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21 July 2007
Keeping it West Coast here's a repost from the very early days of this blog-a modal masterpiece.
Back in 1961, jazz pianist Johnny Williams was still making the transition to soundtrack composer John Williams, and one of the jobs he took on was the composition of thematic music for the television program Checkmate, a detective drama featuring the talents of Sebastian Cabot, Doug McLure and Anthony George. Williams wrote several pieces including the show's theme song and sketches that were associated with various characters and settings. Still strongly influenced by the jazz of the day, the music he created for the series reflected the modal experiments that were emerging from players like Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
The studio orchestra that recorded the themes included drummer Shelly Manne, who appropriated the music for his group, Shelly Manne & His Men, and began to introduce the material to audiences at his club, Shelly's Manne-Hole in Hollywood. When they had worked out the arrangements, he took the group, including Conte Candoli on trumpet, Richie Kamuca on tenor, Chuck Berghofer on bass and Russ Freeman on piano, into the studio and created this album.
Shelly Manne & His Men were one of the finest groups in West Coast jazz, and their ability to adapt this music for straight jazz performance gives a good indication why. They assimilated the modal approach, still considered new and challenging, and found the spaces in Williams' compositions that allowed for improvisation, then crafted excellent solos to fill those spaces, weaving a carpet of sound as only a true working band can. The ability to play the music in a club environment until their grasp of the possibilities was complete was a luxury rarely afforded in the world of jamming pick-up bands that was too often the circumstance in jazz studios, and the results are a modal masterpiece
12 comments:
- Jazz-Nekko said...
this is one that ihave patiently hoped you would re-up - long before i discovered your world, i am happy that you decided to offer it again.
cheers, bacoso
- 22 July 2007 at 04:23:00 GMT
- s o l e p o w e r said...
I wouldvery much like to hear either of these...
Maynard Parker - Midnight Rider
Nat Adderley - Sayin' Something
- 23 July 2007 at 03:45:00 GMT
- Sylvain L. said...
It's a sunday morning and you're driving an MGA in the streets of London Soho circa 63.
This is how this great LP feels.
Thanks Mister Bacoso
- 23 July 2007 at 12:24:00 GMT
- wooodenelephant said...
I've been hoping this one would come around again too.
Fantastic work, Bacoso!
- 23 July 2007 at 18:15:00 GMT
- douglass said...
- 23 July 2007 at 20:39:00 GMT
- Peter said...
Thx v much! I always love Richie Kamuca's sound and style, so I am looking forward to it.
- 26 July 2007 at 09:08:00 GMT
- phipsi said...
Great stuff. mate!
- 8 February 2008 at 02:52:00 GMT
- phipsi said...
Great stuff, mate!
- 8 February 2008 at 02:58:00 GMT
- neil said...
Can't wait! many thanks...
- 16 July 2009 at 11:45:00 GMT
- Shtebe said...
Thanks--Shelly M. is new to me, so this is an exciting intro to his work!
- 5 October 2010 at 23:27:00 GMT
- rm said...
thank you very much
- 26 July 2011 at 19:55:00 GMT
- cvllos said...
Hi, Bacoso!
Thank you for sharing.
Till today, 2012, July, your link brings joy to our feelings.
- 22 July 2012 at 11:18:00 GMT


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Couture puts new face on old Sharks
Updated 11:44 pm, Wednesday, May 29, 2013
On the surface, the Sharks' season seemed all too familiar. Make the playoffs. Get bounced. No Stanley Cup. Again.
But there was something different about this team whose season ended one goal short in Game 7 on the road against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Sharks were grittier. Feistier. Simultaneously both looser and tougher than their previous incarnations.
There are a lot of reasons for that, but the main one is 24-year old Logan Couture.
Some will say the core of the team is getting both older and that much further from a Stanley Cup. But the core of the team is no longer Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. It's now Logan Couture and Thornton. And that makes a big difference in how the future looks.
Thornton is still the team captain and a great player who makes everyone around him better. The Kings' Dustin Brown called him the Sharks' most important player.
But Thornton is a placid off-ice personality. He and Marleau together made you want to hold a mirror up to the team to make sure it was still alive.
Couture is different, not bashful in the spotlight. Not afraid to be honest. Fully comfortable in his emerging leadership role.
The Sharks had some lousy streaks during this lockout-shortened season, but battled back. They swept their first series and took the defending champions to the brink. Todd McLellan, whose job security might have been in question, proved again what a good coach he is. Antti Niemi was steady in goal.
The team had many good moments. But what was refreshingly new was a sense of accountability and edge, which came largely from Couture.
After disappointment in Game 5, he called the power play "brutal," said the team didn't deserve to win and said the best players, "myself included, we were bad tonight."
After the season ender, he called himself out again, for missing scoring chances.
"I have to score there. I'm counted on to score goals."
Couture and the Sharks were unsatisfied. But they'll be back. And they might have the right mix to finally create a new kind of ending.
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FOX UNDERCOVER - Many Boston universities are far more generous than Ivy League powerhouse Harvard University when it comes to financial aid and ROTC, a FOX Undercover investigation shows. That finding that doesn't sit well with a local family baffled and angry over Harvard's cutting aid to their ROTC daughter.
"It covers all the costs. I've never paid a cent to go to Northeastern. It's really nice," said Alixandra Powers.
At Northeastern, students like her sign on to serve their country after they graduate, and in exchange ROTC pays all of their tuition -- $39,320 a year. On top of that they get at least another $7,864 from the university for other expenses.
"It's definitely a large incentive. ROTC wouldn't be what it is. It wouldn't have the strength in numbers and we wouldn't be able to produce the same quality officers if ROTC didn't offer scholarships," said Kevin Wong.
It's a different story across the Charles River at Harvard University, where Rick Coveno's daughter Madison is a student and a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Madison initially was receiving about $15,000 per year in financial aid from the university to offset the annual bill of $54,496 for tuition and room and board.
Then Madison continued her family's strong tradition of military service and joined the ROTC, committing to service in the Air Force for four years after she graduates. In return, ROTC gives her $18,000-a-year toward her college education.
That's when Harvard cut all of her financial aid.
"It's unpatriotic and anti-military and it needs to be changed," Rick Coveno told FOX Undercover. "So we called, 'Hey why aren't we getting our financial aid anymore? We qualified for this as a family.' And they said, 'Now you're receiving ROTC tuition assistance and so the Harvard financial aid, you're not going to get that anymore.'"
It's not just Coveno who's complaining about Harvard's policy. The Crimson, the university student newspaper, published a critical editorial eight months after the university welcomed ROTC back to campus. The editorial says the university treats "ROTC scholarships as any other non-Harvard scholarship," but they should be treated differently because "they come with a quid pro quo of four years of military service..."
"From our perspective, ROTC is earned money from her five-year service commitment in the military and it's not some grant or other free money," Rick Coveno said. "That's very little incentive, almost a disincentive to do all that extra work for ROTC when, if you do nothing you get about the same amount of financial aid.
Northeastern isn't the only school with a more generous policy for ROTC students.
ROTC cadets at Boston College also receive an ROTC scholarship that covers their tuition of $43,140 a year. And BC pays $4,818 a year for food. The college also picks up rooming costs during students' senior year, up to an additional $10,470.
MIT and Boston University say the size of ROTC scholarships varies from cadet to cadet, but they allow students to eliminate loans and the amount they're expected to earn working before cutting need-based financial aid.
Harvard wouldn't comment on other schools or say why it doesn't treat ROTC cadets the same way.
In a statement Harvard told FOX Undercover:
"Like every other Ivy League institution, Harvard considers all outside funding received by students - from academic prizes to scholarships to ROTC funding - in calculating financial aid awards for individual families, based strictly on financial need."
Stan Ezekiel, who runs College Planning Group to help parents through the financial aid process, says Harvard has a choice.
"Every college has a choice," he said. "They decide, this is the policy we're going to adhere to, and Harvard has taken the stance that we're not going to change. This is the way it is."
Ezekiel says colleges treat ROTC scholarships differently.
"Harvard, I feel, could've done something if they wanted to. Why they decided not to, I don't know the answer to that," he said.
