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Leading clinical analytics solutions company taps Sage for messaging, market sizing, and an economic calculator
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 24, 2017 – Sage Growth Partners (SGP), a Baltimore-based healthcare research, strategy, and marketing firm, today announced the completion of a series of engagements with ArborMetrix to focus and strengthen its commercial activity. SGP repositioned and differentiated ArborMetrix's messaging, and conducted quantitative and qualitative research resulting in market sizing and an economic calculator.
ArborMetrix's healthcare intelligence solutions are central to identifying actionable insights that advance care and improve patient outcomes, drive physician engagement and productivity, and enable success with value-based payment models and CMS quality reporting. Their solutions for hospitals, health systems, physician groups, and medical specialty and hospital associations address the growing need for providers to improve outcomes as healthcare delivery and payment models evolve.
"In each of our three engagements with SGP, the results have been incredibly valuable to our growth as a company," said Kurt Skifstad, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, ArborMetrix. "They first helped us address a commercial strategy that, as we learned, wasn't playing to our strengths. Through that process, SGP helped us realize that we needed to go back to our core business, and to tell a clear and compelling story around our value – making connections between the market's challenges and the unique benefits we deliver."
ArborMetrix and SGP continued their partnership, working on a research and market sizing initiative to examine untapped opportunities for ArbroMetrix. "Sage has helped us gain the market intelligence we need to move forward in pursuing new opportunities that are accelerating our growth trajectory," Skifstad said.
"Healthcare organizations operate in an over-communicated marketplace," said Stephanie Kovalick, SGP Chief Strategy Officer. "It's not always clear what value a solution delivers, especially if the conversation is around product features rather than, 'Here's the pain point we solve. Here's how we can increase your bottom line.' Through the research, messaging, and economic model, we substantiated that ArborMetrix delivers genuine and important value to their clients. They have a good story to tell, and we are delighted that they chose us to help them bring it to life."
About ArborMetrix
ArborMetrix delivers healthcare business intelligence solutions focused on provider performance. Since its founding in 2011, ArborMetrix has provided solutions for healthcare organizations to help providers improve clinically and financially, as care delivery and payment models evolve. Learn more at ArborMetrix.com.
About Sage Growth Partners
Sage Growth Partners accelerates commercial success for healthcare organizations through a singular focus on growth. The company helps its clients thrive amid the complexities of a rapidly changing marketplace with deep domain expertise and an integrated application of research, strategy, and marketing.
Founded in 2005, Sage Growth Partners is located in Baltimore, MD and serves clients such as GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare, The Healthcare Association of New York State, Healogics, Quest Diagnostics, Qlik, and Legacy Comm


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Please join the Grassroots Coordinating Committee (GCC), tonight from 6:30-8:30 PM, at the White House "WeWork" for a team planning meetings.
6:30pm Communications & Outreach
7:20pm Messaging & Policy Agenda
7:40pm Campaigns
We will discuss our 2018 "Blue Wave" initiatives including our June 14th Kickoff Happy Hour and the June 22-24th Women's Summit in Dulles, and our new "Grassroots Policy Agenda."
We will be looking to get a lot of work done so feel free to bring your laptop or just come and listen. You can also register for this meeting at Eventbrite and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns at email@example.com.

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Ecole de la Cité
L'École de la Cité offers two sections of study, for scriptwriting and directing, open to anybody between the ages of 18 to 25. Tuition is free and without any previous diploma requirements. The pedagogy of the school is based on practice and professionalism. Ideally located at the Cité du Cinéma, students are in perpetual contact with professionals and are exposed to exceptional opportunities on a regular basis. The school issues titles registred with the RNCP under the number 321v level I for scriptwriting title and the number 323v level I for directing title.
École de la cité
Priority to creation
In 2012, some major groups forming a significant part of the French audiovisual landscape; choice producers and/or distributers such as TF1, M6, CANAL +, GAUMONT, joined forces under the leadership of Luc Besson, in an effort to replenish the void of Directors and Scriptwriters working in the field of Television, Cinema or the Web, institutional films, music videos clips, commercials and/or any other audiovisual content.
Together, in partnership with other invested companies (most notably PATHE, KERING and BNP Paribas), these founders decided to support the creation of a school that would allow a class representative of today's youth to become proficient professionally in those jobs.
The physical location of the Ecole de la Cité makes it possible to be permanently interacting and surrounded with professionals of the Audiovisual industry. This proximity gives the school the flexibility to adjust the programs following the evolution of the industry and its needs in terms of talent. It offers to the students the possibility to train on national and international productions and for professionals to spot potential future collaborators.
The genesis of the project
"When I decided I wanted to make films at the age of 17, all of the schools at the time required a bachelor's degree and often a minimum of two plus years of post-graduate study. My desire and impatience were such that it seemed impossible to wait! I thus entered the world of cinema through the smallest of doors, that as a trainee on a short film. The learning curve and process was arduous and I often regretted not being able to transfer into a proper school, so as to share my passion with people my own age. I served liters of coffee, photocopied countless documents and carried tons of material. Though the work was at times painful and often unrewarding, I can never thank enough all of these technicians who, with patience and benevolence, taught me the craft.
I created this school so that passionate young adults, similar to how I was at their age, in that they haven't been able to find their way on a traditional path, can have an alternative."
An exceptional setting
An exceptional place to learn
The Cité du Cinéma located in Saint-Denis, is a unique place in Europe. This 62,000m2 complex on the outskirts of Paris brings together all of the players involved in the making of a film; from script development to set building and production, from post-production all the way to distribution. The complex provides and maintains professionals with state-of-the-art equipment.
The Cité du Cinéma brings together 9 sound stages specifically designed for the needs of todays professionals, with 12,000m2 of dedicated technical premises (dressing rooms, assembly rooms, painting workshops, carpentry, light and camera shops, etc.) and 2,200m2 of projection spaces and reception rooms.
This state-of-the-art facility reconciles practical and theoretical education with the opportunities of an ever-changing industry.
Thanks to these studios on premises at the Cité du Cinéma, students are in permanent contact with professionals directly in the act of preparing, shooting and editing films in the making.


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A Kilwinning pensioner has been left terrified after bogus workers scammed him TWICE within a matter of days.
The 76-year-old man was duped into handing over £750 for roof repairs to be carried out at his home.
It's thought that the brazen crook – who turned up at the house on Friday, January 26 – told the man that he had previously carried out repairs at the property.
The con artist then charged the man for some menial work carried out on the roof and even drove the victim to a nearby cash machine to lift £250.
The same man returned with a 'colleague' on Monday, January 29 and said that more work needed to be done and that he needed £500 to buy materials to carry out repairs the following day.
The men never returned to carry out the work.
The elderly man's daughter said: "I feel sick, absolutely sick. And it's very scary. We were lucky because nothing was done under duress. There was no intimidation.
"My dad was just gullible. Nobody wants to think everyone turning up at their door is their enemy, but we're going to have to now.
"It's a hard lesson for him to learn and I feel sick but I can only imagine what it's doing to him.
"Apart from feeling a bit stupid, he's terrified and scared now. But you shouldn't have to feel like a prisoner in your own home."
And the victim's daughter has said that this story should be a warning to others in the community.
She added: "My dad's not a vulnerable man. He's very able and all still there - so this is proof that anyone can be duped by these people.
"They had a very believable story. My dad believed he had no reason to doubt them and he thought that he maybe even recognised the guy from before.
"They told my dad that they had been to the house before and carried out work and were there to check up on it.
"Oddly, we had been talking about getting work done and my dad did say that to the guy too and he was only too happy to check the house out.
"After borrowing our ladders he charged my dad £250 after messing around in the garden for a while.
"He spotted another problem when he returned on the Monday and said there was wet rot and said he'd come back on Tuesday to fix it and asked for money for materials.
"My dad said he couldn't be bothered going down the town and coming back up and then this woman and a child in a car picked them up and took them to the post office to get the money.
"I have to say the support we've had from the police has been absolutely amazing."
Both incidents took place at around 1pm on Monday and Friday.
Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.


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Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts Announces 2018/19 Season
Continuing the momentum created with the current season launch of its Music Knows No Borders series, Executive Director Thor Steingraber unveils the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts' 2018-19 Season, which features four world premieres, two American premieres, several of the world's greatest orchestras, innovative jazz programs, two tributes to Hollywood legends, Broadway classics plus artists from 18 different nations who will appear on stage at The Soraya next season. New Subscription Series tickets will go on sale May 1, 2018."The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts proudly stands at the forefront of diversity and innovation in the arts in Los Angeles," said Steingraber. "We continue not only to partner with Los Angeles' finest performing artists, but to grow our reputation as a major presenter of International Artists. If there were a single performance exemplifying that spirit of affirmation, it might be the Silkroad Ensemble celebrating its 20th anniversary with five new compositions." Steingraber continued, "But that's just one of many this season. We open on September 29 with the first authorized tribute to Mexican mega-star Juan Gabriel featuring Aida Cuevas with Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán and CSUN Symphony. We'll also host a new violin concerto from Danny Elfman, jazz that crossed the Caribbean from Cuba, a fresh post-Hamilton look at the founding fathers in a new version of the musical 1776, an evening of dance dedicated to the women's suffrage movement by the legendary Martha Graham Dance Company, Lea Salonga, Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Colburn Orchestra -these are the performances that define our upcoming season." Music Knows No Borders
"Two seasons ago we presented The Nile Project, a day-long exploration of water sustainability through the work of musicians from 13 nations. That festival inspired us to expand our roster of artists from faraway nations and cultures, and even some from closer to home whose music promotes social change and justice. This translated into a programming initiative last year that will continue in the upcoming season with our wide breadth of international programming," said Steingraber. "As our world becomes increasingly politicized, we are committed to the belief that music can rise above the fray and speak to all of us. This year we have sourced concerts with artists that epitomize this outlook in every performance discipline: jazz, dance, theater, and classical music." The Music Has No Borders artists include Soweto Gospel Choir (October 7) celebrating the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela; Vicente Amigo from Córdoba, Spain (October 17); legendary Bossa Nova star Sergio Mendes with French-Chilean singer Ana Tijoux (October 27), Tangueros del Sur from Argentina (November 17); and Damien Sneed of the Good Shepherd Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia in a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Los Angeles based Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers (January 26). It continues with Susana Baca (Peru) and Banda Magda (Greece), two women whose voices resound in the concert hall as clearly as they do in the arena of social activism (February 22); drummer Antonio Sanchez, known for his score to the Oscar-winning film, Birdman will perform Bad Hombre featuring his band Migration (March 13-14); Red Baraat celebrating the Hindu holiday of Holi (March 28); Silkroad Ensemble with a program of new music conceived by Persian Musician Kayhan Kalhor and folklorist Ahmad Sadri (April 28); a Cinco de Mayo Festival which includes a rare performance in the United States from Ballet Folklórico Universidad De Colima (May 3); the popular Las Cafeteras from East Los Angeles (May 4) and Fiesta Con Sonia De Los Santos, originally from Monterrey Mexico, joined by musicians and dancers from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico (May 5). Soaring Highlights
The Soraya's season boasts a Soaring series which includes two of the greatest conductors of their generation-Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra (October 25) and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Colburn Orchestra (January 31) in a special performance. As part of The Soraya's ongoing celebration of Los Angeles region's artists, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (November 16) returns with violinist Jennifer Koh. In the spring, audience favorite violinist Joshua Bell will perform chamber music with cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk (May 8). Hollywood Comes to The Soraya!
