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The Red Sox and Yankees played a three-game series at Fenway Park. Who knew? Maybe next time the two teams should get out the word a little bit.
The Red Sox won the final two games, 10-4 and 3-2, to emerge with a one-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East. The latter victory came in 10 innings on Sunday, with the Red Sox pushing across one run in the ninth off Mariano Rivera and another in the 10th off Phil Hughes. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
There are 10 things the Red Sox and Yankees revealed about themselves in the series. (Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
Rivera placed the blame for Sunday's loss squarely on his shoulders. (David Waldstein, New York Times)
The Red Sox have taken 10 of 12 games from the Yankees this season. How does that bode for October? (Joe Lemire, SI.com)
The Pirates' feel-good story has gone feel-bad. The Pirates dropped their 10th in a row Sunday, 7-3 against the lowly Padres at PNC Park, to end a disastrous home stand. It was the longest winless home stand in the history of a franchise that has been at it for 125 years. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was alos the second longest winless home stand in major league history against opponents with a losing record. The 1885 – yes, 1885 – Buffalo Bisons finished their season with 16 consecutive defeats culminating in a home stand of eight games against sub-.500 Boston and Providence. (Michael Sanserino, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Do you buy into your team's vision of trading stars for prospects? Don't. (Howard Bryant, ESPN.com)
Michael Bourn gives the Braves the dynamic leadoff hitter they've been missing. (Brett LoGiurato, Newark Star-Ledger)
Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg, pitching in a game for the first time since Tommy John surgery, struck out four of the first eight minor-league hitters he faced. (Dave Sheinin, Washington Post)
Is the Phillies rotation as good as advertised when Cliff Lee signed with the team during the offseason? No. It's better. (Jon Paul Morosi, FoxSports.com)
The Rangers pieced together an uncharacteristic five-run rally in the eighth to pull out a 5-3 victory against the Indians. Uncharacteristic, as in the Rangers did it in dribs and drabs with four singles and two walks. Elias notes that the last time the Rangers scored as many as five runs in an inning without an extra-base hit was against the Pirates on June 23, 2010. (Paul Hoynes, Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Road games had been the bane of the Brewers' existence – until they got to Houston. Prince Fielder scored a career-high four runs in Sunday's 7-3 victory against the Astros. According to Elias, that leaves former Astro Aubrey Huff as the only active player with at least 200 career home runs who hasn't scored four runs in a game. (Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).
Chipper Jones tormented the Mets yet again on Sunday, driving in the winning run of a 6-5 victory with a ninth-inning single at Citi Field. It was Braves' only hit in 13 at-bats with runners in scoring position, and it's fitting it came from Jones. Elias notes that Jones' 27 game-winning RBI against the Mets are the most of any player against any team during the divisional era (starting in 1969). (Carroll Rogers, Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Here's an interesting, first-hand look at how the stem-cell treatment that revitalized Bartolo Colon's career works. (C.J. Nitkowski, SI.com)


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NEW YORK — Serena Williams will be seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open as she tries to do something she's never done: win a second consecutive title at Flushing Meadows.
Williams is a four-time champion at the U.S. Open, including in 2012. Only Chris Evert, with six, and Steffi Graf, with five, have won the tournament more times in the Open era, which began in 1968.
The U.S. Tennis Association stuck to the WTA rankings Tuesday in announcing the 32 seeded women, including Victoria Azarenka at No. 2, and Maria Sharapova at No. 3. Williams is one of three seeded Americans; No. 16 Sloane Stephens and No. 24 Jamie Hampton are the others.
Venus Williams, who won the U.S. Open in 2000 and 2001, is the only unseeded past champion.
WINSTON-SALEM OPEN: In Winston-Salem, N.C., Mardy Fish retired because of heat stroke during the third set of his second-round match Tuesday.
Jarkko Nieminen, the No. 11 seed, was leading Fish 7-5, 6-7 (3), 3-2 when Fish retired.
Fish said in a statement issued by the ATP he developed "heat stroke" and the "very hot and humid" weather made it difficult to continue the match.
"The weather just got to me a little bit and I just couldn't go any more," Fish said.
Martin Klizan, the 14th seed, was upset 6-4, 6-1 by Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round. Eighth-seeded Juan Monaco defeated Nicolas Mahut 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 in the final hard-court tune-up before the U.S. Open.
In other second-round matches, fifth-seeded Benoit Paire beat James Blake 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-3; seventh-seeded Fernando Verdasco beat Tim Symczek 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; ninth-seeded Jurgen Melzer beat qualifier Thiemo de Bakker 7-5, 6-7 (4), 4-2; and 13th-seeded Dmitry Tursunov defeated David Goffin 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.
NEW HAVEN OPEN: In New Haven, Conn., defending champion Petra Kvitova survived a scare in the first round, rallying to beat Annika Beck 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The tournament's third seed dropped the first set 4-6 and was broken in the first game of the second before staging the comeback.
The 2011 Wimbledon champion wasn't the only seeded player to struggle. Second-seeded Angelique Kerber lost her second-round match 6-2, 6-4 to Elena Vesnina.
Vesnina will face Klara Zakopalova in the quarterfinals. Zakopalova upset eighth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova in the first round before beating 19-year-old Monica Puig 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.
Former top-ranked singles player Martina Hingis and Daniela Hantuchova lost in a first-round doubles match 6-3, 6-1 to Cara Black and Vania King.

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Francis, who was elected on March 13, flew by helicopter to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, where Benedict has been living since he abdicated on Feb. 28.
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Deputy IDC Leader Senator David Valesky said, "It's clear that Senator Avella shares our deep commitment to the issues that are most important to middle class families and small businesses. I have enjoyed working with Senator Avella for the past three years, and look forward to working with him as a member of our conference."
Senator Diane Savino said, "I have known Senator Avella for years and have always respected the energy and passion that he brings to public service. I look forward to working with him on issues that are not only important to New York City, but to working families across our state."
Senator David Carlucci said, "Senator Avella has built a career fighting for those who are most in need, so I am thrilled to welcome him to the IDC. He has the experience, passion, and know-how to make a major impact on state policy."