Ezekiel recommends parents contact a college's financial aid office to see how the school handles outside scholarships. Some, like Harvard, deduct them from your financial aid, but he says others leave them alone.
Harvard's president did write to the Covenos last April saying that a university faculty committee reviewing ROTC matters is aware of their concerns, but the family hasn't heard anything else since.
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This glossary of terms is listed in alphabetical order for your convenience.
Active Participant
An individual who, in a particular year, benefited under a qualified pension, profit sharing or stock bonus plan; a 403(b) plan; a SEP IRA; a 401(k); a qualified annuity; any plan described in IRC Sec 501(c)(18); or a plan established for its employees by the U.S., by a state or political subdivision or by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. or a state or political subdivision (other than a plan under IRC Sec 457(b)).
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
All income received over the course of a year (wages, interest, dividends, capital gains, etc), after certain adjustments, including business expenses, alimony, moving expense, as specified on IRS Form 1040.
Annual Contribution Limits
The dollar amount that may be contributed (other than through a rollover or conversion) to an IRA for a year.
Asset Based Loan
A loan where the property qualifies for the loan and the Real Estate Investor demonstrates his/her experience and abilities to reach his/her exit strategy. The interest rate is typically higher and the loan term is typically six to twelve months. The loan term is short because the exit strategy is to refinance to a lower interest rate or the asset is to be sold. Either exit strategy will pay off the hard money loan.
Business Funding Pension Plan
A type of Self-Directed IRA plan that combines a custom designed pension plan and a C Corporation allowing the owner to actively participate in a business and draw a salary.
Carry-back Contribution
A contribution made to a Roth or Traditional IRA between January 1 and April 15 for the prior tax year.
Catch Up Contribution
An additional contribution available for individuals age 50 and older.
Checkbook IRA
A type of IRA also referred to as a Self-Directed IRA LLC, a Real Estate IRA or a Solo401(k). In every instance of the terms being used, a bank account is established for the legal structure. Hence, the use of the term "Checkbook IRA."
Combining funds from different sources one account or investment, for example, combing amounts rolled over from a qualified retirement plan and other IRA contributions in the same IRA.
Amounts received for personal services, including base salary, commissions, bonuses, overtime and vacation pay. For self-employed individuals, compensation is net earnings from self-employment. For purposes of determining the annual contribution limits for an IRA, alimony and separate maintenance payments are treated as compensation.
Conduit IRA
An IRA that holds only amounts rolled over from a qualified retirement plan, 403(b) plan or similar plan, and earnings on those amounts.
Contingent Beneficiary
The individual(s) and or entity(ies) (e.g., trust, charity, estate) who will receive the proceeds of a retirement account upon the account owner's death if all Primary Beneficiaries are then deceased.
An amount contributed to an IRA for a particular tax year. Contributions (other than rollover contributions) must be made in cash or check and are subject to annual contribution limits, depending on, among other things, the year and type of account.
Contributory IRA
An IRA that has been funded by cash contributions by the IRA owner, as opposed to funds rolled over from a retirement plan or other IRA.
The change of a traditional IRA, SEP, or other IRA funded with pre-tax funds (or a portion of any such IRA) to a Roth IRA. A conversion is a taxable event.
Coverdell Educational Savings Account
A tax-favored account (formerly called an Education IRA) that is a trust or custodial account established in the United States funded with post-tax contributions to pay for the qualified education expenses of a designated beneficiary. Earnings and withdrawals from a Coverdell account are tax-free if used for those educational purposes. At the time of contributions, the designated beneficiary must be under age 18 or a special needs beneficiary.
Banks and other institutions approved by the IRS to hold retirement funds. And, like all other banking type institutions, they are compensated through an asset and transaction fee structure. By law, every qualified retirement plan must have a custodian or trustee approved by the IRS in accordance with the requirements of IRC section 408.
An individual's contributions to a traditional IRA are tax deductible if he or she is not an active participant in an employer's retirement plan. An active participant still may deduct contributions to a traditional IRA depending upon income and filing status. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible.
Direct Rollover
A direct transfer of funds from a 401(k) or other permissible retirement plan to an IRA. A direct rollover avoids the 20% mandatory income tax withholding that would otherwise apply if the funds were first paid to the employee.
Disclosure Statement
A written statement that explains in plain language the rules that govern an IRA. An IRA custodian must provide a current disclosure statement to anyone who opens an IRA.
Disqualified Person
As it relates to IRC, the following would constitute disqualified individuals with regard to entering into any investment or arrangement, directly or indirectly:
- The IRA holder and his or her spouse;
- The IRA holders ancestors, lineal descendants and their spouses;
- Investment advisors and managers;
- Any corporation, partnership, trust or estate in which the IRA holder has a 50% or greater interest;
- Anyone providing services to the IRA such as a trustee or custodian .
Any withdrawal of cash or assets from an IRA account or retirement plan.
Early Distribution
Distributions taken from a Traditional or Roth IRA before age 59½. Early distributions (also called pre-mature distributions) are subject to a 10% early distribution penalty unless an exception applies.
Money earned yearly through IRA investments.
Education IRA
See Coverdell Education Savings Account.
Employer and Employee Association Trust Account, or Group IRA
An IRA established by an employer, union, and other employee association for its employees or members.
Excess Contribution
The amount of an IRA contribution that exceeds the annual contribution limit for the year.
Fair Market Value
The fair market value is the value (generally, what a willing buyer would pay to a willing seller) of an asset or assets of an IRA as of a certain date. The December 31 fair market value of total IRA assets must be provided to each IRA holder and the IRS each year.
Hard Money Loan
A short-term, asset based loan, typically at higher interest rates.
Indirect Rollover
A rollover to an IRA from another IRA or 401(k) or other permissible retirement plan that is not an direct rollover, i.e., distributed amounts are first paid to the individual recipient. An indirect rollover generally must be completed within 60 days.
Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA)
Often referred to as an Individual Retirement Account, it is a tax-favored account which an individual can establish which complies with applicable tax rules. Earnings grow tax-free and the funds may be invested into a wide range of assets ranging from public stocks and mutual funds to real estate and private placements.
Individual Retirement Annuity
An IRA established with a life insurance company through the purchase of a special annuity contract.
Inherited IRA
An IRA acquired by the non-spousal beneficiary of a deceased IRA owner. Special rules apply to an inherited IRA. New contributions are not allowed to this IRA, and rollovers to another IRA are not permitted (although direct transfers to another IRA are allowed). Inherited IRA amounts must be distributed within a period specified by the tax laws.
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
The internal rate of return on an investment or project is the "annualized effective compounded return rate" or "rate of return" that makes the net present value (NPV as NET*1/(1+IRR)^year) of all cash flows (both positive and negative) from a particular investment equal to zero.
In more specific terms, the IRR of an investment is the discount rate at which the net present value of costs (negative cash flows) of the investment equals the net present value of the benefits (positive cash flows) of the investment.
Internal rates of return are commonly used to evaluate the desirability of investments or projects. The higher a project's internal rate of return, the more desirable it is to undertake the project. Assuming all projects require the same amount of up-front investment, the project with the highest IRR would be considered the best and undertaken first.
Life Expectancy
The number of years an individual is expected to live based on his or her current age and applicable IRS tables.
Net Income Attributable
The amount of income treated as earned by an excess contribution to an IRA.
Non-Recourse IRA Mortgage
The only type of loan allowed for a Self-Directed IRA. According to IRC rules, the holder of the account, the IRA or any business entity funded by the IRA cannot be held liable for the loan repayment.
Primary Beneficiary
The individual(s) and or entity(ies) (e.g., trust, charity, estate) who will receive the proceeds of a retirement account upon the account owner's death. See also Contingent Beneficiary.
A court process to transfer a decedent's property to his or her heirs or other beneficiaries.
Profit Sharing Plan
A qualified retirement plan to which an employer may, in its discretion, make contributions on behalf of eligible employees.
Prohibited Transaction
An improper transaction or event involving an IRA or its assets that will result in excise (penalty) taxes or possible loss of the IRA's tax-favored status.
