the Nordhavn website, we suggest that you go there. It will give you more detailed, in-depth information than we ever could. And for the most part, it is all straight-arrow stuff, without the hyperbole and glowing adjectives about the being world's best this and that one finds on most boat builder's websites.
Rather than rehashing information you can get on the Nordhavn site, we're going to explain how we would turn the N60 into a good coastal cruiser for our very specific "mission" – a "mission" that will serve a whale of lot more people than plan on going ocean cruising.
She Has Good Bones
Beyond her shippy appearance and her 130,000-lbs. (59,090 kgs.) displacement that gives her great stability, there are other reasons why we have picked the N60 to be our coastal cruiser of choice. A 60' boat can be easily handled by two people, and she is not so big that it won't be hard to find slip space for her most anywhere we go. Nor will we feel embarrassed because we have splurged on an ostentatious megayacht that signals decadence rather than fulfilling a well-earned lifetime dream of exploration and cruising adventure.
Her beam is 18' which is wide for this size boat and that means max accommodations below are possible. She has a keel which protects the props from grounding and keeps lobster pot lines from becoming entangled (most of the time). She has a 600-gal. (2,280 L) freshwater tank which means we can go for a long weekend with a gang and not need a refill. Her 2,250-gal. (8,550 L) fuel capacity is more than we need, so we will normally run her light – but, hey, if there is a spike down in fuel prices, we might load-up for the following summer. In fact, the way we'll use this boat we can go one or two seasons on one load of fuel – and still have a 10% fuel reserve!
Our N60 -- Cool Coastal Cruiser
Having said that we love the way she looks on the outside, now we must come to grips with the fact that our "mission" for the boat is quite different than what Nordhavn intended for her. So the first thing we did was make a list of the accommodation attributes we wanted for our boat --1. Must sleep 6 people in three private cabins with twin beds in the guest cabins. Having four cabins is even better to make her easier to charter.2. Must have two heads and a day head if possible.3. Must have a large, dedicated saloon with a comfortable sofa and at least two barrel chairs, a wet bar, and seating for 8 people.4. Must have an on deck settee with table for on-deck dining for 6 rain or shine.5. Must have an inside dinning area for 8 that can be formal or informal.6. Must have a dedicated desk and work station to stay connected in with the office. 7. A small cabin with a single bunk for a young mate to sleep. He will do our washdown chores, fender handling and errands – and be in seventh heaven! 8. Must have the room to entertain 35 people at for a cocktail party.Just eight major things and happily the N60 can accommodate us with most of them but not all. Here are the three things the boat doesn't have that we would like—1. A dedicated saloon.2. A dining area that can be either informal or formal.3. Four cabins (for charter) plus a cabin for a mate.
Start With the Staterooms
The drawing we found on the Nordhavn website showed a two-cabin boat, no saloon, no formal dinning area. What to do?
Nordhavn's CAD Drawings
Since Nordhavn only builds to order, virtually every one of its boats is different as each buyer has his/her own ideas about how the boat should be laid out. As a result, the company has mostly hard-to-read CAD drawings on its website, which is about our only complaint with it. Nevertheless, look closely and you will see what we mean.No offense meant to the buyer of the above layout, but that won't serve our needs. If we want to sit in an oval Jacuzzi tub, we'll do that at home or at a spa, we think it's too much of a waste of space on a boat, and this boat isn't about luxury, anyway. While the drawing above has a double bed up against the port side of the boat, we would never do that in a guest stateroom. The reason is that when nature calls to the person on the inside the other person is roused from slumber. (Yes, we know there are other reasons for a double, and we'll get to that.)
Purpose-Built Layout for Our "Mission"
Because virtually all Nordhavns have extremely high bows they are particularly well suited to the way we would configure our guest cabins. We would place a slightly more narrow double on the bottom next to the hull and place a single bunk over (or a Pullman). The lower berth would extend out providing a place to sit and also a step to get into the berth above. In this way two people can sleep undisturbed or cuddle up if they are in the mood. Because of the N60's 18' beam which is carried far forward, we would simply turn the "office" into a second stateroom on the starboard side with the same layout. Both cabins would have a private entrance aft with a little foyer, and both would have private access to the single head in the bow. FYI—we think putting a head in the bow is a great use of space when it can be done, and this is a prime example of it.
Our Master Stateroom – Fit for a King and Kids, Too?
As you can see on the drawing above the full beam master space is huge and we say just let your imagination go wild. Think out of the box. Do you really need a queen berth taking up all of that space? Perhaps you have very young children that you want in the cabin with you? Does the lady of the yacht want a walk-in closet? Or, perhaps here is where the desk and Internet connection will go?One thing we do not like on boats are redundant staircases because they eat up so much valuable space. We would not have a private staircase to the master, rather we'd access it from the same mini foyer-used by the two guest cabins forward. That will save a lot of space, and we would put a washer/dryer there in the stair well – handy to the master and the other staterooms and heads.
Every Cruising Boat Needs a "Saloon"
We are just traditional enough to want a real saloon in any boat we buy over 55', the N60 definitely qualifies. Inside Nordhavn has lavished rich-looking teak on virtually every bulkhead and cabinet. After all, even though this vessel looks like a North Sea workboat, we all know she is a yacht – and we are certainly paying for a yacht! We're sure the layout seen here fit the mission of the owner, and typically ocean-going trawler-type vessels do not have dedicated saloons, particularly in this size range. Nevertheless, our need is different, so we need a different layout.
We have two basic ideas for both creating a saloon in the N60 and in getting that formal dining area for eight that we also have on our wish list—
Plan A:
Turn the existing settee area into the saloon by removing the dinner table and putting in a much smaller cocktail table and closing off the bar access to the galley with a pull-down screen. Then extend the boat deck overhead aft with cruising canvas and enclose the aft deck in isinglass. Heat and air condition to suit. Add a table to seat six or eight.
Plan B:
Keep the main deck dinning area, galley and aft deck pretty much as is, and put the saloon above in what is the pilothouse. The pilot house has large windows all around so guests in this space will have a great and exciting view. Simply replace the chart table and instruments and console across the front of the pilot house with seating, a wet bar and entertainment center. If the available space is not quite enough, make the captain's bunk a single, place it athwartships and move the bulkhead back 18" (45 cm). Want even more space and maybe the addition of your office up here? Then just blow out the captain's cabin altogether, but keep the wet head for use as a day head.
With "Plan B" the primary – and only -- helm is moved to the flying bridge. With the addition of a hardtop (which it should have in any case) and isinglass, this space can be buttoned up to make into a cozy all-weather helm. In fact, we are used to such an arrangement and prefer it because it can be made weather-tight or open air depending on the conditions.
The Mate's Cabin – For Tom Sawyer
As regular readers of BoatTEST.com know we believe in owner/operate yachts, even fairly big ones. However, as owners get into their 60s and 70s, it is nice to have a young lad around with boundless energy to do things that have become…ahem…a little tedious for older folks. We're talking about things like washing down the boat after a bash to windward, manhandling the fenders, and possibly setting the stern anchor in a dinghy, if needed. We have also found that the best person for this job is a teenage son, grandson, relative or neighbor. $5 a day and all of the PB&Js that he can eat will usually be payment enough. Now you have a "family" member as crew instead of a paid hand, which makes a lot of things more comfortable for many folks.
We'd convert the "utility room" in the current N60 drawing to the mate's cabin with a bed, a portlight, and a hanging locker. Remember we have moved the washer/dryer to the master. Any other gear there can be moved to the huge lazzerette. Alternatively, you can put young Tom up in the "captain's" cabin if you care to keep it.