The Soraya continues to build its strong connection to the entertainment capital with several salutes to Hollywood royalty both past and present beginning with Moon River and the Music of Henry Mancini hosted by his daughter Monica Mancini (October 13) followed by a program of the music of Harold Arlen, writer of "Over the Rainbow" hosted by his son Sam Arlen with Eden Espinosa, the Broadway star of Wicked (December 1). In the spring, The Soraya presents Walt Disney's groundbreaking Silly Symphony, a series of film shorts that married early Technicolor animation with music that led to Fantasia. Silly Symphony will be shown with live orchestra accompaniment performed by the CSUN Symphony (March 10) and conducted by John Roscigno. Contemporary film composer Danny Elfman brings his symphonic work Eleven Eleven to his hometown for its Los Angeles premiere (April 4), to be performed by the Royal National Scottish Orchestra. Also on tap is the Broadway musical, Singin' in the Rain (April 12-14) based on the 1952 MGM song-and-dance classic that immortalized Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. Organist Dennis James, one of the world's proponents of preserving and performing the music of silent films, will be the soloist for The Phantom of The Opera (1925 dir. Rupert Julian) film with the New West Symphony conducted by Richard Kaufman (November 3). Jazz at The Soraya
The Soraya continues its commitment to jazz with six top musical performances divided between the mainstage and the new intimate Jazz Club. First up on the mainstage will be National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award winner Dianne Reeves who will perform a holiday program, "Christmas Time is Here" (December 15) followed by two big bands: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Changüí Majadero (February 2) and Christian McBride Big Band (April 26). Jazz Club welcomes the return of LA's own wild Up with a new work that riffs on legendary John Coltrane's classic 1966 album of Ascension (November 8, 10). In January, The Soraya welcomes the Branford Marsalis Quartet (January 24) and the Vijay Iver Sextet will make their Soraya debut in the spring with two performances. (May 10-11). wild Up's Double Header
Los Angeles-based wild Up, directed and conducted by Christopher Rountree, will be featured in two very diverse programs. The first is an intimate performance in The Soraya's Jazz Club, of Ascension, inspired by John Coltrane's legendary 1966 album (November 8, 10). wild Up will then collaborate with the Martha Graham Dance Company for the world premiere of The EVE Project, honoring the Centennial of the 19th Amendment - a program choreographed by women, featuring female protagonists, and including "Chronicle," Graham's unforgettable 1936 anti-war masterpiece. After The Soraya performance, The EVE Project will embark on a two-year world tour. More Shape & Motion at The Soraya
The 2018-19 dance programming at The Soraya includes the fourth year of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (January 19) and Ballet Preljocaj known for taking the world's classic stories and turning them into new dance works performing La Fresque, based on the Chinese folk tale (April 18). VPAC Has a New Name, The Soraya
In July 2017, the venue was renamed the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts in honor of Younes and Soraya Sarah Nazarian's transformative $17 million gift. The gift was one of the largest in the history of the California State University and the system's largest single gift to support the arts. "With our new name-Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts-we extend a broader embrace, both onstage and in our auditorium," adds Steingraber. "As the artists on stage have diversified, so have the audiences, growing to reflect one of the nation's most diverse campuses, as well as the diversity of Los Angeles itself. " New Subscription tickets are available May 1 at TheSoraya.org or by calling (818) 677-3000. Single tickets will go on sale June 12. The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts is located on the campus of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330-8448, at the corner of Nordhoff and Lindley. Find The Soraya on their new social media pages:
Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSorayaStage
Twitter: @TheSorayaStage
Instagram: @TheSorayaStage Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts 2018-19 Season Opening Night
Aida Cuevas
Totalmente Juan Gabriel
With Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán and CSUN Symphony
Saturday, September 29, 2018 | 8PM
Mexico lost its most influential musician in 2016. With over 1,000 songs to his credit, Juan Gabriel was his nation's prince of pop and champion of traditional music. Los Angeles Times remembered the beloved singer who "wooed crowds on both sides of the border with ballads of love and heartbreak." Aida Cuevas, "Queen of Ranchera," sang at his memorial as the nation mourned his loss. At The Soraya, the U.S. premiere of her recent tribute album, Totalmente Juan Gabriel, Vol. II, pays tribute to their friendship with a full orchestra - our very own CSUN Symphony - as well as the Mexico City-based mariachi band, Mariachi Juvenil Tecalitlán. Soaring
The world's great orchestras performing live! Subscription tickets for all Soaring Events are only $540. Mariinsky Orchestra
Valery Gergiev, Music Director & Conductor
Kristóf Baráti, Violin
All-Stravinsky Program
October 25, 2018 | 8PM
Fireworks Op. 4
Symphony in Three Movements
Violin Concerto in D major
Symphony in C
The Firebird Suite (1919)
Founded by Peter the Great more than two centuries ago, the quintessential Russian orchestra brings an all-Stravinsky program to The Soraya, led by one of the world's foremost conductors, Valery Gergiev. "Driving a Formula One car, trying to hold the bend," is how one violinist describes
the indomitable Gergiev. The Phantom of The Opera Live
Film with Live Orchestra
Richard Kaufman, Conductor
New West Symphony
Dennis James, Organ
November 3, 2018 | 8PM
Terror rages at the Paris Opera House, all in the name of love. A Halloween treat pairs live orchestra with the 1925 horror classic The Phantom of the Opera on the large screen. The original score ratchets up the spook factor with organist Dennis James on the Allen theatre organ. CSUN alum Richard Kaufman returns to conduct the haunting score. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Jennifer Koh, Violin
November 16, 2018 | 8PM
Korngold Straussiana
Ligeti Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
LACO has found a home at The Soraya. In its third year here, the esteemed ensemble brings Jennifer Koh, who stands at the vanguard of the next generation of classical music. From her Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut at age eleven in 1994 to her 2016 "Instrumentalist of the Year" award by Musical America, the youthful Koh is known for her intensity, as well as her technical assurance. Colburn Orchestra
Esa Pekka-Salonen, Conductor
January 31, 2019 | 8PM
Repertoire to be announced. Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård, Music Director
Danny Elfman, Composer
Sandy Cameron, Violin Soloist
April 4, 2019 | 8PM
Sibelius Symphony No. 7, Op. 105, C major
Elfman Eleven Eleven Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5, Op. 100, B-flat major
Danny Elfman pairs with violinist Sandy Cameron and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for his new violin concerto, Eleven Eleven. Beloved by Los Angeles from his days fronting Oingo Boingo and revered worldwide for his film scores for Tim Burton's cult classics, Elfman's newest adventures bring him to concert halls worldwide, including the home of the venerable Berlin Philharmonic. Bell-Isserlis-Denk Trio
May 8, 2019 | 8PM
Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2, in C minor, Op. 66
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2, in E minor, Op. 67
Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 1, in G minor
Ravel Piano Trio in A minor
A regular at The Soraya, Joshua Bell returns, this time, bringing with him two colleagues who match his talents - acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis and celebrated American pianist Jeremy Denk, who have collaborated with Bell for decades. The trio has performed across the globe, sharing friendship and a love of chamber music. Onstage Sessions Chamber Music
Baroque mastery from the City of Brotherly Love and exquisite chamber music from the Big Apple. Sit so close to these musicians that you can almost turn the pages for them...if you dare.