According to IRC 4975(c)(1), prohibited transactions include any DIRECT or INDIRECT:
- Selling, exchanging, or leasing, any property between a plan and a disqualified person;
- Lending money or other extension of credit between a plan and a disqualified person;
- Furnishing goods, services, or facilities between a plan and a disqualified person;
- Transferring or using, by or for, the benefit of a disqualified person, the income or assets of a plan;
- Dealing with income or assets of a plan by a disqualified person who is a fiduciary acting in his own interest or for his own account;
- Receiving any consideration for his or her personal account by a disqualified person who is a fiduciary from any party dealing with the plan in connection with a transaction involving the income or assets of the plan.
Qualified distribution (Roth IRA)
A withdrawal from a Roth IRA that is made at least five years after the owner's first Roth IRA was established AND
Made on or after the date its owner becomes age 59½
Made after the owner's death
Made after the owner becomes disabled within the definition of tax laws
Used to pay for qualified first-time homebuyer expenses
Qualified Retirement Plan
A plan that meets the requirements of IRC section 401(a) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, thus making it eligible for favorable tax treatment. Contributions and earnings enjoy tax deferred investment growth. Distributed benefits may generally be rolled over to an IRA for additional tax-deferred growth and self-directed investment choices.
Real Estate IRA
Also called a Checkbook IRA, Self-Directed IRA or IRA LLC, generally known as a Real Estate IRA when used to purchase income-producing real estate to hold within a retirement investment portfolio.
An election to treat a contribution made from a Roth IRA as having been made to a traditional IRA or vice versa. Recharacterizations are not taxable but are reported to the IRS.
A conversion of an amount from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, after that amount had previously been so converted but later recharactrerized.
Required Beginning Date
The date an IRA owner must begin taking distributions from his or IRA (other than a Roth IRA). The required beginning date is generally April 1 following the year the IRA owner reaches age 70½. There is no required beginning date for a Roth IRA.
Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
The minimum amount which must be distributed in any year upon attainment of required beginning date or after the IRA owner's death. The IRS has established a simplified table to determine the required distribution based on the applicable age and life expectancy. If required payments are not timely made, the IRS may impose an excise (penalty) tax. A Roth IRA is not subject to required minimum distributions until after the Roth IRA owner dies.
Return on Investment (ROI)
The amount of profit, before tax and after depreciation, from an investment made, usually expressed as a percentage of the original total cost invested.
The tax-free transfer or deposit of amounts distributed from a tax-favored retirement plan or IRA to a tax-deferred retirement plan or IRA. A "rollover" maintains the tax-deferred status of the account.
Roth IRA
A type of IRA funded with nondeductible contributions or amounts converted (and taxed) from another type of IRA. Qualified distributions from a Roth IRA are free from income tax. Contributions or conversions to a Roth IRA may be made only in years in which the individual's modified adjusted gross income is within specified limits.
Self-Directed IRA
A Self-Directed Individual Retirement Arrangement is an IRA that requires the account owner to make investment decisions and investments on behalf of the retirement plan. IRS regulations require that either a qualified trustee, or custodian hold the IRA assets on behalf of the IRA owner. Generally the trustee/custodian will maintain the assets and all transaction and other records pertaining to them, file required IRS reports, issue client statements, assist in helping clients understand the rules and regulations pertaining to certain prohibited transactions, and perform other administrative duties on behalf of the Self-directed IRA owner for the life of the IRA account. The custodian usually offers a selection of standard asset types that the account owner can select to invest in, such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. In addition, most custodians will also permit the account owner to make other types of investments. The range of permissible investments is broad, however, the IRS does place limits on the types of assets that may be invested in and on the types of transactions that may be carried out.
Signature Guarantee
A stamp or seal provided by a bank or member of a domestic stock exchange that guarantees the authenticity of a signature. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.
Simplified Employee Pension IRA (SEP-IRA)
A type of IRA established by an employer which functions much like a qualified retirement plan, but is subject to fewer rules and administrative requirements.
Solo 401(k)
A 401(k) plan combined with a profit-sharing plan, usually adopted by a sole proprietor or other business with no non-owner employees. Because 401(k) contributions do not count toward the limit on plan contributions which can be deducted, 25% of compensation, a solo 401(k) plan enables some self-employed individuals to contribute and deduct more than with the 25% limit, which applies under a regular profit-sharing plan or SEP-IRA.
Spousal IRA
A traditional or Roth IRA funded by a married taxpayer in the name of his or her spouse who has insufficient compensation to fund the maximum allowable annual IRA contribution. The couple must file a joint tax return for the year of the contribution. The working spouse may contribute up to the maximum annual limits to both the spousal and his/her own traditional or Roth IRAs, provided certain conditions are met.
Tax and penalty-free withdrawals
A withdrawal (or distribution) from an IRA that is not subject to income taxes or penalties. A distribution from an IRA that is rolled over back to an IRA within 60 days is an example (although this is permissible only once every 12 months per IRA). A distribution from a Roth IRA that meets certain conditions is another example.
Tax-deferred investment growth
Earnings growth which is not income-taxed while in the IRA but taxed when distributed from the IRA. For example, if an IRA buys an asset and later sells it for a gain, the gain is not then taxed, as it generally would be if owned outside the IRA. All the proceeds can then be re-invested, and income taxes are paid when amounts are distributed.
Tax-free investment growth
Earnings growth which is never income-taxed, even when distributed out of the IRA. Tax-free investment growth is possible within a Roth IRA, provided certain conditions are met.
Traditional IRA
An Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) which is not a ROTH, SEP or SIMPLE IRA.
The movement of a retirement account assets from one custodian directly to another. An asset transfer is not a distribution and is not taxable or reportable to the IRS. There are no limits as to the number or frequency of IRA transfers.
Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI)
Income taxable to an IRA (or other tax-exempt entity) because it is "unrelated" to the IRA's tax-exempt purpose. Typical examples are income from a manufacturing, sale or service business operated by an IRA or a partnership or LLC in which an IRA is a member, as well as unrelated debt-financed-income. The tax on this income is called unrelated business income tax, or UBIT.
Unrelated Debt-financed Income
Income taxable to an IRA (or other tax-exempt entity) which is attributable to borrowing, either by the IRA directly or a partnership or LLC of which it is a member. Typical examples are income from real estate purchased with borrowing and securities bought on margin. Unrelated debt-financed income is a type of unrelated business taxable income.
see Distribution
1099 Tax Form
A form filed with the IRS which reports, among other things, capital gains and/or dividends from its issuer. Form 1099-R is one type of Form 1099 and reports distributions (whether rolled over or not) form IRAs and certain types of plans.
5498 Tax Form
A form filed annually with the IRS which reports the amount of IRA contributions and the fair market value of the IRA.
401(k) Plan
A tax-qualified retirement plan which allows employees to contribute a before-tax portion of their salary. In general, one of three events can make 401(k) plan benefits eligible for rollover to an IRA: 1) termination of employment; 2) termination of the 401(k) plan (without a "successor" plan) 3) the employee's attainment of age 59½. The plan document or plan administrator should be consulted to determine if it permits a rollover in a particular case.
403(b) Plan
A tax-favored retirement plan which may be adopted by public schools or tax-exempt employers for its employees. This type of plan, which is also called a tax-sheltered annuity or tax-deferred annuity, works much like 401(k) and other tax-qualified plans, and is generally subject to the same distribution and rollover rules applicable to 401(k) plans (see above). The plan document or plan administrator should be consulted to determine if it permits a rollover in a particular case.


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We East Nashvillians are justifiably proud of the recent developments in our neighborhood. After bearing the brunt of the tornado of April 16, 1998, what was once the city's embarrassing stepchild has risen
Phoenix-like and is now poised to become one of the city's hippest and most desirable neighborhoods.
USA Today's ranking last week of the greater Nashville area as the nation's No. 1 sprawl capital has only upped East Nashville's worth. We are New Urbanism incarnate. We have sidewalks. We have diversity.
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Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra aren't expecting a second child — they're just plain too busy to become parents right now.
Although the new cover of In Touch magazine claims the couple — who placed daughter Carly, 3, for adoption at the time of her 2009 birth — were expecting, Lowell confirmed exclusively to Us Weekly that the story was absolutely false.
"Don't believe everything you read, I'm definitely not pregnant!" she told Us Wednesday. "I'm on the pill. And, I'm only 20 — I don't want to have kids until I'm out of school and we're married."