More Living Space
Over the years we have learned that there are three relative inexpensive ways to make a boat in this size range even larger has far as living space goes. The first as by adding length to the stern of the boat, just as Nordhavn has done by adding 5' to their N55 to make this N60 (and it is worth every dime extra in up charge). Second is to go up and add a hardtop, again as Nordhavn has done that on both the N60 and N55. Finally, the addition of isinglass or the new polycarbonate side curtains, doors and windshields can turn and aft deck into another three-season living area, and the flying bridge into a new pilothouse.By following one of the plans we have outlined this 60' yacht can have all of the room of many 80-footers. That means it can be a great entertainment platform and a cruising boat for three or four couples. It is slow – probably 8 to 9 knots -- but it is stable. That is the trade-off. And the solution to that problem is to strategically site the boat and fly or drive to it. It some ways it becomes a summer or year-around cottage – but a movable one. For example, keep her on the East Coast of Florida, and you are across the Stream in six hours in the Bahamas. Better yet, site her in the Bahamas, or in Maine, Alaska, or wherever else you want to take your short cruises. Compared to the cost of plowing along at 30 knots in conventional planning cruiser with twin-engine fuel-guzzling diesels, air fare is cheap!
Your Ideas, Please
That's what we'd do to turn this ocean-crossing vessel into our dream coastal cruiser. We think that in the above configurations theN60 could meet our mission of entertaining of a crowd of people and medium-length cruising for friends and family.But, we bet our clever readers have some even better ideas on how to layout this N60. Just send us your thoughts at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Invited talks by senior scientists can be quite interesting and useful as well, even if they are mostly a review of published work. But, as I've discussed before, there is a difference between giving a thoughtful review talk that integrates a lot of information and gives some perspective gained through time and a review talk that consists entirely of recycled, old material, resulting in a talk that could have been given at any time in the last 28 years and be exactly the same except for the number of wrinkles on the speaker's face.
The aforementioned invited talk by the early-career scientist was a big disappointment to me for the same reasons I have criticized talks by more senior people. It turned out to be a 'review talk', except that the amount of time represented by the work being reviewed was of course much less. The talk I saw could have been given 4-5 years ago. The figures were all excerpted from published work, none of the information was new, and there was no attempt to synthesize or reflect.
I wondered if my opinion of this nothing-new talk was so negative because I had higher expectations of the speaker than I would for a more senior scientist. That is, I guess I wouldn't be surprised if certain senior scientists gave a recycled talk, but I wasn't expecting it from this younger person, so I was even more critical than I would otherwise have been. Maybe.
So then I tried to think of reasons why this early-career scientist might have given a nothing-new, recycled talk. My purpose is not to criticize this individual (more) but to discuss the general issues raised (at least, in my own mind) by this incident.
I should note that the individual in question does not have a tenure-track job (yet) but is searching for one. This is one obvious reason why it's not a good idea for an early-career person to give a lame conference talk, invited or not, whereas a more senior person might not be harmed at all. But perhaps I am being too negative (again). Let's consider:
1. No one with any role, however indirect, in hiring decisions that could affect this person was in the audience (I consider this unlikely, but I don't know);
2. Even if there were potential future colleagues in the audience, they may not have been familiar with this work and so didn't know just how recycled the talk was (maybe.. but the speaker gave correct attribution to all the figures, and it was clear that they were all from a publication from > 4 years ago);
3. The main thing is that he was invited to give a talk, demonstrating the esteem in which he is held (I share this esteem -- even now -- but note that the conference session organizer is a friend/colleague of his);
4. It was just one talk; give the guy a break (OK, but I saw some excellent talks by other early-career scientists competing for the same jobs; to the extent that these conference-impressions are important, it's clearly better to give an awesome talk than a boring recycled one);
5. Maybe he was asked to give a review of his old work? Maybe that's what fit best with the theme of that session and he reluctantly agreed, although he has lots of cool new work he would rather have presented. (Sure, that happens, but I think if I were in that position I would be certain to explain the situation at the beginning of the talk. I'd say something like "I've been asked to talk about my work on xxxx, although most of that dates from a few years ago now", and then I would try to add something new -- make some new figures, synthesize some old and new results and ideas..)
If the individual in question was a tenure-track professor, being asked to give an invited talk, however boring it turned out to be, might outweigh any negative effects of having given a lame talk. Invited talks can be listed on the CV as such, and, aside from the possibility that a cranky letter-writer might have sat through the dismal talk, the most people reading the CV and making an evaluation won't know anything about the content of the talk beyond its title.
I don't have a problem with that. If the recycled talk was a one-time thing, it shouldn't harm anyone's career if things are otherwise going well. And if the recycled talk was yet another sign that an individual has not had any new ideas or results in 5 years, then there will be other evidence of that.
But: If someone who is still applying for jobs is given the opportunity to give a talk at a high-profile conference, whether or not the talk is invited or is one of many selected from submitted abstracts, if at all possible, don't blow the chance to say something new and interesting.


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I see in the news where our police department is querying gas station owners whether the majority would like a City ordinance requiring motorists to pre-pay for gasoline purchases.
There have certainly been a lot of disturbing headlines in the news this political season, and much of it is coming not from TV, newspapers or the Internet, but from my own friends and neighbors. During the past year, I have personally heard the following things being said:
"That Mormon could never be my president."
"I don't think it's a woman's place to be president, but I'd rather vote for her than that other one."
"Barrack Hussein Obama would surrender Iraq to Iran as the very first thing he would do. How can you doubt that?"
Economic development and tourism are two vital initiatives for any community. And because of that, agencies for both should work together to improve the appearance, opportunities and perceptions of our county.
Tourism is what brings people to Taylor County. The Economic Development Authority brings industry, and with that comes jobs. Combine the two together ... and people can stay in our community permanently.
It's a shame that there appears to be a tense working environment between the two. They should have open communication, especially working so close together.
I recently spent an evening in Miller Park covering the Campbellsville 11- year-old Little League All Star baseball team in a matchup against Adair County. Becky Cassell, the News-Journal editor, wants me to have a well-rounded internship covering many different events, so I drew this assignment since the sports editor, Bobby Brockman, was on vacation.
Due to federal and state budget cuts, school boards are being forced to make tough decisions about which extracurricular activities will receive the greater portion of even smaller slices of the budgetary pie.
And it's unfortunate for school leaders to be put in the position of forcing the programs to seek alternate forms of funding.
There are several new state laws set to go into effect next week.
As usual, the Legislative Research Commission sends out a press release that provides a short synopsis of some of the more pertinent laws passed during the most recent General Assembly.
And also as usual, there are several that are long overdue.
Here are a few of the ones that caught my attention. All go into effect on July 15.
- Amusement park safety. SB 203 will require more frequent inspections of amusement park rides and prevent anyone younger than 18 from operating the rides.
While Taylor Countians enjoyed the pretty weather and maybe a nice summer barbecue on the evening of June 24, they had no idea their rights to good government (and public health) were being compromised in Russell Springs when the Lake Cumberland District Board of Health had its summer meeting.
Most of us could all agree that economic development is important to our community.
Since Fruit of the Loom and Batesville Casket Co. abandoned our town a decade ago, we were left with picking up the pieces of what was left.
But we picked up those pieces and have actually been able to diversify our local businesses, with the addition of Amazon.com and others.
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Mention Camp Bill Lane to local Boy Scouts of a certain age and you'll get smiles of recognition. The camp, established in the 1940s, hosted hundreds of local Scouts during the years of its existence.
Bill Lane, an enthusiastic supporter of the Scouts, had done well as an oil investor. He lived on a large estate near Hill Drive in Eagle Rock and also owned several acres of olive trees near Big Tujunga Canyon in the Sunland-Tujunga area.
Scouts had been camping in the area — on an informal basis — since the late 1930s. One day, Scout executive Harvey Cheesman persuaded Lane, a friend of his, to purchase some of the land for a Scout camp.
The camp was established around 1940, wrote Art Cobery in the November 2011 edition of the Ledger, the Crescenta Valley Historical Society's newsletter.