Update: And here's the response from Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos, noting that the Majority Coalition just grew by one:
I am pleased to join Senator Klein in welcoming Queens Senator Tony Avella to our Senate Majority Coalition.
Tony Avella is an independent voice and a straight shooter, and he'll be an asset to this historic coalition. Like us, he understands that New Yorkers don't want partisanship, finger pointing or blame, they want Democrats and Republicans to work together to get results.
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Sitting as the lone proponent of Senate Bill 1070, former Arizona lawmaker Russell Pearce today defended his landmark legislation against U.S. senators and a table of fellow witnesses all allied against the illegal immigration bill.Read More »
Brewer explains skip of congressional hearing on SB1070
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is explaining her decision against testifying at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on Arizona's tough immigration law.Read More »
Pearce will testify at U.S. Senate committee snubbed by Brewer
The day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the landmark case over SB1070, the bill's author will testify about it in a U.S. Senate subcommittee.Read More »
Brewer declines invitation to talk SB1070 before 'publicity stunt' U.S. Senate panel
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is looking to put Gov. Jan Brewer on the hot seat on the eve of April's SB1070 U.S. Supreme Court hearing when his subcommittee conducts a hearing on state-level illegal immigration enforcement efforts.Read More »
Report: Tough laws don't make illegal immigrants 'self-deport'
Strong family ties, the cost of returning to their native countries and fewer economic opportunities back home have kept illegal immigrants in the U.S., despite strict immigration laws here, a new report claims.Read More »
April 25 hearing set on Arizona immigration law
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona's immigration enforcement law on April 25, in the last such hearing of the high court's current term.Read More »
Two anti-illegal immigration measures are back
Undeterred by major setbacks last year, a freshman legislator is once again pushing immigration bills that could lead to another showdown over how best to confront the issue.
Sen. Steve Smith, a Maricopa Republican, is proposing laws that would require school districts to count the number of students who are in the country illegally and to require hospitals to report patients who cannot prove their lawful status.
Senate Judiciary Committee's chairman won't take up bill to repeal SB 1070
Calling the measure a "political ploy" and contrary to the wishes of most Arizzonans, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday he won't hear a Democratic senator's bill to repeal SB 1070.Read More »
Democrats introducing SB1070 repeal
Supporters and opponents of Arizona's controversial immigration law are squaring off again after Democrats say they're working to repeal the measure.Read More »
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UAE-Based Food Company Meets Consumer Demand for Natural Produce at Industry Event
UAE-based food company meets consumer demand for natural produce at industry event
All Needs General Trading to build upon international success at Halal World ExpoA UAE-based food importer will introduce its second innovative product to the local and international market at the most comprehensive Halal industry event in the GCC later this year.
Sippy Corn, a 100 per cent natural sweet corn kernel product manufactured and imported by All Needs General Trading from its ISO 9001:2000 & HACCP Certified Plant in India, will be released into the market at the second edition of Halal World Expo in Abu Dhabi from 11-13 November.
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Halal World Expo brings together Halal industry professionals from around the world, including North America, Serbia, Bosnia, Malaysia and Holland, to source new suppliers, develop strategic partnerships and launch products.
All Needs General Trading reported commercial success at the event last year where they secured distributors for NONIONS in Qatar, Kuwait and Brunei - Darussalam. Ashwin Ruchani, Marketing Manager for the company, hopes to continue the momentum they built at Halal World Expo in 2007 by launching Sippy Corn and sourcing more worldwide distributors for NONIONS.
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"Our products are unique in the market because they are entirely natural. We are able to ensure quality and the highest standards from the farming process to the supermarket shelf because of the infrastructure of the company," said Ruchani.
"Halal World Expo was instrumental in the success of launching NONIONS and as such, is now available in all supermarket, hypermarkets and food services in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Japan, and in food services trials in Australia, Singapore and Brunei - Darussalam. Visitors to the event this year will be able to taste our products and I am confident we will get another positive response," he added.
Sippy Corn is unique because the sweet corn kernels are not frozen or canned, but packaged in aluminium retort pouches which keep them fresh for up to 12 months without refrigeration stored at room temperature, or for up to 15 days once opened and refrigerated.
While the product is more cost effective for retailers due to the lack of freezing or cooling requirements, it is also healthier for consumers because there are no preservatives such as those found in canned goods.
As consumers in the UAE and around the world continue to seek natural and organic produce, All Needs General Trading believes their products can help retailers meet that demand.
"All Needs General Trading was a great success story from the inaugural Halal World Expo in 2007," said Christine Weaver, Exhibitions Director for IIR Middle East, the organiser of the event.
"The company executed a well planned marketing campaign to launch their first product because they were able to make direct contact with potential distributors and suppliers."
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Halal World Expo, taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 11-13 November 2008, offers organisations in food production and manufacturing, Islamic finance, pharmaceuticals and lifestyle products, the opportunity to network, exchange ideas and enhance business requirements.
The cross cultural influence and growing awareness of health- related benefits have been dominant factors resulting in an increased acceptability of Halal practice throughout the world.
The exhibition is unique for its dedicated Halal Forum, which provides an excellent opportunity for exhibitors and senior buyers to discuss products and major issues in the Halal industry. Halal World Expo further serves to acquaint exhibitors with prospective distributors, suppliers, and consumers with Business Connect, a programme facilitating one-to-one meetings to establish business relationships.
Originating from the capital and business hub of the UAE, Halal World Expo will be the only regional event to centre on Halal products and services with a global focus aiming to cater to a growing demand for Halal products worldwide. 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com)
Originally published by By Al-Bawaba Reporters.
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Spectrum is showing off their 15th annual Call for Entries. Artwork by Marc Gabbana. Posters will be mailed out in October.
On a more personal note, the Fenners and I have started very (and I mean very) preliminary talks about the second Spectrum Exhibition to be held at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in September 2009. This exhibit will be a selection of 150-200 original artworks chosen from Spectrums 12 through 15. Preliminary talks basically consist of me saying, "It'll be easier this time, I swear!" over and over and over again. Unfortunately I haven't convinced anyone yet...least of all myself. And yet, somehow it seems exciting all over again.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Spectrum 15 Call for Entries
Spectrum is showing off their 15th annual Call for Entries. Artwork by Marc Gabbana. Posters will be mailed out in October.