Both currently enrolled in college, freshman Lowell and sophomore Baltierra tell Us they've got degrees — not diapers — on their mind for the immediate future. "I am going to be a pregnancy counselor and Tyler wants to help at-risk youth and counsel at juvenile detention center," Lowell says of their post-graduate plans.
Also on the horizon for the couple: Planning their July 13, 2013 wedding, taking place at Canterbury Village in Lake Orion, Mich.
"I wanted something different and unique," Baltierra explains of their venue, which features a historic chapel on the 21-acre grounds of Michigan's old Scripps Farm. "Canterbury Village is really a majestic, elegant place."
The couple is hoping that their daughter Carly — who just became a big sister when her adoptive parents Brandon and Teresa welcomed a baby boy — will be in attendance for their big day.
"It would mean the world to me if Carly was at our wedding, because if it wasn't for her, I don't think we would be this far in our relationship and probably wouldn't be getting married," Baltierra admits. "She totally solidified our whole relationship."
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Arrested Development Season 1 Quotes
Gob: You're a good brother, Michael.
Lindsay: You're a horrible brother, Michael.
Lindsay: This just isn't you.
Michael: It's me now. It's the me that can recline.
(Michael leans back and falls off his chair)
Lindsay: Did that hurt?
Michael: No.
Maeby: Did you get a job or something?
Tobias: No. No, I didn't. Unless you consider "world's coolest daddy" a job.
George Michael: Oh, you bought a chair.
Michael: Uh, no. Actually, uh, I borrowed it, like we talked about.
George Michael: Well, I thought we decided that was like stealing.
Michael: Is that where we landed on that?
Lucille: Why is there a piece of shoe on your head?
George, Sr.: This is a ... Well, it's a reminder that the divine presence is always above me.
Lucille: Buster's been humping the widow Austero.
Buster: Mom ...
George, Sr.: Is that true?
Buster: No. We're taking it slow.
Lucille: He stays there sometimes until 7:00, 8:00 at night. Peanut brittle on his breath. Is she the one who's going to take him to the dentist?
Buster: She already has.
Lucille: You know, he's damaged goods. He was born with a hole in his heart.
Lucille 2: Listen to me, Lucille. I'm going to fill that hole 'cause we're in love.
Lucille: Oh, please. You're no more in love with him than I am.
Buster: Okay, we're all saying some things we're going to regret.
George Michael: It's like you said. You can't change who you are. So what? So, I don't have any hair on my arms or legs. So what? You know, a leather jacket's not going to change that. You know, I was trying to act like a tough guy, and it's wrong. I'm just a boring, old nice guy like you.
Michael: I'm not that nice.
Lucille: Oh, here comes the 10:15 conniption, right on time. Honest to God, Buster, it's like every little thing makes you seize up in terror lately. I just have no idea where you get that from. Get away from that stove. You're going to light your hair on fire.
Michael: Hey, Mom. Remember we had that conversation about trying to cut back on things that aren't necessities?
Lucille: Like it was yesterday.
Michael: It was this morning, and now I hear that you've hired a crew for the yacht? I'm selling that yacht.
Lucille: Michael, you haven't heard why I want it. To throw the most lavish party this town has ever seen for my birthday.
Michael: I enjoy a bicentennial as much as the next guy, Mom, but we're not doing that.
Michael: I can't believe she got that driver's license renewed.
Gob: She didn't. I dummied her up a new one. Not my best work, though. She wanted to look 48. I nearly airbrushed her into oblivion. Ended up checking "albino" in the form.
Lindsay: I mean, it's always been "Michael's got the brains, Gob's got the charm, Buster's got the ..."
George Sr.: High-fastening pants.
Lindsay: You said that?
George Sr.: No, I'm saying that now.


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Pomona College
Claremont, CA
|Medical School
University of California, San Francisco
Dean's Scholar Award
|2008-2009, Pediatrics
CHOC Children's–Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California
|2009-2011, Pediatrics
CHOC Children's–Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California
|State of California
|Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics
|American Academy of Pediatrics
|Named 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics, (Orange County Chapter) Young Physician of the Year
|Dr. Katherine Williamson is inspired everyday by the relationships she develops with children and their families. She believes that children are the center of every family, and being a pediatrician is much more than treating their physical health. "It is important to me to be a positive role model and an advocate for my patients. I strive to be an active team player in a child's life and I relish the opportunity to be a part of parents' teams to help guide children to adulthood and help them realize their potential."
|Dr. Williamson is a native southern Californian. While growing up, she was actively involved in the dramatic arts attending the Orange County High School of the Arts, as well as competing in cross country and track, and participating in the Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguards. She received her Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Pomona College of The Claremont Colleges. Inspired by her close relationship with her younger sister by twelve years, she followed her passion to become a pediatrician. Prior to medical school she conducted post-graduate research at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. She continued her research endeavors during her medical school training at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine culminating in a medical thesis. She completed her pediatric internship and residency at CHOC Children's Hospital.
|In her leisure time, Dr. Williamson loves to travel and has explored many countries and continents around the world, experiencing many cultures. Dr. Williamson loves spending time outdoors with her family, friends, and their family dog, a giant 110 pound Labradoodle. Her favorite weekend activities include running, hiking, rock climbing, bike riding, and scuba diving.
|Having completed two marathons including the Boston Marathon, Dr. Williamson has a specific interest in and is a children's advocate for nutrition and exercise. While helping to form an after-school running team for elementary children and starting a school garden, she developed a passion for child advocacy work. During residency, Dr. Williamson was the Resident Leader for California in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) through which she chaired the AAP's national resident campaign in 2010-2011 and partnered with the First Lady's Let's Move Initiative to fight childhood obesity (www.letsmove.gov). In 2011 she spent a month in Washington, D.C. promoting children's issues and lobbying key health-related legislation, and she now serves as the Young Physician Representative to the AAP's Committee on State Government Affairs for California. With a background in the dramatic arts, she also plans to use social, written, and television media to reach out and teach kids and their families about health and nutrition.


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All that could be heard through the cold, dark night was silence. The silence had once again returned after so long and in the silence a faint scream broke through and its ears perked. Wherever the scream came from had got it's attention and it smiffed the cold, night air for the longest and picked up a scent of Peaches & Pineapples, a woman's perfume. A perfume it knew all too well. "Trie Nosille," it spoke with a deep, hoarseness in its voice.
Ms. Trie Nosille was a student at Domes Studio , a third degree black belt and very beautiful too. She had long brown, silky hair with eyes like two shinning stars in the night sky when she smiled. She was also very tired and worn out from a hard nights practice. Mr. Domes had locked up and left , leaving her out in the cold night all by her self. She was not aware of what was about to happen, but the thing in the distance did. Soon five big guys came from up behind and around her. One snatched her purse and picked through it, while two of them held her down, pinning her up against a wall. "What no money, no credit cards ?" He dropped her purse to the ground then looked her up and down with a grin on his face. "Now I know what I want, baby." He pulled out his pocket knife and cut the buttons off her shirt and pants and soon undid his own. She began to struggle for freedom, but they were to strong but they had forgot about her legs. She then kicked him hard square in the jaw. He soon turned his head and raised a hand to his mouth and saw blood on his fingers. "Now that wasn't very nice, you made me bleed bitch. Now you bleed. Make sure you secure her legs I am going to enjoy this. Soon a sound of what could have been a lion or a bear roar... maybe both and caught there attention for only a minute and soon went back to what they were doing. Soon two sharp razor claw like hands pierced through two of the thugs standing behind the guy with the knife and threw them with a great, powerful force killing them instantly. "Let the girl go," A demanding powerful voice spoke from out of no where. The guy with the knife looked around to find the source of the voice,but couldn't. "Or what ?"
"Or you can join your dead friends over there."