Eventually about 80 acres were deeded to the Verdugo Hills Council, headquartered in Glendale. The council also leased an additional 152 acres from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, according to Cobery. When the camp was dedicated in 1941, more than 800 Scouts, as well as Scouting and county officials, attended.
The camp's setting so near an urban area made it very popular; it was one of the largest camps of its kind in the nation, and thousands of youngsters used it year-round for nearly 30 years.
Cobery, one of the first Scouts to use the new facility, said the entrance was on the west side of Big Tujunga Canyon Road, near Mount Gleason Avenue. "A short drive through an olive grove brought you into an ancient riverbed where a number of primitive campsites nestled in woodsy haunts. Close by was a small river that flowed down a boulder-strewn wash. Scrub oaks, sycamores and willows afford protection from the midday sun and bay trees and other fragrant plants provided that wilderness aroma."
Each campsite accommodated a Scout patrol of 10 or 12 boys, along with their food, pup tents and sleeping bags.
Cobery was a Tenderfoot Scout when he first camped there in 1942, and he recalled preparing meals on the large, rusty stoves, which they kept stoked from a plentiful supply of nearby wood. After lunch, they swam in the concrete pool, fed by an offshoot of the main stream.
There was a large lodge with two fireplaces and kitchen facilities, plus a small store where Scouts could buy fresh milk, soda pop and candy bars at certain times of the day.
A nature museum containing Cheesman's collection of canyon artifacts, stuffed animals and mounted birds, was formally dedicated in his honor when he retired in 1944.
Medicine Flats, across the river and under the eucalyptus trees, was reserved for Order of the Arrow activities. "It was here that men and boys, chosen on the basis of service to troop and community, were introduced into the Order of the Arrow, Scouting's 'Brotherhood of Cheerful Service,'" Cobery explained.
The well-known actor, Iron Eyes Cody, often participated in these events, teaching the ceremonies and traditions of the American Indian.
For nearly 30 years, a succession of young Scouts pitched their tents under the leafy scrub oaks, sycamores and willows and swam in the stream-fed pool, providing great memories that still resonate with them today.


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The Rev. A.R. Bernard delivers Monday convocation message
In John 17, we read a prayer from Jesus during his final days on Earth. When praying for believers carrying on the Great Commission, He said, "May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."
Referencing this passage, the Rev. A.R. Bernard spoke to thousands of Liberty University students in Monday's convocation, encouraging them to be the bright light in a world of darkness.
Struggling with a sinful nature, Christians are caught in an intense battle, constantly fighting temptations while trying to be an example to others. Bernard pointed out the importance of not letting these inner struggles and desires hinder our relationship with Christ.
"If what we struggle with we accept as our identity, even when it's in violation with the Word of God that we hold as the authority over our lives, then we are in danger of making some serious mistakes," he said. "Our struggles as Christians simply push us toward the grace of God, push us toward the power of God's spirit in our lives, in order for us to live out God's moral values."
Using the illustration of speed limits, Bernard noted that people drive above the legal limit because it is normal. Unfortunately, this same principal is also applied to other areas of life as various deviant acts are now accepted as the social norm.
"Eventually what we say is the norm is going to become law … and all of a sudden our moral system is going to unravel," he said.
In Romans 7, Paul describes sin as a powerful force, saying, "When I want to do good, evil is right there with me … waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members."
"Humanity is trying to fight a force, but it's not a human force, it is something spiritual," Bernard said. "The only thing in human society that addresses the spirituality of sin and sin as a force is the power of God through Jesus Christ."
Before exiting the stage, Bernard challenged students to take their relationship with God seriously and be an example to those who accept sinful behavior as an appropriate way of living.
"He chose you and I to represent Him … and He didn't leave us on our own to do it — He invested His Holy Spirit within you," he said. "As a Christian, you play a very important role in fulfilling Jesus' prayer."
A. R. Bernard is president of the Council of Churches of the City of New York, representing 1.5 million Protestants, Anglicans and Orthodox Christians. He is also the Founding Pastor and CEO of the Christian Cultural Center (CCC), a 29,000-member church that sits on an 11-acre campus in Brooklyn, N.Y.


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Abide With Me is a Christian hymn, written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, shortly before his death. It is most commonly sung to the tune of Eventide by William Henry Monk. It is played and sung at various religious and military ceremonies throughout the commonwealth and the world.
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This piece is written in 4-part harmony, making the "C" part just as important as the "B" part. The DMus should ensure that "B" and "C" parts are evenly distributed for best effect. As always, ensure that "B" and "C" do not individually outweigh "A". For the most even sound, try to balance A, B and C parts across each section evenly (i.e. an even distribution of A, B and C parts among the Flutes and clarinets, an even distribution among Trumpets, and an even distribution among Saxophones). Then unite the Lower –pitched instruments (Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium) under the D part where possible, and see how it sounds. Consider also treating the Trombones (if you have enough of them) as "tenor" instruments, and give them an even balance of parts.
The "B" part is more "difficult" than the "C" part due to its slightly larger range of movement; but it is generally lower-pitched. For this purpose, if you find the mix too "muddy", consider the selection of instruments playing the B and C parts; then try putting lower instruments of that group on "B" and higher instruments on "C", and see if the tone is clearer.
The first verse is generally kept in low register where possible, to maintain a warm sound. In the final verse, some instruments have the option of playing up an octave written into their parts. If possible for the player, this is recommended for dramatic effect.
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I bought The Abbess of Crewe earlier this year, just as soon as I learned that Muriel Spark had written a Watergate novel. I mean, how cool is that? Then I held off on reading it, waiting for Muriel Spark Week.
And while I've now read the slim little thing, dog-earing many pages, I find myself disinclined to say anything about it. I didn't particularly like it, but that may say more about my inability to stay focused the day I read it than the book itself. Maybe I'll try it again someday and find it utterly brilliant. This time round, we just didn't click.
So here's a review from six years back, when I read The Finishing School along with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for the Slaves.
"You begin," he said, "by setting your scene. You have to see your scene, either in reality or in imagination. For instance, from here you can see across the lake. But on a day like this you can't see across the lake, it's too misty. You can't see the other side." Rowland took off his reading glasses to stare at his creative writing class whose parents' money was being thus spent: two boys and three girls around sixteen to seventeen years of age, some more, some a little less. "So," he said, "you must just write, when you set your scene, 'the other side of the lake was hidden in mist.' Or is you want to exercise imagination, on a day like today, you can write,'The other side of the lake was just visible.' But as you are setting the scene, don't make any emphasis as yet. It's too soon, for instance, for you to write, 'The other side of the lake was hidden in the fucking mist.' That will come later. You are setting your scene. You don't want to make a point as yet."
So begins Muriel Spark's last novel, The Finishing School,
a satiric look at a private progressive institution that Miss Jean Brodie in her prime would have been quick to deem a "crank" school and would have been loathe to be associated with.
Rowland Mahler and his wife Nina Parker operate College Sunrise, a school where parents with "dire wealth" consent to send their teenagers for a year or two to get them out of the way. College Sunrise could not in any way compete with the famous schools and finishing establishments recommended by Gabbitas, Thring and Wingate in shiny colored brochures. Indeed, College Sunrise was almost unknown in the more distinctive educational circles, and in cases where it was known, it was frequently dismised as being rather shady. The fact that it moved house from time to time, that it seldom offered a tennis court and that its various swimming pools looked greasy, were the subject of gossip when the subject arose, but it was known that there had so far been no sexual scandals and that it was an advanced sort of school, bohemian, artistic, tolerant. What they smoked or sniffed was little different from the drug-taking habits of any other school, whether it be housed in Lausanne or in a street in Wakefield.