Tempesta di Mare Baroque Players
A Talk of Two Italian Cities - Chamber Music from Venice and Naples
Gwyn Roberts and Richard Stone, Co-Directors
February 14, 2019 | 8PM
These musical sleuths from Philadelphia scour the world in search of little-known works by Baroque composers. Their performances, on period instruments, are truly "storms at sea," much like the name of the ensemble: Tempesta di Mare. A Valentine's Day celebration serves up romantic fare sourced from the north and south poles of Italian music in the Baroque era - Venice and Naples. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Russian Mastery
Wu Han, Piano
Arnaud Sussman and Alexander Sitkovetsky, Violins
Matthew Lipman, Viola
Nicholas Canellakis, Cello
March 7, 2019 | 8PM
Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque in G minor for Piano, Violin and Cello
Tchaikovsky Souvenir d'un lieu cher for Violin and Piano, Op. 42
Prokofiev Sonata in C major for Two Violins, Op. 56
Taneyev Quintet in G minor for Piano, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello, Op. 30
Three generations of Russian composers come together, capped by the rarely performed Piano Quintet by Alexander Taneyev, once a student of Tchaikovsky and later a mentor to Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. Chinese pianist Wu Han leads the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, who are not only in residence at the largest performing arts complex in the world, they are known nationally for regular broadcasts on SiriusXM and appearances on PBS's Live From Lincoln Center. Music Knows No Borders
Some borders are ancient, forged in mountains or cared by rivers, other borders are manmade. But Music Knows No Borders. Soweto Gospel Choir
Songs of the Free
In Honor of Nelson Mandela's 100th Birthday
Beverly Bryer, Director
October 7, 2018 | 8PM
South Africa's quintessential musical ensemble brings a centenary celebration of Nelson Mandela. The Grammy Award-winning choir has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music - including U2, John Legend, Peter Gabriel, and Diana Ross - and scored an Academy Award nomination for its work on the soundtrack to Pixar's WALL-E. The 43-member choir, drawn from churches in and around Soweto, inspires audiences, sharing the joy of faith. Vicente Amigo, Flamenco Guitar
October 17, 2018 | 8PM
Hailing from Córdoba, Spain, Amigo is the most dazzling Flamenco guitarist of his generation. He started studying guitar at age 8 with maestros El Merengue (Rafael Rodríguez Fernández) and El Tomate (Juan Muñoz Expósito) and launched a career onto major stages while still a teenager. "I play guitar because when I was 3 years old, I saw Paco de Lucía on TV and it stayed with me," he recalled. Amigo has received multiple Latin Grammy Awards and his nation's most important honor, the "Patriarch of Flamenco" Award at the 2010 Flamenco Summit. Sergio Mendes
And Ana Tijoux's Roja y Negro (Red and Black)
October 27, 2018 | 8PM
Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes brings his vivacious bossa nova to The Soraya and invites French-Chilean singer Ana Tijoux to open the evening with the debut of her new music, Roja y Negro. A giant in his genre, Mendes has recorded more than 35 albums and won three Grammy Awards. Tijoux made her name in the late '90s as the fierce MC of hip-hop group Makiza, but her new album is an acoustic guitar celebration of Latin American folk music. With Mendes and Tijoux on stage, two generations of Latin American artists will share their passion both for traditional and popular music. Direct from Buenos Aires
Tangueros del Sur
Natalia Hills, Artistic Director & Choreographer
November 17, 2018 | 8PM
With intricate footwork, sensuality, and drama, this company from Buenos Aires takes Tango from its working-class roots to a modern ballroom interpretation led by dancer and choreographer Natalia Hills. A descendant of three generations of Tango artists, Hills is at home on stages throughout the world, including on Broadway, where she performed in the Tony Award- nominated Forever Tango. Master musicians on bandoneón, cello, guitar, piano, and percussion accompany the dancers onstage with the rhythms and melodies of composers from Astor Piazzolla to Juan D'Arienzo. This is "Tango, at its truest." - The New York Times Damien Sneed - We Shall Overcome
A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 26, 2019 | 8PM
At the age of 8, Sneed led the choir of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, later going on to collaborate with Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Wynton Marsalis. Now the former prodigy takes center stage in a show of his own that celebrates the movement inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr. From his commanding
post at the piano, Sneed leads an ensemble of gospel singers and jazz musicians in music ranging from Stevie Wonder to Sunday morning revivals, weaving together blues, pop, gospel, jazz, Broadway, and spirituals. Susana Baca with Banda Magda
Special Appearance by Michael League
February 22, 2019 | 8PM
Two women whose voices resound in the concert hall as clearly as they do in the arena of social activism!
Baca is an ardent advocate for Peruvian blacks and indigenous peoples. In 2011, Peru's President appointed Baca as the first black member of the nation's cabinet. Brought to the world's attention by the Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, Baca's music mixes the contemporary with the traditional, combining electric upright bass with indigenous Peruvian instruments. "I celebrate the shared blood and the way that the African presence has influenced Latin America."
Led by Greek-born singer, composer, and accordionist Magda Giannikou, Banda Magda moves from Greek folk tunes to Colombian cumbia, an eclectic mix that brought them to 22 nations. Giannikou is a champion of music education and has joined Baca in her work in South America.
Special appearance by music producer and guitarist Michael League Antonio Sanchez - Bad Hombre
Featuring Migration
With Seamus Blake (Saxophone), John Escreet (Piano), Matt Brewer (Bass), Thana Alexa (Vocals)
March 13 & 14, 2019 | 8PM
Onstage Experience
Featured on more than 100 albums, Antonio Sanchez is one of the most sought-after drummers of his generation. Following his soundtrack for the Oscar-winning film Birdman, the Mexican-American artist set out to create something more personal: his solo album Bad Hombre, "a complete departure from anything I've ever done in the past as a drummer, composer, producer, and engineer. I also wanted to have something that represented my Mexican heritage in a very emphatic way at some point in the album. I found this project to be one of the most liberating endeavors I've ever set myself to do. Almost like having an alter ego. The Bad Hombre." Red Baraat
Festival of Colors
March 28, 2019 | 8PM
Red Baraat's 8th annual Festival of Colors concert tour celebrates the Hindu holiday of Holi with a colorful array of South Asian sounds. Holi is marked by sharing songs, dance, and the exchange of "colors," signifying the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring. Silkroad Ensemble
Heroes Take Their Stands
Jeffrey Beecher and Nicholas Cords, Co-Artistic Directors
Conceived by Persian Musician Kayhan Kalhor and Folklorist Ahmad Sadri
April 28, 2019 | 7PM
The "United Nations" of music, Silkroad Ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary with an entirely new concert, conceived by Persian musician Kayhan Kalhor. Known for traditional instruments from dozens of cultures, Silkroad's newest piece steps into modern history with a composition by jazz pianist Jason Moran dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since 1998, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Silkroad Ensemble have undertaken a radical experiment in the face of globalization, elevating music alongside commerce as a bridge between peoples. In 2017, they collaborated with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on the 18-hour series for PBS, The Vietnam War. Ballet Folklórico Universidad De Colima
Patria Grande (Big Homeland)
May 3, 2019 | 8PM
Ballet Folklórico Universidad de Colima is ground zero for Mexican culture. Training the next generation of artists and preserving the future of the traditional form, many consider Colima to be the nation's finest ensemble. No doubt - the passion of these young performers burns brightly with every percussive step and colorful twirl. Las Cafeteras
May 4, 2019 | 8PM
Las Cafeteras brings a party East LA - style. Spanish and English, local and international, traditional and contemporary - these fiery musicians remix roots music and spoken word into an infectious style that brings audiences to their feet! Fiesta Con Sonia De Los Santos
May 5, 2019 | 3PM
A singer/songwriter shaped by two cultures, Santos grew up in Monterey, Mexico and moved to New York City. She performs in both Spanish and English and plays guitar, mandolin, and jarana. Her newest show features musicians and dancers from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico - a celebration of the Americas with vibrant rhythms, sounds, and colors. Scenes & Songs
This is a series that covers a lot of ground-two fully staged musicals, one powerhouse vocalist, and two concerts dedicated to the men who re-wrote the American Songbook. Moon River and the Music of Henry Mancini
Hosted by Monica Mancini
Music Director, Gregg Field
New West Symphony
October 13, 2018 | 8PM
An American icon comes home. During the early years of his career, Henry Mancini and his family lived right here in Northridge. We honor the master with a tribute to his film scores and beloved standards. It's a family affair - daughter Monica Mancini and son-in-law Gregg Field front a full orchestra in an evening ranging from "The Pink Panther Theme" to "Moon River," celebrating the man who was nominated for an astounding 18 Academy Awards and 72 Grammys. The Music of Harold Arlen
The Wonderful Wizard of Song
Hosted by Sam Arlen
Music Director, Steve Rawlins
With Special Guest Eden Espinosa
December 1, 2018 | 8PM
Legends like Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald gave Harold Arlen a revered place in the Great American Songbook with their performances of his over 400 songs such as "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "Stormy Weather." Starting in a synagogue with his cantor father, Arlen's musical roots extend through his jazz years at the Cotton Club in Harlem all the way to Hollywood and his Academy Award-winning song "Over the Rainbow." At The Soraya, Hal's son, Sam Arlen, leads a big band in tribute to his father, sharing the stage with Broadway powerhouse Eden Espinosa. 1776 The Musical
Music & Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Book by Peter Stone
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment
February 8 - 10, 2019 | 8PM; 3PM
The 1969 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical showcases Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson - the imperfect men who first strived for a more perfect union - in a gripping reminder that democracy has never been easy. Humor and drama in equal measure bring their lofty aspirations to life, building to a rousing conclusion that doesn't leave a dry eye in the house. Singin' in the Rain
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Book by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment
April 12 - 14, 2019 | 8PM; 3PM
The 1952 MGM song-and-dance classic that immortalized Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds appears on every list of cinema's greatest. Adapted for the stage in 1985 by the film's legendary creators Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Singin' in the Rain comes to The Soraya thanks to a lavish new production by McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Don't miss the antic-laden spectacle as Hollywood history is made when silent films transform into talkies. Umbrella's optional! An Evening with Lea Salonga
May 22, 2018 | 8PM
A household name since 1989 when she starred in Miss Saigon, Salonga is also a "Disney Legend," honored for her portrayal of beloved princesses Jasmine (Aladdin) and Fa Mulan (Mulan). On television, she serves as a judge on the Philippines hit version of The Voice. She returns to The Soraya with selections from her career on Broadway and in film. Onstage Sessions - Jazz Club
Jazz Club onstage sessions are intensely intimate. Brandford Marsalis headlines the series, a rare opportunity to see the master up close and personal. Two of the hottest innovators in music round out the series-Chris Rountree and Vijay Iyer. wild Up | of Ascension
Christopher Rountree, Director & Conductor
November 8 & 10, 2018 | 8PM