"Alright boys, you heard the voice, let her go." They had let her go alright and pushed her onto the knife's blade. "Get off my knife girl, you got blood all over it too." Soon the voice showed its self and the two ran off scared and in a panic . It's dark, lifeless eyes stared at him now and let out the roar they had heard from before. That wasn't no roar they had heard, it was a gutteral. demonic type growl. He stood there by himself now, holding his knife for protection. He turned around to the girl on the ground and before he could stab her with the knife again, the hand holding it was soon sliced off at the wrist. The thing soon came at a running start to him and pinned him hard up against a wall . "Now, let's see how it feels from the other side, shall we." It rammed its sharp, razor claw like hands through the guys chest and soon pulled out it's hand, now covered and dripping in blood. "feels so good to kill again." It licked the blood off its hand enjoying the taste of it. It soon began to feel a painful change and a human heart soon began to beat inside it's chest then doubled over feeling a mortal soul now . Soon whatever this thing was had now disappeared.
Aaron Daniels was also a student at Domes Studio. Unlike Trie was was just a blue belt. He wasn't all that fit, but he was still lean or even all that attractive either. He was just a nice, decent guy . He had given her change when she was short on money for a drink and some chips. Aaron was just like that. He had no idea where he was, until he saw he was standing over a bleeding Trie. He bent down to check for a pulse, her heart beat was still barely there. Aaron had no idea but there were bodies every where. He picked her up and put her in the truck, not caring that her bleeding stab wound was soaking into his clothes, all he cared about right now, was her more. He grabbed her purse and belongings with her keys and got in the drivers seat, and put her head in his lap and sped off into the night. Soon a police officer pulled him over. "Do you know how fast you are going son ?"
"Yes officer, i do. It's my younger step sister here, she bleeding to death. She's been stabbed and almost raped."
"Alright son, you just keep on going son. You follow, you have my permission to run lights."
"Thank you very much officer, I really do appreciate it." Aaron soon sped off again this time with the cop in front of him til they reached MCH . Aaron got out and pulled her out very carefully not to hurt her and carried her inside. "I need a doctor, now. I said I NEED A DOCTOR," he bellowed out. Soon two doctors heard the bellow and went to see who it was. "Calm down, son. What is wrong."
"What do you think is wrong. I'm holding a slowly dying girl in my arms. Please help her, she's my friend and I love her. I can't lose her now." A doctor soon took her from him. "She's got to go under stat, she's reaching V-Fib." The doctor rushed her in as her eyes began to slowly flutter and she mumbled Aaron's name under her breath, leaving him standing there alone in the waiting room as her purse began to ring. Aaron reached into her purse, pulling out a cell-phone seeing her dad's name name display on the screen:Charles Nosille calling and Aaron so anwsered it.
"No it's not Trie sir, it's Aaron Daniels your talking to."
"Put my daughter on now, Mr. Daniels."
"I'm sorry sir, I can't right now."
"Why not ?"
"Well she's been pretty hurt and badly injured sir. I brought her down to MCH . Doctors said I was lucky, if I hadn't brought her in when I did she would have died right then and there."
"Okay, Mr. Daniels. I'll be there as soon as I can. I'm leaving home right now. "They both soon hung up and Aaron stood in the waiting room in silence with tears now running down his face.


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Kajukenbo / Kajukembo Self Defense
Created between a two year period 1947-1949 in Hawaii by 5 martial artists and each masters of Different arts:
The system was created from A.D. Emperado, Peter YY Choo, Clarence Chang Joe Holke and Frank Ordonez.
The 5 martial artists called the group the Black Belt Society – They wanted to make a new martial art that incorporated the best self defense from all of the 5 systems.
Basically the first Mixed Martial Art that was created.
Peter YY Choo – added the KA segment
Ka - From Korean Karate - Tang Soo Do "Kicking and Leg strikes" and basic blocks and stances
Joe Holke and Frank Ordonez – added the JU segment.
JU- from Jujitsu and Judo "Throwing and locking "or off balancing your opponent.
A.D. Emperado – added the Kenpo or Kempo segment.
KEN or KEM - Kenpo and Kempo Karate system "rapid multiple contouring striking of the body"
Clarence Chang – added the Kung Fu or Chinese Boxing segment.
BO - from Chinese Boxing "Kung Fu" Choy lei fut. Hung gar - mixed Kung Fu: and American Boxing.
"Flowing and yielding heavy penetrating strikes, which are designed to destroy from within the body"
Whether the art is spelled with an N or an M is the same system. The letter N is a representation of the Chinese Interpretation of the Kenpo system or Fist way, and the Japanese Interpretation is spelled with the M or Kempo system. This is translated to mean Fist Law.
Sijo Emperado signed a document giving our Late Grand Master Richard Peralta and the right to use the spelling with an M - KAJUKEMBO. Peralta wanted to pay respect to the Mitose family line of Kempo, because Mitose family brought Kempo to Hawaii – Without James Mitose we would not have the Kempo Today. Therefore using the Letter M in the spelling.
Click on the links below to view the Approval Letter signed by Sijo A.D. Emperado and SGM Aleju Reyes
The system is designed for Self Defense utilizing 5 martial arts: Karate Judo Jujitsu Kenpo and Kung fu. The self defense techniques created were tested out on the street for the effectiveness if the technique did not work, the founders would not put it into the system. Therefore, at one point all of the original self defense techniques were put to the test.
The system is designed to condition the student for street combat. The original method of Kajukenbo / Kajukembo was tough and hard on the student. The students received there "Training" more like Beatings to understand the true nature of self defense. Sijo Emperado the founder of the system is quoted as saying "Make pain your friend." He intended the training to be street effective and if you were afraid of pain you wouldn't last on the street. The training was as realistic as it could get. Broken bones and busted out teeth, were the norm. Sijo would sometimes lock the doors to the training hall and not open them until he witnessed blood on the floor.
The Hawaiian's wanted to create a tough and skill full system of combat. At the time there goal wasn't how many students they could get in the door it was to teach the students that walked in how to survive from an attack.
Once you were accepted you became a part of the "Ohana" or Family. Kajukenbo and Kajukembo are still practiced today with the same training and Defensive mind set.
Kajukenbo is and will always be a strong and effective Martial art.
The system uses Black Gi's or (Uniform) for training. There are many reasons quoted for the use of the Black Gi. One Kajukembo master was quoted as saying, "If you attack a Kajukenbo stylist, we are ready dressed to attend your funeral", and "it's hard to see Blood on a Black GI." The truth is back in the 50's there were only white uniforms and the white uniform was a symbol of the Japanese systems and Korean systems. Sijo Emperado wanted his system to be recognized differently so he elected to use the black uniform to make a statement, if you wore Black uniform then your represented a Kajukenbo / Kenpo system. Black uniforms were unavailable to purchase, so allot of the Kajukenbo schools would purchase white gi and Dye them Black. Traditional Kajukenbo/Kajukembo schools today wear the solid Black uniform. This is to pay respect to our traditional foundation of Kajukenbo / Kajukembo Kenpo Karate.
The Kajukenbo system is a system of Self Defense. The system trains the student for attacks against grabs, punching and kicking attacks or with the intent of a bladed or blunt weapon attack. The system requires contact conditioning both to learn how to give and to receive contact. Sore muscles, bruises are something of common occurrences when attending a Kajukenbo school. The one thing you can be sure of with Kajukenbo / Kajukembo training you will have the confidence and knowledge to defend yourself.
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Lovely illustrated postcard to keep to yourself or to send to your loved ones. The backside has space for a message, address and stamp.
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ETA: Okay, after googling, I see that I do use the order of operations some in my life without really thinking about it (adding up shopping expenses while deducting discounts, for example), but I never use exponents or square roots. At least, I don't think I do!
Okay, new question: in real life, why would we need to use exponents and square roots in an order of operations problem?
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Belleville street art tour
Street art tours by Street Art Paris are not Art History graduate-led museum walks around multicultural neighbourhoods…
Although, yes, we do know a little art history, and, well, we do take our guests around socially and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods – and aim to be sensitive to the impact we have on these communities – we also try to give an overall picture of graffiti-street art culture, and that knowledge comes directly from the artists, and from the streets.
We understand that tagging isn't why people join our tours: usually, they've seen art by Banksy (and even watched the Banksy movie), they know Shepard Fairey and the Obey Giant campaign (but generally as a fashion brand!). They probably know or have seen the mosaic pixel work of Paris' most iconic street artist, Space Invader. Many of our guests are also familiar with the TED Prize winner, JR, and his photographic portraits on the separation wall in Israel-Palestine, the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, or in Cuba, made with Jose Parla. People come on our street art tours for a variety of reasons, but by and large, our guests are interested in just that, publicly valued street art (by this, we mean the uncommissioned stuff that isn't 'graffiti').