When the novel opens College Sunrise is in operation on the lake at Ouchy after previously being located in Brussels and Vienna. Nina conducts "casual afternoon comme il faut talks" with the school's eight students ("'Be careful who takes you to Ascot,' she said, 'because, unless you have married a rich husband, he is probably a crook.'") while Rowland teaches creative writing. In fact, one of the students, 17-year-old Chris Wiley, red-haired, handsome, annoyingly self-assured, has enrolled in College Sunrise specifically so that he can write his historically inaccurate novel on Mary, Queen of Scots.
Rowland reads the opening pages of Chris' novel, finds them "quite good," and then experiences a debilitating case of writer's block where his own novel is concerned. Most of Spark's novel is thereafter concerned with the uneasy relationship between Rowland and Chris: Rowland's jealousy at first amuses Chris, who taunts Rowland with his hidden-away work-in-progress and thrives on reports that Rowland has been searching his belongings in a desperate attempt to find it. Later, after Nina is finally able to convince Rowland that his obsession with Chris' novel is bordering on insanity and he seeks a cure by temporarily checking into a monastery, Chris finds he requires Rowland's presence or else he is unable to write. Clearly, the madness goes both ways.
Nina wants Chris gone but realizes his tuition is needed less the school go under. She begins an affair with an art historian who lives in a neighboring villa. Rowland knows and doesn't care; he's busy attempting to sleep with the servant who is sleeping with Chris.
Nina, her lover, and the students all speculate whether Rowland's obsession with Chris' novel is actually a case of misplaced homosexual desire.
Finally, two of the publishers Chris has sent his novel to come to Ouchy and begin to offer a bit of perspective on Chris's talent and prospects. Chris' confidence is momentarily shaken, but he's quick to once again manipulate those around him, especially when he sees Rowland's chances at literary success wax considerably. I won't say who or how, but someone almost dies.
Now, while I loved The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, I remained largely indifferent to The Finishing School. I read it twice to see if I could put my finger on what kept it from being a more enjoyable, a more memorable read. The best I could come up with is that Spark's natural inclination to omit all but of vital import undercut her efforts here. Chris and Rowland discuss whether they feel their characters take on a life of their own; Chris maintains that his are firmly under his control and can do nothing he does not will. Spark's characters here definitely fall under strict authorial control; she pushes them about to advance her story without bringing them fully to life. And why she chose to have the character whose writing is called "actually a lot of shit" by a prospective publisher, who recognizes that Chris' approaching success is based on his youth, not his talent, be the one whose methods most mimic her own is definitely beyond my understanding.
I also thought that the use of flash forwards, which I am, in general, exceedingly fond of, and found most effective in Jean Brodie (and in The Driver's Seat, which I read last month), undercut my concern in The Finishing School. While knowing that Miss Brodie is to be betrayed, that Sandy will become a nun, that Mary will be killed in a fire (or that that strange Lise is going to be murdered before morning comes), heightens the suspense and keeps me engaged with how future events are to come about, foreknowledge here deflated my interest. Why should I care now about the state of Rowland and Nina's marriage when I know she's going to be much happier as an art historian married to someone else? Why should I care now that Chris' novel is no good if he's still going to manage to get it published? Why should I care now about any of the students at the Sunrise School when I know they all have enough money or family prestige to take the rough edges off their years to come?
Based on these two books, I'd have to say that if an author can't or isn't willing to vary her style and technique from book to book, she ought to take care that the stories she has to tell will work with her style rather than against it.
I do intend to read more by Spark. I'm going to chose titles for the most part, though, from the first half of her career when her style is economical, but not yet miserly. I don't have a problem meeting a writer halfway, but I'm not willing to do more than that.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Miss Brodie and The Finishing School
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I had totally forgotten that I'd read both Finishing School and Abbess back in '06. It was post-baby #2, though, so perhaps not surprising. Also because I disliked Finishing School and merely liked Abbess. I agree that Driver's Seat and Miss Brodie are the ones to read instead. Still haven't gotten to Memento Mori, thought.ReplyDelete
That was a nice review! Here's mine if you don't mind: http://lorxiebookreviews.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie-by-muriel.htmlReplyDelete
Thanks and have a nice day! :D
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Compulsion continues Andrew Hill's progression, finding the pianist writing more complex compositions and delving even further into the avant-garde. Working with a large, percussion-heavy band featuring Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Cecil McBee (bass), Joe Chambers (drums), Renaud Simmons (conga), Nadi Qamar (percussion), and, for one track, Richard Davis (bass), Hill has created one of his most challenging dates. The extra percussion is largely used for texture, as is the dueling bass on "Premonition," and that's one of the reasons why the record is so interesting -- it's a provocative, occasionally unsettling set of shifting tonal colors. Hill's compositions often seem more like sketches and blueprints than full-fledged songs. This, of course, is not a bad thing, since this approach allows the musicians room to improvise and discover evocative new sounds. Overall, Compulsion doesn't hold together as well as Black Fire or Point of Departure, but the session has enough fiery, challenging highlights to make it necessary for Hill fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine


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The Palo Alto City Council is poised next week to move forward with a business registry program that would provide the data necessary to craft solutions to worsening parking shortages and traffic congestion.
The city is among a handful in California that does not have either a business license tax or registry as a local requirement to do business, according to a report from City Manager James Keene.
According to the report, the move to create a business registry program comes at a time when demand for commercial space is at an all-time high. Companies are also moving to open floor plans, allowing more employees to occupy the same space. These trends have been blamed for parking shortages and worsening traffic congestion, especially in downtown.
"The need for the city to obtain real data behind employment in our business districts is clear," the report said.
"With such data, the city can begin to measure employment trends and business activity throughout the city in a cohesive and coordinated manner. Its availability is vital for developing and measuring the effectiveness of transportation demand management programs, and other transportation planning efforts."
The so-called Business Registry Certificate, or BRC, Ordinance and Fee program would replace the Certificate of Use process. According to the report, businesses are required to obtain a Certificate of Use when they move into a commercial space. It costs $413 and covers zoning, code and fire safety checks.
However, many businesses do not have one, because the process is poorly understood and publicized. Approximately 2,000 businesses have a Certificate of Use while an estimated 1,000 do not.
According to the report, the Business Registry Certificate program would cover the same ground but be available entirely online. Through it, the city would collect data on how many employees are working at any one business.
The program would run in two phases, with the first focusing on businesses that occupy commercial spaces. Businesses with a Certificate of Use would pay an annual fee of $35 to $75. Those that do not have one would pay $413, as would new businesses moving into the city.
The second phase would focus on enforcement and a possible expansion to businesses that operate outside of commercial spaces.
According to the report, the program would not be a money-maker for the city. Fees that are collected would be used to cancel out costs related to its operation.
The program was received favorably by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce in March, according to the report.
"The fact that the BRC concept only focuses on businesses operating in commercial spaces, and attempts to combine with another, less understood process, was generally well received," the report said. "There is a fair amount of confusion about the current Certificate of Use process and the BRC was understood as a global process that was more easily understood."
Start-up costs are not expected to exceed $35,000 this year, according to the report. But it will cost $125,000 to create an online portal, as well as $150,000 to $250,000 for training and marketing.
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WHAT: The Palo Alto City Council is scheduled to move forward with a Business Registry Certificate program.
WHEN: Tuesday, 6 p.m.
WHERE: Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.


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Introduction to the GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers
Sandy Gross if nothing else is a colorful and fascinating man who loves to share his many passions including fine art, great food and surely what is most obvious by now, great audio. His enthusiasm is infectious and after his involvement with two hugely successful speaker company startups (Polk Audio and Definitive Technology), Sandy wasn't quite ready to call it a day. Two years after leaving Definitive Technology, he began his next venture, GoldenEar Technology with his previous DT partner Don Givogue.