"A raucous, grungy, irresistibly exuberant, ... exceptionally virtuosic family." That's what The New York Times calls wild Up, the fun-loving classical ensemble returning to The Soraya for a journey of the celestial and religious inspired by John Coltrane's legendary
1966 work Ascension. Artistic Director and Conductor Christopher Rountree leads an evening of free jazz and the avant-garde with pieces commissioned in response to each track of Coltrane's masterwork, one of the most pivotal jazz albums of all time. An Evening with Branford Marsalis Quartet
January 24, 2019 | 8PM
The eldest of the famed Marsalis brothers, Branford first became a household name as Musical Director of The Tonight Show Starring Jay Leno. But this sax virtuoso's jazz pedigree runs deep. The New Orleans native gained his chops gigging with giants Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins. He formed his own quartet in 1986 and appears now and then with some of the world's elite symphony orchestras. Experience Marsalis in The Soraya's jazz club setting, a rare opportunity to be just feet from the master. Vijay Iyer Sextet
May 10 & 11, 2019 | 8PM
"There's probably no frame wide enough to encompass the creative output of the pianist Vijay Iyer," The New York Times observed. His Ph.D. in cognitive science from UC Berkeley is just the start. He's been recognized as a bona fide "genius" by DownBeat magazine, the MacArthur fellowship, and Harvard University, and was named by GQ India as one of the 50 most influential Indians. The young jazz pianist is also a prolific recording artist. SwingingDianne Reeves
Christmas Time is Here
With Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal, Terreon Gully
December 15, 2018 | 8PM
Songbird Dianne Reeves rings in the holidays at The Soraya with timeless jewels from her album Christmas Time is Here. The reigning diva of jazz was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Juilliard, recognized for her "breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B style." Join us for an evening with the four-time Grammy Award-winner for an unmatched holiday treat.Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
With Changüí Majadero
February 2, 2019 | 8PM
Arturo's father, Chico O'Farrill, has been called the greatest of all Afro-Cuban artists. Like father, like son? With jazz running in his veins, Arturo was born as Cuba closed its borders, growing up instead a citizen of the world, with a Mexican mother and a New York upbringing. These influences forged Arturo's pan-Latin tropical sound, with an unmistakable nod to his father coming from his band's Cuban percussion section. O'Farrill was among the first ex-pats to return to Cuba and was invited to the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in 2015.Christian McBride Big Band
April 26, 2019 | 8PM
A musician's musician, bassist Christian McBride was lured away from Juilliard to continue his education on the road, playing with jazz greats like Bobby Watson and Freddie Hubbard. The experience transformed him into one of the most respected figures in jazz. McBride is also a dedicated advocate for young talent and music education. Fueled by a boundless love of swing, the Christian McBride Big Band's 2017 release Bringin' It won the Grammy for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album. Shape & Motion
A season of firsts! The Soraya brings three internationally renowned dance companies, including the first European company to grace The Soraya stage. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Tuplet by Alexander Ekman
Dream Play by Fernando Melo
New Work by Bryan Arias
January 19, 2019 | 8PM
With dual homes high in the Rockies and deep out on the Southwestern plateau, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is known as an incubator for choreographic invention. Their residency at The Soraya continues for its fourth year with new and energetic pieces. Always innovators, video brings a fresh perspective to two of their dances.Martha Graham Dance Company
The EVE Project
Janet Eilber, Artistic Director
wild Up, Christopher Rountree, Conductor
Work by Pontus Lidberg and Pam Tanowitz
March 2, 2019 | 8PM
The women who hit the streets for voting rights in 1920 forged a path still followed by the Women's March today. That 100-year history is celebrated by the Martha Graham Dance Company with a program choreographed by women, featuring female protagonists, and including "Chronicle," Graham's unforgettable 1936 anti-war masterpiece. Artistic Director Janet Eilber says, "The EVE Project is designed to explore the many different facets of womanhood - all with an underlying statement about female power." The two-year worldwide program launches at The Soraya following their previous sold-out performances here. They are again joined by conductor Christopher Rountree and his path-breaking musical ensemble wild Up. Rountree and the Graham Company, first paired at The Soraya in 2017, make their Paris debuts in 2018 with Rite of Spring. Ballet Preljocaj
La Fresque
April 18, 2019 | 8PM
French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is one of the world's busiest dance-makers, known for his collaborations across many fields - fashion, design, and literature. He is also known for evocative renderings of fairy tales; audiences have seen his works, Snow White and Julie Taymor's Grendel, at the Los Angeles Music Center. At The Soraya, his company performs La Fresque (or The Painting on the Wall), based on a Chinese traditional folk story. Play Date The Okee Dokee Brothers - Winter
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall
December 2, 2018 | 3PM
As childhood friends they rafted down creeks together and blazed trails in the Rockies. Today the Chicago Tribune calls them "fun big brothers eager to show their younger siblings how to have an ethically sound and green-conscious good time." Join four-time Parents' Choice Award winners Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing as they perform their new Winter album about a snowy journey up North that will inspire children and parents alike to get outside and get creative. Disney in Concert
A Silly Symphony Celebration
Animated Shorts with Live Orchestra
CSUN Symphony
John Roscigno, Conductor
March 10, 2019 | 3PM
Share with your family the early days of Disney animation as it vividly comes to life through the magic of a live orchestra. CSUN Symphony accompanies some of Disney's best-loved originals on our big screen, including The Skeleton Dance (1929), The Ugly Duckling (1931), and Three Little Pigs (1933). Disney is thought to have created his 75 Silly Symphony shorts as a showcase for his studio's talented animators and composers as they prepared for the creation of their first full-length animated feature in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts. © All rights reserved. Cirque Éloize
The Wild Wild West Comes Alive!
March 30, 2019 | 8pm
March 31, 2019 | 3PM
Saloon has kept audiences laughing on four continents since its 2016 premiere. Cirque Éloize's jugglers, aerialists, and lasso masters amaze and astound as the beautiful Belle holds the cowboys under a spell that sets off an action-packed chase worthy of any great Western, all to live musical accompaniment. So swing open the saloon doors and join the fun with Montreal-based Cirque Éloize, one of the world's leading contemporary circuses that is equally at home on Broadway or in London's West End. Wintry Mix
Four Performances for the Holiday Season! The Okee Dokee Brothers - Winter
Plaza del Sol Performance Hall
December 2, 2018 | 3PM
As childhood friends they rafted down creeks together and blazed trails in the Rockies. Today the Chicago Tribune calls them "fun big brothers eager to show their younger siblings how to have an ethically sound and green-conscious good time." Join four-time Parents' Choice Award winners Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing as they perform their new Winter album about a snowy journey up North that will inspire children and parents alike to get outside and get creative. Nochebuena (Christmas Eve in Mexico)
Featuring Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles
& Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar
Kareli Montoya, Artistic Director
Jimmy K. Cuéllar, Music Director
December 8, 2018 | 8PM
The Soraya continues its tradition of celebrating the holidays, Mexican-style. Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles takes center stage in an evening that features the finest of Los Angeles' artists. Canadian Brass
Christmas Time is Here
December 11, 2018 | 8PM
A quintet that plays it all, from Baroque to Ragtime! The grand masters of the holidays crisscross the globe every December, bringing their hallmark gifts of virtuosity and old-fashioned fun. Beginning in 1970, Canadian Brass rescued these sometimes-overlooked instruments and placed them center stage. They have entered America's living rooms on The Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, and Sesame Street, and when they're back up north, they are called upon to perform for visiting heads of state by invitation of the Canadian government.Dianne Reeves
Christmas Time is Here
With Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal, Terreon Gully
December 15, 2018 | 8PM
Songbird Dianne Reeves rings in the holidays at The Soraya with timeless jewels from her album Christmas Time is Here. The reigning diva of jazz was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Juilliard, recognized for her "breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B style." Join us for an evening with the four-time Grammy Award-winner for an unmatched holiday treat. About Arts Education at The Soraya
The Arts Education program at The Soraya serves nearly 10,000 K-12 students each season through the Student Matinee Series, pre-performance workshops, Master Classes, and educator professional development in arts integration. Additionally, The Soraya has a robust CSUN campus engagement program that fosters collaborative opportunities between Soraya artists and CSUN student artists. Whether it is through Master Classes, extended residencies, performances in the Great Hall, or Leadership Series sessions, CSUN students have ample opportunities throughout the season to engage with some of the best artists in the world to enhance and augment their artistic education. About Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) The 2018-19 Season marks the eighth year the award-winning Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts which has quickly become one of the cultural jewels of the greater Los Angeles region. Under the leadership of Executive Director Thor Steingraber, The Soraya continues to expand its programming and outstanding multidisciplinary performances. The mission of The Soraya is to present a wide variety of performances that not only includes new and original work from the Los Angeles region but also work from around the world that appeal to all of LA's rich and diverse communities. Located on the campus of California State University, Northridge, The Soraya's season offers a vibrant performance program of nearly 50 classical and popular music, dance, theater, family and international events that will serve to establish The Soraya as the intellectual and cultural heart of the San Fernando Valley, and further establish itself as one of the top arts companies in Southern California. The award-winning, 1,700-seat theatre was designed by HGA Architects and Engineers and was recently cited by the Los Angeles Times as "a growing hub for live music, dance, drama and other cultural events."


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A group of friends and family recently took on an epic 2-day fundraising challenge to the summit of Snowdon, then down the mile-long Velocity Zip Wire to raise money for The Wallich.
Grace Brownfield tells us about their incredible weekend:
"My friends and I have always been passionate about tackling homelessness. We're very aware of how lucky we are to have a place to call home – knowing that, but for a different turn of circumstances, it really could be any one of us finding ourselves homeless. With over 15,000 people in Wales currently homeless, the work of charities like The Wallich is absolutely vital and we wanted to be able to do something to support that.
So that's how we found ourselves in North Wales on a July weekend, taking on our Snowdon challenge to raise money for The Wallich. Saturday saw us climb the 1085m of Snowdon in (unexpected) beautiful sunshine. The few difficult, particularly steep bits were more than made up for by the breathtaking views the walk offered, and given that all we'd done to prepare was some long walks round the park, it was surprisingly manageable getting to the top. There was a real sense of achievement when we made it to the summit, proudly displaying our Wallich tshirts.