However, as much as the people who join our street art tours in Paris want just to see the street art, and not look at tags, usually they come with very little a priori knowledge of street art, nor graffiti, and so, this is why we feel it's so important to give a little background on the street art movement, and not shrug off the graffiti tagging. Banksy may be as famous today as Andy Warhol, but he started out tagging. We believe it's impossible to discuss the current movement and tendencies without understanding how it came to be. Indeed, before the term 'Street Art' became widespread during the 80's, every piece in the streets was called graffiti.
To reserve your place go to our bookings page, or continue reading for more about our tours.
Of course, 'art history' is present in graffiti and street art, too, it's important stuff, but, we feel it's also important to know the history of graffiti, and how books and movies marketed a sub-culture which in fact distorted its authenticity, making kids in Europe and other parts of the world believe graffiti was, and still is, merely a synonym for hip-hop. Understanding the origins of graffiti tagging, even if it's what people often fear and find unattractive, while usually knowing very little about its stylistic conventions or the culture, helps break down these stereotypes, helping our guests see past the scribble on a wall and cultivate an understanding of what lies beneath: the act. More specifically, we want our guests to be able to make sense of the discourse: graffiti, street art, urban art, tagging, and understand the particular dynamic that brings them all together.
What we do on our street art tours, here in Paris, is show people beautiful art, as well as explain and show them a bit about graffiti, but more importantly, we ask questions – some of which we don't even have definite answers to. All of this in order that you come away with a deeper understanding of the graffiti scene, about how the larger street art puzzle fits together, and a new found curiosity, leaving you more able to question your relationship to your own environment.
Streetartparis.fr is a network of artists, documentarians, producers, educators, which presents the Parisian and international graffiti-street art culture. In addition to its documentary and knowledge shared at its site and through its regular walking tours and art workshops, the organisation is developing a printed matter project in collaboration with an expanding group of artists, and institutions. Continually updated details of the project are published at streetartparis.fr
For enquiries email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone +33 9 50 75 19 92 (Monday to Friday 10-5pm).
Discover Paris' most famous street art neighbourhoods, Oberkampf, Belleville and Ménilmontant, and learn about the Parisian and international graffiti-street art culture with Street Art Paris.
Every Saturday and Sunday at 11am (2.5 hours approx).
Cost: €20 (€15 online discount).
Departs from Albert Camus Statue, 10 Rue Albert Camus, Place Colonel Fabien, 75010 Paris near to Colonel Fabien metro station (line 2). Finishes close to Ménilmontant metro station (lines 2 and 11).
Make a reservation by visiting our bookings page.
We also offer private group tours. For more information, send us an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, including a contact number (and dialling code).


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Mumbai: Heavy traffic snarls at Dahisar toll plaza following BMC's surprise octroi check
Motorists and office goers passing through Dahisar toll plaza had a horrifying time on Wednesday morning
Motorists and office goers passing through Dahisar toll plaza had a horrifying time on Wednesday morning. Traffic officials revealed that a surprise octroi check was conducted by BMC officials yesterday midnight, as a result which heavy container trucks were parked on the road, affecting the traffic flow.
Heavy traffic snarls were reported during peak hours on Wednesday. "BMC conducted a surprise check and those issued a penalty parked their vehicle on the roads. This led to heavy traffic jam today morning," said an official from the city traffic department.
The Dahisar toll plaza is one of the busiest toll plazas, and comes under the five entry points of Mumbai. It is looked upon by Mumbai Entry Points Limited (MEPL).
Officials from traffic department further revealed that the traffic situation at the spot was not in complete control till 12 pm, and that they are trying their best to reduce congestion.


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Traveling Luck for Flatholmen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Where is Flatholmen?What's around Flatholmen?
Wikipedia near Flatholmen
Where to stay near Flatholmen
The timezone in Flatholmen is Europe/Oslo
Sunrise at 08:08 and Sunset at 17:38. It's light
Latitude. 61.9950°, Longitude. 5.2331°
Weather near Flatholmen; Report from Floro, 49.8km away
Weather : shower(s) in vicinity
Temperature: 1°C / 34°F
Wind: 5.8km/h East
Cloud: Few at 500ft Scattered at 900ft Broken at 1900ft
Weather : shower(s) in vicinity
Temperature: 1°C / 34°F
Wind: 5.8km/h East
Cloud: Few at 500ft Scattered at 900ft Broken at 1900ft
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Geographic features & Photographs around Flatholmen, in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
- farm;
- a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.
- point;
- a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
- Navarneset (1.6km)
- Vikaneset (1.7km)
- Lammevågneset (2.4km)
- Gangeskardneset (2.6km)
- Ospenes (3.8km)
- Korsneset (3.9km)
- Flistraneset (4.2km)
- Loksneset (4.2km)
- Kapellneset (5.7km)
- island;
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Flatholmen (0km)
- Venøya (2.1km)
- Mikkelholmen (2.1km)
- Lysholmen (3.1km)
- Silda (3.2km)
- Barmen (3.5km)
- land-tied island;
- a coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes.
- Venøytangene (1.1km)
- Vardetangen (2.5km)
- Sandvikholmen (3km)
- Sildekruna (3.3km)
- fjord;
- a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts.
- Sildefjorden (1.7km)
- Nordpollen (3.9km)
- Røysetfjorden (5.9km)
- cove(s);
- a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.
- Skarebukten (4.8km)
- Kapellbukta (5.7km)
- rock;
- a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.
- Svarteskjeret (3.1km)
- Sildeskjer (3.5km)
- sound;
- a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water.
- Barmsundet (5km)
- rocks;
- conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.
- Gangvadskjera (5.2km)
- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Flistrahornet (5.4km)
- marine channel;
- that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable.
- Ulvesundet (6.1km)
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Airports close to Flatholmen
Floro(FRO), Floro, Norway (49.8km)
Vigra(AES), Alesund, Norway (82km)
Aro(MOL), Molde, Norway (142km)
Sogndal haukasen(SOG), Sogndal, Norway (145.6km)
Kristiansund kvernberget(KSU), Kristiansund, Norway (192.1km)
Airfields or small airports close to Flatholmen
Bringeland, Forde, Norway (76.9km)
Boemoen, Bomoen, Norway (175.5km)
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From my research and from decades of playing music, I have come to the conclusion that sounds are somehow inherently promiscuous. They are always mixing up and screwing around with other sounds, transgressing boundaries, creating new wholes from disparate parts. Musicians crossed race lines before civil rights. Even if the musicians stayed segregated, the sounds drifted from one camp to the other. African American jazz pioneers worked with classical European instruments, and white dance band leaders borrowed extensively from African American musical stylings. Mari Yoshihara, in her book Musicians from a Different Shore, explains how Asian and Asian American musicians have encountered European classical music.
Microphone bleed: one instrument gets in another one's channel, interfering with the sounds of analog recordings. Studios have all sorts of contraptions to isolate the instruments, but then the problem becomes that the music sounds sterile and dead, so there is an opposite "live in the studio" tendency as well, where precision gives way to the different feel of promiscuous sounds all getting into each other, which would seem to be what is at the heart of ensemble playing of any sort.
In the digital realm, where every drum in a kit can have its own channel with no bleed, software has to add in microphone bleed along with overhead microphones for the drums to sound alive. The unmixed drum sound has found its own niche in hip hop and electronic dance music, where the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines are ubiquitous and instantly recognizable, but there, especially in hip hop, sampling mixes sounds promiscuously in other ways that have quite disrupted the music industry before being co-opted and stabilized as a commodity (although there are still undergrounds).
Of course music is not the only place sounds mix. In spite of writerly (and thus visual — print and writing are after all, visual media) attempts to standardize and fix languages, they keep coming together and changing into each other: Spanglish, hundreds of pidgins and creoles, African American Vernacular English, all the Latin borrowings in English. Languages are constantly changing in the speaking, only becoming fixed when dead. Indeed the morality that attends promiscuity can be found in these places as when creole languages were and occasionally still are deemed inferior and corrupt, with campaigns made to stomp them out so that the "true" written language might be kept "pure." Such campaigns coursed through public schools in Hawai?i in the first half of the twentieth century and are still occasionally proposed, though thankfully no longer executed, today.