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10 comments:
- Tony Shasteen said...
That is an amazing, yet kinda creepy piece.
Good luck with the exhibit. It's a daunting task I'm sure, but it's very appreciated by all! I guess at the very least, this time around you know what to expect.
- Todd Harris said...
great blog you have here. this is a nice piece.
Wow, that's quite beautiful!
- nimrodd said...
Hopefully, I can make it to this exhibit. I would have loved to make it to the last one.
- Carl V. said...
Amazing image!
At least with the show being 2 years away I can maybe plan ahead and get there!!!
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Vote for Lynette and DJ on May 29
I've been riding with Lynette for years at clinics and horse camps with natural horsemanship trainers, Tony and Jenny Vaught.
Two years ago Lynette bought a Missouri Fox Trotter from Big Barn Ranch named DJ. DJ had been trained by Tony and Jenny Vaught, but he still had a journey to cover with Lynette to bring him along into being a happy "finished bridle horse". I was there participating in some of the clinics in which Lynette and DJ participated. It was fun to watch Lynette learn what Missouri Fox Trotting horses can smoothly do. It was fun to watch DJ learn to love and trust Lynette!
Lynette decided she would get out into the competition world with DJ and compete in ACTHA events. She won and kept winning. She won the Missouri State Championship Pleasure Division.
When Lynette was announced the Missouri Champion, she had to submit a video. Jenny filmed this video and edited it.
This is what we do with Tony and Jenny Vaught! We learn to communicate with our horse, develop the partnership and have tons of fun!
Here's the announcement from Lynette and the video. I "sniffled" at the end. This is true high level communication and trust between horse and human!
"DJ was accepted by ACTHA for Americas Favorite Trail Horse-pleasure division competition to air Tuesday, May 29th!!! What a great horse…and thanks to all for your support. Lynette Shoup Ralph"
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You might be wondering what the HSK is. HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, which translates as "Chinese language Proficiency Test." In short, the HSK is the official Chinese language proficiency test. How official? Well, it's administered by the Chinese government. If you've been studying the Chinese language for a while, you ought to look into the HSK. Less and less Chinese companies and schools are willing to take on people who haven't passed the HSK. If you're interested in taking the HSK, you should start early. For the HSK, preparation, which includes time management and goal-setting, is crucial. It's also the only standard and objective way to test your Chinese language abilities.
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This just in, a new holiday on March 14th. Today is Steak & A Blow Job Day. Yes, you heard me. A response to the overwhelming female enthusiasm around Valentine's Day, S&BJ Day is designed to cater to the male side of the relationship-maintenance spectrum. The creators describe it this way:
"Over the years, Valentine's Day has become a commercial holiday for women. On February 14, intimate couples celebrate their love with candy, flowers, greeting cards, and other gifts of affection.
Men do not want candy. Men have no need for flowers or teddy bears. There are two things men want: steak and a blowjob."
"Puh-leeze," was my first reaction. My husband gently replied, "It's not such a bad idea Mona. It's really funny, straightforward, and men would go nuts over it." He laughs at his bro joke. "Sorry for that pun. You already know what my favorite meal is. Just give us a day. It's not even a day! Plus, it's something to laugh about while you enthusiastically celebrate this holiday once a year." He smiled. I did too. But that got me thinking. Wouldn't men prefer to have a blow job and their favorite (preferably healthy) foods more than once a year? Because if you do the relationship right, you won't need an annual holiday. Here's what you do:
- Take the time to listen to us.
- Cook a healthy meal for yourself and your loved ones.
- Encourage her to be at her best.
- Prepare a healthy and delicious snack.
- Ask questions and listen to the answers.
- Bring chocolate and wine to bed.
- Tell us the reasons why you believe us to be beautiful.
- Make sure that our favorite healthy foods are on hand.
- Encourage and empower us.
- Make us laugh.
- Cook for us consistently, or clean up after we do.
Because I have a partner that fulfills these needs, steak and a blow-job day isn't much of a stretch. So if there's anything harmless and playful that we can throw into the marriage, I'm game.
I'll be making him Beyond Meat's Chicken-Free Strips covered in a vegan gravy. He LOVES this dish. I have no idea why he would choose this, but it doesn't matter. A side not: if any of you are looking for a gluten-free, soy-free, vegetarian alternative, this company makes some delicious plant-based food with fantastic consistency. Here's more advice on how to create a year-long S&BJ Day. Post blow job, ask her this question, "Is there anything I can do for you?" Oh men of the planet Earth, do you want a highly attentive, loving and sexual partner? Then ask her this question often. Let me repeat that: ask her this question often. Women: I hear some of you already. Turning your noses up in distaste, and feeling that this is demeaning. But if you're in a loving relationship with a man, consider this: he is basically a caveman in jeans and sneakers. Indulge him and make sure you keep it simple. My girlfriend already texted her man with an easy, understated and direct invitation:
Understand, this is less about the 'holiday,' and more about creating a relationship that works FOR YOU. No matter what you do, make sure that it suits both of you, is fun and where you look after one another.
I have my own response to Steak & A Blow Job Day, because Valentine's Day just doesn't do it for me. April 14th is hereby designated as Eat-A-Pie & More Day. And to prepare you for this very special day, have Key & Peele prepare you:
Just kidding on the Pie Day thing. Kind of.
NOTE: By the way Steak and a BJ Day creators, you're brand is absolutely perfect to partner with BJs Restaurant. I'll never look at them the same way again.


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Daniel Stephen Johnson was born in the desert and learned to play the violin. After studying viola and English at the University of Southern California, he wrote fiction at Columbia University. Then he moved to Connecticut, where he worked at a record shop and wrote about music, literature and comedy for the New Haven Advocate and the Believer. Now he lives in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and works as a sheet music salesman in Queens.
He's written notes for programs by musicians like Daníel Bjarnason, Nico Muhly and Gidon Kremer, for magazines including Opera News and Parterre Box, and of course for his own website, danielstephenjohnson.com.
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Chilean Birdsong to Drone Aircraft: Bang on a Can All-Stars' 'More Field Recordings'
Monday, November 27, 2017
At times intense, unsettling and raw, the Bang on a Can All-Stars' new release "More Field Recordings," is a shadowy sequel to their charming and equally substantial 2015 album.