Not content to leave it at that, on Sunday we travelled to Penrhyn Quarry in Bethesda to take on the Velocity Zip Wire. At a mile long, reaching speeds in excess of 100mph, it's the longest zip line in Europe and the fastest in the world. We hadn't heard about the zip wire until we saw it suggested as a fundraising idea by The Wallich and I can honestly say it's one of the best things I've ever done.
The course starts with a "mini" zip wire (which still reaches speeds of up to 45mph), before driving to the top of the Quarry to complete the mile-long Velocity zip wire. By this point, the spectacular views had pretty much put to bed any fear and we just couldn't wait to get going. The zip wire did not disappoint. Reaching speeds in excess of 100mph, it felt as close to flying as I can imagine humans get. Screaming all the way down (more out of excitement than nerves!) it was the perfect way to put the 'fun' into fundraising!
We're so pleased to have been able to raise money for The Wallich and have already been hearing great things about what the money will help support. The whole experience was so easy to arrange and we were supported with everything we needed from The Wallich. More importantly, we had an amazing time and I would urge anyone considering doing something for The Wallich to just do it – you won't regret it!"
The group have raised over £2,000 for our Shoreline Project in Cardiff. We'll look forward to updating you on the amazing difference this donation will make to the project, and the people who live there.


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TRENTON, NJ - Governor Phil Murphy issued an executive order on Monday for New Jersey flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings and facilities on the day of the upcoming General Assembly session, scheduled for May 7, in memory of Plainfield's Assemblyman Jerry Green who passed away last week.
On Thursday, Governor Murphy had said, "Tammy and I are extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Assemblyman Jerry Green, whose advocacy and love for Union County and his home of Plainfield was unquestioned. While Jerry could be tough as nails, he was also a gentleman, whose bigger-than-New Jersey smile and quiet humor could easily light up a room. He was nice to me during the early years when he didn't need to be, and I am proud to have called him my friend. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and colleagues in the Legislature. He was one of a kind."
The executive order follows:
- The flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours when the General Assembly returns to session on Monday, May 7, 2018, in recognition and mourning of a dedicated and tireless public servant, Assemblyman Jerry Green.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.


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"Come on, come on, come on!"
Ji Hao growled hoarsely. The embryo of Dao emitted a bright light, while sharp wisps of highly concentrated spirit power pierced into the Pan Jia sun.
All of a sudden, the Pan Jia sun's sealed spirit woke up. From the core of the sun, a scorching hot, ocean-like wave of soul power burst, like a hundred million volcanos erupting together. The tremendous soul power wave flooded into Ji Hao's spiritual space.
Faintly, Ji Hao saw a dragon-like creature sleeping in the core of the Pan Jia sun. The creature had ninety-nine fiery wings on its back. The soul power released from the creature's brain was way stronger than Ji Hao's.
Pan Jia world was created by Pan Jia; it was a world of water.
Maybe because Pan Jia wasn't powerful enough, she failed to cast away all other types of natural energy from her world. In Pan Jia world, the water power was at an absolute advantage, but it wasn't the only type of natural power there.
Therefore, the Pan Jia sun was generated. Nourished by the natural reward power for creating a world, shared from Pan Jia, an especially strong creature was created in the Pan Jia sun. If everything happened based on the natural arrangements, this enormous pre-world creature should have broken its shell long ago and become the 'East Emperor Taiyi' in Pan Jia world.
Nevertheless, the water power in Pan Jia world was way too strong. The Pan Jia sun was suppressed by the water power to an extreme level, and so was this pre-world creature in it. It was suppressed for countless years, to the extent that it fell into a nearly eternal deep sleep, before it even matured.
However, today, Ji Hao intended to absorb the Pan Jia sun completely, and to become a Supreme Magus with the power of the Pan Jia sun. He had to replace Pan Jia sun's spirit, and control the Pan Jia sun with his own mind. Sensing the unfriendly intent from Ji Hao's spirit power, the pre-world creature in the sun, which had been sleeping for countless years, suddenly woke up and fought back instinctively.
The boiling hot soul power waves flooded Ji Hao. The blinding red light immediately swallowed Ji Hao's body, which was the power from a sun. The Pan Jia sun was naturally weak, thousands of times weaker than the Pan Gu sun. But still, it was a natural sun, and contained an almost inexhaustible sun power.
The Red Sun power inside Ji Hao's body was annihilated almost instantly. The twisted, evil Red Sun power was turned into waves of ripples in the air, being devoured by the Pan Jia sun. After that, the red light emitted from the Pan Jia sun changed strangely. A fierce redness was added to the sunlight.
The red light illuminated the entire spiritual space, as world-shaking roars came from the Pan Jia sun. The scarily enormous creatures with ninety-nine pairs of fiery wings strenuously opened the countless eyes on its giant head and released beams of red light. They tore apart the space and locked on Ji Hao's embryo of Dao, which sat in the middle of his spiritual space.
The creature roared again. It was thrilled. Ji Hao sensed its happiness from its soul power waves. The creature felt the immeasurable power of creation from Ji Hao's embryo of Dao, the magical power. This enormous pre-world creature screamed, telling Ji Hao that it was so eager to swallow Ji Hao's embryo of Dao. Its voice could only be heard with one's soul.
Ji Hao's embryo of Dao was generated from his soul mixed with his power of great Dao. If the creature swallowed the embryo of Dao, Ji Hao would be gone, both his body and his soul. Hearing the creature, Ji Hao smiled. His embryo of Dao slowly stood up, with the Pan Gu bell floating above its head, and the Pan Gu Dragon Mark held in its hands. Shielded by the Taiji universe mirror, the embryo of Dao walked towards the core of the Pan Jia sun, against the torrents of soul power.
A crevice split open on the Pan Jia sun. The sun created a broad way, allowing the embryo of Dao in.
The thousands of miles long, unimaginably enormous creature barely raised its head, gasping heavily for air as he slowly opened its mouthpart. It wasn't yet mature. Its brain hadn't developed, and it was no smarter than a three-year-old human kid. Sensing Ji Hao's embryo of Dao, it instinctively wanted to 'eat' it.
"Old man, lend me a hand!" Ji Hao looked at this creature seriously. He dared not to be even a little bit careless.
The mysterious man stood up slowly as well. As he crooked his finger, the five-colored cauldron in Ji Hao's lower belly buzzed and flew up. Holding the cauldron with both hands, the mysterious man said, "Ready? Hmm, this thing is far weaker than the East Emperor Taiyi."
Laughing aloud, the mysterious man gripped a foot of the cauldron with one hand and swung it forward. He used the cauldron as a weapon to smash the creature. Ji Hao raised his head and saw the mysterious man make the combination of the five moves.
The colors of the cauldron had constantly been changing, blurring Ji Hao's eyesight. In his eyes, the cauldron no longer looked like a cauldron. Instead, held in the mysterious man's hand, it was a giant axe, strong enough to open up a new world. Along with a destructive power, the axe landed on the creature's head.
The creature wailed as it was hacked into two, from the head to the tail. Its soul was crushed, while its body collapsed rumblingly and became red-crystal-like spheres of original soul power, being absorbed entirely by the cauldron.
The mysterious man's body faded, almost turning turned transparent. He murmured weakly, "When the cauldron digests that thing, I get half of its power."
Breathing desperately for air, the mysterious man sat back down in Ji Hao's spiritual space, looking especially weak. The bright blue light emitted from his eyes dimmed rapidly, and at last, it was barely visible.
Ji Hao looked at him and responded hurriedly, "You can have it all. Just rest. I'll get you when I absorb the Pan Jia sun!"
Bursting into a loud shout, Ji Hao's embryo of Dao split up as it generated a cracking noise. A faint, man-shaped silhouette flew out of it and immediately disappeared into the sun's core.
The Pan Jia sun shrank speedily, eventually becoming a ball of red light as it merged into Ji Hao's chest.
The hot power flowed into his entire body. Ji Hao's body was on fire, and the raging fire was released from every fine hair of his, making him look like a fireball that was meters in diameter, quietly floating in the cave.
Seventy-two hours later, Ji Hao slowly walked out of the cave.
Outside, the sunlight was warm. Ji Hao reached out his hand and flicked his finger. Following his move, a wisp of sunlight emerged before his face, shaking slightly like a string of a harp. He smiled and caught this wisp of sunlight with his hand. The light flashed through the air, along with which, Ji Hao suddenly appeared high up in the sky, thousands of miles away from the ground. He did that without the golden bridge, purely with the sunlight which could be found in almost every corner of this world.
Breathing deeply, Ji Hao spread his arms, roaring towards the sky.
The sky was suddenly brightened up. Under the Pan Gu sun, which existed forever, a whole new sun emerged. Compared to the golden Pan Gu sun, this new sun was slightly dimmer, but its red light shone upon the whole world with a terrifying heat.
Ji Hao gave a resonant growl. Showering under the light of the sun transformed from him, in the forest with a radius of eight-million miles, all three-hundred and seventy-eight-million, ninety-hundred and thirty-two-thousand, four-hundred and fifty-two wild wolves were simultaneously penetrated, each by an extremely thin beam of red light.
Puff! All wild wolves were incinerated within a blink of an eye, turned into fireballs and burning out, without leaving even a grain of ash.
A man-shaped sun was shining upon the world, which could burn everything touched by its light.


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This six week long online course is recommended for anyone thinking about taking the IELTS test, but all English language learners will benefit from the tips and advice given in the course.
The course focuses on the IELTS test (International English Language Testing System). IELTS is the world's most popular English language test for higher education and global migration. IELTS is accepted by over 10,000 organisations worldwide including universities, employers, immigration authorities and professional bodies. Over 2.9 million IELTS tests were taken globally last year.
This course takes you through each stage of the IELTS test — reading, writing, speaking and listening. At each stage there is advice from our video tutor and a team of experienced IELTS educators. You will also be asked to share your experiences, tips and opinions with other learners.
By the end of the course, you will:
- be familiar with all parts of the IELTS test
- have some useful tips to help you achieve your IELTS goals
- understand how the IELTS test is assessed
- have an opportunity to have your written and spoken English assessed by other learners.