Or just listen. For me a kid shuffling feet outside mixes with traffic whooshes to create an ambient texture over the yelling from the ballpark half a mile away. Above, trade winds whisper in and out of the treetops, planes rumble across the sky. Inside, another person pecks at a keyboard in the other room even as my own keys clack away. The more I listen the more I hear, so that sometimes there is a sort of inscrutable hum of something intimately familiar yet unidentifiable any more for being the mix of a thousand local sounds too quiet to each be distinctly heard, all mixing it up, the sound perhaps of life itself.


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Naturopathic Treatments
Dr. Jodi will use one or a combination of the following treatments when working with clients toward achieving ultimate health.
A healthy diet is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. It is pertinent to use food as medicine and understand how our food choices affect all aspects of our health. My goal is to educate clients on how to use food as a simple and effective tool to heal and fuel their bodies. It is also important to be aware of what foods might be adding stress to the system. I understand that many people struggle with habits that are hard to change – patience, support and awareness are all part of understanding how to work with food.
I do not believe in DIE-ts, I believe in LIVE –ts. I work to make slow, progressive changes with people that they will incorporate into their lifestyles FOREVER. I believe strongly in the 80/20 rule when it comes to living and eating! If we eat healthy 80% of the time and indulge 20% of the time, we embody health, moderation and ultimate wellness! (this goes for the month, not the day!!!)
The use of botanical medicines, vitamins, mineral, enzymes, oils, and other natural substances to assist the body in healing. Herbal remedies and supplements are important in today's busy lifestyle, to give us back what is depleted by stress. Herbal remedies are also useful for people with busy lifestyles who may not have the time for proper nutritional practice. Natural remedies provide therapeutic treatments with minimal or no side effects.
My favourite! Chinese medicine has been used for centuries as a healing tool. There is so much wisdom and philosophy in this ancient form of medicine. TCM connects the body and mind, and shows us that both need to be treated together to achieve balance. Acupuncture is also an incredible tool to increase circulation, decrease stress, and increase endorphins (feel good hormones). TCM and acupuncture is a wonderful and research based tool for the following: addictions, mental health, fertility and womens menstrual conditions – pcos, dysmennorhea, pms, and endometriosis
A major focus of my practice lies in counseling. I truly believe that we must look at the mind equal to the body. The mind is what guides our choices, our habits, and ultimately is what will lead to transformation and change. The mind is what creates stress or pleasure, judgement or self love, and resistance or surrender. The mind is the root or platform for wellness. Through non judgment, experience and an educated way of making connections for people, I provide a very safe way to explore and shift. We must move through our stress, fears, judgments, and anxieties to come to a place of whole hearted balance.
To me yoga was a natural and organic fit in my tool box! It is a philosophy that embodies everything I strive for, stand for and believe in. Yoga is considered to be the science of the mind – finally a philosophy that teaches you how to be gentle with yourself, slow down, live calmly, and embrace the moment. Yoga is so much more than a form of exercise – it is a way of life, which if used properly can change everything about your health. Research has shown that yoga, meditation and deep breathing has a profound effect on our nervous system. The philosophy also can teach us so much on how to live, act, and move in the world in a more meaningful way.
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For decades off limits to all but the most intrepid tourists, today Southeast Asia's Cambodia is a popular destination for all kinds of travellers: from independent backpackers who roam far off the beaten track to explore the stunning sugar-palm dotted hinterland to luxury tourists who stay in style and see Cambodia's main drawcard of Angkor Wat between massages and exquisite French meals.
The ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat is Cambodia's national treasure. The nearby city of Siem Reap has developed dramatically since the days Angelina Jolie filmed Tomb Raider here and fell in love with the nation.
While some lament the discovery of Angkor by the masses, the site is still breathtaking and Siem Reap offers all the comforts one could wish for on any budget.
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Alopecia Areata
Patient Education
- Hair Disorders
- Alopecia
- Alopecia Areata
- Hirsutism
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
(See also Alopecia.)
Alopecia areata is typically sudden patchy nonscarring hair loss in people with no obvious skin or systemic disorder.
The scalp and beard are most frequently affected, but any hairy area may be involved. Hair loss may affect most or all of the body (alopecia universalis). Alopecia areata is thought to be an autoimmune disorder affecting genetically susceptible people exposed to unclear environmental triggers, such as infection or emotional stress. It occasionally coexists with autoimmune vitiligo or thyroiditis.
Diagnosis is by inspection. Alopecia areata typically manifests as discrete circular patches of hair loss characterized by short broken hairs at the margins, which resemble exclamation points. Nails are sometimes pitted or display trachyonychia, a roughness of the nail also seen in lichen planus.
Differential diagnosis includes tinea capitis, trichotillomania, traction alopecia, lupus, and secondary syphilis. If findings are equivocal, further testing can be pursued with KOH preparation, fungal culture, screening for syphilis, or biopsy. Patients with clinical findings suggesting associated autoimmune diseases (particularly thyroid disease) are tested for those diseases.
If therapy is considered, intralesional corticosteroid injection is the treatment of choice in adults. Triamcinolone acetonide suspension (typically in doses of 0.1 to 3 mL of 2.5 to 5 mg/mL concentration q 4 to 8 wk) can be injected intradermally if the lesions are small. Potent topical corticosteroids (eg, clobetasol propionate 0.05% foam, gel, or ointment bid for about 4 wk) can be used; however, they often do not penetrate to the depth of the hair bulb where the inflammatory process is located. Oral corticosteroids are effective, but hair loss often recurs after cessation of therapy and adverse effects limit use.
Topical anthralin cream (0.5 to 1% applied for 10 to 20 min daily then washed off; contact time titrated as tolerated up to 1 h/day) may be used to stimulate a mild irritant reaction. Minoxidil 5% solution may be helpful as an adjuvant to corticosteroid or anthralin treatment.
Induction of allergic contact dermatitis using diphenylcyclopropenone or squaric acid dibutylester (topical immunotherapy) leads to hair growth due to unknown mechanisms, but this treatment is best reserved for patients with diffuse involvement who have not responded to other therapies.
Alopecia areata may spontaneously regress, become chronic, or spread diffusely. Risk factors for chronicity include extensive involvement, onset before adolescence, atopy, and involvement of the peripheral temporal and occipital scalp (ophiasis).
Resources In This Article
Drugs Mentioned In This Article
Drug NameSelect Trade
clobetasolCLOBEX, TEMOVATE
anthralinNo US brand name
- Hair Disorders
- Alopecia
- Alopecia Areata
- Hirsutism
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae


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The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 was the first one that we would be able to get to and view. Buffalo had an annular eclipse (the moon is farther from the Earth, producing a 'Ring of Fire') in 1994, but it was too overcast to see, and the previous visible total eclipse was in 1925! So we had planned for this for a couple of years to get the right place to be to see it well.
LOOK BACK: Walter Cronkite covers the 1979 eclipse
I had scoped out the Dixon Springs State Park in Illinois as a nearly perfect place to stay. It was about midway between the point of maximum coverage and maximum duration. I emailed back and forth with one of the park officials who identified the best sites to fit our bus, and let me know that the site reservation window would open on January 1, 2017 for the August reservations.
However, when I logged into ReserveAmerica to grab one of the sites, I found them ALL booked. It turns out that the state of Illinois had decided to capitalize on the eclipse for tourism, and had rolled their reservation window back to November and promoted their state sites! Scrambling a bit, I found the Fort Massac State Park, adjacent to Metropolis, Illinois.
Fort Massac was originally founded by the French in 1757 as Fort De L'Ascension, and was rebuilt and renamed Massac during the end of the French and Indian War. While the British nominally owned the territory afterward, the fort itself was burned by the local Cherokee by the time the British got there.