I had met Sandy by chance at the NY Line Show after his departure from Definitive Technology the previous year. He graciously asked if I had time to review some renderings. Of course it was the beginning of the new line, but the vision was complete, floor models, bookshelf, center channels and subs.
Soon after we were treated to the first auditions at the 2010 CEDIA show in Atlanta, a pair of Triton towers. The demo caused a stir amongst the show attendees – Sandy had done it again. We were all familiar was his previously successful built-in powered subs, but what caught all our attention was his debut of the high velocity folded ribbon tweeter or HVFR.
Triton Three –
After the successful launch of the Triton design, GoldenEar soon introduced the Triton Two, which packed a 1200 watt class-D amplifier powering two 5″ x 9″ "racetrack" subwoofers, along with a pair of 4.5″ midrange drivers and the now popular HVFR folded ribbon tweeter. Triton Three followed on the heels of the larger Triton Two. The Triton Three is a smaller version with one less subwoofer and one less midrange driver. Of course the enclosure is slightly smaller shaving 4 inches off the height and shedding 15 pounds.
- Design: Three-way, Floor-standing, Sealed Enclosure
- Drivers: One – HVFR™ High-Velocity Folded Ribbon Tweeter, One 4.5″ High-Definition Cast-Basket MVPP™ Mid/Bass Driver, One 5? x 9? Long-Throw Quadratic Subwoofer Bass Driver, Coupled to Two 6.75? x 8? Quadratic Planar Infrasonic Radiators
- Powered Subwoofer 800 watt ForceField Amplifier
- MFR: 21 Hz – 35 kHz
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Dimensions: 44″ H x 7″ W x 13″ D
- Weight: 45 Pounds/each
- MSRP: $999.99/each USD
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- Where to Buy: GoldenEar Website
The Design of the GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers
The design of the Triton is elegant from an industrial design standpoint. Although the giant "sock" may hide the working part of the speaker, the design is nonetheless clean and well proportioned. The top of the speaker is adorned with an extruded gloss black cap covering the drawstring for the fabric enclosure.
When I asked Sandy for some notes, he was kind enough to answer in spades.
Beneath the sock, Sandy claims is more than just for appearance and economy, he says:
The cabinet is constructed from high-density medite. The side cabinet walls are non-parallel which has benefits both acoustically and visually. This spreads out the peaks due to internal standing waves as well as results in a stiffer cabinet structure. There is considerable internal bracing. The grill sock construction is utilized for both industrial design as well as acoustical reasons. It provides additional sheer dampening to the cabinet walls.
The wide-standing oblong oval base beneath the tapered and rounded front speaker tower has a slim appearance from the listening position. Aesthetics aside, the slender front is wider than the rear for internal acoustic reasons. Sandy writes:
Most important, for imaging reasons, is the narrow front baffle. It has long been observed that small mini-monitor type loudspeakers have outstanding imaging. Much of this has to do with the narrow front baffle and the resulting benefits relative to diffraction effects. With a loudspeaker with drivers mounted on a baffle, you get a primary radiation of sound from the drivers and then a secondary radiation from diffraction at the edges of the baffle. The wider the baffle, the greater the time delay between the primary and secondary radiation. The shorter the time delay, the better, as the two signals will psychoacoustically blend together into one if the delay is short enough. On the other hand, with a wide baffle, the listener subliminally hears the secondly radiation as a cue which caused them to identify the radiator as a box, allowing the speaker to disappear.
The Triton Three boasts a single 5″x9″ subwoofer and 800 watt class-D amplifier with two 6 ¾" x 8″ passive radiators. Sandy explains:
The reason for building in the powered subwoofers has all to do with superior integration of the subwoofers, especially for music. This was the driving raison d'être when Don Givogue and I developed and introduced the concept back in 1995. It is very hard to properly integrate a single subwoofer to a pair of freestanding speakers. There are many variables, including physical locations, which require adjustments, which few listeners are able to accurately perform. In fact, if you have a single subwoofer, unless you have it equidistant from the two speakers, it is impossible to set it up so that it is properly blended with both. Even with two subwoofers in a room, the adjustment of all factors to properly integrate them with the speakers is very difficult. In fact, the low frequency section of the Tritons is actually a powered woofer section whose response goes down deep into the sub-bass region. It is engineered as an integrated part of each speaker.
Also, of course, since a Triton system would put two subwoofers in a room, you also get bass output that is not only the additive result of the two sub-woofers, but also delivers additional gain due to the acoustic coupling of the two subwoofers plus the additional advantage of the two subs smoother interaction with the room because they are coupled to different room modes.
GoldenEar purports that the cabinet and bass radiators placement close to the floor "…optimally couples with the room for exceptional low frequency performance, which provides additional gain and bass radiation into the room beyond just the simple additive sum of their outputs. In this case 1+1 doesn't equal 2, but rather 3 or 4.."
Complimenting the impressive bass arrangement, the Triton Three has a single 4 ½" "High Definition" cast mid range driver along with the High-Velocity Folded Ribbon tweeter which when folded down is almost 1.5 inches square of surface area. Unlike conventional drivers, the folded ribbon design "squeezes air like an accordion" which among other things makes it very efficient.
So how do they work together? Sandy explains:
The crossovers are actually much more complex and interesting than I originally thought (this info is coming from Bob). I will try to describe: The crossover between the tweeter and the midrange is actually a Low Q third order where the additional order is not so much used for quicker roll-off but rather to add phase correction for better phase alignment of the tweeter and the midrange. The crossover between the upper bass/midrange and woofer (high pass) is basically a Low Q second order, again, where the additional order is used more for phase correction rather than faster roll. Additionally, the enclosure of the 4.5″ driver is designed to, in effect, be part of the crossover and provides an over damped roll-off which keeps the system Q low resulting in better transient response. Of course, the electronic crossover, which is part of the woofer electronics, is much more complex as it is in the DSP software so we could really go to town and optimize the rolloff and phase response to a very fine degree in order to get exceptional blending. There are a series of Low Q first order digital filters at different frequencies so there is nothing to ring or cause transient response issues. It would be very difficult to do this in the analogue domain whether at high or low level. Because it is done in the DSP we are able to get consistent accuracy better than .1 dB. Finally, there is a Zobel network across the tweeter to compensate for the phase shift of the speaker cables. This provides a much better, easier load for the amplifier. I believe that there are tweaky high-end companies selling aftermarket Zobel networks at high prices that perform the same function.
Setup of the GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers
John Miller, GoldenEar's Eastern Regional Sales Manager came over to help me unpack and set the Triton Three in place. I think I made him crazy. Side antidote; check your amplifier volume levels on both channels before placing the speakers for imaging and balance.
Despite the typical placement where speakers have generally stood in my listening space, I let John do his thing. Interesting enough, very much like their demo rooms, John placed the speakers as far apart as possible with a significant toe-in. What this means is a concentrated focus closer to your ears than somewhere behind you. A concern would be sacrificing soundstage but I found no issue here. I very much liked this placement.
I can't stress the perfect ergonomics of the speaker; the overall height and placement of drivers and the height of the tweeter about 36″, the footprint which tapers front to back in horizontal section. Subtle things impress me about the Triton Three, I'm not sure why for example that many speaker manufacturers place their speaker terminals too high from the floor, GoldenEar placed it as close to the floor as possible. Likewise for the power cord, it's placed almost on the floor. Volume control for the subwoofer is placed at the top of the back panel, so a quick reach around doesn't have you fumbling touching the other cables, well thought out!
The GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers In Use
Most of my listening was done on a Parasound solid state preamp/amp combination; however I did manage to get my 55 wpc Onyx integrated tube amplifier into the system. Interestingly enough though I fed it high-res files through my Benchmark DAC1 USB. Other equipment included a Marantz SACD player and turntable, and Transparent Audio cables throughout.