The British Council has over 80 years' experience in English language teaching and assessment and delivers IELTS tests in more than 100 countries. The course is extremely comprehensive and flexible at the same time. It will take up to two hours of your time per week, so you can practice at any time that suits you.


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Why LinkedIn training?
There are many reasons for using LinkedIn to grow your business and these include:
Watch my video. In this video I explain why you need to use LinkedIn to Grow your Business as part of your Marketing Plan.
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Some of the reasons to use LinkedIn as part of your marketing:
- The use of Social Media websites is quickly becoming the No.1 way that businesses market themselves online.
- LinkedIn is the world's No.1 Professional Social Media networking site.
- There are over 100 million members worldwide and this is growing all the time at a rate of one new member per second.
- Used effectively, LinkedIn is a great Search Engine Optimisation Tool and can help small businesses get to the first page of Google.
- It is free and so there is no cost other than your time (unless you use the PPC advertising, or upgrade features).
- Access to your connections 24/7 and send messages straight to them.
- Connecting with the people who know the people that you know.
- You can find and gain access to key people within a large corporation. These are people who are almost impossible to gain access to through other means.
- The ability to segment (niche) the people and businesses that you want to target.
- LinkedIn is a great way of keeping in touch with the people that you already know.
- LinkedIn is a great way of telling people that you are connected to what you do and what you sell (remember this is networking and not selling); but that does not mean you don't sell.
- Joining groups of like-minded people and groups that your client base would join.
- Using LinkedIn to direct people to your website, or blog.
- Linking other Social Media to your LinkedIn profile enables you to write something once, then use Twitter as a leverage.
- Advertise job vacancies or get a new job.
- Using LinkedIn as a platform for holding your business' information.
- Getting recommended by your clients and those who know you as well as recommending others too.
- Advising and helping others as a way of enabling them to sample your expertise prior to buying.
- Offering something FREE, or at a discounted rate.
- Advertising your products, or services to a niche profile.
- Using your keywords to get your profile listed highly on LinkedIn.
- Recommend books to others.
- Add your blog to your LinkedIn profile.
- Run events and marketing them to the people that you are connected to.
- It is accepted more easily by some business people as social media for business. Some still feel that sites like Facebook are for students (this is NOT true by the way).
- You get more out of it than what you put in.
Important point:- There are often many updates on LinkedIn and it is important to keep up to date with the many opportunities that the website provides.
Note: LinkedIn is very much a B2B site, but that does not mean that B2C businesses can't use it. Business owners and business people are also consumers!!


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Exelon Uses for Parkinson's DementiaWhile most people think of dementia as related to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease can also cause such problems. This is a progressive neurological disorder that results from the degeneration of neurons in a region of the brain that controls movement. This degeneration creates a shortage of the brain-signaling chemical (neurotransmitter) known as dopamine, causing the movement impairments that are characteristic of Parkinson's disease. The exact cause of Parkinson's disease is not currently known.
Often, one of the first Parkinson's disease symptoms is tremor (trembling or shaking) of a limb, especially when the body is at rest. While most people associate this disease with such physical symptoms, dementia symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease may also occur. Exelon is approved to treat dementia caused by Parkinson's disease. It will not help with other Parkinson's symptoms.
Exelon is part of a group of medications known as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. These medications work by preventing a specific enzyme (known as acetylcholinesterase) from breaking down acetylcholine in the brain. Acetylcholine is a chemical that aids in many brain functions, including memory, attention, reason, and language. It is thought that problems with inadequate acetylcholine in the brain may contribute to some of the symptoms of dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease.
Exelon is the only acetylcholinesterase inhibitor approved to treat dementia due to Parkinson's disease. The other medications in this class are approved to treat Alzheimer's dementia only.
Exelon is not approved for use in children. This makes sense, since Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are conditions affecting the elderly.
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What are those critter in her mouth.On second thoughts I don't want to know.
What is that creepy creature in her mouth.... A Toad i presume
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British actress Naomi Watts turned 40 last Sunday. She's best known for her roles in Mulholland Drive, the remake of King Kong, and The Ring. My personal favorite of Naomi's performances was her role in 21 Grams, which brought her the Academy Award nomination for the best actress. We wish her Happy (belated) Birthday and Academy Awards for her future roles! Photoshop Naomi Watts any way you wish. Some examples are: showing what other movies Watts could have played in, designing a poster for her sequel movies, merging Naomi with any other celebrity, etc.
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Today we had a visit from Richard and Marianthi .They came from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in a school of Architecture. They brought in a laser scanner and showed us how it worked. They have been scanning and taking photos of Tullich church. They scanned our classroom with the scanner.
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Learn how much awareness you unnecessarily commit to feeling more secure, and reconnect with a profound sense of security at the heart of this very moment.
Security, pleasure, Esteem
A conversation on Energy Centers – the theory behind them as well as the practical applications.
Money, Sex, Fame
How to bring mindful awareness to those areas in our lives that tend to pull us down and compromise our higher values.
shinzen young, part 2
What we can each do to achieve not just good results, but dramatic and life-changing results from our mindfulness practice.
shinzen young, part 1
Shinzen is regarded as one of the great pioneers in bringing the best of Western science and Eastern contemplation into a deeper union.
Living an inspired life
John Kesler joins us in the studio to share insights into mindfulness, developmental psychology, and the art of living an inspired life.
Still point
How to find the "still point" and give way to greater creativity, spontaneity, and skillful action in the moment.
the zen of you and me
Diane Hamilton of Two Arrows Zen Center talks about her new book, The Zen of You and Me
practicing presence
An extended meditation that will help you not just be more present in daily life, but actually have the experience of being Presence.
your porous nature
How vulnerability is a small price to pay for the experience of participating in the great flow of Life.
reclaiming your body
Learn about both the challenge and opportunity of remaining embodied throughout adult life.
community of practice
Learn about the benefits of practicing in community from three long-time members of Lower Lights Sangha.
Instruction on the basics of using a mantra (a word or syllable repeated to increase concentration)
negativity bias
Learn to soak in positive experiences and start to recognize what a rewarding world it really is.
one degree
No matter how challenging the practice or how challenging your life–in any given moment you are just a one degree shift in awareness from freedom.
turkey, cranberry sauce, Pain body
Learn in this episode how to take challenging relationships and metabolize them like so much savory stuffing and pumpkin pie.
donald trump and the toaist farmer
Is this election good news or bad news for us all? You say, when you tune into Mindfulness+.
REverence for life
An extended meditation to exercise your muscle of awe, wonder and gratitude in this luxurious meditation on the "Gift of Life."
boundless vitality for the new year
Get familiar with mindful awareness of the body, working with thoughts and emotions, as well as entering into transcendent qualities through the causal body, or pure awareness.
mindful eating
Bring a snack and enjoy as Thomas guides you in a mindful eating experience that you'll find delectable.
lower lights sangha
Learn the meaning of "lower lights" and how we can be lights to one another on the path, as well as the crucial role of sangha in mindfulness practice.
the matrix
How we can feel profound freedom, extracting ourselves from the real life matrix through a mindfulness practice.
How to work with challenging experiences. Learn to turn towards and open up to challenge, catalyzing a powerful process of healing in the body and the mind.
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positive feedback loop
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why the breath
3 fundamental skills that breathing–and indeed countless other techniques–can help us build.
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How different kinds of mindfulness are beneficial to us at different times in life.
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MEXICO CITY – L.A.-based producer Alex Garcia is joining London-based Paula Vaccaro and exec producer Jim Jarmusch to produce "Uncle Howard," the life-story of filmmaker Howard Brookner.
Garcia's AG Studios and Itaca Films, part of the AG Studios group, will co-produce and co-finance. The "Uncle Howard" deal strengthens the film-by-film relationship between Vaccaro's Pinball London and Garcia who teamed via BN Films with Pinball and Rasta Intl. Production to co-produce Emir Kusturica's "On the Milky Road," via BN Films, where he partners with Lucas Akoskin. Vaccaro also produced Kusturica's segment "Our Life" in BN Films "Words with Gods," produced by Guillermo Arriaga.
Helmed by Aaron Brookner, Howard Brookner's nephew, "Uncle Howard" is a feature documentary, currently in post-production in London, which follows Aaron Brookner as he tries to recover the legacy and body of work of his uncle who died of AIDS in New York in 1989.
"Uncle Howard" features interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Robert Wilson, William S. Burroughs, France's once-Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand and never before seen outtakes of "Burroughs: The Movie," "Nova Convention," as well as behind the scenes of Howard Brookner's last movie, "Bloodhounds of Broadway," starring Madonna, Matt Dillon, Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Grey.
As part of "Uncle Howard," Brookner has re-mastered "Burroughs: the Movie," Howard Brookner's breakthrough movie which he shot with fellow NYU classmates Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo – cinematographer on the movie, he supervised the grading on the re-master – and is the only feature docu on "The Naked Lunch" author. It premiered to acclaim at the 1983 New York Film Festival.
"Burroughs: the Movie" will be released by the Criterion Collection as part of its Christmas 2015 editions. "Uncle Howard" is scheduled for a 2016 bow.


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Hello, my name is Paolo Pedercini and this is my secret
porfolio page.
Two things about me: I was Born in 1981 somewhere in Northern Italy, I'm currently based in Pittsburgh after surviving in Milan, studying in Troy, NY and lounging around in Brooklyn. At the present moment I'm an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, and an artist / game designer usually working under the project name Molleindustria.
You can download a PDF of my resume here.
You can read my artist statement and objectives here
You can contact me at paolo [at] molleindustria [dot] it or follow me Twitter.
In the past ten years I made about thirty games and
interactive artworks, some of which may take a considerable
amount of time to experience. So instead of providing links to
every piece in chronological order I'll try to guide you
through my work in a way that is the most respectful of your
This is a video reel giving an overview of molleindustria projects from 2003 to 2010. All the games are playable or downloadable from the molleindustria website
Two-channel narrative game about the daily routine of an
drone pilot.
Co-written by Jim Munroe. Sound design by Jesse Stiles.