Terry Riley's 'Dark Queen Mantra' Weaves Electric Guitar and String Quartet into a Spiraling Whole
Monday, August 14, 2017
The latest from the legendary composer Terry Riley unites two of the sound-worlds that have defined much of the composer's repertoire: the string quartet and the guitar.
Meet the Composer and Alarm Will Sound's 'Splitting Adams'
Monday, June 12, 2017
Q2 Music podcast Meet the Composer joins forces with the chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound to present a first-of-its-kind podcast-album dissecting and presenting the music of John Adams.
The Shimmering Nebulae of Paola Prestini's 'Hubble Cantata'
Monday, May 15, 2017
Composer Paola Prestini's "Hubble Cantata" is a more than a piece of music. It is a new kind of collaboration: a nexus of art and science. Stream the album all this week.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus' Wildly Energetic 'Black Mountain Songs'
Monday, April 03, 2017
Brooklyn Youth Chorus' first solo album, "Black Mountain Songs," gives off waves of energy. The National's Bryce Dessner and Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry curated the music.
The Crossing and the International Contemporary Ensemble's 'Seven Responses'
Monday, March 20, 2017
Any record that pairs The Crossing with the International Contemporary Ensemble is virtually guaranteed to be a new-music lover's dream. Listen to their "Seven Responses" all this week.
Thomas Adès Blazes With Wit and Brilliance in Orchestral Album
Monday, March 13, 2017
The London Symphony Orchestra has just released a new recording of Thomas Adès' enormously ambitious "Asyla," conducted by the composer, along with a pair of meaty new orchestral works.
Béla Fleck and Colorado Symphony's 'Juno Concerto'
Monday, March 06, 2017
Perhaps no musician has done more to transform the image of the banjo than Béla Fleck. His second concerto for banjo is all Fleck and features the Colorado Symphony. Listen now.
American Contemporary Music Ensemble's 'Thrive on Routine'
Monday, February 06, 2017
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble's new album, Thrive on Routine, offers a program that reflects the aesthetic of the ensemble's star composer-performer members. Listen now.
Philip Glass's Violin Concerto and Leonard Bernstein's Serenade
Monday, January 30, 2017
Philip Glass's First Violin Concerto, hardly new to the discography, has just received its definitive recording, three decades after its premiere, with soloist Renaud Capuçon.
Janus Trio's 'Book of Memory'
Monday, January 02, 2017
The flute/viola/harp trio known as Janus has emerged with a second full-length, Book of Memory, and it is a charmer. Listen all week.
The Delicious Wit of Composer David Rakowski
Monday, December 05, 2016
David Rakowski's latest music for piano and orchestra with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project displays an earnest loveliness, an eerie, novel beauty, and a serious wit. Listen all week.
Listen: 12 All-Star Electronic Musicians Remix Michael Gordon's 'Timber'
Monday, November 28, 2016
Mantra Percussion pairs its live recording of Michael Gordon's breakthrough "Timber" at the 2014 Bang on a Can Marathon with a dozen new remixes by all-star electronic musicians.
Florent Ghys and Bonjour Rock Out with High-Energy Debut
Monday, October 17, 2016
For "Bonjour," composer and contrabassist Florent Ghys bids adieu to his signature use of sampled speech and DIY solo overdubs, in favor of the sound of a rock band. Listen all week.
Ethan Hawke Cameos in Pianist Bruce Levingston's Philip Glass Survey
Monday, September 19, 2016
Pianist Bruce Levingston recruits Ethan Hawke, Hollywood's Gen-X embodiment of Romanticism, for a guest turn on this two-disc survey of Philip Glass's piano music. Listen all week.
Tyshawn Sorey Composes Chaos in 'The Inner Spectrum of Variables'
Monday, August 15, 2016
Tyshawn Sorey's vision extends far beyond the horizon, toward a distant point where varying styles invisibly converge. Stream his latest album, 'Inner Spectrum of Variables,' all week.
Seattle Symphony Concludes Indispensable Cycle of Late French Master Henri Dutilleux
Monday, August 08, 2016
Ludovic Morlot's Seattle Symphony has once again proved itself one of the most essential symphony orchestras in the country with its third and final disc of Dutilleux orchestral music.
Ashley Bathgate Plays Music of Kate Moore in Breakout Debut, 'Stories for Ocean Shells'
Monday, June 06, 2016
Everyone can breathe now: Ashley Bathgate has finally released her first full-length solo album, with 'Stories for Ocean Shells' and the music of Kate Moore.
Energy of Communal Music-Making Courses Through 'The Colorado'
Monday, May 23, 2016
'The Colorado,' a documentary film directed by Murat Eyuboglu, is a cautionary tale about Colorado River, but its score radiates optimism. Stream it in full all this week.
Ensemble Dal Niente with Marcos Balter and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier Are Unstoppable
Monday, April 25, 2016
New York–based Brazilian composer Marcos Balter and the San Francisco–based rock band Deerhoof each represent the aesthetic triumph of the 21st-century vogue for crossing genres.


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Whether I'm backpacking, canoeing or kayaking I want a pair of pants that fits comfortably, dries quickly, packs small, looks good, offers functional pockets and is light. Typically, I end up using a pair of nylon hiking pants. In fact, I found a style I feel in love with over 10 years ago and bought three of them. Those are still going strong. Recently, I had the opportunity to test Wintergreen Northern Wear's Boundary Waters Shell pants. Over the years, I've heard great things about these pants from friends who either worked for the original owners guiding dog-sledding trips or from friends who used them on expeditions. The common theme: The best pair of pants that they've owned. My question was are they better than my favorite?
Wintergreen makes the Boundary Waters Shell in two fabrics, either 3-ply nylon in black or 2-ply nylon in khaki. I tested the 2-ply version and all my friends that own them use the 2-ply vs. the 3-ply winter versions. Wintergreen buys the fabric from a U.S. company and sews them in Ely, Minnesota. That means that they're made in the U.S.A. Being an American, I can get behind that because there are so few garment companies that still make all their products in the U.S. The fabric itself feels like Suplex, which is a softer, light nylon that dries quickly – often within 30 minutes when worn. Since I started testing these, I've worn been several times a week, while hiking, paddling and during a recent 3-day long recertification of my Wilderness First Responder training – during lots of simulations, in the rain. They look as good as new. In fact, my friend's pants look new other than stains from heavy use. You can tell that whoever sewed my pants were well-trained and proud of their work.