Beginning with voices, I had just downloaded Paul McCartney's Kisses on the Bottom, a high-res file at 96kHz/24 bit covering some old jazz standards. The recording may not blow the sox off your feet, but I find it pleasurable nonetheless. Although this is a new recording and my familiarity minimal, it provided a good piece for auditioning. The Triton Three renders Paul's aging, character-filled voice with a warm finesse placing him intimately forward, front and center. The classically jazz ensemble includes a string section along with some all-stars, Diana Krall's piano, both John and "Bucky" Pizzarelli's guitars, Eric Clapton to name a few. Although a studio album, the Triton renders the performance with a sense of space. Musically, the piano sounds natural and the electric guitar is not only rich but articulate.
Moving on to a female's voice, I like Rene Marie recordings because they just "feel' nightclub. Her CD Black Lace Freudian Slip is her effort to sing 'her way'. Her voice and musical style is casual and natural. The recording comes off through the Triton as both, soft and sensual yet powerful and emotional. More so, the instruments and especially the stand-up bass, is well defined yet extends deeply. The piano here is richer; the Triton Three renders piano notes with clarity and weight.
The intriguing HVFR tweeter never sounds brittle or etched, but rather quite smooth. The shape of the ribbon tweeter is square rather than rectangular. I think this important for off-axis performance, very much like a conventional dome tweeter. Its strength was evident playing acoustic material, mostly strings. Guitars spring off the speaker plane.
Track 3 is an updated version of a previously recorded track called Wishes. The new arrangement is almost country-music sounding, hardly jazzy. Here the tweeter shines, the twang of the guitar on the Three is so articulate; the sense of each pluck of the string hangs and decays beautifully.
What really should be emphasized about the Triton Three is that while the image is clean, the instruments defined, and voices forward and warm; it's the ability to blend the powerful bass radiators with the mid-range and tweeter in a smooth and natural way. You will never fatigue listening to the Triton Three.
Further evidence of this clarity and blending is found playing David Chesky, Area 31. The opening Concert for Violin and Orchestra combines tremendous string movements with percussion instruments. The musician's flamenco hand clapping sounds astoundingly three-dimension. The second movement is a bit dark and mysterious; the piece is melodic and emotional. The recording itself is well done, the Triton Three blends the heavy rhythms and startling percussions in such a seamless manner, that you begin to almost anticipate the next chord. Like the work itself, the Triton Three transforms the eclectic work. It's just "there"..
Pipes Rhode Island CD is a collection of live recordings of grand pipe organs throughout the Providence region. Each track is varied not only in style but played by different musicians. The soundstage and differences in musical space comes through nicely in the Triton Three. Although some recordings are more intimate others are open and spatial. The Triton Three gives you recognition of that difference.
I want to reiterate how impressive the Triton Three is with bass, where any of the speakers in the GoldenEar line excel. Throughout the CD, the pipe organ's sound immense, the Triton reverberates throughout my own space; rattling pictures on walls, flutters my pant leg and sends deep chills through my stomach. All this with relatively low power generated by my amplifiers but supported by the impressive amplifier within.
The ability to dial in the right amount of gain from the bass volume on the rear is huge, this allows for room adjustments that few speakers can accomplish.
Sandy did send along his disk of music he demonstrates at the shows. Each specifically chosen to show off attributes of the speaker. One track in particular combines the silky voice of Mel Tormé and an excellent orchestra, Once in love with Amy. Not only does Tormé's voice hang impressively about 4 ft off the floor in my space, the orchestra's sense of swing-style is rich and toe-tappingly good. The Triton presents such a polished performance with graceful pitch, elegant blending and impressive dynamics.
Conclusions about the GoldenEar Triton Three Floor-Standing Speakers
The Triton Three didn't surprise me in the least, it is exactly what you'd expect from Sandy Gross; excellent bass extension, a smooth grain-free midrange and a detailed, silky top end in the ribbon tweeter. Having listened to so many speakers that do some things very well yet suffer in other areas, the Triton Three does it all exemplary.
Because I had these speakers at home so long, I needed to swap them out several times, but when I returned to listen to them, I was always struck by their consistent performance and how smooth they sounded. You may notice in my review I really don't point out any shortcomings, well frankly I just felt they are that good. The bonus is that taking into account the GoldenEar Triton Three is under $1,000 ($1,999 for the pair) it's hard not to enthusiastically recommend.


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Explore Dragon Age: Inquisition's Exalted Plains
Get acquainted with the Dales' Exalted Plains, one of the new environments in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
The BioWare blog was updated with this look at the Exalted Plains area. It's described as "a massive stretch of land ravaged by civil war and ripe for exploration," making it a storied environment.
Because of the effects of the civil war, the Dalish elves have been driven out of the area and forced to seek out safer homes away from the fighting. Since this land was the site of many battles, bodies of fallen soldiers have been known to rise up from the loam of the earth. Sounds like fun to us.
Another area of the Exalted Plains that was detailed is called the Crow Fens, which is a cramped area. It is "claustrophobic, creating tension as you wonder what lies in wait for you around the next corner."
The blog continues with information about how the Frostbite 3 engine allowed for more interactive bodies of water. Lead environment artist Ben McGrath said, "It's got realistic reflections, and also realistically ripples and splashes as you walk through it."
You'll also be able to see greater detail in the game's environments thanks to a technological advancement called "displacement mapping" that pushes details out of the surface.
The blog ends with a word from senior environmental artist Andrew Farrell, encouraging players to explore all of the areas and not to worry that they'll miss anything since they can always come back to it later. "Get off the beaten path! Just like exploring in real life, look under all the rocks, under all the bridges, and in all dark corners of the map. Take the path less-traveled and you might something interesting… or surprising," said Farrell.
Dragon Age: Inquisition will be released this fall on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.


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text: An ordinary man remakes himself into a warrior after the death of his family in this thriller. Jack Elgin (Jeremy Irons) is a magazine editor living in London with his wife and three children. Elgin joins his spouse and his children as they set off for a trip to India, and when the plane lands due to mechanical failures, the flight is hijacked by terrorists from the "August 15th Movement," who insist on 50 million dollars in ransom from the United States government. The U.S. administration delivers on the request, but as the terrorists begin to evacuate hostages from the plane, circumstances go awry and Elgin's wife and child die in the subsequent fire. The hijackers are soon arrested but released from custody, and when Elgin protests this turn of events to a representative of the U.S. State Department (Jason Priestley), he is told there's little than can be done -- unless he's willing to take the law into his own hands. With the help of his friend Kate (Charlotte Rampling), who is well-schooled in the finer points of international intelligence, Elgin becomes a one-man anti-terrorist squadron, tracking down extremist factions and turning their own weapons against them. Elgin's work is so impressive it attracts the attention of Jules Bernard (Forest Whitaker), an FBI agent who has his own agenda regarding shutting down terrorists. The Fourth Angel was co-produced by American independent studio Artisan Entertainment, but its U.S. theatrical release was canceled in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Mark Deming, Rovi


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Wondering what happened to inner_justin? Wondering why she kicked off her Queer as Folk friends on Facebook? Aren't seeing entries in her new journal the_fmly_bzns? Wonder no more.
For a while now, Karyn posted personal stories about her best friend Adam, his partner Ikey, and their daughter. Suddenly, Adam dies of AIDS related complications and Ikey, heartbroken, commits suicide. This leaves their daughter all alone and orphaned in the world.
Sound like a Lifetime Movie of the Week? You're right! It is.
With the internet, information isn't always as hidden as you want it to be. In this case, the story seemed too hard to believe. It only became really hard to believe when photographs of the daughter went from adorable to unbelievable. Unfortunately, the journal has been deleted so you just have to take my word on this. Just a few months ago, Liana was just learning how to walk. Recently, photographs of an active toddler were shown, about two to three years old. The photographs were supposed to be just taken and the child that was in her journal was in long sleeved winter wear in the middle of summer? Unlikely.