Installation/online game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: Ars Technica/Wired, PopMatters, New Statesman.
*Part of the New Frontier section at Sundance Festival 2012.
*Winner of the Grand Jury Award at Indiecade 2012.
*Winner of Best Gameplay and Knight newsgame at Games for Change 2012.
"Educational" game for smart phones about the social cost of
electronic manufacturing. First accepted then banned from the
App store. The video Shows the full playthrough.
iPhone/iPad/Android game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: New York Times, Guardian, ZNet, NBC.
*Online Commission for Abandon Normal Devices festival (UK) 2011.
*Co-commissioned by the Gwangju Design Biennale (South Korea).
An existential game about alienation and refusal of labor.
Soundtrack by Jesse Stiles. Online game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: Gamasutra, The Millions, Ditchtung Journal, GOOD.
*Finalist at Indiecade Festival 2010.
A commentary on the oil industry, lobbying and fossil fuel
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: Guardian, Mother Nature Network, Game Set Watch.
*Finalist at Indiecade Festival 2010.
Unofficial NRA game where "good guys with guns" shoot at
"bad guys with guns" except all the characters are controlled
by the player.
Downloadable game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: Financial Post, Guns, Wired, International Businness Times.
*Fundraising initiative to support a series of radical gamemaking workshops at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit.
Reverse propaganda video about post-traumatic stress disorder
filmed within the recruiting game America's Army.
Machinima video, 6 minutes.
Write-up: Dissertation, Newsgames Georgia Tech
An anti-advergame highlighting the unethical practices of
the fast food industry. Online game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: CNet, Gamasutra.
*Mistaken for an official advertising campaign the game spun off an identity correction hijink in collaboration with prankster group the Yes Men.
Dynamic mapping of flights involved in the CIA extraordinary
rendition program.
Collaboration with the Institute for Applied Autonomy and with experimental geographer Trevor Paglen. Data visualization.
Website and downloads
*Ars Electronica 2007 curated selection
*Rhizome commission
A tongue-in-cheek cathartic game for fundamentalists of all
kinds. Players
control Godzilla-sized deities in a sprawling supernatural
death match.
After a tabloid-generated controversy the game was temporary replaced by a "pacifist" sequel.
Online game.
Website and downloads
Write-ups in English: Huffington Post, The Times, Jerusalem Post.
Leaky World - Playable commentary on WikiLeaks. 2010.
Inside a Dead Skyscraper - Interactive music video. 2010.
Memory Reloaded - Matching game about historical revisionism. 2010.
Run, Jesus Run! - The life of Jesus in 10 seconds and 8 bits. 2010.
The 21st Century Home - An inflatable "real virtuality" installation. 2009.
Ergon/Logos - Fast-paced, fast-paced, branching narrative / Unidentified playable object. 2009.
Kosmosis - An arcade space shooter from a an alternate socialist past. 2009.
Missed Connections - A forensic investigation of physical disconnection
based on craigslist classified ads. Video, 2008.
The free culture game - Playable theory about the struggle between free culture and copyright. Online game, 2008.
Permitted Habitats - Interactive map of genetically modified organisms
released for field tests. Collaboration with the Center for PostNatural History. Data visualization, 2008.
Operation: Pedopriest - Newsgame about child abuses within the clergy.
Where Next? - Online platform for betting on terrorist attacks inspired by
an actual DARPA program. Collaboration with Guerrillamarketing.it. Net.art project, now offline, 2005.
Embrioni in fuga (Embryos' Run) - Propaganda game for a referendum
about stem cell research. 2005.
Ricordi bastardi - The first Italian mash-up album. 14 tracks remixing classic
Italian and modern pop/rock songs. Online EP 2005.
Enduring Indymedia - Newsgame about the seizure of Indymedia server
hardware. 2004.
MayDay NetParade - Virtual parade for the precarious workers movement. 2004. Papa
Parolibero - Satirical tool deconstructing the language of the Catholic establishment. Software toy, 2004.
Orgasm Simulator - Rhythm game about a subtle form of gender oppression. 2003.
Tamatipico - Virtual pet parody about labor issues. 2003.
Queer Power - A queer détournement of the fighting game genre. 2004.
Tuboflex - Dystopic commentary on flexible labor. 2003.
Books discussing my work:
James Newman, Best Before: Videogames, Supersession and Obsolescence. Routledge, 2012.
Ulrik Andersen, Christian Bro Pold, Soren. Interface Criticism: Aesthetics Beyond the Buttons. Aarhus university press, 2011.
Harteveld, Casper. Triadic game design: balancing reality and play. Springer, 2011.
Rose, Mike. 250 Indie Games You Must Play. A K Peters/CRC Press, 2011.
Di Corinto, Arturo, and Gilioli, Alessandro. I Nemici della Rete. Rizzoli, 2010.
Schrier, Karen, and David Gibson. Designing Games for Ethics. IGI Global, 2010.
Fuchs, Mathias. Das Spiel und seine Grenzen, Springer, 2010.
Lemoine , Stéphanie, and Samira Ouardi. Artivisme. Editions alternatives, 2010
Bogost, Ian. Newsgames. MIT press, 2010.
Dyer-Witheford, Nick and Greig de Peuter . Games of Empire: Global Capitalism and Video Games. U. Of Minnesota Press, 2009.
Raley, Rita. Tactical Media. U. of Minnesota Press, 2009.
Tota, A. L. Gender e mass media. Verso un immaginario sostenibile. Meltemi Editore, 2008.
Williams, J. Patrick, and Jonas Heide Smith. The players' realm: studies on the culture of video games and gaming. McFarland, 2007.
Bogost, Ian. Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Video Games. MIT press, 2007.
Bazzichelli, Tatiana. Networking: la rete come arte. Costa & Nolan, 2006.
Articles on academic journals:
Soderman, Braxton. Every Game the Same Dream? Politics, Representation, and the Interpretation of Video Games. Dichtung-digital Journal, 2010.
Ferri, Gabriele. Satira politica tramite videogioco. Considerazioni semiotiche sull'uso persuasivo di sistemi algoritmici. EC Rivista dell'associazione italiana studi semiotici, 2010.
Noonan, Luke. An artist interview with Paolo Pedercini / Molleindustria. Emerging Language Practice Journal, University of Buffalo, 2010
Breivik, Kristin. Games Combatting the Dictatorship of Entertainment: A Study of the Newsgaming Phenomenon. INFOMEVI345, University of Bergen. 2008.
Ludovico, Alessandro. Memory Reloaded: The treatment of history in video games as exemplified in a work by Paolo Molleindustria. Springer|in, 2006.
PDF files. For a more complete list click here
The Best Amendment Indie Game Takes On the NRA - Wired
Ecco l'Italia del videogame intelligente - Repubblica (IT)
The Best Amendment Explores Gun Violence - International Business Time (UK)
La critica sociale e' un gioco - Il Sole 24 ORE (IT)
Unmanned and the Rhetoric of Division - PopMatters
Death by Joystick - Der Standard (AT)
Verdens beskidte spejl - Weekendavisen (DK)
Unmanned presents a nuanced, psychological perspective on modern warfare - Art Technica
Civilian Casualties - Filmmaker Magazine
¿Suenan los soldados con ovejas electricas? - El Pais (ES)
How text-based war games are challenging representations of conflict - New StatesMan (UK)
Haaretz (IL) המשחק שיוציא לכם את החשק להיות מפעיל מל"טים - משחקים - הארץ
Saving the World One Controller at a Time - The Takeaway NPR/PRI
The art of play - Financial Times (UK)
Giochi Radicali - Il Mucchio (IT)
Interview with Paolo Pedercini - Journal #3 (UK)
Game That Critiques Apple Vanishes From App Store - New York Times
Phone Story Das Anti-Handy-Spiel - DW (DE)
The tale of banned iPhone game Phone Story - USA Today
Apple bans app that shows ugly side of electronics - CNN
App Store Anti-iPhone-Spiel furs iPhone verboten - Spiegel (DE)
The ugly side of Apple - New Zealand Herald (NZ)
La Apple blocca Phone Story, il gioco-denuncia su come nascono i telefonini - La Stampa (IT)
Apple bans satirical iPhone game Phone Story from its App Store - The Guardian (UK)
Wikileaks entre en jeu - Ecrans (FR)
NBC News - Wikileaks game asks you to connect dots and stop leaks - NBC News
Leaky World/ la critica ludica di Wikileaks - Corriere della Sera (IT)
Analysis/ Every Day's Not The Same 'Art Game' - Gamasutra
A Videogame to Fight Cubicle Malaise - GOOD
Every Day The Same Dream - The Millions
Oiligarchy: A game with a message - The Guardian (UK)
Nettiaktivismia Mäkkärin kääreissa - Voima (FI)
Videospil om pædofile præster vækker vrede - Politiken (DK)
La grande cuisine de McDo - Liberation (FR)
Political games - BBC (UK)
Giochi politici - Specchio (IT)
Molleindustria - La Stampa (IT)
Molleindustria gioca duro - Exibart (IT)
I regularly publish writings and transcripts from my talks on my blog.
In the past I've been a contributor of the new media art magazine neural and I wrote a few short essays published in the following antologies:
Benvenuti nel deserto del reale. Una conversazione con Paolo Pedercini in MACHINIMA! Teorie. Pratiche. Dialoghi.
Edited by Matteo Bittanti, Henry Lowood. Ludologica, 2012.
Chapter 25, in Cultura e nuovi media: Cinque interrogativi di Lev Manovich. Edited by Vito Campanelli and Danilo Capasso. MAO Media, 2011.
"Oiligarchy Post-mortem", in Net Works. Edited by xtine Burrough. Routledge, 2011.
"Media contagiosi" (Contagious media), in Skizomedia. Edited by Franco "bifo" Berardi. Derive/approdi, 2006.
Note: pop essay about viral media.
"Radical game design: Notes on video game rethorics", A mínima / revista de arte y nuevas tecnologías, 2006.