My waist typically ranges from 34 to 36 depending on the time of year, so I ended up getting a 36. It fit perfectly both in waist and in the length. The pant features both knee and seat reinforcement, and the knee reinforcement lines up perfectly with my knees. The gusseted crotch fits and works well. It allows for high steps without any binding. I'd have no problem wearing these pants climbing in addition to paddling. The pants come with a simple nylon belt that uses a side-release buckle. To be nit-picky, I wish the buckle was a smaller flat plastic buckle.
A far as moving with my body, I found no faults. And after using the pants for weeks, I found no faults in any of the features, although it took some time to realize why some things are as they are in these pants. The two most puzzling features are the Velcro cuffs and the pockets. Becky Stacey, one of the company's owners, said, "The Velcro around the bottom has been used to keep weeds and critters out of your pant legs while you are portaging or walking 'off the beaten path'." I can buy that, especially after talking to two of my dog-sledding guide friends who mentioned that it also works well to keep out the snow. The pockets seems a bit more puzzling to me. They're offset to the side of the pants and sit higher than a typical cargo pocket but lower than hand pockets. When I asked Becky about the pockets and the lack of hand pockets, she said, "The Schurkes [original owners] preferred the larger cargo pockets on the sides of the legs for ease of access when you are in the canoe – rather than hand pockets higher on the seams." At first, they annoyed me, but after I got used to them, I realized that the placement is actually genius. It keeps everything off the front of your leg and allows you to move around freely. I experienced this one night when shooting pictures of a local band. I didn't want to carry my photography backpack, so I stuffed a heavy lens in each pocket. As I moved around the venue, between dancers and up and down stairs, I hardly noticed anything in the pockets at all. You can load them up with a ton of stuff and not even notice. Although there is no Velcro holding the top of the pockets closed, an overlapping flap keeps everything inside. I haven't lost anything, including change, out of the pockets.
I love these pants. In fact, I like them better than my old stand-bys and have been wearing them often. They are definitely one of the best pants that I've ever owned.
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Weissberg Chair Diego García-Sayán will give his keynote lecture tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. in Eaton Chapel. Free and open to the public, the lecture is titled "Current Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America."
García-Sayán previews his lecture in a video interview here.
He also served as a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio's At Issue show on Wednesday, when he discussed human rights and transitional justice in Latin America as well as the prospects for democratic transition in the region. Click here to listen to the interview.


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Carol. I am very interested in anything you have found out about Jacob/Jane Wilson as I too am descended from him.I believe that I have sent you snail mail about this subject.I hope that we can connect here and exchange info.I am very interested in your connection to Jacob.I am descended from his son James Henry Eveland, father of George Washington Eveland, father of John C. Eveland, father of Joy L. Eveland, and mother to myself.Please contact me so that we may put some more pieces of the pieces of the puzzle together.
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Back to Life: A Brave Woman's Story
This is a tough story about a tough truth: many young women in the developing world, giving birth too young, develop fistula – a tearing around the birth canal because of obstructed childbirth. This post is part of a fistula series created by RH Reality Check which we share with you here.
My name is Sarah Omega and I am a fistula survivor from Kenya. My parents passed away when I was young, leaving behind my eight siblings and me. The loss caused us enormous emotional pain and left us struggling in deep poverty.
At a young age, I dropped out of school so that I could work to help support my family. However, due to the common practice of female child marriage in Kenya, I was not safe. After two men — one of whom was my former primary school teacher — asked relatives for my hand in marriage, I ran away from home to join my elder sister and escape a forced marriage.
Unfortunately, running away was just like jumping out of the frying pan into a fire. While I was in hiding, a religious leader raped me. I became pregnant as a result of the rape. I was only 19 years old.
When it was time for me to deliver my child, I was in labor for more than 20 hours before I was able to reach a health facility. Once there, I was left laboring alone for an additional 18 hours before a gynecologist intervened. By this time, I had already lost my baby.
The health facility lacked the most basic supplies so I was referred to another health facility where I delivered, through a Cesarean section, a 4.8kg stillborn baby boy. Three days later, I realized that I was leaking urine uncontrollably. After being hospitalized for two months, I was told that the only way I could be treated was if a specialist came from abroad. I was devastated and hopeless.
The rape, the loss of my baby, and the constant leaking of urine, which caused a foul smell and painful sores, felt to me like I was being punished for existing, for being a woman.
Back at home, life was unbearable. For 12 years, I had no control over my own body. Every night, my bed got wet from urine and my pillow got wet from the tears due to the pain in my genitals. While other young people welcomed every new day with a smile, I struggled each morning, facing humiliation, rejection, and pain.
Severe depression finally led me to a psychiatric ward in April 2007. While there, I learned that there were fistula surgeries taking place in the same facility. After 12 long years of suffering, a successful repair was finally done in May 2007. The surgery made me feel like a woman again.
Every year, 100,000 women with obstructed labor suffer from obstetric fistula. I ask: Why should another woman continue to suffer as I suffered when the world has both the ability and the resources to end such heartache and pain?
I dedicate my life to help other fistula survivors. In Kenya, it is estimated that there are 3,000 new fistula cases every year, however only seven percent of these women receive treatment. By one estimate, this leaves 30,000 women living with fistula in my country alone. [Estimates on the incidence of obstetric fistula in Kenya vary from 30,000 to 300,000 existing cases. The wide variance in the number of cases estimated underscores the urgent need for better data collection on this problem as one step toward eliminating fistula.]
I have been to various communities to gather women who are suffering in silence, and I refer them to health facilities where they can access treatment.
Obstetric fistula is treatable and it is preventable. I believe that if we all work together we will be able to prevent the condition and heal those already living with it. Together we can end maternal mortality and morbidities like obstetric fistula.