She had one photograph of a child taken in summer clothing and it was obvious that they were two entirely different children. It can only be surmised that the photographs were taken from various sources and put in her journal to concoct her story.
Exploiting the feelings of others, playing on their sympathies, and duping her friends list, people whom she supposedly trusted, and trusted her, was the only true story there.
Comments of sympathy, understanding, and empathy flooded her entries. She advocated to donate to charities in support of this dearly departed couple. The charities? Always a good cause. The reason behind the push for donations? False.
Adam and Ikey are alive. They're alive, heterosexual, and only friends but haven't seen one another in years. Ikey has a child and is married to a woman. Adam does live in Brooklyn and is a lawyer. Dead? No. Positive? No. Gay? No.
Neither have spoken to Karyn in a long time and now we can all understand why.
"Adam's" LiveJournal has been deleted, posts made from "Adam" to the sunshine_ai community have been deleted, and references to Adam in the Supernatural journal are gone.
She never posted photographs of the couple together in her journal, only separately. Any photographs with her in them with either one of them were old and referenced high school. There were no new photographs of her taken with her "friends".
There was a photograph of Adam and Ikey's gravesite. Through a trace, the graves were found to be located in Charleston, South Carolina. The cemetery hasn't had a burial since the 1960's.
It can only be assumed that someone found out about Karyn's true identity and she made an attempt to erase everything, delete these lies that she told in an effort to create a new identity in the Supernatural fandom. Friends were deleted from her Facebook because that's probably where they traced her imaginary friends. They are real people but not the people that she purported them to be.
Why is this journal here? People deserve to know. She played people. She played on their sympathies, their affections, their feelings, and emotions. It was cruel. People trust. LiveJournal is a place where we should feel free to gather and talk about our lives with people we have things in common with. We share fandoms, we share the experience of fandom, and through that, we share with each other.
We shouldn't have to question what's true and what's false but that's what happened here.
She fooled people and she did it intentionally with no apologies. She just expected it to all go away, deleted forever. She hurt people. She gave a terrible disease to an imaginary person without really experiencing it in her own life. She exploited other people's grief and experiences with that disease. She exploited suicide. She used an imaginary child to gain even more sympathy and attention for herself.
It wasn't right and she should know that.
- what happened to inner_justin?
Re: HERE'S YOUR PROOF GUYS:
I heard about this before it became public (the perfidy, that is), and hoped that someone would step up and make it not seem so...innocent, I guess.
You did that.
Thank you for having the balls to post this info, using your username, and, in effect, owning your shit. One of my biggest things is people owning their shit. You did, Karyn didn't. And from what I hear, shes hopping from fandom to fandom, changing names and doing the same crap.
You did that.
Thank you for having the balls to post this info, using your username, and, in effect, owning your shit. One of my biggest things is people owning their shit. You did, Karyn didn't. And from what I hear, shes hopping from fandom to fandom, changing names and doing the same crap.


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Study sheds light on Earth's first animals
More than 550 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with flat, soft-bodied creatures that fed on microbes and algae and could grow as big as bathmats. Today, researchers at the University of California, Riverside are studying their fossils to unlock the secrets of early life.
|Researchers at UC Riverside are studying the world's oldest fossil animal,
Dickinsonia, to learn more about the evolutionary history of animals
[Credit: University of California, Riverside]
Dickinsonia was a flat, oval-shaped creature that ranged in size from less than an inch to several feet, and is characterized by a series of raised bands -- known as modules -- on its surface. These animals are of interest to paleontologists because they are the first to become large and complex, to move around, and form communities, yet little is known about them. For years, scientists have been debating the taxonomic status of Dickinsonia -- placing it with fungi, marine worms and jellyfish, to name a few. It is now generally accepted that Dickinsonia was an animal, now extinct.
"Part of this study was trying to put Dickinsonia in context in the development of early life. We wanted to know if these creatures were part of a group of animals that survived or a failed evolutionary experiment. This research adds to our knowledge about these animals and our understanding of life on Earth as an artifact of half a billion years of evolution," Droser said.
|Dickinsonia, which lived more than 550 million years ago, were flat, soft-bodied
creatures that moved along the sea bed to eat microbes and algae
[Credit: University of California, Riverside]
They measured the size, shape and structure of almost 1,000 specimens of Dickinsonia costata, paying attention to the number and size of the modules. The work was done in collaboration with James Gehling of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, Australia, who is a coauthor on the paper.
The study showed that Dickinsonia's development, and particularly that of the modules, was complex and systematic to maintain the oval shape of the animal. The accumulation of new modules, by a process called terminal addition, suggests that Dickinsonia developed in a related way to bilaterians, a complex group that display bilateral symmetry, including animals ranging from flies and worms to humans. However, the researchers do not believe Dickinsonia was ancestrally related to bilaterians, since it lacked other features that most bilaterians share, most notably a mouth, gut and anus.
"Although we saw some of the hallmark characteristics of bilateral growth and development, we don't believe Dickinsonia was a precursor to today's bilaterians, rather that these are two distinct groups that shared a common set of ancestral genes that are present throughout the animal lineage," Evans said. "Dickinsonia most likely represents a separate group of animals that is now extinct, but can tell us a lot about the evolutionary history of animals."
Author: Sarah Nightingale | Source: University of California - Riverside [May 17, 2017]
Labels Australia, Fossils, Palaeontology


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"For evil to flourish, all that is needed is for good people to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
I hardly know where to start.
The First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
The senders of the e-mail obviously disagree with that amendment, or at least the part that refers to religion. I wonder whether they think the other parts, freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, are wrong too. My guess is that it's just the religious freedom bit they don't like. Or at least, if it applies to any religion other than their own particular branch of Christianity.
(I wonder where they stand on the Second Amendment too...)
Scary! Isn't it? What's scary? People saying their prayers scares you?
"A Christian nation cannot put up a Christmas scene of the baby Jesus..." Who are they blaming? I've never heard people from other religions demanding such things.
There are examples of this kind of stupidity but it comes from 'Christian' councils, officials, individuals, usually on the ridiculous basis of 'we don't want to offend anyone' - forgetting that they are offending Christians.
...this is not in France, Middle East or Yemen or Kenya (you've spotted the Obama reference there of course, and the old France-bashing dig). It is indeed in New York City. But NYC is in the USA, which guarantees freedom of religion. So the problem is...?
"For evil to flourish etc". Evil? What evil is being shown?
The photo shows pious people, too many to fit into their place of worship, peacefully and legally observing their religious devotions.
No prizes for working out the agenda of the senders of these e-mails.
More information
Thanks to jadaoun for pointing out in his comment the Snopes page on this subject.
In fact the whole thing is based on a lie. It's a complete misrepresentation.
The photographs are of an annual event, like the St Patrick's Day Parade and others.
You can read the Snopes information here.


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Connecticut College student killed in crash
Montville -- A Connecticut College student was killed when a van she was riding in this morning was struck head-on by a 23-year-old Groton man who was allegedly drunk and driving the wrong way on Interstate 395.
Elizabeth Durante, 20, of West Islip, N.Y., on Long Island, was killed when she was tossed from the van she and seven other students were riding in en route to Logan Airport in Boston to embark on a humanitarian mission to bring medical supplies to a small village in Uganda, according to a college spokeswoman and state police.
Daniel Musser has been charged by state police in Montville with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, reckless endangerment, second-degree assault under the influence, driving the wrong way on the highway, and driving without insurance.
Musser is being held on a $100,000 bond at the Troop E barracks and is scheduled to appear in Norwich Superior Court on Monday.
Although the college is at the beginning of its two-week spring break, word of Durante�s death and the accident spread quickly throughout the campus and in Durante�s hometown.