The Americans got into the act when General George Washington ordered the fort reconstructed in 1794, and for the next 20 years it served as a military post, sometimes called the 'Gibraltar of the Ohio' due to it's elevation and view of the river. Notable figures of Merriweather Lewis and William Clark camped at Fort Massac in 1803 as they made preparations for their Corps of Discovery expedition to the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Metropolis was laid out as a formal town in 1839, and it was hoped that it would be a transportation and commerce hub. It is now a city of about 6000 people, and is best known as the home of Superman (this is official, both from DC Comics and the Illinois State Legislature!).
As we were to find out, the Fort Massac Visitor Center there is mostly museum! They have a great collection of native american stone artifacts (from all over Illinois), and French and American artifacts recovered from the forts.
But most important for me was the fact that Fort Massac was still within the band of totality for the eclipse, and was only about 16 miles from Dixon Springs, so we wouldn't lose much (about 10 seconds of totality) from being dead-center along the eclipse line. Within a few minutes, I had a site chosen and booked. We had a place to camp for the eclipse!
Then we had to get there. The longest trip that we'd taken the bus on was from Buffalo to Ohiopyle, PA (Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3) and back which was a measly 600 miles or so. This was going to be some 1600 miles, so it would be our biggest foray to date.
We had limited time to make the trip, and decided on a few key places to stop on our trip. We had some friends in Cincinnati, OH who we could stop and see, the Embroiderer's Guild of America Headquarters were in Louisville, KY, as was the Bulleit Bourbon Distillery tour (at the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery), all on the way to Fort Massac. On the way back, we could stop at Mammoth Caves and Big Bone Lick (where we could camp for the night).
With all this planned out, the next thing was packing and provisioning the bus. And then, of course, setting out on the journey …
(Continued in Part 2)


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Judging by the icy stories presented here, cool Nordic crime fiction is still hot with U.S. publishers and readers. And Sweden, land of the Midnight Sun and Stieg Larsson, remains the genre's heart of darkness as Åke Edwardson's Inspector Erik Winter and Liza Marklund's ace reporter Annika Bengtzon deal, respectively, with wartime crimes and murder at a Nobel Prize dinner. Also tackling a case of the Scandinavian blues is Kristina Ohlsson's Swedish federal investigator Frederika Bergman, making her American debut. Finland's racial tensions take James Thompson's tough cop Kari Vaara into dangerous territory. [Irene Huss, Helene Tursten's Swedish inspector, returns in Night Rounds, reviewed on p. 52.' Ed.]
Edwardson, Åke. Sail of Stone: A Chief Inspector Erik Winter Novel. S. & S. Mar. 2012. c.336p. tr. from Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles. ISBN 9781451608502. pap. $15. M
In his sixth outing (after The Shadow Woman ), Erik Winter investigates two missing-person cases in Gothenburg, Sweden. One involves the disappearance of an old girlfriend's father, who traveled to Scotland to search for his own father, presumed to have died during World War II. When the missing man is found dead, Winter goes to Scotland to determine whether wartime smuggling activities played a part in this case. In an unrelated story line, Winter's colleague Anetja Djanali investigates a case of possible domestic abuse. The more she tries to contact the possible victim, the more she is stonewalled by the woman's family. VERDICT Winter and his team are usually involved in murder investigations, and so the twisty plots here are a departure from Edwardson's regular procedural format. And the fascinating character of Djanali, an African Swedish detective, is more fleshed out and developed than in previous books. Fans of Scandinavian mysteries, especially those who like Camilla Läckberg, Kjell Eriksson, and Håkan Nesser, will enjoy adding this award-winning author to their reading list. [See Prepub Alert, 9/23/11.]' Jean King, West Hempstead P.L., NY
Marklund, Liza. Last Will. Emily Bestler Bks./Atria: S. & S. Apr. 2012. c.416p. ISBN 9781451606928. $25. M
While covering a Nobel Prize dinner at Stockholm's City Hall, hard-nosed investigative reporter Annika Bengtzon (Red Wolf) witnesses the brutal assassination of a recent science winner and the prize's famous benefactress. Unable to shake her visceral memories, facing increasing scrutiny at her newspaper job, and fighting ongoing ennui and hostility in her home life, Annika dives into investigating the crimes, which leads her to a professional killer named The Kitten, hints of scientific intrigue and international terrorism, and an old play concerning the life of Alfred Nobel. VERDICT With its insistent crosscutting, this Swedish thriller is confusing and disengaging. Marklund's characterizations lean toward the narcissistic and self-absorbed, producing a tone of mean-spiritedness against the backdrop of murder. Fans of this series will likely remain loyal; however, potential new converts might be deterred. [See Prepub Alert, 10/21/11.]' Jennifer Rogers, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll. Lib., Richmond
Ohlsson, Kristina. Unwanted. Emily Bestler Bks./Atria: S. & S. Feb. 2012. c.368p. ISBN 9781439198896. $25. M
Swedish federal investigator Frederika Bergman is an academic whose intellect assists her in formulating unique theories during her investigations. Unfortunately, her mostly male colleagues show contempt at her lack of previous police experience and push aside her findings and opinions. But before Frederika can quit and work in a profession more appropriate for her talent, a simple custodial interference case quickly turns into a serial kidnapping and murder spree. VERDICT This award-winning first volume in an acclaimed Swedish crime series spends a significant amount of time introducing and setting up Frederika's investigative team. While this makes for a slightly lengthy thriller, it does not take away from the compelling story line. Ohlsson's U.S. debut is a complicated novel that delves into every parent's nightmare. Fans of detective or thriller fiction will delight in discovering this excellent addition to the Scandinavian mystery genre. [See Prepub Alert, 8/26/11.]' Jennifer Funk, McKendree Univ. Lib., Lebanon, IL
Thompson, James. Helsinki White: An Inspector Vaara Novel. Putnam. Mar. 2012. c.336p. ISBN 9780399158322. $25.95. M
After the decapitated head of Finland's top minority-rights crusader arrives at the offices of an immigrant political group, the country erupts in racial violence. Inspector Kari Vaara is tapped to lead the investigation, despite being compromised on several counts' he's a new father, a recent surgery to remove a benign brain tumor has left him incapable of feeling emotion, and he's up to his neck in corruption, leading a rogue black-ops group that steals drugs, guns, and money from criminals. With the help of a Finnish-born former French Legionnaire' turned' spy (!), Vaara and his team connect the dots between the murder and an unsolved kidnapping, a discovery that imperils the cop and his family. VERDICT In his third Vaara thriller (after Lucifer's Tears), Thompson adeptly conveys the ugliness of the racial intolerance currently permeating Western Europe. Less successful is the cartoony covert-ops angle (think Stieg Larsson meets The A-Team) and the choice to strip Vaara of his conscience. Crime fiction readers with a taste for Nordic ultraviolence will be satisfied, but those yearning for less gore and more depth will be left cold.' Annabelle Mortensen, Skokie P.L., IL


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The Atlanta Beltline folks have done an outstanding job transforming an abandoned rail corridor into an urban amenity. The East Side Trail's corridor retains a fair amount of its industrial and commercial landscape legibility. In addition to the rehabilitated brick buildings that punctuate its length, there is the landmark former Sears and Roebuck building and a couple of surviving railroad bridges.
These Instragram shots are eye candy for the industrial history enthusiast.
© 2013 D.S. Rotenstein


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Elisha Chesley
I descend from Cynthia Chesley (b. 1804) who was the daughter of Elisha and Susan Chesley.Elisha may have been a son of the Joseph Chesley who died in Industry, ME in 1826, although I have yet to verify this connection.Does anyone know where I can find any information on Elisha Chesley and Joseph Chesley?Are these guys related in any way to the Philip Chesley that I keep reading about on this web site?
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Fluffy, Destroyer of the Worlds! 12/10
Fluffy, Destroyer of the Worlds! 12/10
Ozmodiar | Teck | Ozteck | Ozmocoperpot |
1/10 because when I click on your signature the Armory is failing
"I can change my form into anything. What do you like?"
"Big hooters... with silver dollar nipples?"
9/10 because you are deceitful, and because you have Darwin as your avatar (correct?).
I once had a character named "Clamslam" but Blizzard deemed it inappropriate.Retired from WoW: February 19, 2011. It was fun Blizz.
9/10 also. seems smart. education is the key to the future. like your style
8/10 good to other ppl, and lives in the same planet as me