Photo credit: Sarah Omega
By Sarah Omega at RH Reality Check


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'Adam': Reach out and touchJuly 29, 2009
Films about the mentally challenged tend to be of a piece, usually along these lines: They're people, too, with the same needs as you and me. Except they're more noble, more sensitive, more … something, because they're, well, special.
For the most part, however, Max Mayer's "Adam" avoids that trap. Yes, Hugh Dancy's character, Adam, has Asperger's syndrome. But this oddly affecting romantic comedy is less about that than it is an odd-couple tale in which personality differences are the obstacle – and Asperger's is one of those differences.
Dancy plays Adam, a young man with an engineering job and an apartment, whose father (his lifelong protector and cheerleader) has just died. Adam is self-sufficient, navigates Manhattan daily and is outwardly normal, except for the flat affect of Asperger's. This prevents him from connecting with or taking emotional cues from other people in the usual way.
Then he meets Beth (Rose Byrne), who has just gotten out of a relationship with an untrustworthy man and taken the apartment upstairs from Adam. He gradually inserts himself into her life as a friend – and he's so unlike other men she knows that she's willing to give him a chance. She learns to understand him once she figures out what his deal is.
But there's a conflict – there's always a conflict. In this case, it's her snooty Westchester parents (Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving), who can't believe their princess of a daughter would settle for damaged goods. Of course, Dad has problems of his own – and his have to do with secrets and lies about his own honesty.
Mayer's script never tries to show the "special" side of Adam. There are funny moments that have to do with his inability to recognize social niceties and his tendency to blurt whatever he happens to be thinking. It's never cute or precious, however, though Adam's occasional meltdowns have a certain dramatic convenience.
One also wonders if Rose would have been as charmed by Adam if he looked like Paul Giamatti or Steve Buscemi, instead of cute Hugh Dancy. Still, Dancy and Byrne have a quirky chemistry that works. Dancy is particularly good as a guy who seems perpetually distracted but struggles to make connections that he sees others making.
It would be simple to cynically dismiss "Adam" as condescendingly feel-good, but that's a lazy reading of a film that is full of heart and wit. Give it a chance and you'll find yourself drawn into this character's life in ways that will both touch and amuse you.


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I decided to write up a post here and there and schedule it for when I am away. There is a lot about me you don't know yet, I'd like to share… The stories of my life are those of redemption. Yes, there was much pain but nothing ends there. 'Listen' to this…
At the beginning of my life I grew up with my dad, mom and two sisters. I was the middle child. Our home wasn't save, it wasn't happy, it wasn't warm and it wasn't fun. Let me address just one topic here and let me do it very briefly (there will be lots to read but believe me, it IS still very brief). Maybe in the future I'll share the ins and outs but for now, that is not what this post is about.
I was sexually abused by my father, from an early age on. When I was walking around in diapers there were people around listening to my dad talk about all that he loved to do with me (I heard of this reality much later). Of course I never shared any of what was happening with people who could do anything about it, so the abuse continued. My parents divorced when I was 8 years old and unfortunately it had nothing to do with the incest, so the abuse continued. I lived with my mom and sisters. I felt alone, I was always sad, and I felt I had to vent for myself, I didn't feel loved. This is not to say that mom didn't love me… our family was severely hurt, everyone dealt with it in her own way causing our family to be dysfunctional and broken. Around this time one of my sisters decided she no longer wanted to carry my dad's name, she went through the whole legal system and had her name officially changed to my mom's maiden name. I always thought about this but I just had no desire to do the same. For me, I knew I couldn't wipe out my past, not even with something as drastic as changing my name. My dad is always going to be a part of my life whether I like it or not. He would come up in therapy, he would come up in my nightmares and changing my name wasn't going to change that. It had no value to me. I left our home when I was around 18. And looking back this is where I feel blessed, I knew I needed to deal with my life. I knew I needed help and I knew I wanted to heal. My first attempt at counseling was at that age. 'Funny' enough I was placed in group therapy with a bunch of girls AND a bunch of boys. Of course I wasn't going to speak about sex and what happened to me in that group. My therapy really started when I was 22 years old and lived in the States. I think I was far enough from home, I felt safe enough to open up the can of worms and I wanted it all out. I wanted my heart and body clean, I was ready to cry the tears that needed to be shed. I was ready to let out this deep painful darkness in me. I sought out creative therapy and I long journey started. Years and years of therapy followed. Somewhere in the middle of this process I met God and an entire book could be written about what happened when He came in the picture. Soon after I became a Christian God directed me back to Holland. That was something I didn't expect and I certainly didn't understand it. But I was so in love with Jesus that I could do nothing but trust and obey.
If only we could always look ahead and understand… because looking back it's clear God had a plan and He was faithful throughout His plan. Being in Holland caused me to hurt all over. The memories, the pain, the places… but I knew I didn't want to walk away. I wanted to go all the way. I wanted to confront every little detail I could, knowing God would see me through it. And so I went back to my childhood home, back into my childhood bedroom with the same light fixtures, the same shades and boy was it hard to be there. I cried. And then I took a deep breath for I realized I had overcome, I had survived, and God is faithful. In no way would my dad have the last say in this… He intended to harm, to destroy, to kill but he didn't have the power to do so. I only realized those things by going back to those painful places. I walked out of that bedroom, closing behind me that door very consciously as to say… "I am alive! This is no longer! I am new! I have life and there is always hope. I just have to fight and continue this process of healing and then someday… there will be another side. I will reach the other side."
My story of healing continues and writing it out here and now makes it sounds easy but I can tell you… if you read this and you are hurting yourself: choosing the path of healing is the most difficult path you can choose. However, it is the best path! God promises new life. Darkness will never win over light. Just think of it this way… think of yourself in a dark room. There are no windows, there are no lights. It's just you and it is black. All of a sudden a candle is lit. What happens? There is no more darkness. The room is lit whether the darkness wants it or not. And that happened to me. In a long hard process, darkness made room for the light, or better said: the light makes the darkness disappear. It is truly possible. If you are a Christian you know it is Jesus who has the power to truly heal. It doesn't happen overnight, it isn't without pain. For me it took years and years of commitment, all different kinds of therapy, being in hell, breakdowns, living with others because I could no longer take care of myself. It was HARD.