�Elizabeth was a student of enormous talent, commitment and compassion,� college President Leo I. Higdon Jr. said in a news release. �Her passing is an incalculable loss to our community. Our deepest sympathies are with Elizabeth's family and with her many friends on campus.�
�This is a very passionate, committed group of students who have all done a lot of community service. It is a tragic loss for our community,� MacDonnell said this morning.
�Her whole life was based on a medical career,� West Islip Fire Chief Joseph Badala said this morning. �When she was home she would ride with us regularly. She was very dedicated and active to us and always willing to help and learn. She�s going to be a big loss.�
Durante, a pre-med student and certified EMT, had hoped to become a surgeon and eventually travel with Doctors Without Borders, according to a profile of Durante on the Conn College Web site.
�I love the connection with other human beings that medicine offers. No matter where they grew up, how old they are, how rich or poor, a patient is a patient. They are human beings with human feelings and, more importantly, human needs,� she wrote.
Durante, a junior, and her peers had been planning the trip, which Durante and a friend organized through the Asayo�s Wish Network. She had received basic medical training to do first aid.
Durante and fellow junior Stefanie Hinman, who was not in the van, had organized the trip for 15 Conn. College students to accompany Dr. Bill Fridinger with the Asayo�s Wish Network to Kaberamaido, Uganda.
Immediately after the accident, the students were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Two students were taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, while five were taken to The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich. All were treated and released except for one that has been kept at Backus; the severity of the student�s injuries is not known.
Higdon, two deans and two chaplains visited the students at the hospitals this morning, MacDonnell said.
Other students involved in the accident were Jennifer Blanco, 21, of Groton; Charles Gartman, 20, of New York City; Rie Tai, 20, of New London; Laura Whitelaw, 19, of California; Jessica Gordon, 20, of Barrington, R.I.; Samantha Herndon, 21, of Georgia; and John Meade, 19, of Bronx, N.Y. The livery van was driven by Faheem Muhammad, 38, of Groton.Article UID=a456688f-50d9-451a-9971-bc7a35cf71e7
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March 15, 2010
LOS ANGELES -- In its first quarterly report of 2010, the UCLA Anderson Forecast renders a "bipolar" diagnosis for the national economy, referencing the dual conditions of slow-but-sure growth in the national gross domestic product, coupled with an unemployment rate predicted to remain in double digits until 2012. The California economy remains focused on job creation as well, with conditions ripe for growth that has yet to appear. In addition to the U.S. and California prognostications, the Forecast for the first time includes the new Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce IndexTM (PCI) by UCLA Anderson School of Management in its quarterly publication, with an emphasis on the index's regional data for California and the Western states.
The National Forecast
In a report titled, "The Bipolar Economy," UCLA Anderson Forecast Senior Economist David Shulman explores the duality of a national economy, where GDP is growing while job creation remains scarce - and is expected to remain scarce through 2012. Shulman suggests that the Washington's economic stimulus packages may have unintentionally caused the economic schizophrenia. Tax cuts and spending programs, coupled with a non-sustainable zero interest policy spur growth, but businesses do not make long-term hiring decisions based on temporary government policies. "Nevertheless, the economy is now on a growth path and employment will soon be increasing, albeit modestly," Shulman writes.
The Forecast's case for recovery is based on strength in business equipment and software, exports and a revival in home construction from postwar lows. With the exception of housing, these factors are already making positive contributions to the economy. Growth will be held back by declines in non-residential construction and stagnation and retraction in the state and local government sectors. The Forecast expects the economy to grow at a 3.2% rate for the first quarter of this year, and then level off to about 2%, leaving 2010's overall growth around 2.3%. In 2011 and 2012, GDP is forecasted to be 2.3% and 3.2% respectively. However, payroll employment is still forecasted to be two million jobs below the 2007 peak at the end of 2012. In a cautionary note, Shulman opines that the real risk to the economy is inflation, as the Federal Reserve's monetary policy has created circumstance ripe for inflation. Shulman believes the Fed understands this risk, will tighten monetary policy and that inflation will remain under control.
The California Forecast
Writing about California, UCLA Anderson Senior Economist Jerry Nickelsburg notes that despite the recession having officially ended, California's unemployment rate continues to rise, while local governments continue to shed jobs. The outlook for the balance of 2010 is for little or no growth in the state, with the economy picking up speed slightly by the beginning of next year. More normal growth rates for California should be in place by the middle of 2011. The keys to California's recovery are a growing demand for manufactured and agricultural goods from outside the state, the recovery of U.S. consumption, which increased the demand for Asian imports and for products from California's factories, increased public works construction and increased investment in business equipment and software.
The Forecast calls for employment in 2010 to climb but not to exceed levels of 2009. Once employment growth returns in 2011, employment will begin to grow faster than the labor force at a 2.3% rate and the unemployment rate will begin to fall. Real personal income growth is forecast to be 1.3% in 2010 and 3.7% and 4.5% in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The unemployment rate - currently at 12.5% -- will fall slowly through the balance of this year and should average 11.8% for 2010. Though the state's economy will be growing, it won't be generating enough jobs to push the unemployment rate below double-digits until 2012.
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index
Earlier this year, UCLA Anderson and Ceridian Corporation jointly announced the creation and release of the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce IndexTM (PCI) by UCLA Anderson School of Management. The index is based on real-time diesel fuel purchase transactions at over 7,000 service locations in the U.S., measuring shipments of products across the country. The index is built by analyzing Ceridian's electronic card payment data that captures the location and volume of diesel fuel being purchased by over the road trucking operations.
The initial releases of the PCI focused on its ability to track the national economy and correlate with GDP. In UCLA Anderson Forecast's most recent publication, Forecast Director Edward Leamer (also chief economist for the PCI) demonstrates the index' ability to shed light on regional economies. Significantly, the PCI data allows for analysis at the county level, for individual cities and for the various interstates and highways. For highways, fuel purchases is one measure of the importance of each route. A measure that more accurately reflects the amount of goods being moved is found by dividing gallons by miles. In California, the PCI shows that is it the southern routes - I-10 and I-40 - that carry the most product, along with I-5 in the center of the state. I-80, by contrast, is not so heavily travelled and has the most extreme seasonal variances.
As part of his report examining California and its neighboring western states, Leamer uses the PCI to demonstrate how seasonal conditions impact the various states in the region. Nevada and Utah, where winter has a larger impact on travel, are shown to have the biggest declines in trucking activity over the last three months, while California and to even greater extent, Arizona, suffer almost no seasonal impact at all. Overall, California trucking - which experienced relatively smaller declines than its neighboring states - is almost fully recovered in relation to the peaks enjoyed in 2006 and 2007, while Utah, Arizona and Nevada show the steepest declines related to their peaks - with Utah still in free fall.
About UCLA Anderson Forecast
UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation and was unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California and the strength of the state's rebound since 1993. More recently, the Forecast was credited as the first major U.S. economic forecasting group to declare the recession of 2001. Visit UCLA Anderson Forecast on the Web at http://uclaforecast.com.
About Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce IndexTM is based on real-time diesel fuel consumption data for over the road trucking and serves as an indicator of the state and possible future direction of the U.S. economy. By tracking the volume and location of fuel being purchased, the index closely monitors the over the road movement of raw materials, goods-in-process and finished goods to U.S. factories, retailers and consumers. Working with economists at UCLA Anderson School of Management and Charles River Associates, Ceridian Corporation provides the index monthly and also offers companies access to more detailed fuel-use information. Ceridian is a global business services company providing electronic and stored value card payment services and human resources solutions. UCLA Anderson School of Management is perennially ranked among top-tier business schools in the world. Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that offers economic, financial, and business management expertise to organizations around the world. For additional information on the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, please visit www.ceridianindex.com.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,800 students enrolled in MBA, Fully-Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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