"7 Giorni in una seconda vita" (7 days in a second life), Cluster magazine, 2005.
Note: The first essay about Second Life written in Italian.
You can read my teaching philosophy and objectives here
Syllabi and websites for the classes I taught at Carnegie Mellon between 2009 and 2013:
Experimental Game Design: Playing stories
Electronic Media Studio II - Computational art
2D Animation
Experimental Game Design: Games as social interfaces
Electronic Media Studio I - Video, Performance, Animation
Game Design for Artists Maveriks and Troublemakers
Electronic Media Studio I (old) - Digital Imaging
Indiecade East Museum of Moving Images, New York City, NY
February 15-17 [talk][show]
Spilbar: Play'n Provoke Filmhuset, Copenhagen, DK
January 10, 2013 [talk]
Indiecade Festival San Francisco, CA
October 4-7, 2012 [show][talk]
Lecture UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media, Santa Cruz, CA
October 1, 2012 [talk]
Lecture CSU East Bay, Hayward, CA
October 3, 2012 [talk]
Arse Elektronika 4Play Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA
September 27-30, 2012 [talk]
Fantastic Arcade Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX
September 19-26, 2012 [show][talk]
Social Disorder Glassell Gallery, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA
August 30 - October 7, 2012 [show]
Making Revolutionary games with verbs Allied Media Conference, Detroit, MI
June 30, 2012 [workshop]
Bivouac Urbain Quebec city, CA
June 14 - 17, 2012 [jury]
Agit prop game design Games 4 Change / NYU Game Center, New York, NY
June 18, 2012 [talk][show]
Deconstructing the Habit ACNY Spattered Columns, New York, NY
June 6th [show]
Open - Arti Triennale, Milano, IT
May 22, 2012 [talk]
Level, Art Center of the Capital Region Troy NY
April 27 – May 25, 2012 [show]
Environment today CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
April 1, 2012 [talk]
Artist Talk UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 2012 [talk]
So far so good, Extra Extra gallery Philadelphia, PA
January 13, February 12, 2012 [show]
New Frontiers, Sundance Festival Utah MOCA, Salt Lake City, UT
January 17 - 27, 2012 [show]
Jusqu'ici, tout va bien Oudeis, Le Vigan, FR
December 9 - 17, 2011 [show]
d = D != d, Gwangju Design Biennale. Gwangju, South Korea.
September 7 - November 11, 2011 [show]
2Player Computers. Games. Art. 16th July - 5th September 2011
New Walk Museum & Art Gallery [show]
Online commissions, AND: abandon normal devices. Liverpool, UK
September 28 2011 - November 28, 2011 [show]
SpielSalon July 14 - 16, 2011
Kassel (Germany) [show][talk]
Why Participate? Flux Factory, NY (USA)
August 5, 2011 [show][talk]
Interior-ity September 22 - October 30, 2011
PROEKT_FABRIKA @ Moscow Biennial (Russia) [show]
Platine Festival August 15 - 19, 2011
Cologne (Germany) [show]
Neoludica: art is a game June 1 - November 27, 2011
Collateral Event Venice Biennale (Italy) [show]
Lecture Series Youngstown State University, OH
April, 2011 [talk]
The invisible pavillion June 1 - November 27, 2011
Collateral Event Venice Biennale (Italy) [show]
Far Game May 27 - 28, 2011
Cineteca di Bologna (Italy) [talk]
Videoformes Festival Clermont-Ferrand (France)
March 16, April 3, 2011 [screening]
The Typhoon Continues and So Do You Flux Factory, NYC (USA)
April 2 - May 1, 2011 [show]
We can be heroes Espace multimedia gantner, Belfort-Dijon (France)
March 26, June 25, 2011 [show]
FILE games Rio Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
April 12 - May 08, 2011 [show]
Source code Modified arts, Phoenix (AZ)
March 18 – April 10, 2011 [show]
SLOW MOVES: Toward a Gaming Aesthetics of Inactivity New Media Caucus @ CAA conference, NYC
February 12, 2011 [talk]
Credit Due Babycastles, NYC
January 6, 2011 [show]
Design Politics Inspiration Fest, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
November 26 /27, 2010 [show]
Electrified 02 – Hacking Public Space, S.M.A.K. in Belgium Gent (Belgium) / Microwaves (Hong Kong)
April 3 - June 13, 2010 [show]
Indiecade 2010 Los Angeles, CA (USA)
October 8 - 10, 2010 [talk][show]
Fantastic Fest Arcade Austin, TX (USA)
September 23-26, 2010 [talk][show]
IMPAKT Festival Utrecht (Netherlands)
13-17 October, 2010 [show]
Learn to play Euphrat Museum of Art Cupertino, CA
September 17-18, 2010 [show]
N Design 2010: art games Curitiba (Brazil)
July 11 - 18, 2010 [show]
PLAYFUL & PLAYABLE: Crítica y Experimentación con Videojuegos Vitoria (Spain)
June 24 - September, 2010 [show]
Games 4 change New York, NY (USA)
May 24-27, 2010 [show]
Game Developers Conference - Serious Games Summit San Francisco, LA (USA)
March 9-13, 2010 [talk]
Esse, Νosse, Posse: Common Wealth for Common People Athens (Greece)
National Museum of Contemporary art [show]
La Fete de l'animation Lille (France)
18-21 March, 2010 [show]
Game (Life): Video Games in Contemporary Art Firehouse Gallery, Burlington VT (USA)
December 18, 2009 –February 13, 2010 [show]
FILE GAMES Hipersonica Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro (BR)
December 02-18, 2009 [show]
Artist talk Northern Illinois University, Dekalb (USA)
November 05 2009 [talk]
Artist Talk @ Lecture Series Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (USA)
November 3, 2009 [talk]
Hijacking Controversy: Tales from the Front Lines of Tactical Media October 27, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (USA) [talk]
MARKET FORCES Share Festival, Torino (IT)
November 3-8 2009 [show]
ATOPIC FESTIVAL CitÈ des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris (FR)
October 27th-November 4th, 2009 [screening]
INDIE GAMES ARCADE Eurogamer expo, London (UK)
October 30-31, 2009 [talk]
GAMES ART FACTORY Porte de Versailles, Parc des Expositions, Paris (FR)
September 17-20, 2009 [show]
Techno Culture Dowd Fine Arts Center, Cortland NY
May 28 - June 26, 2009 [show]
Werk Nu / Work now Z33, Hasselt (BE)
June 28 - July 27, 2009 [show]
SubversivMesse Linz (AT)
May 14-17, 2009 [show]
Play Cultures - multiplace Bratislava (SK)
April 14 - May 03, 2009 [show]
Digital.Event.09 Toronto (CA)
February 13 - 28, 2009 [show][talk]
Pixxelpoint, for God's sake Nova Gorica (SL)
December 5-12, 2008 [show]
Crisi. Contra les aparences @ Angels Barcelona Barcelona (ES)
December 04, 2008 - January 24, 2009 [show]
Contrajuegos S.Sebastian (ES)
September 12 2008 [workshop]
Digital Art à la carte @ Sonar Barcelona (ES)
June 19-21 2008 [show]
The Super Thing: NYC goes DEVO 3d Ward gallery, New York City (USA)
May 10 - June 1 2008 [show]
Influence & Independence Game Symposium Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (USA)
April 26 2008 [talk]
Signal and noise festival VIVO media arts centre, Vancouver (CA)
Aprile 17 - Aprile 19 [show]
Homo Ludens Ludens LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijon (ES)
April 18 - September 22 2008 [show][talk]
Try Again La casa Encendida, Madrid (ES)
April 10 - June 8 2008 [show]
SimUtopie & SimDistopie Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino, (SM)
March 13 2008 [talk]
FAD Festival de arte digital Belo Horizonte (BR)
September 29 2007 [show]
Play Cultures Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Novi Sad (Serbia)
October 4-25 2007 [show]
Els límits de la natura Centre d'Art la Panera, Lleida (ES)
July 5 - September 30 2007 [show]
Mediawala festival New Delhi (IN)
March 1, 2007 [show]
Private Dancers O3one, Belgrado (Serbia)
February 19-24 2007 [show]
Haktion! Political Games Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)
January 21 2007 [talk]
Serious simulations for fun Aarhus University (DK)
November 28 2006 [talk]
Mine 06 digital arts festival Rebild (DK)
October 28-29 2006 [show]
Interaktivni Festival Lubjana (SI)
October 26 2006 [talk]
Gaming Realities - mediaterra Athens (GR)
October 4-8 2006 [show]
File Games File Festival, Sao Paulo (BR)
August 15- September 3 2006 [show]
The influencers CCCB, Barcelona (ES)
July 6-8 2006 [talk]
Homemade Festival Fine arts academy, Carrara (IT)
June 9 2006 [talk]
Games@iulm IULM, Milano (IT)
May 3 2006 [talk]
Radical Software Piemonte share festival, Torino (IT)
March 8-12 2006 [talk]
Researching the Future: art and design in transmodal transition NABA, Milano (IT)
February 8 2006 [talk]
Media contagiosi Connessioni leggendarie - Mediateca S.Teresa, Milano (IT)
November 5 2005 [talk]
Hoax is More! Taverne republique, Paris (FR)
October 19, 2005 [talk]
Playing with code Interferenze - New arts festival, S. Martino Valle Caudina (IT)
September 1-3, 2005 [talk][show]
PoV: Alternative Games Exhibition Digra international games conference, Vancouver (CA)
June 16-19 2005 [show]
Utopia reversed Schiller festival, Weimar (DE)
May 26 2005 [talk]
Molleindustria The Israeli center for Digital Art (IL)
March 30 2005 [show]
Piemonte Share Torino (IT)
February 28 2004 [show]
ALT + CTRL / A Festival of Independent and Alternative Games University of California, Irvine (USA)
October 5 - November 24 2004 [show]
VIDEOGAMES WITH AN AGENDA Curzon soho, London (UK)
October 16 - November 7 2004 [show]
PEAM, Pescara Electronic Artists Meeting Pescara (IT)
May 19-23 2004 [talk]