And here it comes. Somewhere in there I started to think about changing my name. I realized I had done everything I could to heal. I had worked hard. There are times where you get to take a break and you rest and surrender and wonder if more will come at some point. But in that rest I really felt a pressure in my heart to change my name for I realized I wasn't changing my name to wipe out my past. I wasn't changing my name to pretend I am a different person, I am still and always will be my father's child. But I am also now my Father's child. Another, better Father, came into the picture and He wanted to change my name. I looked into it and it promised to be a long and expensive road with lots of rules. I hired a lawyer and together we worked for two years to get my name officially changed. I never contemplated changing my name to my mom's name so the law in Holland predicted some things: 1. I wasn't allowed to take a name that already excited in Holland for I wasn't allowed to add myself to a family. This was sad because I had been living with a family who had taken me in and cared for me. I wanted their name. That one was out. 2. I had to take a name that was pronounceable in Dutch. A lot of people will make up names, ridiculous names if you ask me. My lawyer showed me examples of people just putting a whole bunch of flower names in a row and choosing that. Yeah, right… not for me. My first thought right away was Hope but I quickly dismissed it. Months of searching followed. At some point I found my way to the OM directly and every time I had a name I'd contact them and they'd tell me if the name existed or not. It was a trying process. How in the world does one choose a new last name that was obviously going to have so much meaning? I stumbled upon Abiel. I loved it's meaning. Normally your name comes from your father and Abiel means: God is my Father. Unfortunately there were many "Abiels' in Holland. I decided to get help from people I really had high. I contacted my pastor in Holland, my pastor in the States and two really good friends. I asked them what they thought would be a good name for me. They all came back with the same name: Hope. Then I called the OM about this name, before I could say anything, the person I always connected with said: "Now Maddy, I have seen your list. I don't know why you wouldn't just choose the name at the top of your list, Hope." With all that, I knew I was to choose Hope. The OM did laugh a bit. After all Hope isn't a Dutch word, but you can pronounce it in Dutch. I always wanted to pick an American (English) sounding name. I felt my good life really started in the States, that is where I was made new. It counted as a birth to me, I didn't want a Dutch name. And so, because it was pronounceable in Dutch he gave it to me. After the choosing it took still about two years for it to become final. Did you know our queen has to sign off on it? I actually have our queens signature, pretty cool right?
The story doesn't end here. Because in that two year of waiting I had a breakdown and I was back in therapy. More layers, more pain. And I was tired, tired of my life, tired of fighting. I simply didn't want my life anymore if it meant always dealing with my past. And in that time, around the day of my actual birthday, came in the letter from the queen: my name was official! My response might surprise you because, I was angry, I cried, I screamed. I threw the letter across the table. I had no hope. I was hurting so much and awfully tired of life, I wasn't worthy of the name Hope. I had no hope! But the name was official and there wasn't a thing I could do about it. The dear family I lived with at the time coached me through it and after some days I started to realize the true meaning of my new name. I didn't have to FEEL hope, I had to HAVE hope. Hope in hopeless times is a gift from God. It is supernatural, and what I have recently learned, it is learned over time. The more you hang on to hope while in pain, the more you actually have hope and assurance.
As you can tell, healing continues and as a matter of fact, I had a lot of darkness a few weeks back. But as I cried and screamed it out… there was this Hope present. As I cried and screamed I knew God was doing a good thing. And that is what I hang onto, nothing has to end in pain… there is always the other side!
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By C. S. Davis
Dec 5, 2012
Following much fanfare, the announcement that the Higgs particle was found by the Large Hadron Collider at Cern grabbed headlines around the world. The last particle predicted by the standard model was found, now physicists would begin to probe for particles beyond the standard model, into the realm of string theory. With such great success and a giant particle accelerator at their disposal there is nothing stopping us from unraveling the secrets of string theory and a total theory of everything.
Now, after so much press for the Higgs, few seem to have noticed the latest news coming out of Cern. Experiments at high energies have begun testing for supersymmetry, a prediction from string theory that all standard model particles have a corresponding super partner, differing by half a unit of spin.
What is the big deal about string theory?
For over thirty years string theory has occupied particle theorists time and been the hope of finding new physics beyond the standard model. String theory postulates that all fundamental particles consist of a vibrating string of energy. The theory has promised to answer several questions of physics, such as, what is dark mater made of? What caused inflation? What is dark energy? Why do the fundamental particles have the masses that they do? These are important questions and worth the research dollars to discover them. But has too much faith been put in string theory?
Some physicists have forgotten that string theory is still just a hypothesis. It has no experimental evidence to back it up and few predictions that can be tested. Victor Stenger, Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking, among others, have used string theory to explain the fine tuning of the universe, to assert the existence of a multiverse, and claim that science has eliminated the need for a creator. Their assertions have been made with such certainty and confidence, assuming that string theory is correct. Many headlines have heralded their claims, such as in an interview with Hawking where he claims that God is a fairy tail.
What does the evidence say about string theory?
Now that the Large Hadron Collider has been running at energy levels of 4 TeV per beam, data has been collected that could shed some light on string theory. Results of these new tests of physics were announced last month at the Hadron Collider Physics conference in Kyoto, Japan. Disappointing sighs echoed through the physics world, though the media paid little attention. The report showed no new physics beyond the standard model, no evidence of suppersymmetry as was expected, and no hint of string theory. This is not just a case of not finding something. Theory predicted that supersymmetry should be observable at the energies reached, but it isn't there. As often goes with theories, beautiful mathematics doesn't always mean that it accurately describes reality.
One physicist, Mikhail Shifman, submitted a disparaging essay in response to the findings. He states that this new data is essentially the death blow to string theory and that attempts to salvage the theory would be wasted effort. Instead, he proposes that new theories need to be developed in light of this new data.
Interesting how nature has a way of correcting us. We dream up a wonderful theory, one that allows us to create ourselves. We consider that there is no end to our knowledge. Then we find out we are wrong. The theory that some have put so much faith in is wrong. This theory had promised to explain away evidence that makes the universe appear to be created by God. So many found security in their beliefs, because this theory provided a way out. But string theory has now been shown to be false. The claims based on this theory by Victor Stenger and Stephen Hawking are also false.
Now more than ever, science points to the fact that God created the universe. Their will always be ways to dream up theories that exclude God. But these are just dreams. Time and time again, these theories fail. When considering only theories that are well proven, evidence for God abounds.
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Actor and director Kabir Sadanand has decided to take a break from Sony's popular show CID. He has been directing the serial for nearly six months now. "I am drained out. I have exhausted myself and want to take a break from the serial," he says.
He was signed by Fireworks Entertainment, because they wanted to give the serial a fresh look. And Sadanand confesses that he has 'enjoyed every moment working on CID.' However he sees himself more as an actor, than as a director. "I am basically an actor and I need to act. I have always enjoyed direction and I think I will eventually get back to direction. Meanwhile I would want to focus on films," he says.
Sadanand has made his big-screen directorial debut with Popcorn Khao Mast Ho Jao, which bombed at the box office. "But I have learnt a lot from my mistakes," he says. It was only after this that he ventured into television direction.
He continues, "It's a tiring process. But once you get into the system, it's easy. In the last six months I have tried my best to bring in changes. I will always cherish the memories of working with a fantastic team."
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Sadanand says that he will soon sign another big banner film and is also planning to start his next venture. "My script is ready. I am working on the cast. I will make sure that I don't repeat the mistakes I made during my first film," he says.
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"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest" (Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations).
In the context of daily living we view money as a means to life as it allows us to obtain food, water, shelter and a relative standard of living to what we earn. Be that as it may, the true concept of 'economics' is inconsistent with the practices which currently govern our existence. "Rules of the House" or "Management of the Household" is the Hellenistic translation of Economy. This reflects its etymology as the natural law [rules] of the earth [household]. This law constitutes a symbiotic relationship in which we either align with these rules of sustainability, resource management, and optimized efficiency or allow self-interest to consume our development. Throughout history society has perpetually manufactured the very issues it seeks to resolve. Whether war, recessions, poverty, or environmental degradation the notions of profit and self-maximizing interest must be understood as fundamental to such compulsions.
Professor John McMutry analyses this notion of economic self-interest in his book 'The Cancer Stage of Capitalism'. He argues money has consumed its use as a medium of exchange and has ceased to function as an exchange to a means of life. The conditions in which it has become relevant exist autonomously in a system of exponential growth which sustain nothing but private possession. Therefore, the private interests of the butcher, the brewer and the baker echo contemporary economic circumstances far beyond the bounds of the Smith's expectations. Applied to the Hellenistic translation of economics, and its definition of increased efficiency this relationship can be seen as parasitic. McMutry States;
"All the coordinates of global environmental, social and economic meltdown are in fact connected, and their common cause lies in proliferating mutant sequences of money-demand whose defining principle – as the dominant economic paradigm that houses them – is not to serve, but to feed on life-hosts." (McMutry, 1998:10).
We have become hosts of the cancerous growth that is the money sequence. The crucial analysis of modern economics which TZM and McMutry have to offer is that it is a value disorder. Money is used as a means of reinforcing such values which are enforced by capitalist modes of living. Our perception of living has become distorted by excessive consumption, growing waste as a result of unplanned extraction and planned obsolescence; we now suffer from great global inequalities and un-healthy relationships. Not only this, we are individuals who work our forty-hour work weeks in order to pay debts and consume trends. It's frustrating because many are active in seeking change but so long as it remains systematic money will regulate our means to life. If change is to be successful we must all acknowledge our manufactured values and aim to restore them collectively. Solutions have been proposed and are even evolving; such as resource based economies [RBE] and gift economies.
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McMutry, J. (1998). "The Cancer Stage of Capitalism: And Its Cure", Pluto Press; First Thus edition.
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Senate Democrats are investigating inappropriate sharing of information within their ranks with private entities during the highly competitive bidding process for the rights to build an Aqueduct racino, according to a Senate spokesman.
But who is doing the in-house probe and how far the inquiry is going is a mystery.
Austin Shafran won't help: "We decline to give the name of the in-house counsel conducting the internal review."
He would not say, for instance, whether anyone associated with the Office of Special Investigative Counsel, created during the two-year reign of the Democrats that ended Jan. 1, is involved. Special Investigative Counsel Matthew Smalls declined to comment. He remains in his $120,000-per-year counsel job, although he is among dozens of Senate employees who Democrats must decide to retain or cut by Jan. 19, the deadline that the Republican majority has set for transition of staff.
Shafran would not discuss if Smalls or some other Senate lawyer would be conflicted if he or she was trying to investigate the behavior of Senate colleagues, including superiors or members, who might have influence on his or her future employment.
If Smalls or some other in-house lawyer is investigating comprehensively, it doesn't show. Several people who would likely be sought for an AEG-related probe, including some named in an inspector general's office report released last October, say they have not heard from any Senate counsels. "I have not been contacted," said Angelo Aponte, the former secretary of the Senate, who recently left office. "I just see disarray."
Following the highly critical report from the inspector general, which called into question actions of Senate members, Aponte's office and others, Senate Conference Leader John Sampson called for an immediate Senate "review."
"Mistakes were made at various levels of government and we must collectively learn a lesson," he said, calling for improved external communications with advocates and lobbyists. Sampson added: "I am confident any review will prove I did nothing improper in this process, and I stand ready to fully cooperate with any and all future inquiries."
Shafran would not say why the Senate didn't use an independent, outside counsel for the work. During the first half of last year, Sampson's Democratic Senate campaign committee spent $118,244 with the law firm of Thompson, Wigdor & Gilly, which specializes in criminal law, related to the AEG bid investigation of the IG, Shafran said.
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In a restructuring, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is closing its longtime dispatch unit at the Ray Brook headquarters where personnel help in emergencies and rescues. Seven dispatchers at the Adirondack post must decide whether to quit or move.
Four dispatch jobs are being moved to Albany in the first phase, starting Feb. 1, and the three remaining jobs will be relocated there within six months. The goal is to monitor and communicate with all staff statewide from a central location using radio-over-Internet technology, said Lori Severino, a DEC spokeswoman. She added: "This concept could ultimately help many state agencies consolidate dispatch functions and save money."
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